Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving, I went with my cousin Sarah up to a family celebration in San Fransisco. It was the first time I have ever been there, and also the first time I ever really went to a family event with out my parents. I loved San Fran, but I could never live there, because I was perpetually motion sick. There are not only a lot of hills in SF, but the hills are steep and high. We stayed in this mansion of a house in Oakland with fourteen other family members. Mostly Aunts, uncles and cousins.

For those of you who are wondering, yes, I did go over the Golden Gate bridge, but my camera ran out of battery, and I have yet to find out how to get photos off my dinosaur of a phone.

On Black Friday, we went shopping, duh. We stopped at this Chinese place called Yank Sing; really awesome food and service. Expensive too, but worth it if you have the money:

The funny thing is that I had unintentionally brought a book about to read that was set in San Fran and Oakland. HA!

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Halloween

Halloween, I went to two parties: one for the resident hall association (RHA) and one for the Deaf Studies Association (DSA)
At the DSA party, we ate candy and had a pumpkin carving contest and played games
I went with Sevan, Naomi, and Lizzy.

At the RHA party, they turned the community center into a haunted house. It was very well done for something that cost them maybe $20. The thing that really made it kinda scary was the strobe light. After that we just went home. It was an okay Halloween, but not the best I have ever been to.

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holiday update.

So, Christmas has come and gone. I finally am getting comfortable using my nook to go online... Christmas was awesome. It was probabbly the best Christmas ever. I got kissed under the misltoe, I ate prime rib, decorated cookies, and went sledding. I got all the presants I wanted and more. My mom even finished the quilt that we started together! I am going to do a more thorough post once I am safely back at school, and do a post about Thanksgiving and my Birthday (don't judge...I've been busy)

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Oregon or bust

So, it's been more than two months since my last post. It's been a crazy two months! Sevan and I have been getting to know each other better, and I love having a boyfriend. I am finally used to the idea, but sometimes we still look at each other and say, "Boyfriend!" "Girlfriend!" I know it's silly and kinda dorky, but we really love being together. One piece of news. Surprise, surprise, my DAD asked Sevan to fly with me to visit them on Christmas. That means that I get the best of both worlds: I get to enjoy my parents (and them not being disappointed in me) and I get to spend Christmas with my awesome boyfriend! YAYZ :D <--- I got that from Sevan. The first arrangement with sleeping at Sevan's basically all the time did not work out due to his roommates, so now I go over there on the weekends. We still stretch that as much as possible. tee hee. I can't wait for him to meet my parents. I met his family, but honestly, I'm just curious how they respond to him. :P

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CSUN

Yes I know this is a bit late, but just so you know, I made it to CSUN. I am actually a bit surprised that I made it here alive...The ride was very long and I couldn't drive due to lack of insurance, My parents have been acting icky to me lately. i think because they don't want me to go, but at the same time because they can't wait to get rid of me. I was already stressed about the idea of coming here. Being on campus has it's ups and downs. On the upside, I can take care of things much more easily now. I just go to the office relating to my problem and talk to them about it. Another things is that a lot of the little details that I was worried about are smoothed out. I am getting more confident with my signing skills and there is a lot of support from the LightHouse community here. The problem with being on campus is the fact that I am sort of cut off from the world in general. I pretty much stay on campus or within a mile of campus unless I am in a car going to church or something. I am having the same problems with my parents that I had with the school before. If I need something from them, I can't just run upstairs and ask them. I have to call or email them, and dealing with new things is harder because they can't walk me through it. Right now I am dealing with a stupid medical charge, but I can't figure out what my user id and password is for the website is, and i don't even know if i am on the right one. Also, I almost miss their nagging. I am behind on some homework because I am spending so much time with my boyfriend, and I am having trouble managing my time, not to mention the deal with buying food. If I had a job, I think most of my problems would be solved. My parents want me to pay for the medical charge, and i dont know how, seeing as the only income I have is from them. bleh.

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No, you are not the 1,000,000th viewer

So, you know those surveys and things you can do to win a bunch of money or a trip to some really cool place? The one nobody seems to win? I wish I could be the one person to win. I am so worn out right now. So, tired. I know, I know, "Ces't la vie" and all that. Everybody works long hours at a job they hate, have problems with money, and wish their parents would get off their backs. Everyone wonders why they can never seem to get what they want out of the opposite sex. Everyone feels like no matter how hard they try, nothing ever seems to work out or get better. I am no different than the millions of miserable people living on the earth today, trying to scrape by, and figure out why God put them here to begin with. Still, sometimes i wonder what it would be like  to be the one person who does get lucky. Finds true love. Wins the lottery. Goes on an all-inclusive vacation to Hawaii. Finds that sweet spot with perfect reception and free wifi. Becomes the most loved person at their job, school, family, etc. Has a job that pays well and that they love. It would be nice. Again. I know I'm whining. I know it will never happen. I just like to be as poetic and loquacious as I can will I pout in the corner. Maybe if I wax on enough, life will get tired of my whining and get better? Yeah, and maybe prince charming will literally canter up to me at dusk on a beautiful white steed, and sweep me off my feet and carry me off into the sunset, with my hair streaming perfectly behind me, while we kiss passionately and don't fall off the horse, and we'll live happily ever after with 2.6 kids, a dog, a white picket fence, and just enough money to be comfortable, while maintaining familial bliss.

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La Pine

OK, so today I went to La Pine to meet some Deaf people.....BTW if you are smart enough, and really wanted to stalk me, you could've figured out what city I live in. It's not that hard. I got to drive my Dad's truck, which was stressful, yet interesting and fun. Not much happened. We met at a diner called "Gordy's", ordered food and chatted. I could've joined in, but I mostly just observed. I got some contact information, and one of the guys there told me to go to Westside Church. Tonight, I am going to a rodeo. Yeah, that's right, be jealous! Cowboy hats, dust, hotdogs, cattle....cowboys. Good Times. Maybe I'll tell you about it, maybe I won't. You'll just have to wait and see. :)

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