do you belong in nyc?

OH yea! i took this quiz that i saw on my friend bethanys profile. the quiz is 'do you belong in new york' you can try it out here. ha, and this is my result. temporary new yorker. i mean, its true. all you 'lifers' out there, dont go hating. temporary is an undefined amount of time... so there! you got me for 2, 3 more years? man. i dont even know. just roll with the punches. yea, go check it out.

DO YOU BELONG IN NYC?
Only until you age out.
Sorry to say it, but you're a temporary New Yorker. Sure, this city is awesome for running around and enjoying your youth, but you came here to work and play hard and plan on jetting at the first signs of crow's feet or when your parents stop financing that party lifestyle of yours. Plus, if you ever decide to settle down and have kids, there's no way you're bringing them up in a studio. Click here for suggestions about how to really enjoy NYC.

giggling + photobooth

spent the day relaxing at home with my mom, dad, sister and my niece and nephew. tried to get some work down... was productive here and there, but ... lets put it this way - the clean clothes i folded are still laying on my bed. sheesh. i guess i will HAVE to put them away before i crash. but only because i have to. while i was cleaning my room, i entertained brenna & korbin , i let them crawl up on my bed and allowed them to take picture after picture of themselves in 'photobooth' on my laptop. just wanted to post some they took, and then the last one is all three of us... they were so cute posing with each other and just kept giggling and giggling. ah. how can you not smile when children are laughing. its pretty fabulous.

animated photography.

my friend michelle posted the cutest little video on her blog -- it's called 'notte sento' which in rough translation means 'night felt'. it is a video made of 4,500 still photographs. it is so very cool and the music is beautiful. you can see the video on michelles site here.

the style of the video reminds me of something my friend brandon shared with me during the spring. a video that was also made of thousands of still photographs called 'her morning elegance'. i think it is absolutely fascinating and is so incredible to watch. i love the storyline and concept behind it all. the visuals are so neat as well. thought i would share it with you all. i could watch it over and over again. LOVE IT!

cute.

a site that i enjoy and often check out for design inspiration is ffffound.com - while browsing through it today i came across these cute little sayings. thought i would post them and share them with you all. (( i believe they were linked from the site -- http://finallyseeing.tumblr.com ))

hope everyone is doing well. im getting ready to brace a supposed triple digit day of heat in sa town.

xo

destin photos

here are pics from allisons camera -- i have yet to upload my own photos. i will get to those eventually. destin was AWESOME and so wonderful to get to be with my friends. it was a perfect celebration after graduating.

the 'memphis crew'
allison & i came from nyc, kirby & reza came from chicago, jacquie from stl & parker from houston. it was quite a reunion at the memphis airport. we made a scene. it was fantastic.

thunderstorms in the mornings = power hour until the sun comes out.

i love these girls!!

hales me and kirbs

the whole group after dinner at rum runners.

our pool at the aurora!

last night!! kimber me and kirbs

the 1/2 asians. a.k.a. jon & kate's kids

all the girls with reza and chan

dance party 2009.

this one is pretty special.

here we go summer, here we go!

came across this on a friends blog and thought it was cute.

back in sa town -- well been back since memorial day.

posting pics from florida soon.

peace & sun-kissed love from the 210.

OHH!!! my cousin is a BALLLLLLER

i also wanted to mention that my cousin brad is a baller. seriously! he is a senior at smithson valley high school and he plays pitcher/first base for the rangers varsity baseball team! he received a scholarship to play baseball at st edwards in austin this fall. i am so excited for him!

the sv rangers are in playoffs for baseball. they battled austin bowie and came out victorious in the first round. last night they dominated corpus christi carrol in a one game playoff match. and they will play the winner of clark and westlake this week.

on monday, brad was nominated as express news baseball player of the week!! i would post the link, but the article isn't showing up online. BUT ANYHOW. i am super excited for him! and mega proud! you can click here to check out the little write up about him signin with the hilltoppers.

SO i just wanted to shout out to my cousin brad. you are such a baller i am so proud of you and enjoy watching you excel in all you do. can't wait to be home this summer so we can play! love you b-rad!

[[after playing in the all star game last summer at missions stadium with the family]]

lately.

wow these past few weeks have FLOWN BY!
last week was the pratt show.
sunday = setting up at the manhattan center



tuesday night = professional night = champagne night


[[AOS graphic design kids - minus dana & brandon]]

wednesday night = family & friends night = wine night [[my parents got into town!]]


[[me in front of my 4x4 section]]


[[nancy stam & me!]]


[[my texas girls. allison & susie brought my yellow roses]]


[[the momma and the daddy! in nyc!]]


