#shesmiling

[writergrls-blog]

The blonde female groaned loudly, having fallen heavily from the upper portion of the ledge that surrounded the building. She rolled about the imported marble stones for a second then lay back heavily, her body stretched out comically.

She stared at the night sky for a goodly while, moaning softly.

At length, she struggled to a half sitting position. Her long blonde hair was in complete disarray, messy tendrils falling from the carefully arranged top knot.

Dirt smudged her lovely porcelain skin. Lots of it.

"Oh, don't be so stuffy, Hans!" the female snapped peevishly, glaring at the burly being who stood directly before her. "Why must you be so fucking melodramatic?"

Alex blinked, his senses getting a workout this night. He watched as the woman arose.

She tugged at some unseen material under the long black dress she wore. Had the man not known better, he would have sworn she had pulled on her panties to situate them better. "What the hell?" The large being's tone held a genuine annoyance now, Alex noted, where before nothing had seemed to unsettle it, "are you doing here?"

"I can be wherever I want. You aren't my boss!" The woman had stepped right up to the gigantic being, for he seemed to dwarf her size. It was almost a good head and a half taller, after all.

He glared down at the petite person with ill-concealed hostility.

"And how did you get down off that damned roof top! Look at my clothes!" She held the dusty fabric up for inspection. "They’re ruined, and it’s all your fault!"

The immaculately kept fingernail pushed into the stout chest area of the being. "You're replacing these shoes! They are my very all-time favorite ones…so…" she sought the correct word, "so…there! And for God's sake! Use the door, can't you? Why must you always make such a Grand entrance?"

Alex was dumbfounded, clear and simple. He stood, trying to make heads or tails of what had just transpired, but came up empty. He glanced over to Christopher Colton.

The other Vampire seemed somehow relieved, of all things.

"I am so telling Dad!" The apparition turned up her nose and stalked away from the It.

Shesmiled amicably, her arms spreading wide as she approached. "Christopher! How delightful to see you again! I have missed you terribly! Have you missed me?"

Christopher welcomed her into his embrace, smiling genuinely upon the pretty, if smudged features. "You have dirt on your nose."

"I have dirt in places you would not wish to know about." She philosophized, moving from his embrace slightly. "You're looking older." She scrutinized the Vampire critically.

"I'm looking just fine, thank you," Christopher corrected. "You liar."

She cut light grey eyes to… "Old Hans giving you hell?" She made a face at the one in question who stood now, seething and silent, his eyes dark sparks of icy disdain.

"It’s what he does best, besides murdering things. I bet he could kill a plastic plant. What d’ya think, Hans? Could you? Are you that good? Or is it all boast and brag with you, like most males?"

She smiled brightly at the being. "He can be so uncivilized at times, but then…" her eyes swept the being's form appreciatively, "I so enjoy uncivilized, do I not, Hans."

"It’s good to see you, Althea." Christopher grinned at the exchange, even if the one it was directed at obviously found nothing whatsoever amusing about it, were his features any criteria by which to judge.

"I know it is, Christopher. Has your one and only stirred from that nasty little coma you put her into as yet?" She blinked innocent eyes up to his slightly scolding ones. “That was so tacky on your part, wasn’t it? Still, she will probably forgive you eventually. I know I would.”

"Nice to see you, too." Christopher had narrowed his gaze a tad at the not so veiled insult.

"Have I missed the party?" Althea queried those gathered. Her gaze landed on Annie Callahan. "Apparently not." She mused. "You're still in one piece. Hans can be so physical at times."

"Althea!" Hans grated his growing fury.

Christopher noted the long ‘A’ sound at the end of the name. He thought it sounded rather lyrical when said so, well, harshly.

The woman turned an inoffensive look. "Yes, Hans?" She answered obediently, her own tone noffensively sweet and demure.

"Return to your Sire! This instant!"

"It’s boring there." Althea crinkled her nose. "And you left without even saying goodbye. I was deeply hurt, beloved, deeply!"

"Obey me!"

Althea closed her eyes, sighing happily. "Oh, I love that tone! Say something else…something provocative!"

"You bitch!" Hans grated; his emotions just barely contained. "Must I throw you off the balcony myself?"

The woman shook her head woefully, explaining to the others who had stood by, blatantly listening in on what was transpiring. "He loves to throw me off things. Last time? It was a gloomy cliff off the edge of some Spanish town.”

