carlsbad crew 2.0

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life is rad in carlsbad.

here is how i spent my last week of summer- dream vacation.

cougar love

i still love BYU.

i still love being a cougar.

and i will never stop.

ever.

happy birthday keki

whilst you are away adventuring in new york, know that i am thinking of you

and that i love you.

you are the best big sister and such a blessing in my life!

byu isn't as fun without you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEFI

jru reunion

over labor day weekend i had a massive jerusalem reunion at one of our professor's house.

it was a total blast seeing everyone but also made me really really homesick for Israel.

it was strange to see everyone:

a) not sweating

b) not wearing hanes white v necks from walmart and genie pants

c) no giant water bottle strapped to their side

d) listening to our professors without our headsets

e) singing the Shefela / Goliath song and dancing the Waka Waka in non-exotic settings

f) strangest of all was the absent need for me to con people into buying me ice cream bars on field trips.

{thank you again Charles for the Chocolate Banana @ Peter's Primacy;

Craig - Magnum Bar @ Luxor;

Justin - Watermelon fruit bar @ the Herodian;

Tahna - Target bar @ the border crossing between Israel and Egypt;

Peri - Magnum Gold @ bordering crossing... again

Chaddy - Watermelon @ Mareshah.

+ all the others.

and Dr. Jackson- i still have your "I owe you" so don't worry.

i will be cashing in soon}

Daddy M

Uncle Judd

twin reunion

Chaddy

sweet emily

everyone's favorite

BJ ad Lexi!

Sister Judd and Megan

a few of us had an after party at Sonic. we couldn't get enough of each other

latino festival

it has become a fall tradition of mine to always go to the Latino Festival

in ptown the first weekend of school.

first year I went with my sister stefi. we both got colored highlights.

mine were pink and purple for her.

when our dad saw us he said "you are gone to college for one week and you are already rebelling."

oh please. they were one dollar and left out 5 days later.

but still SO worth it.

this year i went with my roomie Miriam and some new friends in our Ward.

it was a very successful outing.

my favorite thing can cross all borders- {Peruvian} Headbands!

i heart el salvadorian pupusas!

i just really love this picture. this was in a Peruvian stand. not sure why but i still loved it.

i {heart} NY

god bless america

land that i love

last week of summer

to say goodbye to summer
and have one last hurrah with Alyssa before she leave us all for a mission to Paris
we went to Carlsbad California for round 2!

two summers ago a bunch of my best girl friends all went to Carlsbad for our Senior Trip and it was so unbelievable we were all dreaming of the day we could go back.
and we finally made it happen!
not all of the original girls could come and we missed them very much.
But we did add some new girls who have become some our very best friends since starting college. we had such an amazing group! it was perfection!

dream beach house!!!!!!!!!!

pelican on the pier- look how close we got. we could have touched him. i thought about it but then i chickened out

fish tacos at Wahoo's

we found a bird crashing in the waves. cassi went in and saved him, lizzy called Animal Control who came and picked Victor (yes we named him) up. animal heros!

we got to see our good friend Whit-Nasty who i haven't seen since Jru

we made the Salt Lake Temple out of sand! best castle i know of

best waiters in the world, seriously so nice to us! they gave us so much delicious free food

party platter of pazookis!

our last meal in Cali- breakfast at Naked Cafe

haha

this vaction was so amazing, i never wanted to come home and start school.
and that is a big deal because I LOVE SCHOOL AND I LOVE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
so something has to be really really really special to top that.

everyday this was our schedule:
sleep in
breakfast
walk across the street to the beach
stay on the beach all day till dinner
go out to eat for dinner
rent a movie
make dessert
make prank calls (yes flashback to jr high days)
watch movie
stay up late talking
ALL DONE WITH SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE GIRLS = HEAVEN

thanks again rachie poo for letting us have the best week of summer possible!