sunny side up

A certain someone sent me a dozen white roses yesterday. Needless to say, there is a smile still on my face.

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Tonight i'm leading worship in our cafe for our midweek bible study. Got to have some great quiet time this morning but it's still all just junk if the Holy Spirit doesn't come light it up and make it sweet.

tonight's the night, it's gonna be alright...

I started doing 'morning prayer' in my office with a few girls, and the Lord is adding to the numbers every day! Here's a pic of me with some of my girls from work on a company outing (it was about a month ago; we went on a yacht and cruised around in Newport Harbor, had lunch then all went shopping at South Coast Plaza afterwards. Fun day!) The one of me and the guy (Joseph) was a victory shot since we were both the "Cleanest Office" winners (holding up our trophies). And not to worry mom, my drink was a Shirley Temple...

Tonight is the third installment of the women's home fellowship group my friend Lindsay and I started. It's been so awesome to have such a relaxing, prayerful, real, fun environment to meet with these girls. We prayed about who to approach, mainly to rope in some of the women who just started coming to our church, to make sure they had the chance to grow some roots and good relationships (exactly what I would have wanted when I was new to Calvary Chapel Beachside). Anyway, I'm sure it'll be another great time...as long as it's always about the Lord, it always going to be good!

jay walking and some 'hola cancun!!'

a few months ago some girlfriends and i got to go to the Jay Leno show (justin timberlake was on the show and cheryl crow was performing). it was such a blast. one of the girls in our group works on the show so we got to take a pic with the BMOC (big man on campus).

here are some pics from my recent cancun trip. it was gorgeous, so clean, very americanized and if its up to me, i would love to go back. i had a great time with friends and laying by the water everyday was simply blissful. i highly recommend a visit.

too much fun in the office

this is what i really do all day. it was a co-worker's birthday so we had to trash her office. this is from a few months back but i thought i'd share it nonetheless. it took us about 2 hours to do all the damage and it took her about ten minutes to clean it up...what a disappointment!

50 pounds of food and 50 years of life

it was so much fun! mom's 50th birthday party ended up being a hit. we did a speed yahtzee tournament with almost everyone who came (there were about 40+ people there), ate cake, ate food, laughed and had a great time. mom got a very special gift from justin and april that i'm sure you can read about on her blog. there was alot to do so i didn't really get very many pictures but i'm hoping some will surface soon for me to post. the people that came were a fun crowd and Paul came early to help set up, cook and generally do whatever was needed. it was such a great help, he has no idea how much i appreciated that. anyway...happy 50th MOM! Love you!

work...grrrrrrr

last week was a long week. i had a project due on friday that had me up with finishing touches until 12:45am thursday night. to my satisfaction, my boss accepted it with much praise and great feedback. it was a wonderfully relaxing weekend, knowing this monstrosity was behind me. the hours of research and mental focus were enough to require a small vacation for the come-down. today is monday, its not even noon yet and i have been given THREE revisions to make to this report. normally, this wouldn't seem so bad but for anyone in the business world, you know when a project of any magnitude gets kicked back to you, it will mean many more hours of research. It's not like english class in 4rth grade when you need to rewrite a paragraph or repunctuate a sentence. AHHHHHH, frustration doesn't quite capture the emotion going through me right now. i can't ever recall any other time i've questioned this boss's judgement, i really enjoy working for him. he's fair, honest, knowledgeable and probably my favorite boss to date. this is tarnishing his gleaming record. he has sensed my frustration (probably becuase i just expressed it to him without being very discreet) and is now taking me to lunch. we'll have some interesting dialog, no doubt. Dear Lord, let me be respectful, humble and flexible. i need to remember that i represent YOU and not me. (muffled grumbling)

worth every mile

yesterday was another visit to see mom and dad. there were so many laughs between the three of us, i'm surprised there weren't more trips to the bathroom. a brief overview of the day: mom cheated at yahtzee (and still lost...to me), dad couldn't contort his body gracefully enough to get into into the back seat of my car in less than 25 minutes, while we were all running the dogs...all FOUR of them, dad flung the chuck-it right in front of me and shot muddy dog spit chunks all over me...it was hysterical. here's duke with his replacement, Brody. the day ended with a delicious dinner at el torito...yummy. I love you mom and dad!

ashes, ashes

even though the so cal fires aren't burning in huntington, there are ashes everywhere..... my car looks like it has a bad case of dandruff. the air isn't too bad here at the beach right near the water (at work all day) but at home, which is literally less than a mile from here, it is much thicker and smokier. but a friend's husband is fighting the fires in irvine and he thinks it should be under control very soon so that's a relief.

one more thing...

couldn't figure out how to rotate this picture but this was one of the sweetest moments of the whole day. after everyone started packing up the tables and chairs, my dad put on his beloved Johnny Mathis cd and took my mom out on the dance floor. then someone asked them where to put the folded up tables, my dad answered "i'm sorry, we can't hear you right now. we're in our own little world". here's one of the three of us and a shot at the end of the night of my mom, looking gorgeous as ever.

they did it!

it was a sunny, gorgeous day (though not without its mishaps) and he cried all the way through the ceremony. it was very sweet. the reception had toasting, dancing, a small fire, tons of pictures and more rice than either justin or april could eat for a whole year in china. they are honeymooning at my hotel so i've seen alot of them. they are absolutley on cloud9 and seem to be overflowing with love for the Lord and for each other.

the big day...

tomorrow justin and april say their "i do's"...and i can't beleive how many "to do's" there are! not to worry steph and carrie, i cleared my memory card so i can load up the camera to bring you both along with me to the wedding! i posted a picture of another day i remember not too long ago...

first blog

since carrie & mike and steph & jason started their own blogs, i might as well join the family and start one myself. not that i have too many exciting things to share but i know how much i enjoy reading about them and seeing pictures so here i am....welcome to my new espot.