Yesterday we had dinner with one of our friends, my sister's close friend, who is leaving for Afghanistan on deployment next week. My sister's close friend will be leaving behind a spouse and a 2.5yo daughter for 15 months!
I honestly couldn't do that. I couldn't leave my spouse and kids to work in another state, let alone another country for 15 months, albeit three of those months will be in Kansas for training. It still baffles me that a family is going to be separated. Although an officer and a hospital administrator, our friend would still need to be prepared to open fire at any given time, thus the training in Kansas. They would still need to carry a 9 mil at all times. Wow!
But then I shouldn't be surprised. These kinds of things happen every day. These people make these kinds of sacrifices every day. They leave their family because their orders take them to another state, another country.
Why, then, couldn't this person take their spouse and daughter with them? Because he, too, is in the military too and his orders are to stay in San Diego. Our friend leaving for Afghanistan is a female and next week, she will be without her husband and daughter for 15 months.
I mean, how do they (the military) decide who's going to go where and when and for how long. So many things race my mind when I think of them. Not that it would make things better, but why couldn't it have been her husband? Why couldn't it have been another family with older children? I don't know. I just pray for her safety and well being during her deployment.
Seriously, I cannot even imagine being a young mommy having to leave your daughter for that long. I commended her for her courage because God knows I could not have done that. I also thanked her for sacrificing this separation as she departs from the two people she most loves in this world.
God speed!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Full RIDE
OH - MY - GOODNESS!
I am so excited! I can't even describe how excited I am! I'm also nervous too, but I'm way more excited!
I won a full scholarship to get my Master's Degree!! I applied for it back in March and had to include an essay and letters of recommendations; one from my principal and one from a colleague. I asked more than one colleague because my time frame (a week) was so short and Joyce, Rick, Tram, Gabi, and Elaine so graciously gave up their time to write me one! I am so thankful for their kind words!
Actually, I thought that I didn't get it because they said we were going to be notified by Tax Day. I checked my email all day and nada. So I made the assumption that I wasn't chosen.
Early Thursday morning, two days later, I go to my box only to see an envelope addressed to me from Ashford University. I nearly cried when I opened that letter only to see the words, "CONGRATULATIONS!" WOWOWOWOW! Even more, it said that I and the other recipients, the select few in San Diego County, will be recognized on the baseball field at Padres Teacher's Appreciation Night at Petco Park on May 20th!! I am soooo thrilled and can hardly wait!!
You know, I was going to get my Master's inevitably but now I get a full ride! Thank you to my sweet husband for editing my essay. How blessed am I! Literally!!!
If you all can, come out and have fun with me on May 20th!
I am so excited! I can't even describe how excited I am! I'm also nervous too, but I'm way more excited!
I won a full scholarship to get my Master's Degree!! I applied for it back in March and had to include an essay and letters of recommendations; one from my principal and one from a colleague. I asked more than one colleague because my time frame (a week) was so short and Joyce, Rick, Tram, Gabi, and Elaine so graciously gave up their time to write me one! I am so thankful for their kind words!
Actually, I thought that I didn't get it because they said we were going to be notified by Tax Day. I checked my email all day and nada. So I made the assumption that I wasn't chosen.
Early Thursday morning, two days later, I go to my box only to see an envelope addressed to me from Ashford University. I nearly cried when I opened that letter only to see the words, "CONGRATULATIONS!" WOWOWOWOW! Even more, it said that I and the other recipients, the select few in San Diego County, will be recognized on the baseball field at Padres Teacher's Appreciation Night at Petco Park on May 20th!! I am soooo thrilled and can hardly wait!!
You know, I was going to get my Master's inevitably but now I get a full ride! Thank you to my sweet husband for editing my essay. How blessed am I! Literally!!!
If you all can, come out and have fun with me on May 20th!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Virtual Friends
So I've been discovering other blogs online. They're blogs of my online friends. Another world that most of my other friends don't really know about.
When I got engaged with mahal back in 2003, I stumbled upon a wedding planning website www.bridalinsider.com (BI) that had a discussion board (DB) that I regularly I visited and posted. In no time, I had my own wedding journal and blogging my wedding planning journey. I was just chatting to Joan'l (close friend of BI/NI) that I need to print that blog out or transfer it somewhere just so that I have my keepsake.
Anyway, after one marries, you kind of graduate on to the sister website, www.newlyinsider.com (NI). That's of course, if you choose to. There were a lot of brides that I befriended on BI that I wished had moved on to NI, but I suppose after the wedding planning ended so did their venture with BI/NI.
Why did I bring this up? Because some of my online friends decided to leave NI for whatever reasons. I missed seeing them online so I did a search and found out that something happened, some kind of controversy and difference of opinions, to cause them to leave. I didn't think that drama could happen on a DB, but it can. It is a whole other community that I am part of. I found it incredibly interesting that so much can come off of words. But I guess there is less to fear when it is typewritten, emailed, texted, etc. as oppose to being upfront in someone's face.
Regardless, I am still online with NI, just not as much as I was before. I am glad that I get to "see" my other friends on their blogs. I almost think it's better.. hehe.
When I got engaged with mahal back in 2003, I stumbled upon a wedding planning website www.bridalinsider.com (BI) that had a discussion board (DB) that I regularly I visited and posted. In no time, I had my own wedding journal and blogging my wedding planning journey. I was just chatting to Joan'l (close friend of BI/NI) that I need to print that blog out or transfer it somewhere just so that I have my keepsake.
