Hello! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the hot spring days! Perfect weather for parks, and bike rides, picnics, and soon pools and beach! Memorial Day is coming up; hopefully everyone can have a three day weekend! Father’s Day is June 17^th! Summer is around the corner and will be here before we know it!  4^th of July, and so many more fun things coming up!

 I’m also looking forward to a couple of week’s vacation in July! My sister and brother in-law will be coming in for vacation, and to do us the honor of baptizing our son Neo Lamar.  It’s always exciting to plan a celebration, but especially one as important as our son’s baptisms. I can’t wait!

Our son Leo just finished his first preschool course and has a couple of weeks off until they begin again in June. He has learned to ride his bike, and has made new friends; he can say his numbers, alphabet, and colors in English and Spanish! He is doing great so far! He loves his school and his teachers. He is anxious to go back! We had a last-day family picnic a few days ago to get the kids together one last time before the older kids go to kindergarten, and so the kids could bring in their parents and siblings to mingle. All the parents brought in a side salad to share with the hot dogs and sandwiches for lunch. I made a potato and egg salad fresh that morning, but I also spent the night before making the parents and kids a special treat. I made Cake Pops!

I took a trip to Michaels Art and Crafts store for supplies and wrapping materials.  I want to add that I LOVE THAT STORE! It’s craft HEAVEN in there! I could easily spend hours and days browsing the isles! My goal is to have an office and/or craft room and fill it with EVERYTHING I need or want!  lol… ok back to reality, for now my plastic storage drawers will do.

Anyways, I made white and milk chocolate covered cake pops and I decorated them in primary and secondary colors for preschool, and then I made some milk chocolate covered with pink sprinkles for the moms.  Someone asked if they were hard or messy to make, and my answer to that was that working with the melted chocolate you’re more than likely to have a little mess. Overall, not bad though! You do have to dip the pop in melted chocolate, but you can let the excess chocolate run off before decorating. Sprinkles are the easiest way to decorate, but there are more elaborate ways to decorate them. I would say the most time consuming part of my decorating was that I added the star sprinkles by hand, one-by-one. I wanted them to be either all one, or a certain theme of colors, or to match the sprinkles… the stars were also bigger and thicker than regular sprinkles; I couldn’t just tip the bottle over the cake pops. I took pictures of the process and will explain the steps I took below, enjoy!

So, after spending too much time at Michaels, and then going out for dinner with the family, it was a little too late to go home and start baking and cooling cake sheets to make the cake balls. So my little shortcut, "cheat" is to use Dunkin Donuts' Munchkins! But you can use any "donut holes" though. I realized the best and easiest ones to use were the glazed white, or glazed chocolate donuts. The powdered and jelly filled donut holes have the powdered sugar covering that makes the melted chocolate hard to stick, and it falls into the melted chocolate and can make it bumpy or clumpy instead of having a smooth chocolate coat.

Once I had all the donut holes laid out over wax paper I dipped one end of the popsicles stick into the melted chocolate and then inserted it in the middle of the donut hole. I did this for all the donuts, then I put them in the fridge to cool the chocolate. This is to help stick the donut to the stick so it's easier to dip and decorate. Otherwise, the cake ball/donut will just fall into the chocolate, or fall off when you're trying to eat it.

While they were in the fridge cooling, I used nacho trays to lay out my sprinkles color coordinated to the star sprinkles so it was easier to match since the stars were all in one bottle. I also melted the chocolate melts.

I dipped the donuts in the white and milk chocolate and let the excess run off before adding sprinkles. I decorated them, then I placed them on a green, florist foam circle I used as a stand to dry. Then I placed all of the decorated pops in the fridge to cool and harden the chocolate completely before wrapping them.

Once the pops were hardened and the sprinkles were on without falling I wrapped then individually and tied them off with colored ribbon. I decorated a box with the same ribbon to place the pops in for presentation.

I made 40 donut pops that night! I went to bed at about 1am after wrapping all the pops, placing them in the box and back in the fridge for the night, then cleaned up! It was all worth it the next day! They were delicious and everyone enjoyed them! Some people thought they were store-bought, and were surprised when I told them I had made them myself.

If you have read my previous posts, and are back to follow up on my blog, I thank you very much for your continued support. If this is the first time you visit my blog I also thank you and I hope you have liked it so far! I welcome everyone to continue visiting my blog and comment on any of my posts. If there is anything in particular you would like to know, or hear more about please let me know! I would be more than happy to research for you!

