Update

Last week flew by pretty fast. Maybe it was because of the weather? We had 3 huge storms last week, and it was nothing but rain, RAIN, more rain, thunder, lightning, tornado warnings, and more rain. Awful! It cleared up over the weekend, but we'll be expecting more rain tomorrow and Wednesday. Ai ya ya. Thankfully, the rain stopped while my parents were driving to LAX last Tuesday. They arrived safely to Indonesia and are calling and emailing me frequently, telling me how much they love it there and how they are gorging themselves with delicious food day after day. Dad says he's enjoying his time there so much he doesn't want to come back home! =)

Had a sleepover at Linda's house over the weekend. We COOKED! She made really good pasta and I made Caleb's bruschetta. It turned out pretty good! Cynthia brought some wine and made her famous brownies for dessert. Stayed up watching Glee and some episodes of a pretty risque tv show called The Diary of a Callgirl...interesting, but very sad. Decided to have brunch at this place called Champagne in Del Mar the next morning and Denise decided to join us as well. I love that place! It's cute because it has a French theme (from the ceiling, the walls, the decorations, the food, etc...) and we all love the food. =) I have to take Caleb there someday.
Spent the majority of yesterday at the mall...I bought Caleb's birthday gift, an APRON! (which has inspired me to cook more), some things for the recipe exchange tonight, and a lot of other little things. Conclusion: No more spending money this week! I can't spend a single penny in order to keep within my budget. Bad news? I already spent 55 dollars today at the dentist!

My insurance policy has changed. I used to have free cleaning and now I have to pay 20%. It's actually not that bad. I only pay about 20 dollars per check-up, but FREE is always better. The good news? No cavities and my teeth have improved since the last time I saw them 3 monthsa go. The hard thing is the maintenance. Flossing every night is SO hard, but I'm going to keep trying to do it. Brushing is no problem for me...in fact, they are telling me that I'm overbrushing. Haha. They want me to come back in 4 months for another check-up to see how I'm doing. *Sigh* Next appointment: June 7th.

I had an attitude check yesterday at church. I felt very convicted during the sermon and realized that I have been taking a lot of things for granted. I've been complaining when others less fortunate than me need my help and things don't go my way, and realized that it's such a blessing for me to help them in the first place. I should be a lot more thankful for the things that I have that I can help others with. This week: work on my agape.

"'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me;I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' Then King Jesus will answer and say to us, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'"

SO, Caleb is now in Dam Neck, VA for his MOS school. He has his own room (finally), a shared common area with other people, and he just texted me a couple hours ago telling me his first day went well! I'm excited to hear more about it. I have to remind myself, however, that I have been very blessed this past month because he was only in Mike Company until now....meaning that I had more time to talk, text, and chat with him throughout the day. Now, he can't even bring his phone with him during the day! I know I'll have to adjust once again to his rigorous schedule of school and homework and other things he has to take care of, so I have to mentally and emotionally prepare myself because it's not going to be the same as it was. I have to toughen up...I am a Marine girlfriend after all. =) *Note to self: be stronger and depend more on God.*

"Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. "Psalm 73:25.

I'm teaching right after work today. Getting off 30 minutes earlier because my students are coming at 5:30. They had to reschedule from their Friday lesson because one of them had childhood shingles. I have to finish making the bruschetta right after I teach and then scurry away to the Recipe exchange by 7pm. oh boy...so much to do, so little time! This week, our Prepare Enrich class is all about managing stress, too. I'm not doing a very good job starting out!

Ok, tired now. My whole back feels like one big knot. I still have a gift certificate to Joann's (Masseuse) and I'm thinking about doing it this Saturday. I feel like I really need one to relax my muscles and body. I can't wait for February to come already. The sooner February arrives, the sooner I see my other half.



Auf Wiedersehen
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