Our engagement pictures and a year later...

A year ago today Fernando and I took our engagement pictures. I can not believe a year has flown by so quickly, and that this time last year I was busy with so many things that I never blogged about anything wedding related. How can I not blog about how much we loved our engagement pictures and our photographer. In a little more than a month from now I will make one year of being a married woman, my first year of marriage has gone by so quickly! Anyhow, we took our pictures with Carmen from Studio by Carmen...can I just say what a great couple her and her husband make. I have to say they were by far my favorite vendor to work with throughout the whole wedding planning process. I love her work and highly recommend her to everyone!

Here are a few of my favorite pics:

Note: Photo Credits to Studio by Carmen /http://www.studiobycarmen.com/

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

...at least in the Herrera household it is. A few days ago Fernando and I bought some Christmas ornaments and ever since Fernando has not stopped talking about going to go buy our tree. So yesterday we went to the church across the street from our apartment to purchase a tree and found them to be very expensive so we decided to keep looking. We then visited Costco and they did not sell trees, so then on to Home Depot and they were not selling trees yet, okay so now on to Lowes they closed...ugh so we went home treeless. So after yesterday's run arounds Fernando and I were determined to get our tree today!! Much to our excitement we purchased our first Christmas Tree as Mr. & Mrs.

Searching for our tree

On our way home!

Finally Home

Some of our ornaments

Our First Christmas Tree as Mr. & Mrs. ...all we need is a Star!

Note: Photo Credit to Fernando Herrera

Touchdown Tuesday - Week 11

Whoo-hoo!!! I won this week! I am so used to losing I can hardly believe it! I may even make the playoffs, who would have thought?

Here is my match up for week 11

Congrats to me on my victory!!! Whoo-Hooooooo!!! Sorry Mari!

My boys played the Washington Redskins this week, and they barely won by the hairs on there chinny chin chin! Yikes!!! The boys beat the Washington Redskins 7 to 6 on Sunday's game, and my Romo slightly hurt his back, but is expected to play on Thursday's Thanksgiving day game! Although he played with discomfort he stepped it up in the end, and thankfully Crayton made a touchdown to win the game!

Spike!

No Good!

Dallas Stadium

The Boy's vs. The Redskins

11/22/09

7-3

Note: Photo Credit to Yahoo Sports

Christmas is just around the corner...

First let me start by saying Happy Monday, and state that I am super excited about the holidays! I love Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I feel like Christmas is trying to take over before Thanksgiving can even get a chance to be celebrated. Anyhow, Thanksgiving is only three days aways and we are already thinking about Christmas. Last night Fernando and I bought some Christmas ornaments before the good stuff is all gone, and I think we barely made it in time!! Now I am mostly excited for this Holiday season because this will be our first Christmas as Mr. and Mrs. The first time we buy our tree and decorate it, and our first year to create new traditions as a family of two, so with that said here is a little preview of whats to come...

Note: Photo Credit to Fernando Herrera

Esther's 27th Birthday

So my friend Esther turns 27 tomorrow, and well her Husband Hector decided to throw her a little surprise at there new home today! Now my friend hates turning a year older, and has cried the last few years on her birthday because "she is getting older", but I say age is just a number! HA! I have always been teased about saying how old we are getting, but you won't hear that coming out of my mouth lately! Anyhow so Esther's sister-in-law Suzy thought it would be a great idea to throw her a child's theme birthday party, and what else would describe Esther best than a Disney themed princess party? Can I just say I did not see any tears this year! How could she possible cry with all the wonderful things going on right now!!! Happy Birthday my friend may you have many many more birthdays, and always remember to be a kid at heart. I love you!!

