OMG!

I know it's been too long!

I've lost a few pounds, however, I will gain in back.

I've been in Las Vegas for a year. Happy Anniversary to us.

Alex is adjusting better every single day.

I have 2 friends in Sin City. Well, 3, if you include the husband of my friend.

I eat tofu, Asian style.



:)

Long Overdue Update

So it's been a while since I last wrote on here, so I figure I should.

The 5 month anniversary of living in Vegas is coming up and I am very content with living here. Besides the pleasurable weather, work is good, family is great and school is wonderful (both mine and Alex's).

Alex is doing so well in school so I decided to surprise him with a visit to the Chuck Jones Experience at Circus Circus yesterday (I also spent 2 hours at Macy's so he kinda hated my guts for a minute).

The Chuck Jones Experience is a little tour regarding all things Looney Tunes. And since Alex is kind of obsessed with them, I figured it would be the perfect surprise, and it was!

He had so much fun and even told me "I never thought I'd say this but you are the best mom a son could have!" 

(uhmmmmmmm was that a compliment or an insult?)

Look how AWESOME his Yogi Bear drawing is! Alex loves to draw and is so detailed about it. I'm so proud of the young man he is.

Next week, we are off to Miami for some fun in the sun. Well he is going with his dad (sad face), but I'm sure he will have fun. His Miami family misses him dearly.

I miss my friends so I am actually excited to be going. I also miss Cuban bread drenched in butter. yummyyyyyy.

I am addicted to Words With Friends and Draw Something. They make my weekend complete.

That's All Folks!

First Friday of 2012

And I have good things to report.

Alex and I are doing great! Well except for my back (wah wah).

It was a short work week!

Hopefully the Kinect will be connected this weekend.


www.zaffit.com is the site I am writing for. I talk about entertainment and reality tv (of course). So drop by and drop a line or 2

Dashing Diva signing off for now.....

Happy New Year

It's 2012, bitches!

Alex and I rang in the new year at home watching movies.

We said Happy New Year to each other at 9:00pm PST and then again at midnight PST.

I know it's crazy, but we still ride on eastern standard time for certain things.

Don't forget to check out www.zaffit.com

I'm the Dashing Diva!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all. It has been an eventful 2011 and last night was no exception. It was kind of a madhouse (in a good way) at my mom's yesterday with people drinking beer, rum, and Nyquil.

The kids got great presents and the looks on their faces are priceless. The boys aren't even that selfish (I use this term loosely) because they were passing out gifts anxiously awaiting what the grown ups got too! So cute!

My family usually celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve so today we are just chillin' out. Alex got some money so tomorrow we plan to head out to Toys R Us to spend some of it. Alex made me a present at school and put it in my stocking so I opened it last night.

He told me that he worked hard and saved it for me for Christmas. :) :) :) :) :)

I also wrote a summary on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Better late than never!

Merry Christmas!

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/25/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-uninvited/

Happy Holidays

With Christmas 2 days away (well..the REAL Christmas for Hispanic folks is tomorrow) a lot of my friends have gone to Miami to spend time with their family. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I am missing Miami right now. I miss Cuban bread and my friends. But with facetime and the United States Postal Service, all is good in my hood. I have these boys to entertain me and drive me cray!

Can't wait for Christmas!

On that writing grind...

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/21/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-special-kendalls-sweet-16/

There is my latest post (pre-migraine last night) and you know it's about my beloved Kardashians/Jenners!

Today I woke up to find E! playing a Keeping Up With  The Kardashians marathon.

Then I saw E! True Hollywood Story on master producer Timbaland. It was so touching! Love him!

Mindy Tidbits

My neck hurts.

It's almost Christmas.

I want to visit San Diego.

I love Wendy's Chicken Nuggets--Sorry Britt and Caroline.

Shopping success with my Abby.

Quiet home without an 8, 9, and 11 year old boys.

Writing time.

:)

Hello Lady

So I started writing for the site www.zaffit.com and of course I am writing about reality shows. But the NBA season is fast approaching and I cannot wait! NFL is on and poppin' right now and Christmas is right around the corner! Yay for happy things!

Me? A Writer? Oh snap!

There's a new site called www.zaffit.com out there. It's an entertainment site and yours truly (well, me) starting writing for it! So check it out and leave me a comment! Even if you dont know what I'm talking about, who cares! Just put "so true" or "funny stuff" in the comment section!

http://zaffit.com/2011/12/19/kourtney-and-kim-take-new-york-season-4-episode-4-true-colors/
Please and Thank you!

xoxo

Mindy

Oh no I didn't...

Oh yes, I did.

I thought I lost my debit card AGAIN (in the last 3 weeks, mind you), called the bank, cancelled the card, came home, found it on my desk.

Lord have mercy on me.

Save Some Sense

I know that I have talked about saving, but with sites like Living Social and Groupon it is hard not to save, especially if you have just moved your whole life to the other side of the country.

Living Social and Groupon have improved in the last year or so. They offer vacation deals, family deals, "now" deals (meaning to purchase the deals now), and sometimes the deals are often extended longer than the standard 24 hours.

