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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:03:20 GMT

CONGRATS SHEL AND RAY!!!

Thank you Lord for blessing my sister with this man!!! I praise You for Your provision and watchcare over them thus far...may You watch over them and guide them through this super exciting time in their lives as they continue to learn more about each other and grow in You. I'm so excited that You've created them to be a perfect fit for one another and I pray that You would use them and allow them to glorify Your name together with one voice and one love!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:15:29 GMT

thank you for all the birthday wishes and prayers! each year i am reminded of how much the Lord has blessed me with friends like YOU!

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:47:30 GMT

to SF and back in 24 hours...

what was supposed to be a nice full weekend up in SF turned into more of a spur of the moment one day adventure! I woke up at 4:00am saturday morning and drove to my friends' house to leave only to find out that plans were changed and we were no longer going. great. back to bed i went. then, waking up at a more decent hour, we phone conferenced in attempt to find something to do that was equivalent to a road trip...but to no avail. we were all just bummed that we didn't go. well, when we finally all met up, we sat for a total of about 20 minutes before agreeing, what the heck, let's just go! despite the short time, we crammed enough in to make it seem like it was longer. thanks to darren and timland for money directions to the gg bridge, our first destination at 12:30am. lombard street then sleep came next, then breakfast at the buena vista, pics on cable cars, and shopping.

total travel time: about 12.5 hours...total time in SF: 13 hours...was it worth it? totally!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:32:10 GMT

what a happy THANKSgiving!
thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays cuz i get to do 2 things i love...cook and eat! haha. The fun began around 10:30 and then just didn't stop! After hours of kitchen creativity, the food was ready to be devoured. After eating the REAL fun began...we played some hands of fake poker and blackjack, which only made me want to play spades! seeing as it was just my 2 cousins and me, i taught them how to play and acted as both of their partners. lucky for us, favorite and same came to the rescue! oh how spades is hours of endless fun!

black friday
sooooo...i went on my first (and probably last) 5am black friday adventure with aim and blane. we were just hanging out after our spades extravaganza, and before we knew it, it was 3am! out came aimee's suggestion that we go to best buy because we were still up and "just so we can say we did"...it was not completely addressed though cuz i dont think we actually thought we'd still be up when the actual time came around. but oh...we were. we left at 4:40 and thought we'd be able to walk right in when it opened. um...who the heck knew that black friday was so dang crazy?!?! an ominous line that wrapped around the parking lot and down the street made us drive slowly by, ogle at the people, and then continue on our way. we ended up going to target, waiting in line for 40 minutes for it to open at 6, snatching up our hefty purchases of dvds, a toy, and a tv, and were back home by 7. what a night...

the adventure begins! it's FREEZING! (and check out the line!) all our great finds =)

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:33:06 GMT

Two highlights of my week:

meeting drew barrymore at the huntington library! (whilst celebrating my mom's bday)

and best of all...seeing kendall at trunk or treat! oh how i love that boy!

lotsa stuff going on...school, internship, church, and friends. if i were the type of person to write a qualitative entry, i would...but i'm not. haha! i guess a better update will come soon!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:10:58 GMT

i usually don't post stuff so soon after an update, but i had share the great talent of my lovely FL.

ch0cha1ate (11:02:18 PM): ohhhh meeeeeeeel
ch0cha1ate (11:02:20 PM): lalalal
ch0cha1ate (11:02:33 PM): it's meeeeeeeeeeeeelllll
ch0cha1ate (11:02:39 PM): (i'm singing you a song)
ch0cha1ate (11:02:48 PM): dooododododooo
ch0cha1ate (11:02:54 PM): *snap snap*
ch0cha1ate (11:03:01 PM): (it's got snapping!)
ch0cha1ate (11:03:08 PM): (i just thought of that right now!)
ch0cha1ate (11:03:23 PM): melllllll is the coooooooooolest *snap snap*
ch0cha1ate (11:03:35 PM): she is the beeeeeeeeeeeeeest *snap snap*
ch0cha1ate (11:03:49 PM): she can use ....tooooooooooooool-est
ch0cha1ate (11:04:08 PM): ..more than the reeeeeeeeeeeeest
ch0cha1ate (11:04:13 PM): *snap snap*
                                                            © charissa lue 2006
that was her "cool" song for me until she found out i was avoiding my homework...to which she quickly penned this song for me:
ch0cha1ate (11:12:24 PM): ooooooooooh meeeeeeel...
ch0cha1ate (11:12:36 PM): doesn't want to do her hoooooooomewooork
ch0cha1ate (11:12:49 PM): but she has tooooooooo
ch0cha1ate (11:12:59 PM): or else she'll be the dooooooorrrrrrrrk
ch0cha1ate (11:13:11 PM): at skooooooooooooo!
                                                            © charissa lue 2006
not only is she mentally talented, but she is physically talented too!!
THANKS chariss for bringing so joy to my night!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:30:34 GMT

For all the times that i've complained (verbally or mentally) about having to write out the gospel presentation for past yugo, cabin leading, and aacf applications (because i didn't think i should have to write it out year after year when they already knew i knew it from the first time i applied), and for the monkuing i did about time spent on memory verses to prep the middle high staff and as i hurriedly memorized them myself, i take it all back. i have never been more grateful for the practice i had in planning out what i would say if a time came for me to speak what i believe than i was last night. i had the opportunity to share the gospel with my friend who is visiting from japan. and though i think she may have been overwhelmed with everything i shared, and though we had to use a translator for her to even remotely understand what i was talking about, i am thankful for the real-life application from all those years of training. This was the first time she has heard about Jesus...and if the 7x statistic is correct, she still needs 6 more encounters...so please pray that somehow somewhere someone will continue to nourish the seed that has been planted!! thanks.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:30:26 GMT

Tagged by Chariss!

Instructions:

Name 10 of life's simple pleasures that you like the most, then pick 10 people to do the same. Try to be original and creative; try not to use things that someone else has already used.

1. waking up at 6:15am because my body is used to it, and realizing that it's my RDO so i can go back to sleep for another couple of hours!!
2. re-reading a favorite book and getting excited about what's gonna happen next even though i already know how it ends.
3. getting free tickets to watch andy roddick play in the countrywide classic! even though he's not THAT exciting of a player and he gets frustrated easily...it was cool to watch a professional tennis match again. i think the last time i saw some was back in high school when i saw gouran ivanisovich or pete sampras versus malavai washington.
4. eating ice cream when it's really hard and cold (as opposed to when it's soft and soupy). i like to chew it a little and then let it melt in my mouth. YUM.
5. seeing a kid's face light up in a smile when he/she knows we get to play!
6. watching old re-runs on late night tv...like full house, boy meets world, the cosby show, and saved by the bell!
7. singing super loud in the car when no one can hear me but me.
8. having friends who like to just hang out and do nothing.
9. seeing the sunset at the beach and taking pictures of footprints in the sand and friends on a lifeguard station.
10. when school cooperates with my schedule and plans...like being able to go to camp all week and getting a part time fieldwork!

i tag...shel, julianne, christine h., aimee w., derekuda, kory, phill, kiks, shin, & darren. GO GO GO!

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:16:51 GMT

i KNEW they wouldn't kill him off!...but why in the heck did they go through all the trouble in making it seem like he was?!?! what is going on?!? oh well...i'm sure i will find out all in good time. welcome back vaughn!

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:46:37 GMT

it never ceases to amaze me how amazingly blessed i am to have friends like you! thanks for all the calls, messages, texts, im's, cards, gifts, thoughts, meals, and game-playing u all did to help me celebrate! u made me feel super loved and i appreciate u guys for it!