There’s a lot of magic in this photo.

I literally am home sick. Not like my mother/father/brother home sick, but the kind that involves my entire family gathering over food, conversations, and jokes. I randomly texted Jeanie asking if I could spend the day with her, and then I finally met her parents face to face. They now believe she has an Asian friend.

I don’t know what it was, but the mixture of classic family style Vietnamese cuisine, mixed with Vietnamese only conversations and just LOTS of laughter, reminded me of being on my mom’s side of the family, laughing up a storm with Crystal about anything and everything irrelevant to what the adults may be talking about.

And that was what I needed, a hint of that through Jeanie’s literally AMAZING and ADORABLE family. Laughter continued through out the entire evening, and I would explain more as to what we laughed about, but I’ll keep that confidential.

So so so so so so so SO blessed! Not just with Jeanie but with all my lovely girl friends :] 

tinnister:

It’s one of those nights. #happyhour (Taken with instagram)

Recently discovered that Barefoot wines come in these adorable 4 pack mini bottles. Take those, add in some wonderful girlfriends, Megamind and we have a fun filled night with lots of laughing and catching up.

So glad Jeanie’s home. So glad school has wrapped up another year. So glad/thankful for the time I get to spend with them, now that I’m just focusing on work and applications. 

This is my kind of summer :]

There are no words.

This is just beautiful. Rest in peace Quynh and Peter. I know you two are having a joyous reunion right now. 

We will meet again one day <3

I’m really exhausted.

But TOA was freaking amazing. I had such an amazing time bonding with the members from POPS, learning more and more about the growth of optometry and just knowing other students in the position we’re all in right now.

I got a cool stress relief ball because I knew it represented the “moisture matrix” that opti free uses for their contacts. 

We also won a singing/jingle contest and got $200 for our organization! It was such a fun and goofy time with everyone!

Even though the quiz bowl was ridiculously hard, I hope it’ll only motivate US as a group to kind of jump on that stuff sooner than later. I also wish we were in round A…all the questions were totally work related. :/

It’s okay though, we’re $200 richer, meaning fundraising efforts are saved and I got to know everyone on a more personal basis, I am…so blessed.

NOW I WILL SHOWER.

Before and after.

Can you believe one of them is going to law school this year?! And the other two are in process of application to their said medical field professions?! 

BUT ONE OF THEM WILL BE IN LAW SCHOOL VERY SOON?!

This excites me greatly, she’ll never understand how happy/proud I am of her :] 

yearslater:

(via colorexplorer)

I have a strange obsession for the contrast between light and dark. Even the subtle differences in light makes me giddy.

Anyways, Laura had a little list-like post of things that popped into her head, which in turn, [cause and effect] made me want to write a little list of things that I had been thinking up to today. My last day here before I move back for what will seem like FOREVER.

So…some more self indulging I suppose, but it is a blog after all, a little space for me to type out whatever I fee like, so here it is, my fellow followers;

• I wish I was more flexible in scheduling hours at work, I should have asked for Tuesdays off allowing me to participate in AYC. I missed out on an experience, and participating in their rehearsal showed me how envious I should be.
• Ambitious/Motivated; Unlike Tori who is about to release her debut album quite soon, I feel very…lazy. I had auditions lined up for various acts, but in the end never completed them. I have a tendency to not complete things.
• I’m watching some show about the aliens of the sea: octopuses. One looks like a peacock and it’s actually really pretty. I still get chills from watching things like this.
• Reflecting upon the talent I have witnessed today, I remembered how I use to confuse the spelling of Opera for Oprah. (Get it? Kind of? Can’t really blame me?)
• My time was cut short a bit here in Austin. I miss catching up with everyone, and I want to know the varying details of their lives. I’m glad choir friends seem to always be there even when we’re busy.
• St. John’s choir is coming to Austin and it’s a BIG DEAL since Laura will be standing next to them, singing. Definitely gotta book my tickets!
• ALSO SWINGLE SINGERS (drools) those amazing puppies. I want to marry all of them, I’ll turn into an active polygamist for it too. My love for acapella groups is…unfathomable.
• Metromint is a win in my book, always. Since senior year when I kept coming down with terrible stomach pains, that stuff seemed to alleviate some of that pain. I was addicted ever since and I’m hoping to find a way to replicate the flavor myself.
• Mosquitoes are my worst enemies. My whole body must be like candy to them because I am bruised up from bites. One lady actually inquired about the spots and I made up a radical story on how I abused my body just to come here to audition. Then I told her how mosquitoes just like me too much.
• I bought a shirt that exclaims “LET’S GET NAKED!.” but please let’s not.
• I haven’t slept in my bed in 2 nights. I’ve been content sleeping on the ground in the middle of musical chaos and napping under a veranda. I need legitimate sleep before my body betrays me even more.
• I slept in wet clothing on a couch in the foyer, and woke up feeling gross, I still need to shower this feeling away.
• I need to start youtubin’ vimeoin’ videos again.
• Oh yod.
• Squeezing my goodbyes tomorrow. Hannah and Blackie, Annie and anyone else who might possibly be free on a Thursday. Regardless, if you have nothing to do, run by my house, play with waffle and watch me fold for hours.

euphoria setting in. the need for sleep is now.