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More of my summer!

2009-09-07T13:17:00.003-04:00

The last week of my summer was spent on the beautiful island of Sanibel located on the west coast of Florida. I went with my family and some very close friends that pretty much are family. It was the most relaxing vacation ever! Everyday consisted of relaxing by the beach and pool and of course shopping!!

Sanibel is famous for having tons of shells, therefore I came back with bags and bags of gorgeous shells! I can't wait to make all kinds of crafts with them! While there we also went on two boat trips. One trip took us out to an island where we went shelling and the other one was a nature trip where we saw dolphins, manatees, and all kinds of birds! This was my favorite trip of the summer, I had an awesome time and came back relaxed and ready to start school again! Hope everyone else had as much fun as I did during their summer as I did! L3

2009-08-31T23:55:00.005-04:00

Wow!! It has been awhile to say the least!! Sorry bloggers, life gets so hectic sometimes! I won't even bother with what has happened since my last post, if you have a whole day feel free to give me a call! My day today was spent at Universal, I won a free ticket during the superbowl so I figured this was as good a time as any to use it. It was a really fun day...just EXTREMELY HOT!

The drive home felt like I was back at Universal Studios in some kind of new diasater movie! The weather was horrible! I couldn't see a thing so I had to just turn off the road and wait it out..little did I know that I was almost trapped in the parking lot by rapidly rising flood waters! My little car almost didnt make it! :( But no worries, 2 hours after I left Universal I made it home....the drive normally takes about 25 minutes......

Now I am just listening to the radio trying to win Britney Spears tickets for tomorrow night!! Wish me luck I need to be caller 10!

Thats all for now, hope everyone has a great week! :) L3

Oh and here are some pics from my awesome summer!!.....
Tigers Stadium in Detroit

Glass Bottom Boat in the Keys

Vail mountain in Colorado

Islamorada in the Keys, I wish I could look out at this everyday..

Playing catch up :)

2009-01-03T16:07:00.003-05:00

Instead of telling you all what has been going on the past few weeks I figured I would just show you some pics! :) Enjoy....L3

EXAMS :(

2008-12-12T00:50:00.002-05:00

This past week has been absolutely CRAZY!! I have had all my exams to study for and one night I just about pulled an all nighter......oy!!! But my studying has paid off because I have done pretty well so far! I think I might get all A's this semester which would be great because I have been working really hard..so I am keeping my finger s crossed!! Sorry I have to cut this post so short but I have one last exam to go study for and then I am coming home!! Yay! I can't wait to see everyone back in Wellington and I can't wait for the holidays to be here..It is truly my favorite time of year...I get to spend it with all the people I love...whether it be Hanukkah with just my mom and my sister...or our tradition of Christmas at Joyce's......I LOVE THE HOLIDAY'S!!!!! L3

Too Long!

2008-11-25T13:31:00.005-05:00

Oh My Goodness!!!! It has been a month since my last post!!!! SOOOO Sorry!! I just got really caught up with with school and life and I know that is not a good excuse because I do really love to blog so I can't believe I haven't done it in soo long!!! Alot has happened in a month....but I will just fill you in on this past weekend. Two of my best friends came to Orlando to visit me....the Jessica's! We had a really great weekend which included going to see twilight, dancing on tables at Taverna Opa, going to a carnival, and getting henna at a green market in downtown Orlando! I am now currently packing to go home...yay!!! I love Thanksgiving and I can't wait to spend it with the people I love!! I also can't wait to see my godmother and godsister ;)!!! I missed them!!!L3

What a day......

2008-10-25T23:35:00.005-04:00

Today was SOOO busy!! First I attended my first fashion show! It was soo much fun and the outfits were gorgeous!! Then I went back to my room for a while and decided to get creative....so I made a HUGE collage out of magazine ads and I bought a cardboard W and decorated that with magazine clippings too!! And finally I went to City Walk at Universal where I ate dinner and walked around for a few hours!! Hence the title...what a day!! Tomorrow my mom and sis are coming up to visit...I am soo excited to see them!! Thats all for now, and I hope everyone has a great weekend!!L3

Rachel is the BEST!!!!

