4th Of July

Ingredients

3 pounds strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons citrus vodka
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Ice
1/3 cup chilled Riesling




Directions

1. In a bowl, toss the strawberries with the sugar and let stand, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries release their juices, about 10 minutes.
2. In a blender, combine half each of the strawberries and their juices, the vodka, and lime juice with 1 cup of ice and puree. Pour into a pitcher. Repeat with the remaining strawberries and juices, vodka, and lime juice and 1 more cup of ice.
3. Fill 10 collins glasses halfway with ice. Pour the cocktail into the glasses, top each with about 1/2 tablespoon of Riesling and serve.


This fruity drink is light, refreshing, and easy drinking. The pureness of sweet strawberries is the defining flavor. Because the vodka is not overpowering,it's the perfect cocktail to enjoy on a hot day <33





Happy Forth Of July Girls !!

Salsa

hey ladies; my workshop is almost over i am sooo excited about it, I can finally start my summer vacation yippeee :]

My cousin is coming to New York next week; and I cant wait to show her around NYC the only problem is I don't really know where to take her so all my NYC ladies if you can recommend a place, please let me know... i'm already taking her to central park ' 42nd street , a salsa club..

For all of you who don't know what salsa is, it is a Latin dance it requires a lot of foot movements. it's such a great workout as a little girl my mom always played salsa every saturday and sunday mornings while cleaning the house hehe, she would always teach me some new moves. As I got older I joined a salsa dance team it was very fun, i met new people and it is such a relief to dance it was a get away for me .. it's also such a great workout & if you love dancing then i suggest you go Salsa dancingg !!

The first video is Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez dancing salsa and the 2nd video is a salsa dance team; it was very similar to the one i was in hope you enjoy =]

FUTURE*

so i guess it's true what they say, after the rain always comes the sunshine. My life is finally falling into place & i'm happy. I planned out my future, and i will make my goals come true there not HUGE goals but there huge for me.

• I plan to get my car next spring, i have the money now but i want to save up a little more.

• I plan to get my associates in a year and a half when i'm 20 and for my bachelors i will go to Hunter college it's in the city and i plan to move in the city for those 2years till i graduate.

• and the biggest one is I plan to start teaching when i'm 24, is that a good age to start ? or is it a little too old ahh i dont know ladies let me know if you are a teacher.
  

so this past week my boyfriend has been teaching me how to drive .. yes i'm 18 & still dont have my permit .. sucks, well i have been learning really quick yesterday was my 3rd time behind the wheel and i did such a great job i went on a main road and everything hehehe. he was very suprised to see that i was learning quick although i do still get nervous when i see other cars coming towards my way hopefully i will get better.. since school is over me and my boyfriend plan to start working out each morning and riding my bike to the park, it's good cardio.


so these pictures are from the winter, execpt the 2nd one where i'm in a tanktop thats when he took me to a bridge to look at a view. anyhoos me and my man have been together for 4 years we met when we were 15, it was summer time and school was over. the infamous block party is where we met, in long island they have a tradition where they close down the block and you invite your family and you have a bbq the block gets a dj and everybody is just out on the streets having a good ol time not worrying about a damn thang, little kids are running around in the streets playing tag etc etc .. they close down the streets, so it's a like a little carninval in your block. well yeah thats where we met, he's a fireman i love him so much now were going to college together and i just cant wait too see what the future holds for us ♥

SLEEPY*

so i've been awake since 73oam this has been happening A LOT this week... i don't know why i wake up so early if i go to sleep around 13o - 2ish AM.. anyways after i blog and all that good stuff i crash back down around 9 and wake up again around 1o.3oAM by that time i'm so tired and just want to stay asleep but i have to drag my booty up to the gym since i have no school i end up taking so many naps during the day and i just feel so exhausted by 4pm, idk whats going on any tips girls?

i looked up ways to help you relax ..

having a bedtime ritual, sends your body a que that its almost time to settle down & sleep.

4 healthy rituals you should do before you hit the sack
1. Drink Herbal Tea before bed, many experts think tea relaxes you.

2.Take a hot bath - most of people who take hot showers before bed swear its an instance stress - reducer, warm bath raises your body temperature after the bath your body cools off this cooling off is what makes you sleepy.

