9:44a

how pathetic! can't believe i haen't written in here for days.
that's really bad for me.
I really don't have time to do it at work.
are you kidding? I can barely breathe sometimes
cause there's so much friggin' work to do!
and then when i get home....forget it!
my brain is so through by the time 5p rolls around.
i can barely even make it to the bathroom to pee.

nevertheless, I'm here.

roy's
had lunch (again) at Roy's yesterday with my cousin
who is visiting this week from NY.
this time around, i tried their green salad (super yummy!)
and seafood noodle salad (even yummier!)
all for FREE!
My cousin's boyfriend was nuce enough to treat me for lunch, too!
now how cool is that?!

this week
this week's been so-so again, but at least i made it to
the gym one day (monday).
I'm gonna go again today on my lunch break
My body isn't feelin' all that healthy.
'been consuming wayyy too much crap.
shoot, last night my bf and i GORGED on this
super yummy fried chicken (with the hot Jufran sauce & rice) that we bought
at our local Pilipino restaurant.
Oh my GAWD, we couldn't stop eating it!
it was literally like popping a bag full of potato
chips in your mouth.
You couldn't have just one!

after work today, I go to the spa for my usual shift.
Even though i need the extra money,
I'm kinda hoping that i don't have any sessions scheduled for tonight.
I wanna get back home to pack for our trip to LA
this 3-day weekend.
I swear, i cannot WAIT to get the hell outta here for a while.

We're planning on driving along the coast (HWY 1) from Monterey
to maybe San Simeon.
We also wanna check out San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara if we have time.
We're leaving really early on Sat. morning so we can take in as much
of the beautiful sites as we can. I can't wait!

last night i also got the sweetest message on my
voicemail from my ex-co-worker.
it was so nice to hear from her. unfortunately,
things at my old work place still haven't improved,
which is so depressing because it's literally been
that way for more than a decade now.
thank goodness she hopefully has a door of opportunity out
of there soon. (crossing my fingers)

oh, and last sunday was really a great way to start
the work week.
12 of our guy friends came over to do the fantasy football
draft. of course, I didn't participate in that.
instead, I got a chance to hang out with some of the
guys' significant others and 2 of my nephews.
I was cookin' up a storm, though, so i didn't get to spend as much
time as I wanted with the kiddies.

if i wasn't grillin' burgers, I was cuttin' up fruit and making crepes
in my cool crepe pan. that was my favorite. we had crepes with bananas,
strawberries and nutella...with a side of ice cream.
YUM!

Anyhoo, I best be continuing on with work.
As usual, the case files are calling me!
UGH!