Napa Vale

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving Belleza!

This was taken when my mom’s besties were visiting . I always have so much fun when we have visitors.
The fuller the house the happier I am. I grew up in a loud, loving, crazy, full of people and laughter home. So the more people I have around me the happier I am. Plus hubby gets a break from all my craziness because it’s all shared.

Thankful to have my family and friends in my life.

11/21/2021

Happy Sunday Funday!

This was yesterday taking our 🎅🏼 🎄 🤶🏼

I am happy that it’s not too cold outside. As you can see my type of xmas tree is right behind me 🌴 . Christmas for me meant going to the beach, feet in the sand and a ton of Venezuelan Christmas food 🫔 , dancing, music and quality time with family and friends. The time that everyone was out for the holidays it meant beach time and that we all got to meet at someone’s house at night to party 💃🏻. So anything below 80 degrees is super cold for me.

How about you Belleza? What does Christmas 🎄 look like? And did you already started decorating? I started decorating the day after Halloween 🎃. I just couldn’t wait!

11/13/2021

Last Friday I had visitors in town (close family friends) and I am always torn to which to take them because they are all so unique and have its charm.

If you haven’t been to (my favorite room of all which is also in my mood board… bc I know one day I will have my very own red room) you must go check it out and schedule a . In the red room you forget about time and just enjoy the ambiance.

Aquí con mi mami Bella. Que nos estuvo visitando por varias semanitas. Y como siempre se siente muy corto el tiempo.
Sin embargo feliz de poder compartir con ella y nuestros queridos amigos.

Have you ever been tasting at Raymond Vineyards Red Room? 💃🏻

P.S. te quiero un montón mami! And yes and I are pregnant again. Baby Tigrett-Barba No 2 is on its way which is the reason I’ve been sooo MIA. It’s been a long and hard . For any Bellezas out there that are going through IVF and/or pregnancy loss please know that my prayers are always with you. Keep your faith up and your support team. ¡Vale!

¡Feliz fin de semana Belleza!

Life is too short to live the same day twice.

Así qué …
"¡Disfruta,
Saborea y
Brinda!”

10/31/2021

Two ago I was pregnant with this same costume with baby Matteo. And here I am again as Manuelita Sáenz con mis (dos) Simon Bolívar(s). Manuelita Sáenz preggo 🤰🏻 again this time around.

My favorite costume for sure. It has a great meaning. One day I will wear this costume when my Venezuela will be free again.

Happy Halloween 🎃 Belleza!

P.S. Que creen another Simon Bolivar 👦🏼 or a Manuelita Sáenz 👧🏼 in the making?

09/21/2021

Hey Belleza,

If you are ever in the mood for while visiting you have to try . It’s so so delish. Be sure to try all 3 sauces too. This was baby Matteo’s first time trying beer can chicken and he loved it! We got to seat outside while people watching, he loves to people watch. I just needed to be out and about.

Have you ever tried 🍺 can chicken?

Besos y feliz semana,
Wends

09/18/2021

One of the trips that has been the most exotic places that I’ve visited l and I wish to go back to is ! The food is so delicious, the wine too. And the ambiance it’s unexplainable how gorgeous it is.

I miss traveling so much. How about you? What has been your most exotic vacation?

I can’t wait until we can travel again and explore our world.

This was back in 2007 in the Southernmost point in South Africa, Cape Agulhas. If there is one trip you must add to your bucket list, it’s SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦!!! And of course the Safari experience. I will share more about this amazing trip.

Besos y feliz fin,
Wends aka your girl

09/10/2021

Hey Belleza!

Want to start your own business but you just don’t know where to start? You need to hear Irma Robinson ‘s story on how she got started.

🌟 Irma started her business over a decade ago, 2007 to be exact is when she opened her catering business in Valley, SMOKE Open Fire Cooking. This past May Irma and her husband, Morgan celebrated their restaurant's 5th anniversary, Southside , a community- centered café and coffee bar in Napa Valley. In this episode (No.2) Irma shared with us what has helped her business growth, the importance of understanding the business needs while being connected with the local community.

https://napavale.com/podcast/finding-your-entrepreneurial-journey/

Irma Robinson walks us through her entrepreneurial journey, she is the founder and owner of SMOKE Open Fire Cooking and Southside a community- centered café in Napa Valley since 2016.

