Happy Birthdayy!!

Today is a very special day for me because my baby sister is now a teenager!! She is such a special girl and I love her so much. She's got so much spirit, love, and kindness to give. I hope today is everything she wants, she deserves it.

Put a Lime In The Coconut + Motorcycle

Yesterday my dad and I were at the market and I happened to see a pile of coconut, I picked one up and started shaking it. I heard the water moving up and down, my first thought was SMOOTHIE! So we bought one... Which led us to some coconut smashing, a pretty delicious smoothie, and a new cup.

{Whacking that}

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Three Weeks ago I mentioned I took a motorcycle safety course, and now I have the pictures to prove it! 

{Safety First}

{T00 Much Fun}

{That's me in the front}

{Me on the far left!}

Like A BOSS

xoxo

My Week Thus Far

During Ski Week I usually head up to Yosemite or Tahoe to hit the slopes, this year it was a no go. So instead my friend and I decided we wanted to do something each day, and it's working so far. Monday: Mini golf and go kart racing Tuesday: Horse Back Riding and Today: bicycle riding in the Marina. It is so nice to get out of my house and pretend that I have no school, no scholarship stuff to worry about.

First Blueberry Pancakes

Proud Magazine Hoarder

All my TeenVogues are kept in two binders

Sf Academy of Sciences

I went to the Academy of Sciences hoping to get into the Planetarium, but to my loss (for the 3rd time) it was closed. Other than that my sister and I had a fun time looking at all the pretty fishes, and we went up to the roof garden despite the non-stop rain. My favorite fish was this little blue fish with little orange spots. It was nice to get out of the house and do some exploring. 

Jellies

Lady Bugs

1/3/11

I hope you all started the New Year right and had tons of fun with the ones you loved. I had a great and low key New Years Eve: Dinner with my family and video gaming with my little sister. The first day of January I got to spend opening be-lated Christmas gifts with my best friends (eating homemade Chex Mix- unlike anything I've ever had), working out, playing board games (Taboo, and Payday), and laughing- a lot. I finished the weekend off with a late brunch with my mom and then an hour of ice skating at the Embarcadero (which was beyond freezing- despite all my layers).
I used to think Winter Break was a whole month, but I've come to realize that in fact it is only two weeks. Sure those two weeks were amazing but do I really have to start school so soon? I don't even remember what it is like to be in school: what is homework? Do I really have to listen to this person lecture for over an hour? They should give us a little while to adjust before we dive right into school again. School starts Wednesday for me and I can't really say I'm that thrilled to go back. But it does bring me one step closer to graduating! 

Happy New Years from my family to yours!

After Christmas Shopping

Me:

Gifted Steve Madden Boots, Old Navy Leggings, Gifted Ring, Borrowed Necklace, BDG T-Shirt, Gifted byCorpus Chambray Shirt, Bag c/o Urban Outfitters

 The day after Christmas my Mom, Sister, and I decided to do a little shopping seeing as the prices were incredibly low! We had a fun time, which included my Mom getting into an argument with two Hollister employees, eating Patix's Pizza, scoring a great deal on jeans, and heading over to watch The King's Speech. I also visited my friend who just had jaw surgery and can't really talk. It was awfully difficult not to laugh with her because her mouth is rubber banded shut. It was a great way to end the Christmas Celebration! But the festivities aren't over get ready for New Years!

 Sister:

Boots c/o A'GACI, Cardigan c/o H&M, Gifted Jeans, Gifted Set of 3 Rings, Gifted Striped Shirt Hollister, Bag Forever21, Scarf Forlove 21

ps: I finally got rain boots (seen above)!

My Year In Pictures

It's always fun to look at old pictures of the people and events that make huge impacts on your life. This coming year is going to be a biggie- high school graduation, college (which means seeing my family and best friends even less), turning 18 (I will sure miss being 17). So I decided to look back at the year that was 2010. I did a lot of fun and amazing things this year. I went to Costa Rica to study Leatherback Turtles, I finally went to New York/Boston/Ohio, went to Squaw Valley, went to see Shakira in concert, saw (on my TV) the Giants win the World Series, watched The World Cup, saw two beached whales, got bangs, got a Holga, started this lovely Blog, and more. All this could not have been possible without the love and support from my Mom, Dad, Sister, Tia Chilo, Nicole, and Justine. Here are some highlights of my year:

Squaw Valley, My Cousin turns 19, Costa Rica

I Started my Blog: Peachy Keen, My Baby Sister becomes a Pre-Teen, Giants Game, Too Fast For Love Tour, Fourth of July!

August: Somarriba's take the East (Boston and NY), Best Friend turns 17, The Last First Day of High School

SF Has a Heat Wave, We Win the World Series, I turn 17, Beached Whale, Shakira

Halloween as a Kitty, Thanksgiving Cupcakes, Bangs, Christmas

Happy New Years! I hope everyone has a special and fun New Years Eve celebrating the year behind us and the coming year. I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year- I also hope that all your New Years Resolutions come true! 

Weekend

This weekend was too short. But it was great.

Friday: Shakira Concert with my sister, my dad got me tickets for my birthday and my sister and I had a blast!

Saturday: As I mentioned I watched the Giants win against the Phillies, with my friends!

Sunday: Lounged about doing homework here and there, and then my parents took my sister and I to the Pumpkin Patch. It was perfect because there was a light drizzle and there were mud puddles and it was totally fall. Next we went to Borders and I bought The Great Gatsby and The Help, which I can't wait to start. s a

Getting Fit

In my efforts to feel more comfortable in my skin (and my fav. jeans!) I have enlisted my little sister to train me. Although my sister has no background in fitness, she borderline has a 4-pack. So we came up with a week-by-week plan. I would workout three days a week and each day would include 15 minutes of cardio and either abs, arms, legs, butt, or all over. 

And the only way I get through any workout, is music. You always have those jams that get you through those moments of self doubt. On today's play list:

1. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Daft Punk

2. Get Melted!: Shapes of Race Cars

3. I Like It: Enrique Iglesias 

4. Touch the Sky: Kanye West

5. Lost Without U: Robin Thicke

...to name a few

Silly Bandz

I think we have about forty

Over the summer  I worked at a Summer camp and it came to my attention that Silly Bandz were the "new cool thing". I saw tons of boys and girls with Silly Bandz up their arms. They are bracelets that take the shape of something when you take them off. My sister and I have started our own little collection, which includes seals, sharks, stars, pelicans, a wand, a cowboy hat, a turtle, penguins, a castle, a lobster, and many types of dinosaurs. You guys should go buy some this weekend- they are some really cool ones out there- glow in the dark, or some where a part of the profits goes to the Gulf of Mexico clean up.

Happy Friday!