laying out and such <3

85 degree day today! I just got home from coffee with Chase, fun fun, and then stopped by Ronette's house to see the girls laying out by the pool. Mom and I layed out by our pool all of today, i know i got a little red... but I'm definitely not complaining :D anything to bring the sun out! Chase finds out his roommate in 2 days, im so excited to hear who hes got... im picturing the worst but hoping for the best!! haha.
I'm going out to dinner and a movie with the parents tonight, Cuchina Cuchina! and Oceans 13... relaxing. And we're planning on going up to Seattle on Wednesday, maybe to a Mariners game and stay in a hotel, just the 3 of us. I'm enjoying the bonding time even though I miss the other 2 somebodies who seem to make everything louder..lol.
I have today and tomorrow off from work, and my last day is going to be Saturday the 4th. It will definitely be nice to not have to consult a work schedule before planning events.
OH and i almost forgot... I got a new ipod yesterday! a pink nano that im in LOVEE with. Ive been obsessing over itunes all day!!

ps. aidan email me the other day, traveling to south Africa in a few days, very hot over there. he says things are going well. looking forward to the pictures.

fun filled day in the sun :)

So I should be working right now but it was completely dead tonight so I got to go home. Except I'm mad because I could have gone to EastWest Cafe with my parents for dinner! but they have already left. Anyways, I'm about to watch my taped episode of BIG LOVE and eat some of the fudge Liz and I got today and Tacoma Boys! when we visited lovely Megan, working very hard in the produce section I might add. Liz and I had a fun day in the sun, we went to lunch on the water, followed by a windy convertible ride to Tacoma Boys, and then a bike ride to Starbucks, Barnes&noble, and then to Ronette's house :) very fun. Our bike ride was quite the adventure, we almost collided on the sidewalk, but never fear... we survived minus some screaming.
We also went on a boat ride, and Liz had never been on our boat! so we went cruising for a while.
So all in all it was a fun filled day with my bestie :D and I made her a little care package to make her leg feel better! (Hopefully the US Weekly and cute pens helped the healing!!)
Megan and Austin are still gone for another week at camp, and Patrick just left last night for Spain for 8 days. And July is almost over... where has the time gone?

update

Well, I'm about to work the lunch shift today, first time since I've been back from our trip. I'm working everyday until Sunday, blah. But its money so I guess its a good thing. Just got home from Liz's, we had a little bbq last night on vashon. just us girls. very fun. Liz told me about her orientation experiences at UCLA, shes running there next year and it sounds so exciting! Everyone was really nice and she met most of the guys running team as well. I hope I find that where I'm going.
I also had to go to the doctor today for my follow up apt. from Monday. Since I haven't updated in a little while I didn't get the chance to write about my lovely doctor experience earlier this week, joy. So I had to get a tetnis shot, meningitis (don't know how to spell) and then a TB skin test all at once, all in one appt. sweet. And as most know I hate the doctors, needles, nurses, anything...I start freaking out in the parking lot. SO after waiting for almost a 1/2 hour to see which shots I was going to be getting (I ended up getting all of them) I was doing fine (for me) and the shots didn't even hurt that badly, and the TB test was like a prick/pinch on my forearm and I was ok, well I cried a little before but anyways, and then like 2 minutes after all of the shots I felt this wave of nausea and I told ppl I didn't feel OK and they gave me water, and then my hearing started becoming muffled and I couldn't really hear directions people were giving me, then my eyes had trouble focusing on one thing, and then I just felt my vision begin to slowly cave in. All I heard was the nurse yelling for all the other nurses to come to the room and then they put my in a wheelchair after they took my blood pressure and pulse and they were way too low. so they wheeled me out to another bigger room. BUT the wheelchair didn't fit though the door so they tired to lift me and have me walk but I collapsed on the hallway floor. yeah neat I know. so when I finally came to I saw all of these people staring at me, this lady was putting this wet towel on my face and I guess I hyperventilated and then went into shock, which led to my collapse. Very scary and not something I ever want to re-live. It was a really weird feeling being semi conscience but not being about to react in the right way because of my body. Definitely a first for me.
Mom and I made our first college shopping trip yesterday and we got though bedding, sheets, a huge trunk, make-up mirror, electric fan (no AC in Cali! ahhh), pillows, clothes hangers, little clippy hangers to hang skirts, and towels. Our amazing trip to BED BATH & BEYOND left us feeling successful and somewhat more aware of what we actually need to get done in this next month. I'm in love with my duvet cover and bedding, omg. Its from Liz Claiborne and its absolutely adorable. Its like a vanilla / creme color with a sort of floral pattern, very understated, very simple. Its called Gabriella, so cute. And my sheets are sage green with vanilla and sage pillows. SO EXCITING.
Oohps, this took a little too long. I will finish the update later :)

