Sleepover at Manny's!

     Last night I slept over at Manny's house. Since I was going to go to the doctors early in the morning with his mom they invited me to spend the night. I gathered up my things: Pj's, toothbrush, make up. etc...and headed over.

     When I got there it was already 10pm so almost everybody was asleep. Manny was studying in the living room so I joined him. Me and Nathan played Angry birds online and then he headed off to bed. I tried doing homework but Blackboard wasn't working. So I watched How to Make Granny Squares videos till 12:30am. Then I headed off to bed... with his mom! His family is old fashion and although we been together 7 years they still keep us separated when I spend the night. Let me tell you, those 7 hours felt like an eternity. I wish I could of spend all night studying next to Manny rather than going to sleep there. I was tossing and turning. I couldn't sleep. Not that I wanted to lay next to Manny but because I felt out of my comfort zone. I love my bed and I was missing Boo boos so much.

     I ended up waking up very early but since everybody was still sleeping I was laying there starring at the ceiling. Then after an hour or so I got up and got ready for the Doctor's appointment. When they woke up they all got ready too. The sad part of my day was when Manny left for school, I stayed with his mom and Nathan. We, then, headed off to the Doctors. Afterwards to McDonalds for breakfast. All without Manny :(

On a side note: I did noticed, first hand, is how busy Manny is. Here is a typical weekday for him:

7am Wake up & get ready (No breakfast!)

8am-1pm Work at the Naval Base

1pm-4pm study at school or work on Wind tunnel Project

4pm-7pm Class

7pm-1am Study/homework

And that's not counting the days he works 8 hours! or the nights he stays up studying with out any sleep.  

I admire him and support him & I make awareness of this because I notice how he hardly gets any sleep and he hardly eats! They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day but a cup of coffee ain't cutting it! Plus with FLU season around the corner I am scared he is going to get sick. I understand that his graduation is in 3 months (December yay!) but he needs to eat and stay as healthy as possible. I just hope that once his midterms are over and Thanksgiving is here, he can rest rather than head over to school while everybody is in vacation. 

Sitting on the table...sitting on the table

I am sitting at a desk inside the SDSU library. Emmanuel brought me to his school as a request from me. I am one day away from ending my Econ class and I have a research paper plus reflection essay to write. Knowing myself all to well I knew that I would not get things done if I was at home. I would of found an excuse to lay in bed and take a nap. Then I would be in so much trouble cause my research paper wouldn't get done.

I like it here so much. I am drinking my coffee. I am on twitter, writing my papers, and wasting time on Pinterest. The only thing I hate is the part where Manny is in class till 7pm. So I am here, all alone. Getting more bored by the minute... I also wanted to take pictures but the gals behind me are very loud and keep looking at what I am doing on my screen. So no pictures till they leave. 

Plus, I can't wait till Manny gets off so I can eat. Manny bought me breakfast in the morning but I am to shy to eat here. I don't like eating when I am by myself in a public area. Yup... that is the deal.... hopefully when Manny gets off we can take pictures around campus. I am wearing my new top from target and I love it so much.

UPDATE! Here is a sneaked picture of my new blouse: 

It's a dove/bird print blouse with ruffles from Target. 

Manny is here!

Dear Diary,

 So after only 2 days of working at the taco shop I decided that it is not the place for me. As much as I need the money, the environment of it was nightmarish. For starters, more than half of the customers are either druggies (with awful attitudes) or straight out perverts who blow kisses at you while saying nasty comments. Secondly, the work space there is so un-organize. Up to the point that all of the employees get paid every Monday in cash. No checks, no direct deposit just straight out cash... I don't like that. Lastly, today when I arrived the manager pulled me to the side and told me that I should try to put more make up next time so I can look more attractive. That send out a red flag. Is his main goal to bring in customers by having attractive cashiers? This is no Hooters, ok! 

I ended up working only 2 hours today till I got fed up, took off my apron and told the manager "Thank you for the experience but this is not the place for me", turned around and walked away. I think I had more courage to quit cold turkey since the manager never gave me a proper interview, he only asked for my name and phone number then told me to put on the apron cause I was hired for the job. Who does that! This job is simply not worth it. I feel I made the right choice giving the circumstances. Now, hopefully, I can find a new job fast. 

Lunch, Zimbabwe experience, and a new job offer.

