birthday fun

i was having birthday lunch with my study group today when it suddenly hit me that i'm now 28...wow, i can't believe it. unfortunately, i'm in the middle of midterms, so i didn't really plan anything big...just been doing little things here and there, but it's been really, really good.

had dinner planned on friday night, so mel came up early and we hung out with tina and lisa in the afternoon. elaine and esther came toward the evening, so the four of us (elaine, esther, mel and me) went to the blue bamboo on la cienega, sweet lady jane for dessert, then back to my place just to hang out. it was cozy and low-key, and i had an awesome time...soooo refreshing to just hang out and talk late into the night.

saturday i stayed home in my pjs all day and tried to study...didn't really succeed. ernest was down...i blame him. my bros went to the market, and ern had this random urge to make jambalaya for dinner...which is all well and good, but he decided that all three of us would make it together. my protests of needing to study fell on deaf ears...hehe. it was fun, we bonded, and the jambalaya actually turned out okay...three hours after we started. dude, those cooking shows make it look so easy.

on sunday i was baptized by immersion...thank you to everybody who came out. it was a good day...and the sun came out for a little bit when i got into the fuh-reezing pool...a nice moment.

yesterday, i had a midterm in the evening, so i spent most of the day studying on campus...finished the midterm, and then went home and worked on homework...fun, fun. oh yeah, it was valentine's day...happy belated valentine's day to you all!

i have another midterm tomorrow, but i'm not really studying...tonight, i'm playing volleyball for the first time in a loooong time. yaay!