60th post.

so I've had this blog for a while now and I'm only on my 60th post. I'm so horrible at updating! but here we go...

My "new" job has been going well... we're coming into the slow tourist season here and, since I clean vacation condo's, work is slowing down. So if you're reading this just pray that it would pick up soon and that we would be able to continue full time work. The good thing is that we don't need to worry... cause God is in complete control. I completely believe that but it's interesting to go through seasons when you are truly tested in those beliefs. God's purpose is always that we come out stronger yet more dependable on Him. (: He's so good to us!

Umm, after growing out my hair for two years I chopped most of it off. It now falls right around my shoulders. lots of layers. and bangs. and OH MY GOSH! I missed having short hair! But I am proud of myself for having long hair for a significant amount of time. So here's a photo for you... I tried to take it in secret so it looks a little funny. Next time I think I'll go a little shorter. (;

I'm trying to prioritize my time a little better. It feels good, cause just by doing that (being organized) I accomplish so much more. My mind is clear and I know what I need to do and how much time I have to do it before I move on to the next thing. It's been really good... Married life is really different than I thought it would be. I know it may come naturally for some people, but I thought when we got married and lived in our own place it would be really easy to keep every thing clean and organized. I would be more on top of the house cause it was mine and everything in it belonged to us... but that wasn't the case exactly. haha. So now I'm learning to keep the house in a state of cleanliness and tidiness. It's not perfect, but that's okay, it's home... at least it's not a state of chaos-ness.

I'm going to be in Oregon this summer for my friend Jesse's wedding. I talked about her in my last entry. She got engaged in the middle of April and has the date set for July 17th. It's been really fun around here lately. Another friend is getting married over here in a couple weeks. So we're having a couple showers and all that business. Right now I'm planning Jesse's bridal shower and it's a ton of fun. I think... maybe... someday... I might like to be a wedding planner or have a party planning business. If I could take the stress. but so far no stress with this party so it's all good! I just think it would be a blast to plan all these parties and make them all different and have themes and transform everyone's ideas of a "typical party". Just a thought. For right now I'm having fun planning it with the new organized me.

Anyways, I think that's enough for now. So until next time! hopefully it won't be in a couple months. (;

it is time.

Today is my day off. It' been a delightful day off so far. I got up and spent the morning in a new coffee shop where the coffee was so hot it burned my tongue! but the mocha i had was quite delicious... sidenote: for some odd reason i have the urge to spell delicious like delishus. don't ask me why.

I was blessed with the opportunity to spend a majority of the morning with Jesse Van Kirk. It's always so good to hang out with old friends. I've known Jesse for about three years now and it's so cool to see how much we both have grown yet still remain good friends. Especially just with the point that we are at in our lives. There's so much change going on, people are moving on, getting married, having kids... it's crazy. But i enjoy the ride.

I always feel like I have nothing to update on! haha, but i realize that there are people out there who just want to know what's going on, especially since i'm so so so horrible at keeping in touch. So this is what's "new," I quit my job at the Diner. (woohoo!) Just time to move on I guess. I didn't feel like I had a career as a waitress in my future so it wasn't hard to "let go." It's been a good job on and off over the past two years, I've enjoyed the experience and knowledge I've gained and I will miss all my friends/co-workers.... I won't even begin on the list of things I WON'T miss. hehe. (; So now you may be asking, "are you unemployed? do you have another job lined up?" and, i do! I now work for a good friend of mine and we clean condo's! I enjoy it so much, which sounds silly cause I'm not a very neat and tidy type of person. But i feel it's a very satisfying experience to go into a condo that a tourist has totally thrashed and turn it around into a sparkling clean suite ready for the next guest in merely hours! And you get to fold the towels all fancy so it's fun. There's still room for improvement; i'm learning... but i hope to learn the in's and out's real fast and become a great asset. (:

twenty-ten.

whew. so now we greet a new year. craziness. 2009 was full of so many new adventures, i'm really excited to see what God has in store this year.

i suddenly had an urge to blog. i think it's cause i like the nostalgic feel it gives me... and the postal service just came on over the radio so i couldn't resist the urge.

life is the same old thing, Caleb and I are working lotsss. still getting settled into our place. piecing together one room at a time. I really feel like it's starting to become home. We started painting, so that's super fun! the photo is what we've finished so far... (:

anyways, i have to get back to work...

p.s.

today i saw some tourists taking photo's of themselves hugging palm trees. hahaha.

it's been awhile.

does anyone still check up on me?

so sorry it's been so long. life has been so amazing and incredible i don't want to waste a moment 'typing' about it... but it's not right to deprive you all of the goodness! let's see... where to begin.

