Ayu + ALG Day 4

Bonjour mes amis!

Look at the goodies Ayu brought for my family! All from Canada. My family and I went o a cruise to Alaska and visited Canada a few years ago. Those maple cookies are THE bomb!

We slept in and decided to have a lazy day. Spent time blogging and then dun dun duuuuuhhhh . . . we decided to try the 1,000 squat challenge! Oh man I only did 450. Ayu did 500 before I told her I had to stop lol It was cerazzzzy!! My legs were so sore for almost an entire week. I couldn't walk up and down the stairs like a normal human being. I couldn't sit down on the toilet like a normal human being. Shoot, I couldn't even walk like a normal human being!  

Remember when I said we were too early for the CPK dinner? Well today was the day. Beautiful evening sky (can't say it beats the pictures from my UCSD balcony).

 

Our friends are shy, so here we are! Ayuka and I used to go to CPK almost religiously. I mean CPK was out thing! lol CPK, shopping, and Cheesecake Factory (notice Ayuka's blog name).

Only three of her friends joined us. It was small, but intimate gatherings can sometimes be better than huge ones right?

ALG

Royalty Roses

Hi friends,

Schatzi and I are miles apart, but he sent me this beautiful floral arrangement. I've never received anything like it before. He had called me the day before saying I should have gotten them a day or two prior. So Schatzi was bummed that I had yet to receive my delivery, but I told him not to worry.


Came home with Ayu and these beauties were waiting for me in the entry! The timing could not have been any more perfect. I had been down all day. Seeing all of the couples at the museum made me miss my boyfriend even more than I already was missing him.

Flowers are one of the things in this world that make me happy. Schatzi first got me roses back in February. That was the very first time I had been so lucky to receive professionally arranged flowers from anyone. Eight months later and he still spoils me ^.^

As if the arrangement wasn't perfect enough already, there was this glittery peaceful butterfly on one of the flowers.




You guys, I am so incredibly lucky. Even when he can't be around me he still knows how to put a smile on my face. Thank you Schatzi for the wonderful surprise. I love you so much :)

ALG

Ayu + ALG Day 3

Hola,

Day 3 consisted of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! I had never been before so this was my first time! Ayu has been before but she loves art so much she wanted to go back!

Got in for free with my Bank of America card! Woot woot!

 I think this was my favorite piece of the day! The deep colors and various textures really caught my eye.









Below is the Harry Potter store we went to before leaving LA.

Fun Fact: I have always wanted to go to a masquerade! I love to get dressed up, and dances were the perfect excuse back in high school and middle school.

Is this not gorgeous?!?? Halloween is a creepin up on us..

I thought about buying this and making a costume around this item, but I don't think

I need to be spending $50 on this for myself. I was/am in love with this though.

Overall, a fun day for us! A vlog will be up soon enough!

ALG

Awkaward Cheesecake + ALG 4 life

Hey guys!

Ayu, aka Awkaward Cheesecake, left me last week Wednesday. We had a blast! This post is a bit different than my usual posts. I hope you enjoy all our crazy photos! This post will be Day 2 of AC + ALG!

We planned a CPK dinner with Ayu's friends, but we were being ourselves and mixed up our days! We were two days too early lol Typical us though >.< nice to see we haven't changed too much.

So we chilled at Barnes & Noble where Ayu got her huge VOGUE magazine!

ALG

Journals!

Awkaward Cheesecake + Vlogging?

Hello friends!












If you guys remember my very first blog post Where To Begin? I mentioned my sister and her blog. She has been in Japan for a year for schooling and guess what?! She is here with me!! It's so nice being able to just chill with her.


I have been wanting to vlog for years now. For those of you that don't know what vlogging is:

A video log. A journalistic video documentation on the web of a person's life, thoughts, opinions, and interests. 

A vlog can be topical and timeless, instructional and entertaining. The main thread is trying to communicate on a personal level with your audience.

That is the definition straight from Urban Dictionary! I should have started vlogging in college, but oh well. I figured what better way to start off my vlogging than with Ayu visiting!

