THE WEEKEND

Philbert & Jerards Bday was fun. It just sucks that for some reason, I always have to go home early cuz of work!! Happy Birthday boys!

After accidently taking a very cool picture of Rob and his friends that night, my drunken mind was inspired to take loootts of pictures that night.. and I did. I was looking at them in my camera like usual, then decided i might as well actuallly post them (which I am usually very bad at!) I did! and I decided that I will stop being lazy and post my pictures like everyone else when I take any. I guess I got used to Philbert and/or Jamie being the photographer of the night. haha, so check it out: picasaweb.google.com/itsmaricel.

Today, I took kickboxing, visited my niece..and seriously laid in bed, finishing the last of the Twilight Saga--all 756 pages of Breaking Dawn. & now I have been on the computer for the most I have been in aages, updating on myspace/picasa/blogger/aim..so weird. I still wanna laptop, btw. I am probably the oonly person in their 20's who doesnt own one of those things, how lame!

Here's a snippet of a conversation with my fellow Twilight fan, Dianne:

howdee from dee: u watched twilight!!

howdee from dee: yay

imnotboredNOT: hahaa yup!!

imnotboredNOT: i actually finished the last book today

howdee from dee: cool. r u hooked now too?

imnotboredNOT: read it..all day, literally.

imnotboredNOT: hahaha yup!.

imnotboredNOT: kind of obsessed actually

howdee from dee: yay! me toooo

howdee from dee: but only secretly

imnotboredNOT: lol

imnotboredNOT: christian will get jealous of edward.

imnotboredNOT: hahahaha

howdee from dee: he does

imnotboredNOT: lol!

howdee from dee: that's why i have to keep it secret

imnotboredNOT: muahahahah!!!

imnotboredNOT: i wish i can post THIS on my blog

howdee from dee: but i kinda slipped while watching the oscars

imnotboredNOT: hhahaha...

howdee from dee: we were at the kitchen table and i ran to the tv when he was presenting

imnotboredNOT: hahahaha!!

howdee from dee: in front of his whole family actually

howdee from dee: it was dinner time

imnotboredNOT: omg

howdee from dee: hahaha

imnotboredNOT: thats not kinda slipping

imnotboredNOT: thats going out of your way

howdee from dee: lol

imnotboredNOT: lol

howdee from dee: i like the pics u posted. have u seen the video?

howdee from dee: from that photo shoot. it's really cute

howdee from dee: i reallly want them to get together in real life

howdee from dee: k... it's sad that finding out u like twilight too is the most exciting part of my day

imnotboredNOT: i knoow i saw it..

imnotboredNOT: doesnt she have a bf?

imnotboredNOT: hahaha!

howdee from dee: yeah

imnotboredNOT: i keep telling jamie to start reading it

howdee from dee: she should

imnotboredNOT: (as if she doesnt have enough school work)

imnotboredNOT: hahah

howdee from dee: then we can go crazy when new moon comes out in nov

imnotboredNOT: hahah!

howdee from dee: and eclipse in june

imnotboredNOT: did you pre order the dvd

imnotboredNOT: haaha my coworker did.

howdee from dee: no i wanted to, but christian was telling me that it's not gonna sell out

imnotboredNOT: i was thinking about it

imnotboredNOT: it comes with like something free.

howdee from dee: i'm also kinda hoping christian will get it for me.. but since he already got the tswift tickets, maybe he's not

howdee from dee: i should pre-order it!

howdee from dee: the 2 disc special from borders right?

imnotboredNOT: yeah!

imnotboredNOT: hahaa

yes, ladies & gentlemen..THAT good.

SAVED BY THE BELL

...gooes to hawaii!

I miss this. Waking up early, watching tv shows like saved by the bell! I feel like Im on vacation at Bell Jr. High! Even greater that Zack and the posse head to hawaii, had me googling all sorts of things for the trip while watching. (Pls. see hawaiikids site, hah)

I fell asleep from 7p-7am this morning! 12 hours of uninterupted sleep!! Life is good.

"SPRING MUST-HAVES"

Apparently, the top 6 must-haves this spring include:

1)Plaid Shirts

2)Knit Dresses 

3)V-neck tees

4)Colored Denim

5)Bright Handbags

6)&High waisted shorts/shirts

I can really appreciate the rainy days but I guess I am kinda over the winter weather, wishing the sun would stay up a lil longer.  Time for "spring fashion"..hahaha--ummm, except I dont know about the colored denim.  

