Update: Up Next in July

Hey everyone that reads this blog, guess what??? There is going to be another Quinceanera coming up soon. I have yet another niece that will be celebrating her 15th birthday with the dancing, the dress, and the people in July. So keep an eye out for that next blog in July about her party.

These are some of the salt shakers decorated as flowers that my sisters-in-law made for Janet and Mimi's Quinceanera. This time around for my niece Lupita they will be making swans. Which I have never seen crochet...but then again my sisters-in-law are really into that.

Pink one from Mimi's Quinceanera

The swan for Lupita's Quinceanera table decorations.

On our trips to go dress hunting I came across these random statues for Quinceaneras that I found at guess where? A dollar store, which is odd but they're actually a really nice quality of Quinceanera figurines.

Also here are some cute dresses we saw while out and about looking for the dress.

I'm Coming Back!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I'm coming back with an update on the last two quinceañeras that my family had. There's going to be another one coming up this summer. I'm sorry I haven't been posting like I was it seems that life had a few obstacles for me to jump through before I could get back to writing. I also would like to announce that I'm going to be publishing one of my stories that I've been working on. But all in good time, I'm still having it be reviewed and edited. I've gone over it about a hundred thousand times but I always miss something. So I will be blogging as I wait for the editing to be done and then make my corrections and set that ship to sail and pray not everyone hates it. See you all soon!

Held Against You Review

Okay everyone sorry for the delay in the blog posting that was finishing up finals and all but awful end of school year stuff. Anyways I'm here writing today because I read another book by Season Vining. What got my attention about this book was the author because I've read one of her books before and I loved it so I figured I would love this book. Season Vining just has this vibe in her books that makes the story so captivating.This book is a stand alone novel and is 276 pages long in paperback. Held Against You is a dual POV tale  in which more than one person has a secret. This book has its main characters Kat is girl on the run from a crime she committed and the sexy bounty hunter that's chasing after her ;). Kat has chosen a path far away from her problems, she flees after making bail. Running away from her life and everything she knew, including herself. But after her encounter with the sexy bounty hunter that has found her and is determined to bring her back to his employer she is skeptical about what her fate will be. Especially when she finds that she is just as attracted to the sexy bounty hunter as he is attracted to her. This story really becomes a cat and mouse game in more ways than one. Held Against You is definitely a book to read. I've got to give Season Vining props for this romantic, suspenseful young adult book. I love her work and she still keeps me guessing right until the end. I love how she is able to write about her and damaged people and how they pull through through some crazy experience that bonds them together. I also enjoy how she is able to incorporate humor action and romance into her books this one had quite a bit of action I can't really give out anymore because I really want people to read her book.

 "I don't know why there's a bounty on her head and I don't care. It's not part of my job to care. My job is to find her and bring her in." - The sexy bounty hunter.

"As for this bounty hunter, I'm not sure what to make of him. He's immune to my weepy crying girl act, so I'd say he probably tortured small animals have a child. With his stunning good looks, he's a far cry from Dog, the Bounty Hunter. I'm thankful for that, because who wants to spend days in a car with all that hair and pleather?"-Kat

"Kat's fingers claw at my back as she pulls in tighter, muffling her sobs against my chest. It's overwhelming, the feeling of her body pressed against mine, along with the smell of her hair and the push and pull of her breath. I'm not sure of what I'm doing."-The sexy bounty hunter. 

Harry Potter

Hey everyone so one name, two words, Harry Potter...Man, I love that character. I as many of you, I grew up reading about him. He was my one reason I looked forward to going to school. My third grade teacher first started reading the story to us. When she got busy she would just put on the audio recording of it. I came to love Harry's story and his journey. I absolutely love the Harry Potter books and movies, yes the movies are not perfectly like the book, but seldom things are. When the books and movies finally ended it was like the end of an era, except that now I get to enjoy it all over again when I read and watch the movies with my younger nieces and nephews. It's like a revival when they hear about Harry Potter for the first time. I don't care what movies Daniel Radcliffe stars in, to me he will always be Harry Potter the boy who lived.

