Jumping Shots!

This past weekend was my birthday (Monday actually)… I turned one year younger. Okay… okay… I’m 27 now – which I know isn’t old – but when I don’t feel 27 it’s odd knowing that at this point my mom was 27 years old when I was born – it’s just weird.

Anyway – this past weekend it rained. Like always. It is April. But did that stop me? Stop me from?

Camping!! At the Eastern Shore.. i.e. beach.

No, it did not stop me from camping. Kinda… I had this trip planned for a month. I wanted to cross camping on the beach off my bucket list for the year. But the weather had another agenda for me. As in torrential rain, flash flooding, tornado warnings.. yeah – all of it. On the weekend I planned to camp.

But I was gung-ho. I was going to camp! Until my friends (sane) decided, we’d go – but camp in a hotel room. Ha! So much for roughing it.

But it was a blast. We still got to go to the shore, walk around, see wild ponies and then spend an unhealthy amount of time in the heated pool and the hot tub.

We did some campy activities – we roasted marshmallows over a camp fire stove… we made beer brat and had hot dogs. All delicious. We made the best of the situation an I had a blast.

I’ll go into more detail later. It’s late, I’ve had 4 days in a row of birthday celebrating and I’m pretty tired.

But for now – enjoy two jumping shots on the beach. There were 5 of us – I had to photoshop these photos to make it seem we were all in the picture!

It was my first time really photoshopping – I downloaded a free trial version – and I did pretty well if I do say so myself.

Happy Birthday to me!

Jumping for Joy!

Were at the beach!

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Okay – first I’m back from Guatemala!

And what an amazing experience that was!!! I’m still kind of digesting the whole thing and still somewhat working on the photos!

I have so many posts in my head about my trip and I’m still trying to figure out how I’ll do it. But until then…

I got back this past Friday night which was back in time to celebrate my birthday… which was April 18th.

It was a fun celebration. I had dinner with my parents on Saturday night, went out with some girlfriends afterward, then on Sunday, my actual birthday, I got a pedicure, did an early dinner with my roommates and then saw my dad and stepmom and sisters, bro-in-laws and niece and nephews for dessert!

Overall it was a wonderful birthday! How blessed I am to have such an amazing family and wonderful friends. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures from my birthday weekend. I was a bit photographed out after taking sooo many photos in Guatemala… but that’s okay. I have all the memories from my birthday saved up for sure.

So… while a bit late… to celebrate my birthday, here are 26 random facts about me:

1. When I was younger, my mom asked what I wanted for my birthday dinner… my answer: Spaghetti.
2. My biggest fear is falling… of tripping and falling in front of people. Unfortunately, it happens all the time. And I still haven’t gotten over that fear.
3. I know all the State Capitals. When I was in the third grade I made it a point to memorize all of them. Because I was a dork.
4. My favorite color is RED.
5. My favorite flower is a simple white daisy.
6. I need to have all doors closed in my room when I sleep… including bathroom door, closet doors and bedroom door.
7. I only like pens with black ink… I think it writing looks cleaner when written with black ink.
8. When I drink from a glass or can or whatever – my pinky finger sticks out.
9. I also noticed that when I drink – that I stick my elbow up… I’m weird.
10. I was playing a video game and finally beat the level that took me all summer. When I got to the next level, I jumped into the air and punched my hand up – hitting the ceiling light which cut my knuckle open and caused me to faint from the blood.
11. One summer in high school – I played the Play Station game Tomb Raider every single day. I was a video game dork.
12. I used to go to the library and check out 10 books at a time and have them all read within two weeks because all I did was read.
13. I have an addictive personality and that’s why I don’t gamble.
14. I don’t drink coffee. Not even decaf – because it’ll keep me awake for 24 hours.
15. I love naps.
16. I can wake up at any time and be UP and VERY AWAKE. People who are not morning people tend to hate me.
17. When I hear a song I like, I listen to it over and over again until I remember the lyrics. I like remembering lyrics. And I know a lot of lyrics to songs.
18. I love watching the Amazing Race. It helps to fuel my dream of traveling the world.
19. I hate being late. I am always either very early or right on time.
20. I have undiagnosed road rage. Sorry to other drivers out there… but it has gotten better. But mainly because I don’t drive as much as I used to.
21. I am incredibly shy. I was so shy, I never had a boyfriend in high school. Any guy who showed interest on me – I turned into a friend and then matched them with another friend.
22. I love sushi and I could eat it every single day.
23. I like doing things first, so I don’t chicken out as I watch other people do it before me. So I’m generally first in line to try something new. I was always first in giving presentations in school so I could get it over with.
24. I had to have the highest grade in class – and have the perfect score on a test… I was such a nerd in high school. I probably should have had more fun. But I wouldn’t take it back.
25. If I were to stay home and do nothing but watch TV – I would probably watch trash tv all day… that’s why I don’t generally turn the TV on when I am at home… and I work for a TV company… go figure.
26. I don’t feel my age… I feel like I’m still 16 years old with no idea what I’m doing with my life.

So – those are some random things about me!!! Hope you enjoyed!!!

I’ll get my posts up soon about Guatemala! I promise! Plus pictures!!!