IS THIS REALLY WINTER?

My quarter started out to a hectic busy start. I have school, work, and an internship to keep up with all at the same time... Some how, I don't know how though, I have been able to deal with it. Colds come and go, but I stay strong.
The weather in California has been questionable because it is soooo warm for winter. It is about 80 degrees where I live.

School is important because it will lead to my future and the future that I am looking forward to takes those that are tough and strong willed. One day I hope to accomplish great things, and I want to be sure that while I do these things I am happy with myself...
So far I have given up a lot of things for this happiness in the future, and I hope that they pay off.
I guess every now and then I need to take a breather with what I am doing so that I can have a normal life while I work my head off.
I am blessed with wonderful friends and family that support me no matter how crazy my ideas may be. Whether it is traveling the world or doing something (or trying to do) that not many have a shot at.

All that matters is that AS LONG AS I AM HAPPY and MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SUPPORT ME LIFE is good.

2012 is here... How I celebrated NYE

New Years Eve is always something that needs to be celebrated in style! I mean come on, you are celebrating the start of the year to come and you are saying goodbye to the year that passed.
People always decide to make resolutions for the new year to give themselves some kind of rules or goals to complete in the New Year to make it more memorable. I didn't make any resolutions for the new year because I don't want to structure tomorrow this moment, I don't know what will happen in an hour, whether I will decide to jump up, walk, sleep, eat, etc. I live in the moment!

So for my NEW YEARS EVE celebration I attended a party thrown by BB Ingle
BB throws some amazing parties through out the year! I also attended a Halloween party that BB threw.
My night started out with a dinner with my best friends and family. We left for the party around 10:30pm and arrived in style with our masks, since the party was a Masquerade.

At the party there was 3000 people, 7 DJs, a live band, and a lot of excitement/happiness.
My friends and I danced all night and when Midnight came we cheered.
I had a beautiful night and I spent it with the best people that I could have spent it with.

New Year Confessional from Around the World...

Time is ticking and the New Year is almost here.
As I sit and reflect on my year some of my life's greatest moments come to mind, and they all occurred this year. I am extremely thankful for all that has happened!

My year started with a New Years celebration in La Quinta, California with some of my closest friends and family.

My year pretty much started with me and crutches and physical therapy. I dislocated my knee in November 2010 and had to wear this huge brace on my leg and not stand on my leg for too long.
I also decided then to not drink coffee of any kind for 6 months. It was quite difficult, but I was able to do it.
I spent a lot of time focusing on school, but I was enjoying myself at the same time. What I thought was going to be my last year turned out to be extended into a second major.
In February I was also able to dance on stage with the CATARACS.
In March I decided that I wanted to study abroad over the summer and applied to Semester at Sea.
Then in the beginning of April I went to Las Vegas with my closest friends... Not only did I learn that I can have fun and work hard, but I learned how much better it is to be a girl.
Later in April there was the Royal Wedding and I walked for 26 hours with Relay for Life...
In June I left for Nassau Bahamas to start my trip on Semester at sea. From there we sailed to Barcelona, Spain. Then to Naples and Rome Italy then to Croatia then to Greece then to Bulgaria then to Istanbul and finally to Morocco.
I spent all of September hanging out with a wonderful friend and trying to find an internship.
A week into September I got the best internship in the world. I also found a great place to live. When school started it could not have been better, however I was very busy with work, internship and school.
And my Fall quarter ended with me being on set of a movie as an assistant.
Now I am enjoying my break being myself, having fun and relaxing.

Friendship

I've been thinking a lot recently about friends, who they are, what they do, and any other gory details friends might bring along for the ride. 

Friends come in all different forms shapes and sizes.

Such as in your pets....

Whether their much younger...

Or an inanimate object.

Friends are always there for you!

I know that I appreciate my friends each and every day because I know that  if something were to happen to me, they would be there for me.

One thing that I have learned over the years is that even if your mad at your friends and you get in a fight, there is always a way to figure out a solution to the problem or overcome the past. There is always a chance to move on. 

