And I think to myself...what a wonderful world

This weekend was amazing. I headed over to lakeside Friday night to have a movie night with Ashley and the kiddos. Since I headed out around 6ish, I spent the night. Saturday morning we had breakfast and then headed to the wild animal park. What a place! We went on a safari ride and saw so many beautiful animals! We were literally within feet of the giraffes. I have never seen one so close before..they were amazing! We walked around and saw some birds and bought some souvenirs and then my favorite part of the day...the elephants! Oh my goodness, I wished Mark could have been there with me...they were so cute, and we saw a newborn elephant. So cute! All in all it was amazing...After a long day of running and walking around, we went to Chipotles for dinner and then to Jamba Juice for  a well deserved treat. Yum yum YUM! When we got home the kids were still amazingly hyped up, so we played and had craft time. When the kiddos made it to bed we watched some TV for a bit and then I headed home. Whew, was a happy to see my bed :)

Throughout the night I was emailing Mark, and I tried desperately to stay awake to talk to him...but to no avail. I drifted in an out of sleep and next thing you know it was 9:30 am. I scrambled out of bed,  got dressed and headed to the gym, I made it to about 35 minutes on the elliptical, but then I had to rush home to take a quick shower and make it to church on time. I literally took a lightning bolt shower, and dried my hair and was ready in 20 minutes. Church was amazing. I sat and listened to the sermon and thought so much about my life and everything I have to be thankful for. The choir was absolutely amazing and moved me to tears. When mass was over I said hello to the priest and then headed home. I did some cleaning and organizing and then decided I was going to go to the mall to try to find some leggings, but they didn't have the brand I buy :( oh well. I realized how much more comfortable I am with driving. I def feel proud of myself for that. When I made it home I cooked dinner, updated my itunes and made a new workout playlist. I went to the gym again and had an amazing workout. Can I just say that Cee-lo's "forget you" is my favorite workout song? man, it really got me pumped! I am now currently at home watching SATC reruns, in between emails from the hubby...I hope this week is as magnificent as my weekend was. Updates soon, dolls!

Told y'all I was a slacker :-p

Well let's see, the past week has been, well....a big jumble. I've been doing the gym thing a little more often, so hopefully it will stick, because I was slackin for a while. I use the word "slackin" lightly though because when I first moved to San Diego I was sooo bad about working out (granted I didn't have free access to a gym OR live in a nice neighboorhood). Regardless, that, being a nerd and reading, catching a few free movies on the base theatre, getting my first parking ticket, and hitting up happy hour with my coworker has pretty much been what I have been up to. Oh, and puchasing knick-knacks to make my home "homier." I haven't been good with posting photos, so I promise I will take some more this weekend. I'm going to be visiting my friend Ashley tonight in Lakeside, poor doll has been on "house-arrest" since her kiddo's have been nursing everything from ear infections, fevers, bronchitis, etc. I think it will be fun! Let's see....My mom might very well be flying out at the end of February, so I'm kind of excited to spend some mommy-daughter time together <3 The internet as of late has been very poopy on the husband's end, so not be able to email back and forth was for sure frustrating. Luckily he called me to tell me the internet wasn't working, and shortly after it started to...and I got 23 emails in my inbox all at once :) I hope everyone has been doing alright. I posted a picture of my bedroom, because quite frankly, that is the next part of my home I would like to "build on." As you can see we don't really have nightstands yet, so I'm going to continue looking for an affordable pair that I actually like, instead of settling for some plain old "build it yourself" walmart ones. I was thinking either black or expresso colored. They aren't cheap! I might venture out mid-february to one of those furniture warehouses and check what they have out. I also want to start putting up a few more things on our wall, because as of yet I think the wedding photos over the bed aren't really enough. I was thinking of getting those 3-photo-space frames, only I will flip them vertically and put one on each side? eeeesh, who knows. I am open to suggestions! I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend <3

p.s. I finally hit the one hour mark on my workouts! I know to some that may seem like not a big deal, but to me it is! I felt so triumphant. I love the eliptical machine! Also, they are going to start offering classes in the early evening now on base. Well, one of the classes is at 515-530 which is perfect for me, the others start at 415 but I figure I can bring a change of clothes to work and head straight for the gym afterwords. I really want to try their Latin-Core Dancing. Anyone care to join? :)

Thursday..blur-sday?

