a day in the life.

There are always adventures to be had. These are some of mine. enjoy.

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I have the most amazing boyfriend ever.

He has planned us a whole trip in San Diego for our 2 year anniversary. Seriously, I love surprises, and this whole trip is full of them. Last night we went to a John Philip Sousa concert. It was amazing. We went to Seaport Village and just walked around the water. He is the most considerate, supportive, and kind person, and I am so blessed to call him mine. 

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Karaoke last night!! It was so much fun. We got there early enough to actually sing twice! Can't wait for karaoke again tonight. Thanks Brian for taking the video for us! #gally1 #gallifreyone (at Gallifrey One)

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day 028

Headed out to hang with friends! I was just really feeling myself tonight, my make up was on point, I had just done my nails, and I felt cute AF. We went to a screening of Kung Fu Panda 3, had some drinks, and just let loose and had a great time! It’s good to just relax once in a while. 

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day 025

More of me working on myself! I went hiking for the first time in god knows how long. I was really struggling at first, by my friends were super supportive, and gave me the push I needed to keep going. As soon as we got to the creek, it wasn’t just hard work anymore, it was exciting! Getting to the waterfall was like a huge prize. 

I just remember sitting quietly with my friends, all of us just enjoying each others company and the beauty of nature around us. It’s definitely an incentive to keep going! 

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day 024

Pushing yourself is hard. But the goal is to be the best you that you can be. Here i remember hurting and wanting to take a break... but then shaking myself out of it and doing another rep. Pushing myself to finally be someone that I am proud of. It’s hard work, but I always feel good in the end. 

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day 022

Any day I get to spend with you is a great day in my book. We decided to finally try Boiling Point, a Taiwanese hot pot restaurant. It was actually really good! Here’s to trying new things. 

The only part that sucks is that they serve fermented tofu...aka stinky tofu. The worst smelling thing on this earth. And the people on either side of us both ordered it. WHY.  

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day 020

So I joined a Gym today. Planet Fitness. I know it’s not the best or most prestigious gym, but hey, I’m doing something. I’m tired of looking at myself and not being happy. 

Every time I’ve tried to get fit before I’ve done it for someone else. “I want to look better when I see my extended family” or “I want to look better for prom”. This time, its just for me, for my health, and my happiness. 

Let’s do it. 

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day 016

Sushi is starting to become my go to hangover food. After a long night of fun karaoke, some of us met up for some delicious food after. It’s always good to spend time with good friends. And nurse hangovers together. 

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day 15

Tonight was Karaoke Round 2! It really was a fun night, despite some people bailing last minute, a ton of people getting sick, and others coming late. Really if you think about it, none of that matters. The people who were there were fun, we had a blast, and we are going to do it again soon! 

This is my friend Paul. He was trying to take a picture, but dropped my phone. The camera went off the second he dropped the phone, and snapped this photo. I think it’s hilarious! There are other photos to commemorate this night, but this one says a lot to me. It’s unexpected, and it’s gold, even though it wasn’t planned. So even though the night didn’t go perfectly, it was still awesome. 

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So I fell behind. I'll update a few pictures...but I don't think I'm gonna try to catch up for every day.

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Day 13 Today was pretty eventful actually. I went to the Workers Comp doctor for the last time (hopefully)!! So happy. I'm sick of waiting for hours and hours there just for them to tell me "oh it's no big deal". Whatever. My managers know what's up and won't push me if I tell them I'm hurt. Then I bought some fruit snacks because I'm a god damn adult. Work was entertaining as well. Management decided to send all of us- box, greeter, usher, and concession- all on break at once. They were gonna cover for us. It was fun being on break with everyone at once....but man it was a disaster waiting to happen! Then they all went on break after us!! It was a disaster waiting to happen. Luckily, nothing bad actually happened. It was great to have a break with all of them at once actually! Afterwards we hit up in-n-out, as we do. It was a nice way to end the night. Unfortunately, I closed tonight and open in the morning. Hence the SUPER late post. So I'll be at work tomorrow at 9 am. Can't wait.

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day 12

No photo for today. Honestly, today was just a me day. I slept in, caught up on some netflix, painted my nails, and played with my dog. 

My life is everywhere lately, I’m always doing something or going somewhere. More often than not I’m extremely stressed, and constantly worrying. So I took a mental health day. 

There should really be more days like this in my life... and I’m going to try my best to make that happen. 

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Day 11

I am so lucky to have this man in my life. It doesn’t matter if we’re having awesome double dates, going to christmas parties, or just having a relaxing night in... the time we spend together is always special. He has changed my life for the better. Plus, he totally carries the team for Korean BBQ. 

I’m excited to spend the rest of 2016 with him. I feel like we make an amazing team. 

Today his mom and I decided to surprise him with a new bed frame while he was at work. They had recently moved to a new apartment, and he hadn’t gotten one yet. So I spent a few hours cleaning up, rearranging his room, and shopping with his mom for new sheets and pillows.  Sadly, the bed frame wasn’t delivered in time to truly surprise him!! But the clean room was certainly surprise enough. 

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All caught up

So I had previously decided to complete this project on instagram. But recently, I’ve been worrying about the photo spam it would cause. Hence, the decision to move it here. 

While trying to think up a clever username, I decided to try my usual “raemay”. Much to my chagrin, it was taken! I decided to look up who was using my precious UN, and realized...oops...it was me. 

I had completely forgotten about this blog, having had no time in the past few years to really get out and use my DSLR. There are lots of reasons I haven’t used my camera in a while. I did two professional photo shoots, before I got a job that would actually pay me steady money. School really started to pick up more as well, as I had to actually declare a major. Suddenly I had no time to take Alonso (my camera’s name... don’t judge) out to practice. 

This year I’m hoping to change that. I’m hoping to take my camera around with me more, and refine my skills as a photographer. Writing daily posts will help my writing as well. It will also keep me inspired to continue adventuring, not just sitting at home all day when I don’t have work or class. 

I have never taken the phrase “new year, new me” very seriously before, but right now, it seems like a good start. 

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#day010 We really class it up for our 2nd Christmas party! My new favorite thing is white cheddar and honey. I had forgotten to take more photos of the night... but the cheese plate really made us all feel fancy. Great evening, great friends. #366days #2ndChristmas #WC #friends

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#day009 Double date night with Brian and Kevin! We all had an amazing time. After getting over the Brian and Brian confusion 😂. Glad to have another couple to hang out with. #366days #datenight #downtowndisney #doubledate (at Downtown Disney)

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#day008 Took Jazzy to see Star Wars for her birthday! Good friends are those you don't see for a while, but it's like you've never been apart once you reunite. Love this girl. #366days #happybirthday #22 #starwarsround4 (at AMC Santa Anita 16)