You do silly things with friends...

And you can always get away with it. They stand next to you when others call you names and back you up by saying "Ah screw them!" when you need to hear it. I know that I have counted on my friends on many occasions for that kind of help.

I am always willing to do anything for my friends because what would a person do without them.

Friends always tell you the truth when you want it, even though it may hurt at the time. 

You learn to move on and to fix yourself because they have the guts to break your heart. 

Sometimes they make mistakes too, but learn to forgive even though it is not always easy to forget. 

So what I am trying to say is appreciate your friends! Sometimes it is better to just stop being so hard headed and be the first to speak if you get in an argument, and sometimes it is best if you just listen while they cry. No matter what there is a friend for everyone in some way shape or form.

What do you do when.....?

So I have been thinking a lot about this, and it is probably because of all the Romantic movies I have been watching and all the movies that have some sort of love interest within them, but I have been wondering a lot about how people react and what they do when they fall in love or even just have a crush on somebody.

I am very critical of myself and sort of try to come-off as not interested because I don't like to pry myself onto men like some girls do, I actually don't feel comfortable doing that...

 I guess Im just very old school like that, but in reality that is just what I have grown up around... 

I want someone to speak to me with such passion about love that it's almost like they want to show me what true love is. 

I don't know what happened to those times when men "FELL IN LOVE" but it needs to come back because Divorce rate has been only growing.

However I don't want to miss out on what people call true love.

So my challenge is for you to comment on this post what do you do to get that person you fell for to notice you???? 

Back to School...

So today is my first day back at school after coming back from Semester at Sea...
School is quite uneventful when you are not on the ship with all the beautiful views and all the amazing people around.
I almost feel lost going from class to class in actual classrooms with no windows and full to the brim with a lot of people.
It does feel nice to see familiar faces, although I wish I was sailing to Brazil instead.
I guess this boring life will surround me for the next year and I just have to make the best of it.
I have started my internship and so far it is amazing... everything that I have hoped for it to be. I actually am excited for days that I go in and for the tasks they have me complete. I am stepping closer and closer to my dreams coming true and I thank god every day for blessing me with such a beautiful life!

The end... Im going home!

The rest of my time spent in Morocco was not as eventful I ended up just walking around the souks and the main square.
When I got back to the ship from Marrakech I knew I was entering a new faze of my voyage, the time where I was preparing to get off the ship, going home.
I had mixed emotions about coming home because on the one hand I was happy to be coming back to my family, my own bed, and a wider variety of clothes which I missed. But I was sad because I felt like I just made some of the best friendships that I have ever had.
I finished my final exams with passing grades of course, actually I got quite good grades.
We had a gender bender performance and convocation for the graduating seniors and all of us who were becoming Alumni, and of course we had the Alumni Ball.

We were served a beautiful formal dinner all of us dressed in our best attire. The Captain of the Ship Captain Krstanovic who took photos and was present at both dinners for all 650 of us.

I ordered the Steak with the Bruschetta appetizer. The food was delicious.

After the dinner was a dance party on the pool deck where one of my friends who is a DJ played music for us all.

We had a blast until 11:10pm when they made us stop the music, but everyone decided that they wanted to stay out longer so everyone sang songs together, it was a very exciting moment and I felt like we all were sort of united after the long time we spent together. It was also a little sad because it felt like we were saying good bye.

The next following days I spent packing and mentally preparing to go home, but I don't think that it is possible for me to go home.

I am never home, I am always at another stage in my life that is leading me to an unknown destination.

I flew home at 4 pm on Saturday August 20th. I arrived at Palm Springs airport at 9:30ish pm and was picked up by Tom, whom I am very thankful for picking me up and helping me tremendously in preparing for this whole trip!!!

I entered an empty home because my mom was out of town until the next day. I went straight to sleep because I was so tired from all the excitement of being home and all the traveling that I have been doing.

Right now, I am taking life slowly, making sure that I have all my priorities in order before I make any rash decisions. What will happen I do not know.. but time will tell... hopefully another adventure that I can cherish in my memories forever.