surprise vacay!

this is the beach by my sister's place.

earlier this week sarah (sister in question) sent me a text about cheap plane tickets to san diego and ba-da-bing ba-da-boom i just got my vacation days approved and booked the flight!  sadly steve and i won't both be able to go together (he's still a noobie on the job with very limited time off) but since the plan for the trip is trying on wedding and bridesmaid dresses for my sister's wedding, i think he'll be able to cope with staying home.

so right now i am doing a little internal happy-dance about going on this quick little getaway and getting to see my sister and dave!  it's been a couple years since i've been west of the mississippi!

i've also never flown 100% by myself on a plane before.  it sounds kind of boring... maybe i'll actually get to dive a little further into that reading list of mine.

in less related news: steve and i started watching the new netflix original series orange is the new black.  i'd recommend checking it out.  it's not perfect (some episodes get a bit slow, and the whole "everyone in prison is having lesbian sex" thing gets pretty redundant after a while) but it's definitely worth viewing for the unique grittiness, the exceptional acting, and the enjoyably flawed characters.  If none of that does it for you the regina spektor theme song alone should.

hope everyone has a spectacular thursday!  anyone else watching OITNB?  anyone else going on a fun vacation soon?

don't forget there is still plenty of time to enter my giveaway!!

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