Liz Lopez

Food for thought....

2012-02-01T15:30:00.002-07:00

I read the following while doing homework and thought it appropriate to some things I worry about in my life:

"The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,

and all that beauty, all that wealth ever gave,

awaits alike the inevitable hour.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

Thomas Grey

Dumping and getting serious

2011-12-05T12:03:00.001-07:00

It has been a while since I blogged, but I felt the need to record what I thinks is one of the hardest things I have gone through. A while back (read: two years ago) I had a car accident. I was fine my head was juggled some and had a concussion with a contusion and some other medical stuff I won't go into detail about. I finished my semester, and continued with life... or so I thought. What I didn't have the guts to tell or even let myself acknowledge was that I had headaches for months, nausea crowded my life until I finally looked for help. After I had help with the "real symptoms" as I called them, I was good. Riiiiight. Oh so wrong! in the past year things kept happening; like sudden flashbacks while somebody else was driving a car, or when my 8 year niece would jump out to me unexpectedly and yell booo! I would inexplicably want to get in the closet and shut the door; instead I would mask my fear with something like "please don't do that, I don't like it" and lay down on my bed for a few seconds. It also manifested itself in bouts of fear, not like "I am afraid I am going to fall on my face and scrape my knees" kind of fear, it was more like: my whole family and I are going to be trapped in a nuclear resistant vault without any food and water and perish due to starvation kind of fear. I tagged the whole thing as ridiculous, 'cause lets face it: it kind of is. Then to make things worse I was involved in another car accident (yeah another one) I was fine, no injuries but oh boy was I shaken; as in: crap I need to see a doctor shaken; and I did. She was kind and listened to me rant about how I was fine, but I couldn't stop the trembling, and I couldn't sleep, I was having night terrors, and I couldn't breath, but... I was fine, she also very carefully told me that she thought I had PTSD. Say WHAT?! no, no no no no no no. PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder (ain't that a mouthful?) happens to the veterans of war, those soldiers that had to live through literal hell on earth when they were serving their country and get medals of honor and purple hearts and silver stars and those things. ptsd doesn't happen to a Colombian girl with a lot of opportunities, who the only violence I have seen is on TV; no I was fine, just shaken a bit.

Let me explain a little about my attitude about this matter. Where I come from, things like this don't happen, in my country there are so many other things to worry about that depression and very real mental problems are well... not taken into account. In my household if you were feeling depressed you just sucked it up and keep going 'cause my mama didn't raise lazy bums. Somehow I was led to believe that everything is in your mind and you just have to get over it and move on. Therefore making me believe that if you didn't have a fever, were not vomiting , coughing until you couldn't breathe or bleeding or some other palpable symptom, you were NOT sick, end of the conversation. In my mind psychological therapy and such was for crazy people, people who really had real problems, people with traumas in their past, or sissies. I am normal, I work, go to school, see my family as often as I can, have some fun here and there, I could not had PTSD.

Well, I came to school for the fall, right? and it was fine, had a little trouble with some medication, went to the doc, he changed said medication and voila. Wrong again. Since the beginning of November I have been struggling to make myself get up, go to class, do what I have to do. It all started with a bout of serious insomnia, I would stay awake all night. But then that went away and then all I wanted to do was sleep and read. I was reading my textbooks in my bed daily. It got worse, the inexplicable fears came back with a vengeance, I was actually scared of being alone and also of being in the same room with more than three people, being outside was like serious pain and I actually ended up having like I said before palpable symptoms and realize I had to go to the doctor again. So I did. After a LOT of questions and checking me over and some more questions, I have been officially diagnosed with PTSD. My doctor kindly told me this: "It is not known why traumatic events cause PTSD in some people but not others" after I asked why was I so affected and everybody else I knew who had been in a car accident seemed fine.

Right now I am just tired, I was fighting a losing battle on my own, trying to look, sound and be cheerful when all I wanted to do was crawl in a hole. I have been recommended to take some time off and rest, take new medications that will help within the next few weeks. I honestly don't know what I am going to do, or how to tell my family, my parents specially. All I know is that I am going home to Massachusetts, for the christmas break and I so hope that it will cheer me up and in a way give me strength to get through this ugly part into a brighter semester.

Update: After writing this, that night I saw my harry potter 7 book and remembered a quote from the infamous professor Dumbledore he says :"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that is not real?" I know the story is fantasy but I think it applies to my situation rather nicely.

Thank you for that comment...NOT

2011-10-02T22:59:00.004-06:00

I love taking pictures; I have and entry level DSLR camera. It is awesome, I love it, I have also 2 fabulous lenses that aid me in taking beautiful pictures; but that is what they do, aid me, help me, they are an instrument of my photographic knowledge and vision. The cartoon above describes the situation in which I have been finding myself more than I can admit. When people see my pictures and my camera, they compliment my camera. The "your camera takes awesome pictures" comment is getting old really quickly.

This week my chemistry professor told the class "calculators are the stupidest things in the planet; it does what you tell it to do, it cannot input the right numbers and equations by itself" he was encouriging us to really think about numbers and what we should get with our equations; is hard to explain. Anyways my point is that cameras, no matter how expensive they are the are also not the smartest things in the planet, is the person behind them that makes the pictures awesome. You don't tell a Math genius "your calculator does really good math" do you?.

Since I got my camera I have been hearing this comment and I usually gave a little smile, when what I really wanted to say was, do you know how many hours of reading, practicing, going to classes, reading online, and practicing some more I have done on top of full time semesters at school with a completely unrelated to photography major or a full time job?

My camera like the calculator are instruments, good instruments yes, but the talent is in the person telling them what to do. I probably made the same mistake before I really dove into photography, thinking that the camera was everything, and if you are reading this and I told you that your camera takes nice pictures I ask for your forgiveness, you are a talented person and I am happy that we ever met.

Don't get me wrong, cameras are AWESOME! I am a fan, I believe it is true that sometimes the more expensive, the more features a camera has will help, but it will only enhance the talent that the photographer already possess.

If you are one of those people like blue ducky on the cartoon, I beg you, when you see nice photographs compliment the photographer, not the camera, and believe me when I say, you will get a genuine smile from that person, instead of a "I think you are a moron" smile.

PS: I am actually building my portfolio, so if you live in Rexburg and want some nice pictures, shoot me an email at elilotru at gmail dot com, and we can get you some nice pictures :)

musik

2011-09-27T08:00:00.000-06:00

I love this song by Adele, once you get pass the interview the awesome singing starts. This girls doesn't need flashy costumes, or computerized music. Just a piano; and that is my kind of music.

Back at school and Ode to Jen

2011-09-26T14:09:00.000-06:00

I am back at school, hopefully the last few semesters. Double majoring means a lot of schooling. It has been actually good, I have hanged out with friends and my roommate Kathleen and met some new people, including a fellow countryman. The only thing is that I left Boston, and while excited about a new phase of my life, I miss my partners in crime, aka the Boss's kids, my darling Sofia, my joking Elena and my dearest friends Jen and Sierra. I am so happy I got to meet Jen and her little girl, she asked to me babysit for her on Saturdays, but I believe I had more fun, than actually work. Here are some pictures I took of her and her little girl, I also feel like my friend Jen deserves a post all to herself, because she truly became a friend during the time I was in Boston. Her kindness, patience, endurance and tolerance, not to mention her big heart are examples to me. I miss you Jen

Sierra has the ability to make anybody laugh

Her happy goofy self

Bye Boston, and I have the best sis-in-law

2011-09-25T16:26:00.002-06:00

I left Boston to go back to school. I am currently in school and enjoying it, I will talk about school in a latter post. I am going to miss the big city, the freedom I had there, and most of all my family. I want to talk about my sister in law because she had me in her house for 6 months. She is a very kind, loving, fun, understanding and patient person, and when I grow up I want to be like her. She made Colombian food when I mentioned that I was craving it, she let me borrow her car, and she drove me to work almost everyday. I also miss my nieces Sofia and Elena, and off course my brother. Here are some pictures of them.

