Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!


This week the song that has been in my head has been Who are you when I'm not looking by Blake Shelton! :) Love this song, it's super cute and well I really loooove Blake Shelton!!!! I hope you lovelies are having a wonderful week!!!



XoXo,
Ana

Any song in your head that you cannot get out??

A Year of New Possibilities


As the new year approaches I can't help but think of the new years resolutions that I have "committed" to over the years and never stuck with.  But this year I am not making a new years resolution but hopefully a life change.  This past year has been full of stress, stress, and more stress.  Which is one of the reasons I put on quite a bit of weight and I really want to change a few things like my diet, working out, and having a more positive outlook.  I was reading one of my new favorite magazines Whole Living and found this: 

10 Thoughts on Whole Living: 


1. Nourish your mind as carefully as you nourish your body
2. Brisk, Crisp, Invigorating-- Remember all the positive sides of winter
3. Finding balance in your relationships requires all your senses
4. If you feel the need to be critical, be sure the urge is coming from a place of kindness
5. When you break a small bad habit, you teach yourself that you can change anything
6. Prosperity begins with the assumption that there's more than enough for everyone
7. Willpower is sometimes a biological issue, not a moral one. Don't judge yourself harshly.
8. The best work environment foster personal connection as well as productivity
9. Speak your mind. Unmet needs create resentment when they go unexpressed
10. The New Year isn't a DO-OVER; it's an opportunity to take your next big step

Just a few words of encouragement that we all need sometimes :) I hope they give you some inspiration like they did me

XoXo,
Ana

Happy Holidays!!! :)


Hey lovelies! I hope you guys are having the most magnificent holidays!!!! :) I know I am.... What did you guys do for christmas? I spent it with my fiance and my mom, we cooked a really yummy turkey and opened presents!!! :) Then later we went over to my soon to be brother in laws and played board games!!! I won a few games woot!!! It is such a blessing to be given the opportunity to have a truly amazing family, including the one I am marrying into!!

My Favorite Gifts I Received:

1. Kindle fire
2. Sodastream
3. scrapbook supplies
4. snow cone maker
5. cupcake maker
6. Wii
7. Crazy. Stupid. Love
8. turquoise george forman grill

What are some of your favorite presents???

XoXo,
Ana

I love lists Thursday!



I cannot express the relief I feel right now, I took my last exam and am on break wooo!!!!! This semester has been stressful and super busy!!! Now let the PARTAAAY begin!! :) I also cannot believe that it is almost Christmas, time does fly by a bit fast!!! There are many things I'm really into right now, so here are a few things that I super love!!!!

1) BONES... I cannot get enough of this show
2) looking at pretty christmas pictures
3) finding relaxing things to do for the next month
4) our new sodastream... I highly recommend it!! So far I really love it!
5) winter clothes
6) whole foods... I recently started buying my groceries there!! That place is AMAZING!
7) finding new shoes for winter
8) snuggling on my lovesac
9) hot chocolate
10) HALO!!!!

XoXo,
Ana

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!


I am super digging This is country music by Brad Paisley!!!! It's been on the radio a lot and it always gives me a smile!!! Have I ever said that I love country music? =P!!! Brad Paisley is probably at the top of my favorite country singers and I was able to go to his concert!! It was amazing, I know I needed to get a smile on my face this week and hopefully I bring that to you with this song as well!!! :) <3



XoXo,
Ana

Perfectly Pink Friday's

As many of you know I am engaged and this last weekend, although I already had the wedding bug... well it got even worse.  I stumbled upon some really cute wedding blogs and I cannot stop looking at them!!! So I decided to write a post with super cute wedding ideas!!! We are deciding when to have our wedding and we are leaning towards destination wedding.  At first we thought hmm.. let's do it in Dallas but as we research more and more we have fallen in love with a place... not going to reveal it just yet though because I want to be for sure!!! I hope you lovelies enjoy the pictures as much as I am!!! <3










XoXo,
Ana

Pictures Via 100 Layer Cake

I love lists Thursday!



HAPPY 1st of December!!!

This month is full of holly jolly wonderfulness!!!! I absolutely loooooove Christmas and all the shopping, baking, and spending time with family and loved ones!!!!! We put our christmas tree up yesterday, it looks amazing!!! :) Here are somethings that I love about December:


  • SNOWWW (okay okay once in a blue moon but sometimes it happens here in Texas)
  • Christmas trees 
  • Decorating
  • shopping
  • christmas treats
  • seeing Santa Claus at the mall 
  • all the pretty lights
  • family
  • cute socks
  • the anticipated New Year and all of it's possibilities! 
XoXo,
Ana 

Happy Thanksgiving!!! :)

I hope everyone's Thanksgiving has been more than amazing!!! :) I know mine has!! Today we cooked all morning and had some super scrumptious food at around 2:30!! We made turkey, pea salad, deviled eggs, stuffing, spinach, bread, mash potatoes, mac n cheese, and rice pudding!!! We also bought some pumpkin pie because I have yet to learn how to make one! :) hehe My stomach is super duper happy right now.... But most of all I am thankful for everything in my life! I came up with.....

