Can you find waldo? or in this case lucky?

For some reason this is now his favorite spot on the couch.  Yes he climbs up there, removes the pillows, and settles himself in between the pillows and the couch, and blends in!  He obviously is comfy thou b/c he refuses to leave this spot!  And yes...he is snoring as I am writing this post!

Biggest Loser - Couples

This show is a tearjerker for me this week.  This show is always emotional, and my eyes always tear up at the end when they have to eliminate someone...but this time, it was even worst!  This week it left an aching feeling in my heart.

Spoiler Alert - Stop reading if you haven't watched this yet and is planning to!

This week it was down to Sunshine and O'neal.  After his brother passed away, he was already emotional and this past week both of them had to leave to attend his brother's funeral.  So they lost a day and a half in being able to work out.  And this week it cost them being at the bottom.

So of course O'neal sacrificed himself so Sunshine could stay behind, but you can tell that no one there wanted him to leave.  It was very very emotional for me, because I felt like he deserves to still be there.  He, with his bad knee, and everything else, deserves to be there more than anyone else...at least that's just my opinion...but we all know that doesn't matter.  To me, I don't know why, and please don't badger me over this, but I felt that Ashley should have gone home...

On to brighter and cheerier news, next week is makeover week!!!

My First Monday Minute with DDOR - and yes I'm late

Yes I know...I'm a day late on this...but I decided I still wanted to do it ~ hey it must be still Monday somewhere in this world, right? hm...maybe not...but oh well...  

1 - What drugs have you done in your life?

Advil, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Nyquil...
     what? these don't count???

2 - A/S/L?

You know...I had no idea what these meant...until I read someone else's answers! I know...a duh moment so here goes...30(a young 20s at heart)/Female(although my friends always say I don't act like a lady)/Ga(please don't stalk me)

3 - Do you pick your nose?

The thought of this question makes me wanna gag - I always clean my nose with tissue!  I find it very disturbing when I am driving and see other drivers pick their nose ~ please stop doing that!!!

4 - What's your favorite childhood cartoon

I watched news during my childhood...oh who am I kidding?  I still watch cartoons, I can't get away from cartoons, kids movies, teen shows, and family guy!

5 - List the URL, of what you believe to be the best blog post you've ever done

I personally think they're all great...hehe...but this one is fun ---->  Check it out:  Twilight Fans

First Impressions and stories of Mexico City

I was actually pretty excited at first for my long layover in Mexico City.  That is, until the stories came.  After a really really long day, we arrived in Mexico City and all of us just couldn't wait till we get to the hotel and pass out.

We got into our transportation that would take us to the hotel.  Barely leaving the airport, we hear police sirens...we started joking with the Spanish speaker that the cops were coming for him to search his bags...next thing we knew...the police was behind us and pulling us over.

He came up to the van and opened the doors, then started having a conversation with the Spanish speaker in Spanish...we had no clue, of course, to what was going on or what he was saying.  After waiting patiently in what seems like an eternity, the speaker tries to explain to us what the popo was saying.  He said basically there is going to be a new law (so its not even a law YET) that crewmembers are not allowed in this kind of van...so we're asking then whats the deal now? are we going to be able to go now? or what?

He said the popo was saying that we might get fined and blah blah blah...the pilot was like ok just go fine the airline...just let us go right now...besides it is NOT a law yet so what is the deal?  He (police) just kept talking and saying stuff in spanish for like another ten minutes and finally closes the van door and starts talking to the van driver.

Now that we had the doors closed, the speaker starts telling us that basically the popo was trying to get money out of us and how it was really corrupted over there.  He was saying all that talk about the "new law" was all bullshit and it was ALL about the money.

The van driver came back in the car and we drove off.  We asked him what happened and he said the police asked him to pay him some money and he'll let us go...we were shocked and asked him if he paid him.  He said no, he just told the stoopid ass that he don't have any money...

We couldn't believe that the police (the people that we would go to if we needed help in a foreign country) were like that over there...so we were like well I'm not sure I want to be out and about walking around...what if we run into another popo and get send to jail unless we pay them???

We get to the hotel, and I am admiring the decors because it was a really beautiful hotel.  I'm thinking ok...I can deal with hanging out here at the hotel and not going anywhere...this looks really nice!  You can see from some of the pictures here that I took...the room was huge and very very comfy...

