Partying at Different Ages

I have come to realize that 27 is so very different from when I was 21 or 22. When you are 21, you can go out every night, get shit ass drunk, hook up with random strangers and it's considered business as usual. That was my life in my early 20's. Hell I started drinking when I was 14, so I was definitely early on the partying years. Now, I am 27..about to be 28 in 2 months and I just can't hang like I used to. For example, I went out last night with some friends who live in Venice. They are all in their early 20's. The "pre-party" was at their apartment to get drunk and then we eventually went to the bar at 11pm. The bar was nice, but once we got on the dance floor it was like a sweat box and drinks where flying around right and left. I almost busted my ass 10 times on the slippery floor and I had wet stains past my ankles on my jeans. It got to be about 1am and I was far beyond done and ready to leave. All I wanted to was go home, take a shower and sleep in my own bed, which I immediately sneaked out before my friends could stop me and did. LOL! When did this transition happen? I think you can only party in bars like that for so long before it gets really old and just not fun at all. I would drop $60 no problem on a round of terrible tasting shots for everyone, yet when I would be at Target I would ponder over the decision to buy that $9.99 shirt. At 27, I prefer to go to a quiet wine bar, have dinner parties with friends, stay in watching trash tv with my besties, or have a margarita by the pool. I don't like to sweat my ass off in a wet floored bar. Call it getting older, maturing, getting set in my ways...what have you. I call it good taste. The End.

Lauren & Corey

In the midst of my disease, I took part in a beautiful wedding for my long time friend Lauren and her now husband, Corey. The wedding was held at Bridgeport in Valencia, CA. Bridgeport is a upscale community there with a houses, a man made lake and light house. Great location for a wedding. The bride was stunning, weather was perfect, and everyone had a great time. I unfortunately was sick and could not breathe well at all. I also barely had a voice, so I could not give my speech that I wanted to give. I later went to talk to the bride and groom privately to say how sorry I was for not giving a speech and I full on broke down. I'm not sure if it was the combination of meds, lack of sleep, or emotions of the day but god damn did I lose it. I wasn't able to dance or enjoy myself as well as I had hoped, but I was still so blessed and honored to be a part of their special day. And I think I hid my cold well in the pics. :)

Here is Lauren with her bridesmaids. Tisha (next to me) and Ilene, both her sister in laws.



Mom and I cheers to the happy couple



Always be escorted by 2 men at all times.


Mr. & Mrs.



Cool Bridal Party

Worst Doctor Ever

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. I have been very ill for the past 3 weeks and I am finally getting back to normal. My cold started with a bad sinus infection. I have chronic sinusitis, so I am used to getting sinus infections about 3 times a year. This one however, spread to my throat and caused me to have tonsillitis as well! I went to the urgent care because I could not breathe through my nose or throat. And you know...breathing is kind of important. After a hour of sitting in the waiting room, I finally got in to see the doctor. She is the most unfriendly doctor I have ever met in my life. I told her about my nose and that is bothering my throat. She looked in my mouth, without any kind of tool, and says, "Oh you need to get those removed asap!". Umm, excuse me? She then scared me by saying she was about to grab two large shots to give me and asked me how allergic to the drugs I listed on my record. I was dumb-founded and told her not to give me the shots. She then yelled at me and gave me a presciption for meds and told me that if i wasn't better by the morning to go straight to the ER. I later found out that if she had given my those shots, I would have gone into shock immediately. Great, thanks doc. I went home, and started the meds. I was also taking sudafed cold and cough, ibuprofen, and strong cough drops every 4 hours. This went on for a whole week. I was bed ridden. My voice was completely gone. I sounded like a deaf person who was trying to talk. Truly awful! I managed to suck it up and look great for Lauren's wedding but had to leave right after they cut the cake since I felt so sick. 2 weeks after I started this cold, I start to feel better. Just in time to move. The day of the move, I started to break out in hives on my chest. My mom and I thought it was stress and heat but it quickly started to spread through out my whole body. My mom's best friend is a dentist and has extensive medical knowledge. We went over to her house to show her my hives and she knew right away what is was. Turns out I was allergic to the meds. Fantastic. I then went straight into anaphylactic shock. My entire body was covered in hot, extremely itchy hives and I felt like death. I had to have 6 steriod and benedryl shots injected into my upper back. It has now been 5 days since the hives started. It has moved throughout every inch of my body, and I mean EVERY inch! Right now it is only on my legs, arms, and stomach. This has been quite an adventure and validates my true hatred for going to the doctor.