ACS Rummage Sale

This morning was the ACS Rummage Sale where all the proceeds gained would go towards the American Cancer Society and the 2010 Relay for Life. I have never been one to attend, let alone host a rummage sale, but it was interesting to see the amount of stuff/junk people where selling, and the amount of people who came by to check it out. I guess what they say is true "one man's junk is another man's treasure" I bought someones candle which are now my treasure, well not really my treasure, but they certainly are handy! We raised over $500 dollars for a great cause and we are hoping to host another rummage sale in January, so if you have any junk/stuff you would like to donate, please send it on over our way.

Here are some pictures of our morning!

Note: Photo Credit to Fernando Herrera & Melissa Hernandez-Herrera

Art on Palm / Tree Lighting Ceremony 2009

So tonight was Art on Palm's annual tree lighting ceremony. I remember my parents bringing me to Triangle Park as a little girl, and I would always write Santa a letter and put it in the giant red mail box found in one of the corners of the park. I remember running around in excitement looking at all the small decorated houses and taking pictures with Santa, but now as an adult I don't see the park quite the same, but it still is cute place for kids.

Placing a letter in the mail for Santa

Family and Friends

Me and my Honey!

Art on Palm

New Moon...Finally

Last night, or should say really early this morning New Moon hit theaters! I have never been one to go to the midnight showing of any movie, except for that one time my cousin Manny dragged me to the Star Wars movies (I do like Star Wars so it wasn't such a drag). Aside from Star Wars I have never been to any midnight showing of any movie...WOW...I just realized how geeky I sound. Anyhow I was excited to go see this flick after many months of anticipation waiting for this movie to come out. After reading the whole twilight saga I now wish I would have re-read the book before watching the movie, in order to really catch all those little things that differ from the actual book. As they say the book is always better and that is true for New Moon, but I must say they did a really good job on this film and it was much better than the Twilight film. It was interesting to see all the fans and movie goers with there team Jacob or team Edward shirts and I even saw some guy who actually dressed up as Edward with a wig and everything. I guess some people just take it to the extreme, nonetheless I had a great time and thank my friend Angie for coordinating all 27 of us to go together. If you have yet to this film I recommend you go check it out!

Touchdown Tuesday - Week 10

Can you believe we are already in the 10th week of the 2009 football season? Pretty soon we will be watching the super bowl! Anyhow I am very disappointed with my fantasy season this year, I have only won 2 games out of 10. I got some good points this week, and yet still I lose!!

Here is my match up for week 10

Congrats to Mike on his victory!

Usually when I lose in fantasy the bright side to my touchdown Tuesday post is all about my D boy's winning, well that is not the case this week. My boy's lost to the Greenbay packers this time around, and they beat the boy's 17-7. Romo got sacked five times and Colombo got injured. Ugh! It just seems to me as if everyone is getting hurt. This was a rough game for the boys they are much better than the performance they gave this past week in making stupid mistakes. It hurts when they had such momentum with four straight wins, but I guess as they say "you win some, you lose some". In the end I will still cheer!

Romo Fumbles the Ball

Colombo being helped off the field

A Disappointed Coach

I always find it interesting that Jerry Jones only comes down to the field when the boy's are not doing well on the field.

The Packers vs. The Boy's

11/15/09

6-3

Note: Photo's Credit to Yahoo Sports / Jonathan Daniel

ACS Kickoff 2009!!!

Tonight was our ACS kickoff 2010!!! I can't believe we are having our kick off already! Where does the time go? I am excited for a new year of Relay and I am happy with the amazing committee we have this year!!! Relay 2010 here we come!! Did you know that 1 out of every 100 Americans participates in Relay for life...Be that 1!!!

Note: Photo Credit to Fernando Herrera

Touchdown Tuesday - Week 9

What else is new? I had another loss!!

Here is the match up for week - 9

Congrats to Rady on his win! Again! =(

WHOO-HOO my boys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20 to 16! They wanted it and they got it! They got first place in the NFC east winning there fourth game in a row!! It was a great game and I was a little scared that the boys had blown it, when the Eagles intercepted the ball. Thankfully they didn't let this mistake ruin there momentum.

