OhMiGoodGolleyGodGracious!

Ohmigoooooddnesssssss!!!!! So today I got my braces off!!! WOOT WOOT! I'm soo happy!! It was really painful getting them taken off, but it was worth every minute of it. My retainer is clear with silver sparkles, and its top and bottom. It makes it really hard to talk, but I'll get used to it. Braces were definitely worth it though, my teeth look soo straight!!!

So I have more news....

Okay, so when my mom and I were driving home from the orthodontist, her friend texted her and said she has a dog (well, its kind of a long story. It's one of my moms friends, but another one of my moms friends dogs.) My moms friend (first one mentioned) is trying to find a home for this dog. So she texted my mom, asking if we were interested. We weren't at first, but one we saw a picture, my mom and i were hooked. My moms friend brought him over later, and we all loved him. So, tomorrow.... *drumroll...* the dog, Oscar, is coming to his now permanant home... OUR HOUSE!!! I'm soooo excited!!!! I posted a picture on the side. He's coming tomorrow at 1:00. Lizzi is coming over at 3:30 to sleepover! Ahhh! Tomorrow is going to be SUCH a good day. We were going to go to LBI for the day, but I think the plans were worth changing :).

xoxo,

cass<3

Shall I Start By Apologizing?

Heyy! Ohmigosh I haven't posted forever!! I have been super busy lately. 2 weekends ago we were in LBI for a couple days. I had so much fun! Linda brought her dogs, Lucy and Macho. They're huge golden doodles, but yet adorable. It was Emelei and my job to walk them the whole time we were there. I didn't mind it though. They're so much fun to walk! We went to the beach everyday, then stayed in for dinner. It was very relaxing. 

When we got back, we didn't do much until Tuesday. Okay, that's only one day to spare (Monday). Haha. We were seeing Wicked on Broadway on Wednesday, and we had two extra tickets. I brought Lizzi.  She slept over Tuesday night because we left to go to New York City early Wednesday morning. We had a lot of fun at the sleepover, but made a bad choice to stay up until 2:50 AM. Hahaha. Oh well. We drove into NYC. Lizzi got super carsick, so she slept most of the way, while Emelei and I were anticipating the show! Once we got into NYC, we parked and walked to the show. The show was absolutely amazing. I LOVEDDD it soo much. The stage. Actors. Set design. Everything was incredible! I loved it so much we're going to see it again for my birthday. Haha! When we went out to dinner after the show, we were sitting at a table next to 2 stars from Dancing With The Stars!! It was soo cool!

Over the weekend, I went to Six Flags. It was okayy.... really hot and crowded. We got there kinda late so the lines were really long. Like the line for El Toro was 3 hours. But whatev. We still had a lot of fun.

Today I didn't do much. I woke up kinda late, then went to the pool with Emelei, Tori, Kyle and Jaden. We all had a lot of fun though haha. The only thing was... it was soo hot outside today. It said it was 93, but then it said it felt like 103. Wow!! Hahaa. 

Wednesday I'm getting my braces off!!! I'm so excited. I have had them on for almost three years, and now its all over!!! They're. Coming. Off!!! WOO HOO! Hahaa sorry... can you tell I'm excited?!?! Haha!!

I'll post again either tomorrow or Wednesday.

xoxo,

cass<3

Home Again, Home Again

Heyy! I got home from Florida late Sunday night. I had an amazing time! After Lizzi came, Thursday and Friday we went snorkeling! It was so much fun. The water was nice and warm, and it was really clear!! We saw a bunch of different fish, including barracudas! they were scary! My favorite was the zebra fish. They were reaslly big with the body shape of an angel fish, but with the pattern of a zebra. They were so pretty. The parrot fish were gorgeous too. Parrot fish have such bright and vibrant colors!

We took a bunch of underwater pictures, both in the pool and while snorkeling. Once I get them developed I'll scan them into the computer and post them.

