My Kind of Sunday

I could not have asked for a better Sunday. I woke up and jetted off to soulful power yoga. When I came home, Jose was still asleep so I snuck back into bed for a warm nap. Waking up hungry I reheated some barbacoa, fried up some potatoes with a side of eggs and warm hot cocoa. We ate and discussed what we wanted to do for the day. My only request was that we didn't spend all day in front of the TV. 

I got tricked into another nap. We woke up hungry again and hopped on the Pizza Hut app. My phone beeped that it was dying so we thought the charging cord had a short, but realized that the power was out and it stayed out for hours. 

To keep warm we snuggled up, ate our pizza and watched Burt's Buzz, a documentary about the Burt's Bees company. After we  exhausted the charge on the laptop and phone we showered by candlelight and headed off to wander the aisles of Walmart. 

By the time we got home the power was back, but none of our Sunday shows recorded so we busted out a puzzle we got last Christmas. The 750 pieces make up Times Square in New York. Our goal is to have it completed before our NY trip. 

To entertain myself in the dark I played with my camera to take a few shots of this new art piece I bought during Small Business Saturday. The artist is Vanessa Colunga. 

Fishing at Willard Bay

It was a nice, long weekend. My favorite day was Sunday. I was getting anxious relaxing at home and needed to be outdoors. We ended up at Willard Bay. I really like the show Dual Survival, so when we had to push our way through thick brush I couldn't help but pretend we were on a survival adventure. We made it to the perfect fishing spot and had pretty good luck. I was really in-tune with my senses and loved how slimy the catfish I caught felt. I was so amazed with the carp Jose caught. 

Arriba Latinas in the Pride Parade

This past weekend was the pride festival in Salt Lake City. I've always wanted to go and this year I finally did. My fellow co-founders and I marched in the pride parade to show our support and get the word out about Arriba Latinas. I had a lot of fun in the parade, the rest of the festival was okay. There were way too many people, I felt anxious having to navigate around everyone. 

Vegetarian Hot Dog=No Bueno

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This weekend is our Arriba Latinas mentor training and info session. If you're in the area and interested in becoming a mentor for high school aged Latinas you should check it out. 

Autism Awareness Ride

This past Saturday my husband and I rode in the 5th annual autism awareness ride, a new experience for both of us. It was mostly fun, but way challenging for me. First, I know the flyer said a 100 mile ride, but I don't know what I was thinking, maybe I thought with all of the riders combined we'd have a 100 miles, not that we'd really be riding 100 miles. It makes sense though, who would sign up for a short ride from Riverdale to Clearfield. We went from Riverdale to Logan, then ended off at the car show in Clearfield.

I ride a 250 cc Honda Rebel. My husband is always pushing me to upgrade to something more powerful, but I'm a pussy. After this ride I realized what a pain lack of power is. I really struggled to keep up with everyone. Embarrassing and tiring. I wore my half cap helmet because I wanted to show off that I was a curly headed woman riding, bad call. I should've worn my full face because I was getting pelted by bugs and rocks. The whole hair blowing in the wind thing is overrated on long rides, my neck was so sore after. There were at least 100 bikes on the trip. We had police escorts so we never had to stop at traffic lights. 

This post sounds like a whole lot of complaining, but I wanted to share what I learned on my first distance ride. Here are more photos from the event.

Winter Things We Enjoy

The sun came out on Saturday to put us at 51 degrees here in Ogden. I woke up early with a lot of drive. I cleaned and ran some errands then met up with my husband for lunch at Lucky Slice.

After lunch and grocery shopping we threw our gear in the truck and headed up the mountain for some night boarding. 

I feel like I've been busy lately and haven't given Jose much of my time so it was nice to spend time cuddling on the couch and doing things we enjoy. 

Weekend Recap

It was one of those nice weekends that made me feel rejuvenated enough to take on another week.

Friday I went to a Zumba fundraiser for the autistic school I mentioned working for in my last post. The weather was horrible that night so the turn out wasn’t as great as the year before. It was my first time trying Zumba because I didn’t want to give into the hype.  I was amazed with the instructors’ dancing skills, I could’ve watch for hours if it didn’t make me look like a creep. My dancing skills are negligible. I overheard some woman saying she didn’t get the last routine because she’s not Latin, let me tell you, I’m Latina and couldn’t even get it. Overall I had a lot of fun and loved feeling the pain in my legs.

If you’d like to donate to the Northern Utah Autism Program you can do so through Paypal. 

Saturday morning we didn’t sleep in until noon like usual, instead we woke up early to go work play in the snow.

Piled High

Jose was plowing the neighbors walk and he invited him over for tequila shot. He wouldn't take no for an answer. He shared that his wife was diagnosed with cancer and given two weeks to live. She's been using herbal remedies and has passed that two week mark. I felt really bad that I didn't even know she was ill. Jose and I talked about how hard it would be knowing your spouse doesn't have much longer. I don't know what to do or say to the neighbors, but I feel like I should do something.

My grandpo clearing the way so my grandma could get in the house. 

We started Lost on Netflix and watched the whole first season, 23 episodes. It was nice to relax, but the laziness got to me. I felt so unproductive so I got the drive to go grocery shopping, pack my snacks for the week, clean out the fridge and put my Christmas tree away just so I wouldn't feel like the whole day was a waste. 

Have a good week!