After Manny got off work, he invited me to go to SDSU. He had a few pending issues to resolve with his petition for graduating in December which meant he would be at school earlier than usual. Since I love going to his school I got ready and joined him. I love going to SDSU. I am so close to transferring there but in the mean time I enjoy being on campus as a visitor. We went to lunch at panda expressed then we headed to the Love library. No, it's not a make out spot. That's just the name, he-he. I had my online Economics test to finish so while Manny headed to class, I finished my test. I got a 30/40, btw. Then afterwards Manny invited me to a Zimbabwe concert. the exciting part was when we were waiting for the show to start I received a call from a Mexican restaurant. They told me they were interested in making me part of their business since they were in need of a cashier and liked that I had 7 years of experience from my Carl Jr days as a cashier. I was so happy since you all know I been in desperate need of a job. Plus christmas is coming soon!... Anyways, going back to the concert. It was definitely cultural experience. I enjoyed the music and the percussion instruments they used were interesting. Here are some pictures:

Zimbabwe Intrument

My new job, hopefully. 

P.s Once I start working, I will have the money to replace my lost Camera charger. So expect lots of pictures in the future! xoxo

- Mary

My Starbucks Interview

  

      Yesterday, I had an interview for Starbucks. Since I can remember I have always wanted to work there but I am afraid I am not what they were looking for. 

      First, the guy made it awkward when I got there for my 1:30 appointment and he argued with me that he had told me at 3pm... He then tried to apologize for giving me and a girl named Anna the same time appointment. He said that he meant to give me the 3 o'clock time slot. I told him I would kindly wait but he insisted on putting me first since I had gotten there earlier than Anna. Second, when he was asking me the questions, they felt rushed and I couldn't understand him cause he kept drinking from his frapp. That made me even more nervous! 

      

I don't know... I want this job so bad but the way he treated me was not fair at all. Now I have to sit here with my fingers crossed hoping on a miracle that they give me a call back. 

Anybody else had a bad job interview Experience? 

How did it go? Did you get a call back? 

Batzzie

     A year ago, 9/27/10, I rescued a kitten from a craze men who wanted to hurt him. This took place outside of my house at the parking lot structure right next to my room. What I heard, that got my attention, was the voice of a man struggling to reach something from underneath a car. I stared for a bit out the window till I heard the cries of a poor kitten. My instinct was to run outside and with out even thinking I ran under the car and saw the small black kitten shivering in fright. I grabbed the kitten, turned to the man who was yelling at me and I said "he is mine!".

     When I got inside I took the poor little kitten, still in my arms, in to my bed room where Booboos immediately jump to the bed and curiously watched. I then turn on my lights to see him better and to see if he was hurt. I was shocked at what I saw next. I am guessing that the reason he didn't run from the craze maniac was due to eye infection he had. There was hard mucus and puss covering his poor, beautiful face. I took him to the bathroom, washed his face as carefully as possible. The dirt and mucus started to come off.

    After I dried him up,  my mother and I didn't know what to do. His face was swollen. He couldn't even open his eyes. We decided to take him to the shelter... but, I just couldn't part with him. Fortunately, my mother's boyfriend asked if he could keep him. I was so relived because this meant he would stay with us.

     We named him Batzzie (he he, after my nickname meowwzie) & because he looked like a small bat. We took him to the vet. He eventually got better. Now, a year later, he is a wild teenage cat who brings us joy and wonderful moments. Some of the things we enjoy the most is how he is so cuddly and his playful manners. Here is Batzzie:

Look at how beautiful he turned out!

He is blind from one of his eyes.

Socal's Blackout 9/8/2011

If you watch the news regularly or if you live in South California then you are pretty much aware of what happened last Thursday evening. 

Here is my personal take of the unprecedented SDG&E's error that left most of California and Baja California (Mexico) without power:

While Having a late lunch/early dinner with my mom and her boyfriend we were startled when the kitchen lights went off, the washer came to a sudden stop, and the ceiling fan stop flowing the much needed fresh air. I IMMEDIATELY got on my phone and called my boyfriend, who I knew was in class at SDSU. 

You see, 10 years ago the United states of America experienced an act of terror that left most of us traumatized every time September 11th comes along. 

So here I was trying to call him and informed him that the lights went out. I really needed him to get on a computer and check right away what was going on. I just had a really bad feeling. 

When he didn't answer, cause he was in class, I started looking for a battery radio. When I couldn't find any at my house, I got the brilliant idea of going to the car. While listening to the radio, I noticed that most of the stations were playing music with out commercials or breaks. Most other stations had an eery silence. I began to PANIC! 

