Road Trip! Day 1 & 2

 So last week the boyfriend & I went on a road trip up to San Francisco. It was the first time we've gone on a vacation that lasted more than 2 nights. He wouldn't let me plan anything for it, he wanted it to all be spontaneous.

8/5
We left Garden Grove around 9am. I so did not want to get stuck in traffic while going through LA and it wasn't too bad. We had breakfast at a Denny's by Six Flags in Valencia and then we were off for the main part of our trip.

We started to get close to San Francisco around 6pm. Noe was super excited to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. I've been to SF in the past so it wasn't new to me but it made me happy about how excited he was. Our motel was the North Bay Inn in San Rafael. It was about a 20 min drive north of the bridge. Since he wouldn't let me plan anything we couldn't get anything for too cheap so we had to go a little further away from the city in order to stay in budget. Plus it wasn't too far from Muir Woods which was our main purpose for going to SF. It was a tiny motel and the area was not so safe looking but it was alright since we weren't going to be spending too much time there. The room was also kind of messy. The carpet was stained and someone left a pastry in the ice bucket, so shows you how well they clean.

8/6
This was the day we went to Muir Woods. Noe wanted to see the Redwoods; that was the whole point of our trip. We got there around 9am. The park opens at either 8 or 9 am I don't remember which but anyways we knew to get there early because parking is terrible and you can end up walking 1-2 miles to get to the park gates. I made sure to take Dramamine because it's a windy road and I did not want to get sick. Since we got there early, the visitor's center wasn't open yet so we didn't have to pay to get in. There were a few other groups of people there already. We walked the main trail that makes a circle around the park. We spent about 1.5 hours there before we started to leave. The giftshop sells redwood & sequoia seedlings that you can plant at home so Noe bought a sequoia and is planning on growing it up.When we were leaving we noticed it was very busy and there was no parking in the 2 little lots. So if you go, def go around 8-9am.

Then we decided to go to Fisherman's Wharf for lunch. We walked around Pier 39 before we decided to have lunch at Boudin's. I had the margherita pizza and it was SOOO good. Noe got a salmon sandwich and he said it was alright but he liked my pizza more. While we were eating we were trying to decide what to go see in SF. I wanted to go see the Painted Ladies in Alamo Square. Those are the Full House houses if you didn't know. So we drove over there and took pictures. Then we headed to Lombard Street to drive down the little winding street.
Now Noe wanted to go see Guardians of the Galaxy so we ended up seeing it someplace close to Union Square. I was so tired from walking around all day that I was falling asleep in the movie. What I saw was entertaining but I would close my eyes for what I thought was just a few seconds and then when I opened them, something completely was happening onscreen. Oops.

After this it was around 5-6pm, so we headed back up north across the Bridge. We decided to go wine tasting at Three Birds Wine Bar. We got a flight of white wines and they were really good! It was a really cute kind of casual place. The staff was very friendly as well. After this we finally went to have dinner. We went to the Brick & Bottle. I got the pizza there again and it was really good. After that we finally went back to the motel where we went to bed right away.

Next up: camping in Big Basin State Park, driving down PCH, Hearst Castle.

One summer class down!

Whew! I made it through one summer class so far. Still have 3 more weeks of the other class I'm taking.  I'm just so glad to be done with one like seriously. It's a big relief. July 31st is the last day of my other class then I'm free until student teaching starts in the fall!

The boyfriend is going to Mexico next week for like 3 weeks so I'm going to be lonely for awhile but it is totally worth it because we are going on a road trip up to northern California. He won't let me plan any of it which is driving me crazy. He just wants to get and the car and go and just see what happens. That makes me nervous but I'm going to trust him that it will be ok hahahaha
My sister thinks we will be getting engaged on our trip but I don't want to get my hopes up so I'm going to try and not think about that hahaha

I'm going to try and blog more. I found a site that lists writing topics so I think I'm going to try and do that more often. Sometimes it's just hard to think of something to write.
Anyways I just wanted to write a quick update :)

End of the semester!

It's the end of the semester and everything is crazy now! So much stuff due! I made a schedule of what I need to do everyday before I go to bed in order to get everything done in time and not die of stress. So far it's working! I'm on task for once!

I have about a week off from school before summer school starts. I need that time to work on my TPAs and study for my last CSET. Although I will spend at least one day having fun, my friends and I are planning a bonfire at the beach! I'm excited to see everyone and just relax.

