10 things I love about Cali

Well, I just got back from a 5 day trip to Cali for my Jazzmine trip and I'd have to say that I haven't had so much fun in a while. Anywho, here are my top 10 highlights!

1. The fact that its sunny and warm at 9 in the morning! Can't get any better than that!



2. Vending machines that dispense burritos and ice cream! Can you say yum?

3. Our performance at the jazz festival went amazing! It's so great to see how much we have grown as a group, and the judges definitely noticed!

4. Disneyland! We went 3 days!

5. Having awesome friends as your roommates!
Like my dear friend Chelcie. :)

6. Getting to go to my great aunt's 97th birthday! She tells the funniest stories I have ever heard from someone nearing the century mark!

7. Getting to go to the Grauman's Chinese Theater that has the hand and foot prints of iconic movie stars throughout the years.

8. Going to a performance put on by the American Musical & Dramatic Academy called 'Songbook'. I have never heard so many people sing with so much soul and talent. American Idol is gonna have a run for their money! Check out the school here: http://www.amda.edu/campuses/amda-los-angeles/.

9. Making amazing memories with my friends! Like fitting 6 people into a spinning teacup at Disneyville!

10. Giant billboards at California Adventure that make you smile!

Starbucks and me, starting fresh

Remember when I said my day was on the path of suckage?? Not any more! Got everything worked out and I feel so much better! I've set a goal that not very many people I know have done. 22 credits my final quarter at community college. Some may call me crazy, but...yeah I'm crazy. But I know I can do it! Anywho, this lovely picture is brought to you by a lovely student of mine whose mother brought me starbuckkks. Ahh Howard Shultz and I should be best friends, it would be magical. And I was even more excited to see the cup looks so old school with the mermaid. Who doesn't want a mermaid on their coffee cup? Oh, and please forgive the Build-a-Bear in the back. I was forced to create that, and forced to give him a cute pair of overalls. Ah shucks. Well have a lovely evening and be jealous of my starbucks and my teddy bear. Peace.

Doing Hard Things

This was me a little over 30 minutes ago. My day has started out really bad and I'm hoping I can change things before they get worse. My life in a summary has been about doing hard things. I'm going to get down on my knees today and beg a professor to let me into his class so I can have the final 5 credits I need to graduate this quarter. It's going to be difficult and I'll have to push my pride aside. Here's to doing hard things!

My Week

Ah blogging. You and I have had a love/hate relationship. Let's settle this once and for all, shall we? Ok, great. Thanks.
Anywho, I had a very interesting first week of spring classes, here's the good and the bad.

Bad
-Not having a great spring break. Not all of it sucked, but some days had their fair amount of suckage, i.e. my dog died.
-Having to spend close to $200 for a geology textbook.
-Figuring out how much I owe in taxes. Cue 'face-slap'.
-A girl in my class who interrupted the professor and fellow students 44+ times in just an hour and 50 minute period. Yup. I kept track.
-Spilling peach tea on the passenger seat of my car. And my dismay when I realized I had spilled it all.
-Homework. Nuff' said.

Good
-Vitamin water. Good stuff.
-Realizing I only have to go to school 3 days a week!
-Rude girl in my class getting transferred to a different class. Hallelujah!
-Cleaning my room, it was a victory.
-John Mayer serenading me on Pandora. Too bad the guy's a jerk in real life.
-The feeling of getting a good parking spot, almost to the point where you want to rub it in other people's faces.
-My best friend got herself back into blogging. Double Hallelujah!
-Great lab partners!
-Going shopping with my mom yesterday and finding some awesome deals.
-Eating Thai food. I will never get tired of Won ton Soup and Mango w/ sticky rice. YUM!