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When I do watch sports…

August 2, 2013

Its usually soccer but sometimes I go to baseball games as well….usually for the booze.

One of my coworkers in China had no idea what tailgating is…can you believe that? I was like well…what do you do when you go to a Rugby game back home just go in the stadium? You mean you don’t grill and get drunk in the parking lot??? What kind of madness….

Anyway…this past weekend i went to the USA v Panama GoldCup finale soccer game and Tuesday I went to the Cubs v Brewers game for my bestie G’s birthday 🙂

Told you I have been a busy bee….

Cubs game!

Do you go to any games? So yea…you can see its been a crazy week. Hopefully an even better weekend is on the way! 

Filed in: Other, Social • by Monica •

So good to be back!

July 23, 2013

Why didn’t anyone warn me that jet lag could actually last more than a day or two? I’ve officially been home one whole week and I think I am finally starting to feel slightly right again. I have struggled with sleep and having no brain or energy for a whole week.

 
Anyway once everyone was surprised I got to trying to relax and enjoy my time. I spent the week attempting to get a sleep routine down and laying out in the sun, working out and trying to just soak in the happy thoughts of being home. This past weekend so much happened its crazy to think it was only a weekend. 
 
Friday- I got my haircut & colored…a must because I could actually sit on it at that point….
The Boy surprised me with tickets to the NKOTB, Boys II Men & 98° concert. Vanilla Ice surprise guest! Oh yes! 
 
Saturday- I got in a great workout with The Boy and then we headed to one of my little cousin’s birthday parties which was insane because I just got home and got thrown into a house full of Puerto Ricans to explain my story 100 times over. 
 
Sunday- My parents, brother and bestie Snifferella ran the Rock & Roll Half Marathon so I had to be up buttcrack early to cheer them on. 
 
Busy bee I tell you! 
 
So here are some pics but I will save the hair cut photo for another post because I need to take a good one…
 
 

 

At the concert…a glimpse of the shorter hair! 

 

 

 

getting our workout on…

 

Bestie G having serious thoughts about a Monsters Inc party. 

 

 

 

Haven’t seen this guy since he was about 14…now 18 and all grown up 🙁 
 

 

My mom & bro stopping the run to say hi! 

 

The runners & their cheerleaders! 
How was your weekend??
 
 
 
 

Filed in: Other, Social • by Monica •

Hump Day!!

July 3, 2013

Hey there! In case you haven’t already you should go here and sign up for this awesome giveaway for Christine @ Life with a side of Coffee‘s birthday! 

This past weekend GCGirl, Saffer & I went to Hong Kong for what might be the last time and did some shopping and just hanging out. We took the ferry from our town for the first time and after we got off the ferry and past the border control I realized I left my cell phone on the boat. FREAKING OUT. I tried to cross back but they wouldn’t let me, gave me a number to call in the morning. I was beyond stressed and I tried calling 3 different times and telling them they I  knew exactly what seats I dropped it between and that they had to actually go to the seats and look. Of course, they finally called me back to say they couldn’t find it. Then we get to the docks to ride the ferry back and get on the boat. Saffer suggested I go check the seats just in case its the same boat and guess what? There was my phone stuck between the two seats I told them it would be. I could not have been luckier and that was probably the most exciting thing to have happened to me in the past month! Haha ook so yea….

I try to always visit Hard Rock when I go somewhere..its  become a new thing so  the girls were more than happy to stop there and get some western food and drinks with me! 
The first proper western breakfast I have had in a whole damn year!!! 
The Starbucks in HK had Red Bean Green Tea muffins so I had to try one! It was not as good as the drink though 🙁

Wish I had taken more photos but my camera is still broken from that trip in Jan/Feb and my Iphone was gone so yep!

Filed in: Social, Teaching Abroad, Travel, Travel Days • by Monica •

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