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week 15

2011-05-11T17:27:00.000-07:00

our bulilit

2011-04-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

Pure Life

i am *so* happy.

he/she makes everything worth it.

Celebrating your rescue

2011-04-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

I've thrown myself headlong into your arms—

I'm celebrating your rescue.

I'm singing at the top of my lungs,

I'm so full of answered prayers.

{ psalm 13:5-6 msg }

queasy

2011-04-15T14:09:00.000-07:00

i know i'm pregnant but this morning, i REALLY felt it.

absolutely NOTHING tastes good.

(except maybe froyo)

born to run and play

2011-04-14T11:45:00.001-07:00

i'm making it my sole purpose in life to

enjoy God

and be enjoyed by Him.

spring dress

2011-04-11T16:20:00.000-07:00

yum.

{ pic here }

telling dad

2011-04-04T11:37:00.000-07:00

told him the news last night.

now i can be happy that all the people that make me happy are happy.

blossom

2011-03-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

just had lunch with a good friend today. we gave our live's updates, shared our dreams and where reality stands for us right now. her vision was to start a laundromat and incorporate crafts, mommy & me activities, and other things during the deadtime between washing clothes and folding. a perfect mix of np + p. she said it was just a dream at this point, but i saw it as completely doable.

inspired me to:

do more activites with the community. (ie: why the hell am i not volunteering right now?)
think of a goal and develop a roadmap in getting there.
watch more plays, musicals, live shows, concerts.
take more photos & upload (now, there's a goal)

i don't see you...

2011-03-17T17:08:00.000-07:00

but i know that you are there...

thank you for making me smile every morning.

it's our anniversary

2011-03-16T12:45:00.000-07:00

happy anniversary to the sweetest, kindest, smartest, funniest, wisest man i know.

being in love is the best feeling ever.

& i have you to thank for that.

smoothie

2011-03-08T15:42:00.000-08:00

i need more of this in the morning.

{ pic: hilda grahnat }

Psalm 37

2011-03-08T09:32:00.001-08:00

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.

He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.

{ verse 4-7 }

grateful

2010-11-10T09:50:00.000-08:00

Just today, I opened my journal and crossed off two of my biggest dreams with the word DONE.

Visit Europe and Earn my Masters.

I am completely, joyfully, and incredibly amazed at how faithful my God is.

"When the Lord blesses you with riches, you have nothing to regret."

{Proverbs 10:22, CEV}

"Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God,the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;"

{Deuteronomy 7:9, NASB}

4 more days...

2010-10-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

{pics: ohyeahpolaroids tumblr}

...and i'll get to take my own pretty pics.

yayi'mdone

2010-10-12T11:01:00.000-07:00

just waiting for the email that's supposed to come in 3 weeks.

wootiewooo!

fall

2010-09-22T14:57:00.001-07:00

i'm ready for it.

growing

2010-09-17T12:02:00.000-07:00

The purpose of prayer is not convince God to change your circumstances but to prepare you to be involved in God's activity.

Rather than focusing on what you would like to see happen, realize that God may be more concerned with what He wants to see happen in you.

just a little off

2010-09-17T11:50:00.001-07:00

i'm liking pics of me and the Mr. that are just a little "off."

first, it's reminding me that i really need to invest a tripod.

second, they somewhat reflect our marriage.

it's not perfect, but at least we're enjoying the journey.

2010-09-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

my Freedom,

my Reason,

my Savior,

that's what You are to me.

You free me, complete me,

my Savior

that's what You are.

There's no other like You,

there's no one besides You.

You're more than my heart can contain.

And I will love You all my life.

You are my Reason, the One that I live for.

And I will love You all my life

For You are my Reason,

You're the One that I live for.

so long, summer

2010-09-02T14:10:00.001-07:00

you're gone to soon

but please grant me just one more dip in the pool...

buying & selling online - the black hole

2010-09-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

i did my first online sell this summer. i got an email saying that someone had bought my old canon a540 camera on amazon for $110. i bought it for $50 and decided to sell it a year later. it was a surprise that someone was willing to buy it and i got all happy inside.

well that cash was used to buy my husband a birthday gift, which i also found online.

the thrill of my first online sell soon led to me selling a couple of things i own like bags and textbooks. the terrible thing about that is i keep searching online for things to replace it with like a new camera that i don't need, or a new bag that i don't need (which i got anyway), or new books that i don't need. good golly. it's like a buying and selling black hole.

the point is: it's pointless to put your money is things that rot.

