2nd CP and Spring Break!

Ah, it's been forever since I've blogged last! Finals took over my life! I was very unlucky and got the stomach flu on Monday, which shot a whole day of studying for me. No bueno. But my finals are over, my film was screened (thank you for everyone who was able to come out!), and I'm done with college. Feels surreal, or I guess, it doesn't even feel different yet. I think it'll hit me once everyone is still taking classes and I'm forced to look for a job. GAWWSHH I hope I find a job, because I KNOW eventually I'm getting kicked out of my house. -__-

So it's been kind of a funky week for me and Nathan. I don't know if he just became incredible busy, but I haven't heard from him in a while. He was able to call on Sunday for like 10 minutes, but that was in the middle of the night. Before that was last Wednesday. I really hope he calls soon, I miss him voice so much. I just wish I could even get a Facebook update on what's going on with him, if he's okay, he's getting his care packages, etc.

So instead of buying him an "Easter/St.Patrick's Day/I love you" card, I decided to make one! I found my scrapbooking box and BOY do I have a lot of scrapbooking material! The reason why I gave up scrapbooking 4 years ago was because it was SO expensive. Still is, but maybe I can make one for some upcoming events I have (Cruise with my sorority sisters, graduation, Nathan's homecoming..) When it comes to arts and crafty stuff, I just LOVE using stickers! I have a sticker book that I used to have a ton of stickers and organized by theme, but it's looking a little sparse, so I'll probably start it up again. I also found these stickers that I was supposed to use for my Senior year scrapbook, but I ended up not putting on the stickers, so it gave me an idea! I told Nathan when I talked to him on the phone that when he gets back, I have to make use of the stickers some how, so he has to take me on all these dates :)

Front! Both holidays he's missed here

A bajillion miles apart...and missing you with all my heart

The back: I put some cute quotes

This weekend was fantastic! On Friday, I went out with some old high school friends to a local bar/club, and just got to catch up. Then on Saturday, I had lunch with Nathan's mom and we walked around Old Town Orange looking through boutiques and getting a bunch of ideas for parties we want to host and gifts we want to make! If only we had all the money in the world! Then we went into the cutest cupcake store called 'The Perfect Circle Cupcakery". Apparently they won "Cupcake Wars" before, which is pretty awesome. Their cupcakes were delicious!!! Can't wait to go back soon.

Delicious :)

The cupcakery!

We tried to make it like a photo frame haha

Then this morning I went out to brunch with one of my best friends Dahra and had mimosas :) It was a great way to start off a lazy Sunday. Then I finished up my package for Nay, I'm going to send it off tomorrow before I leave for my cruise!! It's going to be a funfilled week with girlfriends, no phone, no internet, just gooood ol' relaxing :)

Nay's has such a sweet tooth! Wouldn't be surprised if he got some cavities haha 

Always gotta add the checklist! 

Sending him some pictures from home :)

Last night when I wasn't feeling entirely ecstatic about my love being gone, it's like God sent me a little miracle. Nathan called me at 3AM! granted I was super tired but we still got to talk and it was so wonderful. I was honest with him and told him I just felt discouraged lately and just needed reassurance of his love, and he told me he'll try harder <3 He'll be sending me a letter soon! So excited. And he got me excited for my birthday coming up too. He's seriously the best thing that has ever happened to me, and being able to talk and just be ourselves makes this whole waiting thing, worth it. He's the only person in the world that understands me, and makes me feel like I'm the most important person in his life. I don't know what I'd do with out my boo. He's my Angel. <3 So I just have to pray and have faith, and love him unconditionally, and faithfully. Alright, time to pack up for my cruise tomorrow! See you in a week.

Lots of love & Semper Fidelis <3

More videos of me and my boo!

So to distract myself from Finals I dug up all the old videos of me and Nay. this one is from 3 years ago! It feels like forever ago, but at the same time, like it's yesterday. We both look so different now, it's crazy how much people change.
I miss you so much baby. Please call soon.

lots of love and semper fi <3

Looking through my old photos!

So i'm trying to send Nathan an online photobook so I'm looking through all our old photos and videos and found this gem:

Somen Salad & Studying galore!

Alright, so I've been trying to motivate myself to study for my last finals ever, but it's definitely not going as great as I had hoped. Today, I had my last lecture at UCLA as an undergrad. Wow. I can't believe 4 years have gone by so quickly. I know I have so much to look forward to, but wow.

