...and i'm off!

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if you've taken a look at my sidebar at any point in the past few months, you've known i'm up to no good.

but now i can confirm all of the rumors... i'm taking a trip around the world.

i've been stuck on the idea for a while, and after hours and hours of planning, it's official:

once i leave my current little andean homeland of peru, i'll keep on traveling until i've circled the globe, just in time for graduation! 

first, i'm venturing to MALAWI, to photograph an aids orphanage. 

then, i'll fall in love with SPAIN and ITALY all over again.

next it's off to SWEDEN, to discover my scandinavian roots,

and after a quick jaunt to GERMANY,

i'll head on down to INDIA to work for this wonderful organization.

and then i'll top it all off with a week in AUSTRALIA with my beautiful cousin and her aussie husband.

i really cannot wait for the photos to be taken, the food to be tasted, the people to become acquainted with, and the adventures to be had. 

i am so grateful for this incredible opportunity and am so excited to share it with you all! 

so... care to join me? 

getting a little picky.

so by my age, most girls have developed a list of some form of qualities that they're seeking in a potential husband. now don't get me wrong, i cherish the "intelligent, handsome, athletic, loving, kind" qualities just as much as the next girl.

but there are a few things on this planet that i absolutely abhor. and i feel as if any future cohabitation of mine will be doomed from the start if my husband cares for any of these certain items.

call me shallow, but i think i will struggle to form any lasting, romantic relationship with anyone who loves the following:

1. the lakers. the university of north carolina. the dodgers.

2. mayonnaise, or any mayonnaise enriched foods for that matter (think chicken salad, cole slaw, vomit).

3. hunting... taxidermy...

4. cats (okay, so i don't hate cats... i just don't tolerate them very well).

5. guns/war... i am all about the peace.

6. george w. bush (once again, i don't abhor him. just don't care for him... at all).

7. miley cyrus (see anecdote #6).

8. ridiculously large egos.

yes, my choice of man is truly peculiar.

is there a boy out there who hates all of these things as much as i do? surprisingly, yes there is.

and i've been lucky enough to find him! i guess i better keep him close. or learn to like mayonnaise....

please note: i do note hate YOU if you love any of the above. i just might not choose to marry you. i hope that's okay :) this post was not meant to offend by any means...in fact, many of my close friends and family members are big fans of some of these goodies, and i do love them quite a lot. i just wanted to share one of my quirky little secrets/warn any potential future lovers.

these thoughts were sparked by the one-and-only evil, mr. bryant, and his insane gloating out on the court today.... boo you, kobe. boo.