Topless Beach??

Wait...they are all topless beaches. Call me a dumb american girl, but I had no idea....There is something strange about someone walking around with out a top on...espcially when that someone is a little girl. I guess between growing up LDS and living in the US this just stikes me as strange...

Made it!

So I made it to Greece -- and so did my suitcase! lol

I got into Greece yesterday at 11:00am local time after a delay at JFK. I made it from my first flight to the second in under 30 minutes, only to get out of the gate and sit on the tarmac for over an hour. I was stressing about Ty having to wait at the airport for me -- but little did I know that he had been delayed four hours on his flight. By the time I made it through passport services, waiting for my bag at the wrong carousel and figuring out how to use the phone in Athens, I only had to wait for 30 minutes until his flight got in. Upon his arrival we jumped on the metro and headed into downtown Athens to drop our bags off at one of Ty's friends houses. While there we invited her son Brian to come with us to see the Parthenon, he has lived in Athens his whole life and had never been up there....

After the hike around Athens be grabbed a quick bite to eat at one of the local out door restaurants, it was delicious. We were off after that to pick up out bags, before catching the fairy to Santorini. The fairy was a great 12 hour ride, until I woke up this morning. I was so sick and it was everything I could do to not puke. Luckily we only had 15 minutes left on the boat at this time. I was pretty sure that after I got off I would be fine. But I was wrong. Our hotel picked us up at the port in Santorini and took us for a crazy ride to our hotel. Normally I would have enjoyed the crazy drive, but my stomach was not loving it. After check in I took a nap to hopefully start to feel better, which I didn't. Finally I puked, and after that I felt great. I am thinking the reason I was so sick was due to lack of sleep and dehydration. I was up at 4am Utah time Thursday to leave for the airport and slept very little during the 17+ hours of travel, arriving in Athens at 11am local time not going to sleep until around 12:30 am...so needless to say I had a serious lack of sleep.

Since I was feeling better we took off for the red sand beach. Santorini is a volcanic island so most of the beaches are black sand -- but the red sand beach was defiantly worth the walk. We didn't spend too much time at the beach because we wanted to cruise around and the scooter and see more of the island. It is so amazingly beautiful here -- pictures don't even do it justice. Anyway enjoy! And I will try and post more later, but for now please enjoy the pictures...that won't upload for some reason... I'll have to post them when I get home.

And I'm off....

I made it through security with no complications! So in about an hour I am off to JFK and after a long 46 minutes there I will be off to Athens! I am excited, nervous and in a little bit of shock that I am actually going! Wow. I was up at 4 this morning so between that and the Tylenol PM (spelling?) I think is should sleep through most of my flights....wish me luck although I don't think I'll really need it -- unless Tyler isn't at the airport to claim me :) lol.

xoxo -- ME!

Excuses...

So I do have an excuse for being a vacant blogger -- and it isn't going to get much better until the 8th of September -- unless of course I have Internet access. I am off to Greece on Thursday morning so I have been packing and shopping like a mad women! So please forgive me! And I swear to be better when I return.

xoxo -- ME!

Pictures as Promised -- Jack Johnson Concert

Words can't really discribe...so I will say I love these girls and enjoy -- lol

I DID IT!!!! I DID IT!!!!

I booked the flights today -- I am going to Greece!!!! I leave next Thursday! Wish me luck! I'll take a million pictures!

Jack Johnson

Steph, Becky and I went to the Jack Johnson concert last night, at the last minute we all decided to get lawn seats. We had such a great time! We had a group of lesbian sitting right behind us, who quickly developed a crush on Becky stating that she was the "Wild One" and "Ring Leader" in our group. We took about a million crazy pictures. The ones posted are just a few (not the best) I took on my phone Steph has the rest on her camera -- I'll steal them later this week for posting. We also had these crazy drunk people next to us, that Beck made the mistake of telling them we would flash them when the music started -- they bugged us about it a couple times during the concert. Becky and Steph then went over and started freaking on the wife when the husband left. I think she enjoyed it a bit too much offering to let them do the same to her husband...needless to say we quickly grabbed our things and got out of there! We then spent the next forever (don't know how long) sitting in the parking lot waiting to get out of the venue. We got home late, but it was worth every minute of being tired at work today! Steph this is just one more thing to add to the list of why you should move back to Utah -- Fun late nights with Sam and Beck!