Hi all! I just wanted to write a little bit about myexciting day! It was a blur...get it? *wah-wahhhhh* Okay. But in all seriousness, as some of you may know I entered a photo contest via the Women of the Carl Vinson facebook page. I learned about the contest 2 days before the deadline..and it was basically whoever got the most "likes" on their photo won. I didn't have the most likes (but I for sure had the most accumulated in the shortest amount of time....I got just over 60 through the help of great friends and family..woop WOOP!), but I was one of the top ones, and since the admin of the group had bought a handful of customized care packages off MissYourVoice's Page, I was awarded a small one *pictured above with the yellow*! I was so elated, I usually never win stuff, and I was even more overjoyed knowing that it wasn't really a contest I won for myself, but for Mark. At any rate, I think he will LOVE it. I had her include some pictures of us, a special inscription and a bible quote I love. She also included a buttload of snacks, so he is going to be one happy camper! Thank you so much Bonnie (prior/amazing admin to the women of the uss carl vinson page) and Amanda (care package creator)!!!  Speaking of care packages, my christmas and "just because" packages I had made for Mark took about a month to get to him, so I figured I would send him his valentine's day one early, right? Well, he got it waaaaay early (I should have written him a note to not open it until valentines day so I guess it was my mistake) and so I decided to make him another one I am working on now. I am willing to be it will be late, but in case it is early...I'm going to give him strict instructions not to open the second one *pictured above with the adorable v-day card I made for him with an online photo editing program I found*. Here is hoping he likes his second Valentine's package...although I'm sure he will, he absolutely LOVED the first one! Hmm...so after work I was feeling a bit blah and needed to run up to the store to get some more stuff for Marks pckage and some donation supplies for the ship, and I came across a nice pair of Nike sneakers, for 49.99! I had to get them, since my current pair I have owned for oh...about 6 years? I figured it was a great deal, til I got to the register and they said, "Miss, these are actually marked down even more." Um....hello!? Music to my ears...so I ended up only paying 39.99 for them. I decided to take my new digs for a spin at the gym on base (I was already wearing yoga pants and my pink nike tee-shirt...coincidentally it matched my shoes!). Man, it was a good work out, but I tell ya...I got so sad. I stupidly decided to go to the warehouse gym only because it was late at night and the other one is farther down and more secluded. Not only was I the only girl there, but I stuck out like a SORE THUMB in my Pink shirt (they were all of course in their Yellow Navy workout shirts). Oy. I guess the sadness I felt from missing Mark made me work out that much harder...I was a sweaty mess when I was done. I hope the deployment keeps on going as fast as it has been for me. I really miss Mark. Even now that he is working nights so we can be on the same schedule is a bummer, since the internet has been lagging like none other. I guess I should just be thankful we can speak at all, but I just miss him so much! Anyway, that was my day...hope you all are doing great! Xo's