While we were at the airport, a huge storm came in. Our plane was delayed for over an hour. We were going to get another flight for the next day, but then it stopped getting delayed because the storm was letting up. To kill time, we ate dinner and played golf in the airport. It was really fun. The plane ride home was okay. There was a lot of lightening, so our pilot was dodging it. That part was really scary!! All the sudden, you felt the plane drop to avoid the lightening. Eeks!!

As much as I miss Florida, I'm glad to be home!

Oh, Congratulations on your engagement Samantha and Tito! I can't wait until the wedding!!!

XOXO,

Cass<3

Florida Fun

Heyy! Sorry I haven't updated... I just got internet connection. I finally got to West Palm Beach!!! So far it has been amazingly fun. It's only the 3rd day and I have an awesome TAN *not sunburn* hahahaha. Right now I'm sitting outside by the pool. I went swimming at 8 AM this morning and just got out for lunch. This is what we basically have been doing the whole time!! Hahaha. 

OMG! Lizzi comes here on Wednesday!!!! I'm sooooo excited!! We're going to have so much fun. I know it already!! I'm not sure what day yet, but we're going to go snorkaling at Peanut Island! Woo hoo!

Sorry for this quick, boring post. I'm going back into the pool.

xoxo,

Cass<3

So Much To Do, So Little Time!

Heyy! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been super busy lately. Here is a quick recap!!

This past weekend Jack, Emelei, Joni, my Mom and I went to Ocean City, Maryland, with Chelsea's family for Chelsea's birthday. I had so much fun! We went tubing during the day both days, and I got thrown off so much. We were going so fast and it hurt really bad!! One time when I got thrown off my whole body skipped across the water 4 times before I eventually plunged in. I have numerous bruises, but it was so much fun! Chelsea, Jodi and I took the waverunner into the ocean and we hit a lot of big waves. For Chelsea's birthday dinner, we went on a boat ride that the restaurant like provided or something. There was a lot of people on the boat, and all the sudden someone went on the loud speaker and said "Today is Chelsea's 13th birthday!" We didn't sing to her on the boat, but everyone yelled, "Happy birthday Chelsea!!" When we were eating in the restaurant they sang to her. Sadly, we had to go home Sunday. :-(. 

I didn't do anything on Monday, but on Tuesday Chelsea came over and we dyed our hair with Kool Aid. It was soo much fun. I had a bright red streak in my hair! I don't think there was enough dye in Chelsea's hair though, because hers didn't work too well. Oh well. Next time!! 

Today I went shopping with Jaden, my Mom and Emelei for stuff for Florida. I got 4 bathing suits, another cover up, a ring, 2 pairs of gladiator sandals, 2 pairs of sunglasses and some glitter!! Hahaha. I don't really know what the glitter is for, but it looked pretty so I bought it. Haha.

Yayy! Lizzi is coming home today! I'm glad she had fun in Europe, but I'm also glad she's coming home. Haha. :-).

Tomorrow I leave my house at 6:30 AM to go to the airport to fly to Florida. Our flight takes off around 10:00 AM-ish. Normally I'm not even awake by then!! Haha. I'll have a computer there, so I'll definitely post pictures, and post in general!

Gotta go finish packing. I'll post when I get there tomorrow!!

XOXO,

Cass <3

NYC Is The Place To Be!!

Heyhey! I just got back from New York City a few minutes ago, so I decided to post. I had so much fun!! 

When we got there yesterday, first we went up to the apartment. My mom and Joni were finishing getting ready, so I just sat there and texted. Haha. Once they finished we left. For lunch we went to this restaurant that was a chocolate restaurant. {Mostly} everything you could order was chocolate... chocolate pizza, chocolate soup, etc. Pretty gross... if you ask me. I just don't like chocolate that much... hahaha. After lunch we went and saw The Blue Man Group on Broadway. It was a really good show... but creepy at some parts. Emelei, Sam and I were in front of my mom, Joni, Linda and Jack, so we had to wear ponchos to keep from paint splattering on us. We looked so funny haha. At one point the blue men were eating Twinkie's, and it started coming out of a hole in their shirt. It was really just mushed up banana, but it was still really gross!!! After the show we went shopping a little bit, and I got a few t-shirts. Then we went back to the apartment to freshen up for dinner. For dinner we went to some French restaurant in the Meat Packing district. After we finished, we went back to the apartment and went to bed. Haha. 