This is my niece Elena, I miss her enthusiasm, and love for all

This is Sofia, I miss her sweetness and her sporadic reasoning and compliments

This is my sis in law, she is awesome and this is one of the few pictures I have of her. By the way that bread was tasty

Having some fun with the nieces out on the trampoline

My brother playing with their puppy.

And last but not least, Maggie; I love this puppy, she would get so happy every time she saw me and she would do a full body wiggle, and that ladies and gentlemen is love and it made my day.

New York: Manhattan part II

2011-09-23T23:46:00.001-06:00

So, here is the second part of my Manhattan adventure, it has taken me so long to post it, but between packing, getting rid of things and going back to school I have had little time to blog which is a shame. But as I have a break between my crazy chemistry class, and my crazy Biology lab, I decided to sit in the Bio building and take advantage of the internet and my not so common break. I also read something in my friend Monica's blog that inspire me to take my blog more seriously, because I know that if I don't record this time of my life, I will regret it. On that note, I am going to relate some more of my NYC adventure through pictures. This is a long post, so I made the pics a little smaller.

More of seventh ave, it was full of ginormous screens everywhere, lots of people, lots of fashion, and I got tired of taking pictures, at some point I had to stop for some lemonade because I was so so thirsty.

After I hit the bottom of seventh I started going up on fifth so I could get back to the station that would take me to my friends apt. On the way up, I remembered that I was carrying my camera and that I should take some pictures; so when I hit the Rockefeller center, I took this snapshot of the fountain in the middle, sadly no Christmas tree though, it was August.

Then I saw this beautiful church, and even though it was under renovation, or something, it was still beautiful on the outside, and I went in because I like Cathedrals.

and here is the name, I figure I take a picture otherwise I wouldn't remember it.

This picture is a little blurry because the cathedral was dim, but I loved the arches and the chandeliers, and the stained glass.

One side note about me, I used to be catholic, and when my parents dragged, I mean invited to come to church with them, the only thing that helped me pass the time of an hour and a half long mass with a lot of talking by 1 person, was looking at the stained glass, I loved looking at the Images, and try to remember what story of the bible they were depicting. If it wasn't for those beautiful images, I would have died of boredom. But again I was a child in those days, my concentration time wasn't very long.

I took the picture of this thing because I liked it.

And last but not least the library. I love libraries, is a thing.

Then I went to the train station and went back to my friend's home. All in all it was a great trip. I love my friend Leslie and her little girl. It was a great experience and I am happy I am finally done recording it here.

New York: Manhattan

2011-08-28T13:27:00.001-06:00

I went to Manhattan. By myself. And.... I didn't get lost. Now for those of you who know me, I get lost all the time even in places I am familiar with. But Manhattan was kind to me, and I was able to enjoy all the major hot spots there. So here is what I did and I highly recommend it if you ever go there. Plan where you are going; have some flexibility for spurt of the moment decisions, but plan before hand. At least the places you really want to go to. Know where they are and how to get there.
I planned to walk 7th avenue going south and 5th going north back to the Subway station that took me there. Having in mind a route, I decided to visit Central park fist since is at the very top.

This is when I got out of central park. Didn't actually take pictures in the park 'cause I was too busy looking around.

I visited M&M world, this is the second one I go to :)

The lady M&M libery

I thought it was appropriate that the NYPD sign was neon too

I am a Mormon too!

To be continued...

New York!

2011-08-04T21:27:00.001-06:00

I went to New York to visit my friend Leslie. I had a marvelous time. I left on Thursday afternoon via Bolt bus and got to my friend's apt. around 8. I do not enjoy traveling, I wish I could get to one place without the hassle of packing, carrying heavy bags, taking buses, trains, etc. Teletransportation should be made possible. I'm just sayin'. Anyway, on Friday I just hang out with my friend, talked, caught up, and played with her sweet little girl. On Saturday we went to the beach, It was great. Sunday is church and rest for me. On Monday I went to explore Manhattan by myself. It was great, and best of all I DIDN'T GET LOST! I get lost on a regular basis in places I am familiar with, I was dreading Manhattan because well... I have never been. But I had a good plan and I put it in effect, and it was awesome; and finally on Tuesday I came back to Boston on yet another Bus and train ride. It was a much needed vacation and Colombian friend therapy. My friend is such a happy person, and with her I can just talk and she gets it you know? I love her very much. So... without any more to say here are some pics :)

Hanging out with a dancing Sofi

Are we getting to the beach anytime soon people? I am ready!

NY beach

Some play time

second coat of sunscreen

The pictures from the Manhattan trip will come later... there are a lot!

welcome back Liz

2011-07-28T14:23:00.001-06:00

        This past few months have been... Intense, yeah that is the word I think I am going to use. Since I decided to go back to dear Boston and pursue and internship at a major hospital affiliate, my life became a whirlwind of work, and work, and... some more work.
        Let's start with the internship that I actually finished in April. It was great, learned a lot, and not just professionally; met new people on a daily basis, and finish a requirement needed to get my certification as a Medical Assistant; which after taking certification exam in June and passing with flying colors, got in the mail this week. After said internship I started working full time for the Boss and then picked up another job, and then filled up the gaps where resting should have been with some more babysitting here and there. It has been great being busy, but as of today and because the Boss is on vacation, I am on vacation as well. I am blogging this inside the bus that is taking me to New York City (cue Alicia Keys and The Empire State of Mind). I am going to visit my dear friend Leslie again and hopefully this time do touristy things.
   Other things have happened during this time, birthdays, traveling, pinched nerves, new friendships, summer arriving late in New England, second car accident of my life, nervous breakdown, more traveling, and July is all but gone.
       Sadly because of how busy I have been my photography has suffered. I just don't have the energy to go on a walk and take pictures, or simply haul my camera everywhere I go; heck, I even neglect my purse these days. I would like to take more pictures and post them, not because I want the whole world to see them (This blog does not have many followers) but for me to have a record of how I learned, and how I applied that into my everyday life to capture memories; and hopefully share them here. I am taking my handy camera with me on this vacation and I will make myself get it out and record life. Also because of mentioned nervous breakdown, I am going to keep using my blog as a place where I express myself and what is on my mind, things that inspire me, or I admire; in that way I can have a record that won't be ruined if the elements get to it.
   So I welcome myself back to blogging and to recording important things; at least to me.

28 Future

2011-06-14T19:42:00.000-06:00

I hope in the future I will have more outings with those whom I love. Like this one at the zoo. We had so much fun and I learned about animals that I had no idea existed.

This is the last installment of the Joy of Love pictures. It took me exactly 3 months to finish up, but I did it! better later than never right? I have been so busy that sometimes the day was not enough to accomplish all I needed let alone what I wanted. More on that on later posts.

ps: picture taken with very old point and shoot camera, and when I still did not have much idea about photography :)

27: What they say

2011-06-13T19:55:00.000-06:00

This is a photo of my niece; want to know what she is saying? "There is a bug in thewe, and no way I am getting off this wock!". She is not afraid of heights, large dogs, riding a bycicle at who knows how many miles per hour, of papi's stare; but put a little tiny bug in front of her and she is all quivers. I love her!

