The last week and a half have been a blur. After coming back from visiting Lauren and Linds I hit the ground running...and fast. But lets not skip over the good stuff :) Valentine's Day weekend was perfect with only a minor bump in the road. I got down to Thousand Oaks on Thursday night and after a joyous reunion with the girls at the airport we were go, go, go for the next four days. That night we attended an improv group's performance on campus which was absolutely hysterical! I have yet to go to anything like that back up here so it was a nice treat to experience their campus' weekly activities. The next morning I slept in while the girls had class and then we headed out to visit Linds' mom and Anth at their house in Hidden Hills. I felt like I was taking a private tour of the Hollywood lifestlye; to our right was JLo's house, further up the road was the Kardashian's, and directly across the street was the house where John Mayer had been living for the past year...no big deal. I was so excited to see Lori and Anth (and Bo and Brady of course!) and we had a pleasant couple of hours out there. That night we spent some time with their friends and enjoyed our Friday night together. The next day was a simple day of sun, lounging, and reading trashy magazine. It was 80 all weekend which was a pleasant alternative to our temperatures that have barely been pushing 50. Lori and Anth cooked up a delicious dinner of personal mini chickens, green beans, and rice and we all indulged in Dibs for dessert. I got to spend my Valentine's Day soaring through loops and corkskrews and screaming my head off at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I had never been and it was seriously one of the most amazing amusement parks I have ever been to! X2 was by far my favorite ride but Superman, Goliath, and the Viper definitely gave us some thrills too :) I had a romantic evening stuffing my face alongside my two best friends at a movie theatre where we watched the romantic comedy Valentine's Day. A good, corny, and somewhat predictable movie that had us all crying in the end. I couldn't have asked for a better last day with the girls. The next day was an early morning and quick and sad goodbye to Linds. I got to spend some extra time with Lauren in the car on our way to the airport. We stopped at Jamba Juice and Noah's Bagels on our way which was a nice treat to end the trip. After a tearful goodbye I was on my way back up to the Clara--home, sweet, home.
Since that weekend I have kept busy with papers (I have a 10 pager due Wednesday...wish me luck) tests (I had a french exam today...oui, oui!) and of course spending time with friends. This past weekend was parent's weekend so I got to see Mom again and finally see Dad! We had an amazing time at a big family/friend dinner on Friday night, smaller lunch at Wrap This (one of my new obsessions) with Mariah&Casey and their families, a weekend getaway to Nana and Gaffer's that was fueled with Gaffer's famous french toast Sunday morning and salmon Sunday evening. I was spoiled by my loving parents and we went to Cirque de Soleil's performance of "Ovo" in San Jose. What a treat that was. I have only been to Cirque de Soleil one time prior to this and that was for my 17th birthday nearly two years ago. Andrew had seen this performance in Montreal with Erin and had loved it! The spectacles were amazing and made me wish I could contort my bodies in the way many of the performers did or do crazy tricks on trampoline walls. We wrapped up the weekend with another amusing intramural soccer game that Mom and Dad were able to watch. I'm pretty sure they got a kick out of watching us all play :)
After having been spoiled with the company of my loving family over last weekend and my two best friends the weekend before that, it is easy to find myself missing home. Only a couple more weeks until Spring Break where I will embark on my journey across the country to Maryland then finally, home. I will try and be more consistent with posts but this week ahead appears to be a busy one so no promises! xoxo
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