Dove sono le valige?

One week, one day later - I still do not have my suitcase. What has made this even worse is the fact that everyone I have spoken to and dealt with from the airline has been HORRID. Some of them have implied or directly suggested even that I should've known and not put anything of value in the suitcase. Of course! I should've known they would screw up! How dare I not be Nostradamus!! Then, one of the ladies at the counter when I stormed into the airport last Tuesday actually said several times "I'm supposed to be at lunch right now, SIGH SIGH SIGH"... OH I'M SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!!! Do you have all of your stuff? THEN STUFF IT, porno-looking bitch! Seriously.

Friday evening I call once again to see what's up (I've also been checking online but nothing), and the guy says in an irritated tone "...Um, there are NO UPDATES on your file since you last checked...", with an implied "dude stop bugging". Then he adds, "It's been almost 5 days, you should file a claim". Ok, Erik had actually spoken to someone else the day before and she had suggested that we give the contents search 2 days, so on Saturday to file a claim. This is not the first time these people have contradicting or had different stories for me, which is very frustrating. First they were saying the suitcase was definitely in Houston waiting to get on a plane, then it was "oh the tag must have fallen off, we don't know where the suitcase actually is"... OH RLY!!! Anyway, I said "Well, that's part 2 of my phone call, how do I do that..." blah blah blah, he tells me, I go to the webpage and read. They are not liable for, among other things, jewelry and watches. HELLO, that's the #1 thing I wanted back!! I had these 2 rings that I got from my dad :( I am stupid for packing them in there, I know, but I honestly didn't think my suitcase would just go missing. Plus, I put them in a plastic baggy inside a makeup pouch... I just didn't think about it!! It just blows either way, even if I didn't have my earrings, rings, and necklaces in there too.

The upside, I guess, of filing a claim is that it will supposedly send an alert to other airports' lost and founds... Why this hasn't been done and gets only done AFTER filing a claim is beyond me, but I still have a sliver of hope that my stuff is somewhere. However, the fact that no one has bothered to look in the ID pocket and called Erik (since it's his suitcase and it has his info, even if my stuff is in it) really, really worries me. The thought of someone out there with MY STUFF is just sick.

I made a list of the things in there and I'm already at 53. I haven't sent the claim yet because I keep remembering stuff, plus I have to look up prices for some of them since I don't know off-hand. It's just ridiculous. I'm claiming the full amount possible either way, fucking a, I have to rebuy everything and a good majority is going to be impossible (they also aren't liable for irreplaceables, go figure). The stress this has caused for me, there is just no price! It completely ruined the beginning of the year for me. I didn't want to go anywhere on NY Eve in case they called... I wasn't able to go to TJ and do lobster with my family on NY day, in case they called. I was supposed to go to TJ again on Wednesday, hang out with my friend Lulu and her daughter Ximena, both of whom I haven't seen since May 2006!!!, but I didn't go because, what if they call??? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I suppose time is irreplaceable and they aren't liable for that...

My babies*

Are they not the cutest babies ever in the world??? Maria, on the left. Luca on the right. CUTE BABIES!!!! AHHH!!!
*No, not mine. Maria is my cousin Patty's, and Luca is my cousin Rogelio's.

Also, check out the cutest gorillas ever. I videotaped this at the San Diego Zoo.

Watch what the littlest one does at about 20 seconds. ADORABLE!

Otterpopzzz

I am completely in love with my new shoes.



I want to wear them every day, with everything. Even if they don't match.

I am also completely addicted to Otter Pops. My favorite is Louie-Bloo Raspberry.



I kinda like not working. The money part really sucks though, so today I went on an interview! It's an office position but, BUT!, it's at a speech therapy clinic. Finally, something kinda related to my degree! Even if the job itself isn't really what I went to school for, it's in a related environment. The interview went well, and I hope I get the job. I really liked the office and the people I met.

This month, I've actually done a few things. On Superbowl Sunday, since Erik and I don't care for football at all, we went to Magic Mountain with his friends Matt, Linda, and Drew. It was a lot of fun, and it was not a thousand degrees like when we went last summer on July 3rd! It was still warm, of course; we go the one weekend in February it was over 70F. Ah well, it was fun and here are some pix!

Erik, Linda & Matt on the tram from the parking lot to the park's entrance.


Why did we go on Superbowl Sunday? No lines! This is Batman. NO LINE. We rode in the front!


Drew and Erik on the way to Goliath.


Wile E. Coyote injured himself, and had to be carried away on a wheelchair. Sylvester looks on.

I'm in love with Foghorn Leghorn.

Erik got a booboo, and I had to MacGyver a bandage because we didn't feel like going ALL THE WAY to first aid (we never really found out where it was...) That would be Drew in the back.


We are adorable!!!!


This was my first time on Tatsu. In the picture, the people are facing the floor. Yeah... It's like you're flying! I did not feel well secured, but it was fun.

All in all, a good day. We got to go on more rides in one day than I ever had had the chance! We actually got tired of riding. We left a good two hours before closing. It was nuts.


A few weeks later, Drew decided to move back to Hawaii. For his goodbye dinner, we went to Cody's in La Jolla. It was pretty damn good. Drew had gotten a coupon for $273.00 for a job he did, and our bill (for 7 people, with wine) came to $276, including tip! Some pix from that night.

The restaurant's logo.

Dan & Brittany, who were seated across from us.

We cannot stop being adorable. It just can't happen.

The whole gang, after dinner. From left: Brittany, Dan, Drew, Me, Erik, Evan, and Jill.


A couple of Sundays ago, my mom and her husband took Erik and me to L.A. No reason, just to be tourists. First stop was the Farmer's Market, where we had breakfast at Dupar's. They had the best ever in life forever pancakes. OMG!!!!! Normally, I drench pancakes, waffles, and french toast in syrup, but these pancakes required so very little of that! They were deliciousness in pancake form. A picture:

After breakfast, we walked around the market, and behind the market there's a Downtown Disney-type mall where Erik took a picture of this crooked tree.
I also got a super-mega-cool Alice in Wonderland pop-up book, that I love with all of my heart, and cannot understand how I lived without all this time.

We walked around more, drove around lots, and saw lots of fun things. One of our last stops in L.A. was to Sprinkles Cupcakes, where after waiting for about 20 mins in a pretty long line, I got six delicious cupcakes. Alas, they are by now gone and I yearn for them so.

That has been my February so far. I like having time to do things!!! I don't like not having money to do them, though. The weird thing is, all of the things I just posted were done on days/times I wouldn't have worked anyway, so what's the deal?

Feliz Cumpleaños! and some pix

Last weekend was my little brother's birthday. Happy 26! You're my age now (shut up). So Erik & I went down to TJ to celebrate with my brother, at his second home Mofo. But first, we went to celebrate my aunt's birthday! Here are some pix!

At my aunt's: Awww, he's so cute I can't help but stare lovingly

(did you barf yet?)

My adorable niece, Maria. The cuteness is unbearable!!


Still at my aunt's: umm, I dunno

(Erik's quote: "Look at how the light radiates from my face")

At Mofo: The girls! We're so pretty! (and the waiter in the back)


Clau, the birthday boy, and me


Can I smile ANY wider??


Time for cake!! Err... Or Ding Dongs?

(with a match in lieu of candle)

All in all, a good weekend! Happy birthday, little bro! Sorry this post is so late. I'm lazy, what can I say... Hope you had a blast, and many moooore!