My 2 week August break flew. I went to Palm Desert for a couple of days... I got some sun time and relaxed with the family, then headed up to San Fransisco for the Outside Lands Art and Music Festival.I had a blast with Shawn, a fellow AUC student!! We got to see Beck and Radiohead perform! There were thousands upon thousands of people at Golden Gate Park... by far the most adventurous and insane concert I have ever been to. (I snuck in a little shopping at Union Square as well)After our SF getaway, we headed home- back to Thousand Oaks. The sisters and I had a night out in Pasadena at a cute little place called Mojitos. Then, Alec came home for a couple of days! We went to the Jack Johnson concert at UCSB's Harder Stadium (the BEST concert I have been to thus far), then Alec and I headed up the coast to Pismo Beach! I am happy I got to spend some quality time with the parents, sisters and Alec, but, definitely not enough time as I would have liked (for the family and friends I did not get to see- I will be home mid- December). It was a fun- filled vacation and I can not wait to be back in California! Now, time to get serious about studying. I started Pathology II, Behavioral Science and Neuroscience yesterday. Let the sleepless nights, green tea binges and study jams begin!