Monterey trip day 4:

Today we went on some hikes at Point Lobos. The weather was cold but the view was absolutely beautiful.

Monterey trip day 3:

Today we went to San Francisco. I loved it all over again. First we visited the Palace of Legion of Honor. It was pretty cool and they had a special Paris Impressionist exhibit that was really interesting. They had some photographs of Paris from the 1800s and I was kind of amazed... 

In front of the Palace of Legion of Honor

Camille and Jamie Lyn informed me that this guy is my boyfriend... attractive, isn't he?

Random fact: I love how colorful the streets in San Francisco are.

We ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant for lunch and I had falafel which I haven't had since I lived in Egypt... It was delicious. 

Next we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. And yeah, it was windy so in this picture our hairstyles are kinda strange... Oh well.

View from the Bridge.

After that we went to Haight-Ashbury which was just as hippie-ish as I remembered.

We went to Ghirardelli Square and ate delicious sundaes and shakes.

We spent the remaining couple of hours of the day at Pier 39 on Fisherman's Wharf. It brought back memories of old times with my friend Stephanie which made me miss her more... Haha oh well. 

And that's the end of today's adventures. Goodnight. :)

Monterey trip day 2:

Today we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was amazing. It was probably the best aquarium I have ever been to. My camera failed so I used the other camera. I'll post the better pictures later but for now here are some mediocre pictures.

Monterey trip day 1:

So today we drove to our condo in Watsonville which is only a little ways away from Monterey. It took us about 12 hours but it wasn't too bad. The beach is pretty much beautiful and here are pictures from today.

The... lovely Nevada scenery.  

Camille and I pretty much listened to her ipod the whole way there...

Our nice condo.

My awesome family.

Camille.

In memory...

This morning my favorite cat passed away. :( We've had Simon since I was three years old so I pretty much grew up with him always around. Basically he was really awesome. He was really friendly and pretty happy most of the time. He was really cuddly and liked to be held like a baby. He loved affection and often fought for our attention when we were watching tv, using the computer, or reading haha.

He had a really loud meow... which was kind of annoying but funny. He's pretty much a cutie. He hung out with me and Camille all the time when we were being crazy and put up with the random things we put on him like bows and ties. 

 

He also did funny little things like when we would put him in the basement while guests were over he  would paw at the rug and then pull it all the way under the door. You should see this video. :)
He loved to come sit on our laps during movies and he'd fall asleep and it was adorable. He also loved finding random comfy places to sleep.

Aww... I miss him. He had a super cute little furry face.

He loved sunshine and looking out the windows... it was probably his favorite thing to do besides hang out with me and Camille. 

 

 Simon is my buddy... I know he's a cat... but still he was a really good little friend to me. And there were many times when I cried and he came purring on over to cuddle with me and make me feel loved. We had lots of laughs about him and silly things he did... I miss him lots......

 

 <3

Simon I really love and miss you and I won't ever forget you... 

"And when the hour is upon us... and our echo starts to fade... No you will not be forgotten and you will not be alone."

Weekend Craziness.

Via Papertissue

So, last week was a crazy one. One of my friends from high school got married. It's crazy! I feel too young to have a married friend... It was really nice though and her dress was beautiful and both she and her husband looked really really happy. Then on Saturday a few of my friends graduated from high school, like my good friend Jamie who is going to be my roommate this fall. Which I think will be pretty fun! But yeah the Walden graduation this year was really good. The speakers were all amazing and those seniors are brilliant and very talented. I am kind of jealous haha. 

Anyway, I've kind of been really stressed and tired this week so I'm really happy that on Sunday my family is leaving for our vacation. We're going to Monterey and San Francisco and I can't wait even though it's only two days away...

Also, Camille is at EFY and I really miss her but I'm glad she's having fun. But... I'm still happy that I'm going to see her in a couple of days.

Yeah... that's all.