Relationships

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I felt inspired to do this video! In tonight's vlog I get a little personal and look back on certain relationships that led me to where I am today and that led me to the love of my life aka my husband. I had been wanting to write a blog post about this, but a video was just easier for me to really show how I feel.

This post is sponsored by Michelob Ultra but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Excited to be celebrating my Father with Michelob Ultra this Father's Day. When I was 15, I told my dad I hated him. I told all my friends and peers at school I...

Abuelito, I miss you every day. There is so much more I wish we could have talked about. It's opening day. I wish you were here so we could visit and go to a game together. Life is amazing and you can learn so much along the way. People die but life goes on. You will always have their memories to hang on to. Now, como decías siempre tu abuelito, play ball!!!!

Last year I took a trip that I had been dying to take for such a long time. I bit the bullet and trekked into Mexico City. ¡Fue lo MAX! I loved it...all of it. The city life, the sights, mi cultura, the tequila, the food...everything was amazing. CDMX is a must see!

I was always one of those people that would judge other people who loved their pets like humans. The first day I met Chapo when I picked him up, I could have sworn I made the worst mistake of my life. He kept whining on the drive back to Austin because I had him in a little crate in the back. Halfway home, I pulled over to the side and took him out of the crate. I placed him on my lap and started driving again. He cuddled up and put his little head in this little "cave" spot in between my arm and the seat belt. My heart melted and I fell in love. 

Happy Monday y'all! I feel like it's been FOREVER since I last posted. Life has been CRAZY. With work, wedding planning, and trying to spend time with friends and family there hasn't been much time for me to sit down and write a post. And, it sucks, because I...

I wrote this post two years ago when my sister was 16 going on 17. Some things have changed since then. She decided to come to Austin to attend the University of Texas at Austin. (YAAAAAAAS!) She has now been dating David (ugh David haha) for almost two years. And she is now almost 19 years old. She moves into her dorm tomorrow and I could not be MORE excited! Here is the [updated] ode to my baby one, my little sister, and my heart in honor of her moving to Austin and beginning her college adventure.

Julian proposed on the evening of 6/25/2016 with both our families present. He told me we were having a USA vs. Colombia game watch party. Minutes after arriving to his aunt's house, a trio walked in playing our song "Amorcito Corazon" with my family in tow. I was super SURPRISED. And, I was also really happy that my family was able to make the trip up to be there with us. It was PERFECT.

But, my mom is sooooo much more than that. She truly is my number one role model...the true definition of a #GirlBoss. She is from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 13. She was able to overcome adversity and graduate college despite English being her second language. She went on to become the first woman and first Latina President/CEO of Border Federal Credit Union in Del Rio, TX. This past April, she was awarded the Cornerstone Credit Union League Professional of the Year Award. I took some days ff from work so I could make it to the awards ceremony. My mom has always been there for me, so I wanted to be there for her. I am sooooo fortunate to have my as a mentor, friend, and mom! She is such an inspiration to me. She inspires me and motivates me to be better and greater. Her and my dad came to the United States to give my siblings and I a better life. And I am sooooo proud of my mom and so proud to be her daughter.

My grandmother on my father's side passed away this past Sunday, May 3, 2015 around 3:00 AM. Ever since my grandfather passed away, she slowly started not eating and getting sick. She basically past away from being lonely. Her whole life after being a nurse, she dedicated her time to God, the Church, and my grandpa. Like most old-school Hispanic women she catered 100% to my grandpa's wishes. Once he passed, I guess she didn't have as much purpose to keep living.