Friday, April 3, 2009

sometimes you want to go...


Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got;
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?

All those night when you've got no lights,
The check is in the mail;
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by it's tail;
And your third fiance didn't show;

Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;
You want to be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same;
You want to be where everybody knows your name.

Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead;
The morning's looking bright;
And your shrink ran off to Europe,
And didn't even write;
And your husband wants to be a girl;

Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;
You want to go where people know,
People are all the same;
You want to go where everybody knows your name.

Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;

Thursday, February 26, 2009

oh good god, holy shit

the joke's on us, not on them

Everybody all over America is talking about it. They all want to know if it's true. People are joking and asking if the bail money was fake money. They don't understand how Ashley was a former Miss North Wildwood & could be doing this behind everyone's back. We (family & friends) all just recently boasted about how proud we were that one of our own was elected Miss North Wildwood.

Well, we always knew Ashley would be famous one day...

...I guess we just never quite thought it'd be for something as wild as this.

I didn't think it was possible, but Hawaii just got a little bit better...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

sing your own kind of song

even if nobody else sings along

I've been severely slacking in keeping this thing updated. January came with a lot of new responsibilities. I'm also another year older. My birthday was a fun day. I went to the beach with Erik and a few friends and saw lots of whales. Erik took me to a magic show that night called Warren & Annabelle's out in Lahaina. The show was probably the best thing ever. We even got to sit at the stage and participate in the show. All the magic tricks were being performed right in front of my eyes(... or in some cases right in my hands!) & I still wasn't able to catch on to how Warren was making certain things happen. Twas a fun night to start my 24th year.

I've worked every day in February except one & that was the Saturday that just passed. My pay has been nice, but it's all starting to catch up to me. I'd like to be off for maybe 3 days and just relax and go camping.

Whales are in full effect right now. When you go swimming in the ocean you can totally hear them singing to each other and it's kind of weird, but incredible all at the same time.

I'm planning on getting certified to dive soon. Hopefully, soon.

I've been baking using some ingredients my momma sent me. Everything I cook/bake turns out so freaking yummy. If you love cooking/baking I would definitely recommend checking out my mom's site & ordering some stuff from her. http://www.tastefullysimple.com/ Search her page by using her consultant ID# 0078842.

Bon voyage!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

so come at me with your moon and burn me in the stars

2009 and the living is super fine.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Thanks to Erik, I was able to make it home for the holidays to see family and friends. It was nice being home and seeing people. I love spending time with my sisters. I absolutely adore all of them.

Here are some pictures of me, Hannah & Lauren. I'll update more soon on life in Hawaii!



Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

...like a big fat drunk disgruntled yuletide rambo

so much to say, so little time.



12/18/2008


suit up!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

time is on my side

This very day last year I was in Dublin, Ireland with a great group of friends. Lizzie, Bill, Chaz, Geeble and myself flew from Philadelphia to Dublin and met up with Jim Stem (who was on leave from Iraq), Sull (she flew over from philly as well) and Michelle, Courtney and Dove (they were all studying abroad in Rome).









Twas a long flight to Ireland, but when we finally got there we were all itching for a Guinness. After meeting up with each other, some of us having not seen a friend, let alone a large group of friends for over 5 months and the others for just a few, it was a nice little reunion, and it was only obvious that we should go to a pub immediately... Even if it was 9:30 in the morning. And to the pub we went. First round was on Bildo. It was something he's always talked about long before any of us realized we'd be meeting up at a pub in Ireland. He always promised he would buy the first round of beers for whoever was with him on his first trip to the mother land.

I was two or three beers in when I did my first shot of Jameson and Jimmy Boy decided to violently shake me. It was 10:30AM, Friday morning, on the 16th of November in 2007 when I first puked my guts up in Ireland. All I remember thinking was "Well, that's just great." Next thing I knew I was drinking another Guinness to cure my illness.

The first couple of days in Dublin are still a blur. I remember visiting the Guinness Brewery and the Jameson Distillery. The distillery was where I got to hang out with my two true loves.










My best friend & sister, Michelle, and my companion & cheer-me-upper, Jameson Irish Whiskey.

When walking upon the "gates of heaven" we all stood back to allow Bildo have his moment of glory. It was as if Christ himself appeared.







Bildo dropped to his knees and kissed the ground in front of him. He truly was experiencing his version of heaven on earth.




One thing Michelle & I always talked about is how we'd eventually go our separate ways in life. No matter where we ended up we always thought it would be super cool to meet up in Dublin for a cold pint. We finally made a dream come true. And we didn't just meet up for one cold pint... we had a trail of cold pints waiting for us!

There's more to this story, so, stay tuned.