Still Sick

Can you believe I'm still sick? This cough is still here and everyone at work keeps saying "poor Monica." Well it's been so long and all I have to say about camping is, it was fun and miserable at the same time. I don't think I'll ever camp that long again. It was super hot but it was fun to hang out with my family for that long. I just wish we did other things besides hang out at the river and watch the kids play. It was fun the first day, but it would have been nice to go fruit picking. I remember going fruit picking when I was a kid and I want to do it again. On our way home, we decided to take a picture at the sign. Can you believe we all fit in one RV? Well image a few more people. We lost 2 people since they were from California so they didn't have to come back home with us.

Camp Amigo

One more day until I go on vacation. I shouldn't really say vacation since we're going camping for 5 days. It doesn't seem like it'll be too relaxing. According to my aunt, there will be about 60 of us. I doubt there will be 60 since I heard some people are backing out now. But I'm pretty sure there'll be around 40 of us. 40 Amigos in one camp site equals no relaxation. It'll be so hectic I'm sure of it. And the sucky part is. I'm still waiting for my period. With my luck, I'll get it on Wednesday, the first day of camping. At least we got an RV so I can sleep somewhat comfortably with Aunt Flo's visit. Can't wait to ruin my diet and stuff my face with lots of food! I just made lots of cookies and about 5 of them went in my mouth. Baking is never good for me. I will eat it too much. But one thing I learned with this batch. Butter burns fast! VERY FAST. And it will overflow the pan at any moment. My mom got so mad at me when the butter spilled all over the stove. But that's what baking is all about. It's a learning experience.

She Loves Me

I have the bestest friend ever. Last night was my friend Abbie's birthday. After drinking and dancing the night away. We felt we were getting old because we were tired at 2am so we decided to start up our end of the night tradition of clubbing. We ate steak and eggs at Terrible's Casino. We all drove our own cars and while I was talking to Ann on the phone at a stop light, I got freaked out and screamed when someone started knocking at my window. After focusing on who it was, I was relieved it was Jill. She put her car on park behind me while waiting for the light and ran to my car to give me water. She said "I thought you'd be thirsty even though we're minutes away from getting food." She knows I'm always thirsty and thought she'd bring me some water in the street. Even though her feet was hurting, she took the time to run to my car and give me water. Isn't that awesome?? She's the greatest and I love her.

Tan Lines

In less then 2 weeks I'll be turning 23 so yesterday I started my search for the perfect birthday outfit. This outfit has to be complimenting to my curves, be low cut enough to show off my lack of assets on top and be tight enough to compliment my bottom assets. I found a long top that is long enough that I can use it as a dress. It complimented my top assets perfectly until I saw my hard work during my vacation kicking me in the ass. I spent the week in California tanning so I wouldn’t look so pale for my birthday, so when I put on the dress I saw how much darker I got. Well when I put on the dress, my chest was perfectly tanned, but my boobs were white! Talk about random tan lines! I have this lotion that’s a subtle self-tanner that I used last night. It says in a week I’ll have a nice glow. We’ll see.

I'm Monique in California

Growing up, I answered to two names, Monica and Monique. Monica is my given name and Monique is a family nickname that only family members and close family friends can call me. My friend Joyce and I have been friends since birth so she is pretty much family and she calls me Monique. Whenever I visit her in California, Joyce would take me out with her friends and she would always introduce me as 'Monique' which confuses everyone when I introduce myself as 'Monica'. Joyce tried using 'Monica' with me but it just sounded weird for the both of us so we decided that in California, I will use 'Monique' with everyone. Having two names in California reminded me of that one Las Vegas commercial when these two women come down to visit Vegas and one of the girls kept using different names to introduce them. It's fun using a different name and it's easier for me to recognize since I already use the name. I'll update on my summer vacation in California tomorrow. High School Musical 2 starts soon. I didn't get to see it over the weekend since I was out and about with Joyce. And yes, I said High School Musical 2. Got a problem with that?? I'm a kid at heart!

Beach Bum

Today is my last day of work until my vacation starts. I started working at my current job after I graduated college a little over a year ago. I am 22 and yes, this is my first job. Ever since I started this job, I haven’t had a vacation and it’s long over due. Sometimes I feel like my life is on autopilot and I just do the same thing everyday. Get up, go to work, wait for the time to pass, and then go home. It’s an endless cycle I’m excited to break tomorrow. Once in California, I was promised multiple trips to the beach so I can try and not look so pale. So for a month, I’ve been going to the gym to try and get into shape so I can look somewhat decent in a bikini. It’ll be nice to be lying on the beach, trying to get tanned, and not get caught gawking at the hot bodies. I wonder if they’ll notice if I take a picture of them. I love vacations. Even if it’s just for a week, it’s nice to get out of Vegas sometimes. But it makes me loathe Las Vegas more and more.