From Bowl Cuts to Vodka Sodas: A Mexican themed week

And holy smokes what a week its been. Not only was it Cinco de Mayo (one hell of a holiday in my books), my sister and several of my friends graduated. I'm so proud of them. I remember graduating and thinking it wasn't anything special, but it certainly is recent graduates and don't think anything otherwise.
So Cinco de Mayo was pretty jam packed. I had my first day of my new copywriting internship (which I love and will tell you all more about soon enough). I also had to nanny some little kids who I absolutely adore. During my break between interning and nannying I dropped my sister off at our friends house to begin the Cinco de Mayo party and boy did that get me excited for what I could actually participate in come 6:00 pm. If I told you I didn't count down the hours until then, I'd be one heck of a liar.

Just a couple of friends having one heck of a time on Cinco de Mayo

If you've read any of my other posts you'll know how I feel about friends, food and fun. If you haven't read my other posts (maybe get on that, they're funny and interesting), I love all of those things immensely. That is exactly what the celebration consisted of. Yes, it rained. No, we didn't mind (much). There were yard games and cervezas and eventually some borrachos eating nachos. I can't think of a Cinco de Mayo I didn't enjoy. I also attempted to speak Spanish at one point which ended in me humiliating myself, but I did succeed in getting others to speak Spanish which I love listening to. So winner winner chicken dinner would probably be me.

Graduation weekend was super fun. All of my family came out to visit and we celebrated and ate until we couldn't eat anymore and then we ate some more. What a wonderful time it is to see folks you haven't seen in awhile and just simply be together enjoying each others company. Its like something out of a story. I also had the privilege of meeting some of my friends parents that were so kind and eager to listen to your story. How nice it is to be heard. We drank some beverages, ate some cake and marveled at bouquets cut from the garden.

HELLO SALT LAKE CITY

Sisters and a Cow

Flowers at the Grand America

Talking to all the graduates made me remember just how terrifying graduation can be. So many 'what do I do now?'s and I wanted to reassure each person who felt this way that they would be okay, everything would work itself out. However, that is the sort of thing that doesn't bring much reassurance because its only truly realized after the fact. Nonetheless, I did my best to express just how proud I was of each and everyone of them, its not always expressed enough.
Anyway, so its essentially summer. I pretty much deem it summer when I start sweating on a regular basis. So I can't wait to spend some time doing all the outdoor things I just love. I hope all of you are getting out there as well!