I. Can.Not. Stand. This. Heat!!
I've never been a fan of crazy hot weather, and today had got to be the worst! It was hotter than I have ever experienced in Seattle (duh!), Miami, Hawaii... and even Cambodia! WTF! It was record breaking 113 degrees here and even a walk to the beach didn't help. Still freakin' hot there... the breeze was a hot breeze! I've never seen so many people at the beach until yesterday... it was nuts!
Today is expected to be almost just as hot.
Somebody, please SAVE ME!
I miss my rain and snow... I like my warm drinks. *cries*
Humans... never satisfied.
September 28, 2010
September 24, 2010
Tragedy in Seattle...
What a tragedy. What would drive a Mother so crazy to shoot her own Family?
I saw the headlines on Twitter yesterday saying that there was a shooting in West Seattle that left four people dead. My heart dropped reading the headline alone because its so close to home... I used to work in West Seattle for awhile. Although I don't live in Washington anymore, I still constantly read the news relating to it because it will always be home to me. This morning, I woke up and figured that there would be more information about the tragedy so of course, I followed up. I went to my reliable source,
King 5 News and it broke my heart to see faces that looked very familiar on the front page. Although I don't know the family personally, they just looked really familiar.
This story caught my attention because its
- so close to home
- Cambodian people involved (I care about all people, but I will admit that I pay closer attention to my own people... its the truth)
- family tragedy... always breaks my heart
- survivor's name is 'Thyda' as well... though the reporter pronounced her name as "thigh-duh"... ugh! *cringe*
(You can click on the link at the beginning of this post to see the article that I read)
My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to this Family.
September 23, 2010
Thoughtful Thursday - Love... FOUND.
I promise not to be a puppy in love and make every entry about love and about my Husband, but today has to be the day and this entry has to be the entry.
I often have a hard time showing and telling my Husband how much I appreciate him and everything he does. I guess after seeing the movie, "Why Did I Get Married Too?" made me realize how great of a Husband he had been to me for the past year and couple of months. (Which by the way, I wrote a short little entry about the movie and how I feel about it here on my other blog Oh Too Much)
People spend so much of their lives searching for the perfect partner and having these high expectations and list of criteria that their prospective partners need to fill. Let me tell you now that if you have what you call "standards" and think that the other person has to fulfill those standards, then you should probably ask yourself what qualities is it that you have that makes you fulfill the list of criteria that they have? Does that make sense? I guess all I am saying is that you shouldn't look at love and a relationship as a one way street where you are the only one with needs and desires. Take yourself off a pedestal every once in awhile and be present and level with those around you. If you walk around with your head held too high and your nose in the air, how do you see, smell, and appreciate those that are there and ready to love you? Keep this up, and you would never find true love... thats the truth.
I remember a line from one of my friends wedding vows "It is not only about finding the right partner, but about BEING the right partner". - SO TRUE!
We need someone who loves you for who you are and not what you could be. - Same goes the other way around.
In no way am I saying that you should settle for less. By that, I don't believe that you should settle for anything less than happiness.
I am blessed to have found my true love at the young age of 20 as a friend. I am glad I got to know him and built a friendship with him before that friendship blossomed into love and a relationship because I not only have a lover, but I will always have a friend. Five (going on six) years later, I am happily married to this wonderful man who loves me unconditionally. He would kiss me in the morning before I can rid the morning breath. He doesn't mind that I look a mess in the morning (and those who have seen me in the morning can testify) and tolerates my smell if I didn't shower in a day (gross and TMI, I know... but I have my days... haha!). I never have to wonder where he is or hope that he would come home or wait by the phone waiting for him to call. I no longer have to go to bed alone at night or wake up wondering where he is or who he is with. I don't have to eat dinner alone (unless it was planned) and there is no longer a day that goes by when he doesn't remind me that he loves me. I never go to bed angry or upset... that's a rule that we have and its been working wonderfully...
The list goes on, but we all get the point... I am a lucky woman!
I often have a hard time showing and telling my Husband how much I appreciate him and everything he does. I guess after seeing the movie, "Why Did I Get Married Too?" made me realize how great of a Husband he had been to me for the past year and couple of months. (Which by the way, I wrote a short little entry about the movie and how I feel about it here on my other blog Oh Too Much)
He is SUCH a dork... one of the reasons why I love him so much!
