Where did the past 14 days go?
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| My dogs so happy to see me :) |
Well I am waiting at the Miami airport waiting to board my
plane to the rock (the term the Rossies use to describe the island). My break home (aka 14 days) was absolutely
amazing!! I did not get much “rest” but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I literally had a lunch/dinner plans,
shopping adventures, doctor appointments every day I was back. Here was the run down of my vacation.
Saturday (left house in Saint Kitts at 6am and landed in LA at 5:30)- we (Brittany and myself) immediately went to In n Out (and it never tasted so good). My WONDERFUL friend Margaret who I worked with at Laguna Hills Animal Hospital surprised me at the airport. We then rushed to get a manicure and pedicure. Brittany, Margaret, my mom, dad, dogs, etc all socialized and ended up going to sleep.
Sunday- we woke up and made our way to El Taco (trip 1 of
4). I said EL TACO not Del Taco or Taco
Bell. El Taco is the best drive thur
Mexican restaurant and I LOVE all their food.
We then packed up, dropped Brittany off at the Fullerton train station
so she could visit her family down in San Diego and we headed to Lake
Havasu. We even stopped by Sonic to get
a strawberry limeade slush for the road.
We arrived in Havasu a little after 9:00, grabbed dinner and went to bed
Monday- LAKE DAY #1- nothing is more relaxing then getting
up, going out on the river and just float.
We stopped by a local restaurant that you can dock the boat and eat
at. I had the most AMAZING cheeseburger
there with fried jalapeños, Jack cheese, etc. We got off the lake and ordered
food from Mud Sharks (one of my favorite restaurants down there). They have a homemade creamy Italian salad
dressing that taste good on anything. My
dinner consisted of garlic cheese bread and salad….YUM
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| Getting ready to head out on the lake with Bob (our 24 foot Hallet) |
Tuesday- LAKE DAY #2- more water fun, went to lunch at Topac
(again another restaurant you can dock the boat and go eat. Also went shopping
at the Topac mall (ok it is 1 store but yet I can still find something to buy)
Wednesday- Lake Day #3- enjoyed lounging out on the river,
playing some volleyball, tubing, etc.
Went out to dinner at an amazing Italian restaurant (best Lobster
Ravioli you can find)
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| Maybe I gained a little weight while at school ;) |
Thursday- I drove from Lake Havasu to Downey to La Quinata
to Santa Barbara. After living on an
island that is 28 miles by 10 miles this was QUITE a drive for me. I dropped my sister off in Downey (swung by
El Taco- trip 2 of 4) and went to La Quinata to get my hair done. Tashia does a FANTASITC job and undid 9
months of sun and damage to my hair.
Then drove up to Santa Barbara to spen a few days at the dog show with
my second mom Lynda.
Friday & Saturday- I first forgot how early dog shows
start (ugh), how much work they are, and how tiring they are BUT I got to see
many old friends and make a few new ones.
I even got to show a few dogs (to help people out) and didn’t do too
bad. I went Best of breed from the
classes with a Dalmatian and Best Of Winners with the springers. I played with tons of puppies and REALLY
enjoyed myself. Thanks Lynda for letting me crash in your room.
Sunday- DISNEYLAND!!!
I was able to go to Disneyland with a bunch of my old co-workers at the
animal hospital. It was an amazing day
filled with screaming roller coasters, amazing shows and parades and it all
ended with the earthquake Sunday (8 HUGE scoops of ice cream, 8 toppings, 4
full bananas, whip cream, nuts and 8 cherries).
Between the 4 of us there was NOTHING left. Bad thing was my iphone decided it did not
want to turn on that day so I didn’t get any pictures.
Monday- Monday morning and afternoon was spend shopping!!!
First time in a mall in over 9 months!!