25: Love them best

2011-05-14T19:54:00.000-06:00

This is my friend Kathleen, she is an angel... and I love her best when she is her goofy self posing for my Camera :)

24:Where

2011-05-11T07:41:00.000-06:00

This day is supposed to show where something happened with your loved one. I don't have a specific place that is special; so I am just going to put one of my favorite places in the world. The Beach. I love it, it means warm, sunny, swimming and fun to me. Can't wait until is warm enough so I can go back.

23: Facebook

2011-05-10T07:37:00.001-06:00

This is my niece Elena, I love her, she is such an enthusiastic girl, she loves animals, cares about the environment and prays for those less unfortunate, she has a heart of gold.

Ps: I didn't take this picture, just got it from E's mom on her facebook page; and it was taken by her aunt MK.

22: portrait

2011-05-09T07:27:00.000-06:00

This is Sofia. She is my best friend's baby. She is very sweet and smart. I love her and can't wait to see her again.

21: Hands

2011-05-08T07:21:00.000-06:00

These are the hands of a baby while drinking his bottle. Little Chubby crossed fingers. 'nough said

20: When they're home

2011-05-07T07:09:00.000-06:00

When they are home we play bubbles. S blows and Cookie monster pokes. I love it!

19: When they are gone

2011-05-06T09:24:00.001-06:00

This is K's office. remember this post? He is gone a few days with M. it has been very quiet around here.

18 Going out

2011-04-19T21:08:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I went out with the family,

This is my niece drinking a Colombian soda. Love going out with her, she is so funny to hang out with:)

17: Staying in

2011-03-26T19:01:00.000-06:00

When S, Cookie and the whole gang are home they make forts; and I take pictures

I know, I know...I know

2011-03-15T20:07:00.000-06:00

(big sigh) I know February is over and I am still behind the post in the Joy of Love. Is very hard to do. I am swamped in my classes. So much work and not enough time in the day to accomplish it. What was I thinking when I decided to do 1 job, 1 internship and 8 credits of classes? I have No idea, and as the workload gets harder, I sleep less, and the little sleep I get is restless. I eat junk like nobody's business, and... wait for it...I get very sick. I am fighting off a cold right now, and I think the stinker is wining. My doctor very "nicely" told me that if I don't take care of myself and relax a little it would be really bad, beside the extensive list of things that are already bad with my body and mind.(translation: stop this nonsense and get smart).I know I don't have a lengthy list of readers, that await my posts every day. But I do feel responsible because I promised (mostly to myself) that I would accomplish this little photography project. Is just I don't have time or energy to start taking pictures. I need to get back on my feet; and I guess follow my doctor's advice. The only good thing in the midst of my craziness is that is almost spring and the sun comes out to play a bit more often now here in New England; and with the sun, happiness usually finds its way into my being.

I will be posting some pictures in the next few days, just give me some time; and I'll get there. Slowly but surely.

16: Together

2011-02-22T19:32:00.000-07:00

I love T. By now I think you can tell. He is just so sweet and handsome, and loving, caring, snuggly, and a lot of things. Here is the two of us please focus on how wonderful this child is, and how cute that he is sticking his tongue out, and how fabulous his hair looks. Instead of how not fabulous mine is. Please. It will do you good.

15: Kiss

2011-02-22T19:15:00.000-07:00

This is T and B. This is what I call brotherly love all right. T loves his baby brother and gives him kisses every chance he gets.

14 Wedding ring

2011-02-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

This is the Boss' wedding ring, she let me photograph it while she was looking at a recipe for dinner. She is awesome, and to top it off, she shares her kids with me :)

13 Routine

2011-02-22T18:53:00.000-07:00

Cookie Monster loves his pasta. And this is a routine pasta lunch when Liz is pointing the camera. I love this kid. 'nough said.

12 Eyes

2011-02-22T17:53:00.000-07:00

I am aware that I am filling your reader/dashboard with my posts. I am trully sorry about this. But I need to catch up. I have a lot of pictures that I have taken and have been unable to post. Hang on with me. And holler if you have any opinions.

This is Kitty. She and I have a difficult but loving relationship. If she gets really close to me I start sneezing and my eyes itch, however when possible I give her some love I just make her sit by my side instead of on my lap:). She also gets mad at me when I get her out of the kids rooms after bedtime. Like I said complicated.

11: Dreams

2011-02-22T17:47:00.000-07:00

T is an outdoor boy. I know is hard to tell what a baby's dream is, but I think I know this one. T dreams of nice weather and going outside to play.

10 where they are comfortable

2011-02-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

This is B. He is an adorable baby. He is the most comfortable on his bouncy chair, on top of the counter, sucking his thumb and watching the Boss and me talk about thing in the kitchen.

09: Hobbies and passions

2011-02-22T16:45:00.002-07:00

M is a piano teacher, she teaches it because she loves it.

08: Gift from the heart

2011-02-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

My mommy gave me this for my birthday. This is my actual lens, I photographed it using two white sheets of paper. By the way highly recommend it.

07 Generations

2011-02-22T16:40:00.000-07:00

M and her grand kids. 2 generations playing "hide the stuffed animal".

06: Who they love

2011-02-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

T loves his daddy. Nothing else to say

Behind, 05: What I love to hate

2011-02-22T15:23:00.000-07:00

I know, I know; I am behind with my Joy of Love posts. I have been soooo busy, and sometimes can't capture the moments because I forget my camera, and just recently my neck decided to stop working without complain. I guess what I am trying to say is here are some posts.

I love that the kids I take care of are so sweet and play with everything. I only hate when they decide to play with the recycle bin.

04 What they Wear

2011-02-07T22:26:00.001-07:00

Mica is such an adorable, gentle, loving dog; and as such she wears adorable things such as:

See that little shiny light? is on her collar so we can see her when she goes outside at night
A lovely dog needs lovely accessories

03 Then and Now

2011-02-07T22:19:00.001-07:00

Then

This is T the Boss' son, whom I love very much. I took this pictures the first few weeks I met him.

Now

Not a baby anymore, T walks and is full of Energy

02 How they look

2011-02-05T22:30:00.001-07:00

This is how Mica; K's adorable dog looks like when she is waiting for me to open the door after I let her out to do her business.

01: What they do

2011-02-02T17:01:00.001-07:00

This is K. He is kind of my United States dad. He works very hard, just look at his office, however he is very kind look at the presents from grand kids above him.

A new beginning

2011-02-02T16:09:00.001-07:00

The reason I wanted to give my blog a new look is because I am entering a new part of my life. I am in Boston currently doing an Internship part time and working for family part time. I am almost done with school and hoping for a job here in Massachusetts, as well as putting more effort into my photography. I feel more confident that everything will work out for the better in my life if I work hard, and keep my goals real.

So welcome to my Blog and I hope you like it.

The Joy of Love

2011-02-02T15:41:00.002-07:00

Say what?! might be some of my readers reaction to the title of this post. I'll tell ya :)

I am taking a free photography class for the month of February offered by Willette Designs; and The Joy of Love is the tittle of it, you know, Valentine's day and all that. Anyway, I am really excited to start and keep my photographic juices flowing.

You may ask what is it with you and all this photography all of the sudden? Well it is not at all the sudden; it has been a long time process, which included a massive amount of reading, a photography class, more reading after that, and then having the opportunity to buy a good DSLR (Translation: cool camera); putting to practice what was leaned by reading and said class, and time; I think it has been a good 2 years or so.

However, now I feel the need to go a little higher and participate in challenges and classes, plus I think I have learned all I can from reading, now I have to put more into the doing part. I am really happy about my Project 52 even though I skipped last week for silly reasons I am embarrassed to discuss, I will be back on the saddle this week.

Luckily I am able to take this online class,and my sister-in-law's sister (we are related somehow) joined me on this adventure. Even though it is already Day 2, I will catch up with my posts. Would you like to participate?

