I am going on cruise this weekend! I leave on Thursday! Yay! Also…I have never been on a cruise and I have that whole ridiculously irrational fear of open water and anything that swims in it…even manatees(yes I have a problem) but that is ok I am still going to make the very best of it!

We are going on Carnival Paradise

 

Ok so that title is kind of long right? That is ok! I have had a lot of fun nights with my boo this summer! We are at almost a year now and I can’t but think how quickly time flies! If you had asked me last year if I thought I’d be as happy with someone as I am right now I couldn’t have even imagined it. Luckily I found an awesome guy and since a lot of the pics don’t really warrant a whole post I thought I would just share some of my favorites!

 

and act all romantic like when we watch them…

 Sometimes he comes to weddings that I am standing up in….

 And smiles for me anyway…

 Or tries to eat my face…

 Sometimes we act like tourists on random Wednesday nights…

 Sometimes I get kisses while waiting in line for rollercoasters…

I’ve been saying for a while now that I really want to make it to the Full Moon Jams here in Chicago. My friend is a bellydancer & fire spinner and she has definitely introduced me to the awesome community. She is now in Thailand living it up spinning fire on Koh Phi Phi and since I miss her so much I thought I would check out some fire spinners here and just daydream about when she will be back in Chicago!

Before the jam actually starts there is free yoga to anyone who wants to join! My roomie and I decided to get there early, set up our blanket and then take advantage of free yoga outside!

Then the fire spinning & drum circle began! I was just in awe of the skills and I really wanted to get up and dance but my roomie wasn’t having it. Next time I will definitely get in there and shake it!

 

It was a great time, lots of  kind and interesting people and I will definitely try to make it to the next one this month!