This wasnt on the list...

I’m not procrastinating; I have just run into some minor problems. Well I went to one of the greatest Italian restaurants I’ve been to since being back from Italy with my family. We ate and ate and ate. Poopsiedoodle went crazy with calamari appetizer, caprese, a main dish for everyone and even homemade tiramisu and chocolate cake. I fell in love with this restaurant. Unfortunately when I was there I realized my camera broke… I love writing, but words never do experience justice. The combination a great picture and a wordy description somehow suffices for me… I was going to borrow my roommate’s camera until I either fix it or invest in a new one, but that’s when my week went crazy.

I joined intramural volleyball, that’s right everyone… back in action. It was a great and fun game until I got hit in the face. I shook it off and kept playing, because that’s what athletes do… haha. I left with a headache, that didn’t go away after 2 days. I decided to go to urgent care and found myself in the emergency room 5 hours later getting x rays of my jaw and a CT scan. Good news, I fine! Bad news, I have a concussion. So I have a killer headache and am unusually tired. This week is a new week and I should be able to find a camera to suffice and enough IB profen to keep me sane…

Sorry Dad, but Spontaneity is the name of the game

This weekend has been full of surprises. My plan was to buy an old pair of rollerblades and ride down mission beach, but my friends had other plans for me. Austin and Amanda are two of my very best friends from high school and I give myself credit for matching them up. They came to San Diego so that we could spend some time together before they head off to their new schools: UCR and UCLA. We had planned to go to the Padres game that night, but they were insistent on helping me conquer something on my bucket list. Amanda suggested’ “why not go to UCSD and check it out!” Though, to be honest, I wasn’t in the mood to tour a college after being in school for a week, I decided to seize the day. We walked around the gorgeous campus and I felt like I was really in college, not that I’m not, but the campus is so big and looks like it should be in a movie. We took lots of pictures and compared the bookstore to Point Loma’s. Lets just say UCSD wins that competition. We spent the evening at the Padres game with Courtney and Shea, Padres lost, but since we were in the cheapy section, we got to see two people get arrested.

I had always planned to see both UCSD, and USD at the same time. I wasn’t expecting to see USD the way that I did though… David and I became friends when I realized it was going to be a long semester in Human Biology if I didn’t get some help. David and Andrew were the engineering majors in the class, and we became friends instantly. I made them laugh, and they helped me with strange biological concepts, like Mitosis. David and I decided we needed to catch up, so, he came to my apartment… in a MOTORCYCLE. I was so excited and he was so excited that I was enthusiastic about it. Though going on a motorcycle ride isn’t on my posted list, not getting on a Vespa in Italy is one of my biggest regrets, so this was my chance. He offered to take me on my first ride, hesitant because I know how my Dad feels about motorcycles and not wanting to disappoint him, I was torn, but after a short deliberation in my head, I agreed… I’m in college right? Carpe diem!

Riding on the motorcycle was one of the most liberating things I have ever done, and I found myself giggling through most of it, even though my leg would sometimes start to shake a little because I was scared. Pot holes, speed bumps, stop signs, turns on the freeway: these all become much more apparent when you aren’t in a car. We drove around and came up to USD, I told him that was on my bucket list too, so he turned right heading toward the campus. Instantly I was borderline obsessed with the campus. It looks like something out of Europe, and has an unbelievable view of San Diego City. We headed back home and I never realized how many neck and back muscles are involved in motorcycle riding, I was so sore! Even though I didn’t have a skull bandana or a leather jacket, I still felt pretty hard core and had a successful weekend checking 3 things off my bucket list…

What a great day to be at the AIRPORT!

I can’t tell you how long I have wanted to do this, but I am pretty sure its been since high school. I remember not having a job and typing into Google, “ cool things to do for free,” there were things listed like: build a sand castle, find a new lookout spot, fly a kite, but then I landed on “people watch at the airport.” It was genius and wondered why I had never done it before. I love the airport because every memory I associate with the airport reminds me of an adventure. People, myself included, do some crazy things at the airport.

On Wednesday afternoon, I headed to the San Diego Airport and of course brought a friend, Carlie. Carlie thought this was the strangest thing, but I assured her it would be eventful. We staked out in baggage claim and watched the tourists and the ones returning home. Carlie’s favorite person was a little kid with a penguin backpack; mine was the guy with pink flowers. Have you every just looked at what people wear to the airport? I think it should be nationally declared that all women wear yoga pants or a sweatshirt when going on a flight. We laughed a ton while watching families trying to get all their belongings and smiled when we saw people being reunited. We decided to migrate from baggage claim, because we started feeling like creepers.

We walked around for a while, but it was pretty bare on a Wednesday, compared to LAX. As we walked, we came across a movie being filmed. It was so cool! It was a short film called Eyes to Eyes, so when it comes out check for me in the background shot! We watched as they did take after take, and decided that Carlie should take over the main characters role, because she wasn’t doing such a hot job.

As we were leaving the security guard asked us where we were from since we were taking pictures… I told him we were waiting for a friend and her plane got delayed… a white lie to keep him from thinking we were totally insane.

I ended the day by visiting my mom and her friend Kelli in La Jolla sea glass hunting. A new adventure and something I love doing consistently, all in one day. Another check from my bucket list…