SO sorry. The latest.

OK, I know the last time I wrote anything was...well...a long time ago.
California life has swept me away, and sometimes I forget there are people halfway across the country wanting to know the latest. (...IF you REALLY did, you'd comment, too! *wink*)

Among my daily life of enjoying palm trees and the ocean,
there have been several amazing things that have happened.


I went to Christina & Matt's wedding. It was pretty. And fun. Congratulations to them! :-)

A week ago, I scuba dived (dove, dived??? eh, who cares? well...I probably should...) off of the beach in MALIBU. As in THE Malibu. As in, "Hey, I'm in MALIBU."
The water was actually a little murky, and visibility was only about 5-7 feet. But just like the book said, diving can still be fun in low visibility if you know what to look for. And although I didn't, my instructors did. I hand-picked a couple sand-dollars off the ocean floor. (Just SAYING that is cool!) I HELD a CRAB (YES, A CRAB!) in the palm of my hand. (No not a big one. And no, it couldn't pinch my fingers off. Although as the instructor put it into my hands, I was terrified it might...and I screamed.) I found and picked up a hermit crab, which was a little fighter of a crab..although it was so tiny, it just seemed like it just wanted to stick to my glove rather than rip it off. haha.
It was an unforgettable experience, and I can't wait to go back out! (Although I still pray I won't get eaten by a shark...)


The beginning of VBS was on Wednesday, and took me by a whirlwind. It was hilarious, adorable, and enjoyable, as I was with eight 3&4-year-olds. And as expected, they had TONS of energy and made me laugh. Alot. We shall see what comes of this upcoming Wednesday.

The internship has been going fairly well. The past few weeks have been more "grunt" work than anything, but this past week has been getting back into my own work. I am currently working on a feature article about Reality Stars in the area. And it's proving to be a great and exciting article! I interviewed the guy who owns Pure Vision Designs (a custom car building & detailing shop). The guy's name is Steve Strope - and this guy has become known as one of the "it" guys across America building Hot Rods. The coolest thing (to me anyway) is that he built and made the close-out car Vin Diesel drove in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift. Next up: Brig, who won Shear Genius, Captain Chuck Swift of Whale Wars, a couple of contestants on So You Think You Can Dance (if you know me AT ALL, you know I'm slightly MORE-THAN STOKED about this!), and HOPEFULLY a finalist for Top Chef - Fabio Viviani.

Another awesome thing! I am getting started on another article for A&C (arts & culture) about a local gymnastics club who are nationally ranked. Now, we all know that cheerleading isn't dance, and vise versa, but I respect cheerleading just as much as dance. AND I love to watch it. So it's more than exciting for me to get this article started, too....right up my alley!
And of course, there's the occasional bits of "grunt work" I still have to do. But I'm alright with that!

Ok, let's see....
Dispicable Me is a cute, hilarious, and good movie. Go watch it. Now. Not even kidding. Ok, you can go later, if you must...
Street Fairs are still awesome, no matter where you go. I got a sweet Henna tatoo on my foot, and enjoyed walking through the stands, the heat...and of course the palm trees that lines the streets. ;-)


College group and church are still amazing.



This week is..*DUN, DUN DUN DAAA*.. MY BIRTHDAY!! So come Thursday, I will be going down to LA with friends to see a taping of The Jay Leno Show - in which, Ellen Page is supposed to appear. Awesome.
Friday is my ACTUAL birthday, and I have dinner planned with Uncle Eric & Brenda.
Then Saturday is my "beach birthday bash" (because I love alliterations), so I'll be playing some beach volleyball and hopefully hanging out around the campfire in the evening...and just enjoying the beach for my birthday! Yup. 23 is going to be epic. Although, it will certainly be missing some awesome people, like my family, or the best friend...and of course, my sonny-baby. I miss my dog quite often. (Dear Sonny-Baby, I love you and miss your white puffball hair...Love, your mommy. And yes, I do miss him that much.)

Other than that, my days seem to whiz by me!
My little sister was at camp this week, which was hard for me to be here and her to be there, without me...but I figured being here is a good alternative. (But I still miss being at camp...alot. And everyone at camp. Alot.)



I would have more pictures, except the ones I took, I accidentally took in RAW, which means I now have to convert them....But I WILL get them up soon. Also, be watching for another video! :-)