Althea glanced at the object of her report, her expression a fond one. "The old grump. I emphasize the word old.”

[fattest-disney-characters]

Shinobu (Lard Breathing Style): Shesmiled happily as she slammed her fist on the table, making the first of dumplings tilt, making the dumplings flying into her mouth, and swallowed with a big gulp

Liam boops Lard Breathing Style Shinobu's nose.

Edelgard: Hello there.

@liam-and-co-fatty-zone

Shinobu (Lard Breathing Style): Hehe, hi mister

[goodguidancebiz-blog]

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[truthskil]

She is playful and young. Ready to jump and ready to run. She has no idea that her spine is beginning to curve, She has no idea that her back is leaning on her nerve. She finds joy in the small things of life, She has no idea that if she moves the wrong way she might be under a knife She has no idea that in three years time Her spine health and nerves would be on the line. She is free and full of love She moves vigorously Not worried, too much, about the future she cannot see. SKiL #flashbackfriday #carefree #oldpic #instapost #instadaily #instapoetry #storypoem #poetryislife #shesmiles #poem #momentsofmine #backpain #hiddenpain #lovemyself #loveyourself #positiveenergy #positivelove #photoshoot #FbF #mindovermatter #momentoflove #mytruth #livingwithpain #SKiL https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsnpKNl5En/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1me7ww11hejzu

[juliaflint]

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[elmesa]

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[algoalmais]

OC ain’t mine. This is for a friend >:3c

[cornellazia]

“When she smiles she lights the sky” #shesmiles #innercity #yellow #blue #innersun #sunnyday #midtown #alifeofitsown #adon https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGqIAyp3VH/?igshid=111gzv7136rj9

[rafpoetry]

Here's to the smiles that makes me want to smile @rafpoetry Tag someone in the comments Share it with someone that has a beautiful smile 🖤 . . #rafeeqhussain #shesmiles #hersmile #smile #poetry (at Bangalore, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFo-hHjFNHS/?igshid=1rjwizvj5s0b6

[ardelllashes]

Be the reason someone smiles today 😊. Smile has always been leading us forward. A genuine smile is expansive and a beautiful thing. Smile, in a sense, is neurologically contagious as it can trigger mirror neurons firing in others, hence propagating happiness and the good feelings associated with them into the spaces around you. To brighten up your own and someone's day, the evidence you are looking for is a smile combined with a feeling-good thought rather than a changed condition.  Consistent smiles and good-feeling thoughts are a forerunner and pre-requisite of an improved condition.  By be-ing this way, you are effectively changing and shifting the way you feel to a more joyous one while lifting the moods of others around you. Smiles combined with good-feeling thoughts positively impact almost any social situation, open up possibilities while attracting happier outcomes. Today and everyday smile more often cuz you are beautiful like that 🥰. . . #smile #expansive #inviting #itsregenerative #smilesbegetsmiles #smilemore #genuinesmile #makeagirlbeautiful #invitesgoodvibes #smileiscontagious #spreadthelove #spreadthesmiles #whenyoushine #theworldshines #mirrorneurons #respondtosmiles #hesmiles #shesmiles #yousmile #behappyfirst #dontwaitforconditions #bethereasonyousmilestoday #bethereasonsomeonesmilestoday #smiles #doit #naturalmoodbooster (at SMILE) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8D-PIHZBE/?igshid=wcyokeswo09o

[hifefe]

What do you think? Presumptions in relationships #relationships101 #shesmiled #keepsmiling😊🤣 #joan #lovereadingwithjoan #hurtslikehell #depressedchloe #mentalhealthmeme #dimplesauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3PsGNgt0N/?igshid=gqcoifisvu5u

[mr-wein]

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[byshesmiles-blog]

MY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: MEXICO

Seven months later, here I am, sharing my travel experience in Mexico with you!

This post is full of good tips that you would never think, good places where to eat delish food, the best places where to stay on the beach at reasonable price and must dos. Are you ready? :)

As many of you might know already I spent three weeks in Mexico in October and it has been the most amazing time ever! We were in Quintana Roo and we spent our time between Xpu-Ha, between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and Tulum. We divided our holiday in super relaxing time, just chilling on the beach, eating a lot of food, reading under the sun and drinking Coronas and adventure time, when we visited everything we wanted to, from the ruins of Tulum to Chichen Itza, from doing zip lines in the jungle to swim in the cenotes.

