27-28 Weeks!

First things first, I'm feeling a LOT better! I don't sound like a frog anymore. I felt pretty bad for a few days, but steadily felt better. Today though, I feel so much better. I am very thankful for that. 

Anyway, this week was quite busy in terms of Molly. Tuesday I had my 3rd Trimester bloodwork done. The glucose test was not that bad at all. Just annoying. I also have this nasty bruise under my skin from getting my veins pricked three times. The weird one is that it didn't hurt at all. So I was rather surprised when I looked down a couple days later and had this massive bruise. Oh well. My OB let me know that they'd only call if I did have gestational diabetes. If not, I'd find out about my bloodwork at my next appointment. So far, no news! So here's hoping it keeps that way. 

Thursday, we had our 2nd and final Ultrasound! Molly cooperated and the doctor got a good look at everything he needed to. He said she looks great. The ultrasound picture isn't the best one this time around, but super cute. If you look at her closely, you can see both her eyes as she's looking straight at the "camera". 

As far as the rest of the week, Molly has been gaining weight and won't stop moving. She's particularly fond of the hours between 7-10AM, after lunch, 3-7pm, 9-midnight, and 2-4AM. Apparently, she's already getting her own schedule down. Which is really cool to realize/feel. I do have to admit though, I could do without the cartwheels at 2AM. Hubby's been having fun feeling her kick and move. She definitely loves his voice and also will NOT stop moving when he has his hand on top of where she is.

For me, I've been feeling quite wonderful (besides the cough). Not gaining too much weight, back isn't hurting too badly except at night. The only thing that's been a bit of a pain (quite literally) is the round ligament pain and also when Molly decides to dig her elbow or knee up into my ribs. I've been feeling rather awesome, though. 

I'm still amazed that I'm in my 3rd Trimester already. It's crazy to think that in 11-12 weeks, I could be holding my darling Molly! Assuming she comes on time. For all I know, she'll be late or a couple weeks early! We are sooo excited. I can't believe she's almost here! 

This weekend I went down to Escondido to visit Jess. I took the train down (which ended up being a great idea cause of how rainy and messy it was here yesterday! I did NOT want to be driving), and spent the day with her and her darling son Charlie. We had such a blast hanging out, eating good food, and talking. We traded Christmas gifts and overall, the visit was  exactly what I needed. She also introduced me to this stuff called "cookie butter" from Trader Joe's. It was like cookie dough peanut butter. Way too yummy. I need to go get myself a jar. (Thanks Jess!) 

Nothing too much happening this week. Just working and relaxing. 

Here's my picture! I'm definitely pregnant. It's a bit strange to see your stomach move of its own volition when Molly is kicking and rolling around. Hehe. 

Better late than never and bits in between.

Oh my gosh, you guys, I totally forgot to do a post about the fact this past Friday was Lover's and I's anniversary of our first date! It's been 4 years since we first went out! So I guess I'll have to do it now, and go "Better late than never!"


So. Friday, the 10th, was our fourth anniversary of being together. Four years ago on that day (It was a Sunday), after church, Lover took me on the Metro down to Downtown to "study" and hang out. He had me at "8 story library". So we studied and wandered the library for a while, and then went up to Hollywood for dinner (amazing beefdip sandwich place that is now our favorite ever!), and then Universal CityWalk where he bought me my first Dodger cap (cue the "dawwww"s). We--actually, he--spent entirely too much money on me on that first date, but oh man, was it fun! A year after that, we were in Laguna where he proposed and of course I said yes! 


I can hardly believe it's been four years. It doesn't feel that long, and yet, I can barely remember what my life was like without him. I am so happy, and it honestly feels like I've been with him my whole life. We've grown and matured together. We've helped each other become who we are and comfortable/confident in who we are. He loves me for who I am, all of me, and I love him for the same reasons. We complete each other, push each other to grow, and otherwise fit together. I can't imagine going through Life with anyone else. He encourages me to follow my dreams, pursue my interests, and to do the silly things I enjoy doing. 


