It's Opera Season!

Yes... opera indeed. I was first introduced to opera a couple of years ago when I went to my first ever show with my mother. It was a fascinating experience and I have unfortunately not been able to go back until now. Bill, a partner at the law firm I work at, is a huge part of the opera scene in Orange County and he has a small part in the upcoming opera, Barber of Seville. Whenever he gets minor parts that means free seats and I was lucky enough to get them. Yippie! Some of you may be thinking what's the big deal? Opera is a great art and the best part about it is the language and voices. It's amazing how much is communicated through tone of voice and non-verbal communication. Of course there are subtitles for the audience but sometimes you get wrapped up in the beauty of the music and performance that you don't need a line by line explanation. So I can not wait to make my way down to Costa Mesa in a few weeks to root my boss on as he is apart of this great art form.

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TGIF

Good afternoon everyone! Hope you all had a great week and you're probably just as excited as I am for it to be Friday. I am going to my first high school football game since I was in high school so it should be interesting to get back in that realm again. I will probably have flashbacks to a lot of memories while I am there. It will be good to just get out in the open air and hang with friends. I am truly only going to the game because my sister is performing at half time with colorguard. I hope you all have a great weekend. I will be catching up on my sleep this weekend. 

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Still at Home

Do you ever feel like you don't really belong to any form of unity? Or, you don't know exactly how others feel about you and you try to hold and keep good relationships going but somehow the other side fails or just gives up and you are left alone. I feel like I try really hard to keep in touch with people (for the most part, I am not perfect either) and it gets frustrating. Besides that, I have felt really unwanted I guess you could say, or not needed in my house. Why do I even live here? 

Southern California is expensive and I only work 25 hours a week because I go to school and can't afford an apartment so I am "stuck" at home still sharing a room with my sister. I am almost twenty years old and my generation is seeing more young adults staying with their parents longer because of our economy and high rent prices. I get bitterness from every person in this house and yes, I give it back because I hate having to explain myself. If I leave for dinner and don't eat at home my mom gives me "the look." I am not dissing her cooking, I just want to go out to eat with whoever it is I am eating with. It is a constant struggle with living at home and being a mature adult. No, I don't pay rent so you may think that I should abide by all the rules and be grateful (which I am) that they still let me live here but I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. I go to college, get good grades, work at my job, pay my car payment, car insurance, gas, cell phone bill, and everything extra. How much more can you ask for? And, I help around the house, I clean my room... which is cleaning my sister's room as well... and our (brother, sister, and myself) bathroom mostly. All I want is respect that I don't get from siblings, who are old enough to know better, and my parents. I know I am sounding really bitter because I am. I am sick of all of this and sometimes cry over it. I am going to escape to Mike's house tonight to cool off but I don't know how to change it or if I just have to suck it up for the next two-three years until I get my degree and start making good enough money to support myself completely. I know my mother is going to read this and probably think hmmm well then just move out! If only it were that easy...

Would anyone?

Would anyone like to buy me this purse?  It is only $2,020.  Okay, let's be realistic here... I can buy this for $50 at a fake designer purses website but still!  The price tag does not take away from the beauty of this Chloe purse.  I spotted it at Nordstrom at The Grove when I was with my uncle about a week ago.  I guess I will have to settle with my Harvey's purses... 

which I love!!!  They are sturdy, unique, and pretty.  Sigh, I guess I will have to wait until I start making all my money to buy the Chloe one.  That's alright :]

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Sas-a-Fras

I had good lighting in my room this past weekend and decided that I would give Sassy, my cat of nearly eleven years, her own photo shoot.  If you aren't into the felines and are a "dog person" then you wouldn't understand the loveliness of these pictures.  Cats are so beautiful so here are some pictures of my little baby.

Sassy's birthday is next Tuesday.  She will be eleven years old (44 in cat years) and every year I always get her some form of a treat.  She loves turkey and chicken flavored baby food.  Yes, baby food.  She loves soft food so baby food is right up her alley.  If you have a cat, what does he/she love?  And do you celebrate your dog, cat, turtle, or fish's birthday or am I the only odd one?

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Obama

Real quick before I head off to study for an exam... I came across a blog from A Cup of Jo and it featured this website for Obama pins.  Check it out... it is hilarious and very clever!  I need to order a few for myself.

Best Game Ever

Tonight was the Yankees series opener at Angel stadium and I got some great tickets from the lovely Karen.  I decided to take Matt, Luke, and Luke's new girlfriend Julie [whom I like by the way].  It was Julie's first major league game for baseball or any sport for that matter.  Weird huh?  Too bad she went to an action packed one because she will now be expecting an awesome game every time she heads out to Angel stadium.  The night started off with a home run and they kept coming all night. Our section got a load of "fun" too as two people got seriously injured.  The first guy was walking down the steps to his seat holding two beers in his hands then bam!  He was gone and somehow his legs were up in the air and his beers were secure (of course).  The fall was harsh but he seemed alright, maybe just a little embarrassed because everyone was trying to help him and staring.  It didn't help that people were calling him a Yankee fan when he wasn't.  The second issue involved a lady who was sitting in her seat bawling her eyes out a few rows above ours and we had no clue what had happened.  I guess a guy had tumbled four rows down and hit her on the back of the head igniting an injury that was in need of a stretcher!  This lady got rescued from the stands on a stretcher.  How bad could it have been?  Basically, Angel stadium should be ready for two lawsuits.  Good stuff though.

