Sebastian's 2nd Birthday

Hello my name is Amida and I am irrationally OBSESSED with my nephew, Sebastian.

Now that i've got that off of my chest, here are some pictures of my witto muchkin's 2nd birthday.

Fun in the bounce house

 With my twin (faternal) nieces Angelina and Karina

Grrrrrrrr!

Showing the girls how to Instagram.. lol!



Quater of a century

25 ... how I've dreaded your arrival. Don't kill me for saying this... but I feel so old!!!!!

I am however greatful for another year of life filled with god's love, my family, my husband, my friends and yummy Miami restaurants!

Mark gave me an unforgettable day and it was as if he made a deal with mother nature because I seriously have never seen a more gorgeous sunny day than March 3, 2012. It was magical!

I started the day with a long relaxing breakfast with my sister. We woke up really early because she originally scheduled for us to get a massage but the masseuse ended up calling in sick. I want to say that we chatted for about 3 hours which was amazing! My sister and I have such opposite schedules that we rarely get to catch up so we honestly crammed in every topic imaginable, lol!

**No pictures - Poor Meli (sis) had just finished the night shift at the hospital and it was way to early for me to put on makeup**

After she dropped me off back at home I changed into my bathing suit and left with Mark to Miami Seaquarium. It's been a life-long dream of mine to go swimming with Dolphins and M made that dream come true!

(sorry for the poor quality but this is a picture of a picture)

After swimming with the Dolphins we had lunch in key Biscayne's Rusty Pelican.

-a little side note for the Miamians: The Rusty Pelican has been remodeled and OMG it no longer looks "Rusty" (Pun intended). The new decor is so modern and chic!!

My yummy and healthy salad

( I am in no way a "healthy" eater, but I was saving my calories for dinner)

This Sangria was sinful.. They definitely did not skimp on the alcohol!

I was tipsy for the remainder of the day

::Blush::

I didn't even have wine with my dinner (later on that night)

Mark chose PF Changs for dinner... not just any PF Changs.. The one he proposed to me at

::swoon::

With his parents

My stud

My sister and her boyfriend

My mom(L) and mother-in-law(R)

My cousin Natalie

It's a party!! (Just add Ice Cream)

If you guys haven't joined Pinterest you're missing out!

Pinterest is an addictive site full of ideas (from crafts to cooking to fashion) and this weekend I finally had an occasion to use one of my "pins".

 My gorgeous bballer/straight "A" student/future model niece Miranda (you'll remember her from our visit to NYC) is having a birthday... but not just any ol' birthday. Because she's a leap year baby she'll get to celebrate on her actual birthday. There's nothing I would want more than to be there and celebrate with her, but since I can't, I sent her a party in a box

...an Ice Cream Party! 

Please visit the original site for step-by-step instructions:

Here is my version:

My Ice Cream Party Kit included:

• Marshmallow
• Gummy Bears
• Sprinkles
• Mini M & Ms
• Caramel Sundae Syrup
• Ice Cream Cones

"Just add Ice Cream"

Ready to go to the Post Office:

I can't wait for her to receive it!! I've been tracking the package online, lol.

xoxo

Amida

A sweet day

Yesterday was valentine's day and we spent it as we should ... together. No frou frou 10k gifts needed.

Mark works earlier than I do so when I woke up I found he left me a sweet card and heart balloons. At work I always look forward to our annual Valentine's Day cupcake social and this year we went with a new bakery - LA Sweets and they did not disappoint!!! (I highly recommend their Piña Colada flavor)

I know "traditionally", folks rush to get home after work..Drive through the nightmare of traffic ..wait around an hour for their dinner reservations at that chic restaurant in town only to have their waiter rush them through their meal (which probably tasted less than average. Well Mark and I started a new tradition... and boy were we excited to laugh at "those people", lol!

We stopped by my mom's job to wish her a happy V Day then ordered pick-up from our favorite Italian restaurant, Brio. When we arrived we were shocked to see that the line to get your name on the waiting list (yes, you read that right... the line before the line) was out the door and onto the street. I'm not gonna lie-- we felt kinda cool breezing past all the couples to the front desk and walking out seconds later with our delicious orders of Gorgonzola steak and Pasta alla Vodka. We had an unforgettable candlelit dinner at home while watching Midnight in Paris.

It was perfectly us! Hope you had a lovely Valentine's

xoxo

Amida

NYC Pt. 3

Let me start off by saying that I was so excited to watch the NY Giants take home the Superbowl last night!! In my mind, my one visit to New York is enough street cred' to claim them as "my team".. sorry Dolphins, lol! 

Back to the last installment of our NYC anniversary trip..

Fourth day- on our way to the 9/11 Memorial Site

Visiting Ground Zero was an experience i'll never forget. I was initially hesitant to post these pictures because I felt it would be insensitive to survivors and family members of those lost, but I think this is story that needs to be shared and never forgotten. What happened on that tragic day opened our eyes to unimaginable hate but also brought our nation together like never before. Having listened to the stories that are shared by survivors, our nation will never stop grieving, but on that day we gathered as one to pick up the pieces.
I was extremely emotional..

Check out World Trade Center 1.. it's almost done!

After an emotional morning we headed to China Town. I scored my favorite treat.. blubble tea!!

Unfortunately I didn't score a sweet fake purse (..you know, to complete our NYC experience). It was way too obvious that it was our first time and we just felt so wrong being cornered into an alley while police patroled the streets. Mark promised me a real Louis if we left.. I was happy to comply =)
We then made our way to Little Italy for a stroll and a Cannolli

Since we had such an early start that day, we had enough time to visit Ripley's Believe it or Not.

 After the museum we headed back to the hotel to get ready for our anniversary dinner that Mark had planned.

We had a delicious dinner at The River Cafe next to the brooklin bridge and overlooking Manhattan. It was gorgeous!

We spent the final day of our trip relaxing, visiting Wall Street and Pier 17.

We even found a model on a shoot. (This picture does not do her justice but she was huge! at least 6ft. tall)  

Coming back to the city we visited Barneys, H&M (again), LV and Tiffany's

We said good-bye to NY in the best way imaginable, watching Lion King on Broadway!

Ready to go (with my Carrie-inspired fascinator)

I left my heart in NYC

XOXO

Amida