2008-10-22T17:12:00.001-04:00

My bestest friend Rachel is such a talented photographer and artist and today she made me such a cool collage!!! I love it so much so I wanted to share it with everyone else!!!! Thanks Rach!!<3
L3

Visit from a friend <3

2008-10-22T00:40:00.005-04:00

This weekend my friend Jessica came up to Orlando for a visit!! Yay!! It was soo nice to have her here because I miss her soo much up here( I miss everyone :( ....)!!! She arrived Friday night and stayed through Sunday, and she stayed in my dorm room with me so she could experience "dorm living"! On Saturday we went to Epcot which was sooo much fun!! Epcot is my favorite Disney theme park because I think it is so cool how you can visit all of the different countries, and they have the best fireworks show! We went on Test Track 3 times, visited all of the countries, and ate the best pastry EVER from France!
On Sunday we went to Wonderworks, which is an upside down building that is full of all kinds of really fun interactive things to do! We were having so much fun that before we knew it we had been there for 4 hours!! Oh and I got a tattoo...ok so it was only henna!!!So that was my weekend, jealous? JK...hope everyone had a great weekend too!! L3

Cirque Odyssey!!

2008-10-17T11:24:00.007-04:00

Yesterday UCF brought the show Cirque Odyssey to the arena and it was free for students!! The show was amazing! The acrobatics were stunning and the characters had the most elaborate costumes on! Each act just got better and better! At the end of the show the characters were down by the stage taking pictures..so of course I had to go get some..and here they are!!! L3

Sky Watch Friday!!

2008-10-09T13:38:00.003-04:00

Sky Watch Friday is here, and that means it is time for me to travel the globe and look at everyone's amazing sky photos!! If you have not yet joined this great event you should definitely check it out at http://www.skyley.blogspot.com !! All of the photos are great and it is so neat to interact with people from all over the world! This photo was taken in Grand Teton national park! Enjoy! L3

Going home!!

2008-10-08T23:40:00.006-04:00

I am finally going home this weekend!!! yah!! I haven't been home in a month and it feels like forever!! I miss my family, my friends, and most of all my dogs!! :) When I go home there is no time for relaxing, every moment of every day is jam packed with things to do because I always want to make sure that I fit everyone in for a visit! This weekend I am going to my a footballl game at my old high school so that should be fun! So now I have to go pack...ttyl...L3

My pups........

Leu Gardens

2008-10-04T23:50:00.013-04:00

I have been in Orlando for about a month and a half now and each week I try to explore and check out a new place. This week I found a place called Leu Gardens about 20 mins away from campus. At first I wasn't sure what to expect, but I figured it would be a great place for me to take photos. I was so surprised to find that not only was this garden huge but it was absolutely beautiful! The trail around to all of the differrent sections was three miles and there were all kinds of greenery along the way, including the largest rose garden in Florida! So the day turned out to be a great success and I discovered an amazing new place! I think it is always fun to go somewhere new, and also to return to my favorites! L3

Playing around!

2008-09-23T11:08:00.003-04:00

Yesterday I was bored so I started playing around with some editing tools on my photos and I finally figured out how to get everything in black and white with only one thing in color. So here is the result of my experiment! L3

~Maryland~

2008-09-21T00:12:00.004-04:00

These photos were all taken while I was in Maryland visiting family. It always fascinates me how different some places of this country are from each other. Florida is a completely different scene compared to Maryland( not one palm tree in sight)! I sure do love to travel! L3

Sky Watch Friday!!

2008-09-19T18:18:00.003-04:00

This photo was taken when I was in San Francisco this summer....at first I didn't know what this was ....it looks like a giant structure coming out of the clouds!! I thought it made for an interesting photo!! If you haven't joined in on sky watch yet I definitely recommend it!! Check it out at www.skyley.blogspot.com!!!!!!! L3

UCF Football!!

2008-09-17T11:22:00.004-04:00

I recently attended my first college football game and it was awesome!!! I sat in the student section and the energy and excitement was amazing! We played our biggest rival USF and we tied and went into overtime where they won by ONE YARD!! Even though we lost, the game was still so much fun and being there with 20, 000 of my classmates with all of us singing our fight song is a moment I will never forget!!!

Sky Watch Friday!!

2008-09-04T14:17:00.005-04:00

This photo was taken on my trip to Yellowstone this summer, although this is a picture of the Grand Tetons next to Yellowstone. Sky watch Friday is a great chance to be able to see skies from all over the world so everyone should check it out and join in-www.skyley.blogspot.com

College!!