Mon-Wednessday

 So this week has had its fair share of ups and downs. Monday was just not very productive for me. I decided I wanted to try to eat more protein and less carbs this year, so I drove home on my lunch break and made myself scrambled eggs with 98% fat free turkey chili, salsa, jalapenos and some cheese...I thought it was pretty freaking good.  Then, to continue my good ole' health kick I had going I decided to drive to the gym. I forgot it was a holiday though! I was so bummed when I realized it was closed..So what did I do? Came back home and watched re-runs of Sex and the City. Bomb diggity right? I suppose. I felt like such a chick. What am I going to do when Mark gets back and I've settled back into my "secret single gal" behavior? Whoa whoa, no jumping to conclusions. I meant dancing around the apartment listening to embarrassing chick music (like...the Veronicas or Sugarland (two totally different ends of the chick-music spectrum, but still), watching SATC re-runs, putting on a face mask while waiting for my toe-nails to dry...etc. Guess I could still do all of that, but while I blushed underneath my mask I'm sure he would somehow find it extremely quirky and mildly entertaining..then laugh. I HATE when he laughs at everything I do. It's not a "you're retarded" laugh, its the oh-too-familiar "you're adorable" chuckle. Either way its laughing...and I get huffy-puffy about it. Anyway, I went off on a weird tangent. Tuesday was excruciating (literally). I got a phone call from mark at like 3:30 am and although I was still asleep, I managed to grab the house phone and answer groggily. We spoke briefly, and I don't remember many details, but I did tell him I had to wake up in 3.5 hrs to meet erika for spin class and then there was crying (on my part, not his). I think it was the exhaustion/frustration of being on opposite schedules that really got to me. I went back to sleep for what seemed like a minute. Although I was dead tired, I managed to scramble out of bed, throw on some yoga pants and kick spin class in the butt (or so I thought...). Let me just tell you about spin class. IT. WAS. SO. DIFFICULT. The energy in the room was amazing, the music was so upbeat, and the teacher was acting like she had downed 3 red-bulls, but...I was in so much pain after class. I thought if I stretched out it wound hurt less later in the day even, but oh no. I went to an FRG meeting for the navy families, and as I walked up the stairs in my new boots, I felt like both of my quads were spasming. No joke! I carefully made it to the top of the stairs and was soooo thankful to see chairs set up for us (right next to a table of cookies...yumm...but that's beside the point). I plopped down next to Ashley and we made it through the meeting via help from our trust smart phones, texting about the obnoxious and rude girls who kept talking loudly and shouting out questions and rude "SPEAK UP!"'s at the Ombudsmen and even the C.O.'s wife. Really. REALLY? Ugh. After the meeting Ashley and I went to Olive Garden for dinner since she was able to get a sitter for the kids. Oh man, I missed their salad and bread sticks! We talked, laughed, reminisced about our hubbies and whined about the time difference. It was a good time! I can't wait for her mom to come into town so we can all have a fun girls night without her worrying about the kids (her mommas got it covered). After dinner I just sat on the couch and started to re-read my favorite book. I know it makes me a total dork, but I've read "The Sunflower" at least 7 times and I feel like it tells me different things each time I read it. Today was brutal as well. My legs still ached--to the point where i had to skip out on some filing because i couldn't squat down to get to the bottom shelves. I got my doormat and plaque from personalization mall. the mat was fine, but they sent me a navy blue name plaque. I wouldn't care, but you can totally tell its blue and I specifically ordered black to go with my color palette. Maybe I'm a bit anal, but it totally bugged me. I'm still waiting to hear back from customer service after I sent them the photo...argh. Hope you are all well and in Good Spirits!

Sunday Funday

It truly is a wonderful life. I was missing Mark today, they're in some pretty rough waters right now, so I think the internet has been dropped as of today, but sketchy since they left Korea. I woke up early to ride my co-workers bike back over to her house, since she loaned it to Mark while he was still here. When I got there her friend and hairdresser Mel was over there dying her hair for her. In true Vicki fashion, she insisted I have  drink with her. I was like "Oh man, it's only 10 am!" And although I insisted I hate tomato juice, she exerted the same insistance in me trying her world famous "bloody mary." I said"Okay, okay...a quarter of a glass." She took that to mean a full one :-p (not to worry friends, I drank very slowly and only drank a quarter glass before I pulled the ol' *looks at watch* "Oh my! Look at the time..." Her and Mel were going up to Costa Azul. I had her drop me off at home. I went inside, grabbed my iPod and headed to the gym. I went home, showered and headed over to Ashley's to spend the day with her and the kiddos. I won't lie, the drive was fine til the end, then I got a little bit ansy. I think it is because I have to get on like 4 or  different freeways to get to her. Oh well, it was worth it. We had a blast. 

We drove to Santee lakes, and man was it a perfect day for it. Warm, sunny..the kids had a lot of fun playing. Then we found a spot by the water and attempted to feed the duckies (I say 'attempted' because the duckies were kind of being snobby...they wouldn't come towards us even though we were chucking cheddar popcorn into the pond...perhaps they were lactose intolerant...hmmm). After waiting around for the persnickety ducks to no avail, we ventured over to Yogurt Barn.You know when someone has a great meal and they say "this is the best ____ i have ever had!" Well, this is hands down the BEST yogurt I have ever had (and I am not lying). We went back to their house and ate our yogurt, and chit-chated after playing with the kiddos. I swear. Whenever I feel like I want to wait on having children, I see her kiddos and feel a tug on my uterus. For real. They are just entirely too cute. I kept telling ashley that if my kids turned out that cute, I'd be in big trouble..they would walk all over mommy! Hah. Anyway, I went home after Ashley made an impromptu pasta dinner for us. I didnt realize how late it got. Time flies when you are having fun and in good company. Thank you Langtree's, for the 

lovely Sunday Funday <3 I can't wait to check out the Wild Animal park with them next week! Hmm, if I keep having so much fun with my friends and planning little adventures like today, I feel like our boys will be home in no time. I digress as always, I am so blessed. 

