Sometimes we must take a step back!!!

Hello,

I hope you all had an amazing holiday!!! I didn't do much as I was packing all weekend long. And to make matters worse I was suppose to move on Monday but we had to postpone the move to Friday, due to the new place not being ready.

Today I am sharing a personal note about the steps we take in life in most cases we take steps forward. This year I have had to take a step back and I am having such a hard time.

Two years ago I decided to take a giant step forward and I rented a beautiful townhouse. After living in apartments my whole life. It was spacious, beautiful and the biggest place I have had in a while. To be honest when I moved here I was so happy that I finally sprung forward. Fast forward to 2 years later and I had to take a step back and give up the beautiful townhouse. It's been the hardest decision to make because I am now going to back to an apartment which is making me really sad. Why you ask? well it's sounds so logical but I still can't wrap my head around it and convince myself its the best move.

There are so many factors that have contributed to this decision I would need more than one post to list them all. But in a nutshell my personal life, my finances, my kids and time where the main reason I took the step. Living in this beautiful house was more a sacrifice than a anything else. The only thing I had was the space and the fact that I could have a craft room something I had been wanting for a while but couldn't do even after building the room. I sacrificed a lot in the past two years and missed out a lot on the kids, today I am taking a step back in the hopes to make that giant move forward. Its a decision that has weighed heavily in my heart for the past few days and one that has caused lots of anxiety in my person.

I am sad not to leave the old place per say because at some point we all need to move on but more because I didn't accomplish moving forward in more ways then one. And I feel I have let everyone down including myself and my family. As of Friday I will be living in my new smaller apartment and I am hoping to grow to love it as much as I did my old place. I hope to finally find the peace I have been looking for and the time I have lost. In the end I pray that taking this step back will help me grow as a person, mother, friend and blogger. And I will finally be able to accomplish everything on my to do list. While this new place will not offer the home/house I have envisioned for myself and my family. It will most definitely make my life a little easier than before and will allow me more TIME for the things that are most important in life my boys and my family. So in closing sometimes we must take a step back in order to take a step forward.

I may not be posting as much as before because I am moving and trying to adjust to the new place. But when I do come back I am hoping it will be a much more peaceful and relaxed me with lots of projects. I do have a few giveaways coming up and a new series I want to do on the blog.

Thanks for letting me vent!!!

Be back soon

Melissa

Sweet Treats WINNER!!!!!

Happy Friday!!!

I wanted to announce the winner of 100 giveaway Sweet Treat Cartridge!!! I used Random.org to select the winner. I wanted to Thank all my followers and remind you to join me on July 9th for my Pinkalicious Birthday Blog Hop!!! Which will be full of awesome creations from 25 amazing crafty gals so be sure to hop along and enter to win some blog candy!!!

DRUM ROLL the winner is:

Tamara said...
Congrats on 100!!! I hope you are able to get to 200 soon too! :) I would love to win this cartridge! It's on my wish list. :) (Already a follower)
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
sospoileditscute.blogspot.com

I will be emailing you very soon!

Congulations!!! and thank you for following me in all my adventures :)

Thanks
Melissa

Pinkalicious Birthday Blog Hop

Hello,

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!!! I am in the process of packing and will be moving on Monday so my post will be a little sporadic!!! I will be announcing the winner of the Sweet Treat giveaway on Friday!!! So you still have time to enter for the chance to win!!!

Ok today I wanted to let you guys know that I will be hosting my very first Blog Hop on July 9th 2011!!!!
In honor of my birthday the theme is a Pinkalicious Birthday Blog Hop and it will be anything pink!! The other colors that can be added will be Black & White to go with my actual Birthday Party Theme!!!. I have inlisted a few of my crafty friends to participate but there is room for more crafty gals!!!!

If you would like to join the hop just leave a comment on this post and I will send you all the information and add you to the facebook group and event!!! just leave me the information for your facebook page as well so I can add you!!!! I hope you will join me in this celebration!!!

There will be giveaways and lots of inspiration coming from all the crafty gals!!!! Let your friends know if they want to join as well the more the merrier!!!!

Have a great Day!!!

Melissa

100 FOLLOWERS SWEET TREATS GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hello,

WhooHOOOO! I hope you are all having a great week! I am so excited today is my Friday and I have a long weekend. The only problem with the long weekend is that I have to spend it packing to move to a new place :( So I will be a little busy in the next couple of weeks with the move, But I will continue to try and post as often as I can. I know my post have been a little sporadic lately but I am trying to get back on track!!

Today I am posting the first of a few giveaways I have lined up! This giveaway is for reaching my first 100 followers, I am sorry it took so long. I am going to have a another follower giveaway when I reach 200 followers I will post the giveaway when I reach 175 followers. So tell your friends Ok on to the giveaway! One lucky winner will receive this awesome SWEET TREATS Cartridge in honor of my love of all things Sweet!!!!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment! And if you are new and like what you see follow me :)

Good Luck!!!!

Melissa

I Love My Boys!!!

Hello,

I hope everyone had an amazing Mother's day and a great week.

Today I wanted to do a quick post and show you guys why I love my boys so much they are the best!!!!

This was my Mother's Day Surprise! The prepared my morning coffee with a cupcake and all my gifts not to mention I had made a bunch of Mother's day cards and had extras they had to choose one and they choose my favorite card of all!

P.S. I will be back to my regular blogging this weekend and I will posting all the projects I work on last week. And I will also be posting my giveaway for 100 followers.

Have a great day!!!!!

Super Busy Mother's Day Week Ahead!

Hello,

I hope you all had a great weekend! YIPPE I have a 101 followers Thanks for following me I will be posting the giveaway this weekend!!!!

