happy july 4th

let me start off by saying i just saw a chick flick that was CLEARLY made for boys...basically, a brother and sister are like best friends and live together, and then the brother meets a girl, flies to vegas and gets married - only for the sister to kiss his wife (while she was too drunk to remember) and figure out she was gay. so basically it was a girl-on-girl porno flick disguised as a chick flick. I was pretty indifferent to the movie as a whole, but i will give its writers a point for being creative with the lesbian thing.

anywayz, i had one of the most amazing days of my life last yesterday. (altho the people with me prolly had no idea). It started slow and with a few mistakes, but i went out to the college to study for a bit – and did well on a practice test which clearly always makes the day better. it was such a beautiful day i decided to take my run to the beach (i love this town fyi!) then i watched my nephew play soccer (so cute!) and did some quick shopping before jay came up for the evening- YAY JAY! and you should ALL do that b/c it's awesome to come visit me!!!! He and my family went to out to a bar to see Rebelution (my couz's band play). First off, let me say that I am so proud of my cousin - we basically grew up together and i think i'm more proud of him (for the courage it takes to not only get up and perform but to do it SO well) than i am of anyone else i know... the band was amazing as usual. and jay and i were dancing with friends and singing along after some very strong drinks at other bars (yay for boobs jay:) ) and i was just overcome with the most amazing feeling watching him on stage, my brother a few people behind me, my parents off to the side, and a couple of cousins who were sprinkled throughout the crowd. it's honestly the first time we've all been out to a bar together (we're not so much with the drinking) but it was so super fun! :)

the wonderful-ness continued with "Mexican Breakfast" that Jay (and I?) cooked for ourselves and my parents. it was super yummy! :) then with full stomachs and only a few hours later we had a family bbq. and if u know anything about me i was super happy cause i'm all about family and fun. after that it was just a hot, relaxing and pretty easy-going day (although I did miss spending it with someone for the first time in 4 yrs)

tomorrow it's back to the grinding board, but such is life...