costa rica was awesome, lots of sun, meeting new people, zip-lining, riding horses, massages and facials, open-air mineral baths in the middle of the jungle!  i can't believe i was there 2 weeks ago....  it feels like forever now.  spoke spanish 2/3 of the time and for a few nights a group of spaniards was also there and i made new friends and ( Read more... )

this summer has flown by.....  sometimes it feels like i just landed in spain, february, half a year ago.....  things have changed so much, for the better, new things, exciting things, unknown and scary things.  lots to smile about, this yr is gonna be amazing!!  moving to newark the weekend after this weekend....  excited about my peach walls and ( Read more... )

weekend at the beach, awesome times, laughing, butterflies in my stomach driving over the causeway, meeting new people, middle of the night whispered conversations, laying in the sand, awaking to breakfast, hearing songs, at the stars on rooftops, quiet moments, loud moments.

my events were a success!  so as a treat, i bought myself a video i-pod to replace my crappy old mini that had an hour battery life.  soooo question is.....  a) does anyone have videos on i-tunes that i can steal?  b) is there any way i can upload my own dvds and stuff like that onto my ipod ( Read more... )

my two summer events are this weekend, cannot believe it has come so soon!  these will be my third and fourth events under my belt, with plans for a seminar series in the fall, a financial speaker and dinner early sept, and a cocktail party/STOMP! in december, then who knowsss.  i love my job!  got my business cards today...

one of my best friends ( Read more... )

my weekend was made when i found out that state line liquor sells alhambra cerveza, my fav beer of all time.

also the past week has been awesome, mexican dinner dates, first rita's of the summer, cozy nights, free PBRs, spain reunions, staying just one more night, humming queen, bagel runs, lots of laughs.

its' gonna be an awesome summer.  :]

my objective this summer is to travel as many different places as possible to visit friends. last weekend was jersey shore, filled with sesame calamari, sand dunes, ocean breezes and relaxing.  this weekend was d.c., fancy bars, lebanese/thai/indian food, $19 seven jeans, karaoke.  i'm unpacking only to repack-  impromptu night trip tomorrow.  ( Read more... )

i'm soooo happy, yesterday i found a house to live in next yr!  amstel ave, with 3 other girls.  there's a porch and a hammock and a grill and i can basically roll out of bed and go to class.  also i can paint my walls, so i'm thinking light yellow (the carpet is blue and i wanted red walls but thats a bit 4th of july, no?) anywayssss, if any girl ( Read more... )

tomorrow reality officially begins.  i go back to work....  2 blue rocks events june 30th and july 2nd, so i gotta get these events rolling...  invites out this week, then the checklists begin.  i'm excited because i looove event planning.  maybe i'll shadow a wedding planner this summer?  anyone know any?

still missing spain like crazy...  mostly ( Read more... )

i'm back in the us!  i'm actually pretty bummed about it because my 3.5 months in spain were the most amazing times of my life, i feel like my life has changed so much because of it, it was a make or break and it made me, i'm echo de menosing it like crazy.  got to travel to hungary, austria, the czech republic and portugal, was always within 5 ( Read more... )