I am seriously inspired! I've been wanting to catch this show for weeks and finally, I was able to see a few episodes this past weekend. People getting thousands of dollars worth of groceries for only a couple of bucks. Some people actually MADE money with their coupons! Its so amazing! It really just goes to show how much a little patience and dedication can do.
What really inspired me were the people who got tons and tons of products that they would never need all of and donated them to charities, food banks, and many others that are in need. It was very touching. Sure, they can seem a little bit obsessed but can you really blame them? I can't... I commend them! Right now, they are my heroes! :D
I started yesterday... with the Sunday newspaper. There were some nifty coupons in there, but definitely not enough that could save me hundreds of dollars. If you've got any ideas, tips, or suggestions, please send them my way!
This is going to be so much fun!!
Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
June 20, 2011
June 14, 2011
Last Friday Night
I love Katy Perry! She seems like a fun loving girl… and I truly believe that we can be friends one day! HAHA… and I am obsessed with her beauty! Even when she TRIES to be ugly, she is still gorgeous!
Last Friday Night – Katy Perry
June 6, 2011
Babies! Babies! Babies!
Ahhh… the question of the year! I think I am asked this question every single day for the past year! Don’t get me wrong… I don’t dislike being asked this. In fact, it makes me feel all warm and giddy inside!
Truth is that we would love to have a baby right now… everyone who knows me know that I am pretty much obsessed with babies and I would love to be a younger mom. In fact, my plan was to have my first child when I am 25, but now I am about two years behind on that plan… yikes!
What is holding us back? Well… we’re just not ready. I know, I know… you can never be ready enough for a baby. Along with the question, I get that response every day too! I understand that, but I mean it in a different way. There are just a few things that I would like to have done and ready before we bring a little baby into our family. You know… like sealing a deal on a house… that is the major thing that is holding us back. I just don’t want to deal with purchasing a home while being pregnant or with a baby. Both times are stressful and I don’t want to combine both. Once we have a house of our own, ask me again and the answer may be different!
On another note, our good friends Mikal and Paline had their baby shower for Baby Lauren this past weekend. I was honored to be part of it… especially in the decorations/games department because that is right up my alley. I am a sucker for little details and I enjoyed putting them together. It was my first time ever making a diaper cake and with the help of Sandy and Lily, I must say that it was a huge success! Thanks to my friend Michelle for making a customized piñata… this was a big hit… literally! The games were interesting, but I think the people who participated had a lot of fun. One lesson learned is that I should probably have some prizes for the kids because they will surprise you and come up as winners over the adults! LOL! Here are some pictures that Daddy to Be, Mikal took… can you guess what the theme was? ;)
Mikal had set up a photobooth and had the guests take pictures, printed them right away and design a page for Lauren's scrapbook. I thought this was such a great idea and the outcome was awesome! I made a special request for this also when it comes to my turn! Wuahahhah!
November 1, 2010
Pippi Longstocking is coming to your WORLD!
I was NOT in the mood for Halloween at all this year. My friend invited me to a few parties on Friday night and I agreed to go out (because I should really put a little more effort into my social life). Only a few hours before it was time to meet up, I still had no idea what I was going to be. Being the cheapo that I am, I didn't want to spend any money on a costume that I would wear once when I can spend that money on something else that I can use yearlong.
I thought about the 'bad hair' Yelp Elite event that I was supposed to attend on Tuesday where I planned to stick my hair in wire to have the Pippi Longstocking look. I then thought, "why not go as Pippi Longstocking?" I tried to remember what she wore and image googled her. I found this:
HECK YES I can put something together to look like that! So... I scrounged my closet and found my outfit.
I put my hair up:
I was cracking up so bad by myself (Sam wasn't home yet)
I then ran to Rite Aid to grab a bottle of red hair spray. It didn't show up very well, but luckily I had an orangish colored MAC pigment in my makeup kit that came in very handy (again). Added some freckles. I couldn't find a pet monkey so I took the clothes off of my Starbucks teddy bear and made it my monkey! Who are people to tell me that my pet wasn't a monkey?
AND... off we go!
We went to two parties that night and I had the best time with Lily and Paline!
We definitely one up the boys this night. The poor guys were all at home alone... and there wasn't even Poker night! Insane, right? So many people knew right away who I was, and some people have never heard of Pippi Longstocking! I got mistaken for the Wendy's girl a lot! LOL... I can see why:
Someone even called me "Happy Go Lucky". Who and WTF is Happy Go Lucky? I don't know but she sounds pretty cool.
I wanted to go to Wendy's and get a discount. And if they wouldn't give me a discount, I wanted to say to them, "I OWN YOU, B*TCH!"
LOL!
