back from cali

well, well, i'm back from cali, and happy to be back. it was a great four days on the opposite side of the country....hanging out with my sister, visiting one of my best friends, and watching a little ultimate. too bad the weather wasn't better. but i'm not complaining. there was too much drama on the west coast, and it made me rethink a bunch of things that have been on my mind in the last two months. definitely more on that later.

but, if you really want to know what i was up to in cali, here's the recap:
thurs 2/17: i went to class, rode the t to the airport, and hopped on a plane for l.a. changed planes in l.a. and landed in ontario, ca, at around 11:30. lori picked me up from the airport; we grabbed a bite to eat at in-and-out burger, and then drove to her dorm at the university of redlands. stayed up late chatting and hanging out; went to sleep around 3 a.m.
fri 2/18: disneyland! mike (our family friend) picked lori and me up around 9:45; we hit some traffic on the way to anaheim, so we grabbed a bite to eat at burger king. made it to the happiest place on earth at noon, and george (mike's friend) got lori and i in for free. super-duper awesome! spent the day walking around disneyland and california adventure--ate lots of food, rode lots of rides, and enjoyed the day. we left anaheim around 9:45 p.m. to drive down to san diego....let's just say that a near-death experience took place, but everything's okay. we arrived at stacy's place (mike's sister) at 12:30 a.m. took a nice, warm shower, and called it a night.
sat 2/19: it was partly raining/partly cloudy. so, stacy, mike, lori, and i went down to mission bay for lunch (yay for da kine's!), and some browsing around. the boys played colorado in the morning, but we didn't wake up early enough to watch; they were planning to play at ucsd in the afternoon, so stacy took us around la jolla before driving up to the campus. unfortunately, when we arrived, the university closed the field, so the guys didn't play. we returned to the house for a bit before going out to dinner with tim (stacy's bf), and patti (stacy's colleague). we ate in old town at casa de pico. yummy mexican food! it was a nice, long dinner, and by the time we returned home, i was exhausted. passed out around 10:30 p.m. (i know, i'm such a bum).
sun 2/20: hooray! the boys were playing more than one game today! we missed their first game against uw, but we picked up breakfast for ourselves and snacks for the team before going out to dusty rhodes park (it's near sea world). i got to video tape their games against chicago and chico state, and the weather was mostly cloudy. the boys went 2-2, and it was nice to watch some ultimate. after they were finished, we went back to stacy's, relaxed for a bit, before meeting joanna and kalani at souplantation for dinner. yay food! after dinner we tried to go bowling (45 minute wait), and instead, ended up at dave and buster's. stayed there until closing (midnight), and then went home. spoke with steve for a bit on the tellular cellaphone, and called it a night. i was tired.
mon 2/21: lots of rain. no ultimate today. instead, we slept in, watched some tv, and tried to figure out where to go for lunch before returning to ontario. ended up at chili's. and it continued to rain. we left san diego around 2 to give us a lot of travel time, and arrived at redlands at 4. said goodbye to lori, and then headed towards ontario. took a roundabout, but quicker way, and ended up with time to kill. so, we went shopping at ontario mills. i bought a new pair of nike running shoes, and a new pair of gap jeans. then it was time to get to the airport. flights left on-time, and i totally fell asleep on both flights. hooray for california.
tues 2/22: returned to boston at 6:30 a.m. met up with the boys, caught the t home, and did a few ultimate-related things before going to class. went to starbucks before class (thank goodness). ended up having only one class today (goo....because i returned to campus planning for class), so jac and i met up with steve, jasper, chris stroh, and drew for lunch at warren. yay food. ate lunch, lounged around, and then went to steve's place to watch part of the "above and beyond" dvd that jasper bought at the tournament. then i came back, filed my taxes, and am now finishing this blog. i plan to run tonight (blah), and then attempt to read (as i do have a take-home exam and an in-class exam on friday). i'll probably just do nothing because i'm pooped.

anywho, my vacation was fun. it was good to see lori because i think we finally made a connection this weekend. i know that we're both in college, but i'm three years removed from the situation she just left, and it was hard for me to have something in common with her, not to mention any of my siblings. but this weekend was good for the both of us, and i'm glad that she's my sister.

okay, i think i've spent enough time in front of this thing. i've got things to do tonight, so i should try to get started. more to come later; i promise.

hooray for my sister!

-me : )