I love it when...

the beginning of a week looks dull and boring...

then, once the week get's going so much fun stuff happens!

Like:

Trying on tons of bridesmaid dresses...

visiting your friends at...

watching the movie version of...

(it's really good, by the way)

getting free tickets to see...

vs.

spending the day at...

(I really love campus)

Yeah...I like it when stuff like that happens...

Blogs are fun

My friend Ana moved to Idaho several months ago.

She's been reading my blog and we've kept up with each other online (myspace, email, etc.).

Ana came to visit over Spring Break and today she stopped by the church office.

I was super excited to see her!

She was in a rush and said something I found so funny...

"I kind of don't feel the need to catch up with you, because I've been reading your blog, it's like I know everything that's happening to you."

So we laughed, didn't catch up and then she left.

Funny, huh?

Do you ever wish...

you could somehow escape your body...
go somewhere far away (anywhere will do)...
do a little bit of a "tabula rasa" on your mind/heart...
and return as a new self?

That's kind of how I feel today.

Recent Pictures

BOWLING

IN-N-OUT

BEACH

EASTER

Last Week's Quote Wall

-"Hey, so do you guys mind if I take my pants off?"
-"Actually...we do"
-"I promise, we don't have to cuddle!"

-"He's conFUSEing!"

-"You guys better not be with ABC..."
-"Oh, we're not!"
-"You know what that is, right?"
-"No, you mean like the network?"

I laughed repeatedly, loudly and annoyingly everyday last week...really, like my abs ached all week.

I Wanna' Be With Somebody

I really love to be by myself.

I've even posted about it.

I think I'm done with alone for a good couple of weeks...

This past week, has been filled with many, many people...and I've loved it!

With Damaris at Hermosa near some tipsy people...
talking and talking and talking with Janette at Stonewood...
Happy Birthday at Chilli's with new, good friends...
lots of students yelling and screaming at Keystone Lanes...
fitting three in a bed made for two...
making no sense with Abby at In-N-Out...
li-nner with a missed friend on Saturday evening...
confusing ABC with some of my best friends...
sharing Easter with family and strangers...

I was totally reminded of how good it is to have people you love around to make you laugh and think and be fun.

I Have a Fun Life!

I've been having such an awesome week (spending time with my best friends) that I haven't had enough time to post...

but I promise to let you know about all the good things that have been happening next week...

until then,

HAPPY EASTER!

Good News

Bibi and I got tickets to go see him

on May 10th...

This

comes back on Monday night!

It's New to Me

I've posted about the new TV I'm watching...Smallville.

It's not really new, but it's new to me...

Truth be told, after watching the first couple of episodes I wasn't hooked. I waited three long weeks before I continued on to the second half of the first disc of season 1.

After getting home on Friday night I sat up in my bed and watched four episodes straight.

I really love it!

Luckily, Smallville is several seasons in, which means I have SO much new TV to look forward to!

Happy St. Patrick's Day Continued...

Damaris and I had dinner at a pizza parlor slash pub in Hermosa last night.

While waiting for our cheese fries and pizza to arrive a guy came over to us (totally drunk) and put his arms around our shoulders while telling us that cheese fries were delicious but oh so bad for us...

his girlfriend pushed him out the door.

Everyone in the restaurant was drunk and super loud...

it never hit either of us that we were going to a pub on St. Patrick's Day.

Duh?

Future Jobs

At some point or another I'd like to have the following jobs...

Ticket taker or ride operator at Disneyland
I've always loved it there...why not get paid to be there?

Clerk at the arrivals gate, any airport will do
I have a big thing for airports, I love them. I love the arrivals gate because that's usually where all the excitement happens!

Wedding Planner
Romance as a part of my daily life? I'll take it!

I know that I'll probably pursue these jobs close to retirement age...

I'm still really excited about it though!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I'm really big on holidays.

I bought four leaf clover designed cookie dough about 3 weeks ago...in preparation for today.

The plan was to have my nieces and nephews help me bake the cookies and give them to their dad (my brother-in-law is Irish).

The baby got a bad cold, so they aren't coming over...

still I was excited about St. Patrick's Day.

I got up late today and rushed into the office...

German got here about 30 minutes ago and asked me when St. Patrick's Day was...
I answered, "today"...
He asked if that's why I wore my green sweater...

I totally forgot to wear green, but still wore it (does that make sense?)...
I totally forgot to pinch those without green on...
I totally forgot to celebrate St. Patrick's Day...

all that excitement...

and I forgot.

Penelope

Super sweet...

totally fake...

but really cute!

My Celebrity Crush #2

You can read about my Celebrity Crush #1 HERE.

This one's going to be a little off...but bear with me...

Dr. Drew Pinsky

He's going to be fifty in September, he's a doctor, he's married with triplets...I know how weird this seems.

But at fifty...this is how I want my husband to be and look.

Dr. Drew is so supportive and encouraging to his patients, he works out daily and come on...he's a DOCTOR...which means he must be smart.

Trust me...it's a worthwhile crush.

He's like my own McDreamy.

Reasons for Why People Should Post:

Here's what I've been thinking...

GERMAN: you're on break with much more time now.

BIBI: you have those crazy exotic pictures...great blogging material.

HOWARD: you were going strong for a while.

Think about it...

I'm lucky!

I just came back from spending time with my friends Angie and German.