And then...While we were checking in, the other flight attendant comes up to us and tells us another story to warn us...and totally scared me half to death!

Story...to be continued...

Friday Follow - I believe this is #3 for me!

Been so busy lately, running around trying to get everything done all at once.  So have been slacking off on the walking and exercising, but I've walked enough in Vegas...so I guess that offsets it a little bit!

Tonight is my own very first Lia Sophia Jewelry show!!! I am so excited and hopefully I won't get too nervous!

Its only 1:30pm here and there are already 600+ links on this Friday Follow!!!  Can you believe that?

Ok, here goes...If you are revisiting, welcome back and I am so happy you are still reading!  If you are new, please take a moment to browse around and I hope you will become a follower! =)

If you're new to this whole Friday Follow thing - here's what you have to do to join:
--Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.
--Grab the Friday Follow button and include on your Friday Follow blog post.
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--Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you'd like.
--Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow.
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This list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. The list is only open to add your blog links on Fridays. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.

Fear and Peace - How is it possible to feel both at the same time?

I love looking at or watching water...the beach, the lake, the river...I can just sit there and look at it, stare at it, and I would feel so at ease, so peaceful...

On my Pittsburgh trip I did that, I walked on the bridge and sat down for a little while by the water just taking in all the surroundings and relaxing...the water wasn't even that pretty or clean looking, but it still gave me a sense of peacefulness...

But while I'm sitting there staring into the water...I started wondering...how can I love it so much staring at it, sitting here taking it all in?  Why do I love it so much, when at the same time I fear it so much...How is that possible?

You see, I can't swim...I don't know how...I took swimming lessons when I was a little kid...but never did learn...I have had this terrorizing fear when I get in water that goes above my head....never been able to learn how to deal with it or stop fearing it...

The water doesn't even have to be deep, as soon as I get submerged in it, I freak out...My friends make fun of me because I can't even go on water slides...I went on one once, slid down, went under the water, and frantically flapped my arms around like I was drowning...finally found my balance, stood up, and cried...yep...I bawled...it was very very embarrassing...

So I'm sitting there looking at the water, peaceful for the moment, but at the same time thinking, I would be so scared if I fell in this water...

How is it possible?  Something that brings me such peace... could also terrorize me so?

I am Back!!!

Yes I could not get on the flight I was planning on getting on...well actually I could, but my friend who was on a buddy pass, couldn't and I didn't want to leave her there alone...so I stayed with her...and Yes, we spend the night at the Vegas airport...

But anyhow...I had a GREAT time in Vegas...We rented a car and drove to Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon...which I would recommend everyone to do!  I would suggest to drive all the way and visit Grand Canyon first though, and then on the way back stop by Hoover Dam...We did it the other way around and alot of the shops were already closed...

Also DO NOT take your own car there...because to Grand Canyon there is about half an hour of dirt road, and you would not want to mess up your own car that way...not to mention all the Rams that we saw on the side of the road too...

Grand Canyon was absolutely beautiful!!!  We climbed up the rocks all the way to the top tip of it!  It was very very scary but we made it!  I got up there and my knees got weak...I had to sit down...When I stood up I felt like I was just gonna fall down the cliff...but it was a good experience.

If you don't already have a Red Card from Wynn, you should get one...If you are a new member they have a promotion going on that you only need 55 points on the card and you will get a free buffet!  It is free to get the card...and I played on the wheel of fortune slots and got my 55 pts pretty quickly!  Our whole group got free buffets at the Wynn...and the buffet at the Wynn is SOOOO much better than the buffet at the Bellagio...just so you know...

We stayed at Treasure Island and the hotel was pretty nice...staying there you get to be in a VIP area to watch the Sirens show outside, which was definitely a treat...because we're so short we didn't have to get stuck behind some of the tall people...and the Sirens show definitely beat all the other shows that the other hotels had...at least to me...because it was so much more entertaining!

You also get to go to their club for free before midnight...although we didn't go to try it out...there was so much to do and we didn't have enough time!  There is a $22.40 per day resort fee for each room...I think its for the free internet in the room and also for the pool and fitness center...but we didn't have a chance to lay out in the pool either...

I am exhausted from my vacation and I think I seriously need some recovery time...but got sooo much to do!  Not to mention the 865 blog posts that I need to catch up on reading...so here I go...off to read blogs...this is gonna take me awhile...