12 things I am most thankful for!!! <3

  • Kyle 
  • My Family
  • My friends
  • My lovely readers 
  • My pups 
  • all the wonderful food we had today 
  • being at the end of my bachelors degree
  • being healthy
  • The food that God provides to eat everyday because many people don't have that blessing
  • my home
  • The opportunity to have the most amazing Father anyone could ever have
  • The soldiers that have fought and still fight for our freedom! 

XoXo,
Ana

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!


Today was the Country Music Awards and that makes me SUPER happy!!! There is a song that I heard for the very first time on the CMA's and I absolutely fell in love with it! The song is Ours by Taylor Swift. I love the lyrics, Taylor Swift can really write!!!!! :) Such a beautiful song I hope you guys love it as much as I do!!! <3


XoXo,
Ana Ortiz

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!


Hey lovelies! :) I'm baaaack... I am quite disappointed in myself for not blogging for this long. There is absolutely no excuse to why I haven't been.... School is kicking my butt along with other wonderful stressors!!! But I am super happy to say I am back, and I'm back to stay!!! I've really missed blogging! Okay so this week I'm totallllly diggin' All Your life by The Band Perry! I realllly love them and I am hoping to get their CD in my stocking this year! Woot! I hope you guys enjoy this song as much as I do!!! <3



XoXo,
Ana

Perfectly Pink Friday's

It's about that time of the year to start getting my sweaters, my sweater dresses, leggings, and my cute boots out for Fall!!!! I am in love with in between seasons! I love Fall and Spring. Although here in Texas we get 2 maybe 3 good weeks of those seasons. I always hope for more but most of the time it's about that 2-3 weeks. My fav. part about Fall is halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, breezy fall days, and extra cuddles with my hunny!!!











What do you love about fall?

XoXo,
Ana 

All photos via weheartit

Everyone smiles in the same language!!! =)

I don't know if you guys have seen this commercial I am about to share but OH MY it made me laugh! It's super cute... I've been watching the Star Wars movies with Kyle. He went and bought the whole series in blue ray! They look AMAZING!!! Anyways so I was watching something on t.v. and this commercial came on!! Hopefully I can inspire a little chuckle and a smile from you lovelies!!!!!!


XoXo,
Ana

I Love lists Thursdays!!!

I love lists, there is absolutely no doubt about it. Which also means I looove To Do Lists. I am a really forgetful person, if I have to do something and I don't write it down well you can forget it. I won't remember to do it!! If you look at my to do lists you might find something that goes a little like this:

10 To Do Lists

1) A bills to do lists... which tell me what day I need to pay them
2) If I am going on vacation I make a list on what I need to get when I'm at the store
3) and when the day comes to leave I make a list of things I need to make sure I packed in my car
4) Things I need to get done that day
5) Homework to do lists
6) stuff I need to get done at school (i.e. call everyone that left voicemails)
7) Grocery lists
8) Goals I want to accomplish that day, that week, month, or year
9) T.V. shows I need to put on my DVR for a certain day
10) What I want to do on my blog that week :))

XoXo,
Ana <3

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!!

I'm a bit late loves! But better late than sorry ey?... Okay so this week I was going to do just one song but I have decided to do a couple of my favorite songs from the Zac Brown Band. For some reason a lot of people do not like them but I absolutely love them! The lyrics they come up with are very inspirational, they give me chills sometimes!!! I hope you enjoy!!! <3









XoXo, 
Ana =)

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!



Have you guys ever heard to a song, and when it plays on the radio you can sing along but never really actually listen to it. Well this girl did that this week, on the way to work on Monday I started driving turned on my favorite Country station and Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice was on and I actually start listening to the lyrics! OMG best lyrics ever, so this week the song that I CANNOT get out of my head is that song!!!! I hope you enjoy!!! <3....



XoXo,
Ana

I love lists Thursday: What I'm looking forward too! :)


With the new semester already in progress, many times it is hard to get excited or motivated about class. Especially since it feels like I've been in college for waaaay too long. When my motivation falters I like to make a list of goals or things that I am looking forward too to give me a little boost!
10 Things I'm looking forward too
1. Halloween!!!! 
2. Thanksgiving 
3. MY NEW PHONE! ( I am trying something new and switching to a droid instead of my iPhone. I'm really nervous about it lol)
4. Christmas and the fun decorations
5. taking a floral and cake decoration class with my mom
6. GRADUATING IN THE SPRING!!!! (i just got the good news haha)
7. Learning new hair styles
8. Grey's Anatomy
9. My tattoo (I have been waiting to get one for a while and I have finally decided to do it)
10. Some nice weather!!!! :)

XoXo, 
Ana

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!




