JUST STFU.

Haven't been to up for socializing lately.

Today was a complete different story than Saturday. I wasn't sick AT ALL. I took my medications as usual and wasn't nauseous, dry heaving or throwing up. For this instance, I'm pretty sure it wasn't my medication. Being exposed to sick people day in and day out probably doesn't help. Further more, people feel the need to COUGH in my face. It's great. I understand that my patients are sick, but they always seem to let out a cough in my face when I'm getting them ready for their test. Grosses me right out. 

I've still been incredibly tired, and really am not up to socializing in any situation. Going out on my work weeks has been narrowed down to about a minimum. It's just too much some weeks. By the time Saturday rolls around, I will have worked 44 hours. That's more hours worked in four days, than most people work in a business week. I have three more days to work on top of that! Sometimes I do get my second wind, and mush. Don't ask me how, because honestly I  have no idea.

It always seems when you're not feeling good or you're tired, people just talk to you non stop. It's probably a combination of not feeling well and being that much more irritating. I LOVE TO SOCIALIZE. I am, a social butterfly...when I'm up to it. People just amaze me sometimes. I'm not the type of person that needs people to make me feel comfortable. I'm fully capable of dealing with situations when I'm not. Just build a bridge and get over it. Even motor mouths need to take breaths once in a while. Shit. I've come to the conclusion there are just people who like the sound of their own voice. If I'm not engaging in any form of socializing with you, chances are I DON'T WANT TO. 

I had a long conversation with Hien today about communication in general. Circumstances vary from person to person. For example, I'd expect any member of my family or friends to actually LISTEN to me when I'm upset. Even if I'm talking about a topic they don't relate to or even care about---they should LISTEN because they care about ME. This is how I treat everyone that I love, and am close with. My ears are always open and return the favor. Not everything may seem like a big deal to one person, but to THAT person it could feel like a life or death situation. Don't ever disregard someone else's feelings, ESPECIALLY when they are TRUSTING AND CONFIDING IN YOU FOR SUPPORT. Feel me?

A long time ago, someone very close to my heart opened my eyes. Clare taught me that everyone's pain is the same. No matter if your dog died, your parents died, you got dumped, lost a job, lost your house. Your pain isn't any more hurtful, or significant than the next person's. The pain you feel, is the same. When you think about it, it really  makes sense. I've always calculated my pain, in kind of like degrees. Sting, ouch, painful, ok fucking HURT, and down right devastating. When I look back, I realize it all felt the same. ALL OF IT. Pain is pain, no matter how you look at it. Maybe others can argue my opinion, but this is how I view it.

OKAY TOTALLY WENT OFF ON A TANGENT.

So basically, my ears and energy are kept for the people I love. I don't have time to waste energy on listening to people I really don't give a flying fuck about. Especially ones that can't get a grip and understand, I don't want anything to do with them. Let's face it. It's a hard pill to swallow when someone doesn't like you. My motto for a long time has been: what other people think about me, is none of my business. I don't care, and I  don't want to know. Obviously if you don't like me, I'm not your friend or your family so keep it to yourself. Other people's opinions about you, whether they be hurtful or really sweet--I just really don't want to know. It can go either way. Someone can not like you, give you reasons why and hurt your feelings when they aren't mutual. Someone also can give you unlimited compliments and praise, swelling your ego into the size of the universe. Nope, don't have time to deal with that crap so I choose not to. If I don't respect you as a person, I really don't value your opinion. WOW. I'M A BITCH. It's true though. You hold no value to my life. 

Either way, I'm too old to be dealing with nonsense. If I don't like you, build a bridge and get over it like every other normal person does. Obsessing over WHY someone doesn't care to be your friend, like you or whatever is only making it worse. Too bad people don't learn these lessons at appropriate times. It takes all kinds of people to make a world, and people in MY WORLD exist as friends or loved ones for a reason. :) 

Sandy Cheeks

FML.

Saturday was all cheeks. I went into work not feeling well at all. I'm pretty sure that it's still the Metformin making me sick, but I can't be positive. I did a little test a while ago and stopped it for about a week. The nausea was still there. I'm going to pin all of the blame on the Tricor. Either way, I just wasn't feeling great at all. It was super embarrassing to say the least. I popped into the control room, and was talking to one of my friends. THEN BOOM! My cheeks puffed up and she had to back away...in fear Mount St. Thao was going to BLOW! Luckily, I didn't. Just dry heaves, but now I'm looking like Sandy Cheeks.

There was a local church doing chicken BBQ dinners to deliver and we all ordered. I got super busy at work, and didn't get to eat lunch until about 4:00. It didn't really bother me, I really wasn't hungry at all. I got my chicken out and only at about a quarter of it, and got called to do more work. I never went back to eat anymore of it, actually because I actually started throwing up. In between doing patients, I had to run to the bathroom. It was a great day...

On top of everything, The Knick's were playing TERRIBLE and got OWNED by The Heat. I wasn't able to watch too much of the playoff game, but from what I saw...was enough to make me weep. However, I am a big fan of Lebron James. Cocky as he may be, his bball skills are awesome and it's always entertaining to watch him play. Just wish NYK didn't get SPANKED! 

I was super glad to get home and try to rest. Even then I was still too sick to sleep. What a horrible way to spend a Saturday.

Put put puttered out!

Slap my face!

Friday rolled around, and it felt NOTHING like Friday. My dad started off walking into work with little flurries flying around in the air. GREAT. Glad I haven't cleaned out my trunk, it still had two coats in it! Speaking of which, I REALLY need to clean my car and my room. Looks like a tornado and Dorothy ripped through there!

Even though there was a steady amount of work to be done, I was dragging some major ass! This whole week I've been completely exhausted. It's all a combination of running around, staying up too late and early mornings. Queen of complaints this week ha! After lunch it got even WORSE. My friend and I were walking around the department like zombies. I even started smacking my cheek to wake me up! I dug through my tote and found I had a random 5 Hour Energy drink in there. It was orange flavored. We all know too well how skeptical I am of DRINKING new things...not so much eating them. That's actually super bizarre now that I type it out...

I shook up the little bottle and took a whif. It actually smelled pretty good, and then I drank it. EW. I don't know how anybody drinks that shit! I drank like half the bottle and it burned worse than a shot going down! The aftertaste is what I image FEET to taste like, if you could eat feet. You know those freeze pops that come in those sleeves? You snip the top and suck the juice and ice out of it? Sometimes when you sip the juice it kind of burns your throat or gives you that weird sensation? The energy drink was like that, but worse. After I drank it I housed my 20oz water that was sitting next to me, just to get the taste and burning out. NOPE. DENIED, totally didn't help.  I'm so sour about the whole thing, because IT DIDN'T WORK. I gave it about two hours to kick in, and zip. Broke down and bought myself a hot coffee and pounded it.

