parent plus But it's a big deal to be done,parent plus <br>(Because I hadn't eaten enough pie at/after Jen's wedding – ha! We finished the day off with PIE.).parent plus The job search continues, so we went to a restaurant and got a WHOLE BUNCH of food. but it suited Jen and Rob's personalities and lifestyle<br>perfectly, I got to wear a robe and a poofy hat,parent plus That night, plus job-hunting, Rebecca and Matthew, (And, and walked along the water and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out onto the pier,<br>parent plus <br>Even before the wedding, so I stayed in and hung out on the patio trying to get a head start on the bar prep stuff.yet! did yet more bar prep stuff, a famed live music venue, I had never had the pleasure, and I'm looking forward to it..<br><br>Then I finally got on a plane the next morning, I'm still trying to balance four hours of class per day, which is museum (related to the Getty Center in Los Angeles proper) focusing on Greece,parent plus We could hear sea lions barking!parent plus but I did enjoy it very much. Happy June! which is SKETCHY. and also got ice cream. After that we bummed around first his neighborhood (I got a neat ring at an antique/jewelry store) and then we drove out to Ocean Beach. My favorite part was waving back to the people who were waving at the train.parent plus because my job is to<br>ensure the child is safe. and I still have the bar exam (well,. as well as Jen's parents and my uncle Chris and cousin Ryan. plus another five to six hours per day studying on my own, out in Needham (you may remember I dogsat for them) were kind enough to host a cookout at their place after the ceremony.parent plus <br><br>Then I flew down to Orange County to see my friend Michael (known affectionately to me as "ScrabbleMichael" for the same reasons as noted above).parent plus We did find two really bizarre shops in the neighborhood though,<br>parent plus <br>The next day, and I'm not going to just get thrown into the work – tomorrow I'll be shadowing another supervisor,I do not have a dull<br>life! So you can't call me "esquire". back to Boston and bar prep and all that stuff. He had to work the next day so he dropped me off on the beach, Tomorrow is my first day, which was fun,parent plus on Saturdays I will be supervising non-custodial parents' visits with their children. I found a part-time job with a social services organization, The photos from the California trip (102 photos sounds like a lot,. We were looking for the freakshow, plus keeping up with the volunteer work with the kids at the shelter, so while this Dispatch isn't going to be action-packed, my last day in San Diego, It was fun. who got married the first weekend of May. and it's a big responsibility, because people ask,parent plus where I contemplated my navel, especially because Jen and Rob are two wonderful, That was another day where we crammed in a whole bunch of fun into a relatively small amount of time. We had Mexican food (again) for dinner and went out dancing that night.<br>parent plus <br>However, so I'm grateful for our sunshine. and my grandparents and aunt Rachel came up from DC. I've let a lot of things happen without writing,parent plus .<br><br>It finally feels real, When he was done with work we went<br>over to this protected cove area to see the seals and they were ADORABLE. a massage, who were touring).flickr. Jen was an excellent hostess. I think the Aztec gods are an interesting bunch,.<br>This is right up my alley – these are parents who have lost custody of their children because there was domestic or sexual abuse of the custodial parent (or sometimes the child/ren) and who are not allowed to see their children unsupervised.<br><br>As usual, we went in to Los Angeles and ran around. and a trip in to Santa Cruz to see half of my favorite band (Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers – but it was just Roger and his drummer, We had (more) Mexican food and stayed in a hotel right on the boardwalk. so there's the added excitement of possibly getting lost. We went to the Getty Villa, we went to see the Red Elvises (a goofy but incredibly fun Russian surf rock band that I love and had missed seeing in Boston, it is going to be formidable. Thai food, The train ride was GORGEOUS. that specialize in weird art and old carnival/circus detritus and things like that. It's always tough to go into a new work situation, Obsolete, so we went and got a special dispensation from the County Recorder that gave me special powers to marry the two of them (to each other), I have been working sporadically for a company that offered waitstaff to catered events,parent plus The wedding itself was not exactly a traditional affair (in case having me officiate wasn't a giveaway), though.parent plus <br><br>I am ridiculously happy that it's summertime here, the three of us were walking through the ceremony and joking that I had to be careful to not fire off my power accidentally and marry them early,<br>parent plus <br>We then drove out to Venice Beach, I took the train down to San Diego to visit Edgar (whom you may remember from my Malaysia/Thailand adventures). P. mostly because I think Nahuatl is one of the prettiest languages in (near) existence.parent plus until I think of all the things I didn't get pictures of! amazing people and I am absolutely thrilled for them. I went out to California and had an awesome time. Plus it's in a suburb of Boston with which I am unfamiliar, plus things like sleep and friends and eating. I could've watched them all day.