I did it myyyyyy waaaaaayyyy!!!

So right now I'm sitting in a local coffee shop, listening to some old guy sing old songs on an old acoustic guitar. Sometimes I love the city I live in.
It' really no secret that I'm making my way further West... and further South. I've never been one to keep secrets (with the exception of my 'embarrassing places to have accidentally farted' stories). But I have really been enjoying every moment I have left here. There are good people here. I'm just looking for a place where I feel I belong, where people care more about each other and less about their cars and jobs and egos. I live a simple life in my head. Haha, now to just find a way to turn that into a reality! I'm excited for what is yet to come.

The simplest things are often the truest.





Cheesy, maybe... but here's a little video of one of my favorite places on Earth. I've spent entire summers growing up here. It throws my head into the clouds and keeps me grounded all at the same time. :)

Crazy happy dance skillz

I found this video on another blog that I follow. I couldn't help but feel ridiculously happy the whole way through it. (so I'm hoping that you will too).
Kind of reminds me of my own dance skills.

the murderous meezer

Well, I finally have something to report on. I’ve actually made a decision to make an actual commitment. Next payday, I’m buying a plane ticket for any day during the week of September 19th. It’s the weekend after my birthday, so I figure, what better way to celebrate my eternal 25-ness (I love that age and will continue to turn 25 every year from here on out) than a little trip to a place you all might know as Guatemala.

I’m kind of nervous… okay… really nervous. I’m really going though with this! Eeek!

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Holy shit! My cat just now ran across the room carrying a steak knife in his mouth! I got it away from him—but now I’m more than a little concerned as to what exactly his intentions were!

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Okay, anyway… I’ve never really done anything this big on my own before. I’ve got butterflies already, and will probably throw-up at some point before this trip. Yeah, I know you wanted to hear that—sorry. But I’m so excited!

I’ll be gone for 8 weeks. I don’t really need to get anything to take with me, I’m going to attempt to pack as light as possible… meaning no make-up, no hair stuff… no deodorant? Haha, just kidding on that last one! I need to make a list. I tend to go list-crazy before going somewhere exciting. I’ll inventory everything I pack at least 4 times. Wouldn’t it suck to get there only to realize I have no clue what the Spanish word for ‘toothpaste’ is after I forget it at home?!?!

I don’t really know what to do in the mean-time. So I’ve decided I want to get into bangin’ shape before I go. (whoa, that was not intended to sound suggestive). I know I’ve got a pretty good little figure already… but I’m going to start running in the early AM’s tomorrow morning. There are a few outdoor activities I’d like to try out while I’m in Monterrico, and I think being in awesome shape will just make it so I can experience even more!

My head is buzzing too much for me to really write much else that you would be able to decipher. (animal sitters, shoes, weather, waves, sand, scorpions, turtles, green trees, wiener, pescado, crime, friends, ropas, beer, hammocks, boys, girls, chickens and trucks).

Mi gato es tonto.