so that's why they call them the steelers..

as mentioned in the previous post, 

i happened on a bit of a vacation this week :)

my good friend gavin and i surprised his roomie, aka. my unsuspecting boyfriend, shawn, while he was away for winter break in his hometown..

PITTSBURGH! :)

if i had been smart enough to catch his reaction on a video camera it would most certainly be found in this post.

unfortunately, that adorable moment when he dropped his coffee will only be captured in mine and gavin's memories forever.

wish you could have seen it though ;)

we spent those 4 days exploring every nook and cranny of the city,

and indulging in some of the most delicious food i have ever had the pleasure of tasting.

we spent time with some wonderful people, experienced the "eighth world wonder", and took in what had to be some of the most beautiful views the city has to offer.

it also didn't hurt that after a week and a half of no boyfriend,

i got to spend a few days catching up with my favorite guy <3

gavin was such a trooper and handled the kissing and cuddling with ease,

and i couldn't thank him enough for his way too generous christmas gift of a free trip to pittsburgh. 

sadly, the day had to come when reaching the airport on time was our priority for the day's agenda,

and i must admit that i left a bit of my heart in that beautiful city and with that beautiful family. 

dear pittsburgh, i do that hope we meet again ;)

at the Eat-N-Park :)

Baby G :)

mount washington

pittsbarrrgh :)

our wonderful pittsburgh family :)

fancy night!

don't know how i got so lucky <3

primanti bros!! so damn good.

<3

xoxo :)

that one place i love.

as mentioned previously,

i recently returned from nearly two weeks in the lovely cabo san lucas.

you could say it was a good time.

i swam with dolphins, went snorkeling & jet-skiing, and went on a fun little dinner cruise.

and for all those times in between,

i was treated with ocean playing, pool lounging, swedish massages (ikea, holla!)

and the hot, mexican sun tanning my pasty, winter body.

also, my cute little ex-roomie kenzie came, 

so that was really just awesome of her to do that :)

it was a really grand time. 

also, if you're ever looking for a confidence boost, 

mexico is the place to be.

i had so many boyfriends.

it's really unfortunate that none of them spoke english,

and even though i weirdly gave them my email

(they asked for it, i'm really not that self-centered i swear)

they never ended up adding me on the fbook..

so now here i sit back in my cozy draper home,

with flaky, once-bronzed skin that now suffers from the lack of humidity.

and i have returned to my fun little ikea job,

with more hours than i had when i left.

but my puppies were stoked to see me.

so that was neat :)

anyhowz, here are some pictorals from the beachy vaca.

i will be returning soon.

my boyfs must miss me terribly..

be sure to wear flowers in your hair..

if you're going to san francisco..

like i did sayyyy,

about two weeks ago.

p.s. post title refers to my theme song for the trip to touristy sanfran.

-- a.k.a. San Francisco by one Scott McKenzie --

i realize i am terrible at keeping up with my bloggity.

so i will now rant.

as previously stated

i recently went/returned from the ever-so-crafty
 (and cultural)
city of San Francisco.

boy was it neat.

and not just neat but like frkkn awesome.

and not only frkkn awesome,

but it also made me feel like shit about myself,

which i believe is sometimes necessary to remind myself to stay humble.
it was a slap in the face and a punch in the stomach,
and i totally loved it.

i realized and/or learned a few personally valuable lessons while in this beautiful city.

1. it is not okay to just live comfortably.

2. stepping outside your comfort zone and broadening your horizons is healthy, and i highly, highly recommend it.

3. love does not care about your sexuality.

4. poetry does not have to be a drag.

5. it is possible to be 100% honest with people you have known for only a week.

6. walking 13 miles in one day is not easy on the right hip.

7. listen.

8. you can't love both God and money. you just can't.

9. i may hate politics, but Jesus was at least informed, so maybe i should be too.

10. appreciate and give.

11. "to be unforgiving is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die."

12. ethnic food tasting such as filipino delicacies can be totally disgusting but the locals just love it.

13. if you participate in something called bay to breakers, you will see lots and lots of penises.. like probably a hundred or so.

14. the castro district has the best bakery in the world.

15. the GG bridge is the coolest part of sanfran.. jk. it's def not.
but it was kewl :)
16. hostels are gross but also fun, and part of the experience.

