Mexican Street Tacos

Last Sunday my friends invited me over to their house to make Mexican street tacos. They were extremely easy to make and they tasted amazing! So last night I decided to make some of my own. I hardly ever make dinner for myself but I had a craving for these and was determined to make them. 

For some reason food ALWAYS tastes better when somebody else cooks it, which is one reason why I spend WAAAAY too much money eating out. Or maybe I am a horrible cook, either way I was a little worried I was going to butcher these street tacos and not make them as yummy as my friends did. However, to my surprise they were delicious. 

The meat I used was ribeye steak. One thing I learned about ribeye is that you leave the fat on the meat because it adds a whole bunch of flavor. Maybe this is a "no duh" to all you expert chefs, but I am no  expert and I am glad I learned this tip. Flavoring these tacos is simple, all you need is seasoning salt, pepper and taco toppings. For toppings I used, cilantro, lime, fresh salsa and avocado. Make sure to use small corn tortillas! Enjoy! 

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2 Weeks Later

2 weeks later and I am still posting about spring break. I swear this is my last spring break post. I just had so many pictures and I wanted to post them all! 

Life is not slowing down and each week seems to pass by faster and faster. I can't believe there is about one month left in the semester. The end of my senior year is a time I have been dreading but also a time I have been excited for. I recently accepted a public relations internship in New York City this summer. A couple of months ago when I accpeted the internship I was excited. Living in New York has been a dream of mine for a long time. However, as my departure date and graduation are drawing closer my nerves are starting to set in because I know that moving to a new place and starting a new job is going to be uncomfortable. It is the same feeling I had when I started school at Utah State. I moved up all by myself. I didn't know anybody and I felt like a loser. There were many weekend nights I sat in my dorm bored out of my mind. I contemplated moving back home because I wanted to feel comfortable and secure again. 

Well fives years later I am very confident I made the right decision to stay at Utah State. It is the best decision I have made so far in my life. Moving away has taught me that putting yourself in uncomfortable and sometimes scary situations is the best thing you can do for yourself. It helps you grow and discover. I will need to remind myself of this when I start to feel lonely or discouraged while I am out in NY. I need to be okay with sometimes feeling uncomfortable. If we are always comfortable and happy we are not progressing. I never want to sell myself short because I am scared. 

"Great things never come from comfort zones"

Vamos a la Playa

(lets go to the beach)

Mango Beach

the best Mexican food ever!!!!

fish tacos

Another Spring Break Post

Four wheeling was probably not my first choice as far as excursions go but it was fun and cheap. When we got off the ship in Puerta Vallarta the first day, there were excursion booths every where. We had so many offers, rock repelling, bungee jumping, jet ski riding! The options were endless. When we were told about four wheeling, we were promised the ride would take us to an amazing waterfall. Unfortunately this was not the case. I guess in Mexico you can expect people are going to rip you off! So having low expectations is the best way to not be disappointed.

If I would have known we were going to ride all the way up the mountain in a sand storm I would have prepared myself. I probalbly would not have worn my new white romper but it's cool... I mean no worries that I was covered in orange sand from head to toe. When we finally got to the so called "waterfall" it was nothing but a pond with some cliffs.... our tour guide was like "by the way the waterfall is dried up" I was like..... "was there ever even a waterfall to begin with?" I mean maybe a waterfall did exist, like five hundred years ago! But we weren't mad! We thought it was funny. I mean how could we be upset, we were having an amazing time and it was spring break! There is never room to be disappointed on a vacation.

After we jumped off "cliffs" we couldn't wait to eat some yummy, cheap, authentic Mexican food. We asked our tour guide for recommendations on taco places (I don't know why we did, considering he was totally misleading about the waterfalls) he said "Oh there is a place down the road, I will take you there". Well.... when we got to the restaurant the prices were outrageous and they didn't even have tacos!!!! hahaha we were laughing so hard. We ordered some chips, gucamole and drinks then bounced. To be honest it is the imperfections that make an adventure. Otherwise what stories do you tell when the trip ends? Sometimes you have to let go of expectations and roll with it.

Authentic Mexican Tacos

My post spring break depression is slowly disappearing. I mean it is exsitent but I am trying to adjust back into my everyday life with a postivie attitude. My suit case is sitting in my room, still unpacked. I am  in denial that our spring break trip that we anticipated for so long is over.... I guess all good things do come to an end. Looking over my pictures from the trip, the things I miss the most is being with my friends every minute of everyday. There was not a single soul I did not like on our trip. We had such a great group of people and people are what make or break an experience. I miss waking up, going to breakfast, getting ready for the night and planning my day excurssions with the girls I shared a room with. We bonded, like seriously bonded for that week. 

To give a little background about our week in paradise, we went on a seven day crusie with Carnival Miracle to the Mexican Riviera. We stopped two days in Puerta Vallarta and one day in Cabo San Lucas. Some people in our group went bungee jumping, zip lining or rock repelling for their day excursions. As for me, I kept it really safe and simple. I am easily pleased, I can be happy anywhere doing anything. I was content lying out on the beach and walking around town. It is the simple things that make me the most happy. One of the highlights of my trip was of course watching the sun set on the beach. It took my breath away and even now, sitting at home on my couch, watching New Girl I still rememeber how amazing it was. I wish I was looking out my window to the beach not looking out my window to my neighborhood in Logan, Utah! Well at least I have pictures for memories!