While Halloween is my favorite holiday, Christmas is a close second. Not because of the presents I receive (though they are usually pretty awesome), but because I LOVE the decorations that come with the season! (Also, I'm a huge fan of snow...even though we didn't have a white Christmas this year.) My absolute favorite part of the Christmas decorations at my house has got to be my mom's Department 56 North Pole Village. I just love all of the details of the house...

It has been more than 4 months since I began my sea otter internship at the Georgia Aquarium and I am more in love with these guys than ever! Pictured here is Gracie, our 14 year old southern sea otter, who is juuuust about to take a nap. You can tell she is perfectly relaxed because she is sucking on her right paw, much like a child may suck on their thumb. It's hard to believe I only have another month interning here, so I'm not going to think about it and cont...

Another long break from blogging, I know, but again; I'm busy. This week I took a much-needed mini-vacation with my best friend to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. After a seemingly quick 5 hour drive east-ish to the Atlantic Ocean, we arrived in South Carolina and started squealing the second we saw palm trees. We found our hotel and walked (yes, walked...be jealous) straight to the beach where we combed for seashells and anybody our age (the seashells were e...

After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back with one of my favorite pictures of my little otter muffins. Brighton, a female and the oldest of our southern sea otter pups, happened to be the bravest of all, diving head first into the jack-o-lantern we gave her and the other pups the Saturday before Halloween. While timid at first, Brighton immediately ripped off the top of the jack-o-lantern to get to the ice and shrimp that were hiding inside. After eating all of the shri...

Well, I've made my big cross-country move back to Atlana, Georgia to intern at the Georgia Aquarium again! I get to spend the next 3.5-4 months working with the southern sea otters; Oz, Gracie, Brighton, Bixby and Cruz. I literally spend every day within inches of these guys and it couldn't be more awesome! Last time I interned at the Georgia Aquarium (earlier this year) I worked with the beluga whales, harbor seals, Asian small clawed otters and on occasion, the...