Soul Saturday: Patriotic Pets & Pie

Happy *4th of July* 2015!!!

F is for: * Festive * Feline *ASIA* who celebrates our * Freedom with our * Flag

Star & Stripes Forever …P is for:* Patriotic* Pet *ANNIE* who is * PURRfect * Patient

Who wore Uncle Sam better? Sweet *ANNIE* or her K9 cousin *COCO*??

F also is for: Fauxhawk! *COCO* rocks it on America’s Birthday!

F indeed is for: Food … Apple Pie: An *American* Classic

My *Festive* Sweet Treat this 4th … Apple Pie a la *Freedom* Mode: Apple Pie for *Red* topped with Lite Cool Whip for *White* & Blueberries for *Blue*

GOD Bless the U*S*A!!!

Floral & Feline Friday: A&A Flower Power + Shower

What do you think of Pope Francis‘ Laudato Si environmental encyclical?

Praise Be His creation!

I’m taking full advantage of taking care of my share of †GOD’s† ☼creations☼ and creatures this weekend!

Following a long week filled with grading speeches and continuing my doctoral dissertation data processing, I beat the heat before today’s rain hit to tend to the garden.

St. Francis of Assisi ~ the Patron Saint of Animals ~ welcomes GOD’s creatures into this Garden of Creation!

In bloom …

Fully blossomed!

Remember this hibiscus? Rain helped her grow!

To yours truly, gardening is very therapeutic…

And to my fine, furry friends, this gives them a chance to peer into the great outdoors!

 

Piano Cat Annie is ready to attack while Big Sis Asia stays laidback! 

Flashback Friday: Asia climbs trees as the Baby Cat Acrobat!

Picking peaches: Asia the Dare Angel!

✌R.I.P.✌ ♥Papa Ped♥ (June 27, 1927-November 18, 2015)

Motivational Manic Monday: Stats Cat

The Purrfect Distraction from my Data Scoring Manual …

Annie demands attention

Meet Angel Annie the Stats Cat!

She’s following in her Big Sis Asia the Grad Cat‘s pawsteps!

Asia takes over my Dallas Cowboys desk chair

Despite not spending as much QT with my Cuties as I’d like, at least they still come around while I’m hard at work!

Fitness Friday: Bunny Buddy

When I lived in the 🌅Bay🌉 Area, home to Western Conference Champions, the Golden State Warriors, who beat Eastern Conference Champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in last night’s 🏀NBA Finals🏆 Game 1, I actually had friends who walked their 🐈cats {Happy Belated Hug-Your-Cat😻 Day yesterday, by the way}

 
This morning, I joined Mami Aya and Coco 🐰Bunny🐇 on their 🐾walk! #QTwithThisCutie

 


Since my mom’s taking care of my sis’ Yorkie, they’ve been 👣walking👟 everyday, and I made a point to join them this time around!



We went to my Bestie’s 🏡house🏠 now that we’re neighbors, so Coco made friends with the Cake🎂 and Cookie🍪 Corgies: Twinkie and Oreo!

 

One of my buddies also 🏁rolled🚗 by…

 
 … And we proceeded with 🚦caution🚥 as we approached this 🐍snake!

 

Since I haven’t exercised much 🌳outdoors🌴 this 🍀spring🌷 due to my 😰sickness, I shoot to login more miles this 🌞summer🌼 little by little again!

Feline Floral Friday: A&A R&R

Angelic Annie is the prayerful† pet ~ reverent with our Rosary!

This glow-in-the-dark Rosary goes well with reverent Angelic Annie‘s green eyes ^_^

Last Memorial Day🇺🇸 weekend, I longed to stay home🏡 and relax with my Double A😻 ~ to play and pray✌ ~ before teaching this summer☼ and my work trips🚘 slated for next month!

 
To kick it off, my bestie‘s family held Mass💒 at their new blessed 🏠home! Her always generous mom was sweet🍭 enough not just for the food🍛 that she cooked🍗 and baked🎂 for their guests, but also for sending me home with plenty of leftovers🍱 and one of the beautiful flower💐 center pieces! 

  
Before I followed in my mom’s lead by bringing them to the 🙏Virgin … 

 
        

… My 🐱girls🐯 and I enjoyed 🌺them, and I made the most out of my QT with my ♥cuties! K&K‘s💪 FFF book📖 (2015) cited research🔬 from 📙Journal of Evolutionary Psychology that revealed how fresh flowers🌷 provoke 🌻joy!

 
        

FYI: Due to my the heavy load ahead for my remaining dissertation🎓 work ahead, I may not post📓 on here as much. Best wishes of blessings† to all who stay in my loop📳 as I deliver the scoop🍦 … and I seek y’all to please send good vibes☺️ and lift yours truly in ☝prayer, thank y’all! ✌

Manny Monday: Fight, 4th, Cinco, Nurses & Moms

Happy May the 4th be with You!