[[my old roommate kirby, she brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers and was my first guest to arrive :D]]


[[friends from texas livin in nyc! valerie & natalie]]


[[my tgc girls annie, shuffle, and chinae]]


[[2nd night of the show completed! serena, hyeree, me, tuten, elisha and liana]]


thursday = open to the public.
friday = reception for the AOS/AAS programs


[[our portion of the room. serena and her parents, tuten, dana, me, and my momma and daddy]]

saturday = my FIESTA! we had a graduation/goodbye for the summer party. i wanted my ny friends to have a taste of a san antonio fiesta! my mom and i made all the food [[fajitas, enchilada casserole, seven layer dip, spinach dip and queso]] i was in charge of the sangria [it was AMAZING]. and my mom brought ALL the decorations from sa town. she even brought 2 1/2 dozen cascarones! most of my friends had no idea what they were!


[[right before i smashed one on tut's head and forgot to crush it as i did it... um i hurt her on accident!]]


[[my little ada rae, me, donya my persian real life jasmine princess and tuten my turkish delight]]

i have a million more photos from my party [tuten allowed my mom to play paparazzi with her camera.... i will post those when i get the photo cd from tut.]

sunday = family dinner with my parents, uncle rick, cousins rick and andrea and their baby bella. we ate at carmines. it was incredible. took a limo bc we couldn't catch a cab. haha.

monday = graduation at radio city music hall!!
keynote speaker = judy collins (her singing made my mom tear up. nostalgia)
also in attendance, richard serra and tomie depaola!!

i will post all of those photos when im back in texas. for now my mom and i are packing up my apartment. i am heading to DESTIN FLORIDA on friday with my tcu friends for our reunion trip! i am so super excited i cannot even express it!! i will for sure blog about that and post pics when i return as well.

well thats me lately and the madness thast been goin on. i'll try and be a better blogger this summer :D

happy cinco de mayo! (and birthday to my daddddy)

i called my dad this morning to wish him a happy birthday...
he told me that two of his best friends were taking him out to lunch.
they do this for each others birthdays every year.
i asked him where they were taking him...
his answer: hooters!
hmmm. guess the 70th bday calls for something wild.
though he said it's bc they know the cashier... hahaha.
boys will be boys huh?

i had the opportunity, along with some friends, to go to a program for the graduates of new york city's summer search program this evening. our friend, kathleen, is one of the mentors. what an incredible program! check out the site and learn more about it. this is the type of organization i would definitely love to be a part of. props to kathleen and all her hard work and devotion to these kids!!

afterwards, we headed to tequilas for dinner.
we waited about 15 minutes for our "reservation".
then 15 minutes for chips and salsa.
another 15 minutes till we ordered our drinks and food.
a good hour later we got chips refills and FINALLY some water.



when the check came, our friend nate voiced his opinion on how pissed he was that with the amount of time we waited, and how insufficient the service was, a 23% gratuity was still added to our check...
then the waiter came back to our table.
with a tray of tequila shots.
when he brought the credit card slips, he brought another tray.
we went ahead and added the tip back on the tab.
touche senor. touche.



now its back to work.
1 final project, and 3 revised projects are due tomorrow.
this will be another long night/early morning combo.

to sum things up

its been forever. sorry bout that. i have a draft in progress from last weekends exciting adventures... but forgot to publish it. -- ryan came to town, SURPRISE! steven came too! the pics are from the weekend (nates photography). some brief blurbs to sum things up. i will catch up eventually. things are crazy on the homefront. graduation in 16 days, senior show in 10. next week is finals. ahhhh.

FRIDAY NIGHT:
at 'Porch' in the East Village


SEE! I told you steven came to nyc too!
though this picture looks like he's not happy to be here..


Oh you know, just a bunch of asians & a dominican
victors bro, me, mo, victor, and nae


SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Brunch at Blockheads
Unlimited Mimosas - yes, please.


the 'mexican bulldog' that steven & ryan both ordered.
a margarita, with a corona, and a shot of tequila...
spring break 2009??


SHEEPS MEADOW, CENTRAL PARK
madness. think its been a long winter??
us new yorkers are excited for the sun... obviously...

JORTS?
worn by both trevor AND nathan
ooh. if it were anyone else i dont know what i would do


STREET FAIR on 8th AVE
the boys got to experience a nyc street fair.
fresh squeezed lemonade, street meat, cheap sunglasses, etc.


SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BBQing in Victor's courtyard
This is how we bbq in nyc people.


Amazing girls that i absolutely ADORE
mo, nae, amy, me and megan


stuffing our faces.
i got to meet jason castro! i loved him on american idol.
he is so great and totally cool in person.

that was my weekend -- for the most part. i will get pics from steven and ryan and fill in the blanks! im about to hop in the shower, and go to hang out with my alllllli cat and JACQUIE and her FIANCE adam! hooray. jacquie is in town from STL for the weekend and we learned last night that her and adam are engaged! ahhhh.
another one bites the dust :)