.blizzard.eating.dream.

So he did like his gift, which I am happy that he enjoys it :)  and I can't believe that I have been with him for more than 4 years!  I have never been with someone that long before and it is a really cool feeling.  I have had guy friends before in the past that lasted quite awhile, but I love the fact that I have one guy who knows my worst moments and still sticks around.  To have someone who knows you knows you, now that is special!  Where you don't have to explain every thought or reason for your actions.  (although there are sometimes where I have to explain ha)  Andy is so much fun to be around with, but can be the most frustrating to be around with! HA  That is one of the reasons why I love him so much!  No matter what happens, we stick together (even if we are furious with each other)....  I do things that irritate him and he does things too. 

Here's a story!  One night this past year in China, I was having this really cool dream about American food since we rarely ever had a taste of it.  I was riding on this weird roller coaster metro train thing through some caves or something and it made a stop near this huge freezer.  I open the door and is packed full of frostys from Wendy's.  I was ecstatic!  Although it was Wendy's, I was about to eat a large blizzard from Dairy Queen.  All of a sudden I hear this weird annoying noise.  It sounded like the cave was about to concave.  Right away I wake up and it's Andy picking at his toenails on the computer at like 3am in the morning!  He ruined my blizzard eating dream!  When he picks his toenails, the sound drives me crazy! 

I don't really know what I do that irritates him....  or I just can't think of any right now, ;) ha.  But I am so thankful to God for him in my life.  I have challenged myself, er well more like, God has put this desire on my heart of praying for Andy daily.  I'm still learning of what it means to be a godly wife.  I've always been a "learn as you go" type of girl.  I don't always do it right, which I'm so glad the Holy Spirit redirects my mind and heart.  And also, for Andy being so patient with me and not taking things so serious all the time.  Sometimes when arguments arise, it's good to cool down a little and just laugh about how silly ourselves are being.  We constantly are throwing pride out the window... 

.decisions.

today was my husband's birthday and I didn't get to spend it with him, but that's ok.  we will do something later...  But I picked out his gift today and it took me forever to choose what to get him because he is pretty picky.  It's not like I was procrastinating because I have been thinking about what to get him for awhile now.  It's almost stressful because I want to get him something special and unique.  He just has very particular tastes and you never know what he likes.  There will be one thing I think he likes and he ends up not liking it.  Plus, it's hard to be motivated to buy him something when he hardly ever uses the things I get him. 

That's one of his many rules; "Don't get me something I can't use." Another one is; "Don't buy me any ties."

Anyways, I remember buying him brown Nike sandals that totally seemed his style, but he hasn't worn them once ("they were uncomfortable"....  Last year in China, I got him this 2 wheeled skateboard that he wanted and he sold it before we left! (which is kinda understandable because it would've been extra luggage.)  There's others that I can't remember...  OH! but i did buy him this watch and he actually uses that.  Although the watch I bought was exactly the same one that he has lost in a lake, so really it was one he picked out. 

I mean I could just resort to a gift card to one of his favorite places, but that's too easy and I like to put some thought into it.  Hopefully, he will like this gift I'm giving him because it does interest him and he can definitely use it.  Have to wait and find out....

.swine.flu.invasion....er i mean H1N1

well, I was so pumped about this weekend because it was DNOW for the youth (disciple now).  I was one of the leaders for 9-10th grade girls, BUT that was screeched to a halt when they found out I was near the H1N1 virus.... 

I work at a child care center and I was in the room yesterday with the little boy who has the infamous flu, which they found out today; so I helped bleach EVERYTHING in the room today....  I felt like I should have been wearing a white contamination suit with hospital shoes and a dark vader mask. anyways, I sit here typing this, smelling like bleach, and wishing I could have been used this weekend...

But there is a reason why I went in that room that morning because usually I am somewhere else.  Maybe God didn't want me to do DNOW....  Maybe I am supposed to be by myself this weekend without andy even though it's his birthday tomorrow....  Maybe I'm not right with God and I shouldn't be in a leadership position....  I have no clue.  Maybe God will tell me and maybe He won't.  I need to find out, but I trust Him.  I'm realizing while being back in America that I have really learned to just go along with life.  When I was in China, I had to learn to just go with things even if they didn't make sense (there was A LOT of that).  Their culture is different from mine; who am I to question them?  But that really helped me not stress out so much and be flexible. 

Anyways, I declare this weekend "God and me" weekend!  Nothing is 100% chance because everything is 100% God.