I still left work barely awake, and was happy to get home and relax. Too bad the coffee kept me awake! Or was it the energy drink? I've discovered, there's a reason why I don't like Redull. Tastes like liquid Smartees and most other energy drinks taste the same. Blech. 

Fluctu-whatta?!

Some days, I REALLY hate the scale.

Went to my appointment today, only to find that I gained the three pounds back. WHAT THE FRENCH TOAST! A few months back I had an awful time with my water weight fluctuating. Welp, looks like we meet again you nasty evil little monster! 

I was super bummed out. I'm sure that I'll be able to lose the three pounds by next week, if not more--because hey! I've already been down this road before. Nevertheless, it's totally frustrating. The first time I faced it, I really wanted to give up. Luckily my persistence got the best of me and I stuck with the program. Jim has done really well, and that's just one more person I don't want to let down. Especially since I got him doing the program as well! 

Onto the next challenge of the day...dreaded lemon raspberry shake. So I have big issues with expectations of things. I sniffed the bottle, which I DO NOT RECOMMEND. Whey protein has a very distinct smell to it, and it's not really an appetizing one to say the least. Tami told me to just shake the damn thing up and get over it. I shook it up, and let it sit for a few minutes. Waited, waited then waited until she yelled at me again. First reaction, not so bad. The WEIRD thing about it, the AFTER TASTE IS BETTER than the initial sip. CRAZY RIGHT?!

See what I mean? This freaks me out. Something that taste like this, should NOT look like this. When I think "smoothie", I think frosty frozen blend of deliciousness. It's the whole mind over matter thing I need to get a grip on. That being said, these could totally taste like hot garbage juice and then where would I be?! Probably back on the road leading me to more poor decisions and beating myself up. After all is said and done, I REALLY think it's time that I invest in a blender to take to work. I'd really like to get a Ninja, however I'm positive that someone would jack it there. Actually, I know so! I've had shit taken there from me, that you wouldn't even dream of being even worthy of stealing. At this point, I'm thinking I should just get a Magic Bullet. They already have the little drink cups and I can store and wash it out easily there. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do. 


I stuck the lemon raspberry into the freezer so it would get a bit icy. NOPE...not doing that again. Blending is definitely the way to go. Tressa says that it's definitely a taste that you have to get used to. I trust her judgement and know she'd never steer me wrong. I'm just going to have to nerd it up, and experiment with more flavor combos to see what I can come up with!

New shake!

Literal and not literal lol.

I've been feeling pretty good today. Headed back into work with a nice little spring in my step. We got through our schedule pretty quickly, and I was definitely on top of my game. I pack quite a bit of things on my first day back. Mostly supplies for the week. Starting with my little container of vitamins. I have many rituals I do, not enough to classify me as OCD just yet. I usually take my medications in the morning when I get up, hop in the shower, have a little bite to eat (usually fruit) and head off to work. When I get there, I check in of course and take my regiment of vitamins by at least 10:30 and have either a shake or a bar. Works out pretty well actually, and I rather like it that way.

So as you all know, I've been doing the shake thing for a while. I'm starting to look so good, I do a little shake when I walk now too! HA! Not enough for anyone else to notice, but it's there if you look closely. It's a constant reminder to myself that there was a whole lot more JIGGLE there before I melted away! I have to admit, I'm always nervous trying these shakes. Whey protein has a certain type of smell to it, and texture. In my experience, I've learned to DRINK AS SOON AS YOU SHAKE IT UP. If I let the shake sit too long, it gets too thick and I can't do it. Cody raved about the lemon raspberry shake, and I'm super skeptical. So skeptical that I couldn't even bring myself to try it out today! Instead, I went with the coffee flavored one!

First of all, let me apologize for these GIANT gaps between my pictures. I haven't mastered how to put them up next to each other on here. Moving along! I filled up my water to the designated line and shook until I got dizzy. VERDICT: IT WAS GOOD. WAY BETTER than the shakes I was drinking before! I was super surprised. I'm a sucker for anything coffee flavored, and this totally did the trick. I wasn't able to drink the whole thing in one sitting, got busy at work. I stuck it in the freezer to chill it better, and I ended up sipping it through a straw later because of the whole texture thing. Overall, I'm super happy about the flavor and the consistency. ALSO! I don't have to use a blender bottle! It might not be eco friendly, being in these pre-made plastic containers, but I made sure I recycled them after a rinse. There was only 3g of sugar in these, and it didn't have that gross aspartame taste to it. I'm SUPER WORRIED that the lemon raspberry one will. That one doesn't have any sugar in it at all, and it's only 100cals vs. 110 in this shake.

My friend Jane asked me how I was today, and commented that I looked really good. She said every time I come back, she can notice I've been losing. It's really nice to hear that people are noticing. It makes all my efforts that much more worth it, and I know I can push myself further on. Jim sent me a message last night and said he lost close to 20lbs on his first week! I was super thrilled! For some odd reason, I kind of have bad luck recommending things to people. Like places to eat or to go do something, they never seem to like the things I suggest. Well some people don't and others do. I can't tell you how excited and happy I am, that he is really into this program. Luck for him, men lose weight way faster than women. When you're larger, you drop poundage faster as well. Seems like Jim is one of the few, that I've had luck with recommendations. 

The whole point of my blog on here, is to give REAL people just like ME an insight to the process. Specifically if you're going the route of protein shakes, or thinking of seeking a doctor in your area that offers these options. I grew super frustrated in finding ACTUAL TESTIMONIALS on these programs and products. It wouldn't be a blog if I didn't include my crazy personal shenanigans, but you all get the drift. If one person reads this blog and is able to get something out of it, I've done my job as an author. I hope this helps in some shape or form to someone. If it means support in weight loss, or consolation that you're crazy messed up life is not so crazy after all! Comment, ask questions, get a hold of me if you're wanting to know specific details. If not, buckle up and enjoy the twisty slide down the scale with the melting girl!

Addicted to addictions...

GAH!

