🎂 My Happy Birthday + Pressies 🎁

A little late but, here's my bday post...

On June 03rd I celebrated another birthday, and even tho it was still a pandemic birthday in a way, it didn't feel like it.

My birthday was on Friday (yay!) but I started celebrating on Thursday, when my friend Diana took me to this cute and cozy coffee place when we had a break between work and a certification thing we recently started. It was a good way to relax, chat for a bit and recharge energy for the rest of the day.

She got me a Sailor Misato cappuccino

On Friday I woke up to a cute birthday breakfast table with a mini chocolate cake, pressies and a crown that my mom prepped for me then, my students surprised me with lots of pressies, flowers and hugs. Everything was pink! Haha, they know me too well. After work I had lunch with my mom and sister at Starbucks, we all know Starbucks is my happy place. Saturday I also had lunch with the family to celebrate with my dad cuz his bday was on the 6th. And then, on sunday, my friends threw a Sailor Moon party for me! I never had a SM party before so, it was perfect. 

Pressies from my students!

some of the bday cakes

Since I moved a few months ago, I told my friends and family they could give me some house stuff if they wanted to. Some of them did, some of them didn't but, I still loved everything I received. Specially because I know the love and time behind everything. Let's take a look at the pressies... (some of the snacks are gone now).

Bread! Those cupcakes where the leftover ones. One of my student's moms made like 10 huge strawberry muffins for me to share with the kids. 

More pink yummies! Haha. I love it when people include notes and letters to my pressies.

I can't remember the last time I had Pepero! Really excited to eat them as well as trying the Taro gummies.

チョコレート, Puchao cola chewy candy and my love, Kim Hyun Joong. I remember trying the puchao chewies a couple of years ago when my friend Tomi sent me a package from Japan. The cola ones are SO GOOD! I need more. 

I also receive some clothes. How cute is the cat tee?

Accessories and another letter ♡. Btw, it is my first time seeing SM earrings like these. So cute!

I don't receive roses often so these were such a nice, sweet surprise! 

Some beauty goodies! Sheet mask and cleansing foam from Tony Moly and a really cute perfume. It has a sweet scent, just the way I like them.

Starting with the house stuff, we have this super cute white and pink set that includes a salt and pepper shakers, sugar bowls with spoons, a napkin holder, a jar and a container. I love the gold details! 

I have a Waffle maker now! I'm really looking forward to using it because... I love waffles! The Halloween lover in me can't wait to make some skull waffles that will be, specially perfect, in October.

A pink rug! I am in love! It is the softest and prettiest one! And, it matches perfectly with my sofa.

Some of you might have seen this one already cuz it arrived earlier because I didn't have one. My powerful T-fal blender!

Naruto goodies from one of my students! They know me too well. Sakura is a redhead here because he said it was me in Sakura version. The Team 7 pic has a letter on the back.

And there you have it guys, my obligatory bday pressies post. All in all, I had a great 4 day bday celebration. I'm very thankful for all the messages, hugs, pressies and just the love people showed me. I really am spoiled.

Teacher's Day Pressies

It's been a couple of years since I last posted a Teacher's Day pressies post... maybe it was because of the pandemic. I really don't know but I enjoy making this type of posts so, we're gonna do it this year!!

Teacher's Day was on the 15th, but since it was a Sunday, most of the pressies arrived the following week. And, I didn't have time to put this blog together until now. Life's been kinda super busy lately.We had a lunch reunion at work to celebrate and a long weekend after that. (I still had to work tho). May has been full of long weekends and days off and I never had the chance to enjoy them cuz of my work~ Oh well, adult life is hard sometimes... :')

Anyway, here are the pressies I received this year:

Baby succulent plant! It was the first gift I recieve at the Teacher's day reunion. I hope it survives, hehe. I like how simple, yet pretty the pot is.

I got chocolate with some of my pressies. ♡ 

I also received a cute makeup bag with a floral print and a very colorful gel pen. The makeup bag could also work as a pencil case. 

The We Bare Bears pouch is actually a manicure set which I thought was a cute and not-so-common gift. It's cool cuz I didn't have one. And Panda is my fav bear out of the 3. 

