Shopping and bopping..

Joe and I had a great Memorial Day weekend out of town. We went to Santa Monica and had fun at the beach and around Los Angeles and Beverly Hills..

We hit two malls and loved every second of it.

I'm in a "shopping" mood.. and right now.. it's more a "window shopping" thing than an actual shopping thing..

I also saw this really pretty engagement ring at the Tiffany & Co. Not that he and I are going to be engaged anytime soon.. but it was really fun to look..

I told Joe that was what I wanted.. but I looked at the price.. and it is waaaaay too much to be spending on an engagement ring.. haha.. $10K is too much for an engagement ring.. that's like.. half of the wedding budget.. that's a definite no..

Hahah.. well.. it's not like our engagement and wedding is happening anytime soon.. so there's lots of time to find something he's willing to buy me.. hahah.. lots of time..

Feelin' it..

I swear.. this has to be the longest month I am experiencing in my life..

Granted.. it does seem like the week went by quickly.. it just feels like we should be at the last week of May or something..

I always complain that the time flies by crazily and it's so hard to keep up.. but this month is ridiculous..

I think it's because I have got lots to look forward to at the end of the month.. the anniversary weekend.. and then the Vegas week vacation..

I just want this class to be over already.. it's a long needed vacation.. and a long-deserved weekend away with my boyfriend..

I'm procrastinating.. this paper needs to get written so I can work on the final paper so I have nothing to worry about on the anniversary weekend..

That should be motivation enough to get me cranking on the paper.. I have no idea why it isn't!!

Hey day.. may day..

It never ceases to amaze me how fast the years go by as I get older.. the months fly by like is just this ever-increasing momentum that is zooming us faster and faster through time..

Time never stops for anyone.. nor will it slow down for anyone.. no matter how much I try to ask for it..

Sometime.. all I need is an extra hour in the day.. an extra hour to sleep.. an extra hour of the day to do more things.. an extra hour for homework.. an extra day in the week to be able to relax and get things done..

But I gotta keep moving with the time.. and I gotta make sure I'm keeping up with it all.. I can't fall behnd because there is no such thing as falling behind time..

Oh boy.. let's hope that I continue to remain calm.. and keep my sanity through all of this..

This class is killin' me.. it really is..

La.. dee.. dah!

Click it.. live it.. love it.. learn it.. and continue reading it..

I've been spending a lot of time working on the blog above.. it's the go-to blog now.. I try to make it interesting.. less rambling.. less venting.. I try to spend more time thinking about what I am going to write before I enter something there..

So.. give it a shot.. go over there.. gimme some "viewer love.." and while you're at it.. some "comment love" would be nice..

Living life in the carpool lane..

Stitching queen!

I've been cross-stitching like crazy lately.. there are two cross-stitching projects that I had started last year.. and never finished.. but I'm finishing one of them now.. and that's cool..

Cross-stitching is relaxing for me.. I like watching something come together.. a couple of stitches.. looking like a blob of threaded colors.. suddenly.. from afar.. a whole picture comes to play.. it looks so cool..

I can't wait til the finished results.. I've got them on facebook.. I'm taking pictures of the progress.. when I finish.. I'm going to try to sell it on Etsy.com..

Can't wait!

Sleepy head..

I've been very "sleepyhead" lately.. I think it's because I have been sleeping a tad later than I usually do.. but not by much.. maybe a half an hour or so.. I guess that's late enough to cause some real sleepiness..

Oh man.. am I really getting old.. are the hours of sleep really affecting me this way?

Gosh..

These are the special times..

It's Good Friday.. a time to reflect on all that Jesus Christ has done for us.. all the suffering he endured for our sins.. and to thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us..

Be mindful and prayerful.. remember what this day means to us.. and don't forget to celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday..

These truly are blessed days!

The hardest part..

I think the hardest part about being in a relationship with someone that lives an hour and a half away is the fact that you can't see him when you want to..

Granted.. the distance is good.. it gives us perspective and prevents us from getting tired of each other too fast..

This distance prevents us from over-exposing ourselves to each other..

But when you want him around.. just for a simple hug.. or for a quick dinner.. or just to be around to tell him about your day.. it's kinda difficult..

The cell phone and text messages become your best friend and most reliable liason between the two of you.

It's hard.. but I know that if we keep working on it.. things will change.. and we will eventually be close enough to each other to have those quick dinners.. or those moments when you just want to be next to each other..

But then.. you'll also get those moments when you wish he did live an hour and a half way from you again.. hahaha.. I doubt it..

This distance will hopefully allow us to appreciate what we have when we are together and will allow us to cherish the time we will have together always..

If only it will come sooner than later.. :-)

April sneaks up again..

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time really does fly.

My boyfriend and I just recently celebrated the one year anniversary of us meeting each other. We can now say we've known each other for a year now..

Next up is the anniversary of our first day.. and then the anniversary of our actual declaration of our relationship..

I can't believe a year has flown by already..

My friend's babies are all turning a year old.. my other friend is going to have her baby soon..

Other friends are getting married..

I'm almost done with my MBA.. I just finished another class.. and by the looks of it.. I should only have about five more to go.. it seems like only yesterday that I started.. and it's true.. that only last year.. about one year ago in March.. I decided to pursue the MBA.. now I'm in the home stretch..

Time.. time.. time..

Here's to another fun-filled month! Enjoy it while it lasts!

Keurig.. my friend..

We have a Keurig coffee machine. It's that cool one that uses those little cups of pre-measured coffee.. you put it in one part.. put water.. and press a button..

Poof..

A perfect sized cup of coffee..