Why do I do this to myself?! A few months ago, I started playing the game Draw Something. I can't seem to stop myself from drawing on my giant phone! This game is so crazy addicting, it's not even funny. When I have time to draw things out properly, I take a lot of time out to draw all the details. If I'm not that into it, I just doodle whatever. I've been playing with quite a few people, bought myself some fancy new color palettes and have gone to town. It's super fun to see other people's drawings. It almost makes you think a little bit more about that person. I started to notice some drawings were WAY better than others, which makes me wonder if they're playing on tablets. They almost have to be with the details they're all adding in! Anyway, I thought I'd share a personal masterpiece of mine!

One of my favorite and best drawings by far! All done with these magic fingers!

This game is seriously addicting, beware! Onto my next addiction: Instagram. I AM OBSESSED WITH INSTAGRAM. The word "shutter bug" should have a picture of me next to it in the dictionary. Asians are all stereotyped as bad driving camera clicking touristy people. I am by no means a bad driver, but I embrace the stereo type of the nerdy Asian kid with all the gadgets and camera around her neck. When I chose my phone (Samsung Nexus), I made sure it had some major storage capacity. Photography has been a hobby of mine for a long time. I was really serious into in throughout high school and gave it up in college. Ansel Adams didn't make millions at the start of his career, and I'm no high fashion photographer. Photography runs literally through my veins. My dad has always been into photography, and my cousin is actually a high fashion photographer in NYC. I love playing with filters and adjusting different things on images I take. I've been looking into purchasing a DSLR camera, either a Nikon or a Cannon. Either way, I'm getting my fix with Instagram. I love flipping through and looking through popular photos and how others see the world! If you're a fellow Instagrammer, look me up if you can! Username: ItsTizzleBaby!

Get it together!

I have gotten so bad, at blogging everyday...like I am supposed to!

Flipping back through my older entries, I see a pattern coming on. I'm posting less everyday, and more in one day to catch up. Not cool on my end, sorry! Life gets in the way, yadayadayada....

I seriously can't believe it's Monday already. Makes me really depressed just thinking that I have to go back to work on Wednesday. The only good thing about work this time, is I'm a bit more refreshed. Going out and doing really fun things on my weeks off, make me more prepared to go back to work. Weird as that may sound, when I don't do fun things on my weeks off---I become really grumpy and resentful about work. Like I had a break, but it didn't mean anything and now I'm back at this crappy place again?! Moral of the story is, I must never have boring breaks from work. They must always be fun and full of adventure. So I can come back to work with a clear mind and spring in my step!

That's why I don't get people who rarely take vacations. No wonder you're so miserable. Vacations are necessary, I mean that's why you acru time off isn't it? If you don't take a break longer than a weekend, now and then you'll go bonkers. Literally start peeling the paint off the walls. Go relax and enjoy yourself, so you can carry some of that with you when you start your next work week. It's all about managing your time wisely. I've mastered still having a life with my work schedule. I haven't been going out on work days very much lately, but I still like to. I spend 26 weeks out of the year at work. That's half the damn year. I spend more time with people at work, than I do with my family and friends. Makes me kind of sick when I think about it, but that's the shift I chose for myself. 

You learn to deal with managing your time. Managing your life is more like it! It always amazes me when I meet those few people at work, that use work as their social life. Makes me super sad for them actually. Can you imagine having to deal with that? I MEAN WORK AS YOUR SOCIAL LIFE? What do those people do when they get home? Where's your escape from it all? It pays off to have good social skills and friends. I'd be effing miserable if I depended on work to interact with people. Not everyone is equipped with the tools necessary to have a social life, I get that. But they should definitely put themselves out there and try. I sometimes think about moving away, and making new friends seems a little scary to me. Most people that know me, don't see any problems with me making friends. I'm a super friendly social bug and I can have conversation with just about anyone. JUST ABOUT EVERYONE, NOT EVERYONE just to clear that up! Even if I did move far away to a new place, I'd still put myself out there and try. Having a life of your own, is something you should take seriously. 

If you have no value in your life, what the hell is the point?

Why do the weekends go by so fast?

That's like asking:

How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll, inside of a tootsie pop!

THE WORLD, MAY NEVER KNOW.

Sunday came by fast, and sadly all I wanted to do was be a sloth all day. Hien got up early to meet up with one of her friends from college for breakfast down the street. Whitney and I slept in, and we both really needed it too! My mom got us up and made breakfast for us. We lounged around most of the morning and prepared to go to the bus station to see them off. It always makes me sad when they have to leave. Coming to visit on the weekends, is never enough time. They really are only there for one full day, considering they're travelling on Friday and Sunday. Definitely not enough time. That's why I despise going to the city. It's a lot of work for such a short amount of time. I just can't justify taking that awful bus trip. Keep in mind, I get super car sick. That's why I like driving everywhere. No car sickness for me when I'm driving. Make me sit in the back seat for a ride longer than 45mins and I guarantee you'll be sorry you didn't let me sit shotty. 

What is a family visit without fighting? My sister and I have this GREAT thing where we fight every time we see each other. Doesn't matter if it's a day or a weekend, we will fight one way or another. I was feeling really guilty about it later, because it stresses out my Mom. No one wants to see their kids fight. It just drives me crazy that when Hien is home, I literally have to cater to her every need. When I'm in the city, she makes me do shit on my own. She makes me take the subway by myself to Port Authority, which is fine now because I've done it so many times I know what stop to get off at. Still, it's the principle that it's effing rude. Who doesn't see their company off properly? MY SISTER, that's who. It drives me insane. She's always yelling at me to be an adult, which I think I'm MORE of an adult than her fuck you very much! Drives me bananas. She struck a nerve with me, when she didn't plan properly for this weekend. She had things to do, which entailed me going entirely out of my way to appease her. I've been having REAL issues with being a chauffeur lately to EVERYONE, and I'm TIRED OF BEING A TAXI SERVICE. I understand that yes, it's upstate and there is no public transportation but have a little consideration! If we're out, get all the shit you need to get done in one trip. Otherwise you're being a serious pain in my ass and I don't appreciate it.

I have control issues, big surprise there. I have issues with not having my car. I don't like to be at the mercy of other people. Especially when I'm out at night and don't want to get stranded somewhere. It's different when you're in a relationship with someone and they do most of the driving. You're with them anyway, and plus he never stranded me anywhere! Either way, driving myself is a completely different story than driving everyone else places. 

No more soapbox for me. I got Whitney to the bus station, and took Hien about an hour or two later. I took her where she needed to go, and that was that. I stopped being an asshole about the whole thing and decided it was better to just fold and do it. Whatever. I spend the rest of the day spending quality time with my Mom. Mom has been super depressed lately, because I LIVE WITH HER and I am never home. Seriously, I'm never home. During my work weeks, I literally go home to sleep and shower. My parents hardly see me. They're gone when I get up and they're sleeping when I get home. It was nice to spend some real quality time with her. We cooked a bit together and watched movies for the rest of the night.

