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Birthday, Concert, Champions…

Well, let’s start with me turning 50!!!!! My birthday weekend in Truckee, California. It’s right by Lake Tahoe and I had never been. I really really liked the place! Took a 1h flight to Reno. Picked up a rental car at the airport and had to grab some food in Reno before driving to Truckee. Mexican food is almost always a hit and pair that with a Margarita, and it’s most likely a success. Mexcal was a great spot and the food was delicious!

The Airbnb was about 15 minutes outside of the city of Truckee. No streetlights, just the woods surrounding you. A little spooky…

Place was great and I enjoyed the big deck outside with the trees surrounding the place. I always bring single packs of instant coffee so I know I’m guaranteed caffeine first thing after I wake up!

Then headed into town and the most recommended breakfast spot was Squeeze In. The name was decided since the place is tight and you have to kind of squeeze yourself in. Established in 1974 and popping since then. So good and I get why they’re so popular!

I had obviously scouted out some coffee places too. It’s a small town so you get everywhere by walking. Right by Truckee River was Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. Thumbs up for a great cup of java!

Decided that this weekend was also the weekend to treat myself even if it contained sugar. Right outside town was Whole Treats Bakery. I think everything was made there and gluten free. Opted for a chocolate chip cookie and a cinnamon bun. They made love to my mouth!!! Do I even have to point out that I was beyond stuffed after this hahahaaa…

Before I left, my neighbors told me I have to visit the nude beach there. Not just for the nude people, but they said it was beautiful. Off I went to Secret Cove Nude Beach. Beautiful drive out there and couldn’t believe Lake Tahoe had such clear water! Had to make a couple of stops along the way and lookiloo… Not to mention the houses right on the water!

Parked by the road when I my navigation alerted I reached the Nude Beach. It’s a hike down there and a couple of signs telling you that you might encounter naked people and to act normal hahahaaa…

The beach was one of the top 3 beaches I’ve ever been to! So beautiful and crystal clear water. You find your own little spot and I shared a small sandy spot with a naked man that was from all over the place. Not everyone was naked and I think it was about 80% men naked and 20% women. Interesting split…

I hope I make it back to this beach in the future!!!!

Beach and all that fresh air made me hungry again. Found Buoy & Trap that had lobster rolls which I love. Had a great conversation with this man (forgot his name), but he was from Chile and arranges tours there. I said I might one day hit him up as I would love to explore Chile. The lobster roll was top notch too!

Chilled at night and watched the stars with a glass of wine 🙂

How cool was it that the Airbnb was on Stockholm Way?

Spent the day in Truckee. Tried Cafe Lupine for breakfast. Cute place, but the ready made breakfast burritos were nothing special. The bakery treats were good and my coffee was pretty good.

After checking some shops out I checked out one more coffee spot – Coffeebar. They served it like 300 degrees so burned my tougue 🙁 They had one more spot in town and they served it perfect and their coffee was great. Could barely drink this after my burnt mouth!

In the evening it was time for my birthday dinner. One day early though, but whatever! It was a 10 course chefs tasting menu at Trokay. Wow wow wow! It was amazing! I loved the variety of meats I got to try and the brioche with caviar and pine cone syrup dessert was one of the best things I’ve eaten! Everyone that worked there was super nice too. Would eat it all all over again right now!

Sunday – me 50 years of experience, adventures, up’s and downs and now I’m aiming for 50 more! Happy birthday to me again and well done making it to 50 in one piece 🙂

Checked out of the airbnb and went for breakfast at Donner Kitchen by Donner Lake. Another popular spot and there was a wait. It was worth it!

Didn’t expect a lot from Donner Lake after seeing Lake Tahoe, but it was super nice too. Picked an easy trail and walked around until I found a nice spot by an inlet to chill at. Spotted this lady canoeing with her dog 🙂

Walked a bit more and then read at this dock. Might of taken a nap there too…

Before driving back to Reno I fueled up from the other Coffeebar which was great. Also spotted this cute Frenchie in a stroller 🙂

Arrived home at night to a happy Hunter. He was getting spoiled by Jennifer Dark while I was gone so no need to worry about him 🙂 Here’s him dressed up for my birthday pics. How handsome is he?