A little makeover

2011-02-01T22:27:00.002-07:00

So after much looking around the web; I have decided to just play with the template designer on Blogger and see what I can come out with. Following much debate about it, this is the result. The older pictures are too big to fit the new template, and I don't know how to fix the problem. I upload my pictures in photobucket and then copy the HTML to the Blog, and I think that determines the size. Do you know how to make them smaller? Let me know what you think. Is it too busy, or too boring? give me a shout (comment wise).

Stuck

2011-01-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

Yes I am stuck. This week for project 52 the theme is "soothing repetition" and it is driving me crazy. I can't seem to be inspired to take a picture that would fit on this theme. Any Ideas?

Project 52, week 3

2011-01-16T20:00:00.000-07:00

The theme for week 3 is "shades of gray", so here is mine:

I am lazy and...Project 52

2011-01-14T21:34:00.000-07:00

Yes I am. I am lazy when it comes to my blog. I would like to make it prettier, but I lacked the motivation to research how to do so; I would like to do a post at least once a week, but I don't do it because well... I am lazy and rather sleep than stay up and update it. But as of today I make a goal to update my blog at least once a week, and to help me on this goal, I am doing the MCP Project 52. I am excited to start, and maybe tomorrow I can post one picture. Would you like to join me?

Las Vegas adventure part II

2011-01-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry friends, I know it has been a long time since I posted anything, it has been a little crazy, I am starting an internship, moving to Massachusetts, new job, etc. But here is some more of my adventures in Vegas. I really had a good time.

The M &M store!!!!!

Heather loooooves M & M's

What possessed me to wear this? Heather, that is what

I like the M & M lady.

We went to the temple

It has palm trees!!! I love palm trees

My last night there we had dinner, and went to see the Bellagio Fountains

Beautiful

Caesar's Palace

Last picture of the Eiffel tower

I had a blast, it was an awsome experience, Thank you Heather for having me at your home and showing me the sights. Vegas was good to me.

The Las Vegas adventure part I

2010-12-06T21:33:00.000-07:00

At my school, thanksgiving break is a whole week; was I happy? Yes, definitely. So while I was pondering what to do that whole week besides a whole lot of homework and watch snow fall, and the temperature fall to the below zeroes, my friend Heather kindly invited me to Las Vegas; say what?!!!!!!!!!! I went to Vegas people, and it was AWESOME. I loved it. My friend is an Elementary School teacher. I got to meet her class, and she has really active and cute students. She also took me to see all the cool spot in Sin City. Yes I did take some pictures. Today I will be posting some of the first ones I took.
Heather was really excited to have a new pencil sharpener

And a new gigantic eraser for her white board

After class we went to the Strip (Why is it called the Strip?)

The Excalibur Hotel

And off course the MGM Lion

Heather
Me, so you believe I was actually there

And last but not least

That is all for today folks. I will be posting more in the next few days. It is week of finals after all.

Under Construction

2010-11-15T20:17:00.001-07:00

Hello everybody; I am trying to find a pretty template for my blog, I have experimented and I cannot find anything I really like; and the ones I like are really expensive, and to be honest I don't want to pay for a new template. So bear with me for now with this kind of generic one, I hope I can put some more energy to my blog and make it pretty.

If any of you by chance knows about templates, let me know. I am not looking for flashy, rather simple but pretty.

I will write soon, hopefully...

Pretty or not?

2010-11-05T00:13:00.000-06:00

I would let you decide. I would love you opinion. visit my photographs

November and no snow?

2010-11-01T14:44:00.000-06:00

Am I even in Rexburg?
It is November 1st and there is no snow on the ground; none whatsoever. This is unprecedented, at least since I've been here; by October 4th there is at least one big snowfall; but so far, nothing. I am having a little trouble expressing myself right now. I am at a loss of words.
It is a gorgeous day today, a warm 48 degrees, and NO SNOW. whooooo hoooooo!!!!! Can you tell I am excited? Maybe is the sweet Lord giving me a break from my funk (see previous post), so I can recover from my injury, and maybe so I don't hate the winter so bad, because it started late. I honestly don't know, but I am enjoying the sunshine, the jacket climate, and the fact that my snow boots are still at the very back of my closet.

Took these pictures outside my door, loving it!

Right outside my door

Yes that is how the sky looks right now :)

Why me has a lot more meaning right now

2010-10-11T15:30:00.000-06:00

I broke my wrist. Yep, broke it in 2 different places; go me. I feel like I have a black cloud hovering over me every time I come back to Rexburg, ID. I didn't even make it one week in school when BAM!!! I fell down and broke one of my little wrist bones and my radius. I had a splint for a few days and then after an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon, a brace. Still not sure if I need surgery or not, but I hope with all my heart that my bones will heal properly and that a trip to the operation room won't be needed. Last year almost to the date I got into a car accident, and it was not pretty I was very sick for months; and now I am dealing with broken bones and the limitations that come with having only one functioning hand. Maybe I am supposed to leave this town, transfer somewhere else, go back home, I don't know. I am in a funk, I haven't felt happy in a while. Summer was great for me I really love Boston and being near my family; but the fact that I can seem to survive without hurting myself so much has me down.

I am following my routine: school, work, homework, school, work, homework... But have not been able to bounce back to my normal self. I hope that next week after the second appointment with the orthopedist, and maybe some good luck I will be able to feel happy and energized again. For the time being I guess I just have to keep going.

PS: really grateful that my good friend Staci's baby is home now, even if it is on a trial basis.

Colombia Trip: the much needed update

2010-10-11T15:10:00.000-06:00

Sorry it took me so long to get going again I am having a hard time being back at school. But I will tell you about that on another post. I promised more pictures of my Colombia trip including some pictures of my mommy's birthday. So here they are:

My Grandma and mommy. (my grandma had eye surgery, hence the sunglasses)

My cousin and my mommy

My daddy dancing with the dog :)

My mommy and me.

I had a great time in Colombia, I am very grateful to Marianne and Kerry Hopkin who made this trip possible. I miss my parents greatly. Sorry there aren't any more pictures, I wanted to be with everyone in the moment, so I didn't take pictures, I chose to enjoy the company of my family and friends. I know shame on me :).

Colombia tierra querida.

2010-08-23T21:50:00.000-06:00

For those lovely people who don't speak spanish the title means Colombia beloved land.
I am so so so HAPPY!!!! to be home. It felt surreal when I got here. It was a busy day. My mommy was with my grandma at the hospital because she (my grandma) was having surgery. I traveled for 17 hours to get home. Thank goodness the last four my daddy was with me. When I got here my home felt the same but smaller; is hard to describe.
Since then, things have slowed down, but it has been great. I have been able to eat the food that was taken away from me for three whole years, and have enjoyed every moment of it; although when I get to the States I'll seriously need gym time; oh but sooooo worth it.

Saturday I went dancing with my friends, I have to admit it was my first time in a Colombian dancing place. It was good, loud, smoky, a little smelly, but good. I had a lot of fun and boy did I sweat. It was ridiculous. As a matter of fact I sweat a lot here, it's insane, I come from Boston for crying aloud; humidity central. The heat here is different I think... and there is no air conditioner in houses which makes me believe that's why I feel the heat more, or I am just a Winnie.

Today was my momma's birthday. I bought her a cake and celebrated with my dad, grandma and cousin who lives at the moment with my parents and it gives me a BIG relief; but that is another story.

Here are some pictures of the dancing, and pictures of my mommy's b-day will come soon.

Love them

My friend Margarita

My friend Eliana and her cousin Brian

My friend Viviana and her boyfriend

Three good friends

there will be more pictures I promise. I also feel I have to say that my friends being legally 21, drink. I however, don't; the beers were not mine.

