HI JOY, KAREN AND EVERYONE! =)

gosh i know you're used to me saying this or something similar to this every time i blog in here...but man..."i haven't written in this thing in like forever and a day..."...haha...it's been over a month since i've written actual entry...but good job to you two for actual updating this thing. other than when i posted a picture...the last real entry that i saw that i wrote was on feb 26. so yeah...get ready for a long entry from me right now. i don't really remember everything that's happened...but yeah...i'll see what i can come up with...i hope i don't bore you...which will probably be the case...

let's see....march...other than spring break...the biggest thing that i can remember is me and ryan celebrating our one year (3/17). it's weird...cuz when i think about it...from one perspective...it feels like i've known him for so much longer...and from another perspective...i can't believe that's it's already been a year. like the cliche..."time flies when you're having fun." time has gone by fast...i guess that's what happens when you're happy. i always thank God for blessing me with ryan...but i still sometimes wonder how i ever got with him. when i try to think how it would be if i never met him...it's hard...cuz he's become such a big part of my life. well...our one year was pretty simple. i mean...we didn't really do anything fancy or anything...each other's company was celebration enough i guess you can say. we were able to go to church too...which also fit in with the lenten season. the biggest reason why we weren't able to do anything big...was because our anniversary fell on a monday...and i had a final that day. i also had a final that saturday before...and the tuesday and wednesday after. then when i was finished with my finals...ryan had just started his...which were on thursday and friday....and i already went home to san diego on wednesday for spring break. so pretty much...we couldn't do anything the day of since i had a final that day and two days after...couldn't do anything the weekend before since i had to study...and couldn't do anything the weekend after since i was already in sd and ryan was still in the la area since he had a performance with samahang modern at a car show. but it's all good...i'm just glad that i was able to see him.

so yeah...i was so glad that i was able to go home on wednesday (3/19) and start my spring break early. there was a chance that i would have had to stay in la until saturday...cuz the only rides that i was able to find had finals on fri...and weren't gonna drive down or get picked up till saturday. that would have sucked...cuz not only would i have less time to be at home...but also...if i had to stay up...then i wouldn't be able to do anything...since everyone was studying for finals. but luckily...jerald saved me and was able to let me hitch a ride to san diego. my chem final ended at 2:30 that day...and he wanted to leave by 3 to avoid traffic. so right after my final...i went straight to my dorm to get my things ready. he didn't even come from long beach till like 3:45 and he left from there at around 2:20. so it took him about an hour and a half to get to ucla...when it usually takes half an hour. traffic was really bad...cuz it was the "48 hours" thing...with bush and the war and everything....and we have a federal building near our school...and protestors were lying down in front of it for anti-war. so we left school around 4...didn't get to my house till like 7:15. gosh i felt so bad...jerald said it usually only takes like 1 hour and 45 minutes for him to get down from lb. i felt so bad...and gas is all expensive...and all i had was 5 dollars to give him. but jerald's cool guy...a really good friend.

but yeah...that started out my spring break. i was home for like a week and a half...as compared to only a week if i had come home on saturday. so i was home pretty long...but it went by really fast...gosh...good things always seem to pass by quickly. i didn't really do anything huge during break. i took care of my sisters a lot..which was fun though. i missed them so much! everytime i see them...they all seem so much bigger and smarter. i hadn't been home in like 5 weeks...my longest time away from home by myself. the twins are so cute...they're potty trained pretty much now too...except jasmine...she only uses the toilet when she goes poop! haha...but jaime gets the hang of it. the only sucky thing was that i kinda had a cold...and so did both of them...but they eventually got better. i wasn't able to go out that much...but i was able to go out a pretty fair amount. i feel bad going out a lot though when i come home. cuz when i'm up at la...all my mom does everyday is stay home and take care of the babies and the house. so when i do come home...i want to be able to give her a break...cuz she deserves it...my mom is super-mom! and her birthday was on sunday...so it was really nice that all the kids and everyone was home to celebrate. i was able to hang out with friends for a good amount of time. too bad though that state and community colleges had different spring breaks from us...that sucked. but as long as i was able to see people...which was nice. it's always nice to come back home...even though you don't see your friends all the time...whenever you see them again...it's like nothing is different...it's cool.

but yeah...so i'm back up now. this weekend joy and karen were supposed to come up to visit. i was really looking forward to it...it would have been so much fun. but i understand how all of our parents are....we're just "little kids"....geez...we're not bad though...far from it i'd say. they just need to learn to let go. our time will come...definitely it will. our goal is for you two to come up before the end of the school year.

ryan got picked up by ailene and berlin yesterday for youth rally tomorrow. i had told them before that i couldn't go since karen and joy were coming up...but since that plan didn't go through...ailene said that i would still be able to get a ticket...and she was urging me to go...and while i wanted to...there was just so much that i had to do this weekend. it would have been nice to hang out at her apartment and go to the youth rally...i've never been to one before. but there will be another next time just like there will be another next time for karen and joy to come up. plus...if i had went...ryan was planning on going to fusion on sunday straight from long beach...and if i went to that...i wouldn't get back to la till at least 2 or so...and i have a class at 8 on monday...and i have so much homework to do. gosh...only first week of the quarter and i already feel behind in my classes. got to finish out strong. and also...i had pcn run thru/practice today....our pcn is already in 28 days...so there's a lot of practicing that still needs to be done to get things ready. practice started at 10...ended around 3...then there was a fundraiser thing right after at some restaurant place...so i didn't get back to my dorm till like 4:30. and i'm gonna work out tonight...cuz it was my new year's resolution to work out...and i haven't been doing a lot of it. i've only worked out in our gym once...haha...i mean i've done crunches and push ups in my room a couple times...but not nearly enough. gotta stay fit and lose some fat! haha....so it's goal. so is getting a job. hopefully things work out.

so yeah...looks like the next time i'm gonna go home is for easter. if i'm able to go home next weekend i will...if not...my family might come up to visit. but yeah...i think this entry is long enough...it's very long actually. maybe it'll make up for the month that i hadn't written in here. haha...and sorry for boring you...and if you actually read through this whole thing...then you're cool!..haha. ok then...i'll catch you guys later...bye =)

spring break was great, but it would've been more GREAT if our plans worked out for once. sorry, ren & joy!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELE!

hi hi :)
SPREAK BREAK IS FINALLY HEEERRRRREE!
alright.. peace out.