Here are the websites; sign up with your email and they will send you daily emails with savings!

www.groupon.com

www.livingsocial.com


Go to the sites, enter your city, and save!

You're Welcome!

Everyday I'm Hustlin

I can't ever and won't ever knock anyone's hustle. Look at Kate Gosselin (well, when she was in her prine), Kris Jenner, and Justin Bieber(oh yes....The Biebs is a hustler. You ever seen "Never Say Never" and seen his story?) to name a few. But there is a blog you out to check out. She is one busy bee and a sweet one also.

http://bernadettemanzano.blogspot.com/

She rocks and also is a Stella & Dot rep and Stella & Dot got some cute stuff-even Kourtney Kardashian knows what's up!

Love ya girl!

You can also follow her on twitter @bappletree and she may also kick your ass on Words With Friends.

Cooking Tidbits

Making home-made ANYTHING is better than going out and buying it, especially if it's frozen. But here is a vinegarette dressing I basically live off of.

Vibrant Vinegarette

1 teaspoon of Dijon Mustard
2 teaspoons of Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
Sprinkle of Salt and Pepper; Season to taste

You can mix all of these together in a small plastic container and shake to make sure all the ingredients gets mixed up perfectly together. I recommend this dressing with a Caprese (lettuce, grape tomatoes, FRESH mozzarella) Salad. YUM YUM IN MY TUM.

I also use this dipping sauce at home also. It's my "go to" condiment. It goes good with fried green beans.

Zesty Dipping Sauce

1/3 - cup mayonnaise
1/3 - cup ketchup
1 - tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
Mix all of these in a small box and stir, whisk or shake it!

I also use this dipping sauce at home also. It's my "go to" condiment. It goes good with fried green beans.

Happy Eating!

Seriously....

Ok. It's been a while since I've written on here, but I will get better. Moving has been a little more stressful than I thought.

I'm watching a "16 and Pregnant" marathon, cooking dinner, researching flights, hearing Alex watch "
Family Guy", and balancing my checkbook.

Winning!

I moved!

I'm living in Las Vegas, finally.

I have 4 friends on Pacific Time Zone.

WOOHOO!

Baby Babble...

The day started looking at this old picture.....




These little nuggets (Alex, to the right, being hugged which such emotion from his cousin Christian, who rocked the T Shirt diaper look very cutesie) were once upon a time wee little babies. Now Alex, 9 and Christian 10 live a time zone apart and Christian has a brother, Carlos aka gordo 7. Here he is at 3 months...




Now look at them! Well in the picture below it's (starting from the left) Christian, Nice boy (don't know his name), and Carlos aka not so Gordo anymore



And here is my son Alex...



In general, however, I really do like kids. All ages, strange enough. Even the pain-in-the-ass-I-think-I'm-cooler-than-anyone-but-I'm-a-dufus kid (I think it's because I specialize in Middle School Monsters). And since I'm not having anymore, I like them especially since I can give them back to mommy.

Alex asked me a question earlier this week. He asked, "Mommy, why can't you have another kid so I can have someone to play with all the time?" I was clearly left with my mouth open because he knows that I don't want anymore kids and the thought of him having to share (money, toys, a room), he wasn't trying to hear that. He looked at me with his chinito eyes and it was so sincere, it almost broke my heart. Then I said, "But Alex, if I have a baby he will be little and you can't play with him until he is older, and that means you'll be 16."



That was his reaction. Therefore the whole mommy-having-another-kid-so-I-can-play-with-someone-everyday quickly turned into "Oh No. Nevermind. That's not cool."

I really don't want any more children because I think it will take away A LOT from Alex and let's face be honest, myself. I went to a friend's house and she has the cutest 5-month-old, who couldn't take his eyes off Alex. And Alex was enjoying every minute of it. But as soon as we got in the car he said "Yea Mommy. No more kids."


What's the moral of the story/post?

1-I LOOOOVE my kooks (Alex, Christian, Gordo)!
2-I think China's one-child policy is totally awesome.

Sportstastic TIMES! Part tres!

Sad face? Why? Is it because I am going to briefly talk about the NFL Lockout? YES!
Here are some questions I have gotten


"A what?"
"What's this lock out all about?"

and the ever shocking question
"Who cares?" ::gasp::

There is a chance there may not be a 2011-2012 NFL football season.

What the hell am I going to watch on Sundays from August through February?!??!?!?

I don't just watch Miami Dolphins games (please refrain from making fun of me. please. and thank you.) during football season. I watch them ALL! It's so fun! Just watching at home while grading is a great Sunday Funday for me!

Ok besides my selfish reasons for wanting NFL to proceed, millions of people also enjoy watching the sport. They get together with friends, go to a bar, or restaurant, or someone's house, or the actual game, and it is SO MUCH FUN (and all this fun is certainly paying the owners and players a pretty penny). So all in all, it's a win-win situation for all involved, right?

