our weekend adventures

Published on June 29, 2015 by Jess2 Comments

friday

cale left early friday morning to surprise his dad in arizona for his birthday. bye honey! see you on sunday!

someone was pooooooped when i picked her up from the children’s center. they made sure she played hard for her last day.

i let jaz sleep with me for her last night at home. i had to get my cuddles in!

saturday

i hate this part…waiting for my baby to board a plane all by herself to take her to her father’s for a whole month!

pre-bawling.
this was my third time dropping her off for the summer and it still hasn’t gotten any easier. cale is usually with me so i can hide my face in his shoulder when i start to cry so jaz won’t see me. but i was all by my lonesome which is probably why i cried a lot harder. i don’t know why i get so upset, i know she is going to have fun, get spoiled rotten and be safe, but i just can’t help myself. luckily, i wasn’t the only momma who was dropping off her babies so we sat together and waited for the plane to taxi out. ughh, sob fest!

i needed some good ol’ carbs after all that crying and the airport is the only place in washington that has a chili’s so i stopped in and had some enchilada soup and queso! oh my goodness, yummmmm!

crying and being by myself means retail therapy…right?!
unpucker that butthole honey…i didn’t buy this, but i really wanted to!

so seattle has been a little warm lately…and by warm i mean almost 90°. before you laugh, know that, that is VERY hot for seattle. and need i remind you that houses in the pnw DO NOT have AC…. so shut up and don’t laugh when we complain. anyway i thought i had enough water but apparently i didn’t because i got incredibly sick while i was walking around u-village and had to cut my shopping short so i could go lay down and try not to throw up at home.
lucky for me, cale just installed our ac unit downstairs so it was nice and cool. because i couldn’t do much i opted to watch american sniper…whoa. such a great movie.

sunday

meanwhile…cale is having a ball in arizona…super jealous.

i drank nothing but water the night before to recuperate so i was ready to tackle an early morning barre class.

i stopped by veggie grill on my way home and got the most delicious salad. if you haven’t had veggie grill yet, go! it is a completely vegan restaurant but you wouldn’t notice unless you researched more into it! “oh but you got fried chicken on your salad, that’s not vegan” ahem excuse me…that’s not chicken that tempeh and it’s delicious. oh my gosh so yummy!

and that about sums up my lonesome weekend.
these next few weekends are going to be intense so stay tuned! it’s about to get super interesting!

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happy monday!

always,
-jess

delicious turkey wraps

Published on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by Jess5 Comments

and a happy hump day to you fine folk!
it’s recipe time and today i’m talking about yummy healthy turkey wraps!
with a little over 3 months until the wedding, i am trying to eat healthy-ish, and these were so easy!

let’s go!

what you’ll need:
large tortillas {i used wheat}
fresh turkey from the deli {boar’s head is the bomb}
homemade ranch {use low fat mayo}
lettuce
tomatoes
avocado
red onions
low fat pepper jack shredded cheese

look at how delicious this looks! i ate almost half the stack before i actually started making the wraps…fresh turkey is the best!

alrighty, chop all those veggies up. the lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and onions.

after you heat the tortillas up, either in a skillet or as hispanics call it…a comal, add a few lines of your ranch you made. you don’t have to make it but low fat ranch store bought is yucky tasting.

add just a little bit of lettuce. remember that you have to roll this up so don’t use too much.

add your turkey!!

now this is important, you must add the following toppings in this exact order…tomatoes, avocado {extra if you know what’s good for you} onion and finally cheese. BAM!

roll once, tuck in the sides and then keep rolling. don’t be afraid to roll it tight. if you heated the tort correctly, it won’t break.

now cut in half and go to town! and by town i mean eat it…eat it all.

i made cale’s a little more loosely. more like a burrito, if you will. still just as yummy, just make sure to hold the bottom!

and VOILA! yummy deliciousness!

i hope you have a great week!
thanks for stopping by!

always,
chef jess!

our weekend adventures

Published on June 22, 2015 by Jess6 Comments

friday

a few inches taller, 3 less teef and no longer a first grader…what is happening and where is my baby going?

i was pumped to go see this! what a great idea and such a great storyline. not gonna lie…i cried. 😥

potty break after the movie means cale is the purse holder!

seattle has been gorgeous lately! i love the summers here!!

getting wedding ready required a fitbit…duh! did y’all know that tory burch makes high fashion covers for these??? hmmmm…. 🙂

saturday

made some infused lemon water to start my day off.

i’m back on that pure barre grind. i love that the restrooms here are called ‘pure pottys’!

morning workout = green dream shake for breakfast. in all honesty it’s really not THAT bad…not something i would crave, but not horrible.

we went to this precious baby girl’s first birthday party! happy birthday lil’ g!