So to pass the time and get my mind of off Nathan being gone, I'm trying out new things. So cooking is one thing that I'm trying to get into! I was looking through my pantry and I knew I had a lot of left overs that I could use, and I decided to make some SOMEN SALAD!

Here is the recipe I got off the internet: Somen Salad!

So I started out with a few simple ingredients.
-Somen noodles
-Green Onion ( I cut them up ahead of time and then froze them in little 1 serving packets so they don't go bad as easily. Trick that my mom taught me!)
- Lettuce
- Spinach (something new I tried)
-Cucumber
-2 Eggs

Ingredients for the salad

Dressing
- Vegetable Oil
-Soy Sauce
- rice vinegar
- Sesame Seeds
- Mirin (instead of sugar)
- a touch of salt

dressing!

So first things first, I boil the noodles. You usually want to take them out a little earlier, because if you over cook Somen noodles, its really nasty. And somen cooks FAST.

Already soft!

Rinse in cold water! Or else they'll get really clumpy and gross

So while I cool my noodles, I cut up all my ingredients. Now, I still need to work on my cutting skills, so the cucumbers were a little chunky. haha But i chopped up the lettuce and added some spinach slices. I wish I had ham or cha-shu, but I was too lazy to go buy some, so I just kept it a veggie somen salad.

chunky! hehe

Then after I cut up the veggies, I made the eggs. Basically I just heat up the pan, beat the 2 eggs and then pour it into the pan. Then when it seems slightly cooked, I fold one side over so its like an omelette. Everyone has their own way of cooking the eggs.

not as pretty as I wanted it...

nom nom slices!

Lastly, you just put everything in the bowl, add the dressing (which I made separately) and then mix! Such a simple dinner, but so yummy!

before I stirred it all up

mixing with a shamoji!

Dinner is served

I feel like picking up a new hobbie is healthy, and how can you not love cooking! My next challenge is healthy homemade mac and cheese :) Haven't heard from my love for a few days, but I'm always praying for him. Little things make me think of him, like passing by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, or stupid things he used to get mad at me for, or doing absolutely nothing and being SO happy. I just want time to fly by so much faster than it has been. I can't wait to send him his second care package!!!

Alright time to study/watch Happy Feet Two hehe.

Lots of Love & Semper Fi <3

Only HAPPY things to say!!!

Oh my gosh! Tonight is the best night ever! Well first off, I went to step class with Christina and sweated my boooty off!!! And then I decided to be ambitious and make this goat cheese pasta I found online. It was DELICIOUS!!!

Falafels too! 

Here is the link to the original recipe! I changed it a little, I didn't use all the goat cheese just half, and I replaced Asparagus with Spinach because I'm not asparugus' biggest fan. The lemon really adds that zest to it. I posted some other foods I make. I usually try not to eat out as much so I can save money. When I'm not feeing lazy it usually happens haha.

Gyoza, Kabocha (pumpkin), edamame and rice! Bento box!

Shrimp Udon noodles!

So anyways, I took a fresh shower and was sitting in my bed, just staring out photos of me and Nathan. And I was sort of talking to the photos (I know, I'm soo weird, I get that a lot), and just telling Nathan how much I love him and miss him, and hope he's doing okay.

THEN.

I get a phone call!!!! Totally was not expecting one today!! And the best part of it, we talked for 40 minutes!!!Ahhh!!!! We got to talk about just random things, and it felt like he wasn't even that far away!!!! We told each other how much we love each other, and added to our list of things we are going to do when he gets back. 

BUT THEN.

He told me he got my CARE PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!! It only took 11 days! How crazy is that. He said he loved everything in it, but the best thing was that my letter smelled like me. :) I sprayed it with my perfume! I can't believe it still smelled good :) And now that he has his letter writing kit, he has no excuse but to write me letters! tehehe. 

Oh my gosh, today has been such an amazing day. These are days when I know I am surrounded by God's Grace. Small little happinesses. This is when I know, patience pays off, and you REALLY TRULY get what you deserve!

Ahh, nothing but happiness in my heart today. So, so, good.

Lots of love and Semper Fi <3

Me and Nathan's younger brother, thinking we're special ops

People call these things imperfections, but they're not, aw, that's the good stuff.

