I can FLY...sorta

While swimming on the high school swim team for three years, I realized that I can't fly, but swimming is the next best thing! It's harmony and balance. The water is my sky.

Quote of the day

"Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does."

-Stephenie Meyer

Where is your Laughing Place?

Did you know that laughter is healthy for you? Yup it sure is! I was surfing the web and found some researches on laughter, and I found out some cool stuff! Here's what I've learned: Researchers have been aware that the ability to laugh is helpful to those coping with major illness and the stress of life's problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lot more -- it can basically bring balance to all the components of the immune system, which helps us fight off diseases. When we're laughing, natural killer cells that destroy tumors and viruses increase, as do Gamma-interferon (a disease-fighting protein), T-cells, which are a major part of the immune response, and B-cells, which make disease-destroying antibodies. (Ain't is cool?!!) What may surprise you even more-- and what surprised me was the fact that researchers estimate that laughing 100 times is equal to 10 minutes on the rowing machine or 15 minutes on an exercise bike. Laughing can be a total body workout! Blood pressure is lowered, and there is an increase in vascular blood flow and in oxygenation of the blood, which further assists healing. Laughter also gives your diaphragm and abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg and back muscles a workout. That's why you often feel exhausted after a long bout of laughter -- you've just had an aerobic workout! So find your Laughing Place! It's in there somewhere! So to put it bluntly: If you laugh, you live longer. Plain and Simple.

Winding Staircase

I took this picture while I was in Europe, and it reminded me of how life is: A continuous spiral.

Who am I anyway?

This I know...

I love my family

I love my friends

I love Disneyland

I love the beach

I love to laugh

I must eat out

I must watch movies

I must dream

I must eat chocolate

I must travel

I love to smile

I like to stay up late

I love to sleep in

Zion's Ranch

My family's brand new house at Zion's Ranch. That's what I call modern day camping!

Hiking in 105 degree weather, up a mountain, smelling like sweat and bugspray- is my idea of heaven baby! I love it!
Whew... so hot! Where is my Camelbak?! oh right its on my back!

The cave of Wonders! I finally found it! Aladdin... oh Aladdin I found the Genie!

Black on Blue

Ain't it B-E-A-U-tiful!!!

Newport Beach, California

Balboa Island Fun Zone
Beautiful Newport Beach... I just don't remember it being this orange...
Vintage Beach
Newport Beach Pier

Newport Beach is my home away from home. It is a beautiful place to be with friends and family. I can't wait to go back and visit!

"A place like none other i've found...Indeed a certain spirit does here abound."

-Steve Simon (on Newport)