The Skandals

Awesome new band!

Moving The Masses

I found a site about two or three weeks ago through ZoeyJane's fantaboulus blog; if you haven't checked her out then you must must must!

Anywho, the site is called Violence UnSilenced

It serves as an online support group for people suffering and who have suffered from abuse.

I can't even begin to imagine the horrible pain these men and women must carry around with them and so this site is my pick for Moving The Masses.

Please head over there and show your support.

On a much much sadder note

I have thought of a million ways to write this, I still feel it is not my place to write it but something in me says I must.

A friend of my family who has been married for a while had a beautiful baby girl about a year ago in addition to her daughter from a previous marriage. Needless to say everyone was head over heels for the baby and when she became pregnant a second time her husband and her were overcome joy. Eight months ago she gave birth a beautiful baby boy who was born with a congenital heart deffect. He has had four or five extreme surgeries and has never left the hospital in his eight months of life. He is currently on life support because the doctor's are afraid his little body can't take the recovery processes on its own. Our friend Gretel has quit her job and now lives full time in the hospital with her baby boy. I come to you not asking for money or anything of the sort, I come asking that you keep the Vidal family in your prayers with the hopes that one day this special little boy will see more than a hospital ICU. My heart aches for those who have to watch their children suffer and even more when they have to bury their own children. I know I will never truly understand the pain until I have children of my own but I still see the injustice of children suffering. I ask again to please pray for the safe recovery of this little boy. Religion matters not, God can hear us all.

Thank you.

Procrastination (and why it took me forever to get the work outs going)

So about 56498416554098 years ago I pledged to start walking two miles everyday...

Didn't happen.

Last night however, after much procrastinating and finding every excuse in the book me and one of my girlfriends headed out to a nearby park and walked on the track...

I never did make those two miles, but I speed walked one and I painted my toenails (hadn't happened in over a month).

Plus my room and dresser drawers got some clean up actions so all in all it was a very productive night.

Tonight I am going to dinner with my best friend in the whole wide world and then after its back to the track.

P.S. I thought I was completely out of shape...turns out I am somewhat out of shape but I'm mostly just lazy.

P.P.S. That mind over matter stuff really works, next time your working out don't picture thin celebrities...picture yourself thinner. Totally works in a second wind kind of way.

P.P.P.S. The shoes in the pic are Steve Madden, $ 38.99 at DSW

Soak Up The Sun

My uncle just got a boat.


What do South Florida people do with a boat?


Head down to the Keys. Rent a trailer big enough to fit 40 at a marina. Go out on the aforementioned boat to a nearby sandbank. Swim around and drink Coronas.


Well not me for the last part. My family doesn't let me drink alcohol so it's straight up water and sodie pop for me.


We also blister under the HOT sun!

Going back next Weekend and the weekend after that.

Can't wait one bit!

Addicted, Inspired, and Humbled

If you haven't checked my blog roll thingy then let me tell you about my bloggy addictions.


I love love me some Perez Hilton. If you've never seen it you MUST go right this second. It's celebrity gossip blogging written by the very witty and hilarious Mr. Perez Hilton himself. I swear it's like crack to me!


I also love parenting blogs, more specifically mommy blogs.


I have a varied taste ranging from the very blunt like Attack of the Redneck Mommy to the more clean cut blogs like Classy Chaos


I cherish all of your stories and I thank you for inspiring me to join the blog community.

Weight Over My Head

As of today I am 5'1 and I weigh 176 pounds.

My mid-section looks like this...

And I have a double chin.

I'm scared.

Not only for the obvious cosmetic reasons but also for my health. I have a lot to look forward to in life and I want to be there to see it.

Soooo......

As of monday I am walking two miles a day and increasing a mile every two weeks.

It may kill me.

And this is my dinner for tonight...

Yummy Mango!

120 pounds is my goal weight!

Moving The Masses

It's charity time!!


WAIITTTTT!!


Fear not, this charity doesn't ask for money.


freerice.com


It's a fun site where for every correct answer you give they donate 10 grains of rice.


You can even pick your own subjects.


It gets my full approval.


Sooooo.....


Go there


Go there now!


freerice.com

No S-E-X around the D-O-G

So about a week ago the Boyfriend got a new puppy named Scooby...

Cute right?

We are loving us some Scooby!

Back to the point!

A few nights ago the Boyfriend and I were "getting busy" and we turned off the lights.

Big mistake.

HUGE!

That poor dog barked/whined through the entire "busy time"

Boyfriend says it was because of the lights.

I think Scooby just plain thought I was killing Boyfriend because he began attacking my flip-flop at one point.

So how do we have S-E-X when the D-O-G freaks out at the slightest noise?

Help?

PS. We can't put him outside the room

The Peeps!

WARNING!

Names were changed for the privacy and safety of the subjects. (holy shiznet! I sounded so serious)

Anywayyyyy....

Let's meet my people!

My niece Jessy (13) and My nephew Mark (9)

They fight and fight and then fight some more...they are adorable and I am so in love with them!

Next in line...

My nephew and godson David (4)

The self-proclaimed love of my life!

They fill my heart and soul along with other people who will be shown later on...

I love you guys!

Brand Spanking New!

Hello Blog World!!!!!

My name is Natalia. I am an 18 yr-old (soon to be 19) college student. I have 9 neices and nephews whom I adore. Three of them live in America with me and the rest are still in Cuba. I guess I should tell you what I plan to write about. I am that aunt that since day one is elbow deep in diapers, poop, and giggles. I love them all as if they were my own and I am dedicating this blog to telling their stories so that when they grow up they will know how much they meant to me, I will also include some personal stuff on here.

Ok...here goes nothing!