Lately

I know, I'm such a slacker. I've just been really distracted with everything that goes on here. But anyway, im finally over the jet lag! I'm not completely unpacked yet, but I'm working on it. I got my new computer but haven't used it much yet. I left my camera on the east coast! So I haven't found much use for the computer yet haha. I want to put up all the pictures on my camera I haven't posted yet but I think that will have to wait...maybe even until I start up my new blog (!)
So last weekend everyone was in town for brianna's graduation. It was pretty fun even if my dad ruined it....I've caught up with a few of my friends and have plans with a bunch of other ones! I love having friends again!! :)
I think that's pretty much all that has happened...nothing very exciting. But here are some pictures! :)

I've had a lot of fro yo since I got back! And other yummy treats like Diddy Riese!
We celebrated mother's day on Sunday since we were all there, and made Costa Vida salads! Yumm!
And I had to take a bunch of pictures of the palm trees I've missed so much! :)

Home sweet California

(This was supposed to be posted in THURSDAY but Blogger wouldn't let me post anything! Booo)
So I'm finally home in sunny California :) I am oh so happy. It feels a bit strange, but still good :) first thing I did was go shopping with my mom! Well, first we went to titos tacos! Yumm!!! Then we got lost on the way to long beach. Then picked up kayla then went home! Home sweet home :) it doesn't feel any different. Like I never left. But I know once I start seeing my friends it will seem like everything has changed. I don't know if that makes sense.
But anyway, its a bit weird being in California and on the west coast now. It's so much different than the east. The people, the mountains, the houses, the food, and there are like no trees here! Haha it feels like I've been gone for so long. Well ok, it doesn't seem like anything has changed, but it actually does seem a little different. Just cuz I've been living somewhere so different for so long I guess. Does anyone get what I'm saying? Haha
Anyway, I've spent way too much money in that last two days than I should have. Booo. I need to stop.
Brianna's graduation from USC is tomorrow. Woo!
AND I developed my holga film!! Some turned out lame but there are a few I really like and hopefully can share on here soon. I'm planning on getting a new computer in the next couple of days. Yay!! UNFORTUNATELY I left my camera in Maryland at my uncle's house!! :( so I don't know how long it'll be until I have it. Sheesh. My luck is horrible!
And last thing....I'm also planning on  making a new blog since this one has been about my time as a nanny, which I'm not doing anymore!
I will keep you all posted on everything :)

this is not what spring is supposed to be

well at least not to me, a Californian. as i said yesterday, i miss those bright yellow mustard seed flowers growing wild everywhere you look. so i looked through my pictures just to make me a little happier while its dark, grey, and rainy outside here. it looks so dead and miserable out my window (the graveyard adds a nice touch). i seriously need the sun and warm weather to permanently be here already!!
okay so here are a few of my favorite shots i've taken over the years! (mostly around springtime) enjoy!

and our wonderful beautiful hillside that has now been DESTROYED for a stupid nursing home!! D:

p.s. 41 DAYS UNTIL I GO HOME!!!!!!!!! yess i am starting the countdown! so happyyy!! :D

i need california.

I'm so sick of this cold weather. especially since it's not snowing anymore, so it's just ugly. it seems like winter will never be over. i want to be able to wear sandals again. i want to drive down the PCH. and drive in jeeps with the top off with my best friend. i want to go to parties and blast music with my friends. i want to actually do something on the weekends instead of sitting on my bed all day. if i was in California, i wouldn't ever be bored. or if i was, at least i could do something about it. at least i would have friends i could hang out with. and there's so many places i can go to and things i can do in California. not here. I'm stuck in the house 24/7. the only reason why i actually get dressed everyday is so i can pick up Holden from school. nothing else. my. life. is miserable. here. i want California sooooo bad. i want my friends. i want a life. i want my life back.
there's so much we can do here, but we never will. i mean, new york is AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. how many times have we been there? once. for one day. downtown Philly is less than 30 minutes away. i want to spend so much time there just seeing and discovering what's there. cuz i know there's so much. I'm coming home in 3 months and i don't think I'm going to be able to go to all of the places that i dreamed of going to before i came here in august. I'm gonna miss out on so much, and this might be my only chance to do it. but i guess they're just not into spending the day downtown and just seeing what there is to see. and if me and Carrie go to new york, or ANYWHERE she never wants to stay for a long time because she's worried about Steven getting mad or something. they should just let me go by myself. ugh.
Steven says that his goal is to get me to want to stay out here forever. well i wouldn't mind living out here longer, but just like, by myself. or with friends. and if i had a job in the city or in new york. but living with them? never. again.
so, i don't know if that's him reaching his goal or not....

but right now, i just want to see mountains and the beach and palm trees and grass and people who actually care about how they look when they go outside. HA ya our town is so white trash. i just want California so bad. i miss everything about it.

a recap

can you see now why i didn't want to leave?! oh how i LOVE California. and my friends. and my family. why would someone leave something that they love so much? that seems pretty stupid to me....