Summer Recap

Hello There,

This summer was amazing,

Esmeralda took her Pilates Certification program and is so passionate about pilates. She wants people to understand that by include a healthy diet and exercise into your daily routine it will lead to a happy and healthy life!

 This weekend we went to a "Relay for Life" in support of cancer survivors. here are are some pictures from the event.

Helping Esme teach Pilates to Cancer Survivors.

Esme teaching the group that controlled movements are essential.

Esme doing what she LOVES, teaching pilates!

Alex had so much fun, he chipped his permanent front tooth, we call him "SHARP Tooth". He spent most of his summer sleeping in, drawing, eating swimming and sleeping some more. He grew 2.5 inches over summer and out grew all his jeans!

Sharp Tooth painting his piggy bank at the fundraiser.

This summer we adopted a beautiful Himalayan kitty, which have named TY. The Himalaya's are located in Tibet so Ty...Tibet...get it? I've always wanted one and the owners wanted him to go to a good home so it's been a perfect match.

Ty

I will be writing more regularly now that I'm settled in my new job! 

Be happy and remember to keep only the Sugar and Spice in your life that makes you feel warm and happy inside!

Namaste,

Melissa

Lion Karma: Yoga studios

I'm so proud of her, my daughter has taken her passion and is doing something about it. Here is her frst post on her First blog ever!!

Lion Karma: Yoga studios: I've looked around and noticed that Yoga classes can cost around $15 or more per class, most places offer a bulk discount, unfortunately...

My 30 day Weight Loss Challenge!

I'm not at the weight I thought I would be by this time and date. So I decided to do something about it, I just started a 30 day experiment. My experiment is to whether or not I can lose 20 pounds in 30 days. I will be keeping a detailed record of the experiment on my blog Two Lumps or One. I hope that you can find motivation and support with any weight loss challenges that you may be having. Please join me and feel free to contact me with any question you may have regarding my experiment.

Melissa L.

Our Weekend

Wow, how quickly the weekend goes by! We hope that everybody had a safe and wonderful weekend!


Friday, was suppose to be date night but it ended up being a family night, the Kidos and The Man had Filippi's  "Fit For a King" Pizza and I had a yummy salad! Esmeralda is fighting a Chest cold, so about 15 minutes into Pirates of The Caribbean 3 she had passed out, poor girl hope she feels better soon.  Everybody seemed tired today, yes even me I ended up asleep on the couch so we ended up calling it an early night.


Saturday, the man worked on his bikes. Kids and I went to Dog Beach in Oceanside with our friends. It was alittle over cast but,  the beach was buzzing! There where dogs running every where, little dogs, big dogs, brown dogs and yellow dogs. Alex was laughing so hard and pointing to the dogs going to the water to retrieve their toys, yelling out GO DOG GO! Funny how a childhood story can stay with them for a lifetime. It was great seeing all these happy dogs running like crazy!

Alex defiantly had the most fun, playing in the sand and throwing the ball to all the random dogs that would come up to him and drop their toys at his feet. The dogs where so excited to be out and playing that they didn't care who threw their ball. This creamy little furry dog pictured below, decided to sit and relax with Jen and her little black furry pal decided to be come over and be part of our group too. Notice the Husky looking down at Brian's feet waiting for him to throw his ball so he could go chase it. You would think that looking at this picture all these dogs came with us but NONE of them are ours. 

Jen & Brian will all the friendly dogs that stopped by to say Hi.

Alex, Bentley and Esmeralda

Everybody had such a great time, especially the kids and Bentley! They had such a fun time at the beach the kids didn't want  go home. I know we will be going a lot more often once it starts warming up!


Sunday, Esmeralda and I had all the intensions in the world of going to our Yoga and Pilates class but with the Art Walk going on we said forget it and doubled back home instead. It wasn't even 9am on a Sunday morning and it was already crazy down in Little Italy.

Back home Alex decided to stay home (guess he was still tired from the Dog Beach) and watch cartoons with Uncle William. Esmeralda and I took Bentley to Bayfront Park for a walk. Coffees in hand we had our mother daughter time giggling about this and that. It was hilarious to walk Bentley with all the wild birds out there, it was like watching a kid at a candy store. (No I do not allow him to chase after birds, it's his instinct). I have to admit that we've been to the Marina before for Lunch and to go see the oldie cars that come down on occasion, but never to hang out or go for a walk there. The park is small but nice, clean, dog friendly and safe (police station on site).

Esmeralda and Bentley

I'm so glad that my kids make the most out of all the day trips we take around San Diego! It makes it easy to teach them to be happy and positive when we have positive and happy outlooks about everything we do. Laughter and Love always makes the day so much more enjoyable, we couldn't stop smiling all weekend long (even the dog)! 

What A Happy Dog!

About Me

Hi There thanks for dropping by! 

Here's some things that you should probably know about me. 

• First, My name is Melissa 
• I'm a mother of two wonderful children. 
• We have a rescue cat named Molly (she's a ham!)
• Love retro: cloths, red lipstick and music
• If I could drink cherry "cola" and eat chocolate everyday I would. (Just to much sugar and calories)
• If I won the lottery, I would help my extended family and friends. Adopt at least two more children. 
• I hope that blogging will help me stay connected with friends and family. 

Awhile back I started to keep a photo journal about my kids but decided to take a modern step and start a blog that we could share with our family spread across the globe. I'm hoping that this blog keeps my friends and  family updated on our adventures.  I love a sense of community, love writing and sharing with ideas with you. 

I'd love to hear from you!