Hollywood Sign & Griffith Observatory

After our fun day in Hollywood on Monday, Ashley and I went to stay at her grandma's house because we had fun things planned for Tuesday and Wednesday too. However, neither of us expected for her car to get hit while parked on her grandma's street, and have to be towed away, leaving us without a car haha. So, her grandma brought us home Tuesday night, and we returned to Hollywood on Wednesday- in my car this time. Our goal for the day: hike to the Hollywood sign! We got there about 3 and started our way up! It wasn't very hard, but it is 2.5 miles both ways, and it was hott! But once we reached the top there was a cool breeze and the view was amazing!















While we were up there, we saw that the Griffith Ovservatory was really close, so when we got back down, we headed over there. It was really cool. We walked around looking at everything for a while, and then bought tickets to see a show in the Planetaruim. It was really good!











Super fun day!! :)

Hollywood Blvd.

So, now that Ashley and I are about to leave California soon, we decided to do some fun things that we've never done before. It's crazy how we can live here our whole lives, but never do some of the typical California things. Like Hollywood Blvd. I'd never been on Hollywood Blvd (that I can remember). Crazy, I know. So that was our first stop. We spent all day Monday on Hollywood Blvd., going into all the souvenir shops, and the Roosevelt Hotel and did some shopping at the Hollywood and Highland Center and ate at California Pizza Kitchen. Fun day :)

Micky Mouse was the only star I took a pic of haha. Too crowded with tourists for me to stop and take pictures of all the people I like.

4th of July

For the 4th of July we just went to my aunt Jill's house and hung out with my aunt Jill and Kelsey, and their friends Matt and Lori and Grace. Then we went to a nearby park to watch fireworks. Best fireworks show I've ever seen! We were right in front, we could see the people that were doing the fireworks, and they were SO huge, and so many different kinds. It was really cool :)

Good Lordy

I don't even know what to say, except... HOTT!!



Is that green helmet for me?? ;)



Okay, seriously? Those abs should be illegal they're so hott.



Can I PLEASE marry you?? Pretty please?

Disaster Has Hit

After seeing this, and realizing I only have 3 WEEKS until I leave, I figured it'd probably be a good idea to start cleaning out my room and packing. Well, this is what my room looked like through the process:



I looks like DISASTER HAS HIT in my room! It has never been such a mess in my entire life!



I tried to be organized, but it was out of control!



Everything that I own, I have to decide whether it's trash, or if I want to keep it, but not take it with me, or I want to take it with me, and can pack it, or if I want to take it with me, but can't pack it yet. It's CRAZY!



I did this for like 4 HOURS! And all it left me with was a HUGE MESS!



This is going to take forever.

Summer So Far

Okay, so I've been slacking on my blogging since graduation, so I'm going to catch up all in one post. I went to a couple graduation parties in the days that followed graduation. Then the 23rd-25th, I went and stayed at my aunt's house in Apple Valley to hang out with my cousin Kelsey. We weren't able to go to each others graduations, so I wanted to see her. We saw "Knight and Day", and then I saw "Karate Kid" with Megan, then Kelsey and I went to Victoria Gardens and did some shopping. She just got a job at Pier 1, so she needed work clothes! Then, on Sunday (27th) night my aunt Steph called asking if I could come down and watch Caroline because she was sick, so she couldn't go to VBS, so I drove down that night and watched Caroline Monday and Tuesday. I also took both the girls to see "Toy Story 3"...it was so good! I probably liked it more than the girls, because I grew up with Toy Story, and am the same age as "Andy"...going off to college. It was really cute. Then, I came home Tuesday afternoon and went straight to the movies to wait in line for ECLIPSE! Ashley was amazing and got in line for our group at 1:00, because we found out that morning that people were starting to line up, but I was watching Caroline, Mrs. Puglia and Steph were at a fitting for Steph's wedding dress, and Emily was having to do something at the DMV, so poor Ash had to wait in line for all of us! But she made friends that gave her water and a little fan, and then I got there at 2:30, Em got there about 3:00, and then they let us in at 3:15, so Em and I saved our seats and Ash went home to shower and stuff lol. Then we all waited in the theater for 4 HOURS! lol. Twilight started at 7:15, then we had a 15 min break, then New Moon, then another 15 min break, and then ECLIPSE started right at midnight! Oh.my.gosh. it was so dang good! Best one yet, for sure! Definitely worth the long wait lol. Then today Ashley and I went to Starbucks for a couple hours with our friend Lexy :) It was so good to see her and catch up. Hopefully we get to see her, and Jess, a couple more times before we leave! Well, that's been my summer so far. No pictures or anything, because it's just been pretty chill, but Ashley and I are planning on doing some fun stuff soon, so I'll have pictures soon! :)

Yum!

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins:


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
**and then I also added a teaspoon of cinnamon, and a little bit of milk because my dough was real thick at first.



In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, yogurt and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

I'm a Graduate!

June 17, 2010 I officially became a graduate of Desert Christian! I still can't believe it... it really hasn't hit me yet. It doesn't even feel like the school year ended, because I didn't have any finals, so I just feel like we're on some sort of little break and I'll be back to school in a week lol. I can't imagine not going to school every day anymore... it's so weird! Graduation was something I've looked forward to for SO long and I was constantly wishing for it to come as fast as possible, and now it's over. I've graduated. I'm done. And now I'm thinking, why the heck did I want it to come so fast?! Looking back, high school totally FLEW by! I don't even feel like I had a senior year, it went by so fast! Now I actually have to grow up and get a job and be responsible. HOLY CRAP! lol. I mean, I am SO excited to move out on my own and start a new life in NC, but now that it's actually time to do it, it's kind of freaking me out! For so long I just wanted to fast forward to this time, but now that I'm here, I just want to rewind or pause for a little bit! But sadly, I can't... and if there's one thing I've learned, it's to not wish to be in a different part in life anymore, I need to live in the now. I'm so thankful for my high school years; I'm thankful that I got to go to DCHS, I'm thankful for the friends I had, I'm thankful for the teachers that cared about me, and I'm thankful for my parents who always made sure I was happy and well taken care of. But now, it is time for me to grow up and move on. As nerve-wrecking as it is, I am so excited to see what God has in store for my post-high school life!