That was one awesome birthday weekend. I’m pretty sure I’ll go back there one day!

Before the trip Angel invited me to go see Chris Brown and Usher here in Vegas. I might not be as big of a fan of them as Angel is, but it was a great concert! She had gotten some VIP tickets so we took full advantage of free drinks and hit the sugar station like 2 happy kids hahahaaa….

Gym happened like one time…

Was put to work…

Hair finally got fixed up too…

Our fall league in pickleball started. We’ve been practicing a lot and last Monday we won our first game wohooo! Me & Courtney won 4 out of 6 games! It was pretty windy when we started so it was hard to play, but we figured it out! I did get hit in the lip and the tit with a pickleball that day, but a win is a win!

Afterwards we went and picked up our Championship rings from winning the summer league! Woop woop!

Oh, I did get 100 pickleballs for my birthday too, so now I can go hit and practice even more!

Tyler Faith is in town and we shot stuff for OFTV and YouTube. So much fun and I’ll share more about it next week. Here is one video we did last time she was in town called Mantoring 101 on YouTube – https://youtu.be/ARhsObCk1-k?si=Qy4gpbsJrUI94v9o

Don’t have time to write more. Time to change and off for our Sunday practice 🙂 First week as 50 has been great and I’ll leave you with a couple of Hunter & me pics 🙂 Oh, he had a fight the other night and as I came running out, he was chasing a cat down our street. Good boy!

Let’s go get it! (Whatever it is) LOL…

XXX Puma

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Girls Gone Wild, Florida Edition :)

It is a bit of a delayed report, but here it comes!

Where to even start? Short summary – it was awesomesauce and we had the best time! Or at least I did and I hope the same goes for the others 😉 Went over to Angel’s house Tuesday night to catch like 3,5h of sleep squeezed in with Jersey & Freya, before heading to the airport. I like to fly early and arrive early so I can maximize my time wherever I’m going. #yousnoozeyouloose 

I like to document everything! Even bathroom brakes at the airport LOL…

Me, Angel and Jennifer arrived in Ft Lauderdale and were happy to see our final destination was only a 15min Uber ride away. We thought we had arrived and called Tyler to come out and get us. We were nowhere to be found. Turns out we went to Ocean Drive in Hollywood instead of Ocean Blvd in Ft Lauderdale ooopsie… #shithappens

Well, we finally found Tyler and ‘checked in’. No time to waste. Shorts on, food in our bellies, and a walk on the beach catching the sunset.

This is where we enjoyed our morning coffees every day! Ocean views with the sound of the water – perfect!

This neighborhood we were in was super cute and convenient. We had everything we needed just across the street. Breakfast and more coffee at Eat Well, Drink Joy. Very tasty, fresh food, and pretty good coffee.

Tyler knew someone, who knew someone, who had a private cabana. Bikinis packed and off we went. And we rolled in style in Moke, the coolest golf cart or whatever it’s called! Spent pretty much all day there alternating between the pool and the ocean.

Got back in time to welcome our friend Eva. Starving by now, so we hit an Italian place for dinner and drinks. Pregaming for Angel’s birthday!

Friday was boat time! We’re not talking row boats, but a big a*s boat! So cool to go through the canals or whatever they are called. Humongous houses and boats like mini ships were lined up like Honda’s and Fords in my neighborhood LOL…

I wanted to look put together on the boat. That only lasted until we stopped and jumped in the water and emerged looking like a raccoon. Note to self – no make-up when boating!

We also made a video of an awesome song from one of my favorite movies. Like usual it’s in the cue to get edited so you’ll see it soon 🙂

Stopped at a great coffee spot called Spud’s Coffee after we got off the boat. I appreciate that my friends love caffeine too!

Finally it was Saturday and Angel’s birthday wohooo! We were all very excited to congratulate her. Something to know about Angel is that she is pretty much impossible to wake up. So we patiently had to wait until the birthday queen decided to grace us with her presence hahahah… Since I’m such an early bird I took a walk on the beach with Eva in the meanwhile. By chance we found a cute breakfast spot right on the beach…

And the walk back required more coffee. This was my favorite caffeine spot here – Con Calma. The people working here were so nice and coffee was perfect! Went here every day!