So here's to us, Darling. Four years and stronger than ever, I can hardly believe this will be our 5th Christmas together. I love you, darling boy. 


<3 


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Also, in celebration of our anniversary and such, Thursday night we went out to Benihana for dinner. Oh my goodness, such great amazing food. So yummy! We also sat at a table with another friendly awesome couple, so we chatted joked the entire dinner. Then Friday night, we had our office Christmas Party, which was a blast with such great food. I also got my Christmas gift from my boss (yay bonus!!), and then Saturday, we left bright and early to head off to San Diego. Where I spent the day with my girlfriends, and Lover went up to do some fun things with teh guys.

I got to have tea/lunch/coffeedate with my best friend. We were able to chat, hang out, relax, and otherwise just get some much needed time together. We have such great conversations together and needed to hang out badly. I also got to better meet her son (OMG so cute!). We went on a walk, exchanged presents (she got me a gorgeous wall calendar!), and otherwise just relaxed with each other. It was lovely.


Then I met up with another friend to go shopping at the Nordstrom Rack. Oh my goodness, so many amazing clothes! I got my first pair of jeggings (Yes I know) that when I put on Lover's eyes went HUGE in that way that tells me I look great. I also found an adorable purple military style jacket, another cute sweater/layering thing, an amazing sexy librarian dress, a gorgeous black lacy tunic, and these gorgeous red heels for more than 1/2 off their original price!! I love this store, and thus my pocketbook is going to hate me.


Again, it was such a great time of hanging out and getting some much needed girl-time. We exchanged gifts as well (She got me adorable lipgloss, gloves, socks to go with my oxford's, and a really lovely bottle opener). All of us then met up to do dinner, and it was a lovely raucous time together. 


Overall, a much needed wonderful weekend! I am so glad it all worked out. 

This week is going to be incredibly busy and fun as Lover's family is coming into town on Friday, and then Christmas is in a week. I need to decorate and clean and bake some more. Eep! I also have some fun shopping trips planned, and other stuff. 


That was my weekend. Better late than never with a little bit in between. ;)  

Of course this is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?

Well, it's been almost a month since I last talked with you. I would love to say that's because life has been crazy and busy and going going going....


But.

In reality, it's just been going, and not very exciting and nothing worthwhile to actually blog about. (I don't even want to think about the last time I journaled was! I should get back to that too....).


October is nearly over. When on earth did that happen? All of a sudden, November is suddenly saying hello. The weather certainly has been feeling that sudden as well. It almost just decided, "Oh you know what, it's almost November. We should probably stop mucking about", and now it's been rainy and cloudy and chilly for the last two weeks. Needless to say, I am loving this weather! 


Saturday was one busy long day, but in a really fun way. I had a baby shower and a birthday party! (No, not for me.)  


The baby shower was in honor of my dear friend and also Maid of Honor who is due in 3 weeks! The shower was lovely and not too crazy. It was also simply wonderful to be able to see her and hang out. Her little boy is about ready to come any day now, which is very exciting! It's always interesting to think back and realize how much we've done and been through together.  I remember one summer visiting Hubby who was living on campus at the time and meeting her outside the doors and her excitedly showing me the picture of the wedding gown she had just gotten. Seems like such a long time ago that we were both planning our weddings and getting excited and overjoyed about being married, and now it's been over 2 years for me, a year for her, and she's about to become a momma. Wow. Time flies. 


The birthday party was for another dear friend (whose birthday is technically tomorrow). She wanted to have an autumnal celebration/birthday party where everyone would bring a favorite autumnal food or drink and also a poem/story to read. While I was thinking last week on what to bring on both accounts, I remembered when I was younger, we used to always make this delicious mini-pumpkin muffins. I didn't have the recipe but hey, google is awesome. Then I had to figure out what story or poem to bring. As I was browsing through my books and I couldn't settle on anything, I finally decided that I would just write one for her. I meant to do a short story but it turned into a poem. I then read it aloud (which always makes me nervous, because I'm terrified that no one will like it), and got the couple seconds pause when it was done and then clapping and a few "Wow"'s. So I felt a bit better. Overall, it was wonderful to celebrate autumn and her birthday! I was blessed to be a part of it and got to meet and catch up with some new and old friends. 


