Monday, April 20, 2009

oh!

oh what a trip! a fantastic week indeed. i narrowed down my hundreds of pictures to "the best"... which still results in over 250 photographs. hmm. where do i even begin? how about a few highlights...

poolside lounging...


mango-on-a-stick...


beach cabanas...

mamacitas...

no places to be...


the dry dry dessert,

and our own personal guide...


lovely flowers,

and vistas asi...

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and asi...
the freshest fruit...

birthday flan...
the hotel california...
rocky coves,
and rockier shores...
eating lots and lots of deliciously filled tortillas,

and jumping just because.

Monday, April 6, 2009

a la mexico

huzzah! time for another winter escape... it's too bad that i can't call it a spring fling, even though it's april... it's grey and cold and snowy and awful, which i suppose makes it all the better to escape from, yes?

this time the family (mom, dad, brother, sister) and i are heading to the baja peninsula to celebrate my sister's graduation from high school. oh the benefits of having younger siblings... we'll spend a day or two in cabo, but most of our time up the coast in la paz.


we'll spend the week relaxing on these beaches...


swimming with these creatures...


kayaking in these waters...


taking in these vistas...


dancing in the salsa clubs of this city...


and watching our fair share of sunrises and sunsets.


as excited as i am for the beaches, sunshine, good food and lack of work, i'm most looking forward to spending a full week with my family, away from everything. i honestly can't remember the last time we did that- i think it was when we took a similar trip to mexico to celebrate MY graduation from high school. eons ago, i tell you.

eater of men

you know they call them killer whales
but you seem surprised
when it pinned you down
to the bottom of the tank
where you can't turn around
it took half your leg
and both your lungs
when i craved i ate hearts of sharks
i know you know it