This Week

Things I'm into This Week:
1. Sarah Jessica Parker
2. California Gurls - Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg
3. Bikes
4. Reading Magazines from cover to cover
5. BIRTHDAY!

The trifecta kicked off the birthday celebrations today with a little lunch at Burgers and Brew. We had to celebrate early because Sarah is going to NY for a week! Lucky! Festivities started off on the right note with a killer homemade card, MGMT's new album, a new owl necklace, and People crossword puzzles. I've been watching all things NY on tv, from The Real Housewives to Gossip Girl, and am SUPER excited for Sex and the City 2 to come out!!!

Look out for updates about the B-day next week!

Music: California Gurls - Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg

Flashback

I'm in disbelief that exactly one year ago today I graduated from High School. So much has changed between now and then. On that day I was proud, nostalgic, and i think genuinely happy. I was being promoted from the menial world of high school clad with a few accomplishments that i really worked hard for and i felt good about myself and the things i had achieved. I felt invincible and ready to take on the world and go to college.
It is weird, because i was wrong. I was not ready to go anywhere and that is probably how i ended up back in Sacramento in the spring semester. Adulthood is a scary thing and even the most mature and on top of it need a little help and have some trouble transitioning. It is weird to see where i am today from where i was that day. In a few months i'm about to leave for my 3rd college, this one out of state and farther away. I've experienced a lot of new things, felt a lot of new feelings, and changed a lot this past year. People say this is growing up, but i still feel like a kid. I just hope that i'm possibly on the uphill climb and that this next year will be much better and less emotionally testing than the last one. I hope that next year on the anniversary of my graduation i feel just as proud and happy as i did on the day itself.

It's also my dad's Bday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! (even though i make sure you don't read my blog)

Sunny Sun Fun Summer

Reasons I Believe it is Really Summer Vacation Now:
1. I never come home before 12am
2. I have to move to my parents room to sleep in because mine is too hot
3. We go to Vic's or FroYo like err'day
4. I no longer wear socks, ever
7. Iced coffee/chai is the only option
6. I'm done with school!!!!

Kids are returning home from college, the sun is shining hotter, and the sunglasses/shorts are coming out. I'm very happy to finally be done with my semester at Sac City. I just want to have hella, hella fun these next 4 months before i leave for Portland and my new life. As my friend Sarah said upon her return "Sacramento is our oyster!". Let the summer fun begin!

Music: One Evening - Feist

Mothers Day

I'm beginning to realize that what they say is true. Teenage Rebellion is usually just a phase that we go through and grow out of. I'm on the brink of 19 and it has probably been years since i've felt the sentiment of "I want my Mommy", but that is exactly how i feel. When i was in the 8th grade i began to spend more and more time with my friends. As i gained more adult skills throughout high school, it seemed as though i never even saw my parents. They'd leave in the morning before i woke up and i'd get home long after they'd gone to sleep. They funded my shopping habits, paid for my car, school, etc, but i always felt it wasn't enough. I'd want to spend a day with them, but of course they'd planned other activities in anticipation that i'd be busy as well. Sometimes i'd be gone and come home, expecting them to be there, but they weren't because they had gone to the movies or to dinner with my brother. I was ready to leave, feeling as though i was grown up and didn't belong at home anymore. Most of the time i even felt like they wanted me gone, or at least that they wouldn't even care either way. So i left. Fall of 2009 i went away to college and lived in a dorm. As most of you know (or could guess) i ended up coming back. Things away weren't as great as i anticipated and when i felt horrible and nothing and no one seemed to make me feel better, i called my parents. Whenever my room mate went home on the weekends i'd sit in my room and cry on the phone to my mom and it temporarily made me feel better. When my dad came to visit me i cried for hours after he left. Watching my parents watch me struggle was the single most eye opening experience i've ever had. I saw love. Seeing them continue to try to help me when they knew that i could only help myself made me realize that no one can ever love me like they do. I'm now finishing my semester at Sac City and awaiting the fall when i will move away, and this time for good. But honestly i'm sad about it. I've realized that my teenage years could've been easier if i had sought out my parents for help more, but i suppose that is the purpose of our rebellion. We have it at a time where the consequences will be just enough to convince us that our parents are important, but not enough to permanently harm us. It is odd to think that i'm almost done being an adolescent, because i am so not ready to be an adult.

It is very important that today you really thank your mom (or mother figure) for all she has done in your life. Even if you aren't sure what it is, trust me that she has probably done a lot for you.

Obsessed

I've recently been drawing a blank when it comes to blogging. School is coming to an end, my 19th Birthday is in 20 days, and 2 of my best friends have returned home for the summer. But here's a little movie review to entertain you.

Typically i wouldn't choose to watch one of these suspenseful movies that make you worry about your everyday safety and check twice before turning a dark corner, but i just finished watching the movie Obsessed, starring Idris Elba, Ali Larter, and Beyonce Knowles. The movie is about a man named Derek (Elba) who faces the wrath of the psychotic Lisa (Larter), a temp at his job who becomes obsessed and in love with him. She stalks him and fabricates lies that the two of them are having an affair when in reality they are not. Lisa is a crazy bitch, but no one goes crazier than Sharon (Knowles), Derek's wife, once Lisa begins to take more evasive action. The movie's suspense is poorly done. The entire time you fill with frustration because Derek's character won't speak up! But there is a silver lining. Beyonce kicks major ass in the last scene of the movie and lives up to the title of Number One Diva. Overall i can't really recommend the movie but maybe you should youtube that last scene.

Music: Diva - Beyonce