She really gets around

While reflecting on my college years, I realized I have moved to a different city every year for that past five years. In those five years, I lived in four cities.

1. Redding - I spent my first year of college living in Redding, about an hour north of my hometown. I attended Shasta College while playing basketball for the JC.

2. Corning - I moved back to Corning, my hometown, and commuted to Shasta my final year while working at a local store.

3. Sacramento - I moved to Sacramento, about two hours south of my hometown, after transferring to CSU Sacramento. I went to school and worked at a nearby restaurant.

4. Dublin - I studied abroad in Dublin, Ireland, across the United States, Atlantic ocean and about 5,300 miles from my hometown. I spent the year attending DCU and traveling Europe.

5. Sacramento - I am currently back in Sacramento finshing my degree and working at the same restaurant I was at before.

I absolutely despise moving, but I firmly believe experiences are vital to growing and learning as a person. And I feel I have discovered new things and learned about myself with each location I've lived. I am 85% sure that I will move to yet another city after graduation. I do have some particular ones in mind, but I am I open to pretty much anything. I think I could move to any city, any state, any country or any continent and be happy. Over the years I've realized that it doesn't really matter where in the world you are, you make that place home and whether you are happy or not is entirely dependent on your attitude. Even though it is a pain to move so much and the adjustment period isn't always fun, I feel it is completely worth it. I love that I have the opportunity to move and experience so much, as this is the perfect time in my life to do so. I honestly have no clue where I'm going to live for the majority of my life, or even where I'm going to be next year. But not knowing is part of the adventure and I believe that life is about the journey, not the destination.

Thank You

Happy Veterans Day! I think everyone needs to take the opportunity to appreciate and thank those who have or are risking their lives to protect our country. It doesn't matter if you agree with the war or not, these men and women deserve our acknowledgment. Thank you for all that you do!

Getting into the Christmas Spirit

... no it is NOT too early for this!

My roommate went shopping today and told me she found the most adorable Christmas decoration. All day I was looking forward to seeing what she got. I was definitely surprised!





She had this adorable ornament made! If this doesn't scream heterosexual lifemates, I don't know what does :)

This ornament definitely got me in the Christmas spirit! We are so excited thinking about how to decorate our apartment, and plan to do so immediately after Thanksgiving. I love the holidays!

Halloween Pictures

... they are finally here!


Stewardess & Betty Boop



Cali Swag doing the dougie



we were impressed with my Betty Boop eyelashes



In celebration of the Giants in the World Series (one game before they won), Ashkon also appeared at the club singing this now very popular Giant's 2010 Anthem, "Don't Stop Believing." It was a great atmosphere and such a fun night!

♥ ♥ ♥

One of my friends is going through a difficult breakup and I looked through my quote book in order to find something to comfort her. I know it doesn't really help, but I came across this quote that I find to be very true...

"Love has its ups and downs, its twists and turns. Love leaves you pain, teaches you until you learn and even if love takes you so long, it always takes you to where you belong."


I love you BL ;)

I hate being sick!

I rarely get sick, so I am a big baby when I am. Well this cold was bound to come. My throat has been bothering me for the past two weeks and I kept stocking up on the vitamin c and trying to get a lot of rest, but here I am... cuddled up on the couch with my sweats, tissues and medicine. Although I'm not complaining that this gives me a nice excuse to lay around and do nothing, which I rarely have the opportunity to do. I'm lucky to have those around me to take good care of me. My roomie made sure I took all of her medicine; dayquil, nyquil and theraflu. And my sister made me take some more medicine while I was at her house before sending me home with some of her amazing homemade minestrone soup. Thanks girls.

Halloween Weekend in SF

I requested a a well-deserved weekend off of work to spent Halloween in San Francisco with one of my best friends who lives there. It was my first time seeing her new place in the city and it is absolutely gorgeous! The location is ideal and she's on the fourth floor, where you can see a beautiful view of the city and bay bridge. We intended to go out Friday and Saturday night, but decided on a girls night in on Friday since we were both suffering symptoms of a cold and wanted to save our energy for Saturday. We had a girly night in pampering ourselves. We did each other's nails to go with our costumes, ate candy and caught up on our lives. We also managed to each take five packets of Emergen-C that night, which ended up being a very wise decision! We felt better Saturday after sleeping in, and started getting ready for the Halloween festivities! Her mom graciously bought us tickets to 'Nightmare on Van Ness,' where Cali Swag and Far East Movement were performing. If you're not familiar with the names (like I originally wasn't), you may be familiar with these songs:

'Like a G6'



and 'Teach me how to dougie'

The club was three-stories with a ton of different rooms and music. We had so much fun dancing and checking out all the costumes. The club was packed and we had such an amazing time. Definitely a Halloween I will never forget!

S. dressed up as a Stewardess & I was Betty Boop... pictures to come later :)