Another Year, Another Chance

 

A very belated, yet extremely sincere Happy New Year to you all out there still with me, I hope 2013 brings you the joy you all deserve!

It being one month and some change into the new year, I take it we have all set our resolutions, gotten on-and-off the wagon even so I am not about to post about all I want to do this year. I’m just going to do it, and make more of an effort to document it! Granted, having to use Starbucks, the library and unsuspecting neighbors wifi is an annoyance..but you gotta do what you gotta do. So lets do it :)

So far this year:

Regg’s Accident

If you can think off a worse way to kick-off the new year; I’d like to hear it. Exactly 7 days after NYE(7 before my berfday!) my beloved gets hit by a car. YES…another story of a cyclist getting hit by a car. New York City is a city where few dare to ride, commute, what-have-you on their bikes especially because they are afraid this will happen. Of course there is a chance you will get hit, but you run that risk pretty much anywhere you ride your bike, shit man you can get hit not being on a bike! Safety is a huge concern. NY or anywhere else. If you decide to be on a bike, decide with all your mind, heart and spirit that you will be able to deal with something like getting hit… Luckily, the great people at the various Cycling organizations around this city are working non-stop for safer streets and transit, and I’m so proud to be of them all(see Cycling Ventures)!

My 26th Birthday

In a nutshell: It was awesome. More awesome than I thought it would be after such crap flung my way so damn early in the year. Thank you to my injured hubby, my family, and my awesome friends who made it so memorable <33

yep…drunk

I didn’t even want cake this year; and I get TWO!

Maw and I failing at vouge-ing >< but I loved my ModCloth Dress!

New Cycling Ventures

Now that we’re all caught up to the present month, I am so very excited to announce that I will be working for Bike New York as a Cycling Instructor this year! All of the amazingly educational classes BNY offers start in April, there’s learn-to-ride classes, traffic skills classes, bike maintenance classes, ITS CRAZY what they do for free! I had training on Sunday with about 10 other future bike-teachers on the Upper West Side, and from the moment I stepped in (3 minutes late ><) I felt welcomed and even thanked. No words were needed, but you can tell that Francesca and the people of BNY really appreciate people eagerly wanting to be part of the #bikenyc movement! I got to break in my new ModCloth bikegirl shirt too :)

Seriously cannot wait to start! Or for Bike month to get here alreadddddyyyyyy!!! I have become a Summer-lover for sure, in midst of Nemo hitting the East Coast, I’ll be sharing a few of my fav photos and stories from last Summer this month!

I needs me some summer lovin’ stat!

Love & Light

K. xo

Skulls, Sequins, and Stripes

 

Last Saturday I had a kids Birthday party to go too, and it was Monster High themed, which meant I had to dress “trendy” yet still “ghoulish”. You know Monster High…right?

A spin-off of a book series, these young(and mostly dead) Fashionistas have a show, dolls, and everything in between.

So keeping this theme in mind, it wasn’t hard to come up with a little something spooky, fun, and appropriate;

Jacket: F21+

Cardigan and Cami: Old Navy

Skirt: Torrid

Tights and Boots: Sophia Vegara

Skull Hand Necklace: Twisted Mind of Mine

I wore both my petticoats under this skirt to make it extra poofy and girlie! This is by far one of my favorite skirts, I love the wee skulls(see below)! I must thank Susie and the girls over at Embellish Boutique for it! They are a great part of the Plus size Community down in Georgia, offering new and consignment plus size clothing and accessories. We are teaming up in the new year! Prepare for a Chubby Cruiser discount code!

aren't they ca-uuuuuuute?!

I promise to post more bikey-related entries soon! xo

Love and Light,

K.

@thechubbycruiser <---- ON INSTAGRAM!

A Nostalgic Thanksgiving.

New York City around the holidays-there’s nothing like it-It’s a city filled with traditions. None more iconic than the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Now you know I was thrilled to see HK’s debut!

Click to see all pictures from the parade!

I cannot remember the last parade I went too. All I remember is that Captain America was still a balloon….YEAH, I KNOW! I felt like such a kid cheering and smiling from ear-to-ear, it was a great start to one of my favorite holidays. Most, if not all, to blame for my pre-Christmas jolliness was the fact that The Hubb and The Kid had never been to the parade! AT ALL! EVER! Their first one was with me ^_^

After standing around for 5 hours in Little Brazil, we rush to Mom’s to change and head to Long Island. Going out there is a tradition as old as me..maybe older I don’t know for sure. My mother is originally from L.I, and told me I spent my first year of life out there..imagine me in suburbia? Sitcom-status. Going out there is the last bit of my childhood I don’t ever want to let go. It has stayed the same for 20-something years, get there-eat-pass out, its hard to get that kinda stability from anything in this day and age.Cell phone plans included. On to my outfit for dinner!

All that really matters to me about this outfit are my coat and shoes. I love Houndstooth, and it’s one of this seasons major trends.

• Coat: Voluptuous Vixens
• Sweater dress: Dress Barn(gift from mommy :)
• Shoes: Iron Fist for Just Fabulous

Let me take a moment and gawk at these platforms:

Now these are some edgy oxfords!

I’m 5’9” barefoot..in these 6 inch puppies, I’m 6’4”. Do I care that it makes me a giant? Chest, legs, and butt to the sky? No, sir..Do I care that it makes my already strong legs look as if I just shot em full of steroids? Well, yeah, kinda but that goes with them being 6 FRIGGIN INCHES! The higher the heel, the bigger/curvier/stronger your calf will appear. There has been so many discussions on how a taller/plus sized woman doesn’t “belong in heels”…screw them! If you love it, ROCK IT! Read my review of these babies here.

I have found the shoe-goldmine…and its name…JustFab.com!

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‘Till next time!

K.

 

Fancy meeting you here..

 

Is that too cliché for my first blog post in months? I cant help but feel I had stood up every one of you who still read this blog. Like I never called like I said I would. its not you its me..

OK! I think I got it all out..for any of you wondering where in hell I have been, I honestly don’t have the right answer for you. I don’t want to say I was turned-off by blogging, but it is difficult to keep up the whole “me me me” aspect of it. So, I took time off, enjoyed my summer, and I am back and have been waiting to get the motivation to step it up  this upcoming year. I have been lucky enough to meet and learn from other babes of the bike and plus size communities, I have the confidence to stop stopping myself from trying things differently!

I will take time to recap the busybusy Summer and Autumn I had. As my debut post, I am proud to introduce my debut in Skorch Mag! If you recall, I have been a blogger for them for a few months…but never really produced anything. And believe me, I have beaten myself up about it long enough. I barely made the deadline for this music-themed issue..I used mobile pictures that I thought wouldn’t cut it..of me in a last minute Halloween costume. I am amazed I even made it! Thank you Courtney and Tiff for having me in this AMAZINGGGG issue!

Click here to read the entire 187 page issue for free!

This gave me the kick in the ass to get back to blogging, take risks, and grow. I hope I still have some readers who have stuck around. If I do..thank you <3

New layout, pictures, and all-around feel coming really soon!

K.