After a series of horrible incidents, I figured I’d highlight the great ones because everyday there are more good then bad. And because Brittany said so.

Monday

Wings and beers were had to celebrate St Patrick’s Day unwind with Mallory and Samantha. Also the time I put Tinder on my phone just so I can say I did it. We laughed so much while looking at all the guys. Wednesday night while waiting for the Key Lime Pie to bake, I talked to this one guy about music. Then deleted it right after. Maybe when I’m older …

Tuesday

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Getting compliments on my Lemon Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting (all homemade!) for a baby shower. They preferred my cake over a professional cake! Even the parents-to-be wanted to take home my cake and not the professional one … and they don’t even like cake! I was on cloud 9.

Wednesday

Attempting to be more girly, I curled my hair for work and this super cute guy complimented me under his breath. I didn’t hear him completely and said “What?”, in which he replied, “Nothing …” I feel like we’re in high school.

Thursday

Homemade Key Lime Pie was a hit as well for Tony’s birthday. One of my coworkers even asked if I was willing to run a bakery if he threw money down for it. Gah compliment galore. I’d want to be my own boss though soooo probably not.

Friday

I never really write down-in-the-dumps posts let alone statuses so I was surprised by the plethora of love on Facebook, phone calls, and texts. I’m happy to know that there’s so much love out there for one little old me.

Saturday

Genghis and World of Beer with Michelle for dinner. Reporters are so busy so I cherish every moment I get with her. We got to catch up on a lot of things and I was sad to see her go. Until next time … at least I know this friendship will last for years and years. We just have that kind of bond. I hope I didn’t just jinx it …

Went over to Jared’s house after saying bye to Michelle. I finally got to meet Joe and Dollie, his dogs. So freaking adorable. Then he drove us to World of Beer. Yep … I was just there. (The picture was from when I was with Michelle.) Always a swell time with this fella. Can’t wait until he’s back in Houston for an internship in June!

There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Things will keep flying at me but I will try to stay as positive as I can.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

When so many things go right. When you’re at your happiest and you don’t think anything bad will happen. When you feel everything is falling into place …

Let me back track to some happy days before we get to that.

03.08.14 :: San Antonians in Houston. Took them to Mia Bella Trattoria (great date place), Saint Arnold Brewery, Sweets Bakery, and Studio Movie Grill (300 was amazing!). Got a lovely ring from Patricia, too.

My cousin, Joanna, got engaged. I am so excited for her! Another wedding!!

03.13.14 :: Saw some old friends and helped them with a project they’re working on. Ed, Ryan, and Daniel. It’s like nothing has changed. We are pretty much still the same people. I always love just sitting there listening to them jam out. Super peaceful.

Found out an old friend of ours, John D., got engaged recently. Gah .. so many people are getting married!

03.14.14 :: Went to the doctor and got like 50 shots in both my feet. Then they went numb for a long while. Had lunch with Sammy, Lia, and Sammy’s cousin (Saleh?) at Grub.

Dinner at Cheddar’s with Mallory, John, and Samantha. Then went out for drinks with Sammy at Big Ben Tavern. Lia was suppose to show up but she got lazy and didn’t. Rude.

03.15.14 :: Had a fun time hanging out with Ryan and Ed. Had dinner at a Tex-Mex place then just chilled at Ed’s place listening to records.

So many great things were happening to me. I was happier than I’ve been for a while so it’s only normal to have something horrible happen, right?

Got into my first real accident where I was t-boned. The police came out of nowhere. Luckily both me and the other dude didn’t get hurt. Just sore and bruises.

My poor baby.

So that’s my update. Yep. Life is grand …

I cannot get over this. Mother nature did so well this time around. Pretty frozen icicled trees.

This is an old picture … but I got to see this little lady and it made my week. It’s been almost a year since we saw each other. It sucks how growing up tears us apart but when we get to spend time together, I treasure it so much more.

P.S. I miss my tan. I’m the definition of Asian. Straight yellow.

Mallory and I signed our puppies for training class. Since Lacy is now 30+ lbs (?) and Rizzo is only 4.8 lbs, we wanted to make sure they still play well together. And they did … Best friends. It was also a great time for me to catch up with Mallory and John. Even got to meet one of Mallory’s family members, Tim. It was a good night.

Work has been a whirlwind. Stress x100. Luckily I have coworkers that make it a little more bearable. Kitty drawn by a coworker gave me a good laugh with the story he told while doing so.

I love no matter how loud I belt out ballads and such, Rizzo still sleeps soundly and doesn’t run away from me. This is him with a glass of wine because he’s an alcoholic. (just kidding)

My life revolves around Rizzo now. I snap and insta him all the time. I’m sure my friends are annoyed. OH WELL.

Tomorrow I get to see some lovelies that are visiting me from San Antonio. Life will be made. Until then, Stay Positive and Think Good Thoughts.

Today was one of the toughest days I’ve encounter. Other than having something due for work and having 4 meetings, I had to get ready for a meeting I’ll be somewhat leading tomorrow. It’s still not done. Good thing it’s in the afternoon.

The other thing was taking Rizzo to the doctor. It was time for his next batch of shots as a puppy. I told the doctor my concerns with the small missing fur around his eyes and on top of his head. They did a skin scrape test and …

He has Demodex Mites. Apparently all dogs have them under their skin but for dogs under 2 years old, they tend to get inflamed due to their growing immune systems. The doctor said he’s stressed out … from eating, pooping and sleeping?

They tend to outgrow them so fingers crossed. Luckily it’s not contagious to humans or other dogs. But we’ll have to be careful nonetheless.

It was a scary experience. It was as if I had an 8 month old kid finding out something was wrong. Then the lady came out with 5 different medications that I would have to feed and clean him with. *sigh* Hoping for a quick recovery.

Today I’m thankful for …

Having a chance to make another one of my friend’s invitation. I can’t talk much about it because it’s a surprise for her but I just can’t wait for her to see it! Hoping she loves it just as much as the person that will be printing and mailing them out!

Rizzo. <3 He loves to watch telly. He’s all up on that screen. Ridiculous. He needs to have an intervention!

Being able to help others. “Donating means a few minutes to you but a lifetime to somebody else. Blood is meant to circulate. Pass it around.”

Getting things in the mail from my loves!

My friends from San Antonio. I don’t keep in touch with a lot of them anymore. But for those that I still talk with once in a blue moon … it means the world. They’re aiming to visit me too and I cannot wait!

Things are crazy over here but I’m thankful for it all. It means that I have things that are important in my life. It’s stressful at times and I do need to learn to balance everything especially now that Rizzo is in my life. Trial and error.

Happy Thursday, loves!