Blast from the Past

As I'm getting through this crazy, ridiculous, horrible week of 4 research papers, 15 hours of work, and a full time course load, I am obviously looking for music to save me.  I've been obsessed with this website called 8tracks.com, it really is a lifesaver.  So just a few minutes ago I came across this mix and felt as if I needed to share it, I think everyone else will appreciate it too!

I love the 90's!!!!!

SB 2011, Padre Love ♥

So for our final spring break, my best friends and I all decided we needed to do something big. We had been talking about it for literally years, so back in December we decided we were going to go to South Padre Island, Texas.  It was 4 of us going, myself and my 3 best friends. After saving up for months and nearly dying of anticipation, we finally left on the early morning of March 11. We drove the whole 22 hours to South Padre, stopping for what was like a 4 hour nap in San Antonio.

This is Soozan, our gps. She saved our lives, and also endangered them at the same time.

Still love her though.

In Texas, driving friendly means driving ten miles under the speed limit.

EVERYWHERE.

We had a LOT of fun on the drive, really made the whole trip that much more fun.

Melissa's car was LOADED! Her whole back seat and trunk was full.

We also got bored on the drive.....

When we got there it was INSANITY! The island itself is tiny, no more than four miles long and the whole thing was full of college students. I'm not exaggerating either. When we first pulled up to our hotel we saw a girl getting arrested because she was so drunk in public. That told us we had chosen the right destination for our break! We spent three days and four nights there, and quite honestly I think those were the best three days and four nights I've ever had here in America. 

Every night we went to this bar called Louie's Backyard. It was where everyone went, and it was always packed! They had these delicious drinks which we never really got the name of so we just called them cherries (they came with like 12 marachino cherries). Also, they were humungous, as you can see, almost as big as Melissa and I's faces!

The whole time we spent at Louie's all we did was dance. We barely even socialized, we just danced.It was so much fun and everyone there was having just as much fun as we were.  DJ Silver was there one or two of the nights, and he was the BEST DJ I had ever heard.  Apparently he is world renowned also so that was pretty neat.  Here's a couple more pictures of our fun times at Louie's....

Our Bud Light tats.

The Corona promoter who gave us free Coronoa every night.

Look at all the cherries!

Like I said earlier, we totally picked the right place to go for break, not only for Louie's and all the other college kids, but for Coca-Cola Beach. Coca-Cola Beach is insanity.  It is literally thousands of college kids on the beach drinking, dancing, and singing all day.  We had SO much fun when we went, and met tons of awesome people! Here's a few pictures from our great times.

Needless to say, we had THE best spring break ever. And trust me, we did not take one bit of it for granted! 

What Lies Ahead

The past few months have flown by. We all knew graduation was coming but now it is only a couple months away. Needless to say, we are all scared shitless. We're all feeling so many different emotions right now, it is such a bittersweet time.  We all want to do everything we can together as often as we can because none of us have ANY idea where we will be after May 14th.  Because of this, we have all been going out more often, going to the bars more often, which unfortunately hurts our bank accounts a little bit but we figure it is completely worth it.  None of us have even the slightest bit of motivation for school, and forcing ourself to do the schoolwork only makes us all want to go out more.  I am just finding myself saying "this is the end so I better go all out, and these are the people I'm going to be doing it with."

My Best Friends!

I can't wait for these next 2 months. Celebrating whats to come, being together now, and cherishing the memories we've already made. I love you all!!!!

Stumbleupon

So I am practically addicted to stumbleupon.com, and last night as I was stumbling I came across a photography page.  The photographer takes landscape photos and adds life quotes to them.  Of course, this inspired me with photography and quotes being practically my two favorite things ever.  So I stayed up a little later than planned and did a couple of my own. Here they are.....

This picture is from a drive I took one time in Fort Collins. Such a beautiful place!

This is one of the best memories I have. Its a photo of the sunrise that I took on a ferry from Athens, Greece to Santorini, Greece.

Also one of my favorite memories. This is where we ate lunch on an excursion we took in Santorini. Breath taking to say the least.

This one is my favorite.  I took it in my friends old backyard a couple summers ago. I loved that tree!

I'm sure I'll have about twenty by the end of the weekend, I absolutely love this idea!

A Big Thank You

Yesterday in my Law Enforcement and Society (and my Criminal Investigations) class we were talking about a shooting that happened here in Fort Collins.  It really got me thinking about society these days.  I started to think about how people still do so many bad things even though there are consequences for all of them.  Even down to something as simple as not fully stopping at a stop sign.  At first I was confused we all do all of these things when we know we technically "shouldn't."  I mean there is not a single person in this world that has not broken at least ONE rule. Once I really got to thinking about it though I decided I'm really, really glad we all do break these rules all the time.  I mean how creepy would a world be where everyone did everything they were supposed to all the time? Don't get me wrong I'm not saying we should all go start a riot in the street and that murders and rape are okay but I just think it is good that we all don't follow the rules.  To an extent, breaking the rules is good.

Which also made me realize how much credit the police forces deserve, but so rarely get. Its really not fair because obviously they do truly protect and serve all citizens, and they rarely get the appreciation they deserve for it. I mean these people seriously save lives everyday, they make our world such a better place. So I just want to give a big thanks to all of the police officers out there and show them some much needed gratitude.

My Generation Part 2

Just because this has been on my mind, I want to continue with my thoughts on my generation. Like I stated previously, we have witnessed many things. Technically some of them we were to young to recall, but still they had an impact on us. Things like the Oklahoma City bombing happened when we were so young, but it is sadly one of my first memories. Other things like the Columbine High School shooting are much more vivid, and hit much closer to home. Bill Clinton's scandals only showed us even more how you can't trust anyone, and how corrupt our lovely country can be. Obviously the most tragic and horrifying thing of our generation was 9/11. I remember everything about that day, and I know how terrified we all were. Witnessing and being there for that at such a young age made us constantly on edge and honestly fear for our lives everyday. The Iraq War that seems to be never ending has also touched us all, especially with the controversy of it. We all know someone who has been to Iraq now. Luckily, this war is not nearly as violent or lethal as previous but it still is happening and has an impact on all of us daily. On a brighter note, a very positive thing our generation has seen and truly helped with was the election of the first African-American president. I give major credit to our generation for this, because so many of us have moved beyond America's racist past. But along with this came a serious rise in hate groups and hate crimes against African-Americans. I guess every rose has its thorns though. Lastly, the state of our economy has been the biggest curse on our generation, especially for those of us on the verge of graduating college. Its nerve-racking and unfair to have struggled through 16 years of school and have a 50% chance of living back at home with your parents when you graduate.

There has been many other notable things our generation has undergone, witnessed, and experienced but I think the above are what have truly had the largest impact on all of us. Its a very scary world these days.

Talkin' About My Generation

Lately I've been noticing certain things about my generation, I really don't know what we are called these days. The Millenials, Generation Y, the technology generation, all sorts of things. Anyway, thats not what is important. Our generation has witnessed many different things, that I think have truly contaminated us. That word may be a little strong, but we really have been impacted by so many different things. With the way the world is today, we have been raised being told not to trust anyone. Since we were little, we were never supposed to take candy from strangers, don't ever get in the car with strangers, and NEVER trust a person who says they have a nice bike for you. Now, we are told never to trust someone who gives you a drink, never trust anything that sounds too good to be true. Truly, we have been taught to never trust anyone or anything, even people that are close to us. This has desensitized us. We really don't trust anyone and its sad. Quite often I find myself and my friends holding back, questioning everything, and never getting to close to anyone. We are all scared of everyone because we have been told we should be and it is seeming impossible to change this.