Warning: this is going to be one of those 'Dear Diary' blog entries because (a) I am feeling rather uninspired, (b) I'm too tired to think of clever things to say, and (c) I just need a place to blow off steam/stay stupid things without any real consequences.

That being said; today marks my last day in Oakland for the summer!  Bittersweet to be sure, but it's been so fun and the amount of time I spent here was perfect, and truth be told I miss Oregon, and my friends... and am SO ready for the adventures that I have lined up for the next few weeks!  I came down here end of June, spent most of July unemployed and bored as hell.  Did a lot of San Francisco exploring that month, made a few random friends which turned out to be pretty hilarious.  Minor mishaps, but nothing too terrible.  This month has been more work than play, which is a good thing!  Got a job making coffee right down the street from the house which was super convenient and actually pretty fun.  Worked at Outside Lands which was great, did some work for the SF Marathon which wasn't super spectacular but it paid well so who cares!  Went to my first ever Giants game - yay!  Also wAas lucky enough to get to hit up an A's game with my grandma who is a DIE hard fan, along with my aunt and her boyfriend.  Explored a bit of Oakland, spent lots of time with family.  I'd say that all in all this was a pretty successful summer away from Oregon.  Oh yeah, also, experienced my first (and probably last) Brazilian Wax and damn, that is really painful.  Like, really really painful.  Like equally as painful as ovarian cysts, which make you feel crippled/actually cripple you they hurt so bad.  Probably won't do that to myself again.  Oh, also did it on top of a nasty tanning bed sunburn - IDIOT.  Felt like masochistic yoga for a good twenty minutes or so, pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my butt.  But anyway.

Tomorrow afternoon I'll be heading down to Santa Barbara with my neurotic yet highly lovable Aunt Sabrina, the soon-to-be mother of the bride!  I think we're staying at Britt's tomorrow night, then she's renting a house for the rest of the family (my parents and Jack, my other aunt and her boyfriend, my uncle, my grandparents, and a few other random relatives who don't really count in my personal opinion but whatever), so they'll be staying together for the week.  The Bachelorette Party is on Thursday - which is all a surprise to Britt, so that should be fun.  I booked manicures and pedicures for the six of us that afternoon, then we're going to grab dinner at this restaurant called Blush, head back to the condo to mix some cocktails and do stupid Bachelorette party games and such, then hopefully head out to the bars to dance our faces off after we're two sheets to the wind.  I believe that most (if not all) of the bridal party are staunch Christian girls, so if they don't let loose for this celebration I swear to everything holy that I WILL roofie them all.

Rehearsal dinner is Friday, which should be fun because most of us haven't met "his" family.  I've also heard that his mother is a bit on the psychotic side, so maybe I'll make a new friend.  Then, the big day is Saturday - eek!  Still kinda in shock it's already here.  Damn... my cousin's getting married.  Her fiancee is so cool though, his name is Tina, I mean it.  I think I'm driving down to Hollywood Sunday with my aunt and her boyfriend and their big smelly lab (in the Range Rover which I totally call dibs on if Jen dies in some freak accident).  Staying there overnight, then probably catching the train to San Clemente/San Juan Capistrano to meet Hunter on Monday... bum around for a day then we'll be on the road to SLC come Tuesday (earrrrly) morning!

Super excited for these next few months of my life.  Some big things, some little things, some new people, some old people... some moves, some purchases, some big decisions, some searching.  We'll see.  I'm ready for it all, let's goooooo!