Double Date Hunger Games Review

Last night my hubby and I went to see Hunger Games with our friends. I definitely was curious about the movie considering all the promotion and hype surrounding it.

I really enjoyed the whole movie. However, I wasn't pleased with the idea of children slaughtering children. I was balling my eyes out during the scenes where the sisters get separated, when the kids kill one another for supplies and when Katniss takes care off Rue as she died in her arms.

The plot of kids fighting it for survival is very interesting but it was a bit much for me, especially since I'm pregnant and have a 3 year old. The thought of losing your child to such horrible circumstances is unimaginable. 

I don't know if it's my background and solid relationship with my sister, but I can't imagine going through that! The sisterly love in the movie is so strong and it brought back memories of when I had to be super strong for my sister when she had tough challenges in her life.

Katniss character is so strong, so resilient and courageous! She has this sensitive side because of her relationship with her sister, yet she is this fighter ready to do what it takes to save herself and the ones she cares about. She's not a murderer like the other kids that were trained to kill. Her ability to care for others is what makes her character so appealing to me. When she's caring for Rue, you see how caring and loving she is.

The movie was really good! I cried, I was on the edge of my seat and I could not predict what was going on. I am definitely looking forward to the sequel!







Here's another video I made on doing your make up!

Understanding your newborn - great tool!

Dunston Baby Language - This DVD is very helpful in understanding your newborns cries. I used it with my daughter and just bought it again for my son! With my first pregnancy I literally bought enough stuff for my daughter, now that I know what works and what you really need I'm sharing these essential things through my vlogs.

Cooking with Kristina *Stuffed Shells - Russian Style*

Stuffed Shells Russian Style

For the topping you will need

Olive oil - generously pour oil in a large pan and warm up on Medium heat

1 large onion finely chopped and add to oil

1 Package of Portabella mushrooms finely chopped - add to onions

1 Medium/large bag of carrots Shredded - add to pan

Add 2 table spoons of salt

Add 2 table spoons of garlic powder

and some pepper to taste.

I usually add salt as I go to make the flavor richer. So don't be afraid to taste as you go.

Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes stirring through out that time.

The filling - Mix all ingredients together

1 large tub of Ricotta Cheese

1 Cup of Chopped parsley

2 table spoons of salt

1 box of Jumbo Shells - cook according to package

Stuff the shells with the filling, about one table spoon of ricotta filling per shell.

In a glass container put some olive oil on the bottom and line the stuffed shells( I used 2 glass containers for all the shells)

Add a table spoon of topping to the stuffed shells

Then sprinkle all your cheese

Place into the oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Crazy day - amazing dinner as a family

It feels like we havent been out to dinner as a family in the longest time. After a crazy, stressful day I am truly enjoying this amazing dinner with my loves!

Basically rushed Simba to the vet and will post a vlog about that later.

29 weeks - Doctor visit

I am counting down the weeks like you wouldn't believe. It's so funny though because I've experienced labor before and how could I be counting down to that awful painful event. Who know's, all i want is baby in my arms, and start getting back in shape! Here's my vlog on the pregnancy and doctor visit.

My husband noticed the difference

So as you know from watching some of my beauty hauls I bought 2 new foundations this month. One was super expensive by Chanel and one from a drug store by Revlon. I wasn't sure which I liked better or which covered my imperfections the best so I decided to apply them side by side. The funny thing is I consulted my hubby on it and he saw the difference right away and decided to grab his micro lense camera to show you the difference. Here's what I look like:

Sad pooch

Today has been a really hard day for me, because I watched my little Simba stare into space. I bought the E collar for him so he won't bite the wound and he is so frightened of it. He sits in a corner for long periods of time staring into space. If I put him in his soft bed he gets out and stares out the window. I feel like such a horrible parent :( I hope he heals and gets back to feeling his happy playful self.

Also, this week Mila is off of school and this is pretty much my last solid week I will spend with her one on one before our family grows bigger. I've been irritated with how rough she's been treating the pooch and that i haven't been able to devote much attention to her, so its not off to a smooth start.

