It makes me feel all fuzzy inside knowing that
I still have this to turn to when my world comes crashing down.
On a brighter note,
here are some things I did in-between those few days.
Sadie Hawkins: 07th of November, 2009
We enjoyed a delicious dinner at the local Apple Bees and then headed out for the night. There were many unseen joyous moments between the whole crew, but that's only shared in our memories now; Either through the four hundred pictures we took between the four cameras present that night or just the pleasant memories that play in our head. I still remember that day very well. Especially when we were waiting in line to enter. Someone had gotten injured during this time at the picture area and had to be carried out on a gurney. And this may seem a little extreme, but I had seen this young fellow's curly hair and thought to myself that it might have been Tony that i saw lying on the gurney, waving courageously to everyone in the crowd. As you may have guess correctly by now, it was Tony of whom I spectacted. Nothing short of a coincidence in my eyes. That night ended well though I should say. Nothing went wrong, and I just danced the night away--even if I was mainly dancing alone. Nothing wrong with that.
Sweet's Galore: 11th of November, 2009
Oh did you miss out on something amazing if you didn't go to this get together of ours. We all had an amazing time although it was just us seven. We took quite some time baking the cupcake and brownies, but in the end, they all came out delectable. How is it that when you invite some fifteen people, but only half of them show up. We all know that not everybody is doing something. OH WELL, you just missed out. We literally spent about ten minutes building a human pyramid. There were just enough girls to compose a beautiful one. We couldn't get all our laughter out, thus all the cheesing in the picture and the no faces. We later then went on to play Guess Who [writing random things on index cards and sticking it onto our foreheads. The longest guess was Trina. I had written God on one of the cards and she was the lucky gal to get that card. It took her about a good twenty minutes to eventually guess who she was. Oh what a delight that round was. In the end, we all came out and had a blast. Of course after that day, we all couldn't eat for a month or so. There was just too many sweets and food going around and what not.
Thanksgiving: 26th of November, 2009
My family, step-family and my Uncle's family all did a little gathering for Thanksgiving and the traditional Eat 30. Now, I would like to think that only if you are Hmong, would you understand the meaning behind Eat 30. But basically it is just a celebration our Hmong people throw for the new year to come. This year really was special though. We had everything from egg rolls to stuffing to old school chicken. Everybody ate so much egg rolls that we could all just roll down a hill and fill great. We made about, I would roughly estimate, 150 egg rolls. That's no exaggeration at all. There was so much to go around. Later on we eventually got to the Thanksgiving portion of it all. But it wasn't really Thanksgiving because of all the Hmong food that was sharing the table with the turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. I would have to say that stuffing is my favorite part of the festive food for the holiday. Just putting some stuffing over some mashed potatoes with gravy on top is just a sure win in any occasion. But everybody was extremely full by the end of the night. I don't think that anybody really finished their plate that they first got. We all thought we could finish it, but in the end we didn't. I'm guilty as one of those person. We didn't stay to help with the clean up though. I never liked cleaning up at all. There was always too much to do. Especially this holiday because it was like a double whammy. There was twice as much dishes, twice as much trash, and twice as many kids running around crazily in the streets. All in all, it was one of the best family gatherings that any of us has had in a couple years. This ones going down in history.
Pierce Away: 6th of December, 2009
Don't ask why, I just did it. I had a friend of mine who's an aspiring piercer pierce my lip for me. I know that many don't match the lip ring and what not, but I thought I was a fairly good contender and was up for all the criticism that was to come. It really was a spur of the moment thing though. I just wanted to pierce my lip that instant, so I did. At least I don't regret it one bit. Not at all. I am extremely happy with it now, and it makes me more happy than ever. Although people are saying that this covers my innocent girl facade, that doesn't matter much to me. I'm still the nice girl I always have been, just with a little more bad. But of course not everybody reacted to it like I wanted them to. My mother had a whole episode about it. She swore she was going to kick me out of the house and that in the middle of the night she was going to cut it off my lip. I just responded to this preposterous behavior with a nod and a yes. Not much I could have said to change her mind. She doesn't fancy it, so be it. She doesn't say much about it now. I've only had it for about three weeks and she's pretty much gotten over it. She does pester about it occasionally, but nothing more of a "Take it off, please?". Which to me, isn't that much of a fight anymore. I got my way, got what I want, and I'm happier than ever.☺Leo Masquerade Gathering:
12th of December, 2009This small event thrown by the Leo club of Merced High School was quite a bore. Although I had some serious laughs, it wasn't as entertaining as I had imagined. Many of the members and guests who went had the time of their lives, but me going alone, it wasn't up to par with all the fun I could of had just staying home. Now I'm not talking badly of this even at all. It was very well put together. All the food was magnificent. The hosts were always very friendly and some of the guys were very nice. But it just wasn't for me. Maybe I needed some friends or I needed a partner. Just someone else to rot in boredom with me. I kept sneaking off into the kitchen where I found peace and solitude. You're probably thinking, "Peace at the dance?". Yes, I found peace. It was very quiet and mysterious. I fancied it very much because that represented me so well. I just walked into the teacher's kitchen and even went to the teacher's restroom in the cafeteria. I got some trays out to assist in the height of my camera. I felt like a lunch lady that night though--Even if I was in my pretty teal dress and fake eyelashes and 18" extensions. At times during the gathering I thought to myself, 'Kathy, why are you in this beautiful get up and not flaunting it?'. Well I'll tell you this, I flaunted it alright. I walked a mighty lot just so people can get a clear image of my whole outfit in their head. But putting all conceitedness aside, I loved myself that day.♥