You could be having a perfectly "okay" day. Made CPK pizza at home with my roommate ($5.00 for the whole thing!!!! insane), cut up fresh fruit and veggies for lunch tomorrow, and edited my film.

yum!

But I crawl into bed at 2AM, look at pictures of my love, and I just start tearing up. I pray and I cry some more. Short bursts of tears to just let it out. I miss him so much. Staring at pictures, watching videos-sometimes it can make up for them being gone, but ultimately, I just want him right next to me. He doesn't have to say anything, just sit by me. So i can feel his warmth. I can touch him. I can hold him. And I can know he's safe.
Watching/Hearing about the news is no good. My mom calls me today and shes says, "Are you okay? Did you hear about the American military?!" And my heart just drops. Of course, it wasn't about his unit or Marines at all, but life can change in an instant. I could be talking to him one day, and then the next day, who knows what can happen. I just wish he could come home. I miss him so incredibly much. Some times I have to hold my heart, because it feels so heavy when I think of him.

Please, oh please. Let time go by faster.

Lots of love & Semper Fi <3

Finals week, crunch time!

Alright, so as most of you know, I'm graduating in a week and a half! Ahh! I'm so nervous! I can't believe my 4 years of college has gone by so fast... It seems like just yesterday I was a freshman in a dorm, trying to figure out this dance called college, and now, here I am, about to graduate... I know I've grown a lot since then. I've figured out a lot about me as a person, my strengths, my weakenesses, my passions, and my drive. I've fallen in love, reevaluated my love, and then fallen back madly in love. I've realized how important friendships are. I've seen the good in people, and the nasty. I was superficial and very hard on people, and have learned to be more accepting. I've learned that love is universal, spreading kindness never hurts anyone, and doing things for other people feels great. I'm learning to accept faith into my life, and know that it doesn't have to be an immediate process, and have accepted that it may take my whole life to understand it, and I'm okay with that. I've learned patience. I've learned that hard work will always be rewarded. I've learned that everything happens for a reason, even the things we wish did/didn't happen, there is always a reason for it.

I feel like the last few weeks I've been trying to get in as many hang outs with my friends, make memories to last a life time-but at the same time, me doing all this scares me, because it makes me feel like I'm running out of time. Or that- this is it. That was college, & done. I can't believe it. But looking back, through all the crazy drama and hardships, I would not change a single thing. Over the years, I've realized what it means to be a Bruin. Priding ourselves in everything that we do. Holding ourselves to the highest of standards. Being involved, and putting our whole heart into what we do. Never half-assing. The things that I have learned in the last 4 years, will carry on for the rest of my life.

Meeting Nathan has been one of the greatest things to happen to me, I know it sounds cheesy but being with him has changed me for the better. I think initially in our relationship, we were SO infatuated with each other, we couldn't stand to think of a life with out each other. But at the same time, we were so young and naive, the way we thought about love, that there were so many things that were out of order. The words we said were I love you, but the meaning behind it was not what we both wanted. And I think the time that were apart, we learned so much about ourselves. I've learned what I wanted in love, in a relationship, what I deserved, and I think Nathan realized what he lacked in as a boyfriend, what he needed to work on. I realized that a military relationship is NOT EASY. Not at all, and it really takes dedication and patience to get through it. Once we both came back together, we weren't completely different people, but definitely grew emotionally and mentally. I learned that I need to understand the situation that I'm in, and to be patient with him. He learned to start showing his emotions and him appreciation for me. And we started falling in love again. And the last 6-7 months back together has been the best ever. Getting to see him every weekend was so different from how our relationship was before, and I loved it. We got to be "normal" and I wouldn't take back a single day of it. Of course we argued like normal couples, maybe sometimes more than we should have, but that's what makes us, Us. Nathan & Sara.

Now that he's away, things are REALLY different. When he was in Maryland, he was away, but I knew he was safe. Now, I worry about his safety. I wonder what he's doing, what he's eating, what he's seeing. I pray every day, and some days are better than others. But for the most part, since he's been gone, he's able to call every 2 days, so I patiently wait for 2 days to get that random 6 digit number, and when I get that call, it lights up my life. There is no better feeling in this world than knowing that the love of your life is safe and healthy. When I talk to him, I try to just stay positive, bring up happy things, make jokes, tell him what I did that day. & We make it a point, that every time we talk on the phone, he tells me 1 thing he is excited to do when he gets back. :) That way, he always has something to look forward to!