Speaking of weather...in denial of any of us "getting old," I've decided the reason I get so sleepy when I go out is because it's cold! Like really, seems like everytime I'm out, the idea of sleeping in a warm bed tends to linger in the back of my mind. & I have noticed that I'm just not as exciting when I go out. No dancing, no making out, no falling down. LOL, err, I guess it's a good thing haha.  It's more like me driving seperately so I can go home early, me falling asleep somewhere on a couch, me yawning all night, etc.  In conclusion, I am not getting old..it's just cold! (I dont know why I had to justify that to myself) 

Went to Target the other day--bathing suits are selling now! I get super excited thinking about the trip..except the whole $35 check-in luggage fee! I will also be having a "10-day spring break" towards the end of March before I start ICU training, so I want to do a lil trip maybe to San Francisco for a lil getaway? Hopefully.

With that said, I keep telling myself to save your money, biatch. But I'm not very good at it, although much better.  MINT.com---wonderful site if you guys haven't used it yet. You pretty much register all your accounts (bank, credit cards, IRAs, loans, etc), and the website organizes your debt vs. assets, allowing you to take a "financial picture" of yourself, per se. You can set monthly limits on your spending in different categories like shopping/gas/entertainment, and it tracks where you're spending your money and warns you if you're overspending. Also, it emails you when bill payments are coming up, suggests options of saving your money, and even better...there's an iPhone app for it :) 

ANYWAAAAAAYS, enough babble for the day. Time to watch TBS movies. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my DAD (tomorrow). Even with all the differences we've had in the past, I still love you! & Happy birthday PHILBERT (tues)...all I gotta say is: you better show up on Saturday!

ICU

heeeeeeeeeeeeeere i come :)

yipeeeee, my interview went well so i will officially be an ICU RN in training starting this march. I am very excited to be advancing my career in this direction, but the only problem is I don't know what to do next. Probably, it would be to go back to school, but I haven't found something I'm really passionate about yet so I wouldnt know what to specialize in. But anyways, I will just worry about the near future for now. I will also be joining my night shift people!! Another YAY for differential, maybe then I can afford a house/car payment =D But before I switch to nights (in July) I have to go through an intense training program, which pretty much equals me going back to school :( Buuutttt, I did ask the managers if Im clear to go to Hawaii...and Im CLEARED =) YAYY! So the classes and "finals" end June 16, and literally we will be heading to Hawaii the day after. I am going to feel soooo relieved and happy!!!

Anyways, my "check engine" light turned on again...for the THIRD time. What is reeally going on here?! I have seriously been considering buying a BMW5series..but I think Ill wait for the 2010. Not really that I NEED a new car so much, I just feel that with as much as I work..and as HARD as I work, I deserve to have something nice for myself..other than a nice tv. As nice (er hehe) as it is to help my parents financially, I feel like I have to make some kind of financial move to get away from my commitment to them..because sometimes, it really is a lot. So maybe..hopefully..wishfully..I can move out by 25. TWENTY-FIVE---we are getting soooo old.

Anyways, gotta get back to my day. Plans include: 24Lift, visit Giselle, dinner & a movie! yay! catch ya later.

OBSESSION

I have really got it bad..for the Twilight series. For the past week, I would have to admit that reading has taken over much of my life. I would read through phone calls, through my entire day offs, through a Saturday night on my weekend off!, etc. It came to the point where I would put the book down to knock out, and actually dream the story in my head as if I were the main character! Hahaa. Yup. Baad, i know. I actually have one more of the series to read, and Im planning on reading it muuch slower than I have the rest..because I really don't want the story to end :( I <3 Edward Cullen (hey, so does Dianne ok?!)

In other news, but AWESOME NEWS!!!...HAWAII IS BOOKED! June 17-28, it's on! Nine people officially on the roster, but maybe more tba. I am sooo excited because:
1)We have NEVER been able to plan a trip, esp. one this big, in the entire 12-13 yrs we've all known each other,
2)I think were doing a lot of things that I have never had the chance to do at Hawaii yet (Im definitely parasailing and cliffdiving),
3)the possibilities are endless! and were gonna have soo much fun!!!

My motivation to go to the gym is back! (It's the one thing Ive grown very conscious of lately(unfortunately)) cuz I really dont want to be all insecure at Hawaii about taking pictures, haha! Made me all excited thinking of the plane ride drinking mai tais, and hitting up the bars on the beach as soon as we arrive! Ohh..the possibilities! Makes me excited. The trip is gonna be here before we even know it :)