my weekend thusfar

So even though I was feeling remotely pain free on Friday, I decided to take the day off. Not that I did much other than catch up on sleep (this opposite schedule thing hubby and I have got going on is crampin my sleep style). I felt like I needed the day off in order to function! It was nuts, I pretty much slept alllll day (which i NEVER do). Ah well, I deserved a full day's sleep, no? ;-)  between being sick after xmas, and everything....Mmmkay. 
So after I pretty much spent the day being a bum I 

realized I should go get my car from the garage at work. So I did, and then I went and picked Courtney up so she could sleep over since I drove her to the airport at 5 in the morning...good thing she did spent the night though because I totally woke up to "Mari....mari? knock...mari...its 5, we have to go" *head scratching and yawning...* "Did my alarm go off? *pause* "...yes" *double pause* "Oh...OH! I'm sorry" and I scurried out of bed and we were on our way. I came home and slept again til like 12:30ish.

I was debating on whether or not to call a friend to go to the gym once I woke up, but I decided I would try to venture out on my own. Oh. My. Goodness. What an easy and scenic drive! I wound up at the mall *surprise!* It was nice to reward myself for all the hours I put in at el trabajo. I got some pretty awesome stuff *pictured* for about 127 dollars. 2 pairs of boots (my black ones mark bought me have holes in the back..since i wore them everyday for like the last 3 months..and since they're suede they can be fixed), 2 slouchy tunic-y shirts from wet seal and forever 21, 5 pairs of panties from Victoria's secret (yeah semi-annual sale), a bottle of their body spritz, and my new necklace. I was amazed, overwhelmed and thrilled at how many stores have navy themed clothes. its the new fashion. Red stripes, buttoned and cuffed navy blue coats, striped blues and reds and golds...even anchor jewelry! Speaking of which...my anchor necklace....isn't it pretty? 4 bucks at forever 21. Loved it. Gotta represent the navy, I am proud of my husband after all. I missed him a lot today. I have been missing him more and more...you would think it would be something you get used to, but no matter what anyone says...you don't. At least, for me I don't. I wish he were here with me. I always brag about the good deals I find when I shop, and he loves it. I'm sure he would be thrilled to hear about all the cool stuff I found <3 More importantly...I think he would be proud I drove somewhere by myself. Could it be I have started to shake my fear of California freeways? I guess tomorrow will be the ultimate test of that hypothesis...since I'm driving out to see my girl Ash in Lakeside....needless to say, a prayer will definitely be said before I head out, for sure :)

Post-wisdom tooth retraction.

Damn. I can't even begin to explain how awfully uncomfortable the whole experience was. I think it all stems from a string of bad experiences at the dentist when I was a kid, teenager, you name it. I was super tense, and they numbed be like..ten times over. Once I was numb though, it was more just me flinching the whole time and then just like that it was over! Gah. My friend Courtney picked me up and drove me home, and she brought "prizes" as she called them, from her and Ashley. Court got me a giant smoothie and Ash got me a huuuuge container of frozen yogurt (which I could not wait to dive into, and boy...did I!). I am very grateful for the friends I have made here! Good looking out, gals. I heart you both <3 After Court dropped me off, we sat and chit chatted for a while. I convinced myself I'd be knocked out after she left, but I stayed awake and putzed around on the computer for a bit. I emailed with Mark back and forth too, and he was happy I wasn't in too much pain (I am SHOCKED-but still taking the day off tomorrow). God, I miss that man. I'd trade my frozen treats for him anyday! After a bit, I realized Grey's was on and had Court come watch it with me. It was nice. I know I'm lame, but I am an avid Grey's fan..just ask my husband :) So all in all, I guess today was alright. I am realizing day after day how excited I am to turn out apartment into a home. I have bought a few things online and so when I get them hopefully next week I will for sure post some pictures. I can't wait! I wish Mark were here with me so we could build together, but I want to have a nicer home established when he gets home. I want to be able to sit on our porch and read, or have breakfast in the morning. Something to look forward to, no? To be continued....love you guys! Thanks for everything!

Stolen from Ashley (because I'm bored and caught up at work)

Day 01 - A Picture of Yourself and Fifteen Facts.

