♥ happy mother's day ♥

i just want to do a shout out to all the mothers and wish you a wonderful happy mother's day and especially to my two amazing mothers, my mother and my mother-in-law! i am so blessed to have the most awesome two mothers in my life. i appreciate for all they've done to be the best mother they can be. love you both!

enjoy your mother's day everyone!

xoxo,
athena

beautiful day

it was a beautiful day today! the snow is gone, sun was out and the temperature was in the 70's. this picture of our backyard was taken today...there's a big difference compared to the picture i posted yesterday :)
it was so nice out that we ate lunch outside on the deck this afternoon and were just hanging out, enjoying the sun and listening to the birds chirping all around us. so wonderful! have a great weekend!

xoxo,
athena

awhile ago

since our blog has been a little quiet here's a "here and there" post from the past few months...

we had an awesome christmas celebration with the family... my beautiful niece on christmas day
(home made pea soup)

and a relaxing and cozy new year celebration at home. my husband and i stayed home and watched the count down...
while snackiing on our festive food

my sister, dora and my brother, manly came to visit us with their fiancés in mid january. that's right, dora got engaged! out to the movie and shopping at mall of america. we had so much fun hanging out with them and hope they will come back to visit us soon!

i had the women weekend's trip in early april...our theme this year was hawaii. yes, we had on jackets, sweaters and boots for hawaii theme - it's minnesota. and this is what happened in april here in minnesota...winter in spring. this is a picture from a few days ago. the snow is melting away today and the sun is finally out and I hope that will be the end of winter :)

2012 has been an awesome year for my husband and i. we purchased our first home together that we enjoy dearly. a lot of stress has been taken off our shoulders becuase we no longer have to commute long hour(s). being stuck in traffic can do so much damage to you especially during the winter here in minnesota. we are making progress in making the house more like home...hopefully i can start sharing some photos of our home with you as it comes along.

hope you are enjoying your spring time!

xoxo,
athena

Gangnam Style

ok so everybody knows the famous gangnam style song. well, i'm not a fan of that song or the dance but i saw this on facebook and these two adorable ladies just killed it. i've never like that song until now...well, maybe not the song...it's more the voices :) they did such an awesome job and have such beautiful voices. enjoy!

xoxo,
athena

NOW IS THE START

May this year bring you and your family health, happiness, peace, prosperity and success in all that you want to accomplish. Shake off anything that is holding you back from last year. Let 2013 be the new start!!!

(video from Fine Frenzy)

Happy New Year from Embriven!!!

Engine 2 Diet

(a bowl of raw oats, shredded wheat, with kiwis, bananas and almond milk for breakfast - taste super good and it's healthy)

after my husband and i watched the "Forks Over Knives Presents: The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue" documentary we are convinced that we both need to eat healthier and be healthier. there's just too many diseases happening out there that we want to do our best to avoid being in the statistics. boy it is not easy to change your eating habits and to go on a daily workout but it definitely pays off. my husband has been doing much better than i have - kudos to him! we both are enjoying this process together and let just say it's our #1 new year resolution - live a healthy life so we can look great and feel strong!

wish us the best! :)

xoxo,
athena

Merry Christmas!

(our Christmas card that was sent out to our friends and family)

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy the rest of the holidays with your love ones!