might be the last time we get to see this view. our friends are moving at the end of the month..bye bye lakehouse 😦 oh oh i saw three bald eagles right after i snapped this…whaaaaa! it was awesome!

baby baby baby!

after all the party shenanigans, we stopped by the root beer store to indulge ourselves in some delicious rootbeer floats! yummmmm

cale has been needing some new sandals…that means 3 new pair of shoes for him and 3 for me…whoops…this is obviously just 4 out of the 6 pair we got.

sunday-father’s day!

cale didn’t really want to do much for father’s day except relax at home. so i let him relax and the kitties and i stripped the bed and cleaned house. they freak out when i make the bed. CLEAN SHEETS MUST ATTACK ALL THE AIR BUBBLES!

“helping”

after the laundry and house was cleaned we went for a little walk for some slurpees at the 7-11 around the corner. why do they neverrrr have cherry?! ugh!

jaz lost another tooth! that makes the fourth one in total but the second one THIS WEEK! uhm…the tooth fairy was not prepared and did not have as much cash as she did for the last tooth…damn inflation rate is going to make that fairy broke! $10 for a tooth these days…i got quarters when i lost my teeth! wth!

i hope everyone had a great weekend and i hope all you fathers out there were pampered and recognized!
here’s a little something to make your monday a little bit better!

such an eventful weekend! what did you do for father’s day??

always,
-jess

wedding countdown

Published on June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 by Jess3 Comments

F O U R M O N T H S !!!
121 DAYS!
YES YES YES!
it’s getting so close! and i am so excited!

things are all coming together so perfectly and so beautifully! my coordinator is doing such an awesome job, i am so glad we hired her. she has been a lifesaver!!
a lot got done this month, let’s see what we did.

previous wedding countdowns // {10 months} {9 months} {8 months}
{7 months} {6 months} {5 months}

this month we:

all 6 bridesmaids ordered their dress! woohoo! they are all going to look so beautiful!
booked rehearsal lunch venue
ordered our wedding favors! y’all are going to die when you see them!
got mine and my girls’ robes from love ophelia. so soft and pretty!
ordered our cake topper from better off wed.
scheduled our entire honeymoon, couples massage, plenty of dinner reservations, private snorkeling and private fishing where we get to eat our catch, then on the last night we get a private cabana on the beach to share a romantic dinner with just the two of us. swooooon! i am so excited!
booked our night of the wedding hotel!
cale ordered his groomsmen gifts, they are so cool!
approved our invitation proof!

vendors
new vendors in purple

venue – {villa antonia}
wedding photographer – {stephanie hunter photography}
engagement/bridal photographer – {misty mclendon photography} you can check out our engagement shoot {here}
wedding coordinator – {kristin catter events} -aka- our lifesaver
string trio {ceremony} – {terra vista strings}
dj {reception} – {dj brian weber}
cupcakes – {sweet treets bakery}
caterer – {sterling affairs catering}
florist – {visual lyrics floral artistry}
linens – {marquee event group}
officiant – {scott payne – the knot tyer}
videographer & slo-mo booth– {spinning leaf films}
honeymoon resort in aruba – {bucuti & tara beach resorts} we booked the tara suite…omg!
wedding dress – {blush bridal lounge}
engagement ring/wedding bands – {shane company}
departure transportation – {antique limousines of austin}
rentals – {vintique rentals}
invitations – {the inviting pear}
hair & makeup – {beautymark agency}
night of wedding hotel – {hotel ella} we booked the mansion petite suite!
bridesmaids robes – {love ophelia}
cake topper – {better off wed}
rehearsal lunch venue – {las palomas}
wedding favors – {nope, sorry, y’all will just have to wait!}

a sneak peek of the invitation proof….eee!

getting ready robes are in!

it’s giveaway time!!

Published on June 16, 2015 by JessLeave a comment

DON’T FORGET TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY! IT ENDS TOMORROW!

HEYYO!

another giveaway is upon y’all!
woop woop!
this time i’m teaming up with…

{!!!!!!!!!!!!}

“Threadbare Candle Co. is all about bringing new life and functionality to vintage castaways – retro tumblers, teacups, kitschy mugs, and more!
Threadbare candles are hand-poured, made from high quality soy wax and non-toxic scents like lavender, Jasmine & gardenia, and oatmeal & honey”

i mean look at how cute this candle is that i got as a gift… it’s a texas mug! so awesome!

check out these other gorgeous ones they have,

i might enter my own giveaway…the gold one and pink frosted ones are calling my name! yasssss!
all the vessels are antique or thrift store finds and all amazing!

on to the giveaway!

threadbare candle co. is giving one lucky winner a candle of their choosing from the ones pictured above!
oh but that’s not all…i have a little…

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gold and pink goodie bags.

