The one where I went Deep Sea Fishing

Hey :)

So.... yesterday I did something pretty crazy! Well... not so much crazy - just exciting. I went deep sea fishing with my aunt, uncle, and cousins! It was a spur of the moment thing too :) I've been fishing a handful of times, most of the time just on piers and stuff like that. I have been on boats before too! When we were younger, my best friend had a birthday party where went sailing. (I LOVED it!) 

Anyways, this was an incredible experience! At first when we started going out to sea, I was kinda terrified haha we were going so fast and the waves were SO crazy and very choppy. Not being a good swimmer, I was afraid I was gonna get thrown off and be in trouble haha Luckily, I didn't ;) It was a gorgeous sight though. Miles and miles of deep, blue, ocean water. After an hour or so going deeper and deeper into sea, I relaxed and started to enjoy it! FINALLY, we stopped and began to fish. It was a much harder task than I thought - trying to balance and stay standing despite the boat rocking back and forth WHILE holding on to a fishing pole lol. Somehow I managed to do it. My little cousin Elias got the first (and biggest) catch of the day!! Oh and I didn't realize how messy fishing is. When they brought the big fish my cousin caught onto the deck, lets just say it got really really messy. Lots of blood (ick!). We stayed in one spot, and then after a while, moved on to other spots. Did I mention we went at least 75 miles off shore? Maybe more, I'm not sure. And the water was at least 100 feet deep. Crazy!! We fished for about 4 hours and headed back. Sunset was absolutely breathtaking. My pictures do not do justice. Overall it was an incredible, exhilarating, (and sometimes a little scary haha) experience. I've never done ANYTHING like that before. Definitely thankful for this cool experience :) 

Here's some pictures! Enjoy!

Waiting to board the ship :)
My cousin Evelina & me

Gorgeous sunset

Biggest catch of the day! :)
Cousins Elias & Evelina

Until next time

XOXOXO

JacyLane

Fill In the Blank Friday!

Fill In the Blank Friday!

Hey there! :)

So today is FRIDAY! Woohoo. Its been a long week. Anyways I got this "Fill  in the blank Friday" from my good friend Stephanie's blog  http://pencilsandpenguins.blogspot.com/

1.  The age I will be on my upcoming birthday is - TWENTY ONE! I am so ridiculously excited :) Its the last BIG birthday!! I cannot wait!!!! Still working on plans lol

2.   The best birthday present ever would be  - A trip to ITALY. Or on a smaller scale, some pink Nikes, or a new camera :)

3.  My favorite birthday to date was  Hmmm I would have to go with my sixteenth birthday. I had a surprise party and it was so fun and carefree. Also, back then I thought 16 was THE best age ever lol 

16th Surprise Birthday party

4. Birthdays make me feel  - Super excited :) and loved. The anticipation to the day is almost as awesome as the actual day. I'm big on birthdays and holidays and such :)

5. The worst birthday I ever had was   Hmmm i don't know. I don't think I've really had a 'bad' birthday... I mean last year for my 20th birthday (also my golden birthday. Turning 20 on the 20th) I moved into my new apartment. So it was kind of weird and didn't feel like my birthday. An unusual but good birthday

6. When I was born  I was 7 lbs haha and had a TON of dark brown hair. I was born on Tuesday August 20th, 1991 at around 7:30 in the morning. Almost 3 weeks early. Oh and random fact. When my mom was pregnant she just had a feeling I was going to be a boy, but my older sister only 15 months older, rubbed my mom's tummy and said "Baby Girl. Baby Girl" - She knew haha

And I was originally going to be named "Maggie" if a girl. Or Abelardo (after my grandpa) if a boy. Instead they came up with JACY. (See the movie - Last Picture Show)

7.  So far my favorite age has been   Honestly I'd think it'd be 20. I grew a lot this past year. I met some amazing people, fostered some beautiful friendships. I moved into my first apartment. It was a big year full of independence. I found a lot of inner strength and learned I can be successful and happy on my own. :)