The Shine Project

I found Ashley's blog awhile ago and I love it! She is such an amazing and beautiful soul.

I am always inspired to be better and do better after reading her posts.

Please take a few minutes to watch their video and check out her blog!

Ashley also makes some gorgeous jewelry and t-shirts, check out her shop here.

Music Monday

Music is a huge part of my life. I would not dare get into my vehicle without a working radio, iPod or mixed CD. I need music around me. Period. It's how I roll people.

MUSIC MAKES ME STRONGER.

So..I have decided to start Music Mondays where I can share with you all what I am listening to.

Here is one of my favorites:: Gavin DeGraw - Soldier

Enjoy!

Travels

This past January the hubs and I headed down to Cancun for some relaxing. There is nothing like the hot sun and sitting by the ocean. LOVE.

Here are a the highlights (warning image heavy).



View from our room.









Good times on the beach. I really need to buy a house by the beach. I could sit and listen to the waves with my feet in the sand every day.







Fancy dinner out. The food was AMAZING!





I loved our trip to the Coba Ruins. This was the last year that they will allow you to climb on the ruins, so we had to climb to the top. The climb was tough but the view was so worth it. Experience of a lifetime.









We went to visit a Mayan village and it was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. The people were so welcoming and the kids were so cute.

We went down to this cave and watched the Medicine Man do a ceremonial prayer. The kids sang and played instruments. It was breathtaking and amazing. I have never seen anything like that before. Once the ceremony was done we were able to go down into the cave.



Next on the journey was a swim in a Cenote. That was the most refreshing water I have every swam in. The caves were dark and full of swooping bats (not as scary as it sounds).



Our resort was BEAUTIFUL. We spent our evenings sitting in the courtyard sipping on drinks and watching the live entertainment. Fire dancers, live music, flaminco dancing, and much more. So much culture and good times with friends.





Me and the husband looking all fancy like.

Now I'm off to plan our next trip......I'm think Jamaica.

Sneak Peek..

Here is a sneak peak from my trip to Kansas City. I flew out there for a few days to meet this handsome little man and visit with his amazing momma!

I had such a great time and need to get back there soon!

Bully.

I stumbled upon this video and I haven't stopped thinking about it for days. Bullying makes me so upset and angry and ashamed of our nation. Not one single child should ever be a victim of bullying.

I am not a mom yet, but I will be one day. I hope that I will never have to deal with my child being bullied. I will teach them to ALWAYS stand up for anyone that is getting bullied. They will also be taught from a very young age that any act of bullying on their part will come with severe punishment that will last until they are 30.

We need to educate our children. Give them the tools and knowledge to put an end to bullying. Show them how to set an example by befriending a bullied child. It is totally unacceptable that children are taking their own lives because they have no where to turn and no one looking out for them.

Let's make a change.

Missing Mexico

Even though the weather has been pretty awesome around these parts (way above normal), I am totally missing the mexico sun and beach. I definitely need to find a job that I can do remotely from the beach.

Here is a little sneak peek from our last trip there. I am still working on editing all the pictures (just need to find an extra 4 hours in each day!).

New Look

I am sure you have noticed the new look around here. I got a new blog design from Blog Milk and I LOVE it! Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

It is clean and simple but stylish. More than I could ask for.

The lovely Lena over at Blog Milk was wonderful to work with and helped me with customization. Thanks Lena!!

If you are looking to update your blog design head on over HERE and check out their awesome designs!



Cheers.