To be continued...

Home: There is nothing like it

2010-08-10T22:09:00.000-06:00

I am going to Colombia. Yes to my home country and everything I knew up until I was 17 years old. I haven't been there in 3 years, Three whole years. I am excited, nervous, anxious, neurotic, stressed out, a little sad, and excited; but I guess I already said that.

Let me shed some light on my feelings.
-Excited because I get to see my mommy and Daddy, and yes I still call them that to their faces :). And the rest of my family, that while important to me, my parents come first no matter what.
-Nervous because of the airplane flight. Technically I shouldn't be flying that long yet, and traveling so much, but I don't know when I get to go again.
-Anxious because my life has changed so much since I left home, that sometimes I don't recognize the naive and skinny teenager that I used to be, my friends have also changed and our lives are different now, and I don't know how my country works this days, what with a new president and all.
-Neurotic because I need to check all my paper work so I don't have any problems when I come back to the US and have to go through immigration, so they don't deport me and send me to who knows where. See, told you: neurotic
-Stressed out because I hate packing. It brings me to a level at which I want to pull my hair out. I have to decide what to pack for Colombia and what to pack for Idaho when I go back to school. You may think that as a college student I am smart and all, no my friends nooooo. I booked the flight so I come back to Boston and then 10 hours later I travel to Idaho. So I have to leave everything ready for both trips.
- A little sad because I am leaving the Boss and her really cute, spunky, cheerful, loving kids, and her rock star husband. They have been awesome, awesome, awesome.
-Excited again because despite the differences between my friends and me, they are still my friends and I love them very much and I am happy to see them.

Run Liz Run!!!!!!!!!

2010-07-27T22:51:00.000-06:00

Running. I have taken up running. Yes I have lost my mind, I think I actually lost it a long time ago; but that is not what I am writing about. I didn't like running, I didn't do it often because I actually hated how it made my shins hurt, and how I was out of breath, and how I counted the seconds down until the little screen on the treadmill will say "cool down" and blessedly I was able to stop huffing and puffing. But from about 4 weeks ago and much research on the subject, either online or asking people that did it because they loved it, I have launched myself into the adventure of training to like running and make it my primary source of exercise.

I am doing it for a few reasons;
- After years of swimming I stopped and well... the result came in extra pounds.
- I have struggled with insulin resistance since I was 12. You don't need to be overweight to have it, I was a scrawny little thing at that age, and was diagnosed with it.
-After running I did feel better emotionally even if I was sore.
-You can participate in really cool marathons like the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
-You don't necessarily need a gym membership. Specially in the nice months.

And there are some more but it's late and I can't think of any other right now. So yeah, I am running.

So far I've had ups and downs; bought a pair of running shoes and returned them because they were too painful. I got a new pair that seem to be working better, but today I ran in intense heat here in humidity central and I think my right calve muscle overheated or something and I wasn't able to finish my training for the day. Got Kinesio tape for the shin splints and it's working wonders so far. Also I think I definitely need some inserts for my shoes because those extra pounds are working my heels.

Do you have any advice you would like to share with me? please do. I would love some input on running.

Cape Cod; everything to do with fun, nothing to do with fish

2010-07-21T08:33:00.000-06:00

This past weekend I went to "the cape" meaning Cape Cod with the Boss. It was great, we drove there Friday night and came back on Sunday morning, and it was bliss. I like the beach, back in Colombia I live in the city and very far away from the ocean, so having the ocean so close in Boston is amazing and it makes me happy. I had a little time to go on my own to the beach, explore around and yes! swim in the ocean (it was cold but worth every shiver).


On my way there I thought this made a cool picture

My view of the ocean


can you tell I've got high arches?


On my way back I decided to take a picture of these flowers, at the cape they are everywhere.

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”

--Anonymous

Find a piece of Colombia in Boston... Check

2010-07-11T23:03:00.001-06:00

Today I went to east Boston with my brother, my sis-in-law, my nieces and my brother's mom (we have different moms same dad); why is this important you may ask, well... let me tell you. There is a Colombian neighborhood there, want more? today there was a massive party to celebrate my country's independence; now, that is not until the 20th, but they celebrated it today; and boy did they. There was a huge stage with an awesome sound system and LOTS of people dancing to the music of Fruco y sus tesos (Google it).It was so much fun to see all this people wearing the colors of our flag on their T-shirts, just speaking Spanish and being able to share the music that everybody liked, all of this without getting weird looks. It was refreshing for me.

On the way there however, the subway broke down, so I got there a little late to get together with my brother and his family, but just in time to eat dinner at this awesome Colombian restaurant called Mi Rancho. I haven't had much Colombian food since I left home and this place was amazing, they had a lot of my favorite Colombian foods and I was able to enjoy them.

Then, we went to the big plaza where the above mentioned stage was, and it was great, my nieces actually made friends and played with kids that spoke Spanish. I think my niece Elena learned some words from them. I danced with my brother, saw some people dancing as well, a few drunks about to puke or fell over, people singing at the top of their lungs with the band, yes... it was a Colombian environment, and at that moment, when I was able to take it all in, I realized how much I have missed home and my people. I have adapted to United States really well, actually a little too well for some people who know me, and I now know they are right. After this I think I really need to go home for Christmas vacation and I really hope I will be able to.

Here are some pictures, sorry I do not appear in them because I like taking the pictures myself, and they are not edited either, is late and I just want to share this and put up the pictures and go to sleep in happiness.

My brother's mom Lely was chewing, she wasn't mad at me.

I was this excited too!!!!!

The crowd!!! (sorry a little blurry)

Sofia wanted to dance too!!!

Welcome home Liz

2010-06-02T21:24:00.001-06:00

I have been in Boston for exactly 48 days, and I am loving it! I am nannying for this amazing lady and her super cute kids. It has been a roller coaster, an exciting,energizing, tiring, full of surprises roller coaster that has kept me on my toes. I thought it was a really good Idea for me to leave Idaho this summer... now I am sure of it; family makes your life a lot better.

What brought this on you may ask? well, the other day I drove into Boston, I didn't get out of the car, just picked my boss up from an appointment, and let the kids watch big trucks, a lot of cars and some trains; anyway, maybe because I had the kids with me and believe me whoever said that watching the world through a child's eyes makes it a lot better was on his/her right mind. It was great to be out and in the city, driving is a little confusing, but boy I felt the energy and in a way the freedom of not being stuck in a little town where most of the people look exactly the same. Within 45 minutes I saw different cultures with different believes and it made me feel... I think the word is WELCOME. It is really hard to put the feeling into words but I think if felt like home.
PS: is nannying a word?

Need a new laptop? check mine out

2010-05-15T19:01:00.000-06:00

About 3 weeks ago I bought a new laptop it's the new Toshiba Satellite L505 GS6000, and it's awesome! I love it. Like everything in life there is some downsides to it but in general I am really happy with it.

The good
I like windows 7, is a little tricky sometimes because I went from XP to 7 without trying Vista, so sometimes I can get lost a little, but I learned quickly how to find everything and I really love it. I also like the keyboard a lot; is quiet, and it has a numeric pad on the right side. I have to type a lot of numbers for some of my classes and that makes it so so so easy. It has a installed web cam which I love, because that way I don't have to connect another cable to my computer. (I hate cables by the way, the less cables the happier I am). It's also very very fast and it has a lot of space I think for a student this is a great laptop. I also like the resolution on the screen, the colors are great and sharp. It also is very light and I think my textbooks weight a lot more than the laptop.