I do have good news too! I received a $2,500 scholarship from school! Only 2 people in the whole school can receive it and I'm one of them. They are having an honors reception and I'm invited to it. I'm taking my parents and my boyfriend to it. I imagine it's going to be like a dessert table and we mingle with faculty and they tell my parents nice things about me. It will probably be boring but I have to put in an appearance and network haha

On the 29th it's the 6th anniversary of the boyfriend & I's first date! I suggested we have a nice dinner or something so we'll see if we do something nice or not. I was just thinking the other day about how I was 21 when I met him and now I'm 27, pretty much all my 20s were with him. I can't believe it haha sometimes it feels like it's been forever and sometimes it feels like I just met him. True love hahah

 Time for bed now, I have to get up early to work on homework.

Picky Eater here!

So I am a very picky eater.

Like really.

I'm pretty sure it started in Kindergarten when we were in circle time and a boy in the circle threw up. That pretty much scarred me for life. I didn't eat for like a week after that happened. My mom had to take me to the doctor because she didn't know what was wrong with me. I didn't want to eat because I was afraid that I would throw up. That has followed me through my whole life. I don't like to eat many things because I'm paranoid that they will make me sick. I know, it's weird, but to me it's very serious. I read an article like 2 weeks ago on Hello Giggles about the fear of vomiting and basically everything in it described me (it's called emetophobia and I have it for sure). It pretty much is because of the fear of losing control of yourself. And I like to be in control. So my picky eating is based on my fear of vomiting is what I have deduced. I can't even be around people throwing up. It gives me anxiety and makes me feel sick. I don't think I will ever be able to get over this either. It's been bothering me for 22 years already. It's a deep psychological thing or something. I don't know. It's a thing for me and ya'll are just going to have to accept that I can't eat certain things for psychological reasons.

It also really scares me when I think about getting pregnant someday and having morning sickness. Like it makes me not want to ever get pregnant if it means I will be throwing up. My mom did not have any morning sickness with me or my sisters so hopefully that will be passed down to me.

I don't know why I'm going to be teacher when I have this vomit/food problem. Kids throw up all the time and have germs. Hopefully with time I can get over it. At least the part about being around people who throw up. The food thing will always bother me because I can control what I put in my body. I don't know but is that like an eating disorder?  I don't really think so though, I just think it's another kind of psychological thing. I don't really drink alcohol anymore either and it's because I don't want to lose control of myself. I don't want to be drunk and do things I wouldn't normally do.


Summary: I don't like losing control of myself. By being a picky eater, I control what I eat. And I have a fear of vomiting which would be the ultimate loss of control. 

Please tell me I'm not alone in this weirdness in my brain!

One month down!

The first four weeks of my 2nd semester of grad school are already over! Time goes by so fast. March is going to be a super busy month!! So much to do!

Today I took my first CSET. I did Subtest 1 which is the Reading and History test. I thiiink I passed. I thought I would get my score, at least for the multiple choice, but I guess I have to wait for my short answers to be graded as well. I figured this one would be the easiest to take since I took a class on teaching reading last semester and I majored in history. I studied for about 3 days so hopefully that was enough. Now I'm trying to decide which to take next. It's either going to be the math & science one or the PE/human development/art/music one. I just need to decide which one. The math one will be the hardest for me so I'm thinking I should take that next because if I fail, I have to wait 45 days to retake it and I would like to get them all done before May.

Looking at my calendar is freaking me out. Between working on my TPA, homework, observation hours, and test studying, I have little free time. I want to get all my CSETS done this month which means a crazy amount of studying. I think I want to take the math one in 3 weeks. The only problem is, the day I want to take it, I'm going to a wedding. The wedding isn't until the afternoon/evening but my brain will be so tired by then. Oh well, I think I am just going to suck it up and do it so it can be done! By the end of April I want to take the RICA which I heard is realllly hard. I want to get all my CSETS out of the way by then so I can just focus on the RICA. If you have study tips for any of these tests, give them to me!!

I've been also working out too! Like I know, crazy. My gut is just starting to stick out a little more than I would like it to so I've been doing this ab & squat challenge I found on Pinterest. I'm on day 6 and yesterday I thought it was working a little, I felt skinnier. Today though is another story. I feel realllly fat today. I'm hoping it is just PMS bloat though. Please just be that and not fat. The boyfriend has been making fun of me for working out but he'll be sorry when I'm looking all hot in a bikini this summer hahaha

Time to get back to studying!