Something Borrowed

I don't like movies that have a love triangle story. I didn't like Something Borrowed. But In most cases Love always wins. If it's between friendship and love, it's evident the person will usually go with love. I didn't like the fact that a lot of cheating was involved. Do these things really happen in real life? It scares me to know that they do actually.

I remember my mom telling me about one of her college friends ended up with her best friend's finace and another story just like that when we moved her from Armenia, happened to one of her best friend's son. His girlfriend's best friend knew all about him because of all the stories she shared with her friend and so she knew the way to his heart which she eventually ending up winning.

One can look at it as it was meant to be and another can say it was betrayel.

What do you think?

Happy Birthday to My Hubby!

I am the luckiest girl to be married to the sexiest, smartest and funniest man alive!

He has gone from this crazy, fun,  funny wild guy, to a crazy fun, funny wild husband and an amazing daddy. I am so proud of him for everything he is and everything he has accomplished since I met him. Wishing you the stars and the moon babe!

I love you!

Oh My Mother

The transition to becoming a mother has taken some time for me to adjust. I have gotten the hang of things: joggling, full time work, home, baby and being happily married. But, sometimes I feel the pressure that I'm not doing what I should be doing or I could be doing more.  I often think that there must be something wrong with me that drinking coffee and eating chocolate takes away my time from praying and reading the Bible. I also tend to look at others in an elavated way and want to be more like them because from the outside everyone has it so together while at home I'm running around with my big crazy hair and sometimes go to bed with my make up on because I'm just too tired to wash my face 

Today, I read the perfect article that I wanted to share a part from.

Miller-McLemore quotes medievalist scholar Elizabeth Dreyer. Parenting, Dreyer says, “is the ‘ascetic opportunity’ par excellence….A full night’s sleep, time to oneself, the freedom to come and go as one pleases – all this must be given up.”  The sacrifice of parenting is a no-brainer, but I have to admit: it leaves me feeling a little defeated.  This whiney, poopy, chaotic quotidian life is the field in which our spirituality grows and matures?  There’s not some glorious mountaintop waiting for me?

It’s still a little shocking, but perhaps the most spiritual thing I can do may be to embrace my life as a mother. Not a spiritual, metaphorical mother, but a snot-wiping, baby-chasing, diaper bag-toting mother. Because sometimes it’s not the bible stories or the lectio divina, but the Help! and thank you that a relationship is built on.

I love you all my mother friends, do you feel me?

EC

Make Up

I've either been too lazy to wear make up or I've lost my desire to wear a lot of it as I get older. Recently, I've noticed that I feel so much better with less make up on than I do with a lot. I don't know maybe it's a part of becoming a mom. Whatever it is, I'm fine with it. I don't like washing off mascara anyway and even though in my earlier posts I mentioned Olive oil is a great make up remover, I really don't feel like washing my face at nights. I still like getting dolled up for special occasions and that's probably what I'm going to use my make up for...special occasions.


EC

Hurry Up and Wait

"I had dinner last week with a friend who’s lost twenty pounds and kept it off, and he was telling me about what has helped him change. He read an author who helped him understand what’s good for you and what tastes really good but can hurt you in excess. (In the latter category, sadly, is pretty much any food that ends in ‘o’: nacho, burrito, frito, dorito, taco, mayo, potato, oreo…) But this is the comment that stuck with me: the best diet in the world doesn’t help if you won’t eat it." -John Ortberg

It has to be something you can like. It has to be something you’ll actually eat.

December is just around the corner and my post pregnancy goal of dropping to my original pre pregnancy weight ain't happening by the end of December. Normally the fact would drive me off the wall but I've decide to finally come to terms with reality. I have lost most of my weight and no one is bothering me about it except myself. I tend to be too hard on myself sometimes.

I'm such an all or nothing person that I want things to be done right away or else I don't even want to bother or I get disappointed too quickly when I don't see results immediately. This whole experience  has been teaching me to sympathize with anyone  who is trying their best to lose weight but still struggling. I never really knew how hard it actually is to lose a pound than to gain it. It's also taught me patience, way more than I prayed for. Nine months of pregnancy and now post pregnancy weight loss has taught me one thing "Hurry up and wait."

I realized I was measuring myself with how much I weighed. If I was skinny then I was happy if I wasn't skinny then I was unhappy. The numbers on the scale became my mood thermometer with weight my idol. I finally decided to turn it over to God and have Him worry about it since He is Up all night anyway. Since, I have stopped putting my trust in dieting, worrying about losing weight, put my scale aside and have started eating healthy, I have become much happier and content with where I am right now and working on where I'd like to be some day is my motivation to eating right and staying active. I trust God to sustain me and see me through. Sounds silly, but He cares about the little ordinary things~ I just know it. Why else should we say grace before dinner, other than to thank God for the food and also to control our mouths so we don't stuff ourselves.

