5 Lovely Ways to Celebrate LOVE

Love comes in many forms. It can be romantic, platonic, familiar, religious, or directed at the self.

Despite popular belief, one can celebrate this love EVERY DAY and in many different ways! 

=) With friends - This is always one of the most fun! Who says love has to be about romantic one-on-one occasions? Cheers to the people who are getting together with a few friends to have a good time! Spread the platonic love with little goody bags filled with candy! Nothing says I appreciate your friendship quite like chocolate.

 

<3 With significant other - You can take the traditional route and have a nice date with that "special someone." Get all dressed up and have dinner and watch a movie! I hear Jupiter Ascending was good. Try springing for a thoughtful or practical gift, something they can use for a while that will remind them of you!

>:) With family - They may drive you crazy, but at the end of the day you care a lot about your family. There is nothing wrong with spending the day with your parents, or with your children (pets count). There is no love more pure than that! The smiles of your toddler when you get to their favorite park will be well worth the trip. The laughter of your loved ones is better than any material present on Earth!

;) Alone - If you find yourself by yourself and maybe feeling a little down, stop those lonely thoughts right now! STOP! If you are going to find love you must first learn to love you! So today is a good day to get a manicure and a massage. Or get your favorite take out and watch all your favorite movies!

+ With Christ - When you think about it, there is no greater love than Christ has for his church,why not celebrate that? Dedicate part of your day to reading your bible and praying and then maybe find a way to volunteer. Jesus' second command was "Love your neighbor as yourself." 

Above all, remember the most important commandment given:

As I have loved you, love one another. John 13:34

Welcome to the Grind

We don't need any more reasons to hit the snooze button in the morning.

 If this video doesn't convince you of the power that lies within you, I don't know what will!

WELCOME TO THE GRIND!

Cory Proves That You're Never Too Young

This little boy is incredible! At only 5 years old Cory Nieves started a company called Mr. Cory's Cookies and he has big plans!

As human beings, we like excuses. We use them all the time in every

situation. We have doctor's notes, and little white lies, and the

classic my dog ate my homework. People even have excuses for why

things are not going the way they want in life. They are too fat, too

ugly, too poor, too stupid, too untalented, etc. So many of us are

unhappy because we are hung up on the things we wish we could do and the reasons why we can not do them. 

Excuses.

The truth is, there is nothing stopping you. There are many limitations
that we set on ourselves based on the ideals of our society and culture.
For example, people tell you that you should have a business degree if
you want to have a business, but you can't afford to go to school, so
you keep your head down and lose yourself in a meaningless job instead
of finding a way to keep your dream alive.

There is always a way to do something, even if it is not the "traditional" way.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH DOING IT YOUR WAY! 

Even if you think your plan will take a long time, or other people tell you that it is stupid, or impossible, let nothing hold you back!

Sunday School

One of the things that I LOVE to do is volunteer as a helper for the Sunday School teachers at my church. Every other month I get assigned to a class full of energetic kids and I get to teach them about how wonderful God is! This month I get to be with the adorable 4 year olds. 

Today we learned that God created the earth, so in class our craft was to create clothespin caterpillars! 

Of course they did not turn out exactly like the picture, but the kids had a great time! 

Next we learned that we had to use self control. The teacher put a very pretty box on the table and told the kids they could not touch it until the end of class. Then when they got to open it, it was full of cookies!

Published Book, Liars Like Me

Yesterday I published my first book, Liars Like Me, via Amazon KDP. 

This proves that you can literally do ANYTHING you set your mind to no matter who you are. 

It is a fictional young adults novel about a girl who move across the country in order to protect her secrets from her friends and family. But when she receive a message from someone who is threatening to expose her she must go back to face her past. Soon she is left with only two options; tell the truth or dive deeper in to an intricate web of lies. Get Liars Like Me Here!!!

Married at 18

My husband Pedro and I met in the last semester of our senior year of high school in 2011, in Puerto Rico, in a crowded classroom that I was afraid to walk in to. He invited me to hang out with him and his friends the day we met, and some how I ended up giving him my phone number. He called me that night and we ended up talking for hours. Next thing you know, we are going to prom together. 

He is my best friend. Though he drives me absolutely crazy sometimes, I could not imagine life with out him. I have spent some of the best days of my life so far with him. 

He loves me at my best, and at my worst.

 We spent 3 months in a long distance when he moved in with his friend back in his home town in West Virginia. When I went to visit my best friend in Raleigh, NC, he drove 8 hours to spend 2 days camping with my friends and me. 

When he got back, we were a little too happy to see each other, we ended up making Nico. But he was excited because it meant that we could get married much sooner than I had planned. We went to florida, got married by a Rabbi staying at our hotel, and spent the rest of the week in Disney World. 

We are not rich but we are happy. He is a full time dish washer at Denny's who plans on becoming a professional Rally racer, I fully support his dream. I am a part time bagger, full time student, who plans on writing and producing books and movies, he fully supports my dream. That is what is important. 

Nico Isaac Aleman

This is my son Nico Isaac the day he was born, 6 lb. 15 ounces. 

His first name Nico is Greek meaning "victorious people". His middle name Isaac is hebrew meaning "laughter". The full meaning of his name is intended to be "the laughter of victorious people" 

Halloween 2013, Nico was our baby Superman! 

Nico to the rescue!! 

He is always the life of the party and he is always ready to take a picture! 

He might be a future model as I have never met a kid more photogenic than this one!

Recently, upon meeting a new doctor my little ball of energy was described as accident prone because he would not stop touching and exploring everything as he walked around the office. 

He is 13 months old.

New Direction (Not to mistaken for the terrible boy band)

In light of some recent accomplishments, I have decided to take this blog in a whole new direction. Instead of just being a place where one can express their opinions and ideas about interesting life topics, I want this blog to also be an example of a TEEN MOM who is BREAKING the stereo type! 

When my boyfriend of 2 years and I found out that we were pregnant, we were terrified. I was 18 and he was 19 living in my mother's house we felt unprepared for a new born. But we made the decision TOGETHER to become a family and raise our baby together. Now, almost 2 years later, we are happily married and our son, Nico is growing like a weed! 

This blog is NOT meant to sugar coat the life of a teen mom. Being married, being a mom, being a college student, being a writer, and being a grocery bagger is all HARD WORK! But I want to share my day-in-the-life adventures to encourage other girls who find themselves in similar situations, and to  show the world that there are NO LIMITS to what a woman can do no matter how old she is!