The anticipation is mounting...

Alright...Here I sit...anxiously counting the seconds until I am free to go...Just knowing that I am out of this hole for 4 days (starting tomorrow at 5 PM) is making it impossible to focus. Luis and I leave for Vegas friday morning and I am beside myself with glee...I think we both need to get away for a bit - but for entirely different reasons - him being celebratory and I in need of stress relief (and to help him celebrate, of course)...

Okay, so Silvia's mom is officially the coolest lady! She has offered to hem a pair of my pants for me in time for me to take to vegas - how rockstar is that?!

Still waiting for the call about my gene-typing...

My DMV ish finally came...but with it also came a Jury summons - D'OH!

Sweet Jesus...I still have 38 minutes to kill...

I need to say my good-byes to the Anthill Pub...So sad that their doors are closing...I have had so many fond times at that watering hole...

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's day - wear your green if you don't want to be pinched! In honor of this fine holiday, I am going to attempt to cook a corned beef and cabbage before we go drink ourselves silly at Muldoon's...If it is a bust, I am so ordering a pizza...

Luis Felipe Sanchez Fernandez - you are such a STUD!

Congratulations babe!

"I lean against the wind; pretend that I am weightless, and in this moment I am happy"

Trying to breathe...

This weekend was interesting. Overall, it was enjoyable.

Friday Luis, Julie and I hit up TK Burger for some amazing cheeseburger specials. After a good feed, we walked around Tower Records, where I purchased another Pepper CD - I love those guys. After the music frenzy, we hit up the UCI pub, seeing as it will be shutting its doors all too soon. We picked the right night to go for a pitch, as Steven Liu was playing with his jazz band...it was almost like old times...Julie and I parted with Luis for the evening and she and I sat on the couch and watched a bevy of Ashlee Simpson/Newlyweds episodes...Those shows (I hate to say) are really addictive. (One of my guilty pleasures, I suppose).

Saturday I cleaned my room. I was super pleased with the outcome and I felt so refreshed...Washed my car, took a drive down to Laguna, ran some random errands, scored a huge free coffee from starbucks. That evening I drove to Diamond Bar to meet up with my fella. We hung out for a bit and then made our way to Marina del Rey to celebrate Cliff's birthday. It was good times! I always have fun with Cliff - he has a great spirit to be around. We ate at Baja Cantina and made our way to the bar called James Beach in Venice...So awesome.

Sunday was interesting...I was stressed out in the morning and had a very good chat with Luis's mom...She made me feel better about this gene-type test I have to take...It is funny...I have been thinking about it, but didn't think I was worrying about it as much as I was...It is funny the kinds of things, like stress, that can manifest in your dreams...I felt kind of embarrassed that all this was happening, but was grateful that I had someone (in this state) to talk to...I haven't told really anyone (except Luis and now Zoraida) about this test...It felt good to get some stuff off my chest and to have someone tell me "everything will be okay"...And the funny thing is, it isn't that I think I have the problem right now, it is just the possibility that is terrifying...After I left the Sanchez house, I went to South Coast Plaza with Julie and walked the mall. Bought a really bling belt for Vegas (it is so sparkly, it's great!), had some Mrs. Field's cookies, hit up Sephora and AE, and just chatted. It was really fun actually to have some girlie chat time and not think about the things that had plagued me earlier in the day.

But on to happier things...This week is taking on a good shape. My monday has been flying by, which is so great. I am on the homestretch of typically the worst day of the week - and this is a short week since Luis and I are taking a mini-vacation to celebrate the conclusion of his degree. I can't wait to run away and have a little chaotic fun. :)

With each day I gain more conviction in the belief that people and friends are put into your lives for a specific reason. It is amazing how you can randomly meet someone on the street or in a class or at the grocery store and just somehow know that they are going to change your life forever...

Is Friday ever going to come??

This week has been LOOOOOOOONG...

Viva "The OC"...

8 days until I am on "vacation!"

I am merely killing time before I get to go home...

I want to forget the chaos that has been this week...

"House parties, green bottles and my friends..."

I am completely enamored with the band Pepper...They are my recommendation for the week...

It has been ages since I have updated my blog...I have thought about what I wanted to write over the last couple of weeks, but now that I actually have a moment to compose my verbose prose, I am at a loss for words...A unique situation in which I rarely find myself...

Work has sucked serious ass...I have been so frustrated it is ridiculous...I have set a mental deadline of May 30th, at which point if situations have not been corrected, and if I have not received a decent raise, then I am looking for something a tad bit more lucrative. I am so torn because I love my company. The people I work with are super cool and I am (slowly but surely) gaining an interest in investment consulting. I can see where/how I can grow within the company...But I am having more negative days than positive. I cannot be in more than one place at the same time - believe me, I have tried - and it seems like that isn't a good enough excuse as to why I come up short at the end of the day...

I actually spent a majority of yesterday in knots...I was so stressed out...From my car registration to some random bill I got for "hospital services" from UCI (which is incredibly odd, since I haven't been in the hospital...and they are claiming it is a second notice, which I don't see how...), to my taxes, to my stock stuff, my head has been swimming...Last night I sat on the couch to "decompress" and I almost felt more tight than I had previously...This is a feeling I have not experienced in a year or two - and I loathe it...I have gotten so good at just letting everything go and relaxing when I need to...But for some reason I have bottled everything up...I blame my job...I need a vacation where all I have to think about is what to wear and how much I should drink. :) (That is coming soon enough though)

Most everything else has been going great - I really shouldn't complain. On Friday, Luis and I had grub Chinese food @ Al Palace and then went to see Be Cool, which I thought was great. On saturday, I ran errands and came home to do nothing. It felt good to sit and nap and watch movies and relax. Sunday I went to see G&P and had a HUGE brunch...We then just sat around and talked, which was great. They leave for Australia for a month on wednesday. My cousin Michele is getting married, so instead of going to spend time with their grandson (Patrick turned 18 a week and a half ago), they would rather go see a niece (that they aren't super close with) get married...Kinda cold, but I suppose that is the nature of the beast...After spending the quality time with the family, I drove to Diamond Bar to hang out with Luis, Daniel, Chris and some of Daniel's friends from school. We hit up this phenominal sushi bar and I was disappointed I had eaten so much before we went...But it was great!

Yesterday I took a half day to arrange to take care of some pressing issues: taxes, bills, hair dying. :) The broken-up monday was amazing! I loved the fact that I could go home at 1pm and put on a pair of jeans on a MONDAY! So fantastic. I love what I did to my hair and I have gotten mulitple compliments, which has really made me feel good. I am starting today in a new vein, and I refuse to be as stressed as I was yesterday. So far, so good.

As an aside: I think Zach Braff is rad...I realize how random this may seem, but watching Scrubs last week and analyzing the Garden State soundtrak over the weekend confirmed my theory that he is uber talented. I think he would be cool to have a drink with and and wwould be chill to be friends with.

Oh, and a BIG shoutout to my Colombian fella - Congrats!! :)

Okay, I have been blogging for a while - my work is piling up...

Late...

Awwwesome...

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Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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