Bay Area Fun

Last week I went up to the Bay Area and I had a lot of fun and I was sad when Sunday rolled around and I had to come back home. It was great spending time with my family, eating yummy food, and exploring parts of the Bay Area I haven't visited before. 

L to R: sun rising in central California, making s'mores, my yummy creation, mango and macapuno ice cream, my aunt and uncles house has a basement something I've never seen in California, the only time I worked out in the hotel gym, Panda cookies from the 99 Ranch Market, Korean side dishes, beef bulgogi lunch, outside the Apple headquarters, I ended up getting the bottom shirt from their store, obligatory tourist picture, yummy appetizers, drinks of choice for the night, my aunt and cousins performing a hula dance, spent most of my Friday night on the dance floor

L to R: statue in Golden Gate Park, pagoda in the Japanesse Tea Garden, the steepest bridge ever, Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica building, yummy Pho from the Golden Flower, alley in Chinatown, quiet in the tunnel please, being silly with the heart sculptures in Union Square, love the old buildings in San Francisco, grapevines, on the drive home I watched Workaholics and Thor (which I also watched on the way there), train cars, drive by view of Pismo Beach, last stop before going home

Style Inspiration: Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Tonight I'm going up to San Jose for the weekend where I'll be attending a family function and I can't wait . It's been 5-6 years since I've last visited the Bay Area and while it may be a short trip, I hope I can at least squeeze in some thrift store shopping, a visit to Coit Tower, and stopping by Kara's Cupcakes. 

I also used this as an excuse to make some outfits I would wear. I actually might attempt outfit #2 because I have the top in my closet.

Style Inspiration: San Francisco Bound #1 by aquietnerdything

Style Inspiration: San Francisco Bound #2 by aquietnerdything

Disneyland in Pictures

The last picture is my favorite. XD 

A Little Left of Center

Jacket and Shirt: Old Navy

Skirt: Charlotte Russe

Tights: Vera Wang for Khols

Flats: BC Footwear

Necklaces: Avon and Charlotte Russe

How do you like the slanted first picture? I bought one of those camera stands where the legs are flexible and you can wrap it around trees and such. So I tried it out on one of the trees outside my house. It took a little finagiling, hence the wonky pictures, but it still worked out well. Something to use when I don't want to lug around the tripod.

I also really love this skirt. I got it at Charlotte Russe last week for $5. Steal! I love the floral print and I can wear it during the winter (with tights of course) and in the spring/summer. I also broke a little fashion rule and paired silver and gold with my necklaces and it doesn't look garish at all.

Serious face!

The past year has had high and low points. But I want to try to make 2011 full of high fives and awesomeness. Here are some of resolutions that will hopefully make it turn out that way.

More Adventurous - I'm going to be my own Huell Howser next year and explore more of what Southern California has to offer. There's so many sites to see, places to explore so that's what I'll be doing when I have free time. I'll be starting my adventures next weekend by visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for the William Eggleston exhibit and the Riverside Metropolitan Musem for the Star Trek exhibit.

Good Eats - I consider myself a pretty decent baker. But when it comes to cooking, I only know how to make the basics, ie: spaghetti, baked chicken. But by the end of next year, I want to be able to cook the Filipino dishes my mom makes. Right now I only know how to make lumpia, so I still have a long way to go.

Work it Out - I'm going to start taking better care of myself. Not only will I curb my junk food/soda habit and get off my but and start exercising, but I will also remember that the doctor/dentist are not scary. I pay for my health insurance, I minus well use it.

Shopgirl - In July, I finally listed two items on my etsy store and haven't listed anything since. I just need to motivate myself to list every week or so.

Reading Rainbow- I have the bad habit of either checking out books from the library or buying them and letting them sit around collecting dust and/or fines. Next year I will try to read at least two books a month. I can only read so much from magazines before my brain needs to start fully functioning again.

Single Ladies - I will embrace being single next year and just have fun and not worry about guys. I might go back into the dating pool, my sister says I should try match.com, but it won't be my top priority. No crying over boys or getting my heart broken in 2011.

 

What are some of your new years resolutions?

This year...

Two weeks into the new year and it's been ok. Had it's ups and downs, but nothing that can't be worked on.

However I do have some things to look forward to this year...

Comic-Con July 22-25

I have never been a big comic book or sci-fi fan, but I was always fascinated about going to this. So when I found out tickets went on sale back in September, I jumped at the chance and bought my ticket. Well I should say passes because I ended up buying the 4 day pass including the preview day on the 21st. So it'll be five days of meeting interesting people from all walks of life from all over the world.

High School Reunion


It amazes me that it's been 10 years since I graduated high school. When I think of my high school self, I didn't want to draw too much attention to myself, but still participated in extracurriculars like newspaper and choir. I have kept in touch with some of my high school friends, but to see everyone else will be fun. To see who's changed and who has stayed the same.

NYC: Part 2
I'm hoping to make another return visit to NYC to visit my sister. The last time I went was in October of '08. This time around I would like to see New York in the springtime and visit museums I didn't have the chance to last time. Also, depending on when I go, I would like to make the trek down to D.C. so I can see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom.

I also decided that I do have some New Years resolutions, but I'm keeping those to myself.

Do you have any big trips/events planned for this year?