Ok.. so I gave up coffee for Lent.. but I think we already established this in a previous entry..

But did you know that Keurig has teas and hot chocolate as well?

They do.. and that is wonderful!

They have quite a selection at the Bed, Bath and Beyond..

Execellente!

Sickly..

I've been out of work for three days..

I'm finally going to go to the doctor to give me meds because I know I have a sinus infection.

It's Joe's birthday weekend too..

So sad.. I hope I feel better..

On a happier note.. I'm all over the NCAA March Madness.. it's so much fun keeping up with it all..

Just makes it so hard to keep up with my homework.. even tho I've been using these past few days to really make the most of my school time.. yay me!

Another quarter..

The first quarter of the year is flying by. We are halfway through March and it seems like I didn't get anything accomplished this month.

I actually have no idea where the first few weeks of March went.. or what I even did!

Now we are on the downward slope to the end of March.. and I have no idea what i want to accomplish.

Seems like time is running away from all of us..

Will we ever be able to catch it..

Work out!

I went to my Zumba class today.. first time since I was in Arizona..

It kicked my booty..

Then.. I went home.. and had a nice big serving of Sinigang.. my favoritest filipino food of all time..

Yummmy..

There goes my workout!

Check some linkage..

Ok.. now's the time to show off some linkage..

For starters.. there's my other blog.. Living life in the carpool lane..

Then.. there's my YouTube channel.. Artsyviray's Channel..

My Yelp page.. http://artsyviray.yelp.com

Uh.. I also have a Facebook.. and Myspace.. but I won't post those links here..

I'm tech savvy.. or I just have no life..

My coffee!

I gave up coffee for Lent.

I gave up coffee and frivolous shopping for things..

That means I can't drink coffee.. and I can't buy shoes.. purses.. dresses.. tops.. etc..

The shopping thing is fine.. I can live without it..

I'm struggling with the coffee..

We got a new Keurig coffee maker.. the one with the pods.. and you just slip a pod.. a cup of water.. press a button.. poof! A cup of coffee..

I don't even get to enjoy it right now..

When's Easter again??

The things I love..

I love being in California.. I wrote blog entry that you can read here about the things I didn't realize I take for granted because I live in California.

I don't know what I caught being Arizona all week.. but every afternoon I've been having a low-grade fever and massive headache. I'm hoping that this sick I'm experiencing will go away soon because I have a high school reunion to attend this weekend.

It's also going to be a boyfriend weekend.. and I haven't seen the boyfriend in awhile.. and I had been gone in Arizona last week.

Now he knows how I felt while he was in Asia..

Freezing and grumpy..

It is cold and wet in Southern California.

This sucks.. I hate this kind of weather. It makes me want to stay in bed all day under my covers and not do anything but sleep.

I wrote a blog recap of my awesome Valentine's Day weekend.. and it can be read by clicking here.

It was a really fun weekend and it made me enjoy valentines day for the first time in a long time. It was really sweet and fun and I laughed.. a lot.

Gosh.. it's freezing and I can't feel my fingers. It's making it impossible to type of this blog entry.. I get dizzy when I stand up for a long period of time because I am so tired.. and my heart is racing because I'm not feeling good.

Maybe I'm getting sick.. but I better not be because I'm on a business trip all week next week.. yikes!

So cold!

I am absolutely FREEZING!

This California girl is sooo not used to this freezing weather. She can't channel her inner "native Rhode Island girl" inside her and enjoy this cold weather.

I left Rhode Island when I was two years old. From Rhode Island, we went to California.. and it's pretty much where I've been ever since..

My mom used to tell me stories of how I used to love being outside in the snow. My cheeks would get all red.. but I wouldn't care.

Then again.. I was just a toddler.. stuff like that doesn't phase kids of that age.. as long as there is fun to be had.. they don't care what the circumstances..

I'm a total California girl all the way and I can't imagine myself living anywhere else but here. I need the warmth of Southern California..

And I know that this cold is probably NOTHING like what people back east are experiencing.. but darn it.. it's cold to me..

I've got two jackets on and a thermal long-sleeved top..

It's just not enough.

I hope you all have found ways to stay warm..

Today..

So.. I started the day off at work pretty happy because I had a buttload of things to do. I set out all my plates and made sure that everything was in the right spot.

My deck looked really full because I set out the entire days workload to warm up to room temperature.

I was happy.

Then.. they ask me if I needed help.. and I said I was good.. I'll be able to handle it all..

Slowly.. one by one.. someone else has been doing my work for me.. and now I'm left with only one more thing left to do when I had the whole day planned out and it all totally worked out and I would have been busy all day and very productive.

AHHHH!

I said I could do it!!!!

Now.. I'm pissed.

First Valentine's Day Weekend Extravaganza!!!

This weekend is going to be the boyfriend and mine's first Valentine's Day. It falls on a three-day weekend, and so we are pretty much going to make the most of it.. I think.

I have never been one for Valentine's Day. I'm not too into the candy and flowers and overtly nice romantic gestures.. well.. to occur on THAT day..

I'm more of an anniversary type person.. do those things on our anniversary. That's where the romance should happen. An anniversary commemorates the day that you two became a couple.. unless you got together on Valentines Day.. then that's a whole new story.

I think we're going to stay in that day. We're going to cook dinner and have a nice little dinner for us at my house. Parents will be partying with their friends, and I'm not sure what the little brother is doing.. but for the most part..the house will be our own.

I think it will be fun this weekend. I don't want to expect anything.. just a good comfortable time with a guy that makes me happy and comfy cozy.

Sweet.