Sweet Beginnings Do Arise

Hey-oh! First post in 2017! Time to get this blog caught up with what's happening in my life because one of the main reasons that I keep a blog is that... I like looking back at my old entries.

Day one of the new year, my Dad and I went to a mountain resort for brunch. 

How are you?

A simple question that I find difficult to answer recently. It makes me stop and think for awhile... "Do I REALLY have to answer?" "Do I trust this person enough to say what's really on my mind?" Most of the time, I say "I'm fine," other times I say, "My boyfriend and I broke up."

I'm not even sure if you guys knew that I had a boyfriend. So, a short backstory, we were together for 3 years and we were friends 2 years before that. We started our relationship 6 months before I had to leave the Philippines and we were on a long distance relationship since then. I wouldn't say that it was the distance that made us broke apart, but it was a factor, I assume.

It's been a month and I am fine. This July, I met these super cool people on Telegram via Camie's group chat  and we all kind of clicked. It may sound silly because these people are technically strangers on the internet, but you know, we're all strangers here and they really helped me go through the whole break up. I love you guys. In case, you stumble upon my blog. (which I hope won't happen. Lol)

Two more updates I want to talk about, I've been learning/playing the ukulele! It started because (1) I had to make a video for my Mom's birthday and I thought playing "Lemonade" by Jeremy Passion would be cool enough to make her cry and because (2) I was encouraged by one of my new buddies when he said that learning the ukulele is easy! I've been posting on Instagram if you want to see me embarrass myself. 

Lastly, I had my first out-of-state drive alone on my own last week! It was an hour and half away to Maryland and another hour and half back home. Driving back home was a challenge because Google Maps led me through the woods, with two-lane curved roads in the dark. The thought of certain death came to mind but I was also happy that I was there going through it by myself and surviving, like in life. :)

Have a merry December, guys! ♡

The Happy List

• It came to me suddenly and I haven't made it yet because I don't have the ingredients but here... fried chicken and vinegar with cucumber! Sounds good right?!

• I drove for more than two hours on the highway! Driving is tiring but I felt accomplished. I now feel for those who drove us every time we go on a road trip.

• Plums!!! You have no idea how long I've been checking out the fruit aisle to see if there are plums available!

• I finished a pack of post-its!

• Everest! I find it really great for organising photos and the throwback feature is a plus! Send me a link to yours if you have one! You can find mine here.

• My online girl crush called me bae on twitter, she also told me that she loves me too! Haha

• The notes and hearts I got from this playlist I made on 8tracks!

• Emergency Couple! I'm not an avid Korean drama follower, I have only seen a few. And let me tell you, Emergency Couple is hilarious. Tom and I watch it whenever we are on Skype and the internet connection is good.

• A brighter kitchen! All thanks to our new ceiling lights.

Watch out for my next post! It's going to be about my June Favorites! 

That Post When I Went to PennDOT

DMV: You're going to have to take an exam…
Me: (bewildered) I'm sorry. What exam?
DMV: A knowledge exam. Are you ready?
Me: (shit shit shit) Can I have it scheduled?
DMV: Sweetie, you're applying for a learner's permit and I can't give you that unless you take the exam.
Me: (shit shit shit) Oh yeah sure sure

*15 minutes later*

DMV: How did it go?
Me: I passed! (with flying colors! without reading a thing from the manual)

*10 minutes passed*

DMV: Oh! I'm sorry the program won't let me issue you your permit because…
Me:

Also prior to that, I went to a hospital for my medical and basically I went all through that stress for almost nothing.