My Bathroom is Too Small for Dancing.

senioritis: balancing classes & extracurriculars while looking for a job and planning a wedding

yeah, that title was supposed to be long to kinda show how i’ve grown physically tired over quite a number of little things. but that’s okay.

but i know God’s gonna get me thru: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matt 11:28-30)

i have my senior project left and my last classes. then, i will have successfully completed two majors and two minors at a public California university in 5 years - a feat all in its own. all credit to God.

and then, to San Francisco! well, first, LA to finish out camp with the girls i have been with since they were wee junior highers, all of whom are now taller than me, except one. haha.  actually, that’s my hope. and we shall see.

wedding planning is difficult!! do you know how hard it is to find a reception venue that will cater/cook a Chinese banquet!?

i’ve found one, but seriously. there’s got to be more.  any ideas?

Change of Blog.

okay, so i’m not actually changing blogs or urls.  i don’t have to.  if anything, i just wanted to change up the purpose of my blog…at least for the next year or so.

and this is because… I’M ENGAGED!

so, for the next year, until i get married (OMG!), i’ll be using my online space to vent about my plans and whatnot. and maybe, someday, this can help future brides who will be planning a hybrid east meets west wedding in the wonderful city of los angeles (kinda…)

i’ve been planning a pinterest wedding since i got one. and then, i’ve helped some friends plan theirs (budget-wise and some logistics stuffs), and well, now, i get to plan my own.  it’s a drag and a fantastic adventure all at the same time and i hope that you stay with me for it.  mayhaps some will give me some input, too? ;)

entitled untitled.

2012 was full of discovery. yet, i have seemed to only discover that there is much left to be discovered.

so, here i am, at the brink of the real world, still lost and searching for that “perfect career”.  college days are numbered and i’m looking forward to the day when iamon my own in the “real world”.

so, here it is. what is it that i want to do with my life; where is it that God is leading me to?

i think that all those moments have led me to this, yet that human instinct to fight of flee has caused me to fear. a place that has left me lukewarm at best, and that’s no way to be.

i desire to serve others and to make a difference in big ways.  what shape this takes, i leave in God’s hands.  i seem to have settled on a few options that require much more work.

1. high school college counselor - if i can bridge a child’s inner city world with hope of a better life, i will have made a difference in that kid and his/her family.
2. working as a non-profit officer in a for-profit company - by this i mean that i want to be a charitable givings director.  the person who can allocate funds as well as cause a ripple effect for many people down the line.

right now, i go back and forth between the two.  God will make my path straight.

*sigh. strangely enough, there’s only one thing is clear to me and it’s what i was sure of going into college.  i desire to serve in high school ministry and i’m positive that this is where God is calling me.

LAST FALL QUARTER EVER. LET’S DO THIS.

elcric circle

have you felt it? have you heard it? has it crossed your mind at all?

she went up and came back scared, scared out of her mind.  she prayed that it would never happen again, but it’s a scary thought.  it’s out of her hands.

the new breeze flowed by, too. but this time, not to her. and it doesn’t scare them. 

it scares her.

rocks her to her core and unfortunately, cannot provide her any comfort. it shouldn’t.

he went and is still none the wiser. perhaps this time, he felt the difference. or still oblivious to the way the air has thickened.  this is not how it was meant to be.

it’s happening again. the wind is the same, and they can’t feel it. they shouldn’t.

this moment has come. the eclipse is coming again, but will the outcome be the same? because if it comes around again…she won’t make it thru the storm.

instead she’ll ask the same questions.

have you felt it? have you heard it? has it crossed your mind at all?

google.

if you asked me a year ago what i saw myself going into, i would not have answered “google”. i might’ve said something like: americorp, law school, or working for a little bit.

if you ask me today what i want to do post-graduation, i would answer “google”.

and i’m hoping that i keep that true.

summer adventures.

so, the last time i blogged was in…too long ago.

since then, i’ve made dean’s list…AGAIN. which means that i have FINALLY made the esteemed president’s list! :) uhm, grad school, HERE I COME! woot!

i’ve learned alot about hope, and why it is such a powerful thing to have.  i’ll likely write a little bit about hope in the next blog.

and while i did bail on tumblr for a little bit, i started going crazy on pinterest (http://pinterest.com/believeincrazy), mostly because it was a quick and easier distraction from school, it became a consistent 10-minute break for me, while tumblr would turn a 10-minute break into an hour long break, which was bad.

anyways, i have completed my fourth year of college, and have a few more classes to go.  not too bad for a double major!  i mean, anything less than six years is a win, right?

anyways, this summer i’ll be driving alot between LA, San Luis Obispo, and Mountain View. and the occasional trip to San Fran for ze boy, henceforth known as D. D has a job in the city, and i will, of course make time to visit him. (for more stalking opportunities, facebook friends feel free to look there.)

but my internship is going well, i’m getting a lot of review on basic contract law stuffs.  we’ll see though. i might try to get more work in because i’m not content being given normal stuffs.

anyways, next month, when i do less driving, i’m hoping to be crafting and building furniture! woot! pictures and proof of failures to come!

also, a few fiction pieces will be coming too! :D

cheers,
_eh