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| WOW! It's been soo long since I've stopped by here. I would say almost two whole months since my last post. Well, things have been VERY crazy over these last two months, especially with all the preparations for the wedding. The worst part about getting married is the money issue. All of your family wants to come but you can only afford paying for few. That's my issue....however, the Lord has blessed us greatly in that department, and now I can let that go and continue to save to meet other expenses that we have to take care of, like paying the DJ and photographer, and all of the little costs incurred into our wedding package plan. If I could start over, I'm telling you that I would definitely do a destination wedding, with only 10 of my closest family members! So much less, and so much easier on the mind, body and soul! hahaha....but I know everything will be great....at least, I hope. I don't want drama, because if there's one person you don't want to mess with on the wedding day, it's the bride. LOL Pray for me that I don't lose my temper! 
Other than that, school's officially over in two more weeks and I can hardly stand it! I've got a bad case of senioritis and it's sad because I'm nearing the end of my last two classes here at the university (won't say which one, but it's in southern cal.....lol), and I just don't want to do anything. I pray that the Lord take away this laziness and motivate me to study, because I've got a huge exam tomorrow afternoon and I've barely begun to study for it. I'm so bad!!!! AHHHH! To make it worse, I'm behind with my math homework about five assignments, but thank goodness they aren't due until the second exam which is in two weeks, so that's a blessing in itself. Just pray for me that all goes well, and that I pass these classes with A's (preferrably, but I'll settle for B's). Until next time, kids.....I'll let you know how the next Salvador concert was (THIS FRIDAY IN THE OC!!!!) I hope I can make it, so if I do I'll deff have pics to share with y'all. Peace out! | | |
| It's Tuesday, and the time is flying by me faster than I can breathe! It is so amazing how the Lord works in mysterious ways with the people in the world around you. The situation with my sister-in-law isn't any better, but I know what I have to do. The Holy Spirit's already advised me on that. And my relationship with my mother and my fiance's mother couldn't be better. She's planning my bridal shower, and both her and my future sister-in-law (my fiance's sister) are so excited to get underway with the planning of it. I think it's going to be a lot of fun, regardless of how many people show up. Heck, I don't care if it's only about 5 of us.
There's still so much to do for the wedding. I met with the DJ today, and he was just so amazing to me. I'm glad I went with him instead of some cookie cutter DJ. He's a blessing to us! I've been so engrossed with the wedding planning and taking care of details that I almost forgot that I have a research project to complete by the end of June! YIKES! Could I BE anymore stressed?! I have to go into the lab tomorrow to learn how to run the experiments for the research that I'm doing. I know I'm going to be there all day, which bites, but it should still be exciting because I'm learning a new lab technique, and that should benefit me in the future when I apply for jobs as a lab tech or otherwise.
Overall, I'd have to say that my week's off to a pretty good start. I sent out about 100 wedding invitations to family and very close friends, and now I'm working on the programmes for the wedding, while at the same time, still choosing songs that I want played. Wow....so much paperwork to fill out for the DJ! That's a good thing though.....lets me know he's detailed and wants it to be perfect for us. I'm so excited, because I'm finally starting to get response cards in the mail from our family on the east coast, and it's been positive. They're excited to come and have the family reunion after. Where's Salvador when you need them most?! LOL It would be awesome if either Salvador or Souljahz would be out here at that time so that I can take my cousins to one of their concerts, to see just how amazing worshipping through music with fellow Christians is like. It's such a blessing, and an uplifting experience! Okay, that's it for now....I'm just rambling. Peace. | | |
| Well, it's Sunday (oops, technically, it's Monday), and hahaha....a thought just occurred to me. I never posted the link to my yahoo photo album, did I? SHAME ON ME! Okay, here it is:
http://photos.yahoo.com/nessavee007
It's under the album that says NEW YEAR'S EVE....The other album is from the benefit concert they did back in October of 2004. You can now enjoy all of the pictures. Okay, I must go now...it's after 2am here in Southern Cal, and I'm sooo tired that I have a headache and I'm hungry....bye for now! | | |
| Gee! It's been a while, hasn't it?! Wow, where do I begin?! For one, I'm starting the grueling week of final exams, and needless to say, mine are at the end of this week coming up! OUCH! Ah, at least I have almost the entire week to study, so that can be a good thing. That should be a good thing. Pray for me "y'all." 
Man, the past two months have been very rough for me. I've been on an emotional roller coaster for many reasons. One being school. Another? One of the two jobs that I work on campus: MENTORING. It's so tough for me because one of the guys that I mentor to just doesn't want to listen to my advice, and is being totally lazy about his studies. He's not doing well with his classes and I think it's because of the lack of motivation for studying that he has for his classes, especially the difficult ones. I'm really concerned for him, and I need to leave it in God's hands. Okay, one down.....two to go.
