congrats are due!

to the class of 2007! yesterday was wonderful... it was the first time i ever went to pilgrad, and just hearing all the thank you shoutouts i got so sad. it's not going to be the same without you all here!!! thank you for the wisdom, the laughs, and the insights.

wally: we better keep in touch. i don't think i've ever met anyone as smart, funny, insightful, and caring as you... my days were so much brighter because of your friendship.
frances: thanks for always making me laugh and for the yummy candy!
bev: you are such a talented, funny, brilliant womyn... i'm so glad i got to know you through core.
camille: your leadership really does inspire me. have fun in england!
mark: congrats on landing a job here! yay! i better see you LOTS! and let's all go out soon!
kevin: i don't think i ever got to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to be in charge of Trad with joanna. you may not know it, but you have helped me grow in so many ways, and i'm glad i got to know you a little more this year. great GREAT job with PCN. i know you're going to do even greater things in the future. honestly kev, i hope we're friends for a very long time. =)
jade: i will miss hearing your voice. good luck in Arizona!!!
kuya chris: thanks for adopting me. i know we didn't go to a lot of KAA things together, but i hope you know how much i appreciate everything you've done for me. from the beginning it felt natural to call you kuya, just because of your loving personality. i will miss you!!
ate rita: you amaze me. i will always remember you as someone i look up to. i hope to see you around!!!
phil: i'm so glad i got to know you this year. you made Trad so fun.. and i hope we can hang out more!
speaking of hanging out more... nicky! i know you might not read this, but in case you do, i want you to know that i've really enjoyed the few times that we've hung out, and i wish that there were more times like those. thanks for taking me with you and everyone else to Disneyland last summer, and for letting me study at your apartment. if we can, let's hang out more!
kat abanilla: you're a great mama hen. =D i'm sad that i didn't get to know you better, because during the brief times that i did get a chance to be around you i saw what a fun person you were. thanks for putting up with the crazy Trad stuff and for always saying hi...
joshua: it was about this time last year that we started hanging out, so i thought i might write a little something here to honor that, even though i know you don't like mushy stuff. thank you again for being the amazing person that you are. this year was so much fun, and i owe a large part of that to you. your craziness, wisdom, and dedication in everything you do has made all of my days fun as well as meaningful. thank you for inspiring me.

and to the class of 2008, congrats go to y'all too for finishing the year! it's our turn soon, so let's make the most of the times ahead...

i hear the sprinklers

the sky's changing from black to brighter blue, and i hear the sprinklers going off... which means that it is really early in the morning.

this kind of stuff makes me really want to just be done with school (in general) and be able to enjoy the life that awaits everyone who finishes college- work then going home to no homework! but i bet once that happens, i'll wish for the "old days" of staying up late with rockstars (the drink! which i just started driniking recently... i can't stay up late studying anymore without them) and random conversations with those who are up studying too. for now though, i can't wait 'til a year from the end of this week.

and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dad, who turns some crazy age today... even though you don't read these posts of mine, i really hope you enjoy today!

food!

spending too much money on food....

which reminds me! if you're ever in vegas and looking for something to eat besides buffet food, go to hash house (not sre exactly where it is), but it's delicious stuff! the picture above was taken there... and i think that's the best breakfast i've EVER had! oh, and get the kiwi watermelon lemonade. =)

Happy Mother's Day!

i really do think i have the most amazing mom in the world. she's so amazing that i started a journal to try to remember the things she does for me and my sister and brother so that i could do those same things for my kids.

it kinda hurts not to be able to spend today with her. she's so far, and i have stuff to do here in Berkeley... and that just signifies the type of commitment that being on PAA core is. i mean, last night we just had a two and a half hour meeting, and PCN requires a lot of weekends here, so i guess i'll have to miss out on more stuff like this...

all brand new

if you're ever walking down Shattuck near Cheeseboard and Saul's, stop by Masse's bakery. they have pretty and delicious cakes- like this one!

yumm.. raspberry chocolate...

so i decided to move to this blogspot. sorry xanga, but you just can't match google's creativity. thanks to josh for introducing me to this new, pretty place (blogger and Masse's)!

actually.. thank you for making everything i experience new.

i really like this picture, and not just because it's a nice picture, but because it makes me happy just thinking about the time when it was taken.