This week is proving to be very very busy. Tonight I have class, as usual. Tomorrow is the Glee Rocky Horror Picture Show episode which I am so excited for. I'm going to a friend's house tomorrow night to watch the original and then the show episode, because a few other people are also coming who haven't seen the original, and that just won't do. Then Wednesday, we have another dear friend coming over for sketti and garlic bread and salad and wine and lots of relaxing and hanging out. Thursday I have nothing going on except lots of cleaning because Friday evening, J&C&C are coming to hang out!! I am so excited to see them and to visit. We haven't seen them since my birthday, so I'm very excited. Plus this will give me the excuse and buddy to watch our hubbies interact and just shake our heads. Hehe. 


Then on Saturday, I'm collapsing and sleeping in. Well, it depends on if our guests stay the evening or not. If they do, then we'll probably get up to go on a walk, have some coffee, and then hit up Crepes and Grapes. If not, then definitely collapsing. Oh. Right. It's Hallowe'en, isn't it? Well, I have no idea what we're doing for that weekend. At all. I have a costume (yay!), but nothing to go to. So we shall see, I suppose. 


Finances are finally clearing up and getting settled. We're finally just about caught up from the cruise, which threw us off for most of September, as we figured it would. By the 15th, though, we'll be much more settled. Just have those last few bills to take care of. But just in time for the holidays! Which, by the way, are coming up way too fast. But it does mean Christmas music and lots of goodies and treats and amazing food. You know, I should probably go get that gym membership as soon as possible.... Hehe. 


Speaking of which, when our finances are finally settled, we'll have some extra cash that we decided to split each paycheck for us to use as we would like. (After paying off all the bills and such, of course). I'm very excited, cause it means I can go out and get the books I've been wanting to get and the random shoes and clothes I haven't gotten because they haven't been a need so much as a fun want. So yes. Now I shall be able to get some of the fun wants I would like as well as stop changing my hair all the time because I shall be getting some more fun things to do. Oh, the one thing I am going to do to my hair though is come December ish (going to give it another month or so), I'm going to have it done professionally and dye it light brown with blond highlights, so I can go back to being blonde with some fun red streaks. Actually, depending on how light my hair gets in December, might just do straight blonde. We shall see. Have also decided that I am going to once again attempt to grow it out. I miss being able to braid it and put it up in a ponytail and otherwise have fun long hair. We'll see how long this lasts of course. But, patience is a good virtue to practice, I suppose. Besides, I've pretty much feel like I've run the gambit of short hairstyles to do and I haven't really found one I love. 


I'm going to start a new thing today, and it will be called:


Things that Amuse (and by amuse, I mean annoy generally) Me At Work:


1. Having FedEx attempt to deliver a package at 7:20AM on a Monday. We're a business. Logically, this makes sense, right? 
2. No one loads their dishes into the dishwasher. Ever. Or rinses them for that matter. So I come back from lunch to find the entire sink FULL with an empty dishwasher. 
3. Any--and I do mean any--issue that happens at work is my fault and magically I'm supposed fix it instantaneously. Case in point: The internet was down last week for a couple of days. I called Tech Support, spent a good hour on the line with them before they told me that the soonest they could get a tech out was 7pm that night. When we close at 5. So next day it would be, between 8-5, which is normal for tech support people. Cue the angry and yelling of some of the attorneys, one of whom called my boss at home to complain. It all worked out in the end, but really? 
4. Getting told that in order to fix something, can't you just wiggle the doohickey and unplug-plug in the whatchamacallit? 
5. Having to hit the printer in order to fix the LCD screen on it. Per the tech on the phone's request. 
6. The coffee bought by the non-coffee drinker and decides bulk is better than flavor.
7. No one actually puts the next roll of toilet paper on the holder. Ever. 
8. Typing up my boss's Bible Studies. 
9. The way the office goes to pieces when I'm sick and there's no one there to make coffee or answer the phones. *Gasp!* 
10. Last but not least, the insane senile old lady who calls and leaves messages on every machine at all hours of the day. Today, I had 98 of them. On one of the machines.  


