Adventures in OC

Oh golly, I've gotten far behind on my posting again! Luckily, a trip to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm is the cure for that~

On Thursday, my bestie Poppy and I went to Knott's Halloween Haunt. Sadly, we didn't get a lot of pictures because it was so dark, and I can't do flash photography due to -occasional- seizures. I was able to get two photos of that night, however.

This was my outfit. I bought new clip-in bangs specifically for this night, because I missed having bangs so much. And, yes, I AM wearing a fanny pack.

This was from the end of the night. I had been jonesing for ice cream so we had to get some. Knott's has a little Dryers outside of the park so we stopped inside to get some. We both got single scoops, but for some reason, mine was twice the size of Poppy's! She said, "yours is bigger because you're pretty." Well, I don't know about that, but why on earth would you give a little girl like me an ice cream that big?!

The next day, I went to Disneyland with my friend TK, just like last year. It was so much fun! 

It's all decked out for Halloween!

Me and TK waiting in line for the Matterhorn. It's just been redone, but it was like 100 times bumpier than before!

We went on Star Tours, also. I always have to buy nerdy gear from the shop in Tomorrowland. We both bought a bunch of pins, and the cashier asked us if we wanted big pins. Of course we had to say yes! He gave us Honorary Citizen of Disneyland pins, which I was super excited about. He also gave us birthday pins, despite the fact that it was neither of our birthdays. We wore them regardless, and got birthday wishes from everyone in the park. 

I've started a bit of a tradition in my photos over the last couple years where I have to be jumping in front of interesting backgrounds. Of course I had to get a jumping photo in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle!

We also got pictures with Tigger and Pooh. I was taking up a bit of time because I couldn't work TK's camera and Tigger was giving me a hard time. But he forgave me and gave me a hug and a pat on the head!

This is probably my favourite picture. Tigger accidentally tripped TK and this photo (that was taken completely by accident) was the result. Priceless.

Pooh was very sweet and gave me a hug. We also had to match our poses.

This is from our picture from Space Mountain. It's all decked out in its "ghost galaxy" phase for Halloween, which I've never been on. Honestly, it kind of freaked me out. I know for a FACT that it would have given me nightmares as a child. The "ghost galaxy" reminded me of a Resident Evil monster that gave me nightmares for years and years. This was my unhappy face.

This one is from Splash Mountain. TK hadn't been on it more than twice, so I had to drag her on.  She wanted to avoid getting wet, so she made me sit in the front. I got absolutely SOAKED. But it was worth it just for this picture.

This one is from the roller coaster in California Adventure. It was my first time going on it and, oh my gosh, I did NOT expect it to go so fast! I might have a new favourite roller coaster. We also went on Tower of Terror at California Adventure, but TK didn't care for that photo. 

This was the last one we took for rides, on Buzz's Astro Blaster. I was making a super concentrated face because shooting a ray gun is srs bsns.

I feel like the only time I ever update is when I go to Disneyland! I need to work on that.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

I've recently been making a lot of little changes in my life, trying to add up to a positive feeling of evolving as a person lately! Especially with the upcoming change in the seasons, and also because school is starting. 

Step one: New hair!

Now, I'm a bit of a "hair chameleon", as my friends have called me, so while this isn't a super huge change, it's still new, nonetheless. Naturally, I have a wonderful shade of hair that's auburn, brown with a reddish hue. I've had my hair just about every colour under the natural spectrum, but I tend to stick to one colour: RED. My hair has been red for a year, and recently I decided that I was tired of it and needed something new. 

BEFORE:

I loved my red. It made me feel like Ariel of the Little Mermaid. There's no doubt in my mind that I will go back to red someday. I just felt that I needed something new. So I said goodbye to my mermaid hair.

AFTER:

Instead, I said hello to what has been deemed "Snow White" hair. The first day after I got it done, the little girl I nanny said, "You're Snow White now!" (And, yes, I also base my hair colours off of Disney characters) While at first, I was a bit taken back at how dark it was, I'm completely in love with it. It's silly how something as simple as hair colour can make you feel like a completely different person, but by golly, it's just what the doctor ordered! 

Speaking of changes, I've also begun redecorating my room! I'm definitely going to start my own set of posts based on that soon~

Adventures

My last two weeks have been so much fun! It's been a bit of a blur because so much happened! Luckily, Instagram helps me keep track.

My sister, Poppy, was back from Davis (she just graduated with her B.S!) and so we had to go hang out! We also met our other sister, Ani, and Poppy brought her boyfriend Alex. This is Poppy's sexy face, by the way.

Poppy didn't finish her salad, so Ani and I told her she wasn't allowed to have any cheesecake!

This is my cheesecake (and it was delicious). White chocolate raspberry truffle~

We went back to Poppy's house, and I got to see her cat Joey, whom I haven't seen in almost 5 years. He got so fat!

I also got a lovely pair of Timberland boots in the mail, and was SUPER excited about it.

The next day, I went to the beach, and got sun poisoning :c It was all the way from my thighs down to my ankles, and the burn unfortunately went all the way down to the muscle. Sadly, once it started to heal, one patch became a second degree burn that's still healing now!

Throughout the last two weeks, I've had to take both my dogs to the groomers. It was their first time being professionally groomed, so it was stressful for the poor things. Huckleberry was so scared of everything, but did such a good job! He deserved a special reward for being good.

Wyatt was just as unhappy, but did a really good job. He sat in my lap the whole drive there and smiled at all the people in PetSmart. The groomers all said he was so sweet and they'd love to have him back. I'm so proud of our little boys!