Gotta go...dinner is here!!

XOXO,

Cass <3

Another Short Post

Heyy! This has to be super quick, I know my last 2 posts have been, and I apologize. I just finished getting ready because today we are going to New York City for the day! I'm so excited. We got tickets last night to go see The Blue Man Group on Broadway, and we're going to go shopping. I hope to go to TopShop and Juicy Couture!! My mom was there with her friends last night at a concert, and they stayed at one of her friend's apartments there, so Jack, Emelei, Linda and I will be meeting up with her once we arrive there. Now I'm just waiting for Linda to come pick up Jack, Emelei and I while sipping yellow gatorade... at 9:19 AM. Haha. 

Yesterday I went to work with my aunt, and she is a wedding planner/floral designer. I went to her warehouse and she taught me how to make floral arrangements. It was actually kind of fun. I made 3 floral arrangements that turned out fairly good. :-)!

Gotta go, she's here!

XOXO,

Cass <3

Long Live MJ

Well, the day finally came. Today, June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson died of Cardiac Arrest. Long live the king of pop.

XOXO,

Cass <3

PS- This was really short, but I'll post later.

It's 2 AM and I'm Cursing Your Name!

"But I've been screamin' and fightin' and kissin' in the rain, it's 2 AM and I'm cursin' your name, You're so in love that you act insane, and that's the way I loved you..."

That is probably one of my favorite songs by Taylor Swift. It has so much meaning, energy, and I can apply it with some of my life situations...

Today was an okay day. I had to say goodbye to Lizzi, because she flew off to Paris. I'm happy for her, but sad for me. All my other friends are away on vacation. Thankfully, I leave for Ocean City, Maryland with Chelsea sometime next week. I won't be bored then! Today I went and got my nails done at Monroe with Emelei. My mom dropped us off, then picked us back up when we were done. We had a good time! I got red base coat on my toes and fingernails, and they have bright, yellow polka dots. Very cute and summer-y. 

Tomorrow we have to go into a small town across the bridge to pick up a coffee table for the upstairs hang out room that my mom ordered. While she is loading it in the car, I'm going to see in I can go into some small boutiques. The town has a lot to offer, and some of the clothing in the boutiques is to die for!

It's 12:22 AM...I'm going to go to bed now.

XOXO,

Cass <3

It's All Over

The last day of school was today. In my opinion, I thought it was very sad. Knowing that 6th grade is done. Forever. Never coming back. You completed another chapter in the book of your life. Ms. Husami was crying, and it made me want to cry. I'm going to miss everyone so much this summer! Although, I'm happy it's here. I'm going to miss everyone so much, but, you need a break from school in general *everything included, smelly classrooms, dirty desks, bacteria-infested gym locker rooms, etc..* and drama. Drama in most cases. So much happened this year, and I really think we're in for it next year.

Sadly, Lizzi flies off to Paris tomorrow. I'm going to miss my best friend!!! I'm going to try to keep myself with facials, shopping, mani's/pedi's, going to the movies and hanging out with people. I don't have to wait that long until July 9th, which is when we jet off to Florida! I'm so excited. My house in Florida is so much fun. Between snorkeling, shopping, the beach, swimming and relaxing, Florida is one of my favorite places to escape to. West Palm Beach, here I come!!

Tomorrow I think I'm going to have my mom drop Emelei and I off at Monroe Nail Salon so we can get some twinkle to our summer toes. It's supposed to rain here all week, so maybe the movies on Wednesday, shopping Thursday, and a friend over on Friday? Hmm. Time will tell.

