Post #294- Yikes

Public speaking/presentation skills is my biggest weakness. Today we had an all day workshop to develop our skills in the area. Our start group is small and we're all social with each other, but the thought of standing up in front of ANYONE kinda freaks me out. 

First project was to draw a picture describing/portraying yourself. Then we had to present it and explain it in front of our class. Check out my picture....hahaha

Post #293- Another Day..

Still in recovery mode. 

Training again. Computer lab = internet access. Score!

Post #292- Still Hurting

My first Retail Monday morning. Mondays are always the busiest day of the week in the retail industry. Recaps, summaries, and new projections. Thats a whole lot of trees!! 

Now try staying alert through all of this after a weekend in vegas! hahaha

Post #291- Hurting

Two night of partying. Almost 6 hours each night. Ohhhhh my body hates me. 

Had some grease for lunch, napped by the pool, and hopped back on the plane back home. But not before some last minute slot machines! 

I am tired. And I feel like crap. 

B picked me up from the airport and took my to Kappou Gomi for a delish (and soothing) dinner. He is the best. The Sukiyaki there is a must! Looking forward to trying some of the other things on their menu. 

Post #290- We Survived!

We woke up to bruised bananas, beds with french fries, and onion slices all over the floor. Signs of an AWESOME night in Vegas. 

We grabbed a quick lunch at Chipotle and cruised Ceasar's while window shopping at the fab stores. Decided we should go to the pool, but somehow ended up with Mojito pitchers and Blueberry Stoli shots at Tao Beach. We got there late, but managed to polish off 3 pitchers and have a good time. :) 

Prepped for a night out at XS- all of us staying at the Venetian were ready in record time- it's amazing how fast 7 people can shower and be ready! We surprised Amy with some goodies from the Bouchon bakery since she will be moving to Washington DC in a week! 

And then....the night begun....

boy cousins

girl cousins

phil & frank! 

Post #289- Viva Las Vegas!!!

Talk about an awesome day at work! Training in the AM and spent the rest of the day at a bbq/picnic with the Men's Planning Team at Chrissy Field. It was a gorgeous day today, perfect for a picnic!

Tonight marked the first annual cousin's trip to Vegas. I've always been very close with the Chin girls, but this was the first time we were all partying together. It was definitely EPIC. The girls all flew in around the same time- and although we were all thinking it might have been slightly awkward...totally wasn't! We met up the boy cousins, got ready, and started the party at Tao. Saw Kim Kardashian and met some rather interesting people to say the least. "I work in a hospital, but I'm not a doctor. I don't make enough money to buy ALL of you girls drinks!" 5 hours later, we stole some bananas, chowed down 3 cheeseburgers, and PTFO. 

Post #288- Thursday Adventures!

Another "information overload" day at work- half class and half in the office. Starting to get to know people better- everyone there is really friendly and helpful. It's funny too, cuz no one I've met is from the Bay Area, and they all seem so amazed that I grew up here. Hmm..

Weird weather today. Muggy and humid. 

After work, I walked over to B's office which was MUCH further than I thought. Good think I packed some comfy shoes- the trek would have been far worse in my 4 inch heels! B and I then walked over to Chinatown (again, thankful for comfy shoes) to check out the "The Art of Tea" exhibit that Lorens' Dad had told us about. It was really interesting- there were collections of teas and teaware that people had loaned to the museum for the exhibit. This was one of my favorites- a delicate teapot made of jade: 

Collin, Kimi, and Lorens also went to the see the exhibit and afterwards we had some Chinese appetizers, tea, and wine at the reception. 

We found out the some of our other friends were a block away at Taverna Aventine celebrating Vi's last day of work, so we stopped by for a quick second before going to dinner. Lorens and his Dad took us to a Sichuan restaurant nearby called Z & Y. The food was delicious and left my mouth numb from the spiciness.  Check out all the peppers!