Here is how I am simplifying this lock out:

-The players want to play.
-The players have stated many times they’re content with the current system and revenue split… NFL owners and players each split roughly 50 percent of the revenue pie.
-NFL owners, however, DO want more and are adamant about reducing the share of league revenue set aside for player salaries by roughly 18 percent ($1 billion) beginning next year.
-The revenue split since 2002 has been roughly half.

There are other issues amongst the players and owners and you can read all about it on

www.nflplayerlockout.com

Cheers to tailgating, fantasy pools, and scalping tickets!

Sportastic..Tuesday....Continued...

Look at my boys doin' what they do.....



Well not really. They are just talking-maybe about a play, maybe about a beer- who knows. I just LOVE those pinstripes!

My last post was about Derek Jeter and all his greatness, but sad to say he won't be playing in tonight's All Star Game in Phoenix (I Hate ARIZONA BY THE WAY. STATE ROAD 93 IS DEATH TRAP USA) because of a previous calf injury that he didn't care about because he plays this past weekend in hopes of hitting his 3,000th hit-which HE DID DO, AND he was the first Yankees player to do so...just sayin'


Let's talk basketball...

My green-tastic Celtics lost in the semis to the supposedly high, mighty, and undefeatable Miami Heat. As some of you may remember, there was this big media circus last summer when Lebron James and Chris Bosh (mostly Bron Bron) joined the Miami Heat (South Beach, as Bron Bron put it)

Did what? Get so cocky and LeChoke at the end? YES. WE. DID.

Don't get me wrong-Dwayne Wade is (well, was) a humble, young, and talented player. Lebron has got skills too, and so does Bosh. And then this happened....

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6648286

(As they walked out of American Airlines Center after practice, Wade and James pretended to cough and wheeze, smirking as they repeatedly covered their mouths with their shirts while being filmed by Miami CBS affiliate.)

"Whoa, did y'all hear me cough? I think I'm sick," Wade said before turning toward James and chuckling. [uhmmm no, Mr. Wade. Y'all weren't coughing. Y'all choked.]

This came two days after Nowitzki scored 21 points, including a critical driving layup in the last minute, while playing with a 101-degree fever during the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Finals-tying Game 4 win.)

Wade had already made it clear that he believed the story of Nowitzki playing through illness and injury -- the Mavericks' superstar tore the tendon in his left middle finger in the series opener -- had been overblown.

"I have respect for him as a great player. I'm not going to get into the injuries," Wade said Wednesday. "Everyone is injured at this time. I'm not going to get into the fun-loving story of him being sick, either. Once you show up on the court, you show up on the court. Everyone is equal. "

OH and it gets better ....

Wade, who once had a shoe commercial that glorified his toughness, is dealing with his own injury now. He suffered a bruised left hip during a first-quarter collision with Dallas reserve forward Brian Cardinal during Miami's Game 5 loss, causing him to miss two extended stretches of the game.

"I don't talk about injuries," Wade said after Game 5. "It's unfortunate that I had to leave the game, but I came back and I finished it. ... Once you're on the court, you're on the court. I don't have no excuses."

And of COURSE my fairy tale ending

The Dallas Mavericks went on to #beattheheat in game 6 in MIAMI.

The bandwagon's empty.....again......

Sportastic Sunday

I will most definitely start off with Derek Jeter.





Derek Jeter, for as long as I can remember, is an athlete who not only did Yankees' fans fall in love with, but he also captured the eyes of some of the ladies :: wink wink ::


On Saturday July 9, 2011, he has his 3,000th hit in the majors. And the hit was a home-run. Even Jay-Z captured the moment on video! He was even waiting in the locker room (because of course the Jigga Man got it like that) to congratulate Jeter on not only his 3,000th hit, but he also went 5 for 5, including the game-winning run in the 8th inning.

Just in case you were sedated for the weekend here is the interview conducted by the YES (Yankees Entertainment Sports) network-

• Jeter’s historic day at the office made us all feel like little kids again. Or, “It brings you back to a child,” as Jay-Z more succinctly puts it.
• Jeter is a true Yankee, personification of all that makes the game great. “He’s a classic example of a Yankee, a winner,” says Jigga. “Someone who just puts on his hard hat and goes to work every day, and just really wins.” You forgot about the lunch pail, Jay!
• Jeter’s game was so cinematic that no one would have believed it in a movie. “Naw,” Jay answered when asked if Hollywood could’ve scripted the Captain’s performance. “He couldn’t even have woken up and said, ‘I’m gonna go 5-for-5, win the game, hit a homer’…it’s just, it’s a storybook, it’s amazing.”
• Still, the guy who gave Jeter’s 3000th hit back is nuts. After Jay pointed out that he was waiting near the guy who caught the 3000th hit home run ball and gave it back for nothing, the reporter started talking about what a great guy he was to do so. The rapper agreed: “Yes, he’s crazy, but OK…better man than me.”

Jay Z is just a modest billionaire hip hop mogul waiting to pay his respects with a quick handshake. Gotta love it!

Empire State of.... Mind-y! Ha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8