Today has been such a fufilling day for me. Woke up at 8:30 and went for a run with Lalo, we are starting out easy,
but hey, at least were starting!
Running in the morning boosts you with energy and you feel sooo good afterwards.
We were in the pool all day, and I was learning some new tricks on my pois, and afterwards we came inside, Jaime and his girlfriend came over and we made a little lunch.
Arrachera, frijoles, salsa con champinones, tortilla, mmmmmm....k rico.

Now I am going to do some painting then going to grab a cofe (maybe a beer!) with Andrea.....
much more later........

Lifeeeeeeeeeeee
:Life
LIFE!!!!!!!

My parents are coming tomorrow!!!!
I can't wait!! I'm soooo stoked to see them finally. (Its only a month, but I'm really missin them like crazy!!)
Life has been treating me like no other. I am reading a really good book that has been making me realize alot. I really would like to start reading more, too bad i cant get my hands on some english books!!
I am STARVING and CRAVING for traveling. Im getting so antsy! I am going to start laying out my trip I will take this summer or next summer. I can't stay in one spot, there is too much out there to keep wondering about. I've been looking up some good dive locations and cant wait to see what amazing things I'm missing out on!

In the meantime, saving-time isn't so excited, but I'm doing the best I can !!
Im going to get a camera soon because that is one thing i don't like to go without!!

hope everyone is peaceful and their days are filled with the most happiness possible

xokara

Today, Tuesday, another day off, finally time to update!!!

I LOVE IT ALL!!

I couldnt be happier at this time, no doubt.
I am now in my second month working at Dressel, and I have NO complaints :)
The ocean has become a close friend of mine and I have realized howmuch you can tell about the everything through it. The weather, the winds, the surf, the day, the fishies.
I still need to take pictures of everything but I havent got the time to buy batteries even!!
I am moving into another apartment next week, it is time to move on!
Lalo and I are moving into a bigger better apartment with Santi. Its 10,000 pesos (right now with the exchange rate its about 800 dollars. Its a huge two bedroom with BALCONIES!! and a POOL and a GREAT location. So im excited to decorate and move all my stuff in, no worries I WILL have pictures of everything soon, im so overdue.
Today we are going to the BEACH finally :) its a partly cloudy day but, its still early and should clear the skys before noon, like yesterday :)

More soon! (as promised)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOve
me

So the days keep passing by,...
and each day i feel more and more blessed.
:)

i cant stop the feeling that im dreaming.


love you.
love this.
love me.

Well its been a while and I promised I would keep this thing up so thats exactly what Im going to do!

I am loving life.....and staying VERY busy. I am working everyday 8-5 but couldnt ask for a better job. My office is on the beach! And I have been able to dive more and more and am working on my PADI Certification!!!!!!! Im looking forward to when i can go night diving and cave diving ahh!!!!!!!!
Valentines day was AMAZING. Lalo surprised me with a sushi dinner on the rooftop with flowers, candles, incense, music, and blankets and pillows for when we were done eating to look at the stars. He gave me a very promise ring that i wouldnt be able to describe just how beautiful it is on here. After all that, we both saw a shooting star!! it was too crazy and felt like in some movie :o)

Today we are going to Cozumel...its 830 and i cant even sleep in anymore!! But i guess its a longer day off :)
We are going to a few places to relax on the beach, maybe snorkel and to FINALLY get lalos passport.

more later, more later!!

Its SO SURREAL im home.












...........but



I LOVE IT!!!

Home Sweet Home

I am home!!!

It feels sooo great to see all my family and friends!
The first night I was welcomed here at my house with friends and jagerbombs :)

It's been so nice to see everyone and visit with my family.

I had to visit all the doctors possible and make sure my body is nice & healthy.

My neice and nephew are way cuter than I could have ever imagined and I am so happy to be around them as much as possible.

There are a lot of things I really want to do while Im here, and lots of food I want to eat :)

Im going to be at least 10 pounds heavier by the time I come home, Ive already warned Lalo!

I miss him like crazy, but know this is such a good thing for us, to be apart for a while.
I cant wait to go back to MX and start working, & working hard, making money for all the things I want to do, places I want to gooooo

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.....just a few pictures from the past few days/weeks..........

My beautiful baby girl.

Two of my best girls.

Playing dress-up.

More later~!!

24 Hours and Counting....

Today I went a printed off my ticket, bought the rest of the gifts, and spent my last day with Lalo :)

Yesterday he didnt have to work so Santi, Goofy, Lalo & I went to La Sirenita for lunch. They have really cheap seafood and its really good. We took some shots of tequila and felt good. We walked the avenue with some kawamas and stopped at a few places along the way. We got home around 7 ish and slept the drunkness off a bit then me and Lalo went to Playasia to eat. It was sooooo good. Its such a cool restauarant. You feel like your eating in the trees in a treehouse.

I am finishing up packing tonight. I leave Playa at 7 in the morning. I havent been up at 7 for a very very very long time. So well see how easy i roll out of bed. :)

the Buddha shirt I did, not finished

Another one I did, not finished

Cherries, not finished

Frida Kahlo's Heart by Estefa

There will be more pictures as I get more finished and done.

More later....

Los nubes,.... no me importa!

Today has been really cloudy, yesterday as well, but I really dont mind it. Its such a nice break from sunny weather every single day. Last night we were lucky enough to get rain!! It was so peaceful.