3. Read - as busy and stressed they may be world leaders have been known to read right before bed time even in war time because it's a great stress reducer and in a way you let your brain detach from whatever is troubling you.

4. Try not to exercise at night and cutting back on the caffeine will help also.

the average adult needs 7.5-8 hours of sleep how many hours do you sleep? and do you have any rituals you do before bed please share =]

This is where i went to last night; sooo yummy


& this is what i wore...

TAG;

TAG;iM iT

1. Once you are tagged, post a picture of where you blog.
2. Feel free to tell us a little about your space, or explain certain items in more detail. Or not.
3. Link back orginal post.
   
4. Tag five other bloggers to show their blogspots.

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so this is wear i blog; it looks like a huge mess right now. all my books & papers are all over my desk since i was studying all of last night for my last final which was today. thank-god i passed it =] but yeah sorry for the huge mess.

What are you wearing right now? A long white shirt with Capri's from American eagle and my favorite express sandals.

What's the last thing you read/are currently reading? "99% fat free" hmm .. what a way to shove this in my face after i ate 2 slices of pizza lol .. i have noooo clue

Do you nap a lot? Barley, i never have any time let alone to nap ..

Who was the last person you hugged? My Beautiful Mother x3

What's your current obsession/addiction? blogging, I love it, it feels so good to write down your own thoughts and your opinion about things knowing there wont be anyone criticizing you.

What's for dinner? I just came from a Italian Restaurant and i had 2 slices of pizza with spicy buffalo wings it was delicious!!

What was the last thing you bought? The last thing I bought for myself was the dress, shirt and everything else that was on my haul.

What are you listening to right now? Marc Anthony. ( J LO HUBBY) I think hes such an amazing salsa singer

If you could have any super power, what would it be? Be invisible.

What is your favorite weather, and why? I use to love the summer time, but now its getting way to hot to the point where you don't even want to go outside, this is going to be one hell of a summer in NYC. so i love the fall, i love wearing boots.

What time do you usually get up? 63oAM on weekdays but on the weekends its a whole different story :o)

What is your most challenging goal right now? I want to graduate early, its going to be very hard but im willing to give it my ALL.

If you could have a house- totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be? i would love love to live in Long Island - Garden City it's so beautiful there.

Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is overflowing with a zillion others? My gray boots ive had them for almost 3 years and i just love them i can wear them with almost anything, just cant live without them.

Name one thing you cannot live without: GOOGLE, i think we would all be screwed one way or another if we didn't have GOOGLE ... oh and my phone & computer [ im just saying ]

What time is bed time? I usually go to sleep around 12-1 am

If you could wake up anywhere tomorrow morning, where would it be?

MIAMI = ♥ ♥ ♥

I tagged;
1.Dana
2. Jenny
3. Girl loves Mac

4. Jules

5.Katrina

A LiL ABOUT ME*

"Sometimes the roughest roads lead to the best places"


this quote means a lot to me; we all go through that time in our life where it gets so complicated and all we want to do is give up. 2-3 years ago i really messed up in life i took school as a joke, many opportunity passed me by and all i wanted to do was party party party. im so glad i changed my ways of thinking i thought it was all about having fun i made my parents go through a lot but i had the biggest wake up call, and i changed my ways now at 18 im in college i have my mind right and im trying to conquer my goals. remember girls after the rain comes the sunshine ; never give up ...

GIRLS GIRLS ;
i really need your help. i want to learn how to do makeup so bad you girls inspire me so much. i know very little, but in order to begin i need brushes & their sooo EXPENSIVE [ yikes] so is their any places you know of where i can buy cheap brushes as a beginer. also what are other good products other than MAC. help me out dollsss !!

LiFE*

i have been so caught up with everything. i haven't really have any time for myself, i've been so busy trying to satisfy others that i end up putting myself last.

.... i just want to feel FREE

TAG;

What is your current obsession?
MONEY MONEY MONEY $ ;
seriously call me crazy me but all ive been thinken about is the DOE; i feel like i need to work all the time [ job-addict much]

What is your weirdest obsession?

ever since i was a little girl i had a huge obsession with guys with long hair. in my opinion guys with long hair are sooo sexy. everybody that knows me knows that haha. the weird thing is i never dated a boy with long hair.

What are you wearing today?