Thirdly, plans for the wedding are bombarding me that I just want to scream sometimes. I've noticed that I've been getting very (and I mean VERY) irritable with everyone around me....mainly my beloved mother and my fiance's mother. Lord, forgive me for reacting the way that I have been with them! They are my world, and I don't want to hurt either of them. Which leads to my third and most emotional encounter to date....my sister-in-law.
WOW! I don't even know where to begin talking about this situation. Let's just say that ever since their wedding in February, I've been getting A LOT of negative feedback on her behalf. It all started when I refused to be a part of her Bachelorette festivities because I stood my ground on a topic of conversation that I wasn't going to budge on: NIGHTCLUBS. I mean, what kind of an atmosphere do you think I want to be in?! If it were for my own flesh and blood I still wouldn't go!! The Bible says in Galatians, "abstain from ALL appearance of evil." I don't think she quite understood why I refused to participate, and said that I was being selfish....heck, if it's for the Lord.....OF COURSE I'M BEING SELFISH!!! It was just downhill from there.
The worst came last Thursday, when she sent me text messages in reaction to a playful answer I sent to her in response to a question she had. I figured she was being funny, so I decided to go along with it and be funny as well.....BOY WAS I WRONG! She lashed out at me and said that I was putting out negativity, being insensitive, inconsiderate and a long list of other negative things that she just had to say to me "because no one else will tell me these things." I had no idea anyone was keeping tabs on me like that! That was definitely an experience I will NEVER forget. It still hurts to talk about it, and after praying about it, I finally gave into the Holy Spirit's suggestion and apologized. Even though I felt peace, I felt a little disheartened. I felt like I'm always the one apologizing to her, even though it's not my fault. Then the Lord reminded me of a passage that I read in the Bible, "Do I forgive you seven times? No! Not seven times, but seventy times seven!" Thank the Lord for being such a constant reminder that I must be the example as a Christian.
I can say that it has definitely changed my relationship with her and my brother, whom I love dearly, but I must remember that no matter who comes into my life (or my family for that matter), it shouldn't change my relationship with God. He's my ONLY source of wisdom, strength, and support. So, thanks (again) Lord, for reminding me who I am, and putting her into my life to refine me as a Christian. | | |
| WOW!!! Yet another amazing year has passed me, and I strictly remember forgetting all the bad things that have happened in 2004. I guess you can say that was my New Year's resolution for this year. Nothing but joy to remember....hahaha. Let me start with how the New Year's Eve Praise went......IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
I'll tell you this much....I'm NEVER going back on Supreme Scream again! LOL Yeah, right! I'll probably end up on it the next time I go to Knotts. Anyhoo....so my fiance and I had so much fun at Knotts on Friday night, and we met so many cool new peeps. Sorry Dave, but I have to show proof! Don't be mad at me! LOL When I get home I'll post a few pics for you all to see....aww, heck, I'll just give you the link to the photo album when I get the chance to set it up. Gina, you were sooo wonderful! Thanks for saving us some seats and everything....and your girls are so precious! Carla, you had me cracking up all night with your craziness....I had a blast! Dave, when are we gonna see Souljahz together?! hahaha....
Well we got to see who we wanted to see....and sides of them we could have done without. Haha....praise God for showing such reality! I remember seeing one of the members of Salvador rushing back to the theatre with a hot drink in his hand....some fans stopped to talk to him, but he didn't have time...gee, that sux for the fans! Poor guy! I'm sure he gets mobbed everywhere he goes! I took sooo many pics of Salvador, I think my friends are gonna feel like they were there. I even snapped a one-minute video of "Lord I Come Before You." Heck, I had to try out my new digital camera, even though I'm still learning to use it! They sang a couple of my favorite songs, like "Can You Feel" and "La Montaña." The fireworks were awesome at the end of the night, and my fiance and I enjoyed that time together! AWW! How sweet! Ron McGehee had us crying on the floor with his stand-up comedy....LMBO! I still remember a punch line of his, "....which would you choose....going home with a sober Asian or a drunk Irish?!" haha....it's all in good clean fun.
Aside from the freezing cold weather, and my hands and feet going numb, I'd have to say that I would do it again.....hey, maybe Souljahz will be at New Year's Eve Praise 2006! That would just be a total blessing. I'm still psyched about their new songs that Dave and Carla were telling me about. Powerful and straightforward....ahhh, that's the kind of music that I like! I can't wait for their new album to come out....hurry up with it already! LOL Okay, so that's all for now....gotta start getting ready for Day 7 @ Harvest tonight!
Dang!!! A thought just occurred to me! Classes begin again tomorrow for Cal Poly. Awww shucks, and I thought maybe I had another week of vacation left! Oh well! Time to hit the books hard again! Pray for me y'all, I'm almost done! Until next time....see you when the sun shines my way! | | |
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