I'm hoping tomorrow Simba starts feeling a lot better and Mila and I have a good day bonding and doing lots of fun things! Oh Yeah, we are going to my prenatal visit so it will be nice for her to see her little brother!

Simba and Surgery

This morning I had Simba scheduled for surgery! Don't worry he isn't sick just wanted to get nuetered. I found a good vet in broward that does discount surgeries. I have to say the drive there was slightly emotional. I felt like Simba knew we were going to go to the vet and when I took him out of the car poor guy was holding on to my body with his claws for dear life.

I don't know why but when the nurse came to take him away I started to cry and give him lots of kisses and hugs! I think he felt that I was sad and started shaking :( I can't wait to go pick him up and make sure he's alright...I miss him soo much!

Here's the latest video I made...

The most amazing day EVER!

I had the best Baby Shower ever! My besties did such a wonderful job coordinating everything! All the planning, all the details, food, and decorating was so perfect! I am so blessed to have such amazing best friends!!! It was so nice to arrive and know everything was taken care of!!!

There was such a great display of Bear cake, which was amazing!!! I was a bit sad cutting it up. There was a diaper cake that I found out my friend made all by herself! She's so crafty and so talented! The house was decorated with green and brown, perfect colors for my little bun in the oven!

We even had a personal valet guy ;)(thanks Alex!!)

All the guests brought something to fill out the table of healthy and scrumptious food!!!

Best of all, I was surrounded by so many wonderful ladies that are such a big part in my life! I definitely felt so much love and joy from everyone! Thank you all for coming out! Thank you all for sharing this beautiful shower with me! I am so grateful for wonderful people in my life like you!!!

Thank you!!!!!!! XOXOXO

Let's learn to skate!!!

Today is milas first ice skating lesson and she is super excited.

Right now she's on the ice with her coach and practicing how to walk on the ice.

Her class only consists of 3 students so its pretty much one on one because there 3 instructors. It was super hard to see her struggle but I believe struggles help build character and perpares you for other challenges in life!

Super excited! My very own THEME song!!!

Thanks to my talented brother in-law I will have my very own theme song to my videos!!!!!!Super excited to add this to my future videos/vlogs! Next step is to have my super talented sister to give me a great animated theme intro!!! Gosh I have so many amazing people in my family!!!

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Not feeling well :(

I'm officially trying to battle this soar throat from getting any worse! Healthy food sleep and vitamins are not working!!! Pavel started giving me his wheat grass again, I wonder if it will help!

Here's my morning Vlog on how I feel and what I plan to do today :)

How I do my makeup

My morning make up routine :) Simple and quick!

Sun Time!

  Got a chance to lay out in the sun today for some much needed Vitamin D. I've been feeling kind of sick for   the last few days hopefully some sun therapy will help me over come whatever my body is battling.

Here's a little video of what I usually do with Mila in the mornings before school. Enjoy!

Get me out of here before I buy them all!!!

These darn candles always find me!! Stopped by bed bath and beyond and its not looking like I will walk out with the one thing I needed!

They all smell soo good....its like a drug!!!

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Can't focus!

I don't know if you've ever experienced this but ever since having my daughter I've been having the case of ADD. I can't focus and sometimes space out when trying to focus on a project or even talking to someone.

Does this happen because you're constantly looking after a kid and have no attention span for anything else? Thats what it feels like to me. Since my daughter is in school I've been trying to work on improving my ability to focus and actually try to complete a task.

It sounds silly but sometimes I feel retarted compared with how sharp my mind used to be when I was in highschool/college.

Anyways, the point of this is I can't seem to make a dent in organizing and decorating the office. I know I have some time before Lex arrives but it just seems things are moving at a snail pace!

Here's another video I made for anyone who's pregnant for the first time or the second...post comments or questions :)

Happy First day of Spring - Best Burger ever!!!

What a gorgeous day we have for this first day of Spring! I do have to say it feels mighty warm here but hey I'm not going to complain! Spent my morning packing lunch for hubby and Mila and then took myself to the gym!