Lately, I have been in the mood to go to Six Flags. I love going on roller coasters with Chelsea... she will go on any one possible *well, in most cases*, and is quite convincing. I remember last year when we went on Nitro... man, what THAT a good time! I also have to go with Lizzi this summer... El Toro, here I come!

Alexis and I were talking about this summer, and we decided on that our situation is similar to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Everyone we hang out with, well, we're all like, best friends. But, when summer finally came from around the corner and down the bend, we're going our separate ways. We're all going to either our beach house, rented beach house, or staying at a friend's beach house, but they're all in various locations. We're all going to stay BFF's though, we promised to stay in touch :-)

I want it to feel like summer. So badly. It kind of does now. It depends on what your doing. Right now, it sure does not. It is the first day of summer vacation, and I'm sitting in my basement, alone, on a hugeee, fluffy, cheetah print bean bag chair next to a life size octopus Lizzi and I have had some fun with in the past. Haha. I think I'm going to sleep down here tonight...hmm. 

Okay, This is realllyyy long. I'll stop it here, because if I don't, I wont have anything to write about tomorrow night!

XOXO,

Cass <3

PS-I'm going to be posting pretty much daily now, unless I'm super busy, or if something comes up :-)

SUMMER! <3

Heyhey! OMG! It is lie, summer vacation! Okay, okay, not YET. But, tomorrow is the last day of school. It is happy and sad at the same time. Happy, because there is a whole summer ahead of us, new experiences, new friends, hangouts, no bed time, etc. Sad, because most of my friends are away for practically the whole summer, so I won't be able to see them till 7th grade! Ughh.

The first thing I'm doing this summer is going to Ocean City, Maryland to one of my best friends, Chelsea's, beach house for her birthday. Then, we come home, re-pack, jump on an airplane and fly to our house in Florida. Half way though, Lizzi comes!!! I'm so excited. We're there for around 10 days, so we're going to have a blast! When we come home, I have some classes at DanceWorks I have to take before next dance year. In August, we're going to New York City and LBI. We're going to see Wicked on Broadway! I'm so excited!!

Speaking of LBI, a couple weeks ago, we were there. I was stupid and didn't put sunscreen on, and I fell asleep in the sun. I woke up later, and went back to the house, showered, and we went home. On our way home my body started to ache. I got home, and my body was as red as a tomato! I put special cream on, and went to bed. The next morning when I woke up, my eyes were swollen shut, and I was very dehydrated. I had sun poisoning. I was really dizzy, and I thought I was going to throw up, so I went to the bathroom. All I remember from that point on is taking a deep breath in, everything going black, and fainting. In conclusion, I am beyond glad that experience is over with!! EVERYONE OUT THERE!!! PUT SUNSCREEN ON!!! IT HELPS!!

Gotta go...dinner time then I have perfect my outfit for tomorrow with the appropriate jewelry!

XOXO,

Cass <3

It's now...JUNE!?

OMGGG! I can't believe its JUNE!!!! June! June! JUNE! Sorry, I get carried away. But, STILL! Doesn't it seem like just yesterday, we were entering the doors of Timberlane, new to the school, scared, new experiences, and the TimberTots! *LOL* But anyway...SUMMER IS SOOOOO SOON <333!>

Yesterday I had a soccer game. It was soo hot, and we didn't win. We should have won though...those of you on the other team, sorryyyy! Hahaha :-)

Saturday I went over to Chelsea's house for a little bit, and we went swimming. It felt soo good....the hot, summer air against your cooled skin from the pool water. Very refreshing. Her dad came in the pool and we had a "competitive" game of volleyball. It was Donald and Chloe against Chelsea and I. Donald and Chloe won one game, then Chels and I won another. Once we got out, I had to go. 

When I got back to my house, Lizzi came over and we went to the circus. It was okay, kinda boring, but fun. Lizzi and I gushed over the dogs and elephants mostly ;-)

Gots to go finish hw!!

