Snowboarding Season

I'm so excited to be heading up to Tahoe at the end of the month. It's been a year since I had a weekend in Tahoe with friends! Sure we've had day trips but we haven't been in a cabin in a loooong time. For the last two years I've been saying that I want to get my own boarding gear, buuuut I still haven't done it. I keep finding boards I LOVE but they're either 1. too expensive or 2. don't come in my size. And this season I found a board I absolutely love that is too expensive.

The Burton Custom does come in youth sizes for a good price, but the sizes only go up to 145w and I'm looking for a board from 149-152. The men's sizes run from $499-$549 which is more than what I would like to spend on a board.

I think for the meantime I'm going to keep my eyes on this one. I saw this one before I saw the Burton Custom, but it was pretty expensive. I checked it again and now it's on sale! YAY!
First thing's first though...I still need to get a few more things for my apartment. Haha

New Years Eve-Quarters Edition

I spent my New Years Eve indoors at my friend's place. We watched the ball drop on tv and ended up playing quarters! Haha

*Cheers* Happy New Year!

Hugs and phone calls.

Quarters! Let the games begin...

w/ the cuz

Tina is ALWAYS the first to ass out.

Grr...

Ok, for the last two days I've been trying to update my blog but freaking blogspot isn't taking my photos. I keep getting a "bad request" error message and I don't know why. So sorry for the delay!

Hope everyone had a good New Years!

My Goodbye to 2008

For the last week I've been trying to figure out what to do for NYE and it made me realize that I wasn't too excited for the new year. Last year I got to celebrate it with my close girl friends at the SF Galleria and it had to be one of the best new years ever. But this year everyone's doing their own thing.

It wasn't until today that I realized I should be excited for the new year. My coworker, Johanna, kept saying how she had this feeling that 2009 was going to be a good year and I honestly don't think I've seen anyone that excited about a new year than she was today.

I have to say I've had a pretty exciting year; great opportunities, a new school, new apartment (even though it's only been a month since I moved out!), the cruise, and a lot of great memories with awesome people. But I also had some of the bad; a friend who was shot and killed (R.I.P JD), betrayal from a person I trusted. Life isn't always fair, but we live and we learn right? I've made new years resolutions in the past and to be honest I wasn't the best at following through with all of them. But I'm starting to feel like this year is going to be different. I'm not making any new resolutions, but I am keeping ones I have already made so I can keep striving for more.

So goodbye to the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's been a pleasure 2008.
A New Year. A New Beginning.
Stay Motivated.

Secret Santa

While everyone was at the Classic Bowl for FranBoogie's KingPin Bowling Tournament, I was at a Christmas potluck @ my friend's house. I arranged a kris kringle that night and Augs ended up having me! She got me a Lomography Fisheye camera and a globe ball with a peace symbol on it because I had put "peace on earth" on my wish list. Haha

Unfortunately Tina got a box of coal from her kris kringle. Hahaha

Tracy & Kim

Tracy's present to Jon was by far the best one of all! She printed a picture of his face and made a cardboard cut out of him. Then she put the shirts she bought him on it as if he was wearing them. Haha

It was about midnight when I left the house and on my way home. But while I was driving I couldn't decide whether or not I wanted to stop by Classic. I figured it wouldn't hurt to stop by since I knew some people that were still there. But the event was pretty much done.

Mic had left in the middle of his game, so the boys told me to bowl for him. I hit a spare! I used to be in a middle school league, but I haven't bowled too much lately. So all my practice is from Wii bowling...

Union Square

Saturday night I was going to go ice skating with a couple of my friends. But we didn't end up going because the line was super long so we just kicked it in Union Square and enjoyed the beautiful night.

None of us could decide where to go so we ended up at an Irish pub a block from my apartment. They had this thing called a "chug tower" for $30 and let me say it's well worth it! It also comes with a free side of nachos or fries! I noticed they had other specials like $2 Dollar Tuesdays and Fat Tire happy hour. If you're ever in the area, let me know!

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a good Holiday! I finally got to use my d-slr...just a few of many pictures from Christmas dinner with the fam.

We got my dad a Wii for Christmas. My mom and I went shopping yesterday for a couple hours and when we got back my dad was sitting in the same spot as when we left...sitting on the couch playing the Wii!

My bro set our Mii's up. For those of you that know me...my bro gave me the mouth that hangs open!

The Fam.

My little cousin was wearing a red poofy dress with these cute ass rain boots! I think they're from Old Navy...so cute.

And my most favorite picture...Grandma.

Hope you all had a great holiday and a chance to spend it with the people you love!