Black Friday

This year's Black Friday was the first in many years that I did not take part of - as a vendor OR as a consumer. To say the truth, it was sort of weird to me, and it made me miss my old job. Working during holiday season was a love-hate thing for me, but I know I almost always enjoyed it. More hours, more money, and people were hella entertaining for some reason. This year though, I will just be a consumer in the midst of it all, and that sounds boring to me for some reason. Haha! Anyway, I am starting to go broke already, and I have only bought something for my mom! I guess I shouldn't have bought myself the things I did. *shrugs* Oh well, heh. =] I'm going to make those the last thing I buy myself until the end of the year or so. Will power, I believe!

So this weekend was not a very good one for my local high school sport teams, or at least the ones that I watched. Someone please find a new football coach for RHS, and report those stupid referees. 4-yd penalty on a face mask though... since when?! Ugh!

Good night, November.

Giving thanks

Pushing aside the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, ciders, pies, and so forth...

I am thankful for:

• My family and their good health
• My friends and their successes
• My boyfriend and the strength we find in one another
• Being able to serve the Lord and His people
  
• Being able to wake up every morning
• Being able to learn
• Being able to afford myself
• Having a place to live in
• Having food to eat
  
• Having a car to drive
• Having a job
• Having something to look forward to everyday

The list goes on and on and on and on and on... =] I am blessed.

Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone!

Finally.

:)
10,000 mind changes and hours of playing on other people's later, I finally have one to call my own. Merry Christmas to me and my mom. Haha.

Hey!

There are so many things I wish to rant about, but I am deciding to give it another week. If it's still applicable at that time, then I will probably go ballistic about it. Anyway...

On Tuesday, Mike and I went to a HSYG Core Meeting for the first time in forever. I think the last time we went was some time last winter; it will be winter again in a few weeks. =/ Joe, one of the leaders, called me the day before inviting us to his house for the meeting. I semi-accepted before consulting Mike, thinking that he will be thrilled. I was kind of wrong - it took a few minor conversations to get him to say, "Okay." It wasn't like he was not happy to hear what I had to say because he was, but he was just thinking that he wasn't ready for it again. OTHER THAN SCHOOL AND WORK SCHEDULES INTERFERING WITH MEETING HOURS, THERE WERE A FEW DEEPER REASONS AS TO WHY WE STOPPED GOING. I understoood where he was coming from, but I would have felt bad turning down the call. I'm glad we went though because I honestly missed the feeling of being involved. I missed the feeling of serving the Lord in more ways than just your daily offerings. Sadly, we weren't able to make it to Friday's Thanksgiving Feast that we had set up for the youth. I made stuffing and gravy though, and had JR bring it. In a way, we were there in spirit. Haha :)

What did we do instead? We attended to prior commitments we made before the call even came. It was a fun time, too.

Oh! I finally bought a new pair of heels. I haven't bought new ones since a few months ago, I think? I swear Coach shoes are comfortable to my feet, lol. Plus, it was a steal in price for me! :) Really, I felt bad for wanting to buy it, but I have been promising myself and my black pumps an alternate. Haha - plus, Boyf and Mom both like them. *score!* & there goes my pager bonus, cool. ;P

Yeah, that's it for my senseless post. I just wanted to make a digital note of some things, but nothing in particular.

Just to update

I seriously cannot wait until my supervisor comes back to work. We need her! I have been doing a lot more work than what my job description says, and I am not getting paid even a penny more for it. I really don't mind it on most days, but when my own tasks are getting interrupted for another person's, it becomes uncool. *sigh* 2 more days.

Saturday was able to keep me away from my hectic work world though. =] Mike and I spent the day in San Francisco. We saw, honked for, and cheered on Prop 8 protesters. Oh, how I feel sad for them. After that, we pretty much stayed around Fisherman's Wharf. We like acting like tourists in SF just as much as we love the city itself. We spent about one and half hours in Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum. The picture to the left is actually of a painting by Sunshine Plata, a Filipino lady who paints using coffee, featured in the museum. I thought that was pretty neat. ;p After getting out, we walked around some more, and watched the Bush Man scare some passers-by. Then, we bought our favorite cupcakes, had dinner at Buca di Beppo, got our coffee, drove around our favorite scenic spots, and finally met up with my brother & friends for a few games of bowling. It was a great day.

