Cheers To A Happy Ending

Life can get pretty hectic. Sometimes even when it's not hectic, I spend much of my time occupied in my own thoughts trying to figure out the very next step.

This year has been a challenge for me. I've felt like I've taken a thousand steps forward and several hundred backwards. In the end, I came out ahead with a new career and some wonderful new lifelong friends. I'm very fortunate with how 2016 is ending. It took determination, strength and motivation to get me from the start to the finish of this year.

Sunset on Amelia Island

Back in April, I put complete faith in God for my future plans. At the time, it was a very complicated situation. I had to quit my job because I was offered a better job but then declined that job because I realized that is where I wasn't meant to be long term.  

I headed home with all my things and actively nannied and worked hard through the summer until I came across a wonderful opportunity. This opportunity took time and patience before I was able to join in on it.  I ended up with a wonderful career with the company of my dreams and couldn't be more thankful. I'm so glad I listened to my gut and followed what God had in store for me. I am blessed.

 My Mom has been supportive in everything I do. Love you Mom!

Over the past few months I haven't blogged. I love blogging and want to get back into it. Since I am a Flight Attendant and have some long layovers, I think I will make this my 2017 resolution to do in my spare time. I love being able to write and express myself. It's such an accomplishing feeling! (Not to mention fun!)

I really love posting on fashion as well. It's still awkward to ask someone to take my picture as I pose in my outfits, but it's really fun! Living on the West Coast, I feel more into fashion and find it more accessible.

Cheers to 2017 where there will be more happiness, fashion and love!

Four New Things in My Life

Well hey everyone! It's been a while since we've caught up. And since it has, I thought I would share Four things going on my life to catch everyone up. A lot has changed! Here they are:

One

I went on a cruise to the Bahamas at the end of May. It was lovely! I was invited as a guest by a family who I babysit for. They boys are older, but wanted me to tag along for fun. We went to the Atlantis resort on one of our days in the Bahamas. 

I was able to get some video footage at the Atlantis waterpark and underwater with my phone. I bought the pink LifeProof case for my iPhone 6s and it worked great!  I had a wonderful time on the cruise! 

Two

I get to work for the airline of my dreams! I flew to Seattle for an interview this past week and was selected for training this fall! I'm thrilled and beyond blessed to have this opportunity. It's a very "family-feel" airline which is why I've wanted to work for them. I was in Seattle for 36 hours just enough for the interview. I didn't get to sight see this time. I snapped some pics on my flight.

Mount Rainier I think? Right outside of Seattle.

Passing through Chicago.

I was super excited when I was invited for training!

Three

I'm home in Florida for the entire summer and working full time as a nanny and pet sitter. I've been taking the girls I nanny for to some of the local cat shelters around town. We spend our time keeping our furry friends company. 

Four

I'm now an Independent Sells Consultant for Mary Kay AND Stella & Dot. I signed up for Mary Kay back in March through a friend who put me in contact with her director. My friend's director is now my director as well and I have learned so much about the skincare industry. I'm slowly making progress. 

I decided to sell Stella & Dot alongside with Mary Kay to give woman some options. It's kind of like if Target only sold clothes, but if they sold food to, you would be more inclined to go there. But it's mainly because I love jewelry and makeup! I am doing this because I want woman to feel good about themselves!

I'm wearing the very light Mary Kay CC Cream foundation, Lash Intensity Mascara, Light/Medium Bronzer, and the Black Cherry MK lipstick. 

Some of my sample items I order from my Stella & Dot starter kit!

February and March

Hello Lovelies! It's been way too long since I've blogged. Between flying the friendly skies and trying to plan for the near future (more on that later!) it's time to spring back into my weekly post! 

Since my last post, I've been working mostly, but have had a pinch of time to travel! Between the beginning and middle of February, I worked non-stop and didn't get to fly to any exciting places. I wouldn't count Connecticut, Pennsylvania or North Carolina as exciting.  Below is a picture of me at Pittsburg airport, where there stands a transformer bridge that consists of all the bridges in Pittsburg. 

