Saying Good-bye to Mandy

My good friend, Mandy, just left for northern California. I will miss her dearly. About a week before she left, we went to Soup Plantation together and came back to my place for a movie. I was glad to spend some quality time with her before she left.

The day before Mandy left, Kristina, Mandy, Abi, and I all hung out. We first went to the Autry National Center of the American West.

After the museum, we went out for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Yum! It was delicous, as always. We of course had a slice of cheesecake for dessert. :) After dinner, we headed over to the Griffith Observatory. As we were driving there we were talking about how we thought the Hollywood sign should be somewhere close. After getting out of the car, we spotted it and asked someone to take our picture. The lady taking our picture commented, "The sign is really small, you can barely see it." She was right... If you look CLOSELY, you can see it in the distance...

Abi, Kristina, and Mandy in front of the Griffith Observatory.

Spending time with an old friend

My friend from High School (from Faith Academy), Sarah, was in CA for a short visit. I got to go see her and it was so great to spend time with her. I hadn't seen her for 8 years! She is now married and has twin boys. Her boys are so cute. Sarah and I went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Longbeach. Here are a few pictures of her visit.

Disneyland with Kristina

During my spring break, I went to Disneyland with my good friend, Kristina. We had a great time together.

Pictures

Ethan and I recently hung out with our friends, Dhon and Lori. When we arrived at their place for dinner, Dhon asked if he could take pictures of us for fun. I was so impressed when I saw his camera - it was a really cool camera! He did a great job. These ones are my favorites...

Phantom of the Opera

Ethan and I got to go see "Phantom of the Opera" at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. We had 4th row seats! It was such a fun date...

Carl and Melita's Visit

Carl and Melitsa came for a short visit from Texas. Angie & K.C. were so kind an hosted a get-together with a bunch of Melitsa's old friends & roommates. We had such a fun time!

Aiden and Melitsa

Caleb and Akemi

Angie and Katie

Joanna and Vijay

Aiden was keeping us laughing the whole night. It was so fun to see him because the last time I saw him he was a tiny baby.

Vijay and Aiden

Adam, Erik, Akemi, Ethan, and Carl

Old Roommates Picture...

Joanna, Angie, Jen, me, Melitsa, and Akemi

Vijay, Caleb, and Aiden

Christmas Eve Dinner

Ethan's mom hosted Christmas Eve dinner. She invited her brother's family and a few friends, so all together there were 17 of us. Tradition is that Ethan's mom, Lisa, makes breaded & fried seafood (shrimp, scallops, and fish). She also makes 2 different pasta dishes: one with clam sauce and another with tomato sauce. Lisa did a wonderful job and we all had fun together on Christmas Eve day.