Pura Vida, Costa Rica!

Well it's officially over. We have conquered Costa Rica and I will say, it was a way fun adventure! Beautiful place, perfect weather, tasty food, and great people. We stayed in the town of Tamarindo and it only rained 2 days, which is GREAT for the rainy season so we were very happy about that. I would recommend Costa Rica to anyone- it was that much fun! (Many pictures below...just so you know, but not as nearly many pictures as we have took)

The plane ride there I got bumped to first class, so Nick let me take it. SO on the plane ride home I also got bumped to first class and I gave it to Nick. He was so excited! One of the first things he said to me once we got off was, "They gave me steak!"

We stayed in San Jose the first night then rented a car and drove 4.5 hours to Tamarindo. It was a very windy road but really pretty. It was nice to see the countryside of Costa Rica.

This is where we stayed. It was called Casabambora (www.vrbo.com) and Joey, the owner, was so nice and helpful with all our questions and help we needed. He really keeps this place in tip top condition.

Nick had me longboard surf. I haven't done this since living in San Diego so it was really fun. Yeah, my waves weren't that big, but I still got up and surfed all the way in several times.

These little ants were everywhere. Just minding their own business, walking their own path, and carrying leaves to their home. It was neat to see.

We got a flat tire from all the pot holes and terrible roads that Tamarindo had. So Nick and I changed the tire. Well Nick changed it, I just winded the bolts off and on.

One day Nick took a hour long boat ride to go surf Witch's Rock and Ollie's Point. They are famous surf spots in video's and Endless Summer. He got baby jellyfish stings all over his body from the warm water! We had to rub vinegar on his body to keep them from itching. Surfer's term for this: Sea Lice.

The sunsets there were immaculate!

The beaches there were warm and beautiful!

Nick is out there in the white shirt. He had some really fun surfing days and I had great times on the beach tanning. Such a relaxing vacation!

We took a Catamaran (spelling?) ride around this island to go snorkeling on the other side. Then it started pouring down rain! The waves were huge and Nick got a little seasick, but the cool part was....

We saw a school of Humpback whales!! They were jumping, and flipping their fins, and smashing their tails in the air. It was so hard to take pictures and due to the rain, I only brought my Canon Powershot, so I couldn't zoom in as close as I wanted to.

They also threw in fishing lines and we caught a Jack fish. I am not sure what that is, but it was a big fish that they let go back into the water. Apparently they taste bad.

Then we went horseback riding in the valley. It was funny because my horse didn't really like Nick's horse and any time Nick's horse tried to pass, my horse would start trotting. We got a kick out of it. But the view up there was amazing! You could see all the way to the ocean.

Yeah, the helmet they had us wear gave my hat a funny shape.

During horseback riding and ziplining we saw monkeys! They were just as curious in us as we were in them. Just staring. There was a whole family in the trees at this point so we took some pictures.

Here is Nick ziplining. IT WAS SO FUN! I could have sang a whole song for how long some of these lines were. You could see the whole canopy- and birds were flying right by you! Pretty cool experience.

Another monkey we saw.

Nick was trying to find a surf spot and got us mini-lost. This road let us to this river, then the road continued on the other side up stream a ways! Do we go or not?

These are Joey, the land lord's, dogs. They were so nice and just followed us everywhere when we were at home. This night we were watching the sunset and they wanted to watch it with us.

This is a cool surf shop and a photo-op came to mind...

And here we are at the airport headed back to the U.S. of A. Such a great time and a great trip! I am so glad we had the opportunity to go and it was a well deserved vacation for both of us. We made friends from Quebec and went on a double date one night, Nick's surfboard smacked his chin and split it (so he superglued it) and we made sure we relaxed everyday! Now back to real life but with good memories!

Costa Rica, HERE WE COME!!

So I haven't posted in awhile, so that is why I got all these entries on today. I wanted to get them done before we left on our trip and boy are we excited! Swimsuit, check, sunblock, check, camera, check, passports, check. We are all ready. Well, almost- we still have to do laundry and pack. So off we go and I'll definately put some of the best pictures up when we get back.

Bon Apetite

I am registered for a cooking class right now. I have not really enjoyed it as the recipe's are so simple and I haven't found anything challenging as of yet. So the first section of the course is over. I had to make several meals, nutrition charts, brand comparisons, etc.. Here are a couple the things I made. (I thought I had to send in pictures to prove I made them, but I was wrong)

Banana bread and muffins

Chocolate Mousse

Bless Your Little Fur

Max Wright

1992-2010

When I was young my best friend's cat had kittens. My parents let me have one, so after they gave away all the other cats, my little Max was for me. I played with him every day, and I even put him in doll clothes. So he has gotten old and very tired looking. His hips were going out, and he was vomiting all his food. I didn't want him to suffer anymore. One day my parents said it's time to put him down. The next day I made an appointment. I knew he was hurting, but it still felt like I was killing him. I think the hardest part was that I have known him for 18 years! He's seen everything in my life. But now I know he is happy.

So rest in peace my little feline friend. I know I'll miss you.

Maple Mash

Well Canada Day was July 1 and my sister wanted to throw a Canada Day party, but she decided to have it a little further away from July 4th and also some Canadian friends were coming down, so July 30 was the day. We sent out an invite to all the local Canadians (From B.C only, duh) and had a great time eating BBQ, swimming, playing games, and catching up. I didn't know very many people as they were more in my sisters age range, but I still had a nice time talking and remembering all the tasty Canada things.

Twilight: Eclipse

So I finally saw Eclipse. Now, I've read the books and I've enjoyed the first two movies so I was a little excited to see this movie, I'll admit it. BUT honestly how bad was this movie?! Are they serious with what they delivered? Really? I couldn't fully enjoy it because it was so terrible!

Here are my issues with it:

1. Bella's wig. It was so bad! Come on- we all know she did the Joan Jett movie and chopped her hair grotesque, but this wig- really? I couldn't stop staring at how bad it looked. Below is a poster with her wearing it. She looks like a new actress compared to how she looked in previous movies.

2. These 'vampires' looked fake! (Yeah I know they don't exist but I mean movie fake) I could see all the make up that went into making them. They bad hair dye (all of them), their painted eyebrows, the white skin, the lip liner/lip stick- ALL OF IT! No one in their right mind would think Edward was better looking than Jacob with all the make up he was wearing

3. The acting. But that is a given. It hasn't been good in any of the movies.

I would like to give it to Jacob though. He seemed to really take his role more seriously. He bulked up, he took acting classes...he was the only person on the screen (aside from Charlie) that I could stand. I did like him more in his 'wolf' shape though.

Those are my thoughts on Twilight: Eclipse. P.S. SO EXCITED FOR POTTER!

My Wish List....

We all know the Weimmie is the only thing I MIGHT be able to get one day, but donations are always welcome for the others!