Visitor

My cousin Mark visited yesterday!! He's travelling down from Michigan on his way back to L.A., his current hometown. He works on various random projects down there, usually as a gaffer on sets for shows or mini-series. Very cool. :> I'm aiming to live with or near him once I graduate.

We are very cool.

We ate at Gino's pizza and had deep-dish vegetarian pizza. It was good, but so much food!! I could only have one slice. :) Then we walked all over Navy Pier. I hadn't seen all of it yet, but there was a lot of cool new things to see. Tourist season is winding down, so it was pretty empty.

Mark is awesome and I'll miss him bunches. :> I'm really glad that he stopped by on his way down, though!!

plane thoughts

So I left on Wednesday! I'm here in Chicago and I've spent a busy past two days getting settled. It was a pretty upsetting and depressing departure from Seattle. I normally don't cry in public or in front of people, but I was pretty much a mess. :'D Kayla took some fancy pictures that I unfortunately can't access right now. However, I will pic-spam at some point.

Long story short, while crying to myself on the plane, I wrote down some thoughts that I thought I'd share.

Aug-24-2011


Currently, I am a jumble of raging emotions. This very moment, I'm fretting that my last kiss with tom hadn't been 'good enough.' I wish he had ran after me for a proper good-bye... but we can't have it all, I suppose. It's okay though. I like to think that all the other kisses we've shared were more important and meaningful altogether than just one awkward good-bye kiss. 


I miss my dog. He's the one 'thing' that I'm not sure I could live without. No matter what, he's always there to love me or just to snuggle. That's the life and love of a dog, I suppose. 


SADNESS.


Kayla, Amanda, and myself all share so many common interests. I can't just say 'oh, Kayla and I relate on this and Amanda and I can do this,' because we all get along so well together. Basically, our group dynamic is great. I'm so at ease when I am with either one or both of them. I hope that we can always stay close. It might be a little hard at times, but I think that we will manage (just as Tom and I will), thanks to modern technology! I think that because of all these advances, our relations with those close to us will last much longer than the friendships of previous generations. 


Since my memory is so terrible, I'm glad that I started blogging. My only regret is that I didn't begin sooner, to keep all of my memories in check. ...Now to just work out how to use my camera properly. (note: need rechargable batteries)

And there you have it. I apologize for the lack of pictures. I've been using Zoe's computer and haven't gotten my own just yet. >_< Can't upload to a computer that's not mine!!

How's everyone doing?? Leave me a comment and wish me luck on our upcoming orientation!!

The Last of These Summer Days

I skipped last Fan Friday... SHAME ON ME!! Though I was too busy to sit down at the computer ;~;  I won't forget again!!

Pic spam of the last couple days of my Summer. I'm leaving for Chicago on Wednesday. It's actually kind of scary. I'll finally get to be my own person!! Do things that I want to do, when I want to...after completing schoolwork, of course. :P But at the same time I'm going to miss everyone that I've grown so close to.

Though it's not forever, I'm still having mixed-up feelings about it. We'll see how this year of college goes, but I could very well come back and attend college in Seattle or Bellevue instead!! OH THE CHOICES OF LIFE.

To interrupt my innermost panic-ramblings, here's some photos of the lovely weekend I had with friends and family.

 I made a card for my cousin Maria to celebrate her 33rd birthday. 33 cupcakes!!

Ren Faire with some friends on Saturday. :) The wig came in handy, but it was soooo hot out which made it a little uncomfy. After Ren Faire we headed up to Crystal Mountain for a family vacation (accompanied by Tom). :)

It was absolutely beautiful up there, and I keep learning more and more about my camera! 

Right now, all my stuff is packed up in my room... Like I said, I'm leaving on Wednesday. That's hardly two days! -flail- Kayla and Amanda are coming with me to the airport. Tom might have to work, but I'd be happy if he could come... I'll try to take pictures, but it'll probably be a blur of goodbyes and mixed emotions instead. :'D 

These Summer Days 8/13

After a lovely lunch with some of my close Bellarmine friends, Tom and I went to a get-together at my uncle's house. I would finally get to see the Japanese relatives that I've mentioned in the previous couple posts! I was really excited.

Turns out the party was for my littlest cousin Hinata. There was a little ceremony to celebrate her first taste of "solid" foods, rather than baby foods and mama's milk. Lots of really tasty authentic Japanese food that my relatives all made. :) Tom and I were very excited to have real miso.

 Hina-chan being fed by her mother

 Being fed by her dad, but she decides to give it a shot on her own.

Then they roped me into giving it a shot. I'm pretty terrible with babies and kids, but I was open to trying it out. It went better than expected. haha.

Onto my visiting cousins! Ruthie and I haven't seen them for...8? 9? 10 years? A long time... since my aunt and uncle's wedding. They've grown a lot since then! Of course, so have we.

 Kokoro-chan and Valentine the dog. :> Kokoro is the youngest.

 Minami, Tacun, and their mother. :)
Everyone sitting around the coffee table trading Youtube videos and making origami. 

 Asako and myself. We're both 18!

Kokoro and Sara with cute hairbuns. 

I didn't get any of my family with their family, though. >_< Silly me! I hope to see them again later this week and I'll get some pictures then, I hope!!

8/10 Part I: Taking Children Antiquing

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day for my siblings and myself.

Our days usually start out in bed. 

Our Japanese cousins are visiting, and they invited us to go to the zoo with them! We were pretty stoked... myself especially, since I haven't seen them yet. There are two zoos in our area; one in Tacoma, and one in Seattle.

The roaming peacocks are always pretty.

Of course, with my luck, we all ended up at different zoos. :I Ruth, Sara, and myself paid a hefty sum to get into the Tacoma zoo, only to find that our relatives were partying it up with the kangaroos in the Seattle zoo. Luckily, we were able to get a refund. Unfortunately, I still haven't seen my cousins. :'( Fortunately, they're having a party saturday. ME GUSTA.

Moving on, my little sisters and myself had a few hours to blow before I had to head home to catch a movie with Tom and my dear friend Kayla. What to do, what to do, we wondered... after stopping for snacks at Taco Bell and McDonald's, Ruth asked if I knew any antique shops.

Well, DUH. We were in Tacoma! The LAND of antique shops!

Needless to say, I took a 14-year-old and a 9-year-old antiquing in downtown Tacoma. They actually loved it. I was a little surprised myself. We made some amazing finds! I found some adorable shops that I didn't even know existed in that area.

 In our first shop, I uncovered an entire cabinet filled with used anime figures for amazing prices! I bought my first ever Alter figure for only $30! Her name is Fauna and she's gorgeous. She's missing a piece, but I don't mind, especially since she's a jumping figure.

Cute panties! As you can tell, she's missing her skirt. Poor girl. 

 I'll definitely be going back to review the What? Shoppe to do a review or just to buy some more figures. +u+

Ruthie and Sara found some things that they liked at a vintage Toy Shop, of course. :) I didn't get the name, but it is such a cute place. Will review later?

On the same street there's a great antique mall! We wandered around for a bit, but we didn't find anything that we could afford. We did get some good pictures, though!

le derp surprise 

Then... TO THE GRAFFITI GARAGES!! So many fun pictures to take!

I even added my own little contribution. :)

Soon, our parking ran out and it was time to head home! Mom and dad got back to watch the kids just in time for me to go out with my friends. :) 

In closing... here's a kitty!