The bad
The speakers are not very loud. I kind of knew this when I bought it, but I mostly use my earphones so I have no problem with it, they are loud when you wear earphones. The mouse pad is really sensitive, is not necessarily bad, but sometimes it annoys me. The screen is wide, and my laptop before had a square one, so is taking me sometime to get used to it, but as I said before I love the resolution, the colors are really bright.

The ugly
The only thing that I really don't like is that you can see fingerprints all over it. You have to be a little careful or clean it often.

Getting more into my blog

2010-05-10T22:19:00.000-06:00

For those few of you that actually read my blog, I have decided to make it look better and prettier. I like blogging I just think that mine isn't very interesting; but now I am getting into it. I asked Staci to give me some pointers because I like hers (seriously check it out), and I have started to make it better although it takes a long time, and as of right now I have been at it for over an hour and I just realized it. I need to go to sleep, yikes!

Well I hope you all like it and I will be improving it some more and posting some fun things as soon as I get back into taking pictures again.

Stay in touch!

Summer plans, yeah!

2010-03-22T20:59:00.004-06:00

It is official I am going to Massachusetts this summer! I am going to take care of two very cute kids and their super cool mom, and live close to my family. It's awesome and exciting and I can't wait!

So tired

2010-02-06T13:32:00.003-07:00

I am tired. That is how I feel and all I can say when people asks me how is it going. T- i-r-e-d. School is hard, but hey! I already knew that, work is hard but well... they pay you for it. I don't know what is going on, but my bet is on the winter. I hate the darn cold, the snow, the sluggish staff that appears when is not cold enough to make it ice, then I hate the icy roads that have me and my roommates falling on our butts going down the stairs in the apt. complex. I hate when the hairs on my nose freeze, and when I feel that the air was kicked out of my chest when I go to class at 7:45 in the morning.
Well... that was a good ranting. I think that I just want to go to Colombia and soak in some sun, also some human warmth, people are so darn cold in this town. I just hate the cold. period. Love my roommates though and my teachers, they are pretty cool.

OK I am done.

Cooking #2

2010-01-15T20:10:00.005-07:00

Tonight I made homemade Macaroni and Cheese from this recipe book. I am trying my hand at cooking and this one recipe turned out pretty good if I may say so myself. It was really fun to cook tonight because my roommate Lizzie was cooking too; except she was making pizza. Below are some of the pictures from tonight.

The mixture ready

Me (don't let your kids see this)

Finished Ta-Da!!!!!!!!!!

My roommate Lizzie (she is awesome)

Finished pizza ready to go in the oven.

Cooking

2010-01-10T21:24:00.003-07:00

I am going to start by admitting that I am not a good cook. It just isn't relaxing for me as it seems to be for other people, oh no, it stresses me out. But my dear friend Staci, gave me a cook book that is basically made for me, it has pictures of all the steps of the recipe, and it actually explains how to do it in English, plain and simple English. Today I tried the twice baked potatoes (I live in Idaho it just seem appropriate. sue me) and surprise, surprise IT WORKED! my roommates with whom I shared the potatoes were very happy and said they were delicious. I think I am starting to like cooking. I will try some more recipes before my final verdict. But I just wanted to say that if you have the problem I do with cooking, give this book a try; and also Thank you so much Stace you are awesome.

December

2010-01-10T20:45:00.003-07:00

I had the opportunity to go to Massachusetts this Christmas, and it was awesome! I got to see some really cute kids, spend some time with meaningful people in my life., eat some yummi food, and everybody's favorite: I got presents!!!

Sofia is so cute and she likes posing for me :)

Marianne's salads are so gooooooooood

Got to see the Nativity play by the kiddos, Grandpa is the donkey

and besides seeing my family, the super cool present

There was a lot of more, but I focuses on enjoying it. I also had the opportunity to watch avatar with my sister in law on girl's night out. It was awesome and I loved my time with everybody in Mass. I hope I will be able to go in the summer.

Home # 2

2009-12-22T08:01:00.002-07:00

I finally made to Massachussetts, or what I lovingly call home # 2. After a week studying, finals and cleaning, I was really excited to go home #2, then after finishing cleaning and getting ready to get in the bus that would take me to the airport, I get a phone call that tells me that my flight home had been cancelled, but get in the bus anyways. So I did. I got the spend a wonderful weekend and birthday with these people and that was great, I had a lot of fun. Then I was finally able to get home in a midnight flight, and made it!. Now I am with my niece Sofia and snuggling because boy did it snow here during the weekend. I am ready to have some holiday fun with my family. (pictures to come)

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow...

2009-11-23T13:54:00.005-07:00

Thanksgiving week has come to Rexburg and with it the SNOW. Yes, it is here and it hit us yesterday. But this time instead of isolating myself, I decided to go out with my roommates for a walk (yes, I am losing my mind) and took some good if not funny pictures. After putting 3 pairs of pants, and 4 layers of shirts plus a sweatshirt and boots, I was ready to go. Here is how Rexburg, ID looks like during thanksgiving week. But thank goodness I have a whole week of no classes, sleeping in, and doing homework without stressing about it.

Enjoy :P

My roommates in the parking lot

Squirrel

Outside the Library

I liked how this looked with the snow so I took a pic.

I know my roommates look crazy but they are actually nice

No table manners whatsoever

preeeeetty

Let it snow!!!!

Snow blowing

My roommate Lizzie is always hungry, a snow walk wasn't going to change that

There is supposed to be a road. can you find it?

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!

Me really like

2009-11-10T00:40:00.003-07:00

I was cruising around websites and I bump into this wonderful coat.

I know I already have a coat, but looking and dreaming doesn't cost a thing.

Test!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-07T00:53:00.003-07:00

I am going to literally go crazy. I have been studying the whole week like there is no tomorrow. It is finally Friday and guess what? MORE STINKING TEST TOMORROW. So I really don't recommend getting a concussion, because it gets you behind at school and then you have to take humongous test in 1 week, along with researching internship places so you can graduate with your associates degree. It is not pleasant.

On a different note, I have been doing pretty good on my test and my memory is coming back yay!!!. And today at the store I saw something that reminded me of my good friend Staci and her kids and my day was in going up. Then I got to talk to my parents, my brother, my niece Sofia and to top it off I got to see a picture of Brian in Argentina; and that just made my day a lot easier to get by. :)

Halloween!!!!

2009-11-01T19:01:00.004-07:00

I had a fun Halloween, I didn't dress up or carved pumpkins (sorry the smell of pumpkin guts makes me sick this days) But I did take pictures and helped my roomates get all dolled up for a little halloween get together we had here in our apt. So here are the pics for my halloween bash.

Pumpkin carving on FHE on Monday

My roommate Kayla and the hair I curled

It looked good if I may say so myself

My roommate Kirsten and her white tiger costume

Josh (Kayla's Boyfriend) as the Jocker

Scary.

Movie watching at the end

The End

Apple Pie!!!!!!

2009-11-01T18:37:00.002-07:00

Finally! I am so so happy, success!!!!!!!!! I made a apple pie and it turn out good!!!!!! I have attempted to make a good apple pie with many recipes and this one the only one that worked!!! can you tell I am excited? :) It looked good and tasted good !

so here are some pictures that I took, sorry for those that have more photography skills, but I was too happy to care about good pictures; I had a good pie in my kitchen to take care of :)

Before it was baked

After it was baked

I am a very happy person right now. And maybe I am starting to get an understanding of that love for cooking that people seem to have.

by the way if you are wondering, the recipe is from this book. And I wouldn't mind receiving this awesome book for christmas ;)

Missing certain someones

2009-10-30T23:39:00.003-06:00

So after spending the summer in wonderful Boston, I had to come back to Rexburg, but not before experiencing some real good days with some kiddos I love. The thing is that now as snow hits this tinny college town (no transportation system, what is that all about?) I start missing my dear Ibague where I was raised, and the summer in Boston, especially when the dry weather starts making your nose bleed. But this post is to tell everybody how much I miss this kiddos and the thought that I won't see them again until next summer is kind of hard to bear.

