I haven't written in quite awhile, but I've been reading other blogs and my fingers were itching to start typing again. I get caught up in the idea that my blogs have to have some profound meaning or lesson found within the paragraphs, and if not then they must be comical and witty at the very least. I get anxiety worrying about all of that, that I psych myself out and I can't come up with anything "worthy" of writing about, therefore I don't write anything at all.
But then I'll read someone else's blog and they are literally just writing about what they did over the weekend, what new restaurant they went to and how late they slept in on Sunday and I find myself intrigued.
Maybe no one will be interested in what I did yesterday or the day before, but then again someone else might be. So, to help me with entering back into the world of writing, I am going to be incorporating more basic storytelling. Feel free to read, or not. Up to you!
I believe my last blog was posted in September of 2016. Well, a lot has happened in the past 9 months, too much to type all the little details, but i'll try giving a brief overview.
- Late September I finished the training for my job and started at the district office in Compton. Yeah- Compton, California. I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried at first, but let me tell you... it's been fun. For starters, I have the funniest, most helpful coworkers in town. Really couldn't ask for better ones. I actually enjoy going to work, and I think it's safe to say I love my job. I know a huge component of that is the coworkers I interact with on daily basis but I feel so lucky to work at a job that I love; I know most people can't say the same. My job also gives me endless stories that make you either laugh or make you say WHAT THE FUCK. Or both, simultaneously.
- I spent Thanksgiving weekend in San Francisco with two of my best friends from back home. We did a bus tour of SF, went to the Golden Gate, saw the Painted Ladies, took a boat ride around Alcatraz, visited wineries in Napa, etc. It was tons of fun (minus the part were it took me 10 hours to get back to LA on Sunday.... lesson learned-never driving on a holiday weekend again). I'm glad I got to spend the holiday with friends (family!) from back home.
- Then at Christmas I was able to take a week off of work and travel back to the Midwest to spend the holidays with my family. I spent most of my time lounging around my parents house and soaking up as much time with my nephews as possible. My parents house will probably forever be my favorite home to be in, maybe it's because that's where I grew up so it has such a homey feel, and I feel the most safe and loved there.
- February I visited New Orleans for the first time. It was the quickest trip of my life, literally less than 48 hours but we tried making the most out of it that we could. My favorite part was when we left the city to go on a swamp boat tour. We only saw a few little gators in the swamp because most were in hibernation. BUT we did see wild pigs! They were so cute and our tour guide threw marshmallows into the water so that they would swim closer to the boat. Little Mama (yes they actually have names for all of them) got right up next to us. Out of the whole weekend my camera roll by far has the most pictures of her. We also visited a plantation, explored Bourbon Street, and got to see a Mardi Gras parade. I'm glad I went and got to see a new city, I had fun, but I probably would not go back to NOLA in the future.
- In April I went to Vegas for Easter weekend with the family I live with. (Truly couldn't have created a better family to live with. They treat me so well and include me in EVERYTHING, which means so much to me considering my family is 2000+ miles away.) I flew into Vegas after work on Friday- such an easy, fast flight! Saturday I started off the day drinking mimosas and beer and then going to the mall in Caesars Palace (i think?) with even more beer stashed in our purses. It was such a fun afternoon full of lots of laughs. After the mall we went to a comedy/magic show and then decided to go to a buffet. During dinner the people at my end of the table were eating seafood, which isn't the best smelling food, amiright? Not sure if it was the smell of the seafood that set me off, but i had to get out of there. I went outside for fresh air thinking that would be the cure. NOPE. Guys, I learned the hard way that getting fresh air when you are nauseous is not the way to go. Alcohol doesn't mix well with me as is, so long story short I ended up getting sick in the bathroom for a good 30 minutes. I felt slightly better after that but had the opportunity of taking an taxi back to the hotel with two people from our group, and at that point all I wanted to do was brush my teeth and take a nap. All in all, I was back in the hotel room for the night by 6:30pm. Vegas won.
- At the end of April I bought a fancy camera! I'm still in the early stages of learning how to use it. If anyone has any tips or pointers for a Sony a6000 holla atcha girl. I want to redo the look of my blog, so i'm planning on downloading some of my pictures to my computer and using them as my blog background, to give it more of a personal feel :)
- At the end of June, which was this past weekend, my sister came to visit me for my birthday!! It was so much fun being able to spend time with her, I miss her. She came to California childless, and although I would have LOVED to see my nephews, I'm also glad I got to spend one-on-one time with her. We spent the majority of our time at the beaches- Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo, Huntington, and Laguna- while also seeing Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Skid Row (her request, lol), and Universal Studios. She was here for a full 4 days, which flew by! I wish she could have stayed longer, but I am so grateful for the time I got to spend with her. Hopefully we can make it a yearly trip.
Alright, I think I've hit all the major events that have taken place in the past 9 months. That's all I've got for today, it's already 10am and i'm still laying in bed so I guess it's time to get up and be a responsible adult or something like that. 😐
Thanks for reading!
xo.kaila
