What More Could I Ask For?

As summer comes to a quick close within the next couple of weeks, I am getting more anxious and excited! Who knew I'd ever be excited for summer to end? This next Friday is when everything is really going to kick in and it's finally going to hit me that I'm really going to start this amazing new chapter in my life. Friday is my last day of work at Vaquero, a job I've come to love and believe it or not it's going to be a little hard to say goodbye. I've met so many great, genuine people and I'm thrilled that my boss said I can be an open hire anytime I come home and need to work! Then next Saturday is my trip to LA la land to see Sir Justin and King Jay...yeaaaaayuuuuuuh! I couldn't ask for a better group to go with either! It's going to be mad crazy and I can't wait to experience my first trip to Cali! Literally 4 days after I get back home, I'm on another plane to Orlando, FL to go to Disney World for a week! I've been countless times but I'm so excited that my sisters get to experience such a magical place and I can't hardly wait to see their faces light up when they see all the Disney princesses and my favorite, Mickey and Minnie! (I'll have a re-cap of both trips as soon as I get back, I swear!)... Then 2 days later it's the day I've been waiting for and the day my mother has been dreading...move day! Words can't describe how ecstatic I am for this! I get to live with my cousin and one of my closest friends. Needless to say, I don't think San Marcos is ready for us! I know these next 2 years are going to become the absolute best! 

I have so much to look forward to and everything is just falling into place. Everything's perfect. What more could I ask for? 

Xo- Olivia 

Goodbye to my comfort zone and hello to the unfamiliar! 

As I'm here, with my head buried in my books for finals week, I've been constantly thinking about these next couple of months. I only have one more week left here at North Lake and I am beyond excited that I'll never have to step on this campus ever again! It's so refreshing to know that I am going to have the biggest adjustment of my life thus far in just a matter of 3 months! In the middle of August, I'll be moving to San Marcos and begin studying my major at Texas State University! About time, huh!? I'll be studying what I love (Public Relations/Marketing), living with one of my best friends, literally going to be 30 minutes away from Anthony, and beginning a new and exciting chapter of my life. Yes, I'm going to be so crushed that I'll be away from my family especially my baby sisters, but this is just something that I need to do. If I don't leave now, I'm terrified I'll never leave and lord knows I don't want to be stuck in Coppell, TX forever...

Los Angeles, Justin Timberlake, weddings, graduations, Florida, moving, new beginnings...I have a feeling these next couple of months are going to be one for the books! Wish me luck! 

Goodbye Ms. Mata

I know, I know...I've been MIA but let's just cut to the chase...

I'M FINALLY 21!!!!

Yes, my birthday was last monday and I've finally turned the golden age! 

Last weekend Anthony came into town and we literally went out like every night and I had so much fun! Last Saturday we had a get together at my house with my family and danced till the wee hours of the morning! Any time that I spend with my family is the BEST time! 

Anthony and I <3 

My best friend Jordan came in town!!

First beer with grandpa!

Nice photo bomb mom...

Since my birthday was on a Monday which is somewhat crappy, I still managed to go out at midnight Sunday night to have my first legal drink with my friend Danitzza! Jäger Bombs, Silk Panties, Piña Coladas...let's just say I was feeling great!

First legal drink!

One word..TROUBLE

Priceless...

Then this past Friday my parents and I went away to San Antonio for the weekend to celebrate some more and have fun at Fiesta! Probably one of the best weekends EVER! Drinks, food, music, good people...how could anything possibly go wrong!? 

Walking around the mercado with a beer and my baby

I went clubbing with my aunt and mom...yep, that happened and I'm not complaining! 

Lunch at Mi Tierra and they had a margarita with my favorite soda...my new favorite place!

Nommmmmm...

Market Street day 2!

Elevator selfies...don't ask

Bumper to bumper traffic? No worries, lets just dance and sing it out

My one and only <3

I had the best time and I have my family, friends and boyfriend to thank! I will always remember this weekend and the funny moments and crazy random dance sessions! Love you all! Now, an official goodbye to Ms. Mata (fake ID) and hello to Olivia Gonzalez!

Music Monday

I've been coming across a lot of good music lately from all different genres and I'd thought I'd start Music Monday and post what I'm listening to at that moment! Here's a few that are on repeat right now...

Latch by Disclosure ft. Sam Smith

Love this song and love this video! Anthony and I have been guilty of jamming to this song in the car and replaying it over and over!

Nightcall by Kavinsky

Love. That is all!

Clarity by Zedd
Obsessed!

Radioactive by imagination Dragons

I'll give this one to Anthony...he definitely got me hooked on this song this past weekend!

Lemon Drop by Mary Walker

I went to high school with Mary and not only is she truly beautiful inside and out but she's incredibly talented! Even though I haven't seen her in a while, I'm so proud of her and that she's pursuing what she loves! Everyone go check out her YouTube page: Mary Walker

Feel Me Flow by Franky Clayton ft. Mona Lisa Robot

Zach Ahrens Franky Clayton has been my neighbor for years now and I just now got a scoop of his new single and I'm diggin' it! Definitely makes you wanna bob your head, lay on some hipster glasses and hit the downtown streets. Keep it up Zach! Once he releases more music I'll be sure to link up so you guys can check more of his music out! 

