Home. Again.
Home is boring already. I've barely been here a week and I'm ready to cut out.
L.A. was lots of fun. I rented a car, saw some good sights, and finally had the chance to meet Kristin's family and friends. My birthday was pretty low-key. Her mom made tacos and Kristin made me vegan cake. That ho Dao even called to say hello. It was great to hear from her. Overall, I had a great time. It made sense to go as her "friend/roomate" but it also felt weird. One of her sisters knows about us, and was so cool about it. She has a really sweet family. Her mom even gave me Christmas presents: a rice cooker, 2 bags of my fave Trader Joe's vegan cookies, and some chocolates for my family. Her mom is adorable. But we did have an awkward moment (leave it to me). At the end of our visit, before we said good-bye, I thought, "Should I give her mom a hug goodbye, or a handshake?" Initially I thought, definitely a hug. But the more I started to think about it, and over-analyze things, as I normally do, I thought, maybe I should play it safe and do the whole handshake thing. Whoops. I reached for handshake, she reached for hug, there was a brief pause, and I badly played it off. And then finally gave her a big hug. Boy am I awkward. But she was nice about it.
I rented a 2006 PT Cruiser. It was black, and probably the nicest car I'll drive for the next 10 years of my life. I also got my first flat in this car. Kristin and I were on the freeway back to her house when it happened. I was a bit nervous at first, but she kept me laughing so it turned out all right. I swapped the black one for a silver one the next day, luckily I bought the insurance. Yay for survivin'. Someone should teach me how to change a flat tire.
I want to have a birthday party when we go back to school. Everyone should come.
L.A. was lots of fun. I rented a car, saw some good sights, and finally had the chance to meet Kristin's family and friends. My birthday was pretty low-key. Her mom made tacos and Kristin made me vegan cake. That ho Dao even called to say hello. It was great to hear from her. Overall, I had a great time. It made sense to go as her "friend/roomate" but it also felt weird. One of her sisters knows about us, and was so cool about it. She has a really sweet family. Her mom even gave me Christmas presents: a rice cooker, 2 bags of my fave Trader Joe's vegan cookies, and some chocolates for my family. Her mom is adorable. But we did have an awkward moment (leave it to me). At the end of our visit, before we said good-bye, I thought, "Should I give her mom a hug goodbye, or a handshake?" Initially I thought, definitely a hug. But the more I started to think about it, and over-analyze things, as I normally do, I thought, maybe I should play it safe and do the whole handshake thing. Whoops. I reached for handshake, she reached for hug, there was a brief pause, and I badly played it off. And then finally gave her a big hug. Boy am I awkward. But she was nice about it.
I rented a 2006 PT Cruiser. It was black, and probably the nicest car I'll drive for the next 10 years of my life. I also got my first flat in this car. Kristin and I were on the freeway back to her house when it happened. I was a bit nervous at first, but she kept me laughing so it turned out all right. I swapped the black one for a silver one the next day, luckily I bought the insurance. Yay for survivin'. Someone should teach me how to change a flat tire.
I want to have a birthday party when we go back to school. Everyone should come.