She's amazing, She's been perfect on this trip. I can't say I blame her for not wanting to be in her car seat for the umpteeth time in one day, but she's just been such a trooper this weekend, which I can only hope means good things for her traveling future!!!!!
She loves the beach, the sand in her feet, and she loves being with her mommy and daddy. Derek is such an amazing and interactive father. He attends to her every need, holding her at restaurants so I can eat, playing with her, showing her new things, and just being an all around awesome dad.
Over and over again we've looked at one another and just been so amazed by life. By the pure wonder of how we lived before she came into our lives. How we couldn't imagine life any other way.....she's truly changed us and made us better people. This is not to say we are perfect, no that we know we are not. But she's made us see life in a whole new way. She makes us laugh, and smile, and just enjoy one another and life in a whole new way.
With one "cheeky" smile in the morning, all the frustrations of the day before, melt away into a sea of nothingness, and I know that my day will be so much better knowing that I have her to love and care for.
I'm not naive enough to think that it will alwys be sunshine and roses with her. the teen years will be trying, and we'll hit some bumps in the road no doubt, but being her mom is the most rewarding experience of my life.
She's simply amazing.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Beach
It's my love, my friend, my happiness. Can't wait to see it.
Of course check back in a few days and see if I sill feel the same way. Though I think using the baby's sunscreen may help with that too. SPF 50 baby!!!! LOL
Can't wait
to smell the salty air
Get mad because said hair has made my hair icky and ugly
feel the sand in my toes
watch the baby react to the water
hear the waves crash
Ahhhhh, life is good
Of course check back in a few days and see if I sill feel the same way. Though I think using the baby's sunscreen may help with that too. SPF 50 baby!!!! LOL
Can't wait
to smell the salty air
Get mad because said hair has made my hair icky and ugly
feel the sand in my toes
watch the baby react to the water
hear the waves crash
Ahhhhh, life is good
Friday, May 16, 2008
They're back....stronger than ever
Derek is so sick of hearing about NKOTB, but they are back. Reunited after 14 yrs.
I. Am. SO. EXCITED!!!!!
I think i was the only HS student at Corona High School who loved them. I was completely in love with their music, completely in love with jon, and I had a few friends to share the love with. I went to their concert at Dodger Stadium on Sept 14, 1990, and my walls were plastered with their pictures.
When I was 9 it was Duran Duran....7 yrs later it was New Kids on The block.
They are touring this fall, and my co-worker N, friend C and I are contemplating whether to travel to DC or NYC to see them. Should I wait to see if they come to Charlotte, Raleigh or Greensboro> Sure I should. Do I want to wait. HELL NO!!!!!
They were on the Today show this morning and I did not go into work until the show was over. I felt like a teenager again as I listened to the old songs that used to find me singing at the top of my lungs and dancing around my room. My dad was such a good sport about my love for them, letting my friend J stay the entire weekend while we geeked out on New Kids, watching the cartoon, making "interviews", writing fan fiction, and fantasizing about meeting them, hanging out with them, etc. My brother, totally different story. he hated Duran Duran, he HATED New kids.
I should call him and share my excitement about their reunion. ha ha.
While Derek doesn't get my boy band love, he's supportive of my desire to go see them in concert. Gotta love my husband for that.
i may never meet NKOTB (not as lucky as C is I guess) but they will forever be the ones who defines my HS years and helped me through difficult times and introduced me to my friend J. I love her. it's through their reunion that I made the effort to locate and find her, and through the reunion that I also have grown closer to N and C.
Thanks guys!!!!!!
I. Am. SO. EXCITED!!!!!
I think i was the only HS student at Corona High School who loved them. I was completely in love with their music, completely in love with jon, and I had a few friends to share the love with. I went to their concert at Dodger Stadium on Sept 14, 1990, and my walls were plastered with their pictures.
When I was 9 it was Duran Duran....7 yrs later it was New Kids on The block.
They are touring this fall, and my co-worker N, friend C and I are contemplating whether to travel to DC or NYC to see them. Should I wait to see if they come to Charlotte, Raleigh or Greensboro> Sure I should. Do I want to wait. HELL NO!!!!!
They were on the Today show this morning and I did not go into work until the show was over. I felt like a teenager again as I listened to the old songs that used to find me singing at the top of my lungs and dancing around my room. My dad was such a good sport about my love for them, letting my friend J stay the entire weekend while we geeked out on New Kids, watching the cartoon, making "interviews", writing fan fiction, and fantasizing about meeting them, hanging out with them, etc. My brother, totally different story. he hated Duran Duran, he HATED New kids.
