Blessings.

After a restless night, I have found comfort in my morning quiet time. It's wonderful how God places little angel kisses in our lives at the most opportune moments. "In peace I will both lie down, and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8

Can't Sleep

Second night in my new apartment...and I can not seem to fall asleep. As my last year of college approaches, I can't seem to stop my mind from racing. I keep creating scenarios in my mind of how it is going to go. There are so many factors that play into how a semester will play out. How many trips I take home, how often I am on campus, how much I am working, how tough my classes are. I'm pretty sure I got into bed around 11pm; it is not 12:20am and I am still desperately trying to find sleep. So in an attempt to buy time: here are a couple pictures from Lacey's 21st Birthday!

FRUSTRATED!

I just wrote out this wonderful post that was very therapeutical; marking my start of senior year...and it got DELETED!! Arrgghhhh. Anyways...here is my favorite pic of the week: Lion King!!!

Fresh.

Throughout my life I have gained a ton of painting experience. Maybe it comes from my Mexican heritage, or it could be my family's DIY approach to life; all I know is that I'm close to being a pro. So when the property manager at my new apartment told us we were allowed to paint, Kayla and I were more than thrilled. Most of our furniture is white, so white on white is pretty mundane. Turns out our new bedding coordinates perfectly together and we decided on a grey to paint the walls. It is definitely an endeavor whenever you decide to paint a room however we had it pretty easy because the walls were freshly touched up and cleaned. Pamela was generous enough to come down and help me tape up the wall edges, window seals, and outlets while Kayla was driving up which made the painting part even easier. I can't wait to move in all my furniture now! Here are pictures from the night :] - Alicio

Before [window wall]

Before [Closet wall]

Before [Full wall]

Pamelita being a tape master

Me being a tape assistant

Kayla getting everything ready

All taped and ready for action

Getting started

First stroke

So excited

First wall complete

Painting Fun

A little personalization

After [Full wall]

After [Closet Wall]

After [Window Wall]

The 21st Year of MarsBars

The long awaited moment of the summer finally arrived this past weekend. Mariana Williams FINALLY turned 21. Seeing that I turned 21 at the beginning of the summer it felt like August 5th was years away. These pictures are only from the first hour of her birthday. Unfortunately I have no pictures from her actual birthday because I sadly forgot my memory card at home. There are a couple phone pics I will throw in at the end but they aren't the best quality. Overall it was a fun weekend and I could definitely use some rest days. Enjoy! -Alice

I was very excited to give Mari her Paris themed Bday Basket...clearly.

It was a success, yay!

Mari and Janine

Janine-y-weeny

The cutest little restaurant bar on HB pier by FAR!

First legal drink for the birthday girl!

Myra and Mari [the most confused names ever]

And here are the phone pics from Incahoots [BDAY round 2]

An ocean a bar and Ocean Bar

This past weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with Ms. Megan out in Hermosa Beach! I was ecstatic that she was able to come down and spend time with me and the night was made even better because we got to hang out with my cousin Ryan and his friend Kenny as well. We met up with Trish, Will, Ryan and Kenny at Ocean Bar where they were joined by friends celebrating Sarah's birthday. It was my first time at Ocean Bar and to say the least I was impressed. The gathering was upstairs on the patio and there was a gorgeous ocean view from the roof portion. The music was extremely loud and not necessarily my style but it was still fun to see everyone and dance for a while. We didn't stay very long because we were very hungry but we still had a blast. I love to snap at least a few pictures at every outing so that I have a visual memory of what happened so here is my little collection...I had some fun editing them so enjoy :] - Alice

I loved getting to spend the night with Megs!

Pose!

Dancing a little.

Dancing a little more

Silly Faces

Cousins

Birthday girl and more dancing!