It's Christmas Eve!!! It's also my fiancé's birthday! I've got a number of things to do today. However, I am feeling a nap. I still need to somehow manage to get a birthday card. It's on my to do list today. I am always in transit so its hard to get things done. Next year, I will feel much more settle because I will have everything in one place and not have 2 sets of everything. CONSOLIDATE will be a resolution for next year.

It is so hard to type because I've got a band aid on my index and middle finger. Clumsy me. I stabbed myself with a High Speed Suction. OUCH!! I totally went through a couple layers of epidermis. Also a sign that I need to take a vacation. Fortunately, I get a whole week and some off. YAHH!!!

I went kinda crazy on the wrapping this year. But can't wait to get some new wrapping paper for next Christmas and even some ornaments for my First Christmas Tree.

Skinny jeans

The skinny jeans are out!

Holidays are here!

The best thing about working in a dental office is all the delicious goodies we get! We score mini Bundt cakes and a sweet basket of cookies and brownies! Delicious!!!

Headache

My head hurts! When you have an appointment at 1, don't show up at 1:20. Your appointment was at 1, I think that's pretty straight forward. If you are going to be late, then call and reschedule. This is not acceptable.

Hump day

Working five days a week is tiring. My eyes hurt. It's the holidays. Too many things to do and not enough time to do it in :(

Sunday was a super busy day. It was a day of shows and errands. This was a really nice picker upper from lette. I was on my way to J.Crew and stumbled across this. Raeceen was just telling me about it, but I wasn't aware they had one in Pasadena. It's about $1.70 for one macaroon. It was pretty good, nice and chewy. I still have 3 left. Then I will yelp about it. :P

It's about 20 mins to 9 and I am listening to One Republic as I am digesting my happy hour meal from yardhouse. To work out or not to work out that is the question that lies before me. I am leaning towards doing a quick p90x core workout. Which I most likely will attempt. But still letting my food digest.

Today, I realized that I have about 6 months left. I didn't really how fast time is flying by. I better get back into planning mode. The roadblock has really halted my planning, but I hope to get over these bumps in the next two weeks. (crossing fingers)

Tomorrow, I have a really super long exhausting day. These events do not make me happy. I drive enough as it is.

Venting time...... lately I have had some anxiety.....I know exactly what causes my anxiety and thinking about it really upsets me actually. I often wonder what it is about being maternal that makes kids crazy. Possibly rooted in upbringing. I get a lot of advice from people these day adding their 2 cents. About how to raise my future children. About how to raise a family. About marriage, etc. I appreciate these comments and totally understand where they are coming from, but can't help but observe the faults.

Here's my 2 cents. People are all different and couples have individual dynamics. Prayer is an awesome thing and having belief is great. But one NEEDS to find the their own enlightenment to truly understand the present of GOD; only then will one be a true believer. Until then, one should be patient until that time has come.

Today, I got a chance to finally check out Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge. When I used to work out in LCF, a lot of my patients would tell me about this place and how beautiful it was. It is really quite nice. Especially in the Spring when the flowers are in bloom. But it was just as beautiful on this crisp November day. My cousin was visiting and I thought this would be a nice place to take her. I got to explore the grounds and get some nice shots in too.

These are some of my favorites:

It's been a while since I've updated. I been pretty exhausted of recent. On top of my forever long commute to and from work, I've had to take care of my mom. Man, definitely way too early to be taking up this responsibility. Anyways, we do what we gotta do right. Not too long ago, I was think kids in the mix isn't a bad idea. But now, waiting a good 2+ years sounds about right. I know I ain't getting any younger, but I am going to enjoy the little freedom that I have left and stretch it out as long as I can.

I'm psyche for my upcoming vacation of rest and relaxation. I'm all booked to so it's just planning what I want to do from here. Which should be too bad. Hopefully that is. Last weekend was nice cause I got to spend the weekend with the girls. We had Tea Sandwiches and more. This past weekend was also a treat. We did a wine tour with an unfiltered barrel tasting at Agua Dulce Winery. It was quite enjoyable. There was this goat that was friendly but so FRESH, I say. And of course, nothing to end our tour but so show off our kung fu moves. Not sure which move Frank is sporting but some high double kick, eh?