I should call him and share my excitement about their reunion. ha ha.
While Derek doesn't get my boy band love, he's supportive of my desire to go see them in concert. Gotta love my husband for that.
i may never meet NKOTB (not as lucky as C is I guess) but they will forever be the ones who defines my HS years and helped me through difficult times and introduced me to my friend J. I love her. it's through their reunion that I made the effort to locate and find her, and through the reunion that I also have grown closer to N and C.
Thanks guys!!!!!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Who would have EVER suspected this from a white girl?
Derek has introduced me to the wonders of authentic Chinese food. i have to say, I've tried almost everything that has passed by me at the dinner table, including curry (still, it's too spicy for me). The one exception really being, Chicken feet. I can't bring myself to try those.
In the time since meeting, being engaged to and marrying Derek, my palette has been entertained by congee, Stir fry, various varieties of dim sum, clay pot noodles, satay, and my favorite Teh Tarik.
Not only is Teh tarik sweet, it's also made in THE most interesting way. The tea is poured from cup to cup in long pours. It;s almost like magic. It's made with sweetened, condensed milk. Really, nothing can compare to the flavor of this tea. I was first introduced to the tea at Penang in Chapel Hill and have been in love ever since. It got to the point where I would crave it. Unfortunately trips to Chapel hill were few and far between. One day, Derek said "Ask my sister how to make it." So i did and found it is quite easy to make. So....being adventurous. I tried it. First try, was good, but not quite what I was used to. After 2-3 more tries I had perfected the taste without the magical pouring.
One evening Derek tried my creation and was impressed. Since then, I've had a request for Teh Tarik each night before I head to bed. Only I put it on ice for my love. Not only is he impressed, my mother in law was quite impressed when she was here a couple weeks ago.
Other than Teh Tarik, I've perfected (to my liking) Congee (Chinese Porridge) minus the century egg . (not because I don't like it...quite the opposite, but because I have not learned how to make it).
Even Derek, who strongly dislikes Congee due to having to eat nothing BUT porridge for two week when he had chicken pox, has commented that I make it "just like mom."
So, who would have thought that a white girl could make Authentic Malaysian/ Chinese dishes...hmmm??? Not me, but I am happy that it makes my husband (for the tea) and me (for the tea and congee) happy :)
In the time since meeting, being engaged to and marrying Derek, my palette has been entertained by congee, Stir fry, various varieties of dim sum, clay pot noodles, satay, and my favorite Teh Tarik.
Not only is Teh tarik sweet, it's also made in THE most interesting way. The tea is poured from cup to cup in long pours. It;s almost like magic. It's made with sweetened, condensed milk. Really, nothing can compare to the flavor of this tea. I was first introduced to the tea at Penang in Chapel Hill and have been in love ever since. It got to the point where I would crave it. Unfortunately trips to Chapel hill were few and far between. One day, Derek said "Ask my sister how to make it." So i did and found it is quite easy to make. So....being adventurous. I tried it. First try, was good, but not quite what I was used to. After 2-3 more tries I had perfected the taste without the magical pouring.
One evening Derek tried my creation and was impressed. Since then, I've had a request for Teh Tarik each night before I head to bed. Only I put it on ice for my love. Not only is he impressed, my mother in law was quite impressed when she was here a couple weeks ago.
Other than Teh Tarik, I've perfected (to my liking) Congee (Chinese Porridge) minus the century egg . (not because I don't like it...quite the opposite, but because I have not learned how to make it).
Even Derek, who strongly dislikes Congee due to having to eat nothing BUT porridge for two week when he had chicken pox, has commented that I make it "just like mom."
So, who would have thought that a white girl could make Authentic Malaysian/ Chinese dishes...hmmm??? Not me, but I am happy that it makes my husband (for the tea) and me (for the tea and congee) happy :)
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Today I........
...Voted for the first time in 3 or 4 years. Voting is such a privilege and one that should not be taken for granted. I was so proud as I walked into the school today to cast my vote for the NC primaries. being that I am not a registered Democrat, I did not have to decide between Obama and the "mother hen" Clinton. I didn't have to choose between Obama and the woman who wants to put band-aids on everything and then pass the buck to the next president so the Dems will have someone else to place the blame on.
I voted!!!!!!
.. had a fantastic lunch. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week at the school, so the church staff was invited to lunch. Great Italian food, and the BEST.CAKE.EVER.
.... heard about my friend Cara meeting the members of NKOTB. *sigh* Lucky
....found a friend from high school who used to share a love for NKOTB with me. I miss her
.... worked on the AE retreat. I still have alot to do though.
