National Champs!!!

Got back from Florida last week and all I have to say is it was the best dance competition ever! Best way to end the season, and possibly my dance team career. I love my Fullerton ladies so much and am so happy we were able to share the experience together. I hope we can all stay in touch and hang out over the summer.

School news: Going to Eugene, OR on Thursday to visit UO with my mom and little sister. Hopefully that will help me decide whether I want to go there or not. I finally heard back from Hawaii (after about 6 months of waiting) and I got a huge tuition decrease for the Western Exchange Program. So now the question is whether I should go there or not... Ughhh I hate having to make these decisions. Hawaii has beautiful whether, lots of culture, and a fun laid back lifestyle. But, Oregon has great athletics, the college campus feel, and cheap living expenses. On the downside, in Hawaii I might get island fever and the lifestyle may be difficult to get used to. Oregon is much too gloomy for my taste and maybe also a bit too earthy for what I'm used to. So, now I am hoping to plan a trip to Hawaii to visit the school (too bad I didn't think about that back in Summer '09 when we were right down the street for vacation). I'll get back to this decision after I am back from my visits!

After I get back from Oregon, it'll only be a few days until my 21st bday :) I'm excited to get together with all of my friends and party the night away! But, I have to make sure to wake up in time the next morning to board my flight to Berkeley!!! I'm stoked to visit Lauren and Katy and celebrate Lauren and my 21st birthdays together! It's gonna be a blast :)

In the Hunt

It's been a while... Deal with it.

I can't believe the break is over and spring semester is about to begin. Among the madness of serving, coaching, dancing, and school, I have found little reflection time. The major thing on my mind is transferring to a 4-year. I've applied to several cal states, u of arizona, u of hawaii, and u of oregon. I might still apply to ut in austin (in hopes that the second time's a charm). Although cal poly slo was the immediate favorite, I've started to lean a bit towards u of oregon. Seems a lot like Boulder (a little less sunshine/snow and a bit more rain... we'll see if i can deal with that) and has everything I look for in a school. It has awesome football (#1 or #2 in the country!), beautiful scenery, a sense of school spirit, is a pretty large school, and has a good kinesiology program. The cheap housing is a plus! You can't find housing that cheap anywhere in cali :( Cal Poly is still in the race. It just lacks in the school spirit and football areas. However, the weather may be a bit more my scene. Arizona is an option as well and is the only school that I have gotten an acceptance from so far. The other schools I am considering are csuf (dad's vote but definitely not mine), csulb (a longshot and not the area i'd like to live in). a sfsu (an awesome area but no school pride either).

So, hopefully I will get into most of those schools and will have my options open. At this point it's a waiting game. Good thing I have a busy semester planned so I'm not anxiously awaiting the next mail delivery.

Time to get some sleep (any free time these days needs to be spent charging up for everything that is to come). Acceptance updates will hopefully be coming soon!

Over the Hump

I can't believe the semester is half way over. I have to admit, I'm ready for it to be over. I want to be done with anatomy and starting COMPETITION SEASON! I can't wait to see my girls hit the floor and to be out there myself once again. There isn't much else to update at the moment. Just getting through school and work for the time being.


My FC dance girls at one of our football games.
I love them so much :)

End of Summer

So, I haven't updated in a while. A lot has happened in the past month. After a couple weeks off of Fullerton Dance and coaching my SM girls, it was time for a little surprise party fun. Jen and I put together a surprise 50th birthday party for my mom. She deserves to not do all the work for once and enjoy time with all her closest friends. We got everything ready: food, drinks, balloons, decorations, an amazing cake, and even some blinging pink shirts to match the party theme! After a martini at dinner and an entire bottle of wine at the party, mom actually seemed pretty with it, tired, but not sick or sloppy. Oh well, it was worth a try :)

I started school this week. I'm taking anatomy, speech, english, and beginning piano. The anatomy is probably going to be the most work I've ever had to do in a class in my life. Speech and english will hopefully be easy, and I'm stoked for piano. I'm running from school to SM song to Fullerton to Saddleback Hospital (Volunteering) to WR to football games at both SM and FC. It's basically nuts, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Oh and HAPPY 25th JEN and HAPPY 50th MOM!
I love you guys <3

Vacation Recap

I got back from vacation Sunday evening, but have been so busy I haven't had a chance to update about the trip. I'm already back to the weekly routine: Wood Ranch, Song, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society meetings, Hospital Volunteer Training, and hopefully seeing friends and family in between. Also, song camp is this weekend. So, I will be in Palm Springs with all my girls and my favorite Eagle coaches Friday-Sunday.

Now, back to last week. Mom, Christine, and I left Saturday morning for Boston. We arrived that evening and spent a few days with 2nd cousin Kristof and the rest of the Mar clan. Boston is incredible. There is so much history and sites to see. I wish we could have had more than just a few days there to see more of the city. One of the most exciting parts of our time in Boston was when we went on a tour of Fenway Stadium. Just after we went to get coffee before the tour, it started pouring. We didn't have time to wait for the rain to pass and had to dash through the rain to get back to the tour. We were soaked. It was all part of the experience!