But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
{ matt 6:20 }

instead, invest your true riches (time, energy, health, love, hugs, kisses) to things that matter most (family, friends, God, his Word, his Kingdom).

still, i need to give ebay and amazon a shoutout for my new found dollars. now to give it back to them to buy my dad's 50th birthday gift.

it never ends...

study, study, study.

2010-08-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

40 days and counting until my comp exam

please pray for me.

skydiving on my 29th

2010-08-18T15:57:00.001-07:00

8.4.10

2010-08-04T09:46:00.000-07:00

7.29.10

2010-07-29T13:53:00.001-07:00

hay, buhay.

sometimes it's better to just let go of the things you have planned for yourself.

when i let it go, then i can really live

(in God's hands and in God's time).

opportunities will arise and it will come my way.

i just need to be patient.

so my summer mantra will be

to live

to blow bubbles

to swim

to nap

to sprint

to memorize

if not, my stubborness will just eat my joy.

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions."

- Rainer Maria Rilke

7.28.10

2010-07-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

{ pic: art pixie }

7.23.10

2010-07-23T14:28:00.001-07:00

29th birthday

2010-07-15T10:42:00.001-07:00

You, God, prescribed the right way to live;

now you expect us to live it.

Oh, that my steps might be steady,

keeping to the course you set;

Then I'd never have any regrets

in comparing my life with your counsel.

I thank you for speaking straight from your heart;

I learn the pattern of your righteous ways.

I'm going to do what you tell me to do.

Be generous with me and I'll live a full life;

not for a minute will I take my eyes off your road.

{ Psalm 119 : MSG }

to my mama, the original random flower doodler

2010-06-29T15:39:00.000-07:00

my mom liked doodling flowers.

she mostly did it when she was on the phone with someone.

we (sisters) eventually picked up the habit.

i find it kind of therapeutic.

tempted to collect our "flowers" to do this.

{ A Diary of Flowers—Above the Clouds. 1995. Jim Hodges }

grace

2010-06-29T09:21:00.000-07:00

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." 2 Corinthians 9:8

"…made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved." Ephesians 2:5

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God..." Ephesians 2:7-9

"But where sin increased, grace increased even more." - Romans 5:20

God, I thank you. I know that in all my 28 years, I have not even come to touch the surface of comprehending your grace. I thank you that in a world where sin and death battle with grace, GRACE always wins HANDS DOWN. Help me understand this everyday. I thank you for your law. It shows me how much of a sinner I am. It grips me of my need for you. Save me from legalism. Save me from idols in my life. May YOUR grace wash over me more and more each day. In Jesus name.

giddy gratefulness

2010-05-28T08:06:00.000-07:00

i like my hair. i like my haircut. i like my sister. i like my whole house. my whole house is great! i can do anything great! i can do anything good. better than anyone!

it's not the end

2010-05-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

with God, things always workout in the end.

if it doesn't work out,

then it's not the end.

daydreaming

2010-05-24T16:51:00.000-07:00

no hesitation

2010-05-10T16:40:00.001-07:00

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.

{ Blaise Pascal }

add to your faith virtue - 2nd peter 1:5

2010-05-10T16:34:00.000-07:00

Add means that we have to do something. We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do.
We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves— God does that.
But God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him.
We have to do all that ourselves.
We must “work out” our “own salvation” which God has worked in us ( Philippians 2:12 ). Add means that we must get into the habit of doing things, and in the initial stages that is difficult. To take the initiative is to make a beginning— to instruct yourself in the way you must go.

{ Oswald Chambers: 5.10.10 }

5.6.10

2010-05-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

currently praying for the victims of the tennessee flooding...

{ cheekwood botanical gardens: nashville }

happy cinco de mayo

2010-05-05T18:54:00.000-07:00

{ olvera street: los angeles }

let's be thankful

2010-04-29T15:28:00.001-07:00

Leah Dieterich's mother always told her to write thank you notes. So she does. To everything. thxthxthx is her daily exercise in gratitude.

{ pics from thxthxthx }

e-jeepney

2010-04-28T09:22:00.001-07:00

it's too cute not to post.

{ article here }

4.16.2010

2010-04-16T08:59:00.000-07:00

Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

{ Psalm 73:25-26 }

phil getting his fill

2010-04-15T13:39:00.000-07:00

i'm going camping in a week.
i can't wait to get out of the city, breathe fresh air, take some photos, start a campfire, and maybe even fish?

{ pic: phil the hummingbird, our regular backyard patio visitor }

4.12.10

2010-04-12T16:41:00.000-07:00

I don't express my thoughts very well in print but there are rare moments when a sunday preaching, a conversation, some online text or a tv episode makes me want to blurt things out on this blog.

