summer 09: "firsts" - first car - first internship - first time i finished knitting a scarf - first time to...colorado!, sausalito, berkeley marina, berkeley rose garden, exploratorium, california academy of sciences books i read: - stargirl - hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet - love the one you're with - the beach house - to kill a mockingbird - phantom tollbooth - anne of green gables - anne of avonlea - anne of the island - anne of windy poplars (in progress...) other happenings: - new church sg - hiking at mt.tam - dinner with friends at...shabuway, joy's sushi and justin's house - watching...hp 6!, the terrible film which must not be named, hairspray, 500 days of summer - 3 weddings in 1 month - tea at huntington library - pageant of the masters
goodbye summer! hello to my last year at berkeley!...
i had a midterm monday, tuesday and wednesday. and i got sick. but it has been an especially blessed week. =]
i thank God for... - justin - for cooking me and jenn dinner saturday night and for "good luck" texts - angel - for dropping off a 1/2 baked zachary's pizza so i didn't have to worry about cooking the rest of the week - jef - for stealing me away for 3 hours on saturday (which was a good reminder of how meaningless schoolwork really is) and for swiping me trolli eggs - my small group leaders - for making our meetings livegiving and something i enjoy - sam lu - for stopping by with oatmeal cookies - dane - for letting me borrow soc books and for swiping me an odwalla - jason - for making me hotwater with lemon and honey when i started getting sick and for calling to see how i was doing - al - for calling to see how my studying went and to wish me luck - alice and jenna - for prayers and encouraging fbook comments - jenn - for letting me a slob this week so i could get some good studying done in the apartment, and also for distracting me at the right times to keep my studying lively and fun
- without being asked, my grandpa switched channels from his chinese drama to the laker's game when all the cousins started to arrive at his house - my dad said, "c'mon, golden bear!" when i didn't get a joke he said (it was also during the rose bowl so he was in his competitive school mode) - jenn louie drove to my house at 11:30 to sleepover because i was bored one night - my cousin brett sent me music to listen to after i said i didn't like anything that was currently on the radio - my cousin kyle called me from the ortho office when he got his braces off since i kept telling him that he was gonna have to wait another 2 weeks - i casually mentioned that i needed a new battery for my laptop and my dad ordered one the next day - core retreat was really a retreat and i got to spend so much time just haning out with michelle, jason and angel - i finally got to hang out with david chang this winter break - rarely talking all semester, rach ny and i can just walk around the park and chat for an hour - my sister is so werid - my mom threateded to send me back to berkeley and called me a"this useless one" because i failed to pick her up from work...twice. - driving to jenn louie's house is second nature - michelle and i realized that i have the same haircut as when i was 3 - my cousins, mom and aunt could just sit around the table looking at old photos and reminiscing of childhood memories - my aunt got me and my sister survivor buffs - i could help my cousin with his geometry homework - i read two books this break and thoroughly enjoyed both
1. babysitting! - the kids are seriously SO cute. 2. signing up for berkeley project! 3. getting to paint..and not do landscaping. 4. making it on time for our chocolate factory tour 5. joining drama team - come to Living Water's Thanksgiving service next sunday! 1:30 pm! 6. samantha lu...for getting my laundry, for taking water breaks w/me while we play basketball, for all the joy you bring to my life =] 7. justin louie...for making me dinner...twice, for downloading movies for me, serving me shirley temples, and just being a great friend 8. small group leaders meeting 9. and our mandatory small group leaders boba run =] 10. greg...for treating me and coming out to play basketball tonight (even if it was to avoid doing work)