Over the years, I've come to realize how important family is. No matter how many times you want to throw bricks at their heads or strangle them. Family is family, and no matter how you look at it---they'll always be there for you. It's been a real eye opener in the past few years. Your parents are really just people, that are as fucked up as you are. We're all trying to make it in our own way. It's become increasingly important for me to spend time with my family, and make the most out of our visits. That's why, I decided to put my ego aside and to not be mad at Hien anymore. Everything in moderation. If I spent too much time with her, I'd grow to resent it and get in more fights with her. My relationship with my mother has gotten really good over the past few months. I'm starting to realize that the past life regression I had, really helped me out a lot with her. It was important for me to see things at a different angle then before. I've been more calm about things and understanding. I just wish I had realized this years ago, I wouldn't have felt like I've wasted so much time.

Everything in moderation

Diet, what diet?

It has been extremely hard to stick to my diet this weekend. Everyone deserves a free pass, as long as you keep it in moderation. I don't take free bees very often, in fact I've been sticking to my plan very religiously. I knew this weekend would be tough on me, so I made a serious conscious effort to portion control.

Saturday, my Mom made Banh Xeo. It's kind of like a crepe, we call them Vietnamese pancakes. My Mom hasn't made these in I can't even tell you how long. They entail a great deal of effort to make, and it kind of causes a big mess. Basically they are crepes filled with bean sprouts, onions, shrimp, bean curd and beef or pork. You eat them with fresh greens, cilantro and leaf lettuce. It's amazingly good, and seriously addicting. I did a really good job and only ate two of them, and I was full instantly. It's one of those foods where you have to eat it right away while it's still hot and crispy. I like eating them later, but my Mom insists that I shouldn't. 

No food will ever compare to your Mom's. It's just a given fact. When I was in LA, Twixxy took us to a place in Westminister for some authentic Vietnamese food. Although it was great, it was nothing to compare to my Mom's food. Their style of cooking was a bit different, but still extremely delicious. I love Vietnamese food. Mom has been teaching me slowly her recipes, she makes it look so damn easy! Anyway, someday I'll master it and be able to pass it on to my children. 

After we all had full bellies, we decided to take a mini road trip to Ithaca. I love Ithaca, it's really fun and there's lots to do...weather permitting of course! Jon Jones was fighting Saturday night to defend his title, and we've made it tradition to watch it at Eddie's. I took the girls to a winery there, and it was fabulous. Six Mile Creek is a really quaint vineyard with an awesome staff. The girls did 12 tastings, while I kept myself at only six. It was more than enough for me, and I totally felt loopy after. Remember, I haven't been drinking really at all so I've become a totally cheap cheap date. Their wines were really great. I'm just starting to get into wine, so I prefer the sweeter ones. Not super sweet. I usually stick with a reisling or a good Niagra. I found one wine there, Pasa Tiempo that I liked very much. Whitney and I drank the whole bottle during the fight. It wasn't hard to do! The fight was great! Jon went the whole five rounds (first time ever!) and they declared him the winner. By the time we left the girls were super sleepy, and I had damn near lost my voice from screaming so loud! We dined in Ithaca that night at our favorite restaurant there, The Boat Yard and we were all more than stuffed. It was a really great time spending the day with friends and family, laughing and chatting it up! Can't wait to do it again!

Fresh local goat cheese to pair with our wine!

Family Friday

This weekend, is all about family!

My sister and Whitney came home on Friday for the weekend. I was really anxious for them to get here, I haven't seen either one in a few months. Hien got home early enough to go out to dinner. My parents wanted to take us out to dinner, but we had other plans. We wanted to take THEM to dinner. We barely ever get quality family time. Seeing as my Dad works swing shifts, and my sister only really comes home for one full day. There's a new restaurant that just opened recently and we wanted to check it out.

Neither one of my parents are real keen on going out to eat. Although they enjoy food, it's more of a hassle I think for them. Dad would rather enjoy a night at home for dinner, with some take out. Anyway, this place is one of the "up scale" restaurants around the area and we wanted to give it a go. It's funny, because Hien and I were discussing places to go and we both really wanted oysters. Remlik's happens to be an oyster bar! Now I know oysters are in seasons with months ending in "R", but I didn't care. That's how bad I've been wanting to eat them! We started off getting a round of oysters and some colossal shrimp cocktail. When they say colossal...they mean it. These shrimp were so big, they made the little cocktail sauce container look small. Our dinners came with soup or salad. We all pretty much think alike, so we ordered one of each and shared with each other.                                                                                                                                                                    

We each ordered pretty extravagant dinners, including scallops and lots of steak. My parents are real big into the surf and turf so that's exactly what we did. I got the filet mignon, and it was really really good. It had mashed potatoes, asparagus, and a balsamic vinaigrette on the side of it. The steak literally melted in my mouth it was that good. My parents seemed to like their dinners also, but they're always worried about the cost of dining. It wasn't cheap by any stretch. We paid a pretty penny, but we don't get to do things like this very often with the parental units. We took plenty of boxes home and had a great family dinner. Later on, I scooped up Whitney and got her some Los Tapatios for dinner. She's a real big fan of Mexican so I figured I couldn't go wrong. It's really funny, because I thought about getting her wings. Every time the girls come home, they want wings from this hole in the wall bar. They have yet to find any wings that taste better than the ones here. Totally should have picked her up some wings too, but we'll leave that for next time!

Filet Mignon at Remlik's

Spa-la-la!

Judgement Day!

As a reward last week, Dr. Cusimano treated me to a complimentary facial peel. I have to admit, as soon as she said it I got instantly scared. My mom had a really bad chemical peel like ten years ago, and all I remember is her face looking burnt. So bad, that she couldn't leave the house. It was horrific, and made me scared to do anything to my face. I talked to Cody to set up the appointment, and she assured me there was nothing to worry about. I was blessed with really great skin. Everyone always tells me how nice my skin is, and up until now I had no idea what they were talking about. Asian skin is usually super fare. I never really broke out in zits as a teenager and the biggest "problem" I have with my skin are sun spots. The sun spots I'm sure, of a result of being constantly outside when I was a kid. Swimming and playing. Over the years, I've started getting spots all over. They're annoying.

