Life On Earth

Travel Tuesday This week’s Travel Tuesday features a road...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:25 -0500

Travel Tuesday

This week’s Travel Tuesday features a road trip my friends Jing and Ta took to Nebraska then South Dakota to visit our friend Karen. She had just graduated from nursing school and was working her first job as a nurse so we decided to celebrate by visiting her. We started in South Texas and we soon discovered that Texas was half the battle. It took at least 12 hours alone to get out of Texas whereas 12 hours further up north would surpass 3 states. This was so much fun! We had been talking about this road trip ever since we were 12 and Karen moved away from Texas to Nebraska. I was so glad we finally made it happen!

Music Mondays “That’s What’s Up” by...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:00 -0500

Music Mondays

“That’s What’s Up” by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros is such a cute song! The music video is super cute too! Cuteness overload on this one.

Forever! And Always!
You’ve got my love to lean on darling.
All the days!
Forever!

Food Fridays Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds!

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:52 -0500

Food Fridays
Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds!

Thoughtful Thursdays

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:19 -0500

This weekend my ten year high school reunion will take place. I feel so very old thinking about it! I don’t know if I want to go. High school was not a terrible time for me. I had fun going through high school, participated in many extracurriculars, made friends, and graduated top ten percent in a class of over 500 people. It was a great time! However, I have not kept up with many of these people and it is going to be an interesting experience seeing some of these people again. Part of me wants to go just to see how everyone is doing and how people have changed in the past ten years. The part of me that is hesitating to go is the part that doesn’t really want to explain to people what I am up to these days. I’m in a weird place right now. I’m not married or with children or done with school yet which is where most people in my class are currently at right now. Although I’m not in the same place as where my class is at, I am okay with living at home, helping my parents around at home, taking care of my grandparents, and trying to finish nursing school. It’s weird enough telling people I see on a regular basis what I’m going through and trying to get them to understand. It’s a different life and I’m okay with it. It’s not going to be my life forever. This is only temporary, like living on earth.

Workout Wednesdays Lately running has been so tiring to the...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:56:00 -0500

Workout Wednesdays

Lately running has been so tiring to the point where I don’t even want to go and run. However when I go a run anyway it feels like the best run ever! This is what happened today. I didn’t want to run after volleyball practice, but I told myself that I had time and I had to do it so I ran. It felt so great even though it was a short run. I think the key here is to be consistent and even though it is hard, I am going to keep pushing through.

Travel Tuesdays This week’s travel Tuesday features a trip...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:14:06 -0500

Travel Tuesdays

This week’s travel Tuesday features a trip my friends and I took back in 2011 after Sports Fest.

Music Mondays This past Saturday at church my friends Dodge and...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:59:00 -0500

Music Mondays

This past Saturday at church my friends Dodge and Princess sang the song “Sweet Jesus” by Selah. They sang the song so beautifully and it was such a great reminder how God is going to be there for me to help me through whatever trial I am facing.

Sweet Jesus,my shelter

You are my faithful friend

The refuge that I run to

When my world comes closing in

Why should I be afraid

When I know I am saved

By the arms that take me in

Food Fridays My brother and I are pretty much addicted to...

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:52 -0500

Food Fridays

My brother and I are pretty much addicted to raspas from Margo’s. Strawberry delight on the left (mine) and horchata on the right. These were perfect for today’s scorching Texas heat.

Thoughtful Thursdays

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:39:05 -0500

Things are so cray right now, but that is how things usually are before it gets better right?

Workout Wednesdays I have officially started training for the 5k...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:24:54 -0500

Workout Wednesdays

I have officially started training for the 5k that my siblings, cousin, and friends are going to run on my birthday in Houston. I have found that my hair annoys me since it is getting super long and harder to tame. Since I’m not ready to part with my long hair yet, I decided to try headbands out and workout headbands are so great at keeping hair away from your face while you’re trying to do your thang and run through the neighborhood. My favorite ones are from VSX which is Victoria’s Secret workout line. They do not budge when you are on the move and they come in all sorts of fun colors! As far as the running goes, it is so hard still, but I know it will get easier as I keep putting more time in to run. Hope you guys got a good workout in today!

