an ode to the 21 year old

suddenly, it seemed as though i didn't take very many pictures throughout the summer! i did though! i just didn't document them all in this blog =)

so because i somehow left out an update about jesse's 21st birthday, here's a look at our night out on the town!

all of jesse's bffs, ready for the fun night ahead:


me and the birthday girl!


blowing out her candles (while holding onto liquor)

jesse with her life-sized bottle of grey goose (everybody went in together to purchase her that 'little' present), and also with her life-sized martini glass:


we made a book to celebrate her 21st, and in it she had to do some pretty crazy things. one of the tasks was to take a picture with a cop! how great is this picture!?


tequila shots!


hahaha hilarious!


what a priceless face!


jesse 'proposing to a stranger'


jesse, have you had enough already?


love this picture:


'serenading a stranger'


'sandwich yourself between two strangers and dance it out'


cute friends


seven shots!?


annnnnd this is how the night ended =)



so glad we all got to celebrate with you! it was definitely a night to remember!

the office

just so that you all can picture me at work, i thought i'd share a few pictures from my office!

this is my lovely desk = )


another close-up view of my decorations:


here's a shot of what the actuall office looks like:

our kitchen!

my favorite part about working at bmc! free diet drinks all day long! =)


hopefully now you have can have a picture in your mind when you think of me at work =)

leavin' las vegas

on our fifth and final day in vegas, jen and i met up with david drew (again) at the rainforest cafe inside mgm grande for a long lunch.

us with our respective animal chairs at the bar =)

after lunch, we all ducked into a movie theater to see 'the time traveler's wife.' after the movie, we were basically trying to find anything to do to stay occupied! it was a bit of a bummer because our bags were waiting in baggage check, since we didn't need a room for the night. we spent time taking silly pictures like these:



for dinner that night, the three of us met up with jen's boyfriend again at 'Gonzalez y Gonzalez' inside the new york new york. we walked around all the shops the hotel had to offer, and then Michael and David left us for some girl-time before my flight departed at 12:45am (so late, i know!). so jen and i had coffee and took our time heading over to the airport.

i'm so glad i got to experience las vegas with jen before she left for graduate school in nyc. we had so much fun and while it wasn't exactly the trip we had intially planned, i'm sure we both are glad it happened!

what happens in vegas stays in vegas

on our fourth day together, jen and i took it easy! we started the day with crepes for breakfast at our hotel, and then we spent yet another day by the pool (and thankfully our last, considering the 'heat rash' that began to cover my arms and legs due to the level of intensity from the vegas sun!) at the paris. her mom even came to join us for a while! that afternoon we checked out and headed to our next hotel: the new york new york!

here's our room at the new york new york:

jen and i took our time getting ready that evening, and then had the most amazing dinner at Il Fornaio - an italian restaurant inside the new york. it was fabulous; we split a bottle of wine and had appetizers and just enjoyed our surroundings. following dinner, we headed over to 'the bar at times square' which was a dueling piano bar! we met up with three of jen's friends there, and enjoyed about an hour of good music and good drinks.

later that evening, jen and i had 10:30pm tickets to see Zumanity; 'the sensual side of Cirque de Soleil.' it was definitely different!



jen with a character from the show - awkward!


we didn't do much after the show, as it was so late! we did manage to swing by this larger than life slot machine =)

i'm in las vegas trick

day three:

so on our third full day in vegas (a saturday), jen and i spent the morning by the pool at the paris. her parents were nice enough to treat us to lunch at Mon Ami Gabi; a very nice cafe at the paris hotel. not only was the food amazing, but we were seated on the patio that overlooked the waters at the bellagio! i even KNEW one of the waiters there - small world!

after our perfect lunch, jen and i ventured to caesar's to check out their 'venus pool party' with european-style sun bathing. now THAT was an eye-opening experience.

later that evening, jen and i geared up for a FUN dinner at margaritaville with a few of our favorites from the disney college program. we knew that we would get to see our dear friend, david drew, as he is a native of las vegas. the surprise, however, came when we found out the day before that sara (one of our charm sisters) and her boyfriend, tony (also of the college program), were to be stopping through vegas for the weekend. it was the craziest coincidence ever - i really don't think we could've planned it if we tried!!

the three of us girls - we're only missing one! LISSETTE!


me and david drew =)


all of us outside of margaritaville!

my bff jen =)


me with david again!


after our dinner, jen and i decided to experience another night out on the town!

the eiffel tower by night!

the view from the top of caesar's nightclub: PURE.


jen and me on the rooftop!

like my sequins? =) that was a very vegas dress, for sure! pure left about the same taste in my mouth as tryst did - way too many people! 'the veronicas' were performing inside pure which added to the crowds. the most fun part was when jen and i left the club and we were too tired to walk all the way back to our hotel - so we literally sat right outside of pure for TWO HOURS (until 3am!) just people-watching. it was hilarious watching people that were so drunk they could no longer walk. it's probably sad that we had more fun doing that than actually inside the club, but it's the truth!