Spring Break Part 1

One month ago, I lived out my LAST Spring Break...EVER!  And boy, did I do it right! In just 9 days of Spring Break, I went to Detroit to celebrate one of my med school BFFs bachelorette party, flew to LA/OC for a few days with the boyfriend, flew home for a day with my parents, and then drove up to Santa Cruz to celebrate of my high school BFF's bachelorette parties! Yes, it was as amazing as it sounds.

Part 1: Michelle's Bachelorette party

For Michelle's last fling before the ring, we headed to Detroit! We met up at our hotel room at Greek Town (this huge and amazing hotel/casino in the heart of downtown Detroit). Her maid of honor made adorable Disney-themed T-shirts for all of M's bridal party. We hung out in the room for a while, playing bachelorette party games, drinking yummy drinks and giving M bachelorette presents. After a bit, we head out for some pizza an drinks at M's favorite Detroit hotspot, the Old Shillelagh! Later, we ventured to a nightclub in the MGM hotel where Brody Jenner was DJ-ing. Lastly, we ended the night by going back on the town, eating some Fried Cheese at a little restaurant called Pegasus, and then headed back to our hotel room! It was such a fun night and I loved being able to celebrate my beautiful friend's last fling as a single lady! 

Photo we sent M's fiance (sadly, he
didn't fall for our joke)

Casino games

Night club: can you spot Brody Jenner?

Part 2: The OC

After our fabulous night in Detroit, I headed back to the OC to hang out with S for a few days. Since S dint have any days off, I had a lot of time to sit by the pool and read. It. was. perfect. In the 3 days that I was hanging around in Orange, I read 2.5 books (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, and Bad Science). In addition to my many hours of laying by the pool and reading, S and I went out on the town by heading to Westwood (our old UCLA home) to eat at the restaurant of our first date, had ice cream at Diddy Reise and drive around our old neighborhood! It was so fun and made me miss Westwood like crazy! We also had time to go to Seal Beach and eat the world's best Mexican food.

Wine Tasting [Photo Blog]

Medicine Ball

Medicine Ball was last weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is an annual event that includes a formal dinner, faculty awards, student "mock" paper-plate awards, video follies and a big dance party. As a student council member, I have been busy planning this event for months, so I was really anxious/excited for it to arrive. I had built it up in my head so much, that I was also nervous it wouldn't actually live up to my expectations. Well, it definitely did! In fact, I think I had even more fun than I thought I would have! It was so fun to have everyone get dressed up, have a really classy nice meal, and let loose with great friends. Heres some pictures of the event: 

Getting ready! Should out to Amanda A. for
making my hair look so pretty! :) 

S and I at dinner! 

Me presenting all of the student
"mock"  paper-plate awards

This years theme: Casino Royale;
I obviously hit up the blackjack tables! 

Amanda and I at the event

And now for your entertainment, my two favorite follies: 

Happy Birthday to Me!

Thursday was my 23rd (gasp!) birthday. I, however, am referring to it as my "21+2" birthday. Although I was really not expecting much of a celebration, it did turn out to be a good one. Thursday morning started with me attempting to sleep in. I got the day off of work, but my body is just so used to waking up early that my sleeping in was still 7 AM. Oh well, waking up on your own always feels better than waking up with an alarm clock. Then, after the unhealthy breakfast of cinnamin toast eggo waffles (yummy in my tummy), I opened up my parent's gift to me. My mom had organized a visit to the beauty spa where I was going to get a facial and full body massage. 2 hours of pampering with a hydrating facial and massage is basically the best combination ever. For anyone who has not had either, you must. Seriously. After the spa treatments, I went out to dinner with my parents at my favorite restaurant: Wasabi. This place is basically like Benihanas, only better because of cheap happy hour! Then, I headed to Thunder Valley Indian Casino with Morgan to play video poker (dueces wild=the best) and have some birthday drinks. Sadly, I was never carded, which made me feel old, but I guess its only going to get worse from here haha.

My birthday celebrations carried on throughout yesterday. In the morning, I had to go to wackford for a quick meeting, but finished with plenty of time to get a good workout in. Wednesday, I had a phenomenal swim...2,500 yards or 100 laps...which is the first time I have swam that much consecutively in QUITE  a while. So, as a birthday gift to myself, I wanted to make sure I got a good swim in for Friday. It wasn't quite as long, only 2,000 yards (80 laps), but still felt really nice. After my workout, I met my mother for lunch at Chevys (birthday sombraro hey-oh) and then went home, judged drill team tryouts, and then the real celebration began.

I rented a hotel room at the Hyatt. The room was supposed to cost $189 for the night, but a family friend works there and got us a deal for only $89 and free parking. Even better, she upgraded our room to the 9th floor suite! This room was amazing! Like, "The Hangover" status. Here is one picture, but its hard to see. This was the living room portion of the room:



And the view from our room:




After check in, we got ready, went to Mikuni's from yummy sushi, went back to the room to coach dance, and then hit the town. Our stops: the Park Ultralounge, DeVeer's Irish Pub, Dive Bar, and Petra (for late night Greek food).

Overall, a really great birthday. Thank you to my parents and friends who made it special! :)