This Labor Day a few friends and I went up to Vermont to help clean up flood devastation.Oh yea, and we also got ice cream. Delicious, delicious ice cream.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Vermont
This Labor Day a few friends and I went up to Vermont to help clean up flood devastation.Oh yea, and we also got ice cream. Delicious, delicious ice cream.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Gobble Gobble
Oh yea, and there are wild turkeys here. How awesome is that?
Thursday, September 1, 2011
RDH
So about a month before I moved to ye olde Boston, I started freaking out about finding a job. As Loma Linda was INSANELY expensive and I have never been one to work overtime, it was a concern for me. The first few weeks here only heightened my fears. I had saved up some monies from gifts etc, and was really excited to take a sailing class during the summer while job surfing. Unfortunately, 
Massachusetts had other plans. I had to take a few more board exams to get my Mass license, so my sailing funds were depleted (next summer, I will sail with a vengeance - with legit boat shoes just for good measure).
I went to the Church's job training while still in California so I could learn how to apply for a job and make a good impression while interviewing. Well, after being here about a week or 2, I applied for my first job. I found a posting on Craigslist that was nearby and emailed my application. A week later I had my first interview (my first time in a suit). The interview went well but I had to wait 2 weeks before my license was finally
approved and I could go to a working interview. And everything went swimmingly from there. I was working my first job. It was great because I had a month to learn dental office basics and get a feel for it. Then I decided I wanted to add a few more days. I found another listing, got a call the next day with an interview. And I start next week.
So within a month, I have 4 days a week with a 5th day option. Life is looking rosy for me!
Massachusetts had other plans. I had to take a few more board exams to get my Mass license, so my sailing funds were depleted (next summer, I will sail with a vengeance - with legit boat shoes just for good measure).
I went to the Church's job training while still in California so I could learn how to apply for a job and make a good impression while interviewing. Well, after being here about a week or 2, I applied for my first job. I found a posting on Craigslist that was nearby and emailed my application. A week later I had my first interview (my first time in a suit). The interview went well but I had to wait 2 weeks before my license was finally
approved and I could go to a working interview. And everything went swimmingly from there. I was working my first job. It was great because I had a month to learn dental office basics and get a feel for it. Then I decided I wanted to add a few more days. I found another listing, got a call the next day with an interview. And I start next week.
So within a month, I have 4 days a week with a 5th day option. Life is looking rosy for me!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
New York
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ecently, my fair cousin came home from his mission. And all he wanted to do was go to New York City, and how could we deny such a request as this? Indeed, we could not. Luckily Brian told me about the China bus from Boston to NYC and 5 hours later, I arrived in the Big Apple and checked into our plush accommodations. Whilst waiting for the rest of my family to arrive from California, I strolled the streets. A street was closed off for a market or something, and what did my hungry eyes glanc
e?! A KEBAB! (or greek, or gyro, or sandwich, whatever you want to call it) It had been so long since a food vendor delicately sliced meat off a rotating pole to put onto a warm fluffy pita for me that I almost couldn't believe my luck! After ordering, however, I realized there were no fries. 
What's up with that? But I enjoyed my delicacy to the very last bite - that is for sure! Started out the trip on a high note!
We spend 5 days there and had a wonderful time together.
We were able to go to a Yankee game!! I was really excited about this. Now that I am living in Boston, maybe I shouldn't be - but I had no shame in rooting for the Yankees and having a
wonderful time.We also went on a boat tour of Manhattan. Honestly, it sounded really touristy and dumb - but I loved it! My favorite part, however, was about half way through the 2 hour boat ride. We had ambitiously discussed our day plans and they included walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. After floating by the bridge twice, my mother exclaimed, "I don't feel like I need to walk across that any more. I think this is more than enough for me!" Which, was a relief because I was over the bridge as well. So we called the Aquinos who were on the other side of the boat to tell them the grave news. 
Auntie starts laughing and exclaims, she just thought the same thing! and Adam? Oh he never wanted to do it in the first place, and he knew during out daily planning session that we would eventually scrap the plan. Haha. Oh how he knows us so well!
Another fun thing! I have never liked cheesecake. I don't like the taste OR the texture. So when someone brought me home a raspberry cheesecake from Juniors a few months ago, I politely said thank you and put it in the fridge. Unsure what to do with it. Then, I decided to have some friends over to eat it.
My misfortune would turn into some excellent PR for me! Look how awesome I am! Sharing my cheesecake with everyone. Then I bit into said cheesecake and immediately regretted inviting all those people over. It was the most delicious thing I had ever tasted!! The texture, the taste, the flavor, heck, even the temperature was PERFECT! So upon arriving in New York and staying approximately 15 feet from Juniors, I ate some cheesecake everyday. 
Every day. And took one home.
My favorite thing (besides all the delicious, delicious food) was High Line Park. And the Balto statue. Who doesn't love Balto? How can you not love a Balto statue in the middle of central park. I even google mapped it so I could find it and take this picture!
ecently, my fair cousin came home from his mission. And all he wanted to do was go to New York City, and how could we deny such a request as this? Indeed, we could not. Luckily Brian told me about the China bus from Boston to NYC and 5 hours later, I arrived in the Big Apple and checked into our plush accommodations. Whilst waiting for the rest of my family to arrive from California, I strolled the streets. A street was closed off for a market or something, and what did my hungry eyes glanc
e?! A KEBAB! (or greek, or gyro, or sandwich, whatever you want to call it) It had been so long since a food vendor delicately sliced meat off a rotating pole to put onto a warm fluffy pita for me that I almost couldn't believe my luck! After ordering, however, I realized there were no fries. 
What's up with that? But I enjoyed my delicacy to the very last bite - that is for sure! Started out the trip on a high note!
We spend 5 days there and had a wonderful time together.
We were able to go to a Yankee game!! I was really excited about this. Now that I am living in Boston, maybe I shouldn't be - but I had no shame in rooting for the Yankees and having a
wonderful time.We also went on a boat tour of Manhattan. Honestly, it sounded really touristy and dumb - but I loved it! My favorite part, however, was about half way through the 2 hour boat ride. We had ambitiously discussed our day plans and they included walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. After floating by the bridge twice, my mother exclaimed, "I don't feel like I need to walk across that any more. I think this is more than enough for me!" Which, was a relief because I was over the bridge as well. So we called the Aquinos who were on the other side of the boat to tell them the grave news. 
Auntie starts laughing and exclaims, she just thought the same thing! and Adam? Oh he never wanted to do it in the first place, and he knew during out daily planning session that we would eventually scrap the plan. Haha. Oh how he knows us so well!
Another fun thing! I have never liked cheesecake. I don't like the taste OR the texture. So when someone brought me home a raspberry cheesecake from Juniors a few months ago, I politely said thank you and put it in the fridge. Unsure what to do with it. Then, I decided to have some friends over to eat it.
My misfortune would turn into some excellent PR for me! Look how awesome I am! Sharing my cheesecake with everyone. Then I bit into said cheesecake and immediately regretted inviting all those people over. It was the most delicious thing I had ever tasted!! The texture, the taste, the flavor, heck, even the temperature was PERFECT! So upon arriving in New York and staying approximately 15 feet from Juniors, I ate some cheesecake everyday. 
Every day. And took one home.
My favorite thing (besides all the delicious, delicious food) was High Line Park. And the Balto statue. Who doesn't love Balto? How can you not love a Balto statue in the middle of central park. I even google mapped it so I could find it and take this picture!
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