Even though I had to work most of February, my friend Kathy came into Houston one evening and was passing through. She was able to stay the night and I was able to spend a few hours with her. It was nice enjoying my evening off in the mist of all the work chaos!

Towards the end of February, life was more exciting as I was able to travel a bit more. It was nice to finally be off after working two solid months in a row. I flew to Florida and met up with some friends at Disney World. We had a great time! We had breakfast with Mickey, Pluto, Lilo and Stitch at O'Hanas. I also had the chance to exchange hugs with Cinderella's Mice and explore the beginning stages of the International Flower and Garden Show at Epcot. 

While at Disney, I filmed a big chunk of my vacation with my iPhone 6s and will have it on Youtube by the end of this month! I look like a hot mess, but had fun filming it.

After Disney, I went home for a week and spent some time with my family. I didn't do much other than run to the food market several times and babysit for my brother and sister-in-law.  Between working the whole month of February and running around at Disney non-stop,  I pretty much napped the entire time I was home! It would have been nice to have done more, but the next time I come home, I will be more productive.

I went to Target with my family and was intrigued by the cute home collection by Target. My nephew enjoyed his new bear friend in the boys decor section. The PillowFort kids bedding collection is really cute, but I'm disappointed that most of the bedding is polyester. The quality of polly is cheap and gets hot and sticky to sleep on. I really wish Target would bring back cotton into their bedding. I guess I'll have to hold off and find cotton bedding elsewhere.

After my visit to Florida, I flew back to Houston and worked for four days. I had a layover in Atlanta on my trip and was able to have lunch with my Aunt and Uncle. This is one of the perks of being a flight attendant.

Although the lunch date with my aunt and uncle was planned, I ran into my cousin at the airport by sheer chance and would have ran into her regardless. It was crazy, but I'm so glad we were able to catch up!

After working for four days, I flew to Albuquerque to visit my best friend.  I ended up having some trouble trying to get there since I was a standby passenger. There was a flight that cancelled that morning which caused all the passengers to roll over to the next few ABQ flights. I sat in the airport for most of the day and wasn't able to get there until early evening. Having flight benefits is awesome, but I'm not always able to get where I want when I want.

We ended up having a good time and went shopping, met up with friends and enjoyed dinner and drinks.

I flew straight from Albuquerque to Phoenix and spent a couple of days with my friend Holly. We window shopped, grocery shopped and spent time babysitting her granddaughter.  It doesn't sound like much, but I enjoyed spending time with her and her family. The views in Scottsdale are gorgeous and loved being surrounded by mountains.

Because my work has a base in Phoenix, I also managed to pick up some work in Phoenix while I was there and did an LA turn. I was able to snap this shot of the mountains in LA with low hanging clouds. It was a beautiful site.

I flew back to Houston last Tuesday from Phoenix and have been working basically since! I had last Saturday off and spent the day shopping with my roommate Cindy and her niece Victoria. They had to buy home goods for their new apartment. It was fun tagging along.

I ended up getting my hair cut off on Saturday because my hair was breaking off from a bleach job I received at the beginning of March. I went to a new person in Florida who left my color on too long. My hair was stretching and breaking! This was before:

I found an awesome hairdresser in Houston who listened and gave me exactly what I wanted. Although it is short, I love it! Unfortunately, by hair is not 100 percent like it was before the color job, so I'll just have to baby it until it grows out and then have the rest of the stretchy ends cut off.

This past Tuesday and today as I write this, I am in Bakersfield, California on a long layover. It's been nice to hang by the pool and window shop. I'm also trying to get back into working out when I can! I basically rest and catch up on work on my long layovers. Nothing exciting! Until next post. :)

Disney World December 2015 + Dinning

Hello! I'm back to blogging and today I would like to look back and share one of my favorite moments from 2015. Looking back, 2015 was a drastic year. I changed career paths, moved away from home and became a flight attendant. Out of all of the changes, the highlight of my 2015 was going to Disney World in Florida!

