Privileged people

Today for work I had a meeting at LA County-USC hospital. I had seen the big concrete building before driving on the freeway, but had never actually been there. I do remember seeing the front of the hospital in a movie, Blood in Blood Out. If anyone's ever seen this movie, there's a scene where one of the guy gets hurt and goes to the County Hospital. The whole family is walking down the long concrete steps. I thought of this scene as I walked up the steps and, contrary to what the movie shows, I saw no homeboys there. ;)

Anyways, I first had to find parking and this was no small feat. The visitor and patient parking was nowhere to be seen, but I did find a small parking lot and decided to take my chances. I found a spot all the way in the back, after checking for any signs that might indicate I could not park there. There weren't any.

So I'm walking through the lot, running a bit late, and this lady in a white car with a big Avon sticker on the side of the door starts yelling at me. "You need to move your car and give me your space!" I was speechless! Who did this lady think she was!!! I told her that there were other spots (I actually think I got the last one), and she kept insisting that I move my car because she worked here and had a right to park here. I moved around her car and continued to make my way through the lot.

I'm almost to the street when she comes around again, yelling that I move my car. She threatened that the parking attendant would give me a ticket. I again told her I was not going to move my car and ignored her insane request.

I was so pissed that this lady thought she could intimidate me and make me give up my spot. I knew for a fact she had not seen me get out of my car, so she had no idea if I had a right to park there or not. Later, Marco said some people have this crazy sense of privilege and this woman thought I owed her the parking spot. It just amazes me that people can be so rude and willing to walk all over others. I was proud of myself for standing my ground and not letting this crazy woman get away with her demands. I'm a goody-two-shoes and don't like getting in trouble. But this lady was just too much, even for me.

My best friend's wedding

Saturday my good friend Jessica became Mrs. Jessica Quan. The ceremony was beautiful and the couple was beaming! I was the maid of honor and had a blast helping Jess with some of the planning and during the actual wedding.

I felt so important, walking down the aisle by myself, holding the bride's bouquet, and fixing her train during the ceremony ;) I also said a few words during the reception. I had it all typed out and had spent a considerable amount of time writing it. When it came time to stand on stage, with the microphone and say my speech, I was so nervous my hands were shaking! But as I got into it I felt calmer, and seeing Jessica's tears was all worth it (not that I made her cry, but that my words were special to her)

The wedding took place on the roof garden of the Sheraton in Universal City. It's actually all enclosed, so it's not really a garden, but you get an almost 360 degree view of the area from the floor to ceiling windows. It was awesome! The MC did a great job at getting people to dance and it all went by too fast. Before I knew it, most of the guests had left, leaving the couple's closest friends on the dance floor :)

Being at the wedding got me thinking of my wedding. The vows we made to each other and the sacred promise of making the other person happy. Every morning I wake up next to Marco (well, sometimes Vinnie) and every night I go home to my hubby, and it's a beautiful feeling.

I love weddings, especially when I know the couple is truly happy and meant for each other. I'm such a sucker for this stuff!

Something new...

So I finally did it, I'm going out of my comfort zone and trying something new. Blogging.
Why? I'm not sure.
I guess I really enjoy reading what's going on with others and thought it would be cool to share my thoughts and experiences.
I'm not sure what I'm going to write about, but I figure it'll come to me.
Knowing me, I will probably spend my time writing about the things I love, my husband, my bulldog, my family and friends, music, and school. I will probably also write about the stuff I don't like so much, but we'll see ;)

So I ask for your patience while I get the hang of this and welcome to my life, through purple colored glasses....