"Why don't you guys just LIVE on the mountain!?"

Everyone always tells me that we spend too much time at the mountains. I say we don't spend ENOUGH time there! Today was THEEE perfect day! It was veryyy nippy, but the sun was shining and the snow was so powdery! I love days like this. You can see EVERYTHING & it is so amazingly beautiful. It's definitely the perfect spot to clear your head when you need some "me" time, too bad I'll never go snowboarding by myself though! Hehee.. <3


[[Sushi Town in Bonney Lake, Washington]] We couldn't have ended the day more perfect! We haven't had sushi in forever and we went to my favorite spot (Babe introduced me to this genius place when we first started dating). We made it to the happy hour, so OF COURSE, we ordered much more than we can eat! We need to take some home and share with the rest of the family! mm.. mmm.. good! 

don't dwell on the past!

We all wish we could go back in time and do some things differently. I wish I knew then what I know now. But that’s what growing up is all about. You make mistakes, you learn, you live, and every single one of your experiences makes you who you are today.

I’ve definitely made some poor choices in my life, but a part of me is happy and thankful that I did. I might not be who I am today, be where I am now, or have these amazing people that made the biggest impact in my life. I’m so much closer to my family (especially my sisters) now more than I’ve ever been. I have a wonderful man that makes me feel like I can do anything and I’m ALWAYS taken care of in every way possible.

I’ve drifted from some friends, but that’s why my best friends are so awesome. We can have no communication for however long, but when we do, it’s like no time has passed at all. We all understand that people grow up and as adults, we have busy lives. What matters is we are all here when we need each other the most.

As thankful as I am of how my life turned out, I still wish there were things I could change. I don’t want to get rich quick with the lotto or anything. I just wish I could have made things easier and help my momma out during the time she really needed it. I’m a momma’s girl. If I could trade my life for her infinite happiness, I would. But since I can’t go back into time or change the course of our lives, all I can do is what I am doing now. Helping her at her restaurant full-time without pay. I just wish I could do more! ):

Damn, are we ever gonna get a break (financially)?! We’ve been struggling to make ends meet for the last 12 years of our lives! I don’t wish myself to win the lotto, but my mom sure could use some lucky numbers right now!

korean 아줌마's piss me off!

아줌마 (Ah-jum-ma: middle age ladies).
I’m not being racist (I am Korean myself so I’ve dealt with PLENTY of incidences like this & they are always the same).
Annoyance of the day:
So this Korean lady comes through our drive thru &:

1. Keeps asking for things we don’t have while reading the menu (AND when I keep telling her we don’t have them).
2. Says everything too expensive (our most expensive item is $8.99 and we give BIG portions) & tries to get it cheaper.
3. She’s very far from the window and she’s holding her money up lose to her while half my body is OUT of the damn window. What’s worse is that every time she asked a question, she pulled the money back, so I looked like an idiot that kept popping in and out of our widow (it happened about 3 times).
4. She yells, “Why can’t I eat inside?!” I tell her, she’s in the drive thru, she can park and come inside to eat if she wants. Then she refuses after he founds put there’s a couple people eating inside.. Um, DUH!! It’s a restaurant! That’s what people do!
5. She starts yelling about her receipt (which I hand to her) & asking how we would know who to give her food to. WTF?! Five times, I tried to explain that she’s in the drive thru and she can wait there until (yes, I had to explain this step by step) we wrap the food up, open the DRIVE THRU window, hand her the food, and she can drive away and eat anywhere.

Gahhhhhh!!! They drive me crazy with their bad manners, attitude, and cheapness. I’m trying to be as nice as possible but it’s difficult when she’s yelling at me about something she should definitely feel stupid about.
Ugh. Business is slow, but still.. Please don’t come back again! (She acts ridiculous every time too!)

my hero.. not!

(Boyfriend & I cuddling in bed trying to have a romantic moment.)

me:  You're always gonna protect me, right?
him:  Of course, babe!
me:  What about from ghosts?  
him:  (silence) ..Good luck.

snowboarding injuries

A few weekends ago, I went snowboarding with the boys. The injuries weren't as bad as last year, thank God. The only reason this time was so terrible was because 1.) I was learning how to do wide carving, 2.) This was the first time using the brand new Morrow board babe got me (There was not enough friction!). The weather was awful! I couldn't see anything but my own snowboard (with my goggles on), and couldn't ride down (without goggles) because the incessant amounts of snow falling were constantly stabbing my eyes like needles. But it was ALL nothing compared to what happened LAST YEAR.

I would call Winter '09 my first time snowboard. The FIRST FIRST time I went, my sisters and I were in middle school, and NO ONE we went with had any idea what the hell we were doing. We went up to Snoqualmie Mtns. dressed in hoodies and jeans.. Yeah, it was pretty bad and I guess it's kind of embarassing when you think about it. Anyhoos-- Back to what I really wanted to share..

Last year, my boyfriend decided to take me up to the mountains so he can share with me something he absolutely loves doing. You would THINK that he would take a newbie to the bunny hill so I can learn without worrying too much about speed, but he assured me the slope (that I thought looked very high) was in fact a bunny hill and not steep at all. WRONG! His methods of teaching are "Always start big". [-_____-] I can actually make a list of all the things that went wrong with my experience and everything being 100% true.

- When I attempted to get off the lift, my board landed (slid) the opposite way, twisted my left ankle (since that was the only foot actually strapped in). Man, was my ankle swollen! My left shoes didn't even fit me for a week! But I was a solider, it was only the beginning of the day so I decided to keep on going, WITH a sprained ankle. I figured the cold would just numb it until we were done. That was a bad idea, it didn't heal correctly for about 3 months! The swelling went down, but the pain still remained.

- This lady skiier must have been a beginner too, because she straight up skiied INTO MY KNEES!!! She was very apologetic, so I just acted like it was no big deal. Luckily, the cold came to my advantage and it didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.. until I got home! My knees were so purple and they hurt to bend.

- I remember an incident where I got off the lift (with struggle, but no big problems), and went onto the right side to stay clear of the other people getting off the lift. I see my boyfriend recording our friends getting off, so I stand up and start shaking the snow off my pants, when *BAM!!!!* Something smacks me full force in the back of the head. I turn around about to go crazy on the bitch that threw whatever at me.. and then I realize it was the lift chair making it's round and that's what hit me. I was literally just outside of the camera's view so Matt didn't catch it on film. Thank god, it would have been an embarassing moment that everyone would replay and laugh at me for.

Those are just a list of things that don't typically happen to the average person. The list can go on with sprained wrists, broken butts, blisters, and sore necks.
  
No more, please! Boyfriend says it's the fear of falling and going too fast that's keeping me from attempting to learn new stuff. At least the fear is keeping me in shape! I think?