Holiday Wishes

Before I go, I forgot to mention that I hope you all have a very merry Christmas, and a happy new year. I am sad to be missing it all, but I hope you all will have a safe holiday. Eat a piece of pie for me... and maybe some turkey too. I know that I'll be eating something Vietnamese. (Not that it's a bad thing.)

See Ya Later!

Looks like it's time for me to leave. It's time to say goodbye, and hope that I won't get stuck there any longer than I have to be due to the snow storms. (That would suck.)

I will be gone for the next three weeks to Canada, but I am hopeful that I will have fun, and that it will be a pleasant trip. No use dreading it, it's only going to make leaving home that much harder.

It will be interesting to live with the snow again. That hasn't happened since I lived in Japan about 19 years ago, so I have very little memory of it at all. I just hope that it'll be fine, and that I won't be stuck shoveling the driveway everyday.

So wish me luck. I'll definitely will be needing it. I will definitely be missing you all, so don't forget about me. ;)

Tea Party

Yesterday was spent being completely girly and whimsical. We decided to surprise a friend on her birthday, so we took her to the Huntington Library. The Huntington Library is a botanical garden. It's an enormous place.

We had 5 different kind of sandwiches, salads, fruit, dessert, and tea for lunch. It was like we were in a Jane Austen novel. It was a really romantic setting, and it was a great day for a tea party. The weather was nice and warm.

There is just something about sipping tea on a nice hot day, and staring out into the rose garden.

We then spent the day hiking around. There was a Japanese garden, a Chinese garden, an Australian garden, a lily pond, a cactus garden (where a prickly cactus decided to poke my leg.), and even a green house. There was just so much to see that by the end of the day, I was completely worn out. I could barely take another step.

It was nice to get away and do something that wasn't typical of my daily life. I love gardens and spending time with the girls. :)

Packing Galore

I was just packing, and I have decided that I am a terrible packer. Why did I pack 8 shirts, but no sweaters?

I keep wanting to take things out of my suitcase to add a coat, but I can't seem to take anything out. I need 4 pairs of jeans right? I need 12 bras and 8 pairs of socks. Never mind that they have a washing machine, I need all of those things. I apparently do not find the importance of a sweater.

I seriously don't know how to prioritize. I'm going to end up with no socks somehow. I just know it. Hahaha.

Where Have I been?

I have been no where in particular. Just enjoying my time away from school and work. As much as I'll miss work, it'll be nice to get a little break. A break from everything.

I only have a few more days to enjoy until I am sent to Canada where I will be enjoying cold weather. The closer the day comes to my departure, the more at peace I am with it. I don't want to leave, but maybe this will be a good break from things that are stressing me out at home.

I have lots of plans for the next few days, and I am looking forward to the birthday party, the family party, the sleepover, and a hundred other things.

I'm also happy to announce that I did really well this semester, and got the grades I wanted in my classes. My constant whining, my pain, and my hard work paid off. I love it when that happens. :)

Sicky is My Middle Name

I don't know what it is, but I can always count on getting sick every winter. It's never the little colds either. It's always something that makes me so sick, it impairs my hearing, makes me tired, and makes me a little bit insane.

I hate being sick, and I feel so helpless when I do get sick.

On a happier note, I have only one final left, and although I have no studied for it yet, I have a good feeling about it. That only means winter break is coming, and I'll get to veg out! :)

So please bare with me if I don't post for a few days. I am just so very sick and I should hopefully be studying for my final.

Clean Sheets

A lot of things in life makes me happy, but few of them make me as happy as clean sheets. (On a side note: I have a joke for you all. What did the blanket says when it fell off the bed? "OH SHEET!" Hahahaha!)

I love the smell of freshly washed laundry, but the best feeling in the world is when you sleep on crispy fresh sheets, and fuzzy clean blankets. That is when I get the best night sleep. There's just something about sleeping on a clean bed.

I think that's why hotels are always fun for me. The beds are always nicely made and clean smelling (if you pretend they have nothing gross on them, and hope that there are no bed bugs).

I'm just so happy when I get to sleep on freshly washed linens. :D

Who I Am

I am a crier. I am overly emotional. I am irrational. I am passive aggressive. I am overly sensitive. I am silly. I am awkward. I am an extremely flawed person.

The older I get the better I understand myself. I may not know why I do half the things I do, and a lot of times I can't help the way I feel, but I do know that I am not a bad person.