If you go for 10 days or a month, this list includes everything you need to know to enjoy your holiday smoothly and experience most of the wonder this area has to offer.

Just one thing before to go on: we went to Mexico on off-season, so my experience could be really different from yours depending on which time you go!

The order of the list is random and not by importance, as every each one of this thing, places, adventures made this holiday unforgettable!

WHERE TO STAY

- El Secreto Xpu-Ha (Carretera Federal Chetumal Puerto Juarez Km 382Xpu Ha, Quintana Roo) – it’s the first place where we stayed and we loved it so much we made our stay longer and ended up here for 13 days! It’s a lovely cabana on the beach, I mean, literally 10 seconds from the water. It has two floors and we had the chance to stay in both. I warmly suggest the top floor as it’s more private and even though they’re quite similar, I liked it more.

It’s a small room but it has all the essential: a lovely bathroom with a perfectly working shower, a little kitchen where to make morning smoothies or cook your own dinner, a comfy enough bed and a really big, lovely terrace, where you can admire the incredible view on the ocean, do some yoga or playing some card at the table. The beach is this rare, clean, almost empty gem, with water so warm and clear you never want to get out! Seriously!

There are a few beach clubs and restaurants along this stretch, where you can take drinks, a good lunch or if you walk a bit further, a fancy dinner. I will talk about these places later in this post.

In short this place is the most wonderful cabana on the beach ever!!

We booked it through Airbnb but you can find it on their main website or on Booking.

- Ahau Tulum (Tulum, Quintana Roo) – wonderful, environmentally conscious resort on the beach. They have different cabanas, with different views, but the place is on the beach and trust me, it doesn’t matter too much which one you’ll choose because you’re in paradise and they treat you like a king, or a queen :)

The staff is truly incredible, the rooms are super clean and really cosy, they all have an hammock either inside the room or outside on the terrace. Their restaurant does delicious food, healthy, fresh and original and their list of juices is mouth-watering! On top of the restaurant they have a open studio with sea view were they’re doing daily yoga. Definitely worth it!

As a super plus, Ahau Tulum has a couple of dogs and a couple of cats wondering around. They’re friendly and safe and only downside is…you fall in love with them and then it’s hard to say goodbye! Especially to sweet-eyes Bandit!

We booked it through their website, but you can find them on Expedia and Booking as well.

WHERE TO EAT

- Hotel Esencia, is located 15 minutes walk on the beach from our first place in Xpu-Ha. It’s actually a beautiful hotel (it’s a Mr and Mrs Smith, which for me it’s always a guarantee!) but you can go there just to take some drinks and dinner. They’re menu is mostly seafood with some vegetarian options. The staff is lovely and they take good care of you. On plus you also have a band of mariachi to sing while you dine! We went twice here and I give it 5 stars!! Only one thing to bare in mind, it’s a bit expensive.

- Restaurare (vegan) – even if you’re not vegan you MUST try this restaurant. It serves the most original, incredibly tasty food that you can’t miss it. It’s located on the hotel road in Tulum, but as soon as you walk few steps and pass the stone bridge you’ll find yourself immerse in a jungly corner where you can taste some mushroom ceviche and lettuce tacos, away from the busy road.

- Posada Margherita – Italian restaurant so YES to this! J jokes a part this was one delicious dinner! Lots of seafood and pasta so good to make you melt! They also have a lovely entrance where you walk in the middle of a candle path and green plants.

- Ahau Tulum – if you’re not staying here, you have to come to eat though! As I was saying before they do really tasty and healthy dishes (that I often shared with Bandit ;))

- Ukami – it’s a sushi restaurant like you might have guessed from the name J a lot of choice of fresh and yummy rolls! And, you know, I’m always in the mood for good sushi!

- Mezzanine – this one and the place below are part of the same chain, Colibrí Hotel. They’re quite fancy and they each one of them has different cuisine. Mezzanine focuses on Thai cuisine and believe me, they’re doing the best dumplings and chicken sate I’ve ever eaten!

- La Zebra – We spent two days on the beach here and ate lunch. They’re doing authentic Mexican cooking that is so lush you wanna keep eating J my favourite was the tuna burger!

