My favorite Quote....

So I was having my daily dose of SEX AND THE CITY ( i love reruns)..... and Carrie said something to Charlotte that really hit home....

Carrie: Charlotte, you have a man who will always be there to catch you.

I wish I could find a man strong enough to catch me.




I want my Charlotte Moment....

PORTUGESE FLAVA!!!!

My good friend Pierre made this for me...... the entire recipe cost about 10 dollars to make but,it made alot of soup .He froze half of it and served the rest with the bread and some Brazilian beer (SOL) YUMMY !!! this was a great dinner in..

Caldo Verde - Portugese Kale and Sausage
Soup

8 oz chorizo/chourico or linguica, diced
1 large onion,diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
8 cups chicken stock
1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, diced
1 pound kale (or collard greens) cut into a very fine julienne ( we used collard greens)
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Heat 1 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven,over medium heat. Add the cubes of chorizo and cook until they are lightly browned. Remove the sausage and set aside. Add the diced onion to the rendered fat in the pan with a little salt and cook until they are translucent. Add the garlic and cook until it is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the stock and potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer. Simmer until the poatoes are
tender.

Mash half of the potato in a blender, immersion blender, or potato masher. Add half of the chourico and the julienned greens and simmer for 2 minutes, or until the greens are tender. Top the soup with the remaining cubes of chorizo and serve with bread. ( we stuck the FRENCH BREAD into the oven to get crispy) .

SISTER SISTER.......

I'm soooo excited , my lil' sister is here for the holiday's . She will be here for 2wks .......

SNAPSHOTS OF US BEING FABULOUS!!!

ME AND THE SISTER, I'm on the RIGHT!




TOP MODEL POSE!!!


BLOGGING OUTFIT!!!!!

FABULOUS THRIFT STORE FINDS...

I am sooo excited, I was at the Thrift store over the weekend with my mother and one of her friends..... (BACK STORY): my mother loves the thrift store. Every city or town we are in she will find a thrift store and rack up. Her entire wardrobe is full of suit, pants, jackets,bags and shoes that she has found from frequenting the thrift store.: ANYWAY back to Saturday...... I had no intention of finding anything but I went through the motions of looking for shoes.... Here's what I found.....


I only paid 15 dollars for all of these.........

Next i went to the house wares and found tea sets..... All 3 for 20

Lastly I found a great new coat for 10.....



FABULOUS!!! What do you think

IVe DEcIDEd.... I like clocks...

Today i decided i am into being in my brother wedding. WHAT HAPPENED!!! well I went to get measured for my dress and try on a few samples..... It was fun playing dress-up at the dress shop... I haven't had to wear a formal dress since my prom and that was 10 yrs ago... ( I like my age).

How do you know when he/she the one.?

I've kissed soooo many frogs and I see alot of what I don't like. I often thought that i have standards that are way to high but I beg to differ. To me being in love is about a feeling you get when you see that person , when they call you ,you get excited and how awesome is it to have someone in your corner no matter what. I can't remember the last time I felt that way....... Oswald sometimes makes me feel like that but I know we aren't meant to be.... Though I wish it so . I have other old frogs that are still in my life and if i could mix them all together in one big froggy stew I would (YUMMY)!!

Is it o.k. that I may be alone forever?

I think that I have come to terms with that. I may not but at this point I have to realize that that could happen.....
I know I'm young,so I think this is just my biological clock posting this blog,
Thanks for listening

SEX QUIZ...... Take it if you dare!!

I'm a FIVE STAR SEX MATE ..... Says COSMO... take the quiz click here

JESSICA ALBA LOSES WEIGHT IN MINUTES

Jessica Alba isn't necessarily a favorite actress of mine ,but she is a someone that I think is very beautiful . For all of us that read fashion magazine we understand that there's alot of retouching done in photographs, but to be completely honest with you I didn't know it was this much. Read the article in NEW YORK MAGAZINE and tell me what you think?






Look at how different the pictures look I like the first one better because she looks so natural. What do you think?

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GETTIN LUCKY

So I finally got this month's Lucky and I'm so excited, even though the issue is alot smaller then the last month. On the cover is Rosarios Dawson ( I absolutely love her!)

Her cover photo is very simple but I'm diggin on her makeup..... usually on the first few pages of they magazine they give the specifics of the shoot , down to the makeup that they used...... I was so happy when I saw the line up and it was make-up that fit right into my budget... I don't spend alot on makeup because I don't wear it everyday..... I was so happy to see this Maybelline line-up because while I was clipping coupons lastnight I saw a CVS add that put all Maybelline products on sale BUY ONE GET ONE FREE .... OMG I'm was definitely due for a makeup fix so I ceased the opportunity.... I only spent 18 dollars on .....
Foundation
mascara
eyeliner pencil
and lipcolor
I think I'm going back for the Concealer hightlight duo and a new eyeshadow...
I'm not a makeup snob so the cheap stuff works for me as long as I get a good deal.