After the crazy weeks I had this weekend seemed to short. This weekend was a pampering weekend hair, nails, eyebrows today I feel fresh and brand new. I watched a few movies, did some light house cleaning and laundry. I also got a head start on some of my Mother's day project. Thanks to my long weeks at work I haven't had anytime get all my Mother's day projects togther.

This week is going to be absolutely crazy prepping for Mother's Day! I have so many orders to fill. First I have about 100+ Marshamllow pops wrapped with tags that need to be ready for a school breakfast on Thrusday evening. I also have to make another 40 Marshamallow pops and 40 pretzel sticks for a babyshower on Saturday and a Mother's Day lunch on Sunday. Then I have a few orders for cupcakes all for Sunday. Not to mention I have to get all the cupcakes ready for my family and all the Mother's day cards completed for my family.

I still have a few giveaways that I have to work on this week and next week. I am also working on a few inspirational party photoshoots that will feature different dessert tables, centerpieces etc....

Hope you all have an amazing week!!!!

Melissa

I am still here!!!!

Hello,

Wow I have had one crazy month.... I have been super hectic lately with my job. I have been putting in 60hr or more work weeks and I am exhausted. There has been no rest for me not even on the weekends as I have been working. Sunday was only day off this week and I didn't get to do anything fun. I spent my Easter home in bed resting and catching up on my dvr.

All the work has taking a toll on my personal life and my buisness. I have been neglecting them both and I am very sad. Don't get me wrong I am very grateful to have a job. But I am just frustrated and venting.

Anyways enough already, I haven't really had a chance to craft but I have been baking a ton. The relay for life was a huge sucess and I got alot of business from the event. So I have lots of orders for Mother's Day and I will be taking pictures and posting those soon. I also had a craft swap and I managed to do get some of my crafts done before everything blew. I have another project for the craft show I am finishing this weekend and then I will be posting.

This weekend I will be off finally and after getting my hair done I will be crafting and baking my little heart out.

On the to do list:
Mother's Day Cards
Tags for the Marshmallow Pops for Mother's Day Breakfast.
Mother's Day Treat bags for all the mommy's in my family
I will also be testing a new cupcake recipe (Stawberry cupcake with Stawberry Buttercream).

One last thing: I will be having to giveaways coming up! Once I hit a 100 followers there will be a giveaway.
Also I have a new sponsor and I will they have agreed to give me an awesome prize to share with my readers so stay tuned.

Thanks

Melissa

My Adventures in Cupcakes

Hello,

Hope you are all have a fanatastic weekend! I am exhausted this weekend as I had a 60 hour work week.... The weather is not so great today it's raining but to be honest I love it when it rains. It's my excuse to stay home and work on projects.

Lately I am obssessed with cupcakes and baking. I have been baking my little heart out and I am loving it. I baked 700 cupcakes last weekend for the Relay for Life. And I have a ton of orders for upcoming parties and holidays. I am so excited to finally be back in business as I have been so busy.

As some of you know I am not only a crafter but a part time party planner. But business hasn't been great maybe it's because I haven't really worked hard. I am happy to say that things are finally starting to look up for me. And it's all thanks to the cupake fairy lol. I have been baking all kinds of different flavors and most have been hit. This weekend I am baking up a new batch of cupcakes for work and so I will be busy. Red Velvet with Cream Cheese and I might even do some brownie cake pops.....

Here is a look at some of the cupcakes!!!


Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!
Recipe from Martha Stewart

Boston Cream Cupcake with a Choclate Ganache Frosting.
Dulce De Leche Cupcake filled with Dulce de leche and a Dulce de Leche Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe to come!!!

Pina Colada Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting!
These amazing cupcakes are from the talented Glory over at Glorious Treats.
You can check out here recipe to make these amazing cupcakes.
WWW.glorioustreats.blogspot.com

Magnolia Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese

                                                   

Mini Vanilla Cupcakes

I hope you enjoy!!!

Pink & Brown Babyshower - Inspiration

Happy Friday,

Today I am reposting this amazing shower I created last year! It has been such a hit that I wanted to share it again. I loved everything about this baby shower.

                                            View from the entrance of the rec room

Dessert Table

Dessert

More Dessert

Side View of Dessert table

Cake and Cupcakes

Marshamallow Pops

Preztzel Sticks

Another view of the setup

Table Setting

Centerpiece Hydrengas & Wooden Sticks

Candle Holder Favor

Sign in Table

Guest Sign in Book made by me using my Cricut

Hope you enjoy!!! Be back soon

My Life in Words & Pictures

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!! This weekend was the Relay for Life and we baked about 700 cupcakes for the event. I am totally exhausted but it was a great event for a great cause and I had an amaziing time. I will be posting pics soon.

Ok so today I decided to share a little about myself. This blog is not a personal blog but I think every once in a while you should know a little about the person behind the post.

Here is a little about me:
I was born and raised in Florida my mother was cuban and my father is Dominican. I am a true latina at heart.
I grew up with my cuban family whom I love but refer to as my big crazy cuban family.
I am one of 4 and the only girl. So I a little spoiled especially by my older brother. I lost my mom when I was 16 and was raised by my brother who is my mentor and bestfriend. I have 3 boys from my first relationship and they are my world. My oldest son is 17 and is a junior in high school. I also have a 12 yr old and 10 yr old. I was a young mom....

I have been working in advertising for the past 15 years, I have spent about 12 in the same agency. My co-workers have become my family. I enjoy cooking, shopping, reading, crafting and most recently have found a love for baking. I am in my 30's but I have been through so much in my life I really feel much older.

Life has handed me plenty of Lemons and I have had to learn to make the best of it... Today I am much better I have learned alot in my life and have a great group of friends and family to help me along the way. I don't take anything for granted and believe that everything happens for a reason. Life is unpredicatable and also beautiful.

Ok that's it for now I will be posting more about me later now on to the pics!!!!