08/27/2021

Happy Friday Belleza, last min post to my furry baby Leo (pronounce Lay-Oh!)

You came into our lives when I needed you the most. Our first rescue puppy… the question is, who rescued who?

Love you mi Leonchin pirulin

Cheers 🥂 to our four legged babies 🐶

And now you, would you like to adopt or have you already adopted one?
Share with me in the comments below.

08/05/2021

Take me back to MAUI please. I didn’t know how GORGEOUS & MAGICAL Maui is. I honestly had no clue. I’ve been to many exotic beaches… to name a few and give you an idea of how amazing Maui is. It made my list of top beaches to discover, here is my list so far: Galapagos, Ecuador - Hvar, Croatia - Capri, Italy - Paloma Beach, France - Isla la Tortuga, Venezuela - South Water Caye, Belize - Majagua, Colombia - and now Kapalua Bay Beach, Hawaii. I was blown away by how amazing it was to snorkel, this photo was taken just steps away from where we were staying.

Dear Maui, you sure took me by surprise. I can’t wait to be back and swim next to turles, watch your sunsets and sunrises, soak on your beach aroma and ALOHA! 🤟🏽The perfect recipe to just be relaxed and enjoy life… a place where you would want to move in a heartbeat ❤️. I love you puh puh puh pleaseee

I love traveling so much.
Y tu belleza, cual es tu top list of beaches to go to? I want to keep exploring our gorgeous world, y con más razón ahora con mi Matteo. Help me add my of beaches I MUST visit. ¡Vale!

https://napavale.com/

08/01/2021

"21 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COUNTING. I met my BFF during accounting class back in our . Ever since that class we've been inseparable.

I remember I would see her walking at campus and I would think...
that girl has the coolest look, hairstyle, and hair color. One time I saw her with black hair and BOOM the next time she had red hair. 🤗 I remembered she had a great energy and I wanted to be friends with her. God only knows when we need to cross our paths. We may not be sisters by blood but we sure act as if we are.

I also gained a lil sister, gorgeous Andreina. Poor Andy had to put up with our chatting during long study nights... ahem... well more dancing, acting, reading accounting in different accents (I love when would do the French accent, Italian accent, Cuban accent... you name the accent and she does it 😜). I feel very blessed to have these girls in my life. so you can see how we really are when we are together. Oh! and did I tell you... that we all got married to . All of our hubby's went to endodontic residency together, thanks to cupid Andreina we all met while she was in peridontal residency.

Happy Belleza!

Cuéntame. ¿Cómo conociste a tu bestie?

07/28/2021

Happy Belleza!

There is something about being in the grapevines that I absolutely love. Every time I walk by one it just fills me with so much energy.

Did you know that it can take up to 3 years for to bear fruit? This is why pruning it’s so important, because it takes a big part in production.

Así que ya sabes Belleza la próxima vez que te tomes tu vinito ese cultivo de la vid de uva estuvo en producción para la elaboración del vino como mínimo tres anos.
📍 Bistro Don Giovanni

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07/25/2021

"Hey Belleza, many of you have asked me what is the perfect and pairing? My answer is go with what your palate desires. Every palate is unique. I tipically like to have two soft super stinki cheese and two hard cheese. My favorite hard cheese is drunken goat and aged gouda, again the stinkier the better. Yeah you will find me smelling the cheese before I put it in my grocery cart. The other cheese that has to be on my cheese board (again stitinky one) is l'époisses. I started celebrating yesterday at one of my favorite restaurants Ciccio , they had in their menu burrata and cheese toast and I paired it with Frank's cousin brut."
Enjoy today and let me know how it goes in the comentarios 🍷🧀👯‍♀️.

07/24/2021

"Happy to all those who are blessed to be moms and grandmas. En especial a mi mama bella Aidee Alvarez . Dios me bendición con una mamá tan luchadora, tierna, llena de amor para todos y ahora para mi Matteo . La que lo consiente con boundaries. Love our family photos. to Have any of you bellezas been to this National Park in ?
📸 Photo by my girly Provoke Photography

07/20/2021

Who else loves reform Pilates? 🙌🏼🤸🏻‍♀️💖💪🏽

Hey Belleza,

Just a few weeks ago I decided to get back to reform Pilates. OMG it feels so so good to be back. I have two herniated disks and a few years back I hurt my shoulder so I have to keep that in mind when I workout. Just a month or so my gym closed, yeap I was pretty bummed about that. As you may already know I absolutely LOVE to workout. Working out for me is like having a meal or oxygen… plus I am a happier person when I have my workout routine. Are you like me, that working out makes you feel so happy?

