Megan and her husband Scott invited a bunch of the young co-workers to their house for poker night last night. I decided to go, since I haven't gone out as much as I wanted to. Because it was such a big group, we split into two groups and the last 6 will group themselves together. I haven't played Texas Hold 'Em in years, so I looked like a complete newbie. Little did I know Lady Luck took a liking to me and I was the hot shit at my table, raising chips and winning multiple hands! Sadly my luck drifted from me near the last few rounds before the tables combined. I ended up being the 4th to last one out :( Not too bad, since we began with 11 people, but I had a taste of winning and was sad to not at least be in the last 3 :(
In between the combination of tables, I played a round of beer pong with Chris, Mike, and Patrick, with Chris being my partner. He filled his cups with beer and filled mine with strawberry daquiri -__- lolol. Needless to say, I had horrible aim and caused us to lose. I am officially the worst beer pong partner in the world.
After a game of Fxck the Dealer, Tiradej announced that he was leaving early and I decided to go with him, since I'm not only the worst beer pong player in the universe, but also a freaking lightweight. I knew my limit was reached so it was best that I left early xP. I was starting to even feel queasy in his car, and he theatened "Jen... if you throw up in my car, you owe me 50 dollars." LMAO XD
Today at work was the longest day everrrrrr.
But I'm finally on Thanksgiving weekend break! Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Weekend with Traver: Marine Corps Ball and Bonding
Today is Tuesday already, but I would like to blog about what I've been up to since that last time I've posted leading up to this past weekend!
Nothing's new... I'm more than halfway done with my internship at Domtar, and aside from working a routine Monday through Friday, I have not done much that is different and probably will not until it's time for me to head back to school.
Last Friday, I took the day off and flew to Virginia to see Traver; firstly, because it's our one year anniversary, and secondly, because it's his Marines Corps Ball and it meant a lot to him for me to go.
I bought him a Glee season two DVD (it's our show), and I won a pink Domo for him too! It may not be anything he'd bring with him to the Barracks, but it's something for him to leave in his room at his house to remind him that I adore him ^_^
It was my first time flying by myself. While I've been flying a bajillion times (since I was around 1 and a half), I have never gone anywhere by myself before and was scared of not knowing where to go without my family guiding me. To my surprise, it was extremely easy and the people who worked at the airport were very helpful with any questions I had.
Unfortunately, Traver was doing his Marines duty and his family were all busy, so I had to get a taxi to go to his house, which was pretty expensive since it was right around the time that people get off work that I landed. His mom offered to pay for my cab, but I felt guilty I decided to pay for it myself (it was $100!). She wouldn't let me pay for it and I felt so bad! With Brian's suggestion, I tried to help out around the house as much as I can during my stay.
One of the best parts of visiting Traver in Virginia is getting to spend time with his little sister. He has three sisters and a brother, but since his youngest sister has the most free time, I usually spend the most time with her out of all his siblings. She is so cute! I find her so adorable! We did our nails, made facial masks, and she also put on makeup with me while I was getting ready for the ball.
I wore a black dress, as I was told that it's best to not outshine my date. To my dismay, I saw a girl in a short tube dress! All the girls were wearing floor length gowns that complimented their date/boyfriend/husband's uniforms, and here this girl is dressing like she's about to get down at a club! Tsk tsk.
Traver bought tickets to the bar, with two for beer and two for mixed drinks (intended for me). I'm not a big fan of the alcohol taste, so he had the lady at the bar mix something fruity enough that the alcoholic taste was at its minimum :)
By the time it was dinner, Traver and I were so hungry that we almost couldn't resist that piece of cake that was placed in front of us since the time we sat down at the table! Like the guy that was sitting next to us said, "the cake seemed to be teasing and laughing at us saying 'you can't touch me!'"
Afterwards, Traver and I danced to a few songs, and decided that it was time to call it a night. Overall, it was an interesting time and I learned a lot about military etiquette.
