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| I'm Stealing MM |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
Mwahahahahaha! And they lived happily ever after...
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| Back from the Wedding! |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| Alright, I know y'all are asking about Holly's wedding and want to see pictures and hear stories and all that good stuff. I've been buried with work since I got back, so I promise to make up for it later in the weekend with a play-by-play account of the weekend. I just want to let you know I am back, still out of town on assignment, but back nevertheless. I had a great time at the wedding and congratulations again to the bride and groom! Labels: Friends, Holly |
| posted by Daphne @ 11:06 PM |
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| The Halloween Party in AZ |
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
So this is a follow up to my post yesterday. I know Holly shared a bit on her post that I felt a bit uncomfortable at the party. I'm not gonna lie, because it's true. I wouldn't exactly say that I didn't have fun or that I wanted to go home or anything, but it just wasn't a) in my comfort zone b) what I was expecting c) what I normally do when I go out anyway.
I guess I have to start by saying that I rarely go out to bars, clubs, adult parties in general. I didn't do much of that in college either. I'm also a big time light weight. Don't believe me? Ask Holly. One drink and I'm usually out. Even at Holly's last sleepover I could barely keep my eyes open past midnight. And if you wanna know how often I drink, well that's probably like once (as in one drink) every two months. Mostly it's because I always have to drive somewhere, and just like my mom says.. I don't want to DUI (she says it like it's a verb).
I also don't smoke. Now don't get me wrong, many people I know smoke, including my brother, his girlfriend, and Holly, to name a few. When I'm with someone who smokes, it doesn't bother me if I can just step away and let them do their thing. But places like Vegas casinos? Bleh, I get really irritated by that smell and I might even get light-headed if extremely smokey smelling.
I mention all of the above, so you can understand why this party wasn't happenin for me. The party was supplied with a keg of beer, and lots of Jell-o shots. All of this I was expecting, but man those Jell-o shots were strong! I started the evening off with two consecutive shots, which made it harder to finish my one glass plastic cup of beer. Then when most of the guests started to arrive, I noticed one thing right away. All of them smoked. Pretty much everyone there except for Holly's sister, Drama Queen (aka DQ). So that's why I kept to myself within the garage, because everyone else was smoking outside the garage area.
Then there's the fact that I was at a USMC base. Everyone was nice but let's face it, marines just flat out intimidate me. I was already feeling uncomfortable in my peacock costume, because it reveals more than I care to let people see. But I honestly felt like a lamb in the lion's den. I just felt so awkward and small and not very confident around the guys. I know I could've made a better effort to just strike up conversation, but ever since I've been single again, I just panic every time I'm confronted by a guy. Believe me, I suck at confrontation. If you don't believe me read this excerpt from my MM save me post:
Then... as I was walking to find Holly at the bar, some guy stopped me in my tracks and said "woa, where ya off to? what's your name?" Eeek, I panicked. I didn't want to give out my real name, and I wasn't quick enough on my feet to think of a fake name, so I glanced around really fast, saw MM, and blurted out "MM.... save me!" Yah, real slick.
So that's pretty much why I felt uncomfortable. You're probably wondering "well what did you expect the party to be like on a Marine base?" Honestly, I didn't even know it was on a Marine base until we were almost there. (Sorry Holly, if you had mentioned it to me and I just spaced out). Not that that matters, I still would've gone, and it was pretty much what I was expecting: great music, lots of booze, and people having fun. What I wasn't expecting, was my reaction to it all. So I guess it's just me. Again, possibly it's just not my cup of tea. But like I said, I had a good weekend anyway, and I'm glad I had the experience.Labels: Boys, Halloween, Holly |
| posted by Daphne @ 9:06 PM |
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| Busiest Weekend Ever! |
| Monday, October 29, 2007 |
I can't believe I even have the energy to type up this blog because I'm so dang tired today. Here's the lowdown on my weekend:
Friday night I left work at 7:30, which is pretty late for a Friday and went straight to this Halloween party at a friend of a friend's house. I had my costume with me at work, because the place was far and made no sense for me to drive home then drive all the way back south. So the party was pretty low-key, the house was decorated very well. Cobwebs everywhere, fog machine, DJ, pumpkins, halloween kitchen stuff, halloween bathroom stuff, you name it they had it. The hosts even bought several pictures in frames that look like normal people then turn all creepy when you walk by (like haunted mansion in Disneyland). There was a ton of food and booze (a keg and all kinds of hard liquor). Then there was a pumpkin carving contest which I only watched from the sidelines. Apparently it's a big deal every year b/c people went all out, bringing their own carving tools, pre-drawing crazy designs on their pumpkins.
I sported my peacock costume, and felt very self conscious. But everyone said it looked cute so I stopped feeling paranoid after awhile. So that was Friday and I didn't stay too late, since I wanted to be home by midnight.
