tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:30 +0000CarsPioneer WomanWickedGarterHairRelationshipsGoldDIYBoutonnieresproposalPastriesCostumesOrganizationSweetsHalloweenPariscake toppersExercisingE-picsToy StoryHolidaysGiveawaysLocks of LoveGroomsmenRecycleInspiration BoardsWedding101 in 10001memorial dayDyed CrinolineFlower GirlsVacationGoalshair accesoriesRed Velvet CookiesBlack and White PhotosPixarCakesCinnamon RollsMapFlowersLifeTable NumbersBaby showerDay Zero ProjectGarment DistrictPhotographersLoveinvitationsMinnie MouseBridal ShowerCookiesRecipesMoviesDisneyBathroom BasketsPartiesTechnologyGrowing upPhotoschristmasVendorsChurch decorationsLondonRibbonGift boxRing PillowPlanningDJHoneymoonMoneycakeHealthMake-upRe-capReviewsShoesKidsBakingPurpleCookingDressFIFA#afundforjenniereceptionArtVersaillesbridal bouquetsEiffel TowerD23giving backBridesmaidsWedding dressCandy BuffetCake BallsMickey MouseCake PopsButtercreamSavingsBaking InspirationSave the DatevenueMariachiDreamsEuropeEngagement RingThe Random Thoughts of a Hopeless Romantic!http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)Blogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-6084411268983313506Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:19:00 +00002012-01-31T16:20:30.709-08:00SweetsPioneer WomanCinnamon RollsI can't believe the obsession I've developed with Pinterest and one night as I was looking through the countless pins I saw this and this.  These pins reminded me of my cousin's love for cinnamon rolls.  I used to live with them and when I had the opportunity I would buy a couple of cinnamon rolls at the end of my shift and bring them home to them.   Oh the simple things in life that used to makehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/OAjhZ5VlGmY/sweets-pioneer-womans-amazing-cinnamon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/OAjhZ5VlGmY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweets-pioneer-womans-amazing-cinnamon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-8272682757576690578Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:01:00 +00002012-01-30T13:07:12.835-08:00LifePlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonOur time in Europe was simply amazing and will never be forgotten. We're planning on making another trip in the near future but before we do that here's the last post on the subject. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 3:00pm from Heathrow Airport so we had some time to kill before we left.  We had to check out of our room before noon and they were nice enough to watch our luggage for us for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/c7dyIbhc8G0/life-honeymoon-day-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/c7dyIbhc8G0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-11.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-5819511344411764854Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +00002012-01-23T11:43:19.720-08:00LifePlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonOn our final day of our honeymoon we woke up sick with a head cold.  We took things a little easier than we originally planned to but we still had a lovely day.  In the morning I headed out to get something to eat while the hubby rested since I felt a tad better than him.  I bought a pasty from here and I have to be honest I didn't really care for it.  I tried a sweet and a savory one but I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/lMrSUDHrAEs/life-honeymoon-day-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/lMrSUDHrAEs" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-1298232049803798967Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:29:00 +00002012-01-23T11:44:43.824-08:00LifeParisPlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonOn day 9 we woke up early and took a train to the Gare du Nord Station.  We were sad to be leaving our beloved Paris but since we plan on going back sometime in the near future we weren't too concern. I had my last pastry in Paris at the station. We took a TGV train from Paris to Calais, France.  Seeing some of the French countryside on the train was pretty amazing.  The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/b6ixxx9u-N0/life-honeymoon-day-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/b6ixxx9u-N0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-9.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-3218317936484056133Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:58:00 +00002012-01-23T11:45:42.083-08:00LifeEiffel TowerParisSweetsHoneymoonVacationOur last day in Paris we decided to visit the top of the Eiffel Tower but in order to accomplish that we needed to wake up bright and early.  Please note that you can schedule a reservation to go to the top but we decided not to since our hotel was about 10 minutes away from it. We got to the Eiffel Tower about half an hour before it opened and waited in a line along with other's that werehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/zUMmXL66lAY/life-honeymoon-day-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/zUMmXL66lAY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-1856193707070524299Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:39:00 +00002012-01-23T11:45:54.647-08:00LifeEiffel TowerParisHoneymoonVacationOur seventh day in Paris was simply lovely we ate a baguette in front of the Eiffel Tower, we walked around holding hands while taking everything in, we visited the Louvre, we went to the Champs-Élysées, and we saw unbelievable views from the top of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.  We couldn't have asked for anything more. We walked around for awhile around the neighborhood where our hotel washttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/p-7sGOQZJs4/life-honeymoon-day-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/p-7sGOQZJs4" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-7419600273662499489Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +00002012-01-23T11:46:15.979-08:00DisneyLifeParisSweetsHoneymoonVacationAfter the fantastic day we had in Versailles I ended up waking up with a cold on our sixth day in Paris.  If I was at home I probably would have stayed in bed and rested but since we were in Paris I decided to have a fun filled day.  We first headed out to les Invalides to see Napoleon's tomb before going to Disneyland Paris.  Our hotel was about a fifteen minutes walk away from les Invalides. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/ZH8QTUO1rio/life-honeymoon-day-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/ZH8QTUO1rio" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-2146871027671484542Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:54:00 +00002012-01-23T11:18:19.459-08:00VersaillesLifeParisSweetsHoneymoonVacationWith the holidays finally over I've decided that its time to finish wrapping up our honeymoon re-caps.  