Snow You Can See!

Ele-Fantastic!

I forgot to write about the election! I don't know how, but I did... The election was not my happiest moment, because I didn't get to vote. Not that it matters now (Yey Obama!), but at the time I just about lost my mind. I registered in VA twice and they have no record of me being here. So not only did I not get to help change VA to blue (which it did for the first time in 44 years,without my help), but I didn't get to vote on Prop 8 in CA either... Which really broke my heart.
I guess all is well that ends well. Obama gives me hope. I don't think we can expect really amazing things to happen, we are far too deep into the hole to be fixed in 4 years, but maybe he can turn this ship around and at least get us headed in the right direction.
On another note... SNOW! It snowed while I was driving home from class today. It was so light I didn't know what it was at first (being from California, my first thought was ash)... You can't see it in the video at all, but I'm putting it up anyway, my first Virginia snow!

I AM NOT A WAITRESS!!

Okay, yes, I'm still a waitress. But I've been so frustrated lately that when I found the pretty red polish named "I am not a Waitress" I couldn't resist. When you know what you want, waiting is such a bitch! As many of you have heard me state, patients is a virtue, just not one of mine.

So much has happened since I wrote last!! Jill and Brandon got married for starters! http://picasaweb.google.com/pamela.a.jacobson/JillAndBrandonTieTheKnot# Holy shit. I got into Malibu on Thursday and hung out with Jill's parents and her friend Lauren before the rehearsal. After the rehearsal we all went back to Jill and Brandon's and had dinner. After dinner I stayed the night at the house with Jill's brother Jay, and Brandon. In the morning Brandon was gone early to surf and Jay and I went to breakfast. Mexican food, *drool*. Then it was off to run some last minute errands and get to the hotel where I got to take some pictures of the bridal party getting ready until my room was ready and the ladies got there. A lot of the old Monterey folks were there, and two of my oldest friends, Dori and Erin. I feel like I haven't seen them in forever! Cristiano, Ali, Al, her husband Mike, Dustin, Paul, April, Mel, Todd... And to get to see Jill's family was great too! Jay, Pam and Jay, and to meet Jay's fiance, who is one of Jill's oldest friends Daniela, was icing on the cake. The wedding was perfectly, intimate and rowdy! We had a great time, dancing the polka, can can and break dancing (not me...) and wrapping the night up with "Don't Stop Believing"... Everyone went back to the hotel after and we hung out by the bar before calling it a night.

The day after the wedding I drove down to Costa Mesa with Erin, Dori and Ali. Ali left for home and Erin, Dori and I hung out by the pool until Z showed up. The girls were hung over (I was DD and ready to go!) so Z and I went to the beach. I miss the beach. I could have stayed there forever. We went back to Erin's to shower up before driving to San Diego to go out for Z's friend's birthday. Good beer and good people finished up the night before we went back to Z's to crash. In the morning we grabbed breakfast and he took me to the train station. I took the train up to Burbank to fly back to Virginia. Not ready. Not even close to ready to leave California. It was that moment that a tentative plan to move home became concrete.

Changing my major, again and again and again, has been EXHAUSTING. I have had ideas of what I wanted to do, but nothing that would turn into a tangible job that would make me enough money to enjoy the other areas of my life, until now. Architectural Engineering. There are no programs here in Arlington. Online classes, moving to Richmond to attend Tech and private school in DC are my only options, unless I want to go back to San Francisco State that has a program that promises to have you work ready by graduation.

Missing new babies, friends' milestones, my family and my home has put a slight damper on my life in Virginia. I love it here. I love my friends, I love the seasons, I love my house. But it's not home, and it never will be. So, with nothing to prove, I'm moving home in May. I think a nice Bay 2 Breakers party will be just the welcome back I need... After a few more adventures of course!

Last week I had two days off in a row. My grandma has been having some trouble since her heart surgery a couple of months ago, and Jasmine just had her sweet little girl, Beverly!! I couldn't resist surprising everyone with a trip home. Nate picked me up at BART and we went home. It was great to see my parents, they were so surprised. In the morning my mom and I went to see Julia! I hadn't met Julia yet, only a couple months old now, she's beautiful. Promising to be a complete knock-out like her sister Allie. It was great to chat with Linda for a little while before we headed up to Napa to see my grandma. Man she's mad!! I don't blame her a bit. I hate not being able to do the things I like because of some injury... And heart surgery?! Oh I'd be pissed. She's strong, and she'll get through it, but it won't be easy. I was glad I got to see her and my Aunt, who was in a really good mood. Christmas was just too far away.

On our way home I called Jasmine, for the third time.... :) Beverly was only five days old at this point and Jasmine wasn't in the mood for company. I would think that very few of us would be, but when she heard I was in town we got to go right over. Beverly is one of the prettiest babies I have ever seen, just like her mama... We stayed for a little while, with her son Gabe and her dad Mike there for company. I have known them since before I can remember, well Mike and Jasmine anyway, and it was just what I needed.

I went to dinner with the parents and then, in the morning, climbed with Nate. VA gyms blow, I love Diablo Rock (as it is now called)... I do not love Keith, who was working the front desk, but even he couldn't ruin the day for me!

I left at four to get to San Francisco to see Jeff. We haven't hung out in San Francisco together since I was 19, it was strange... And great. It was a hint of what it will be like when I move back. To have him living in my city makes me happy. She's being rough on him, but I'm sure he will find his niche.

This weekend I have another two days off in a row! So tomorrow Leanne and I are going to a mini spa day. Then I am off to dinner with Jill and Steve (Lisa's parents) at Zatinya, a tapas place in DC. Sunday I am climbing with Parrish :)... It better stop raining!

I moved my bed to next to my window. When I move back I will miss this for sure. There is no way I will have a view like this in San Francisco! There are times when I will just sit there, reading or watching fat squirrels try and climb the trees... Virginia has given me some of my favorite memories, and I'm sure the next few months will give me at least that many more...