What a crappy Sunday. (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

Since the morning and until right now, my day has been just plain crappy. Ugh. I hate it when I get those days, but I try not to let it bring me down (´；ω；｀) I always tell myself that it's your choice on how you react to a certain situation. Sometimes you can't let those situations control you and make you react in some way but I guess I sometimes do forget that. But hey, I'm only human, I ain't perfect. But it's something I'm working on and I hope I get better at it~

Anyways, the rest of my week was aaaaawesomeeee~

It's starting to rain in Los Angeles! So even though it's December, I feel like were having the Autumn season instead hahah

This is a beautiful tree on my campus~ I love this weather!

It was about time! My favorite season is Autumn and living in California, we hardly get those days. I'm so glad it's starting to rain more! Our state needs it!~

This week, I went to go try the new yogurt flavors at yogurt land~ When I got there, I really didn't feel like tasting any of them so I just got the regular ones I always get~ Pistachio and plain tart~ Yummy! I always love putting the mocchi in there and the Oreo crumbs~ THE BEST~ ❤❤❤

I also went to the mall and there are very beautiful decorations hanging from the ceiling! ⊂( ^ω^)⊃ I think around 6pm, the lights start changing colors and Christmas songs start playing very loudly hahah but it's really breathtaking! I really have the holiday feeling by going here!

SO! When I went to Bath & Body Works, my friend who works there convinced me to buy some body mist and lotion! FYI, I am OBSESSED with perfume and lotions. I buy perfume that is handmade in websites such as Etsy to the Victoria secret ones. I just love smelling nice for myself~ (cuz im a princess of course *cough cough*)  (๑¯ิε ¯ิ๑) My Vanilla Bean Noel perfume mist was running out! So I had to buy more! I was able to do that and also buy other scents I haven't tried. OMG I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WINTER CANDY APPLE! I love it so much! Jingle all the Way is okay~ But I'll still wear it~ At first, I didn't like the lotion Fresh Sparkling Snow because I felt like it was too mature but I got used to it~ You have to let perfumes and lotions settle onto the skin to smell the other notes hidden beneath the top ones~

Aaaaandd shame on me! On Friday, Bath & Body Works were having another sale but this time on their lotion! KYA! I COULDN'T RESIST! Four bucks each!? I would have never forgiven myself! I reallllly love their Christmas scents and I couldn't wait until next year so I made the choice to buy them! Like I said, my FAVORITE SCENT EVAR is the Vanilla Bean Noel! My new favorite is the Winter Candle Apple and I was able to snag them! I also got the Snow kissed Sugar body lotion~ I currently don't know how I feel about it but i'm sure i'll get used to it soon~

And here's a selca of me after coming from the mall~ It's so hard to take pictures of yourself when you're not photogenic! I'm so jealous of the people that are! But oh well, I do the best I can hehe~ （*´▽｀*）The semester is almost over but and I hope i'm passing! I'm a good student but my professors are tough graders! ლ(ಠ益ಠლ That's the only thing that's stressing me out! Fingers cross* that I pass!!! Goodnight everyone~ Good Luck in finals~!

Getting through some bad times.

Hey everyone!

So lately many things have been going on in my life that has taken a toll on me and my family. Especially this last week, I was just doing many things to distract my mind from the sadness I felt. Unfortunately, one of the things that has been a heartache for me and my family was that we had to give away our pitbull Pongo that we've had for four months. It's been a very difficult situation... I have to admit, when we got the pitbull as a puppy, I didn't know much about pitbulls and I was a little cautious around him. However, I decided to give the breed the benefit of the doubt and I was proven wrong. Pongo was the sweetest thing ever. He was nothing like the media portrays pitbulls to be. He filled a part that was missing in our household. He brought joy to everyone and even my parents. He thought of us as family.

In the end, I decided to put a post on facebook. Luckily, someone came up and said they wanted Pongo. The following week we went to go drop him off. It was hard. Really hard. Because Pongo knew what we were doing. He started whimpering and after we dropped him off we started crying. It was so painful to know he wouldn't live with us anymore. And it was painful seeing my family cry like that.

On the last day of Pongo at our house, our friend gave us permission to let his brother 'Gray' stay over the night so they can spend time with each other one last time. We played with them, took plenty of pictures and videos to remember our Pongo by...Pongo and Grey were so so SO happy. They just kept playing every single second they got. It was so hilarious and bittersweet watching them play like little children.