Alright, that's enough for tonight, back to editing!

Lots of love & Semper Fi <3

My sorority sisters out on the town!

Can't sleep

I know I need to go to sleep because I have early class tomorrow, but I can't get myself to. I think it's because subconsciously I hope Nathan will call me. I hope he is able to get is SPAWAR account set up, because I just would love to hear his voice :) I don't know if anyone else gets like this, but I literally have my phone on me at all times. When I'm in the shower, I'm thinking "What if he called!"

But I guess I just want to just free write for tonight. About love.


A professor once told me, 

Thank God for Love.

And at first I just nodded and said, yes, absolutely. But when you really think about it, Love is Amazing. Love makes you laugh. It makes you smile so much it hurts. It makes you cry until your heart feels tight. It makes you feel things. It makes you feel alive. Love is powerful. I could watch Nathan do something so mundane, so normal, and know for certain, that's love. Love is all knowing. You could be miles apart, but knowing that 2 hearts feel just as strongly for each other, that's what keeps the fire alive.  Love is making sacrifices. No one said this would be easy. No one said waiting for him to just email you would be easy. But we do it. Why? For love.

Love doesn't mean you have to be strong all the time. When you're sad, let it out. When you miss him, say it out loud.

I miss you so much Nay.

Let yourself feel these emotions. That's love telling you it's okay. Because when you cry, that just shows how much you truly and deeply care about this person. That's how madly in love you are.

You know that feeling-minutes, seconds before you see him? When he's getting off the plane, when he's driving up your street. Those butterfly feelings that, even after years of being together, just seem to flutter back into your stomach every time? Yeah, that's love. Or how about that feeling when you're just watching a movie all cuddled up, and he reaches for you and brings you in close, and kisses you. Love is everything.

Love is in your prayers. We pray to God, knowing that He loves us. We pray to God, for our boys to be safe. We pray for little miracles. I pray to God to show Nathan, someway, some how, that I am thinking of him. And because God is there, I know what love is. Love is you and me baby.

So really. Thank God for Love. 

Oh dropped calls...

UGH. I'm so frustrated. So finally Nathan called! And I was so happy. It was from this weird number, and I was like ohhh myyy gooodness, he called! We were able to talk for maybe a minute, and then the phone call dropped :/ And I thought he would call back, but I guess he got busy...

BUT THEN!
JUST NOW.
He called back!!! I is soooo happy!! He is safe! OMG I'm so happy. It's these little happinesses that make deployment so much easier :) He sounded good, which makes me heart feel lifted. Ahh. The best.

Here is an article that one of my girlfriends posted on her facebook and I thought it was so sweet. When I talked to him on the phone, I told him we should write letters to each other once my stationary package gets there. I'm quite excited! Well check out this article:

READ ME!
Lots of Love and Semper Fi <3

My first iMovie video of me and my love :)

Hello!

So I am feeling so much better now! Just been working on little projects and getting back on track with my life to keep myself busy. The only unfortunate thing that has happened recently is I can't find my Country Music Hall of Fame cup and Disneyland sweatshirt, both which were gifts for me from Nathan! I don't know where they went, hopefully they will turn up soon :(

But in the mean time, so as I mentioned before, I am in a documentary film making class, so since I am on my way to finishing up my first film, I've been really into editing films! So I decided to take some photos and video clips from me and Nathan's road trip from Maryland to California we did over summer. We are both originally from the AMAZING state of California, so when I heard he was being stationed at Pendleton, I thought it would be so fun to make a roadtrip out of it! It was 3 days long since we sped through most of it, but it was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity. You definitely get to bond with your partner on a whole new level, since you are on the road for hours at a time, you are able to talk about things that you may not get to talk about in a normal couples situations. That meaning, we definitely had our arguments along the way, but it was so great being able to go through states that I wouldn't usually get a chance to! I loved going to Nashville, even though we only got to stay for an hour or so, it was so fun! And it rained randomly, but we got through it. I remember when we went through Amarillo, I was SO excited because of Jason Aldean's song, but boy was I wrong. That place was tumbleweeds galor. We stopped by pretty much every single Sonics we passed by since Nathan loves slushies (I personally could care less...). I remember one of the Sonics, we went to the drive thru, he asked for a slushie, and they told us no. So we left to go use the bathroom at a convenience store, and 10 minutes later, Nathan went back and asked if they had slushies. -___- lol My boo is a silly man. The pictures are definitely only a fraction of the photos, but I just wanted to be able to put it all together some how. From September till February, it has been so wonderful having Nathan home in California. It was so different from what our relationship was like, seeing each other every 2 months, to seeing each other every week! We got to do normal couple things like, watch a movie, take a nap, do absolutely NOTHING and not feel guilty. It was the best pre-deployment gift any girl could ask for.