Travel Tuesdays Today’s Travel Tuesday features Southern...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:16:00 -0500

Travel Tuesdays

Today’s Travel Tuesday features Southern California. I frequently visit because my best friend lives there. This video features footage from my visit back in early 2011. I remember that during that trip we decided that we were going to do things I have never done in SoCal before such as: visit the Huntington Gallery of Arts and Botanical Gardens, ate at Porto’s, ate tacos from the Kogi truck, shopped at Santee Alley and LA’s fashion district, and many more things that I can’t remember as of this moment. It’s always so much fun and I’m so glad that my friend Ta lives there so that I can explore SoCal again and again.

Music Mondays Today’s music monday features this 9 year...

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:06:00 -0500

Music Mondays

Today’s music monday features this 9 year old kid, JD that my brother and I found on youtube when we were watching youtube videos together. This kid is so super adorbs and talented! My brother joked about how he would totally be besties with him if they met in real life and I know that would totally be true. Anyway, this song fit the season so I decided to feature it today.

Food Fridays I made a smoothie today and these were the...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:04:54 -0500

Food Fridays

I made a smoothie today and these were the ingredients. It was delicious!

Thoughtful Thursdays

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:32:22 -0500

Something great and totally unexpected happened to me today and I just feel so grateful right now! Today was also a very productive day so that is why this post is late. My thoughts lately have consisted of making sure I am organized. I need to organize: my plans for school, the summer, my room, the plans for this weekend, my life! It’s not as chaotic as I make it out to be. It’s actually a type of disorganization that I am totally okay with. Sometimes we need chaos to help us appreciate the peace.

Workout Wednesdays Skipped out on working out today due to a...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:22:44 -0500

Workout Wednesdays

Skipped out on working out today due to a very long nap that my body felt it needed. Lol. I need to do better if I don’t want to walk in that 5K. I am currently watching the Rockets vs. Thunder game. I hope the Rockets win!

Travel Tuesdays This week’s travel Tuesday features a...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:23:13 -0500

Travel Tuesdays

This week’s travel Tuesday features a trip I took back in 2010 with my best friend to Hawaii! We decided that we needed to do something super fun for our 25th birthday. We eventually decided on Hawaii and I am so glad we did! I can’t even begin to describe how beautiful this state is! We only spent 4 days there so we didn’t get to do everything. I hope to go back again someday to do more!

Music Monday Today’s Music Monday features Amy Whitcomb...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:31:18 -0500

Music Monday

Today’s Music Monday features Amy Whitcomb who is currently in the show called The Voice. You may also recognize her from another show called Sing-Off. She sang the lead when the group Delilah sang the song Grenade. This girl’s voice is so powerful and I hope she makes it far in the voice. Her and Judith Hill are my top two on the show.

joeygraceffa: Headed to beautiful Scotland tonight on The...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:30:21 -0500

joeygraceffa:

Headed to beautiful Scotland tonight on The Amazing Race! Don’t miss it! 8pm on CBS!

I’m going to miss watching #teamyoutube on the #amazingrace ! :(

Food Friday I changed Fridays to Food Fridays instead of Fun...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:25:19 -0500

Food Friday

I changed Fridays to Food Fridays instead of Fun Fridays because I figured it would make for a better blog. My brother makes some really delicious spaghetti! The sauce is thick and chunky and packed with full of flavor! I actually cooked the pasta, but that’s the easy part.

Thoughtful Thursdays My thoughts have been going around in...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:22:00 -0500

Thoughtful Thursdays

My thoughts have been going around in circles for the past two weeks. I was a bit lost on what to do next in my life. After much prayer and deliberating on pros and cons, I have made a decision. The spinning thoughts are slowing down and hopefully they will come to a complete stop soon. It is important for me to choose happiness and positivity despite what has happened. It is always best to keep moving forward.