Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! Though I'm not usually the one to be in the Halloween spirit, I still dress up. I mean c'mon, I'm not going to be a party pooper. I'm not crazy about Halloween and I don't need to plan months in advance for what I will dress up as. I know people who are pretty obsessed with this Holiday, not me though. Anyway, this year I made my costume, which cost me less than $10. I usually either buy my costume last minute for marked up prices or borrow one of my sister's costumes.

So the story behind my costume...I asked Diana, whose favorite holiday is Halloween. She is crazy serious about this holiday and usually plans her costume out months in advance. I told her it'd be cool if we followed a theme/matched. She already had a costume in mind and would not tell me what it was, she does this EVERY year. It's always a surprise! She made a deal with me, that she'd tell me what her costume was if I 1) collaborated with her 2) I could not tell anyone what I was going to be. I got barely any hints of what her costume would be. I thought about it for a few weeks and eventually gave in and decided to go with her theme.

I also wanted to stray away from the clubbing scene. It's the same old thing every single year.  I definitely did not want to spend any money on overly priced tickets in the same scene.  I mean you already need to pay for drinks, why would I want to pay admission to a party with nothing worth seeing (i.e. cool halloween decorations).  Since I've never really bar hopped before, I really wanted to do it for halloween! I had a freaking blast and it was so much fun!

Here are pics from Saturday night bar hopping on Polk!

Our matching cave women costumes!  I added a fake chinchilla vest so that I could stay warm at night.  It matches with theme though!

Jello shots that Susan had made!

At the start of Polk Street. Polk and Washington

Group shot midway down the street!

In front of Mayes with some of my favorite girls <3

Ended our bar hopping adventure at Mark's

What an incredibly fun night spent with great company in a completely different scene!

Pumpkin Carving

October 25, 2011

So we went to the Pumpkin Festival a couple of weekends ago, but did not pick up any pumpkins to bring home for carving.  Henry's brother bought us pumpkins from Walmart (because they're supposedly much cheaper) to carve.  I was pretty excited because it was my first time carving pumpkins in my adult years.  I can't remember when the last time I carved pumpkins was, but here's another first with my boo!


Our pumpkins before we do anything to it.

My pick

Henry's pick

Nadine's pick

Our finished product!


With candles in them. So beautiful and so proud of ourselves!



My pumpkin and I =]

Pre Halloween celebrations. More pics of my costume to come.

Goodnight world!

<3 Sarah

Happy Birthday AMY!

October 21, 2011

I've known Amy for awhile now, but it wasn't until the past couple of years that we've grown closer.  Last friday, we celebrated her birthday.  This is the third birthday in a row that I've celebrated with her. We celebrated to a nice dinner at Luce located inside the Intercontinental Hotel on Howard Street.  I definitely thought the meal was overpriced for the quality, the service we got and the amount of food.

Though the meal wasn't worth it, the topics of conversation, the company, the memories and Amy's happiness is priceless.  There are just some things in life where you can not put a price tag for...and happiness is definitely one of them.

After dinner we made our way to the lounge at the W Hotel for some drinks.  As we get older, we've begun to stray away from the binge drinking celebrations and just celebrate in class.

The beautiful birthday girl and I!
Oh, I also got a hair cut right after work today.

My birthday present to her! I think as we get older, we tend to abandon those bright colors and go for more natural and subtle colors. I got her the Naked Palette because I LOVE MINE and I know she'd love it to.

All the girls at Amy's Bday dinner. The waiter who took our picture said we should be on a calendar. LOL!  Everyone looked stunning!

Check here to see pics of our food!

Day Date: Pumpkins and Lobster rolls

October 15, 2011

Though Henry and I spend a lot of time together as is, sometimes we spend it in the presence of friends and family so we kind of lack the QT with each other.  Being in the same room with him on a Sunday while he watches football with his friend/brother/sister's boyfriend (like he did this past Sunday) does not count as spending time.  Our Monday-Fridays are usually spent slaving away to something called work and then we make our way home to relax before we have to prepare ourselves for the next day. Half the weekend is gone with football Sundays.  In an effort to spend quality time together we usually go on dinner dates.

This week I decided to do a day date with just the two of us, no friends, no family.  Zoe had told me about the Pumpkin art and wine festival in Half Moon Bay.  I thought it'd be a good idea for us to check it out and then have lunch at Sam's Chowder House.