Every inch of my body looked like this. Face, neck, back, butt...EVERY thing

My Saving Grace

I have had a terrible sinus infection for what seems like the past month. I forgot how much living in the high desert affects my nose. As soon as spring starts, god almighty, my body goes into a state of shock. Sinus pressure, major congestion in my head/nose/throat, and just overall unpleasantness. I have tried every drug, vapor rub, and antibiotic there is. Nothing is helping. I finally broke down and got a Neti Pot. Everyone I know who has used one in the past, swears by it. I tried it for the first time last night and it's super weird. I'll tell you though...it effin works! I instantly blew my nose and it cleared out everything that was stuffed up in there. Gross I know, but it was worth it. Not to mention how sexy I look doing it. Not as sexy as this guy below, but just about as close.

Moving

It's about that time to move yet again. I will be moving closer to work, down in LA. It turns out that I didn't really need to move as quickly as I thought, but of course I found out the day after I signed my lease. D'OH! I think it will be good to be on my own again though. I have been living rent free at my moms house since November and I am starting to feel like a free loader. To start my new adventure off, I have purchased all new furniture and will be going with a new style for the whole place. My old furniture was great for a first apartment but it quickly became worn out and let's face it, ikea is not the highest quality brand in the world.

Here are my new comfy couches. I can not wait until they arrive! I totally copied my friend Kim, because she has the same couches in grey. I got them in chocolate, which is pictured below:


This picture is kind of my inspiration for my new style. It will be contemporary dark colors with a splashes of orange and white.


Here is the first orange thing I have my eyes on:


Movers are booked, cable and gas electric are ready, and thankfully all my stuff is still packed in my storage unit. Bring it!

Busy, Busy, Busy

I just got back from a busy 5 days of fun and good friends! My adventure started on Saturday in Temecula, CA. I hosted a bachelorette party for my good friend Lauren. There were 6 of us in all, and we had an absolute blast! We stayed at the Pechanga and I arranged for us to go on an off roading jeep wine tasting tour. Here is a video of us screaming and laughing during the off roading:


Lauren's future Sis-In-Law took some really great photos of us.

Here we are at the beginning of the trip with our all necessary penis straws.



This shot took us 4 tries. We were all covered in grass stains after this but it was so worth it


At our view point with our jeep. Lauren was not so happy to do this pose, but we made her!


I absolutely LOVE this photo!


After 2 days of fun in Temecula, I boarded a plane to the Bay to hang with my Nor Cal girls. It was great to see them and I can't believe I have already been gone for 4 months! We went to see Lady Gaga, which was an incredible show! We also managed to squeeze in some Jelly belly factory action, mani/pedis, and shopping. Great time!

Current Obcession

I'm going through a Soul Diva phase at the moment. Especially Adele. I heart her. I also love that she is a bigger girl that doesn't give a fuck. I made a little playlist with a bunch of her songs, as well as Duffy, Alicia, Jill Scott, Sade, Angie, and all the other R&B/Soul Divas you can think of.

These two song in particular are constantly on repeat:




Loves it

Ch.. Ch.. Cha.. Changessss!

I have officially given up on Match.com and canceled my subscription. It was an interesting ride but I'm ready to get off. It at least got me back into the dating scene and I accomplished my goal of getting out there.

Mr. Autobody has been resurfacing a bit more lately. Many stories there that can not be posted on a public blog. :) Mr. Softball is a douche and never called me back. Oh well, his loss. I am moving in a month or so down to the west side of LA, so it is probably better that I start fresh down there. I flaked out on the other two guys I was supposed to meet on Match since one sent me a penis pic and the other is 5'5 and so not my type.

Today also marked my first day of training towards my avon breast cancer walk. I have raised about $925 so far towards the walk, which is awesome! I'm a little intimidated by the distance. As long as I stick to my training, it will be a piece of cake. 39 miles, here I come!

Penis

Did you ever play that game in grade school? You know the one where you take turns saying the word, "penis", and get progressively louder each time. The first person to get yelled at loses. Yeah, you only play that game once in your life before realizing it really wasn't worth it.

Today I was the recipient of yet another penis pic text from a guy I just met. Over time, I have been sent about 9 or 10 for various guys. My question is, why? I do not ask for them. I don't think they are an attractive part of the male body. I guess I just know how to pick em, eh? I now have a collage of them on my phone. One day I will have to make a book and include them. LOL!

Take note guys: girls aren't turned on, impressed, or excited by these photos. Unless they ask you for it, they probably don't want to be surprised by a naked photo of you in the bathroom mirror in full salute. And if they do, they will probably laugh and share it with their friends, like I did. Just ask yourself, what would Brett Farve do? And do the opposite...

