Long Live Ecuador

TWO years ago today, I left for one of the best experiences of my life.

ECUADOR

you will always have a place in my heart 

Dec. '08-Mar. '09

good times.

 Maria:)

 walking on the EQUATOR

 just eating a guinea pig

 Guayaquil Trip to the temple:)

 Sandra

 the biggest fattest iguana.

 Mateo..my pride and joy. I miss him too much

 zip lining in the jungle

 taking a nap on the way to our field trip

 Jose

 Crepes & Waffles..our fave.

 the best group ;)

 Samuel

 So much love

 i love these kids. (don't you love the playboy jacket? HAHA)

 my babe.

 my best girls.

 Juan Carlos

An experience that has forever had an impact on my life.

If you are interested in doing this let me know and I'll give you the deets.

Update

Lots of fun stuff has been happening that I've not blogged about..so i'll give you a recap of our life the past couple weeks:

Last weekend we went to an ugly sweater/white elephant Christmas party put on by my lovely sister and her friend Stephanie. I got an apron and some Cumin spice..not bad.

we became obsessed with this 3 week show. so much talent. 

just vocals. no instruments.

i literally got chills on some songs.

and these guys (Committed) were our favorite.

I voted for them 10 times.

They won :)

Went to the Griffith Observatory. Go if you can.

He went to the Moon and brought it back to me as an early Christmas present.

What a guy.

We ran in the annual Santa Monica-Venice Christmas run.

I did it because I wanted to.  Jason was forced because I signed him up :)

just warming up.

 Beck Allen Hawkley was born Dec 17th.

We got to meet the sweet babe just 2 hours after he was born.

Kate is a superwoman and did it all natural. She is amazing.

And he is too perfect. 

Besides these things, we've just been working.

We are still doing P90x, in case you wanted to know.

We're on week 5, but we haven't been perfect.

Our favorite song right now is Lets Stay Together by Al Green. 

We sing it every night and we're really good at harmonizing. (HA) 

Jason gets really into it. One of these days I'm going to secretly video tape him. 

Tomorrow is my last day of work and then I have 10 days off. yesss.

We're excited to go home and spend the holidays with our family and friends that we've been missing:)

CHRISTmas

No one says it better than Kids do..

We Trot

Unfortunately the only picture I have of our Thanksgiving festivities is right before we ran the Turkey Trot. It was a gorgeous run right along the Dana Point Harbor. 

Loved it.

I plan on making this a new tradition..who's with me?

and we of course had so much fun with both our fams. 

It's so convenient having both families so close. :)

Plus it was our 5 months ♥

Tony

For the Next 90 days, Jason and I are going to get real acquainted with this guy..

Meet Tony. 

Mr. P90x.

Today is Day 1.

Made the Cut

I got Bangs.

It's been an ongoing debate with myself for about 11 months now. 

To get the bangs or not to get them.

So I bit the bullet and did it.

I was in DESPERATE need of a change. 

(excuse the solo pic..im really not a fan of when people take pics of themselves, by themselves, but everytime I wanted to take it Jason was never around so i just did. This will be the first and last time.)

Some of you may know and some might not, but I can officially say that I am a licensed

ESTHETICIAN. 

(Estheticians, also called skin care therapists, work at salons, day spas, and medi-spas. Estheticians are trained in the cosmetic treatment of the skin. They perform various cosmetic procedures including facials, body treatments, and waxing. Most estheticians offer a variety of specialty spa treatments.)

I was a such a nervous wreck, but I did it! 

I love the feeling of accomplishment!!!!!!!

**And a shout out to my sis Jill- thanks for devoting your whole day for to be my model. You're the best :)

this month seems to be a month of birthdays in my family..

and if I do one, I gotta do them all :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my awesome brother in law

PEHRSON HAWKLEY!!