And that, is all I have for now, folks. I will post the poem I wrote for my friend a bit later. I actually typed it up on a typewriter, so I need to type it up to save on my netbook. Which I shall do over lunch, I think. 


Here's to actually blogging a bit more regularly. If I start getting new stuff, I probably shall if only to post pictures and get all excited over them. 


P.s. I also finished rereading Book7 last week. And I cried. The movie comes out on the 19th. I am SO EXCITED!!! 

Feeling New

(I'm sure you're all wondering what the heck the title is about. Hang on, you'll find out soon enough)


So, I haven't updated in a while. In fact, quite a while. I just haven't felt like I've had anything worthwhile to say, honestly. Life hasn't seemed exciting and, I must admit, I've been in a bit of a funk. Life has just seemed, well, rather dull lately.  Work, school, eat, sleep. Over and over and over and over again.  


But.


I have exciting things (well, I think they're exciting at least) to talk about.


A few weeks ago (almost 4 now), I decided I wanted to switch birth controls. The appeal of going for three months without the dreaded she-who-will-not-be-named-time was great, I must admit. I did a lot of research as well, though, because I'm not a fan of screwing around with my hormones anymore than necessary. What I discovered was that it is healthier for you, better for your body, and has no more severe side effects than any other birth control. So I decided to take the plunge and I switched to Seasonique. 


Oh guys, if there are any reading this, you might want to just skip over the next paragraph if you're squeamy about girlish times of the month talk. Just know switching birth control has made me feel better and healthier than I've felt in a while. 


And let me tell you, I noticed differences in about three days off of the Patch and on Seasonique. My body felt better, I've lost weight (I'll go into that more later), I have no moodswings besides the normal frustrations, my skin is softer, I have no more migraines. I'm not bloated and things are firming up that I didn't expect to. Seriously. Hubby is noticing. Overall, I feel amazing. My body feels like it's evened out, so to speak. And the funny thing is I never realized how much the Patch had been messing with me until I got off of it. I just thought I needed to "power through the bad days" because it's birth control, so of course it'll cause weird things. Boy was I wrong. 


Which leads me into the weight loss. 


I've been on a "diet" of sorts for the past four-five weeks. I decided that I was giving up carbs (breads and pastas), sugars (mostly candy and soda), and most dairy products. Which left me with eating lots of protein, fruits, veggies, and yogurt. Now, I do cheat. Sometimes. (C'mon, garlic bread?) But the point is more that I'm concentrating on not eating them as regularly as I have been, especially for snacks and lunchtimes at work. Which means I've been eating yogurt for breakfast and a hardboiled egg with veggies for lunch, usually. Or some yummy chicken with garlic and veggies. That sort of thing.  


Now, to clarify, I have done some dieting off and on since the beginning of the summer, but haven't ever really found anything that worked long term for me. I'd lose some, then I'd stop and gain it back. 


But, that yo-yo dieting included, I have lost a good 18 pounds. I'm still curvy (obviously), and I still have a bit of a belly because, well, I've come to grips that I probably will always have a belly bump of some sort. But that's not the point. The point is I've lost 18 pounds, 10 of which in the last 4-5 weeks.


Mix that with the new birthcontrol, and I really do feel new. My body doesn't feel weighted down anymore because of all the evil trans-fats and carb heavy food I was eating. I feel healthy. I feel wonderful.  


And I seriously do blame Seasonique and the change in diet. 


I haven't felt this good in years. And people are noticing (not just Hubby, either!). It's wonderful. 


Oh, and this past week we got to see our best friend and her hubby from up north for a visit. Which was lovely. We got to reconnect. Though I miss her terribly (we both do). So skype dates it is! 


Also, I got my hair cut. It's awesome. I look like Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim (without the bubblegum pink....my boss would have a cow if I showed up for work with it that color. Sad panda). 


All that to say. I'm feeling better than I have in a long while. It's awesome. 


So that's my update for now. I'll get better at updating daily instead of bi-weekly. 