That was all the action just in the stands... then there was the Hunter-Rodriguez conflict.  It was more like a school playground pushy fight but great nonetheless.  They cleared the benches and the crowd went wild.  Chants of "Yankees suck!" went flowing through the stadium.  It was awesome.  Hunter got caught in a pickle between third and home and gave up as he was running towards home then lightly shoved his way passed Rodriguez, then Rodriguez nudged him with the back of his elbow and Hunter pushed Rodriguez from behind and everyone got involved.  In the end, Hunter and Rodriguez were ejected from the game and the Angels went on to win 12-1 with four home runs total.  Great job guys!! Here are some pictures of the fabulous night.

Matt, Me, Luke, and Julie

For those of you who read my Dodger blog... I finally went to a winning Angel game!!! I didn't go defeated for the season.  All ends well!  Have a great week everyone!

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Happy Saturday

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had an eventful Friday night or maybe just a nice relaxing one.  I am falling for a certain someone and his name is Michael...... Michael Kors.  His Hanna pumps make me drool. 

These are the cutest pumps I have seen in awhile.  I love the peep toe in general but the buckle makes these more sophisticated and bossy.  I am not the best walker in heels so I tend to lean more towards thicker bases because they wobble less.  The heel is 3.5 inches which makes me 2 inches taller than Mike if I were to wear them or buy them for that matter.  I'm not too self-conscious about the height factor anymore though.  I used to be but look at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, or Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman.  Tall women shouldn't be ashamed of their beautiful height. 

Those pumps are only $109.  Not bad for designer shoes.  I would pay more but I'm glad Kors made the executive decision of $109.

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend.  Take advantage of the summer days left.  Fall is right around the corner... which just means a drop in ten degrees.  :]

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Romance

This may sound totally cheesy but I still feel all the romance and intimacy in my relationship with Mike that I felt from day 1.  Well over five years later I still get cute little reminders that I have the best man out there. Mike called me last night after work and did the cutest little "skit." The conversation went a little something like this:

"Hello."

"Hey Tanya, it's Mike from History class."

"Oh, hey.  Yeah I have seen you around."

"Yeah, so I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date with me this Friday."

"Um... sure."

"I was a little nervous in asking you but I needed to do it."

"Oh, well I would love to go out."

"Okay, well I can pick you up by 6, is that okay?"

"Yeah sure, I'll see you then."

"Alright, see you tomorrow in class."

Okay so many of you are probably thinking... that was lame. I, on the other hand, thought it was the cutest thing ever. I like Mike's lameness. He went out of his way to think of that scenario to ask me out this Friday.  Instead of just asking... What are we going to do this Friday, he puts his Mike touch on it.  I love how he can make me so overwhelmingly happy in twenty seconds.  Even after over five years we still have this strong connection romantically and emotionally.  This makes me think that we seriously are going to make it.  By make it... I mean get married eventually and lalala. I don't want to get ahead of myself but you have to think about it at some point.  If the five years of dedication and happiness isn't enough then I don't know what a great relationship needs.  I'm just plain and simply in love and have been for a long time.  I feel so lucky to have found my mate so early.  I always hear these stories of girls never finding the one and some of my friends get their hearts broken monthly but I don't have to deal with all that and I still have sparks in my own relationship.  I am 100% grateful.  I love you Mike.

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3-Day Weekend

This extended weekend was a great one to catch up on chores, friends, and family. Friday night was supposed to be a "date night" but somehow Kendra ended up spending the night with Mike and I.  We ate at the Cheesecake Factory and saw Tropic Thunder.  I had no clue the movie was rated-R until we are sitting a half hour through the movie and there has been cursing in every scene.  Thankfully, Kendra can handle a few f-bombs and sexual references.  She does have all older siblings.  While we were waiting to get into the movie we took these pictures for $3.  True excitement!

Saturday was a day to catch up on my cleaning and get my room spiffy.  I got a call from Adrienne and she wants to go see House Bunny (totally her style).  I was down since I had nothing else to do that night so we "attempted" to go see it.  We had dinner as well then made our way over to the movie theatre and it turned out that I mixed up movie times and theatres.  Oops, my bad.  The night was still nice and we went back to my house and played Catchphrase with my brother and his friend.  The house was filled with a pancake aroma because they were making pancakes at ten o'clock at night.  Don't ask.

Sunday was a "double-header" for all you baseball fans out there.  I went to lunch with my high school softball friends. Adriana, Lupe, and I went to lunch and hung out for an afternoon catching up on gossip (spreading the pregnancy news of some friends), our own relationships, school, and family.  It was real nice to see Lupe because I hadn't seen her since the going away of one of our good friends to Iraq.  Adriana and I see each other more so it was great to get back in touch with Lupe before she goes back to school and disappears for a year!

After my lunch with the girls, Mike and I went to Jessica's house to see my god daughter and hang with the hot mama herself.  It was nice, we watched a movie, Google imaged searched a bunch of hilarious things, and talked talked talked.  I got to hold the baby while she was putting down Colin

 and she fell asleep in my arms, so cute.  It was nice to see Jess and hopefully Mike and I can visit more often than we have been. 

All this non-stop action means a kick back day for Labor Day.  I need to do laundry, study for a test tomorrow, and catch up on some reading for classes.  My family is BBQ-ing so that will be something to look forward to.  Hope you all had a great three day weekend as well!

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