Happy Birthday S!

Happy Birthday S!

Life’s an adventure, and I wouldn’t have gone through the first quarter of a century with anyone else. To my role model, accomplice, and irish twin. Happy 25th! “It’s a...

Happy Birthday S!

Life’s an adventure, and I wouldn’t have gone through the first quarter of a century with anyone else. To my role model, accomplice, and irish twin. Happy 25th! “It’s a...

A Birthday Tribute

A Birthday Tribute

to “The nicest, sweetest, coolest girl at the pageant..…and this year’s Miss Congeniality!” I love you Boo. 

A Birthday Tribute

to “The nicest, sweetest, coolest girl at the pageant..…and this year’s Miss Congeniality!” I love you Boo. 

My Birthday

My Birthday

It’s been a swell birthday. After Spanish linguistics was over J and I headed up the mountain for our snowboarding/ski class. The weather was gorgeous, slightly making up for the...

My Birthday

It’s been a swell birthday. After Spanish linguistics was over J and I headed up the mountain for our snowboarding/ski class. The weather was gorgeous, slightly making up for the...

A Quick Snapshot

A Quick Snapshot

It's been so long since I have written anything for my blog. A brief snapshot of my life recently should explain fairly well_ Tonight I am about 40 pages into...

A Quick Snapshot

It's been so long since I have written anything for my blog. A brief snapshot of my life recently should explain fairly well_ Tonight I am about 40 pages into...

Saying Goodbye for the Semester

Saying Goodbye for the Semester

After a couple of weeks at home it was time to go back to school. We drove down with Pick, Uncle T, and S. On Boricua's last day in Utah...

Saying Goodbye for the Semester

After a couple of weeks at home it was time to go back to school. We drove down with Pick, Uncle T, and S. On Boricua's last day in Utah...

Boricua's First Christmas in Sandpoint

Our trip to Sandpoint! I tried to take a panorama of the living room but Uncle T turned out crazy, don’t mind that! Getting to Idaho was a joke -...

Boricua's First Christmas in Sandpoint

Our trip to Sandpoint! I tried to take a panorama of the living room but Uncle T turned out crazy, don’t mind that! Getting to Idaho was a joke -...

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom, I won’t ever forget you. Thank you for teaching me how to be myself and how to love unconditionally. Thank you for the time that we had - it...

Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom, I won’t ever forget you. Thank you for teaching me how to be myself and how to love unconditionally. Thank you for the time that we had - it...

Another Weekend & Baptism

Another Weekend & Baptism

Woo hoo there was a baptism this weekend! M. It was the sweetest because she was baptized about a year after her dad. Hermano L, from Uruguay, baptized her. It...

Another Weekend & Baptism

Woo hoo there was a baptism this weekend! M. It was the sweetest because she was baptized about a year after her dad. Hermano L, from Uruguay, baptized her. It...

She Visited

She Visited

S in El Yunque, a rainforest, and a funky panorama at El Morro, an old Spanish castle. It's so beautiful :) We got caught in the rain :)

She Visited

S in El Yunque, a rainforest, and a funky panorama at El Morro, an old Spanish castle. It's so beautiful :) We got caught in the rain :)

Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence

This is a photo of when we went kayaking in a bioluminescent bay! One of Boricua's friends from engineering knows about a place that isn’t open for tourism - so...

Bioluminescence

This is a photo of when we went kayaking in a bioluminescent bay! One of Boricua's friends from engineering knows about a place that isn’t open for tourism - so...

Weekend Trip to Caguas

Weekend Trip to Caguas

¡Que lindo estuvo éste fin de semana! Jesús y yo fuimos a Caguas para visitar a su familia y ahí sus hermanas, Brenda y Heidi, estaban haciendo tembleque, un postre...

Weekend Trip to Caguas

¡Que lindo estuvo éste fin de semana! Jesús y yo fuimos a Caguas para visitar a su familia y ahí sus hermanas, Brenda y Heidi, estaban haciendo tembleque, un postre...

Noche Boricua

Noche Boricua

Last night the people with whom I’m interning, invited Boricua and I to “Noche Boricua,” a fundraiser for their son’s senior class prom. I was so impressed by all of...

Noche Boricua

Last night the people with whom I’m interning, invited Boricua and I to “Noche Boricua,” a fundraiser for their son’s senior class prom. I was so impressed by all of...

Great weekend in Mayagüez Ward

Great weekend in Mayagüez Ward

What a phenomenal weekend! First of all, we got to babysit Isabela. Her parents were going to a ward activity for married couples without their kids so we took her...

Great weekend in Mayagüez Ward

What a phenomenal weekend! First of all, we got to babysit Isabela. Her parents were going to a ward activity for married couples without their kids so we took her...

Another food post

Another food post

Well, I guess this is a post about food! I have a new calling! I’m a ward missionary. :) As I was out with the sisters visiting a really awesome...

Another food post

Well, I guess this is a post about food! I have a new calling! I’m a ward missionary. :) As I was out with the sisters visiting a really awesome...

Sushi

Sushi

¡Anoche hicimos sushi! A Boricua le encanta, y a mi también, entonces vimos como pudimos hacerlo sin pagar mucho en un restaurante. ¡Salió bien! Por la próxima, queremos usar algo...

