Answered Prayers!

I'm sure that you remember the car accident that I mentioned a while ago but in case any of you forgot let me give you a quick overview. My roommate's pastor from Michigan's 18 year old daughter Whitney was thought to have been killed in a car accident when a semi crossed the median.

Today we found out that we were all mistaken and she's alive and was in a coma. Unfortunately for another family it's a case of mistaken identity and there daughter Laura was actually killed. That's the really quick version and I'm sure I could explain it a lot better and more complete. If you visit Carrie's blog she has link's to different article's and stuff with update's on how there doing and what's going on.

Laura's family kept a blog to let everyone know how there daughter was doing. But obviously it was keeping track of how Whitney was doing. If you want to check that out, Carrie also has that link. Keep Laura's family in your prayers. They now have to deal with the reality of a lost child.

Lazy days and "roommate dates"!

Gotta love lazy days... This is Carrie and my long weekend. We both have saturday thru monday off and we are very thankful for that. Yesterday wasn't so much a lazy day because we're trying to get the house ready for Carrie's graduation and the out of town guests. But today was a typical Seattle rainy day and very much a day to sit back in our new papasan chair that we just bought (which is awesome and comfy!), have dinner in the oven that is making our entire place smell SO good and watch movies. These are my favorite days.

Tomorrow is what we call a "roommate date" which is a day that we do something together. We'll see how that goes but I'm sure it'll be great because hanging out together with the two of us usually turns out good. We laugh at things without having to say it because what it called Carrie?...ESP?

The Day was May 23, 1982! Part 2

Me and the girls at PF Chang's for dinner

So my birthday has concluded quite nicely. I honestly had my doubts because of pasts birthday experiences but this one has been great and it's completely because of my phenomenal roommate. She has had the optimistic attitude that this would be a great day and gave me strict instruction to do NO HOUSEWORK! The Mariners game was a bonus and she strongly advised me take the day and nap...A LOT!

This evening Carrie and a few friends (Erin, Ali, and Courtney) took me out to a fabulously awesome dinner. We leisurely ate and had good conversation. After dinner Courtney came over and is hanging out for a bit.

All in all this has been the best birthday I think I've ever had. And it truly is all because of Carrie so thank you SO much to her... And her card ended it perfectly!

The Day was May 23, 1982! Part 1

So today I'm celebrating the day I was born...May 23rd, and I'm now officially 24 years old. I suppose that we technically started celebrating last night at the Mariners game with Carrie and the ticket's that she got from work...(26th row from the field!) I have never watched a baseball game before but these were great seats, and they WON! She asked me weeks ago if I wanted to go to a Mariners game for my birthday and I didn't really want to but it kind of worked out anyway. She reminded me of that and said very innocently, "I didn't plan this, I swear!"

One of the vendor's was selling "refreshing lemonade" and he was making Carrie and I laugh because he definitely had the personality for that job. We could hear him even when he was in the next section. Now he is a born seller... :-)

I didn't have to work today so I got to sleep in and that was AWESOME!

My birthday isn't quite done yet and I have much of the day to go so I'll probably put up another blog later on tonight. But so far...it's going pretty good thanks to my roommate... ;-)

Why?

Why do things "crash" at the same time all the time?

Why is life so hard when every sign points to everything good?

Why do we get our heart's broken?

Where does fear come from? Why do we have that?

Why are angel's sent to us in the form of friend's?

God has a plan for those people. He sends them for a reason...angels/friends. I think those are His chosen one's and they are gifted. I personally know a few of them and life would be even tougher without, or even unendurable if they were not there. I always felt that with God, everything happens for a reason. He places people in our lives in certain times to deal with certain obstacles even if we don't realize it. That's because He's always in control and know's what He's doing and we're along for the ride. For us it's called...FAITH!

What do you think?

Say Goodnight Gracie...

Last night was the Series Finale of Will & Grace. 8 very long and funny years and it came to an end in a very classical way I think. I love one of the lines that Grace tells Will to describe there relationship and her love for him...

