Christmas Time is Here!

I love this time of year! I love the music, the lights, the snowmen, the cards.... pretty much everything. 94.5 has Christmas songs on 24/7 and it is now a pre-set station in my car. I have been teaching Christmas songs at work and doing plenty of Christmas crafts. When Jonathan and I got back from Iowa I wanted to put up our decorations but it was late and we were tired. I woke up at 6 am (an hour early) the next morning to put up decorations.

Christmas also means for some reason that ladies have tea parties. I went to two this weekend! One was with our church. It was so fun! We sung Christmas hymns, had a wonderful message and of course ate some delicious desserts. It was also really great cause my mom and grandma came with me at the last minute. I am certain that this happened by the will of God. The second tea was on Saturday with Campus Crusade ladies. It was pretty similar to the church one but we made crafts as well. The leadership ladies did a wonderful job putting it together. I miss being with all of my crusade friends! They are such awesome friends and people to be around!

Most of all I love this time of year because God seems to draw us together in such a joyful way. Friends and family are spending time together and that is so wonderful. I hope everyone else feels the joy of the season. Without Christ, Christmas I think can be pretty empty and meaning less, and maybe even a little depressing. I pray that everyone will remember the real meaning of Christmas this year.

Married Life

Ok, it's been a while! I am back. Looks like a few things have changed since I last posted. I have been married now for five months. It feels like it has a been longer than that though. Being married is the best thing ever. Every morning I wake up next to my husband thankful for the blessing of marriage. My husband is the best person to be around. He makes me laugh, he trusts me, he encourages me and he also tells me when I mess up ( I need to hear that every once in a while=)). He made my birthday special and he buys me tummy medicine at 11 pm. I love hearing about couples who have been married for over 10 years. I wonder what we will be like then. Experiencing it firsthand is better than all the books you can read to prepare for it. My best friend recently got engaged and I was so thrilled to hear it. I was so happy and then the news came that she will be moving to New Mexico. My best friend who lived around the corner fifth grade through high school, who was my roomate for years, who I have shared half my life with. After I got off the phone with her I cried. I cried tears of joy/sadness. I will miss my friend but then I think about how my life has changed since marriage and I can't wait for her to experience it too. I was just reading on the plane ride home from Iowa "A Woman After God's Own Heart". It was saying that when you are married you are to cleave to your husband and this means that the first person you call when you need to talk is not your best friend anymore! I am still trying to work on the cleaving but I am realizing that all your other relationships are no longer the same. However, this is a small sacrifice for the huge blessing of marriage!!

I have to go bake a cake now. The newly engaged couple is coming over for dessert!

One More Day

I didn't sleep last night very much. I think it finally clicked that I am getting married tomorrow! Yeah!!! I still feel calm. I am excited to see all the people I love together at one time. Mostly, I can't wait to be alone with my husband and not have to be busy every single second. I understand why people go on Honeymoons now. Things get so busy and crazy that you don't get much alone time together. Actually the craziness also bugs me because you start to forget why its going to be such a great day and that after all of this the rest of our lives begin. I am so happy that I get to spend the rest of my life with Jonathan. I can't wait to see where God takes us in a life and how He transforms us. I can't wait to put my dress on tomorrow! Its been sitting there for too long! I hope its not too hot and that people aren't uncomfortable. Well, its off to my rehersal I go now!

Less Then Two Weeks

Everything is coming down to the last few details...and believe me, there are a lot of details. I can't wait to be married already!! Everyone is asking me if I am getting nervous, cold feet, etc. I am not nervous yet, nor am I feeling at all inclined to back out. I am more anxious right now. I am excited that all my family will be here. I haven't seen my brother for so long. Jonathan's family will be on Mondayl. I also have two weeks off of work! woo hoo! When it comes down to it, whatever happens now, happens. I will get married not matter what.

Aside from wedding plans, I had my last day with my preschoolers yesterday. I enjoyed teaching these kids but I don't think I got that attached. However, the kids who I see everyday in the all day preschool class is another story. Can I please just take home two of them? Twin girls who are just dolls. I hope my kids turn out as sweet as them, and as cute. Well, I am sure my kids won't be Asian but they will still be cute. My co-worker is about to have her baby anytime and after the stories she tells me about having a baby and being pregnant, I hope to not be in that boat for a loooong time. If you want more details, ask me.

Tonight I am having a sleepover. Yeah! Time to clean the apartment. =)

One More Month...

Till I Get married! It's scary, exciting, everything all at once. I am getting really anxious. I am tired of planning for the day and I want it to be here already. I love our apartment, but I don't love being by myself. Well... I can handle it for now. But take for instance last night. I had nothing to do so I went to bed early. There was a spider on my wall. I had to kill it myself. =(
I actually slept ok last night. I haven't been sleeping too well. Maybe I am still getting used to somewhere new. I have been feeling super tired though lately. This weekend Jonathan and I met with Pastor Bob one last time. We went through our vows...the whole thing and said them, out loud. I cried... it felt so weird. You see so many weddings but now its us, saying the things you hear all the time. I cry at other people's weddings but this time it was different. I am gonna lose it at my wedding. That ok though. I will ok as long as Jonathan doesn't cry. Then I will REALLY lose it.

