開心的相聚 Part 2

今天也是開心的一天
因為也是跟老朋友見面
從小學一年級認識到現在也真的蠻久的
上次我回台灣有一起吃飯
那時候她還是大肚子
這次見面小孩已經一歲多了
看到他們一家三口很幸福

很感動他們全家特地到台中來跟我見面
也很謝謝他們熱情的招待
還特別帶我去吃好吃的養生火鍋店:無老鍋
很漂亮的餐廳,很特別的鴛鴦火鍋
第一次發現"油條"也可以當火鍋料
台灣人好像都很喜歡吃火鍋

很珍惜細水長流的友情
very thankful for our friendship.

開心的相聚

今天感到開心
因為和一位老朋友見了面
老朋友就是不管多久沒見面,見到的時候還是很熟悉很親的感覺
更開心是她懷了雙胞胎

今天跟著她和她老公一起去產檢
第一次去台灣的婦產科看看
還看到超音波銀幕上的小寶寶們
很開心她把我當親人可以跟著他們做產檢

今天學了很多懷孕方面的新知識
也真的覺得美國看醫生和醫療保險都好貴
台灣就算沒健保也是比美國便宜太多
光是"照超音波"美國的費用就是台灣的15倍

中午我們三個一起去吃shabu shabu
吃的好開心喔~
很開心好朋友嫁了個好老公
從很多小細節就發現她的老公非常貼心,細心,熱心
讓我今天特別想老公.....

may God bless her entire pregnancy and surround them with peace and joy.

happiness

after we got married, hubby converted me to a TVholic.

our all-time must-see favorite tv shows are "criminal minds", "24", "amazing race" & "american idol". we also finished the first season of "lost". we continued season two and agreed to stop somewhere in the middle due to the millions of episodes and time consumption.

this week, hubby told me that he recorded this new tv show called "persons unknown". here's the intro i got from the website:

"it's a mystery drama in which a group of seven strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives. All of them have been taken from their everyday lives and have arrived in a deserted town with no recollection of how they got there. watched by omnipresent "security" cameras with no idea who or what is behind them. their chance at survival is to rely on each other. But who can they trust in this vulnerable state - either behind those cameras or amongst themselves?"

it's like another version of "lost", figuring out who they can trust to survive. there is a scene in the first episode where a waiter puts down a plate of fortune cookies after the meal, and one of the characters spins the lazy susan, claiming that fate will decide their fortunes.

yesterday morning before leaving for work, hubby and i had had enough time to actually sit down and have breakfast together at the table. we haven't done that for a long long long time. it just brightens my day. after i finished my breakfast, there was a fortune cookie on the table and i opened it. it says "stop searching forever, happiness is right next to you." and i looked at hubby and smiled. he's right next to me.

you're my happiness. =)

a day of grace

today is a day of grace.

a friend from work went to vegas and brought me my favorite croissants from bellagio. she even hand-delivered to my office. hubby tried it before and said that it's the best croissant he's ever tasted.

it's grace, to receive those buttery treats from a thoughtful friend who remembers that we'd really enjoy it.

later in the afternoon, i went to my old optometrist to have my eyes checked. the doctor is so nice and welcoming. we had good conversation about life, church, family, and of course, my eyes. when i was about to pay, the lady there told me that the doctor gave me some discounts and also two big bottles of solution.

it's grace, to receive the favor from a kind doctor who knows that i'd need the solutions for my contacts.

very thankful, for a day full of grace.

我是阿姨

I've learned a lesson today, 那就是千萬不能discipline 別人的小孩
反正只要不是親生的, 都不能.....

昨天Zoya不小心把我撞了很大一下
雖然她不是故意的, 但是我們就跟她說要說sorry
不過她怎麼都不肯說
我就面對面對她很嚴肅的口氣說
“欣妮阿姨很痛, 妳撞到阿姨要跟阿姨說sorry,
只要說ㄧ個字sorry就可以了“

不過怎麼說她都是不說話
為了想“教“她要學會說sorry
我和叔叔就很堅持一定要等到她把sorry說出口才可以放她一馬
結果.....
她還是不說......

所以把她當自己女兒的我就說
“數到三要是還不說就會被time out!"
1, 2, 3.....
還是不說sorry......
所以阿姨我就把她抱到time out zone

當然Zoya媽媽還把小手拿出來
不過那輕輕ㄧ兩下根本沒感覺吧～～這也太溫柔的處罰了吧媽媽！！！
後來叔叔和阿姨就離開了
（阿姨實在很想就算了...不過還是離開了, 但是我有說I love you!）

結果今天下班打電話回家, Zoya媽媽說昨天晚上Zoya說明天要去公園
不過, 不過“不要“欣妮阿姨和叔叔！！！！
我聽了心都碎了......... 而且Zoya竟然不要跟我講電話

掛了電話我突然覺得好難過喔～～～～
想到我愛她愛到不行....超級疼她的！！
我想來想去, 領悟到一件事
I've realized that it's not my role to discipline her
不是媽媽或爸爸, 這種感情還是不一樣的～～～～

真想買ㄧ大堆糖果, 冰淇淋, 麥當勞, yogurt...去巴結她
還好, 晚上在吃飯的時候, 手機響了
接起來一開始都沒講話
後來就聽到Zoya可愛洪亮的聲音說“欣妮阿姨, SORRY!"
哎.....我的心情頓然開朗起來～～～～
我的小寶貝兒～～～

我的心情竟然被這還不到三歲的小寶貝弄得....七上八下
我是阿姨, 我可以教她, 但是不能處罰她

好久...

好久....真的好久沒來這裡了
都快被遺忘了....my blog.

現在也邁入六月, 進入炎熱的夏天
期待這個summer
這次給自己放了個長假
準備好好的玩,好好的吃,好好的經歷神

回想這半年,很多事情都改變了
去年底開始很認真的寫日記(手寫的那種journal)
前幾天大概讀了一下
發現這半年生命有改變喔~
包括my marriage, church, serving, spiritul life...and so on,
praise the Lord,是好的改變....

還是很感恩四月到IHOP的那趟trip
總覺得那次得著很多
真的有more passion for Jesus.
也可以spend more time before God and always think of Him.
the more of Him, the more joyful i am.
雖然生活裡面還是有很多challenges & trials
但是面對事情的眼光和態度都比能很positive and have peace in me.

總之,
God is super good to me.