Tapioca Express

We had a Tapioca Express adventure the other day. Sai is now an expert at "driving like a little old lady" as you can see from the pictures.... I had a snow bubble drink with big pearls that was flavored with almond. It was super yummy. We also had lunch at Aqui's Mexican grill, where we shared grilled chicken fajitas and a cobbler with cranberry-apple salsa for dessert.
Later in the day, my sister came to stay for the holidays from Sacramento. She arrived in her shiny new prius. As a family, we all went to see National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. I really liked it, but that's probably only because it features Nicolas Cage- one of my favorite actors.
We also had dinner at China Palace, a restaurant owned by the family of one of my friends from high school. It was a really good night, and it was great to be back with all the family.

Finicky cats, quilts

So I'm finishing this post- I had originally tried to post from my iPhone, but it was too tricky and so i just gave up, but not before accidentally making a irremediable post. Now I'm fixing it.
What I had wanted to write about was the quilt I am working on , which is almost done, and that I am very proud of. I have been working on this sucker for two weeks - and am ready to be done with it! It is a sort of colonial color scheme- navy blue with cream and slight patterns, bordered and backed with navy blue as well. It should be nice, and I hope someone will put it to good use! It's the "mono" quilt : )
As for finicky cats, I definitely have one! (or does she have me? not sure..)
She complains a lot lately, especially about her food and water! She really likes her kibbles, and we know if she doesn't like the particular type of wet food that has been set out for her if she gives it one sniff and then walks away. Churro drinks a full bowl of water a day, and she is pretty finicky about that as well. She won't drink out of patterned dish, as she thinks there might be something floating around- and makes sure to let me know right away! If she doesn't like the water, she sticks her paw in it and flicks it up on my leg. Then runs over to the sink and cries until she is given "better" water.
That's finicky for you!



Here is the outside of our house at night, with LED lights and star

A Busy Monday!

Yesterday was quite a big day. First of all, my daddy came home with a lovely present for me- a shiny new toy more commonly known as the iPhone. I set it all up, with my iphoto pictures, music, and calendar stuff, and then took it with me when Churro had to go to the vet.

She was, of course, hesitant to get in the car to go get her shots, but i wrapped her in a towel and carried her. While we were waiting for my dad to get in the car, i cught her being naughty and scratching on the chair!

After we got to the vet, Churro was really scared. All she wanted to do was hide and pretend like people couldn't see her. When I laid her on the table she wriggled under the towel and hid.

Later in the night, my mom rented two movies from Safeway, and I got to watch them in my room. She got Waitress and The Namesake, both of which I really liked, but made me cry as well! Waitress is really cute, and all the pies in the movie made my mouth water. However, the story line is pretty tragic- except for the surprise ending! : ) I definitely recommend this movie. I really enjoyed The Namesake as well. It's a deep movie, very well constructed, but again, quite moving.
We had dinner at Fresh Choice and my mom was playing with the iPhone:

So I had this 2 1/2 hour date limit....

I was working on my Christmas gift today, for those who are interested... I'm pretty excited to see how it turns out. In other news, my dad got our Christmas tree today and it made the car smell very piney. We spent some time at Peet's tonight, my dad with his new camera and me with my "chemistry for dummies" book. Last night, I got to go to the Cheesecake Factory with Sai, which was definitely fun. Our food was super yummy, although it was very busy in the restaurant. As I start getting better, more dates will be possible. yay!


We also spent some time in the bookstore before eating since we had to wait a while. We were examining the test book section and found the book on the police officer exam- hence the above pictures. Another interesting test is the firefighter one- it looks quite intriguing

A Late Night Movie

So my mom got this DVD from the machine in Safeway ronight, because she got a free rental when the machine broke down. Anyway, the movie is called Noel, and I'm watching it toniht becasue I drank some diet pepsi max too late at night. (which by the way, is the greatest drink EVER.) It's perfect for studying nights at college... and for anytime too.
So this movie is reallly interesting, with so many emotional plot twists, and the characters stories all intertwine in the end. Plus, it all evolves on Christmas Eve. It features Susan Sarandon, Robin WIlliams, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, and Penelope Cruz. It's worth watching, although it is a tearjerker.. however some parts are definitely comical/ironic.

Getting into the Christmas spirit?

Well... I'm home and all done with my first quarter of college! I finished up the classes that I could, and I feel pretty confident with my performance. As for now, I'm trying to get my act together with the whole Christmas situation, and am going shopping today for the materials for my gift. We're also going to put up Nanny's Christmas tree- it's a tradition! I wonder if all the ornaments will be put up this year- I can't wait until everyone is together again, it will be so nice to see the family... especially after I've been basically in quarantine : (
Good news- the mono is subsiding, I don't have any symptoms anymore, just being really tired all the time.
I hope everyone is having a good week- not that much longer before vacation!

The Events of the week so far!

Mono- it's brutal!!! Mom is staying down here with me, she had to miss her flight to take care of old sicky me. she's such a good mom! Santa needs to know that she deserves a really big stocking this year!
I'm about to head off to my next class- I will be excited to see everyone- I'm flying home Tuesday afternoon. : )