This is where we last left off and now without further ado here goes the rest. On our fifth day we got up bright and early and headed out to the château de Versailles.  Since I had done all the planning for our trip the hubby had no idea what to expect.  Every time we did something it  was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/WatszhAyrM0/life-honeymoon-day-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/WatszhAyrM0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-honeymoon-day-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-539375437351554742Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +00002012-01-03T21:08:20.886-08:00LifechristmasHolidaysIt seems like the holiday season takes a long time to get here and when it finally arrives it goes by so quickly.  Christmas time is my favorite time of the year and I think it became more apparent after working for the Mouse.  I used to worked all major holidays and now that I no longer work there it feels odd to actually have the time off to spend with my loved ones.  I'm not complaining about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/70pkzdt_S2g/life-where-did-december-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/70pkzdt_S2g" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/life-where-did-december-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-7003506476503922350Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-12-30T10:44:02.680-08:00LifechristmasHolidays Just wishing everyone a lovely holiday season! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year!   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/xGMT_8BWje0/holidays-christmas-wish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/xGMT_8BWje0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/holidays-christmas-wish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-3404994434208704245Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +00002012-01-23T17:05:23.020-08:00CakesBaking InspirationSweetsBakingLast week my hubby asked our goddaughter what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday and she replied, "I want a chocolate cake with white on top and a pony, horsey, unicorn, and a castle on it."  Yikes, I have my work cut out for me this week.  I'm on a search for some serious cake inspiration. Here's what I got so far: {Source} {Source} {Source} {Source} {Source} http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/BEs9M1UuVQE/baking-inspiration-unicorns-and-such.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/BEs9M1UuVQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/baking-inspiration-unicorns-and-such.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-8381659741459585020Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:05:00 +00002012-01-03T21:07:18.765-08:00LifeHolidaysI'm still trying to figure out what happened to November.  It seems like only a few days ago I was trying to plan what we were going to be doing for Halloween and all of a sudden Christmas is fast approaching.  Here's what happened in my life since we last left off. 1.) We spent our Halloween carving pumpkins with my family 2.) We decided as a family that we were all going to carve http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/QymbDp9ggYA/life-where-did-november-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/QymbDp9ggYA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/life-where-did-november-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-7414910217193315421Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:52:00 +00002012-01-23T17:04:58.680-08:00CostumesDisneyHalloweenSince its a few days before Halloween I've decided to put my Honeymoon recaps on hold and dedicate a post to some Disney inspired costumes.  I don't have any children but if I did I'm sure they would wear some of these costumes.  When I was little my mom used to make all my costumes but since I don't have her awesome skills I'm probably going to be purchasing my future kids costumes unless I can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/cPFMqmXZ8xw/halloween-disney-inspired-costumes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/cPFMqmXZ8xw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-disney-inspired-costumes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-5150464087880107863Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:47:00 +00002012-01-23T11:18:35.445-08:00Eiffel TowerParisPlanningPastriesHoneymoonVacation After we were done taking photos at the Eiffel Tower we walked around until we found a patisserie, which we didn't take long to find.   You better believe I was in heaven with all the bakeries around me but my only problem was not knowing what to try.  The first thing I tried was a Croissants aux amandes. I can't begin to describe to you how delicious it was.  Everything seriously http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/r1D6MsWUP2M/life-honeymoon-day-4-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/r1D6MsWUP2M" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-4-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-6547210220618932517Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:07:00 +00002012-01-23T11:47:21.647-08:00Eiffel TowerParisPlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonAfter a good nights sleep we decided to have breakfast in the hotel and I was excited since I was finally able to try some crumpets.  So, what did I think of the crumpets?  They are pretty much the same thing as an english muffin so I liked them. We had to check out early because we had train tickets to Paris but before we headed out we walked around our neighborhood for a bit.  We enjoyedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/Ihs37WmGim8/life-honeymoon-day-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/Ihs37WmGim8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-3948807899074965562Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:16:00 +00002012-01-23T11:19:07.857-08:00WickedLifePlanningWedding dressVacationLondon As I was saying here we walked around for a long time because we were wasting time until it was our turn to see the the State Rooms in Buckingham Palace.  You guys should know by now why I would be interested in visiting Buckingham Palace and if you don't let me just say for the "dress" of course. We wanted to go into Parliament but we ended not getting tickets so we skipped it and went http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/VT7PMuLBkY0/life-honeymoon-day-3-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/VT7PMuLBkY0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-3-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-4191401474606542254Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:02:00 +00002012-01-23T11:47:06.234-08:00LifeHoneymoonVacationLondonOn day 3 we woke up unbelieving we were in London.   