Just A Bunch Of Kids

The reunion weekend with my college buddies was wonderful! It was so much fun to see everyone again and share memories and stories from our dorm days. My friends are amazing! Law school, med school, doctoral tracks, job promotions… We’ve all grown up so much, but together again on Sproul, we were just a bunch of kids picking up from where we left off 3 years ago. Walking around campus, I was amazed at how beautiful Berkeley (the campus, not the city) is, although I’ve been told repeatedly that I happened to visit during a week of awesome weather. In short, though it sounds cheesy, I felt so proud and grateful to have gone to school there and met such great people who have touched my life. This summer has been about family and friends. I am truly blessed! I am back in Tucson now, trying to hold on to that feeling before the insanity from living here begins to settle in and affect me negatively. To help, I’ve devised a workout plan and a list of things to do, one of which is to work on my thesis. I need to turn it in before the end of August in order to graduate officially.

On a completely different note, I really, really, really want to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

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Saying Goodbye

i'm sitting in the middle of my bed. it's really comfortable, definitely a lot bigger than my twin mattress. my arms and legs are tired from unpacking, but before i sleep, i wanted to write a little something. around 8pm this evening, we finally pulled into the drive way and opened the door to an extremely excited cody. the ride from norcal was pretty smooth, save the first day when it was raining really hard. yesterday, we spent the night in diamond bar, because 15 hours of straight driving would be too tough on my brother, especially when my mom still has jetlag, and neither of them want me behind the wheel. that reminds me, i going to need to start driving again. yikes. anyway, most of my belongings are put away now, but a lot of my clothes and books are still scattered around the floor, because i don't have any bookshelves or even a dresser at the moment. right now, tucson isn't too different from the bay area in terms of weather. according to my desktop widget, it...

The Large Envelope

this past month has been a long and frustrating waiting game for me. i've been patiently checking the mail every morning in hopes of receiving news from schools. after the interview at rutgers, the only letters i've been getting are the kind that come in small envelopes. the first one was bearable; however, after a while, each rejection was a blow to my confidence. i knew getting into grad school was going to be competitive, but i wasn't prepared for the continual disappointment. so you can imagine my state of ecstasy when i opened the mailbox this afternoon and stared at the large envelope laying inside. in that moment, the only disappointment i felt was that it was 2:30 in the morning in malaysia, and my parents couldn't share my joy. God truly makes all things beautiful in his time. his time. not mine. why is it such a hard lesson for me to learn? new york city, here i come!

In 2010

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? Shoveled snow, ate a live octopus, met a celebrity (Ted Mosby from HIMYM), partied as hard as I did for my quarter century birthday, lived in Manhattan, wrote a thesis, graduated from NYU, landed my first real job, was a bridesmaid, caught the bouquet, turned Mac 2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn’t make any for 2010, but I will make some for 2011-- eat right, exercise, floss more, and quit saying, “I hate…” 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope, not this year 4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thank heavens 5. What countries did you visit? I didn’t leave the country, but hopefully that changes next year! I want to travel more. 6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? Stability in life 7. What date(s) from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? February 17 through April 4, and December 16, because I never in...

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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