The next night, the boys decided to join us at a 'Vampires Ball'. Of course, you weren't required to dress up as a vampire, but it was preferred. Actually, I think you get charged more if you don't dress up. We ALMOST didn't go out because everyone felt drained and a bit lazy to dress up and actually go out. We're getting old. Finally, everyone was convinced to go and surprisingly, everyone was dressed up! I went as Pippi again because I loved my hair THAT much. Unfortunately, I was in more of a rush this time around and my hair just wasn't as cool. Sam went in as Frankenstein. We both didn't feel like spending money on a costume. Actually, we did go to a costume store, but all of the costumes were whack and it was too much of a hassle to try to go through and find something through the mess.
We had SUCH a good time out that night. SO glad that we all got off our butts and actually made the effort. Very many priceless moments and a few of the peeps (no names mentioned) even got sick. Though its not a great thing, thats when you know that someone had a REALLY great time! I was pretty gone too, but I was just happy that my friends and I were all there having a great time. :)
We ended the night with pho. I remember walking into the pho place by myself (the others were taking care of the sick ones) and asked for a table for 11. I sat down by myself and realized no one else was with me. People were looking at me like I was crazy sitting at a big ass table by myself with my Happy Go Lucky braids sticking up. If I were them, I would have thought I was crazy too! LOL
The night was epic! Too bad it took about 4 or 5 washes each night to get the stuff out of my hair, but it was worth it!
The last and final night of our Halloween weekend, we attended the Lok's annual Halloween party. Costumes weren't required, but I wanted to get in the spirits since there were going to be so many kids there. However, I didn't want to put my hair through that torture again. SO... what else can I do/be without spending money? Recycle my wings from last year, of course! I was just going to put the wings on and call it a day, but I thought it would be pretty boring. With about 15 minutes to spare, I decided to throw some pigments on my face. I didn't think it through and with only a bit of time to do the damn thing, I ended up looking more like a Superhero with a bad face mask job. Oh well... I am going to call myself the Superhero Fairy! WHO is going to tell me that she doesn't exist? WHO? Haha... !
Arrived at the Lok's and I guess I scared a few of the kids. Luckily, they buttered up to me or I buttered up to them and lured them to like me with food! I even took one of the kids out Trick or Treating. He is only 1 year old and was dressed as a pumpkin. The cutest pumpkin I had ever seen! I was in my heels and carrying the little man in my arm... trying to catch up with the other kids running around the neighborhood. We made it around the block and got quite a bit of candy for a one year old! People complimented on how cute my "son" is and I just said thank you and decided not to explain that he's not my kid. I just can't believe I just met the guy and he let me take him out trick or treating! It was so much fun! Thanks Talvin for the fun times! Here is a picture of him and I after he already got out of his costume.
Paline's niece Lillian is so adorable! She finally let me take a picture with her. Beautiful Snow White... I was Snow White one year! First grade, I think! Ahhh... the memories!
Thanks for such a memorable and fun Halloween, my loves! *hugs*
I thought about the 'bad hair' Yelp Elite event that I was supposed to attend on Tuesday where I planned to stick my hair in wire to have the Pippi Longstocking look. I then thought, "why not go as Pippi Longstocking?" I tried to remember what she wore and image googled her. I found this:
HECK YES I can put something together to look like that! So... I scrounged my closet and found my outfit.
I put my hair up:
I was cracking up so bad by myself (Sam wasn't home yet)
I then ran to Rite Aid to grab a bottle of red hair spray. It didn't show up very well, but luckily I had an orangish colored MAC pigment in my makeup kit that came in very handy (again). Added some freckles. I couldn't find a pet monkey so I took the clothes off of my Starbucks teddy bear and made it my monkey! Who are people to tell me that my pet wasn't a monkey?
AND... off we go!
We went to two parties that night and I had the best time with Lily and Paline!
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| Ready to KNOCK OUT at the end of the night! |
Someone even called me "Happy Go Lucky". Who and WTF is Happy Go Lucky? I don't know but she sounds pretty cool.
I wanted to go to Wendy's and get a discount. And if they wouldn't give me a discount, I wanted to say to them, "I OWN YOU, B*TCH!"
LOL!
The next night, the boys decided to join us at a 'Vampires Ball'. Of course, you weren't required to dress up as a vampire, but it was preferred. Actually, I think you get charged more if you don't dress up. We ALMOST didn't go out because everyone felt drained and a bit lazy to dress up and actually go out. We're getting old. Finally, everyone was convinced to go and surprisingly, everyone was dressed up! I went as Pippi again because I loved my hair THAT much. Unfortunately, I was in more of a rush this time around and my hair just wasn't as cool. Sam went in as Frankenstein. We both didn't feel like spending money on a costume. Actually, we did go to a costume store, but all of the costumes were whack and it was too much of a hassle to try to go through and find something through the mess.