Published on June 15, 2015 by Jess4 Comments

hello, hello, hello, hey, hi, how ya doing? {name that song!}
so as you saw in my last our weekend adventures, we celebrated jaz’s birthday at pump it up!
jaz and i are obsessed with gold and pink {can you guess what my wedding colors are?} so we wanted to make some really cute goodie bags incorporating these colors!

let’s start!
{just want to apologize in advance for some of the lighting in a few pictures. this project ran into the night. i wouldn’t normally shoot at night since we don’t have bright lamps in our living room, but i needed to get this done…fast} sorry!

what you’ll need:
white craft bags
scissors
circle template
6 in. template cut out
gold glitter
elmer’s glue
glue dots
hot glue
your choice in ribbon
gold and pink tissue paper
all the goodies!

{first} i made these with just microsoft word but i’m sure if you have photoshop or something it might be a bit easier.

i got this handy little tag punch out from hobby lobby. it has changed my scissor use for life!

{second} punch out all of the thank you tags you printed.

{third} use your circle template and trace out some circles that are about 1-2 cm. wider than the thank you cut outs. then cut them out.

stop… did y’all know they have glue dots now?! these are the best things ever!!! seriously.
ok we continue.

{fourth} once you have everything cut out use your {fantastic} glue dots and secure the thank you tag to the circle you cut out. i used about 3 glue dots.

{fifth} spread some elmer’s glue around the white space on the outer edge and sprinkle with glitter. tap off the excess so it doesn’t look like a glitter bomb went off in your house.

all done! at least with the glitter.

{sixth} time to make the most annoying/tiniest bows ever. i’m pretty sure people make smaller but woe is me, right? tie all those suckers.

bows bows bows. i hate myself apparently.

these are the bags i bought, they were not the bags i wanted but it was the closest and still just as cute.

{seventh} fasten all the finished cutouts to the bag with glue dots. i used four, in hindsight i should’ve used 5.

{eighth} time to attach the bows. glue gun is the best way to go about this one. just be careful…those bows are tiny and that crap is hot!

almost done!!!!

{ninth} add all the goodies then the tissue paper you chose.

and the finished products!
i had to reassure the boys that the toys in there were not girly ones haha.

goodie bags will only get cuter from here! now to plan next years!
hope you enjoyed this, we sure did!!
happy crafting!

always,
-jess

our weekend adventures

Published on June 15, 2015 by Jess2 Comments

friday

my coworkers and i started walking during our breaks…note: never invite a detention officer to go walking with you…she’ll make it an obstacle course. haha

more wedding goodies came!!! i am so excited for these robes! i’ll tell y’all where i got them from in our 4 month wedding countdown post this thursday!

saturday

wednesday was my baby girl’s SEVENTH birthday, but today we are celebrating it with her friends! a post on how i made these goodie bags will be coming shortly!

this is what jaz woke up to on wednesday…spoiled rotten! grandma jo just can’t help herself!

we reserved a room at pump it up and oh my gosh! so much fun!!!! the parents got to jump too! i may or may not have done a scorpion {ya know, when your feets touch behind your head…yeah, ouch} trying to race another mom down the obstacle course.

i love this so much! she’s so happy!

gonna be honest…that party pooped us parents out! so we went home and took a little cat nap…the cat however had other plans to catch the fly.

later that night we got to attend a beautiful wedding at the seattle aquarium! oh my gosh so gorgeous and so much fun!!!

i mean…LOOK! if this is not the definition of an awesome wedding i don’t know what is! look at the fishies, they’re watching their first dance!
congratulations carmen & tyler! cheers to a long happy marriage! love you guys!

sunday

extremely fun wedding = a very very sick jessica the next day
sorry, no pictures were taken…hehe

don’t forget to enter the giveaway! click the picture below to read the rules and enter!
there are some great candles to be won! go check it out!

always,
-jess

it’s giveaway time!!

Published on June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 by Jess13 Comments

HEYYO!

another giveaway is upon y’all!
woop woop!
this time i’m teaming up with…

{!!!!!!!!!!!!}

i mean look at how cute this candle is that i got as a gift… it’s a texas mug! so awesome!

check out these other gorgeous ones they have,

i might enter my own giveaway…the gold one and pink frosted ones are calling my name! yasssss!
all the vessels are antique or thrift store finds and all amazing!

on to the giveaway!

threadbare candle co. is giving one lucky winner a candle of their choosing from the ones pictured above!
oh but that’s not all…i have a little surprise that i’m keeping hush hush, so make sure you take advantage of all the ways to enter.