I wanted to try some delicious pumpkin flavored foods, so I was excited.  Also, Sam's Chowder has been a place that we've been wanting to try for a long time! One thing or another always came up and delayed our trip to this restaurant.  We wanted that Lobster Roll!

It was a successful day date that ended with horrible traffic.  Good thing we turned the other way and took Highway 1 instead!

I was stuck at this booth for awhile, reading all the funny placards they were selling.  This was one of my favorites of the bunch!

Bomb diggity pumpkin goodies.  We ordered one pumpkin muffin.  They were so delicious we came back to buy 2 boxes (they were a big hit at the Tran's residents).

Look how big the pumpkin is and excuse the men's jacket.  I had dressed as if it was summer...oops.

Strangers are never good picture takers.  Wish she could have omitted the other family! Yay to Day Dates!

Check out the amazing pumpkin carving. Look at the details.  Beautiful carving done by farmer Mike.

Nike's Women Half Marathon

October 16, 2011
San Francisco

Two days later and my body is still aching from the 13.1 mile run I had managed to survive.  It's hard to walk, especially up stairs.  It took so much out of me, but I still made it to work Monday morning, limping and walking like a pregnant lady!

Endurance? Me? Pshh... I am definitely not a runner and wished that I had really committed to training for this marathon, but I didn't.  Running isn't exactly my forte especially because I often get a runner's stitch, which affects my runs.  For those of you who know what that is, you should know how painful it is.  It hurts to even breathe!

Anyhow, with minimal training (actually that's an overstatement), I managed to finish the marathon in less than 3 hours at 2 hours and 44 minutes.  I ran a total of 5 times throughout my training. The most I've run was 6 miles (with walking including).  The most I was able to run without stopping was about 3.5 miles.  I ran ZERO times in September with no physical activity at all, due to the fact that I was away on vacation and sick for a few weeks, oh and the horrible weather!

With that said, I was impressed and proud of myself.  If only I had a little more motivation, I could have done even better.  Definitely not bad for my first half marathon, untrained.  Imagine if I had trained for it.

I signed myself up because it was something I've been wanting to do.  It's in my bucket list to run a marathon of some sort and this year luckily a group of us decided to do it!  Yes, you do get awarded with a Tiffany's necklace when you finish.  No, I did not run to get one, but it is definitely a plus! Yay, I'm glad I got one think checked off on my bucket list.

Maybe I'll be brave enough to run it again next year!

With my number one fan and my biggest supporter! I love him <3

All the girls before the run! Super early in the morning!

So tired, but so happy I finished!

With more sore body, I have an excuse not to hit the gym up for the next week or so!

Wedding Bells

September 17, 2011

I had the honor to have been able to take part and celebrate Ms. Sabrina Shia's big day.  The weather was gorgeous, bride was of course stunning, their speeches were heartfelt and touching.  I can't believe the groom shed some tears.  I noticed that it slowly became contagious within the audience as I looked around and noticed people wiping their cheeks. As I was listening to their speech, watching their gaze and body lingo, I really felt their love for one another.  It was a very sweet moment as they exchanged their vows in laughter and in tears.

The ceremony ended and I was excited to greet my pledgesisters and other sorority sisters with hugs.  Oh how I missed them so, especially my ELE!  It's always nice to be able to see them during big events.

I met Sabrina my freshmen year at our sorority rush event, when I wasn't even a member yet.  That was 7 years ago. So hard to believe!  She's still the same beautiful, burping, sometimes manly, but sneezes very girly Sabrina that I had met, but older and wiser and MARRIED now!

With weddings, there are always wedding talks.  With topics of who we think will be next in line for marriage and so on.

Despite the fact that I was sick and drugged up on medications, I was high on life.  I had a freaking blast celebrating with everyone!  It was a long tiring weekend that took a lot out of me, but it was so worth it.

CONGRATS again SABRINA and MIKE LA <3

aKDPHi picture with the bride and groom

I love how Sabrina looks so aggressive here!

their awesome cupcake display. I was to full to eat dessert..so sad! Because I was sick, my appetite was suppressed and I hardly ate. I think I consumed more drinks than food=/

I love photobooth pics with my favorite=]

the bride with Diana, whose been my friend for 11 years already and diana's two nieces...they are all one big happy family!

DIANA 1) caught the bouquet! 2) is now related to Sabrina (who married her second cousin).. what a small world!