So much to write, so little time!

It is so hard to keep up with blogging now I know how my fellow bloggers feel. It is definetly something you have to be disciplined about or else you just keep putting it off and never get around to doing it. 

In the beginning of March I actually visited this Vegan restaurant I wanted to share about. It is located in Long Beach and according to urbanspoon 90% of people that visit like it. It has gluten-free options, free Wifi, they take reservations and it is also organic. 

I had a salad that day which was delicious. 

The name of this selection is Thai Temple

Bowl with Mock Chicken. I also tried the Cocoa Loco. 

I enjoyed the atmosphere of this location although I think that the customer service could use some improvement. 

This is a view of their unique menu. 

If you are ever in Long Beach I recommend you stop and check their options out. 

Breakfast Goodness!

Good Morning to all!

I sit here remembering the time that as a child my sister-in-law attempted to make me oatmeal for breakfast. I will never forget that day the taste of that oatmeal was something I could not understand. Maybe it was way too healthy for me at the time, but I know that I never wanted to touch it again.

Ironically, during my pregnancy I consumed so much oatmeal and craved it that now I experiment with different flavors and types of oatmeals. If you ask me now, I can't stay away from oatmeal. I know last year I posted on Instagram some oatmeals that I was gifted during the Expo West Convention.

This year although I did not get to obtain as much product, I was very glad to see that the company still made an appearance at the show.

Last year I meant to write a blog to inform all my readers on how wonderful this product is but unfortunatley I never got around to doing it. So, like I often say, better late than never, right? 

Modern Oats is a gluten free line and one of  their goals is to "Change people's perception of 'old fashioned'oatmeal," and let me tell you they sure changed my viewpoint.  This line only works with small farms in the upper Midwest of North America. They are certified vegan and made 100% from whole grains.

This is one of the recent flavors I had this week, Mango Blackberry. It was truly delicious and flavorful, finished the whole serving alone. Contains Phillippine mango, Washington State blackberries, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds. Ideally, I love this choice because it's also good if your on the run. Pour your choice of milk or water and take it to go! Never miss breakfast again! 

With six flavors to choose from, I doubt you can get bored of eating oatmeal  for breakfast and possibly will even choose it for a healthy snack.

 Popular with kids too! My son completely approves and also asks from time to time to have Modern Oats oatmeal.

Thanks to Modern Oats I can emphasize the importance of healthy eating in my son's diet. 

If you thought oatmeal was a thing of the past I hope this brand can excite you about new ways to incorporate oatmeal into your diet! 

Check them out at :

http://modernoats.com/about

Happy Blogging! 

Expo West Fun

I am very excited because I have tons of things I have been dying to blog about, but just have very little time with all my other projects in between.

As many of you know I attended the Natural Food Expo West Event last weekend, which I came away with lots of goodies. Last year, I failed to blog about all the things I received, mainly because my mother decided to try everything while I was away (LOL). Non the less, this year I plan to devote more time into letting my readers know about the products I'm using.

At the Expo I was proud to represent The Ginger People, where they make everything ginger. I will talk about some of their products later down the road. Had such a blessed time walking around with this lovely gal around the show. Furthermore, we both were able to obtain so many goodies! Teamwork is definitely more effective! 

Without further ado, let's get down to business.

I just started using a bar soap by Grandpa's. This brand has been around since 1878! Wow!
Origins stem from Ohio, Tippecanoe. 

First of all, I'm not the biggest fan of bar soap, I love my luffa too much! The particular reason this soap attracted my attention stemmed from the contents, witch-hazel. I suffer lots from itchiness, I guess it can be categorized as a type of mild eczema. I know many suffer from this annoying skin troubles.
So, I did some research and found that witch-hazel has great effects for your skin. It can minimize pores and clarify skin.

After checking out this article:
http://www.naturallivingideas.com/14-reasons-why-witch-hazel-should-be-in-every-home/
I found 14 beneficial uses for with hazel. Here are some that I thought were most beneficial:
1. Natural Astringent
2. Reduces Blemishes and bruises.
3. Brightens around the eye area

Check them out at http://www.grandpabrands.com/about-grandpa-brands/

Well friends hope this was useful. Happy Friday!

The Marvel Experience

Hello Blogger Friends! 

Beginning the fourth of February, I have been traveling to the city of Del Mar in San Diego to represent Marvel in their new attraction "The Marvel Experience." I got to admit that in the beginning I struggled in accepting this role. For those that know me KNOW that I take my role as a Mother very serious and being away from my son is a battle I struggle with all the time, mainly because of the time spent away from my mother at a young age so that she could give me a better life by coming to the states. A song I wrote entitled " ESA MUJER" talks about this experience in full details, if you have yet to listen to it, check it out on sound cloud: 
                          https://soundcloud.com/alicia-paniagua-soto/2-audio-track

With all that being said, I am so happy and blessed to have accepted this role because it truly opened a lot of doors and allowed me time for self reflection. 

