Bloom Where You're Planted: Because the sunshine is different in California

Ah.... Dear blog readers,

I just want you to know that when I have free time it is WAY easier to Pinterest than it is to blog. Sad, but true.

So I have spent the last week or so hanging out in California for a much needed break. This last semester really tried me, but I adapted and survived, THANK GOODNESS. And actually the grades just came out and I will say that they were not as bad as I was expecting.

First of all, I drove down to California with a boy that I had only met once for about 5 min. Colton was one of Ioua's groomsmen and he is one of the craziest people I've met. He was practically bouncing with energy the ENTIRE drive down. I spent about ten hours with him and I will testify to that. Anyways, he got really excited about driving through Vegas so we drove down the strip and even stopped to walk around for a bit. I'll admit, my fear of crowds got the better of me so I stuck pretty close to him but I had a lot of fun! I also didn't expect to feel like I was back in Russia, but I found myself pulling out the "Ice Queen" face that I learned in Russia. Regardless, I had a lot of fun stopping on the strip and I don't regret it.

The "Cool" shades picture

So I maybe liked our detour adventure a little bit...

So after our little adventure we got into Yucaipa about 1am where McKay and Ioua picked Colton up from my house. I got to sleep around 2am because I had to take care of some things. The next day was my BIRTHDAY! so Launa (my sister) came over from Arizona and make me baked french toast with strawberries! yummy!

Birthday morning with Crazy Person hair:)

Dad likes it when I come home too

Anyways breakfast was SOO SOOOO GOOD! I loved it. I went to Six flags with Colton, Colton's friend Arleen, McKay and his room mate Omar. There were nearly NO lines. The longest line was for X2 and it was about a half hour long.

longest wait of the day

"I want to go jump in the "O"!"

Epic end of the day shot

My legs were BURNING hot on this stupid bear, but you know? I don't regret it :)

We rode about 7-8 rides and repeated Goliath and Tatsu... My two favorites:)

When I got home we had DELECTABLE cheesecake that Jed made for me:) Also topped with strawberries. My family knows how to celebrate!

22!!

Summary: My 22nd birthday ranks among my best birthdays ever! SO great!

The next few days were also fun: BBQ at my grandma's house, Brunch in Pasadena with Alex (friendship going strong after 8 years), Ioua's wedding and lots and lots of fun!