If there is anything I can do to help with any upcoming event planning please contact me on this blog or at adynunezevents@hotmail.com. Everyone have a safe week!

Thanks,

Ady Nuñez

Hello, I hope everyone had a Happy Mother’s Day! I believe all mothers, mommy’s to be, grandmothers, step moms, pet moms, and all moms make a difference in someone’s life! Cherish the moments you have with the loved ones around you, and make them feel special every day of the year! I must say this was a very special Mother’s Day weekend for me. I received my first handmade Mother’s Day gift from my son Leo; the “Handprints” poem was in a card with his own handprints on them, and he painted a flower pot that had the stem and leafs of a flower. It was the best gift I could have received, I love that he is using his creativity at preschool to make a hand crafted card, and I love plants! We had a busy, but wonderful weekend, including my mom and sister, there were gifts, cards, dinner, drinks, dressing up, it was great!

I’m currently working on Unit 2 in my course.  I have completed lessons 1-6 and I am working on lesson 7 now. I have read over all the self-examination questions, vocabulary, and lesson exams, all I have to do now is read and review the lesson to find all the correct answers needed. So far so good!

I have a small project I am working on; I am helping with the event planning at work for an upcoming “Employee Appreciation Picnic”. It will be July 3^rd and should be pretty cool since we will not be working next day, July 4^th! I am working on getting some quotes for entertainment, catering, but we are also considering going with a cookout and renting grills and purchasing the food. I have to reserve the time and place were using for the picnic, and then of course let all the  employees know this will be taking place by flyers or invitations. We are all very excited about this event, and we hope everyone will be able to make it and enjoy a nice couple of days off!

I want to congratulate anyone with an upcoming graduation from Middle School, High School, College… any school, any degree!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!  We will have a couple of High School graduates in our family, and they are moving on to college, and we are just so proud! It’s such a big step to begin college, and move away from home, begin a new work or school schedule. Time goes by so fast, and I wish everyone the best of luck!

Everyone have a good work or school week and I will keep in touch soon!

Thanks,

Ady Nuñez

Hello everyone!

Does anybody remember the traditional cake toppers for everyone's wedding cake that you went to? (Or maybe yours..) Or maybe you don't remember... because they were the same ol' plastic couple at the top of the tier for their wedding cake? No emotion, no personalization, maybe plastic and shiny, looks nothing like the couple?? Maybe something like (uh-hum..) this,

Well, good news!!! It doesn't have to be that way anymore!!! Your wedding cake toppers can be so much fun now! Every cake topper can be personalized to fit your personal lifestyles, hobbies,themes, careers, match your hair and skin color, or have a topper made of a self-portrait!

I was on www.weddingstar.com and found the best cake toppers; some are even funny! Take a look..

Aren't these great? I'm sure whatever your life style or hobbies you can find a great cake topper to match your personalities! Also, another very popular and trendy thing to do now is to have bride or grooms cake. In addition to the wedding cake, brides or grooms get ther significant other a whole cake on a theme, or sport, or band, or hobby, etc.. of their favorite, and represent them in a whole cake! I hope everyone has enjoyed the pictures!

If you need help with your event planning and coordination DON'T PANIC!

Let me know how I can help! adynunezevents@hotmail.com

Thanks everyone and goodnight,

Ady Nuñez

Bridal Expo!

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

I want to start by giving my husband a HUGE Thank You! He is sharing this ride with me and has been a huge support and help on a daily basis so I can get every lesson done in a timely manner and with the least interruptions as possible. Also, I want to extend a special thanks my sisters, Yaritza and Nancy, and my mom Salustia, for always being there for my family and I. Whenever I need a favor, a babysitter, advice, when I need to share good news, and when I want to have fun, I can always count on them! My family means the world to me, I do what I love with their help, and I couldn't do this alone!

On that note, I would like to share that I have completed Unit 1! First four lessons complete with an 80%, 100%, 100% and an 85%! I have learned the best times and places I can get my work accomplished successfully. I made my next tuition payment and now I'm just waiting for Unit 2. I love the course so far! Everything is explained clearly, the lessons are just the right length; the books are colorful and easy to read... it feels like you're reading a magazine rather than a text book. The instructions are easy to follow and listening to the CD's in like being in the same room and having a conversation with them instead of a long boring lecture. I'm looking forward towards the future with an open mind and big hopes; we will see where this road takes us!