What happens on your 21st birthday...

Clearly ends up on my blog! Duh!

This past weekend I went to San Antonio to celebrate Anthony's 21st birthday. This weekend was very interesting to say the least. We had so much fun and the weekend was definitely one for the books! Here's a recap of this weekend...

Friday we met up with Anthony's best friend Ryan and some of his frat brothers for some dinner before we got the night started (note that I am the only girl in this group tonight)...After dinner at Perico's we headed to a bar called Cantina which was a blast. From the outside it doesn't look like much but once you go in it's a whole other story. I think Anthony definitely found his new favorite spot in San Antonio. The bartenders basically hooked us up all night and made Anthony take a gazillion shots (don't even know how he's alive right now)...

His first shot of the night

Anthony with Ryan

And the drinks keep comin'...

Shots on shots on shots...

Inhaling the fire from the shot...brutal to say the least

Thank God for Ryan's help that night...Ant was a successful disaster

With Ryan's roommate AJ

A few drinks in him and he instantly becomes Chatty Cathy

Bear Crawl

 Then an hour later...

Just a little snippet of what I had to deal with 

After a looooong night of taking care of this guy, he finally woke up and we headed to his house to get ready to have his birthday lunch with his parents. What better than to go to BJ's brewhouse on your 21st? (amazing food and killer beer!)...

After lunch we headed to his house to take a much needed nap! Later that night some of his family members came over and we sang happy birthday and just hung out before we really got our round 2 started. That night we went out with his cousins and brother and met up with some more of their friends. I actually got to have fun this night instead of baby sitting :P We went to a bar on the river walk that had this neat band and then after we met up with some people at Spy Bar where I got to let loose and dance the night away! Then after we of course got our favorite Mama Margies, grubbed, and went to sleep.

Sunday was our day to just rest up and enjoy each others company before I left Monday morning. We had lunch, went to see a movie and basically just lounged the rest of the day. I'm so happy this weekend was a memorable one for him! Now you know what's coming up?

MY 21ST BIRTHDAY IS IN 2 WEEKS! 

Yep, it's my turn now and I am beyond excited! Hope Anthony is ready to swap places!

"I would like to see you come undone.

When you're laughing so hard

that your eyes crinkle at the corners

and your hand comes up to cover your mouth,

like you're trying to conceal a secret.

When you are overcome with a sadness so deep 

that your shoulders drop

and all the weight leaves your body;

you seem so fragile in those moments.

When the late hours of the night

slowly creep into your words

and all you reveal all the fears that

you've had so long, but couldn't express

until you are drunken with sleepiness.

When you love so passionately 

that I can feel it in every fiber of my being-

there is nothing you do better.

These are the times I've loved you the most."

 How beautiful...

Rules For Living

- Dalai Lama

Ladies,

Just a little something that's been on my mind...

I see women too many times a day having an enormous lack of self-respect and it saddens my heart to see and witness. Us, as women, are the rock of the world. We are stronger than anything and anyone, yet, it's up to you to decide how you are treated. I see girls dressing with barley anything on, posting revealing pictures on the web, letting guys call them degrading and disrespectful names and so on and so forth...

This is not okay, that will never be okay, and the fact that some of you are allowing this behavior is beyond me. I'm not trying to preach to the choir, I just hate seeing girls allow others to break them down. Love yourself. Know that you always deserve the best. Dream big. You can be your own worst enemy. When you allow others to tear you down, you are only hurting yourself and once you're down it's a long way back up. I say this because whoever you may be, we as women should stand strong, together. Have confidence in who you are. You're all beautiful in your own unique special way. Never let anyone tell you any different. Nothing is worse than a girl without confidence. It's the best accessory a girl can have. Always remember that. 

"You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce"

Moving On Up

I have officially sent out my applications to my top four universities and now we can cue the long 2 week nervous anticipation for the letters to come in. 

My first choice is Texas State University:

I absolutely love this campus and community. It's a total college town and the campus is beautiful. My cousin Cherie received her MBA from here and my other cousin Madison is graduating in May. Every single time I visit TXST I fall in love all over again. Not to mention you're dead smack in the middle of San Antonio and Austin. It's literally 30 minutes each way. I could go on and on about this university. It's just the right one for me. Also, my friend Danitzza applied to this school and we both have decided that if we both get in that we can be roommates and avoid the whole strange weird random roommate situation. Sounds good to me!

2nd, Texas Tech University

Complete opposite of my first choice, right. Texas Tech has such an awesome communications program there and I just know I could gain great knowledge from there. Although, it is extremely far away from Anthony which makes me a little apprehensive about the possibility of attending this school. Who knows though, I won't get ahead of myself. But my best friend Jordan goes to school there currently and last time I went to go visit her I loved it! 

