Father's Day

Before I start studying like crazy for the rest of the night, I want to quickly talk about my dad. Even though I think it's more off a Hallmark 'holiday' my dad means the world to me & of course he's been on my mind.

Though I'm sure a lot of people are saying this, but I truly believe that I have one of the best dads in the world. He's fair, selfless, generous, always there to give me a hug when I need it, has a great sense of humor, has stood by me even when I've let him down, & has been there to congratulate me & make me feel special even when if it's something small. He's one of a kind, I don't know any other fathers who actively asks their kids if there's anything he can do for them & mean it. He's literally taught himself material just so when I come home, I have some one that I know I can bounce concepts off of & is a reliable source. This morning he even gave me his breakfast because he saw that I was running late & he wanted me to eat something solid before I went to work. I know I'm being really corny & sentimental but I think can't talk highly enough of my dad. Of course he has his flaws like the rest of us, but I know that I'm incredibly lucky. The man is my role model, my guardian, & my rock. I love him to death & I can't imagine what my life would have been like w/o him. Every time I speak to one of my cousins I'm so surprised & quickly realize the sacrifices & stress that my dad intentionally puts himself through just so at the end of the day he can be there for me & my brother emotionally, academically, & financially.

Anyways, I'm sure you're all bored of reading this by now. But Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there & to mine, I love you.

It's one of those stories.

So last night one of my friends that I've known since I was five turned 21 so I drove out to Ann Arbor for it & all that right. Party was good, it was like a mini high school reunion, summer ale from Motor City Brewery was extremely popular. Surprisingly they had completely run out of Ghettoblaster that night so the bartender suggester that one.

Anyways, the real story is when a good friend of mine from high school drunkenly climbs into my car when I'm about to leave & Refuses to get out, insisting that he be taken to Detroit as well since he hasn't been to the city in 10 years. After arguing w/ him for a few minutes, I give up & just take him back w/ me. So this morning we walked all over main campus, midtown, downtown, Greektown, & Mexicantown. So much walking but so worth it, we got crepes, I discovered a new local artists vendor & ended up impulse buying a necklace set which I think is pretty cool (whatever Brendon! lulz), took him inside the Detroit Public Library, to Bob's Classic Kicks, to Greektown, the Riverwalk & beyond to the lighthouse (yes, there is one that exists in Detroit), the RenCen, & finally to Mexicantown for delicious food as always.

Then I drove him back & we got bubble tea & found a part thrift store, part normal store, & part DEMF-worthy apparel store all in one. Pretty cool. Then I stopped by & saw our lab intern for the summer as he lives in AA & all around it was a great day.

Oh & right when I got back I ran w/ Caleb. & found out that I'm in a lot better shape than I thought I would be which is really cool.

All in all, a very successful 24 hours.

Reliving the teenage years?

Today is the first time I've seen my best friend in a month or so & coincidentally I have had the largest pimple in a few years. It isn't trying to take over my face or anything but it's a painful under the skin protrusion. Anyways, I mentioned to my best friend that I wish I could just get rid of the pimple bc it's bother me & she responded w/ "yeah not going to lie, I've been staring at it this entire time."

In the wise words of Jordan- "aww don't cry you look fat when you cry!" (:

Other than that, I love my internship. It's been a great experience so far & I'm excited to go to work every time.

Birfday

I have to say that this is probably the best birthday (celebration) I've ever had.

I had an amazing dinner w/ my family at Shilla (sushi, ungaju, & kobi beef) & my mom made me an ice cream cake which was absolutely delicious.

My actual birthday kinda sucked between studying for my exam & a long day of orientations but it was still great because I got to hang out w/ Zach after (:

On my actual birthday, I woke up, died during my exam, came back to my apartment only to find a hairy italian sleeping in my bed so I screamed beat him over the head & ran away.

No jk, so then we laid in bed all day & hung out, watched movies, caught up, etc.

(Btw since I know you're probably reading this Brendon, sorry.)

Eventually Zach & I dragged ourselves out of my room, went to Greektown to park & get Coldstone before heading to the Concacaf soccer games: Guadeloupe vs. Panama & USA vs. Canada. We met up Sarah & Kristin for them & though the first game wasn't so exciting because Panama kept faking injuries & whatnot, it was nice to watch USA play a game where they didn't give up a goal within the first few minutes of each half.

Afterwards we walked to Grand Trunk which was unfortunately closed so we went over to Motor City where we met up Jordan, who was the only one out of the three of us that got carded hahaha.

Shitty luck, literally.

Love Belle Isle.

That was taken earlier today (Windsor is in the background), such a beautiful summer day. However, those gulls...

So I hand Danielle my water bottle after she finished running since she didn't bring any & then i feel something very warm on my leg. So I stop studying, pause, hope it was just Danielle flicking water at me, & I see green seagull poop all over my legs, shirt, & what I was laying down on.

Yeah, that would happen to me. Nothing else to do than laugh & hope the stains come out of my white shirt.