Saturday, March 31, 2012

March: Part 1

Being that the first couple weeks of March was consumed by vacation (and there's a separate post on that), I'm just going to break March up into several part. Now that I'm working 40 hour weeks and most of my weekends are spent traveling, there's definitely less time to post.



Mar. 8-9 (thurs-fri):

After coming home from Hawaii, I was rushed off to work the next day 2 days with closing shifts. I took the weekend off (March 10th thru 12th) for the Drake concert on Sunday at SDSU.


Mar. 10 (sat):
On Saturday, we started off the day by running errands. I had some stuff to return at the Container Store, Target and Nordstrom's and I also had to go to the bank. We still had some time to kill before my eye exam at 3:30pm (Tony's friend is an optometrist and I was in dire need of new contacts so I had made an appointment to see him), so we decided to have lunch at Slater's 50/50.



pretty damn good burgers. my only complaint was that the burger was cooked wayyy too well.
i like my cows still moo-ing. our waitress didn't ask how we wanted our 

burgers cooked so i'm not even sure if you can choose :/


they had this pick 3 appetizers thing and we got the
panko fried mac 'n cheese, beer battered onion rings,
and french fried potatoes. i absolutely LOVED the onion rings
(but then again, I love almost all onion rings lol)

After stuffing our faces, we went to my eye exam. Sadly, my vision has gotten a lot worse :(. I blame my darn gene pool! My mom is practically blind and had laser eye surgery, not once, but twice! It started out as a really nice summery day so we tried to walk around Coronado but it got pretty cold so we went back to Tony's house before heading out to dinner. We had 7 courses of beef and fried catfish which was delicious! I haven't had the stuff in such a long time. I mostly enjoyed the 7 courses of beef. I don't really like the fried catfish that much just because of my fear of fish bones.

We spent the rest of the night at this new bar (maybe just new to me? lol) in Downtown San Diego called The Lion's Share. It's a really nice bar/restaurant and the decor reminds me of the American Revolution lol . Since we just had dinner, we mostly went there for the drinks. Their drinks are super unique and actually tasted pretty healthy (at least to me lol). My favorite of the night was "Monks Gone Wild". Absolutely delish for someone that doesn't want a drink that tastes like you're straight chugging rubbing alcohol.

lovers con amigos

tres amigos

wish i could remember what drinks these were lol
After drinks we headed home to rest. Plus we were losing an hour to daylight savings :(.


Mar. 11 (sun):
Sunday funday. We went to have dim sum with Tony's family and then I went back to Tony's house and took a nap lol. I need naps! We got ready for the Drake concert and went to pre-party at John's house. We then headed to grab some dinner at Tokyo Sushi near UCSD.

dinner before our first concert together!

oyster shooters

spicy tuna salad. holy moly. so delish. looks so healthy too lol.

fishie balloons! with lips like mine lol


Drake concert was a complete blur. The fact that we got home safely was a miracle. Tanks got. lol.



getting some refreshments before the concert





25 sittin' on 25 mill

Flashback to November 2010 when I saw Drake at Universal Amphitheater with special guest Nicki Minaj
i love your sushi roll, hotter than wasabi


That's it for now! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Hawaii!

For those of you who are just subscribed and don't check Facebook, my Hawaii post is finally up!

Check it out here!

Happy late Wednesday night! The week is almost over!! Can't wait for 4:30pm tomorrow!! Celebrating the lover's birthday! :D

Happy Birthday to my one and only :D


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

February: Week 1


Jan. 30 (mon): "Cleanin' out the closet"

So I added 3 shelves to my Ikea closet so that I could fit some of my shoes in there. I found that my shoes were getting out of hand since they were either everywhere or nowhere to be found. I had some of my shoes in boxes and those haven't been touched since I bought them :/. Hopefully this will help me see all the shoes I have so I can make use of some of them more often.



Jan. 31 (tues): Date w/Cat
After a long day of cleaning my closet, and having to go back to Ikea to pick up some parts for my shelves, I was ready for a dinner date with my friend Cat from pharmacy school. We decided to go to Parkway Grill in Pasadena for dinner because they seemed to have the largest selection of dishes on their DineLA menu. I ended up getting the Lamb Lollipops, Filet Mignon and, of course, the creme brulee napoleon.





l to r: st. tropez martini, lamb lollipops, creme brulee, filet mignon


Feb. 1 (wed): Work

Feb. 2 (thurs): Errands and Hang out with Christina
Spent the morning running errands with my dad to Costco and Fry's. After that, I went to the mall with my friend Christina and had a little talk. It's always amazing how we can not talk for the longest time and just start wherever and whenever and it'll be like we never had a hiatus.

Feb. 3 (fri): Work




Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Back from Vacay!

Back from vacation in Oahu but I've been just working like a crazy person! Just wanted to give a quick shout out to Mr. & Mrs. Honda! What a beautiful wedding! Here's a snippet of their wedding video for those of you who love weddings as much as I do :D.





Lauren & Jason from Video 21 Productions on Vimeo.


Hope everyone is having a good week! This whole daylight savings thing is soooo not the deal lol. I've been so tired at work :/. I'll update ya'lls soon!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Concert: Drake

Concert Series:

Mar 11th, 2012
Drake

Being that I was so inebriated that I barfed on the people in front of us, these pictures are all that I remember from the concert lol. So don't mind the non-narration.





















Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Hawaii



Hawaii


Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
-Depart LAX at 8:55am. Arrive in Honolulu at 12:40pm.

aboard our flight. seats 22a and b
taken with iPhone 4


dorks on a plane
taken with iPhone 4


-Lunch at Kaka’ako Kitchen with Tanya, Jason, and Tiff

sweet chili chicken (me thinks? lol)
taken with iPhone 4

blackened ahi wrap
taken with iPhone 4

-Check-in to our hotel at the Courtyard Marriott

taken with canon rebel t3i

taken with canon rebel t3i 

taken with sony cybershot


-Dinner at Marukame Udon with Linda and Will

pharmers in hawaii
taken with sony cybershot

kalua udon (limited time)
taken with iPhone 4

curry udon
taken with iPhone 4


Thursday, March 1st, 2012
-Rise and shine! First full day in Hawaii!

taken with canon rebel t3i 

-Breakfast at Aqua Cafe

taken with canon rebel t3i, with picnik cross process filter

taken with canon rebel t3i, with picnik cross process filter

taken with canon rebel t3i 

taken with canon rebel t3i 

taken with canon rebel t3i 


-Walk around Waikiki




-Lunch at Yotteko-Ya with Richard and Wes (sorry no pictures :()

-Completely missed the rehearsal for the wedding due to crazy Waikiki traffic! :(

-Rehearsal Dinner at Pagoda Restaurant

the bride and groom

bride with bridesmaids

bridal party (minus a couple people)


the chongs + jason

family



-Midnight snack at Rum Fire at the Sheraton Hotel

night time view of waikiki beach at the sheraton
taken with sony cybershot

cocktail & shot of the day
taken with sony cybershot

kim chee fried rice
taken with sony cybershot

garlic fries
taken with sony cybershot




Friday, March 2nd, 2012
-Hike Diamond Head with Tanya, and Jason (photos with dates were stolen from Tanya, all others were taken with the Canon T3i)

ready?! okay! 
































-Lunch at Rainbow Drive-In

taken with canon rebel t3i 


taken with canon rebel t3i 

taken with canon rebel t3i 

taken with canon rebel t3i 


taken with canon rebel t3i 


strawberry slush float
taken with canon rebel t3i 


-Dessert at Leonard's Bakery for malasadas




seriously, do you see how much sugar there was?!


-Dinner at Genki Sushi

-Yard House for Brandon’s birthday (photos with dates were stolen from Tanya, all others were taken with a Sony PowerSho)

boy sandwich!

twinsies fo sho!

me: squeeze thee muscles!

heart
possibly the only picture i didn't ruin (there are a bunch i didn't post lol)



i was trying to look as sexy as possible. i think it work fantabulously.

shakas with the birthday boy!

don't know what he's doing here. i'd like to pretend he's neo from the matrix lol.





Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
-Lauren and Jason’s Wedding at Ko’olau Ballrooms

behind the scenes

checkin' out the jimmy choos




this dress belongs to mrs. honda


bridesmaid bouquets

bride's bouquet


the beautiful bride










oh boy... lol




beautiful bird cage for the love birds theme


prom pose!






pharm fam!


us and the beautiful bride! tried to get one with the groom too
but people were giving us dirty looks for cutting lol


-Midnight Snack at McDonalds




Sunday, March 4th, 2012

-Breakfast at Bogart’s Cafe (cash only)






-Ala Moana Shopping Center
-Waikele Premium Outlets

-Dinner at Aiea Bowl for tasty chicken and garlic fries




    -Flash flood warnings from 6-9pm so we just stayed in for the rest of the night. Getting back to Waikiki was a complete pain since they blocked off the main street due to a parade. We spent the night watching for lightning and then counting the seconds until the thunder... yes we're dorks lol.


    Monday, March 5th, 2012
    -Lunch at Ramen Nakamura (cash only). Stepped into the place right as they were opening at 11am. It was pouring outside. Thank goodness we were able to use one of the complimentary umbrellas from our hotel. Tried their Ox-tail ramen. Pretty darn delicious!



    -Walked to Bubbiez (cash only) from Waikiki. It was good exercise considering how much we had been eating this whole time. The sun came out for our walk so that was nice. We had some trouble finding this place lol. Funny thing is we ran into one of the groomsman from Lauren and Jason's wedding there. They were leaving to the airport and decided to squeeze in one more foodie spot on their list.








     


      -Lanikai Beach










      -7-eleven for spam musubis

      -Waiola's for shave ice






      -Dinner at Curry House



      Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
      -Breakfast at Bogart’s Cafe (cash only). Decided to come back for the Acai bowl (super yumes!) and to try their breakfast bagel.

       


      -Drive to Dole Plantation

       



      we had to try the dole whip.




      this peacock was a friendly little guy. 















      -Lunch at Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck (cash only)


      so... it looks more like I'm trying to call someone rather than a shaka lol








      -Visit Aulani Disney Resort
      • First 30 minutes of parking free. $10 after that.






      missed the exit for aulani and stopped at this little picture spot

      map of aulani

      gahhh! can you say paradise?! 

      -Dinner at Zippy’s

      -Pack

      -Walk around Waikiki


      Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
      -Last minute shopping for gifts at the International Marketplace, walk around Waikiki



      infinity pool at the sheraton













      -Mimosas at Rumfire at the Sheraton







      -Lunch at W and M Bar-B-Que Burgers (cash only)





      -Head to the airport


      goodbye hawaii! thanks for the memories!

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