i miss you mimi... so very much. i will never forget the joy you brought our family.



Lord, wherever she is, please keep her safe... and watch over her. Bless her with loving people to take care of her for as long as she lives.

got the announcement on friday.
couldn't have come at a better time.

i've been promoted.

(thank you)

:)


there are a million pictures i've been meaning to post, and they just keep accumulating. these will have to suffice for now:

at the softball tournament with my most favorite player
minky, my best friend kimmie's dog and tucker's future wife

better late than never!! thanks to their birthday surprise, i had 2 birthdays this year! (sorry i don't have a picture of all of you - if you're reading this, SEND ME PICTURES)


this was their birthday present for me. what can i say, i am the luckiest small group leader! :)

i promise to post many many recent pictures of my adorable little nephew!!

recent philly trip with small group (an expensive lunch but totally worth it):

this was in front of a market... and we couldn't resist :)

cheesesteak........

cheese fries.......

...........very very happy girls

notice from the above pictures that we got genos, but look at this line at pats!

ahaha.... funny

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after the night at a business function. He forces himself to open his eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. Jack looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house.

He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror and notices a note on the table: "Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go shopping - Love you!!"

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast and the
morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating. Jack asks, "Son...what happened last night?"

"Well, you came home after 3 am! , drunk and out of your mind. You broke the coffee table, puked in the hallway and got that black eye when you ran into the door."

"So, why is everything in such perfect order, so clean, I have a rose and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?"

His son replies, "Oh, THAT!...Mom dragged you to the bedroom and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, "Leave me alone, b****, I'm married!!!".

Broken table - $200

Hot breakf ast - $5

Red Rose bud - $3

Two aspirins - $0.25

Saying the right thing, at the right time...

Priceless

guest list - almost check
after-party location - check
food for after-party - this sunday
photographer - check (thanks minjeong unni!)
videographer - check
church/reception - almost check


fun things on the list that we get to do now:

dress
color theme
bridesmaid's dresses
flowers
limo
cake
dance lessons
dj
songs for after-party
fun decoration/reception ideas

people always say the brides do all the planning and guys aren't into this stuff, but we have gone to every appointment together and chris has been impressingly interested with everything. :)

if you're like my mom, you think i'm crazy for planning so early on, but it's really not that early! people are booking for next july's wedding. if we wait any longer, we'll get the worst vendors, and there is no way we're letting that happen.

it's the anal retentiveness in me. i'm an accountant, what can i say?

countdown: 10 months, 15 days