Rocky Point 2008!

Hooray for Mexico! So we made it down to Rocky Point and back in one piece, without getting thrown in a Mexican jail, and it was crazy fun! The best part of the trip, hands down, was the company. Danny and Lindsi were so much fun and we loved having other people to talk to and to keep us entertained! I'm not going to lie though, getting four people's luggage, plus beach toys and chairs and umbrellas all in the trunk of a Civic was a trick. Especially since I brought all of this: Okay, not really. This was a girl in my class's luggage and I thought it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Also, one day she based an entire outfit around that purse, with it being what tied it all together, which was also the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. This paragraph = I'm really mean.

So anyhoo, though it was a tight squeeze, we got all of our stuff there and back! And of course, because Philip and I are book nerds, we took our books. Oh, and if my face looks hot pink, it's because it was. Probably because the only sunscreen I put on my face was my sunglasses, which means I got a sweet tan from them...

I was also a huge fan of the Orange Fantas. And apparently a fan of looking like a grease machine...whatev, we're in Mexico.

Yay! Best Friends Forever! Seriously, these kids are the best...Thanks Danny and Lindsi!

Um, my least favorite thing about Mexico? The food. Though I'm a large fan of Mexican food, real Mexico isn't the same. Mexican food to me means bean and cheese burritos, and from Filiberto's how much more authentic can you get? Apparently lots more. Mexico only has tacos, and no frijoles to be found. So it's meat tacos...and since I'm a bit leery of meat in my Mexican food to begin with, I had a hard time loving the food. The relationship was mutual though, and the food (I'm thinking the fish taco that I bravely tried) decided to not love me and Philip back. Therefore, for the last three days, this has been our drink of choice. I was only kind of joking when I put the straw in, and then I saw the convenience of it. Basically Philip and I each had our own bottle to swig from as soon as we got home on Friday, and then Saturday Philip picked up more, since we had exhausted our supply at home. It was a sad weekend for us, definitely not a fun way to end our crazy fun trip.

Then on Saturday night I went to the Relief Society Broadcast with my sisters and mom, which is always one of the highlights of my year.

(I totally forgot my camera, so no pictures of the three of us, but I realized that I never posted this picture of me and Aly, and what good is a picture if you don't blog it right?)

I normally don't remember much of what was said, but this year Pres. Uchtdorf spoke directly to me. He said:

"To me it seems that our splendid sisters sometimes undervalue their abilities. They focus on what is lacking or imperfect rather than that which has been accomplished and who they really are. Perhaps you recognize this trait in someone you know really well..."

How lucky are we in this church to have such amazing leaders that are genuinely concerned for us girlies with perhaps sub-par self esteem? The answer is: VERY LUCKY.

So anyhoo, that was our trip and weekend in a nutshell! Have a fabulous week friends and wish me luck as I start a new semester tomorrow!