Laura is a newer girl working in the office. Sara is out to have her baby, so she won't be there for a while. I haven't really had time to get to know Laura, because she doesn't take me back for my appointments. She took me back today, to do my facial peel for me. I still was nervous about doing the whole thing, and asked her if she ever had one done. She tans, so she's not eligible to have it done. Laura was super nice during the whole thing and talked to me while she applied the Glytone. She had me put on a hairband and gave me little tanning goggles. The Glytone mixture is brushed on gently, and then it sits for a few minutes on the face. During this time, you're supposed to feel like a tingling sensation. My skin, is kind of weird. I would consider it oily, but in the morning after my shower--it is dry like the freaking Sahara. I always make sure I put on moisturizer everyday. I've been using the brand NOEVIR since I was like ten years old. It's pricey, but hey! Look at my skin and tell me it doesn't WORK! 

My face began to sting a bit, especially around my cheeks. My cheeks are like the driest part of my face, after I get out of the shower. It didn't surprise me at all that they stung. Laura monitored my face, and started applying a neutralizer. The neutralizer of course, stabilizes the acid peel and feels really nice! It's almost like the sensation of putting on aloe after a bad sunburn. It was kind of gross at the same time though, because I could hear like crackling and like sizzling. I KNOW SUPER GROSS, but I am a dedicated author and pride myself on delivering the details that you won't find anywhere else! She put the neutralizer on multiple times and then we were all done! The first few applications of the neutralizer did sting a bit more, after it was completely fine. She had me wash my face with a cleanser and apply SPF lotion. My post peel instructions were of course to stay out of the sun, and not to like harshly scrub my face when I wash it.

My cheeks were a bit pink, but nothing serious. Over all, I totally will do it again. My skin already feels softer and smoother. The pinkness on my face, would look similar to spending my lunch break outside in the sunshine. Like I said, the stinging completely stopped after the neutralizer was applied. Super excited! She also said that it would help with my pigmentation aka my sun spots! I've been using that damn Clinique Dark Spot Corrector, and it hasn't helped at all. I'm seriously considering laser treatment.

I went back to the waiting room to chill out before Cody brought me back to weigh in. I'm happy to report, that I lost the weight I gained back last week! I'm back down to 182lbs and I'm feeling really great about everything. We did the Lipotonix shot today as usual, and I picked up some new things on my way out. Dr. Cusimano has been getting new products in the office, and they look really awesome. I noticed a couple weeks ago, she had these bottles that had mix already in them. Like a water bottle with stuff at the bottom, instead of dumping a packet into the blender bottle. Protein shakes on the go! Cody said she usually drinks the mango flavored ones, and she loves them. The real show stopper was the lemon raspberry shakes. I heard a fellow weight loss diva raving about them to Laura at the desk. I got really excited and decided to try them out. They cost the same as the shake packets, $14 per package. You get six bottles and they're completely perfect for what I need. I got the lemon raspberry shakes, and the cafe latte flavored ones. I'll report back as soon as I try them out! SUPER EXCITED!

Today was a really great day! I've been so fortunate and thankful for Dr. Cusimano and her staff. I feel like I'm at home there, and I'm comfortable with everyone. This program has literally changed almost everything about my life, and I can't wait to continue on! Tomorrow will be a super duper shmooper day! Hien and Whitney are coming home for the weekend! Hien and are taking my parents out to dinner at a local place, Remlik's. Nikki and the girls ate there a few weeks ago and said it was delish. I really wanted to go to Moxie's, but the reservation times didn't work out for us. No worries, Hien and I actually really wanted oysters! We're totally in luck because Remlik's happens to be an oyster bar! WOOOOO-HOOOO! I can't wait to spend some quality time with my family this weekend! :)

Blinded by the light!

And so the day came, when the sun was more than she could bear!

A few weeks ago, I posted about my mild episode of um..well RAGE DISORDER when I pulled a Brittney Spears and attacked my car. Not with an umbrella, with my hands! The casing around my sun visor was broke, and it was hanging there completely limp...in my field of view. I did what any other person would do. Exhausted all my options, before I 86'd the bitch.

I have these crazy obsessions with watching TV online. We have super basic cable at home, and of course Netflix. No one is ever really home enough to get cable, so we just live without it. Dad is glued to his computer, Mom chills out in her room with her Wii and,  me on mine. I was browsing around to look for a new show to watch. Project Runway, and Top Chef over, so I opted for America's Next Top Model. Totally stayed up entirely too late, and ended up going to bed around 4am! Ooops. 

The morning came super fast, and I was off to get my car fixed! Thank you Jesus! It's kind of sad, because they all know me on a first name basis there. HEY! I mean, it's not my fault I have all these problems! Most of the time people, or BIRDS hit me! Rick took my car in for me, while I headed to the waiting room...full of the senior citizens. LOL. The Price is Right was on, and I seriously have never seen people so excited. I mean, the waiting room was PACKED. These people were going bananas! When I walked in, it sounded like people watching a damn Knick's game in there! It was super funny to watch all of them, and I admit hell yeah I'm a fan of the show! When we were kids, my sister, Whitney and I would watch it and see how close we came to estimating our bids. No doubt we were super close, we're super brilliant didn't you all know that?! 

It only took about a half hour for them to put the visor back on, and then I was off to enjoy the day! I've been a little worried about my weigh in this week, my scales have been off again. Total shocker right?! We'll see...

PHHHEWWW!

I'm sooooo sorry to all my readers out there...

Assuming that there are readers! I see my page visit meter go up, every time I log on! Thanks for taking interest in my not so average life! All apologies for not posting as religiously as I should! This week has wiped me out completely, and I've been hitting the hay early every night!

Tuesday was nothing too stupendous. I spent it most of the day with restless leg syndrome at work, counting down the hours until freedom! They announced who got positions at the new facility, and it's only a matter of time before things change around. There's no point in going over scenarios in my head on where my fate lies, it's better to go with the current. Basically at this point, the only thing I'm worried about, is attending Han's wedding. I covered my ass when taking time off, and I'm praying that nothing will change too much. My glorious 7/7 shift that I LOVE SO MUCH, has potential in being dismantled. There goes the neighborhood.

The speculation and constant conversation about this crap from work, is more than I can deal with. I'm really good and tuning people out, so that's exactly what I did. I did my usual protein bar for lunch and took care of a few things. They switched around Jim's hours at work, so I was able to meet up with him. We've been texting back and forth about the program. He recently started this week on her program, and got some of his supplies. I'm super excited for him and glad that I can be there to support him. The program is expensive, and a definite commitment. I had some extra protein shakes that I wanted to share with him to try. She started him on the original shakes I started with. The thicker, grittier ones. They have 35g of protein in them, 250 cal--so they're really used to depend on as meal replacements.