XOXO,

Cass <3

Memorial Day Weekend

Heyy! My Memorial Day weekend is going pretty good so far. A little things here and there that are bad, but overall good. Yesterday I went to my aunt's party, and we had a lot of fun. Well, for me it was okay. Not the best. But everyone else seemed to be having fun. I just didn't know anyone there... haha.

Lizzi has been busy all weekend, so she wasn't able to sleepover, but today she's coming over for the day. We're having a Memorial Day party, so we should have a lot of fun. Can't wait, Lizzi!!!

Oh crap...this was really short. I have to go help set up for the party.

XOXO,

Cass <3

Eeks! My Hair is Short, My Shoulder is Busted, What Else is Going to go Wrong?!

Heyhey. A lot new has happened lately. Two days ago I got my hair cut, and told her I wanted a trim not too much off the ends, long layers and side bangs. What did she do? She chopped three inches off my hair, cut straight across and no side bangs. *Sighs* I'd post a picture, but I'd rather not. I have been wearing my hair in a ponytail all week..hahaha. 

So this morning I woke up, sat up and stretched. Then all the sudden I turned my head to look at the time, and my eyes welled with tears. My shoulder/neck was KILLINGGG me! I went to school, thinking it was going to be better. Knowing my luck, it obviously got worse. During first period I turned my head to look at the homework, and I was struck with pain. Now, you might think its no other than a sore shoulder. But this is a crampy, teary-eyed, knife stabbing, throbbing pain. During science I went to the nurse. She took some "tests" on me, and even checked to make sure I didn't hurt my collar bone because she said it was pretty bad. She gave me some medicine, and sent me back to class. When my mom picked me up from school, she said it was probably a pinched nerve and a torn muscle, but she said if it keeps hurting for the next few days she will take me to the doctor.

On a more positive note...

Tomorrow we have a half day, and we have Monday off due to Memorial Day weekend. Hallelujah! I'm so excited for the long weekend...sleepovers with Lizzi and parties!!! Can't wait <3333

XOXO,

Cass <3

Dance Is Over, It's the End of May, and Believe it or Not, We're almost 7th graders...

Heyy! So the recital on Saturday went amazing!!! The only bad thing that happened was a girl slipped and fell on stage, and a pointe dancer rolled on her ankle, and broke it. :-(. Other than that, we did awesome! I can't wait for next dance year. It's going to be so much fun!!! It was sad that it ended, but there is always going to be more. 

After the recital, Lizzi's family, Chelsea's family, and my family all went out to dinner at TJ's. We had an awesome time. Lizzi and I changed out of our costumes when we got there though...we felt kinda stupid in a restruant in a costume. Hahaha. 

Yesterday we had soccer. Lizzi didn't go because she was sick. It was an okay game...we lost 2-1. Everyone was really tired, including me. Lizzi slept over the night before, and we were up until about 3:00 AM! Exausted much! Oh, very.

You know what else is sad? That it is the end of the school year. It is the end of May, and we have only June left. There are a bunch of half days, days off, team days, and field trips coming up too. I have a feeling the rest of the year is going to be very easy. This school year has gone soo quickly though! It seems like just yesterday it was summer, and we entered the building for the first time, a million thoughts running around our head. Who will I be friends with? Will anyone hate me? What if it's too hard here? They were some of the thoughts that were going through my head. Oh, where has the time gone...

Tonight was the dance party. It was a lot of fun. I mostly hung out with Lizzi and Chelsea, but Elanor and Kate too.

Gotta go get ready for bed.

XOXO,

Cass <3

IT'S THE DAY OF THE SHOW!!

AHHH!!! I'M SOOOO EXICTED!!! TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE DANCE RECITAL!!! WOOO HOOO!!!!

Haha. I'm sosososo excited, and ready. Yesterday we have a 3 1/2 hour rehersal, and it payed off. Seeing all the dances that people worked hard on all year, and being able to practice on stage in front of a small crowd got you ready for the show later on. Lizzi and I have a 11:00 hair appointment, and we might sneak into our towns special day after. It's just a day where everyone that lives in out town goes and celebrates. All of our friends will be there. Then we have to go home and get ready, then go to the high school to get into our positions for the opening number. The recital starts at 3:00, and ends at 6:00. After the recital, my family, Lizzi's family and Chelsea's family are all going to TJ's for dinner.