You don't need will power, all you need is change of habits. 

" Where this is no vision but lots of methods, there is legalism.
Where there is vision but no understanding of method, there is frustration.
Where there is neither vision nor method, there is apathy.
But where the vision is strong,
and method is actually effective and workable,
then transformation can happen." 

-John Ortberg

xoxo
El

The Me That I Want To Be

You're not supposed to fit in. You're not supposed to be like everyone else. God made you the way you are to stand out and make a difference.

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Ps 139:14a.

El

How To Reuse an Empty Tissue Box

I thought this was a clever idea.

Use it as a garbage can in your car. Garbage always seems to show up in the car when you don’t have something to put it in or somewhere to throw it out. Take a square tissue box, put a plastic bag in it and throw your garbage in as you accumulate it.

My other favorite was just to store plastic bags instead of storing it in the dishwasher like some Armenian moms do

Read more: How to Reuse Empty Tissue Boxes | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4494001_reuse-empty-tissue-boxes.html#ixzz1eZKm4x85

Top 10 Things I'm Thankful for Every Day but I only Blog about it on Thanksgiving Day once a Year to impress my friends

1. Husband for without him I could never zip up my dress or unzip.
2. My baby because now I take more showers every time she pukes on me.
3. Both set of parents for stuffing us like turkeys each time we visit.
4. My girlfriends who I talk to daily-they get me. 
5. Armenian Coffee in the morning, and evening. 
6. My crazy, fun coworkers who I spend most of my time with and yet they still love me. 
7. oh my gosh, our nanny-she is the perfect nanny and we love her so dearly.
8. Facebook-or else I wouldn't be able to have time to spy on everyone individually. 
9. High heels.. I can pretty much run in 6 inch heels so don't mess with me. 
10. Celebrity news-gives me topics to discuss other than who posted what on facebook.

Ahh save a turkey, eat someone's nerves.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Smiles,

El

Christmas Wish List

1. Black Jewelry box.Idealy this http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Oxford_Jewelry_Armoire_I/210/

2. Black tights/ jeggings
3. short white/black socks.
4. fluffy hat- something fun like this http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=acc_hat&ProductID=2000027793&VariantID=


5. Boots size 8
6. Fashion BIG jewlery preferably Kardashian Killection from Sears
7.  Medium size netrual earth color sweathers  NO TURTLE NECKS
8. COOL SCARVES
9. Aveeno Revitalize shampoo and Conditioner  http://www.drugstore.com/aveeno-active-naturals-nourish-revitalize-shampoo/qxp215279?catid=183491&fromsrch=aveeno+shampoo+and+conditionar
10. MAC, starbucks, gift certificates.


EC

Flower Child

My daughter inspired me to wear these, buy these and sell these hair pins/hair bands. $2/ea if interested.

HIMYM, 2 Broke Girls & Two and a Half Men

I am impressed with this Season’s How I Met Your Mother. It’s been so good, especially last night’s episode. It was bittersweet.  I have a feeling Barney and Robyn are going to get back together and maybe even be the first to get married before Ted finds the mother of his children! Sometime I wonder how between Barney, Robyn and Ted, they can remain friends when both have history with Robyn. That’s very weird to me but they make it work! I already want to know who the mother is. It’s so cute how Lily is pregnant. Lily and Marshall remind me so much of me and my hubby. I can’t wait until next week’s episode. 

2 Broke Girls wasn’t that bad last night. The blonde chic is so much like me. Sweet and annoyingly optimistic. The other one ( I forget their names) is such a downer, I couldn’t hang out with her a lot. But together they make it pretty entertaining to watch. 

Wow, how crazy was Two and a Half Man? They’re really throwing a lot of comedy drama out there. I love this show ever since Ashton came on.

Ahh I Love Monday nights. 

El

Make Someone's Wish Come True!

Hi friends! It's almost the Merriest Time of the Year! I am so happy to be sponsoring Haven Hills this year! They've been working for over 33 years providing safety for victims of domestic abuse.  Please check them out at http://www.havenhills.org/. We have asked them to give us a list of items they need and below is the list they gave us. My office will be specifically getting gifts for:  ages 8-10, Girls 5-7, make- up, pans, toaster and adult female pajamas. If you are interested in being part of this great project please see list below and get whatever you like. Last day to turn in the items to me is December 9th. Individual drop off appointments are available by calling Refugio Sanchez of Haven Hill 818-887-7481 or email rsanchez@havenhills.org.  All I ask is that the items  are NEW and unwrapped so we can check off the stuff on the list accordingly.

With Love,
El