Brazilian Holiday Part 1

It's been a little less than a month since my trip to Brazil and I am just now getting to post the pictures. I took my time editing and deleting photos because I went back to work full force. In the tiny amount of spare time I've had I managed to weed through more than 1,500 photos just so I can show you the highlights. There will be three posts total dedicated to my Brazilian Holiday/Vacation, hope all of you enjoy!

I have a slight fear of flying, so I had a full glass of blush wine before boarding our 11 hour flight. I didn't get to read much of my favorite magazine of the moment woman's health because they had super good movies playing on the plane.

Arrived in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and drove another 3 hours to Macae, a small city where my boyfriends mother lives. Here in this picture we are passing the favela's aka the slums.

Finally in Macae! The house we stayed at for a week was beautiful! the pool/balcony area overlooked the Atlantic Ocean. It was such a beautiful thing to wake up to every morning!

Lunch at a cafe in Macae. Javi and I were exhausted from the flight but super exited to start touring the city.

Patels filled with cheese and beef. Mouth watering and extremely flavorful. This became on of our favorite appetizers to order.

Our first meal in Brazil, buttered lobster and wild rice. I couldn't stop to even breath, this was an amazing dish. The rice had raisins, almonds, garlic and dill.... best rice I had ever tasted.

Back at Javi's mothers house. This is the view from the living room! Beautiful pool... breath taking ocean.

A closer view.

The most popular drink in Brazil (and now my favorite), a caipirinha accompanied with a cone filled with roasted peanuts. Yummy snack. This drink reminded me of a margarita, but much stronger. One of these baby's and your good.

Dinner I helped Javi's mom prepare on our third night in Macae Brazil. Filet Minion medallions, fully loaded baked potatoes and blue cheese walnut salad. It was such a delicious meal. Ohh and a caipirinha too!

On our fifth day in Brazil we drove to Buzios. It's a small city known for its shopping and sea ports. It was a rainy day, yet still beautiful. Loved the way all the boats were drifting in the port. It looked romantic... like a painting.

Shopping for shoes! There were so many shoe boutiques!

More of the Buzios sea port.

The last picture taken in Buzios, back to Macae.

After a week in Macae we left for our final week in Rio de Janeiro. On our way to Rio from Macae we made a pit stop to have some lunch. The place we stopped was a Restaurant and a tropical farm. They had tons very cute animals. This peacock for example!

Ducks that almost attacked us for getting so close!

The restaurant served all sorts of food... my favorite... the sushi of corse!

Fisherman statue outside the Restaurant/ Tropical Farm.

As soon as we arrived in Rio we walked 10 blocks from our hotel to a hippie fair. It was the best shopping I'd done. Javi and I bought almost all of our souvenirs here. We fell in love with all the art that was being sold.

I ended up purchasing the painting on the right side... the red one with the woman in the white gown. Love Love Love my purchase!

Javi browsing. Wondering which painting he will buy.

Man selling hats for cats. His model was his own cat... after I saw this I bought one for my cat. Really cheesy but too cute to pass up.

Walking back to our hotel we passed dozens of bakeries. Yum! All the cakes and treats looked like art too!

Yum!

More treats!

Cookies!

Dinner on our first night in Rio! We went to an Italian Cafe with the best sangria. We ordered two pitchers!

Cheers! Javi enjoying a Capi-Sake and I enjoying my sangria.

Veggie pizza! It had olives, hearts of palm, basil, tomato, sun dried tomatoes, various herbs and mozzarella with a very thin, crunchy crust! Amazing!

The following morning before heading out to the beach. Cappuccino for breakfast!

I didn't want anything besides a cappuccino for breakfast, but after seeing Javi's fruit plate I wanted fruit badly. It was incredibly fresh and organic. Javi kindly allowed me to share his plate. Love you baby

Javi on the beach drinking fresh coconut.

Dinner that night at the famous sushi Leblon. "The place to see and be seen. A celebrity hot spot."

Javi and his mother ordered shrimp tempura! It was lightly battered and crispy.

My dinner at Sushi Leblon. The best sushi I have ever had, it melted in my mouth! Very very fresh fish.... if I could have this every night for dinner I would be extremely poor, but I would die a happy woman. Can't wait to go back to Brazil!

Sky lit Weekend

Hope you all had as much fun as I did this fourth of July. I am just now fully recovered from this weekend. I headed to South Padre Island Texas for fun and festivities with family and ended up spending the best day and a half with two girlfriends I hadn't seen in quite a while. We had drinks by the pool, ate great food, peed our pants laughing at memories, and snuck into pools after hours. It was too fun.

I also got a couple of items at CVS on the island that I had been meaning to buy... Here is my mini haul break down...

1. Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in 003 Shell : Thinking of buying Revlon's ColorStay foundation to mix with this one... I need to tone down the shine it gives my face and I want more coverage.
2. Loreal H.I.P Gel Eyeliner in Black: On sale for $6 ( I forgot how much I love this stuff)
3. Covergirl Waterproof Stick Concealer: Perfect for the beach!
4. Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion in Brown Black: I meant to get Black but I didn't even check when I grabbed this mascara. None the less I love it! Separates and volumize's like a pro!

Photo Shoot With Gabriel Castle on the Moon lit Beach of South Padre Island.

Group Shot: ( I am the one jumping real high, Mr. J is on the far right)

Photo of Me and Mr. J

Thank you Gabriel Castle for such Gorgeous photos!

Lush Haul

I'm so exited to show you all the goodies I got at the Macy's in San Antonio Texas while on Vacation. It was my first experience and both my boyfriend and I had a blast looking at all the stuff they had to offer and smelling all the wonderful scents. Here is my haul, I will give a brief review of some items.

The Lush Bag! Goodies.. Goodies!

I was so exited in the store when I smelt this Emotibomb, It had the most delicious scent. I used it and felt a bit disappointed, then again I don't have the best sense of smell.

Mr. J picked this Bath Melt out because he loved the way it smelled. I wasn't too crazy about it but after using it in my bath, I love it. It made my skin feel super soft and it made the water milky. The smell was even more potent in the water, it was so relaxing.

Another pick from Mr. J! He used this as his facial cleanser but it broke him out. He didn't want it to go to waste because he loved it so much so he used it as a body cleanser and it worked perfect. Smells yummy, exfoliates the skin, and makes is soft as a baby's bottom.

I'm a huge fan of asian food, I can have it everyday for breakfast lunch and dinner. Thus sea weed is a big part of my diet. I fell head over heals for this product as well as another. Cant wait to get it again.

My favorite product I got from lush. It was the best smell and had such a profound affect on my hair. It really cleansed my scalp and felt invigorating! It was Heaven!

Super cute naked sample box that had tons of products. This was such a fun box to open and try!

Tah Dah!

Loved the Squeaky Green solid shampoo and Buffy Body Butter, wanted to love the Fresh Farmacy Cleanser but it broke me out big time! I have yet to try the Therapy Massage Bar and Tea Tree Toner Tab.

Mr. J favorite soap in the world. He used this bar up super quick! Looking into buying him a full pound of this product.

We got doubles of every sample so that both Mr. J and I could try them out. He's a big Lush fan now, as am I. Cant wait to go again.

I'm looking forward to making this my next purchase at Lush, and I cant wait! I tried the Lemon Cuticle Butter that comes in this package and I have been dying to get it. My feet need some pampering!

Happy 24th Birthday to my Honeybun Mr. J! Love you so very much!

Have any questions, concerns, or comments about what I got? Comment or email me!