Home from Banks Lake

Hi, just got home from 5 days at Banks Lake! Very different from what we expected, mainly because we were looking forward to close to 100 degree weather and it was cloudy 3/5 days there, blah!! So Paige and I's desire to tan slowly faded and we are home about the same color as we left, Paige being much tanner than me, lol. BUT we did have some pretty hilarious adventures, like sea-dooing, getting caught in a wind storm that temporarily turned the lake into an frickin ocean, and ummm well playing spades for hours on end with the girlies :) oh and lets not forget our mixed drinks and mikes that kept us content even when the sun was away :D
Anyways, we didnt get cell service either so we made some trips to the nearby town of Electric City, and picked up some nonfat iced sugar-free carmal lattes at Tepee's...hahah
So work starts up again on Monday but I think the 3rd will be my last day so I can devote some time to packing before I leave. So much to do!! Ronette just stopped by and vented about her new job at this swim wear shop, H I L A R I O U S. Im going to visit her next week.
Hopefully Ill get to see Patrick tonight, he leaves for Spain on the 27th for a week with Maddie :) they will have so much fun!

summer thunder storms... oh my!

Driving home tonight and was amazed at the thunder and lightning that lit up the sky. It was pitch black all around me and the street lights made it seem lighter than it was and then I would see the thunder bolt and the whole sky would turn dark red. It was really scary at first but as it kept happening I ended up actually liking the whole experience. I have never been that close to lightning before, and the idea would have made me uneasy but it was actually really neat! and in some weird way calming/relaxing.
I went to tcby tonight with Anjelica and we met Ronette and Eli. It was hilarious, Ronette just started her new job (swim wear store!) and we basically entertained ourseleves from stories about Ronettes dad. HILARIOUS. I almost peed my pants. Oh gosh. AND I got to ride in Anjelica's new car :) red x-terra. very cute. :D and clean.
And then we hung out at her house after and vented which felt really nice because everything has been kinda crazy these days. With the idea of school looming and all of the thousands of things I need to do I find myself going a little crazy.
I worked tonight, made $40 in tips, ok. I got a check yesterday for $280 something :) very exciting. And Im keeping all of my tips in an envelope and I've collected more than $400!!
VERY tempted to take that straight to Nordstroms.
Going to see Patrick tomorrow. He got his braces off this week!! very exciting, and he liked the plate/tray I made him :) it turned out really neat. (hopefully its not too dorky, lol.) but he better like it! I gave it to him at the midnight showing of Harry Potter on tuesday, which I didnt like and thought was way too dark. but anyways, I have an on-call tomorrow at 12. Mom and I are running at 8am. She better be at the front door!!
We leave for Banks Lake on Monday morning for a week, bringing Miss Paige with me!! And very excited to spend a whole week sun tanning and going in the lake :) and catching up with Paige before we both head off to the same college :D
Going to bed, there are some girls in my bed from Meg's sleep over so I think I have the couch...
cool.

lazy day

Hii. Patrick and Matt are on their way over for some din din. I had today and tomorrow off! So I babysat these two cute twin boys and made cookies for the boys. They're out of an all chocolate recipe book and turned out really yummy!! AND Megan and I just fandangoed tickets to see the new Harry Potter movie for the midnight showing tomorrow night! yah :) very exciting.
But I did hurt myself in the kitchen, the determined baker that i am. I went to reach for a pan to put the cookies on and it was balancing against another smaller round pan and it came down with it... first bouncing off my elbow and then my thumb. My elbow is purple (mom confirmed) and my thumb is ALREADY sore. I was trying to put m hair up and it doesnt bend backwards. blah.
Anyways, went to Jorde's bday celebration last night for dinner and games. very fun. We played that white elephant game and I got an archery set thing, but I took Jimmys giraffe finger thing that makes it look like a little giraffe face if you point your fingers. I was very amused by it so i stole it :D
Tomorrow I babysit again for the twins, only for an hour or so, and then Megan and I are going shopping for capes to wear to the premeire, hahaha. call us dorks, and Meg is refusing and putting up a good fight, but I'll make her cave.
bye for now.

