things that make me happy
(1.) home

i’ve been pretty homesick these past few weeks, something that sort of caught me off guard because i’m normally so busy that i find little time to sit around and miss home. after moving into my new los angeles apartment this year, i, for some reason, had this unbearable longing to go home. i guess it was more of the people i missed than the actual place. it isn’t even that i haven’t been enjoying things at school, it was more that i had such a great summer at home with my family and friends that i couldn’t help missing the comfort of having that around me all the time.

i missed being silly with my sister or having conversations over lunch with my mom that only a mother and daughter can really have. i missed going out with meg, watching movies with sarno, and late night chats with katie.

visiting home last weekend was a nice remedy for my recent homesickness. it was nice seeing my mommy, little sister, bob, and katie in my short visit back to orange county.

i was lucky enough to attend my mom’s dance performance, and it made me so happy to see her enjoying a hobby that she had just recently picked up a few years ago.

(2.) my bike
i can’t believe what a pain it has been to get a bike this year. it’s almost as if when my bike was stolen last year, i had a long list of hurdles to jump before i could finally get a bike that would work well for me. the story of my bike search is so long, i don’t feel like i can explain it in the short amount of time i have to blog. it mainly consisted of many trips to target and the UV bike shop.. all resulting mostly in frustration and no real gain.

but despite all this, i luckily have been able to find a bike from a local bike shop that has ethical business practices and great customer service. it has made my life 100 x easier already to travel with a bike around the USC area. i feel so much more relieved to finally have the whole bike search complete.