Today has been a good day. I'm almost done with my film and I can't wait to start getting started on my next one about Marine girlfriends/wives/fiancees/moms. :) If you have any ideas for it, message me and let me know! Especially if you are in the Orange County area, there is a possibility I will ask you to be in my film :)

Also, my sorority decided to make a sisterhood/philanthropy event out of making care packages for Nathan's unit and I am SO SO SO excited. I know the boys will really appreciate that. If you are in a sorority, you should definitely make it an event! Not only are you supporting our troops, but you are supporting your man, so it makes it more personal :)

Alright time to write my paper that's due tomorrow. Oh the woe's of graduating...

Lots of love and Semper Fi <3

Maybe some girls can relate...

This is going to be a venting post.
So I just balled my eyes out... I hate it when I cry, but I know I need to let it out.
Nathan will be pushing out very soon, and maybe its because I watched the PBS documentary called "The Marines" and when they started talking about Urban warfare and everything, I just started getting more and more worried, and my heart was already feeling heavy. He was able to call me for a whole 25 minutes, and I know I should be so grateful and so happy he can even call me at all. So I recently found out that most likely the FOB he'll be at won't have wifi so even though it's been really nice being able to iMessage him for the last week, for the next 6 months, it didn't really matter if he had an iTouch or not. & I'm not going to lie, there was a part of me that was like, well it kind of sucks I spent $250 on something you can only use for a week. But I promised myself that I wouldn't complain, wouldn't start meaningless fights, or talk about anything negative when we get to talk on the phone because I only get a limited amount of time to talk to him, so I should make the most of it...right?

So that's exactly what I did. I made a few comments like, "Well I wish we could have known earlier that you weren't going to have wifi..." and I knew he was getting a little frustrated, and that's the last thing I want is for him not to be able to focus on what he has to do. So i said, "you know what babe, let's just stop talking about this." And we did. But the entire conversation after that was just kind of awkward silences and me trying not to say anything negative like when he told me his company might be the only one that doesn't get to come home earlier, and to that I said, "Well, that stinks, but that's okay." I'm trying really really hard to be supportive. But let me tell you, it's so fucking hard.

I had a huge head ache while I was talking to him, and I knew he knew something was wrong, because he kept asking me what's wrong and I just told him I'm feeling tired and maybe dehydrated, but really, I'm just so frustrated in myself and the situation. I'm frustrated in myself because I SHOULDN'T be upset about a stupid iTouch and everything else and I SHOULD be happy that he's safe, but I have to mask that frustration with fake happiness and positivity, and sometimes I wish I could just throw in the towel and be upset. I know that if he weren't on deployment, and we were just in my room, or on the phone, I could get away with complaining and being sad, and then getting over it a few hours later. But now, I just don't want to waste the precious time that we do have to communicate, over being sad or frustrated. But when I do that, I just get frustrated that I have to be this strong, supportive person. I feel like I have two opposing forces within me and I hate it. I made an effort not to cry while I was on the phone with him though, so I managed to do that.... but I wish this were easier.

It's just so hard not being "normal". Not being able to fight like a normal couple can. Not being able to get frustrated in each other. I KNOW he's feeling the exact same way, so I have no reason to complain. I know he has it tough, and I need to be strong for him. It's just that, sometimes, it's really, really, hard to be the bigger person. It's really hard to fake a smile. It's really hard to have to tell myself everything is going to be okay. It's really hard not to cry every second, of every day.

I know the healthiest thing to do is just to let it out, not in front of him, but on my own time. And as much as I am so happy I have such great friends, when I'm at my lowest and most vulnerable point, it's really hard to reach out to someone. I think it's just my personality, but when I'm vulnerable, I get really hesitant to reach out to people for comfort. I just don't want my unhappiness to ruin their day, or I don't want them to feel like they are obligated to make me feel better, it's just hard to find someone that wants to help, because in my mind, all I can think is, "but do they really want to?".