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| Round TWO! LOL |
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| Sorry guys... wish I had a shot w/ your eyes open on my camera. Oops! |
We had SUCH a good time out that night. SO glad that we all got off our butts and actually made the effort. Very many priceless moments and a few of the peeps (no names mentioned) even got sick. Though its not a great thing, thats when you know that someone had a REALLY great time! I was pretty gone too, but I was just happy that my friends and I were all there having a great time. :)
We ended the night with pho. I remember walking into the pho place by myself (the others were taking care of the sick ones) and asked for a table for 11. I sat down by myself and realized no one else was with me. People were looking at me like I was crazy sitting at a big ass table by myself with my Happy Go Lucky braids sticking up. If I were them, I would have thought I was crazy too! LOL
The night was epic! Too bad it took about 4 or 5 washes each night to get the stuff out of my hair, but it was worth it!
The last and final night of our Halloween weekend, we attended the Lok's annual Halloween party. Costumes weren't required, but I wanted to get in the spirits since there were going to be so many kids there. However, I didn't want to put my hair through that torture again. SO... what else can I do/be without spending money? Recycle my wings from last year, of course! I was just going to put the wings on and call it a day, but I thought it would be pretty boring. With about 15 minutes to spare, I decided to throw some pigments on my face. I didn't think it through and with only a bit of time to do the damn thing, I ended up looking more like a Superhero with a bad face mask job. Oh well... I am going to call myself the Superhero Fairy! WHO is going to tell me that she doesn't exist? WHO? Haha... !
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| Party Pooper didn't dress up. BOOO! |
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| My Pumpkin! (out of costume) |
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| Pretty Snow White Lillian & Superhero Fairy! LOL |
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| My Halloween LOVES! |
Thanks for such a memorable and fun Halloween, my loves! *hugs*
October 27, 2010
I Don't Wanna Grow Up!
The other day, my Husband had a golf date with some of our friends. I wasn't feeling to well that day and cancelled my plans, but decided to go hang out with the group since the lovely Wives were going to hang out too. They had Boiling Crab (those suckas) without us! Its okay though because I really thought I was going to be busy and in L.A. that day and Hubbs and I already had a yummy lunch made by yours truly. :) Anyway, we met up at the golf course and our plan was to ride around in the golf cart and catch up while the guys play. Sounds like a good plan, right? But HECK NO are we going to spend $12 a person just to ride around on a golf course. You know what we can do with $36? LOL!
Anyway, it was so nice to catch up with the girls. I feel like I haven't seen or talked to them in so long and there is always so much to catch up on. What I can tell you is that between us, there is no such thing as "T.M.I.". We sat there and talked for a couple hours with the Man working at the golf course giving us these glares that made me feel unwelcome. Oh well, it makes me want to stay there even more and longer!
When Sam texted me saying that he was on the last hole, we tried to plot a little prank on the guys. We had ALL of the car keys, so I thought it would be funny to move the car across the street and watch for their reaction when they come back and found their cars missing. BUT... we were all too lazy to do all that... too much work! So... we decided to write them sweet little notes instead. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the note, but as usual, I left my camera at home. I didn't leave the pen and notepad though... it was very handy! The note read a little something like,
We tried to hide around the buildings near that parking lot and watched them walk slowly to the car. We were so nervous... a bunch of grown ass women hiding around a community building trying to play hide and seek with their husbands. WTF? It was definitely a sight to see, though. We tried to watch for their reactions, but there wasn't a way to do so without getting caught. I tried to peek as much as I could. Eventually, we got caught with one of the guys running one direction and another one trapping us at the other end. HILARIOUS! I have a feeling that the boys are going to try to get us back, so I am definitely going to watch my back around them from now on. Taking precautions like... making sure we have the keys at all times when we hang out. ;)
Its times like these when I DON'T WANNA GROW UP! I love my friends!
Ended the night with dinner at this place called Thiptara. None of us have been there, so we wanted to give it a try. The food was pretty good... I highly recommend the Phad Thai and the Pomegranate Margarita. Definitely going back here... especially when the prices are pretty darn good. Wish we could have hung out more, but I was pooped and had an early start the next morning. C.J. really wanted us to come out that night for his birthday, but I just couldn't do it knowing that I had to leave the house around 5:30am the following morning for a day long photoshoot. We owe him dinner and a drink. Its about time we reunite though.
I had a great weekend with my lovely friends here in California. I must say that I am adjusting here pretty well. Things are certainly looking up for me.
*hugs*
Anyway, it was so nice to catch up with the girls. I feel like I haven't seen or talked to them in so long and there is always so much to catch up on. What I can tell you is that between us, there is no such thing as "T.M.I.". We sat there and talked for a couple hours with the Man working at the golf course giving us these glares that made me feel unwelcome. Oh well, it makes me want to stay there even more and longer!
