Aubree's Sweet 16 (11-21-2016)

Hello everyone! Today is the day! It's my beautiful and wonderful girlfriend's (Aubree's) 16th birthday!!!

 

So.... today started off at 2:45 PM. We met at the Met Cinema in Oakhurst, to watch Dr. Strange. 

 

And yes..... I'm the type of blogger who literally takes pictures of EVERYTHING. So...anyways... here's the theater:

Selfie time before the movie! 

 

Here's a selfie of Me and my girl!!

 

So after the movie was over, which by the way was awesome, we went to Round Table Pizza. We are, and then we played some games. Kyra won them all. Lol. 

Next, it was time for the cake! Isn't it nice?

 

Happy birthday sweetie! We're all SO very proud of you!!

 

Here's a video. I hope it works. 

So... yeah. It was great. Next, Aubree opened her gifts, and she opens mine second, and then my moms. Here are the pictures. I think she liked the card the best. 

 

My moms:

 

Lastly, we all signed/wrote a note on her birthday board. She liked it a lot!

 

Here's Laney and Amberlee having fun with Kris' hair. Lol. 

 

I hope you all enjoed this post!! God bless, and see you all soon!

Aubree... you are the best gift of all, and I love you with all my heart!! 

It's now 10:00 PM, and Aubree is officially 16!!! Yay!

Sincerely. Your dear friend and brother in Christ,

Cristian Mendoza

Surprising Aubree

     So... today, November 20th, 2016, Aubree had a concert with the Oakhurst Community Band, and I told her that I wasn't going to make it. For those of you who didn't know, I have been at California Baptist University since September 6th of this year, so it has been hard for me (not being able to see Aubree and all).

     Here's the deal... I told Aubree a while back that I was going on thanksgiving break on the 23rd of November when it was actually on the 19th. So... I decided that I wanted to surprise her when she least expected it... at the concert. So months went by, and the days flew by too until it was finally the 19th! My mom came to pick me up, and she brought me home that day. When we got home, my cat, Percy, was confused, and it took him a while to figure it out, but he loves me again now. LOL.

     The next day (20th), came by and I was sick...my throat hurt, and my nose was stuffy... go figure. So... I obviously got her gifts for her birthday, but I also got her a rose arrangement (red roses are her favorite flower). Here's what they look like...aren't they gorgeous??!!

     So anyways... that's it for the gifts. So later on that day (my friend Laney and I had it all planned out), Laney took Aubree by fellowship hall after her rehearsal for the concert, and she told her that she had a surprise to show her. Then she told her to close her eyes. She turned her around and told her to open her eyes. After a second, her eyes focused on me, and her jaw dropped because she was so happy to see me. So she ran into my arms and we hugged for a minute. She was so happy! I just love her so much! Here is a picture that I took after the concert was over. She really loves the flowers that I got her.

Here is a picture of her and I (below).

Here is a picture of her and my friend Laney (for those of you who know Kris Hawkins, this is his girlfriend) [below].

     So anyways... this was a great day for both Aubree and me, and she was REALLY happy. I love you Aubree! You're the BEST girlfriend that ANY guy could ask for! Thank you for waiting for me, and I hope you know that I think that you are worth the wait. I'm grateful to God for you, and I can't wait for your birthday tomorrow; it's going to be SO much fun!

P.S. Yes... There will be another post tomorrow, so stay tuned...

I hope you enjoyed this post! God bless, and see y'all tomorrow!

Sincerely. Your Dear Friend and Brother in Christ,

Cristian Mendoza

Saturday Afternoon Munchies (Post 1 - 10/22/16)

So... today is the first day of eating out on Saturday's. Today, my friend Robbie and I ate out. We decided to eat at Blaze Pizza here in Riverside. 

Getting ready to board the bus. 

 

 

First off, I LOVE how they actually let you SEE the toppings that are going on your pizza. 

In the oven it goes! 

Look at this pizza! It's SOO good. It tasted good, had a phenomenal crust, and above all, it was only a little over $8!!!! How great is that. I'd rather spend that than $20+ at Pizza Factory. Sorry. I would. 

I hope you enjoyed this post! See you all soon! 