....walked into my house and saw booth my husband and daughter smiling at me.
I am blessed
I voted!!!!!!
.. had a fantastic lunch. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week at the school, so the church staff was invited to lunch. Great Italian food, and the BEST.CAKE.EVER.
.... heard about my friend Cara meeting the members of NKOTB. *sigh* Lucky
....found a friend from high school who used to share a love for NKOTB with me. I miss her
.... worked on the AE retreat. I still have alot to do though.
....walked into my house and saw booth my husband and daughter smiling at me.
I am blessed
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Not sure how to put this out there
But since it's my blog, I'm going to do it because quite frankly I am tired.
I'm getting ready to do a retreat for my high schoolers next month. During our Saturday prayer service we do a meditation about forgiving those who have hurt you and forgiving those you have hurt. I think we know who this involves in my life, correct?
I guess it's been heavy on my mind because of all the crap we went through in the last yr, the YMX debacle was the worst on me spiritually, emotionally and eh, kinda physically I suppose. I want nothing more than to let it all go. They preached about reconciliation and restoration and I would think they would be so kind as to extend some sort of peace offering. But alas, it seems we have to do all the work. Even if we did, I fear the ever growing laundry list would be brought up YET again and thrown in our faces, which leads me to wonder if that is their vision or definition of such reconciliation and restoration.
Still, I can't shake the fact that if I am going to ask my kids to do this, I too, need to do the same. Part of me wants to write all of them Adam, Patti, Ruth, Angie and Todd an email detailing how I was wrong and have been wronged. Derek says it's not worth it. I say they (and we) need to practice what we preach. I'm tired of knowing they all read my blog and feeling like I can't be me and share what I am thinking, feeling, etc. Because all it will do is give them fuel for their fire, even more to add to the list if we were to comply to their "demands" of groveling and apologizing.
Heck, I don't want to be a part of YMX anymore. Everyone there that claimed to "love and care" for us so much certainly showed their true colors in September. At least one person had the guts to admit they acted like an ass. And I did the same. We both came to the conclusion that the circumstances caused our friendship to suffer. Isn't that what forgiveness is???
The only thing I want...is to get this off my chest, out there in the open, and be able to close this chapter in my life. The thing is....no one will respond. Which is what keeps me from doing this in the first place, but I fear all this pent up frustration is slowly eating away at me and making me bitter which I do not want.
Anyway...just a stream of thoughts going on right now. Derek says it's a waste of time, I know others close to me will too. Maybe numerous people telling me the same will get my head out of my butt and make me realize that I have to forgive them on my heart and move on.
I'm getting ready to do a retreat for my high schoolers next month. During our Saturday prayer service we do a meditation about forgiving those who have hurt you and forgiving those you have hurt. I think we know who this involves in my life, correct?
I guess it's been heavy on my mind because of all the crap we went through in the last yr, the YMX debacle was the worst on me spiritually, emotionally and eh, kinda physically I suppose. I want nothing more than to let it all go. They preached about reconciliation and restoration and I would think they would be so kind as to extend some sort of peace offering. But alas, it seems we have to do all the work. Even if we did, I fear the ever growing laundry list would be brought up YET again and thrown in our faces, which leads me to wonder if that is their vision or definition of such reconciliation and restoration.
Still, I can't shake the fact that if I am going to ask my kids to do this, I too, need to do the same. Part of me wants to write all of them Adam, Patti, Ruth, Angie and Todd an email detailing how I was wrong and have been wronged. Derek says it's not worth it. I say they (and we) need to practice what we preach. I'm tired of knowing they all read my blog and feeling like I can't be me and share what I am thinking, feeling, etc. Because all it will do is give them fuel for their fire, even more to add to the list if we were to comply to their "demands" of groveling and apologizing.
Heck, I don't want to be a part of YMX anymore. Everyone there that claimed to "love and care" for us so much certainly showed their true colors in September. At least one person had the guts to admit they acted like an ass. And I did the same. We both came to the conclusion that the circumstances caused our friendship to suffer. Isn't that what forgiveness is???
The only thing I want...is to get this off my chest, out there in the open, and be able to close this chapter in my life. The thing is....no one will respond. Which is what keeps me from doing this in the first place, but I fear all this pent up frustration is slowly eating away at me and making me bitter which I do not want.
Anyway...just a stream of thoughts going on right now. Derek says it's a waste of time, I know others close to me will too. Maybe numerous people telling me the same will get my head out of my butt and make me realize that I have to forgive them on my heart and move on.
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