SCV Food Truck Festival

Today was all about food. Gourmet Food Trucks to be exact. My fam and I got tickets to attend the Food Truck Festival here in SCV. Basically over 30 food trucks arrive and have their best specials available. I have never actually partaken in the LA food truck craze, so I was curious to see what all the fuss was about. Let me tell you...I had some of the best food ever there!

Here is a breakdown of the awesome food I ate today:

1. No Reservations Food Truck: Truffle Fries with Caper Garlic Aioli and Grilled Cheese with Bourbon Pulled Pork, Cheddar Cheese, and a Cranberry Aioli.



This Grilled Cheese was probably the best thing I've eaten in years. Truly amazing!



2. Lobsta Truck: Lobster Sandwich. This sandwich had an entire lobster worth of meat in it on and the bread of like lightly toasted texas toast. Yummers!



3. Nom Nom Food Truck: Lemon Grass Chicken Banh Mi Sandwich. I stood in line for 45 minutes to get this sandwich. We had heard it won awards, and did it ever deserve them! Really tasty and different.




4. Great Balls on Tires: Incrediballs. Gourmet meatball sliders. Mmmmmm



5. Lady Di Cupcake: Reese's Peanut Butter Frosting on a Chocolate Cupcake. Heavenly.




It's a good thing I am training to walk 39 miles, because I ate enough calories today to last a week. So worth it though. Yum, Yum!

3 Day Rule

I was just starting to get bummed out that Mr. Softball wasn't that in to me. I hadn't heard from him in a few days and I figured, oh well, wasn't meant to be. Then to my surprise I get the call last night that he wants to hang out again. Was I a victum to the 3 day rule? I didn't realize that guys actually still followed that rule after the age of 20. And why? So that you leave the girl hanging for 3 days, wondering what she did wrong? To not seem too desperate? I hate these stupid dating rules! In any case, I am actually in to this guy, so I will let it go for now. Are there any other "dating games" that I should expect next?

Save the Tatas

My aunt just talked me into signing up for the Avon Breast Cancer walk in Santa Barbara. It will be 39 miles total, full marathon first day and half marathon second day. It's a bit ambitious but I have 7 months to train. The walk is Sept 17th and 18th. Anyone who wants to join, let me know! We are trying to get a group together for more support and fun.

Donations needed soon, stay tuned!

Mr. Softball and Mr. Auto Body

I finally went out with "Mr. Softball" last night. It was our first time meeting up after chatting on email for a few weeks. I don't want to get my hopes up too soon, but he seems like a really decent guy. We met up at our local suburban water hole, TGI Fridays. I got there a little early to get a bit of liquid courage in me. Fridays was the same place I met up with my old friend I wrote about a few entries before. While driving there I realized it's my awkward moment place, but as it did with my old friend, turned out rather well in the end. He is 5'11', average build/few extra pounds, 29, white, short blond hair, funny, talkative. Kinda of the exact opposite of Mr. Seahawk. We shared a few appetizers and beers. Chatted, watched the all star game, and joked around. We hung out at his place after for a few hours as well. We seemed to hit it off and I'm really feeling him. Which is why I don't want to get my hopes up too soon. To hopefully be continued!

Mr. Auto Body is hopefully done with for now. I finally got my car back and he hasn't texted me or called me since. I was really fed up with him because I could tell they were delaying my car in hopes that I would hook up with him. Was not gonna happen! Even though it took forever, they did a great job and it didn't cost me a dime. It looks brand new again, Yay!

Singles Awareness Day

I am a bitter female and I hate Valentine's Day. I wish I didn't but I do. Even if you are lucky enough to be with someone, there is so much pressure to give the other person exactly what they are expecting.

In related news, I also decided to end things with Mr. Seahawk. Dude was a bit too much for me in several different ways. #1 too old for me, #2 Too kinky for me (I know hard to believe), #3 talked about his work WAY too much. I have two dates lined up this week with Mr. Softball and a new one I will call Mr. Jungle Fever.

This V Day, I was supposed to get my car back, which was going to be a wonderful start to the day. Was it ready? No. In fact they just called and it won't be ready until tomorrow (Wednesday), UGH! I've been without a car for over three weeks now and I'm going stir crazy! I did however get a cute license frame from my mom and I can't wait to put it on my car. It has a single row of "diamonds". It looks just like this one:

Oh yes, I'm fancy like that!

I also had these arrive today for me!

I bought them with a Amazon Gift card I was given for Christmas. I took a class at 24 hour fitness that used kettlebells and it kicked my ass. Summer is coming and so will my abs, LOL!

