lets fly, lets fly away

hello all!

i hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy Hanukkah!

today i leave for SOUTH AFRICA!!! i'm super excited, but also a bit stressed, as i am going for surgery....and i am really NOT a big fan of needles...at all. blehhh.

anywho...it's like 3 hours til i head to the airport, and i am still in the process of packing! i am already a notorious over-packer...seriously, i could probably go pro in "overpacking", but it's much more difficult this time!! how much is too much when you're gone for a month?!!?!?!?! oy vey!!

on a different note: i plan on sharing the rest of my news once i arrive safely in south africa. i simply don't have enough time to type it all out at the moment. at least not in a coherent way...

and now...for some week old photos!!!

the first few pictures are from when i worked last week...and the others are just a compilation of december madness!

top: forever21
skirt: forever21
tights: forever21
boots: maddengirl
watch: michele

the sun makes it impossible for me to open my eyes.

eyes closed again! :]

pretty lights!!!  there were like a gazillion trees all lit up beautifully!

and here's what the trees look like when the picture is taken from a moving car...

this is the dress i wound up wearing on Christmas eve. i tried it on in 2 different colors...so i had to get a picture to get an opinion from someone else....
jacket: forever21
tights: betsy johnson
wedges: wild pair (bakers)
dress: express

i have a real love for sequins!!! they make me happy!!!
also, see the camera i'm holding? that is officially "my old camera"!! i got a new/good camera for Christmas and so far it has completed my life!!!

Christmas with Elvis. Please note he is covered by the blanket...and loving it.

moved/folded the blanket...he STILL went over and laid on it!
elvis really enjoys being comfortable....

went to another one of my little brother's tennis tournaments yesterday...he did fabulously! and i took the pictures with my new, awesome camera! (nikon coolpix L105)

action shot! nice!

squished in the car after the tournament....it was a long day....
top: forever21
vest: TOP 10

well...that's all for now!! at least until i leave this country and enter another!!
be expecting lots of new pictures soon!!! yay for international travel!! :]

follow me on the twitter for updates!

tootaloo!

BIG, EXCITING NEWS! part one

hello all!

sorry for the long absence, december moves so fast!! i've been super busy with work and family stuff, but i'm hoping that as december comes to a close i will have more time on my hands! :]

anywhoo.....it's time for some BIG NEWS!!! WOOOOOT!!! *crowd goes wild*

on december 30th, i will be leaving the country to go to South Africa!!!!

now, some of you might be wondering why, and i'm going to tell you!

my dad's side of the family is from south africa (he came to the U.S. when he was 16 on a tennis scholarship), and now i have a few relatives over there, but most are in the U.S.

anyways, i have had jaw issues since i was about 4, and we've always known surgery was probably the only way to fix the issues, so i am finally getting the much anticipated jaw surgery. i am getting it done in south africa b/c my grandfathers dentist is very good friends with one of the top maxifacialists (sp?) in the world, and he has agreed to do my surgery! it is a huge blessing!!

i am going with my grandmother, and we are staying with her sister, who still lives there!

we leave december 30th, fly into London (layover for a few hours), then we fly to South Africa! I'm there for almost a month (for recovery and all that), and then on January 24th, we fly back through London, and back to the U.S.!

while i'm there, i'll be taking lots of pictures and hopefully posting a bit (depending on wifi...) :]

more news later!

hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!

tootaloo!

IRELAND, HERE WE COME!

hello all! in 3 days, i will be heading across the pond with one of my closest friends, tiffany, to the awesome ireland for a little more than a week!!!! i am so beyond excited! this will be my first trip to europe! i will be taking tons of photos, but i probably won't be able to post while i'm there, so i will have plenty to post when i return! wish me luck with international travel! :]