WHEN

STARTS : WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 @ 7:00 AM PT
ENDS : WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2015 @ 7:00 AM PT

once the giveaway closes, we will tally up all the entries and i will announce the winner on
FRIDAY JUNE 19, 2015.

RULES

HOW TO ENTER ONLINE

follow my blog either by wordpress or by email, like and comment that you did or are doing so.

HOW TO ENTER ON INSTAGRAM-MUST DO ALL

repost the instagram photo that we (myself AND/OR threadbare candle co.) post announcing the giveaway
follow @threadbarecandleco on instagram
follow me on instagram @jess_vasquez08

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ENTER

reblog this post – 1 entry
follow me on bloglovin {HERE}

be sure to comment all the ways you entered here, i’m keeping track but i want to be sure i don’t miss any!
and if you already do some of these things then GREAT! just let me know in a comment and i’ll make sure to give you your entry!

if you just can’t wait to have one of these gorgeous hand-poured candles before the winner is chosen, you can shop the etsy store by clicking on the picture below.
there are so many more neat candles to peruse!

happy happy entering and good luck!

GIVEAWAY ONLY OPEN TO THE U.S. I WILL HOST AN INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY SOON. PROMISE.

our weekend adventures

Published on June 7, 2015June 8, 2015 by Jess4 Comments

friday

i took the day off friday a long time ago for some vacation time but instead it turned into a day full of errands and appointments. first up was this munchkin’s play, a rumpus in the rainforest. so stinkin’ cute!

quick stop to get my god awful nails fixed. does anyone else have a panic attack when they cut your cuticles? one little nick and it hurts for days!

i decided to go old school with a classy french mani. oh and don’t mind that bling…;) hehe

baby girl’s birthday is wednesday and momma may have gone a wee bit overboard. eep! i am so happy i have such a girly-girl, she didn’t want more barbies or dolls. nope, instead she wanted dresses and shoes. oops…what have i created?

it’s hot in seattle, y’all! i feel like such a turd though because it’s only about 75° and i’m dying…how did i ever live in texas?!

after a little cat nap and a few doc appointments i went and picked up a co-worker and headed into seattle to see…THE ONE….THE ONLY…SHANIA TWAIN!!! we stopped at a little mexican place and nommed on some fajitas before…we needed some foods in the belly.

you guys, i can’t even. i can’t. she was freaking amazing! she played all of her hits and then some! britt and i were standing and singing the entire time. seattle was her first stop on her 2015 tour so everyone has plenty of time to score some tickets! ugh so good! what i loved most was how she was so personable. she hasn’t been on tour in ELEVEN years so when she forgot some of the words to her songs, she laughed and completely owned up to it. just so good you guys. go see her if you get the chance.

i never knew there were that many country fans in seattle. sold out and jam packed!

uhm….if i look half as good as she does at 50, i will be damn happy!

saturday

i’ve been ordering so many goodies from boutiques that have reached out and i forget when i’m supposed to get a delivery so this was awesome to wake up to! so cute!

i worked on crafts all day for jaz’s birthday party next saturday…why? why do i do this to myself???

sunday

this is all cale’s doing. he wanted to stock up on scented candles since we moved the littler box into his office. i wasn’t going to argue with him though. i got the cutest cover-up dress for aruba!

trips to target = time to play! note to self: never try hula-hooping again. i am no longer in middle school.

jaz was invited to our neighbor’s kid’s beach birthday party! so much fun but again, so so hot! happy birthday jack!

such an adorable, fun dad!

look at that sky! definitely, twirl like you’re mary poppins, weather.

turkey meatloaf cupcakes!!!

Published on June 2, 2015 by Jess3 Comments

hi, y’all!!!!
i’m back…well as much as my hectic life will let me be haha
what’s a better way to come back than with a cute recipe that your kids and family will love!

so lets get started!

what you’ll need:
1 pkg of lean ground turkey {i used 99% lean)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
salt & pepper to taste
mashed taters
for the topping sauce
1/2 cup ketchup {i used whataburger‘s spicy ketchup}
1/4 cup dijon mustard
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp worcestershire

preheat your oven to 385°

chop up the onions and add it to the turkey, mix

do the same with the green peppers!

and again with the bread crumbs!

add the egg, milk and a little salt and pepper to taste

roll up the mixture into little balls and place into a cupcake pan

ooooooooo. those are going to be yummy!

wait…don’t forget to make your topping!

mix together the ketchup, mustard, worcestershire and brown sugar.

brush your topping mixture onto your meatloaf balls…tehehehe yes i know, i’m sooooo mature

now stick those bad boys in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes. turkey, in this amount, cooks a bit faster so just keep an eye on the internal temp to make sure you don’t dry them out.

whip up those mashed taters