The rest of the long weekend was spent in Lomita with the Rosso's. First of all, I got to see a bunch of pictures of Kyle and Ryan growing up (thanks to their grandparents). Two words came to mind: PRECIOUS & roast. Second of all, I learned to play bocce ball. The boys' dad and I won every game. Mind you, I was an amateur. Perhaps I'm a bocce prodigy? Or just had a great teammate? Or both? The highlight of the trip was the 4th of July, which included more bocce, mimosas, pool time (+sunshine=tan lines...even with SPF 70), delicious BBQ, and the Galaxy game. Landon Donovan is the man. One of the pictures I have is of Kyle showing off his undying love for Poly while we were at dinner:
For the past week and a half, I've been exploring the Bay (from Marin to San Jose), and dealing with less fun things. First off, my Dad is getting married this Saturday! However, it will be a bittersweet-emphasizing the sweetness, surely-event due to a death in his fiance's family. Velveeta has been handling everything with an inner strength I'm beyond impressed by. Her daughter (my soon-to-be stepsister) is in San Jose for the summer with her dad; so, Ryan and I used this as an excuse to visit her, where we were wiped out by a day filled with roller skating (at a retro, or rather trashy roller rink), Chuck E. Cheese (we earned 970 tickets!!!!), and lots of food. The second, far more trivial event, was the fact I looked slightly like an ogre; my eye was swollen and I had to go to urgent care. Apparently I had a cyst or something, which didn't heal on its own. Luckily, antibiotics fixed it just in time for wedding photos this weekend. Don't worry! My family and some friends had already helped start designing eye patches that would both 1. match the wedding color scheme and 2. provide a great deal of pirate jokes for the rest of my life.
My internship is going incredibly well. I honestly cannot express how happy I am there. I had to take a few days off for the sake of the not-so-good events mentioned above, but it was ok considering how organized the museum is with their exhibition management. We had a fabulous opening of the Toy Theatres exhibit this past Tuesday. That morning I was able to have a great breakfast with Chaz, a Poly Rep who was in SF for the weekend, and got into the museum to finish last minute preparations with the theaters themselves, arrange all the flowers, mount and cut figurines on foamcore (for the decor), set up tables, the bar, and help pull off a very successful evening. I was impressed by how many people showed up, and got to meet a few local curators. Considering I was working the bar, I hope they liked me a bit...I mean, most people did since I poured a tad bigger than most would. Some lovely AOII sisters came, too!!!! None of us would ever give up an opportunity to drink wine in museums. It was so great to see the Lauras and Rachel. I had gotten to see Larmo and Rach (along with Nadine, Suzie, and Katie) over the weekend when we all celebrated Katie and Suzie's birthdays at Pier 39. The best part about being in SF is how many wonderful people are all close by.
This past weekend was incredibly relaxing. After lots of stress for my family, and having a major disappointment where I couldn't go home to celebrate one of my best friend's graduation at her grad party, it worked out where I simply chilled with good people. Ryan surprised me with a trip to outdoor hot tubs in Marin and a totally gluten-free dinner at Cafe Gratitude. YUM! The next day, we had delicious Puerto Rican cuisine at San Rafael's finest-Sol Food; a Poly Rep gathering went off two blocks from me at Molly Choma's house. It felt amazing to spend time and play an epic game of Apples to Apples with Lara, Molly, Angela, and Alli Crump. Actually we discovered a new fact for tours: Architecture Engineers who are heavily involved in a multitude of outside activities will develop gray hairs at the ripe age of 23. Note the picture of Alli.
The next day was the AOII girls' birthday lunch, and I also had the pleasure of meeting one of Ryan's closest friends, Grant, over an elaborate gourmet meal filled with delicious wine and stimulating conversation. Grant is one of those people where, upon meeting him, you immediately feel comfortable and safe to be yourself. His house is like an unfinished log cabin with a fire place, candlestick holders covered in layers and layers of boldly colored wax, beautiful wooden beams, and a sink that's like a huge metal wash tub with a water pump for the faucet. It was essentially one of those nights I'll be looking forward to occurring again. Also, DPod and ShellBell were both up here two weeks ago! We all got to hang out. Shelly and I had explored Golden Gate Park a bit a few weeks ago. Danielle and I checked out the Calder to Warhol exhibit and the Anniversary exhibit at SFMOMA. The three of us also were able to grab dinner with Maya Ben Barak, an old friend who was the Regional President when I first joined BBG in high school. It was so good to see them; I can't wait to get down to SD to visit Shelly. Luckily, Danielle's boyfriend got a job up in SF when they were visiting...so hopefully, I'll just be seeing them up here soon!
Here are some great pictures from MOMA and from Ryan and my adventures with Maddie in San Jose:
Two Shells by Edward Weston
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
Guardians of the Secret by Jackson Pollock
Michael Jackson and Bubbles by Jeff Koons
Kyalami by Frank Stella (acrylic on aluminum...with glitter!)
workin' for The Man is tying someone down...
Radio by Roy Lichtenstein
No Radio by Barbara Kruger
Nine Multi-colored Marilyns by Andy Warhol!!!!
so, we found Waldo....
Maddie showed us how she is capable of licking her armpit...
My dad says this is from Batman. Madison says it's from Wizards of Waverly Place.
Chuck E. Cheese! :)
The past few days, one of my besties from college has been working a trade show in SF. So, Jen and I have been able to hang out, shop, eat (found the BEST sushi place), and whatnot. All in all, it's been a great time up here! I'll be home all weekend for my dad's wedding. It's going to be so wonderful seeing everyone! More updates to come. :)
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