Save the date

No I'm not getting married, jeesh! Save the date next year for a trip to the nail salon. I went to get my nails did on Chinese New Year the other day and it was probably the best experience ever. I walked in and there was no one in the whole place (joys of going mid day and mid week). Everyone was wearing red and were is great moods. I totally forgot it was Chinese New Year and wished them all a Happy Year of the Rabbit. I don't know if they were all caught up in the joy of the holiday or if they were just impressed a white girl knew what Chinese year it was, but they gave me the red carpet treatment. I got upgrades on everything, longer massages, and she threw in a sea salt scrub and nail design for free. No "5 dolla", just free. Now my toes look effin fantastic and they have fancy artwork on the big toes. LOL! I will definitely be marking my calendar for Chinese New Year and you should too.

Let's take this to the next step...Texting

Ok, I am fully guilty of being an avid texter but when did this become the next step to meetng someone in a relationship? I have hit over 600 text messages in the last month and it's getting a bit excessive. Granted one of the guys I am "seeing" has a really thick accent and I can never understand a damn word he says when he calls me. Let me run you through my daily text messages with him. 9am: Good Morning Beautiful. Awh how sweet, ok I'm up thanks. 10am: What are you doing? My answer: Working, u? him: Working. Great that was worth a text. 12pm: What are you doing? For real dude, I'm still working what do you think? This goes on all day every 2 to 3 hours. I started responding with things like "curing cancer, making goats milk, and baking a cake" followed with "What the fuck do you think... working still, you dumb shit, stop asking!" Ugh. I also have another guy who just texts me "Good Morning" every morning, but he never responds to any other texts I send. I have stopped answering him. It's nice to know I'm on these guys mind, but honestly dude...save the cell phone bill please.

Mending Old Friendships

Last night I met up with a old friend of mine. We were best friends from age 6 to 20. Inseparable for as long as I could remember. Then once I moved to Orange County, we had a huge falling out over the people we had both become and choices we had made. It was my choice to end the friendship at the time and it was one of the hardest things to date that I have ever had to do. We hadn't seen or talked to each other in over 7 years. Then, as I mentioned in an earlier blog, we saw each other at a mutual friend's funeral. I was nervous as hell to see her but we gave each other a hug and it was as if our belated friend had brought us together again. We finally met up last night for the first time since I moved back down south. I wasn't sure how it was going to play out. It was surprisingly not awkward and was really great to catch up with her. We acknowledged what had happened in the past and that we were both trying to figure out who we were at the time. We have too many good memories from the past to let that incident ruin what our friendship could be moving forward. We caught up on our lives from the past 7 years and plan on hanging out more. It was like a huge weight had been lifted and I hope that we can continue to be good friends moving forward.

0 to 60 dating

It has been a weird change to go from no action at all, not even a "hello" from a guy in Nor Cal; to needing a Rolodex to keep track of my new dates. This would all be easier if I actually had my car back so I could drive to see these boys, lol! Mr. Seahawk and I have been dating for 3 weeks now. He is really sweet and treats me well. I'm still a little unsure of where this will go and if I am truly feelin it. He already considers me his girlfriend. There is a large age difference between us and he plans on moving back to Seattle soon. So I am not getting too attached just yet. I also have plans to meet up with 3 other guys, once my damn car is back. "Mr. Blue Eyes" I had to drop because he was a little too boring for my taste. Coming soon: "Mr. Softball", who I mentioned earlier, "Mr. Auto Body", and "Mr. Matzo Ball".

On a side note, I am finally getting my car fixed. I damaged the back bumper 2 years ago and haven't had the money to get it fixed. Now it's finally in the shop and I can not wait to get it back! I'll be parking in the farthest spot possible to make sure no one bumps me, lol!

Fool me once, shame on you..Fool me twice, shame on me

I like to think that people deserve second chances. I've had a lot of good friends and family burn me in the past. Some of them I have never forgiven and some I have taken the high road, and put the past behind me. I recently helped an ex-friend out and was able to put everything that he had said to me out the window. I did everything I could to help him find a new job and what did he do in return? He completely fucked me and almost got me fired from my job. Thanks alot asshole! I couldn't believe that he would do that to me. What kind of person does that? After I did nothing but help him! Ugh!

It makes realize that maybe my judgement is pretty spot on with these people I used to call friends. It's sad to me that people can be so ugly on the inside.