Man I was really pushing it, running on E. When I got to the gas station I filled up 15.663 gallons. That does to show I was coming close to pushing it. I am glad I made it to the gas station. I am glad that I have a big tank. Also didn't break 60, so I was happy about that. I prefer to fill up at the warehouses, primarily Costco. So I try to plan my trips according. I drive so freaking much that it is REALLY wearing on me. So glad to be chilling this weekend in Vegas. Kinda wish my weekend started now, but in a way I checked out already. But 6 more to go and I am free. I am all packed which is the super great thing and my stuff is already in Vegas. I pretty just have to hop on a plane, no check-ins. Woo hoo!


Before meeting up with my friend, Raeceen, I used up my groupon at Violet's cakes. I bought this because Martha Stewart raved about these cupcakes. When I first walked in, I was kinda surprise. It wasn't your typical white chick running the joint. I was pleasantly surprised. Because at first glance the cupcakes and place doesn't look polished. BUT OMG, the cupcakes were unbelievably MOIST. I love moist cupcakes with texture. The icing looks like it holds up. Possibly the best red velvet cupcake thus far. The brownie bomb was a little sweet and I would pass on the blueberry cream cheese next time. Go for the red velvet. I might check out the carrot in the future.


Raeceen introduced me to Roy's Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé. It's quite delish, the Chocolate has a nice crispy brownie edge. We indulged ourselves on the Aloha Hour $5 Menu. We pretty much order everything on the menu. The sliders are so delicious. I love the pretzel bread on that. It's so nice to have someone local to hang out with and catch a happy hour after work.

This is the one consistent thing I get at Starbuck's. Usually hot, but it was a hot day, so it was refreshing to get it iced. I am posting this pic because I met a DJ at Starbuck's this past weekend. He said something very interesting to me that did not make sense. He likes meeting there to support the mom and pop shops. BUT Starbuck's is not that kind of place. It is one of the biggest franchises that people are addicted to and cost a million bucks to start up. So his comment did not make any sense at all. That automatically reduces his discretion judgement in my opinion. Just pointing that out.

2 more days until a little getaway. Too bad I have to work in Friday. Would be nice to get an early start on the weekend. But that's okay, I get to met up with my BFF and grab lunch! Porto's too, it's going to be delicious. They have yummy sandwiches there. Two of my favs are the Steak Torta and the Bistec. And I love them pastries.

On my way home from work today, I noticed how the sky has these white luscious clouds. I love clouds like there. It's so whimsical and dreamy, like you're a care bear without a care in the world. The sky was so blue today and the white clouds really stood out. Such a pretty afternoon. But too warm here in the valley. It's definitely a summer this time around.

I like driving in Downtown and seeing the sky line. I trying to obtain some roof access to these buildings, but that is so hard to come by. Even the corporate tycoons I know give me the run around. Just kidding. I'll just to the the penthouse at the Ritz. I am pretty sure I'll get some sort of view from there.

Haven't baked much of late. Way too hot to cook anything in my house. Maybe when it gets cooler.

Today is my Bro's Birthday....Shout out to Benedict! Hope you are staying fresh in the eastern humidity. Interestingly, my mom offered a mass for my brother in honor of his Birthday. It was a Spanish mass though. I actually was doing well in the first half and understood what was going on. Until the middle portion where I really start to stray away and wonder in thought. I will talk about that next. But we also went out to eat afterwards and had noodles because that is how birthdays are celebrated in my family.

Now back to the attention at church. It was such a long service. I ofter wonder why I go to church. It is because of my mom really. And it was really hot in my house. I should really go more consistently. But I don't pay attention, so I think what is the use. To sit there and not pay attention. Once again, I am conflicted. But this week, I am going to try and call this priest man. Not necessarily for that reason though. Other marital matters.

It's my bed time. I really should get ready for bed. But I wanted to blog a bit and post a picture. I know two blogs in one huh. WOW huh.

Shaved snow is the new shaved ice. It is so much better and smoother. I love it. This particular place is so close to my house. It is pretty good and these toppings are well thought out and balanced. I like the little scoops of green tea ice cream. The red bean is good and I can actually eat the mochi on this one. The boba are also a nice compliment with the matcha. It's been a while since I had 302. I'll stick with this place, it's much closer to my house and great for sharing.

