i studied hard friday afternoon, and was promptly rewarded by a nice sushi diner in pasaassadena with the boy. we wandered the streets afterwards and ended up at borders, where i found a 4 ingredient cookbook. easy squeezy, no? we’ll find out. at least the pictures are pretty.

saturday morning, i went to volunteer for PCHAT at one of pomona’s local elementary schools. we hung out with some kids, made fruit out of play-doh, and practiced saying the different fruits and veggies in spanish. fun fun.

that afternoon, back in pasadena, ryan and i stumbled on a latino festival. they had blocked off a section of colorado blvd and set up tents for entertainment, food, and yes, a full bar. we gorged ourselves on tacos, a burrito, flan, lemonade, a tamale, and a churro. mmmm. tasty.

that night, we took the train down to hollywood and highland for drinks at twist and bowling at lucky strike for a friend’s brother’s birthday. turns out, we neither drank nor bowled, but it was still fun. i found a photo booth inside of lucky strike, and dragged kat and ryan in with me. the first shot is my arm and kat’s arm because we weren’t quite sure what was going on. the last one is freakin scary because i was midway through sticking my tounge out, and ended up looking like some kind of monster/retarded child. love it love it love it.

sunday, i spent the morning at wheatberry, the new corner bakery rival on lake. ryan and i had wandered into the place earlier and were in awe of the baked goods. so… it was just me, a strawberry and cream filled croissant, lots of tea, and my EKG book… for about 3 hours. they must have thought i was mad… but it was a great study space. big tables, no annoying music, and nice smells. i’ll be there next weekend for sure– i have to study for my exam and i’m thinking one of their croque monsieur’s will be a nice study companion.