Home Sweet Home

I got the keys to my apartment on Monday! I loooove it so much. It is so perfect. Moving is alot of work, but fun work. I love going to Target. The apartment is on the secong floor. This means a lot of stairs... also a great leg work out. Hmm. I haven't used the pool or spa yet but I am looking forward to it. My parking spot is convniently located right next to my building. I have a spot. That is so cool! I don't ever have to worry about "Where am I gonna park?" or "Should I park in the driveway and get woken up and 7 am to move my car?". I also have a whole fridge to myself. This means a Costco package of yogurt and I don't have to write my name on it. Another cool thing is shower curtains. I have never had to use one untill today. I think they are kind of fun. Maintanence men came today and fixed pretty much whatever I asked them too.

The only bad news is that I am not living with my husband yet. I am alone...for now. So if anyone would like to come over (girls only, sorry guys), please let me know. I would love to have you over.

Go To Peets

I am tired of seeing Starbucks every 2 blocks. Today I went to Peets. The coffee is just as good, the atmosphere about the same. I think it might even be cheaper than Starbucks. In case anyone doesn't know, if you order your coffee and are drinking it at the shop, you should get it in a real mug. 1. Its funner. 2. It doesn't waste another cup. 3. I think its cheaper ( not sure though). Coffee is yummy. I am not addicted, however I do enjoy a nice cup of joe. It doesn't really wake me up in the morning. A shower or actually moving around in the morning is what wakes me up.

In conclusion...

I always got in trouble at school when I would finish a research paper with "In conclusion".

Drink Peets coffee. haha I just had a typo, I wrote peeps instead of Peets. I guess Easter is soon here.

Sick of...

Two things I am sick of: rain and gas prices rising.

Today at work it rained all day so I was inside from 8:15 to 6 pm with noisy 3 and 4 year olds. When I was helping the kids out of and into their cars, I got soaked. My socks were wet and I hadto deal with that the rest of the day. And my thin dress pants were soaked almost to my knees (exaggeration) and the classroom was freezing (not an exaggeration). It finally stopped late in the day. My drive home was nice and partly sunny but then I noticed it. Rotten Robbie, usually the lowest gas prices was at 2.75. I guess Costco has pretty good gas prices because there was a huge line last night. I so badly wish I could get rid of my car and use public transportation like my fiance. But I don't know if I could do that. I admit it. I can't live without my car. Sad but true.

Time Flies

The time changed last weekend and I got it right. I was up on time, my cell phone automatically changed itself. However, I have really been feeling the hour missing. I slept 10 hours last night. I can't believe I let myself be that lazy. Lucky for me, I have extra time in the day because my subbing job is over. I don't have to be at work on MWF till 4pm, and I only work for two hours. So today I went grocery shopping with roomates, ate some yummy lunch, took care of some stuff online, made a few phone calls then headed to the gym. I got there at 2:50 and I couldn't believe the time went by so fast! I only had like 20 minutes to work out. But yet the only two hours I worked were soooo slow. I don't get it.

Speaking of time flying, our wedding is in less then three months. Holy smokes. I can't wait for this wedding to be over. I mean, I am excited and our wedding will be a great time, I just can't wait to start our new life together. I hope this time goes by fast.

Anniversary

Today is the marking of a year spent with the most awesome guy in the world. I can't believe this year went by so fast. Its been filled with so much craziness....graduating, visiting parents in Iowa, getting engagaed. But nothing will ever compare to the excitement of him showing up at my house on Tuesday March 8th, 2005 and holding my hand for the first time and asking me to be with him. After waiting for sooo long and debating in my head about if this guy was even interested in me, I wasn't even sure it would ever happen. I thought I was going to die of shock when my mom told me he stopped by their house to ask their permission to start dating me. Yes, my mom sort of ruined the suprise. But it still shocked me coming from him. I was so excited that night. Of course I didn't sleep and walked around the next day with a huge smile on my face. The next time I saw him I remember how weird it felt and how akward I was feeling. I don't feel that anymore, thats for sure. I remember our first date...waiting, talking to my roomates and watching out my window for when he would show up. He was wearing a blue shirt and some crazy cool tie. We went to dinner at Maggianos in Santana Row. The two of us in this huge booth in a huge restaurant with a huge family style plate of spagetti. For the first time, he told me I looked pretty that night. Once again, me feeling akward and good at the same time.

