On to better things :)

Alright, I talked all about the crap going on in my life, so now on to the good parts!

Christmas was so much fun. I got a new bike! I haven't had too much time to ride it yet, but I'm going to try and make time when it warms up a bit. Frank and I spent time here at my parents house and then had Christmas dinner at Frank's parents house. His parents got me supplies to make Spam sushi! We ended up making it soon after and it was absolutely delicious. I hope we can make it again soon! I had a theme for his presents - the 12 Days of Christmas. I got him different items he needed or wanted for each day, according to what number it was. I think he liked it :)

christmas at the dayton house :)

frank's presents!

spam sushi!

My birthday was a lot better than I expected! My mom is the one to thank for that. The big 23. On a Wednesday, during the first week of school, Frank was working, all of my best friends don't live here and everyone else was busy. So actually, I was pretty sad because I wasn't expecting much. Amber took me out to lunch the day before to Claim Jumper, which was yuuummy. And fortunately, my mom is just amazing. On my birthday, I slept in, which was wonderful, and then my mom told me to get ready. She surprised me and took me to get an hour long full body massage! I've never had one and it was SO relaxing! I was so happy :) She took me to Mongolian BBQ for lunch after and that was so yummy as well. I had to go to Walmart after and get a few things I needed for school the next day, but after, I drove to Woodland to pick up Frank (I had his truck from the previous day) and we went back to Roseville to have my birthday dinner at Red Robin! My family, minus Amber, was there and it was a really fun dinner. When we got home, I got to pick out a movie (The Emperor's New Groove, yes.) and we had lemon squares and opened presents. I got a voice recorder that I've needed for school, some awesome pens, the perfume I've wanted, a cute nurse 2011 tear off calender, and....A BANJO! I was so excited because I've wanted one for a while now and never found a good deal. I definitely wasn't expecting it for my birthday, but apparently my mom and Frank went in on it together, found an awesome deal on one and got it fixed up for me a few days later. I have officially learned 4 chords and a few rolls. I'm so happy!

claim jumper lunch!

The other happy thing that happened recently was that I was able to take a trip to LA to visit my bestie, Brittany! It was so fun and I was lucky to have a flexible work schedule so I could go! I spent 6 days there and it was just wonderful to see her for the second time between camps! Aside from having laughing attacks and talking a ton, she took me to the Getty museum, we went to Newport beach and other beaches, I got to see where she works and lives, I met her roommates, we went to a very good choir concert and lots of other things. I was so happy to see her and I'm glad that I was able to visit her for once, since she always comes up here. We took a ton of pictures, including a ton of horrible pictures (ha), and had an awesome time. Thanks Britt! I love you!

fun night of the situation game!

nosies!

downtown disney night :)

beach day!

oh deer! i wish i could prance like that!

last night - BJ's

Despite a few hardships, I have had an awesome time in my life lately :) Thanks everyone for a wonderful Christmas, and excellent birthday and a greaaaaat trip to LA!

My life doesn't suck, it's just being...challenged?

I decided to write two posts, one bad and one good, so I can get my complaining out of the way and get to better things. 

So, I'm REALLY trying to look at these things as "challenges" I have to face, but it's really hard. I know there are people dealing with worse things and mine are not that bad in comparison, but it still is difficult to figure out how to overcome these...challenges.

First of all, I'm really sick. I think I'm getting a little better from the antibiotics my mom just happened to have, but I've still was coughing up a storm on Tuesday in classes, in bed all day Wednesday, missed school all day Thursday, missed work on Friday and today and am just feeling like crap. My ears are plugged so I can't hear anything, my sinuses are out of whack so I can't taste or smell anything, I have crap in my lungs so I have to cough a ton but my head just pounds as soon as I do cough. Just a horrible cycle. I'm feeling a little better today than the past week - I was able to smell an orange today! I'm just hoping that a couple more days of antibiotics will do the trick.

Second, my phone's touch screen is starting to become less and less calibrated, so I can't do anything on my phone, including getting to the menu/recalibration tool. My phone isn't even a year old yet and I'm a little pissed because I paid a lot for it. I could technically take it in and get a refurbished one, but my dad and I researched this problem and apparently a ton of people have experienced the same exact problem with this phone and it leads (very quickly) to complete phone failure. So, even if I do get a refurbished one, I'll still have the same problem in the future. GR.

Third, my car. My beloved 1993 Honda Accord. On it's 18th year, 2011, it did not pass smog. It also would cost more to fix it than the car is worth. Therefore, I don't have a car. For some people, this may not seem like that big of a deal. But, remember, I have had a car to myself since I got my license. I have never been without one. I've never had to share with my sister. I guess it sounds like I was totally spoiled. In a way, I suppose I was, but I did need a car in Reno for three years to travel to and from work and to get home during breaks. Now, I am forced to share a big blue van with Amber, which is just a little frustrating. Since we both moved home, I also used my car to travel to Woodland every week to see Frank, since that's the only time I can see him. Now, it's almost impossible to get out there, which just makes me cry. I will be getting a tax refund of $1,200, which is ALL going towards a new (used) car for me. I've been looking around and the cheapest I've been able to find is around $2,200 for a similar car with 130,00 miles but has been able to pass smog and has a clean title. This means, however long it takes me to save up the extra $1,000 is when I can get my own car. It will feel great to buy something like A CAR on my own for myself, but it still sucks that I will have to drop that much money on something that will probably only last me 5 or 6 more years. That's that with my car.

I'm thinking that because my life has been SO great lately, that it was about time that Karma decided to pile on the crap. I'm hoping that after these few things though, I will get back up to my happy, normal life.