2008-09-03T14:52:00.008-04:00

Well the day finally came...the day I was waiting for all summer....anxious, excited, sad....the day when I became the true meaning of the word adult...this day was the day when I moved out of my house and headed for college. This day was two Fridays ago, and I couldn't write about it till now because at first I hated it here and all I wanted to do was go home, but I knew that would eventually change so I figured I would wait till I was in better spirits. I am now in the middle of my second week at UCF and although I don't exactly love it yet, I am getting into the swing of things.
My dorm room is finally all decorated and I am starting to feel settled, it also helps that I now know how to get to all of my classes. I have used my free time to explore the Orlando area and I found some really cool places, I went to IKEA, I found the nicest mall I have ever seen(Rachel they have an UO!), and of course there is the whole Disney area here too! I have also explored the campus and I really like it, but I have to get used to all of the walking!
My classes are really great, I have Anthropology, History of the Human Species, History of motion pictures, and Hospitality Management. My favorite classes are the motion picture class and my hospitality class, Yesterday in my movie class we watched a two hour silent film called Sunrise and I absolutely loved it(FYI it won the first ever Academy Award) and in my hospitality class we are doing a group research project and my team is doing dinner theater and we picked The Medieval Knights dinner, so that project should be alot of fun! I also joined the Campus Activity Board here at school and they plan all of the special events so hopefully that will turn out to be something fun to get involved with! Other than that I don't have anything else exciting to share so I will leave you with some pics of my dorm! Thanks for listening, L3

Tropical Storm Fay : (

2008-08-19T14:36:00.004-04:00

Tropical Storm Fay has been over us since last night. School is canceled for today.....there have been tornado warnings all day....and there were actually two tornadoes last night about a mile away from my house....cable went out......thank god we still have power though.....it has been raining non stop-I think we got over 6 inches already.....I am stuck in the house all day....conclusion....I really hate hurricane season...L3

Getting ready to go!

2008-08-16T22:06:00.004-04:00

Today my mom and I went shopping for the last few things I need before I leave. And then for dinner we went to a really fun Asian restaurant called Stir Crazy! It is a cool concept because you get a bowl and then you go up to a counter where you pick the vegetables and sauce that you want and then they cook it right in front of you! So today was a really great day...and its the last Saturday before I leave! :( The time is just flying by! L3
Today's picture was taken when I was in San Francisco this summer.....It is a pic of one of my favorite places....China Town.....yumm!!!!!!!!

Sky Watch Friday!!!!!!

2008-08-14T11:21:00.003-04:00

Sky watch Friday is here!!! It is the highlight of my week!! Anyone who has not already joined in this great event should definitely check it out!!!---http://www.skyley.blogspot.com
This photo was taken in Key West. This is one of the most magnificent sunsets I have ever seen....the sun was huge!! Enjoy! Happy Sky Watch Friday!! L3

It's been a while!!!

2008-08-12T12:07:00.007-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while..the past week has been pretty busy! My trip to Orlando was great..the drive was fine, I just listened to music and the 3 hours went by really fast! In Orlando I went to Islands of Adventure and Universal in the same day...I was wiped out! The rest of the time we just hung out at the resort...we went to the pool, played in the arcade, and even rented one of those dorky 4 person bikes!This is a picture of me and my friends Jamie and Cathy who I went to Orlando with.

And this is the bike that we rented..pretty dorky right...but it was fun!!

This week I also had an alone day with my Godmother Joyce so that we could spend some time together before I leave for college. It was a great day...we went shopping in downtown stuart and drove around for a bit and then we went to have dinner at the Crab House which is right on the water! It was a great day! Thanks Joyce!!! I <3 ya!
After dinner we took a walk on the dock and I snapped this sunset shot.

L3

Good day!

2008-08-03T00:30:00.002-04:00

Today was a really great day! I had breakfast with my family and then I went bowling with some friends! Even though I am horrible at bowling I really do enjoy it, especially with friends because we just laugh at each other!
Today was also an interesting day because I talked with my mom and she is going to let me drive to Orlando by myself on Tuesday to stay with some friends at a resort. I am excited about going but kind of nervous to drive so far by myself! It is the biggest step I have taken so far to becoming independent! I don't know how I will keep busy for 3 hours....I will probably just listen to some music and maybe a book on tape! So thats about all for now..wish me luck!! L3

Sky Watch Friday!!!

2008-07-31T17:20:00.004-04:00

It's here again! This is my second time and I love looking at everyone's photos!

