Venice/Santa Monica

More so Santa Monica and Malibu haha
Tamara and I decided to take a lil adventure yesterday down to Venice Beach. We should we were in Venice but the truth was we were in Santa Monica. While there I was pummeled by a flippin boulder in the ocean and now my shin is swollen and the bruise has turned green. YUCK!
After being there for a good hour or so we decided to meet up with her friends. Let's just say it was an adventure just getting there. Once we were there it was a complete different adventure. We were just happy to be young (me not her ;) and alive!
The drive home was full of making fun of our day.
All in all I can tell this year with her is going to be so much fun!!!

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”

— Robert Frost

Today I saw: Herbie’s Cousin

I've been MIA

due to my computer have 47 threats!!
Ridiculous right? I had no idea how it happened until Nick was over here for 2 hours trying to fix it! Turns out I had deleted my anti-virus and whoops didn't know you needed that ;)
Anyways...OH how I've missed you my lil blog!
Here's the short version of my past week:

• I came home from Vegas
• Home for a day
• Left for San Diego
• Best Friend time in the hotel
  
• Warped Tour
• Came home from San Diego
• SLEPT!
• Came Monday I decided to look for a job.

So I'm sorry to say, but it is not as hard to get a job as everyone works it up to be. It's all about timing. Say I've been to 10 places...I've gotten 9 interviews. So I have interviews all this week which I'm stoked about! Finally getting back into the game!
Wish me luck with them!

Let there be light!

Just so happens the day I come home from Vegas the power in half of Norco is out due to Edison. Thanks Edison!!!
But FINALLY it's back on!
So I had a lot of fun on our lil mini vacation. Tons of relaxing by the pool! (which was beautiful, had a nice HUGE lazy river and let me tell you how lazy I was...super LAZY, that I fell asleep in the water. whoopsie!)
Now I'm getting ready for my other mini vaca this weekend in San Diego!

And we're off

To Las Vegas for half the week!
Be back Wednesday...try not to miss me too much ;)

A bicycle attachment that blows bubbles? I’m pretty sure I came up with the blueprints for this invention when I was 7 years old.

what joy.

Confession

I have been busy!! Here we go:

Wednesday: I helped the beautiful Alyssa T-bo move back to school down by the beach. I learned something hilarious about me, well I kinda already knew it, but it really showed...I LOVE to organize. Like woah. It's an obsession. I unpacked most her boxes and she just watched as I went to work and I enjoyed every minute of it! I'm gonna have a field day when I get to unpack my entire apartment (which I only have 20 days left.)
I ended up spending the night there due to buying coffee at 11 pm and staying up till 5am talking with her and reminding ourselves of old times! It's always a pleasure to spend time with an old friend.
Thursday: Tamara (my adorable roomie), her mom received free tickets to Laguna's Sawdust Festivalwhich in fact I was dying to go to since I hadn't been in a good 4 years! Its so amazing to me, art that is. I love talking and hearing every single artist story behind a painting or piece of jewelry. My favorite there was a mixed media tree of life, I wish I had a picture of it!
After, I took her to my secret spot in Laguna Beach where we had fun taking and getting pictures taken of us by this sweet woman!
Friday: I went with Kelsea to her Step Ahead event at CBU (which she is attending with me in the fall) I absolutely love my school! Everything and everyone is beautiful there! The downside of the trip was she registered really late so she got stuck with a bogus schedule for the first semester.
I cheered her up by taking her to the worlds largest Forever 21. Yes and I do mean the actual LARGEST Forever 21. Three stories to be exact. It is the one where Nick works out (really weird having him there in my favorite store while I have 3 shopping bags full of clothes.) I did way too much damage! But on the bright side of the shopping spree I bought what I am wearing to Warped tour (Alyssa I know you were worried about it)
And now I just got back from a lovely dinner out with the family and I am waiting for Nick to come over so we can go hang out with B.A.N.D (Becky. Alaina. Nick. Daniel)
How was your week?

I’ve been seriously considering accupuncture to relieve stress and help all around with my physical wellness. Have any of you had any experience with accupuncture? Positive or Negative? I’d love to hear about your experience.

x0-A

A short list of wonderful things

• anything on vinyl
• leopard print ballet flats
• kidskin gloves
• colorful dresses
• lace slips
• turkey on sourdough
• mason jars full of buttons
• paper hearts
• boyfriends shirt
  
• dogs that run in their sleep
• packages in the mail
• unexpected visits
  

and always (always)

• love

You know, I totally wouldn't mind if you were to just so happen to come across and buy me these beauties ;)
Only 4 more days till my shopping spree EEEK I can't wait!
What sorts of things make you want to instantly buy them? Share with me! I'd really love to see!

Work it girl

Today I woke up and went to the gym for 3 hours!!! I can't believe I actually did it!
My dear friend Alyssa met me there and when the two of us get to talking we are just like our moms...NON-STOP! I felt like I was going to die once we were done running miles and with the sauna.
Once I was home I jumped in the pool to do laps, it was pretty cold so I didn't stay in long. Later I went hiking in the Norco hills with my other friend Kelsea. That place really worked me!
I don't know where all this energy came from, but I hope it doesn't go away!

“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”

— Johnny Depp

I love blogging!

Kelsey's hair and make up

done by me! Very simple, yet extreme for her since she never wears any make up! This girl is beautiful from the inside out! She has the best heart and LOVE for Jesus it makes me so happy to see!
TODAY her brother Chris is getting married! Congrats Chris!

Buy stuff from my friend

Daniels eBay

he's trying to buy a new drumset!

Lately

I have not been able to sleep. I fall asleep around 1 a.m. and wake up around 4 a.m. What gives? I have thought of everything...food before I sleep, nope. Things to get done, done them all. The only thing I can think of (don't laugh, you are really not allowed to laugh) is I'm anxious for school to start!



I was talking with a friend today about how I have never been so excited to go back to school! Usually I'm excited the night before classes begin, ever since I was a little girl it has been this way! Only then I was worried about who I would be sitting by in class, now its a whole nother story! I get to move out! For the first time I will be away. I'll miss my family, but its good to know they are a short distance away so I can come to them (notice how I said I could come to THEM, not vise versa) ;)
After doing everything I can possibly think of to do at 4 a.m. (clean my closet, re-arrange, take a shower, take off nail polish, etc.) I finally go back to bed around 7 a.m.
So only 1.5 hrs to go!

“If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.”
-Jennifer Jones

To celebrate my lil sister Mykas birthday, we went to The Grove in L.A.
LONG but successful day to say the least. She's such a character and spending the day with her never gets old!
We ate at the cheese cake factory and my mom and I shared the most delicious apple/carmel/every thing delightful cheesecake ever!
There, Amber and Joseph bumped into us with the other birthday girl Avery! She's so precious!!
I don't have much to say other than I had an amazing day in L.A. with my parents and lil sister. So many great things and people to watch...never a boar!

Friday was Myka's birthday party with at least 15 little girls, running around talking at the same time
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We went bowling. Hectic? Yes! But very entertaining. When we came home to open gifts, Myka had received The Jonas Brothers Movie...oh my goodness I wish I had a video camera at this exact moment, when they showed up on my parents big screen TV with all the lil girls screaming their tiny lil heads off with excitement! Jon, my brother in law, my dad, Becky and I were about to roll on the ground laughing at this site! Oh to be 9 and in love!