Wirl Wind Weekend

My best friend in the whole world Steph has been visiting from Chicago. She actually came out to see her cute new little niece, but was able to fit in plenty of Sammy/Becky time. On Friday I was able to go pick Steph up at her sister and brother in laws and take her for a tour of SLC. We started out by stopping to see my Rockstar Zach. (for those of you that don't know, I love Zach more then anything) He recently moved back from LA, and Steph had to meet him. We then toured around Cottonwood and Sandy looking at amazing houses. We eventually ended up at my brothers house to visit him and Nate. My brother lives in an amazing house at Parley's Summit, so of course Steph and I took the opportunity for a photo op. We then continued the journey around into Park City where we went to the Olympic Park and down Main Street. Finally taking the "back way" home to Ogden. We had a great time, with plenty of time to talk. There honestly is nothing like a best friend that you can tell everything to! I seriously love this girl to death and don't know what I would do with out her.

Saturday I headed up camping with some new friends Phatty and Jeff to Silver Lake, I was terrible and didn't take any pictures...Anyways, this is the first camping trip that I had a great time. Sure I was dirty, and it was really cold at night, but I loved it. I even slept in a tent. Who would have thought I would enjoy being dirty, cold and sleeping in a tent...not me that is for sure. I guess it is all about who you go with. We headed home early Sunday afternoon, and a promptly headed to Zach's for a nice hot shower. It is seriously so nice having him home and able to hang out with me whenever I want! We ended up going to "Tropic Thunder" with his family, it was a pretty funny movie but geared a little more towards guys in my opinion. Then we headed back to his place and bummed around on the couch till I had to head home to get my stuff together for work the next day. So all in all it was a fabulous weekend filled with great friends and good times.

She likes him more then me...

So Sydnee doesn't really like me anymore -- well at least that is the way I feel. She won't cuddle with me if my brother is around. Nor will she sleep with me anymore, she'll get up and go scratch at his door...

Is it really so bad?

Is it so bad to have an open conversation with a close friend? What I am talking about is those conversations you can have with your closest friends. Where you can be completely honest, and don't have to hold anything back. Sure maybe you say things that you don't completely mean, but isn't that the benefit of having such close friends? That you can say what you want, and don't have to worry because you trust them. Okay now let say this conversation happens over texting. Granted yes you are putting those words out there, that other people can read them, but is it really so bad?

Well I had one or two of these conversations this weekend, and honestly didn't think too much about it. Well until the person that they are about took it upon themselves to pick up my phone while I was away and read thru them all. Yes of course I feel bad that they had to read those things. But honestly I think if they had the audacity to pick up my phone and proceed to read thru the whole thing -- they kind of deserved what they got. Call me a brat -- but it was nothing that I wouldn't say to their face, I was just trying to avoid a situation where I would have to.

So tell me, is it really so bad to have an honest conversation with a friend?

In the mean time I have learned my lesson and now have my phone password protected...

Tony Grove

This weekend my friend Mergs and I went up to Tony's Grove and walked around the lake, it was so beautiful and nice to spend the day outside.

Mergs got a new camera so he played photographer the whole time -- so as he took pictures I took pictures of him :)

Today is a good day because...

1. I finished Breaking Dawn last night -- sooo good! I would highly recommend it to every single person that I know. Well at least the girls.

2. The day has passed quickly! Plus I get to leave work at noon!

3. I am getting my hair done today. I love getting my hair done. I love having someone else wash my hair and massage my scalp. If I were rich -- I would pay someone to do this daily. Plus your hair always feels a million times healthier after a cut.

4. It's not super hot outside -- can I just tell you I am beyond wanting it to snow? Yes I know I may be insane but I am ready for ski season. I am so sick of being hot all the time. But I could settle for fall...

5. I finally don't have a serious headache -- the first day this week!

6. And last but not least, I got to talk to my Steph this morning! And to make it even better...she will be making a Utah appearance in a short 7 days! I am so freaking excited! Love ya girl!

Donations Anyone??

So I have decided I am going to Greece...but I am thinking it would be much cheaper if I had Delta SkyMiles to do it... So if there are any readers like would like to donate me their miles I would be eternally grateful -- plus I would pay the fees associated with the transfer... Email me if you are interest in contributing to this fabulous cause!

xoxo -- the needy traveler

Sammy4041@gmail.com

I'm totally a Princess...

So TAMN took this "test" today...so I though I would see which princess I was!!! Which Princess are you?? Click here to find out!!!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Weekend Plans

I was somewhat depressed earlier this week when I realized I had nothing planned for the weekend. Then I had a realization...Breaking Dawn is coming out Saturday! I forgot to pre-order mine, so I called Barnes and Noble yesterday and they reserved me a copy, so fabulous. Now I have a date with Edward...should make for a perfect weekend!