Fullerton Arboretum

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HEYY GUYS (AND GIRLS)! So today, I hung out with one of my best friends, Celeste, at the Fullerton Arboretum. It was super duper pretty, but I must say, there were quite a lot of people and it was pretty humid. But overall, it was a great day to get out of the house and explore God's creation! With the beautiful scenery in the background, we  couldn't resist having our own mini photo shoot. These are a just a few of my favorites. Oh, and I edited them a lot.. as you can tell. HEHE. 

AWKWARDLY STARE INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES. LOL.

Celeste is so stunning UGH not fair

MAMA RENEE <3

HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL (: 

I know I edited pretty much all of these, except for the third picture. But I decided to test my photo editing skills, and wouldn't you say it turned out pretty nicely? NO? OH, OKAY... 

I'll talk to you people soon! 
- Melanie :)

A Note + First Time taking the Metrolink

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So first of all, I want all of you guys (and girls) to know that this blog is basically a JOURNAL ABOUT MY LIFE. Please don't take this blog seriously! This is just to let you guys get an inside scoop on my life adventures (not really).

SO ANYWAYS, the title says it all. Yesterday, I spent the day with the fam bam. We took the Metrolink from Fullerton to San Juan Capistrano. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. I had no idea why we went to SJC cause there was literally nothing to do; we ended up taking a bus to Dana Point, where we walked the pier and watched surfers.. well, surf. So after that, we ate at a delicious café, and took a bus back to the Metrolink station. Overall, super duper FUN day and I took a bunch of pics. HOPE YOU ENJOY MY ADVENTURE AT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. :)


I believe it was Dana Point beach? LOL

the café we ate at after walking the pier



Find some time for your family! This was a super refreshing, stress-reliever trip, and I'm so glad I got to spend it with my family because it's been a while since we had time together. Appreciate every little moment together and cherish it. Anyways, enough of my deep philosophies (jk). I'll talk to you guys (and girls) later!

- Melanie :)

Church Bound

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I went on a church retreat this weekend, and it was super fun and refreshing. I walked around the retreat campsite with one of my friends; we ended up taking pictures of the campus.

My friend, Shejia :)

This is probably the shortest post I've published, but I hope you guys enjoyed the Bible verses in the pics above! I'll talk to you guys soon as always.

- Melanie :)

Vincenzo's Terrazza

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Today, I decided to try an Italian restaurant called Vincenzo's Terrazza. Just a heads-up, the outside of the restaurant is NOTHING compared to the inside. Everything on the inside is so fancy and Italian-themed, but the outside is just plain dull; you wouldn't give a thought about going in. However, the service was extremely satisfying, and the food was #onpointe. No kidding. IT'S THE BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT I'VE EVER BEEN TO. And to prove my point, here's a pic:

OMG. just looking at this makes me drool.

 Isn't this the cutest, most romantic setting ever? just kidding, but still! 

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO PAY THIS RESTAURANT A VISIT. They have very good reviews on Yelp!,and I guarantee you'll want to come back again! Anyways, that's it for now. I'll talk to you guys soon!
 
- Melanie :)

Let's Go to the Beach, Let's Go Get Away

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Took this pic on the ferris wheel. It was such a BREATHTAKING view.



Banana powdered-sugar funnel cake with whip cream! YUM

I went with my friends to Santa Monica beach yesterday, and we had quite an adventure. Instead of staying in the shallow end like we thought we would, we ended up getting drenched from head-to-toe from these HUGE waves for a good 2 hours. After that, we got hungry so we walked to Subway, then to 3rd Street Promenade in our wet clothes, which was a HUGE struggle. I thought 3rd Street Promenade had a cool vibe to it because it had all these little restaurants and shopping stores.  
So if you ever want to hang out with your friends, but you don't know where... the beach is always a great idea! Especially since it's summer, have some fun and relax a little. Anyways, I'll talk to you guys soon!
 
- Melanie :)