Thoughts

I have always been the person who goes above and beyond when people are in need. As the saying goes "treat others the way you want to be treated."

I know I will meet and lose people as the years pass. Its all a learning experience. The most important lesson I have learned is family will always be there, for that I am beyond greatful for my wonderful parents and 4 brothers. At the end of the day I can also count those who truly care for me.

For the past 6 months I have been working nonstop for a company. I without a doubt have met amazing people that showed me the value of hard work and dedication. All of the experiences I have been through while working have only built my character. Everyday I show up to work not knowing what problems will arise. Am I prepare for these obstacles?? HECK NO. The amazing thing is that at the end of the day is knowing you took care of business! Having your boss tell you after a hectic day "Good Job" goes a long way. Not only have I been working nonstop and over 50hrs every week, but I have also managed to keep going to school. I don't know how I have managed....but I have managed.

I know a lot of people at the age of 22 are in the same position as I am. Were all we do is either work, go to school and somehow manage to eat a granola bar in between. I know a lot of 22 years who are also raising a family while juggling both work and school. Somedays I just don't see the point or as some people call it "the light at the end of the tunnel." Somedays I just want to stay curled in bed and watch an entire season of American Horror Story.

BUT......
I know someday all this amount of extreme dedication, hard work and tiredness will pay off. Sure its nice to be rewarded for all efforts by having nice things. But thats not going to be enough motivation to keep pushing. Theres more to life than just materialistic gains. The amount of mystery as to what else is there to gain is what keeps me going. Its what pushes me to get out of bed every morning.

And to those who I have lost already, I hope you truly understand why I have been gone. Its not that I just gave up on our friendship. I hope we can all just see the bigger picture and not forget to enjoy every moment of this tremendously difficult path!!!

1 year AGO

What can I say....life is full of unexpected turns. I have laughed and cried this year. I have gained and lost friends.  At the end of the day I am extremely happy of where life has taken me. I had a plan where I was forced to make adjustments.  I learned and learned that everyday we will go through obstacles that force us to fight and fight and fight! I am making sure I am living MY life :D

Happiness

I love the feeling of being happy! Smiling for no reason. Having people tell me that I smile a lot and that makes them smile too. Ever since Tuesday. Got some really good news. I'll probably share this good news by the end of the week. 

Little Brother

Today is my littlest brother's birthday. I have four brothers. The oldest is 26, the other one is 22, then its me, then the other one is 14 and now Dewy is 12 years old. I went to work for 3 hours and on my way back home brought the cake. I got a chocoflan. Which is a combination of flan and chocolate cake. We ate carne asada and rice. Then we headed to Ross and Walmart. 

Black

Today was FUN!! First thing I did when I woke up was go run. I broke my lowest time running a mile...Back in June I ran a mile in16 minutes and 45 seconds and today I did it in 11 minutes and 8 seconds. Yay! Then I had to get ready to buy my work uniform. I went to Ross. I have to go dress in black...head to toe. The shirt we wear has to have a collar and we cannot wear jeans (because the burn is worst if you drop something hot). Our shoes need to also be completely black. Since I couldn't find any shoes at Ross I had to go to the Vans outlet. It was already 11:45 am when I was barely driving to Vans. I was starting to freak out since I had to be at work at 1pm. It only took me 10 minutes to go in and out of the Vans store. Felt like flash!! I got home at 12:20pm and just got ready. Today I learned how to use the Espresso machine and how to make a great Espresso shot! :) We did like 6 different hot drinks...just to be short...I got really hyper. I sure I'm still hyper. Anyways can't wait for tomorrow since we are going to learn how to make cold drinks..my favorite!!!

Coffee

The story about how coffee is made is amazing. We drink so much coffee and it would be nice to know what we are drinking and just all the amount of time it takes to be prepared. First of all I didn't know that coffee came from cherries. I'm just paraphrasing so just stick with me lol then it is hand picked and then roasted. There's more specific steps so don't think I'm giving the wrong information haha anyways! Today I tried Ethopian, Honduras, and panama brewed coffee. It was good! Just can't wait for tomorrow. 

Happiness.

Still can't believe I start training tomorrow. Today I went to pick my mom up at the airport. Took her out to eat at her favorite hamburger place, In-n-Out. She was telling me all about her trip and it made me want to go with her next time she goes. So I can't wait for that! As we drove back home I realized that I didn't even eat my entire cheeseburger. Before my surgery I was capable of eating an entire double double burger and fries. I'm happy in a way that I can feel my body changing. We got home and she gave me all the little gifts my cousins had sent from Mexico. I received a little doll and a hello kitty charm bracelet. 

After my mom was done passing out everything, I realized I had to print some papers out for tomorrow. I officially start training tomorrow I can't wait :) I'm still in shock at how fast all of this is happening. I applied for this job back in May, it is now August. To be honest I already had forgotten about this job. Anyways, everything happens for a reason and I just know that this job feels right. Lets see how tomorrow goes.