WEEKEND WRAP UP...

How was your weekend? I hope ya'll had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed your Sunday! A little fun fact for ya'll about this past Friday, did you know that it was the last Friday the 13th of entire year? Yes you read that right, the last Friday the 13th of 2012 has come and gone.  Pretty unbelievable to think that we are more than half way through 2012!

I spent this past week in St. Simon's Island in Georgia with my parents and grandfather and had a wonderful vacation! Below are just a few pictures from the trip.  On a side note, if you haven't tried boiled peanuts, they are amazing and addictive and you must try them out sometime. Delicious! I prefer them with a little spicy kick myself, so if you happen to have a good recipe or know where I could find one for boiled peanuts with a little kick, let me know because I'd love to try them out!

Did you happen to notice both my mom & I practicing our "hand on the hip pose" and I'm just not sure I'm loving the super pageant like look of it now that I'm seeing it online.  Seriously though, how in the world do ya'll pose in pictures and achieve a balance between not looking super awkward (a.k.a. the hand on hip pose my mom & I demonstrate above) while at the same time not pressing your arm against the side of your body, which for the record will not look good on anyone, ever.  Do ya'll have any tips for looking your best in photos? Do tell, I'm clearly in need of them!

Finally, a few of my favorites from around the web this past week:

• Tonight on 60 minutes, a great revelation by Steve Jobs' that one of his defining moments came as a kid when his parents told him regarding being adopted that he was not just abandoned, but chosen by them to be their son.  Check out the entire recap here. 
• You won't believe what they've turned into wi-fi hotspots here in NYC now.  What will they think of next?
• I can never have enough arm candy, and these bracelets are the perfect addition to my growing collection of fabulous bracelets, not to mention a great deal!
• An interesting article on making friends as you get older from the NY Times, particularly the finding by scientists of the three conditions "considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other." 
• I'm dying to do this next month here in NYC, but it appears to already be sold out, so sad! The Color Run is described as the happiest 5K on the planet, with the only rules being that you wear white, and prepare to get head-to-running shoes covered in what they call "magical color dust", have ya'll heard of this? Sign me up, ASAP! 

VACATION BREAK....

Happy Friday Ya'll!! I've been on vacation the past few days with family and it was such a wonderful time to relax and spend time with them at the beach.  Hope ya'll have had a good week and are having a fabulous Friday! I've got a short post for this Friday on the acronym you'll love to hate, YOLO.  I literally had NO clue what the phrase YOLO meant, but I can tell you I've heard it EVERYWHERE and increasingly in the past 6 months.  If you are like me and have no earthly idea what I'm talking about you can check out the Urban Dictionary definition for YOLO which is an "acronym for You Only Live Once."  Just a warning, you better believe now that I know what it means when I see #YOLO blowing up my twitter feed, I'll be throwing out my fair share of #YOLO's as well.  So this all got me wondering, have I been living under a rock and the only one who is just now discovering this popular acronym?  I came across this article on The Washington Post discussing the widespread use of the acronym YOLO.  It even points to an article referring to President Obama's press conference on the Supreme Court's healthcare decision back in April as his "YOLO moment." Yes, really!  Have ya'll had your own YOLO moment?  If so, what was it and is this an acronym you use frequently?

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ESCAPE AWAY TO...

It's been a crazy week playing catch up and getting back to NYC following major delays in Dallas... thank goodness for the airport Xpress Spa, highly recommend it anytime you have a long delay at DFW! It's Friday and I am wishing I was heading on vacation to a relaxing beach, St. Simons Island in Georgia would be the perfect long weekend vacation to getaway and soak up the sun.  If ya'll haven't been to St. Simons Island it's a great summer vacation! I absolutely LOVE this towel that I've seen all over the place recently and really it speaks for itself, right? 

What do ya'll have going on this weekend? Any fun plans? I'd love ya'll to share them with me! I am looking forward to being here this weekend and not traveling as it seems I've been in the airport a bit too much these past few weeks.  I am looking forward to this amazing weather we are having in New York right now, 70's in June feels like Paradise compared to the 100 degree temperatures in Texas.  

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GUANTANAMERA, TEQUILA, AND LOTS OF SUN!

My mom, sister-in-law Julia, and I returned home from 5 days in MEXICO last week and it was pretty wonderful. Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE Mexico, everything single thing about it is pretty FABULOUS.  My love of Mexico stems from growing up visiting this country for as long as I can remember (Hello, Texas and Mexico are literally next door neighbors!). We stayed at the Villa Rolandi and it was absolutely fabulous.  I would highly recommend anyone vacationing in Isla Mujeres to look into staying at Villa Rolandi.  Everything from the rooms to the service was wonderful and we would definitely go back to this quaint little island.   

I have to admit, for the past 20 plus years I have heard the song "Guantanamera" in all of its' many forms, the good, the bad and the ugly.  Somehow until  searching for a link to the song for this blog post, I had NO idea that the song was not called "wonton tomato" or some play on those words, yes I'm very serious! Wow, all these years and I finally figured out the real name of the song... learn something new everyday, right?  You can check out the song "Guantanamera" here.  

MEXICO!

DREAMING OF MEXICO.

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I'm headed to MEXICO in less than two weeks and SO looking forward to basking in the sun and taking a break from this chilly weather here in NYC.  Just a few of my must-haves for a Mexican getaway, and did I mention I'm even more excited to over indulge in MEXICAN food while on vacay!