"...my love for you is like this scar...ugly but permanent!"

I LOVE that line. It's very simple and to the point. True relationships should have that description... don't you think?

Kids...

My boss just found out a few weeks ago that she's pregnant so this baby will join her 2 son's. One is 12 and the other is 6. The 6 year old says the best, most innocent things to her and she always comes to work and says, "guess what my baby said last night." (She won't be able to say that for long...)

So last night she was having a bowl of ice cream and he said, "Mama...take care of the baby. You don't want him to have a BRAIN FREEZE!"

SSOOOO cute and SSSOOOO funny!

Kids truly do have the best sayings...

Happy Mother's Day!

This is my sister Misty and my mother Vicky.

Today is the day that we honor our mother's. I have a few mother's (and one non-mother) that I would like to say a little something about....

First and foremost I have to talk about my own mother, Vicky. She is by far the most amazing woman. She is kind to everyone and a very humble person. I told her that when she dies and is with God; they will look back on her life and He will promote her to sainthood for all that she has done and who she has touched and helped along the way. One thing that I'm very thankful for is that I'm very much like my mother. I will always be proud of that. She is a wonderful woman and I love her and miss her very much. One day I hope for her to see the new life I have made here and that she will meet the new people in my life, especially Carrie. But until then...

The next mother is the one that is the nearest to me and is an awesome woman too. Her name happens to be Sue and she is Carrie's mom. I met her a few times when she came over to my apartment and she is such a cute person. For Easter Carrie and I spent the weekend over in Canada at her parents house and it was great. It was very relaxing and it was nice that I wasn't alone being that I have no family here. Before we left her mom (and dad) said that I was welcome anytime with or without Carrie. She is a woman who loves God just like my own mom and is there for those who need her. She's very much like my own mom with what I know about her. Granted I'm still getting to know Carrie's family but so far...I like what I see. So thank you for raising Carrie to be the wonderful woman that she's turned out to be.

Another woman who made a huge impression on me throughout my entire life was my Auntie Heidi. She was like my second mother growing up. Unfortunately she had no kids of her own but that doesn't mean that she wasn't a mother. Anytime that we needed her she was always there. She was there for advice giving, just for talks or anything. We would meet her for church every sunday and go to breakfast right after; it became a tradition that I miss every weekend. I miss her very much and can't wait to see her again.

The final woman that I'd like to say something about is my sister Misty. Can't forget her. She works very hard as a single mom to my adorable nephew Maika who will be 7 this year. I can't believe how old my nieces and nephews are going to be. She currently works 2 jobs to try and be the best parent she can be. That is a lot of work on her part and Maika will hopefully see what his mother is doing and remember that when he get's older. She will be there for anyone who needs her and stood up for me when I couldn't. That is probably where I got that "training" from to stand up for myself today. It's very appreciated so thank you. I'm sure my friends appreciate that part of me too.

So Happy Mother's Day to these great women in my life who have inspired me.

Where we come from?

My job consists of me talking on the phone all day long to direct passengers and travel agents about cruises that they've booked on my cruise line. On many occasions they ask me if I'm from Canada. I have no idea where they get that from. Easter wasn't the first time that I've been to Canada and I don't hear it. My boss just told me yesterday that I have an accent. She should talk because she has an accent...she's from SPAIN! But she was only teasing. Actually, I love my boss...she ROCKS!!! When I tell these people that I'm actually from Hawai'i they always say, "really...are you sure your not Canadian?" NO...I'm not sure. Are they kidding?!? Stupid people bug me.

Life...Or Something Like It?!?

There are things in life that seem to happen in the blink of an eye even though to other's it was the inevitable that we just didn't see coming. How does that seem to work out? It isn't fair. Actually, it sometimes feels like a sick joke. And you even hear from those people that you want to do the unspeakable to say those dreaded phrases, "I told you so..." or, "I knew it!" That NEVER helps!