My goal for today is to start getting Lex's room ready as I approach my due date. I have no idea how I will turn my office into a nursery, kind of sad i have to give up my space.

I made a mini video of my favorite burger place so check it out and let me know if you've had this before!

Welcome to 3rd Trimester - week 28

Is it just me or is time seriously starting to fly by! I was just telling a friend of mine how I feel like I haven't been pregnant that long yet we're almost at the finish line and my baby shower is around the corner! Here's my Vlog on how I'm doing!

Good News!!

I got an amazing call today!! After my 3 hour blood drawing last week I found out I passed my glucose test!! YAY!!! What a relief! Now there is one thing on my mind as I near my due date, where to have this baby. I've been doing some research on delivering at home and I'm starting to lean in that direction. Not sure yet though. I guess I might need to sleep on it some more!

If you haven't checked out my youtube channel or subscribed please give me some love!!
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Family fun day!

We had a wonderful time checking out the Art Fair in Coral springs! Such a beautiful day, lots of food and great company! Follow us along in the video I made :)

Movie night/review

Went to the movies with my husband last night and saw "This means war." I really wanted to see this movie for a while and was happy to find one theater still had it playing. I love romantic comedies and this film did not disappoint! The plot was very clever and I like how it was paired with action too! I'm a sucker for action movies! 

The film is about 2 CIA friends who fall for the same girl. They make ground rules about dating her and the game is on. As the story progresses the 2 friends get very competitive and that's where all the humor comes from. If you haven't seen this already I highly recommend it! 

Here's a little video from last night about our relationship:

French Cuisine - new restaurant!

Today my husband and I decided to try this new restaurant near our house. This place was absolutely delicious and the price was just right! Here's a video of my experience!

Happy Friday!

 This morning Mila was instructed to wear green for her St. Patrick's day party. Found a lime green shirt and paired it with a yellow skirt! She's such a little doll!!!

Here's another video I made of some make up a bought!

What to read while waiting

I am a firm believer in reading and learning! This is more about educating yourself and preparing yourself for children! Here's a quick video I made on all the books I read while I was pregnant the first time and also reading now! It's so good to re-read because you really do forget a lot of it!

I hope I can drive after

I didn't eat anything for over 15 hours. Just had my first dose of blood drawn...ouch!!! Drank that nasty drink and now waiting for 3 more blood drawings. I think if I'm still alive after I'm going for a mini shopping trip :)
In the meantime if you have not checked out my youtube channel check it out Here

Playing secretary all day!

It's been a busy day! It seems as though things are finally on a roll as far as starting up the business. Hubby has been at work all day and I've been handling internal affairs! I've been back and forth with the landlord and lawyer all day and there is light at the end of the tunnel!!! Getting closer!!

Here's a little video I had time to make in my spare time today!

27 week vlog

Here's a run down of how I feel, how much I weigh and how big the baby is :)

What's for lunch!?

So proud of myself for going to the gym today! I haven't gone in a week!! Now getting ready for lunch! Here's a delicious sandwich I made yesterday, which I might have to repeat today!!

Great day at school!

What a wonderful experience this was! I got to read to Mila's class and Mila was so excited to see me! She kept saying " Oh Mama I love you!!" over and over again! Love her!!! I made a little video of this. The kids are singing songs and then eating lunch.

Happy 27 Weeks!

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Happy 27 Weeks to me! My hubby snapped this quick photo of me before he rushed off to work and I started my busy day!


Today I have a few errands to run after dropping Mila off at school. I'm going to her class to read during their story time and Mila requested I pick up some new reading material for her. So on my way to Barnes and Noble for some fun/educational books! I will post a video on my channel later :)

My Channel

Some Good news today!

The best part of today was receiving the Lease documents for the location that we have been eyeing! The next step is for the lawyers to start going back and forth on the terms but hey at least we're moving in the right direction!!! I am hoping to document the transformation of this place once the lease is signed and we can move forward with building it out!!