What’s your favorite comfort food? I love going to diners, cheeseburgers & chesse french fries = love

What would you like to learn to do?

i want to learn how do to make up & hair. i'm learning little by little, by looking at all of you lovley ladies blogs and youtube tutorials.

What’s the last thing you bought?

i went to new york company ; yesterday and i got these cute earings & a purple bag which was on sale for 11.99. New york company has great sales right now some of their cardagians are on sale for $9!

What are you listening to right now?
calle ocho - pitbull

What is your favorite kind of weather?

fall or spring

What is your most challenging goal right now?
learning everything for my 4 finals :x ughhh

If you could have three houses totally paid for and fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would it be?
long island NY; some of the houses here for example in garden city are beautiful and everything is near by.

hmmm. mabey califorina [ laguna beach ] somewhere super relaxing near the beach.

[ & wherever this is]

What would you like to have in your hands at right now?
makeup ; since i just started getting into makeup i have nooo makeup at all :(

lols i dont know whats good & whats not and some of the things are so expensive!

If you could swap lives with anyone for one day who would it be and why?
Kim Kardashian. YUP YUP shes a doll

If you would go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
hmmmmm;

Which language do you wanna learn?

honestly, i want to learn EVERYTHING lol

Who do you want to meet in person?

hmm; jim jones? [ dont ask ]

What’s your favorite type of music? R&B is my favorite; & salsa, merengue.

Any favorite blogger?

i love all of your blogs they help me out so much :)

Things you wish you could change in the past?
messing up in highschool, i had so many oppurtunites coming my way but i decided not to take them for example; take cosmotology for free. i know, i just wasnt into anything as much before.

Fashion Pet Peeve?

i hate it when guys GO ALL OUT, and they match from head to toe for example green shirt green hat green shoes idk i think its just a little to much. or

im not going to lie somoe guys can pull it off; but idk its just not cute for me.

Do you admire anyone’s stye? Nicole Richie, Kim Kardashian. Olivia from candy girls i think shes so smart and the way she carries her self is strong.

Describe your personal style? i love to look classy and elegant. but i always throw a something new in their. it basically depends on my mood.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? MINT CHOCLATE CHIP

What’s your favorite makeup brand?

MAC; my one and only foundation & lloreal eye liner.

Do you get enough beauty sleep? Yes or no? why?
no ive been up studying for my finals.

Why did you start your blog?
i actually started last month, but i didnt actually write anything until this month.

i recieved my first award from Dana; she's such a doll, check out her blog =]

MY 1ST BLOG

Hello loves, so SPRING 09' is offically here it's a time to feel brand new, with a new season here we can turn a new page in our lives.

This is a nice time to make goals for the summer ::

• my goals for this season is to lose 10 lbs'
• BOOST up my self esteem!
• I was always interested in Makeup and Hair, this week I started looking online for tips and I came across the youtube tutorials & i LOVE iT they give amazing tips, this motivated me a lot into creating a better makeup collection.

what are your goals for this season ?

I have recently been going out and buying all natural products for my skin and hair. I've come across two lines that I really love. Burt Bees is one of the products that i ABSOLUTELY LA LA LOVE.


my hair was fried by all the heat that I applied to my hair. I went to macy's and instead of buying tons of clothes I bought Burt Bees products. It is 97.2% Natural. The Soy amino acids moisturize and lift hair, leaving it soft, shiny and full of volume.

“I love this conditioner! Leaves my hair soft and shiny, but rinses clean – a rare find in any conditioner. And it's 97.20% natural – what more could you want? - Hedi H



I couldn't be any more excited about this, Victoria Secret launches their new organic line - PINK body. Victoria’s Secret traveled around the country speaking to hundreds of girls to figure out what was most important in their lifestyles. And the answer – to be green, and more importantly, to empower others to adopt this trend. It’s all about finding ways to look good, feel good, and do a little good, too. In response to this Victoria's Secret has launched PINK Body, a unique line of skin-loving and earth- friendly products created specifically for the pink girl.

The Energizing line is like a wake up call for your skin, packed with organic citrus and mint.


When skin gets worn and weary, the Energizing line can give it the recharge it needs. I'm telling you guys this will leave your skin soo smooth like never before.


The Nourishing line is infused with Organic Shea and Cocoa Butters to help heal and hydrate.