It has been a long time since I've visited the Getty Center. My cousin-in-law from Bethesda, Maryland was visiting. He wanted to check out the architecture of the place. I love the views you get from you, it's literally like a 360 view of the surrounding areas. I enjoy coming here. A place to walk around and check out the art. And a lovely garden. The picture to the left is absolutely hilarious. It's comically and a sigh of hilariousness and being carefree. I love it!

Later on, we went to the Kodak Theatre to watch the Iris Cirque du Soleil. Before that, I just had to fill my cupcake craving. And what better place than at Crumbs Bake Shop. I swear these cupcakes got bigger. I love it! It was really moist and the frosting was good. I love the vanilla sprinkles and the crumb frosting. Check out all the other choices to choose from.

Iris just opened this week and I really enjoyed the show. It captivated my attention through the show. I believe the premise is to show the art of cinema. My favorite are the art acrobats. They were funny and really entertaining. The Noir portion looked flawless too making it look so easy to jump of a trampoline. Overall, I was entertained so I would recommend this. It is 2ND to KA still in my opinion.

Gosh! It has been really so long since I posted. I don't really know where to begin. I suppose I am feeling overwhelmed these days too. There is a plethora of information out there. Too much to keep up with.

Anyways, why am I blogging today. I guess to release some of the mum-bo-jumbo that is rumbling around my brain. I love listening to Pandora. It is one of the greatest inventions out there. Of couse, I would prefer it commercial free, but we can't have everything we want, right? or Can we?

Among the many media oriented database, Google+ has been creating a buzz, of late. It is overwhelming to keep up with all this. I pretty much deleted all the rest of my other ones and decided to stick to just one. Now with this new hype...it might be too much to keep up with. We shall see, it looks more interactive.

These days I've just been working. Definitely spending too much in traffic though. LA is very unforgiving in that aspect. I spend half of my time in LA and the other half in the OC. I like being based in LA because it is closer to work, but I like living in the OC.

I put a bid down on a house a while back ago. It is taking so long; I think I am going to withdraw my ofter, but I also might just look at house with another agent. That is the problem with redfin. Once you have an offer down, it is not as easy to tour houses. Anyways, I talked to my agent today and it highly unlikely that we are going to get the place.

Last week, I was sick. I apparently had walking pneumonia. That is definitely not a good thing for me because that means I am more susceptible of getting it again especially in my line of work. It's funny, I always used the HVE to try and prevent getting pneumonia, but I guess it couldn't be helped. I haven't been sick for so long, in my 3 years of working as an RDH. I guess it was bound to happen. It wasn't funny coughing my lungs off last week. I am glad to be a lot better now and being back at work. It is no fun being sick at home. I tried to sleep and was just tired. Tomorrow, back to my gym routine. Still coughing some, but definitely a lot more functional.

The weddings of 2011 begin. My boyfriend and I were in the Bay Area last weekend for a wedding. It was so nice being up north. The area is crisp and clean and it is so green up there. I think its just nice to be away every once a while. It was pleasant to explore the town of Pleasanton and explore San Francisco. I look forward to my next trip to the bay.

I finally updated my yelp and am blogging now. It's so hard to keep up with all these sites sometimes. Too many things going on that it is nice to just check in once a while. I slept nearly 12 hours, slept at 10 and rose a little before 10. I been in my house the whole day, I should really get some fresh air, but I am enjoying sitting on my couch watching tv and surfing the web.

Next on my to do list is plan my Fiji trip. Hopefully I can get something finalized by tomorrow.

I really should be sleeping now. In fact, that is something on my to do list: sleep earlier. I been sleeping much later than usual. So I shall make this short and sweet. I just updated my links sections. I really want to blog more, but facebook is really consuming my time. I will have to readjust that soon. Perhaps, I will deactivate it again. Hmmm.... just a thought.... we'll see.

Anyways, I said I would make this short. I have two more days (wednesdays) that is left in LCF. Then it is off to a new journey in NB. That is exciting!