TWO THOUSAND AND THREE!
My greatest moments.Piercing addiction.
So the beginning of senior year, I got my first "weird" piercing.. my tongue. That wasn't in 2003 though, but it was a start. Then I got 4 cartilage piercings (2 on each ear).. and a third on my left ear, and a third and fourth on my right ear all when I turned 18.. Then I got my nose pierced.. but the stud fell out.. so I got it repierced a few months later. My latest piercing was my naval. So including the 2 ear pierces I've had on each ear, the grand total is 14 piercings! However, I took out all 4 cartilage piercings, and 2 lobe piercings from my left ear, so I just have 8.
My cotillion practices!
(oct 02-feb 03) Although I cancelled my cotillion a month before, these practices were priceless. If you didn't all know already, Jonathan was my escort, but he wasn't my bf at the time. My mother randomly asked him to be my escort one day at church. Anyway, we became closer through this.. so it was great! Thanks Lisa, Diana, Mehgan, Henessey, Eileen, Angela, Sheila, Sherilyn, Nicole, Reztyleen, Jenna, Mariel, Jonathan, Joel, Hansen, Jeremy, Daryl, Richard, Chris (small), Chris (big), Joshie, John, Mike, Dominick, and Goodrich. I had a blast with you all even though my cotillion never happened.
First Saturday Detention.
I received a total of ZERO detentions my senior year at ND, but ONE phatty saturday detention. For what you ask? For copy and pasting something I got from the internet on a ROUGH DRAFT in English. She never read those before either! Man, that stupid zero on the assignment affected my grade bigtime, but saturday detention was funnn with Sheila and Henessey. We managed to take home some goodies for us.
Valentine's Day.
I got the balls to surprise Jonathan at work with valentine balloons, hershey hugs, and a card with help from Linn and Romel. If I didn't get the courage to do this for Jonathan, we wouldn't be back together now.
Turning 18.
I guess turning 18 wasn't THAT big of a deal, but it was great knowing I had no more curfew and had no more car restrictions. The only times I took advantage of being 18 was when I got piercings and when I had to buy cigarettes for my mom or Mariel. OH WAIT!!! My bday was great actually! Angela baked me a cake and the girls put PINK yogurt on it, then CAKED me.. it got reallllllllly messy on senior floor. Then Jonathan picked me up after school and gave me 18 flowers.. consisted of light pink and white roses.. then we ate at Todai.. then celebrated with my grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousins, mom, sister, and a cake!
Spirit Week.
Eileen mentioned this..freakin class of 2003 rocks! We won spirit week 2 years in a row! Who will ever forget sneaking off campus to buy toiletrees for the toiletree drive.. we probably spent thousands of dollars, and I'm not exaggerating. Who will forget winning gym decorations? andd our cheerleaders! ahh.. I miss you ND! Go Orange and Yellow Flames!
Grad Night.
This was a great time spent with all of my girls before graduating. We were up until 6am, but by 4am, everyone at Disneyland were zombies. Who will forget the bus ride there waving to the prisoners we mistaked for students? Playing all the arcade games at ESPN zone.. and all the people who were savage and slept on the ground.
Prom.
Yeah, I've been to hella proms, but the one that sticks out the most was ND prom 2003. This was my first and last prom with Jonathan (not including the random SLA prom). It's weird to acknowledge the fact that we only went to ONE prom together, but it was the most special. Not only did Jonathan make it special, but again, my girls! Oh, and also bc it was at the Tech Museum.. a new and exciting place to actually have a prom.. it was just like the proms you see in the movies.
Graduation.
I don't think graduating has hit me yet, but my 4 years at ND were truly the greatest. Although I wanted to kill myself for being there at times, I don't regret any minute. I also was too busy taking pictures with all of my friends at Grad, that there was no time for me to cry. It's weird how I didn't cry bc graduating didn't hit me at all!
June 23, 2003.
5 years ago on that date, Jonathan asked me to be his girlfriend. It was stupid of me to break it off after 2.5 years together, but I made up for it on vday of this year, and became his girlfriend once again. Anyway, this day from the summer was spent at the beach. Jonathan wrote our names in the sand, we took pictures, we walked along the shore, and we even had a great dinner. 5 years and 6 months down, 34098309485093458034 more to go!
Lisa's cotillion practices and cotillion.
If it wasn't for this, I would have never gotten close to my best friend again. This was the best cotillion I was in.. the practices were fun.. the food was great.. and the finished product (cotillion) was the best! Oh yeah, having Jonathan as my partner wasn't so bad either ;) Lisa, you are truly my bestest friend in the world. We don't have to hang out every weekend to stay as close as we are. I can always call you (or IM you) when I need someone to talk and vent to, I can always invite myself over to your house when I'm bored, I can tell you my deepest darkest secrets without you judging me, I can talk to you about Jonathan bc I can't talk to Jonathan about himself and also since you've known us both since forever, you never compete with me, and bc we can always start from where we left off. I love you!
Moving to a new house.
Well I didn't mind living at my grandparents house bc it's been my home all my life, but it was great finally having my own room after 12 years of sharing it with my 12 year old sister. It's ok, Leanna is just down the hall.
Diana's going away thing at Applebees.
All of the girls were there having a grand ol time. Even though all we did was eat our entire time there, AFTER was the best. I hella forgot what or who we were talking about, but we laughed to the point where we couldn't breath and had to squirm around for air.. ahhh I LOVE YOU GIRLS!
College.
So I don't LOVE it at my new school, but I don't hate it either. Moving into the dorms and experiecing the dorm and college life has been interesting. I'm glad that I have 2 close friends by my side to share it with: Sher and Meg.