I think receiving personalized mugs is a yearly tradition, hehe. Not complaining tho, They are really cute! Both came with some yummies inside!

This phone holder came in perfect timing because I recently changed my phone and they match perfectly! I love the design and colors. Can you tell my students know me too well?

We also have some accessories! A cute golden necklace with matching earrings.

Personalized coffee cups! Both are perfect to bring my coffee to work, hehe. The pink one came with some tea bags and cappuccino inside.

Lastly we have this handmade candle that smells reaaaaally good! It's kind of a cherry lollipop scent.

As always, I'm super thankful for the pressies, the hugs and kind words. I'm so lucky to be able to share what I know with my students and constantly learn from them too.

Cat pressies haul 🐾

A few days ago was International Cat Day, so of course, Masha recieved some pressies. My mom says Masha is a spoiled brat, and she might be right. After I moved, Masha became an only child and since I'm out working for many hours and she's very needy, I try to spoil her to keep her happy and entertained. Yeah, I'm that type of mom.

Let's take a look at Masha's new goodies.

This first toy isn't exactly new, she's had it for about a month now but I thought I'd include it here.

Flopping fish:

I remember when I first saw the ad online, it said it was a "trending toy" for cats and I knew Masha had to have it. 

This electronic fish is very realistic looking and it responds to movement so, when your cat touches it, it starts dancing.

It came with a charger and a little catnip sachet inside. You can remove the elctronic part to wash it and the battery lasts for a couple of days even when you constantly leave it on.

I find it funny and Masha likes it. It catches her attention and keeps her busy for a while.

The next two items are from the same store, Un dos treats.Which is a mexican store dedicated to make pet treats with very unique and interesting flavors. Everything is made with natural ingredients.

First we have the fish and cucumber ¡Cha-Cha Shakers! Which is a seasoning for dogs and cats. It's as thin as spices and the smell of this particular one is similar to dry shrimp. You just mixed it with their food and they can enjoy. Masha loved it and Michee and Dako (my sister's dog) also recieved one. They also had another flavor that I might get later. Of course, I don't give it to her everyday.

I also got her some Catgrass, for some reason I thought it'd be ready but the set came with the soil, seeds and "pot". The pot is pretty much the can it came in but it's still cute. I already prepared it so, I hope it survives. I'm not really good with plants. But grass should be easy, right? 

We'll see how it goes.

This is how the cat grass looks after a week

Lastly we have the SmartyKat Crackle Chute Collapsible Cat Tunnel which Masha hasn't used yet, she's still kinda scared of it. She shyly gets close and sniffs it but, she doesn't completely gets in. Hope she starts liking it soon.

And that is it for this cat haul, I think it's the first time I do something like this so I hope you enjoyed.

If you want to see more from Masha, feel free to follow her on Instagram! Michee also has an account.

🐱 Masha

🐱 Michee

Pressies Haul!

My dad and Sari recently came back from a short trip to California and they brought some pressies. It feels like Christmas everytime they come from a trip, hehe.

The pressies are in no particular order so, let's get into it!!

This one was a very unexpected surprise, I recieved a Levi Heichou figure! Actually, my first Levi figure. Some of you might know I love Shingeki No Kyojin and of course, Levi is my favorite. He's absolutely cute, hehe. ♡

Don Francisco Vanilla Nut Coffee. I've already tried the hazelnut one it is soooo good, This one is Arabian coffee and, even tho I haven't tried it as I'm typing this, it smells delicious! Can't wait to try it.

I find this one pretty helpful and important to carry around. It is a Pepper Spray with a key ring, which makes it easy to carry around with you. Right after taking the blog pics, I put it with my car keys to take it with me everytime i go out. Plus, it's pink!!

An XL Hershey's chocolate bar. Yum!!

This is something I'm super excited about cuz I didn't have it and I really wanted it. It's a sakura sake set which might have it's own post soon cuz it's too pretty! 

And lastly, we have this beautiful, silver wine holder from IKEA. I love it becuase it's perfect for a small place like mine, it's pretty and goes well with the colors I want for the apartment.

And there you have it guys,the pressies I recieved. I'll show you more pics of my sake set soon! Let me know if you'd like me to go more in detail on other items featured here.

See you nect time! x