Holidays!

I am home in Irvine today until Thursday night or Friday morning. I wish I couldve spent Christmas Eve with Kent but he's working so I didnt want to be alone. So now here i am in Irvine bored out of my mind! I wish i had left later in the week so i wouldn't have to be here for so long...

Kent is picking up his sis from the border today and I was supposed to go with him. I hope he comes back safe. AHHH why is Irvine so boring?!

Maybe I should be more positive....but its really really hard...

Holiday Cheers

I've been so busy studying for midterms and then studying for finals. Why in the world do teachers decide to give out midterms week before finals? Luckily thats all over and I have no school for a whole month!

Last sunday was Shogun's annual xmas party :) We had free food, good company, and lots of gifts <3

Tuesday after my last final I went to go eat hot pot at little sheep with Kent and his mom then

onto the Las Americas outlet. I bought myself a red coat in kids size lol and a black wallet for Kent's mom. Kent bought me a coach tote and Swarvoski necklace we originally picked out for his sister... haha but we went back and bought her something else. For Kent I picked out these black and blue basketball shoes and matching shorts.

Last night we drove Kents sister to the border and then went to Yani's for our long awaited hot pot night round 2! Jesi Lydia and Chelsea left right after we ate but me and Nancy stayed till 3 am watching movies and scrapbooking.

Now i'm sitting on my coach like a bum watching my sex and the city dvds. How i LOVE winterbreak! =)

Taming that road rage!

Lately when I catch myself having unnecessary road rage I start making excuses for the other driver like

"maybe he is rushing to the hospital to reach his wife who is in labor"

"maybe he had a really bad day at work and just wants to rush home..."

"maybe he just got a ticket so hes driving like an old gramps"

etc etc...kinda silly but it works. No matter how ridiculous the reasons I come up with are.

Now I am trying to apply the same concept to people overall. I guess it kinda goes along with the "early new years resolution" I posted a few days ago. You never know absolutely everything other people are going through. Doesn't mean you should let people walk all over you but it does make it easier to be more accepting.

I want to write more and have tons of random thoughts I want to write out but I am too tired and my brain is dead. I should sleep anyways. Class tomorrow SIIGH!

Early Resolution

Be nice to everyone you come across. They are fighting a battle you know nothing about.

Boo =(

I feel like nice people are often neglected and unappreciated =(

Best of Both Worlds

I've been trying to pick up more shifts at work and thought about even picking up a second job. I hate school but I am such a workaholic when it comes to monay. Its not that I have materialistic needs but I just like to be able to go out and eat with my friends without having to worry about an extra dollar or two im going to spend. On top of that, I want to be financially independent from my dad as possible.

I get tired from APO activities and work though....so I really need to push myself to stay on top of school. BLEH SCHOOL. I just want to graduate already and work work work work. I wouldnt mind going to school if I knew what I was going to do with my life! and obviously that isnt the case.... sucks.

I was going to write more but Olive looks bored and in need of mommys attention so i guess ill write another time.

Comfort in the familiar

School has started and so far its been A-okay. its exactly what i've been expecting all summer long. My lazy unmotivated days of school and my easy days at work earning money i'm going to spend all on food. Hanging out with my bests from APO and spending time with Kent. All is peaceful now and i'm more than thankful for these calm almost rut-like days. Why complain when nothing is going wrong?? Too many people complain when their lives are dramaless.

I'm so happy to have these peaceful days when all I have to worry about is if I should go to class today. The past 2 weeks were hard for me but now its nice to be able to sit back and relax.

My grandpa found a tumor in his stomach and had to have 2/3 of his stomach removed. After losing my grandma last year to lung cancer it was hard to imagine losing another close grandparent. But I know my grandpa is strong and isn't ready to leave me yet. I'm glad he is being strong but I wish I could be next to him by his hospital bed. or even at least available for him to call at all times.

My parents were having BIG troubles last week for the first time in their 30 years of marriage. My mom called me and nonchalantly told me my father hadn't been home for the past 3 days since a fight they've had. My mom gets angry alot but my dad never loses his temper so it was pretty worrysome.

The next day my mom called and told me she was too depressed and worried to eat, drink, or sleep. I offered to go pick her up in Irvine so she could stay with me for a few days but she refused and stayed in irvine. I had to stay on the phone with her for hours though convincing her that my dad wasn't going to leave her.

2 days later my mom and dad had dinner together and were able to talk everything out. They vented to each other about their problems and realized after 30 years of marriage there were still things about each other they had yet to understand. My dads left for a business trip to Peru for the next week but my mom seems positive everything will be okay.

So now everything is solved and I am back to my peaceful lazy days. I couldnt be more thankful for days full of nothing but sleep food and laughter.