This Girl Is Going To Be A Mommy!

I never knew exactly what I wanted to do for a career but one thing I was always sure of was that I wanted to be a mother. I have fought, I have prayed, and I have shed many tears to one day get the chance to become one. When my firefighter and I finally decided to try for kids I was on cloud 9 but after being on the pill for years and trying for almost a year to get pregnant the fear of never becoming a mother crept in. I prayed to God and the Virgin Mary to let me be a mother. Then my prayers changed to “I’ll be more patient. You already have my life planned for me and you know the right time for me to become pregnant.” I came to accept that it wasn’t my time to be a mother and extended the age to 35 as not being too old to be one. I’m 31 now.

When I was a week late in November, I didn’t think much of it. In late 2012, I went 3 months without my period and with many tests taken with negative results being pregnant was not what I was thinking. My boobs had been sensitive and they sometimes get that way before my period. I thought I would get my period any day. So, when I told my firefighter I was going to buy some pregnancy tests just in case and if he wanted me to wait until he got home to take it he said, “no”. He didn’t think I was pregnant either.

On, Saturday, November 16 after work I stopped by the 99-cent store to buy 2 pregnancy tests. I didn’t want to buy an expensive pregnancy test for another negative result and family and friends told me 99-cent’s tests actually work. I’ve purchased many of them from there. I took a test in the master bathroom, with the door open, and Belle watching me pee in a cup. After placing droplets on the test stick the first line, of two, appeared so quickly I wasn’t sure I was holding the stick right. Then the second line quickly appeared too. (The second line is the one I’m so familiar with). I couldn’t believe it! I had to compare the stick to the box just to make sure I was reading it correctly. Expecting one more negative that day, this one was quite a shock.

I always planned I would tell my firefighter we’re pregnant in a special memorable way. That didn’t happen. I was too excited to keep the wonderful news to myself. I ran out of the bathroom, asking Belle, “Where’s my phone? We have to tell Daddy I’m pregnant! I took a picture with my cell phone of the positive stick with a message that said, “Really?!” My firefighter couldn't believe it either; he was as thrilled as I was.

The next morning my firefighter text me this, “Thank you so much beautiful for the start of our family. I couldn’t sleep last night and it wasn’t because I was scared or worried but I’m honestly excited about everything. Love the three (he means Belle, the baby, and me) of you!

I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant and happy as can be!

Giveaway: Mistletoes Cupcake Toppers

This special giveaway prize comes from Snow Buddies Ink shop on Etsy. My friend Debbie, who made the sugar skull cupcake toppers for my 31st birthday, runs the shop and was generous enough to donate a set of her “Mistletoes Holiday Christmas Cupcake Appetizer Toppers.” These are one of my favorite toppers.

The winner will receive 12 adorable toppers in their Mistletoes Cupcake Topper package. Two Mistletoe signs, 2 High heels, 2 Santa boots, 2 Elf shoes, 2 stockings, and 2 Reindeer “toes.”

How to Enter:
1. Go to Snow Buddies Ink shop and tell me your favorite item in her shop.
2. Like her shop on Etsy.
3. Pin one of her items on Pinterest and leave me the link.
4. Share this giveaway on your Facebook. 

Each entry should be submitted in a separate comment with your email, to contact you in case you win. Contest ends Friday, December 12th. Sorry, this contest is only open to US residents due to slow shipping outside the US.

Now, you’ll not only think of kisses when you think of Mistletoe.

Good Luck Everyone!

Sugar Skull Cake & Cupcakes

For my Day of the Dead/Frida Kahlo themed birthday party in February my friend Amanda made me a carrot cake (my favorite cake flavor) in the shape of a sugar skull. She used a skull shaped pan. She also made the cupcakes and the flower tissue cupcake toppers. I commissioned my friend Debbie to make me some colorful sugar skull toppers. Everything tasted delicious and looked great!


My 31st birthday was a memorable one because I have great friends who were willing to use their
creativity and talent to help me celebrate another year of life, my way. It made me feel loved. I saved all the flower tissue cupcake toppers and the sugar skull toppers. I even dug some out of the trashcan to save. You can get your own sugar skull toppers (or holiday toppers) at Debbie’s Etsy shop, SnowBuddiesInk. Check out Amanda’s Etsy shop too, called ArtisticAmanda.

Today is the last day of Day of the Dead. Let’s not only celebrate and honor the lives of those who have passed away but remember to celebrate life with the ones you love everyday. Life is short. Enjoy it damn it!

Mrs. Bones Day of the Dead Ornament

Mrs. Bones is the new addition to my Day of the Dead tree. She came alive a few days ago as I stitched her together. It was a time consuming project especially since it was my first time using beads in a cross-stitch project. She is a flashy mama and I love her. She even glows in the dark. I got Mrs. Bones on ebay about a year or two ago. I can't remember. Mrs. Bones is looking for her Mr. Bones and I hope to play cupid and unite them next year.  

Permanent Altar to Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos in Spanish) is my favorite Mexican holiday. I love it so much that I threw myself a Day of the Dead/Frida Kahlo themed party this year for my 31st birthday. In my craft room, a shelf is dedicated to  some of my favorite Day of the Dead decorations.  It’s a permanent altar; it’s displayed all year round. Many of the items on my shelf are gifts from family and friends who know how much I enjoy this holiday. This year I’ve decided not to display all my Day of the Dead decorations but you can see for the links above pictures of my pervious Day of the Dead altars.

Do you display something that is meant to be displayed for a certain period of time but it's display permanently?

Day of the Dead celebrations starts today and ends tomorrow. Feliz Dia de los Muetos everyone!

If you like Day of the Dead as much as I do, you’ll love CasaArtelexia, a blog, which celebrates Mexican culture and is full of DIY Day of the Dead tutorials.