Walden

Walden

Our last stop of the day after the Freedom Trail was Walden (we saw the Boston temple on our way!) I was super excited because there's this book called "The...

Walden

Our last stop of the day after the Freedom Trail was Walden (we saw the Boston temple on our way!) I was super excited because there's this book called "The...

Boston

Boston

Yesterday was our Boston day. B, S and I left New Haven and headed for the Freedom Trail! After eating brunch in the oldest park in America, the Boston Common,...

Boston

Yesterday was our Boston day. B, S and I left New Haven and headed for the Freedom Trail! After eating brunch in the oldest park in America, the Boston Common,...

Exploring Yale

Exploring Yale

Well here I am in lovely New Haven with S. She has been an excellent tour guide, and on Monday we explored Yale. "We who must live salute you who...

Exploring Yale

Well here I am in lovely New Haven with S. She has been an excellent tour guide, and on Monday we explored Yale. "We who must live salute you who...

The Best Surprise + Graduation

The Best Surprise + Graduation

I had the best surprise of my life on Wednesday evening… (note: all the non-blurry photos were taken by my incredibly talented Uncle!) J and I had finished the journey...

The Best Surprise + Graduation

I had the best surprise of my life on Wednesday evening… (note: all the non-blurry photos were taken by my incredibly talented Uncle!) J and I had finished the journey...

Trip to Sandpoint

Trip to Sandpoint

J, Mickle, and I took our exams as early as humanly possible and left halfway through the first day of finals to go see IE perform in Sandpoint’s Distinguished Young...

Trip to Sandpoint

J, Mickle, and I took our exams as early as humanly possible and left halfway through the first day of finals to go see IE perform in Sandpoint’s Distinguished Young...

Grandma's 74th!

Grandma's 74th!

We celebrated starting on Saturday with some early-morning zumba (how awesome is that - zumba with my grandma?! she did an excellent job, I might add), and ate cake two...

Grandma's 74th!

We celebrated starting on Saturday with some early-morning zumba (how awesome is that - zumba with my grandma?! she did an excellent job, I might add), and ate cake two...

Gratitude

Gratitude

I just wanted to write down how grateful I am to have my sisters in my life. I believe God puts us together with our siblings for a reason, and...

Gratitude

I just wanted to write down how grateful I am to have my sisters in my life. I believe God puts us together with our siblings for a reason, and...

Gilbert Temple Open House

Gilbert Temple Open House

An escape to Arizona, where we spent time with our sisters. I had such a sweet opportunity to go with J, her mom, and her little sister to the Gilbert...

Gilbert Temple Open House

An escape to Arizona, where we spent time with our sisters. I had such a sweet opportunity to go with J, her mom, and her little sister to the Gilbert...

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Mid-travel Thoughts

Mid-travel Thoughts

Wednesday was an awesome day because I got to spend it with my grandparents. How to adequately express how much these two mean to me? It’s impossible. Grandma and I...

Mid-travel Thoughts

Wednesday was an awesome day because I got to spend it with my grandparents. How to adequately express how much these two mean to me? It’s impossible. Grandma and I...

A Quick Hello

A Quick Hello

Being with my sister S is like that Edward Sharpe song that goes "home is wherever I'm with you..." It was 12 days of together, now another semester apart until...

A Quick Hello

Being with my sister S is like that Edward Sharpe song that goes "home is wherever I'm with you..." It was 12 days of together, now another semester apart until...

Boating and Home

Boating and Home

IE is really great at tubing. Aunt S is great at driving the boat, which makes for a win-win situation! The Borens have a sign that says “Rivendell” at their...

Boating and Home

IE is really great at tubing. Aunt S is great at driving the boat, which makes for a win-win situation! The Borens have a sign that says “Rivendell” at their...

Sisters

Sisters

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there. - Amy Li There is something so...

Sisters

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there. - Amy Li There is something so...

Our First Visitors

Our First Visitors

Camden Kensington Gardens Natural History Museum Beautiful The Carole King Musical Another Trip to Hogwarts (JK, it was Croyland) Croyland Abbey Harrod's Buckingham Palace Houses of Parliament

Our First Visitors

Camden Kensington Gardens Natural History Museum Beautiful The Carole King Musical Another Trip to Hogwarts (JK, it was Croyland) Croyland Abbey Harrod's Buckingham Palace Houses of Parliament

Poema a Mi Abuela

Poema a Mi Abuela

¡Grandma no se siente bien, y aún sigue trabajando! -No soy poeta para nada, pero- Poema a Mi Abuela Querida No me digas que sentís mal Tu ida a recuperarte...

Poema a Mi Abuela

¡Grandma no se siente bien, y aún sigue trabajando! -No soy poeta para nada, pero- Poema a Mi Abuela Querida No me digas que sentís mal Tu ida a recuperarte...