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Showing posts with label Aruba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aruba. Show all posts

November 25, 2012

Sunday Social...

Name 4 Jobs You’ve Had In Your Life
1. Page
2. Circulation Clerk
3. Processing Clerk
4. Librarian

Name 4 Movies You Would Watch Over & Over
1. Halloween
2. Eurotrip
3. The Goonies
4. Clue

Name 4 Places You Have Lived
1. Long Island
2. Binghamton, NY (College)

Name 4 Of Your Favorite Foods
1. Pizza
2. Black Beans & Rice
3. Penne a la Vodka
4. Mac & Cheese

Name 4 Things You Always Carry With You
1. iPhone
2. Wallet
3. Lip Balm
4. Moleskin Notebook

Name 4 Places You Have Been On Vacation
1. Europe (England, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy & Switerland)*
2. Aruba
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Los Angeles, CA
 
* = I counted Europe as one place because I went to all of those places on one trip.

January 1, 2012

Year In Review: 2011...


Adventures Of The Year 2011: Highlights... (Not in any particular order)
  • Finally finishing my Masters Degree & walking in graduation.
  • Spending a week in Aruba with my family.
  • Getting my first tattoo.
  • Seeing a baby seal on the beach.
  • Celebrating my one year blogiversary.
  • Spending the weekend in Gettysburg, PA with my mother & sister.
  • Making new friends and pen pals.
  • Creating the Tintin drinking game with Phil.
  • Spending a week in Miami at my Tio & Tia's condo.
  • Driving from Miami to Long Island with my cousin.
  • Going to see Incubus, the Foo Fighters & Soundgarden in concert.
  • Getting 100% on my Civil Service Exam.
  • Magically becoming a dog person, at least for Nella.
  • Becoming addicted to tanning.
  • Creating my bucket list.
  • Starting a record collection.
  • Many wonderful nights out with my friends.
  • Learning that I love the drink Miami Vices.
  • Finding new and fun places in New York City.
  • Etc.
Favorite Posts Of The Year...
Favorite Photos Of The Year 2011... (Not in any particular order)









December 22, 2011

Got The "T" Part Down In GTL...

I know this should probably be posted in my beauty blog, but it was kind of an adventure for me... I went to a tanning salon and tanned in a machine for the first time in my life. Why did I do this you ask? Well, my beautiful tan from Aruba/going to the beach with Erin all summer has faded and I refuse to be a pasty bridesmaid at the wedding next month. And since I will not be traveling to a tropical country between now and then, going to a tanning salon was my only option...

I went to your standard tanning salon chain, got the second most expensive package because we (Erin and I) got a new client 30 day special and we went tanning. I opted for the stand up tan, while Erin went with your standard lie down bed.

It was an odd experience, not bad but odd. For my first time they told me to do seven minutes instead of the normal ten minutes in my particular machine. I stood up, held on to the bar above my head and listened to the radio for the seven minutes. The only problem I had was the fact that I took my glasses off to tan and I kinda fell out of the machine when I was trying to get out because I missed a step. Aside from that (because no one saw) it was a good experience and I will be going back tomorrow.

May 22, 2011

Year One Photos...

This is just a handful of the photos from the past year.

February 23, 2011

Flat Stanley In Aruba...

If you've been following me for a while then you know that I bring a cutout of Flat Stanley with my whenever I go on vacation or somewhere new (If I remember to take him that is). So obviously I brought him with me to Aruba. Here are the photos I took of Mr. Stanley while I was on my most current vacation.

Photos From Aruba...

Here are some of the 600+ photos I took while I was on vacation in Aruba.

February 13, 2011

Aruba...

I know it's been almost ten days since my last post but I have a good reason for not posting, I was in Aruba with my family. We went on a seven day all inclusive vacation to the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Aruba -- Don't ever stay at this hotel*. Aside from the hotel, I had an awesome time and I would go back if I was staying somewhere else.

I spent the majority of my time at the beach, swimming, drinking Miami Vices and eating, so I don't wanna bored you with a day by day breakdown of my trip because it basically revolved around those things with a few random things thrown in.

Random Things I Did In Aruba
  • Tubbing
  • Jet skiing
  • Snorkeling at the Antilla wreck**
  • Fofoti Tour: The Best of Aruba***

* The hotel itself was not a terrible looking or dirty place, it was actually quite nice. The problem with the hotel was the staff. Just about everyone at the hotel was rude and everything they said was very inconsistent -- One person would say one thing while someone else would say something else. It was bad.

While we were out to dinner we actually met a couple who had been screwed over by both the hotel and Travelocity. They had booked an all inclusive vacation for two through Travelocity for the hotel ($3,000+) and when they got to Aruba they were told there was no record of them paying for an all inclusive trip, just a room. They were telling us how rude the people were to them and all the bullshit they went through trying to rectify the situtation to no avail. Moral of the story, do NOT stay at the Holiday SunSpree Resort in Aruba.

** The MS Antilla is a World War II shipwreck off the coast of Aruba. At 400 feet long, the Antilla is one of the Caribbean's largest shipwrecks.

*** The Fofoti Tour included visits to the California Lighthouse, Gold Mine Ruins, Natural Bridge, Rock Formation, swimming at Baby Beach.