P.s. Ok. Thunderstorms and pouring rain....in October. Last week it was 115. What. The. Hell. 0_0 

You say hello and I say goodbye....

Well, hello there. Yes, I know it's been a while. Almost three weeks. No, don't look at me like that. You know life gets in the way. Fine fine. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to neglect you. Are we good now? Yes? May I continue? Well, thanks. 


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It's been a really busy stressful last few weeks. I kept meaning to write something on here, but...the inspiration so to speak just never showed up. Things I wanted to write on, I shouldn't (journaled about them instead). And to be perfectly honest, life just hasn't slowed up for me lately. 


Celebrated Hubby's birthday on the 30th. That was fun! Went out to Benihana (yes, again) for dinner that night. Then the next day after a bike ride we had a fun BBQ with a bunch of friends over. Then we just relaxed and had some fun on Sunday. He had a full birthday weekend, which was awesome. He got to buy fun things he wanted, I got him some fun things, and overall, he had a great birthday [so he tells me. I think I'll believe him ;-) ] 


Hm. I suppose it's not so much been busy, as just things catching up with me and not having time/energy/willpower/wanting to write about them. A lot (if not most!) are things I'm just figuring out and dealing with in my own personhood (is that a word? Blogger says no...hrm). 


For instance, this past weekend was Mother's Day (Happy Mother's Day!!! Love to you all!!). Which put in the forefront of my mind all of my dear friends who are expecting their first baby in a few weeks or a few months. And...it was kind of hard. I know what I need to be doing and where I ought to be going, but...I still am feeling very left out and stuck in a place while they're going on their own way and moving forward. It's hard, and very restless for me. 


Which leads to the other thing (well, one of the other things) I've been wrestling and struggling with. The feeling that my (our) support group/friend group is slowly dissapaiting (however you spell that!) away. Not  maliciously, just...people moving on and away. Which is the way life is, I suppose, but also hurts and is frustrating because I (we, really) am a people-person (while being a bit of an introvert, Figure that one out!), and it's hard to realize that things are moving and changing, and feeling like you're stuck in the same place. 


Also probably why I've been feeling so restless and uneasy (in just a not at ease place, not worried about anything) place in my life right now. I feel like there's a big change coming soon for us, that it's going to happen soon, but I don't know what (though I have ideas, but that's a blog for a later time).....like you're poised on the edge of a cliff waiting to jump and knowing you're going to but haven't yet and you're bouncing back and forth on your toes, just barely staying where you are. 


That's what I'm feeling like lately, but also with a feeling like my friends have already jumped and for some reason I'm still here at the top, waiting (and anyone who knows me, knows I hate waiting!). Mix that feeling with a sense of loneliness at the moment and it makes for a very restless uneasy frustrated me. 


Though as a dear friend pointed out, sometimes that strong of a feeling of restlessness and unease (I really need to find a better word...not unease as in worry. Unease as in just antsy and pacing, almost) of where you're at is God's way of getting you prepared for some Change that is coming, whether you know when or what. 


I know that. Still....doesn't make this feeling any easier to deal with. 


Though....I suppose that's a welcome to Life and Relationships. Nothing's simple and clear-cut. It's all messy and complicated and convuluted (sp??) and hard to figure out. People who say it's all Simple and Easy are following a Script of living, not really Living. And...I've tried it that other way and it's not worth it. I'd rather be Living, thanks, with all the complications and hardships and frustrations that come with just dealing with other humans. Even if it's hard and I need reminding a lot of times.  


C'est la vie. 


P.s. Go see Iron Man 2 and stay till the end of the credits!! It was excellently done, and the cast was awesome! I personally think it was a bit better than the first, but that's a lot to do with the plot and characters...instead of the first one just setting it all up (which it did very well). 


Also, cannot wait for Inception to come out!! It looks amazing. And I'd see anything done by the Nolan Brothers. Also Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott. Plus The Last Airbender. There are just so many good movies coming out! w00t! 

Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story

It's been feeling like one of those weeks...and unfortunately, there's not much I can point at and go, "See! That's why." cause it's not that simple (things rarely are). It's just been frustrating and tiring already, and it's only Wednesday. Fantastic. (Note: if you do not hear the sarcasm in my tone, try again. That's not a good 'fantastic', that's a bad 'fantastic'.)

I have been trying--feeling frustrated with!--to figure out my plans for school. There's some really great programs I found, but I need to finish out some big PreReqs first (and get my grades up), which is rather hard to do when you're only doing 6 units at a time. I'm seriously considering transferring to a CC to finish things up. The sad one is I would be leaving my friends--though most are graduating this semester anyway, so I guess not all that sad--and the place I've done school at for a long while. Though perhaps it's time to move on. I've made some dear friends there (and met my hubby there...that's important!), and some dear bittersweet memories. Perhaps it's time for that chapter of my life to be closing. We shall find out. It's looking more and more like that. Though I do hope I can figure out a way to stay to finish out my Foreign Language requirement...

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Well, I didn't get this done before Hubby and I ran off for lunch. We met up with a friend for lunch, which was nice. She was kind enough to not mind us dropping in for 45 minutes to say hi, heat up our sketti, and hang out. She's getting married in the next several weeks, and then moving away. We're really really excited for her and her future hubby (both amazing people and totally deserve each other!) but we're really feeling the sting of going to miss both of them so very much once they're settled several hours away. It's hard having changes, and even in a broader sense, it's hard knowing that most of our friends are graduating this semester and then scattering off into the world. Changes are hard, and knowing friends you're so used to seeing on a daily/weekly basis (where you can just stop by for a quick visit unannounced) will be far enough away that you'll have to plan the trips. Even just because they'll be working and busy. That's how life is, I suppose. It's hard adjusting to, though. I'm used to it and not at the same time. I miss spontaneous trips and visits with friends. But on the other hand, I know how hard and busy life is for people, that once you get to working FT and "grownup responsibilities", it's incredibly hard to just go stop by someone's house. There's a good chance they won't be there. Heh. Such is life. It definitely makes you appreciate the friends you have, and the hardwork it takes for the relationships to stick even while apart. Hooray for texting/email/chatting/video chat, that's for sure!

Speaking of friends leaving, one of my dear dear friends got accepted into a Masters program over in Scotland. Needless to say, she's overjoyed but also a bit overwhelmed with the planning and figuring out finances. Hop over to her blog, read about her (she's a wonderful person!), and maybe donate a little bit, if you'd like, to help her fund her way to Scotland. The program is amazing, and she deserves it!

I was talking to a dear friend today about some frustrations I was having because Hubby was frustrated with his job, and I wasn't sure how to "fix it". She reminded me that sometimes I can't fix things, but that I can encourage and remind him of how much he is supporting me. Of how much he's taking care of me and how thankful I am of that, especially in a dysfunctional work environment (I'm being a bit polite here...). I thought about it, figured I had been doing that, and honestly didn't think too much of it until we were sitting in the car, waiting out our last five minutes of lunch break in the parking lot at work. He had leaned back his chair and was really worn out. So I went, "You know what, what the ---". I leaned over and whispered encouragement, support, and anything else I could think of to let him know how thankful I was for him, how he was supporting me, etc. It worked like a charm. It didn't fix everything, by any means, but I watched the stress drain from his face for a brief moment as I hugged him and felt him relax in my arms.

It reminded me that while he and I are both physical (touch is our love language, after all), we both need to reminded with words of how much we mean to each other. And I had been trying to show that through taking care of him, fixing dinner, helping him relax after work, etc (which is all good, and blesses him tremendously), but I hadn't out and out thanked him for taking care of me, supporting me. Sticking through it, so that I/we can have a good place to live, a good car to drive, and a home, together.

So take note. When your SO is feeling down and discouraged, sometimes all he needs is for you to snuggle up, hold them, and whisper, "Thank you for taking care of me. For supporting me. Even with all the hell it is, thank you."

That's my lesson learned for the day, at least. So many thanks to my friend for reminding me of it.