The extra shake packets I had, are 100 cals and they're a lot better tasting! LOL. Anyway, I was glad to be there and help out a friend. Even better--I was glad to get the French toast out of work! BOOO-YAH!

I whip my hair back n forth!

I need  a change!

Last night after work, I got together with a good friend of mine. Robb is one of my dearest friends. He does a comedy show on the second Tuesday of each month. Considering his shows magically land on weeks that I work, it was about time that I showed up for one. I wasn't too tired when I got there, but it soon caught up after me.

It was a so nice to see him and catch up for a bit. We didn't get as much time as I wanted to spend with him, but I made sure to ask him if he could trim my hair for me. Robb is going to school for cosmetology, and I'd trust him with anything in the beauty department. Getting a hold of him is seriously murder. I have some of the best ninja stalking skills, and I haven't been able to track this bitch down for months! Robb has been hanging out with his other group of friends, so I've been robbed of him for a while. I understand though. He has a group of really close gay friends, and they have more in common. It gets kind of uncomfortable, even for me. I can't really relate to them when they're hunting for men lol. And he always feels bad leaving me at a bar to pursue some extra curricular activities lmfao! I don't care! Get it while the gettins good right?! Robb feels the same way about hanging out with my friends, because they all straight. Same thing I guess, different interests. 

Anyway, I was talking to him about maybe doing something different. I am SO NOT dying my hair again. It's taken at least five years to get all the bleached ends out of my hair, and I'm not eager to go back to that route again. He suggested getting colored hair extension clips! Looks like fun, and I can switch them out really easily! I've always been teetering between putting a dark plum or a dark blue sheen to my hair. This way, I get the best of everything. I don't have to dye my hair, I can just take these babies out whenever I want!

I can trim these, and fit them in on my head wherever! Don't worry, I'm not getting this pink one! Actually, maybe I will. Who cares, if you're only wearing them for a few hours right?! Anyway, I found this really cool site with hair stuff on it. Check it out!

HAIR!

Being sick working to my advantage?

Pretty sure, I'm delusional!

I went into work on Sunday, feeling horrible. All morning I had to run into the back just to keep my dry heaves to myself. It has been awful. Seriously wouldn't want to wish this crap on anyone! I've been doing my best to behave my eating habits, but it's been difficult. The weekends are always hard, because we usually order our food out. On Sunday, we ordered from an Italian place. I ended up getting a half order of stuffed shells, which included three of them. I couldn't even finish one. I was way to nauseous to eat, and I couldn't stomach anything more than a few bites.

So after not having an appetite, you'd think I'd be losing weight? I haven't lose an iota of this water weight. I'm seriously hoping that I'm down at least two pounds, even though I was striving to lose five. I'm not really sure what's been going on with me. I've been waking up multiple times throughout the night, either dry heaving or running to the bathroom. I'm starting to wonder if I do indeed have some kind of a bug. Anyway, this sickness is not contributing to any amount of sleep for me at all! Thank God I have NO plans on Wednesday, so I can sleep in as late as I want. I'm guessing I'll probably sleep in like a teenager. 

I called the body shop this week to check on my sun visor. They didn't call me like they were supposed to, come to find that it's on back order. It's supposed to arrive this week, and I've been anxious to get it. The sun is out, and you don't realize how much you need it until you go without it! My Bans aren't cutting it anymore, and the fact I drive a five speed doesn't help either. Can't block out the sun, shift and have hands on the wheel at the same time! GAH! 

No worries, in a few more days I'll be off and things will turn around for my week off. I hope!

Go with the current

Not against it!

In my limited experience of life, I've learned to just go with the flow. Don't let small things get in your way of success! Maybe it's my little Super Boy Voodoo key chain Rhonda got me, but I'm feeling a lot calmer about my situation at work.

Let the flood gates open! It's hard not to get sucked into the drama, no matter where you are. Just keep in mind, that the company you keep--can sometimes speak negatively in other people

s eyes. I'm a trooper. I don't let much get me down at work. No matter in what situation, I pride myself in always doing good work. I was raised in a family with a really great work ethic. Being a product of two immigrants, makes you work harder. Nothing ever is just handed from you. Sometimes I look around and can't help but feel so disappointed in people. Some say it's just laziness, but it makes me sad. Seeing others not have a passion or drive for their lives, is just plain wrong.

If you can't take care of yourself, who will? Eventually someone will stop caring for your ass, and what then? You'll have to grow up, I would HOPE! This week I've seen so many people act a fool. Like stomping your feet hard enough at work is going to help you get your way...WHAT THE HELL! It just makes you look like an asshole. Do yourself a favor and calm down. I mean if you wanna act like that, it's your business. Don't expect me to participate, I know better!

Keep working hard and putting the effort in, no matter what! Maybe right now, isn't your time--but don't STOP yourself from excelling by acting like a spoiled toddler.

STILL BLECK.

Ew.

Despite the fact that it was Friday the 13th, I wasn't feeling to bad about things. I mean, I seriously have more anxiety and fear about Mondays! Friday skidded by pretty quickly, but I was still feeling pretty crappy from my meds. Thank God I'm going to the office on Thursday, so I can check on this. It really sucks, considering I'm nauseous all day at work. It's hard to work through things and focus, when you're feeling not so great!

I stuck with my protein bar for lunch, and soup for dinner. Everything was pretty light. If I chose anything heavier to eat, it would have made it worse. Feeling bad, tends to bring out my inner Hulk. You all know what I mean! I'm super proud of myself, I held it together for sure!

Treat yourself!

Aviva weigh in today!

Today started out pretty crappy to tell you the truth. Usually my Metformin doesn't make me sick in the morning, but today it did. If this is any indication of morning sickness while pregnant, I will consider being a nun for the rest of my life. I take my medications in the morning, usually with fruit and some kind of protein. Most of the time it's a nibble or two on a protein bar. By the time I got out of the shower, I was already dry heaving. So bad, that I had to try and stop myself or my breakfast would have came up. 