The last time I blogged was June, right? So four months later this is where I'm at... a married woman! hoorah. Marriage is such an incredible gift from God! I'm loving every moment of it. Caleb is uh-mazing in every way... it blows me away how much he loves me. (:

I should post photo's of our house soon. I don't think I've taken any pictures of it yet... perhaps I should clean it.

Let's seeeee.... the wedding! Seriously, I think I should win an award for the most stress free wedding. The day was beautiful and everything leading up to it just seemed to all work together. My parents helped out so much and praise the Lord that my family was all brought together by the Lord for this day. It was great, everything I wanted and more. cheesy, I know, but so true. God pulled all things together and blessed Caleb and I so so so much. His presence that day was overwhelming.

It's been a blast living together and being with each other so much more. He's so much fun! We went camping earlier this month and that was spontaneous and great. We bought our first washer and dryer unit... and we finally unpacked every box in our house! It's great fun.

now I must go and find something to eat.

Jehovah-Jireh

He is my Provider.

Life has been so incredible this past month. Everytime I start stressing out the slightest bit over something the Lord reminds me to give it back to Him and then shows me how He always comes through. It's been an overwhelming experience. One day Caleb and I were sitting inside of Starbucks and I was journaling about how I was worried about getting a photographer for the wedding. I've been having these reoccuring dreams where it's the wedding day and everything is perfect except.... no photographer! seriously, for those of you who know me you can see how this is obviously my worst nightmare. So here I was praying that the Lord would just provide someone, anyone really, who was handy with a camera and I could rest at ease knowing my wedding would be "picture perfect." Well, you know how He is. Literally the next day a photographer contacted me and agreed to photograph the wedding. God is so good, right? but wait... it wasn't just any photographer but the one that I've aaalways wanted. isn't that rad? yeah, He's pretty rad.

There have been so many other things too... super cheap rent for the cottage we're living in. well, only Caleb right now... I move-in in August. (; aaand for the honeymoon. "where do you honeymoon when you live in Hawaii?" necessities for our home and free furniture.

...like I said, an overwhelming experience.

"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

and that's just a small amount of the blessing He has poured out in my life... I couldn't even try to say all that He is doing because it is immeasurable. Through it all I am reminding myself, it's not about the blessing it's all about the Blesser. and it's very evident to me that He has done all of this to bring glory to His name.

uhhh... yeah.

hello my dear bloggers, it's been quite sometime...

let's see, life "after" Bible College feels a lot like in between semesters... everyone leaves, you're still here, you go to work, you don't have homework, you watch movies, you don't listen to chuck tracks (even though you swore you were going to do them over the break)... did i really graduate? that last week seemed so surreal. everything leading up to that last night of graduation... actually, i still had one last class the next day so even though I graduated on Thursday night I wasn't officially done until Friday afternoon. It was crazy... There were seven students graduating and pretty much all of us waited til last second to prepare our 2 minute speeches we were to give on our, "belief, hope, and direction." "what does that mean?" is pretty much what we kept asking each other all day. it was a fun night and ended with an awesome slideshow! you might be able to view it here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=1160804385294&ref=mf

anyways, all that to say my Bible College experience added up to a great one. I'm so blessed to have been able to finish all four semesters and to have shared with the most incredible people every semester. God is so good.

So what's next? well, obviously marriage. (woohoo!) right now is a really big season of transition and it's all happening in a super short amount of time... but, I'm not stressing. which is kind of a big deal for me. I'm just taking it easy and going along for this crazy ride that God's totally in control of. So, if you think of it, please pray for Caleb and me we would appreciate it more than you could ever know! Wedding plans are coming along quite nicely... except for the fact that i've never planned a wedding so i feel like i'm forgetting some important things. I don't even have a photographer yet... oh dear. i guess as long as i'm there, Caleb's there, my dad is there (he's performing the ceremony), and the marriage license... oh, and you too mom... then we're good! and maybe throw some cake in there too. THEN we'll be good. yeah, so you kind of see where i'm at right now... it'll all come together. (:

Already we're seeing the amazing things that God is doing for us. Preparing and blessing us, He's definitely blowing our minds. It's been super cool.

it all comes down to this.

haha, okay. so i've been waiting 3 years for this moment! i'm graduating tonight and i'm sooo excited! 

it's going to be great... and i'm writing my speech right now.

whew.