Forgive me for I've been off on vacation for the past two weeks. Took a trip to sunny California to visit family. To recap on what all happened I give you this:
Monday, July 3, 2006 - Happy birthday to me! ^-^ Went shopping with mom and one of her old friends. Saw nothing I liked except a few Shaman King mangas. Came home and went back out to get fireworks. Brother didn't take me out bar hopping though cuz he had to work, which I'm glad of. I don't quite trust him with a drunken me.
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - Hung out all day until nightfall cuz all our stuff were for night time fun. Played until 1:00 AM in the morning doing stupid things including almost getting killed by mom [I‘m being serious here, one of displays she lit fell over and it‘s side and started spinning as it was shooting at us].
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - Left for the airport 5:00 - 5:30 AM and boarded the plane at around 6:30 AM. Arrived in Los Angeles at around 8:00 AM Pacific time [10:00 AM Central] where me and mom were taken to her friend‘s house. Cousin Christine picked me up at around 1:00 PM and took me down to Palmdale where we proceeded to go to see Cars and to the park afterwards.
Thursday, July 6, 2006 - I‘m not exactly sure. I think we went shopping…yes, shopping. That‘s when I got a nice pair of pants from the Sears store. Me and Christine also helped cousin Thao pick out some new clothes.
Friday, July 7, 2006 - Me, Christine, and Thao went back to the mall to return some stuff and ended up getting clothes for Thao that she actually liked. Got some nice stuff at Hot Topic for myself as well. Had a picnic in the park before Christine took me to hang out with her friend Virginia and some of her friends at Starbucks.
Saturday, July 8, 2006 - Beach day! Tis when I got my nice sunburn. But that‘s alright cuz I actually have some color on me legs now [not to mention I get the fun of finally being able to peel it off now]. On the way home I also got my first taste of In-N-Out food. That stuff‘s delicious, though I couldn‘t bring any home for my brother like he asked.
Sunday, July 8, 2006 - Cousin Todd took me and Christine out to eat barbeque at Dave‘s Barbeque. He offered to get me an alcoholic drink but I refused cuz he‘s a huge penny pincher and would get me something generic. He did take us and Leyna [Thao‘s little girl] to see Pirates of the Caribbean but he only paid for himself and Leyna [no comment on that]. Went to Barnes & Nobles too…twice. Got myself a shiet load of books before going to hang out with Christine‘s friend Virginia. Played Scattergory, Scrabble, Trouble, and then Girl Talk at her house.
Monday, July 10, 2006 - Made a few errands at Costco and ordered a cake for our joint birthday parties [for me, Leyna, and Christine]. Shopping in Burbank I do believe or at least somewhere around that area. Didn‘t see anything I liked but that‘s alright. I‘m usually not a big spender and am picky of the things I get. Had dinner at the Elephant Café though which was nice.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - Picked up the cake and the alcohol for the party. Yes, we had a drinking party for my amusement. Drank an Apple-tini, a margarita, and a few sips of a Screwdriver. All of which were heavy on the vodka [because my family likes it strong]. I took a few pictures but sadly I didn‘t get drunk so their not as entertaining. I was slightly buzzed though with was an odd feeling. Apparently I get more talkative as I drink more alcoholic beverages. Go figure.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - Aunt Moony asked Christine to take me to the mall so that we could meet her there…so she could buy me a purse. And not just any purse, but an expensive Coach purse that probably costs more than anything else I own. Ended up shopping again where I got some really nice stuff, especially from my dear Hot Topic. -heart- Christina made me a Screwdriver for the road before Mom‘s friend picked me up and took me down to the valley to meet up with her.
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - I actually spent the entire day watching Kenshin episodes all the way up to 30 I think. Mom‘s friend took us out to eat...and mom offered me half her Corona [which I took]. I found it ironic that she was warning me about getting drunk off of half a Corona bottle when I survived drinking three heavily alcoholic drinks [but shh! We won‘t tell her about all that].
Friday, July 14, 2006 - Most of the day was spent at the airport or on the plane. The trip back home seemed shorter than the trip out though. -shrugs- I‘m just happy I got my complimentary cookies on the flight.
And that would be my short recap of my trip to California. I'll leave you with this though: It's good to be home.