This picture was taken on my trip to Washington DC last December. We were just driving along when we spotted this beautiful church and the sky was so blue that day, so it made a wonderful picture! I wish everyone a good sky watch friday! And now I am off to a Journey concert!L3

Wish book

2008-07-30T17:34:00.004-04:00

I have been wanting to make a wish book for a while now...and in it I want to put all of the places that I want to travel to. So today I went out and bought a journal with a picture of the world on it. On each page I put the name of the place and pictures of the the things that I want to see there. Number one on my list is Australia because I am dying to go to the Great Barrier Reef! Number two on the list is Paris, number three is Dubai because the new islands that they are building there are so cool, and number four is a wildlife preserve in Africa! There are a lot more places on the list because I want to travel the world! Hopefully I will be able to go to most of my dream places throughout my life!L3

Beach

2008-07-28T17:33:00.003-04:00

Here are some pictures I took at the beach!! Thank goodness I live in florida because i love going to the beach!! L3

Shark Week!

2008-07-27T23:36:00.003-04:00

This week is shark week on Discovery Channel and if you have never watched it then you are missing out! It's awesome! They have all kinds of interesting shows, documentaries, and movies on all week! And don't get me wrong I am really afraid of sharks(I'm at the beach all the time) but at the same time I find them fascinating! So anyways be sure to watch it sometime this week! If your brave enough.....lol....L3

Lazy day

2008-07-26T19:37:00.004-04:00

Today was definitely a lazy day for me! But I love lazy days and everyone should have one every once and a while! My blog about my San Francisco Trip will be coming soon but today I am gonna post some of my older photos! Both of these photos were taken on my great uncle's farm in Maryland last summer. I call the first one Cingular "raising the bar"-lol! And the second one is of an adorable little calf! Enjoy!L3

P-H-O-T-O-S

2008-07-25T20:57:00.003-04:00

Today's pictures are just some random ones..there is no theme...The flower one was taken in my grandfathers garden in Maryland. I visit there each summer. The bottom one was taken in City Place which is a shopping area in South Florida. Enjoy! L3

Sky Watch Friday

2008-07-24T21:21:00.007-04:00

Both of these photos were taken on my trip to San Francisco this summer. The one of the clouds was taken on the plane ride there and it was an early morning shot when the sun was just rising and the other one was taken at Pier 39 at sunset the same day. So I have sunrise and sunset! Enjoy!

Yellowstone

2008-07-21T23:16:00.012-04:00

My trip to Yellowstone was amazing! It was a very different kind of vacation for me sice I am usually not an outdoorsy person but I had the best time and I have never seen so much beautiful scenery in one place! Each time I turned around there was another awe inspiring view!
The trip started with flying into Jackson Hole, Wyoming which is an airport with only one, yes count em, one baggage claim and we had to get off the plane right onto the tarmac and walk into the airport(which was a very different experience for me!) Then for the first two days of our trip we were in Grand Teton National Park which is located right outside Yellowstone. The Grand Teton Mountains were the most beautiful mountains I have ever seen! Unlike most mountains, the Grand tetons have no foothills, so they appear to rise right out of the ground, making them look very "Grand" indeed! Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I took of these mountains, enjoy!

The next 6 days I was in Yellowstone where we stayed in a log cabin! We did lots of driving around and sightseeing and saw tons of animals....lots of buffalo, some deer, sheep,a bear, elk, and moose. We did some hiking to some various spots that had amazing views, took some boat rides on Yellowstone lake, and did a horse back ride through the mountains! I saw old faithful and many other geysers...and amazing waterfalls...here are some more of my favorite pictures(It was so hard to pick only a few!)

Mall Day

2008-07-07T23:29:00.003-04:00

Today was an amazing day! Why you ask???....shopping of course! I spent the entire day at the gardens mall (which is by far the nicest mall ever!) with my best friend, And while I was there I had to visit the MAC store because makeup is an obsession of mine and the coolest thing happened while I was in the store....one of the men working there came up to me and said that I had pretty eyes and he asked if he could give me a makeover and of course I said yes! He did an amazing job!! Plus I really loved getting pampered like that...its not everyday you get a nice complement and your makeup done for free! Also Victoria Secret was having a big sale which made this great day even better!! So if you live in South Florida and are bored one day I would definetly recommend going to the gardens mall because even if you don't buy anything it has the best window shopping(Gucci Chanel Tiffany!) Plus it is always fun to go into Saks and look at dresses that you can never afford!! So today I lived(looked at a $1000 dress) I loved (a Gucci handbag I spotted in the window) and I laughed( at picturing myself in a $1000 dress)!!! What will you do tomorrow???....... L3