OK, birthday Queen was ready to be celebrated. We hit Pier 66. Spent the day in the pool. I even squeezed in a nap after a couple of Pina Coladas. Tyler was just too obsessed with me to let me be 😉

In the evening we had a chef come over and whip up an amazing dinner! Different meats, grouper, shrimp risotto, veggies, among other dishes! Everything cooked to perfection! Topped it off with a chocolate birthday cake. My bellybutton was about to pop off like a button on a shirt after that dinner! Happy Birthday Angel 🙂

Eva had to leave on Sunday. The rest of us hit the beach and created some content. Wait till you see our recreation of Baywatch LMAO… Like the boat video, it’s in the que for editing…

Oh, and Tyler got payback for snoozing off on the beach!

Grabbed some food and drinks after beach-ing and in the evening there was a great block party with a live band. Packed with people and super fun! One guy sat on a bench with his cat watching the festivities.

Our flight back to Vegas was not until the afternoon on Monday. We decided it was best to squeeze the last out of the ocean and Florida sun, and spent it on the beach. In hindsight we all agree we overdid it. We all had body parts that were 50 shades of pink/red. 

Pretty smooth flight back and almost got separation anxiety when I had to say bye to Angel & Jennifer. 

I can’t wait for our next girls trip! 

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There was also a night of facials, sugar cravings and other leftover pics of whatever I deemed worthy of snapping pics of 🙂

Monday morning now when I’m finishing this up finally! Had a 3h delayed flight home from Austin last night and a little worn out, but here we go! Got to get all that content in order, pickleball league tonight and maybe I’ll attempt unpacking. Most likely there will be a nap with Hunter too who is very happy I’m back to spoil him 🙂 Got any fun upcoming plans?

All the best, Puma

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Sphere, Sleazing and Museum…

The Sunday before yesterday I visited the Sphere for the first time. It was very cool! The movie ‘Wizard Of Oz’ was great in this setting. Projected all around you and onto the roof. There were leaves blowing inside when there was a storm and apples dropping from who knows where. Can’t wait to go and see a concert there!

On Labor Day I did nada! I think I was mostly reading… Did you do something fun?

A lot of my joints are hurting now and I wake up feeling like I would imagine a 98 year old feels like. Stiff and achy. Been using Gemini AI and decided it was time to go and get blood samples to see if I have an infection in my body. Got suggestions on what infections I should test for and made an appointment for Tuesday at 11am. Worth to note here is that you have to fast before which also means no coffee! I was pretty cranky and even crankier when they told me I actually need a doctors referal to get my blood drawn! I was pretty miserable when I walked out and my first priority was obviously to get caffeine! Been wanting to try a new place, The Coffee Class, and luckily it was just around the corner. I can say the place fixed my mood pretty instantly after the first sips of coffee and freshly baked goods – sugar that is!

I even took Angel there this week and it’s a new fav spot!

I’ve been going for walks to at least try to be a little bit active. Got these awesome barefoot shoes from a very sweet fan, and they are sooo comfy! It’s like walking with soft slippers on! Thank you very much 🙂

Had to put some more Botox in my face too. I loved waiting for my turn in one of their massage chairs. Could’ve easily napped there!

Did my fair share of sleazing too…

Not sure why the sound cuts off in the middle, but hopefully you can enjoy this video anyways 🙂 You prefer the “Morning Puma” or the “Done Up Puma”?

I finally got the referral for the blood tests too and the doctor added a few tests to it. I guess hobby doctor-ing and AI didn’t make me a fully qualified doctor LOL…

I have missed being creative with some art and crafts, so popped by Michael’s and shopped around a bit 🙂

Yesterday Angel & I went to the Infinity Museum. Very impressive and fun! The videos haven’t uploaded yet so I’ll put them here next week 🙂

The experience made us hungry so off to Settebello Pizza we went! The Nutella pizza was all Angel’s idea, but I still ate half hahhaaaa…

After I got home, I went straight into a food coma and passed out with Hunter!

I’ll leave you with some shameless selfies, Hunter attempting some play time and some silent lightning…

This is my birthday week wohoooo!!! My actual birthday is on Saturday and on Thursday I’m taking off to Montana! First time visiting there! Got any tips? Plan to hike and avoid being eaten by a bear!

