why we loved cancun part I

the water is reason numero uno.

felt like bath water
and was so calm.
perfect.

and it seemed endless.

we couldn't get enough.
(obviously)

we're back

and we loved every second of it.
the airplane ride felt like a funeral.

but it was just the right dose to get through the last few weeks of school.

(don't worry, the bryton that you all know and love
will post more pictures. just you wait.)

i'm already cold.
sigh.

peace out homies

i'll be enjoying a pina colada and salmon for my thanksgiving dinner.
enjoy yours.

see you next week!!

photo found here

die hards

ash and i saw the midnight premiere of new moon
cause we are edward's number one fans.
(and maybe jacob's after seeing this one...)

so gooooooood.
worth the 3 a.m. bedtime.

(psst! eclipse comes out in june!)
i am there babay!

dinner party

we finally got together.
and the food was yummy,
rock band was a new challenge,
and the movie...well...
the company made it worth it :)

love ya j and em!

i was told this was blog worthy

(and kind of chewed out for not posting)

so this is the story...

down at the shakespeare festival, it was day two of interpreting. my team, kelly, and i were sitting outside preparing for the musical of our lives. it was about half an hour before we were to go into the auditorium and take our seats in front, when all of sudden i felt something wet drop on my hair. we were under a tree so i though it was water from the tree, dew from the morning, a stray raindrop, really anything. not even close. i reach up to the "wet" spot, bring back my hand and there is bird doo-doo on my fingers. a bird just pooped in my hair right before we were to walk inside, present ourselves as professional interpreters, with the lights directly over our heads. all i could do was turn to kelly and start hyperfentalating. all she could do was laugh. so i ran inside to the bathroom and tried to scrub out the white pasty mess with the remaining 15 minutes left i had. talk about stress right before interpreting a musical. not something to help calm the nerves.

i get the white crap out (literally) and now i have a wet greasy spot in the middle of my hair. with the lights i'm sure i looked shiny.

the funny part of this story is that just a day later, kelly saw this sign... she texted me this pic with the words "thinking of you".

wish that was a sentimental text.
that sign is actually my phone's background to remind me to never ever prepare for an assignment under a tree.
lesson learned.

a fresh perspective

my little bro won a speech contest about honoring america.

i thought his speech was pretty creative, genius, and talented.



what makes this speech even more special:
how he holds his suit coat,
my nephew in the background,
how he walks around like he owns the place,
and he is only 13.

again,
genius.

and there is more

check them out here.

we just had another party
and they sold out before we could get pics of them!
so if you want one,
let us know asap.
(they make great holiday gifts...)

enjoy your weekend!

not only is it a great idea...

it's a cute video.

studies show

that one dark chocolate bar a day
relieves stress.

now i don't have to justify eating my sweets.
love how guilt turns into a stress free day.

photo found here

pola's big debut

mr. jake and i took pola on an adventure saturday.
and we ended up in the middle of nowhere.
it was perfect.

i'm lovin my birthday present.
it's the present that just keeps giving.

quite frankly

i liked that shia labeouf had to go to transformer heaven to get the matrix.
he had to earn it.

lesson of the day:
if you watch a movie with no expectations,
it will exceed your expectations.
that's all.

photo found here

fried green tomatoes

was love at first bite.
after that
i was a goner.

thanks to some friends who suggested them on our lunch outing a while back.

thanks girls for opening my eyes to whole new variety of appetizers.
yum.

fall leaves

require a little picking up.

but i don't mind as long as i get to do it with mr. jake,
and in my slippers.
now...
where is the hot chocolate?

go shawty

it was my birthday.

and i got a polaroid camera.
(side note...don't you just love my halloween outfit? very fitting
and the background...it's grandma's house. what are ya gonna do...)

exactly what i wanted.

but that's not all i got...
mr. jake surprised me to dinner at the roof.

emotions that ran through me:

definitely surprised,
curious as i have never been there,
pampered as rolls magically appeared on my plate,
snooty as i could pick and chose my food,
stuffed as i ate all that food,
and then guilty seeing the bill...

but your birthday is only once a year right?
and my motto is to spend spend spend on such an occasion.

and then to top of the night,
and to walk off our stuffed tummies,
we walked around the temple grounds.

thanks babe for a birthday with a view!
(and for an excuse to wear my birthday dress. yay!)

can't wait till next year...