thank you thursday

...for a romantic dinner for two with the lovely heather, 

a sale at madewell - that apparently i'm obsessed with,

sunday spent with mommy,

and for a successful meeting to kick off 2013.

it's been quiet

sans cable tv and internet at the house has left time for extra sleeping, cuddles, and occasionally opening a good book. who'd-a-thunk?

updates and things

i know, i know, it's been crickets on the old blog for the last week or so (eep! maybe even longer). but, work has been crazy busy, my extra curricular engagements outside of work have been equally as nuts, and for a week or so it felt like my whole little world was falling to pieces.

the good news is...my little world did not fall apart - even though there were moments when i was absolutely convinced otherwise. so lately i've been spending most of my time with friends, eating an insane amount of burgers, writing more emails in one day than most people should write in one week, and cuddling up on the couch on cold, rainy evenings.

i can't believe how quickly the first few weeks of 2013 has passed us by! i have high hopes for this year - and i'm not going to let that little rain cloud (that has so graciously passed) be any indication to what this new year has to offer. heck, with all those crazy filipino new year's eve traditions that i made sure to complete, i expect nothing but the best for 2013!

xxoo

a wednesday wishlist

 these would make even the loneliest game of solitaire feel oh so fancy

i'm still daydreaming about a grown up apartment that actually has a place to kick up my feet

a subscription to gq (yes. i know...) because she is my girl crush, and i'd kill to look even remotely close to her.

i'm not very skilled in the makeup department, but i'd love to play with these.

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look who's figured out how to blog again!

my nephew, two of my nieces, and a tiny picture of my sisters and me in the corner



it takes me some time to get the hang of things, but i've finally figured out how to add photos to my posts again. yay! so i'm finally posting pictures from last week when my sister celebrated her 40th birthday. sadly i didn't get a photo of my mommy in her sassy blue dress - but she rocked it and looked sexy and i still can't believe she has a daughter that's 40.

my family means the world to me - and any excuse to have us all together with food and music and lots of laughs, makes me one very happy lady.



apologies for the small blog hiatus.

i've been busy with friends, and eating, and working, and all other things that have kept me away from my beloved blog.

also...i've run into some sort of issue uploading photos onto my posts.

weird.

has this happened to anyone else? 

help!

be back soon.

 

xo 

well...what are you doing new year's eve?

looking forward to popping a bottle of champs and toasting the new year with my special someone.

happy new year!

new year, new things

even with my bucket list, there's always room to make a few improvements here and there. a few resolutions for 2013:

cook at home: i really enjoy cooking and some would say that i'm actually pretty good at it. it's crazy how frequently i go out to eat - and it's usually somewhere that's not even that enjoyable. i'd like to spend more time in my own kitchen exploring different recipes and preparing (and consuming) meals that are good for me.

become an expert at something: anything really. i want to master a craft or become so good at something that other people look to me for advice about it.

travel: with nowhere particular in mind. i just want to travel more this year and discover new sights, fall in love with new locations, and meet new people.

learn to be more patient: this is something i've been working on for a little while now. i'm not very good at living in the moment - i'm often too busy worrying about tomorrow (or the day after that) that i forget to appreciate what's in front of me. i want to be more patient with myself and understand that it's okay (and not necessary) to always be perfect. i want to enjoy the little things while they're happening - even something simple like reading a book and not rushing ahead to find out the ending or sticking with a workout regimen and not obsessing about seeing immediate results - the results will come - it's the process to get there that feels so incredible.

be better with my finances: this goes without saying. just do it lori.

trust myself: stop worrying so much about what other people think, or say, or feel about what i'm doing.

drink more water: it's embarrassing, but there are times when i can go an entire day and not even take a single sip of water. it's goes without saying that i need to stop drinking soda altogether and replace that with lots and lots and lots of water. someone has told me that he thinks drinking water is sexy (wink-wink) - and hell...i can afford to get sexier in the new year!

those are just a few things i want to get better at this year. i mean...i still haven't even learned to swim(!) so there's still a lot of work to be done. 

what are some of your resolutions for the new year? i'd love to hear!

xxoo

thank you thursday

...for hours on end of "sex and the city" on cable,

facetime technology on my iphone,

christmas eve spent with family,

christmas day spent with even more family,

and for coming up with resolutions for the new year.