most amazing week of my life... and when i came back and told everyone they all though i had fallen in love with some man, but it was the island that got me.


of course the hot men didn't hurt either, but i guess i had forgotten how much i love the ocean, and how alive and happy it makes me feel. i met some interesting people, and i am planning to go back in may...

this time i am going to rent a car so i can really see the island.


don't listen to what you hear about that poor young girl, that can happen anywhere, and the local people were all so friendly and helpful, and very interesting. i think it definitely helped that they all thought i am south american or aruban or something like that. they all loved me, i think minorities tend to be more friendly with others that appear to be minorities, or something like that.

i seriously want to live there for a summer, that would be a dream come true... but until i can figure that out, i will settle for another vaca in 8 months... anybody wanna come?????


this is me and the bride(i went for a destination wedding)...

she is getting so big and she can crawl. i want that baby, but she is so far. plz bring her to me, thx...

apparently i can finish the rest of my degree online, in the next year. this will be the record for world's longest bachelor's degree at about 7 years.

i subtracted the two years of cosmetology, which was a huge waste of time, even though i did just do an amazing job on another bride.

anyway, this excitement of this possible opportunity excites me.

i would be able to go anywhere, in a year.

also, i can take my vacas and finish my work beforehand and not worry about stupid lectures when i get back. and, the online program requires less math, and this would mean i am currently taking my last math class!!!!!!!

i suppose i will know in the next few weeks, hooray!

i miss aruba so much. i suppose its not realistic to feel i belong there, but i guess being out of the u.s. makes me think i would be happier elsewhere.

i am glad i came to phoenix and no doubt i will be here a while longer, but i am ready to go.

as soon as i get my degree i would love the opportunity to teach someplace tropical by the ocean. this is basically what i dream about everyday.

i was so happy on vacation, and not just that vacationy feeling, but i just love the water. it made me feel as happy as i did as a little girl when i would go on beach vacations with my family. i remember how content i was to just walk up and down the beach, and i felt the same way is aruba.

i can't wait to go back in may. and i can't wait to finish school so i can go out and see the world!!!

for now, i need to find a way to get by here because although i would never move back to buffalo, it gets very lonely here. no one ever just hangs out here. the people are fake and have awful fashion. i am also so sick of mexican food and tacos.

i want to live somewhere where i can walk to my destination instead of driving 40 minutes to get there.

mostly, i want to be the new girl again, life is more fun that way.