On Sunday, Traver and I woke up at around 9 in the morning to an extremely quiet house. His mom and his youngest sister was at church and his two sisters were at friends' houses. He decided to make breakfast for me (omelettes!) while I packed up and waited until everyone came back from sleepovers and church to say goodbye to them before I left. Traver took me to a historical area where there were a lot of little shops. My favorite was the used book shop. I really liked the small antique-like atmosphere of that area. There was music playing and the books were very well organized. The prices are also reasonably priced. Traver bought me a book by Amy Tan, which I keep in my purse for whenever I'm having a slow day, such as when my computer at work decides to take its sweet time starting up in the morning, during which I would read a paragraph or two.
We had lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant, and then got gelato for dessert!
I loved my time spent with him. He was sad at my leaving, but I kept myself and him from feeling sad by reminding him it's only a few weeks until I am back in North Carolina; then he can visit me more often!
Happy One Year, baby!
Nothing's new... I'm more than halfway done with my internship at Domtar, and aside from working a routine Monday through Friday, I have not done much that is different and probably will not until it's time for me to head back to school.
Last Friday, I took the day off and flew to Virginia to see Traver; firstly, because it's our one year anniversary, and secondly, because it's his Marines Corps Ball and it meant a lot to him for me to go.
I bought him a Glee season two DVD (it's our show), and I won a pink Domo for him too! It may not be anything he'd bring with him to the Barracks, but it's something for him to leave in his room at his house to remind him that I adore him ^_^
It was my first time flying by myself. While I've been flying a bajillion times (since I was around 1 and a half), I have never gone anywhere by myself before and was scared of not knowing where to go without my family guiding me. To my surprise, it was extremely easy and the people who worked at the airport were very helpful with any questions I had.
Unfortunately, Traver was doing his Marines duty and his family were all busy, so I had to get a taxi to go to his house, which was pretty expensive since it was right around the time that people get off work that I landed. His mom offered to pay for my cab, but I felt guilty I decided to pay for it myself (it was $100!). She wouldn't let me pay for it and I felt so bad! With Brian's suggestion, I tried to help out around the house as much as I can during my stay.
One of the best parts of visiting Traver in Virginia is getting to spend time with his little sister. He has three sisters and a brother, but since his youngest sister has the most free time, I usually spend the most time with her out of all his siblings. She is so cute! I find her so adorable! We did our nails, made facial masks, and she also put on makeup with me while I was getting ready for the ball.
I wore a black dress, as I was told that it's best to not outshine my date. To my dismay, I saw a girl in a short tube dress! All the girls were wearing floor length gowns that complimented their date/boyfriend/husband's uniforms, and here this girl is dressing like she's about to get down at a club! Tsk tsk.
Traver bought tickets to the bar, with two for beer and two for mixed drinks (intended for me). I'm not a big fan of the alcohol taste, so he had the lady at the bar mix something fruity enough that the alcoholic taste was at its minimum :)By the time it was dinner, Traver and I were so hungry that we almost couldn't resist that piece of cake that was placed in front of us since the time we sat down at the table! Like the guy that was sitting next to us said, "the cake seemed to be teasing and laughing at us saying 'you can't touch me!'"
Afterwards, Traver and I danced to a few songs, and decided that it was time to call it a night. Overall, it was an interesting time and I learned a lot about military etiquette.
On Sunday, Traver and I woke up at around 9 in the morning to an extremely quiet house. His mom and his youngest sister was at church and his two sisters were at friends' houses. He decided to make breakfast for me (omelettes!) while I packed up and waited until everyone came back from sleepovers and church to say goodbye to them before I left. Traver took me to a historical area where there were a lot of little shops. My favorite was the used book shop. I really liked the small antique-like atmosphere of that area. There was music playing and the books were very well organized. The prices are also reasonably priced. Traver bought me a book by Amy Tan, which I keep in my purse for whenever I'm having a slow day, such as when my computer at work decides to take its sweet time starting up in the morning, during which I would read a paragraph or two.
We had lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant, and then got gelato for dessert!
I loved my time spent with him. He was sad at my leaving, but I kept myself and him from feeling sad by reminding him it's only a few weeks until I am back in North Carolina; then he can visit me more often!
Happy One Year, baby!
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