Happy

I know by writing this entry, most peeps will say, "F&CK You Rosie!" or "Sure, Rub it in!" but I have to say that I am truly happy that my reasons for moving back to So Cal were all legit and actually happened. My social life has improved, I like where I live, I get to see family more, my love life has improved and I love my job. I don't regret one minute of moving to the Bay and the good times I did have while there, however I know that I was truly done with being and moving back was really the best decision I could have made.

Next steps, figure out how long this job will last and find a place to live close by.

Bring it 2011!

Second Thoughts

Last night I went out with Mr. Seahawk again and let's just say that we went from a first date, to being married for 10 years. He really wanted to watch a basketball game, which I was totally fine with. I'm not the bitchy girl type that says no and only wants the attention on me. Plus I like basketball. Well thing is, it was only on his laptop and he was watching it with headphones. Ummm...ok. We were at his place and I had family guy and Conan on the TV for me while he was watching sports on his laptop. Now, this would be fine if we were already dating for awhile but this is the 2nd date! Big turn off. He also talks about his work WAY too much. Most of it, is so not interesting at all to me. Once the game was over, it was better and he did buy me wine and food, but still. Am I wrong here? LOL!

I have two other dates coming up next week. One who is a year older than me and lives here in SCV. We will call him "Mr. Softball" cuz he plays in a league here. The other lives in Lancaster (uh oh!) and he works for a aerospace company. We will call him, "Mr.Blue Eyes" cuz he has really crystal clear blue eyes. Are you keeping up with the nicknames? I hope so!

Date #1

I just got back from Match.com Date #1. After my "situation" with Mr. Perv Texter, I was a little leery of this whole online dating thing, but dammit I'm stickin with it! For the sake of saving his name for now, we will call my date tonight "Mr. Seahawk" because he is from Seattle. We emailed back and forth online a few times and he invited me out for dinner/drinks. I was SUPER nervous today before the date. I went out and bought a new outfit, which looked hot and did the hair up all nice. We decided to meet at the restaurant, so I felt better knowing I had my own escape pod if I needed it. I walked into the place and this guy is standing there in the doorway, looks me up and down, and give me a hug. Then he starts smelling my hair and tried to kiss me. Now mind you, he looks NOTHING like his picture, so I'm wondering who the fuck this is. I pulled back and ask who he is. Turns out it's not "Mr. Seahawk" and it's some other random hot dude. I go to sit down at the bar because I know my real date is about to come in and random dude comes and sits with me. Uhh...this is gonna be awkward when he shows up. I start chattin with the random guy, cuz he is cute and looks really familiar. He says to me, "I know who you are". Creeped out, I ask why and turns out we went to high school together and I totally remembered who he was. He then asks me for my number and as I start to put it in his phone, "Mr. Seahawk" walks in. Awkward! I quickly say that we are old friends from High School and we were just catching up. "Mr. Seahawk" thought he was my bodyguard I brought with me just in case. LOL, oiy! Great start! Random High School Dude finally left and I started my real date. Our conversation was actually pretty effortless and we both felt really comfortable around each other. We had a few drinks and sushi, which he paid for. Afterwards, we made out a bit and seemed to have a connection. We will most likely go on a second date, so I am looking forward to that. I am also chatting with a few others online and hey who knows, maybe random high school guy will call me. :P

Match.com

Sorry for being absent for quite some time on here. With my move down to LA and being extremely busy at work, it has left me with no time to blog. However I am back and full of stories. For one, my new year's resolution this year is to focus on my love life, and past lack there of. Due to the fact that I work from home, I decided to give Match.com a chance again. I have never actually paid for it. I have just always tried it for free, and it really gets me nowhere.

So day one, I fill out my profile and await the winks/awkward get to know ya emails. Within an hour of joining, this guy messages me and he seems really nice. Cute face, didn't look psycho, and lived close by. We took our emails off to IMs and ended up chatting for 8 hours! The conversation was effortless and we really seemed to click. The next day, I get a text message from him saying that he couldn't stop thinking about me and how quickly we formed this connection. K, little weird...but I agree. THEN he tells me that he thinks he may already be in love with me. Umm....what? I ask him how he knows he loves me after chatting for 1 day and never actually meeting in person? He then goes on to say that he just knows and he can tell that we are going to get married. He asked me to move in with him and asked me if I would do all these truely disgusting sexual things to him. OKKKK, DONE!! I had a total of 300 text messages from him. In-fuckin-sane! The sad thing is, I was really feeling this guy when we first started chatting. So do I let this ruin my new quest to find a man? No, I wont give up. It is just scary that there are freaks like this out there that seem normal at first. Sigh...

Right now I am chatting with a few other guys. There is one that lives about 5 miles away and I think I will be grabbing drinks with him soon. To be continued!