17. it is possible to find beauty and light in even what may seem to be the most devastating of places.

and yes. while in san francisco,

i met some gentle people there.

dedications:

- to my fellow sanfranners: i totally love you.

xoxo.

rock me mama like a wagon wheel.

this paper isn't going to get written. 

college is honestly wearing me out these days. it's time for a break.

a much needed break. 

THANKSgiving. thank you for the break. that is why i am giving thanks this year.

i'm ready to escape to vegas for 4 days this thursday.

how i do enjoy the old vegas. 

it was a weary day today.

it's snowy.

i hope there's no snow in vegas.

it's alright from indoors i suppose.

i suppose the white blanket can be appealing when i'm not trampling all over it.

apparently i'm just confused.

i've turned my room into a sauna so the chill from outside won't creep through my window.

walk into my room and you'll pass through a wall of heat.

my roommates think i'm crazy:)

so instead of writing my paper tonight, 

i've succeeded in repainting both my finger & toenails, made a bowl of mashed potatoes (and a turkey sandwich to compliment it), sipped on hot cocoa, and vented to kenz about stupid shit.

this paper isn't going to get written.

oh. did i mention i'm cursed?

i am. totally. i totally am.

ask me how much of this 7-9 pg paper i've written.

actually, don't ask.

because it's too much of an embarrassment and i don't want to talk about it, okay?

mel and i uploaded more youtube vids.

one of them has become semi-famous i suppose you could say at a whopping

293 views!!! (and counting.)

we super love our biggest fans.

especially the ones who tell us to dance in somethin a little tighter,

like panties. or bikinis.

thanks for your creeper messages. 

don't worry, we definitely User Blocked you suckers.

next big thing. i'm tellin ya.

we're gonna be on ellen. and dr. phil.

maybe we'll make t-shirts. any requests?

well-

this paper isn't going to get written.

sooo..

DEAD-EE-KAY-SHUNS:

- to the pilgrims and the indians: thanks for existing so i can have a few extra days of school off.

- to the paper: go to hell.

road trips and roadkill.

SummerSummerSummer:) it's happening. i'm in love with it. so far, summer has been quite enjoyable, as it should be due to the fact that it's summer. this summer i hadn't done too much until my dear friend bre and i decided to take a bit of a road trip to the lovely st. george:) some may not enjoy st. george as much as others, but it is quite the place to be when you don't want to deal with people..it's especially great when there is nobody on the third floor of your condo except yourself and your dear chummet:) anyhow, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly while lounging by the pool, or snacking on cheap (but so delicious) potato/macaroni salad. that's how chum and i roll. simply i suppose. then one day we said to ourselves "hey..we've already driven this far...let's day trip it to vegas:)" and so we did. it was bloody hot, but we sure did have a lovely time. i used to hate vegas as a child. welp. not anymore. i almost live for shopping on the strip. however, aside from shopping, i also obtained many life skills. for instance, never be tricked into taking a survey for $35 dollars (it's not worth the time or effort it takes to get to that damn room). when someone asks you if you're gonna "hit the clubs", tell them you're 14. they'll back off. also, never pick a sweaty wedgie in front of drunken men.. get your hands off of me. people on the strip only let you take pictures with their parrots if you pay for it, and you can get a bottled water from random people for a buck. so after an eventful, and successful 5 hours in the city of Lost Wages (Bahahahahah learned that one from my 6th grade teacher), we were ready to head back to st. george. which leads me to my next topic. while traveling state to state, you see a lot of roadkill. and can i just say that i absolutely detest roadkill? it is most likely near the verrrrry top on my list of least favorite things. i was telling my dear companion of this as we continually passed poor, limp animal carcasses, and she laughed and said i should blog about it..so i am..even though she laughed about it.. because you know whaaaat? i'm an animal lover. i almost love baby animals more than baby humans. in fact, i just might. call me what you will..but hey, i just feel that poor little innocent rabbits and quails, and chipmunks, and other sweet and helpless creations should just not be pummeled by massive machines on wheels traveling at 85 miles an hour! come onnnn.. nobody stands a chance against that! let alone the little furry fellas just tryin to follow their mama's back to safety..and then bam!! dead. i just hate it. i just do i say. i say we should all do our part to lessen the amount of roadkill! that's all i ask. until i get the chance to travel to africa to save the world, that's all i've got. k seeyaa.