My Dear Oliver,
You're 6!! And for the first time, you'll be able to read my birthday message to you!
I am so proud to be your mom. You light up every single room you are in and bring smiles to even grumpy looking strangers :)
I aspire to be as kind as you, with a heart so open and pure that you truly believe all things are possible.
Life will have moments that will be very, very tough, but as your mom, I promise to do my best to help you never lose that sparkle. So dream big, puppy. When you fall, I'll catch you. Then get you right back up again.
Thank you for always dancing with me, for going on adventures with me, for the love you have taught me, and for filling our days with unspeakable magic and joy.
You are my heart. And yes, you're a smart kid, so you should absolutely ask for ice cream at 11:30pm, while it's still your birthday.
Love,
Mommy
Ps I was feeling super emotional about you growing up, and then I remembered all the tantrums you used to throw, and how you'd poop everywhere and now I'm glad you're no longer a baby haha Even if you were very cute.
#dearoli#happybirthday
I've never posted a bikini pic in my life, but I'm 42 today, and I think that means I'm old enough to do whatever I want! Unseen are all the various health issues I've had to overcome/ learn to live with to even get to a place where I can finally feel good. And I do. 😊
Plus, the mirror makes me look tall, so...
Happy birthday to me, happy Valentine's day to all of you, and cheers to life not ending after 22! 🥳✨️
What started as a face oil to save @stefwdb_ !!re!!_039;s (founder of @primbotanicals ) own skin, grew into a full line of botanicals blends with the mission to share as many beautiful ingredients from home, with the rest of the world. 🤎
Shop Prim's clean, consciously crafted products at #thirteenlune . #FilipinoAmericanHeritageMonth
I said a different expletive after every bite. 😄 Shoutout to @thesushiguide for pointing me in this incredibly delicious direction. Ikura, uni and seared toro on top of perfectly seasoned sushi rice at Yakiuo Ishikawa, Tokyo's first all-seafood yakiniku restaurant. So so so good. 🤤
#tokyo#tokyoeats#sushi#uni#yakiuoishikawa#yakitori#Japan
When it's 4am in Tokyo, you're awake and hungry with jetlag, and your 5 year old wants sushi...off to 24hr Tsukiji Market sushi you go. 🍣😄
#sushi#tokyo#sushizanmai#Tsukiji#jetlag#travel
Presenting a slide show of old Facebook profile photos from 2006-2014 (please appreciate the pre-instagram Mac photo booth one...😅). Ps why was picking a profile pic so stressful? Should I be funny? Mysterious? Artsy? Cool? Haha
Ok... your turn.
May highlights, in no particular order
1- forgetting my age in brooklyn
2- capturing personalities
3- austin proper hotel crush
4- carlos ❤️
5- on my tippy toes
6- jump, oli! again!
7- a very new york tuesday
8- battling anxiety
9- always animal style
10- meow
I post to stories every 5 seconds but should probably start posting here more too. MORE IS MORE.
#brooklyn#jerseycity#Austin#NewYork#metgala
The day has come! @primbotanicals is officially available in 609 JCPenney stores across the country (!!) thanks to our partnership with @thirteenlune and JCPenney's shared belief in the importance of diversity in beauty.
I am particularly proud to be the very first Filipino founded beauty brand available in this many US stores. 😭 I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I can't tell you what it means to receive messages from Pinoys across the country thanking me for using ingredients from back home. I do not take this honor lightly, especially since it allows me to help groups in need in the Phillipines (and partcularly the incredible children from @tinyblessings ). Thank you to every single person who has helped make this dream possible. Maraming, maraming salamat! 🇵🇭❤️🙏
#13lune#primbotanicals#filipinafounder#aapifounder#aapi#beautybrand#cleanbeauty#jcpenney#jcpenneybeauty
PSA take pics of moms with their kid(s)! We're either taking the photo or have our hands full, so candids like this one mean the world.
Thanks for this @aliwatters_ !! ❤️