That’s it! Catch ya later!

XXX Puma

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Baking, shooting, taming my mane…

This is my 4th week eating pretty much paleo. My biggest goal has been to stop eating refined sugars, candy and chips. I do crave treats though, so I’ve been baking. It’s kind of relaxing and then you get to feast! I could finish the dough alone and not even bake them hahhaaaa…

Tried a new photographer/videographer this week and we shot some super cool stuff. Got plans for some more creative psychedelic-like shoots, and I think we’ll be creating some amazeballs things together 🙂 Only got these so far…

Then Ximena shot my weekly naughty content 🙂 Do you believe in psychics? I know this psychic lady in LA that I’ve seen a couple of times and it’s crazy how accurate she is. I’ll write about it another time and tell you 🙂

Making a new mushroom jacket 🙂

Finally had to succumb and go see Angel to cut my hair. It looked like it had been electrocuted while a lawnmower ran over the ends.

Went back the next day and sorted out a manicure and pedicure…

Lunch with Sanna who is a Swedish chica living here in Mexico too. She is a really good artist and we discussed if she should paint me.

Another day, another microdose…

I borrowed a projector from a friend for my shoot and also played some cat videos for Hunter. Just the popcorn missing…

While on the topic Hunter…

Gym and mostly me in pink…

Sent this to Masha who is almost a full Doctor now. This actually happened to me in Sweden one time when I was going in for a check-up of the ‘taco’. The doctor even gave me a mirror so I could follow along hahahhaaaa…

This week is my birthday wohoooo! I’m going to the woods overnight and also doing a small get together with some friends 🙂

Now another cappuccino and some reading. I wish you a fabulous day/night and upcoming week!

XXX Puma

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Earthquake & new friend

Experienced my strongest earthquake yet. Even though I felt them when living in LA and Puerto Rico, this one in Mexico was much stronger! It was Tuesday night and we were watching TV. There’s an alarm that sounds right before it starts shaking, but we didn’t hear it. All of a sudden the couch was swaying. The security downstairs called on the intercom and told us to hurry outside. Luckily everyone was dressed. Made me realize there must be people having to run outside pretty much naked. It felt like walking on a boat out on the ocean as it swayed some more when we headed out. Then all the power went out except for some lights powered by a generator. Everyone was out on the street and some in pyjamas’s and slippers.

It was safe to head back in after about 10min they said. Slept with a bag and clothes next to the bed in case there would be aftershocks. Luckily there was none!

It was good to catch up on work this week. Shooting and going through pics from the Pussitive shoot.

Also got my lashes done, mani + pedicure, dental visit and scheduled to fix a broken cap in 2 weeks. On Friday I had planned a dinner with a girl who I have common friends in LA with. We met up at a hip Greek restaurant called Nostos. So much fun meeting someone with common friends since you pretty much already know they’re going to be great since your friends like her 🙂 Fun dinner with Jenna and I got a new favorite drink now – Carajillo. Espresso and a Licor 43. Supposedly Licor 43 is supposed to contain 43 different ingredients. Not sure if it’s true or not, but the drink is dangerously good!

Luckily I don’t always drink espressos with alcohol! Found a new cafe yesterday with super good coffee (even without liqueur) – Constela.

Also found this cute Hungarian cafe. Just scoped it out and haven’t tried it yet, but I will! It’s special since my best friend Sandy in LA is Hungarian 🙂

And sometimes I just give in to my sugar cravings hahahaaaa… I did not feel well after finishing almost everything, but it was worth the satisfaction at the moment!

That’s about it for this week. BUT, tomorrow is my birthday wohooo 🙂 For the first time it’s starting to dawn on me that I might be considered old eeeek… I don’t feel that old, but the numbers speak for themselves. I might be half way through life. Just to convince myself, I’ll post some pics that was taken when I was in Vegas visiting Sophie Dee. All youthful with pink hair. Still got it right? RIGHT???? Hahhaaaa…

Going to work some more now and later heading out for some BBQ. Next week is also Mexico’s Independence Day so I hope to celebrate that too 🙂 Never pass an opportunity to celebrate!

Hasta la vista!

Puma

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