Yesterday I went with Estefa and bought some more tshirts for painting and altogether yesterday I painted 4. and they turned out great!! I was really proud of myself haha.
I have never REALLY tried painting something and when I did I surprised myself at how well I did. I cant wait to show my mom, Ive been telling her all about them and I think shes more excited than I am.

Countdown = 3 days until I am home to visit. I have soooo much to get done the first few days, but I think I will manage. I have to get alllll my body checked out to make sure Im still healthy :)
I bought my family a few presents that I know they are going to just love, and I am so excited for them to see them!! We are going to celebrate Christmas when I come home and am sooo excited. This Christwas was SO WEIRD. It was sunny, very hot, everyone had to work, and it didnt feel like 'Christmas' but it didnt matter too much because Christmas isnt about all the decorations and the presents and ...all that stuff. I think a lot of people forget the TRUE meaning of Christmas. Here in Mexico they have a day on the 6th of January for the three wise men. Children get to ask for 3 presents, just like the three wisemen brought Jesus three presents.
Its a way better concept I think.

Anywhooo, enough about Christmas.

Yesterday I was walking with Estefa by MEGA (like Walmart) and came upon a car with a loud voicebox thing announcing a circus, behind the car was a small cage that held a HUGE grizzly bear. I have never been so upset about an animal like I was with him. Estefa and I were holding back tears as we were looking at the sad bear just staring back at us screaming silently to let him out, FREE HIM. The two slimy men that were there selling tickets for the 'circus' wouldnt claim that they were the trainers. They were filthy men that were only in it for the money. I couldnt help but think about allthe horrible things that bear must have gone through to be 'trained' for that circus. There was nothing I could do,....and that killed me. I was crushed about this alll last night.
:'(

Today Lalo and I walked the avenue and talked and laugh.
He makes me feel alive. Tonight Im going to a movie with Stef and then packing to COME HOME!!
I am finally getting some pictures uploaded from my camera onto this computer so let see if it works.

Moooore later. =)

Paint-Stained Fingers

Ohhh what a good day it has been!

This morning I woke up with Lalo and we went out to eat for lunch. We wanted to go to a cafe type place but it was way overpriced, thats Playa for ya.
Instead of going there we went next door to get some Arrechera y papas!! (Steak & potatoes)
My faaavorite food now I think is potatoes, made however. yummy
Then we went to Mega so I can buy more tshirts to paint.
I think Im addicted to painting now. I painted all the tshirts I bought in 2 and a half hours!!! They turned out pretty good :)
I think I need to buy some other paints because when the paint dries its really hard and i dont know how well its going to wash either....oooooooh well we will see.
Im soooooo excited to see home, its getting closer and closer !! :) I havebeen looking for some Christmas presents for my family and need to get a few more tomorrow.

Tonight is movie night.
More later.

1 Year Ago

One year ago, I moved here to Playa. I cant believe it has been a year!! So much has happened and it also flew by so fast. My life did a complete 180 and my life here is so different than my life back at home in Illinois.
I looked back on my last post of my old blog that I told myself I would keep up on, and didnt (this happens a lot). The post said something like, 'i have 33 more days left here in Illinois..'. The whole layout of the blog, my pictures was so....not me. Not the person I am now. It made me realize how much I didnt know about myself until I was on my own here. I still have so much to learn but I felt like the girl in those pictures was a stranger or something, such a weird feeling.
So, therefore, I have decided to start a BRAND NEW blog, that I hope to keep up on. Seriously, Im really going to try this time!! ................


My laptop is dead, wont even turn on and needs a new battery so I am on the 'house computer'. Because of this, the blog is very boring looking, but I promise that will change.

I am going home in less than a week for two weeks and I am nothing but STOKED to see everyone. The last trip I made home was a very hardawkward time for me. Now I am ready to see everyone and enjoy being with them. I am sooo ready. I have talked to Braxton & Waloah (nephew.neice) on the phone and cant believe how much they are both talking. It kind of makes me sad to think about all the 'firsts' I missed with Loah and Braxton growing up. I am pulled in two different directions of my life, and to be honest, I feel like I have 2 different lifes completely.
I have this life.....
in Mexico with Lalo in our apartment, in this amazing tropical setting, beautiful weather everyday. I feel so free all the time. I ride my bicycle around and explore different places, all so beautiful. I have to be an adult and support myself in whatever way I can. I do what I want, when I want. And it just feels right
And my life back in Illinois....
with my wonderful family. My best friends that I know I will carry with me for the rest of my life. School, or whatever job I may be working. Living with my parents and Tyler, which, YES, I DO miss. I realized really fast how much my Mom did for us. You go for more juice or food in the fride or whatever and its not restocked or when you go for toilet paper, and its not there because you didnt buy more, or the toothpaste or...the laundry even, EVERYTHING my mom did. AND I MISS THAT!!! I cant wait to go back home so I can be spoiled by her for 2 weeks :)

I feel like I am doing and living the right life right now for me. I am very happy and couldnt ask for more. I live very, VERY simple here and have a lot of free time to do whatever it is I want to do. After all those years of anticipating moving here to Playa, it still doesnt feel like a reality. I wake up everymorning and feel so lucky to still be here.
I cant wait to come back and start a REAL job. Not one that includes a bar or alcohol! :p

I have so much I am looking forward to in this life. It has been so beautiful so far and who knows where I will be next year at this time......
thats what keeps me going!

Much more later, with fotos soon.

yours truly