Hey everyone... So, I have actually been feeling amazing lately!! I have not had headaches or anything! Praise Jesus!! You are all so awesome for not giving up and praying faithfully! Thank you so so much! I went into the doctor for my 6 week appointment after starting my medication and they took blood, which I must say was amazing because potion doctor "Da" took it with no problem whatsoever!! I was very happy about this!! I got my results back only after waiting 2 days and when they thought they may have to double my dose, we actually got to cut my dose in half... They don't normally see a change until you have been on the meds for 6 MONTHS! Can anyone say Jesus? I heard you.... :) So I am not having any problems or side effects from the medication and I am so happy!! It is so great! I am back to working after taking a nice vacation with my cousin Katie which was the most fun and fake trip that I have ever been on. (If you do not want to hear about my trip go ahead and stop now, but if you would like to hear about my trip do go and read on... for the rest of you... thanks for praying and goodnight... or good day!! :)
I left last Friday night... Well, technically two Fridays ago... :) It was great because our flight was nearly empty and so we had all the room in the world to stretch out and talk and have a good time.... We get in and Patrice rolls up in her Mercedes, which is like the Honda of Cali... that is how common these babies are, and she is playing clubbin music and it was so much fun! We rushed home and got all dolled up and went to this place called 3thiry3 and it was fun! We ate great food and watched some very interesting people... From there we went to Landmark to go dancing. It was very fun and from there we went home and danced some more with the three of us girls!!
Saturday morning we got up and went on a hike in the hills of Laguna! It was gorgeous!! Oh my goodness... It looked like another country! It was brilliant!! After we hiked we had lunch at this cute little restaurant on the waterfront. So fun! We went home and got put together and met some of Patrices' amazing friends! I am telling you, they are so loving and accepting and I feel like I have known them for a long time because we all went deep fast and I love that! Nicho came over and he got to hang out with us all and we were so glad he could make it!! We hung out around Patrices' house and after everyone went home, Lauren, Patrice, Katie, Nicho, and I all went to bed! :)
The next morning we went to Rock Harbor which is an amazing church that reminds me a lot of Solid Rock (the church associated with "The Way"). It was fun and we met Tyler and we went to the beach for a picnic. It was so beautiful... It was in the high 70s and low to mid 80s the whole time we were there!! God is so good! He blessed us so much!! We were walking around the tidepools and Tyler thought it was a good idea to peel off a sea creature which we all thought sounded good and when he did this old lady goes "put down the mussel, you are not allowed to touch the animals" and Tyler says the only thing that came to his mind... "Well, is it alive?" "Yes" "Oh, sorry" (he sets it down on its side) "Is that where you found it?" "Yes maam"... haha!! Tyler got told by a granny!! It was so funny!! That night we had dinner at a man's house named Casper, like the ghost, and he welcomed us in even though we weren't all expected to be there!! :) His family does this thing called your "High and Low" I am going to do this with my family one day... One person starts and says "hey______(insert name) what is your high/low for the day?" and that person must now give his high/low and then they pass it along to the next victim... I mean person... This really opens it up to see what is going on in everyone's lives... I loved it!! After dinner, Katie, Patrice, Tyler and I went to go see the movie with Kate Winslet and Leo Decaprio... Revolutionary Road or something and Katie and I did not like it one bit... It was brilliantly acted don't get me wrong, but so so so depressing and sex scenes that were not needed. After we went home and I fell asleep watching Big Fish.