I got a lot of cute clothes that I can not wait to wear on the island
and also stopped by the apple store to see if they could fix my iphone. Sadly my it was un fixable and I had to pay
the $200 to replace it (this was a VERY expensive trip home). I then met Shireen and Missy (sorority
sisters) up in Pasadena for Sushi. Missy
is getting married in a few weeks and I was suppose to go to the wedding but
due to school I am not able to (Another even missed because of the rock) but I
enjoyed hearing about all the planning and “things” that will be present at the
wedding. It is going to be absolutely
beautiful!!
Tuesday- Doctors…BLAHH!!! The only bad thing about coming
home is having to go see all the doctors and dentists. Everything checked out fine but still would
rather have skipped that part. I did
learn I am going to have to get my wisdom teeth out at some point now. I am hoping I can wait till I am off the
rock. I then headed to the mall for some more shopping for me and Kitts (the
most spoiled dog ever). My mom sister and I also ate dinner at STACKED which is
a modern restaurant that all ordering is done through ipads and you can build
your meal (burgers, pizzia, mac and cheese, salad, etc). I thoroughly enjoyed this place. Their adult shakes looked AMAZING and will
definitely be ordering one of those when I return in December.
Wednesday- my mom and I drove down to see my dog show
parents (or mom and dad #2) Lynda and Dave.
We went to my FAVORITE Mexican restaurant and had some rolled tacos and
nachos. I got to see Lynda new litter of
springers and they are beautiful. I love
the one she is keeping!! I also go to see a lot of the old dogs I use to show
and travel with and her 2 birds as well (Dutch and Cheeto).
Thursday- I used my computer for the first time since being
home and the blue screen of death appeared yet again. My Dell laptop isn’t even 2 years old and I
am already having TONS of issues with it.
Long story short I dropped it off at the computer guy and he said that the
fan needed to be replaced, reset to factory settings, etc. I am so scared of going to the island and
having my laptop die so I knew it was time to get a new one. I had lunch with one of my old sorority
advisors Cathy at Green Leaf…AMAZING salad place in Newport and caught up with
her. I don’t know what I enjoyed more a
salad that tasted amazing with fresh lettuce and ingredients or the
company. I was then off to the Apple store
to buy a laptop I could trust. After
learning about all the products I can happily say I am a proud owner of a 13
inch MacBook Pro…now to just figure out how to use it!! Dinner we met with Kathy (a different
one). She owned Kipp’s brother Coppper and
Flurry’s daughter Kai. We did a lot of
traveling together many years ago and it was fun to talk about those
times. I also had Pumpkin pie (I have
been craving it on the island since Thanksgiving but there was none to be
found)
Friday- Morning and afternoon was spent doing more
shopping. I met up with Casey, another
sorority advisor in Huntington beach and had an amazing cocktail with her as
looked upon the pacific ocean. I even
put my toes in the sand. I live 15
minutes away from the beach and pacific ocean but rarely go. I think I have been in the ocean more at
Saint Kitts than my own home. At night I had a big get together at Lucilles
with a bunch of my sorority sisters. For
those that don’t know I worked at Lucilles BBQ for almost 5 years and still
miss their food like their fried pickles and flame roasted artichoke. Huge thanks to Shireen, Novelle, Rachelle,
Chantel, and Katie for driving down to see me.
Saturday was spent picking up last minute things I needed,
stocking up on all the fast food I could eat and one last pedicure before
packing my bags and heading back to the island.
Before my flight my parents, sister and myself went to the Fish Market
for dinner and I was sent off in style with Alaskan Snow Crab Legs…YUMMMY!!!
Made my LAX flight just fine, slept the entire way here and now waiting to
board my last plane to Saint Kitts. I
start school at 8am tomorrow!!
Thanks to all my friends and family that took time out of
their busy schedule to stop by and see me or meet me for food, coffee drinks,
etc!! I am truly lucky to have all the support from you all!! For the people I
didn’t get to see…don’t worry I will be home in 15 weeks and you can not escape
me again.
I will post more about my school schedule on a later
blog. Until then- Hello 4th
semester of vet school…lets rock this pink!!!