Have a good time looking at this ridiculously cute kids:

Cute, Smart, Funny Elena

Smart, reading buddy, fun lover Jane

Sweet, personality, caring Sofia

Best buddy, water lover, handsome Mark

Can you seriously blame me for missing this sweetness?

Oh my dear Heather

2009-10-21T00:59:00.004-06:00

So this post is for Heather and those of you who read my blog that don't know Spanish, and would like to know what my earlier post means. Because it is in Spanish originally it might sound a little off, but that is just translation problem, I hope you still get the message.

" There in the bottom, all the words that we said and of which we don't keep memory, sleep under the waters.
Sleep those that we didn't know how to say and wait for their turn to come out. The letters that we have shred, the ones we never received and all the times we have said good bye. The sorrow that we felt and that now remembering, it seems small. The laugh or the tear that never came out. The friendship that we looked for in the difficult moments and turned out to be weaker than us, in need of our help. The person that we wanted to comfort and comforted us...
Everything sleeps there, In that bottom"

Food for thought

2009-10-13T23:53:00.002-06:00

Alla en el fondo, todas las palabras que dijimos y de las cuales ya no guardamos recuerdo, duermen bajo las aguas.
Duermen aquellas que no supimos decir y esperan su turno para salir a flote. Las cartas que hemos roto, las no recibidas y las veces que hemos dicho adios. La pena que sentimos y que ahora, al recordarla, nos parece pequeña. La risa o el llanto que no llego a brotar. La amistad que buscamos en el momento dificil y que resulto mas debil que nosotros, mas falta de ayuda. La persona a quien quisimos consolar y nos sirvio de consuelo...
Todo duerme alli, en ese fondo.

Sorry if you don't speak spanish, ask someone who does (husband, friend, in law family) to read it to you.

Sand dunes

2009-10-13T14:17:00.007-06:00

So, Monday Night I thougth that I should be a good example to my roommates (because I am the oldest) and go to Family Home Evening. Well the plan was to go to the Rexburg Sand Dunes. They are pretty cool and I only been there once before, and I thought mmm, I should be ok going, I mean my concussion feels better, but I was a little achy all over from going to class the whole day and taking a quiz. I should be resting but seriosly if you get behind in a Chemistry class you fail period, So being the good girl I am, I went, it was pretty fun, and I was helped by my roommates to walk and they roasted my mashmellows, so no worries. I got home, showered and took some pain meds and went ni-night, so no worries.

Because I couldn't have as much fun as everybody else (thanks to concusion and body aches) I was the designated photographer and I capture some cool shots of my friends jumping the Dunes.

Our Boy Scout who started the fire

nice and warm!

cami jumping

Elizabeth Jumping

David jumping

Kayla Jumping with a little help

Scary Stories

2009-10-11T21:38:00.004-06:00

My roommate Elizabeth who has been awsome this few days, is taking a children's literature class, and she is just so nice that she decided to share some of the stories from a scary children's book. The thing is that she thought it would be fun to finish reading one of the stories and then scaring me. Let me describe how if feels when somebody startles you and you happen to have a concussion.

If you have ever been shocked by electricity, you know when you try to unplug the microwave, the blender, the mixer or some sort of electrical device, just remeber that feeling and imagine it going up to your brain, to a bump on the left side of your head, and you got it!

Anyways, I thought I would let everybody know that I am feeling a lot better (thanks to nausea medicine), and that my roommates are good to me.

If you guys would like to see the book (is good for halloween) the story she scared me with was "A man who lived in Leeds"

Accident

2009-10-07T00:09:00.004-06:00

Hello my friends and family, I just wanted to let you know that even though I got into a pretty serious car crash, I am OK. I have a concussion, tendinitis in my shoulder, and some bruises, but other than that I am OK. I am resting in my apt. and my roommates have been wonderful, they have walked me to some places I need to go, cooked me some meals, and watch over me so I don't strain and hurt myself. Also Jonathan and Junior for those of you who know the Boston Kids have been great they came and gave me a blessing, and Jonathan drove me to one of my classes today. Also some family on both sides (Heiner and Hopkin) have stopped by and checked on me. I am very grateful that I am alive and recuperating, and that I have such great friends and family.

Nature Park

2009-10-06T23:17:00.008-06:00

Me and my roommates went to the Nature Park in Rexburg on the sunday before conference(didn't know there was a nature park) and took some pictures. This was probably the last of the sunny days in Rexburg for the year, and I was trying out my new skills that I learned in my photography class, and also to introduce to you my new and very sweet roommates :)

Enjoy:

The back of my roommates :)

The path going to the Duck pond

One of the ponds with the reflexion

Ducks!!!!!!!

Duckies and some back view

Elizabeth, Kirsten and Kayla

Elizabeth (yes, there is two Elizabeth's in the apt)

Kirsten, Kayla

Kayla

Kirsten and Kayla

Cami

Pond #1

Pond # 2

Me, Elizabeth, Kirsten, Kathleen

Me

Cami and pond reflexion

Bridge

Dandelion

Water!!!!!!

If you look closely Elizabeth, Cami and Kayla are on this tree

I thought this fruit look kind of cool, so I took a pic

Trees :)

Path with Cami and Kathleen at the end

Stinky!!!!

Someone needs to pee?

Really like this song!!!!!

2009-09-11T16:09:00.001-06:00

Thanks Heather!!!!!!!

Massachusetts part 2

2009-09-09T22:38:00.003-06:00

Some more pics from my vacation

Beautiful baby, and excellent picture by Mary Kaye Hopkin

Lobster anyone?

Last night out with Brian, it will be two years until we see him again

Three of the women I admire a great deal
(missing my mom, and Staci)

Love this pair

These two belong in the top 10 of my favorite people list

Very good looking guy, gotta love those Hopkin genes

Sweet Sofia and Luis great examples of personality and strength

More pictures to come

Heather's wishes

2009-08-20T12:41:00.010-06:00

So Heather since you are the only person in this planet who actually looks at my blog, here it goes it is now in English so you can understand what is says. I've been in Boston for 3 weeks now and it has been hectic, there is a LOT to do and see. I've been to ogonquit (no sure you spell it like that) beach, to Castle Island, and Cape Cod. I have taken pictures with other people's cameras so i'll post some pictures but I'm not in them. Thunder seems to follow me wherever I go; after a 100 degree weather yesterday, we had a mild storm with its companion lightning, and its buddy THUNDER!!!!!!! it is beautiful here with all the green, so just driving to costco with some good company like my friend Marianne is a treat.

Elena at the Beach

surf girl

Sofia trying to smile with the sun on her face

Boston Harbor (Castle Island)

Sofia at Castle Island

My great friend Marianne

My brother Luis

The Hopkin granddaughters with the soldier (tour guide of the castle)

Since I didn't take a camera with me to the Cape, I wasn't able to take pictures but I'll post some more latter.

ps: There you go Heaz, stop giving me grief

BOSTON!!!!!!

2009-08-11T09:09:00.001-06:00

Llegue a Boston sana y salva despues de 8 horas de vuelo, y un retraso en el aeropuerto de Baltimore. Ahora estoy en la casa de mi hermano cuidando las chiquitinas y pasandola bien. Despues de dos semanas muy ocupadas que con la ida del hermanito de mi cunada para su mision y toda la familia visitando y 12 ninos que hay que tener a la vista, parece que se va a poner mas lenta la cosa y depronto puedo ir un dia a la ciudad e ir a todos los sitios a los que yo iba antes de irme para Idaho, incluyendo la escuela en donde aprendi ingles. Bueno eso es todo por ahora y fotos estaran por venir.