Sunday was church, football, and family - the usual thing this time of the year. It was nice to finally see the 49ers kick some butt. Lol (: The end.

Love & Basketball

I failed in attempting to sleep, so I'm going to make digital notes about my past few days. (:

1.
Mike and I celebrated our second year anniversary. We decided that we weren't going to do anything big this time because we're trying to save as much as we can for next month. On a minimal account, we stood by our decision. Basically, after working all day, we went to the city for dinner then got our coffees. Man, we're f'n strong together. =] I love my SF Giants jacket and cutesy card. Ty, Boyf.

2.
Saturday was hella crazy! B2K playoffs - enough said (at least for those who know me personally). We played two games: a nerve-racking victory the first game, and a devastating loss in the second game. Dddamnit to another, "Next f'n time, team!" Take my word for it though - aside from the battle on the court, it was the ultimate battle of the fans. We all rolled deep... us and the opponents. The first game was fun(ny), but the second game was fcking war. The B2K fans met Lisa & friends again. If I had my old blog, I would redirect you to an Aug2007 post. To make a long story short, Lisa & affiliates are our mortal enemy when it comes to basketball. Classless little bitches. =]

Those are pretty much all that is worth taking notes of since last time. Seriously, it was all love and basketball for me... hahaha, no pun.

Change

I had to wait until I woke up this morning to actually realize and soak in what had just happened.

Barack Hussein Obama will become the 44th president of the United States of America.

In addition, he will be the first African-American to be elected to the highest position in the country. I know I did not speak about my vote yesterday, but this will probably give it all away. I have to say that I am proud to be a citizen of this country, and to have been a part of a new historical moment. I could not help but feel overwhelmed about how much this nation as a whole has evolved in a matter of a few decades. Yes we can. (: My vote counted, and I am still trying to grasp the reality of today. A lot of hopes have been sparked, including mine.

Then came this bitter bite of the elections this morning. Prop 8 was passed by California voters. I understand that marriage is sacred, and is shared between a man and a woman. The church said to vote yes on it, but I could not find it in my heart to take away that civil right from my gay and lesbian friends. Everyone deserves to be happy in life, and taking away their right to marriage just seemed so wrong. Unfortunately , California along with many other states in the country felt otherwise. Define equality?

That's my take on the elections for now. History.

I Voted

I've had a fairly busy morning, but the most important thing was that I voted. No, I will not discuss how, who, and what I voted for, but those close to me know how I feel about certain people and things. Have you voted?

Anyway, I have work in half an hour. Yesterday was a super off day for me. I had no confidence in anything I did, and I knew exactly what it was. It's the panic mode some of my coworkers were in yesterday because the boss is on vacation. Seriously, people just need to relax and know that anything is fixable as long as we're not losing profit. I hope things get better though.

Today looks a lot prettier than yesterday's gloomy and wet condition. I like this type of weather - sunny and chilly. It's the best! :)

Lshift

Halloween was cool. Boyfriend and I carved pumpkins just before it was time for the little trick-or-treaters to start coming. I carved Mickey's face, and he carved Yoshi. People liked them, and thought they were very creative. Haha :) More kids came than I expected, but my favorite was a group of youngsters dressed as different Disney characters. They were so adorable! Yea, I'm semi-biased.

Saturday was ugly! It was raining hard, but we tried to stay indoors most times. Basketball was bad news, but celebration still followed for "Babe's Lola's birthday party" (LOL, Maxie ;p). Later on that night, we (plus Jackie & Kevin) watched Changeling. I liked the movie, and I swear I could feel the grief & frustration of Angelina Jolie's character. If you haven't seen the movie, go watch it!

Sunday was the norm - church and family. Yeaaa. Now, I'm off to work to start off my L shift for the week, and the next three weeks. ): Ugh.