On Tuesday night, we took the train from Boston to Portland, Maine. We stayed with my mom's cousin Ann for 2 nights. The first night we stayed with her in Portland and the second night we stayed in her condo up in Sugarloaf Ski Resort. I was really hoping we would see some moose while we were there, but unfortunately they didn't come out while we were up there.

On Thursday, we made the long drive from Sugarloaf, Maine to Stowe, Vermont where the family reunion took place. For the next few days we went to the Ben and Jerry's factory, shopping in Montpelier, slid down an alpine slide, rode a gondola to the top of the mountain, and had a family dinner with all 50 or 60 relatives that were there. It was a wonderful vacation and went by way too quickly.

Now, it's back to reality. I'm going to a PTK meeting this afternoon, then song practice right after that. Finally seeing my best friend for a little run/walk around the lake tonight. Possibly going to Disneyland tomorrow, then getting ready for camp on Friday. Adios!

Tomorrowwwww

I am leaving for Boston tomorrow! The plan is Boston for a few days, then Maine for a few days, then the family reunion in Stowe, VT. I can't wait! Today, I'm getting a manicure, shopping with Jen, getting my hair cut, having lunch with Kristan, doing a target run, and packing. I will just be going nonstop. Then hopefully I can go to bed early because we have to leave around 5:00 am tomorrow morning to head to LAX. So basically... It's COFFEE time! See ya!

Vacation Countdown: 1 day!!!

Last Few Days

I am going to up to the taping of So You Think You Can Dance with my song team today. It'll be a long day but hopefully fun as well. I also got my shift at WR covered tomorrow so that I can take my lil sister to Disneyland one last time before our trip. Then I am getting my hair cut and having lunch with Kristan (who officially is no longer a tenager today!) on Friday. So I really only have fun stuff planned for the rest of the week. Yayyyyy :)

Vacation Countdown: 3 days!

I made it through the 5K yesterday! I did walk for about 20 seconds somewhere in the middle, but basically ran 3 miles. That's a pretty big accomplishment for me. I just need to keep it up. My legs are pretty sore today, but not too bad.

After work last night I was able to go watch the fireworks with my family at Flo Jo Park. It was really fun and relaxing :)

Now it's time to get back to business for a few more days before I leave for vacation. I have 1 more song practice, 2 more shifts at WR, 1 day of taking my song girls to see so you think you can dance, an optometrist appt., and a hair appt. Then it's off to Massachusetts/Maine/Vermont!

Vacation Countdown: 5 days

Silly Me

So, for some reason I told my sister that I would do a 5K with her tomorrow morning. I'm sooooooo out of shape and probably have never run 3 miles at once in my life. We'll see how this goes! Besides being able to finish the run, I am also hoping to get out of work early tomorrow so that I can watch the fireworks with my family. Basically, I'm going to sleep tonight with my fingers crossed. I will report on the results of my wishes later!

Countdown to Vacation: 7 days

P.S. Should not have gone to Friday's yesterday... Fell off the bandwagon due to the Jack Daniels Chicken Strips. However, I am getting back into the swing of this diet again. Hopefully I can stay on track!

One Week

Just about one week until VACATION! I'm stoked! A few days in Boston, then off for some adventures throughout the northeast, finally landing at the family reunion in Stowe Vermont. The countdown has begun... 8 days!

In the meantime, I have a few more shifts at work, need to finish training at the hospital, have song practice, and am going to so you think you can dance with my girls :) Work at the Ranch was pretty good tonight. I'm working again tomorrow and Sunday. Which means, I will probably not have have much time to celebrate the 4th. Oh well! Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.

Churros, Ice Cream, Popcorn... Uh Oh!

So, summer seems to be just as busy as the rest of the year. With my job at Wood Ranch, coaching the SMCHS JV song team, summer school, volunteering, and honors society, I still seem to find time to visit Mickey and Friends.

A long and exhausting day at Disneyland/California Adventure with Christine. It truly is the happiest place on earth. However, it seems to be the place of sweets/greasy foods/fattening foods at every corner as well. Dieting is no fun at Disneyland. (I was able to control my hunger/cravings pretty well considering the circumstances.)

On a happier note, we watched Bill Hill and the Hillbillies for the first time (happy I saw it once, but no need to do it again) and relaxed in the afternoon at the Aladdin show. We did our round at California Adventure, riding Tower of Terror, California Screaming, the Carousel, and Soaring over California, all the while looking for hidden mickeys Christine had read about in her tourist book. We also made time for the Columbia boat ride, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Astro Blasters, Space Mountain, and the train at Disneyland.

Overall, it was a productive Disney day. Exhaustion has officially kicked in. Goodnight!