Fortunately, the spanish stations were the only ones giving us updates of what was going on. I listened for what seem forever. They kept announcing that not only San diego had lost power but also Tijuana, then Ensenada, Rosarito and even Arizona. The worst part of it all was that while I was in the parked car on my driveway, the weather was at a 98 degrees. 

While listening to the radio I heard people calling in asking if this was some sort of terrorist act or the beginning stages of one. by that time  I was freaking out!

 1 hour passed, still no news of what was going on. 

2 hours more, the spanish news station finally got ahold of a national security person and  they were trying to get answers. 

While we all waited for the news caster to come on air, I was biting my nails and thinking of all the things I needed to do in case we had to evacuate. I was so mad that I had nothing ready. After what felt another Eternity, the news caster came on air informing everybody that the Mexican and United states officials where doing all they could to find out what was going on and to stop any kind of civilian terrorist act. That calmed me a bit. but only a micro bit. 

I did spend an hour calling Manny. Specially after he informed me via text that his college was now evacuating everybody by siren. I tried to get things ready in case we had to evacuate too.

 Still, I had nothing useful in case of an emergency. 

I had no candles (only some half used scented candles) 

I had no batteries for the billions of flashlights 

I had no emergency kit.

Totally unprepared. 

After I returned to the car, all my fears vanished. When I turned the car on and the radio turn on I heard the most amazing news I needed

 (Translation):

"Listeners, there is no need to panic since we just got word that the San Diego Gas and electric are the ones  who made an error. This is not a terrorist act. There is no need to panic"

I immediately called Manny and told him not to panic. I explained the good news. We were so relieved :)

Of course, we were still without any power and the sun was starting to set. 

But at that point I didn't care. I went inside. Turned on my candles and enjoyed a peaceful sunset. It was such a beautiful ending to such a terrible experience. The sunset was so beautiful thanks to the lack of street lights and lights from the houses. 

The moon never shined brighter over San Diego. 

Funny part was around 9pm, after 6 hours of no power, the lights came back on. We heard screams of joy coming from down the street and the rest of the town. Cars were honking while people took out to the streets to cheer. I was just glad to see that Kusi news were on the air sharing on the good news of the power coming back on to the San Diego counties. 

All in all, it was a terrible experienced. But I am glad we are ok. I am thankful for those who kept San Diego Informed. And I regret not having a Smartphone with internet because My life would have been a lot better I had had an easier means of getting information about what was going on with this Blackout. 

credit: all images used are from Google Images: "San Diego Blackout 2011"

Manny's new laptop

Today, Manny got himself a Laptop. So what was the first thing we did?

  Skyped! 

Here are some pictures I snapped of him.

I love him so much. 

Horrible Dream

I just woke up from a horrible dream.

    It all began with me being outside my house. There I witnessed a helicopter plane, going at a very slow paced, trying to make a landing a few blocks away from my house. As my neighbors and I saw the helicopter land we couldn't believe what happened next. The Helicopter went nose first straight to the floor. Immediately, I screamed for my mother and her boyfriend to come out of the house to see. At the same time people were running towards the crash to try to help those injured by it.

   Then that's when everything turned for the worst!!! I saw another plane on my right, those hug airplanes, also going at a slow paced but at a high altitude. It then also went into a nose dive a few blocks away! but as I was looking at the huge airplane in the air that's when I noticed a third helicopter falling straight to my house! I screamed so loud "Mom get out of the house now! or you will die!!!!!" as soon as her and her boyfriend met up with me the helicopter crashed into my house. Next thing we knew we were seeing plane after plane crash all around my city :(

  A few moments later after the last plane fell we all stood in shock. We didn't know what had just happened nor who or what was responsible for such destruction!

   This part, now this part still makes me cry. After the fire had subsided at my house and we were standing in my front yard I remembered my pets. I felt stream gilt for letting them die! How could I be concerned only about myself when this poor defenseless creatures... never mind, you get the point  :(

   So I ran into the house in hopes of finding them alive. I found Boo boos on my way up the porch, she was alive and well. But when I went into my garage where my dog was... that's when my tears began to flow. She was under the garage door among other things. She was still alive but filled with ants all over her body. I could easily see her skull from the side of her face and a great chunk of skin and hair missing from her neck. I cleared the ants from her body and carefully carried her out the door. I was crying so much. I put her down on a blanket and caressed her till she closed her eyes and passed away...

  Unfortunately that's not where my dream ends.

This part is more a blur but for what I remember it sure is a horrible ending to such a terrible dream.