WEDDIN' WHOAS

NO I'm not getting married but, my Lil bro is. My brother and I are the best of friend and I would give the world to make him happy. About a year ago he decided to pop the question to his sweetie..... and now they are getting married in May..... I have a very large family so this is going to be a huge production.... When it comes to he and I , alot of things can go unsaid. We kinda know what the other one if thinking or feeling without even being in the same room or state for that matter. Well then why didn't he pick up on the fact that I really don't want to be in the wedding. Am I wrong , am I a bad sister. I'm the oldest of the 3 and I really think that he feels obligated to put me in the wedding..... I would honestly rather watch. I've never been a wedding person, I go to show support to the people that I love but as far as being apart of the whole production, I'd rather sit on the sidelines and cheer the new couple on. I don't want to be bothered with getting fitted for my dress that i will only wear once, having restrictions on how I get my hair and nails done, and standing up there for hrs wearing a cheesy smile.......... WHAT SHOULD I DO !!! I know how bad my brother wants me in the wedding and at this point I'm only doing for him. But GOMER PILE.... if you are reading this. I'll only do this if you really want me to.

JUST wanna say!!!

"I love football!!!"

MY NEW THING!!!!

NIC'S STICKS BY OPI.... I was reading my January Lucky and I saw them (page 62) . I went to the Target and I picked up 2 of these cute little pen like tubes of nail polish.( COM-pewter-IZED and Catch you later) I've always been a fan of OPI products because of all the great colors ..... These make it so easy for clumsy people like me to paint and go........ The website is so cool the link lets you see how these colors would look on you.... CHECK IT OUT......
MUAH

ROCK YOUR UGLY!!!

Lastnight I was watching The TYRA BANKS show . The show was about ROCKING YOUR UGLY. Even though parts of the show seemed staged the other parts were pretty good. One segment in particular TYRA had 3 women on stage, they were all different looking women but they had one come problem . Mylandra, Stephanie, and Nicole didn't leave the house or felt comfortable in public unless they had that one thing that made them feel beautiful. Mylandra didn't leave the house with out her hair weave , Stephanie had to have a full face even at the swimming pool and Nicole tanned EVERYDAY. OMG . At first I thought OK so that's a little obsessive but when Tyra introduced a social experiment and I saw how those girls reacted to it I was convinced that this was absolutely real. It got me thinking , what can't I leave the house with out . I couldn't really think of anything until I got up this morning. As I was getting dress I realized that I couldn't find my earrings I searched for about 30min until I found a pair of my huge earring and then I was ready to go. The funny thing is when I got in my car I realize that I had on my house shoes still. Why is it that something so material can make us feel so secure.... ? The point in my opinion that Tyra was trying to get across (IN HER OWN WAY) was that we are all beautiful regardless of our appearance and we should embrace the thing that make us the most insecure so TODAY I decided to ROCK MY ugly and take off the earring because beauty is only skin deep. OK MAYBE TOMORROW.....

LOVE YA.
Show me how you Rock your ugly. Here's me rocking mine.....

LIBRA STATUS

I read this in Glamour one of my new magazine favs it's my Personality Horoscope. For all of my reader who actually know me do you think this describes my personality? I'm a Libra

Style, wit and charm define the ever-lovable Libra, the member of the zodiac who's engaged in an interminable search for balance and harmony. Balancing business and pleasure is among your foremost challenges because you tend to labor like a locomotive. You've never settled for routine or mundane roles at work or at play. And why should you? You're a natural-born leader. That's why you can preside over any frontier you settle. Your rugged individualism gives you a transcendental lift. Experience has taught you to trust your intuition and self-reliance. Even so, you're sometimes too vulnerable to the sway of others' opinions. Impeccable judgment and taste inform all of your endeavors, and your signature style makes you plenty sought after. Your social life centers around your fascination with ideas, attitudes, opinions and beliefs. You have a gift for entertaining others, fleshing them out and flirting with them intellectually. You are a gentle but passionate lover for whom sex may serve the purpose of a surrogate fulfillment. A lack of emotional commitment from a lover may frustrate you. This may leave you trying to numb the pain by artificial means. It's often said that a Libra is smart about everything — except when his or her feelings are hurt. It's worth saying again: A Libra is smart about everything — except when his or her feelings are hurt. Let your indomitable spirit and balancing act prevail.

I think that about sums it up!!!

UMMMM

I lie when I say I don't want to get married....... I've picked out the wedding dress and everything..

That's as far as I've gotten. There is no groom to be spoken of. ( No Oswald and I aren't getting Married) but, I think I'm allowed to have a little fun with it.... I found a very cute photo story of a married couple as I was perusing the fashion blogs
It got me thinking about my own one day wedding....... Ok that's enough of that
ttyl.

WHAT IM CRAVIN"

These shoes are on my Christmas list.......

PRETTY WOMAN!!!!

OK so in my quest to be as absolutely girlie as possible I look for ways to pretty up my space. I like girlie things but sometimes I fell like the effort is sooooo not worth it. I've blogged about ways to make your space work for you but, I don't think this particular blog will fit into that category. ANYWAY ....... I've found a very pretty way to display and organize my jewelry . I think you will love it.

Untangle those necklaces. Keep those earrings together. Arrange your costume jewelry on a velvet background in a pretty new or antique picture frame with these instructions ( I found some great old looking picture frames and thrift stores)

Jewelry Portrait How-To
1. Have a lumberyard cut a 1-inch-thick piece of Homasote to fit the frame. Cut a piece of cotton velvet 2 inches larger all around. ( Instead of Homasote, I used cork board)

2. Center the Homasote over the velvet, plush side out. Wrap one side of the velvet over the Homasote; secure with a staple gun, 1 inch from the edge. Repeat for remaining sides, and insert into frame. ( i thought about using felt instead of velvet, but the velvet looked much more pretty)

3. Lay out bracelets and necklaces on the velvet; one by one, push hooks into position. Homasote is soft, so earrings can be pushed directly into the velvet.

LOVE IT!!!!