I didn't fall in love with the Corps, I fell in love with the man, and when you love someone you make sacrifices. & that's what I'll do. <3

Just having one of those nights, but I hope everyone else is having an amazing weekend.

Lots of love, and Semper Fi <3

My first care package!

Even though my love has only left last week, I thought I would send my first care package now, since it was going to take a few weeks anyways. And let me tell you, care package making is SO fun, especially if you love organizing/crafts like I do :)

I was debating between a Medium flat rate and a Large flat rate, and I actually initially fit everything into my medium flat rate:

Medium flat rate box full of goodies!

Then I went to the grocery store with my mom and OF COURSE I'm going to buy a bunch more goodies for Nathan! So I went back to using my Large flat rate box. Everything fit in pretty snug after that, but as a tip: If your care package is less that 7lb, you probably don't need to use a flat rate box, because it would be cheaper just to go with a regular box. So if you are going to use a large flat rate, make sure you make it heavy with those trader joe's nuts or whatever it may be :) Another really awesome thing that the U.S Postal Service does is any care package that is military related is $2.00 off shipping! I'm so glad the lady at the post office was kind enough to tell me all of this. 

For my first care package, I decided to add a little stationary kit for Nathan to be able to write letters. I added some papers, envelopes that were pre-addressed with mine and his family's address as well as some blank ones, and some stamps! Domestic rate for letters which is good to know :)

Stationary kit! Wrapped it in ribbon to make it look cute :)

Every care package is obviously going to cater to your marine/soldier/sailor but I found these awesome tiny nutella packets! Instead of getting him a whole jar, I decided I'd get him these 1 time packets so he can just throw it away after he uses it! And who DOESN'T love NUTELLA!

They are really small packets and so cute!

If you're an organization nut like me, you'll understand this next picture. So I got some little packets of fruit snacks and chocolate koala bears for him and I thought it would be much easier to organize his care package that way, and easier for him to keep track of them!

Nutella packets, haichu, fruit by the foot, koala bears, and scooby snacks all in plastic baggies!

I finally gathered everything for his care package, I tried not to overwhelm him with things so I can send little packets every week or two to keep him motivated :)

So many goodies! I hope he likes it :)

And of course you can't have a care package without a love letter :) It's really hard not to cry when you're writing these, and it's really when you are writing a random sentence like "I miss you so much." But my friends have been telling me the letter writing has been the best part, so I am quite excited about this :)

He's my hunny bear, and I've got bear stationary!

I added a checklist of the goodies just so he knows what's in there when he opens it! Hopefully everything gets there!

check list!

So one important thing I learned that if you are sending a care package for your Marine overseas, you have to fill out a customs form! I've attached a picture of it below, but I did not know you had to fill one of these out, and it doesn't take too long, but the nice lady at the post office gave me a bunch of extra, so i can come prepared and have them filled out already!

So official! But hopefully with all this paperwork the package will get there smoothly :)

And now all I have to do is wait a few weeks! & on top of ALL of this fun care-packaging experience, as I was writing this, my love called me for the first time ever! So interesting because it comes from a phone number in the states! We only got to talk for about 15 minutes, but I literally could not stop smiling the entire conversation! My cheeks hurt!

Isn't he so handome!!!!! <3

Tomorrow, he'll be pushing out and our communication will decrease significantly. But, I think I've been so positive and able to get through this deployment so far just because I have stayed calm and patient. I try not to expect too much from him, so every little thing that he is able to do is a big surprise and are little joys to add to my life. And it truly, truly, helps me get through every day. I've also just kept really busy and I count my blessings everyday. A few things I've gotten to do lately:


- Hot Yoga! Oh my goodness, if you want something that is an amazing work out and makes you sweat an ocean, this is your thing! A big thanks to my girl Taylor ;)
- Go out for my best friends birthday! I've been friends with these girls since about the 5th grade and it's just so great being able to stay in touch with them all these years. I know these will be the girls that will be right by me for the rest of my life.

Me, Erika, and Sappy. My girls for life :)

- Applying for scholarships and jobs! I've just been researching a few jobs and "starting" to apply to them... I need to get on that though
- Making time for all my friends; I think knowing that I'm graduating in a few weeks, it makes me really want to hang out with every one so I don't leave UCLA with any regrets!

Alright, this week has been fantastic so far, I hope everyone else has a great rest of their weekend!

Lots of love and Semper Fi <3