I'm wearing a zoo!

This summer, my family spent a week at a lovely beach in Maine for our summer vacation (that's right- no camping this year). It was a week or so before my birthday, so while we were there I bought myself a birthday gift: a (knockoff) Pandora bracelet, and a lobster charm (I was in Maine). I named him Rex.

For our anniversary in October, Jonathan gave me an owl charm. He loves owls, especially the metal one in the original Clash of the Titans, Bubo. Apparently he liked having an easy gift choice, because for Christmas, he gave me a rotund giraffe (Pudge).

And now I'm wearing a zoo.

He also surprised me by asking if I'd go spend a few days with him and his family in New York once the semester ends. On Friday. Pictures will follow :)

Cartouche

My Aunt Debbie recently went on vacation to Egypt, and I was insanely jealous. Looking at the pictures she has on Facebook didn't help. lol. While she was there, though, she got souvenirs for my mom, sisters, and myself: cartouche necklaces with our names on the front, and a trio of other hieroglyphs on the back. They're REALLY cool :)


According to the card that came with it, the symbols for my name mean "independent one" (S), "powerful and strong person" (A), "talk too much" (R), and "diplomatic person" (H).


The signs stamped on the back are for long life (the ankh), protection (the eye of Horus, one of the ancient Egyptian gods), and good luck (the scarab).