In the meantime while I figure out my workout routine (Drum 🥁 rolls please) … and as I get ready for baby Tigrett No. 2 🙏🏽🙏🏽I have decided to get back into meditation routines, my morning affirmations and get my mind, body and soul in shape. They say it takes 3 to tango. 🙃 🧘🏻‍♀️💫

Recuerda belleza. Life is wayyy too short.

“¡Descubre, saborea y brinda!”

07/05/2021

Feliz 4th of July Belleza!

Every 4th I get to think of how lucky we are to be living in this country, filled with opportunities. For those that don’t know, I was born in Venezuela and after the 1989 coup we decided to move to USA 🇺🇸. Best decision ever. I remember coming to the USA as if it was yesterday. My mom left everything behind to give me a better future. She pretty much dropped her career path and started from scratch. Thanks to her decision I am here today living the American Dream. Don’t get me wrong… A lot of hard work… not just leaving your country, culture, family and friends but starting from scratch. Thanks to that experience I know anything is possible.

Cheers to the country 🇺🇸 that was built by immigrants 🥂!

I am so grateful to be part of that American Dream. Ya sabes Belleza. If you can dream it, you can make it happen.

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06/20/2021

Happy Father’s Day Amor Bello!

Hey Belleza,

I know it’s been a while that I have posted. I still wanted to share with you a MUST do when you come to . ¡Vale!

Puh puh puh pleaseeeeee make every reservation in advance, not just your tours but also where you will be dining 🥘.

The first time we visited Napa I wanted to book in for breakfast but it was fully booked so next time we visited napa (that’s before we moved) this was a MUST do on my list 📝. This was back in 2013… so as you can imagine now it’s even harder to get a reservation if you don’t plan well advance.

This however was the first time we tried their three course menu . We usually come for breakfast or appetizers and drinks. This was a gift 🎁 from my mom to by hubby for Father’s Day since she knows how much he loves to explore our valley.

Ya sabes Bella. Reserva tus cenas y lunches con tiempo. ¡Vale!

Besos y feliz día del padre a todos los papás y a esas mamás q tienen el role de papá q por cuestión de la vida les toca ser papis too. (Ósea el Spanglish 😂)

Besos 😗… wends

05/27/2021

Happy Birthday mi tesoro bello. I can’t believe it’s been a year. So many things that have happened in the past year. You are the biggest blessings and I am so thankful to have you in our lives. I’ve learned so much in the last year. I still don’t know how to do certain things but I am learning along to be the best mama for you 😍🌈💫. Thank you for being you and keeping me company during the most crazy year. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hey Belleza,

So my bestie asked me if I’ve heard of a photo shoot. And to be quite honest I had not until she explained. As the ahhhmazing, talented photographer she is ... well let’s just say Matteo is very lucky to have her aunty gift him his very first own photo shoot. Thank you . The photos are so gorgeous. 😘

I decided to keep the Safari “Wild One” theme. 🐆🦓🦍🐅🐘🦒His room is all decorated Safari so I figured to keep it the same theme for his .

Hubby suggested to get him the confetti 🎉 cake . Hubby is like if it’s going to be a professional photo shoot w Mariana get him a nice cake babe, not one made from home. 😂 You guys know I am not a chef 👩🏼‍🍳 by any means (love to eat for sure) so I am glad hubby suggested to get the delish confetti 🎉 cake.

Oh and before I forget, I will be sharing more tips on where to go and what to do in as a mama... apart from of course.

Stay tuned and happy almost friyay!

Besos 😘 wends aka girl

05/21/2021

Omg what a 😂 I FORGET how huge I was with baby Matteo. This was exactly a year ago... just days before our miracle baby was born.

My cravings while pregnant? pineapple 🍍, ice water and any vegetables (I could not see or smell meat or anything that moo 🐮 or had feathers 🐓 ).

Any fears? That I wouldn’t have any diapers or baby wipes or the every day things you need for a newborn bc of the international pandemic everything was out of stock. Oh and that I had to wear a mask 😷 while in labor (ÓSEA!!!)