My first vlog consists of me getting Ayu from the airport, us going to get Indian food, and attending the Neon Trees concert. Check it out guys! Remember it is my first time editing though lol My page and descriptions are all still a work in progress. The title of the first video is V1: It's Like You Never Left.

Oh and if you guys couldn't tell, I have now decided to show all y'all my face! Nice to meet you guys!

ALG

Schatzi's Accident

Hi guys!

As you all know, my boyfriend rides a motorcycle. A few weeks ago he got into an accident. Here's what happened:

Schatzi was driving down the road in the left lane when a car cut in front of him. He had to slam on the breaks to avoid hitting the car in front of him. He didn't have enough room to stop so he had to turn the motorcycle to the left. When he turned left and braked he flew over the top of the handlebars landing flat on his back. As for the motorcycle, it did a half flip and landed near him.


Sounds like one heck of an experience to me. Later that evening I received a text that he was in the hospital. So my dad and I rushed down to the VA hospital near UCSD. They let us see him and my heart hurt when I saw him. I hated seeing him in so much pain and discomfort. Got to hold his hand and talk to him a bit before they said he had to be transferred to Scripps hospital.


They loaded him into the ambulance and we followed in our car. When we got to see him we found him in what seemed like a holding room. The doctors looked over his papers and he was moved into a room upstairs. I was so glad I packed a blanket because it was very cold in the hospital! Schatzi was tired and in pain so I sat by him. I've never been in a situation like this before so I wasn't sure what I should do. I was hoping my being there would help a little bit. I know that if I am ever in the hospital I would want someone to be there for me. It was past midnight and I knew we would have to leave him to find a hotel for the night. I could feel the time running out and I didn't want leave him. I knew he would be in good hands at the hospital, but still I didn't want to leave his side. When it was time to leave I gave him a kiss goodbye and reluctantly walked out of the hospital.

My dad and I drove around to hotels to look for a room. We stayed at the Marriott for the evening. Don't you guys love hotel pillows?! I am not sure what makes them so much more comfortable than my pillows lol I think they are just softer than mine. I am a fluffy pillow type of person >.< It took me a while to get to sleep because I couldn't stop thinking about how Schatzi was doing. In the morning my dad and I checked of the hotel and grabbed some Taco Bell.

When we got back to the hotel Schatzi was sleeping. I tried being really quite but he woke up. He looked better than the previous day. His mom flew in from up north to see him too.

So you may be asking what kind of damages were done, right? Schatzi was saying how most people think of road rash, broken limbs, blood, and death when they hear about motorcycle accidents. Everyone thought Schatzi was extremely lucky. From appearance you couldn't tell he had gotten into an accident. He had a little red scrape on his forehead from his helmet and a bruise on his left shoulder/pec where his backpack strap was. Lucky right? Looking deeper into his body the doctors found he had three broken vertebrae. Could have been worse because luckily these three broken vertebrae caused no spinal damage. I was incredibly grateful that the damage wasn't worse than it was.

My parents let me stay at Schatzi's place for the rest of the week. I got to help his mom out with grocery shopping and cleaning. Schatzi never likes to ask me for help, but since he had to lay in bed he had to ask us to do things for him. You guys remember I went up north back in July, right? That trip went by very quickly so although I didn't like the reason that caused him mom to come down, I enjoyed getting extra time to spend with her. His mom and I worked together to assemble Schatzi's desk he had ordered online. That was the first piece of furniture I have ever helped put together but we did it!

As of this day, Schatzi is feeling so much better. He can walk up and down the stairs, sit at the table, and he even rides his bike to the store! The doctors said it would take 8 weeks to fully heal so he's still got a while.

Seeing a loved one in so much pain is difficult, but not being able to do anything to take away that pain made me feel so helpless. Now that he is better I don't have to worry so much. I still do worry though lol I'm so happy that you're feeling better Schatzi. You were so strong and brave through it all. You're such an inspiration. I love you

ALG

I Know It Today, and That's Enough

Hey guys,

Long time no read eh? Sorry about my absence. A lot has happened since the Vegas trip and yes I believe I have one more post that I need to write for the Vegas series. After that I have a post about Schatzi's motorcycle accident (don't worry, he's all good) and one about some healthyish meals.

