What I Stumbled Upon

Today I had been thinking of all the places I wanted to travel someday.  I started searching all the beautiful destinations and cultures I hope to experience at least once in my lifetime so I could share them with you all, and maybe I will make that post one of these days, but in the process I stumbled upon some images that really touched my heart and literally brought tears to my eyes in an instant.  I started searching for photos of Uganda and found myself feeling like I wanted to share them more with you than any beautiful Italian beach or Irish castle.   

I remember going to Mexico in high school to build homes for less fortunate families.  Most of them had homes that they built out of scrap metal, cardboard and old wool blankets.  They were no bigger than my bedroom and generally had at least 5 people living in each.  I entered the country not knowing what to expect but just knowing I was about to touch someones heart and change their life; I left being surprised how much they did for me in return.  Sometimes its easy to forget how fortunate we are.  The stupid things we worry about (gaining weight, having nice things, wanting more money) are so superficial and I know I worry about those things relatively often.  But every once in a while we need a reminder of just how blessed we are.  It amazes me how even though these people have nothing, they have everything.  The selflessness they possess  and love they have for each other radiates through the pictures.  These children are so beautiful and have so much hope despite that they can't even afford shoes.  We need to recognize all the beautiful blessings we have; water, beautiful homes, friends and family, clothes, and more. Once we do, its pretty hard to look past the beauty around us. I hope the love and hope that come through these pictures bring some contentment to your heart the way they did for mine. :)  

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee

Plain and Simple

Saw this and really wanted to share it with all of you!  Life is complicated enough as it is and we are constantly jumping hurdles that are thrown our way.  We juggle school, work, family, friends, and more and most of our stress comes from making things more complicated than they need to be.  I know I do it all the time.  Have faith, put your pride aside, go after what you want and stand up for what you think and feel. 

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee

Things That Make You Say "Awwww"

I needed some warm fuzzies today. Hope these gave you some too! 

Infinite X's and O's,

Dee

Count Your Blessings!!

My cousin Danny posted this video on facebook yesterday.  Really makes me feel even more blessed to have such a beautiful life.  Please watch!  <3 Love you all! 

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee

A Special Weekend

Over the weekend Alexa and I took a looooong road trip to Arizona to visit my favorite cousin Kyle and one of my best girlfriends from high school Briana.  What an amazing time!  On our way there we pumped up the jams, took pictures of the scenery, had lots of girl talk, and unfortunately got pulled over. haha I'm not gonna tell the whole story but all you need to know is I got pulled over for going too slow, the cop thought we might have been drug dealers bringing drugs to Arizona, and we got away without a ticket. Phew! And just so ya'll know, Alexa and I don't do drugs. K. Glad we cleared that up. Thank goodness for puppy dog eyes.  Anyways, so after a grueling 7 1/2 hour drive we made it to Tucson and arrived at Briana's adorable condo where she and her girlfriends live!  We only had a second to have a snack, a drink, get dressed and go out for a night on the town but we were ready to rally the second we go out of the car. haha We got our best outifts on, did our hair all sexy, threw on some heels and jumped in the cab which took us to the Sigma Chi house at U of A.  We danced and laughed and took lots of pictures all night!  Katherine and Annalisa, Boo's 2 best girlfriend's at school made our trip even more fun.  They're sexy and they know it. haha So the next morning us girls leisurely woke up, grabbed some coffee and went to lunch with Kyle and his lovely girlfriend Amber at Bumstead's restaurant!  So yummy!  Then Amber decided it was time to show us the most well known sexy shop in Tucson. haha What a laugh.  I may or may not have bought Briana and her roommates an ice tray where the cubes are shaped like penises. You'll never know. :) That night we danced til 3 am, came home, ordered some food in and passed out around 5.  The neexxxttt day we decided to just have a relax day.  Us girls hung out in our sweatpants, went out for sushi, saw Beauty and the Beast 3D (SO good), and played catch phrase with some fun ladies and a few glasses of wine. haha  Oh! I almost forgot the best part!  That night Briana and Alexa surprised me and told me they were going to split the cost of my ticket to an amazing concert that was happening in Arizona the next day for my birthday present! Yay!  So we slept in, got dressed, and headed to the concert.  Avicii was incredible!!! We danced in the rain while he djed for hundreds of people!  Definitely my favorite part of the whole trip :)  Sadly we had to pack up and head home monday morning but we grabbed some coffee and bagels with Kyle first and it was a perfect and relaxing ending to our fun filled trip.  We drove back to Irvine in our sweats and cranked up some stand up comedy to keep us awake and happy on our long drive home! Thank you Boo, Katherine, Annalisa, Amber and Kyle for showing us an amazing time on our visit!! <3 

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee

ROADTRIP!!!!

Hello all!  Its been a long week between petitioning classes, dropping classes, buying books, and planning a road trip but its finally hump day and after class tomorrow we're off to Arizona!! hehe More important than anything else though I have to take a second just to be grateful that I got my classes at all.  Despite getting the latest registration date and fighting off 20 other kids petitioning each class, I was very lucky to get a spot in even one, much less all 4!  Thank goodness!  To celebrate, Alexa and I will be heading to Tucson tomorrow morning for a fun weekend with Briana and all the Arizona friends!  Its gonna get wild.  I can't wait!  Anyways I probbaaabbbllyyy won't be blogging in the next few days but I'll do my best.  And I'll surely post pics later on!  Have a happy fun-filled weekend!  I will be :)

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS!

This is a very special edition post just for my best friend! 

Lexy, its your birthday! Ah! hehe Every day you put others first.  Lets make today just about the beautiful wonderful you!  You are my best friend in the world.  You're gorgeous and smart and strong and I don't know what I would do without you.  (Probably die haha)  Between jamming in the car, vegging on the couch, dancing around the living room like idiots, eating cheese (a lot), boyfriends, breakups, drunken party nights, magazine/wine parties oooohhhh, and so much more, we have been good girls and naughty girls together and my most special memories are with you. hehe  You are 20 today and I'm so blessed to have a friend I know I'll be celebrating my 40th, 60th and 80th birthday with (lets hope we don't live too long after that, we don't want to have to pee through bags strapped to our legs. we've been over this hahaha)  If we live through our 21st birthday party (hehe), I intend to be there for all your special moments, crappy moments, and everything-in-between moments 'til we're little old ladies talking about our crazy twenties and praying our kids aren't up to no good like we were haha.  I love you sooooo much!  So glad I get to celebrate you today! Happy Birthday, My darling!! 

Infinite X's and O's, 

Dee