Anyway, after one marries, you kind of graduate on to the sister website, www.newlyinsider.com (NI). That's of course, if you choose to. There were a lot of brides that I befriended on BI that I wished had moved on to NI, but I suppose after the wedding planning ended so did their venture with BI/NI.
Why did I bring this up? Because some of my online friends decided to leave NI for whatever reasons. I missed seeing them online so I did a search and found out that something happened, some kind of controversy and difference of opinions, to cause them to leave. I didn't think that drama could happen on a DB, but it can. It is a whole other community that I am part of. I found it incredibly interesting that so much can come off of words. But I guess there is less to fear when it is typewritten, emailed, texted, etc. as oppose to being upfront in someone's face.
Regardless, I am still online with NI, just not as much as I was before. I am glad that I get to "see" my other friends on their blogs. I almost think it's better.. hehe.
Monday, April 14, 2008
"Can't reach it."
Oh my goodness! I just got my first taste of laziness from my son! I seriously could not believe it! I am still laughing just thinking about our conversation last night.
Replay ...
We are in the Master bedroom, watching the "Elmo in Grouchland" dvd and Kyan was thirsty so I told him I was going to go get him some more milk downstairs. It's not a minute and he's yelling for me. Oh my goodness.. Anyway, I return and I hand it to him and he drinks for a couple minutes. He then motions his sippy cup towards me.
"Mommy, hold it."
"Kai, put it in the refridgerator please." Yes, we have a fridge in our Master.
"Hold it Mommy."
"Go ahead, you can walk over to the fridge and put it inside."
"Hold it."
"Kyan, stand up baby and walk to the fridge and put your milk inside there."
"Can't reach it."
Pause. Wha?!!! Are you serious?! Did I hear him right? Did he really just say that?!
"Can't reach it."
This child seriously cracks my up. That is the first time those words, let alone the word "can't" came out of his mouth. Oh - my - goodness!
Seriously, I'm laughing, but I'm not. Because if this is any indication of what life will be like with him growing up.. oh my goodness, we're in trouble! haha.
At any rate, I walked over to the other side of the bed, helped him come off the bed and inched him towards the fridge as I monitored. He did it. He put his milk in the refridgerator.
"See, that wasn't so hard, was it? Thank you."
O M G!
Replay ...
We are in the Master bedroom, watching the "Elmo in Grouchland" dvd and Kyan was thirsty so I told him I was going to go get him some more milk downstairs. It's not a minute and he's yelling for me. Oh my goodness.. Anyway, I return and I hand it to him and he drinks for a couple minutes. He then motions his sippy cup towards me.
"Mommy, hold it."
"Kai, put it in the refridgerator please." Yes, we have a fridge in our Master.
"Hold it Mommy."
"Go ahead, you can walk over to the fridge and put it inside."
"Hold it."
"Kyan, stand up baby and walk to the fridge and put your milk inside there."
"Can't reach it."
Pause. Wha?!!! Are you serious?! Did I hear him right? Did he really just say that?!
"Can't reach it."
This child seriously cracks my up. That is the first time those words, let alone the word "can't" came out of his mouth. Oh - my - goodness!
Seriously, I'm laughing, but I'm not. Because if this is any indication of what life will be like with him growing up.. oh my goodness, we're in trouble! haha.
At any rate, I walked over to the other side of the bed, helped him come off the bed and inched him towards the fridge as I monitored. He did it. He put his milk in the refridgerator.
"See, that wasn't so hard, was it? Thank you."
O M G!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Target shopping tomorrow!! Haha
For those of you who don't already know...
This was too good not to share!
http://www.wisebread.com/tips-for-perimeter-perusing-at-target
This was too good not to share!
http://www.wisebread.com/tips-for-perimeter-perusing-at-target
Blog name change
When I first started blogging, it was with the intention of sharing the experience with my family. But I have since then realized that my family and close friends wouldn't be the only ones reading this. As a matter of fact, anyone could be reading this now.
So I decided to change it. I think it's temporary though. I'm trying to think of something more clever or cool.. hehe. I mean, what it is really is me having my own column at USA Today.. haha.. not. I'm not that cool of a writer to do that or smart enough, if even that. Wish I was though. I mean, I'm the Assistant Advisor to our newspaper. I should be good, right? haha... I've so wandered OTT.
Anyway to maintain some anonymity, I've changed it. Even though, if someone really wanted to, they could follow my blogs and really find out who I am, where I work and maybe even my address. A little scary but with a click here and there, it probably wouldn't take very long.
So I decided to change it. I think it's temporary though. I'm trying to think of something more clever or cool.. hehe. I mean, what it is really is me having my own column at USA Today.. haha.. not. I'm not that cool of a writer to do that or smart enough, if even that. Wish I was though. I mean, I'm the Assistant Advisor to our newspaper. I should be good, right? haha... I've so wandered OTT.
Anyway to maintain some anonymity, I've changed it. Even though, if someone really wanted to, they could follow my blogs and really find out who I am, where I work and maybe even my address. A little scary but with a click here and there, it probably wouldn't take very long.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Two years of Kyan Xander
And so my son turned TWO and we have certainly been blessed with a joy and a half!
Our Kyan Xander has quite a personality! And his vocab has continued to broaden. I am still baffled by how time flies so swiftly when you have children.
We love our LO and look forward to many years of sweet Kai Kai!
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