sunnnyy dayss :)

Its another sunny day, one of many in this early month of july. Its so nice to get up and see people on the lake and hear everything outside moving and chirping. The sun really just puts me in such a better mood, I love it! That is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to this fall... southern california, nothing but sun sun sun.
I'm babysitting today just for an hour for the Gilpin's and then I have work at 6. Hopefully I won't have another banquet disaster. Maddie and Sarah came to visit me at lunch yesterday!!! It was very cute of them and they even waited until noon when my shift started to order and eat :) it made my day!
Patrick is at a basketball tournament and he gets back tonight. They lost their first game and won the second one, excited to see him tomorrow? not sure. AND he gets his braces off on tuesday and he's had them on for forever so he's very excited. I made him something special at the art&clay place when I went with Ronette so I'll give it to him then :D
Liz and Jaleesa just left. They spent the night along with Paige but she left early for work. We all went to see Licence to Wed last night which I thought was really cute!!! very funny even if slightly cheesy (my favorite kind!!)

some unpleasant news

I just got home from a walk/run with mom and have work in an hour and a half. I already have an afternoon of errands behind me... went to breakfast with Lizzie at this cute cafe close to my house. Then she left for a doctors appt. while Meg and I headed out to go grocery shopping, german deli, && the french hen for lunch :)
But during breakfast I felt really funny and started getting nauseas. It something thats been happening lately and its probably becuase I started taking the pill about 3 weeks ago but hopefully my body can adjust and get over it.
And on another no so good note, my dad just found out a few days ago that his accountant, bitch Cari, has been embezzling from my dad's company and our family for over a year and a half... and has stolen over $300,000. She has bought cars, shoes, made rent payments, gone on trips, stayed in hotels, and all of it has been courtesy of our family and her forgery.
She used one of my dad's accounts at one of four banks he uses and has been forging my dad's signiture and making checks out to herself. My dad and uncle Joe finally became suspicious of her spendings and finally found the hundreds of banking deposits written out to her name.
SO all of our accounts have been forzen, i cant access money, and the entire company has to do an entire scrub down of all finances in every active account. Its unbelievable and depressing and disheartening that someone who we trusted so much could stab you in the back. I never want to see her again. I hope she goes to jail for a long time.

ps. Uncle Joe pulled up a case online of a man who embezzled in Olympia about a year ago and stole half of what Cari did and he got 25 years in jail. I hope she suffers.

happy fourth! & a car accident...

Happy fourth to everyone!! I just woke up from and nap and finishing helping my sister with a flag cake she created from Barefoot Contessa (very delicious) and am about to get ready and changed for tonight. It might help if I knew what I was doing but plans are still up in the air. My family is going to dinner at our neighbors house in a little bit and Im going for the food :) and then fireworks with Patrick? Im not sure. I went over to his house last night and we watched Freedom Writers and had a late dinner. Acutually I showd up later than everyone else so they had already started and I kinda felt bad but it was ok. They had a really nice family over and it was gorgeous outside so we ate on the deck.
Some recent happenings... I crashed my dad's car on Saturday. Yeah, I know. perfect timing. Mine was still in the shop and I had driving it becuase its so big, ugh. I was driving home from lunch with the girls and Ronette was in the car, and there was a blinking yellow light and the mid-sized SUV in front of me stopped and I didnt give myself enough time. My mistake, my fault... but I didnt get a ticket and the poilce officer was really nice. The lady I hit was asian and she had he son with her and she got out the of car complaining about her neck...... yeah. SO we are looking at paying thousands in medical bills.
Anyways, everyone was safe and ok so I guess thats all that matters.
I am actually really glad to be here typing because I was supposed to have a lunch shift at noon but I got there and it was DEAD so they told me I could go. YaH!!
Tomorrow I work at 5:30pm for the dinner shift and the night after the fourth is always crazy because no one wants to cook.
Oh well.