So happy for this great news and that I was able to get a lot accomplished today!  Finalized all the tax documents for my CPA cleaned the house and did lots of cooking Here's a simple dinner I make

She's so happy with her fruit pop

My little darling asked me to make her a fruit pop after she got home from school! I posted a video earlier on how I made this lovely treat for her!

I actually made a smoothie for myself and froze the rest for her!

Watch it here My breakfast and fruit pop idea

Early start - packed lunch for my loves

Every morning my daughter is usually the first one up and bouncing around our bed! Since we had the time change I had a feeling she would be sleeping a little longer this morning.

I was the first one up and ready to get my day started. With a fresh cup of coffee in hand I started prepping lunch for my 2 loves! Sometimes I have limited options when it comes to the main course and today was one of them. I had to make something from scratch.
I buy a large bag of tilapia(fish) from either target, publix or walmart and have that on hand. I took 2 pieces of frozen tilapia and fried it in olive oil in a pan. I seasoned it with a little salt, black pepper and chives.
While that was cooking I boiled some water and added one cup of buckwheat to the water. A pinch of salt and   half of a table spoon of butter.

Once everything was finished I added the buckwheat to each thermos and then the fish on top. I don't like to make salads to pack but instead I pack fresh veggies. Both lunches included cherry tomatoes, cucumber and sliced orange peppers. For Mila though I also add some fresh fruit because I don't like her to eat crackers at school. I think having fresh fruit or veggies is so much healthier.

Happy Sunday! Adjusting to time change

Made an effort to go to sleep early last night because of the time change but my little man kept kicking and spinning all night.

I have a hard time finding a good position to sleep in because I can't sleep on my back anymore and the other night I woke up to numb arms and hurting uterus because I fell asleep on my back.

Today we barely made it to church on time and now hanging out with family. Happy Sunday Everyone!

Feedback from you!

Since I got a chance to get out and socialize today, I got a good reception from people who read my blog and watch my video's!! This put such a huge smile on my face! I also love all the comments and emails with all your thoughts! You're feedback, subscription to my channel and support is soo wonderful especially since I share my life with you and to be honest it has been a challenging couple of months for us lately! It will get a bit more complex when the baby arrives as we learn to function as a bigger family and I hope to share those ups and downs on my blog and vlog.

I initially did not want to blog or vlog but with support from my wonderful husband I got it rolling. 

Anyways, just a bit of gratitude from my end!

What a fabulous get together!

Had such an amazing time at the BBQ today! So awesome to see sooo many familiar faces and catch up with everyone! I feel like i've been anti-social for a while...LOL Anyways it felt good to be back on the social scene and on such a beautiful day as today!

I was a bit overheated but I held up well for 4 hours!

BBQ Time!!!!

Cannot be happier its the weekend!!! Had a really rough day yesterday and will post all the drama about what happened at the Vet on my Youtube channel!
But for now just getting all the food ready for the Beach BBQ with awesome people!!! It's such a perfect day I just hope I don't over heat...my body temperature is so much higher because of all the extra blood in my system due to pregnancy!

Revlon Gel Manicure review

I've decided to review another nail product that claimed had the gel manicure finish. Here are my thoughts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRkJK3quNE

Real House Wife of Boca

As I'm doing all these little videos about everything in my life the idea has evolved into something much greater! I hope you join me as I take on this project of documenting my life from babies to relationships to shopping and much much more on my new youtube channel RealHouseWifeofBoca!!! Be sure to subscribe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht03OPbRcW4&context=C4987f40ADvjVQa1PpcFMQ5yCXPO9bTKz9_HZm_eYCP8wIQ--9ylg=

Lonely

Now that my hubby is working a lot more, I'm starting to feel so lonely! We would always have lunches together and run errands together, pick up our daughter from school together. It was so nice to have him around for those 3 months even though sometimes we fought like cats and dogs. I guess the distance makes the heart grow fonder!

I should probably enjoy the peace before the baby comes, there are only a few months to go. I have a huge to do list that I actually have some time to tackle, first on the list is to get more sleep!

Found an old me!