I do not know how people see me in their eyes, and a lot of times I fear the judgments they have on me. The fear of being disliked constantly lingers in my thought. It may also be the reason why I am such a pushover, and why I can never say no. I know it stems from being insecure.

I realize that it is naive to be such a people pleaser as I can never make everyone happy. I shouldn't try so hard to please the people that don't matter to me. I know this, so I will somehow find a way to change. As corny as it sounds... I know I need to grow up. I need to change what I know is not healthy.

It's scary getting older because you then start to realize how many responsibilities you have. I know I should already know who I am, and where I should be, but I often find myself being lost. I am often unsure of what I should be doing, and it's making me fall behind. I feel like I have to play a game of catch up with life, but I never am able to catch up. How is it possible that someone who is almost a quarter of a century is confused on who she is, and where she is going?

I don't know if getting older is making me more sympathetic or more emotional, but I have this urge to try to help the world in some way. Maybe it's the fact that I know more about what is going on in the world that it makes me want to help everyone. It doesn't matter what the reason is. I guess what matters is the fact that I want to make a difference. Whether it's by buying Toms shoes so that a kid somewhere in the world can have a pair of shoes or maybe growing out my hair to donate it someone with cancer or giving money to KIVA to give someone a chance to survive.

Life is tough, and I see it more every single day of my life. I see how hard my parents work for me, and how fortunate I am to be blessed with all the amazing fortunes in my life. I may not be wealthy, but I have the best support group. With everyday, I realize more and more how important the people in my life. I hope each and every one of them knows how much I love them. :)

Wish List

I don't expect anything for Christmas, but it's always nice to think of things that you wish you had. I think that's why I enjoy window shopping so much, it's like I can pretend I have all the things that I want.

I really want a bunch of camping gears. I don't know what it is, but I love looking at tents, head lamps, and camping clothing. Is that weird?

I wish I could afford a nice fancy DSLR camera. Where am I going to find thousands of dollars to spare? Definitely won't be happening anytime soon.

I need shoes. I'm the kind of girl who wears flip flops all year long, but my feet are starting to get cracked. I need to get a pair of normal shoes, and some running shoes. You should see the running shoes I currently am using. One word: EWWWWW. They are pretty old.

Have I told you I love coats and jeans?! I feel the need to stock up on them since it is winter, and my closet is rather... well... lacking. I also had to throw out a lot of things that had holes in them.

How nice would a trip to somewhere warm be right now? Maybe some fun under the sun in Australia or a nice safari trip in South Africa. Sounds like paradise.

Oh, all the things that I would love to have. I guess I just have to wait to get them all... someday. :)

Finals are Taking Over

Oh dear. I have so much to study for in such a short amount of time that I am freaking out a little bit. I know I should be studying right this second, instead I am online looking at things that I am not going to buy.

What is wrong with me?

Christmas is around the corner, and I wish that I could buy everyone I love something, but I know that I am flat broke. It's cruel, really.

I try to study, I do, but then I just do a million other things, and then get distracted for hours. I know, I know... for shame!

On a side note, I did just come back from the Matt Maher concert, and I had a lot of fun. It was nice to see that there are still a lot of young catholic people, and that they were really involved in the catholic church.

December, Already?!

I am seriously not prepared for the year to end (or to go to Canada). I can't believe that the year is already almost coming to end. It still doesn't seem like it should be Christmas time. The Christmas music confuses me, and I feel like I am still in summer mode.

I do love the holidays though, and there is one good thing about being in Canada for Christmas. I'll actually have a white Christmas. :)

There are millions of reasons why I love the holidays, and one of them is that fact that a lot of things are cheaper during the holidays. Believe it or not, but I stock up on bath and beauty products during the holidays.

I love buying gift sets of razors, shampoos, and deodorant. I realize that what I am saying may sound really strange, but hear me out. During the holidays companies make their product in gift sets that are much cheaper than their normal, daily packaging. My razors generally cost about $9 for a set of 3, but when I buy the Christmas gift set, I get 5 razors and a bunch of random knick knacks for $8. WHAT A DEAL!

It gets even better. No one buys razor gift sets for people, so by the time Christmas is over, there is a bunch of stock left. That means that the gift sets eventually gets marked down to 50%! That is when the hoarder in me buys a truckload of stuff.

Don't even get me started on the after Christmas sales. It's my favorite time to shop, and that's when I end up with a ridiculous amount of stuff that I probably don't need. It's when I stock up on car washing kits, razors, deodorant, chap sticks, etc.

I am a little bitter to be missing out on the after Christmas sale here at home. :(