Adventures Abroad.

Destination: San Jose, Costa Rica.
Date of Trip: Mar. 26th - Apr. 2nd

So about a month ago my family and I went down to Costa Rica because one of my sisters wanted to get married down there. I also have a sister who lives down there right now, (my brother in law does real estate.) So we all stayed at their house which thankfully was large enough to house us all. We were down there for a week, and this is how my trip was.

First of all I have never been out of the U.S. before. But Wensday we had a five hour flight straight to Costa Rica. The movie wasn't that fantastic and I had a hard time paying attention to it. But lets say that after a long flight we got their late and I went straight to bed. It wasn't tell Thursday morning that it finally hit me that I was in a different country, we were driving the to beach and I couldn't help but look around at everything as we drove. But on the way we stopped at crocodile bridge.

It was a four hour drive to the beach so when we got there, every one in the car was excited to get into the water. The ocean was beautiful and the water was warm. But I got sunburnt. My first day there and I got burnt terribly. And there is nothing worse then having to worry about a sunburn for your whole trip.

Friday we went to see the volcano and that was cool. The smoke was up and smelled like sulfer. There was a small lake at the bottom. Why we were there the smoke covered the whole volcano and you couldn't see anything.

Another thing we saw was 'La Paze".

Four waterfalls, aviary with the coolest parrots, butterfly house, fabulous lunch. The water falls were the best, even though the hike down to see them was painful. But you could hike right up to the falls and I got tons of pictures of me standing next to them. That place was so much fun.

Saturday, was completely the wedding, in the morning we had the civil cerimony, the afternoon was the wedding, then off to a resort for pictures and dinner then home again. My sister looked beautiful and I wish them many happy returns and congradulations on their marriage.

Sunday we all went to church to see my neice get her baby blessing and then went home. Since it was sunday we didn't go anywhere. But it was nice to hang out with everyone at home and just be a family. But we did watch a movie together. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Hazaah! Oh, but we did get to go in a helicopter ride over Costa Rica. I'm still kicking myself for not having my camera that day. The view was pretty.

Monday, we went to Taru Ba Ri and did zip lines over the rainforest roof. I was scared out of my mind to do it. But I'm glad I went. That was the funnest thing I did the whole trip. I have to get the pictures from my sisters of me doing that. It was so much fun. And it rained that day and the rainforest is so pretty when it rains.

Tuesday, we went to a place in San Jose and got suvineers, I got a tea shirt and a butterfly in glass. (which broke when I got home. So sad.). Then we went to another set of waterfalls, but these ones we got to swim in. Right in the falls. The water was freezing but that was so much fun and being that close to the falls was so cool. I wish I got pictures of that too.

Then Wensday it was off to the airport early in the morning for another five hour flight home. Best to say I had a fantasic time, and I have my first stamp in my passport. Next destination as soon as I can arrange it. If I can arrange it, is Ireland. Wish me luck.

Internal Alarm Clocks

There is nothing more annoying then having an Internal Alarm Clock that goes off at a particular time in the morning. And no matter what you do you cannot go back to sleep.

Mine seems to be stuck around seven thirty or so in the morning no matter what I do. So if you are anything like me and you stay up late to the wee early hours of the morning. Then you can understand how waking up at seven thirty in the morning can be annoying.

Though there are those rare occasions when you can press the snooze button and go back to bed, but those are very, very rare.

So just to say, I hate having an internal alarm clock. I would rather sleep in and dream happy thoughts. Though I'm a morning person which is why I wake up early every morning. But I'm also a night owl so I also stay up late as well. So I'm getting ruffly five to six hours, eight if I am lucky.

And just to think that a few weeks ago I had a really nice sleeping schedule where I went to bed at about eleven thirty and then woke up at about eight or nine. Now those were the days. I'll have to work something out to get myself back on that schedule.

Fluctuating Interests

"They seek him here,
They seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere,
Is he in Heaven?
Or is he in Hell?
That Demmed, Elusive, Pimpernel."

My interests are in a constant state of fluctuation all the time. Depending on usually what I'm reading, listening too, studying, looking at, or thinking about. My last post was all about my current fixation on Twilight and even that has given way for another fixation to come back into play. The Scarlet Pimpernel.

The movie (only the Anthony Andrews Version will do), the books, and the musical are simply wonderful. And I'm sure that it will be pushed aside once I get my hands back on the second book of Twilight. But for now my full attention is on The Scarlet Pimpernel.

For those of you who have not yet experienced this wonderful tale, let me introduce you to it.

The Scarlet Pimpernel: Is set in the early stages of the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror where all the French aristocrats were being beheaded with the guillotine.

Marguerite St. Just, former French actress, is married to none other then Sir Percival (Percy) Blakeney, Baronet. The center example of London's fashion and one of the richest men in England. Only he's a complete fop, or at least to the eyes of London.

Citizen Chauvelin, of the new French republic, used to be Marguerite's lover before she married an Englishman and moved to England with Percy. He is upset and outraged that Marguerite would choose someone of Blakeney's personality, believing that he is a complete idiot and fop, over one of her own people, mostly himself.