Saturday morning I got up at 7:30, showered, packed my bags, then drove over to Holly's. We left for Arizona before noon, and stopped at a Sonics for lunch. Ok, I've never been there before, but dude that place rocks! I sooo want one near my house now. We arrived at the USMC base around 4 (I think), where we settled in, I showered and got ready for the Halloween party.
At this point I think I want to save the party for another post. (sorry, but I'm rushing as it is to type up this blog). I'm guessing I went to bed around 11pm or midnight on Saturday. Sunday I woke up at 9 (I think) and we just chilled/recovered from hangovers. We left AZ around noon and got back to Holly's mom's place around 4:30. I left right away, and with traffic, got home around 6:30pm Sunday evening. I had 15 minutes to change until my best friend "Moo" came over. We left my house at 6:45 to drive up to the Nokia Theatre in LA to see the Sugarland Concert. I had a pretzel and a beer, and was ready to pass out. The preshow was Jake Owen, followed by Little Big Town, and then Sugarland didn't come on until 10ish. I think I got home around midnight last night. Concert was great, but not the best. The venue was more of a performing arts type of place and nobody around me stood up even during the faster songs so I was sorta just rockin in my chair. But yah, love me some Sugarland and Jennifer (lead singer) can SING!
Alright I'll continue this post when I have more free time. Ciao bellas!Labels: Concerts, Holly, Random Updates |
| posted by Daphne @ 12:20 PM |
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| New Client, New Costume, New Experience |
| Monday, October 22, 2007 |
Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I've been uber swamped at work, mainly due to a new assignment for me. I've pretty much revamped my entire schedule, replacing three of my clients with one big client. It's pretty exciting and scary at the same time. But so far I like it and I know it'll be good for my career. So that's the short of why I've been missing.
Anyway, this weekend I picked up my Halloween costume. After several years of not dressing up, this year I said to myself "Dammit, I'm dressing up and I'm gonna go to a party for once!" Sure enough, I just recently got invites for three different parties (one being with Holly in Arizona) so it pretty much forced me to go costume shopping this weekend. Here's what I got...
Now I wanna note a couple of things. 1) The Halloween costume store was super packed and I seriously didn't spend more than 15 minutes in there. So once I grabbed this one, I pretty much didn't wanna bother searching anymore. 2) The front of the package said the model in this pic was 5'3" and I'm 4'11" So I figured, okay it looks kinda short on her, but maybe it will cover more of me when I put it on. 3) Small/medium is sadly no longer my size. This is what I ended up buying but I swear this costume is so tight I can barely breathe. Or is it supposed to be that way?
So I tried it on when I got home, and I swear the thing barely covers my butt. If it weren't for the peacock part in the back, I swear I would feel so naked and self conscious. I might have to wear bloomers underneath (bloomers are what we called the black bottom underwear thing back when I was in colorguard in high school). And the top corset part? OMG I can barely breathe it's so tight. And so low cut. Aww man, why didn't I just go for the Alice in Wonderland costume? Oh well, there you have it, my costume.
On another random topic, I went to Disneyland yesterday and let me tell you, it was not fun. Never ever go to Disneyland when it's windy. It sucks. I spent half the day walking around like a blind man because I kept getting leaves and debris in my eyes. Apparently there was a fire somewhere in Orange County because I could smell the smoke in the air. When I went home to shower last night, I rubbed a Q-tip in my ear and when I looked at it, all this black sooty stuff was on it. Gross! So yah, that was an interesting experience, but now I've learned my lesson.Labels: Halloween, Holly, Random Updates |
| posted by Daphne @ 9:28 AM |
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| More Daphne to Love |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2007 |
Got this from Holly and since I haven't done one of these in awhile I figured okay why not.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not to my knowledge
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Like a little cry? When I read HP Deathly Hallows.. like ball my eyes out? At Holly's house that time we had our foursome
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No, it's worse than a boy's
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I like Holly's answer so I'm gonna say the same....Hard salami. No comments from the Peanut Gallery please.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? If I were a boy, yes. If I were a girl.. hmm.. maybe
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot? All the time. I need to cut back on it especially at work
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? I think so. Hahaha
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope, but I might be inclined to skydive
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Kashi
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Only my dance shoes, but regular sneakers? Heck no I chuck that off my foot when I get home
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Emotionally? Yes. Physically? Nope.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Pistacchio
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Posture/maneurisms, their face, then the way they talk.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? That I lack confidence and put too much pressure on myself. Also that I'm too afraid to stick up for myself sometimes.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? K don't throw tomatoes at me... but I miss my ex. It's pretty much like losing a best friend.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO DO THIS? Sure, why not?
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Light brown khakis and black boots.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Chow mein
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Jumpin Joz.. they're a big band music group for swing
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Periwinkle. Because I like to say it.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Food when I'm hungry, and of course that earthy man smell that you read about in books. LOL!