My lovely friend, Lor, has been getting a lot of fan art lately and said how much she loves when people draw her, so I just HAD to jump in on this opportunity. Here is the drawing I did of her (which she LOVED!) It feels so good to draw again, so I definitely have to keep this up.

Then yesterday, I took yet another trip to Disneyland! I went with three friends (who are all siblings) and we had SO much fun! We just went for a short trip (Oh, the benefits of living in Southern California and having season passes) and it was just lovely.

We also headed over to California Adventure where we had to ride the Tower of Terror and take some photos. Our picture for TOT was amazing, but unfortunately I'm a scatterbrain and left it in their car when they dropped me off. We had SO much fun. We're excited to go back for a whole day and see what we can accomplish.

I hope everyone's been having lovely adventures during their summer!

My Week Via Instagram

My week has been pretty eventful, actually! A nice change of pace, because this was a good busy.

Monday: 

I went shopping with my mom and my nana. While we mostly looked for things for my nana, I did find these super cute shoes (on sale) and my nana bought them for me! They are SO cute and comfy, and my first pair of peep-toed shoes. 

Wednesday:

You may have noticed I skipped Tuesday. That's because I don't remember what I did on Tuesday haha. But Wednesday, I FINALLY finished a blanket I started working on sometime in March. I started when I had a TONNE of left over fabric and made a little quilt. During a run to Joann's, I found this cake pop fabric and knew I had to have it. It matched perfectly! And I even have just enough left over fabric to make myself a new pair of bloomers~

Thursday: 

Thursday morning, I had a doctor's appointment. My doctor suspects that I have an ulcer and sent me to get blood work done. The nurse over at Quest Diagnostics made a joke as he took blood, "Okay, no kicking or punching," and I joked back, "Honestly, I'm more likely to faint". I maybe shouldn't have said that, because I DID end up fainting after he was done taking blood! Luckily, I recognized the signs before I stood up (I completely lost my hearing in my right ear!) and he told me to put my head on a headrest. As soon as I put my head down, I was out. I wasn't out for very long, but it was still a little scary. They had me lay down in a dark room for about 20 minutes and gave me lots of water before letting me leave.

Friday:

Which is today! I had all day to do absolutely nothing, so I decided to get started on my Summer To-Do list. I don't know about any of you, but I LOVE to-do lists! A lot of people look at them as a list of chores looming over their head, but I love accomplishing little things on my list and getting to mark them off when I'm done. Summer time is especially my favourite time to do these things because as much as I like relaxing, I can only sit and do nothing for a few hours! Number one on my list: finish painting my bathroom. I started this last summer and just finished doing it today! I'm so in love with the colour. 

How have all your weeks been? 

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Care Package from Poppy

Today, I got a lovely surprise on my doorstep, thanks to my wonderful semi-sister Poppy! We often send each other care packages, so while this occurrence isn't rare, it's still just as exciting every time. 

My lovely little box waiting for me on my porch!

Some of the goodies that I got were food! Hello Panda cookies, Hello Kitty Yan Yan, and Chocolate wine. That's right. CHOCOLATE. WINE.

Another bunch of little goodies were stationary! A Princess and the Frog notebook, stickers, some kick ass book marks, and an invisible ink pen! The ink is black light activated, so the pen cap has a little black light at the top. We both may be 21, but we are TOTALLY sending each other secret message letters.

The last goodies I got was this DELICIOUS smelling bath bomb that smells like a strawberry milkshake, and this adorable little...I'm not quite sure what to call it. They're little chicks beaded together on a string with a brass bell at the bottom, made in India. It's so adorable! 

A big thanks to my sister Poppy for sending me the lovely package, and a big congratulations to her for graduating with her bachelors in Evolutionary Anthropology at the age of 21! You go Poppy! Love you~

My Week

Yikes, it seems like I have this really bad habit of saying I'm going to come back and post, and then disappearing! Bad MZ, bad!

Anywho, I'd like to sum up my week with a wall of text and a few photos~

School: I started a new semester at school on the thirteenth. I go to school from noon until nine thirty on Mondays, so you'd bet I was prepared! Just kidding, I ended up not charging any of my electronic devices with internet access, so when they ended up switching my Bio class's room last minute, I was unable to look it up and ended up being twenty minutes late. My teacher was an absolute sweetheart, though (thankfully!)

Vann's Birthday (Valentine's Day): February 14th is not only Valentine's day, but also my fatcat, Vann's birthday! He is officially seven years old! I typically end up sans Valentine, but that's okay because I feel that my big kitten's birthday is a better reason to celebrate. He got extra treats and extra loves by everyone all day.

Happy Birthday, Fatcat!

Unfortunately, I ended up waking up very sick. But, lucky for me, Panda is the best friend ever and brought me cookies and orange juice in the morning to make me feel all better~

Reading: I've been on a crazy reading streak lately and earlier in the week completed The Hunger Games Trilogy. My mum bought me the first book from Amazon, and after getting halfway through it, I ended up running out to Target to pick up the last two! I loved the first book to death. Unfortunately, I did not feel the same about the other two. I'm still going to go see all of the movies when they come out, hoping that I'll enjoy them better than the books.

New Things: Back in January, I went to one of my favourite places in Orange County, named The Lab. I hadn't been since I moved away, but was pleased to find a new installment: a record store created out of one of those ham can trailers. The boy working was very interesting and knew more about music than I know about Disney! (and that says a lot) It was only after looking around did I see three records that I absolutely could not live without. The original soundtracks to Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Bambi. Even cooler? They unfold into books to read along while the music plays! Needless to say, I needed them. And they look perfect lined beside my Bambi painting~

See what I mean?