it's chowdah, not chowdaire!

i got back from boston, mass couple days ago. chris needed a date so he asked me to come be his date for his cousin's wedding. awww, thanks for picking me chris. flew out with christy and we met up with chris. we stayed at the hyatt on the charles river. it was so nice to actually see boston when it's normal weather. last time i was there we stayed indoors most of the time because it was below 28 not including the wind chill or whatever.

museum of art. highlights included hopper and donatello.







Here we are...



Eating on the sidewalks of Newbury St.



Museum of Science



Fenway Park







Cheers!



Chris' cousin's wedding in NH



acting gay in Hahvahd






USS Constitution




(acting gay on the USS constitution, trying to be like the titanic)




freedom trail







having gelato in little italy




we also went to the boston temple, prudential center, and had some boston seafood. good times, yes.

What Happens in Vegas...

Last weekend I took an end-of-the-semester road trip with a couple friends. I vowed never to go to a club again. I'm so sick of the sleaze, claustrophobia, and pole dancers; plus my feet get really tired from dancing all night because I choose to wear improper foot attire (fashion before function, what's a girl to do?). Anyway, on our way there we were stuck in traffic because of a fatal accident. As we drove by the scene we saw two body bags. The driver was either drunk or tired and the victims obviously weren't wearing seat belts when the accident occurred, their bodies were thrown out of the vehicle. It was a serious wake up call: WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS AND DON'T DRIVE IF YOU'RE SLEEPY/TIRED/INTOXICATED! I know you hear it all the time but life is so, so fragile.

So anyways, despite the mood killer, we did enjoy ourselves in Sin City. We ate at Chipotle, In N' Out, and some sushi place. We went to a few clubs-danced the night away. That picture was taken at Tryst, btw, Christy found it on their website. I love the outlet shopping there, picked up some items at French Connection. One of the girls I went with met with a well-to-do interior designer for a potential job offer. We went to her house to have brunch, supposedly. We were there for about 3 hours but she never offered any food, we were really hungry. Her house was incredible though, so it was worth the starvation.

Hula

I just got back from Hawaii. It was soooo rad! I went with my sisters Carmela and Daisy; my brothers-in-law Shawn and Micah; couple of Micah's friends Andy and Angel; and their friend Caroline. We had an amazing time! We went to Oahu and stayed there for a whole week. I've got to say that I'm so proud of myself for catching a wave and standing up on the longboard. I was told it's big deal for a girl to stand up her first time surfing so I guess that makes me sort of a big deal. My favorite adventure was the snorkeling at Shark's Cove; my favorite encounter was with Jack Johnson. I had the best shave ice and coconut cream pie a girl could ever dream of and the best hamburgers, pizza, and pineapple my taste buds have ever stumbled upon. One thing I admire about the people of Oahu is that they value and protect their land. Despite the size of the island, the green pastures seemed endless.

The creepiest thing that happended to me while I was there was I got a phone call from some random guy I've only met once. I have no idea how he got my number (If you're a guy and you're reading this, let me give you a word of advice: Don't call a girl if she didn't give you her phone number; at least a have friend in common before you do). This guy was so nerdy and aggressive; I didn't know these two characteristics could coexist in one being at the same time. Anyway, he just left a psycho message to no avail.

Trips I've taken this Year

The Happiest Place on Earth: Aug 2006

City of Angels: Aug 2006

Jet City: June 2006

Surf City: Feb 2006

"Paris?" You ask. Not quite...Sin City, actually: Aug 2006

Home of the Big Kahuna: Aug 2006

The City that Never Sleeps : May 2006

Here are some shots of the places I've been this year, not to mention Hawaii next month. This has been my most traveled year, pretty pathetic. But once I graduate and start making some mulla, I'll be running out of places to tour.

...i'm such a dork

Gaby & Christy's Trip to NYC!!!!

We went to the Opera and saw Rodelinda; it was all in Italian. A beautiful opera house, inside and out.

"Little Italy," where they have the most delicious pasta you'll ever encounter

Erasure concert at Crash Mansion. We met Andy!!!!!

The Flat Iron Bldg, one of my favorites.

Having a frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3.

Having some New York food, pretzels and hotdogs.

The Met was amazing! We were there for 5 hours and didn't even get to see half of it.

A tribute to John Lennon

I was the last stand-by person they admitted on the Late Show.

Wicked! It really was...