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dang, missed a week. haha
recap of last last week:
the 16th was Carmie's & my brother's bday
the family drove out to woodland hills for his bday celebration
it was held at Maggiano's
it was a pretty nice looking Italian restaurant
and... that's pretty much it

tuesday
i had lunch at Thai BBQ with Pam & Max
Joseph calls me & we invite him to eat with us
after lunch, Pam & Max go back to Burbank
and Joseph & I go to Doug's house to pick him up
unfortunately, he wasn't home
so we ended up just chillin on his porch talking about our stresses
finally Doug gets home & we chill a little long at his place
once we were ready, we all headed over to Marianne's house
they played guitar & then we went on stumbleupon.com
that website is addicting

thursday
craving The Boat
so Pam, Max, and I head out to Rowland Heights
we pick up Rex & we drive to the restaurant only to find out that it is closed!!!
gahhh the madness
we traveled all the way to Rowland Heights for The Boat & it was freakin closed
but whatever
we ended up going to Coconut Bay
i didn't quite like what i got to be honest
but the restaurant itself was really nice
it was kinda awkward though because for the longest time, we were the only ones eating there
after lunch/dinner (it was around 4:30ish when we ate)
we hit up a nearby mall where I finally bought my grey pants
I am so happy
plus it was only about $13
such a steal
we continued to walk around the mall & when we were done
we went to Guppy's because Pam was craving the shaved ice dessert thing
im not the biggest fan
considering i don't really like fruits
but i ate some anyway
Rex was acting like my dad telling me to eat my fruits
all of a sudden, out of nowhere I start to sob up while eating a strawberry
i really don't like raw strawberries but it was no reason to cry over
i guess i was just highly emotion
lately i've been really stressed out money & debt
i think it's gotten me into a little funk
but anyways, after that embarrassing incident, we dropped Rex off at home & we headed home as well

friday
i wake up to two texts
one from Giaan & the other from Mark
apparently G was heading up to my area & they wanted to hang out
so we all meet up at the Burbank mall & eat dinner at Kabuki
G was really craving some sort of dessert & she mentioned gelato
they googled gelato places near burbank & we found one on Tujunga
it was quite the adventure trying to find that place but we finally got there
the place was called Gelato Bar & it was small but had a very homie feel
we got some yummy gelato & talked for awhile
then we called it a night

saturday
finally a beach day
everyone meets up at Jared's house & we head out
we went to Santa Monica
it was hella crowded but we still had fun
after we were done with the beach, we walked the promenade
i love the street performers, but unfortunately no one really caught me attention
we had dinner at Barney's Beanery
i loved the atmosphere and they way the place was set up
Pam & I found a couple of arcade machines & played Area 51
one of my favorite shooting games of the past
after dinner, we all called it a night & went our separate ways

sunday
Psych marathon... sweet

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tuesday
hung out with pam & megan
costco hot dogs
venice beach
promenade
crepes & fries
...the usual. haha :]

wednesday
six flags with the seven+1
we had breakfast at coral cafe
half of our group was more than an hour late
i felt bad for the waitress
we got to the theme park around noon
it was hot, but it was bearable
there were virtually no lines
so we rode almost every ride in there
i liked the new terminator salvation ride
but my absolute favorite is still tatsu
as the day began winding down, we left & headed towards burbank
we hit up empire for wendy's & panda
& we ate infront of the jamba juice
after eating, we played extreme hot hands (??)
that was funny
then we called it a night

thursday
day of rest

friday
woke up super stoked for camping
we drive all the way up to lake cachuma and find out that they are full!
you can just imagine the disappointment and anguish
we were still determined to set up camp so we went to pam's friend's place in UCSB
to research other camp grounds
but everything was full
so we had to come up with a plan B
we ended up renting a room at motel 6 and hanging out with angela's cousin
jared & i were fully intent on setting up the tent inside the motel room
but as we started our mission, we soon realized that it wasn't going to work
fail number 343259876985 of the day
i've actually had quite a few fails this weekend
im not very proud. haha
a motel wasn't quite the same as camping
but it was still super nice hanging out with the circle again
& there was dippin dots!!!!!!!
we spent the night cosmic bowling
we were so cool, we even had glow sticks
once we got back to the room
almost everyone knocked out
it took me awhile to fall asleep... as usual

saturday
the wake up time was 6am
everyone woke up, but no one got out of bed
people finally started moving around 9ish 10ish
we said fairwell to the room & hit up the denny's across the street
we made a pit stop at a beach 7 walked around
we found two dead seals
& i think both were beheaded
quite disturbing i must say
& that ended our camping trip

sunday
sleep

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monday
i went with my eldest sister & her kids to universal city walk
we ate at bucca & walked around a bit
we then hit up burbank to watch UP in 3D
super cute

tuesday
slept all day & night

wednesday
happy canadia day! haha
& we chose to celebrate by going to Disneyland!
it wasn't as hot as i thought it was going to be
& there wasn't as many peope either
the longest we had to wait to ride was about 30 minutes
not bad i must say
we had dinner at rainforest cafe
& i find out that Boys Like Girls/Nevershoutnever/The ready set go were at downtown disney!
i was soooo close to them!
i was super close to ditching the fam to stand in line and watch the concert
but i decided not to
i mean, i already paid for the dland tickets
which we got for $50 each
quite a steal
thanks craigslist! haha

thursday
slept once again all day & night

friday
went ice skating at pickwick with the eldest again & the kids
followed by the anime expo
didn't really do much there
just walked around & looked at all the interesting people
then ended the night with kabuki

saturday
went to the urgent care for my reoccurring eye pain
got an eye drop prescription
then didn't really do anything else

sunday
sleep & such