Friendship Games.
My first roadtrip without my mother. Jonathan drove down south to Fullerton with Jonathan Ikan, John, and Villiard in the car with us. Friendship games was alright I guess bc I got to see my dearest Diana and some UCSC banana slugs and ND alum.. but I won't forget the after party at the House of Blues. It was crowded in there and there was no space to dance, so Jonathan and myself managed to get ourselves kicked out.. haha.. you can ask me how. So we spent the night playing games at ESPN zone and walking around Downtown Disney while ashes flew all over the place (this was when the wild fire in socal was going on).
Halloween
Sheila reminded me about this one. Jonathan, Diana, Sheila, and I had a granddd time driving down castro street with all the weirdos. Even though we stayed in the car the ENTIRE time, we seemed to be exhausted by the end of the night. Remember the reindeer guy who popped into my window and scared the crap out of me? or the typical hardcore filipino guy with a pink wig with pigtails? or the black guys dancing on the roofs of their cars? or the guys who were giving shout outs to our cameras.. haha.
Getting A Job.
So I haven't actually started working yet, but thank you Hollister for hiring someone as unexperienced as me! Even though I don't work in the front, it's ok.. maybe you'll be like Abercrombie and get sued one day for discrimination =)
Winter Break.
It's not even over yet! I was able to spend some great moments with people I haven't spent much time with in a longggg time: Lisa, Diana, Hansen, Jeremy, John, Mike Tangga, and even Mr. Annoying #2 (Chris). Christas Eve and Christmas was great. Stalking a certain someone was interesting. Shopping EVERY SINGLE DAY and just being at VF every single day is great.. and spending the greatest times with my cousins, I love how they're all grown up now. This has been the best winter break so far. I'm sad that it's coming to an end soon.
Friends.
All the memories shared with my different groups of friends.. the OG MHT posse, the ND girlies, the public school boys, and the private school boys. lkldsjflkasflkjdaf I'm too lazy to say why they're the greatest, but they are.
Diana: although you are the biggest cry baby/brat I know, it's ok bc I'm like that at times too! Thanks for being a great friend and being by my side through a lot! I don't have to make this long bc you already know how much you mean to me.
Sheila: I can always invite myself over to your house and call you when I'm bored. When we're together, laugh laugh laugh. Was it you who got me into piercings? Anyway, don't get your license anytime soon bc I like driving you around.
Eileen: I can always talk to you about anything. We've had our downs, but we've managed to get over it and stay close. I love being with you and Sheila together bc all we do is laugh. And thanks for being a faithful reader, you really do care about what I do! haha.
Jenna: I don't have to talk to you every single day like we used to, and I don't have to hang out with you every single day like we used to bc we'll always be close. A great thing is that we both understand each other and we have so much in common. I even miss cleaning your room sometimes.
Sherilyn: My roomie. The end of my senior year wouldn't have been fun without you. I have no idea what the hell we did to have so much fun, but all I remember was that it was a great time. It's nice having you with me at UCSC so I'm not always clueless. I'll always be here for you to call when you're lost in the woods there.. haha.
Mehgan: I can always count on you to not give me back my clothes or to not have a ride anywhere.. haha, but it's ok. I'm comfortable enough to nag you and tell you to give me my clothes dammit! Anyway, it's time to not dress in PJs or sweats anymore bc we are both working women!
Henessey: You never irritate me for some reason, and you're always the best one to go to when I want you to say shit about anyone like the smelly cats! I miss going to the same school as you, and I miss your 'cute' face. Thanks for texting me during the holidays and inviting me to go out still.. haha.
Angela: You've grown up a whole lot this year in my eyes, but when I talk to you, you're still the same goofy girl with the jokes. Don't forget about the friendship stickers and the friendship rainbow.
Remy: Man, you're always so clueless that it's cute. It's not an irritating kind of clueless if you or anyone else know what I mean. I'm glad we started getting closer towards the end of senior year, you're great.
Michelle: Oh miss C-cup.. haha. I think everyone still makes fun of you for having big boobies. Anyway, you're such a great person! You're always there to spot someone when they have no money or to pick someone up when they have no ride. You were also the biggest nerd out of all the girls, but it's ok, you are still loved.
Jonathan.
I can't even count how many times a day I am grateful for this guy. Yeah, I probably seem like the bossy and controlling girlfriend on the outside, but really, I'm not. Jonathan and I have this history that we won't ever forget. The first time I met him, I gave him attitude.. which was 13 years ago? He was my first crush when I was in 6th grade. He was my first boyfriend in 7th grade. He was my first kiss in 8th grade. He was my highschool sweetheart, excluding Junior year. I am lucky to have someone like him.. the times we spend in the car singing and dancing (really, we do dance in the car) to Britney Spears and John Mayer.. the times we spend eating sushi.. watching movies.. cooking breakfast.. annoying each other.. everything is priceless to me. He is my best friend (one of them), he knows me inside and out, he even knows where my mom keeps the towels. Despite the many ups and downs we experienced this year, I will never find anyone like you. I know it's hard work keeping up with a girlfriend like me. Jonathan, you are the greatest, 2003 is OUR year. Oh yeah, SORRY for contributing to your $1200 debt! haha.. go pay your credit cards!
I probably missed a lot of moments, but these ones have stuck out to me the most. I think I bitch way too much about my life, it's actually not so bad. All in all, 2003 has been my greatest year filled with many ups, many downs I learned from, new experiences, new challenges.. ahhh.. I'll miss you! But it's ok bc I get to spend the first minute kissing my sweetie at midnight! Happy New Year's Everyone!
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