One giant fun whirlwind of fun
So the belated post...*grin*
It has been quite busy over here with everything going on. Christmas was a joyous affair and much fun. Saw the more recent addtion to the family, my little 7 month cuzin Camille (Cami-chan) and she was adorable. Got some mucho fun stuff for Christmas as well as used my Sur La Table gift card from my birthday (thanks a ton it was much fun!) to get a microplane grater and probe thermometer. My parents also then got me a digital scale for cooking with so it's rather sweet! *grin* From my cousins got Shrek and Shrek 2 yay! and the extended family chipped in to my saving for my trip to Europe which is awesome. I'm also looking into using some of my gift certificates to get some more music so i might pick those up this week before i head back.
The week after christmas was just awesome. Jon, Brian and Jen came down and it was a blast to have friends to hang out with. Its weird realizing that you don't exactly fit in with your friends from hs anymore yet they are still your friends. On Monday took the visitors out for a chinese lunch called dim sum and it was definitely a different experience for them. Lots more noise as well as unknown dishes being offered infront of them. All in all it went pretty good. Monday night was dinner with jon and brian's family. It was awesome, I had such a blast getting to talk with them. Their younger cousins were amusing as well. And no we weren't corrupting the little ones! haha Tuesday we hung out with my friends from hs, had dinner with my family (roast duck and pig and rice..I think i wore them out with asian food haha) then some of us went dancing. Much fun! Wednesday we were suppose to head south but ended up hanging out at my house just chilling out watching invader zim, Shrek 2 and hero. Thursday hung out with one of jon and brian's cuzins and watched the guys play Attack (like risk) and watched LOTR Return of the King. Friday was crazy, in the morning jen and i headed out to a paleo museum which was fun and then met up with the guys and went north to see one of their friends and spend new years with here. It was great, and probably one of the best new year's I've had in a very long time. We walked around and there was teh beach with the pristine beauty of the stars and the crashing of the ocean *happy smile* My parents got rather protective on me and didn't want me going with them for New Years. I got the whole "it's not you but the people out there that could harm you" response and replied to them that then they are going to be worrying the rest of the lives over something they cant control and I know they love me but its living a life in fear over something that they don't have control over. Mom later told me that she and dad talked and mom pointed out that for the past two years I've been making my own decision and coming back home and having to ask permission for something is like jerking me back. Eessh that was a trying fight to get through to let them let me go but let me go they did! yay! New years the friends took off and I lazed around and watched a little bit of Noir. I was really tired and went to bed and slept for 14 hours.
Today, went to church which was great. I really miss my church family when i'm at college. Since it was Ephiphany sunday, in celebration of the wise men bringing gifts to the infant Christ, the congregation recieves star gifts which have characteristics that either describe us or is something to be particularly mindful in the coming year. The stars are distributed face dwn in a box so people don't rummage through them. The last two years I have recieved Laughter and delight. This year I got Pure.....hmm this will be interesting to see how God uses this. We then spent the day making chinese tamales with popo so i'll be restocked for next semester *grin* I had a light bulb moment in term of how i was raised and how i have changed since college. Popo had mentioned something while we were making tamales and I corrected her, and mom got mad at me for doing that even though popo was mistaken. And growing up, i was expected to not correct my elders even when they were wrong and accept what they said as truth, face value and not contradict it. In because of this, i never really questioned anything in life because i was raised to just accept things as they were. I'm not sure what this means for my life or how this really affects my life come forward (whether i keep doing things that way or start questioning more) but it's something i've become more aware of. meh odd little tidbit here and there. well that is it for now there is another blog that i will put up with some musings that is somewhat deeper for me and more than just daily actions....I kind of had (still having) a moment in my life when i sit back and say to my self "Self, Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know it is true and not merely a construction of the world?" and if you are totally lost, more specifically, my faith. but it's not too scary at least for me and if it generates a little bit of discussion great. and if it freaks anyone out sorry, it's not meant too but if anything it is more of an insight to me. hasta!
