the end of 2008...

Another year has gone by, can you believe it? It's been an interesting year with its ups and downs. It's time for 2009 now; hopefully, new and exciting things are here to come! :) Let's go!

12.31.08 -- 2.9 years =D

The List:
- first "real" job - *shudder* the thought of retail
- 2 years
- EUROPE :)
- my last SDC that I know of :(
- first LV
- Becca & Grace's 21st birthdays
- entered the 20's
- first place in CCU volleyball
- met lots of new people
- went shopping WAY too much
- my first musical, HairsprayGood times. Bad times. Through it all, God has been there and got me through everything. I am grateful for everything.

break...

Whoohoo! Tomorrow is my first official week of Winter Break! AWESOME! :)

Today was pretty chill, I guess. I hung out with Bonny alone for the first time, which was fun. We went to Jeremy's, ate lunch, and did some shopping downtown. I found a pair of $7 wine red flats at Jeremy's, and we both got one of the "Fabulous Finds" dresses at Forever 21. I got pink (of course) and she got turquoise. Yay for $13.50 dresses.

I will get to wear the dress for a wedding tomorrow... yes... a wedding on a Monday... more on that later.

I am loving my iPod touch, and I figured out how to put videos onto it with the help of Anna. ^.^ I decided to put the The Hills Season 1 Episode 1 on there for now until I have more videos. Gotta love new technology.

View From the Top

christmas...

MERRY (BELATED) CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

DONE WITH SCHOOL!!! (at least until the end of January).

I can't believe another Christmas has gone by. It's kind of crazy how fast time flies. *sigh* It didn't feel like Christmas this year because of all the rush and craziness.

Thank you to everyone for the presents. I greatly appreciate them and I hope you enjoy mine too! :)

YAY for new iPod Touch and "Wicked" tickets! Thanks, dear!

"12 Days of Christmas"

Family singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and Grandma singing "five golden rings".

freezing...

It's freezing cold! I hate it so much. I have been discussing with people how we're true Californians; we can't last in weather under 50 degrees.

Work is not too horrible, and I'm just waiting to get my paycheck from last week because I REALLY need it after all that Christmas shopping. AHHH!!!

ONE more final tomorrow. CAN'T wait to be finished!!!

BEYONCE - "Ave Maria"
"... I found heaven on earth
You were my last, my first
And then I hear this voice inside
Ave Maria ..."

I know why it sounds so different now... it's because it's in English. Haha. It's usually in Latin or something... anyways, it's pretty.

work....

Cruel and unusual punishment = 6:30 AM shift at COACH. People who go shopping at 7am are insane and need a life.

Almost done with Christmas shopping! Yay! I do feel SO broke now though... *sigh*. I can't wait to get the paycheck for this past week since I've been working almost everyday with five hour or more shifts.

I can't believe Christmas is in a few days! So exciting but so fast. I haven't had much time to enjoy the holiday season this year because of all the crap to do...

Happy notes:
DS 212: A- !!! I was expecting B+ highest if lucky.
Over 100% on the HM 421 (CA Food, Wine, and Culture) final.

I only shake my fist at Jing Liu... the crusher of Christmas spirit. Stupid Dec. 22 final at 4:00pm. All the more reason to dislike her.
"I ought to 'prove-read' your face!" - Sharon Lee

When I was leaving Stonestown, there were SOOOOO many cars!! I let this car go into the lot, and she glared and me and did that "arms up" thing with the "what the heck are you doing?" look. Talk about Miss Cranky Pants. Sorry for letting you go, I should have just cut you off. What would she have done if I had given her a parking space? She would probably honk as loud as possible and flick me off.

My Christmas song: "Grown Up Christmas List" - Michael Buble
"... So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end..."

almost there...

Wow, it has been awhile since I've blogged. It has been quite a busy time for me considering finals, papers, and work. I am almost done with finals... one more to go! Stupid Jing Liu!!!

Christmas is NEXT week. OH MY GOSH!!!!! I am SO not ready for it yet!! I haven't really done any shopping because of working at the normal shopping hours. *sigh* I am free during the day tomorrow and I have all day Friday, so hopefully I can get some shopping done.

The "head honchos" of the company are visiting us during this week, so we've been cleaning, prepping, and everything. We even cleaned the walls. Insane.

The EM Christmas program went rather well, but the welcome table was so hectic because everyone was pushing and shoving their way in. Other than that, it went well. :) No more planning!

I had to help my aunt get a bag for my cousin, and since I have to get two things, my mom said she'd pay for a bag for me. Yay! So I ordered a Sabrina in espresso since we don't have anymore in the store. It was a pretty good deal. I am getting tired of other people asking me to buy something for them though. At least once a week, I get people asking me if I could help them get something or if anything is on the delete list. Most of the time, I don't know, so they should really just leave me alone. Coach isn't THAT expensive compared to other designer brands, so I think they should just pay full price.

just for kicks...

Mario Kart in France

#5 - The De Young Museum

I hate doing presentation. I wish I wasn't so picky about it; otherwise, it'd take a lot faster. Perfectionism should be a sin.

Frustrated.

I think English-speaking people should speak it properly. It is seriously one of my pet peeves. I'm all for slang here and there, but it should not completely transform a sentence.

Highest possible grade for statistics: 89.67% That is only if I get a perfect score on my last test. So close!

People need to stop underestimating my intelligence. Too many people think I don't understand things when I know them full well.

I did better than I thought I would on my paper on Vietnam. =)

YSL...

I went to the De Young museum yesterday with Ben since it was free, but we had to pay $10 to see the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition because it looked like it would be interesting. The clothes were gorgeous, but there were a few pieces that I wasn't too fond of. I got to see the original sketches and the designs of different eras. I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside though, so I can't really show anything.

There were a lot of really cool pieces of art. This mountain of blocks was in the front entrance, and it is HUGE!





One of my neighbors decorated a tree outside of their house, which was kind of cool. It brings out the spirit of Christmas and is quite festive.

Well, I started on my paper, and I have five pages done so far. Five down, five more to go. I'm trying to work as quickly as I can. Hopefully, I won't have to do too much editing later since I tend to edit along the way.

There's an event going on at the Puma store downtown to celebrate their 60th birthday. Lady Gaga is going to be there with Steve Aoki. Admission is free, but you just need to bring this ticket. I want to go, but I'm not sure if I can because 1) I am on-call & 2) My presentation and paper are due the next day.

School ruins everything.

I heard that there's going to be a WPL reunion next Thursday, and I'd maybe be interesting in going, but it just so happens that I'm working for sure that day.