We recently attended the Bridal Expo at the Double Tree Hotel in Oakbrook. There were many booths for many vendors including invitations, florists, photography and videography, tuxedos, venues, honeymoons, caterers... everything you need for a wedding! We got there just in time to see the runway show for bridal gowns and bridesmaids/special occasion dresses. Mario served as my photographer the entire day. We only took pictures with our phones so I apologize if the pictures aren't the best quality.

If you liked the pictures and would like to attend the next Bridal Expo, the upcoming dates and locations are:

• Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at the Chevy Chase C.C., in Wheeling, IL 6pm-10pm
• Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency, Shaumburg, IL 11:30am- 4pm &
• Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 at the Marriot Hotel, Naperville, IL 6pm-10pm

I was going through a couple wedding websites the other night and I found the cutest wedding cake topper ever! There are funny ones, romantic ones, traditional, and personalized toppers, all customized to your skin and hair color. I love them, I'll share them on my next post so come back soon! Everyone have a great week!

Thanks!

Ady Nuñez
adynunezevents@hotmail.com

Hello! To everyone who has read my previous post, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! I have been amazed at how much love and support I have received since letting everyone know of my decision to further my education and follow my dreams. I am truly blessed by my surrounding friends and family.


I want to share that I have completed lesson 3 tonight with another 100% A+. Unit 1 contains 4 lessons, I will be looking into how soon I can receive my next unit tomorrow. I would hate to sit around and wait weeks before I receive it. I'm pumped, I want to move forward!


As promised I mentioned I would put up a few pics of projects I've worked on. I'm only beginning, I have a lot more to practice and experience, but I always try my best!


                     Mario and I put these baby shower favors together for my first baby shower.

Leo's 1st Birthday banner I painted for his jungle safari theme.

Fish birthday favors! Everyone that took one home loved them, and they lived a long time!

                                         I made Leo's 2nd Birthday cake! Toy Story theme!

Boy & Girl Diaper Cakes!

Rang in the New Year with CAKE!

& my latest... Easter 2012 3 layer cake covered and decorated in fondant.

I hope you have enjoyed my pictures! Mario and I recently attended the Bridal Expo at the Double Tree - Oakbrook. I have pictures of some of the stands and the runway show for bridal gowns I would like to share soon. I was a great experience, everyone was very nice, helpful, and I gathered a bunch of info for different types of vendors!

I would like to add that if you like any of my work or would like me to help with creativity or organization for your next celebration you can reach me at adynunezevents@hotmail.com.

Once again, thank you! I hope you everyone has a great rest of the week!

Sincerely,

Ady Nuñez

Hello, I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Ady Nuñez…yes Nuñez, but to most people I am just Ady Nunez, and that’s fine too! Well, to begin I would like to say that I am very excited, but my excitement does comes with some nerves, so I do apologize if begin to sound a bit redundant or off track. I have yet to master my blog-writing skills. I’ve worked full-time as an administrative assistant and accounts receivable nearly six years now. I’m a young mom of two very enthusiastic, smart, and handsome boys. The loves of my life are… Leo is 3 ½ years old and just began preschool; Neo Lamar will be 2 pretty soon, and a very supporting, caring, interesting individual who I love, my husband Mario!  These boys put a spring in my step every day and are the main reason behind what I do to strive for better and follow my dreams.

I’ve always considered myself a crafty person. I’ve always loved art, making crafts, building things, baking, cards, and hand-made gifts. I love the time and sentiment that you feel goes into every piece of work you make for someone else. I’m a very visual person and like to create what I think will be beautiful and see what it becomes. Once I had my boys and the baby showers, birthdays, and holidays started coming around my love for entertainment, celebration, and organization kicked into high gear! I love the research and event planning process for any celebration. In a near future I would love to help families and couples plan everything from their Wedding to their child’s 1^st Birthday, holiday parties, grand opening, religious celebrations and everything in between!

With the support of my loved ones I have enrolled at Sheffield School for The Complete Course in Wedding & Event Planning. Sheffield School is a licensed and accredited school in New York that offers Distance Education. I am very happy to have found this education online. I will still be able to be at home with my boys, study, and complete lessons at my own pace. This will give me the education, experience, and motivation to pursue a career in this field!

Thank you for taking the time to read this- my very first blog post! Yaay! Come back soon… I’ll be posting a few pictures of crafts and cakes I’ve made!

Thanks!!!

Ady Nuñez