A Not-So-Quick Recap.
Okay, here’s what’s been going on…..
Jensine came home, and then left all too quickly, but while she was here, we had a lot of fun and lots of good talks.
I’ve been working every day, so this hasn’t been the fun vacation that I was looking forward to, but I’m looking forward to that paycheck.
Looking back, every day has been fun, but here are the highlights.
Friday: 12/22
There was a woman in the store who was using a walker to get around and struggling with all of these shopping bags, so I helped her walk down to her car. She kept saying how grateful she was, and how nice I was to help her, but I just couldn’t imagine walking away from her to go have lunch. She needed help, I could help her. It was that simple. I hope that anyone else would have done the same. When we got to her car, she hugged me and thanked me again, and I wished her a safe flight home. It’s a little weird when someone comes into your life and then just walks out of it, you know? I really hope everything worked out well for her. She had been told me about all of these medical problems she was having, and it just sounded awful. She was such a sweet woman, and I wish I knew what happened to her.
After that, I went to lunch with Rachel, Maggie, and Patrick. That’s a definite perk to working during the week; I usually end up on my own for breaks.
Monday: 12/25
No work today, yay Christmas. We went to Century City to see the Night at the Museum for Mom’s birthday, and ordered in Chinese food for dinner. Pretty standard Christmas Day. I sent out a text to a bunch of friends this morning (Evan included), wrapped up in my blanket of course, and had a fun morning getting responses.
By the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
Tuesday: 12/26
Jen met me after work and we went to Tiffany’s to buy Mom a pair of earrings for her birthday. I’m so glad she liked them.
Wednesday: 12/27
After work, I went with Maggie to see Children of Men, and it was honestly the best movie I have seen all year. It was so well done, but the story was absolutely amazing. And going out with a co-worker was nice; I always feel a bit out of place because I’m there so infrequently. I’m glad that they think of me as more than just a girl there on weekends.
After that, I met up with Jensine, Krystina, and Tiffany at Borders (I know, I’m always there…) and wandered the mall for a bit until their movie, then went to PKD with Ori. It was nice to finally have my friends meet each other.
Thursday: 12/28
I was gutsy today. I hadn’t spoken to Evan in awhile, so I sent him a text message, and when he called me back, I invited him to come to the laugh factory, but he couldn’t. I’m glad I asked though.
I went to tomchai with Ori, and then made a 7-11 run for cheap coffee and chocolate, sat in the car for awhile until we met up with Coco (yes, that’s just a nickname), Roy, and his girlfriend Shana to go to the laugh factory. It was a nice night, and seeing Ari again was good. He’s so cute; he gave me a kiss on the check when he saw me. Who does that?
Friday: 12/29
My first day off from work in almost two weeks! Finally sleeping in was amazing. Mom, Dad, Jen, and I went to breakfast at the Griddle, and saw Kathy Griffin there. I love her routines, she’s so funny.
We spent the rest of the day shopping, and I got a bag and sweater at Forever 21, which isn’t usually my kind of store, but I like what I got.
Spending the day with Jen was a lot of fun too. We had a great time.
I got a letter from UCSB today that says that they need a second application. I can’t believe I have to do another one. I feel like this is all getting way out of hand.
Saturday: 12/30
Work was fun today. Except that I had to drag myself out of bed at seven in the morning. I had lunch with Rachel and Dave, which was very fun. That hour went by very quickly. Stevie and I had a lot of fun avoiding work today too. He’s been my sanity for the last 2 weeks at work.
I bought the Rolling Stones CD Forty Licks, even though I shouldn’t be spending my money. Oh well. That’s never stopped me before.
And tomorrow night, what to do, what to do? I think I’m going to end up at some club. Um, fun? We’ll see.
Also, I noticed a huge bruise on my arm yesterday. It's that nice blue/green color, and I have no idea how it got there. That's a little bit typical.