I was going to talk a bit about feeling frustrated with where I was again....but I realized I'm not, actually. Many of my friends are being incredibly blessed in fun unique ways, and I am sooo very happy for them. I had some things to work out, but for the most part, I am doing rather well right where I am. For that, I am thankful.

I need to do a book review on The Shack. I don't know what to make of the theology in it, nor did I pay enough attention to it, to be honest. So I should re-read it before I do any kind of review...however, after finishing it, I realized a few days later I was praying more and felt more at ease with God and able to talk to Him. My relationship shifted, of sorts. At any rate, it helped me through some struggles I was having with God, myself, because the author was struggling with similar things. I am thankful for that. And it opened up my eyes to a different perspective of God...I need to reread it, and think more on it. Overall, I'm thankful I did read it. And I'm thankful it helped.

And that's all I have for now. Life, while hard in some things, has been good in others. Which seems to be the case normally, whatever "normally" means.

Ta!

P.s. In other news, I became a semi-vegetarian (by that I mean I still occasionally eat meat, though cut eating it way back, learning how to balance meals with Hubby who still loves meat), am starting to work out with Hubby, lost 10 pounds, feel healthy, look healthy ("Hott" according to Hubby XD), and am overall feeling rather good about myself. I like eating mostly veggies and fruit. I just need to be better at getting all my protein, working on it.

Summer lovin' had me a blast Summer lovin', happened so fast

Had an amazing weekend with my best friend. She had called me up a few weeks ago and we were chatting and she said, "Hey, you should come up for a weekend!!" So I talked with Aaron about when/budget would work, and ended up going this past weekend. Took Friday off work, rode a 7:30AM train (ick!) up to Grover Beach where my friend picked me up with another friend I hadn't seen in....oh gosh, I think we said 5-6 years?? Something like that. Probably has been longer. I've known both of these girls for over....oh gosh, 10 years. No...my best friend since I was 6/7 (we went to AWANA together, no idea how we actually met. We think it was through dance-class, back in the day), and my other friend....well....we were in dance together since I was like....3? 4? Around there. So seeing both of them and getting to hang out with them was amazing. I miss them a lot, and being in that area. Though I have realized I've adapted to LA, and am now in love with big cities. Ah well.

The weather was gorgeous too!! Played in the ocean, wandered around the shops, went to see Harry Potter6 again with her. Oh, and yesterday she showed me a cute chick-flick called Sydney White. Retelling of Snow White or something like that. It was cute. Hehe. Overall, this weekend was an amazing time and a grand success!! Must do that more often! And the train isn't all that bad, as long as you have someone picking you up and all that.

Sad to see the weekend end, but I wouldn't want to be on vacation forever either. Back at work today. Wish I had today off...ah well. School starts in a few weeks (Eeee....where did the time go??), my birthday is in two weeks--well, two weeks from today--and our anniversary is coming up in a bit too. So excited about that! It's almost been a year, I can hardly believe it. Seems like forever. I don't think I've ever been as happy as I am now. I can think of only a few things that would make me happier, but...on the whole, I am happy.

It's odd to think that I'll be starting another half-time year at Biola. I'll be taking 2 night classes that I'm really excited about. I think I finally figured out what road I want to take with my schooling, and I'm very excited about what I want to do. The game-plan, somewhat loose right now in timing, is to get a psychology/counseling degree to work with child victims of abuse. Maybe get a minor in Christian Ministries or something....depends if I stay at Biola (which depends on what Aaron does after graduation and career paths for him). Either way, I know what path I'm going to take, and I believe it's where God wants me.
I can't wait to be able to focus fully on this path, and work on it full-time. Aaron is fully supportive and is very excited for me. There's something to be said of knowing where you're going and the goal you're reaching for, and it giving you more energy, instead of feeling like you're listing around (in school), not quite sure where/what you're supposed to be doing. Or even what you want to be doing. So this is a relief somewhat, and also very exciting.

I should get back to work now. Mail came in and needs sorting. I'll be honest, I can't wait for the day I won't have to be working here, and I can concentrate fully on my schooling. All in good--well, rather God's--time.

Ta!