Just to remind you once again that it was off-season while I was there, so I didn’t have any trouble finding a table. But if you were going in high season I would recommend booking the restaurants with notice!

MUST DO’S

- Xplor Park – this is an adventure park in Playa del Carmen. It offers zip lines, driving through the jungle with amphibious vehicles, underground rafts, stalactite rivers and hammock splash. It’s one of the most fun things I’ve ever did! It takes one full day so I would suggest go there relatively early.

- Swim with the turtles in Akumal Beach - I absolutely LOVE turtles! They're such wonderful creatures and have had the chance to swim with them, filled my heart with joy! An experience I warmly suggest to do, but also be aware: this beach is quite touristy and crowded. You can't go swim by yourself but you need a guide - we found one there and even though we thought it was a scam at the beginning, we really appreciated having one. PLEASE, don't try to touch the turtles or to get too close to them. Observe them and let them enjoy their habitat without invading it too much! 

- Chichen Itza - well I don't need to say too much here as it's one of the Wonders of the World and it truly is something wonderful to see and visit. Again I would suggest to take a guide, someone who can even come and pick you up at the hotel and bring you back, considering it's two hours drive from Tulum. The place is soaked with so much history and so many tales, it's gonna leave you with goosebumps!

- Tulum Ruins - another historical place worth to see for the stories it has to tell. The Mayan culture was something beyond incredible!

- Sian Ka’an Biosphere - on this day we got to see dolphins, turtles, alligators and many different species of birds. I don't want to sound repetitive but it was AMAZING! We booked our tour with Osprey and we booked the Punta Allen one. They do offer many different tours so just have a look at their website and choose the one that fits you more! You can find different companies but I highly recommend them as they are really prepared and incredible guides.  

- Cenotes - these are natural sinkholes and it's incredibly refreshing and nice to swim in them. There are a lot all around so it's your choice because they're all worth it a visit! Remember to bring your snorkeling gear!

- Snorkeling and Relax on the beach - a must as I've never been on a better beach. The pink sand and the clear and warm water, the colours of the sky, really make you feel you're in heaven! :) 

Just one tip, that I hope you'll not need ever: while I was snorkeling not far from the shore I put my foot down in what I thought it was a rock - nah ah - it was a scorpion fish! Now, not to be a drama queen but I consider myself lucky to be here to tell you this as this kind of fish is deadly poisonous!! Fortunately I barely touch it and moved away as quick as I could. Fortunately again, Simon saw it, realised what it was and knew what to do. It hurt like a mother-fu***r, sorry for the language. I wanted someone to cut my foot off. Just saying. What you need to do is to put your foot in water as hot as you can bare and take a pain-killer. A strong one! That's it! You can't do much. Obviously if your conditions are getting worst then hurry to the hospital! For me it lasted for about two hours and I avoided the hospital. It hurt for a couple of days after then it was like it was never happened. I think about it now and I like to remember myself like a strong warrior but the truth is that...well, THANK GOD TO SIMON, because without him I would have been lost. 

 TIPS & WARNINGS

- go off-season - once again, we went in October and I'm so happy for that. It was still super warm, no rain, less humidity and, most importantly, less people! If you can, do go in low season!

- take probiotic - especially if you're a bit weak of stomach or not used to different cuisines I would recommend taking probiotic from a few weeks before the trip and while you're on holiday. It's a great help and you don't risk to spend a couple of days in bed.

- buy eco mosquito repellent THERE - Simon and me noticed that even if it's the same brand, the mosquito repellents that work best are the one bought on the place as it seems to be more specific for their type. 

- pay in pesos - they can accept also dollars and we had some left as we were coming from Albuquerque but after a little while we noticed it was actually a rip off :-/ so try always to pay in pesos! 

- don’t drink tap water - they're gonna tell you everywhere you go but do not drink tap water. Not even the probiotic could save you then.

- rent a car - we're used to always rent a car during our holiday and to be honest it's a real commodity to have your own vehicle. I wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary but from my point of view it's always best to have one!

- sun cream protection - let me play the part of the mum and tell you: the sun there is HOT! Protect your skin, preferably with a natural cream.

 It’s rare that I feel to go back to the same place because I always think that there so much to see and explore that would be a waste. But I’m actually looking forward to go back to Mexico, stay again at the Ahau Tulum and also visit some more of the Yucatan as well.