Every December, It's a birthday tradition my nanny family and I attend Disney. We all have birthdays ranging from the end of November until the beginning of January. The five of us proudly wore our Disney birthday pins and attempted to score a free cupcake at some of the Disney restaurants. (Did you know that some Disney restaurants will give you a free cupcake on your birthday? Cool right!)

But aside from cupcakes, Disney offers some great sit-down restaurants that excel in cuisine. Many of these places are expensive, but are worth trying.

We ate at a few sit-down places including Hollywood and Vine, The Tusker House, T-Rex Cafe, Kona Cafe and 1900 Park Fare. All the dine-in restaurants we ate at were fabulous. Please note that I did not get a chance to take pictures of the fabulous food I was able to try because I was too busy devouring it.

On our first night, we arrived at Hollywood Studios and rode Toy Story Mania and The Great American Movie ride. My favorite part of the evening? A special Christmas buffet at Hollywood and Vine. We met with Minnie, Mickey, Donald and Daisy. They dressed up in their holiday attire. The buffet was scrumptious! I munched down on some mac and cheese, caprese salad, caesar salad and some cheesecake. Nom Nom! It was a great evening.

Our second day was filled with animal adventures and a safari at Disney's Animal Kingdom. We spent our morning chowing down at the The Tusker House. Featuring Mickey, Minnie and friends, this safari-themed buffet-style restaurant has a variety of options. They have almost every breakfast food item you can imagine and also offer some delicious gluten free items. I really love their complementary tropical fruit juice. My favorite food is the Gluten free sugar donut served with pineapple. Yum!

On a side note, Animal Kingdom was really fun! We went on Expedition Everest twice and Primeval Whirl three times. We also watched Finding Nemo The Musical and ended up spending the whole day at the park.

The next morning we headed to Disney Springs. One of my favorite places to eat is The T-Rex Cafe. It's a great place for dinosaur lovers as it's surrounded with other adventurous themes including an under the sea theme and an ice cave. The menu offers a selection of everything! One of my favorite things about T-Rex is there is something for everyone. As a tradition, I always get the "Brachiosaurus Bruschetta." It's one of my all-time favorite foods!

Over the next couple of days, we kept it low key and ate quick-service food at Disney. Quick service food is fast to consume and is considerably budget friendly. The con side of most quick service places at Disney World includes bland and fattening food. It doesn't compare to the taste of the sit-down restaurants at Disney.

I personally recommend packing healthy lunches and saving money instead of eating at the quick service places. With all the money your saving by not eating quick service meals, you could put that towards a fancy sit-down restaurant at Disney. I find that the kiosk, gift shops and stalls serve better food than most quick-service places. That doesn't mean you should try them!

Towards the middle of our week, we stopped by the Polynesian Village Resort and ate at the Kona Cafe. The food is very similar to O'Hanas since they are side by side and share the same kitchen. The only difference is that we didn't get to meet Lilo and Stitch and we didn't get the complementary Kona Juice they serve over at O'Hanas. The price at Kona's is more affordable for the same quality at O'Hanas. Overall, its a great place to sit down and eat breakfast.

At the end of the week, we headed to The Grand Floridian Resort and Spa and ate breakfast at 1900 Park Fare. This is a character dine-in buffet experience with characters featuring Alice in Wonderland, The Mad Hatter,  Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. They offer gummy bears and ice cream for breakfast, along with omelets, cooked potatoes and fruit. I personally like Tusker House better, but if you prefer a victorian-themed dinning experience, then this may be your cup of tea. 

On our last day, we headed to Magic Kingdom and had a great time. We went on several rides including Peter Pan, Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and the PeopleMover Ride. 

I look forward to visiting again at the end of February for a mini getaway. Below are some shots from "It's A Small World" ride.