We quickly headed out for breakfast before doing some sightseeing. We walked around the city for a bit before heading out to Buckingham Palace.  We wanted to see the Changing of the guards but so did everyone else. There were many police officers doing crowd control. Can you see all the tourist in the background? We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/zkBbU0HLt0o/life-honeymoon-day-3-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/zkBbU0HLt0o" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-3-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-1877791272410140322Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:41:00 +00002012-01-23T11:46:51.954-08:00LifePlanningHoneymoonVacationLondon As I was saying yesterday we left  LAX to Heathrow without knowing what to expect.  The 10 + hour flight was brutal even with all the great entertainment on board.  The longest flight we had previously been on was going from LAX to Florida when we went to Walt Disney World.  Our trip was worth the time we spent in flight and if I had to I would do it all over again.  I think you get the point byhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/THvUxRWhP-w/life-honeymoon-day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/THvUxRWhP-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-1577360205379282869Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:34:00 +00002012-01-23T11:46:35.369-08:00ParisPlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonOn my last honeymoon post I was telling you about some of the planning that I did before our trip which you can read about here. The day we left on our honeymoon the hubby decided to work from home while I finished getting our stuff ready for the trip.  As he was hard at work I packed and unpacked our luggage until I got it just right or at least that's what I thought.  I decided long before our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/D7xn6YDhDrM/life-honeymoon-day-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/D7xn6YDhDrM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-honeymoon-day-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-2057265655009384918Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +00002012-01-03T21:03:13.789-08:00giving backLifechristmasIf you didn't know by now my favorite holiday is Christmas, a time of the year when people open up their hearts become selfless and make dreams come true.  What can I say sometimes Santa needs a little help. Anyways, as I was sitting watching my local news I found out about the LAUSD Homeless Education's sponsor a family program.  According to their website, "There are currently over 16,000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/MgINrNu06v4/life-let-season-of-giving-begin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/MgINrNu06v4" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-let-season-of-giving-begin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-5320425278545998543Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:11:00 +00002012-01-18T10:34:08.437-08:00LifeParisPlanningHoneymoonVacationLondonI previously mentioned here that the hubby and I were planning on going to Europe for our honeymoon.  Now that we're back  I would like to share with all of you the highlights of our trip.  Let me begin by saying that neither one of us had ever been to Europe and we had no idea what to expect.  I began the planning process six months before our trip.  I read countless of forums, books, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/82TSHJLg4Kw/life-pre-honeymoon-planning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/82TSHJLg4Kw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-pre-honeymoon-planning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-4909570478752746897Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:34:00 +00002012-01-03T21:01:03.995-08:00101 in 10001GoalsDreamsLifeDay Zero ProjectEarlier this year I saw a blog entry that Joy from How Joyful posted that really caught my attention and I decided to look further into it,  the Day Zero Project.  The project can be described as a realistic bucket list or a set of goals that one wants to achieve in a 3 year span.  I few years ago I decided to write a bucket list in one of my journals and have slowly been crossing things off but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/-32HFcT8VuA/life-day-zero-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/-32HFcT8VuA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-day-zero-project.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-7941631663942501031Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:26:00 +00002012-01-23T17:03:07.115-08:00Black and White PhotosLifeEiffel TowerParisHoneymoonEuropeVacation We arrived last night from our vacation and I still can't believe we actually went to Europe!                I took over 7,000 photos of our trip and in the next couple of weeks I'll be doing some recaps. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/OM_8m8trBV8/life-back-to-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/OM_8m8trBV8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-back-to-reality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-663242018994155362Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:24:00 +00002012-01-23T17:02:54.118-08:00CookiesRecipesSweetsRed Velvet CookiesBakingAbout a month ago I had a red velvet cake box sitting in the pantry but I wasn't really craving cake or cupcakes.  After doing a quick google search I found this recipe from the lovely Paula Deen and since I had everything on hand away I went. Instead of using chocolate cake mix like Paula did I used the red velvet cake mix I had at hand.   Let me just tell you that my co-workers and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/HtV3W77B3o8/sweets-red-velvet-gooey-butter-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/HtV3W77B3o8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweets-red-velvet-gooey-butter-cookies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573067199268447019.post-7780937399860693753Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:01:00 +00002011-09-15T22:24:44.548-07:00LifeHoneymoonVacationLast New Year's Eve as the hubby and I were siting around not doing much we decided that this year  we were going to do something spectacular to bring in the New Year since we haven't had a memorable one yet.  We thought about spending New Years in Paris after finding this tour on Contiki.  I mean imagine your husband coming up to you and asking you, "If you could go anywhere in the world where http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~3/yDL8_2pQ6sY/life-honeymooning-it-in-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (♥ Elena)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/cySmh/~4/yDL8_2pQ6sY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sweetsandlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/life-honeymooning-it-in-style.html