jewels of the world wide web

Can we just talk about this Craigslist ad for a minute?

"Rare" "French Designer" "$150"

It's glass on top of two CONCRETE BLOCKS... is this a joke? Is this a scam? Did this poor person unknowingly buy this from the person before him, thinking he had scored an amazing deal? So many questions.

I guess I shouldn't judge, because apparently you "must (see) in person to appreciate."

insta-giveaway!

My Instagram shop, @lovefromlombardis, is having a giveaway today! Check the instagram account for more details on how to enter and what you can win :)

under construction

Please pardon the mess- Beyond Mountains is getting a bit of a face lift! I'm messing around with online tutorials and fumbling my way through HTML code, so we are bound to experience a few hiccups along the way. It also could look a little different each time you check back in- allow yourself to be caught in suspense as I experiment with different styles every 5 minutes or so ;)


Image found here //

how 'bout them dawgs?

This past weekend, in case you missed it, UGA beat the gamecocks (USC) 41-30. Its' been 3 years since we won against them, and victory sure is sweet :) (sorry mom and dad!)

We sure missed being in Sanford Stadium, but Andrew and I made up for it by watching the game from our laptop in the Best Western hotel lobby. After the game, the camera ended on the very last shot of the fans running towards the famous hedges, and we caught a glimpse of our friends and their home-made sign, "It takes a real man to be Gurley." (in reference to UGA's running back, Todd Gurley, who is currently one of the top RBs in the country!)

 Within minutes our facebook newsfeed was full of snapshots that people took of their tv screens of our friends. I know this kinda thing isn't that big of a deal, but still so exciting! Five minutes (or 10 seconds) of fame. Have you ever been on tv before?

Maybe the dawgs won especially for us, to give us the energy and excitement we need to finish off strong our last week here ;) I woke up sick today, so we're not sure how our plans will pan out. We'll be using this week to have last minute meetings, pick up a gift or two for people with birthdays back home (shhh), and organizing our new fundraising ideas for OEF. Have a good Monday!

P.S. Read about UGA's win in the New York Times.

xo

two month tribute

As of today, we have officially been in Haiti for two months! Our first break home is only a few weeks away (September 16), and riding home in the tap-tap a few days ago...

temporary black out

Our internet has been on the fritz since Saturday, and trying to get it fixed has been a nightmare. We finally got it up and running today, and hopefully it’s now working for good (fingers crossed). We apologize for not being able to communicate this whole week! Thank you to Andrew for running around Port-au-Prince for hours this morning through the heat, and doing it all while communicating in two confusing and unknown languages: computers and Creole.

We had an overnight trip earlier this week, and are planning on taking a short beach vacation this weekend. I have several posts lined up to catch everyone up on our last several days. Missing our friends and family, and so happy to be able to communicate once again!

xo

coffee shops make the world go round

We got word that there is an upscale coffee shop in Petionville. So yesterday, we boarded a tap-tap and rode the 10 gourds worth up to PV-- and found a coffee shop!!!

It's called Rebo Expresso, and had A/C, wifi, and toilets that flush! We felt so fancy, and like normal people again. Isn't it pretty?!

I got to FaceTime with my momma, and we caught up on emails while Andrew enjoyed a $1.00 (40 gourds) cup of coffee :)

We left with lifted spirits, feeling like we were back at Walker's in Athens like old times.

"I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me"

When I say everyone stares at us everywhere we go, I'm not kidding. Here are some hilarious pictures I secretly snapped under-cover while Andrew was purchasing an internet stick off the street the other day...