С Рождеством (Merry Christmas)

I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!
I was so fortunate to spend the holiday season with my family and friends.

Also I was so grateful to receive some really cool gifts; check them out :)

(My beautiful wallet my best friend gave me along with a scarf and nail polish)

(Snack Server for all the red velvet cupcakes I make :) )

(Gift from my cousin's bf which is sooo beyond sweet.. However they are a good 5 inches which makes me 6'5 in these monsters... Not sure I can rock them like he encouraged )

(This beautiful neckless was given to me by my sister... so beautiful)

(Feather earrings with flower hair clips from my sister... so fun)

(Bed set from my parents!!!  I love this)

(Just dance 3 from my sister and the wii remote from my cousin... Time to PARRTAAYY)

(Captivating by Joyce Meyer.. I'm really excited to read this.. My amazing cousin got this for me)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Ohh Snap!

Take a gander at my newest creation:

What do you guys think?!!

Amazon Local Deals are FABULOUS!!

2 days ago I bought a one month of unlimited fitness classes at Flores Fitness.

Now I've never done anything quite like it... This gym has: Sport Yoga, TRX Group Sessions, TRX Boot Camp, and Boxing.  It's a suspension training workout that is designed to use your body weight as a training tool to build muscle, increase flexibility and tighten your core.

So I am very nervous and excited to start this but I NEED IT! I'm going to start on the 2nd of January (as my New Years Resolution) as well as eating more protein and less carbs... I'm going to be ripped before my trip if it kills me :)

Hold the phone...

MY BEST FRIEND IS ENGAGED!!!

WOW, 2012 is going to be quite the year!  First my trip, then a short month later, my best friend's wedding.

I'm thrilled!!

Guess where I'm going?!?

It is with great pleasure I announce my first trip back to my birth country since our move to America in 1992.  I am going to Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 8th, 2012 for an ENTIRE MONTH!!!

I am overwhelmed with happiness, joy, and excitement.  I finally get to visit the place I spent the first 3 years of my life.  I am fortunate enough to have my parents travel with me for the first 2 weeks of the trip and they will show me the hospital I was born in as well as the building we lived in.  My parents also met in Kazakhstan so I will get to see the "famous fountain" that my mom was sitting near when my dad drenched her with water.

Again, I'm so excited and I have so much to prepare for for this trip.  I need to brush up on my Russian speaking  and reading, as well as get a little bit more "fitter".. I need to prepare for bikini season ahead of time :)

4 months and 30 days to go!!