I have been consumed lately with my own things that I've been trying to work out in my head and last night a friend of mine came over and is going through a very difficult personal time right now. I knew a little about it but didn't know to the full extent what was going on so I feel a bit guilty about that and selfish about how I've been. Funny thing is that I barely know what the word selfish means because that's not me. Anyway, I don't want to get into her details on my blog but I would appreciate it if any of you would pray for her. She means a lot to me. She was there for me when I needed her the most when I moved here and I don't know what I wouldv'e done without her over the past year or so. Thank you very much... :-)

Standing Up...

Since I've moved away from home I've learned to be a bit more independent and stand on my own two feet...I have to be this way. There is no one else to be like this for me. Some can call that being mean and bitchy and I will go with that because I suppose that get's the job done and point across.

Yesterday I was even described as a "hard ass" because I got something done for Carrie and I that we've been working on for a while and I've been rather persistant about. Not sure how I feel about that description but I suppose I'll go with that too.

Since I'm getting used to standing up more and fighting these battles for myself, it's hard to see my close friends both very near and very far hurt in the things they're dealing with. I have to keep my mouth shut because these are not my fights but I can be there to listen...and just be. It's funny that I have the sympathy and empathy to want to help them and want to run over whoever has wronged them but it's different when someone does it to me. My reaction is quite different. I suppose the feeling is mutual because they want to mow the person who's done something to me down too.

Standing up for yourself is quite liberating.
But, you have to pick and choose your battles.

Cinco De Mayo!

Birthday's birthday's birthday's. Today starts a string of a long list of birthday's this month of people that I know. One of my best friends who lives WAY too far away in Missouri is celebrating her birthday today.

So to my friend Elissa that I miss hanging out with...hope you have a great birthday. Party up friend! Perhaps I'll be seeing you soon :-)

My Fabulous New Partner In Crime!

Most of you don't know about my new roommate so this post will be dedicated to getting to know her. We do a lot together so this definitely won't be the last you hear about her...

Carrie and I are so much alike it's scary. It's like we have ESP or something and can read each others minds. Very freaky, but cool. She works at the fabulous Starbucks Corporate office that I've developed an addiction which all of Washington state has in common with me. It's quite sad really:)

In all seriousness, Carrie is an amazing person that I couldn't be happier having in my life and as a roommate; she's perfect. We get along great and we joke sometimes that we were twins separated at birth. When her family was over for dinner celebrating her and her brother's birthday she said that we live in a house of three...her, me, and God. I really liked that she said that because I feel that it's true.

My birthday is coming up very soon and she doesn't have to do anything for me but she's trying to put something together with a few other friends. She's very sweet and I'm very thankful to God that he crossed our paths. He knows exactly what we need when we need it. Timing is everything. She's been there when I've needed her so I will feel sorry for those who mess with her... :-)

Carrie graduated college with a double degree and next month walks with the rest of the college...WOO HOO!!! Did I mention she was a genius too? I will be posting pictures from the party we're having...

So this is my very smart and special roommate that I hope will one day make a trip to Hawai'i with me so that everyone can meet her and we can drink up and RELAX back home...

Until next time...

And the Winner Is...

Today my roommate went to small claims court against her old apartment complex and the verdict is...

CARRIE WON!!!

She was great, well prepared and I didn't help very much. I was there to support her more than anything but it worked out as it should. The woman that represented who she was sueing was NOT happy at all!

After that we went to dinner to celebrate. When the guy brought the bill he also gave me a pen and was mentioning how people always seem to swipe the pens, I told him that I didn't need his pen because I always carry my Viagra pen. I'm a recovering 4 year pharmacy worker so I've come away with a lot of souveniers. It's like a credit card; "Never leave home without it!" He walked away after giving me back the bill and my card and while Carrie and I were laughing about the pen he turned around and came right back and said, "I just HAVE to see the pen!" We had a great laugh out of that. All in all it was a great day.