after work i headed over to his hotel. we shuttled over to navy pier. ate at bubba gump's. rode the ferris wheel. walked down the pier and the rest is for my enjoyment. all in all, it was a great time and we're doing it again tonight.

here goes date #2 with guy #3

well...here goes date #1 with guy #3

i want to take a trip somewhere during labor day weekend. its a 4-day weekend for me. anybody? ANYBODY?

SB^3 (september baby birthday bash)...saturday sept 18, 2004
...paul
...pj
...abby
...jp
...arlene
more details to come

hot...
.....mark


hotter...
.....mark


SIGH

Pictures from Katie's 23rd Birthday @ Ontourage -- August 14, 2004.

presetting at my place...
.....pj, jen, sharon, steve, maureen, paul, juvy, me


@ ontourage...
.....paul, me, katie, jen, bobby

Pictures from Friday night for Katie's 23rd Birthday @ Belly's -- August 13, 2004.

the girls...
...katie, maureen, jen, me

im outtie
hello veekend
hello luuuuv-errrrrrrrrrr

oh yeah...i have a tattoo on my lower back/waistline of the philippine national flower -- sampaguita (jasmine) -- my college roommate drew it. big flower, medium flower, bud: to represent the growing stages in my life. i got it on july 25, 2004. it has a lot of meaning for me. its classy, simple, and unique.

History:
Sampaguita, a Spanish term, comes from the Filipino words "sumpa kita," which means "I promise you." It is a pledge of mutual love...".

something that i'm hoping for,
something that i'm looking for.

(below picture added 10/18/2004)
my tattoo...
...sampaguita (jasminum sambac)

sigh. last morning/afternoon/night was a frenzy. i was at work until 7 last night and was ready to collapse. its a-okay. we have a new person in our downtown lunch "crew": dave k. when i got back from our fried chicken lunch w/ a side of white bread (hehe) @ harold's i had to swallow a couple antacids to keep my bell-eh from exploding. a week of salads and veggies followed up with oily food doesn't do abby's bod-eh good . . . i mean well . . . no i mean good. whatevs. i, fob. after work, i took a stroll on monroe and headed east to meet up liss and we took the red line to fullerton. look at me! woo-hoo! im not the naive suburban girl anymore. i take public transportation, walk when it says dont walk, northern direction is not up at the sky, and i havent pulled out my laminated map in 2 weeks. we met up with paul/pj and watched the bears preseason game @ barleycorn -- black-n-tans, brrrr and some chicken wings. 15 minute car ride and i was home. awesomest! when i got back to the townhome, i talked with my roommates (cousin/ninang and family friend) for about an hour. granted, i lost my buzz but it was a cool talk.

i can honestly say that i'm happy.

aren't you proud? not you, you! no, no . . . the person behind you . . . yes! YOU!

hahahehehihihohohuhu

i've been talking to this guy for about 2 weeks now and we finally set a date for our 1st date. he sealed the date when he sent me the following email during lunch: "Im serious about my fortune cookie. Here ill send you a copy."

2 dates in a matter of 3 weeks? all's good in abby land.

lunch: lettuce and spinach salad with carrots, tomatoes, croutons and raspberry viniagrette dressing. mmmMMM not. gosh...where's the meat? where's the ranch full-of-fat dressing?

hopefully i can last through this eating-well-working-out thing that i have going. sigh.

Kristine's pictures from her 21st Birthday Celebration -- Aug 5 @ Bamboo Room & Aug 7 @ Zentra.

Sharon's pictures from our road trip to St. Louis to visit John & Antoinette w/ P.J., Sharon, Fatima -- July 16-18, 2004.

taking the bus was great. only took 35-40 min to get from the office door to the townhome door. sure beats an 80 min 1-way suburban commute. i was so excited and pretty proud of myself. i do pride myself on being independent. ive been thinking about that recently and it is nice to be able to rely on one sole person for things. i haven't had that comfort in a while and even if i did have the opportunity, i wouldn't let myself. i don't want to lose myself ever again. i do get a little down when i know that you have him and you have her. i don't have anyone...in that way. don't get me wrong: i have a loving family, fun friends, motivating career. but when i'm in bed with only my thoughts to keep me company and the nightlight, i always know that something will always be missing. i made dinner last night for 1 person: me. sure would've been nice if i had someone to join me. i make a mean tortellini with pesto sauce. the pasta bag was correct: ready in 15 minutes.

oh lordy. wish me luck: ill be taking the bus/bus back to my place. im liking city living so far. hopefully no item tries to grab my hand like how this one guy did this morning. eww. if something does happen, i have my u of i whistle on me.

anybody else want to go? so far i got 9 people.

...NU Jazz Festival
...Lauryn Hill
...Congress Theatre @ 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave
...Sunday September 19, 2004 8:00 PM
...general admission ticket = subtotal of $35 not incl. charges/fees/taxes

can anything else go wrong today? come on...bring it on. i'm this close (flicking you off) to breaking down. oh work. oh life. oh joy. i need my sam. my sam adam's.

some people can be the biggest pains in my arse. its a funny thing too because i thought girls can be the biggest bitches. but surprise...surprise: guys can be the biggest bitches. its amazing how you can manipulate a situation. quite amazing. im standing right now, in my cubicle, clapping...you deserve a standing ovation...a round of applause. prick.

* thank .m. YOU .a. for .r. being .c. a .e. devoted .l. reader *

go john mayer. you're body is a vonderlaand.