1. I am tri-lingual...English, Spanish and Portuguese!

2. I get bored VERY easily.
3. I am also easily entertained :-p

4. I am terrified of bugs in general, but particularly spiders
5. Ditto on sea creatures, but mainly sharks *shudders*
6. I have dance parties in my living room...by myself
7. Even though I got my degree, I'm not sure WHAT I want to do.
8. Before I have children, I owe it to myself to figure out # 7 :)
9. When I was 15 I was playing soccer, and got hit in the face by the ball so hard that my braces unlatched themselves from my teeth and jammed into my gums. I had to get my 4 front braces surgically removed from my gums. As if my fear of dentists was not bad enough already ...well, need I say more?
10. I think that true friends love and respect each other just the way they are.
11. I think California is GORGEOUS, but I really prefer the east coast and the four seasons. (I agree totally ash...sorry for stealin)

13. While I hate confrontation, if you cross me, you WILL get a verbal smackdown.
14. If you act weirdly towards me, talk shit just to talk shit or give off an air of superiority, I'm going to distance myself from you. I'm 26 going on 27...and I don't do drama or deal with childish behavior.

15. I am married to the kindest and most patient man I have ever met, hands down

crazy in love

I can be having a "blah" day or be lost in a jumble of thoughts, but the one person I can always rely on to support me, understand me and listen is Mark. Every decision I make, he stands behind. Every time I am in a "mood," he gets it. The famous quote "Love is patient, love is kind" for me has never held any meaning until him. This week he pulled into port and has called me every single day. I can't even begin to depict the comfort and joy that comes just from hearing his voice and his chuckles on the other end of the line. I love you, Mark Ellis!

I had a busy day at work and it will be even busier tomorrow, so I'm probably going to go into work early tomorrow. Meanwhile, I have been good today. Salad, yogurt with fruit and granola, and vegetable soup was it for me today...yes yes YES. Oh! I got a big ol box in the mail, my best friend Amber sent me my dvds she brought me when she moved out to cali early in the summer since I had left them at my moms house (I forgive you boo). She also included her wedding announcement. It was too cute <3 How come all my friends are so gosh darn beautiful? I guess I was dealt a good hand by the big Guy :) Enough praise for today. All that is left to say is I am so unbelievably blessed.

And the picture for today is....me, actually...lost in thought. At the request of my dear husband, I'll be trying to post a few pictures of yours truly every so often.

Days 8,9,10, and 1/11/11

So this weekend was a doozy, to say the least. I woke up Saturday morning thinking I was going to go to the gym, but Courtney showed up and told me Ashley's kiddos were still sick and  so I went with her to watch them. Unfortunately baby Ellie got so sick she had to stay overnight, so Courtney and I watched over Carter. It was a busy weekend for sure, and I had an epiphany of sorts. All in all the weekend was good. I found out Mark finally got his care packages..and he was so elated! I love when he gets the things I send him. He does too, I'm sure :) When I got home on Sunday I was so pooped I literally took a nap on my couch before emailing back and forth with Mark (and watching desperate housewives). Afterwords I fell asleep and next thing you know, I have to go to work again. Monday was loooong and drawn out to say the least. After work I finally got to go on base to run some errands (like gas, which in retrospect was a stupid thing to do right after 4 o clock). When I got home I sorted laundry and cleaned my room and bathroom. I can't wait to keep knocking down our debt and rewarding ourselves with little things here and there to make our apartment more homey <3 When he comes home, he will be so happy...and in turn, that makes ME so happy. I know I'm being a mushy mc-musherton, but I love my husband so much and miss him even more. He called me last night around 4 o clock while I was on base, he had a lot of work to do (he is taking RCIA to become Catholic so his studies and workload on top of that make for very long hours) and so he figured he would be done by 8 o clock. He could have gone out but his reasoning was...why even go out for just an hour or so? Luckily his buddies Saunders and Saxton helped him out with his maintenance and he was done by early afternoon so he was able to join them after all. Thank GOODNESS :) At about 6 am today, I got my phone call, he was so tired but I could still hear him smiling on the other end; I was thrilled to hear about his night on the town and the little gifts he picked up for me and our families. I am truly blessed. Mark always knows what to say and I couldn't be more grateful.