Dry heaved all the way to the office, ew. I checked in promptly and Cody took me back for a weigh in. Rats ass. I gained 2lbs back. No big deal, I'm positive it's water weight. I've been feeling so freaking bloated the past few days, it isn't funny. You know that feeling like you have to go pee and your bladder is full? Yup, that's me--only after peeing it doesn't go away. If I have another UTI I am going to SCREAM. Cody took my blood pressure and it was significantly lower today. Probably from not sleeping well and feeling like death! Dr. Cusimano came in and she went over my chart. She was happy to see that I had lost weight, and gave me a pep talk about rewards! Because I met my first two goals, she scheduled me for a facial and a facial peel!

Eee gad! When she said facial peel, I kind of panicked. My mother had a chemical peel before, and it looked like her face had second degree burns. It looked super painful and not worth it! I cannot tell you how luck I am, to have a Eustachian in the family! Of course I text Han right away to see what her thoughts were. The office uses a product called Glytone, which I'm sure contains glycolic acid. Han assured me it is not harmful to the face, and she would total stop me from doing anything bad to my skin! After all, I'm all about trying new things these days! You can't ever tell with me! :)

Dr. Cusimano was excited about my MK bag! She said that's exactly how rewards should be. Objects to have, not to ingest! I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out today, except for being sick cranky pants at work this morning. I think that's something my co-workers can forgive. Everyone has their days! Hoping the rest of the week will fly by! The sooner it goes, the sooner I get to see Hien and Whitney for the weekend! HOOOORRRAYY!

Da-na-na-na-na-na!

Today is your birthday!

My dad sang that on the phone to me today, to wish me a happy birthday! That's one of the best things about my actual birthday, my parents always call me and sing to me. It's a nice tradition that they make sure they do! 

Unfortunately, I had to go back to work today. I didn't tell anyone it was my birthday, until lunch time it slipped out. A few close friends gave hugs and whispered birthday wishes to me, which was super sweet. During lunch, I was joking around with some people and told them to shove over and make room so I could sit. Jokingly they said "who do you think you are?!", my reply was "the MF'n birthday girl, that's who!"

AHHH HAHA! I love it! Today was a pretty ordinary day at work, I skated out of actually working hard. I figure I'd take a load off, because hey! It is my birthday and I deserve it! Too bad we weren't that busy today! I logged onto my Facebook before I got home, and was overwhelmed with how many people wished me a happy birthday! I have over 600 friends, and sure Facebook TELLS you when it's someone's birthday--but how many people just ignore it? I have a serious thing about wishing EVERYONE, ALL OF MY FRIENDS a happy birthday on Facebook. I never miss a single person, unless they don't list it. By the time I got home, I had over 140 birthday wishes from people! It was such a nice way to end the day! Especially because I had to spend it at work, and not being able to go play! LOL

Tomorrow I have my appointment with Dr. Cusimano. I'm scared to go. I don't think I've lost any weight this past week, and I'm scared that scale is going to say more than it did last time. We'll have to wait and find out for sure. With Easter and my birthday, I've been pretty darn good behaving myself! GAH! Wish me luck!

26 will be way better than 25. I can feel it in my bones. I've made such huge strides in my life, in as short as six months. I can't wait to be able to hit goal fully, and live all of the lives I've been meaning to all these years! Much love to all of my readers, friends and supporters. You all keep my going and on track. When I look at my page meter, and notice it has gone up--it makes me keep blogging and going further. I hope that I can inspire someone out there, with my story!

Relax

I always feel like I have so much to do!

You would think I'd be able to run marathons, after all the running around I can do! I had to skip out on lunch with the girls Tuesday, I was already about 45 minutes away getting my car serviced in the shop. That's the trouble with getting your car out of town, they give you a great deal with service packages and then you have to drive to get there!

I really didn't want to do much of anything but relax. My mom called me about six times total throughout the day. She was worried that I wouldn't be home to spend time with her before my birthday. I'm scheduled to go back to work on Wednesday, the day of my birthday. My hours are long, 10am-9pm so it doesn't leave much room to visit with my parents. My mom was really sweet and offered to take me to dinner, or give me money for my birthday. 26, is kind of a cut off for me. I haven't expected anything from anyone for my birthday in years. I'm just kind of past the point where I expect my parents to give me presents or money, so I just opted to go home and do movie night with her.

The girls are coming home next weekend, so we'll do our family celebration next week! Glad I got to spend some quality time with my mom and Hugo!

Thanks, but no thanks.

Is usually how it goes for me.

I wasn't feeling that great throughout the night. I was in and out of sleep, due to some abdominal pain. It comes and goes, but it's nothing to worry about. Maybe it was just the weekend catching up with me. I fully expected to hear something from the auto shop today about my sun visor. Rick, the guy who estimated my car was going to call me when they got the visor in this week. He was hoping to get it either today or Tuesday. I'd rather have them put it on for me tomorrow, considering I go back to work this week. I really don't want to wait another week to have it installed. Either way, I suppose I can come into work late one of these days, if worst comes to worst.

A while back ago, in October actually I  had submitted a transfer request form at work. There is a new facility opening up down the road from the hospital, and it's the company's new baby. The floor plans and functionality of the place sounds super nice and exciting. A lot of people have put in for the jobs, and we have all gone in for some interviewing. I kept a lot of this to myself, because I didn't want any jinxes. It doesn't really matter anymore now though. We all had preliminary interviews, which lead to second ones for a few. They said they would e-mail us or call us either way. When the e-mails came pouring in on everyone, I was interested to see if I'd get one. I'm not desperate to get out of where I am. I really enjoy the shift I'm on, but it's one of those things. If you don't put in and try for something, you'll never know. I would consider myself a really great catch for any company. Despite personality issues that I've had with people, I am one hell of a worker. I am dependable, hard working, and very knowledgeable in what I do. I've been working for five years, and have called into work once. I'm never late to work, and I don't leave early. My work background I feel like has been pretty impressive for someone my age. I was promoted a little over a year into the job, and have excelled in getting my credentials for the areas I work in.

Long story short, I never got a second interview. I figured I'd just ride it out. I didn't really tell anyone at work, because it is disappointing and wee bit embarrassing. I'm not sure why others were chosen over me, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Anyway, I got a phone call today from the employment office. Maggie informed me today that the managers have chosen to pursue other candidates for the position at this time. I politely thanked her, and hung up the phone. In all honesty, I started laughing right after I hung up. I freaking applied for this job six months ago, and you're just telling me NOW thanks, but no thanks? Gee, that's a whole heap full of consideration. I had already come to terms with the fact, I wasn't going anywhere. Why do you think I worked so hard to get this personality situation at work ironed out with this other kid? Because in my heart of hearts, I knew I wasn't going anywhere. Better to focus on your current situation, then prepare yourself for something that is so unsure.