Me gusta :)

2009-06-11T01:32:00.005-06:00

Primavera

2009-06-07T17:44:00.003-06:00

La primavera llego a Rexburg, con la nieve derritiendose, los arbolitos saliendo hojas y las flores empezando a salir, pero con toda la belleza que sale en la primavera, tambien bienen las lluvias no son como las de Colombia, y por eso siempre estare agradecida, no relampagos ni tormenta, solo esa llovisnita cansona pero al menos no me toca dormir arropada de pies a cabeza o llamar a mi mami en la mitad de la noche:) este fin de semana no me toco trabajar, pero me toco quedarme estancada en el apt. porque la lluvia no se fue y llovio toda la tarde y noche. Bueno eso es todo por ahora; no he tomado fotos por que no me queda tiempo, tan pronto tenga algunas yo las pongo.

Viaje a Oregon

2009-05-11T22:37:00.006-06:00

ok, en la semana que tuve de vacaciones entre los semestres de invierno y primavera, me fui para la casa de mi companera de apartamento en Portland, Oregon. fuimos al templo, a unas cataratas que se llaman multnoma, al centro de Portland, y al centro comercial. Aproveche lo que mas pude, llenandome de ambiente de ciudad antes de volver al pueblito en donde mi universidad esta ubicada. el papa de Heather (asi se llama mi companera) me arreglo el portatil y quedo andando ahi si como dice mi papi, tintinito. A pesar de que el viaje fue tan largo, (12 horas de ida y 12 de vuelta) valio la pena.
Las siguientes fotos demuestran una pequena parte de mi paseo (pero bien pequena parte) :)

Tulipan en el templo

la hermana de mi companera y su bebe Isabel:)

El templo de Oregon.

Heather y yo, en el templo

Cataratas

Heathe y yo

Mas Cataratas

Y la ultima foto de las Cataratas.

final de semestre y tormenta de nieve

2009-03-29T21:01:00.003-06:00

El final de semestre se acerca y con el la primavera, o eso fue lo que todo el mundo penso aqui en Rexburg. No, eso no fue lo que paso. Hoy tuvimos una tormenta de nieve con vientos de 29 millas por hora con una temperatura de -8 grados centigrados. En vez de los pajaritos cantando y el sol brillando tuvimos nieve por 5 horas sin parar. Yo se que yo deberia estar acostumbrada a estos cambios rapidos en el clima, porque he vivido en esta ciudad por 2 años, pero a veces cuando el clima se pone bueno y la temperatura es como 15 grados y luego baja otra vez, le dan a uno unas severas ganas de llorar. Hoy desde Rexburg, mañana desde cualquier lugar del mundo.

foto del moreton en mi brazito

2009-02-11T23:09:00.003-07:00

Esta es la condicion en que mi brazo se encuentra despues de que me chuzaran me sacaran sangre y me pusieran suero.Y en la foto no se ve tan mal.

visita al medico

2009-02-11T22:40:00.002-07:00

OK, fui al medico y me mando examenes de sangre, entonces me toco poner mi brazito izquierdo para que me chuzaran, la cuestion es que siempre tienen que buscar mis venas, como por 20 minutos y luegosi pueden sacar sangre. Todo eso esta muy bien, el problema es que el dia siguiente me sale un morado de todos los colores, y se ve super feo.
Entonces he ido a clases con un moreton en mi brazito y cada vez que pongo mis libros en ese brazo me hace gritar de dolor.
ok; ese es mi reporte y fotos vendran mas tarde hacerca de mi moreton.

sola :(

2008-12-15T13:00:00.002-07:00

ok, el semestre de otoño se termino y mis compañeras de cuarto se fueron a pasar navidad y año nuevo a las casas de ellas. Pero yo con la abundancia de escazes de plata me toco quedarme en la mi apartamento de la Universidad sola, en vez de pegarme el viajesito a Boston. Esta bien, tengo el apartamento para mis solita en vez de 5 personas mas haciendo ruido, pero despues de unas horitas se pone como solitario aqui. La ventaja es que el lavaplatos esta limpio, no hay ni un plato sucio, la sala permanece arreglada y hay agua caliente para ducharse en el frio tan berraco que hace aqui. La desventaja es que esta nevando hasta.... mejor dicho un monton de nieve, y un frio ni el mas macho. Pero bueno, aprovechando el silencio de mi apartamento puedo recuperar todas esas horas de sueño que perdi durante el semestre y leer y relajarme. Con esto dicho tento que ir a la biblioteca a sacar unos libros. despues cuento que lei .

Mas fotos

2008-10-19T23:08:00.007-06:00

Heather

Yo tratando de agarrar una manzana

Marie cogiendo una manzana para mi

En la casita de los Jardines

Otra del grupo en otra parte

Heather, Marie y yo

Heather y yo

y yo cerre los ojos

Ahh, asi esta mejor

En el arco de el kiosko

fotos con las compañeras de cuarto del semestre de Otoño

2008-10-19T22:30:00.004-06:00

Hoy fuimos a tomar fotos con mis compañeras de cuarto a los jardines de la universidad despues de ir a la capilla. se supone que esta semana va a empezar a nevar entonces decidimos ir porque el clima estaba bueno. hubo sol y no estaba tan frio como a 8 grados centigrados.

Ok, tres de mis compañeras de cuarto son nuevas y dos yo ya las conocia porque he vivido con ellas antes. Las nuevas se llaman Saren, Bekah y Cami, y las antiguas Heather y Marie, y pues claro yo.

Entonces aqui estan las fotos, algunas las tomamos en grupo y otras son fotos chistosas o de naturaleza en los jardines.

Disfruten!!!!!!

La primera de muchas

tratando de poner todo el mundo en order

grupo en differente locacion

Heather y yo

el grupo mirando pa' arriba

Heather and Mary

agarramos el arbolito de parche

me convencieron de agarrar las ramitas

Otoño

2008-09-29T20:28:00.002-06:00

ok ya llego el otoño y con el clases y trabajo al mismo tiempo uhhhh. ok, tengo nuevas compañeras de cuarto este semestre y que dia se fueron a caminar y tomaron unas fotos bonitas de los jardines de la universidad y entonces me dije que yo deberia ponerlos aqui para que todo el mundo los vea :)

Saren

jardines de la U

Bekah y Cami

Saren y Beka haciendo caras

mas fotos del invierno

2008-07-19T17:07:00.042-06:00

hello!!!!!!!

2008-07-19T17:07:00.040-06:00

En estos dias estuve pensando que yo deberia tener una pagina, asi mi familia sabe que esta pasasndo en mi vida aqui en los Estados Unidos mas seguido, porque a mi a veces se me olvida llamar o mandar fotos o no me queda tiempo para hacer ninguna de los dos. pero por esta pagina pueden siaber en que ando. Bueno.. yo estoy en Rexburg Idaho, trabajando duro y aprovechando los ultimos mesesitos de buen clima aqui porque la nieve dura hasta junio, si seno
res hasta junio, pero por ahora es calientico. Yo voy a la universidad de aqui y tengo muy buenas companeras the cuarto en mi apartamento, ellas son buena gente y muy divertidas, tengo unas fotos que he sacado en el tiempo que he estado aqui, y como abri esta pagina voy a poner todas las fotos. estas fotos fueron del invierno pasado.

Fotos en el Templo de Rexburg con mis companeras the cuarto

llegando al templo

helandonos en la nieve

heather y yo

y despued de una tarde helada :chocolate chip pumpink waffles!!!!!!!( en ingles porque no se como ponerlo en espanol)