Another Trip!

I just got back from my mini trip to South Carolina to visit Timmy. It was my first time going there. I arrived laaate Thursday night, pretty much Friday. We hung out in Greenwood, SC. Cute little town. Hung out in Greenville and Abbeville, South Carolina too.

I got to meet a lot of Tim's friends and coworkers - they were all very sweet. And we also met a number of random and interesting people too throughout the weekend. It was such a nice time and I was so happy to see Tim again.

I also got to see Tim's photography exhibit at a coffee shop called Jimary Java. It was part of First Friday at Greenwood, SC. His pictures have been up this whole month of February. I loved it, it was so nice to see his work showcased. It was a cute little coffee shop, a nice hangout place.

We also looked at old mansions around town. We wanted to take a tour around the house where the Civil War ended. It was a huge mansion that had a white cat w/ a blue eye and a green eye. Very interesting to look at. The cat kept following us around while we walked around the house. There wasn't a tour which was a bummer. Oh well.

All in all, the trip was nice and relaxing. I loved spending time with Timmy. Too bad it was such a short weekend. I got into Salt Lake late last night.. I got home past midnight. And now, Kat and Carla are here with me in SLC, visiting for a week. More Fun!

Back From California

I'm back from my little trip to California. I left on Friday night and came back late last night. It really hit me today though, how tired I was. My wisdom tooth is coming out and it gave me a big headache today. Ug.

Anyway, back to my mini trip. I visited my sister, my bro-in-law, my niece Lily, and my parents. My family and I went to Seaworld for the first time in San Diego on Saturday. It was cute and just fun to see my niece Lily's reaction to things. She calls every animal a "papu" (a puppy). heh And she likes monkeys too, so she says "monkey" every now and then too. But when we saw Shamu and the other animals, they were all papus. hehe So cute. I think she was more intrigued by the seagulls that flew by while Shamu was entertaining the crowd. heh

After Seaworld, we visited some more family in San Diego and just ate a bunch of food there. Heh We were pretty hungry after a long day at Seaworld. We stayed at a hotel Saturday night and went out for breakfast on Sunday morning. It was a cute little place called "Come On In", I liked it. I bought a scone and a macaroon to go ;) hehe I'm a fan of scones.


I got Lily an Easter bunny. She seemed to like it. Just a little way to get her to like me.. haha I'm not sure if it completely worked though. Heh oh well. I need more time with her. I also got some business cards from work, so I passed them out to my family. Hah It was pretty funny. My dad really liked them. And I got a bunch of little gifts for my mom and my sister. She's pregnant again. So cute. It was really nice to see my family even for a little bit. My parents are leaving for the Philippines next week. It was really refreshing to see all of them. Being out here in Utah, I have to admit, makes me lonely and miss them sometimes. I'm really glad I saw them.

St. Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!
After the blizzard last night, I still decided to make some treats to bring to work tomorrow. I made some mini-cupcakes. Hehe I love cupcakes. I want to start making more cupcakes from this cupcake book Tim gave me. They're pretty fun and cute. So far, I've only done one kind of cupcake from the book. No pictures though.

I stayed at work a lot later than usual today. So much to do. Good thing I didn't have any Valentine's plans =P ug. Though, even long distance, Tim still made my Valentine's a nice one. I got a beautiful bouquet of red roses from him today. Received many compliments at work, which was pretty cute. People asked what our plans were for the day and I would reply "He's in South Carolina." Everyone would be so shocked. Heh. Long distance, such a shocker over here for some reason. Anyway, the roses made my cubicle smell nice, so that made my work not so.. work-like. Heh. My friend/coworker Neha also gave me a card and little stuffed animal. So cute. She's a sweetie.

New Camera!

I ordered a new digital camera from Costco over the weekend and I got it today. I was so excited to get it. It was a great deal too. I got a Canon PowerShot SD 1000 Digital Elph. It's pretty neat.

So, in Salt Lake in the past couple of days has been really nice and springy. Today though, it was honestly a blizzard all afternoon and evening. I wore step-in shoes to work today and I had to walk through the snow to get to my car. I was literally walking barefoot in the snow. Oy! And, go figure, I parked in one of the farthest spots I've ever parked in today. Oh well. I wonder how long the snow will last. Good thing I'm heading to California on Friday!

My Indian Elephant.

Laundry & Potstickers

Sunday is my usual laundry day.. I didn't do it last weekend because it snowed and I totally lost my motivation. Today was actually a very Springy-type day and that felt really nice. I went to church and afterward, I was determined to do several weeks' worth of laundry.

Ok, so I go to this laundromat close to my apartment.. it's kind of ghetto, but it's close so I don't mind it. heh When I go, I try to just keep to myself and get my stuff done and go home. I don't notice people that much or try to make conversation. I just do my thing and go. But, I have to admit, I notice one thing all the time. I get soo grossed out when I see people take out their laundry, say a comforter, out of the dryer and let it drag on the floor. Honestly, that is disgusting. What is the point of spending all that money and time at a laundromat to just get it super dirty from that floor? Ugh. I always cringe when people do that. I try not to let my stuff touch the ground or even the tables when I'm there, let alone drrraaagg on the floor. Ew.

Anyway. I needed to get that out. And now I feel better, hehe.

I came home and started watching tv and made dinner. I bought these potstickers from Costco yesterday. They were really tasty. They kind of burnt a little, but it was really tasty. The package included a dipping sauce and it was really good.

I won an Executive Membership to Costco at work, so now, I'm loving Costco. Hah. I also bought myself a Canon digital camera today from the Costco website. And I'm very excited. This will be my first digital camera of my own. The one I have now is a hand-me-down/poor battery life/not vibrant digicam. So, I'm excited to get it and take some pictures.