Angie made us breakfast for lunch, we shared some french fries I picked up at Chris' and then I took a nap on Angie's couch.

I got back to the office around 2.

Seriously...

what other job would let me do that?

Really Funny

I spent the better part of the day with Jorge Bracy yesterday.

He and Evelyn had two passes to California Adventure, so we went with them.

Jorge asked if I would post on my blog about the day. He said he wanted to know what "made" it to the blog.

I laughed and just said that I post about anything I consider interesting, funny, exciting, random stuff.

He said he wanted to do something exciting so I'd post about him.

Here are some of the things he wanted to do:
Carry Evelyn and I at the same time.
Jump off the Hyperion Bay Theater.
Do a cool move on one of the rides.
Leap off one of the outdoor rides and float across to the other side of the pier.

I really love laughing with Jorge!

Plus, I love the fact he said my blog was better than Howard's!

Take That eHarmony!

My now-in-person-friend-who-used-to-be-my-only-through-blogs-friend, Allison, and I hung out on Saturday.

(She posted about it yesterday)

I drove out for coffee, services and dinner.

I may not have found a husband (hence, the eHarmony reference) but I did find a really great, fun friend!

Some highlights:
#1 Meeting people I had totally read about on her blog.
#2 Having Josh Griffin be super excited Allison and I were hanging out.
#3 Both of us saying, "oh yeah I remember reading that..." whenever we told each other stories.

Allison, thanks for being so fun...and so funny, I had a great time.

First things first...

I have not had any Internet access for the past three days...

I know, horrific!

So if I said I'd post about you or something cool we did this weekend, I haven't because of my Internet situation...not because you're not worth posting about...

just to clarify!

Superficial poll: My Answer

This is my response to yesterday's poll.

I'm divided...

I would (date someone whom I considered to be more attractive than me) because, hey...who wouldn't want to date an attractive person? I mean, you get to be with all the time, hug them, get kisses, just looking at them would be fun!

Then the 7th grade, insecure little girl inside me says "no, I wouldn't".
I'd hate to feel like people looked at us and thought, "what's he doing with her?", "she must have a really great personality", "oh, yikes!".

When I went to Spain this amazingly attractive man flirted with me while we were in downtown Madrid. I usually never say this, but in this case I must...this guy was model material, total hottie!

I was completely taken back, really couldn't believe he had just approached me.

The girls I was with confirmed the hot factor.

Still, even if I lived in the city, could have seen him again, if he was a great guy, I don't think I'd feel comfortable being with such a great looking guy...

there you go, I'm still a Junior High girl at heart.

Superficial poll

Would you ever date someone whom you find to be more attractive than you?

Why or why not?

I will post my answer tomorrow.

If I Were a Power Ranger...

I would "morph" into my friend Damaris.

Every time I'm with her or even have a simple conversation with her, I'm reminded of how truly wonderful she is.

She's caring, understanding, non-judgemental, loving, so smart, accepting, funny...

I would really love to know what it feels like to be her.

She's so awesome!

People Googled This:

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4. simu-date
5. "allison hibbard"
6. "grey's anatomy cards"
7. "josh griffin" tattoo
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and landed on my blog.

I really love Google Analytics.

Teen Town

I've been meaning to post about this for SO long.

The other day, while driving past South Gate Park, I read the marquee in front of the big fountain.

It read: VALENTINE'S TEEN TOWN 2-15-08.

The memories came flooding into my head.

I thought, "They still have Teen Town?, Students still like that stuff?, I went to Teen Town!"

When I was in Junior High we had Teen Town at the Parks and Recreation Center every last Friday night of the month.

It was pretty much a dance with a DJ, punch bowl, snacks, cliques, couples, drama.

EVERYTHING happened at Teen Town, if you didn't go, you totally knew you missed out when you got to school on Monday morning.

Crazy memories!

I still remember how popular corduroy pants were when I went to Teen Town.
I once went wearing sky blue corduroys...please, no judgement!
Remember, I was 13 in 1996.

All Quiet on the Western Front

If you know me, you know I talk a lot.

I've always been that way...can't seem to shut up.

The only time I'm quiet is when Im forced to (meetings, school, church)
or
when I'm intimidated/nervous in a new setting with new people.

I've been made fun of for talking so much and people make snyde remarks about it...all my life.

I haven't been talking much lately (the past 4 or 5 days).

It hasn't been intentional or anything. Not a "talking fast", reflection time before the Lord...

I just haven't found the need to talk. I feel like everytime I open my mouth, I want to make my words count, not just have "stuff" fly out.

An observation I've made since my speech lessened:

If I don't talk, people don't talk to me.
There are many awkward silent moments.
I can totally tell they can't stand it.

I'm not sure if they're so used to me talking that they are waiting for me to carry the conversation or that they really don't have anything to talk about.

Strange, but true.

Bonus

The day after a huge event (like today in my case) is pretty strange.

There really aren't any bonuses...

you're usually exhausted, sleepy, hungry, still withdrawing from all the adrenaline, looking back and evaluating.

Don't get me wrong, there are lots of good things too, but usually those don't come in until the day after the day after the event.

Today there are two bonuses that were left over from yesterday...

lots of these:

and tons of these:

I've been giving them away to co-workers and eating them too!

Stop by if you'd like some!

4 days of non-stop work...

equal no posts...

the internet and I have missed each other.

Good to be back...