Bonjour, mamma.

This year started one way, and ended another.  At the beginning of the year I was in graduate school while teaching 8th grade English.  At the end of this year,  I am now self-employed as a medical sales rep, out of graduate school, and finally feeling "ready" to take on God's special gifts of marriage and family.  When my graduate program didn't quite fit my needs, I felt like I had failed myself and wasted all the hard work I put into it.  Little did I know that God was leading me into a career that would more succinctly suit my personality and strengths as a professional. My greatest lesson this year has been to let go and trust God.  This is the single most important thing to do.  When you can learn to trust His desire for your life, you seem to automatically do what is glorifying to Him, in even the most mundane of situations. 2013 will be a very great year for me, full of great change and great blessings.  The Lord is preparing...

 This dress was made my Calvin Klein, purchased at The Salvation Army for $4.99, %100 silk  Coffee bean downtown LA where people watching is not only entertaining, but can leave you feeling violated and disturbed.   The gentleman to the right had a really cute puppy, a moleskin notebook, and a pack of cigarettes.   The young lady working here allowed us to sample their peanut butter cupcake.  Wow. This is a classic meal @ Fillippe's French Dipped Sandwich Shop.  Potato salad, macaroni salad, french-dipped beef sandwich with TWO cheeses; American and Swiss. I always put way too much spicy mustard on my sandwich and end up making painfully awkward facial expressions throughout the meal.  Mike is always telling me to put less on but I cannot resist.   Tailgating UCLA v. Nebraska Such a humid, hot day in Pasadena... you can see my "sweat 6-pack" in this photo.  We had a great time that w...