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Bridezilla Expo aka Cake!!!

Do you like cake? When you go to a wedding or a birthday party is it your favorite thing to eat? Cuz if it is you just gotta head on down to a Bridal Expo.       

So in the famous word of Marie Anttoinette…allegendly…Let them eat cake!       

So we ate cake...

  

Hmm…looks like the person that took our picture is definitely not a photographer. All this went down on Sunday. It was all just too much to include int he “Over the weekend…” post. So Claudia, and her MOH’s headed on down to the Queen Mary in Long Beach for a “small” Bridal Expo. MOH = Maid of Honor. I’m 1 of her 2 MOH’s. The good thing about Claudia, no, the great thing about Claudia is that she is not a Bridezilla. At all!. I’ve never been to a bridal expo so I wasn’t sure what to expect but I had images of women going crazy, dressed in white and wearing veils! Doreen, having already done this whole routine before, informed us that yes, women do get crazy and dress up and go nuts. But like I said before, this one was a “small” event so the crazy was not really present. I only saw one girl wearing a veil.       

At the bridal show there were over 100 venders for everything from flowers to dj’s…did I mention cake? We ate so much cake, I don’t think I will be ready for another piece untill the actual wedding. There were also meatballs…       

Doreen likes meat balls...

  

There were three levels to go through so we started making the rounds on the top level. There seemed to be lots of commotion coming from the third level below so we peered down to see what the fuss was all about…there was a runway! There was going to be a fashion show later but for the moment there were games being played and prizes being given away. The guy with the microphone would ask things like “I need four men up here wearing their Fiancée’s shoes…The first four to get on stage.”       

       

It was at that moment I realized that there are men at these things too! I thought how funny, everything about this event was geared towards a wedding right? The flowers, food, location, photographers, DJ’s, event coordinators and so much more…yet It’s not called the Wedding Expo, It’s called the BRIDAL Expo. As in Bride to be. As in the crazy chick with the diamond on her finger…yeah that one! What about the Groom? Well, to the few that were in attendance…bless your hearts.       

Turns out these things do really pay off to attend though. You can get really great deals on just about everything plus there are tons of things to look at, goodies to take home. and ideas to steal…uh… borrow?…use?…incorporate! Yes, Incorporate into your own wedding. Unless you think you are too cool for that. Or you are not “allowed” to. Like the  dude  in the picture below with the clip board informed us. We were so intrigued by this flower arrangement that we just had to take a picture of it (like we had of every other things we saw and nobody had a problem with us doing that.) It was the perfect example of what Claudia was looking for flower-wise so we were excited! Right as Doreen put up her iPhone to capture the image the guy blocked the display with his had and said no photos! We were like “Whaaaaa?” Doreen said “Then how are we supposed to remember you?” Apparently they work by “appointment only”. Pfff.       

       

As we walked away I turned around and noticed you could see the arrangement from behind the display. We got our picture 🙂       

       

5 pouds in cake later we went home…It was a lot more fun than I expected.       

Have you ever been to and insane event like this? Did she or didn’t she say “Let them eat cake?”       

♥Marisol       

Over The Weekend…Poolside and Gutter balls

Ahh Saturday…sunny, beautiful Saturday. Ariana and I headed on down to Pasadena to hang out with Mia and Tony, who are now engaged! Congrats you guys.

They lured us in with promises of a pool and home-made Pad Thai….drool…oh sorry. So I dusted of my bikini and realized how badly l need a new one. I also realized “I dusted of my bikini!” Meaning I haven’t used it all summer…I felt a little mini 5 second depression at that thought. It’s August already! Any who…we got there around 1pm or so and the sun was still burning , it was very hot and the water was nice and cold!

Very nice Mia, so lady like!

To top it off while us girls were down by the pool working on the tan, Tony was upstairs chopping up a storm. There is lots to chop when you are making Pad Thai at home. His words were literally “I’m here to serve.” I think you got a good guy there Mia. After the water dip and the sun burns…we sat in the terrace and enjoyed our meal. We were all so hungry we didn’t even take a picture of it once it was complete! Here’s the before though, and the process…

A few hours and a stumble later we headed over to Lucky Strike for some bowling and birthday fun. Stumble? Yeah, I totally fell in my closet while trying to walk in heels and put on a bracelet. I hit the floor hard. I didn’t really feel the pain untill about 48 hours later along with the giant bruise that is now living on my knee…but back to the story, Happy B-day Veronica! After we chowed on some food and drinks the bowling started. I would just like to say that I have excellent form! Great follow through. My technique is flawless…

I can guarantee a gutter ball 7/10 times!

We capped of the night at Vero’s place aka my old  place….memories….where we just ended up sharing funny stories from our past. You know stuff like when Claudia thought her son was possessed and threw him, or when Veronica catapulted her baby from his stroller to look at some shoes or when my sister fell through a window into the rose bushes…so many stories. No child protective services needed. Theses were all bona-fide accidents!

How was your weekend? Has it felt like summer to you? Have you ever seen some magnification bowling lines before?

♥Marisol

Guest Blogger: Erik

Today’s guest blogger is my good friend Erik. He is such a good friend, he’s my Brother! Say whaaaaa? OK so he’s not my actually born from the same Moms or Pops type of Brother but he’ll kick anybody’s ass if I ask him to, if that’s not a Brother then what is?? He’s currently in the US Army actively kicking ass for us all. He’s living in Germany but for the moment is in deployment in Afghanistan. So without further ado I give you Erik Castillo…

Ok, when I was asked write as a guest blogger I was like ok cool, blog hmmm what should I write about….Marisol (being one of my sisters) and I say this cuz we have known each other for so long and been through a lot back in the days and I always saw her like my sister and of course my other sister Karla. I reconnected with her on Facebook. After we graduated I had lost touch with a lot of good friends, but now I’m back in contact with them. Especially my sisters. So being the good brother that I am (lol) I told her I would write in her blog. So imma talk bout my family a lil bit, deployment life and well just some random stuff cuz that’s how I am!!!

Well things here in Afghanistan, things are ok, this is my 5th deployment now so it really doesn’t phase/bother me at all with the dumb crap and stupid things that go down cuz I’m used to it already. But sometimes, man oh man, u come across some ignorant ass people who think they are better than u when they really are not. So u put them in their place and then they get all pissy and hold a grudge. So all I do is show them that in the end I am better and BAM…..they leave upset. Lol. Conditions here are aight, I have been in far worse living conditions so I can’t really complain. I’m on a 24 hour shift, day on and day off which consists of providing artillery support for infantry. What this means??? I shoot a big ass cannon like tank with a big ass bullet to keep the guys out on the ground alive. Other than that, right now life is pretty redundant cuz it’s the same stuff day in and day out. Got a couple of pics here so everyone can see my job and what I do…..

Now I have a wife and kids. She has been super supportive of everything from the start and has been there through all the madness and craziness. Of course we have our ups and downs but who doesn’t in marriage? No one ever said it was gonna be all sunshine and rainbows and give u an instruction manual and be like “here you go”. But in all actuality I love that woman to death cuz I have been quite a pain in the ass, though sometimes not on purpose but hey, I think I’m allowed some le-way. But still, if there was an award for like the most awesome-est wife in the world she would win cuz she is.

Well sis, I hope this was good enough for your awesome blog, and if you want me to write in it again the future let me know and I will gladly do it again!!!!