Post #136- Painting the Town Red

It's definitely been a while since we've been "clubbing". Seriously.

BUT with Nay and a bunch of the other girls in town, we decided that it was time to paint the town red. It was like a mini SOPi reunion! Haven't gotten to see Nay since October, got to meet her new man, reunited with the Beccera roomies, and got to catch up with some of the other girls that I haven't seen since the Davis days! After some prepartying at Kelly's with old and new friends, we headed to Opera. We got there a little too late, but since Connie's hook there was looking out for us, we walked a few blocks over to Echo and were able to walk right in. Excellent! Good music, good friends, the champagne was flowing...great times!

Post #135- Friday Payday Funday

In ode to Wang, we celebrated his creation- Friday Payday Funday!!

Pretty good day at work- team lunch and what we call an "EB" (=early bail). Had some free time to run some errands before going to the 5-6-7 Happy Hour at Flemings! 5 different cocktails, wines, and appetizers for $6 each until 7pm. Excellence! We tried one of every happy hour appetizer and washed it down with wine, beer, mojitos, and margaritas.

Wandered around the book store, had a few shots, and passed out before midnight. Great way to end the week. :)

Post #134- Poor Lakers.

Ah yes, the normal Thursday routine. I got home from work, took a power nap (it's the best way to unwind in the shortest amount of time, trust me) and headed over to the boys'. I poured myself a glass of wine, and with the Laker game in the background, proceeded to read the newspaper (Thurs-Sun delivery) and attempted the crossword puzzle.

Steak and bacon mac n cheese dinner. Extra fatty.

Go Rockets! :)

Post #133- Channel Your Inner Duck

Have you ever watched yourself on video?

It's the weirdest thing. I had the second portion of my Public Speaking workshop today- we re-presented our prestations, but this time adding in some of the techniques we learned yesterday. The big deal bout today was that we were tape recorded. After we completed our presentations, we rewatched ourselves on TV so that we could recognize some of our faults/strengths. It felt weird because it's not often you see yourself as others see you.

Turns out, I didn't look as nervous as I felt, but I did say "kind of" and "like" a lot. Something to work on.

At the end of our class, we got rubber duckies. Reason behind is that if you watch a duck moving across a lake, it seems so calm, and graceful. BUT, underneath the water, it's kicking up a mad storm. SO- lesson is....when in front of a crowd, channel your inner duck.

Post #132 - Check This Out

Look at the moves John's got in the kitchen!

Work was somewhat rough today- it all started with the 4 hour training class in the AM. I signed up for a class at work that helps improve presentation skills. Doesn't sound very interesting, but I learned a lot from our instructor. Public speaking has never been one of my strong points, so I feel like this will definitely be beneficial to my position as it entails many many presentations.

I came back and the boys were cooking up a storm! Talk about a carb fest though- pesto pasta, white rice, fries (random), kimchi pancake, and tilapia. John says his moves made the food taste better. Hhaha

Post #131- Post Sf Blues

No matter how long I stay, everytime I go home to SF, I come back to the OC feeling sad. It's all the time spent with family and friends that make me miss home so much. I see my friends more often since they make trips down here every so often, but really, I get to see my family every 6 months. That's just terrible.

My parents have been sueding me to move home. I know they want me to be close by, but I need to figure out what will be best for me.

After a day like we had on Saturday, I truly do miss SF. A lot.

Sigh.

Pig came back home today. The other piggy took a field trip out of the house to the airport with me. I smuggled him out of the house in my purse. :)

Post #130- Back in the Vine

My parents and I brought some dim sum over to my grandma's house for lunch today. My grandma is 95 years old and everytime I see her, she asks who I am. She's still got her wits, so I think it just means I need to come home to see her home- once every 5 months just isn't cutting it.

After lunch I met up with Ali, JK, and Joseph for some catch up at the neighborhood Starbucks. It's always nice to catch up with friends, but this time made me especially nostalgic. We were talking about how we're getting to that age where our friends are starting to get married and settle down (!). Kind of nice, but kind of scary if you ask me.

Then sadly I had to head to the airport and returned home to a lonely house. :( I miss home already.