crabs and algae

Two friends and I decided to take a spontaneous trip to the beach back when I was still Portugal and let's just say it was a fun day. Except the part where we fell on algae covered rocks. But that was fun too. 

They found a crab somewhere along the way.

An apparently invisible crab.

bits of Portugal

Miss it.

thanks for sparing D.C, Irene

This morning I got up, put my rainboots on and went for a walk with my dad and Spot in the hopes of seeing massive trees lying on the streets and electrical cables dangling from the sky. You're probably thinking, "why does that girl like chaos?", I don't, believe me. I just like a little agitation. And maybe a change of scenery. You have to know that I woke up last night at 3 AM thinking I was in War of the Worlds. I saw two little explosions from my bedroom window (kaboom!) and there was this 'alienesque' noise that just wouldn't stop. So there. That's why I thought that our neighborhood would be upside down today, but it wasn't. Just a little messy, that's all.

what happens in Meco, stays in Meco

I didn't know which picture to start this post with so I thought, ehh, can't go wrong with watermelons and stracciatella yogurt. Like watermelons and yogurt with chocolate, Meco is fun, juicy and totally sweet. Seriously though, Meco has got to be one of the funnest places on earth. 
My friend's uncle owns a gorgeous Bed & Breakfast called the 'Casal do Frade' (difficult to pronounce I tell ya) and we get to crash there for free EVERY year. Oh yaa. I love having cool friends.

We do help around the house though. Especially the kitchen. I've become a pro at washing dishes.

My sister, pretending to wash dishes. Pshhhh. Poser.

This is the living room. Please pay attention to one of the guests staring right at me with an "Imma kill you" look.

One of the best parts of the house; the pool.

I'll let you be jealous of me kissing a dog.

Oh and the beach is not bad either. Except it was rainy and cold that day!

This is Franny (for Francisca), just my bestest friend in the whole wide world. Love her, she's a crazy one.

Franny, Guilherme (her cousin who works there) and I. We were cleaning rooms and eating the guests' Ricolas. Kidding. We didn't do that.

And finally, some self-timed shots with my sister, 'cause that's where it's at brothas.

Alright muchachos, this is probably the longest post on my blog. Makin' up for lost time! 

Thank you for all your sweet comments on my last post, really glad to be back!

Ola!

So I know it's been a heck of a long time and I can't say just how sorry I am not to have posted anything for the past... five years. Portugal does that to me. I just get sucked in by the fun I have here and it's like I never have any time to spend on the internet. I'm here once a year and the thought of being away from family and friends for more than ten minutes makes me want to tear my hair off. I can't say I don't miss blogging, 'cause hellzzz I do. I miss my twitter friends (and you know who you are) and my daily juicy blog reads. 

I'm sorry if I've disappointed some of you, heck, I hope someone's still reading this blog! But if you're not I 'totes' understand. I'm still in Portugal and I'll sadly get back to D.C on the 25th. From then on it'll be studying, blogging, studying... and... eating. Emotional eating to be more precise. Going to miss Portugal so much that I'll have to eat at least eight cheeseburgers, a jar of pickles and two bowls of cereal to fall in a food coma and forget everything. 

Anyway, I've got loads of pictures and videos I need to publish on this little blog, so IF anyone out there is reading this, brace yourself!

In the meantime, let me just introduce to you some -very- fun people. These pictures were taken at the beach (duh) in a town south of Lisbon.

This is my alcoholic friend who we'll call Mr.G. oh he's a funny one. Not a real alcoholic by the way, he just likes to boogie. At 11 in the morning.

A round of applause for my charming pose.

This was taken before he buried my head in the sand. Nostrils and mouth full of sand = not fun my friends, not fun.

Little sister being sexy as per usual.

Me... not so much.

And this is tanned Ana, also a real character.

Last but not least, a bad view of the beach with my sister dying on the left side. My little brain didn't have the smarts to actually take a picture of the ocean. Which is, just so you know, absolutely gorgeous.

I'm off to a little place called 'Meco'. Will take lots of pictures.

Oy did I miss blogging.

ps: I'll get back to EVERY single email I got once I'm in D.C. Promise.