Pretty Pics

2008-07-06T18:24:00.003-04:00

These are two of my favorite pictures that I have taken. They were both taken in a garden in Maryland! Enjoy! L3

The best Medicine

2008-07-06T14:04:00.003-04:00

Sometimes when things are really bothering me and I can't seem to get it off my mind I find the best thing to do is to just laugh about it because its not worth it to be upset...life is about living and enjoying..don't forget it! L3

Catching up <3

2008-07-06T13:39:00.003-04:00

Ok so my last post was about a million years ago!! Sorry!! Alot has happened since then...I got my roommate and the good news is that she seems really nice...I have done tons of shopping for my dorm room and somehow everything I bought turned out to be purple so I guess thats my theme...I went to orientation and I can describe it in two words-long & overwhelming. The first day was 12 hours long!!!....I picked my classes-Anthropology, History of the Human Species, History of Motion pictures, and Intro to hospitality management.....I went to Yellowstone National park and that vacation deserves its own post so that will be coming soon...and I am currently getting ready for my trip to San Francisco!! Yah!! The trip to San Fran is my graduation present from my wonderful mother!! I can't wait for China town..yummmm....So thats about it for now but I will have the post up about Yellowstone soon so check back! L3

Inspiration

2008-05-30T00:01:00.007-04:00

I think life is too short to hold back...get out there..show yourself...be recognized..set a trend...learn...and as always
L ive
Love
Laugh

dorm shopping<3

2008-05-29T17:36:00.003-04:00

ok..this may sound odd..but one of the things I am most excited for about college is decorating my dorm room :)Ever since I can remember I have been waiting for the day when I can finally go dorm room shopping..and the day has FINALLY come! Target has the best dorm stuff..it's cheap and cute. So far I don't have much, but I think I will wait until orientation to see what kind of space I am actually getting(not much!)I will definetely need a mini-fridge(for late night cravings...mmmm), new bedding, and cute decorations. I am kind of worried about my room mate situation since I did it RANDOMLY, but hopefully things will work out and I will end up with a great new friend! So keep your fingers crossed..and I will keep ya posted! L3

Believe In Yourself

2008-05-24T00:41:00.002-04:00

The robe, the tassel, the hat

2008-05-22T23:31:00.000-04:00

Tuesday was graduation. Need I say more. Relieved. Sad. Happy. Nostalgic. Excited.Nervous. The day felt like it went on forever, but once it was over it was like a blink in time, gone now only to be revisited through photos, brief videos, and ever fading memories. The night before I couldn't sleep-what if I trip? what if they say my name wrong? what if my family is late? what if I start to cry?-yes my biggest fear, crying, why do I fear it? well usually once I start I can't stop. I did not cry that day, many did, but strangely I didn't even have to hold back tears, instead I was full of brief flashes of my pearly whites :) I don't know what came over me but the moment I put on that robe I felt accomplished and proud of myself for the things that I had gone through to get to this day. Kindergarden to senior year. multiplication tables to logarithms. sentences to 5 page long essays. cooties to crushes. friends.fights.tests. What an array of events that shaped who I am today. Time machines, who needs em, I wouldn't change a thing. My tassel now hangs in my room as a constant reminder of who I am and why I should be proud.whats next?college...and I only hope that when I put on that next robe I will be as happy as I was on Tuesday May 20th, 2008 <3

Live Love Laugh

More of my summer!

Playing catch up :)

EXAMS :(

Too Long!

What a day......

Rachel is the BEST!!!!

Visit from a friend <3

Cirque Odyssey!!

Sky Watch Friday!!

Going home!!

Leu Gardens

Playing around!

~Maryland~

Sky Watch Friday!!

UCF Football!!

Sky Watch Friday!!

College!!

Tropical Storm Fay : (

Getting ready to go!

Sky Watch Friday!!!!!!

It's been a while!!!

Good day!

Sky Watch Friday!!!

Wish book

Beach

Shark Week!

*Lazy day*

P-H-O-T-O-S

Sky Watch Friday

Yellowstone

Mall Day

Pretty Pics

The best Medicine

Catching up <3

Inspiration

dorm shopping<3

Believe In Yourself

The robe, the tassel, the hat

Lazy day