PS. Don't forget to make a wish for 1-11-11

Days 6 & 7

So yesterday was kind of low key. I did end up going to get chinese food, but while we were waiting for our food I just got overcome by some crazy surge of sleepyness. I got home and laid on the couch for a while and enjoyed my kung pao. After whatching Grey's (how I missed you so) I got a call from Mark and we talked for a little over an hour. I felt so much better after being able to hear from him. He has been working WAAAAY too hard. We barely get to talk consistently and it is getting annoying. That little bugger keeps telling me he has an awesome surprise for me when he comes home that I will love. Um....why are you telling me this? He knows I can't handle knowing there is something coming my way. I think he likes to torture me. Regardless of his "fantastic surprise" I know the best gift will be to have him home. I just miss snuggling up on the couch with him, and I won't lie..his back rubs and foot rubs too. I cannot wait til homecoming..I keep telling myself..I just need a repeat of this last month, 5 more times! Doable, right? For sure. In the meantime I planning little outings and milestones to help me count down the days quicker. Like visiting my Aunt and cousin in LA in February I think it is? We'll see. More later, deuces.

Day 5

I swear I'm not slacking, but for some reason last night my browser would not load. Boo. So yesterday started off okay, I feel like I have been bit by the tired bug. Work was a tad bit frustrating, I had a lot of catching up to do. This whole time difference makes it extremely difficult to talk to Mark especially since I have to work in the morning. Nonetheless, we spoke briefly at around 3-4 my time (isn't funny that when I'm ending my day he is only just starting his?). Wait wait I retract that statement. It's so NOT funny, more of a pain in my patooty. I know it is part of the job and Mark does email me every chance he gets, but I miss being able to email back and forth in a cronological and not so lagging manner. I hope were able to come up with a good schedule. Anyway  my boss had us all riled up to go get some Chinese at Mandarin House after work, but our hairdresser Shelly wanted to meet us up at Costa Azul (our local happy hour watering hole). So my friend Courtney joined us, and we had an evening of drinking and silliness. I think every once in a while were entitled to have a ridiculously silly night, and last night was for sure one of those nights. When I got home, I was able to talk to Mark for a little bit, but he was working on a trouble call for several hours and so I ended up falling asleep. I miss him so much! I hope that this is temporary...I guess the ends justify the means in this case. Homecoming will be that much sweeter. I can't wait! So the girls made plans to go to Chinese tonight, lets hope that pans out...because I've been craving their egg rolls. That was my fifth, I'll be sure to give honorary mention to Chinese if we end up going.

365, awaken

I have totally been slacking on this whole blog thing. The truth is, many of my friends have set theirs up and kept it consistent...so that was enough to light a fire under my bum to get with it. The past month has been full of ups and downs for us ladies, but mostly ups I would have to say.

No one ever said that this was going to be easy..and although some days are excruciating, others are downright lovely. Road tripping across San Diego is always a blast, whether we're going to visit friends out in BFE, or exploring balboa (I should say attempting to...more about that later), the drive is always so scenic and beautiful..it makes you exceedingly appreciative of what you have, and where we have the privilege to call home.

Since I have not been able to write a blog a day, I am going to give you a recap from the last day of the year up until today. On the 31st, my friend Courtney and I decided to go to the Historical Museum in Balboa..or so we though :-/ Little did we know that "catching up conversations" + my distracted driving = us missing our exit and turning around not once, not twice, not thrice, but 4 times. Oy. At that point Courtney said "get off at the next exit!" "But that's old town...," I replied.  She looked at me and said "Yah, the museum isn't happening today. We're going to go have a margarita in Old Town." And for those of you who know me, who am I to turn down a Margarita? So we did, and ended up spending the day shopping for little knicknaks along the way. I picked up a killer gift for my husband but...I won't tell what it is :) After a perfect "would-have-been-double-date" with Court, we headed back home to unwind and get ready for our new year bash at Ashleys. After I got some tidying done at my apartment, I headed over to Courtneys and then to Albertson's where we picked up champagne and some snackies. Man, were we ready for this! As we drove over to Lakeside where the Langtry's live, we reminisced about our husbands and shared stories and then belted out to my awesome itunes mix :)

Once we arrived at Ashleys, we met some other gals and had a blast. We drank a lot of champagne and did a few shots to catch up with Stephanie (who by the way was taking shots WITH us, so the catching up part made no sense at all...luckily we were bottles deep in champagne and too tipsy to care). In the morning we were awaken by her adorable munchkin, Carter and shortly after joined by his baby sister Ellie. That girl was enamored by my fugg boots. It was the cutest thing! We drank coffee and headed back home. I'd say all in all, new years = SUCCESS