Happy Birthday To Me

Tell Them That It's My Birthday, Tell Them That It's My Birthday
When I Party Like That

Tuesday November 26, I got to celebrate my 22nd BIRTHDAY!!!!

But that's not when I started celebrating lol. I actually started celebrating my birthday a few days earlier, the 22nd. I usually have to celebrate my birthday a week before or a week after or even in December, since my birthday is close to Thanksgiving and most of my friends are with family.

So Friday November 22 after I was done with my classes, I waited until my roommate and other friends were done. We headed off to the 5:45pm movie showing of da da da DAAAA.....
                                                                   
                                                     CATCHING FIRE!!!!!

Starting from the left: Desiree, Lauren, Lisa and Lacey

Desiree (right) and I waiting outside to get our tickets :)

starting from the left: Me, Lauren, Lacey and Desiree outside the theater waiting for the movie

Catching Fire was an AMAZING MOVIE!!!! Jennifer Lawrence is such a great actress and she is just sooo beautiful! The movie is a must see as well as reading the books!

Well, after the movie we headed to an Italian restaurant Bucca for some pasta and dessert.

So when I ordered my dessert this brownie sundae (above) looked a tad bit smaller than in actual size. The thing was huge and I needed help from my friends to finish it, well at least some hahaha! :D

After we were doing trying to finish that sundae, we headed back to my house to say a quick "hi" to my mother and father and of course my Siamese princess Alina.

Finally we were on our way back to College Park for gifts and some birthday cupcakes!
As we munched on brownies and watched She's The Man it was almost 2:30 am so we decided it was time for birthday cupcakes and gifts.

Lacey (right)  lighting my birthday candles as Desiree (left)...does I don't know what haha :D

Finally I'm ready to blow out my candles and make a wish!

 That day was a lot fun! I didn't really get to celebrate my 21st birthday the way I wanted to because it unfortunately took place after Blackie's death so I didn't really have a party nor was I really in the mood to celebrate. My parents just took me out to another favorite restaurant Outback.

So I was happy that I got to enjoy this birthday! Plus the fun wasn't over...

Saturday night my boyfriend and I had a movie night where we just cuddled in blankets and watched Monsters University, since I loved Monsters Inc. He actually bought me the movie as a birthday gift and I am told I have another gift on the way!! I wonder what it could be!?!?!?!?!

Then on Tuesday November 26, my boyfriend and I had a nice dinner and instead of a movie, we just watched Psych which he got my hooked on! Lol. I had such a great day on my birthday even if it was raining.

But here is the thing, Tuesday wasn't just my birthday but it was also my 5 year anniversary with my boyfriend! Yes 5 years, and I can't believe it! We first met back in high school.

He was the football player and I was art student, felt like a typical chick flick haha. He asked me out on my birthday thanks to my friend Caitlin who told him it would be adorable. Yes, we have had our ups and downs but in the end I am glad that I faced some of life challenges with him by my side.He isn't just my boyfriend but my best friend :)

 But WAIT! My birthday celebration didn't just end after my birthday I had one more day of celebration and it was with my parents Wednesday November 27, and they took me to see for a second time CATCHING FIRE!!!!!! I know you are probably think again? I will tell you, yes a second time because I loved it and they wanted to see it so I guess I was lucky girl. Then they took me to a great Greek restaurant!


 This year's birthday is one to remember, and I am thankful to all those who helped make it a special one form me!

Excuse My Absence

Busy Me Bumble Bee

My busy Summer

OMG! A thousand  apologizes  for my absence. This passed summer was really REALLY busy for me since I was taking summer classes, which fell under both summer sessions :( But I can proudly say that I did well in all my classes! 

So what did I do this summer besides those time consuming classes?....

As soon as school let out in May my mother and I took a 2 week vacation to Chile (which is where we both are originally from), while my dad stayed home to watch Alina (My Siamese princess :) ). The trip was amazing I was extremely happy I got to go because it was the first time in 8 years that I have been there. Unfortunately it was the last chance I got to see my grandmother Mama Nena before her passing later in the summer :(. Even though we mostly stayed in the house so I could spend time with Mama Nena, my Uncle was kind enough to drive my mother and I around to go site seeing and catch up with my mother's friends. Of course knowing me I had to take pictures!

My mother and my Uncle

Me :)

My mother (right) and her friend (left)

Me :)

My Mama Nena

Those were just a few pictures I picked out to share with all of you, believe me there is way more HAHA!


Coming back  home to Maryland from Chile was a new experience for me because it was the first time I was traveling alone...EVER! I will admit that I was extremely nervous about flying alone because it was a flight that was over seas but I'm pretty sure flying within the United States would have been much more comfortable for me lol. But the experience was a great one and now I love the idea of traveling alone!!!

After my return from Chile I just had a day to relax until summer school started for me. The first summer session I took a health class because it was a requirement I needed for my community college, if I wanted to get my AA Degree. Now the situation with this was I did attend a community college for my first 2 years out of high school, but then I got accepted to UMD, College Park but never got to finish the 2 classes to get that degree. So during summer session 2 I took the last required class which was Anthropology. At this time I also was taking a painting class for my UMD requirements (a class that is for my Studio Art major). The 3 classes were fun don't get me wrong, it's just I did miss out on a lot of time to hang out with friends, but that is life sometimes. You have to make sacrifices.

Great Falls

Me (left) and Caitlin (right)

Me :)

During the period I was taking these classes I did find some time to meet up with friends and hang out and catch up on their previous year at college. One friend that I got to do major catching up with is one of my best friends Caitlin. What we did was make tie-dye t-shirts then that same day we went to see the movie Epic, which we both enjoyed because it gave us some good laughs. And anyone who knows my friend Caitlin and I is that we laugh so much when we are together! We actually wore our tie-dye shirts when we decided to go hike the Billy Goat trail. The hike was a lot of fun as well as a lot of, well hiking duh! LOL. I think the only reason it took us 4 hours to complete is that we both brought our cameras, which means PICTURE OPPORTUNITIES!

Caitlin

Not only did I get to see Caitlin I also got to hangout with another best friend and roommate Lauren! We celebrated her birthday with a dinner at Bucca (an Italian restaurant) which is amazing because I love LOVEEEE PASTA! So I was just as happy as the birthday girl.

The Birthday Girl and her kitty

I got her a Doctor Who mug :)

Finally Summer Session 2 was coming to an end and I couldn't have been happier! Before it came to an end I got a chance to go to the Montgomery County Fair with Caitlin as well as our friend Carly! It was a blast, because I took Caitlin on a few new rides she hadn't been on before. But it was all good she ended up liking them and soon we found ourselves waiting in line again for the rides haha :)

Mom and Me

Once summer classes were over my parents decided to take me for a week to our beach house. Now normally I don't like going as much because I am an only child and sometimes yes I do get bored and miss being with friends but surprisingly I had a great experience! I got some arts and crafts done, I got to go Dolphin watching and also got to see Despicable Me 2 with my parents and a bunch of other things.

Mom and Dad

So that just about wraps up my summer summary LOL. It was a great summer even with the classes, and the beach trip with my parents was the best part! I can't wait til next summer, hopefully I wont be taking any summer classes and if I do hopefully they are in Summer Session 1 so I can have the rest of summer to be with friends and family :)