Wish us luck for the show later!!!

XOXO,
Cass <3

Goodbye, careless, free, stress-less weeks...

I'm absoultly dreading tomorrow at school. Wanna know why? Becuase Of stupid, stupid, stupid, STUPIDDDD testing. I know, I know. ALl us kids think it's pointless, a waste of time, and the worst thing to have came on this planet. But, I guess when youj really think about it, it determines how well we did this year, and how much our school district needs to be improved. So, there is a point, but not one that normal people care about.

This weekend was partly exhausting. I had a party on Friday night, well, 2, but I didn't go to the other one. More like I couldnt...and then last night I attended another party that was A LOT of fun. When I got home, I was up to around 12:30-ish watching Bride Wars and texting. Then today was Mother's Day, *by the way, happy Mother's Day!* and I had a soccer game. A lot of people weren't going, so my mom didn't make me go. Thank God, because clearly I'm really tired. Instead, I went outside and practiced because I haven't been able to practice in a while due to the rain, and played with Sweet Pea.

Hopefully you all have a great rest of the day, and a wonderful week coming up.

XOXO,
Cass <3

Too Much, May You Ask?

OHHEEMMMGEEE!! Tonight we had wayyyyy too much homework, in my opinion. Here is what we had:

• Finish an essay for Language Arts, many of us didn't start
• Write a 3 paragraph essay for Social Studies, on the peace treaty between Carthage and Rome
• Science worksheet "Reasons for the Seasons", an interview, and a quiz on Friday
• Pages 19-24 in the test prep packet for Math

For once, I think I'm thanking my science teacher for not overloading us tonight. I finished the interview last night, because it was assigned yesterday and due Friday, and the worksheet was reletivley easy. Language Arts we had to take our time to perfect the essay, and I have trouble in Social Studies, so I took extra time to do the essay. Math, well, math is math. Boring, time consuming...math. I also took time to do the math homework, because math is DEFFF not my best subject.

Tonight, thankfully, I didn't have tooo tooo muchh to do after homework. I had to have dinner, take nail polish off *can't have it on for Dress Rehersal in dance on Thursday...and if I didn't take it off when I remembered...I'm afraid I would forget*, shower, study for LA and Science, and remember to breathe... :-)

Ohhh!! Today is Cinco de Mayo! Too bad I didn't have Spanish today...I would have attempted, but probably not succeded to impress my teacher by knowing that. Haha.

Gotta go... 7:30 and I still have muchhh to do.

XOXO,

Cass <3

Rain, rain, go away...

OMGGG WHENNN INN THEEE WWOORRLLLDDD WILL IT JUST STOPP RAININGG!! Last week there was beautifullll weather....high 80's, low 90's. Just enough to wear cute shorts, short sleeve shirts and Converse or flip flops. Then, I awoke on Wednesday morning and I see white, puffy clouds, screaming RAIN IS COMING! Ever since, it was been rain, rain, and more rain. Our soccer game was cancled, due to the rain. I straightened my hair this morning, and now it's curly again, due to the rain. I mean, my mood would be lifted and I wouldn't be as crabby if it wasn't raining, but noooo. On top of this nastynastynasty weather, there is tesp prep all week long. There is a map quiz in social studies tomorrow. Anddd and science quiz on Friday. Why oh why do teachers cram before the most hectic, hard, stressful week? I just don't get it. Don't get it at all.

On a more positive note...

Today in science Lizzi and I were talking about how we want to go shopping soon together. We can't wait to go to F21 and J Crew. We might go shopping at J Crew sometime in May, and I don't know when we will go to F21.

Thursday will probably be the highlight of my week. We have in-class dress rehersal for dance, which is when we go in our costume and get our pictures done, and we perform our dance for the parents.

