05/31/2024
THIRTY, FLIRTY, and THRIVING!
First, I wanted to thank all the amazing people in my life that reached out and sent me all the amazing messages and wishes. I am feeling so grateful and blessed not only with my amazing family, husband, and son but also with the amazing community of people I have surrounded myself with. Honestly, when I first thought about turning 30 this year, I was nervous and not really knowing what to expect being officially out of my 20s. But after growing so much this year emotionally and professionally, I have a feeling this will be my best decade yet. I will continue to push to be my best self and surround my self with people that will continue to hold me up and not bring me down. I might not be perfect but I will never give up being the best mom, wife, daughter, friend, and teacher that I can be. So here's to my 30s where the best is yet to come!
06/27/2023
HAPPY 3 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!
I don't have enough words to describe how much I love doing life with you. We have grown so much not only as a couple but as parents. I am so grateful to call you my husband and see what an amazing dad you are to Mateo. I love you with all my heart! Here's to 3 years and many more to come!
08/31/2022
🤍 It's okay to ask for help 🤍
Before I started my journey, I would see other women on social media or at the gym and just say to myself, "wow they really have everything figured out." I felt lost and really didn't know how to to take control of my health and fitness.
It wasn't until I found my coach and asked for help that I realized what I truly needed. When they say it takes a village they are not kidding. With the support, accountability, and help of my community, coach, and family I was finally able to dig myself out and start building the habits I always wanted for me and my family.
Having this group of women has truly helped me become the momma and women I knew I could be. So what are you waiting for? Come join our mom tribe! 💪🏼🤍
08/30/2022
In the first picture, I smiled to take that picture because it was a wedding and a happy celebration but in the inside I felt unhappy, tired, sad, and ashamed. I felt like a stranger in my own body. When was I going to decide ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
It wasn't until I took a step back and made the decision that I needed to take my life back that things started to change. I HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR MYSELF because I wasn't just doing this for me but I was doing it for my family. So that I could run around with my son, go on adventures with my husband, and be there for my family.
I wanted to become the confident, happy, strong woman that I knew I could be....and I did.
08/01/2022
☀️ Motivation Monday ☀️
"When you replace self-doubt and self-criticism that drags you down with self-acceptance and self-love that lifts you up, your life will change". - Mel Robbins
6 months ago, I would look in the mirror and not recognize who was looking back at me. I was tired, anxious, and just felt like I was letting everyone down as a mom, wife, teacher, and friend. It's true what they say your toughest critic is YOU. These last 6 months I have been on a postpartum journey that has helped me inside and out. I wake up every morning give myself a high five in the mirror and start my day working on ME and it took me a while to realize that that was OKAY. If there is one thing I can tell mommas out there is that it's okay to feel all those emotions that I was feeling 6 months ago but just know that YOU ARE AMAZING. YOU ARE WORTHY. YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH IN ALL THAT YOU DO. 🤍
07/07/2022
One year ago today, was one of the most stressful, painful, and most amazing days of my life. It was the day my beautiful baby boy was born. It was the day I became a mommy to the most amazing son a mom could ask for. I cannot believe that a year has passed already. HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY MATEO. I love you more than words can express and I am so excited to celebrate you the next couple of days!
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07/05/2022
🤍 Happy 4th of July! ❤️
This time last year I was 40 weeks pregnant and trying to walk Mateo out 😂. It's been a crazy year to say the least but I would not trade it for anything. I have learned so much about myself and can't wait to see where I will be next year. What were you doing this time last year?
03/09/2022
🤍 8 MONTHS 🤍
Time is flying by....
I cannot believe I have an 8th month old. Feels like just yesterday you dad and I were going through lists of names for you. It has been the most amazing 8 months. I love waking up to your laughter every morning. Seeing your face light up when I come home or watching Encanto. When you smile with your cute little teeth. You love to eat veggie purées and crawling around to play with our doggies. Mommy and daddy love you so much ❤️
02/07/2022
🤍 HAPPY 7 MONTHS 🤍
It’s crazy that it’s been 7 months. Honestly, I can’t remember my life before becoming your mommy. Thank you fo choosing me to be your mommy it has been the things that’s ever happened to me. I feel so blessed and happy to have such an amazing family and baby boy.
🤍 He loves to SMILE like his momma
🤍Has 2 Teeth
🤍 Loves Encanto
🤍 Loves to roll all over the place
🤍 Says DADA 🙄 and TETE
🤍 Loves Carrots
01/28/2022
We are ready to cheer on the Colombia Soccer team! Love matching with Mateo. Vamos Colombia 🇨🇴
08/04/2020
There were so many times when I would hide in the back or not be in pictures because I hated the way I looked or was embarrassed to even stand in a picture next to others. It was really hard for me to wear a bathing suit and be confident and let alone take pictures.
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In these last couple of months not only have I lost weight but I have changed emotionally and mentally. I finally feel like myself again. I have gained my confidence and love for myself. I wouldn’t trade that for anything in the world.
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This journey is about so much more than just losing weight, working out, and eating better it’s about FINALLY putting yourself first and finding your best self.
07/30/2020
T•H•U•N•D•E•R T•H•I•G•H•S
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If I could tell you the amount of people that said those words to me all throughout my childhood until now you wouldn’t believe it. I spent so many years hating and hurting over hearing people say or whisper those words about me. So many years not wanting to even wear shorts because I felt uncomfortable. Growing up is so hard and confusing when your trying to figure out who you really are and what the world wants you to be.
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It wasn’t until now 26 years into my life that I have finally been able to express how much I struggled with what I thought was what I wanted to look like. It’s not until now that I feel okay saying out loud how much it hurt me every time someone said those words to me.
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I have learned to love fitness and learned to love learning about my nutrition. But most importantly, I have learned to love MYSELF. I have learned that I am good enough. I have learned that I can do this. I have learned that it is okay to dedicate time to yourself. I have learned to love my body and to feel confident and the need to help others that feel or have every felt like me. @ Orlando, Florida