I am ON BREAK!!! For 2 whole weeks. I think it's glorious that I dont have to teach for 2 weeks. My days are pretty filled up though, so that's a great thing. I dont think I will be bored this vacation. Some of us are thinking of going to Disneyland this coming Monday. I am so looking forward to it. I love Disneyland. Someone asked me why, and I replied because when I walk in those gates, I forget about everything in the outside world. But upon further reflction, I think Disneyland is my first longing of visiting the US, and I guess in some way it symbolizes my dream come true about being here.
Tonight I had dinner with the Ricks family. Since I was on break, I got there a little earlier. Dinner was not ready, and Joshua was still taking his everlasting shower. Apparently he wanted to take a 100 min shower. Yeah whatever. So I sat and talked with Lu a little. Charie (aka Shari) came to be petted, and I asked Lu how Charie was taking to not having Yumi around, and Lu said that she thinks the dog is still depressed. Then she said, I'm still depressed too. And she told me how she felt about her mom and her dog passing away. We talked for a long time because we were uninterrupted. (Joshua was still taking his 100 min shower) I'm glad we got the chance to talk because I think she really needed to talk to someone, and she hasnt found an outlet yet. I thank God He gave me the opportunity to be there for her to talk to. I hope in some way she will start letting go and start healing and feeling better.
Tomorrow I will be going to an open house for David Wu's chiropractic practise. I was introduced to him and his wife Helen by uncle Ming Seong and auntie Cat when they were here for the West Coast Christian Conference. Then in the afternoon Charisse and I will be going to another seminar thing that Synthia invited us to. We're going because they are giving away free stuff. There is also an entertainment program, but I dont know about her, I just want the free stuff. Should be fun.
I'm on break, I'm on break, I'M ON BREAK! YEEHAAAA!!!!

Thanks Aura, for helping put the pics up onto my blog! Youre wonderful!

My friends from work took me out for dinner on Tuesday. It was so much fun. They wouldnt tell me where we were going, and I thought it was more fun not to find out, so I didnt ask. They didnt even let me drive or they would have to give me directions to get there. So Priscilla drove, and Aura and I rode with her. Charisse waited for Blessing to get done with her classes and so they came a little later. We saw Erick and Yesenia and their baby Jasmine, so we invited them along as well, and so there were 7 adults and 1 kid. We went to the CHEESECAKE FACTORY!!!!! I Love the Cheesecake Factory! They have great food and wonderful yummy cheesecakes (hence the name!) We had a great time chatting and laughing and Jasmine was great entertainment too. Jasmine and I have a very interesting relationship. We like each other a lot, but we have no idea what the other is saying. She comes and says hi to me, waves at me, and talks to me about her princess movies, ALL IN SPANISH, and I answer her like I understand every word she says IN ENGLISH. It's a great relationship. We took pictures with her a lot because she is so photogenic. She smiles and poses when she sees the camera pointed at her. Anyway, we stayed there till about 11.30 pm. The irony of it all is, the Cheesecake Factory was closer to my home, and I had to go all the way back to Cerritos to drive all the way back the same way. They girls gave me clothes for my birthday present. An entire outfit, right down to shoes and bag. It's a lot of fun.

God has totally blessed me with wonderful friends here. They are wonderful people, a great support for me. I've always said I would have never made it out here if not for them.
To Aura, Charisse, Blessing, Priscilla, Erick and Yesenia and little Jasmine, thank you for a fun fun evening. I had a blast and wouldnt have wanted it any other way. You guys are the best. I truly thank God for you all.

Check out the photos we took. Aura kindly put it on a website.

WOOHOO!!!!! I got a nephew! His name is Seth, born yesterday. Congratulations, Ralph and Ai!!

I got flowers today. From my sisters and brothers in law. Thank you for remembering my birthday, even when I'm so far away. I am very blessed to such a great family. Thank you so much, it really made my day.