3rd, St. Mary's University

This is my grandfather's alumni college. Once I told him that I applied, his face lit up as if I had just won the lottery. It's a private catholic university in San Antonio. Yes, I know what you're thinking, I just applied here to be close to Ant but after looking into this school, it seems like I'd really enjoy it! Of course, Anthony being literally 10 minutes away will be a major upside to going here. Hopefully out go the 14 grandchildren, I will be the one to fulfill his dream of us going to his alumni school.

Last but not least, University of North Texas

An option close to home. I have 2 little sisters that are growing up incredibly fast and are involved in so much. Maybe if I go somewhere a little closer to home, I would be able to still see them, along with my parents, as much as I wanted and be there whenever they needed me. Also, I've heard nothing but good things from some friends who go there now. 

With me being 21 in nearly a month an a half, I think it's time for me to leave the nest and spread my wings. Seriously, this move is just long overdue. Everyone wish me luck and say a little prayer for me! 

-XXXX

Your love will be my last until my life runs out

Lately I've been coming to a crossroads in my college career. Figuring out what university I want to transfer to and ultimately the infamous question that every 20-something year old asks themselves, "what do I want to do with my life?"...Of course I know what I want to major/minor in, but what am I going to do with that degree exactly? I've always wanted to become an event planner for a company like my mother. The life of traveling all over the world, expanding my creativity, getting to experience amazing cultures...the life, huh?! I've always had my heart set on this, but lately I've been deeply considering a different type of planning...wedding planning to be exact. I'm so passionate about love and I absolutely love seeing other people happy and starting their life with their soulmate, and for me to help create that special moment for others would make me feel so warm and happy inside! With the huge family I have, I've been to my fair share of weddings. I've seen it all. Sure, dealing with the whole bridezilla thing would be a nightmare but in the end, everything will be worth it right?

I've also thought about having a mother/daughter event planning business with my mom. Since she has the hands on experience I don't and a PR/Marketing degree under her belt, I really feel like she could contribute an incredible amount of knowledge and creativity. By then, I'll (cross your fingers) also have my PR-Marketing degree and hopefully Masters in Mass Communications. With her knowledge and experience and my new up-to-date schooling, I think we'll be an unstoppable team. Plus, who doesn't love a good mother-daughter duo, right? 

Oh, the trials and tribulations of life. Who really knows what life has in store for me. I may end up having a profession completely opposite from what I plan. Wherever life takes me, all I ask is to be happy with my profession. A place where I can be excited to go to work every single day. I still have a few years to see where my life will lead me and until then, I'll just tag along for the ride. 

Night, xoxo

Holy JT, I'm Going to La La Land!

If you know me then you know I'm an obsessed huge fan of Justin Timberlake! My love for him began in 1997 when I was an avid groupie for Nsync. You could only imagine how heartbroken yet revived I was when he branched off and began his solo career! I remember going to the Justified/Stripped tour in 2003. I made "I heart JT" t-shirts with my cousin Andie with Justin's blown up face on the back (yep, we were those girls) and it was literally one of the best concerts of my little pre-teen life! I even remember when he ended the concert and as everyone was gathering all of their things to leave the arena, fireworks went off and he really ended the concert with his classic boom box choreo to Like I Love You! I nearly died! I was so pumped...maybe a little too pumped cause I left my beloved shirtless JT poster under my seat as I left :( 

But back to the point of my story here...

I am ecstatic to say...I'M GOING TO THE LEGENDS OF THE SUMMER TOUR WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE & JAY-Z!

And not only am I going to see one of the best concerts of the summer but I'm going to see it in Los Angeles! A girls weekend in LA and jam with JT? Sounds absolutely PERFECT! I literally teared up and almost died! I still can't wrap my head around the fact that I'm going to his come back tour! Thank God for my cousin and her pre-sale access! We got bomb seats and not to mention I'll be 21 by then! Trouble waiting to happen! ;) 

So I'll leave you with a little somthin' that has got me stoked for this summer! 

I Can Dig It

These past couple of weeks I've been mildly obsessed over a few new things and I've decided that I just had to share with you all! 

1. Blue

So, weirdly enough, I've been obsessing over my least favorite color ever, blue. Blue nails, blue blouses, blue notebooks for school, you name it. I don't know what it is about the color but it just attracts my eye and I can't get away from it right now! 

Monday I got a pedicure and as you can see in the first picture above, I chose a baby pastel blue and before that I had a navy blue. This Essie Royal Blue is what I'm thinking about getting next, what do ya think? 

2. Suit and Tie

Have y'all heard JT's new single?! HOT HOT HOT! I love me some JT, always have and always will so you can only imagine the excitement that went on when he released this single! I seriously cannot wait until his album 20/20 Experience comes out! 

3. SoMo

If you haven't heard of SoMo then stop reading my blog and go YouTube him now. His voice is so sexy and his R&B influenced covers and originals are on point! 

& of course I pick the most inappropriate one, but it's just so good!

4. Caramel Frapp

Why am I barley trying this godly, fattening, underrated drink?! I tried the Caramel Frappacino from Starbucks last week for the first time and I've had about 5 since then! Yum x 1000! Definitely my new obsession and I think I'm addicted!

-OE