day one!!!

As I type this right now I am in Cozumel, Mexico!!!
I keep making typos because the keyboard is different.
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We don't have that letter on our keyboards and it`s throwing me off.
Anyways, we left our house this morning around 5:30
and arrived in Mexico around one pm. (with a one hr time difference)
We were welcomed with drinks and the lobby is like a
gigantic straw hut. It's so huge! We can see cruise ships from the pool
and the water is the most beautiful shade of turquoise.
On our ride to the hotel, the surroundings looked so much like
Guatemala, which makes sense because they're close to each other.
We have spent day one of our vacation poolside, sipping
strawberry daquaris (the drinking age is 18 here)
and nibbling on nachos. I've already started on my tan. :)
I saw a group of women in their twenties take
off their bathing suit tops for a picture!
That was a shock, haha.
But the flight attendant did tell us no clothes were
allowed here, haha.
We looked through some brochures and plan
on a dolphin\manatee excursion, an ATV jungle tour,
and maybe swimming in these cavern things which looks like
a cave underwater in the pictures.
Anyways, were about to grab some dinner and
then catch a Caribbean show after, hosted by the resort.
I probably won´t be able to post pictures until were back
because the only internet is in the hotel's internet room, no wifi.
The picture above is a picture from the internet of our resort.
Hope you're all enjoying America! (I hear it might snow in
Rochester this week!:])
We'll be home soon!
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always love,
h

Justin

I'm a big fan of Justin Bieber. :)
I have been listening to him for a few years.
Since before he was on the radio, on magazine covers, and on MTV.
I started liking him back when he was just a cute little
kid who posted videos on youtube of himself singng.
When I heard his first song the radio, One Time, I was excited! He has a great voice, catchy songs, and he's cute! Here is one of his early videos. Enjoy!

always love,

h

"my home is where you are"

It's weird to be home.
At the same time, I won't really be home for that long.
I'm going on vacations and camping trips and going to camp.
It's a strange feeling to not be living in one place
for more than a few months at a time.
To live in multiple places at once.
It kind of feels like I'm never fully settled.
But I do feel at home.
I can't believe my first year of college is over.
I'm sure everyone says that.
But I'll never get this year back now that it's over.
I'll never be in that same place in my life again.
Never live in that room, with the same group of friends,
with the same girls on my floor, the same first year experiences.
I think I made the most of it though.
I stayed up late, met a lot of people, did spontaneous things,
explored the city, learned a lot, procrastinated too much,
got my nose pierced, went to a club, was in a flash mob,
changed my major a million times, heard lectures,
spent way too much money, had a couple jobs, went to a prison's chapel,
tried new things, got A+'s and got D's, even skipped a few classes.
I liked having the chance to grow and be more independent.
And I'm excited for next year.
If you asked me a few months ago,
I would've told you I was transferring.
A lot can happen in a few months and
God has amazing plans for our lives if only
we just listen to Him and trust.
Enough reflecting on the past....
this summer is going to be crazy and awesome
and probably go by way too fast like the rest of life.
I leave for vacation soon, so my next post or the one
after that will probably be written in a different country!!
always love,
h

"If home is where the heart is, then my home is where you are."
-relient k, i'm taking you with me

owl love you forever

Unless you're blind, then you've probably noticed

that owls are everywhere lately.
Not literally, but I mean they're a big trend.
Jewelery, clothes, bags, blankets, etc.
They so adorable and cute and I can't get enough of them.

I showed this picture to my roommate and she said

"those look like you would eat them."
I guess I look like an owl-eater.

don't they just make you smile and say "awww"?
they're too cute.
always love,
h

gallery

hello! happy saturday!

I just wanted to share some cute pictures. :)

Whenever I see a picture I like or think is funny, I save it.

Here are some good ones.

Enjoy!

my friend jessica took this one. it's so beautiful.

this is a shot from the filming of Never Shout Never's
music video for 'What is Love?'

her hair looks like it's fire.

hahaha

miniest crane ever.

how is it even possible to make one that small?

the best anti-drug slogan

faceless international is a great organization

that was started by Stephen Christian, the singer of anberlin.

I hope to go on one of their trips someday.

This was a poster.sushi cake!! asian babies are so adorable!

this baby is so chubby!!!

such a chubby face!so that's where all the hamburgers in the world come from!

ohhhh, i get it now! haha

i want this ring. it's so clever.

i miss lite brites. they're not the same anymore.

i've tried to take pictures of bubbles before and

they've never turned out at all.

i got this off a friend of mine's facebook.

i'm not sure where it was taken exactly, but i think

it was taken at a campus near philly?

this dog has more fashion sense than me.

what??? this is crazy!!! and sure to cause an accident.

and last but not least....some really, really cute cupcakes.

always love,

h

"make one more wrong turn"

This past weekend I went to DC with some of my best friends.
We went on this little road trip because
we wanted to go to the AP tour.
We planned on going to the show in Philly, but it was sold
out when we went to get tickets and so was Allentown.
So we got tickets for DC.
We left early, so we would have time to walk around

and be able to see some of the monuments and stuff too.
My favorite memorial is the World War II one.
Each state and territory his it's own pillar with a wreath on it
and there is a giant fountain in the middle.
There are two arch ways, one for the Atlantic ocean
and one for the Pacific and there is an area with all these gold stars.
We took a lot of pictures and by the end of the day
we were so exhausted and hot.
The show was great.
It was so incredibly hot in the 9:30 club that my under 21
stamp sweated off before the first band was even done
with their set. Grosssss.

People were passing around free water bottles and

Carley got totally grossed out when me and Nadia

drank out of them. Haha.
It was so much fun though. All the bands were great.

Never Shout Never and Every Avenue's sets were the highlights

of the night for me, but when The Cab played

'Vegas Skies' I was in awe.

It was sooo good. :)

There was a balcony where the performers could stand

when they weren't on stage and one guy

kept holding up his pug puppy in between sets.

It reminded me of in the Lion King when Simba

is held up in front of the whole animal kingdom.

Anyways it was great, it was an

enjoyable way to spend one of the last weekends
of our freshmen year.
I have six finals within the next three days and
then I am packing up and moving outta here!!
Can't wait for summer to begin!
always love,
h
ps- here are some pictures of our trip!

Carley and Nadia with Taft.

World War II Memorial

Lincoln and his giant lap. I wish they'd let you climb up on it!

At the Climate Rally that was going on in the National Mall.

The president of Costa Rica was speaking!

'Embrace the movement, not the globe.'

Yeah, we made 'look I'm obsessed with this band' shirts.
Don't judge. :)

The three of us sweating in the crowd at the 9:30 club.

Never Shout Never. He was wearing a furry hat.
"It’s a long drive back to Vegas skies, so why don't I make one
more wrong turn tonight."
-the cab, vegas skies

"if grace was an ocean"