PA Fam Bam

I'm in the car with my Dinglehopper driving to Pismo and I am really happy. It has been such a good trip so far!

Miss these faces:

A Happy Clam I Am!

I am currently sitting at a 'Jack in the Box' waiting for my dad to meet me. I am in San Luis, Arizona and it is 86 degrees Fahrenheit outside BUT according to the Weather Channel App it only feels like 84 so that's cool (I disagree btw). I am inside and it is air conditioned and I spilled water on the counter and it's almost completely dried off!

I flew out from Harrisburg on Friday May 18, 2012 and my heart has been singing since I arrived. Side comment... Before boarding 300 people on the plane in Washington, D.C, there was a huge hold up and people were getting cray cray! They had to let us know that a feathered friend had found its way into the plane and they had to handle the situation. It is insane how people went from fuming angrily to finding humor in the situation! Hee, ok anyway, I have been able to see A LOT of my loved ones.

Let's start with Friday night. Mtm picked me up at the San Francisco airport and off we went to get a romantic dinner.

(Hm, I just tried to upload a picture but I am not quite sure how to do this on my phone... Bare with me... I may have to add them later... I miss my computer...but I hate traveling with it!)

Ok, so we went to Mel's and then I met the infamous Clifford, Anna, Sandy, and Joshie. These are big loves in Mtm's life! We hung out at Clifford's apartment then headed to the first dance floor. Apparently this place was LEGIT a couple of months ago but this is no longer the case (forgot the name). So we dashed off to 'Dash' (I'm pretty sure this is the name of the club but I'll verify with Mtm later).

Fun ensued! Lots of dancing in a group, dancing with these glow stick things, and dancing in general. And that was the night before My Thanh received her masters!!!!!!!!

Well I'll write about Saturday later... Still waiting for my dad. You know I've been here since last Friday and I still have not seen my Ma! Unnatural!

It's a Force Field!!!!

I have been really homesick. I just miss my friends. I miss my family. And I woke up just now and cannot sleep soooooooo just to reiterate....

I cannot cannot cannot wait to go to California!!! I ache to go home!

 It's time to see:

(Wait! Let me add some music)

Ok, much better! 

SOOOO excited to see:

My Thanh!

Angelica and Kyle!

Kyle and Chris!

My Little Brother!

My Parents!

My Dad!

(There's also a part of me that would like to see Guy Ky but... you know...)

Countdown: 6 more days!!!

My heart cannot wait!

Luck

I report this with a heavy heart: tomorrow will be my last day working at that non-profit organization. Not only am I California bound for a couple of days but the staff member that I was covering for is coming back on Monday.

Luckily I was offered to come back as a floater... Luckily I do have another job that will be waiting for me at a bank... Luckily I leave a whole complete bridge intact...

Luckily I will be in California and will finally unglue myself from my friends' facebook pages to see their actual faces! Luckily I get to hang out with my family! Luckily I get to attend Mtm's graduation! Luckily I get to party with my grandparents on their 55th anniversary! Luckily!!!!!

And luckily the Clippers have another two quarters to beat the Grizzlies!

Friday the 13th Getaway

Liz-e is one of those college buds that you kinda like, then you kinda love, then you really love, and then all of a sudden she is a life bud. She lives in Providence, RI with her beau Greg. We met up in NYC the weekend of April 13th.

Cute!

We went out to a place called "L'asso" and we drank beer and wine and caught up. We hadn't seen each other since 2010! We got a hotel in Queens and after the restaurant closed we did the classy thing and bought beer and went back to the hotel room. The following morning Liz-e wasn't feeling so good so Greg and I explored Central Park together.

Greg really wanted to check out Delacorte Theater which puts on "Shakespeare in the Park". 

If you want to check out a show go to the theater the day of the show at 1:00 and get free tickets or check out their website.

It was a ridiculously beautiful day!

By the time we were done exploring we met with Liz-e and explored some more... Then we ate dessert at "Bubby's" in the Tribeca area.

Bubby's had ducks in the window, a plastic cow outside, a Pacman arcade machine, photo booth, and a mean apple pie!

Cute #2!

Reunited roomies! Did I tell you? We met because we were placed in a triple dorm room in college.

We decided to call it an early night and hung out at the hotel room... I fell asleep at 10pm! Shame! The next morning we had breakfast together at which point Liz-e asked me if I had found a new breakfast joint in the Burg....I have not!!! (It is now my goal to find a substitute for Santa Barbara's Cajun Kitchen. How I miss theee!). Greg, Liz-e, and I said our goodbyes over bfast and went our ways (for now). 

And before I left NYC(super side note here: if you see an Amtrak ticket at a price you like, get it! The prices on the East Coast change so I was originally going to take the amtrak back home for $50 but by the time I decided to get the ticket which was literally the following day the ticket had gone up to...drummers...$100! It doubled! So I took the Megabus. Heart heart swoon.) geez, where was I? Oh, before I left I checked out the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market.

Cute things but not super cheap or big... I really want to check out the Brooklyn Flea Market!

Then I got home and got to hang around my teeny buddies:

Angel and Marla play outside.

I'm one lucky duck.