Did I fear labor? Nah! I remember hubby wanted me to watch all these videos on labor and I fell asleep 😬. I figured, what you don’t know can’t hurt you.

Hardest thing of being pregnant? My nausea. It lasted the entire pregnancy and a month after baby was born. In my life I have vomited 🤮 so much. I could smell anything miles away. I was so miserable in wine country bc everywhere you walk anytime of the year there is always an aroma. I am already very sensitive to smells and this was 1000x more. Hubby was encouraging me to be a sommelier. 🙄

Did I miss wine 🍷 ? Nope. I did miss my bubbles 🥂. I was craving so bad and sushi 🍣 towards the end of my pregnancy.

What I loved the most on being pregnant? How everyone was so nice to me. I was in shock. And seeing how my body changed, it was hilarious 🤣 every time I saw myself dancing. Seeing my big belly while dancing, feeling Matteo move and hearing his heart beat. 😍🙏🏼

Do I love to be pregnant? Believe it or not, yes. I know. I am crazy. 🤪

What would I do different? Journal my experience. And take my time while pushing for labor to have avoided my 4 degree tear. 🙈 You live and you learn. I am a Capricorn super competitive and when doc told me to push... well I pushed and 3 minutes later Matteo was in my arms. No joke. In labor for 32 hrs but pushed for 3 minutes. 🙈🙉🙊

Thank to my amazing supportive and loving hubby. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my partner in crime and love. And also to my parents and all you bellezas out there for cheering me on.

Happy Bella!

05/09/2021

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Bellezas out there!

This photo sums up my LIFE. 😂 Hubby’s face ... what are you doing babe? Me: I want the baby to develop his sensory evaluation 😂 and I want him to smell this delicious from the Altamura family

Matteo... su cara lo dice todo! Mis Amores. Gracias a los dos for making me the happiest mom. And sorry for driving you crazy. Thank you God for the gift of being and mom and guiding my steps to be the best mom for my Matteo.

05/06/2021

Feliz Cinco de Mayo Belleza!

Celebrating 🥳 with the dental community. We had an appreciation fiesta 🥙. It was so nice to see everyone... it’s been wayyy tooo long.

I can’t get this song out of my head.. “el mariachi loco 😜 quiere bailar 💃🏻 🎶 !”

¿Cual es tu música 🎶 favorita para el cinco de Mayo? La q me fascina es La Bikina y El Marichi Loco.

Besos... wends

04/28/2021

Love Wednesday so so much!! I get to swim with mi lil 🐬. Today it was underwater photo day with Nicole . So much fun... here’s a behind the scenes . You know how much I love photos + swimming 🏊‍♀️!!

Thank you for organizing the underwater photo day today.

P.S I changed my for 😍

04/24/2021

Happy start of The Weekend Belleza!

Sonríe que la vida es demasiado corta. Baila. Haz travesuras. Pouring a ton of love 💕 from Napa 🍷 to wherever you are.

Un beso enorme muahhh 😘 wends

04/15/2021

Home is where the ♥️ is. Y mi corazón siempre está con mis amores. Los AMO!

I know many haven’t had the chance to go back home and visit family. When you do, you may be like me... I was literally crying as the flight landed MIA! It felt unreal. Last time I was home was December 2019. I was supposed to be back in March 2020 to celebrate our baby shower but it didn’t happened bc... well you know, the pandemic we have all been living.

For any Belleza out there that you can’t wait to be home and see family I get you. I pray that we can soon be back to normal and be safe. I don’t know what normal may look but I really hope is not with mask.

Un beso enorme 😘 ,
Wends aka your / girl /

P.S. Love is... living the present to the fullest!

Thank you to my girly for this amazing photo of our family.

04/10/2021

In love with beach sunsets 🌅. Flashback to our vacay back home. I could get use to sunset splash and one layer. This is me getting my hair back. Hubby took an action shot. Gosh I miss the beach so muchhhhh

04/10/2021

We finally got our yearly 🌾 photo. To think that a year ago I was taking this photo pregnant 🤰🏻.

This year we procrastinated taking our family photo. Did you get your photo? This is on Rutherford. It’s probably the last lustrar field left.

¡Feliz viernes belleza!

04/03/2021

Happy ! When tia Mamas Con Ganas came to visit me and help us move.

Love you girly Valentina Izarra ! 😘 ❤️

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