Now we feel an emptiness...

People might think that were exaggerating because were just giving away our dog but no. No because our pets are not just our pets. Because our pets are the ones who gives us comfort when we've had a bad day. Our pets help us relieve some symptoms of the disorders we have such as anxiety, panic and post traumatic stress. Are pets are everything to us.

Pongo still seems a little anxious but I know he's going to be happy. I'm also so happy we found him a good owner that is taking care of him. This guy also sends me videos and pictures of him almost daily and updates us on how he's doing. He also said we can go visit Pongo when we want to and he will bring him to the house when he can. My sister's anxiety has subsided, although it was terribly strong in the beginning of this week. I just hope that mine also subsides when time passes by. I can feel reassured that Pongo will always have us in the end. 

So lately, I've been trying to distract myself from feeling sad. I told myself to appreciate the things around me so I can keep a positive mind through these bad times that has been hard to deal with.

I took a picture of this beautiful fountain at my school when I was deep in thought.

When I went to go see my therapist, I found a beautiful, long, and secret waterfall behind a building that I never knew about. I felt really calm when I stayed there a few minutes to think about things.

I also decided to put my energy into my studies and exercise. I had so much energy pent up that I had  to find an outlet.

On Thursday, I decided to treat myself out. Just me by myself.

I must say, I wouldn't be healing right now if it weren't for my friends. Frankly, I didn't know I had so many friends that would be there for me. I didn't know how to show them how grateful I was because I felt like words weren't enough to express how I felt when they offered me advice. So I want to say thank you so so so so sooo much.

I also got a a package from my friend that lives in Vegas. TT^TT I can't believe she got me all these things!!! Thanks girl!~ You are like the best! I really needed this. Her letter made me smile so much and I can't wait to send her something back!

  

On Saturday, I invited some friends out to Honey Boba and 85 degrees for some pastries. They were some family friends and we enjoyed talking about dumb things while also laughing and having a good time. I saw that my sisters were enjoying themselves and my heart was able to get some peace. I was also ecstatic that they opened a faceshop next to the bakery about two weeks ago! Now I will have a place to go buy some beauty products~

And on Sunday, our family celebrated my half older brother's birthday. Because we have no family in our area, we decided to invite friends that we haven't seen for years! Everyone was growing up and it was so nostalgic talking about our memories when we were kids. I was so happy we were able to meet again and this time were going to stay in close contact with each other!

Favorably, I feel like God has been helping us get through many things. All these nice things that happened to us this week made me feel so grateful for other things I have or received. I just want everyone to know how thankful I am for their help in just being there for us. Their generosity made me cry.

Anyways I hope everyone has a productive monday and keep it strong all week! Bye bye~

First day of school! Fall Semester! (;/゜o゜)/

Hello everyone!!!

So today I started school and oh my gosh! So many things were going on! I had to wake up super early at 6 am. My class wasn't until 9 but I had to get there early to buy my remaining books and of course traffic is such a pain at that time. (Dat LA traffic tho)  I was 10 minutes late for my first class because of the buses but my professor was so nice about it! I feel really bad for being that late because I'm usually 5 minutes early to class (#nerd) but I'm glad she excused my tardiness hehe. . I was also sooo nervous for today but mostly sleepy so I've been out of it all day (+_+)

I always take the bus home. My school is like an hour away from where I live but these are the things you do for an education hehe.

Today I decided to go to Planet Fitness. It's my second time coming here and I think I'm getting used to it. I drink about 8 cups of water errday.

Lately, I've been feeling very detached. The gym seems very dull compare to the zumba classes I took. (´；ω；｀) I really really miss them but maybe in the future I will be able to go to both!!! I'm currently working on my arms and back!

Because I'm a black card holder, I'm able to use the hydro massage beds for 5 minutes! Personally, I am not a fan of massages period. However, I decided to use this because why not? I'm able to use this as a perk so I had to take advantage of it hahah. Surprise surprise, I enjoy it! At first it's ticklish then at time it kind of hurts hahah but maybe that's because I'm delicate. I will start using this after my work out from now on that's for sure!~ ヽ(´▽`)/

Anyways it's 10 pm and I am oh so very sleepy. I hope everyone had productive day! Bye bye~