This past Sunday Pastor Joel Sanchez from Sunrise Church reminded me how important it is to take time to separate yourself from the world and talk to God. He states, " The world is not going to stop for you, you can't put the world on hold, but you can take yourself out of the world." Remember that often, "Jesus withdrew to the wilderness for prayer." (Luke 5:16)
Therefore, despite the fact that I am in San Diego for work purposes, the Lord has put in my heart to spend a lot of time in nature admiring all the beautiful things He has created leaving me with the undeniable feeling that God surrounds me. 

With that said I would like to talk about this great event happening in the Del Mar Fairgrounds. I was lucky enough to shake the hand of the genius behind all this Rick Licht.

 Here he is having a blast! I admired his enthusiasm for his event, he walks around with the actual movie props allowing people to take pictures with them.  He is always talking to people and just making sure that all are having a marvelous and enjoyable experience. The most striking detail I came across was the fact that he too is an Alumni from my Alma Matter, UCLA. After finding that information out, I got to admit I was extremely proud to represent for this gentleman. 

So now let's talk about the actual experience. It is a seven dome hyper-reality adventure. I took my son along for the ride and he had a blast. I also was able to share this experience with a sorority sister and her family, and I was glad to hear that they too thought the event a success. Following you can view a map of the event. 

Here are some pictures of this event as you walk up to it. 

 Here I captured some night photos! 

As you enter the S.H.I.E.L.D Plaza (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement Logistics Division) you become a recruit and your goal is to help save Marvel World. In the SHIELD Plaza you have the option to obtain a SHIELD ID badge. My son had a blast making his! Don't just the height! ;) (We like to be taller sometimes)

During some down time of my shift I also partook in the fun! 

Chose the SuperHuman Species because I like to consider us super humans in God's image! 

After completing this first part of the training you move onto the Recruiting Staging Area, where you wait to enter the SHIELD Mobile Command Center.  Before you enter you get to take a souvenir picture! 

Once you enter hear a Message from Tony Stark also known as Iron Man as he prepares you for your mission.  After this, the real training begins as you enter the Recruit Training Center. Here you immerse into so many fun activities, the Excavation Site, Avengers Encounter, which has to be my son's and I favorite. Here you get to summon your favorite superheroes and watch as they interact next to you. Here are some fun photos we took! 

 Spiderman partaking in the selfie millennium trend! 

Here the two of us are viewing the Hero Origins, where you get to know where and how your favorite super heroes came to be. 

I enjoyed learning about She-Hulk because prior to this event I didn't even know she existed! 

Excavation Site! 

This part of training also proves to be full of fun! The Holo-Blaster, a 3-D experience where you sharpen your shooting skills! 

These pictures do it no justice and my mini-recruit refused to wear his holo-specs during the training! 

The wall over the Black Widow Maze attraction. 

 These are fun artwork me and my son created prior to training with the Hulk at Hulk Out!

Hulk out has to be one of my favorites! Maybe I am biased because I manned the site two of the days at work but the innovation of the X-box Connect just blows my mind! 

    

Here is a fun video of my son fully immersed in training! 

If you get hungry, no worries you can go to the Energy Cafe, grab a chair and be entertained as you watch others train with Hulk! 

You can also enjoy the Classified Files where you can view Comic Covers blown up for better enjoyment! 

Once you are done with all your training you enter the Quinjet Exit and you begin your advanced training. Here you recieve your super power band. 

As a SHIELD agent I received a super power band with just SHIELD Icon badges, but the bottom one shows all the badge icons available to you. 

Soon after this process you enter the similarium, a thrilling experience you won't want to miss out on! 

 This is a snippet of what you will be viewing! 

After this section you enter the Transfer Dome, where you hear further instructions and clips from various super heroes and villains. 

Here is my mini recruit patiently indulging for the next part of training! 

The last part of your training consists of a thrilling motion ride! I am so blessed to have been able to share this experience with my son, he will forever remember this as he is always raving about Spider-Man. 

If you now want to catch this event, your in luck because it will be in town until Sunday, March 1, 2015. 

So don't miss out! 

Of course believing in super humans, super heroes is fun but it all reminds me that we must not loose focus of the real super hero in our lives God. 

Remember that you never know how or why God is using you to proclaim His Glory. Also as Pastor Joel explained your physical limitations do not carry over in the spiritual world. He further explains that your power does not come when you do good things but rather when you spend time with the Father. Some people in the eyes of the world don't amount to nothing but in the spiritual world they are giants. All they have is the spirit of God! Our goal is to have people ask, 

I wonder why they love me in that way? 

Will you allow yourself to be used by the power of God? 

I like to conclude with this, as we find ways to entertain being Agents in the Marvel World, remember that in the real world we must be agents of love so that everyone can say we have seen marvelous things today! 

No matter what you may be struggling remember this: 

Romans 8: 28-29

²⁸ And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a]have been called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.