Our in tour dates in December of 08 were supposed to begin in Mexico, but for whatever reason, the shows were rescheduled and I was lucky enough to make it a sightseeing vacation! :) My boyfriend, Ryron, set up a seminar to teach down in Mexico city at his friends, Guillermo and Rodrigo's academy. They were so kind to take us around to see all that Mexico City had to offer! This is the ancient cathedral in Mexico City...
This was us in front of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City with the cathedral peaking out of the back right corner. The Templo Mayor was an ancient aztec temple destroyed by the Spaniards when they settled in Mexico City and is now an archeological site that tourists can come and walk through the ancient ruins.
This is Rodrigo, Jackie, me, and Ryron in the walkways of the Templo Mayor.
Ryron and I in front of a waterfall that is in the center of a presidential building that has paintings painted by Diego Rivera all over the inside.
This is the courtyard of Frida's home. I loved being able to see the home she lived in that they've now turned into a gallery of her work and museum of how she lived and laid in her bed painting all day after her tragic accident. Her story is SO interesting!! I highly recommend the movie "Frida" if you've never seen it. 
Performing "Breakin' Dishes" in Phoenix, Arizona.
The best seat on a plane is definitely a first class one, followed closely by business class. With those being full or unavailable to you, I highly suggest grabbing what our tour crew has come to call a "skybed." Same price as a single seat, more leg room, and more luggage space! Through luck or awesome maneuvering from an agent, we try on a regular basis to get three (or four!) seats consecutively empty. These are prime seating and sleeping arrangements! Get into it!
Performing "Breakin' Dishes" in Houston... Shopping mecca of the south! I can't even begin to explain how large and in charge their mall is there... its pretty ridiculous. My wallet proved it.
In London we stopped by the palace to get some pictures... Sooner, Rachael, Jason and I were freezing our toes off! But we HAD to get pictures in front of the palace! So glad I did :)
I loved that we found another set of the Christmas German markets that europe is so notorious for during the holidays! They have the best snacks, the most Christmas spirit and trinkets galore to choose from to bring home! Unfortunately for us touring, we rarely have extra room for fun stuff.
Proof that it was the palace! ;) haha
We may not be sponsored by Burton, but we may as well be! Almost everyone on our tour is rocking these Burton Wheelie Subs. I live by this piece of luggage that comes up higher than my waist but conveniently splits into two separate pieces when they need to be checked in! It's genius allowing us to packed them to the max and never be overweight, yet still only be rolling one piece of luggage! Props to Burton... but you should sponsor us!
Another performance shot of our Breaking Dishes song...
Third surprise in Chicago and my boyfriend is still doing the romantic cute stuff! I guess my boyfriend knows me well... i LOVE surprises! :) ...and him.
Julius, Bryan, Me, and Eric getting into character for our performance in Chicago. Besides Ryron coming to surprise me, the main thing I remember is the snow storm that made it take almost an hour to travel a 10 minute trip. I love the snow, but I don't think I function well in it.
updating more soon... I've got some catching up to do!