As we went into part of the house, that hadn't collapse, I remember turning the channels on the television for some news of what had just happened when a big gust of wind began to blow from the south. Then the sky turned red and everything began to blow away. I fought my way to my mother, where her boyfriend was already holding her, I put my arms around her as she did to me. Air blew around us, towards us blowing us back inch by inch. And as I looked up from my mothers arm I saw a huge cloud of fire coming straight towards us. Then just like that I was wide awake in my bed with boo boos on my lap. Everything calm. Everything just like I want it to be.

I felt the need to write this down, to the best of my ability, because it has impact me in a deep personal level. Seeing my dog in such a awful state and holding on to my mother for protection from a unstoppable force has led me to believe that in due time I will learn a very valuable lesson from this fictional, but traumatizing, event. Hopefully I will get to understand what these feelings are and I can apply them in my life before something horrible, such as death, stops me from showing those I care how I truly feel. (Just a little personal side note)

Lazy sunday

I love Sundays! If it's going out or staying in, I love Sundays. 

Today I had no plans to go out, since we went out on Saturday, so I did what I do best.

I stayed in bed, ate pizza and watched tv. Although my day would of went a lot better if Emmanuel would of been here, I still had an amazing lazy feast cuddling up with Booboos. 

It was unhealthy and ultra Lazy but I can't wait to spend another day like this :)

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Daisy

Right Now my boyfriend is off to the Vet with this BEAUTIFUL dog. Daisy can no longer stand up by herself, her joints are in pain, and she can no longer go to the bathroom by herself. Last night my boyfriend bought her every type of Beneful possible and let her have a feast. Since 3 years back she has been on a diet of pure vitamins and Lamb dry food because of her health. I am pretty sure she was the most happiest last night then she has been in years.

My boyfriend called me a few minutes ago telling me "She licked my face. Something she hadn't done in a long while. She used to do it all the time when she was in her motherly mode trying to clean me" That broke my heart. I can only imagine the sadnes and the pain this process is putting him & his family in.

Dear Daisy,  When I met you 6 years ago I fell in love with you instantly. You were the cutest, biggest doggy I had ever met. You will always be in my heart with every chance I got to hold you, walk with you, and hear your beautiful bark guarding the house. Hopefully one day we can meet where I will see you running again, full of life that in which you were of in your younger years. As far as Emmanuel, he will miss you dearly. As well as Bonbon. Don't worry for that hyper ball of a doggy cause she will be in good hands. You will be miss and love forever. Thank you for the great 15+

 years you were part of the family. R.I.P Daisy <333

23rd birthday

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday. Emmanuel surprised me by taking me out to a Italian restaurant called Bencotto. The food was amazing and the date was surreal.

     After dinner we went to my house where I was surprised once again. My mother had planned a surprise birthday party for my sister and I. There were Hello kitty balloons, a Hello Kitty cake, and Hello Kitty gifts! I, for once, was excited and very grateful for what my mother did for me and my twin.

Thank you Momma <3

My twin Mayra with her Birthday crown

                                                                  Our Hello Kitty Cake

How I looked like For my Birthday

Fun Night, Family And lots of food <333

HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY PARTY

Reflection

It's so amazing to me that my first memory of my self as a child was 20 years ago! It was on my 3rd birthday and I was having a party. I remember getting home from a photoshoot with my mother & my twin to a surprise Birthday party from my Nana. I remember how my Nana & mother made my twin & I dance "sopa de caracol" and everybody was clapping and cheering us on. Now 20 years later, my grandma is no longer here but thanks to her I have this beautiful memory that will forever live in my heart. Hopefully I can have more memorable momments with the new people in my life who make everyday wonderful.

 Happy birthday to me :)

New blanket

Today, Emmanuel surprised me with this heated blanket! I mean, after a long day at work it was sure nice to come home to a nice, thoughtful gift. Now all I can think of is turning it on,getting in the shower while it heats up & then getting inside when its all warmed up. No more cold nights by myself <3

Hello!

    So I guess this is my first post :) My name is Mary , I am 22years old and I am in love with my High School Sweetheart. We been together for 6 1/2 years and are currently attending College. Another little piece of me, that I bet you will learn very soon as we progress through the posts, is that I am a crazy cat lady. I have a young little 2 year old cat named Booboos who I adore more than anything. 

In this Blog, you will get to read about my date night's with Emmanuel, My crazy cat adventures, anything or everything about my cat and all the things I am crazy about at the moment.  

and lastly: 

So shall we begin?