Año Nuevo State Park

 Congrats to Wisconsin's Green Bay Packers on winning the Super Bowl!!! It must be super exciting! It was a super nice weekend weather wise, the sun was out and it gave us 70 degree weather in February! On Saturday my best friend and i were out and about the city eating at Patxi's Chicago Pizza, where we got an amazing parking space after 20 minutes of searching. On Sunday i woke up to find my mom making french toast! It was a very nice surprise. i spent the rest of the day-minus getting mani-pedis with my mom and little sis- cooped up inside studying for a Physics test on pressure (which i am beyond unprepared for). Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Getting ready for a fight

 Last week on Wednesday my Marine Bio class went to Año Nuevo State Park to visit the Elephant Seals. It was a very hot day and it smelled but other than that it was fun looking at these huge creatures (babies can way 200 lbs), we saw some mating, fighting, nursing, and a lot of sliding in the sand.

Copulation. BTW the little blob on the side is the mama's pup!

"What's going on?"

It was a beautiful day to say the least. 

Squaring Off!

Ouch! They are some fiesty/ territorial animals!

There were so many Elephant Seals!

7 Things On My Mind

1. School is kicking my butt lately and it doesn't help that i have major senioritis (seniors who no longer feel that they need to do school work). It's hard to think on the bright side when you keep getting layered on with homework and project. Thankfully tomorrow i have a field trip for marine biology to see elephant seals (pictures to come)!

2. i have been working out pretty consistently for a week now and my regimen now includes weight lifting in the morning, cause apparently if you work out in the morning you continue to burn fat throughout the day!

3. It has been rather nippy so a nice cup of hot chocolate sounds amazing, especially in some of the class rooms that have no heat. 

4. Juanes is coming to SF March 12 and i have been dying to get tickets soon. He is a musician from Colombia, has won 17 Latin Grammys and his music is absolutely amazing. He can go from being super upbeat to being really soft and endearing. That man can work a guitar. 

5. Black Button Ups: I have wanted one ever since i saw women working in a D&G store in Capri and i finally found a great one over the weekend. They look amazing with jeans and can be dressed up for night time. 

6. Cuba: My school is going to Cuba in June for a month and i want to go soo bad. However, my dad wants me to take an internship in the city. i couldn't imagine a better time than lounging in Cuba learning about dance, music, and practicing my already fluent Spanish! Internship or Cuba? Any suggestions?

7. Gossip Girl: i missed it this week so i feel a little lost cause i need a Blair fix real bad! Can't wait for the weekend to catch up on this weeks TV episodes

Beached Whale

On Wednesday my Marine Biology class went to Pescadero beach to see a beached Blue Whale and her fetus. So from what I do know, the mama whale apparently got hit in the head by a ship and then washed ashore. Her fetus was then aborted and found 50 feet away from her. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, and this particular whale was 80 feet.

Mama Blue Whale        

                                   

Fetus Blue Whale (so sad)

A sign we saw- although I'm not sure why anyone would want to stand on top of the whale. (Especially since from 10 feet away you could smell the decomposing whale). 

I had never seen a whale this close, let alone a dead one and her fetus. It was bittersweet. Bitter because a creature who wasn't supposed to die did, and sweet because I got to see a whale.