I had my employee evaluation last week before I left, and it was good. I of course have a few things to work and improve on, but it's nothing I didn't know about. My department manager did express to me that she was thankful to have me as an employee. I briefly talked to her about a few things, and she didn't know I wasn't chosen for a second interview. They had no control over which people they picked, so it really wasn't up to her. Either way, I do have some serious relief knowing.

The biggest thing that I have to tackle next, is what my fate will be in the company. They are filling the positions they have lost, internally which means I can be knocked off my shift entirely. I can be sent to the sister hospital and be stuck on a crappy shift. I really don't care either way where I work. I just want to stay on my shift. If I get knocked off this rotation I'm on, my whole vacation schedule will be ruined. It puts me at some serious risk missing out on days and my plans for going to Han's wedding. Luckily, I had made sure my supervisor knew what I needed for my October trip. I covered my butt, but requesting all the calendar days I needed, including the weeks I already had off. Crossing my fingers at this point, they won't dismantle my 7 on 7 off. You never can tell though, I'll have to cross that bridge when I get there.

I can't speak for everyone, but I know this. Being turned down for jobs, suck no matter how bad you want them. Even if your heart isn't dead set on it, it'll always make you wonder WHY you weren't considered. There's literally no point in sitting around speculating why. And in return, there's no point in me going and asking. They won't give me a straight answer anyway. My plan for now is to just roll with it. This certainly isn't going to effect how hard or the way I work on a daily basis. Don't let one disappointment ruin your work ethic. Because it is that same work ethic, that might get you to another place!

Happy Easter!

Easter Sunday!

I slept in of course! My family doesn't do much for Easter. Dad's swing shift just changed, and he had to work night shift all this weekend. He was tired, so when he got home we didn't do much. Mom made a ham for Easter, my favorite! I discovered a few years ago that I am not a big fan of turkey anymore. I can eat it like deli style, but carved turkey makes me really sick. Maybe I'm starting to pull away from poultry all together? Chicken is super over done, I feel like we have chicken all the time. Ham is what my mom makes me for the holidays. Everyone else loves turkey, but ahh the youngest rug rat of the house just happens to be difficult lol. Everyone else eats it too, so I'm really not feeling too bad about it.

Tony's mom invited me over for Easter dinner. She planned on making a leg of lamb, and some other fixings. I got down there and started making deviled eggs to contribute to dinner. Poppy was no where to be found. I thought he would have already been there before me. Robin and Kara said he was on his way to North Carolina, for a new client meeting. No worries, we still would do dinner. We actually went over to Uncle Bob's place for dinner, and skipped making the lamb. Bob made us lasagna with salad and garlic bread. It was really good, and although I didn't eat too much I was full. After a while your body changes after dieting, and you start finally correlating being full and stopping the spoon shoveling into your mouth. I feel loads better, now that I've come to understand by body a lot better.

The rest of the day, I just relaxed and did nothing. I caught up on some of my shows, and watched Netflix most of the night. It was a nice and easy ending to such a fun weekend! 

It's a celebration bitches!

This weekend we were ready to party!

This weekend was a bit stressful. There were a lot of things going on, and the fact it was Easter weekend didn't help. I'm a planning person, don't get me wrong. I love to plan things out and organize stuff. It's in my blood. If you've ever met my mother, you know exactly where I got those skills from. Laura and I wanted to do our birthday weekend early. I actually have to go back to work, on THE DAY of my birthday this year...not cool. So it's not bloody likely I'd go out and rage on a week I have to work. I've done it before, but have crawled my way into work the next day. Ew. 

We wanted to do dinner and drinks this weekend. It was incredibly stressful. My friend Anthony came into town for a visit. He lives in Phoenix, and I haven't seen him since we graduated high school. There's a really great Japanese restaurant in our area that we like to go to, so we had planned on eating there Saturday night. I don't know what happened, but plans seemed to get super fubarred. A few of the girls, including Laura had already gone the week before. I wanted to stay with Laura for the night, considering it was our birthdays together. We both have really indecisive personalities. We couldn't come to an agreement on where to eat, so I just chose to eat at Kampai. No big deal. The other girls went to a new restaurant in the area and we ended up meeting at a few bars.

Dinner was a lot of fun. We sat and ate hibachi, which you ALWAYS end up smelling like it later. I was prepared with my Febreeze, which I ended up spraying all over everyone! I was so excited to get out and go! I finally got to wear my purple tunic dress with the sparkly sequins all over it. Shake said I could totally wear it as just a dress, but it's short. I wore leggings underneath it, with a pair of new heels.

                                     

I picked up this dress at Express a few months back, and have yet to wear it. Tonight was a perfect night to throw it on, and get out and have a great time! Dinner was a lot of fun! They do this thing there, where they throw shrimp in the air and you have to catch it in your mouth. Usually, I'm not a fan of doing this at all! It started out with Pat catching it, then Frank, Anthony, Jeff. Marissa ducked out from doing it, and then it was my turn! I kept saying "no, no no!" and then it was too late. The little shrimp flew up into the air, and I just opened up my mouth. It landed perfectly and I was super excited to keep the shrimp toss going! I saved the day! LOL. We all had so much fun. After we went out and met everyone at our local watering hole for Ashley's birthday. It was so nice to see all of my friends out in one spot, literally a big high school reunion!

After we went downtown to another spot we like to go to. It was incredibly crowded and needless to say things started getting crazy. Towards the end of the night, these two nerdy guys came up and asked to join Aisling and I. I don't like being mean to people, and there was no way I'd ever go out with these guys. I told them they could come over and sit with us, and we had some good conversation--but not GREAT. After a while Aisling and I slunked out and said we had to find our friends. It wasn't a total lie, because we did! Aisling teased me about making her talk to nerds, and that was her good deed for the night. I said I was sorry, but in hindsight, I'm glad we did. We probably made their night! They were bold to say the least, but who wouldn't want to talk to us!? 

In all, I was really happy to go out and spend the weekend with my friends. Laura and I warned everyone in advanced there would be no fighting! The only fighting there would be, is if someone literally punched someone else. Other than that, no drama please! We were happy the night went smooth, and when it ended I'm sure our feet were happy! Running around and dancing in heels for like seven hours, is never a good idea. I seriously don't know how other girls do it! Laura is a dancer, so she has an excuse. Laura wears the cutest and highest platform heels and can last all night in them. The rest of us however, are not that great at it. I was glad to get home, snuggle up in my blankets and sleep with a happy face on!