Sushi

¡Anoche hicimos sushi! A Boricua le encanta, y a mi también, entonces vimos como pudimos hacerlo sin pagar mucho en un restaurante. ¡Salió bien! Por la próxima, queremos usar algo...

Taino Legend

Taino Legend

I wanted to show you a painting that Boricua showed me, it’s in the library at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez campus - it’s a Spaniard who is being...

Taino Legend

I wanted to show you a painting that Boricua showed me, it’s in the library at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez campus - it’s a Spaniard who is being...

General Conference Weekend

General Conference Weekend

I’m sorry, these aren’t the best quality photos. They are at the ward building during General Conference! You can see six of the eight missionaries in this one ward! I...

General Conference Weekend

I’m sorry, these aren’t the best quality photos. They are at the ward building during General Conference! You can see six of the eight missionaries in this one ward! I...

Cueva Ventana

Cueva Ventana

Today, we took an adventure to Cueva Ventana (Window Cave, creative right?) in the town of Arecibo. It is beautiful! You go down into the cave and come out on...

Cueva Ventana

Today, we took an adventure to Cueva Ventana (Window Cave, creative right?) in the town of Arecibo. It is beautiful! You go down into the cave and come out on...

A Day Off

A Day Off

It was the day off at the university today (independence of Mayagüez, so when I was done with work we went to the beach! It was so gorgeous! Boricua finally...

A Day Off

It was the day off at the university today (independence of Mayagüez, so when I was done with work we went to the beach! It was so gorgeous! Boricua finally...

Comida Criolla, Bomba y Plena

Comida Criolla, Bomba y Plena

Yesterday was so culturally enlightening! First, R taught me how to make chicken and rice, criollo style. Then, J took me to a show at the Colón Theater, where they...

Comida Criolla, Bomba y Plena

Yesterday was so culturally enlightening! First, R taught me how to make chicken and rice, criollo style. Then, J took me to a show at the Colón Theater, where they...

A Sunday Update

A Sunday Update

Hey family, here’s what we’ve been up to today_ Church, ward choir, and while Boricua was at a meeting with the missionaries, I made pizza. With no measuring cups (reminding...

A Sunday Update

Hey family, here’s what we’ve been up to today_ Church, ward choir, and while Boricua was at a meeting with the missionaries, I made pizza. With no measuring cups (reminding...

A Weekend in September

A Weekend in September

Saturday was so awesome, because a woman that the sister missionaries have been teaching and her grandson were baptized! I got to go with them to her home on various...

A Weekend in September

Saturday was so awesome, because a woman that the sister missionaries have been teaching and her grandson were baptized! I got to go with them to her home on various...

Trompo Verde

Como a Blue no le gusta bailar, esta noche se encargó de manifestarse. Este fue nuestro primer baile en la iglesia. Bailamos literalmente cada canción, hasta que el baile acabo....

Trompo Verde

Como a Blue no le gusta bailar, esta noche se encargó de manifestarse. Este fue nuestro primer baile en la iglesia. Bailamos literalmente cada canción, hasta que el baile acabo....

More of Mayagüez

More of Mayagüez

The same day I tried coconut water and Malta, we went to the beach and explored around a bit. It had been raining so we didn't go swimming, but the...

More of Mayagüez

The same day I tried coconut water and Malta, we went to the beach and explored around a bit. It had been raining so we didn't go swimming, but the...

Boricua's First Baseball Game

Boricua's First Baseball Game

I stole these photos from Boricua’s phone. I love the photo of Boricua and M. This was Boricua's first baseball game. Gladys and I got a corndog, and Gladys also...

Boricua's First Baseball Game

I stole these photos from Boricua’s phone. I love the photo of Boricua and M. This was Boricua's first baseball game. Gladys and I got a corndog, and Gladys also...

Church in Mayagüez

Church in Mayagüez

This is the church building here in Mayagüez! You can see the choir, they are preparing songs for Christmas already! It’s funny, it was a gorgeous day as you can...

Church in Mayagüez

This is the church building here in Mayagüez! You can see the choir, they are preparing songs for Christmas already! It’s funny, it was a gorgeous day as you can...

Waiting for Hurricane Gabriel

Waiting for Hurricane Gabriel

We’re expecting a storm tonight at 2 am, named Gabriel, and they have canceled university classes just in case. L, the lawyer I am working for, also texted me and...

Waiting for Hurricane Gabriel

We’re expecting a storm tonight at 2 am, named Gabriel, and they have canceled university classes just in case. L, the lawyer I am working for, also texted me and...

Grandparent Quotes

Grandparent Quotes

Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.  ~Welsh Proverb What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance.  They give unconditional love, kindness, patience,...

Grandparent Quotes

Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.  ~Welsh Proverb What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance.  They give unconditional love, kindness, patience,...

Plaza de Mayagüez

Plaza de Mayagüez

I’m sorry this is such a poor resolution, this is the plaza in Mayagüez, that’s a statue of Columbus. Hence, Plaza Colón. Interesting that old photo has it wrong. It...

Plaza de Mayagüez

I’m sorry this is such a poor resolution, this is the plaza in Mayagüez, that’s a statue of Columbus. Hence, Plaza Colón. Interesting that old photo has it wrong. It...