When Sam texted me saying that he was on the last hole, we tried to plot a little prank on the guys. We had ALL of the car keys, so I thought it would be funny to move the car across the street and watch for their reaction when they come back and found their cars missing. BUT... we were all too lazy to do all that... too much work! So... we decided to write them sweet little notes instead. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the note, but as usual, I left my camera at home. I didn't leave the pen and notepad though... it was very handy! The note read a little something like,
"If you want your keys, drop down and give me 10 push ups! I can see you, so give me REAL push ups!"
We tried to hide around the buildings near that parking lot and watched them walk slowly to the car. We were so nervous... a bunch of grown ass women hiding around a community building trying to play hide and seek with their husbands. WTF? It was definitely a sight to see, though. We tried to watch for their reactions, but there wasn't a way to do so without getting caught. I tried to peek as much as I could. Eventually, we got caught with one of the guys running one direction and another one trapping us at the other end. HILARIOUS! I have a feeling that the boys are going to try to get us back, so I am definitely going to watch my back around them from now on. Taking precautions like... making sure we have the keys at all times when we hang out. ;)
Its times like these when I DON'T WANNA GROW UP! I love my friends!
Ended the night with dinner at this place called Thiptara. None of us have been there, so we wanted to give it a try. The food was pretty good... I highly recommend the Phad Thai and the Pomegranate Margarita. Definitely going back here... especially when the prices are pretty darn good. Wish we could have hung out more, but I was pooped and had an early start the next morning. C.J. really wanted us to come out that night for his birthday, but I just couldn't do it knowing that I had to leave the house around 5:30am the following morning for a day long photoshoot. We owe him dinner and a drink. Its about time we reunite though.
I had a great weekend with my lovely friends here in California. I must say that I am adjusting here pretty well. Things are certainly looking up for me.
*hugs*
October 1, 2010
Fun Friday - Let's Play!!
I haven't done one of these in soooooo long, but they are always fun and a good way to get to know my readers... as well as get to know myself! It shouldn't take too long, so just play with me for a few minutes, will ya?
Copy and paste the questions listed below and answer them in my comments. Come on... you know you need a break for a little bit of nonsense... it takes about two minutes! HAHA! :P
1. Hot Dogs or Hamburgers?
2. What is the first website you go to when you get on a computer?
3. What deodorant do you use? (I pray that you have an answer to this one)
4. What is your favorite season of the year?
5. All time favorite TV show?
6. What are you planning to be for Halloween this year?
7. Do you know the Muffin Man?
8. Last song you heard?
9. Last text message that you received.... who was it from?
10. Fill in the blank: "I just don't understand why ___________________ !"
I will post my answers in the comments below... haha!
Copy and paste the questions listed below and answer them in my comments. Come on... you know you need a break for a little bit of nonsense... it takes about two minutes! HAHA! :P
1. Hot Dogs or Hamburgers?
2. What is the first website you go to when you get on a computer?
3. What deodorant do you use? (I pray that you have an answer to this one)
4. What is your favorite season of the year?
5. All time favorite TV show?
6. What are you planning to be for Halloween this year?
7. Do you know the Muffin Man?
8. Last song you heard?
9. Last text message that you received.... who was it from?
10. Fill in the blank: "I just don't understand why ___________________ !"
I will post my answers in the comments below... haha!
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU!!!
September 30, 2010
Printable Party Games - Review
Fun HOLIDAYS are just around the corner and I was trying to find a good way to entertain my friends if I was to have a usual Halloween and Thanksgiving get together. Last Thanksgiving, we ended up with all of the guests' faces on the wall, and we used my "T" post-it (T for Thyda) for a game of "Pin the 'T' on the Turkey"! (One player is blindfolded and spun and pins the "T" on a wall of faces. If the face that got T'ed is yours, then you take a shot and repeat what the last player just did) It was fun, but it got a little out of hand.
I came across this website where you pay $19.95 and they send you a link to download all of these fun printable games. There are tons of games to choose from, I believe there are over 50 games that you can choose. I downloaded most of them (way more than I would need) and am so excited and ready for my friends and family to play when they come over for the parties. I am especially excited for the NFL related ones because I know that my Husband and his friends are going to be ALL over that. Now, I have to come up with some prizes for the winners of all these games.
Note: Games are not only for Halloween and Thanksgiving, there are plenty that are related to the highly anticipated season of Fall (Autumn).
If you like to host parties and want to bring back some old school fun and like a little friendly competition with your guests, I highly recommend this. And if you are a teacher, you have basically hit the jackpot! (A few of my friends are teachers and I just KNOW that they are going to love this)
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