90s California Runner Mom

Mother’s Day Ideas

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by teresamunoz91

We are less than 2 weeks away from Mother’s Day! Have you bought something for your mom? (Or wife, grandma, other mother figure in your life). I haven’t done any shopping yet, but time is running out. We all want to make the moms in our lives feel special, especially on Mother’s Day as a way to thank them for everything they do for us. But sometimes it can be difficult trying to come up with a gift. I made a list for you with 10 things or experiences you can gift the mom in your life, ranging from budget friendly to luxurious. Let me know if I forgot anything!

Take her out to eat (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) This one is a very simple thing to do and very popular for many of us. Now that dining in restaurants is allowed in most states, this can be something you do for your mom.
Gift card to her favorite store or restaurant. Some people don’t like gift cards because they seem impersonal, but it’s so easy. Plus some moms might request this to make it easier for their kids.
A day at the spa. This one might be pricey, but if you can afford it, there are many moms who would love to be pampered for the day. Some places offer massages, facials, steam rooms, and more!
This one is more affordable, but maybe treat the mom in your life for a day at the salon. Take them to get their nails done or their hair done.
Self care is so important. Some things you can get for moms are candles, clay masks, and beautiful handcrafted artisan soap from small businesses.
Customized mugs, phone cases, pillow cases, key chains, or magnets with pictures of her kids. I have given my mom mugs with pictures of my siblings and she loved it! One great place to get these from is the Shutterfly website or from Walmart.
A ticket to your mom’s favorite museum or garden or event
A kitchen appliance that your mom has been wanting.
Does your mom have a sweet tooth? Maybe you can get her a fruit bouquet from a place like Edible Arrangements or some chocolates or even a tray/box of her favorite desserts.
If your mom is a fitness fanatic? If so, a great idea for her could be a fitness watch from Fitbit or Garmin, depending on your budget.

These are just a few ideas. There are so many other ideas out there, after all, every mom is different. Hope you find these ideas useful!

Events, Life

Taste of Universal

Posted on April 28, 2021 by teresamunoz91

Earlier this month I went to Universal Studios with my sister and my daughter for the first time since December 2019. We went for the Taste of Universal and I was so excited to be back and trying new foods, even if we couldn’t go on any rides. We went on a Friday because we both had the day off. this was my first time taking my daughter to a theme park since the pandemic started.

I live about 20-30 minutes away from Universal Studios. I normally go about once a year, usually around Christmas time because who doesn’t like seeing theme parks decorated all Christmas like! The ticket for this event was $45 and that included both the admission and 5 choices of food.

The number one thing that I HAD to get was the butterbeer from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There are three ways to order it- frozen, hot, or regular. My favorite way to get it is frozen. I also went to the new Minions Cafe which I highly recommend. I think everything I picked was pretty good and I wouldn’t mind getting them again.

Some pictures of my daughter and me at Universal Studios.

Here are the five things I got with my tasting card and a couple things I bought.

Chicken nachos for my sister, she enjoyed it.

Chicken Macaroni and cheese with bacon and ranch. This was so good! I would definitely eat this again if they had it.

This was pretty good, even my picky daughter liked it. I wouldn’t eat the eye though.

My sister’s Korean corn dog. She said it was good, but wouldn’t get it again.

Of course we also had to the the big pink donut from Springfield. My daughter was looking forward to this since she loves donuts. She was so happy for the “big pink donut”. I also recommend this. this donut still tasted good the next day.

Wasn’t sure how I would feel about this clam chowder, but it was very good! I ate the whole thing.

My sister’s burger from Krusty Burger. Typical burger, I wouldn’t get it.

Events, Life

Knott’s Taste of Boysenberry

Posted on April 11, 2021April 28, 2021 by teresamunoz91

One of my favorite events to go to every year is the Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. I have been going every year since it first started, with the exception of 2020 of course. This year it was renamed as Knott’s Taste of Boysenberry. Knott’s Berry Farm is known for their boysenberries and I am such a huge fan! What is a boysenberry? It is a berry that is a hybrid of: raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, and loganberry.

I took three of my sisters to the Taste of Boysenberry. (Please excuse the poor quality of my phone’s camera)

For those who have never been to a tasting event at Knott’s Berry far, here’s how it works. You buy a tasting card for each person that’s going to the event. They are $45 for adults (12+) and $25 for kids (3-11), with a slight discount for season passholders. The tasting cards work as a ticket to the event and with the tasting card, each adult gets 5 tastings of their choice and children get 3 tastings of their choice.

Knott’s Berry Farm always goes all out in decorating their theme park for every holiday and this year was no exception. We went a few weeks before Easter and it was decorated with Easter things all over the park, especially Camp Snoopy, the part of the park that is dedicated to kids.

Here are some of the foods we tried. We tried to get a mix of beverages. desserts, and actual meals/food.

This was by far one of the best things that we tried. This is the carne asada pizza. One of the most popular items on the tasting card. The only thing I didn’t like was the cilantro. I would def get this again if it was offered.

I have a sweet tooth and was so excited to try both of these. On the left are the churro bites and on the right are the funnel fries. Both were very good, very sweet, but my personal favorite was the funnel fries. They both came with a side of dipping sauce.

Here are a few other things we got. the top row includes (from left to right) milk tea with popping pearls, acai bowl, boysenberry smoothie, boysenberry basil lemonade, and some treats from the Knott’s Bakery (which is technically outside of the park). The bottom row includes (also from left to right) corn on the cob with boysenberry butter, boysenberry icee float, boysenberry dippin dots, a cheeseburger with boysenberry butter, and Philly cheesesteak fries. My personal favorites from these were the corn on the cob, the icee float, and the boysenberry basil lemonade.

Knott’s Berry Farm will be opening up again next month and as a season passholder, I can’t wait to go back and get on the rides. I am also looking forward to taking my 2 year old daughter with me to Camp Snoopy in a few months.

Monthly Goals

March Goals and Recap

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by teresamunoz91

I wrote these goals and forgot to post then on my blog. Oops! Here are my ten goals from last month and let you know if I accomplished them or not.

1. Run 30 miles- this was a massive fail, didn’t run one single mile

2. Post 2 videos on YouTube- another fail, didn’t post any videos

3. Read 3 books -did this, I might have read 4 or 5 books

4. Meet Athena Rose sales goal- another fail, I only made 45% of my goal

5. Publish five posts on blog -fail, I didnt reach this goal

6. Pay off PayPal- this was a huge goal and I accomplished this! Used my tax refund to pay off the last $3,400 that I owed. What a relief to be done with that

7. Pay off Bank of America cc – I paid off $2,000 of this in March, so happy!

8. Pay off Chase 2 card- also paid this off, it was only $1,000

9. Pay off Amazon cc- didn’t pay this off, but im hoping to pay it off by the end of the year, I only owe about $1,400

10. Grocery limit was $50- this was a failure, I spent $85

goals

April Goals

Posted on April 1, 2021 by teresamunoz91

We have been in a pandemic for over a year now and I am not sure if I can continue to blame my lack of motivation for not accomplishing my goals on that. I will try really hard to set and accomplish goals this month. Here are 5 goals that I set for myself. They might seem easy, but I have been struggling a lot, so I wanted to make it easy on myself.

Read 3 books
Post five times on my blog
Run 40 miles
Watch YouTube only 2 times a week
Cut back on phone usage