Monday morning we woke up to my mom and dad and Robbie in the house.... Many faces soon followed!! I had a meeting with a man named Bret Saxon who owns Insomnia Media and Katie went with me. So we got to the office on the Universal Lot and we walked to meet Bret and Jeff. We had a great lunch with great conversation. After lunch Bret had Steve show us around the back lot and that meant we got to explore... We got to walk around the set of Jurassic Park 3, The Grinch, War of the Worlds, and much more... We were like kids in a candy shop... It was amazing! We got to see the set of the Phantom of the Opera, this was the real deal... the original! So much fun!! After we got to go on this crazy fun tour we were on our way to see Tyler and we got lost... We were on the wrong side of the freeway! What should have taken us 5 to 10 minutes took us about 45 minutes... we did see that red headed comedian that is a woman and very crude... and we totally saw Channing Tatum... that is right ladies... :) He looked darling!! :) We finally found his place which is incredible! It looks over Hollywood and is so cute! We met his roomies and just hung out for a while!! We then hung out with Abi and Justin and saw Bedtime Stories which was so cute and I want to kiss the kids in the movie! We had so much fun going around and taking fun pictures! I loved it all!
Tuesday, we got our toes and nails done and then we were off to the beach with Abi and Justin, but Abs got sick and it was no good, but we walked down the 1,000 step beach and it was tiring!! I am telling you!! :) That night we just walked around the mall and had a low key night with everyone...
Wednesday, Katie and I went to DISNEYLAND!!!! It was so much fun! Katie and I were like little kids in a candy shop. I even got told to calm down... yeah me at Disneyland and the little kids didn't even get in trouble... I loved that!! It was so much fun! That night we had Bible Study at Patrices' house and it was so amazing! Everyone just shared their hearts and ideas and talked about what God is doing in their lives... It was great. Katie and I opened up and shared our hearts and so that was really fun... It created an instant bond between everyone there! We talked with couple named Sherry and Jim (I believe) and they were such an encouragement... Love them tons!!
Thursday, we went down and had lunch with Nicho. It was great food and great company. On our way down I got a phone call letting me know I have the part in the movie that I was hoping I would get. It was so incredible... I still can't believe it... We are supposed to shoot in March in either Mississippi or Vancouver, BC. So so so so so so so much fun!! Again, I have always wanted to act and once I surrendered it to God and put my faith in Him he blessed me with this whole experience!! So, we were going to go down to the Santa Monica Pier and we got ended up going the wrong way and were confused so we needed a place to take a shower so we went to Tyler's place and he wasn't even there and took a shower in Shawn's shower which is beautiful... It was so nice of the guys to let us do that!!! After we got ready we went to USC with Lauren and went dancing around that area... So much fun! I love her to death! She is great!!
Friday, well... the only real thing I can remember from Friday is no good so here we go... We were going to go out dancing that night again and we were not sure where we were going or how I would get in, but it had worked out before... So this night people decide I should use this girl's license who is 33 and looks nothing like me... Yeah red flag... do not pass go... reach for help!! But no I put those aside and try it... They bouncer looks and says this does not look like you asks the girl and asks how old I am... Well, anyone who knows me knows I can't lie so I said 20, grabbed the ID, and walked out right back to the dumpsters... Talk about a walk of shame... So the moral is... kids don't use other people's id's it doesn't work.... and I just don't think God approves of it...
Saturday, we went out to Javier's and that was really fun... It is a place to be seen!! The decor was amazing and the food was great... They even had a woman working in the bathroom that gave you soap and a linen towel to dry your hand with... ummmm... yeah... fake!! So that was fun and the Patrice was sick and so Katie and I went out with Matt who is Mr. Potion... We went dancing to this place called Port... It was fun Katie and I danced the whole time!! So fun...
Sunday, we were going to go to church, but everything was full so we had our own church then went to TJ Maxx and a Belgian chocolate place and it was amazing!! So great... We took it easy and left that night... Such a fun trip...
Please everyone pray that Patrice gets better because she has to teach a class on Wednesday, and also, please pray that I am not getting sick... I have a cough and I can feel it in my chest as well as throat hurting a bit and sinuses.... Please pray.... Thanks for all your support the whole way... I love you all! Have a great day!!
Also, one thing I learned was that there are still guys out there who are willing to pursue a girl if they are interested. Some times it seems like there are no longer guys out there who will do that. So guys, I urge you to not over analyze things and if you like a girl go after her and try it out! :) The worse that can happen is she isn't someone you want to marry and you learn a few things!! :) Sounds good to me! Love you all!!