It has been quite busy over here with everything going on. Christmas was a joyous affair and much fun. Saw the more recent addtion to the family, my little 7 month cuzin Camille (Cami-chan) and she was adorable. Got some mucho fun stuff for Christmas as well as used my Sur La Table gift card from my birthday (thanks a ton it was much fun!) to get a microplane grater and probe thermometer. My parents also then got me a digital scale for cooking with so it's rather sweet! *grin* From my cousins got Shrek and Shrek 2 yay! and the extended family chipped in to my saving for my trip to Europe which is awesome. I'm also looking into using some of my gift certificates to get some more music so i might pick those up this week before i head back.
The week after christmas was just awesome. Jon, Brian and Jen came down and it was a blast to have friends to hang out with. Its weird realizing that you don't exactly fit in with your friends from hs anymore yet they are still your friends. On Monday took the visitors out for a chinese lunch called dim sum and it was definitely a different experience for them. Lots more noise as well as unknown dishes being offered infront of them. All in all it went pretty good. Monday night was dinner with jon and brian's family. It was awesome, I had such a blast getting to talk with them. Their younger cousins were amusing as well. And no we weren't corrupting the little ones! haha Tuesday we hung out with my friends from hs, had dinner with my family (roast duck and pig and rice..I think i wore them out with asian food haha) then some of us went dancing. Much fun! Wednesday we were suppose to head south but ended up hanging out at my house just chilling out watching invader zim, Shrek 2 and hero. Thursday hung out with one of jon and brian's cuzins and watched the guys play Attack (like risk) and watched LOTR Return of the King. Friday was crazy, in the morning jen and i headed out to a paleo museum which was fun and then met up with the guys and went north to see one of their friends and spend new years with here. It was great, and probably one of the best new year's I've had in a very long time. We walked around and there was teh beach with the pristine beauty of the stars and the crashing of the ocean *happy smile* My parents got rather protective on me and didn't want me going with them for New Years. I got the whole "it's not you but the people out there that could harm you" response and replied to them that then they are going to be worrying the rest of the lives over something they cant control and I know they love me but its living a life in fear over something that they don't have control over. Mom later told me that she and dad talked and mom pointed out that for the past two years I've been making my own decision and coming back home and having to ask permission for something is like jerking me back. Eessh that was a trying fight to get through to let them let me go but let me go they did! yay! New years the friends took off and I lazed around and watched a little bit of Noir. I was really tired and went to bed and slept for 14 hours.
Today, went to church which was great. I really miss my church family when i'm at college. Since it was Ephiphany sunday, in celebration of the wise men bringing gifts to the infant Christ, the congregation recieves star gifts which have characteristics that either describe us or is something to be particularly mindful in the coming year. The stars are distributed face dwn in a box so people don't rummage through them. The last two years I have recieved Laughter and delight. This year I got Pure.....hmm this will be interesting to see how God uses this. We then spent the day making chinese tamales with popo so i'll be restocked for next semester *grin* I had a light bulb moment in term of how i was raised and how i have changed since college. Popo had mentioned something while we were making tamales and I corrected her, and mom got mad at me for doing that even though popo was mistaken. And growing up, i was expected to not correct my elders even when they were wrong and accept what they said as truth, face value and not contradict it. In because of this, i never really questioned anything in life because i was raised to just accept things as they were. I'm not sure what this means for my life or how this really affects my life come forward (whether i keep doing things that way or start questioning more) but it's something i've become more aware of. meh odd little tidbit here and there. well that is it for now there is another blog that i will put up with some musings that is somewhat deeper for me and more than just daily actions....I kind of had (still having) a moment in my life when i sit back and say to my self "Self, Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know it is true and not merely a construction of the world?" and if you are totally lost, more specifically, my faith. but it's not too scary at least for me and if it generates a little bit of discussion great. and if it freaks anyone out sorry, it's not meant too but if anything it is more of an insight to me. hasta!