By Plane, Car, Train, Bus, Ferry

This past week I took a thrilling, 1.5 hour plane ride to the Sunny Okanagan, in hopes of finding smiling graduates, old friends and a maybe some sun. I, luckily, got all three.

My old buddies graduated last week, and I am so proud. I was expecting to catch up with them, but only got some pictures of their lovely, smiley faces, for the last time altogether. It was remarkable how many people I surprised. I would be snapping pictures with my camera and then take it down from in-front of my face, to look up at a startled smile and a gasp. It was an incredible day, full of hugs and full of sweat. Yes, it was hot!

To the Graduates of 2014, you are forever in my heart, and in an album on my Facebook account. xo

After this tid-bit of an adventure, I packed up yet again and headed to one of my best friend's homes, to surprise her with a trip to Vancouver for the weekend. We (Chanel, her mom and I) got to her house mid-morning and started singing Happy Birthday through her screen door. She cried, I cried. It was a happy moment.

From her house we headed West and there was not a moment of silence the whole ride there. We literally caught up the entire ride. In the car was Gabs (the birthday girl), Chanel (the other best friend), and their moms. We met up with my mom in Vancouver and spent the weekend in laughter and good company, shopping, eating, touring, smiling, posing, Starbucks-ing, driving, and enjoying our few days together. It was a pleasant little "getaway" and "pick-me-up" with my best friends.

Not only did we catch the sunset, but we also got to take in a very-Filipino mass at Saint Mary's, being a minority to beautiful singing, happy, short people. Finally I felt tall!

Eventually our weekend came to a close and we bid our sad fair-wells, heading in opposite directions.

I actually took every kind of transportation, and that was an unplanned goal! I took a plane to Okanagan, then a car to Vancouver, then a sky-train through Vancouver to Richmond to catch a bus taking me to the ferry, taking me then back home, where I was picked up and got to drive the highway with my L (still...).

 FUN, I'd say.