lately...

some things that have happened so far in 2011... a few trivial things, a few significant things, but all things that i want to remember:

• walked at my last graduation ever from UCSD from Warren College
  
• moved into a new apartment with best friend & 2 other dear friends
• adopted a dog that we named Sonny who has taught me the joys and realities of being a responsible caretaker
  
• got a full time job from Joseph Wong Design Associates thanks to a couple of my unnis who currently work there
  
• saw the perks and challenges in leading my first small group for Collegelife freshmen and sophomore gals, whom i've grown to love tremendously
• stepped down from College praise team and joined Sunday praise team, a ministry that has helped further my understanding of the importance of worshiping from the heart before focusing so much on performance.
• went on a Senior class cruise trip to Catalina & Ensenada. learned a lot about myself during my time there
• decided to be daring and got blunt bangs for the first time. was pretty happy with them, but will only be a once in a life kind of thing
  
• visited my baby sister in Pittsburgh, where she got to research at Carnegie Melon University for the summer. super proud of her & how she faced her fears of being independent for a long period of time
  
• found out that my sister is pregnant w/their first child ever...baby's due any moment now
• found out that my discipler is pregnant after a couple of years of challenges that she and her husband had to face
  
• found out that my senior year small group leader is pregnant w/their first child ever
• lots of pregnant people, i know...but it means a lot to me that God's blessing these particular people w/children =)
• found my new favorite place in san diego to chill, eat, and get some good reading done: Solana Beach!
  
• starting my own bridal hair & makeup business...currently in the making of business website and whatnot
  

i'll be home for christmas

there are only three days left of my LAST winter break evarrrrrrr.
so what have i been doing?

playing with friends...


celebrating the birth of Christ with my nearest and dearest...








witnessing my babygurl get proposed to & planning an engagement party for her & her fiance (yeah, no biggie)...




eating good food...and lots of it!




what an amazing blessing for one of my best friends to get engaged! i'm so eggcited yet sad at the same time. it's saddening to think that the trio is going to part ways once we all graduate. =( at least we have six more months to milk every moment of our senior year together. <3 congrats, mel! i love you!

in the crafting mood

the past few days, i've been a homebody. rather than just being a couch-potato, i thought it'd be good to actually do something productive. so i've been spending most of my hours in my family room, turning it into a craft room of mayhem.

project numero uno: homemade card
-made with felt, rhinestones, doilies, and cardstock paper


the card is for my secret santa, whom i haven't given to yet, so i had to blur out the name. i don't think she reads my blog anyway =)

project numero dos: pom-pom flowers
-these were just made out of yarn, floral wire, and some brown tape
learned how to make them at http://ruffledblog.com/diy-tuesdays-pom-pom-yarn-flowers/

project numero tres: stuffed penguin
-made out of felt, string, and printed cloth
got the idea from this website: http://plushkacraft.blogspot.com/2010/11/miss-and-mr-penguin.html
regarding the cloth, i was looking everywhere around the house trying to find scraps of printed cloth, but i failed to find any. this morning, i happened to run into a clown-looking outfit for a toy. i initially thought it was hideous when i saw it, but i liked the striped pattern & thought it'd be cute for the penguin. it turned out to look okay!

project numero cuatro: unfinished 3 interpretations of a magazine model
-i used a calligraphy pen for the top right interpretation and acrylic paint for the lower left interpretationsad thing is, i started this my senior year in high school...that was four years ago. and i'm still not done with it! haha, i completely forgot about this thing until i found it hiding behind our old piano. i still need to finish inking in the top right part, but i have no idea what to do with my last interpretation. any suggestions?