White men can jump!

Choice celebrating a T.D.

Jay Ratliff after he sacks McNabb

McNabb getting sacked

He is one happy coach!

Boy's vs. Eagles

11/8/09

6-2

NOTE: Photo's courtesy of Yahoo Sports Photo's by Al Bello

Corrine Bella's Baptism

Let me start by saying I am completely absent minded!!! My Sunday's are usually pretty crazy and if you thrown in an event, all chaos breaks loose. Well...not really, my Sunday's usually consist of church all morning and afternoon. So today I decided to leave a little bit earlier from church to give me enough time to go home change and drive to Corrines baptism. So I leave my house and I am driving to the church when I realize I left my cell phone at home!!! Yikes!!! I get to the church, get off sit inside the sanctuary, and think to myself this does not look like a baptism...hmmm! I ask the lady next to me and she informs me that this is only a mass. I automatically think I must have gone to the wrong church!!! I feel completely mortified to get up and walk out of the church I had just walked into! Ugh!!! I run home to get my phone only to find missed calls and text messages asking me where I am. I was under the apparent assumption that the baptism was at St. Barbara's Catholic Church when in reality it was St. Benedict's Catholic Church!!! Where oh where has my mind gone? Once I got to the right church I was so late that I missed the whole thing. I am so sorry Corrine Bella I missed such an important moment in your life, please forgive your absent minded tia!!! Always remember to put God first in your life no matter what! My prayer for you is that you grow up knowing who He is and knowing that He always loves you! May God Bless You little one! =)

Corrine getting baptized!

Us at the church!

Us at the House!

Friends = )

The Cake

The i-Heart Revolution

Where do I begin? It seems that every time I have witnessed or experienced something of substance I never know where to being. I love Hillsong United... not for the music or the band that they are, but for the message they are trying to communicate to the world. Tonight the i-heart film premiered in select theaters, and I hope that they (Hillsong) decide to have a second screening of this film, but obviously that is up to there discretion. This film has been four years in the making, and I believe was created to inspire people to make a difference in this world. We do not realize the power that we have! As I watched this film Annie Garratt is talking about all the poverty she has encountered visiting different parts of the world and she asks herself "Why is this not my life?" I think to myself really why are we so blessed and others aren't? I think we take for granted that we live in the western civilization that we forget about the rest of the world. We live in a civilization that is selfish, and we lack the ONE thing. LOVE!!!!

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Touchdown Tuesday - Week 8

I guess my winning streak is over!! Why oh why did Brady have to have a bye week??? Thank God Brady plays the Dolphins next!!!

Here is the match up for week 8

Congrats to Vince on his win! =(

Looking on the bright side my boys have been consistent by winning three straight games in a row!!! Whoo-hoo!!! No interceptions for Romo; he is being careful!!! They won 38 to 17 against the Seattle Seahawks and we will see who wins first place in the NCF East. The Boys have a tough game ahead of them, but Romo has stepped up his game and has good receivers to make him look good. I now see a team, that wants it!!! We will see how true that is in next weeks game against the Philadelphia Eagles!! Yikes!!! Go Cowboys!!!

Because I think he is a stud!!

Catch him if you can...

Hasselbeck get sacked!!!

Simply Amazing!!

The Boy's vs. The Seahawks

11/01/09

5-2

NOTE: Photo's courtesy of Yahoo sports

Happy Harvest!!!

It's the first of the month, and I can say I am completely pumpkined out! I am now looking forward to Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holiday! Whoo-hoo!!! I love Thanksgiving its my fathers favorite holiday and I can not wait to host my own Thanksgiving dinner one day!!! I am praying that 2010 be the year that I will be able to do that. I am in a toss up between Thanksgiving and Christmas being my favorite holiday, but it's so hard to choose between the two. Anyhow in light of the harvest season and everything Thanksgiving I thought I should post a picture of the fall arrangement my mother-in-law made for us.

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