beautiful girl

Isn't she adorable?
My cousin Charlie's 2nd daughter, Emily.
Beautiful girl..

a new monster friend

Time for many all-nighters to come. Hope that this monster energy drink will be the solution to my fatigue. Sleep is so precious but I must study when I'm not working.
I can't wait until I can catch up with my sleep. Sleep, such a leisure right now.


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Random Thought:

My "realistic" get-away..vacation might seriously consist of just parking my car next to a random lawn..and then parking my portable beach chair on the lawn & relaxing in the sun with my sunglasses on. lol.

school started

Yep, that's right. I'm back to studying-mode. Gosh, summer was great. I miss it already. I never got around to feeling like going back to school. And now, I realize that September will be a big start of more things. With another job that I'll be taking, my mornings will never be my own (that's for sure). Come to think of it, neither will be my evenings. Gosh..that's not good.

What happened to my vacation?? Did I really get to have one, no. I did not. With my oath ceremony to become a US citizen, they took my passport so that I can get the cool blue one..not the green (Korean) passport I have had all my life. I could have paid extra to get express shipping and have my passport delivered back to me within a month, but...why would I pay an extra hundred dollars to get my passport back AFTER school starts? So..no passport, no exciting trips. Oh well, there's always next time.

For now, I can be satisfied with lots of ice cream, watching as many movies as I possibly can, and trying/exploring different types of coffee drinks. And finally, my personal favorite, shopping.

jo's back

My sister, my best friend was gone for a whole month for missions. I've never missed her this much before. I was counting the hours that she would be coming home. And while she was finally on her way down, I had to surprise her with balloons and flowers. :o) It was wonderful. My parents missed her just as much as I did. We were glued to my Jo.. At one point, I noticed that we were all just watching her unpack her suitcase and throw dirty clothes in the laundry basket in wonder. lol
I missed my Jo.

caffeine-addict

It is I. I have checked and now I am positive. Never thought that I could actually be one of those people who NEED something. Last week I got really sick so I thought, instead of drinking coffee every morning, I should drink OJ. You know, the healthy stuff. I had chicken soup and noodles for 4 days.

Then, the next day I had the worst headache. The pounding kind. Ugh. It was pretty bad and I wasn't sure if it was because I was sick or if it was something else. Something told me that it might be something else. So I went to Starbucks and ordered a Caramel Macchiato. I thought I should get the coffee before I get the medicine and see if it's caffeine-withdrawal or my own sickness. Guess what. Bingo. Went away that I forgot I even had a headache. lol. Welcome to the world of caffeine addicts Stephanie! It's not so bad. Coffee is awesome. Makes me truly happy during my busiest days.