 I have a treat for you fans of Harry Potter. I want you to know that there is this charming Etsy store called, The Nerd Boutique by Marilyn Marinn. She does custom Harry Potter stuff. I love her work, for a random surprise my fiancé gave me one of her fabulous creations. He got me a Harry Potter wallet. I've had it for about a year and I love it. A bonus is that it has stayed in good condition so far. It hasn't broken down shown signs of wear and tear. It's not only Harry Potter that this girl does, she also does art work in Alice in Wonderland, Lord of the Rings, the Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, Game of Thrones and many more. I don't know how she does it, but I love it and I'm sure many of you fans of any of these series will as well.https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheNerdBoutique/sold?page=11 here is the link. Also she makes wallets, shoes, purses, and flowers you should check her out for a cute creation.

Beautiful Addictions

 Erika, Erika my coworker has done it again! She once again came to me with a great book! I really need to go shopping with her when she goes to the bookstore. She chose Beautiful Addictions by Season Vining.

I want to say that cover was intriguingly beautiful and I love it. With that being said, I was impressed with the story. This is not your typical love story of boy next door romance or a billionaire hero who sweeps a damsel in distress but a story of REAL FLAWED characters.The story is about out mysterious Josie, a girl without a past. She doesn't know who she was before, she doesn't know where she came from. She endured being shuffled in and out of foster homes after being found without a memory, and she managed to escape those foster homes (where she suffered years of abuse). Now as an adult all she lives for is what her life is now. (which is living in the unknown, shrouded in mystery as she lurks in smoky bars engulfed in darkness and loses herself in her drawings.)  When she's not lost in bars and her drawings she's usually lost in 

But that's besides the point, she had a rough life at least what she remembers about it. She is not your typical heroine but she come out fighting for those she loves.Then there's the intriguing Tristan, the guy she quietly watches while he works. She cracks me up with her whole:

This book had it all from first love, second chances, sex, drugs, crime, depression and loss. I won't say more because it's definitely a book worth reading.

 

Caged In Winter Review

Caged In Winter by Brighton Walsh

One of my co worker's Erika led me to find this book...well more like she threw it at me (LOL) and told me to read it because it was freaking amazing according to her.  So what else was i going to do when i had since down time on night shift? So I started reading it and let me say, this story speaks for itself. It's incredibly written. The struggles of these characters are all too real and that is what makes this story powerful. It makes you connect with the characters on an emotional level and you are instantly drawn into the chaotic world of the restaurant where the sexy soon to be chef Cade Maxwell works and the dark dimly light pub that Winter Jacobson works from night to night while juggling school. There are things that drive both characters the gorgeous Winter Jacobson, is counting down her days to freedom. When we first meet her she is counting down from day seventy-six and Cade Maxwell is driving his future career so that he can make something of himself while still being there for his sister and her daughter. He does all that he can to provide and protect them. Then on a random night he decides to go out, he happens to run into Winter Jacobson. When he lays eyes on her, it's on. He is intrigued, like any hero he sees her in trouble and rushes off to save her. To his big surprise,Winter isn't a girl that needs rescuing. Winter is tough because life has been tough on her.

“I don’t want your goddamn sorries. Go hop on your horse, Prince Charming, and save some other girl. I don’t need your help.” -Winter Jacobson.

That is one of my favorite lines of this book. It's totally not what you'd expect if you were Cade who just saved, but if you're a girl that's independent like Winter then it just feels right saying that to a guy who think he can fix everything by stepping in. I'm a Winter type of girl, and loved reading her response to him. I definitely recommend this book, it should be one of your next book to read on your reading list. Needless to say it was a sexy yummy delight to read. Walsh does a great job of bring you in and leading up to what's going to happen next. I bought this book shortly after reading my borrowed version from my co worker Erika. I gotta hand it to her, she picked a great book.