Mad About Mad Libs

So, my friend Angelique recently posted a blog about Mad Libs and Mad Libbing random facts. She started with her own random facts, then tagged a few of us fellow blogger friends to see what we'd come up with so here goes...

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My favorite days are Saturdays because then I know I have many more options on what I can do: check out a festival, sleep in (though that's very rare these days), a new DIY project, catch up on errands and if you want to go out for a drink, you can do that knowing you can sit on your bum on Sunday.

I hate it when my nieces & nephews throw tantrums when we’re out in public.

When I order a sandwich, I always tell them to hold nothing - i love the works!

If I ever won the pool lottery at work, I would splurge on an around-the-world trip. But I wouldn’t come back and live the life of a millionaire - I'd continue working, maybe go back to school and give back to the community.

My favorite snack to munch on would be Flaming Hot Cheetos & Sour Patch Kids (sometimes at the same time) and if I could stare all day at one thing, it would be the Ocean.

If you lived a day in my life, I guarantee you'd dream about excel spreadsheets, beauty products and planning vacations. Although, you’d probably learn I am deathly afraid of cockroaches (even more than mice, snakes and spiders) and would never in a million years try indulging in any of those creatures even if there are many cultures that do.

Many things cross my mind every day….but lately, I’ve been a little obsessed with planning the ultimate Australian vacation and diving the Great Barrier Reef.

I’d like to imagine I will still be able to love like I'm young even when I’m a senior citizen. I absolutely adore grandparents that still hold hands.

I’d like to own a Shiba Inu one day, and when I do…I’d make sure to train him/her to become the best dog ever!

But all this doesn’t really matter because when I wake up every morning…I SO LOOK forward to my next international vacation.

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The rule is you must tell the world I tagged you ! You must also post the above caption onto your blog replacing the underlined text with your own AND add or replace one statement and then tag some more friends! Got it?? Tags going out to:

Caroline at Adventures of an SF 20something

Eric at Ego Trippin!

and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun.

WANTED: Travel Advice for Miami & Australia

After months, maybe even years of helping you plan your day trips & vacations, I'm enlisting help from anyone and everyone.

Miami is right around the corner and Australia will come up quick. I'd love advice for the following things:

MIAMI

• Best Cuban food, restaurants, clubs, bars, scenic spots, beach tips, etc.

AUSTRALIA

• Going to Cairns from Sydney & back, Great Barrier Reef, places to eat, scenic spots, surfing lessons, etc.

...and anything else you'd like to throw my way.

Muir Woods Part II

Muir Woods was great the first time, so I thought I'd share the beauty with the bf. Due to the lack of parking spots available, we decided to drive to Marin then take a shuttle. Can't beat a roundtrip $3 shuttle ride through the twists and turns leading up to Muir.

Once we arrived, we paid an entrance fee of $5 each (It feels so odd paying to get into the woods) we were on our way to the Oceanview Trail which would then lead us to the Lost Trail. Everything was just as great as last time, but I was disappointed that the crazy ladybug area was no longer filled with ladybugs. Have they migrated elsewhere for Summer?

Anyway, here are a few pictures from our day trip.

Day Trip to Sacramento

I can't believe this was my first time spending an entire day in our state capital, Sacramento! I'm such a bad Californian.

The day begin with the California Museum. The sole purpose of us visiting the museum was to check out it's newest gallery, "With Malice Toward None: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit." This exhibit includes original writings of our 16th president & other materials that were part of his life (ahem, letters to his wife, the 1st lady's Tiffany's jewelry, drawings of the Civil War and more). It will be here from June 24 - August 27 and move onto about 5 other cities before it heads back to its home in the Library of Congress in Washington DC. I definitely recommend checking it out if you're within a short distance.



After the museum, we indulged in Yogurt-A-Go-Go. I must say, I was really hesitant about trying the Apple-Tini Tart flavor and ended up enjoying it. After yogurt, we were ready for drinks and what better way for a group of basketball fans to enjoy happy hour than to visit Chris Webber's restaurant/bar Center Court. This place has your typical bar appetizers and American food in the middle of countless pieces of bball memorabilia. The happy hour is $3 well drinks, beer & half off appetizers (score!). Unfortunately, Chris Webber didn't make an appearance, but according to Sacramento residents he visits very often and is quite chummy with the guests (during dinner nights & club nights). Before I move on to the next place, I do have to point out that the outdoor area is equipped with fire pits AND flat screen tvs :).



The day ended with dinner on the river at Crawdads. This place wasn't what I expected it to be (order crawfish & other seafood by the pound). I was a little baffled by the fact that this place is called Crawdads and doesn't have many menu items that fall under that category. Anyhow, the food was still good and the location was awesome (minus the inebriated men/women over 40 yelling over everyone in the restaurant). If you have a boat, you can even park it on the side and walk in.

Great first full day in Sacramento - wouldn't have had it any other way.