The Baja!

January 7, 2013 Weather Forecast

BOISE: snow. cold. awful. maaaaaaaaaaaybe 4 degrees F

CABO SAN LUCAS: sunshine. warm. a lofty 72 degrees F

snow starts to fall as our plane lifts off....bu-bye Idaho, 

HELLOOOOO Mexico!!!!!

on a week-long trip with my roomies. could you ask for a better trip??

weather = tropical. perfection.

car = 2013 jeep wrangler. epic.

lodgings = el zalate. luxurious.

company = fun, flirty, and fabulous!

everyone needs a shot of Cabo Karma now and then. 

so take a look, enjoy, and book your flight to this wondrous land!

kathy taught us quite a bit while we were there.... 

first stop: CABO WABO CANTINA

home of sammy hagar. the red rocker. vocalist in van halen. now....he owns cabo wabo cantina!!

Cabo Wabo Cantina:
where the world comes to party!

kathy introduced us to worthwhile seafood in the baja...

we are so silly.

she introduced us to fresh baked bread at MEGA.
DELISH

she bought us margaritas! sin alcohol of course :)

she introduced us to real spanish culture.

she even convinced us to go jet skiing. not that it took much convincing ;)

she took us to the 

One and Only Palmilla

hotel to celebrities and richies

and bought us drinks...

only $12 a glass.

but hey, we rode in on a golf cart after the valets parked our jeep...

and best of all....

 

 she showed us the power of the eagles. 

and hotel california!!

and you can't go to cabo without spending a little time on the beach!

i'd only wish for one thing

my harm :)

 but seriously, best. trip. ever. i love these women! they are absolutely the greatest roomies i could ever ask for! i love you both so much, and hope that we have many more adventures together!!!

my advice? 

STOP.

"Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight." 

Elder Gordon B. Hinckley

JERUSALEM!

saying goodbye to my besties at the airport tuesday morning.... LOVES!

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut.....

I HAVE ARRIVED IN JERUSALEM!!!!

this is my back porch...it's alright...i GUEEEEESSSS. :)

 see the beautiful jerusalem center in the background? to the right of my head?? beautiful :)

our first leisurely tour of the old city...it was magical!

this stands at the entrance to the jewish quarter of the old city...welcome to jerusalem brooke!

i'm definitely going back to this shop for a hebrew batman shirt...or two...

as i walked through the streets, i had a song stuck in my head. thanks jess for giving giving me little surprise photos and videos on my external for me to open when i got here...you must have read my mind! as usual :) 
this music video you sent was the song i was singing! not too weird since it is indeed titled JERUSALEM!

Matisyahu. you are wonderful.

i have officially been into the old city twice, and am planning on exploring it even more tomorrow! we have our "sabbath" services on saturday, as the jewish sabbath is also saturday and most businesses are closed that day. sunday is then our free day! today i had my first sabbath or "shabbat" in jerusalem! as i partook of the sacrament, i was within a mile or two of the garden of gethsemane where our Savior bled and died for me...i am in the land he lived in, where he taught and served. we sang a song in choir in church today called "my grateful spirit sings." the last verse reads: 

For changeless love and endless mercy
For countless blessings beyond the wealth of kings
For every perfect gift thou sendest, Lord, I praise thee
And my grateful spirit sings.

My grateful spirit sings today, and i thank God for giving my this opportunity!!

18 hours... 18 hours...

Application? accepted.
Program fees? paid. 
Suitcase? packed.
Orientation? done.
Last minute purchases? to come...
Sleep tonight? don't think so! 
Plane ride to Tel-Aviv? 18 hours and counting!!!


by Wednesday I will be in Israel! in the BYU-Jerusalem Center...

and so it begins.

:)