Things I Put On My Body: sunny side up

I have this weird thing where I have an inability to keep sunglasses for more than a year. I think it stems from the fact that in Seattle you only use sunglasses for 3 months of the year and then you put them away and they get stolen by gremlins or ex-con furbies {same thing I guess} or something. But I have had my share of sunglasses.

It all started in 8th grade- I fell in love with aviators. I loved that they were a bit different and that they looked good on me! I refused to wear any other frame of sunglasses until really my freshman year of college {that was about... 3 or 4 pairs of sunglasses later} I started off super basic- silver rims with blacked out lenses, then next year silver rims with brown tinted lenses, the next year was my favorite: yellow rims and black lenses. I still love them- but unfortunately the only things left of them are my memories and a few pictures. Nothing could replace them- I tried pink frames {cheap- bent super easy and just no good} dark blue {alright but still not the same}. I couldn't move on...

the last day I ever remember wearing these sunglasses- tear
Don't I look like I'm having fun wearing them?- no I don't play guitar #posertotheextreme

...until one summer I worked at Nordstrom Rack. Every day I would walk past the accessories and I just fell in love with these Betsy Johnson sunglasses- light pink leopard print across the top with brown #sassyyetclassy- they were even on sale for like $20 or something reasonable for "designer sunglasses". Some were a little over the top but there was one pair that were just the cutest things. I was too afraid to try them on- they were a Ray Ban style {well at the time I thought more Joe Jonas sunglasses} and I thought they might look weird on me. Finally I got up the nerve to try them on and it was magic! They fit, and more importantly they were super cute! I proceeded to purchase and love them. Those were the first sunglasses that I ever kept for longer than a year. I wore them through EFY and Jerusalem until one cloudy day when they remained in my purse. I had forgotten about them and all of a sudden I heard a snap. I had successfully snapped both of the temples {"arms"} off of the face of my glasses. They were dead- they died and I was sad. I would never find a pair like them- Betsy Johnson had similar styles but the leopard print on top was either bright pink or neon green with black- not the light pink leopard print with brown I had come to love. They were too much. I couldn't find a pair that I loved and since I didn't need any I didn't give in to the pressure.

maybe it was the tigger/eyore combo, maybe it was the ukulele, maybe it was Sarah
{it was probably Sarah}
but I just look happy with these sunglasses- right? I'm noticing a theme

Still happy! (hiking in Petra and mountain thing in Jordan)

This past weekend though I went to Las Vegas- the sun was shinning and my eyes were not covered. I decided that I needed new sunglasses and had seen some cute/acceptable ones from Old Navy so when I ventured to the mall with my grandma and aunt and cousins I found the blessed store and found those treasured sunglasses- more circular frames with a cool gold bridge, light brown leopard print- they passed the test. Fit, looked good, under $10 {what!??!} And therefore I purchased those suckers and have loved them ever since. {all 3 days} I can't wait to start my new life with these beauts!

Aren't they fun?

Since we're on the subject of sunglasses though I am also intrigued with cat eye lenses- Yay? Nay? I personally love these ones from Etsy- unfortunately someone snagged them up- bum deal man.

But aren't they SO cute?!

Just some of the 277 pictures I took in Jordan

Goodbye Israel- Hello Jordan!!!

Over look from Mt. Nebo

Making a fake mosaic

Muslim Barbies- I wish I had gotten one!

Hike up to where John the Baptist was supposedly beheaded

Sun over the Dead Sea
Entering the Siq

God is the COOLEST creator
The Siq- believed to be naturally carved by water

Little boy running up the rocks-I loving call him Aladdin

Through the crack is PETRA!!!

We made it!
Lindsey, me, and Lauren at the Treasury in Petra

my girl "Deema"- cute little girl selling necklace
(the Petra pictures to come feature the necklace I bought from her)
*I also love this picture because it looks like I have a small child in my water carrier*

a sweet little Bedouin boy selling rocks in Petra
If you can't see it in the picture he's covered in flies
I cried a little over this boy

these colored rocks were so cool- yellow, red, and blue from different chemicals
proof that God is the greatest creator
Man can carve stone with tools and color it with paint
but God can carve it with water and color it

At the monastery in Petra

"top of the world" view point

funniest attempt at a jumping picture at the "top of the world" view
We never actually got all of us jumping

on a camel in front of the Treasury in Petra- NBD

Just some night time ice cream in Amman

Roomie picture at the Mosque

The woman's mosque at the King Abdullah Mosque

Jordan had the CUTEST kids!

chariot racers at the gladiator show!

at the temple of Artemis

This rock "ruined" my picture

Look who I saw! JENNI!!!

silly picture in Amman after a long walk

We may or may not have found a way onto the roof of our hotel

Roman Theater
River Jordan
At the River Jordan

When in Jordan!

Well now that my passport contains it's new exiting and re-entering Israel stamps (instead of entering and exiting Jordan stamps) I feel the need to verify the fact that I did indeed go to Jordan! Jordan was an absolutely amazing and fascinating experience. We had delicious food (better than Turkey food- the country not the bird), saw amazing sites (some equal to that of Turkey but also some better), and walked around the capital Amman (no where near as cool as Istanbul).

So onto specifics. We left Monday the 24th (happy birthday Olivia!). We started the trip with a visit to Mt. Nebo- where some believe Moses was buried. Then we went to this mosaic shop that hires people with handicaps that can still use their hands to make mosaics. After the shop and lunch we headed off to the Madaba mosaic map at St. George's church. Then we drove to the mountain where some believe John the Baptist was beheaded. It was a bit of a hike but it had a beautiful view of the dead sea. We finally made the final drive to our hotel which was actually an old village that had been renovated. It was one of the coolest hotels I have ever been to.

Tuesday was by far my favorite- we went to PETRA! It is absolutely amazing. No words can describe it. There were a ton of Bedouins selling necklaces and postcards and offering horse/camel/donkey rides. There were lots of adorable little kids walking around selling rocks and necklaces too. We spent most of the morning/afternoon walking around and hiking through Petra. There was so much to do. It was most definitely a long and tiring day but totally worth it. That night we walked around the capital of Jordan- Amman. Honestly there wasn't much to do but it was fun walk around the city and we got delicious ice cream.

Wednesday we went to the King Abdullah Mosque. It was very traditional and the girls were given black robes to wear over our clothes. After the mosque we went to the old city of Philadelphia and the museum there. After we went to Jerash and saw a Gladiator show but more importantly we saw the ruins of the ancient city there and the temple of Artemis. It was awesome! After Jerash we went to the car museum that houses all the royal cars. They had a ton of old Rolls Royce's and other really cool cars. We spent the night walking around the streets of Amman and getting ice cream- again.

Today we loaded the bus and drove to the Roman Theater. It was basically a really steep Ephesus. It was really cool- just like Ephesus. Then we drove to the River Jordan before we left Jordan and came back to the JC. It was a quick but very fun trip and definitely a fun break from classes before finals for our term classes here.

Pictures to come!