People spend so much of their lives searching for the perfect partner and having these high expectations and list of criteria that their prospective partners need to fill. Let me tell you now that if you have what you call "standards" and think that the other person has to fulfill those standards, then you should probably ask yourself what qualities is it that you have that makes you fulfill the list of criteria that they have? Does that make sense? I guess all I am saying is that you shouldn't look at love and a relationship as a one way street where you are the only one with needs and desires. Take yourself off a pedestal every once in awhile and be present and level with those around you. If you walk around with your head held too high and your nose in the air, how do you see, smell, and appreciate those that are there and ready to love you? Keep this up, and you would never find true love... thats the truth.
I remember a line from one of my friends wedding vows "It is not only about finding the right partner, but about BEING the right partner". - SO TRUE!
We need someone who loves you for who you are and not what you could be. - Same goes the other way around.
In no way am I saying that you should settle for less. By that, I don't believe that you should settle for anything less than happiness.
I am blessed to have found my true love at the young age of 20 as a friend. I am glad I got to know him and built a friendship with him before that friendship blossomed into love and a relationship because I not only have a lover, but I will always have a friend. Five (going on six) years later, I am happily married to this wonderful man who loves me unconditionally. He would kiss me in the morning before I can rid the morning breath. He doesn't mind that I look a mess in the morning (and those who have seen me in the morning can testify) and tolerates my smell if I didn't shower in a day (gross and TMI, I know... but I have my days... haha!). I never have to wonder where he is or hope that he would come home or wait by the phone waiting for him to call. I no longer have to go to bed alone at night or wake up wondering where he is or who he is with. I don't have to eat dinner alone (unless it was planned) and there is no longer a day that goes by when he doesn't remind me that he loves me. I never go to bed angry or upset... that's a rule that we have and its been working wonderfully...
The list goes on, but we all get the point... I am a lucky woman!
I can tell him all my dreams, wishes, and plans... and he would listen because he is and will be a part of it all.
September 22, 2010
Wishful Wednesday - September 22nd
First off, I want to wish my older Sister a Happy Birthday! Since its her birthday, let me just share a list of what I want... LOL! Growing up, we always sort of joked around that we give each other the gift of giving. In other words, "since its your birthday, look what you can get for me"! Yeah... our family is a little backwards like that. Oops!
I FREAKIN' WISH! We all know that I would never ever be blessed with such a beauty, but I can dream, right? Besides... its my WISHFUL WEDNESDAY!!
I FREAKIN' WISH! We all know that I would never ever be blessed with such a beauty, but I can dream, right? Besides... its my WISHFUL WEDNESDAY!!
I OBVIOUSLY still never got this one and it had been on my wishlist for the past year! *sigh* Its such a beauty though... you've gotta see/touch/feel this one in person. Dream, dream, dream!
I am actually really liking this one for the fall season that's already here. This one is a little bit more feasible... price and label wise. HA! I think I have the perfect boots that would go with this. :) Hint hint!
Just dreamin' again, I KNOW! I don't own anything Gucci, but its never too late to start. I also don't own any handbags that look like this... not even close! I figured, if I was to ever spend that much money on a bag, it better be leather rather than the typical canvas! So... if you plan to buy me any GUCCI, leather please! *bats eyelashes*
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Alright... enough of that. As you can see, I have an itch for handbags at the moment. During the summer, I threw all my bigger handbags in the back of the closet (most of them, anyway), and put my swingpacks to use. Surprisingly, I have more swingpacks than I thought and more COACH pieces than I thought I had. Oops! Anyway, I am now wanting these hot handbags for the Fall and Winter seasons. Not only will they go well with the rest of the seasons' wardrobe, but I can sneak a whole lot of rolls in there at the buffets and at the holiday parties. Wuahahahah!
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Alright... enough of that. As you can see, I have an itch for handbags at the moment. During the summer, I threw all my bigger handbags in the back of the closet (most of them, anyway), and put my swingpacks to use. Surprisingly, I have more swingpacks than I thought and more COACH pieces than I thought I had. Oops! Anyway, I am now wanting these hot handbags for the Fall and Winter seasons. Not only will they go well with the rest of the seasons' wardrobe, but I can sneak a whole lot of rolls in there at the buffets and at the holiday parties. Wuahahahah!
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