one love. jamaica.

jamaica.

that's the little island of warmth, sunshine, rasta, and love that i visited a couple of weeks ago and why i've been so absent from the blog world.  i just did not have time to schedule posts before i left and was too busy when i got home.  here is a little snippet of the trip along with some pics.  i know i'll be looking back at these throughout the next several months when we're all stoved up inside this winter. 

at the beginning of september SH, myself, my two sisters, and the boyfriend took a getaway to mobay.  we have been a few times before and since we're all in love with the island, we decided it was a perfect end of summer destination. originally it was for our 5th anniversary, but then it turned into a trip for the sisters and men.

it was simply fabulous.  our resort was excellent.  liquor dispenser in the room along with a fridge that's restocked every other day, all the food one can scarf down, and all the drinks a person can consume make for a pretty sweet getaway, not to mention it was very budget friendly.

the cuture is fascinating, reggae is addicting, and the blue waters are inviting.

each day we basically got up, ate breakfast at the buffet, while drinking delicious blue mountain coffee, and spent the day at the beach soaking up the sun with drinks in our hands.  honestly most of the time it was water because it was so hot, but we had an occasional ocean dream or daquiri (or five) each beach day.

when it rained most afternoons, we headed to our rooms to nap, hang out together, or head to lobby to people watch.  each nite was pretty relaxed and revolved around more food and nitely entertainment.

seven nites just isn't long enough for me.  the resort has lots and lots of europeans and did you know they get at least, at least, 8 weeks of vacation a year.  most of them are at resorts for two to three weeks.  there was definitely a bit of envy and jealousy coming from our group.

it was definitely a much needed vacation that was a trip one has to take to understand.  jamaica is like no other place i have been and i have been ready to head back as soon as i shut the door to our room for the last time.

until next time, ja. . . 

 

 

 

 

a few of my fav pins.

It's Wednesday again and time for another edition of my favorite pins from Pinterest!

Linking up with the vintage apple.

All pins via my pinterest boards. {I've been sourcing like this for a while now because the original source is rarely seen anymore}

A yummy rum punch.  I have TONS of leftover rum from Jamacia; this will be perfect!

An easy DIY.

You know you've been there before, too!

So sweet!!

30 days to thinner thighs!

<3

I've got a bag full of corks from the winery I used to work at.  I'll have to post when I'm done.

Love this dress.

Anything boho, I love.

Cute.

oh, Monday.

I woke up this morning feeling like I had been hit by a truck.  I probably had at least 5 attempts at trying to crawl out of bed before 7 but just couldn't.  

Not sure why I felt this way; no sleep aids last nite, don't think I'm getting sick....  Maybe it's because my bed is new or maybe it's because we were out until 3a on Saturday and I was running on empty yesterday.  Or, stress!

Don't know.

But I wanted to get up, get the day moving, and plan out some meals for the week.

I don't really have time this week to cook a lot, so I found one of my favorite cookbooks called, '29 minutes to dinner' from Pampered Chef.  I am going to try make all my meals from here since I'll be short on time.  

Hopefully I can stay on track this week and not falter like I normally do with meal planning.

Monday: Paprika Chicken & Egg Noodles

Tuesday: Brown Butter Tortellini with Spinach & Ham

Wednesday: Ultimate Peppercorn Burgers

Thursday: leftovers

Friday: eat @ hockey game

Saturday: Grilled Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa

Sunday: super bowl party

This week is going to be super busy for me.  It's getting to be crunch time for taking my boards and I really need to spend more time studying than I am now.  It seems I always, always find other things that need done. That's the a.d.d. in me; can't focus on one thing at a time, ever!

 And, I need to make up for lost time yesterday.  I got nothing done yesterday because I went out Saturday nite.  I feel like I wasted an entire day!

Here are a couple of pics from the Sisters Nite, though.

This is how I wore my hair. It was really cute and I got a lot of compliments on it; hopefully I can do a tutorial on it soon!

My sisters & me!

 

I hope your weekend was fun and you have a fabulous week!

xoxo.

Sisters Nite.

I get to spend the nite with my 2 lovely sisters tonite!  We are going to a friend's birthday party in St. Louis and staying the nite down there.  

We don't get to do stuff like this as much anymore because we're all so busy with school, work, and life, and I really miss it.  They really are my 2 very best friends and always will be. 

Today is also my Grandma's birthday so we're going out first to celebrate that as well.  HBD, Gma!

Definitely a busy, fun nite of celebrating!

What are you all doing this weekend?