Sundays How they Should Be

My parents always taught me that Sundays are for resting,

spending time with family, and enjoying life.

Now life often gets in the way of, well, life, but I'm glad to say that

today I'm spending a Sunday the way I feel it was intended to be spent

With the one I love the most

Christ & Culture Revisited

I've got a lot of time on my hands now that I've finished school. Even while planning a wedding, my constant multi-tasking has turned to just a few tasks and errands. I now get to enjoy all the things I used to, simply because I want to. This is one of those things.

I'm getting back into the swing of my casual reading and Carson's Christ & Culture Revisited was exactly what I needed. Carson goes into a deep analysis of culture and what Christ means to our culture today. It's been relaxing to be able to sit with a cup of coffee and read Carson's thoughts.

Next on my casual read list:

Big God by Britt Merrick & Bossypants by Tina Fey

P.S. The picture above was taken on our (Meghan and I) new Canon SD1400 that my dad got us as an early wedding gift! Thank you Dad!

Too Long To Be Gone

Life has been full of so many surprises recently, and honestly, I love them all.

Probably the most pressing news I should update you all with is that I finished school!

After 2 1/2 years at Chaffey College,

another 2 years at CSUF,

and a Winter semester at Mt. SAC,

I have completed the 120 units required to get my BA in Communications, with an emphasis in Public Relations.

It feels very unreal right now, and I constantly feel as though I have homework that I need to do, or class to get to, and I have to continuously remind myself that I never will have to go to class again. (although I may return for grad school one day)

Finishing school, along with its giant sigh of relief, comes with overwhelming responsibilities and, with my getting married in July (only 117 days left), I truly am feeling the full pressure of being an adult.

This is the most awesome, exciting, scary, life-changing, and blessed time in my life. I am thrilled to see what God has in store for me and my future wife.

Here's me shredding on my skateboard.

I still feel like I'm this young

& many would agree I still look this age

Club 33

Thanks to the AHASC, Meghan and I were fortunate enough to enjoy a dinner at Club 33 in late November.

I have always dreamed of dining there and it greatly exceeded my expectations.

Upon entering Club 33, you are greeted with the sweet smell of aged wood and classic pieces of design on every wall. Dinner is served in five courses, each having their own elegant taste and unique spin on, in my mind, the fanciest dinner ever.

After dinner we were allowed to roam the halls of Club 33 and see pieces of furniture and collector items that belonged to Mr. Walt Disney himself.

I am so thankful that I not only got to experience this wonderful place, but I was able to share this experience with my fiance.

Simply put, if you ever get a chance to go to Club 33, do it!

In Honor of Irvin Kershner

Seen @ UrbanInfluence

My Heart in Haiti

My Fiancé is in Haiti right now doing relief work. She left Thanksgiving night and won't be back until this Friday.

I miss her so much, but we've fortunately been able to communicate here and there via Facebook.

(Her at Sea World, where she took me a few weeks ago for my B day)

So far I've heard -

There's political unrest

There's giant spiders

The children there maul you

And it's amazing!

I can only imagine what's it's like over there.

So send all of your love and best wishes to Meghan, her family, and our church family out there.

They'll be back soon and I can't wait to see my lovey again.

-23RD-

On November the 8th, I celebrated my 23rd birthday.

We had a great time! Thank you all for the birthday wishes and

coming out to celebrate with me.

One of the best things about this weekend was this...

Meghan rode a beach cruiser with me.

To say the least, I smiled a lot.

I was also given a picture frame for this photo print

an amazing photographer gave me years ago.

It was nice to finally be able to frame it :)

I was also given what has been referred to as a "gentleman's knife"

The bead was hand-crafted:

Awesomeness.

And lastly, a wood skin for my Mac

This is made out of 100% Cedar.

Check them out here.

Thank you so much everyone for the awesome gifts and more than anything:

wonderful times

(Coming soon to the blog: A long-awaited date with the woman I love.)