i had a WONDERFUL thanksgiving weekend! lots of food and quality time with friends and family! i really couldn't ask for more.



i'm also glad i did the turkey trot this year! i thought i was going to die at some point...but i survived! haha

thankful

i am thankful for everything that i have in my life....especially all of the wonderful people in my life!





hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving holiday weekend! can't believe november is almost over...i am sooo ready for you now, december!! bring it!!

forgiveness

words of wisdom from my Dalai Lama calendar for the weekend of November 21/22 said:

Forgiveness is the most effective way of dealing with arguments; altruism and forgiveness bring humanity together so that no conflict, however serious, will go beyond the bounds of what is truly human.

this weekend i forgave someone that i never thought i would forgive...and i feel sooooo much better now! :)

happy friday!

everything is possible

sexiest men alive

Since People magazine unveiled their issue of this year's Sexiest Men Alive today, I thought I would come up with some of my own favorite hotties. This is actually a very difficult thing for me to do because I don't usually obsess over how hot celebrities are the way guys do about say...Megan Fox. Haha

Paul Walker: horrible actor...but i think i just like guys who drive fast cars HAHA


Brad Pitt: He must be hot if he's with one of the sexiest women alive...minus points for leaving J. Aniston though


Chris Pine: reminds me of a younger version of Brad Pitt


David Beckham: all Armani underwear models are HOT


James Franco: he went to UCLA...nuff said


Zac Efron: never watched HSM or 17 Again...but i see him everywhere else in the media


Chad Michael Murray: i used to watch One Tree Hill every week because of him


Ryan Reynolds: he looks so All-American...very boy-next-door looking


Ian Somerhalder: even though I've only seen one episode of Vampire Diaries I think he's the hottest vampire...sorry R. Patz!


Gilles Marini: he has really good hip movement from what I've seen on DWTS haha


Pierce Brosnan: very handsome old man



ok i think that's good enough for now

twilight!

can't wait for new moon to come out this friday!!

make the most of your week!

the land down under

Exactly 30 days from tomorrow I will be getting on a plane en route to the land down under...AUSTRALIA!!! I will be traveling with my brother and Aussie. We will be meeting up with Lara and Ana who will be coming from Thailand (they have been volunteering there since September).

We leave on December 14th and arrive on December 16th (19 hour time difference!). We'll be traveling to 4 different cities (Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane and Sydney). We'll be staying in each city for four days each. I'll be there for two and a half weeks, my bro and Aussie will be there for an extra week after I leave, Ana and Lara will be there for who knows how long after that...they go where the wind takes them. haha

Here is a preview of the places we'll be visiting and some of the activities we'll be doing...


Melbourne (Dec. 16-20)
Hotel: The Sebel Melbourne



Map of Melbourne:


Melbourne by day...





Melbourne by Night...




We'll be partying at the Crown Casino



Cairns (Dec. 20-24)
Hotel: Coral Towers Holiday Units



Cairns by Day...


Cairns by Night...


Lagoon...


Great Barrier Reef...



Snorkeling/Scuba Diving on the Ocean Freedom Cruise...


Skydiving over the GBR...



Maybe zip-lining at Cape Tribulation (an hour north of Cairns)...




Brisbane (Dec. 24-28)
Hotel: Novotel Brisbane Hotel



Brisbane by Day...



Brisbane by Night...





Australia Zoo (aka Steve Irwin Zoo)...






Sydney (Dec. 28 - Jan. 1)
Hotel: Westin Sydney



Sydney by Day...


Sydney by Night...




Darling Harbour...


Bridge Climb...


Bondi Beach...


Sydney Tower...


The Rocks...




This is what we'll be seeing on NYE...


I'm sooo excited now!!!