Tonight we're going back to Maggianos. Our first family tradition I guess. =)

Leave and Cleave

I have been doing some pre-marital counseling with Steve and Kathleen Mueller, who are awesome and kind people. We have been going through a book called Preparing for Marriage. The title speaks for its self. We recently were talking about how in Genesis 2:24 it says that a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife. I am not married yet, but I am starting to practice that. My natural instinct when I am in an emergancy is to call dad. Now days, that is starting to change to "Call Jonathan". Tonight I got out of work and my car was not starting. I called Jonathan. He came to my rescue. Then I call Dad. I thought about how lucky (and spolied;) ) I have always been to have my Dad come and take care of my car, and pay for it too. I decided that its about time I took care of things myself. I called my dad back and told him we could take care of it. This is a big step for me. Leave and cleave.

Bunnies

A cute fluffy brown bunny has made its home in our front lawn. Its been munching on our lawn for breakfast and using our lawn for its toilet as well. We heard from our neighbor George that there are baby bunnies hiding somewhere on the side of our house also. I am not a big far of pets but bunnies I can handle. I have had quite a few bunnies for pets in the past. But all had tragic endings.
We got two at one time. Both boys. One named Roger and one named Peter. Peter was a fiesty rabbit and ran away from home. Roger was my favorite...I loved him so much. I was about eight when I went to Disneyland. I came back for my brother to break the news that Roger had died of heat stroke while we were gone. He burried him in our back yard. I guess that when rabbits over heat they make a screaming sort of noise. Now, I don't know if that is true or if my brother was lying. That was a sad day for me. I had many other rabbits to try and replace my beloved Roger, but none ever did.
I watched Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit last night. One of the special features was how they made the bunnies out of clay and wire. It looked so easy to make. If anyone hasn't seen this movie, you should. Why? Because it is funny and because it has bunnies in it and bunnies are cute.
Which makes me think of Easter and the Easter Bunny. Now that I think about it, a giant rabbit leaving eggs and candy for children is rather frightening.

Sad Day for Miss Jamie

Today I was one of my favorite student's last day ( if your teachers ever said they don't have favorites, they lied). Her mom just got a job so she can't have Amy in part time at school. This girl is so adorable, a little Korean girl. She is also amazingly bright but still is a kid and giggles like all the other girls. She kept telling me how much she likes me today and how much she's going to miss me. It broke my heart. I also didn't have my camera and I wanted a picture with her. Luckily today was picture day and the photographer let me take my pic with her in it. I am really going to miss this girl. I hope I have a daughter like her some day...I mean she most likely won't be Korean...but I hope she's as sweet.

Rearranging

This weekend I rearranged my room. That means that everything on one side is now on the other side. But I still sleep on the same side of the bed.

Its weird walking in and turning one way, expecting to see my desk, but its not there. I also added a decorative pillow to spice things up a bit. Jonathan made a point that I won't be living here for too much longer. I still think its nice to have it cute while i'm here.

Tonight I also ate pizza at Round Table. The sharks scored more than 4 goals, which means a free one topping personal pan pizza! My parents were nice enough to give them to me. We ate the free pizza (with Sausage ontop) and watched some speed skating.

I really like the olympics. I like watching the opening ceremonies where all the countries come in. Its nice to see all different nations coming together, although it sounds cheesy. It must be such an honor to represent your country. I love the countries where there is only one athlete, alone and proudly carrying their flag. That must be a huge honor. I can't wait to watch figure skating. I used to be one of those girls who watched it all the time and went to the Stars on Ice tours at the arena. I love to watch it but never put me on ice. I am a horrible skater. It hurts my feet.

Valentine

Here's a cute one for you folks. Yesterday Arveen was smiling at me. I asked him, "Why are you staring at me?" and he said shyly, "Because I love you". Then he ran away. He came back and I asked him again, "What did you say?" and he said, "I love you!". Then I said, "You love me? You want to be my Valentine?". Arveen replies, "I'm not a card!... I wear shoes!".

I guess that Valentines are only a card, not the person.

Speaking of that day, I am not sure how I feel about this holiday. I really think its a weird one. I was always anti-Valentines because it seems so superficial. I know someone loves me because they got me red roses on February 14th. I would rather get one flower (not a red rose) on a random day. I guess I shouldn't wait till Hallmark tells me to let someone know I care.

To all my friends who "actually read this", I appreciate you and love you today, February 9th, because you find my blog semi-interesting. =)

Have a great day.

Pre-Marital Crisis

I think it finally hit me. The stress of planning a wedding. It crept up on me slowly... and then BANG. It hit me. Figuring out how much money is left in our buget, making everyone happy (ie the mother of the bride). And ontop of that, I am going through some weird nesting sort of thing. I can't stop cleaning and I am always thinking about what I am going to be making for dinner. I actually spent time ironing the other day. I can't even remeber the last time I ironed. I am reading books like "The Excellent Wife". What is going on with me? My floor never seems to be clean enough. Jonathan better get used to long hair showing up everywhere cause I am shedding like none other. I can't believe I am getting married in less than five months.