This weekend my soul has been screaming this:

Life is an adventure

and

Life with God makes it even more exciting.

Each of life's journey is always as grand as the destination

and

the people I'm with make each moment so worthwhile.

Gosh, I'm blessed.

{ pic: Paul Octavious }

{ pic: Anne Verlet }

spiritual feast

2010-04-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming.

The agony was the basis for the simplicity of our salvation.

Because of what the Son of Man went through, every human being has been provided with a way of access into the very presence of God.

{ Oswald Chambers, 4/5/10 }

choking heart

2010-03-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

i worry when i...

add

more things to an already full schedule.
more pressure into thinking my image & my reputation are involved in this.
other people’s expectations (instead of God’s) to my agenda.

subtract
God’s presence from my crisis.
His jurisdiction over my loved ones.
His timing for my desires.
prayer from my day.
perspective from the moment of difficulty.

then doubt comes like the morning frost and blights my faith

multiply
my problems by inserting my solutions too rapidly (coz they don’t work).
thoughts of the ways out instead of a way through.
my fears with imagination.

divide
life into the secular and sacred
my day into thinking this is the Lord’s part and the rest is my business

Father we know it’s not right for so much of hope, joy, and peace to be stolen from us everyday.
We ask you to help us, guide us to a finer way of living.
Check our impulse to spread ourselves so thin that we are exposed to fear and doubt… which makes our temper wear thin and robs us of peace of mind.
For your mercy and strength, grace and patience, we pray. Meet the deep need of our choking hearts. Take charge. And give us your peace. Amen.

{ Chuck Swindoll, 3.10.10 }

2010-03-09T13:20:00.000-08:00

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

{ abraham lincoln }

2010-03-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

'For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
'The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
'The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!' "
{ Song 2:11-13 }

wishing rest

2010-02-25T11:01:00.000-08:00

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.
{ isaiah 30:15 }

going without

2010-02-25T10:11:00.000-08:00

"I don't need to taste everything that looks yummy or buy everything that looks pretty or watch everything that looks funny. A surefire way to make my heart sick is to indulge its every whim. Going without does my soul good."

such a good post.

read more from emily.

political obesity

2010-02-24T11:52:00.000-08:00

saw pres. bill and gov. arnold today.

2.22.10

2010-02-22T13:14:00.001-08:00

if God is for you, who can be against you?
{ romans 8:31 }

i'm a sap T.T

2010-02-22T10:19:00.000-08:00

i watched the notebook last night (third time now). i tried very hard to change the channel, but a good compelling love story is very hard to turn away. so i cried, and cried, and cried.
and now my eyes are swollen on a monday morning.

must do this.

a road trip is calling...

2010-02-19T14:15:00.000-08:00

hectic

2010-02-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

its better to be hectic than to not have any work to do. i love you. and remember when its a hectic day it just means that you will have more of God's grace surrounding you.

- rolo

fear of numbers

2010-02-18T10:07:00.000-08:00

i do not like math. i did once in elementary and i was pretty darn good with it.
but when numbers started mixing with letters (read: algebra), it just threw me off the deep end.

anyway, i say this because my class in public budgeting and finance is about to end in a week.
i postponed taking this class. the name itself gave me the shivers--a feeling of disgust and fear.

BUT (there's always a but)

i was kind of surprised how much i enjoyed it. once again, my husband is correct. he told me that i will probably end up liking this class because it's out of my comfort zone--and that's a good thing.

so as i finish my final paper on yolo county's health and human services department, i smile knowing that i learned a lot this past 8 weeks.

i can now decipher a public agency budget!

*bow*

procrastinate

2010-02-18T10:01:00.000-08:00

memphis, tennessee

2009-09-03T23:12:00.000-07:00

somber

2009-05-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

my lolo francis passed today.

i'm surprised how saddened i am with the news.
i feel heartbroken.
i made him tell the story of his life once. it was a school project-- to interview an older man or woman and write a paper about their life. i wish i could re-read what i wrote. or better yet, i wish i still had that recording. he was an accomplished man who did a lot and gave a lot. i'm very blessed to have known him.

this is a gentle reminder to myself. take nothing for granted dear christie. and love with all your heart.

deep brown wrinkles set
smiling face of wisdom passed
are no more today

underexposed

2009-05-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

something that this photograph is, but the lakers (read: kobe) are not.
but i don't care...
this year is a must win.

the problem is...