I was going through my phone and got a glimpse of my small frame pre-pregnancy. Miss it dearly!!!!!!!! I definitely feel much more appreciation for my body going through my pregnancies. 

Hosting a party

This week I am in charge of hosting a party for Mila's class. The theme is Teddy bears. I used to love hosting parties so this is my area of expertise. I have to provide a snack, decorations and a goody bag for 16 kids in the class.

I have a tendency to go all out but I am trying to keep it real because these kids are only 2-3 years of age.

The teacher suggested cupcakes or some sort of pastry per child but I really try to aim for something healthier since this is within my control.

The snack that I chose is an individual fruit tart that is topped with beautiful fruits it's pretty to look at and delicious to eat. I love Whole Foods because they have everything I need for this party. I am soo excited for Friday!!!

This just made me smile!

I got the best surprise ever today! Mila brought home her school pictures! I love this photo!!!

Failed my glucose test, bummer

Got a call this morning from my nurse saying that I did not pass my glucose test I took last week. I failed only by a few points!! So the nurse went on to tell me that I have to take this other blood test that requires a 3 day fast, and after a 3 hour blood test. Basically I will have to have my blood drawn every hour. You guys know how much I hate needles!

Now I'm sitting here counting the amount of carbs I've had today. I'm not supposed to go over 290g. Not a happy camper but I seriously do have major sweet tooth. Will do my best to pass this next test.

Over heated but fun weekend non the less

Had a lovely weekend, to bad it flew by so fast! It started kind of rough because our AC was not working, actually it hasn't been working for a whole week!!! I have no idea how I tolerated that kind of abuse! Being pregnant means your body temp is higher than norm and then the house temp was like 82 degrees.

By Saturday I was one cranky irritable person. I have no idea how I would put up with my that. Anyways, a friend came the rescue to guide my hubby in fixing the problem! Soo thankful!!!!!!!! After I cooled off the house was at peace again! It's true what they say, "When Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!"

We went to a Birthday party for one of Mila's little friends' at school. We met some of her other classmates and parents, which I have to say were very cool people. I guess I shouldn't judge a book by its cover.


To wrap up the weekend we spent time with friends at church. I love watching Mila go up on stage to say her verse! So stinking cute! Then we hung out with family! I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life!!!

Target is dangerous!

I picked up my little munchkin from school and figured why not stop by Target to pick up a few things that we need.  We had fun spending time together, trying on maternity clothes and picking out some Easter things! Before we knew it our shopping cart is full of stuff! That place is dangerous! 

Sleep deprivation = cranky me!

The last few nights I have not been getting enough sleep for a few reasons. I would attempt to go to sleep early(9pm) but my hubby and I would have really long conversations so we'd end up going to sleep after 11pm.

Then, my lovely daughter would grace us with her presence at 5am. I don't know why this whole week she's been coming into our bed so early but at that point no one is sleeping anymore.

Falling as asleep has become a huge problem. The baby is on the move..LOL. His kicks have become so much more intense that falling deep asleep is a thing of the past.

This morning was a rough start, I was cranky and irritable! My daughter had her some of her nails chip so being a good mommy I pull out the sensationail kit to do her manicure again and then we were late for school...I HATE BEING LATE! So I feel like today is going to be tough day unless I take a quick nap.
I usually don't take naps but it looks like one might happen with how drowsy I am!
TGIF

What's for dinner tonight!?

Made this fabulous dish with my 3 year old today! Stuffed cabbage! This is was very long and uncomfortable process. Our AC is out and being pregnant just makes matters worse. The good thing is my little munchkin was helping me during the process.

Sensationail Gel Manicure Tutorial by Kristinaice

Here's my little tutorial on how to do your manicure with SensatioNail! I took the camera to CVS where I bought everything I needed to get started. I know that not all CVS's carry them so you should check on the www.sensationailgel.com website to see if there is a cvs or a walmart near you that has it. Enjoy!

Kristinaice - My 25 week BEHIND the scenes of my prenatal visit

 Follow me to my Doc's office! Here's a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes during a prenatal visit. I discuss my weight gain, diet, and more!