Sincerely. Your Friend,

Cristian Mendoza

S.T.E.P. Event at Bourns Inc. (10/6/16)

Hello everyone! This post is about the S.T.E.P. event that I went to with my engineering team. We built a 3D printed robot (only the bicep), and we were there to demonstrate it to students, and to encourage them to become engineers.

Here we are on our way to Bourns Inc.

We are here! There were TONS of great exhibits. Scroll to the bottom to check out a video of a NAO robot that we will be using in the future for engineering.

here is the forearm and hand of the rest of the right side of the robot's arm.

Trying to get the bicep to cooperate, but the pieces broke that were connected to a servo.

Heres our bicep. Lol.

Some of CBU's other 3D printed objects. I like this plane motor system made of wood and 3D-Printed parts.

The kids loved our stuff. Pretty cool!

Look at all of these kids, and there were WAY more than this throughout the whole building.

One of CBU's teas used the NAO T14 model to demonstrate the power of robotics in engineering.

This guy knows his stuff! Great job!

Well... I hope you all enjoyed this post! Talk to you all soon, and God bless!

Sincerely. Your Friend,

Cristian Mendoza

Volunteering At Calvary Presbyterian Church

Hey guys! It's Saturday, October 1st, and today, my FOCUS group at CBU got to go and help clean at a local church in Riverside. 

It's kind of an old fashioned looking church. It's cool!!

It's a really cool church inside and out. 

Here is something terrible. It was funny for 2 seconds, but then it wasn't. So... one of my friends, Scott, said as we were going down stairs that it was the "stairway to hell" because it was a narrow stairway. Then two seconds after he said that, we heard a strange scraping noise. But it was just someone opening a sliding door. Lol. Anyways... we cleaned shelves infested with spiders and other bugs. Then we cleaned tables and chairs. 

We also had to wash windows. But that made me sad, because Aubree's dad owns a window washing business, and that just reminded me even more about her. I miss her SOO much!

 

I love you Aubree!!

Thanks for reading my post! God bless! See you all again soon! Lol. 

Sincerely,

Cristian Mendoza

 
 
 

Greetings & Moving into CBU

Hey there everyone! It's been a long time since i've made a post, so I thought I'd do one now!

So... as you all know, I am going to CBU!! California Baptist University. I have to be honest... for a bit, I felt weird about it, because I would be leaving my girlfriend and all, and my family.... But the way Aubree and I think about it is that if you can have a long-distance relationship and keep your love for each other strong, then when you're together in person again, then your love for each other will be stronger than ever.

So... On my way to CBU, my parents and I stopped by this McDonald's somewhere near Riverside. It is LITERALLY the BEST McDonalds You'll EVER see!!!

They have touch screen ordering machines that have little beepers to let you know when your food is ready. Cool right?!!

A nice and well-taken-care-of facility! Wish every one was like this!

AMAZING seating areas and bathrooms... Believe me... they were nice! So were the workers.

Looking good McDonald's! Just... next time... try to keep ALL of them like this? PLEASE!!

Here we go again! Hitt'n the road!

Yay! we're here! I got my bike registered!

OH! Heres my living area. BEST freshman housing on campus.

Tower Hall Rules!! Oh yeah!

HA! Where's Waldo... Waldo's....? Lol.

If you ever tour this campus, you'll agree that it is beautiful!

Staples Courtyard!

Check out my NEW MacBook Pro with a trumpet player decal! Suits me, right?!

OKAY... SOO... The next pictures are just a collections of pictures that friends, family, and Aubree sent me... and yes... they're pictures of Aubree. You might be thinking that i'm weird for doing this, but 1: She's the love of my life, and 2: these pictures have brought me joy and comfort when i haven't been feeling all that great. 

Aubree sent me a selfie!

Laney sent me this!

Look at Aubree! Doesn't she have a gorgeous smile?

Laney and Aubree at the Mariposa fair.

Isn't Aubree SO beautiful?

There's my girl and her beautiful smile!! Thank you for bringing joy and happiness into my life Aubree!

Another priceless selfie of a perfect young lady! I love you Aubree Walle! 

Well... that's it for now... I'll be making more new posts in the future. God bless you all, and I hope you're doing well!

Sincerely,

Cristian Mendoza