2009-05-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

i can't help talking smack.

i have the best job in the world in the best field in the world-- philanthropy. everyday i'm in a position to work with community organizations, have conversations about changing the world (or at least the health status of all californians) analyze groundbreaking programs and best of all, be in the business of giving money away.

now tell me, why can't i stop grunting?

i'll tell you why.
there is too much work and too little of me to do it.
this is recession. where the best job actually becomes nightmarish.

it's always nice in San Diego.

2009-03-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

Coronado beach in the peak of the afternoon.

1 year and counting

2009-03-18T10:07:00.000-07:00

We celebrated our first year anniversary the other day. Oh whatta year of learning and discovering and loving.
Here's a pic to commemorate our theme. ;)

morning rush

2009-02-21T16:47:00.001-08:00

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time to sow

2009-02-19T11:30:00.000-08:00

Lately, I ’ve been prodded by the Holy Spirit to examine my lifestyle. I was confronted with the question, “Am I inviting God to bless my activities or am I accepting God’s invitation to His activities? My life reflected the former. I finally realized that my “honeymoon” phase was over. So now I ’m back to leading a small group and working at the resource center to greet new guests/members and get them plugged into church. I ’m excited about it.

Here’s a snippet from Henry Blackaby’s, “Experiencing God.”

"Self-centered people try to keep their lives unruffled and undisturbed, safe and secure. Our temptation is to give our time and effort to the goals of this world. Then, when we are successful in the world’s eyes, we seek to bring God into our world by honoring Him with our success.

God is not interested in receiving secondhand glory from our activity. God receives glory from His activity through our lives. Deny yourself and join the activity of God as He reveals it to you."

bonelli

2009-02-15T19:09:00.000-08:00

pre-v-day

2009-02-11T09:28:00.000-08:00

what's a good non-expensive valentine's gift? anyone have any good ideas?

john 2

2009-02-10T09:03:00.000-08:00

a good friend of mine is getting married this april and i was honored with the task of serving as a bride’s maid. she is an unbelievably precious woman with a heart full of secret conversations with her savior. to witness this moment in her life, up close and personal, is a real treat because it allows me to experience jesus as well.
i thought this would be a good intro to john 2 where jesus performed his 1st miracle.

[verse 1-5]
Three days later there was a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus and his disciples were guests also. When they started running low on wine at the wedding banquet, Jesus' mother told him, "They're just about out of wine."
Jesus said, "Is that any of our business, Mother—yours or mine? This isn't my time. Don't push me."
She went ahead anyway, telling the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it."

i think this short passage would best describe the weight of a mother’s influence. try to imagine this mother-son conversation with me for a moment. mary makes a subtle hint - “w/o wine, the festivities would cease, do something my son.” jesus calls her out and says, “look, it’s not my time – don’t push me.” she disregards her son’s comment and orchestrates the miracle to happen anyway.

three thoughts:

1.) as a child and well into his adult years, jesus had performed miracles in his own household. she knew his extraordinary capabilities. (obviously, she bore him through the holy spirit) anyway, the point is, she knew him. 2.) her knowledge of his abilities allowed her to draw out his potential and 3.) god allowed mary to kick-start his ministry – even when jesus humbly refused.

to all the mama’s, i commend you for persevering to know your children and instill them with godly values. through your consistency, you will be able to draw out their full potential. eventually, god will allow you the honorable task to warmly but firmly kick-start their destiny in Christ. and because of it, the world will change.

la's weekend forecast

2009-02-06T08:11:00.000-08:00

snowboard tahoe

2009-02-06T00:11:00.000-08:00

lake tahoe @ dusk

2009-02-05T23:20:00.000-08:00

[a glimpse]

[surface]

[a lake awake]

[the boys]

[hallelujah]

couch potato and john

2009-02-05T08:25:00.000-08:00

i got home around 6:30 last night to a boiling pot of sinigang. i had been craving it since last week and my husband decided to surprise me with a pot of the yummy goodness filled with tomatoes, onions, kang-kong, squeezed tamarind, and pork ribs. delicious. although i had told myself that i would hit the gym that evening, i felt gorged so i decided to watch some tv until i was able to function again. wrong move. i ended up watching tv for 3 hours straight. 3 HOURS. the worse part is, this has become a daily routine. Lord, help me. i ’ve fallen into that trap.

as i lay in bed @ 11:30pm, i was restless with guilt. that’s when i busted open my yoga mat and decided to do some pilates (mediocre stretching was more like it). it helped me breathe a little easier (still being satiated with asim soup). regardless, i knew deep inside what i had become…

a couch patato. (cue: scary horror music)

you know that feeling when you haven't been exercising but you convince yourself that you can still do the things you did when you were 19? it's the biggest mental denial ever. anyway, the good thing about this entry is that i have accepted the truth -- and knowing what i've become is half the battle.

here’s another segment on my thoughts on john 1.

