those summerific days

Warning: Lots of pics here, especially with tongues sticking out! :P

Have you ever had those days where you finally get home, completely exhausted, but with the biggest smile on your face because you think, "Wow, now that was a great day"? I was just blessed with two in a row, and now that I'm relaxing, thought I'd share those precious moments!



It started off Wednesday morning; it was one of those rare times when my parents were out of the house early, meaning I had the entire house to myself. So, what did I do? I took advantage of an empty kitchen with this recipe and made French toast with two strips of bacon and coffee! What a filling breakfast, followed by exercise. A beautiful, albeit seldom, way for me to start off the day!



A few hours later, I was headed off to the lake with two of my best buds for some great times in the sand. We ended up staying in the water for two hours, chatting and playing random games like, "Okay, you can't say any words with the letter 'O' in them!" which led me to respond with, "Oh" and getting splashed immediately. We are mature twenty-somethings, for sure!


Bathing suit from Victoria's Secret.
I love leaping pictures, haha. After I got home, a few shades darker and with my eyes all red from too-much-sun-exposure, I got to see The Boy! We headed to the mall for an incredibly rare shopping spree moment, since we're both not really the type. It was really fun, though!


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It just so happens that I'm not in fashion at all, since I was looking for black short shorts and all I could find were SKIRTS. EVERYWHERE! Fall fashion had just come into the stores just as our real summer arrived ... so instead I walked away with two mini-skirts (one which The Boy paid for as an early birthday present, yippee)!

Then we headed off to this quaint ice-cream-shop on the first floor of an apartment building. We asked for a kiddie size that was $2.50, and they were GINORMOUS!



I got Maple Walnut while he chose Burgundy Cherry and we sat on the grass for half an hour, acting like little kids as we enjoyed our ice cream. All in all, an amazing Wednesday.

Then Thursday came, with even more water-fun! Me and the same gals from Wednesday headed off to our local waterpark (correction: our ONLY waterpark!). We decided to go to a free-parking zone which saved us $7 and instead walked 2km to the place. It was SO hot out, but such a nice walk!


Bathing suit from La Vie En Rose.

I put in my best Lauren Conrad-inspired braid and had a blast going on the waterslides and then leaping like a frog in the wavepool. I love acting like a kid, not gonna lie!

Then we walked another 2km back to the car and headed to the restaurant on the beach, eating a yummy meal. But not before my friend snapped a picture of me snapping a picture of my friend in front of me, haha.



I came home exhausted, with my eyes resembling that of a thirsty vampire's, but still had an amazing time. After some well-deserved sleep, I woke up and found this in the mail!



Liz and Lisa from Chick Lit Is Not Dead had a giveaway recently and I was one of the winners who received Emily Giffin's book! I'm already on page 112, it's a great read so far! Love me some page-turners. Thanks Liz and Lisa! And big thanks to the sweet, thoughtful, and adorable Nicole who gave me this award!



She gave this away to some of the same girls that I would, but there's so many of you that I'm thankful for, that I remember from my earlier blog days and that I still love to read day after day! I want to give this out to: Kym, Jessica, Josie, Archana, Andhari, and Girl With The Golden Touch. I'm grateful for your insight, your briliance, your kindness, and your awesomeness!

And make sure to send some birthday love over to Olivia Rae who just turned 20! Happy Birthday! :)

Whew, that's a lot of pictures! And the weekend promises even more: tomorrow, I'm headed to Toronto for a Filipinos Making Waves Festival (of which I might be the only white girl!) and then Sunday I'm off to the beach with The Boy.

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!~ :)