MOVING!!!!

I'm handing the blogging over to Evan now, and decided it's time for him to have his own site! This blog will be disabled shortly, so please move over to www.love-evan.blogspot.com and bookmark it for the future.

Thanks, and enjoy =)

There's a monkey on your back!

I walked Evan to the park to get him tired, but not before putting his monkey backpack on! He loves to run off, but I keep him on a tight leash with his monkey backpack. I used to see parents dragging their kids by these tails, and thought, "I would never do that." Right.

It's the only way to keep him nearby. Plus, I think it's adorable.

I love it when people come up to him and go... "Hey Buddy, there's a monkey on your back!" =)

out with the old... in with the cold.

The wind is howling today, so I was inspired to do the once-a-year-task that comes around this time: switch out the closet. See, here in Sacramento, there are only two seasons: HOT, and COLD. Luckily, October is the month where you start seeing some in-between, but for the most part, seasons creep up on you and you have drastic weather changes.

So, I have to keep a rotation of my wardrobe. I keep the off-season clothes in a space bag under my bed, and when Fall rolls around, I vacuum up the tanks and shorts, and make room for the sweaters and jeans.

Isn't life funny? One day it's blazing hot, and the next day, we're digging up sweaters for warmth. If I learned anything this year, it's just that: that life can change at any minute. God has a way of showing us that no matter what we're expecting, He is in total control. Things can come, and things can go--opportunities, jobs, money, people, material things. We just have to go with it... we have to let go and let God, and just adapt. Take off some clothes, or throw some on.

The past few days have given me renewed hope. One minute I'm on my knees begging to God for things to be okay, and the next day, there He is, picking me up and showing me that they will be. I just had to let it go.

With that said, today, I welcome Fall, and all that it may bring. I can't wait to throw on a cozy sweater, curl up on my couch with a hot cup of tea and some Beverly Hills 90210 reruns. And, I'll pray all the time-- whether life's good or bad, hot or cold. You never know what God will do.

Happy 4 Years!

Today marks 4 years of happily ever after for me and Desmond. So to commemorate this day... here's one of my favorites poem of all time, which I also printed on the back of our wedding program:

Sonnet XVII, Pablo Neruda
I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries
hidden within itself the light of those flowers,
and thanks to your love, darkly in my body
lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

Here's to the last 4 years babe!
May we continue to frolick in green pastures for many more =)

A fresh start.

I decided randomly Friday to cut 10 inches off of my hair.

It's a bit of Posh Spice with the whole a-line thing. You can't really tell here in this picture. I'm late jumping on that bandwagon, but hey, I always liked that cut.

My hair was dead from the chin down. Maybe it represented all the dead weight in my life. It's been a pretty rough year, so I figure, why not cut off the hair symbolically to have a fresh start? I guess it's true when they say that women make drastic hair changes when they have crises or something going on. So, off it went, and it sure felt good. Very freeing. Not to mention, I save on shampoo and 10 minutes off my hair drying time in the morning. AND, since it was at least 10 inches of hair, I was able to donate it all to Locks of Love. Icing on the cake.=)

The hair before it was sent of to Locks of Love. I can't believe this is only about a year and a half of growth!!



It feels sooo good!! Yay! =)

Something Special, Colbie Caillat

I found a way to be everything
I dreamed of
And I know it to me that I will become
Who I want to be
And I finally found it
And I’m taking the long way out
Cause its gonna be
Something special to me
Something special to me

Days go by and I’ll grow stronger
It takes time but i’ll never let go
Days go by and I’ll try harder
To make it mine

Its something special to me x3

I found so many things
I dreamed of
And I know it to me
That I will become
Who I want to be
And I finally found it
And I’m takin’ the long way out
And its gonna be
Something special to me
Something special to me

Days go by and I’ll grow stronger
It takes time but i’ll never let go
Days go by and I’ll try harder
To make it mine

Its something special to me
More than I hoped for
More than I dreamed of
This is how it should be
More than I hoped for
More than I dreamed of
This is how it should be

I found this beautiful song today. It expresses perfectly the place where I want to be in my life. This past year has definitely been challenging year for me, personally, emotionally, and spiritually. I know it's all just a test, a trial, and a lesson intended to teach me more about my strengths and weaknesses.

My hopes and goals are all bundled up in one... but basically, I want to find my little niche in this world that unites God's plan for me, using the gifts he gave me, while being able to provide a good life for my family. This year, with I've taken a step forward to get there, I've felt like I've taken two steps back.

The time is coming soon, though, that God will let me harvest what I have planted. I'll get there, and I'm getting closer each day. It's hard to be patient and to let God do his work in me, but maybe that's why he put me in this situation... to bring me to my very knees... to the point of breaking down. Now, all I'm able to do is just let it go, and let God.

"Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." -Galatians 6:7

Finally, it's up!

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