Christmas is just around corner, and I am excited. This year, I have to be away from my family, but my friend is coming to visit me. I will be doing a bit of traveling for the holidays this year. I will be going to the beach, and going on some tours here in Mexico. In the Yucatan State. There are so many things to do there, it's great. So, I hope all of you have a great Christmas, whever you are, and whatever you plan to do!

I've been in Ciudad Del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico for the past 3 weeks, and I really think this is a nice place. It's an island, and there's not a whole lot of space, but the beach is really nice, and it's a great place to be for the winter months. The weather is perfect. I am having nice time in Mexico, and can learn Spanish pretty easily here, because no one here speaks English. So, that's pretty good for me. So, it's cool here, and if you are looking for a place to get away for the winter, and enjoy the beach, Carmen is the place.

I love online gaming. It is something I always enjoy doing, because I love winning, and trying new things. There are so many games that I still need to learn to play, and I found a website called Casino.de where you can find all your favorite casino games, and also learn how to play them. This website is nice because right when you get there you want to jump right into the game. The website is set up really nicely, and you can easily find what you are looking for. My favorite game is Roulette , and since I'm not a major gambler, I just pick red or black, and odds or evens. I ususally do pretty good at guessing. The game is still need lots of help with is Poker. I think this game is so fun, but I'm not as good at it as I want to be. But, I love to watch it. This website has several poker rooms you can play in. And of course they have slots, keno, craps and blackjack. There is so much to choose from. You can even make new friends there if you go often enough. Anyway, like I said

Well Mexican Independence day is next week, and there were celebrations of fireworks in the streets tonight with Viva Mexico signs up everywhere. So, I decided to celebrate Independence day also by going to Cancun. So, that's where I'll be Monday and Tuesday. I am very excited, and so I'll be sure to post some pictures here.

I feel like I've been a little out of touch with you guys. It's just that I have been very busy. I have been in Mexico for a week now, and I really like it. The Yucatan is beautiful. Anyway, it's really hot here and I am studying Spanish, Wow I have alot to learn. But, I guess I can only get better. Gotta go now, but I will write more later.

Today I just want to relax. I am a little tired, and don't really want to do anything. I haven't really felt so good today. I also wasn't in the best mood. But, I think I going to try to change that right now! I should be excited, I am going to Mexico in 2 weeks, and don't have anything here that I am leaving behind. So, I guess I should be happy! Hard to think that in 6 months, I'll be bi-lingual. Pretty Cool! It's about time, I've been studying Spanish long enough. Anyway, I guess this is an opportunity that most people don't get, so YEA for Me!

I have been saving money for about a year to get ready for my trip to Mexico, and it hasn't been easy. I wish I would have known about the many options that WaMu has for saving money. It's really cool. You can open an Online Savings Accounts with Wamu for as little as $1.00! I've never heard of something so cool. Plus you can access you money with a debit card. They also have a savings service called Statement Savings. With this service, you get the same rate no matter how much you deposit, and you can open this account with as little as $5. Then there's getting a traditional, an online cd, or a liquid cd. Getting a CD is the best way to save if you know you can put your money away for a while, because you get a higher interet rate. The traditional CD lets you lock interest rate for one month, or up to ten years. You can even improve your rate with a feature they have called "Bump Rate". I think it's very progressive of Wamu to offer such a variety in way