This week I cannot get Hell on Heels by Pistol Annies out of my head! I really love their group, they have super awesome voices and good songs!!! I hope you enjoy!!! *grabs mic and sings along* <3


XoXo,
Ana 

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesday's


The song that I am super into this week is Just a Kiss by Lady Antebellum! I just love them, they are so good and their songs are amazeballs!!!! It is such a cute song and reminds me of a blossoming relationship and how wonderful love is! <3 I'm such a hopeless romantic! hehe I hope you enjoy it....


XoXo,
Ana

I love lists Thursday: Countdown to Fall Semester


As time for yet another college semester approaches, I can't help but ask myself: What do I want to do with my time remaining? My summer has gone by absolutely way too fast!! Between going to summer school, moving my mom to Dallas, and moving into a new house. I don't know where the time has gone! =) Which is why I came up with a countdown to fall semester 2011 list.

10 Things to accomplish before school begins!! 

  • Go on Vacation with Kyle
  • Watch Sex and the City AGAIN (it has become my before school ritual)
  • paint my living room & bedroom 
  • buy school supplies (my absolute fav thing to do)
  • start a work out schedule
  • go clothes shopping
  • buy macbook case
  • workout a studying schedule for all my classes
  • find a cute new computer desk (I got rid of mine during the move)
  • mani & pedi's with my sister in law <3
I hope your fall semester is fantabulous!!!!!! 

XoXo,
Ana 

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!




Is it Friday yet?? haha :) Okay so I am totally digging Last Friday Night by Katy Perry... it has a really catchy beat that makes u bob your head and makes you want to dance! Every time I am falling asleep or feeling a little blue I put it on and it makes my frown turn upside down! Hope you Enjoy lovelies... 

P.S. on a sad note, I can't believe there was an earthquake in the east coast that is toads unheard of! my prayers go out to them!!!

XoXo, 
Ana 

I love my stooges!!!


Okay as you lovelies know I went to one of my best friends wedding last weekend and it was absolutely wonderful! Okay i'll tell you a bit about my friend and our history. Lets go back to my freshman year of college. It was August 2006 and it was time to move into my dorm room and start summer band. Well I meet these two girls by the name of Jessica and Jennifer and I instantly connected with them! These two girls to this day just get ME.. I love them with all my heart. Anyways needless to say we were attached to the hip, did everything together, and right away we get nicknames. (The Three Stooges) We were trouble makers bahaha... We played dart wars at our marching band practice field (after hours haha), go into an ex's apt (at the time not an ex) and dart his WHOLE apartment... and no he did not get mad..  and that is one of the MANY things we did... well this weekend Jenn and I were in Jessica's wedding and OMG emotions, I totally cried and I am super happy for her. She looked absolutely beautiful!!!!
XoXo,
Ana

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!





I totally have Blake Shelton on the brain, he is sooo cute and such a great performer and I love all his songs. I really love (every song) but this week it's been Hillbilly Bone and it makes me super happy and want to get up and dance! woot I hope you enjoy it!! <3


XoXo,
Ana 

Hippity Hop to the Beat Wednesdays!!




When I was younger I was in LOOOVE with Maroon 5 I knew all their songs and I was super super excited to hear that they came out with a new CD while watching The Voice this past season! (good show BTW) So this week lets bust out our Jagger moves along with the song "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera (loved her too). :) I hope you enjoy <3


XoXo,
Ana

Movie Night Out


There are 5 movies that are a MUST! The past few weeks have been full of freaking awesome movies... But if I had to choose 5 movies that I would recommend to someone it would have to be:

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2. Friends With Benefits

3. Captain America: The First Avenger

4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

5. Horrible Bosses


But there a few more that I am looking forward to seeing, because the summer if FULL of good movies. I have always wondered why they don't just space it out throughout the year but I bet they have a reason =P....

6. Crazy, Stupid, Love

7. The Change Up

8. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

9. The Help

10. Cars 2

XoXo,
Ana

Perfectly Pink Friday's


I hope your friday is full of happiness and many adventures! I found some super cute pink photos that made me smile and I hope it does the same to you! My weekend started off somewhat terrible but it is  looking brighter by the minute, especially with all you wonderful lovelies! I am off to the Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton tomorrow and I am really really excited! What are you guys up too this weekend? :)








all photos via weheartit

XoXo,
Ana