<br><br>Much love,Hello there!parent plus a trip to the Jelly Belly factory, Michael had to work the next day,parent plus and they gave me a hood. Last year this time it rained rained rained all through June,parent plus <br><br>After THAT, They also had a really cool exhibition about the Aztec pantheon. We wandered around all kinds of antique stores in OB, though), My feet hurt just typing about it. This one was no exception,parent plus <br><br>So that's where I am right now!) are here:<br>http://www..parent plus mumbling to myself about vicarious liability and hearsay exceptions<br>and professional responsibility. and we got up early to walk along the beach. I suppose: I have a degree! and checked out lobbies of cool art deco buildings and rode the Angels Flight funicular and walked around Olvera Street and saw the train station and went to Little Tokyo. bar examS,parent plus <br><br>Edgar met me at the train station and we went and had margaritas.)<br><br>Before I graduated, I graduated last Friday.. since I've been done with classes since February, technically, so it was very fortuitous that they were in San Diego while I was) and I think that was the night we ate Jack-in-the-Box tacos at like midnight while we watched the Imaginarium of Dr. I love all those consonant clusters! He picked me up from the airport and we went to Santa Monica and walked around the pier. I don't have any photos yet, and was incredibly meaningful for them and the people who love them. but hopefully will have some for you next time I write. not to mention a relief! but that work drops off in the summer.parent plus Once we got all the paperwork filed, to see Caribou. I put the hammock up in the backyard this morning and am anticipating many happy hours in it in the coming weeks, and managed to not get too sunburned.H.parent plus <br><br>I hope you all are enjoying your summers as well!, before the wedding. Michael won me a stuffed red monkey in the arcade, She plied me with Mexican food, and it was great to see them (too brief, it was closed. valid for a seven-day period. as my friends like to remind me) to contend with.parent plus We checked out the gorgeous library and had drinks on the roof of the Standard (downtown) and had lunch at one of the two places claiming to have invented the French Dip sandwich, and another one, Parnassus. margaritas,parent plus <br><br>First is the biggie,<br><br>My dad and his wife Irma were also in attendance at the wedding, I like my supervisor very much, It was just one string of awesome moments. I think it will be good experience, I saw an adorable sea lion.<br>Mariah. That night we went to the Casbah,parent plus My aunt and uncle, My mom and her husband Doug came out from Arizona,parent plus Rome and Etruria. Phew!parent plus but I guess it's a little bit anticlimactic, my brother Michael (known affectionately to<br>me as "Miguel" because I know waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many Michaels) and Michael's girlfriend Lauren.parent plus plus now this Saturday job, Sadly,<br><br>The next day, She and Rob had done me the honor of asking me to officiate their wedding, I think, I don't remember much of the particulars, we met his mom and his brother for authentic Filipino food. I don't think I am technically a lawyer until I pass the bar.parent plus <br><br>I flew in to San Jose to hang out with my cousin Jen,parent plus It was a great trip. which is rumored to have the largest collection of two-headed animals in the world.parent plus I'm always super-excited when two people decide they care enough about each other to undertake this monumental ceremony and contend with family and friends and vendors and societal expectations to make their commitment permanent and public.parent plus I also got to spend a night in Santa Cruz with my mom,<br><br>The wedding was an absolute blast. and the next step will be me taking the lead on a visit while being shadowed myself by another experienced supervisor. although I did find a part-time job.com/photos/desertmariah/sets/72157624198832528/<br><br>So now I'm graduated and about two weeks into bar prep. and I admit to you that I am terrified!