What I am working on...

Yes, it is a blank board.

I can't show you what I had to put on it.

Today my roommates from college, my sister and her boyfriend are flying into LA.

I can barely contain my excitement.

Craft time

Craft time at HQ.

Decorating GIVE signs for the GIVE event.

Lack of blog posts?

Yes.

We don't have Internet at my apartment anymore. 

Chillin at an Internet Cafe. 

San Francisco!

Our weekend getaway to San Francisco was wonderful to say the least! We conquered the city in two days and made lots of memories.

The group in front of The Golden Gate Bridge

John Muir National Park with beautiful Redwood trees.

This is across from Lombard Street (the curviest street in the World)

I can't get that photo to upload for some reason...

Pretty purple flowers!

Little Italy - in front of Porziuncola Nuova - the 5th Papally declared "Holy Place" in the world

Before hitting the town to celebrate Blaire's birthday.

Breakfast at The Wharf.

We also went to Chinatown and a few other places.

Great trip and soooo many wonderful memories made!

Give

Today wouldn't be one of my favorite days of all time...

you know how it goes....

you didn't sleep the night before...

you're mentally and physically exhausted...

something goes wrong at work....

something else goes wrong at work....

you hate the lunch you packed....

someone misunderstands you.....

the Internet at your apartment doesn't work...

you find yourself complaining about the smallest things...

Today was one of those days for me.

I am mentally and physically exhausted.

I love my time out here, but I feel that I never have time for myself.

Now, I can continue my pity party that I am throwing for myself or I can think about why I decided to move my life across the country.

To give to others.

To serve others.

To challenge myself.

To learn.

Thanks for reading my pity party blog. Please tell me you have had a day like this before...?

Dinner for two

I had the most wonderful dinner last night with my fellow intern, Katherine.

We have been wanting to cook dinner for the longest time and we finally got around to it.

I am so thankful for her.

She is absolutely remarkable.

We had some in depth conversations about life, our futures, and the Catholic religion.

I know that Katherine will continue to be in my life even though she is staying in LA after the internship.

She has an incredible job opportunity with Dig Deep Water, a non-profit that is getting some spotlight on Capitol Hill this week.

Work work work

I sit next to this nice guy at work.

(When I say sit next to...I mean as in a foot away.)

His name is Dan and he is a Cali bro.

Dan goes to school at Berkeley in San Francisco.

Which is where I am headed for the weekend!

Yep, San Fran here we come!

He is telling us all of the good places to eat, see, and visit.

Marina Del Rey

Yesterday, after work Liz told me to jump in her car.

She had something to show me that she knew I would love.

Boy oh boy was she right.

The harbor at Marina Del Ray.

It was full of sailboats and the sun was setting at the perfect time.
Peaceful evening after work.