creme de la creme

jealous...?! wouldn't doubt it! creme brulee is too good to be true.. my mom delighted us with this delicious dessert tonight and i love it! i'll be missing her cooking soon! wish i could say i made it... i need to learn :).... maybe someday! thanks ma 

sexy rexy

yes.. that time of year is coming back up... heading back to school for the summer. it has been a good winter break though... working at the credit union, going to the gym, hanging out with best friends, and seeing my sister in georgia!! and i'll be an aunt again coming soon!! i just signed up for my classes next semester and i start back up on the 19th of april.. so just under a month :o! i start my clinical classes for medical assisting this semester and after this one i'll only have one left... wahoo! new classes, new apartment, new friends... lets hope it's a good one!

one good thing about going back to the burg.... yummmmm

mi madre

this is way overdue but i needed to give a HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to my mom on my blog... her birthday was on February 2nd.. :o and it is now March 12th. i know shame on me but i had forgotten we took some pictures from her birthday and we found them today... so i'm a little embarrassed it took me so long to post but none the less i got it on... 

this was the pic we took last month... 

haha jk but this was us on her birthday about 18 years ago... my mom is the best mom out there.. just saying ;)! i love her so much and she does so much for me!

she is probably the biggest jokester out there and loves to tease! :) she can make me laugh almost all the time. she loves the sun.. to say the least. she has killer dance moves and an award winning herkie!! she supported me in everything that i did... especially cheer! 

she is loving, friendly, kind, honest, hardworking, strong, funny (so she thinks :), smart, dedicated, loyal, generous, cute ha, amazing, and everything else you can think of!! i couldn't ask for a better mom! thanks for everything you have done for me... 

so here's to another birthday for you and another awesome year ahead! sorry i was so late to post this! aren't we just so cute? 

you are the best mom! i love you so much!

shopping.hawks.sushi

all good things... right?! well i thought so. on days steve had work, kel and me had a girls day shopping (mostly me shopping and kel chasing cooper everywhere :) he didn't think shopping was cool.. ha such a great sister/mom). 

kel and steve took me to the atlanta hawks game. they played the new york knicks and lost.. sad but it was worth it! 

we also ate out at many delicious restaurants, particulary Flip Burger Boutique. Top Chef competitor, Richard Blais, is the chef of the restaurant. it was seriously so good. we all tried different burgers and loved them. i definitely recommend this place... sooooo good!

 i thought that i should be adventurous this trip and try some sushi. kellie and steve love it so i thought i would give it a whirl.

we kept it safe with some cooked ones. mmm delicious? not quite. i did eat four of them.. but i think it will take some time to get used to. seaweed is definitely not my favorite! kel got a kick out of my first time trying sushi haha.

it was such a great week spending time with the clarks! thanks again for such an awesome trip! i loved it all!! i can't wait to come out again! you guys are the best... miss you already!! 

atlanta bound

my sister kellie and i had been planning for me to fly out to visit her in atlanta for awhile now... and we finally made it happen. just a week ago i flew out to atlanta to hang out with my sister for a week. it was the best trip!! i had such a great time hanging with my nephew cooper and with kellie and steve. they were great hosts and planned lots of fun things to do! it was a much needed trip and i'm so glad i went! looks like we will have to make this a tradition ;)... right? thanks again kel and steve! you guys are the best! and thanks to the parents for the ticket... you guys are too kind!

photo credit goes mostly to kellie because she did most of the picture taking.. thanks kel (mom we missed your picture taking!!)

the flight to atlanta.. i snapped some shots on my phone because it was so pretty 

i arrived in atlanta late wednesday night so that was it for us that night. steve didn't have to work the next day so we headed for the georgia aquarium, a new experience for me. it was pretty much amazing! 

kel and me 

me in front of the big glass wall

i could watch these fish all day

i love this kid we call cooper... he is constantly making me laugh, and he is so much fun to play with. he has the best expressions and knows how to have a good time. so glad i got to spend some quality time with him... miss him already!

steve and me... we're real happy to be here!

we found a lot of neat creatures...

thanks steve and kel for the awesome aquarium time!