[verse 43-50 NLT]

45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[a] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
48 “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
49 Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”

i ’m going to begin by focusing on this question– can anything good come out of Nazareth?
i guess it's best to describe nazareth as mean and ugly place. in one passage the Nazarenes even attempted to kill Jesus by throwing him off a cliff (Luke 4:29) Uh, can anything good come from south central LA? (i’m tempted to talk about how God can use second-rate people to do great things but i ’ll leave that for another entry)
in the next verse, jesus heralds nate (aka bartholomew) as a true descendant of jacob, a righteous man without a false bone in his body. nate is stumped and asks, “how do you know this about me?” then jesus replied, “coz i saw you chilling under the shade, studying my word, wondering when will i ever come.” then bam! with such a simple revelation nate is awestruck with certainty and excitement- his Savior has come!

one of the best things i love about jesus is his ability to bring colossal revelations in the simplest, sweetest, and most basic of ways- in ways that are personal and customized to hit my christie-shaped heart. and the best part? once you decide to believe, he’ll show you even greater things unimaginable. why? coz like i said, he’s just that awesome.

john 1

2009-02-03T00:08:00.000-08:00

several days ago, i heard a preacher on the radio share his evangelizing tool in bringing people to christ. encourage them to read one chapter of john each day with a sincere curiousity to be answered by the question, "jesus, who are you?" i've decided to take on that challenge as my bible study for the month. obviously, each chapter brings a unique revelation of who christ is in my life. so now i'm going to share a succession of 21 posts of selected verses and simple thoughts from this radical book.

[verse 1-2]
The Word was first,
the Word present to God,
God present to the Word.
The Word was God,
in readiness for God from day one.

Imagine that. God himself became the living word. The power of every thing he spoke… At his word, life existed! To conceive of this pure power and authority is too grand for me. Has God ever spoken to you? Has he ever whispered you a promise, a word of encouragement, a pledge of love? God said, and there was. The moment he spoke, things happened. There were no if’s, or’s, or but’s. There was no maybe. When God promises you something, it’s the real thing. There’s God-power behind that spoken word. So when he tells you something like, say, “I will bless you in time of famine” or “Your sins are seperated from you as far as the east from the west” or “I have inscribed you in the palm of my hand and I care about your broken heart”, you best believe it. Why? Because he’s just that awesome.

[Isaiah 43:13]
“From eternity to eternity I am God.
No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.
No one can undo what I have done.”

<3

2009-01-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

i love my husband.

he's the best.

glory

2009-01-28T08:05:00.000-08:00

"But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me,
that I am the LORD which exercise loving-kindngess, judgment, and righteousness,
in the earth: for in these things I delight", says the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:24

still standing

2009-01-27T10:03:00.000-08:00

[730am]
hi.
i caught the 640am train this morning. this means i get to leave work 30 minutes earlier today which in turn should put me in a good mood.
but i ’m not in a good mood. it’s quite difficult when several people around me are laid off or voluntarily departing, devalued, somehow.
i wonder how long this climate at work will last.

[1240pm]
my dad had dinner over my house last night. he shared some good news. i would've been absolutely delighted for his sudden elation except any news from my parents right now cannot offer enough consolation.
anyway, change topic.
my mood has shifted. i was blessed with a free lunch- lasagna! also, i’ve caught up with my backlog @ work and i am looking forward to snowboarding in lake tahoe this weekend. ahehe. yesyes. i will take pictures.

[500pm]
heading home humming my favorite song..

I ’m Still Standing
You gave me courage to believe
That all Your goodness I would see
And if it had not been for You standing on my side
Where would I be
If not for your goodness
If not for your grace
I don’t know where I would be today
If not for your kindness
I never could say
I’m still standing
If not for your mercy
If not for your Love
I most likely would have given up
If not for your favor
I never could say
I’m still standing
But by the grace of God

love is greener the 2nd time around

2009-01-27T09:42:00.000-08:00

i figured it best to borrow from my previous xanga entry dated 6 months ago. it's necessary for me to refer back to this lil piece of succulent work. i presumed cacti to be a safe bet for a gardening newbie like me. if this works out, i'll quit my job and grow a cacti farm in arizona. how fun.

[june28,08]