Gotta go now...get ready for bed and studystudystudy some more...

XOXO,
Cass <3

Where Has The Time Gone...

Heyy! OMG sorry it has been so long! I have been so busy lately...and my Mac won't let me blog because the whole screen is busted up. So much has happened....but first...Happy April! I updated my April Faves...but in a week, they will turn to my May Faves!

Two weeks ago we were in Rome, Italy. Here is a quickquickquick summary of my vacation...if you have any questions, comment with them and I'll answer them in my next post.

Sunday, April 5th: Arrived in Rome. The time difference was a killer, so we went to sleep for a few hours, then I went shopping with Chelsea, Chloe Donald and Jodi. Donald lost his luggage, so that's what we went shopping for. We got back to my hotel rooms, and everyone else in the group was there. We were going out to dinner. Chelsea, Donald, Chloe and Jodi ran up to their room and got changed, and I ran into my bedroom and got changed, because we were hot and sweaty from walking so much. We had to walk down the Spanish Steps to get to the restraunt, and the view was gorgeous.

Monday, April 6th: Early early early in the morning there was an earthquake. The focus was 6o miles east of Rome, which is not very far, and it was a 6.7 on the Ricter Scale, when the highest recorded earthquake was a 7. Today we had a tour of the Coliseum, an amazing landmark from Ancient Rome. It was amazing tro see how the people built it...with no power tools...just millions of people, rock, and rope. Our tour guide screamed at my brother for asking a question, so we left her and looked at the rest on our own. After we left, we went out to lunch. We went back to the Coliseum, but not inside it. We took this little road up a huge hill, and on top of the hill there was a beautiful church. The inside was amazing...anf the stainglass windows took your breath away. Everyone was getting hungry again, so we went out to dinner. Before, we were at this square the Italians called the Common Square, and it was so much fun. There were fountains, and the arcitexture was beautiful. We went out to dinner, and Chelsea and I had to go to the bathroom, but the bathroom was in the basement. I tripped all the way down the stairs coming up...it killed.

Tuesday, April 7th: We went to the island of Capri. This was my favorite part of the vacation. The water was crystol clear blue, and there were millions of tropical fish swimming around. We rented a privite boat to go around the island for the day, but we got there a little early. We took convertible taxi's up to the tippy top of the mountain and had lunch and shopped a little bit. Then we went back down. We all had out hands out of the care going down because Poker Face and Circus was playing. The boat tour was AMAZING! The landscape was beautiful, the water gorgeous, and everything made you think about how lucky you are to be able to do something like this. We took mini canoes into a cave called the Blue Grotto, and the water was a magnificent shade of blue. Look up pictures on google. The car ride back was fun, but 3, long, hours.

Wednesday, April 8th: We had a tour of the Vadican, where the Pope lives. This was okayyyyy....the paintings and sculptures were my favorite part. My favorite room was the 16th Chapel...Michael Angelo painted it. The final product took him 4 years to make, and it's amazing.

Thursday, April 9th, 2009: We went to Florence. I loved the shops here....they had EVERYTHINGGG! Florence is the 2nd biggest shopping district in Italy...the first is Milan, which is also known as The Shopping Capital Of The World.

Friday, April 10th: Today we went shopping. I got a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes, and a Louis wallet. Samantha, Emelei, Jack and I took a horse carriage ride around Rome, while everyone else finished shopping. We celebrated Jack's birthday in the hotel room that night.

Saturday, April 11th: Came home :-(. It was sad to leave, but we all know that we will be taking another vacation together very, very soon.

So that was a summary of my vacation. Remember, if you have any questions, comment with them :-)

This weekend and upcoming week is going to be/has been very hothothot. Yesterday it was 88 degrees, today 92, tomorrow 90, Tuesday 87, and so on. It's time to kiss winter goodbye and say hello to cooler clothes, hotter weather, and my fave, spring/summer shopping!!!

Wow...this is a really long post. I'll post again in about 2 days or so!

XOXO,
Cass <3