Schatzi and I as you all know live around 100 miles apart when I am not at UCSD. This amongst many other things makes seeing eachother quite the challenge. Last time I got to see him was the week of the 29th in July. So it's been what, two weeks? I am guessing to some of you that two weeks doesn't sound like a very long time, but it was. Schatzi and I were trying to plan a few dates and after a few bumps in the road he decided he would come up yesterday. He rented a car and was on my driveway around 4:30am Saturday morning. Yes, that is quite early, but I didn't mind. It was somewhat sureal seeing him in a car on the driveway at that hour. We got back to San Diego around 6:30am and agreed we both needed some rest or we wouldn't make it through the rest of our day.

We have been talking about watching the Planet of the Apes movies for months now. So we caught the 1:20pm showing of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I don't normally eat in movie theaters, but this time Schatzi was so kind and bought me nachos! Schatzi got popcorn, rootbeer, and cookie dough bites! I normally sit in the center of the far back row, but Schatzi chose to go about half way up the rows and to the center. I think I sit all the way in the back because I always feel like I am being watched, but this time it didn't matter. All that mattered was that I got to sit next to my boyfriend. There were moments during the movie where I would look over and catch him looking at me and there were moments I would catch myself just looking at him. I still paid attention to the movie! lol Not sure what it is about those moments with him in the theater but they always have such a deep emotional effect. It's as if time stands still. Have you guys ever experienced this feeling? There were a lot of gun shots during the movie and I jumped a lot. One of the times I jumped and Schatzi pulled me close and kissed the top of my head.

After the movie neither of us wanted to go eat lunch so we headed back to the house to rest. Watched some House of Cards! That's the series Schatzi and I have chosen to watch together. It's really intriguing actually. There are a lot of different things going on in the show. Even though we have only watched four episodes I would still recommend the show to others! While we watched I got to file and buff some of Schatzi's nails. I love it when we sit in bed watching tv relaxing. I enjoy making his nails look all pretty. It calms me and I know he enjoys it as well.

It was starting to get late so we yelped a place for dinner. We ended up going to Knockout Pizzeria. I wanted to try the Chicken Ranch pizza but I also kind of wanted the Buffalo Chicken pizza so Schatzi had the brilliant idea for us to a share a half half pizza! The weather was not too hot not too cold so we ate outside. Being able to sit and have dinner with Schatzi was perfect. I knew the night was coming to an end though so I was getting a little down.

Back into the car we went. Reached town around 11pm. My curfew from my parents was set at midnight. That meant I had an hour or so left that I didn't want to waste by getting home early but at the same time I was worried because that meant the later Schatzi would get home. He suggested we stop at Denny's and that we did. I got a creamy hot chocolate and Schatzi got a fancy chocolate peanut butter milkshake. You guys know how he loves his milkshakes! I didn't want our time together to end. I was exhausted and on the verge of falling asleep but still wanted to stay out a bit longer. We talked for a bit then went to the market to grab a few drinks for Schatzi's drive back home.

We pulled into the driveway and I knew I had to get out of the car. I didn't want to budge from my seat. He helped me gather my belongings and walked me to the door. It was incredibly difficult to say goodbye. Lots of hugs, kisses, and heartfelt words. Part of me wanted to cry, but I smiled and turned to unlock the door. I watched as he walked away (it's not pathetic if this is making my eyes tear up right?). He texted to let me know he made it safely home. We both got into our beds and chatted for a short while before getting to sleep. Granted he didn't manage to sleep till 4 though.

I could talk about all the things I wish could have been different but what good would that do? Given the circumstances I had the perfect day. I got to wake up to my boyfriend first thing in the morning. Watch the movie we have been meaning to see together. Watch House of Cards while being physically together. Share deliciously tasty food. I got to cuddle and be cuddled. I also got to listen to him sing along to his songs in the car. That always makes me smile and think about how much I love him. We made precious memories that I'll never forget. Thank you for everything from renting the car to planning the day to simply holding me tight Schatzi. I love you to the moon and back. Hope that I will get to see you again real soon :)

ALG