On The Streets: Weekend in Minnesota

This past weekend has been filled with memorable road trips and fun adventures. One of my boyfriend's friends, J.L. came to visit us from California....Yay, our first visitor! Since my boyfriend's birthday was last week J.L. and I had planned a birthday surprise for him. So we packed our bags and set out on our 5 1/2 hour road trip to Minnesota to meet with him. 

Once we arrived, we called my boyfriend to pick us up. My boyfriend was definitely surprised to see J.L! I could imagine the song "reunited and it feels so go", playing in the background. Then there was more exciting news! My boyfriend told us that he got two pairs of tickets to go to a Minnesota Twins baseball game! I have only been to one major league baseball game in my life which was for the Dodgers two years ago, so I was pretty excited for this! There is something about watching a live baseball game that makes it a special experience. Here are some pictures I took at the game!!

The Minnesota Twins game are held at the Target Center in Minneapolis. It's such a huge stadium! 

Check us out! Hay!!

I loved the energy people had whenever the Chicago Cubs (whom the Twins were playing against) and the Minnesota Twins would hit the ball. My favorite part was watching people on the "Kiss Cam" or big screen dancing and cheering, it was totally great!  At the end of the game, the final score was 2-7 Minnesota Twins winning the game. And did I mention it was fireworks night! It was a great way to end our first night in Minnesota!

Day 2

The second day was even more spectacular because I got to accompany my boyfriend to work an event. The event was called MSRA Back to the Fifties Weekend. From what my boyfriend told me, he said it's a huge event that happens every year filled with classic cars and hot rods. He wasn't kidding when he said it was a huge event, cause when we got there we saw rows and rows of cars starting to line up. The event pretty much covered a good chunk of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with about 11,995 participants. Crazy right!?

There was so many vendor booths, people dressed up in retro fashion, and of course cars of all shapes and models that I just had to take a whole bunch of pictures!

Spider Mobile!

Happy couple!

Well hello there!

 At the end of the day I felt like I had completed an entire workout from just walking everywhere. There were so many cars to see that I don't think I got to see all of them. Regardless, I was happy that I got to experience it with great company!

On our way back to Omaha, I asked J.L. what he thought about Minnesota. He said he really liked it! Thanks Minnesota for the awesome adventures...until next time!

From LA, With Luv

Fati <3

Fati's Favorites: Pintate tus uñas con Sinful Colors Nail Polish

Hola chicas! I hope everyone is having a great work week. I've been trying to keep up with my personal and professional stuff aka life, that I have not been able to update the blog :<. But in the midst of it being a busy work week for me, I wanted to share with you all an activity that I enjoy doing to keep me stress-free.

One of my favorite things to do on my down time is paint my nails. I love love love looking up nail designs or nail art on Pinterest and try to re-create my own patterns like flowers, zigzag lines, or even paint my nails a different color for a more far out look; un poquito de todo. What I love about painting my nails is that I can express myself through different colors and I love seeing people's reaction to them. I also have a bad habit of biting my nails, so it helps and prevents me from doing that. 

When I was younger my nail biting habit was really bad. If I got stressed over a project or I got really nervous over something I would start biting them. I don't know what it was but it helped me to calm down for the most part even though it's disgusting. The funny thing is that I would turn away so my mom wouldn't see me. Then, at the corner of my eye I could see my mom watching me and she would soon spot me and tell me jokingly in Spanish, "porque no te pones chile en tus uñas para que no te las comes" ("why don't you put chile on your nails so you won't bite them"). Thinking about it now, I would rather have nail polish over chile on my nails any day. So I started collecting nail polish.

I remember back in high school I would always stop by Sally's Beauty Supply on my way home and buy their mini nail polishes because they were so cute and mini and only a buck! I would always walk out with three colors: black, bright pink, and a clear coat. Nowadays, I find myself having a zip-lock bag full of colorful nail polishes. So many colors to choose from you just gotta have them all!

My favorite nail polish brand at the moment is Sinful Colors. 

What I like about Sinful Colors is their wide variety of colors and how affordable they are (no more than $2). Whenever I walk into a Walgreens my first pit stop is to the nail polish section to see what new colors they've come out with. They have colors for different holidays like Christmas or Halloween and limited edition colors for each season. Their colors are long-lasting and last for about a week or more without chipping.

They are a great travel item when you are on the go and goes well with any outfit!

Buy your own set of Sinful Colors at your local Walgreens, Target, and other beauty supply stores.

Create your own designs y diviertate!

From LA, With Luv

Fati <3