Veteran's Day Weekend

Veteran's Day, a day to celebrate our brave soldiers of the past and present who give their lives to protect the freedoms we often take for granted. And what better way to celebrate these brave men and women than with a great three-day weekend!!!

I'm happy to say that my Vet's Day weekend was a pretty damn good one, to say the least. It started Friday evening where my sister Janet was nice enough to give me a ride back to Los Angeles. Sad to say it was a very long drive, as we were caught in rush hour, so it took about 2 hours to return rather than the average 45 minutes. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. I was welcomed back with open arms, and carne asada! Such a good way to break the cycle of tiresome Mesa Commons food. I was alos able to catch up on some sleep, something that I've been kinda lacking at UCI. However, the weirdest about sleeping at home over the weekend was my dog, who sat by my side with those big brown of eyes. It's like she wanted me go to sleep when I was staying up, or maybe worried about the little cough I've had for about a week. It was both cute and weird at the same time.

Well, I spent Saturday hanging out with some old friends of mine, whoI've not seen in quite some time: Alfred Isais, Jonathan, Cruz, Elias Solano, and Wendy Montoya. What kinda sucked was waiting at the Gold Line for about an hour for Elias, who's always late (bastard decided to get a haircut before meeting up). I also had a chance to talk with Daniel Hernandez on the phone (I'm going to find him Thanksgiving break). Anyway, we spent the first half of the day in Pasadena. We ate at Islands, got to see some artwork on display, and took some interesting pictures. Then we took the Gold Line all the way to Union Station, exploring the place from the inside to out. From there we explored downtown LA, from the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Staples Center. It was an all-day outing and it was fuckin' awesome.

Sunday was more chill. I just kicked back in my bed, did a little work, played a little Melee, and hung out with the family. Never changed out of my basketball shorts (which I wear when I sleep).

Monday was another good outing with the homies Elias, Alfred, and Jonathan. But this time Luis Gonzalez showed his damn face, making the outing all the more better!!! We went to the park behind the $.99 Cent Store and played a little basketball. What more can a guy ask for? We also took some sweet pictures of the occasion. By 1pm we all went our seperate ways once again. I'm glad I got to see them once again, and I'm sure more opportunities will present themselves to do it again, but with the whole gang this time, including Heidi, Brenda, Sifredo, and Daniel. Anyway, I spent the remainder of the day hanging out in my house, watching whatever of the Academic Decathlon that was present at my house study. Good to see Louise and Elizabeth staying with it, unlike fuckin' Francis. Watched Blades of Glory, played more Melee, at ate to my heart's content. By 9:30, my uncle Luis was ready to take me back to UCI. I said my goodbyes, borrowed a camera, and was on my way.

So there went my three-day weekend. It went better than I expected, and I'm happy with it. Well, 'til next time, which should be around my Thanksgiving break! Hope all of you had a nice Veteran's Day weekend. Peace, bitches!!!