Chauvelin has bigger things to worry about when news soon spreads all over France, and England, that some unknown group of men are rescuing French Aristocrats from the guillotine. And they all follow the leadership of one man known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Which they figured out from the way he signs his orders with the sign of a small red flower which grows in England under that name. So the only thing they know about this man is that he is English and that he is terribly elusive of their traps to capture him and bring him to justice for freeing all those French aristocrats. For once the aristocrats are off French soil they are safe from death by the guillotine.

Before the marriage of Marguerite and Percy, Chauvelin learns of a plot of treason through Marguerite against a well known French aristocrat known as the Marquis de St. Cyr. As retaliation for Marguerite refusing him, he has her name put on the warrant as informer and has the Marquis de St. Cyr and his entire family sent to the guillotine. Leaving Marguerite to take the blame for their deaths.

Percy, really the Scarlet Pimpernel, and with the help of his followers, The Leauge, uses his foppish idiotic reputation in London as an identity to keep the public from believing that he is the Scarlet Pimpernel. No one as idotic as Percy Blakeney could be intelligent enough to come up with such ingenious plans to rescue all those people from France. So with the cover of being to daft to plan such escapades, Percy and his men continue to save the French aristocrats.

At their wedding, Percy falsely learns from an outside source that Marguerite was involved in the death of the St. Cyrs. And unsure if he can trust her anymore, he devises that he must in strange himself from her like he has with the rest of London. And he starts acting the idiot in public and in private. Distraught, Marguerite wonders what she has done to loose her husbands love and why he acts this way even when they are alone.

At some point Chauvelin learns that Marguerite's brother, Armand, is working for the Scarlet Pimpernel behind his back. And using that information, he black mails Marguerite into helping him discover the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Scared for her brothers life, Marguerite agrees. Unaware that the Scarlet Pimpernel is her husband Percy.

WELL, I will not ruin the rest of the story for you. I suggest you go read the book, watch the movie or listen the the music yourself. The story is wonderful and the music for the musical is even better. But the story is fantastic, the characters enchanting (especially Percy).

So when comparing book Hero's, Percy Blakeney is easily up there with Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice), Mr. Knightly (Emma), and Edward (Twilight).

Can We Say Obsessed With 'Twilight'?

For those of you who have read 'Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, then maybe you'll understand the obsession level that people get sucked into while reading this books.

I am proud to say that I am one of those die hard "Twilight'ers". I simply love Twilight and the story involved. Edward and Bella are one of the more addictive romance couples that I love to read about. And I am dying to read the fourth installment Breaking Dawn.

So recently I re-read Twilight while I was in California at my sisters house. I thought I would re-read the books before the movie comes out in December. I still have to get my hands on the second book again. I was going to only read the first one again, but I seem to have forgotten how enticing those books really are.

It's amazing how even the second time reading it I still found myself breathless at some of the more intense scenes between Bella and Edward. Now only to get my cousin to read them as well.
I already have forever bragging rights on getting one of my friends addicted to Twilight.

To show you how entirely obsessed I am over this series of books. I have also been closely following the progress of the movie on Stephenie Meyers official website for the books. And I'm proud to say that I was worried when they announced a movie, but am no longer and I'm looking forward to, and December 12th cannot come fast enough.

Though following the occasional updates from the web site wasn't enough. I've been looking at random fan sites and I discovered the movie poster from the website 'Twilight Lexicon.' ((See Above)). Talk about drool factor for all us 'Twilight'ers'. And his eyes are simply to die for.

But if that isn't bad enough, they finally released the first movie teaser trailer, and that leaves you breathless. Here See for yourself.



Now isn't that just to die for? His smile at the end just before he carries Bella off just leaves you breathless. I was hesitant when I saw who they were casting for Edward. But I think I'm fairly convinced that they did a very good job casting the movie. Especially Edward and Bella.

I can't wait to see the movie. I can't wait tell December, and if anybody knows anymore updates to the movie process. Send them my way.

Evening

The sky puts on the darkening coat
held for it by a row of ancient trees
you watch. and the lands grow distant in your sight
one journeying to heaven, one that falls.

and leave you, not at home in either one
not quite so still and dark as the darkened houses
not calling to eternity with the passion
of what becomes a star each night and rises;
and leave you (inexpressibly to unravel)
your life, with its immensity and fear.
so that, now bounded, now immeasurable
it is alternately stone in you and star.

- Ranier Rilke

New to the Blogging Scene

Well I thought I might as well try my hand at the blogging scene. A lot of my sisters do it and I thought I would try it too.

I figured an online journal might not be such a bad idea. Just a place to get some things off my chest and talk about things that interest me. Mostly I needed a place to vent about things that are bothering me in my life.

No dating life, no job and no high-school diploma. I'm looking for work so if anyone has anything available, please let me know. I'm a pretty good typer and with no social life because all my other friends work then I should be able to work a lot. Just kidding.

Well, we'll see how this blogging thing goes. Wish me Luck!