Busy Bee

I did so much this weekend! I've been hanging out with a lot of Brazilians recently since my best friends boyfriend is Brazilian. They are such a great group of people that really know how to party. They throw BBQs all the time, and also go out every weekend. This past weekend I met up with a couple of them and dance the night away. The next day I drove down to San Jose and went to a nerdy “Brain Candy” show with my cousin. Sunday my Brazilians BBQed in the park and we all laied on blankets and soaked up the sun. I took Monday off at work and went to the Giants opening day Baseball game with Mike, Tina, Annette, Chellsea, and her man. It was such a great day! We started the day doing tequila shots at 9am! I have never had that much to drink before 11am before! But a tradition is a tradition. We had two beers and two tequila shots before leaving the house. Then we went to a bar next to the stadium and drank some more.  Once inside the game, we got a couple of beers, and loaded up on hot dogs, peanuts, fries, pretzels, and all other sorts of food. We watched the game, then went to the java house and laid in the grass sipped on our last beers of the night. Once home we downed pizza and cupcakes and then passed out. The day went by so fast I couldn’t believe it was already over. It felt like I wasn’t even present for it considering how much I was looking forward to it. It was such a great day and I cherish them so much. I feel like they are my true family out here and I am so blessed to have such a great people in my life. I cant wait for next years game!

Monterey Bay

I decided to rent a car and drive down to Monterey for the day. I needed to get out of the city and welcome some sunshine back into my life. So I rented the car that I use to drive in TX, a Chevy Cruze, and loaded up the car with snacks. One of my girlfriends was also feeling cooped up so she decided to join me. We sang Brittany spears and backstreet boys all the way down the coast talking about work. Once in Monterey we loaded up on a boat and went whale watching! When I was a child my father painted my room “under the sea” themed. So of course growing up, whales were my favorite animals. I had only seen killer whales at sea world and I always felt so bad for them but seeing humpback whales in the wild was mesmerizing! I was completely in awh of these magical creatures. Afterwards we went and ate at Phil’s, which was this cute little hole in the wall right off the ocean. We chowed down on a huge plate of fish and chips while watching the seagulls dive down into the waves to catch fish. After filling our bellies we drove down into the city. We walked down the boardwalk, grabbed coffee and then laid out on the beach soaking up the last minutes of sunshine. At the end of the day we drank margaritas, gabbed about the cute boys that were playing Frisbee at the beach and watched the sunset behind the mountains. It was a perfect day! (The best day I have had here so far). The following day back in SF, I couldn’t help but want to experience the happiness I felt the day before. So I got my nails done, went shopping, worked out, and laid out in Mike and Tina’s back yard.  I have never been happier in the city!

Change is coming

I’ve been in SF for three months now and I cant believe how fast time has flown by. Everyday is a wacky new project at work and I’m loving it! I truly cant believe I only have one month left here. I constantly feel the struggle of depression creeping back into my life with the idea of having to move back in with my mother. I want to have some stability in my life so badly that it is driving me crazy. I realized the other day that something in my life needed to change because this feeling is just too overwhelming. I stopped loving myself somewhere along this crazy path.  So I am officially getting back on the horse. I am cutting out sweets and alcohol for two weeks and getting back into the gym! Step two: I will be spending every weekend I have left in SF scratching things off of my bucket list. Step three: being ok without a plan. (I don’t know how this last one is going to workout especially since it hasn’t worked for me so far BUT I AM DETERMINED!) So wish me lucky! Im all in!

St Patty

St. Patties day is one of my favorite holidays. Since I am Irish, I feel like it’s a day where I get to let my freak-irish flag fly. I get to brag to everyone about my heritage and how much I love potatoes and beer. But this year, it took a turn for the worse. After work, the interns and I walked around downtown in search of an Irish bar. We bar hopped for 4 hours together hitting on cute bartenders along the way. Eventually they had the right idea to head home and I decided to stay out and invite some more friends. At this point I am officially drunk like a skunk since we have been drinking since 5pm. My friends and I are all talking to guys and acting like complete fools. Eventually 1:30AM rolls around and I realize I really should go home. So I told my friends goodbye and walked outside to call an uber. Since the roads were so packed with people celebrating the holiday I walked down the street a bit. I opened my purse to grab my phone to make the call and nothing was there. My phone and wallet were both gone!  I started to panic! I had my purse on my body the whole time! How the hell is everything gone?? The bouncer of the club I was standing in front of, saw my panic and invited me inside to use his phone. He takes me inside and up the stairs of this club. I look down from the balcony and realize I am in a strip club!! I have never been in a strip club before and now I am sitting in the VIP room watching these beautiful women dance!!! The bouncer hands me his phone and I use the app to see where my phone is located. I see this little blue dot (which symbolizes my phone) cross the bay bridge and I know I’m never going to see it again. I start to cry because it dawns on me.. I am stuck downtown with no way home. No cash, no ID, no phone! I am officially screwed. The bouncer asks me if I would like him to call a cab, I am so relived! “Yes! Please.. Please call me a cab!” He turns to me and says “ok, but you are going to have to dance first.” My mouth dropped to the floor and I stood up said thank you for your help and ran out the door. I went back to the bar to see if my friends were still there.. and of course they were no where in site. Officially screwed now… I realize I am close enough to work.. I can sleep at the office. I ran up California Street (in heels) faster than a rabbit being chased by a hound. I barged through the doors, opened my laptop, and Facebook messaged my friends. Lucky they were still awake and lived close by. I ran over to their house explained the entire situation and slept on their couch. I have never been so scared in my life! The next day I wondered around downtown trying to find an ATT store and a bank that would help me without any form of ID. I finally got home, grabbed my passport and credit card (that I lucky left at the house since I was trying to pay it off), and walked down to ATT. The guy was such a jerk. I didn’t know my moms password and he wouldn’t let me use his phone to call her.  At that point I was just so upset that I just busted into tears and begged him to help me out. Finally he let me use his phone. In order to get a new phone I had to pay off my old my phone, pay off the three months of overages my mom had forgotten to pay, and also had to buy a new phone. 2,000$$$ later I got a new phone, ordered a new debit card, and bought a new bus pass. It was the shittiest weekend ever! I just can’t believe I went to the strip club for the first time! Haha.. ooh what a story! Ill never forget SF trying to screw me over! Ha.

FIRST REAL DATE

I met up with some old friends from SF at golden gate park and they brought along a bunch of friends from their college days. We all played games, drank, and two-stepped in the grass before going out for the night. Everyone was so nice but one guy caught my eye. He was super..super cute and was really sweet. We ended up playing beer pong together later that evening and dominated the table! We made a good team and obviously shared a mutual connection for one another. Before the night ended he asked me out for breakfast the next morning and dinner that night. Two dates in one day! I was really impressed with this guy’s persistence. Both dates went really well. I was a little hung-over for both since we went out the night before but he was such an interesting person to talk to that I never really felt a dull moment between us. He ended up walking me home trough the park and kissed me at the door. He then asked me out on yet another date. I was surprised but already really giddy about the idea. I have never really dated anyone before. I have only been in serious relationships.. maybe it was time I tried something different. We went out on another date and had a blast and ended up spending the whole weekend together watching football. I don’t want to give up hope about moving back to TX but then again I figure since I am here and since this is the fist time in my life that I am single.. that I should at least enjoy it for the time being.