Monday’s multiple feature is about May days …

• First, I traveled to SA for school and to meet with my esés for the game and fight*

Pinoy Pride ✌

*My remarks about Manny:

• He has way more going on in his life than just being a fighter:

1. He lives by his faith
2. He is a hero to his family and my native country due to

• his generosity from his earnings and
• his political career

… while Fighter is the only identity that Floyd Mayweather has achieved:

1. Professionally, obviously
2. Personally ~ considering his history of violence

This self-proclaimed $Money$ was in it for

• The title and to remain undefeated
• $elfishly keeping his winnings

 

• Before and after my trip back home, I had to celebrate May the Fourth be with You 

*** Star Wars *stars* ***

Cory’s King Cavalier Spaniels

Charlotte Bleu as Chewbacca

♪♫Rowley Jazz♫♪ as R2D2

Chris’ Rat Terrier

Snappy Jack as Darth Vader

My Double As as Princess Leia

Queen Asia with Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Krayt Dragon

Princess Annie with Mardji Elephants

• Please vote for my Nurse Mom the Bday Girl in spirit of Nurses Week (May 6th-12th) and ☼Mother’s Day☼

Please go to No. 16 of 37 to find us, thanks!

• Please read this San Angelo Standard-Times article about my grad school classmate who asks for us to donate in the wake of the Nepal earthquake (in which I’m also quoted)

Throwback: Decade ago when we were awarded with our ASU grad scholarships

• Here are throwbacks from celebrating Cinco de Mayo Fiesta when I was teaching en el Valle

 

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo mañana!

Foodie Friday: Feline Edition ~ TGIF Brunch

TGIF! April Showers with a Chance of … Scrambled Eggs ✌

From ☼sunny☼ to stormy, I’m honestly relieved to sleep in on this rainy day because we all need downtime (something that I took for granted and recently realized is a necessity in order to thrive and survive).

Before I made myself this brunch:

Grilled Cheese Garlic French / Texas Toast: French Toast with egg wash (Almond Breeze Coconut Milk blend with cage free egg scrambled) * grilled cheese (Kraft Colby Jack marbled Big Slice) * garlic garnish (McCormick Perfect Pinch Garlic & Herb) for Texas Toast

♪Gotta have coffee♫ … I dig those days when I’m can drink from my mug at home instead of taking my tumbler on-the-go!

I also fixed my family theirs:

Chill cats waiting patiently with anticipation of good grub …

Breakfast of Champions: Meow Mix Soufflés “with REAL Chicken, Egg and Garden Vegetables”

Sharing is a skill!

Simple and Savory is the Flavor of this Friday!

Final note: good thing that we chowed down our hearty meals before the heavy hail hit! I saw our neighbor cat sprint across the front yard to safe shelter!

Foodie Friday: Belated Birthdays & Advance Anniversaries

Happy Belated 🎈🎁Birthday🎂🍰

• 😻😸Asia🐯🐆 (March 24th ~ Also Advocacy Day*)

       

• 🌠Starbucks💸 🍧Frappuccino☕️ (March ~ 20th 💝Anniversary🍥)

          

• 💐Tita Brenda👼 (April 3rd ~ Good Friday 2015) 

        

Happy Advance 👰Anniversary💍

• My Best Buddy Easygoing Evie & Me 🙏

         

 

*Happy 💒Advocacy🇺🇸 Day

• Life 
• Justice 
• Charity 
• Religious Freedom 

Beauty Tuesday: HBD My Blue-eyed Girl

♣GOOD LUCK♣ = Green + Elephant

Happy BiG *NINE* to my Fine ♥Valentine♥ Feline Asia Felina Catalina!!!

1 ♣Lucky♣ Kitty

Happy ♣St. P’s♣ 1 week ago today from my Green-eyed Girl Sweet Annie!!!

This is how *DALLAS COWBOYS* feline fans spoon!

Asia & Annie have my ♥heart♥

So when we’re apart

Big Girl & Baby Sis are who I miss …

But when I give Asge a kiss

She retorts with a hiss

As she lets out a growl

& a hint of a howl!

Annie does purr

As I stroke her fur

Vocal Anne may have sharp claws

Yet she does biscuits with her paws

& blinks at me with ♥love♥

Sent from ☼Heaven☼ above!

They both can be sweet

So going home to them is a treat.

Caught pink-pawed in the pantry!

†PTL† = Pray Through LENT * Praise the †LORD†

†Easter† ✌Bunny✌ Cat right here!

Happy Early ☼Easter☼!

Feline and Canine Friday: Lucky Buddy

While I’m away, I miss my animal BAEs and my buddies’ fur babies!

My Feline who’s going on the Fine 9: Queen *ASIA*

 

My good sport after going to the dentist and still smiles: Sweet *ANNIE*

My “nephew” *Buddy* & his Big Sis *Peppa*

María’s Decade+-old ♣Lucky♣

María’s German shepherd *Pippa* & shih tzu *Copper*

YES, *Pippa* was named after Princess Kate of Wales’ sister

Sis & Bro: *DIXIE* joins *COPPER*

*Copper* ♥loves♥ to smile