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My client. Nothing exciting. Before that, Holly last night.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Holly? Meh, she's aight.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? USC Football... and pro football. Tennis, and figure skating.
27. HAIR COLOR? Black. I never color it
28. EYE COLOR? Dark brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yup
30 FAVORITE FOOD? Chips and Salsa
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings. I HATE scary movies
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Holiday
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Turquoise
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer. I hate cold.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ummm... vanilla bean ice cream
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Don't know, guess I will have to wait and see.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I dunno, but I won't be offended or anything.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Virgin River by Robyn Carr
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't have one. This is a laptop.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Nothing.
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Laughter
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? This question sounds weird.. but I think I know what it's asking...Australia
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Not really.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? ManilaLabels: Games, Holly |
| posted by Daphne @ 9:40 PM |
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| Moving out! |
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 |
 No, not me silly. I'm not moving out for awhile. I'm talking about my friend Holly. She finally decided to consolidate her things with her fiance, MM, and I was one of the lucky (or not so lucky? hehe love you Holly) people to help her move into his place. After a 2.5 hour drive with Dylan, we changed our plans to head to Holly's house, and (surprise, surprise) went straight to Borders to meet up with Holly. I was so pissed I forgot my Borders coupon, and didn't want to buy anything at full price, but oh well. Who am I kidding anyway? Do I ever walk out of there empty-handed? Hardly. I ended up getting Virgin River by Robyn Carr, which will be a first time read of this author.
I finally got to see Holly's engagement ring, and it is gorgeous! Props to MM for selecting such a gorgeous rock. Anyway, we then headed over to the Yardhouse for some grub, and I swear I felt so old being there. I mean, there were a lot of adults there, but man, I'm so over that whole "acting like a drunk idiot while I'm trying to hit on people in public" scene. I watched a women totally piss drunk make a complete fool of herself by trying to get this guy's attention by dancing all crazy next to the table. Geez.
We crashed at MM's house, and the next morning Dylan and I woke up wondering where Holly was. Apparently she left uber early to get the UHaul truck and was already at her place. We left with MM and arrived at Holly's place, where Isabel and her hubby were already helping out. The move itself was tiring, but I ain't complaining because man, the guys had to pretty much everything heavy. Just MM and Izzy's hubby Joey. No other guys. I felt bad for them, but seriously, if I were buff I'd have carried more heavy things. Alas, I am only 4'11" and I can't lift anything to save my life. The craziest part of moving for me was cleaning out Holly's daughter's room. Man, underneath her bed was a disaster area! I've never seen so much dirty laundry/miscellaneous toys/feathers/toys/etc. under a single bed in my life. I should've taken before and after pics, because it's one of those "you have to see it to believe it" kinda things.
 The best part of the move was when we finally made the trip back to MM's house, and the book boxes (approx. 4 or 5 of them?) were brought down. Oh man, immediately Dylan, Izzy and I tore open those boxes and pretty much rummaged through all of Holly's books. Let me tell you, she is NOT lying about the size of her book collection. We filled up 3 bookcases with books, and that's putting two rows of books on each shelf. I coulda been swimming in those books if you poured them all on the floor. Like Duck Tales Uncle Scrooge styles, when he jumps in his pile of gold. Yah, like that. I ended up borrowing some books from her, but Dylan takes the cake. This girl ended up loading an entire trash bag of books back in my car this morning.
Meanwhile the boys are slaving away, making trips from the UHaul and then replacing the  empty truck with the furniture MM was giving up. Haha, oh man I felt bad, but seriously it was hilarious. They are such good sports. When you first step in MM's house, you can definitely tell it's a bachelor's pad. Random objects are plastered on the walls, there's beer in the fridge, and a DVD collection next to the couch (I'm sure Holly has/will blog about these). Izzy and Holly had a scheme to take down MM's beloved Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville sign and his Captain Morgan banner. As soon as I saw what they were up to, I turned to Dylan and said "Oh no, I don't want any part of that, I don't want to be around when MM finds out." Sure enough, MM noticed the missing Jimmy Buffet sign and said "WTF!! Where's my sign?" LOL Dylan and I were cracking up so hard and she thankfully pointed out that the two of us were innocent. (Thanks Dylan for getting my back on that one)
We ended the evening by barbequing and just hanging out in MM's living room. We were so exhausted but I'm so glad that it was such a chill evening. I like hanging out like that, just relaxing, talking, laughing with good friends. I'm sooooo glad I made the trip there this weekend. Yes, moving is a pain in the fanny, but that's why I'm glad we went. I can't imagine Holly having to go through that by herself. So I'm glad we were able to help out, even though the boys pretty much did the real heavy work. I'm so blessed to have such friends, and I would do it all over again. Only regret is that we didn't take pictures.Labels: Dylan, Friends, Holly, Isabel |
| posted by Daphne @ 4:53 PM |
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