Recent Discoveries

10. Tyler Conti. Check this guy out. He is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

9. Nick Vesky: Incredible artist who's photography is actually xrays. Breathtaking!

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8. The Seabreacher X:

"The Seabreacher X can sustain high speed dives and then breach the surface, launching the entire vessel clear out of the water. The new fully vectored thrust system mimic the tail articulation of real aquatic animals like sharks and dolphins." Check out their website.

And...check out this video of it in action.

7. I am on a massive health kick and have recently discovered the "Green Monster" Movement. I have one of these everyday for breakfast and they not only make me feel really good, but they are (surprisingly) DELISH!

6. Keith Urban. I don't know why, but I suddenly find myself absolutely taken by the guy. Maybe it's the Aussie roots ;)

5. Starbucks is changing their logo to be only the icon of the siren. Interesting....

4. Dragonfruit. Had my very first one the other day. Probably the prettiest fruit I have ever eaten.

3. Jersey Shore is back tonight....hating that I don't have MTV right now :/

2. I just bought this super cute bag from Bare Escentuals.
I love it!

1. Britney has a new single coming out on Tuesday. Who's excited? THIS GIRL!

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I'm still here....promise. Just been crazy busy lately. Quite a lot has gone down actually....

Matt and I spent Thanksgiving up in Valencia with his family and had a really good time. (Photos here) I learned how to play poker, and I took all the winnings. No joke. Watch out Vegas.

Proof, in case you didn't believe me.

We will be heading up to The Bay for Christmas and I can't wait! I miss my family and friends and am absolutely ecstatic about spending the holiday with them.

Matt and I went down to the Hotel Del Coronado recently to partake in some holiday festivities. They have The Del all lit up in white holiday lights and during the holiday season they have an outdoor ice skating rink that overlooks the ocean. That's right, oceanside ice skating. This is why I love San Diego. The night we went they also had Santa there with his elves, an awesome fireworks show over the beach and THE BEST (complimentary) hot chocolate I have ever had in my entire life! I am serious-so thick and creamy...it couldn't have been good for me ;) More pics here.

Speaking of the holidays, Matt and I just competed in a bake-off for his work. One of my bffs made these SUPER CUTE cake pops for her son's birthday from Bakerella and I decided to give it my best shot. We made the reindeer cake pops and while it was fairly difficult, they were a HUGE hit and we only lost the cake-off by ONE VOTE and it was to an awesome hazelnut pavlova. (pics here of cake pops)

But probably one of the most interesting things that has most recently happened is work related. I've been working 30 hours a week at my HR firm. Someone just resigned (very sad about this) BUT that means that yours truly just got bumped up to full time and tons of extra responsibility. My boss and I are discussing all the details this Friday. I am SO EXCITED for this opportunity to prove what I am capable of and grow within the company. It's so funny how many things have finally fallen into place since I have moved to San Diego. I truly believe this was all meant to be.

Well, that about wraps it up. It's 3:30am and I can't sleep....my mind is too busy. Thank goodness for coffee :)

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Day 13: Goals

Some goals I have for myself:

• Finally reach my goal weight by next summer.

• Eventually get my HR certification.

• Take an awesome vacation next year to somewhere I have never been before.

• Start cooking from scratch more.

• Get back to focusing on my photography.

• Ideally, I'd like to take (another) photography class in the spring, and maybe guitar too.

Let's do this! :)

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Recent Discoveries

10. Vampire Diaries is back on Sept. 9th. I am PUMPED. And even better... Season One is now available on dvd. SUPER PUMPED.

9. Nearly ALL calico cats are female. Only in very very rare cases are they male. Learn why here.

8. Very interested in saving up to join Volunteers 4 Africa on their Black Rhino Breed and Release Project.

7. For any of you who will admit to watching Bad Girls Club as their vice....did you catch the spin off show Love Games? I saw the winner Nick the other day in PB (San Diego). He was stopped at the intersection as I was crossing and I was staring at him trying to figure out if it was him or not. So I called out "Were you on Bad Girls Club!?" to which he confirmed and him and his friends started whooping and hollering. :)

6. My new favorite joke: A chicken and an egg were lying in bed after just having sex. The chicken lit up a ciggarette, turned to the egg and said "Well, that answers that one."

5. I have started watching True Blood and I am obsessed! Can't believe I didn't discover it sooner.

4. Whitney Port (They City) and Ben Nemtin (The Buried Life) are reality tv's latest couple. Too cute!

3. I've redone my photoblog. Just click on the album cover image to access the complete album :)

2. Love this new song from Christina Aguilera:

You Lost Me

1. Did I mention Vampire Diaries is BACK Sept 9th!?!

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My favorite photo ever

my brother & papa

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New Photo Site

I've started a website for some of my photography. I'm a beginner so don't judge too much. ;) As you scroll over the imags, an arrow icon will appear. Click and the photography will enlarge.
Enjoy...

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