Schools in, Vacations done!

Today is the first day back to school! This is also my last semester for my bachelors and I am so excited to be done with it. Actually, I'm a bit excited, but also a bit scared. Like, what happens after I graduate? Where do I apply? Who wants to hire me? All these questions! But for now it is just the first day of school.







I haven't done the cliche question of, "What did you do for your summer vacation?" since grade school so I'm going to share it with you. I'm usually one of those people that stays home all summer and works her bum off to pay for books, parking, school supplies, etc.







This summer though was one of the best summers, EVER! I didn't work all summer, but only some of it, and I didn't just stay in the states. This summer my family and I went to Cancún. This remarkable place is located in Quintana Roo, México. I can't explain how magnificent this place is. I've been to México before because my parents are from there, and I'm still so amazed by how beautiful it is. The weather was super hot and humid, but it was amazing! I honestly went out for three hours and tanned one shade darker, which isn't a surprise because I tan easily but never that quick.







We went to Playa del Carmen, which is pictured right above. It is a little island that is around 30 minutes from Cancún. The area is really nice and there are locals around, but there are also a lot of golf cart business locations. It takes a long time to go around the whole island if you plan on walking, so if you do end up going, just rent the cart. As you can tell, the water is so clear and blue. There were a lot of iguanas as well.

 One day we went to a park called Xcaret, which is a very well known park in Cancún. It is a self-described ecotourism park. They have dolphins, leopard, sea turtles (big and small), sharks, etc. It is not a zoo, but a place where they take care of these animals so they aren't harmed by the tourism. I had so much fun here and I ended up exhausted mid day. There is a long river that you can swim in, and it was exhausting. They also have a lot, A LOT of food. You would imagine they would because of the amount of people who visit the park each day. They really give you a little taste of Méxican culture. There a show called "Xcarete México Espectacular", which is kind of a presentation of the history of México and a little taste of what sports the Mayans would play. Its amazing! I'll put a few pictures below of Xcaret.











I want to say that this lady is dressed in Oaxaca clothing. This isn't how they always dress, but it's how they dress for festivals or celebrations. Each state in México is different and have their little bit of history.

She was one of my favorite performers in the show because she put so much energy into her performance. She also seemed to really enjoy it. 

Look at these costumes! aren't they fantastic?

Here is some of the typical jewelry you can find in México. It's common along the beaches of México but also in places where there isn't a beach.

The picture below is my sister and I para sailing. We saw turtles from above and just the water and view was amazing! Everything was amazing! 

Fruiteatox Review

Hello people of the Internet! this week I didn't post as much because I had such an active week. I went running and hiking. I tried a new app and loads of great stuff to start getting back into shape. It's actually going quite well. I've managed to go running at least three times this week and done a few exercises that require no equipment, just my body weight. Also, I have gone to sleep at a much more reasonable time than before. Sleeping at a decent time always seems to work best for me when it comes to maintaining my weight. One of the things I've tried recently is the Fruiteatox shown up above. It has been featured on @ellagracedenton instagram so I decided to give it a try when I read up on all its good reviews. At the time when I purchased this, I was feeling quite pudgy and not my best. I had a bit of trouble sleeping and staying asleep throughout the night. Reading over the reviews, it seemed like the tea had a lot of benefits and people were seeing results. I never bought this in hopes that I'd loose weight, just in hopes of feeling better. 

You are given two choices for how you want to go about buying the tea. You can get both the daytox and sleeptox together or separately. I love to drink tea and the price seemed a little expensive but its not something you want to drink regularly. Usually a detox is to be made once every other month or every few months; too much of something good can also be bad. The flavors of the tea are lemon, for the daytox, and orange, for the sleeptox. I really liked the daytox because I felt awake and alert in the morning. I felt like I was full for a longer period of time after breakfast. I also noticed that my bloating was reduced quite a bit. As for the taste of the tea, I absolutely loved it. It is fresh and smells delicious. The sleeptox tea has an odd taste and smell to it. I wouldn't say its nasty but it definitely isn't my favorite smell because its definitely very strong. The sleeptox tea does have a mild laxative which didn't make me run to the bathroom all the time but I would say it helped. I only drank two little bags of this tea because I felt the smell was a little too much for me. 

Overall, I didn't experience much weight loss with this. That being said, I also didn't go out to exercise everyday or consistently for that matter. I did feel much better after the first week of drinking the tea and noticed a difference with the bloating and how my pants fit (they fit much better around the waist). The taste is amazing for both but I do prefer the daytox to the sleeptox taste. The website has fast delivery service and it shouldn't get stopped at customs for a very long time (I know this isn't relevant to the tea itself but its good to know). One more thing I also noticed was that my stomach didn't make as many noises, including when I would drink milk or eat ice cream (I'm lactose intolerant). 

If you are interested in trying this tea, give it a go and see if it works for you. It definitely helped me a bit with how my body felt but also don't expect the tea to make miracles happen. You have to eat healthy and exercise to help the benefits of the tea work to the fullest. Remember that the tea, or anything that you drink, is just an ingredient to making a better healthier you. 

You can buy this tea at http://www.fruiteatox.com/

Happy National Siblings Day!

Wow three posts in one week! I've honestly impressed myself so much right now. Well today was National Siblings Day and my sister and I accidentally celebrated this. I say accidentally because we just happened to grab some lunch after going to see some prom dresses. We went to one of my favorite restaurants called Kona Grill which is located in San Antonio, Texas at La Cantera. I wouldn't say its cozy but more of a modern relaxed restaurant. You can just go and have food and drinks with friends and chat for a bit. The best times to go, and if you fancy going to pricey places, is happy hour. Usually people think happy hour is only for like simple appetizers and alcoholic drinks, at least that's what I thought when I was younger, but it isn't. They have sushi rolls, avocado egg rolls, fried calamari, so on and so forth. I promise you it is delicious! 

This here is one of my favorites. It is the chicken and shrimp lettuce wraps. It has all sorts of veggies mixed in with a yummy sauce. In the little silver container there is some spicy dressing/sauce. I usually love spicy food but this can give you a really bad stomachache if you are sensitive to spicy food. That little mound of green is some cucumber with some seaweed (I am never a fan of it in any other form except like this) and some crab meat.  

When ever friends and I go we get these same items as well as sushi (I am not a fan of sushi, nope not a fan). This here is there pepperoni flat bread and I just happened to add mushrooms because I LOVE mushrooms! It is so delicious and its like eating pizza. Who doesn't like going to every restaurant and getting pizza?!

I am a big foodie, if you haven't concluded that by now, so I like to order all sorts of food when I go out. I'm not as adventurous as that might make it sound but I'll try anything that smells good. My favorite dessert ever is creme brûlée. Goodness gracious! this is the greatest thing ever invented. Sure it has loads of sugar in it but once in a while "treat yo self". I must always get one of these when I do to Kona. There may be better creme brûlée elsewhere but this will do for now.   

Hope you enjoyed your day and if you have a sibling give them the biggest hug.