oh phooey...now it's almost March!

wow, what's happening to the time? why does life accelerate as you get older?
but perhaps it's b/c i've been so busy? not that i wasn't before... little known fact about me: i used to have a mtg or dinner w/ someone different everyday! but now, i've added 2 new variables to that: D and exercising.

woo-hoo for snowboarding! i'm not as bad as i feared, but i'm still slow slow slow. look at the *beautiful* weather we had at Squaw!

introducing even more friends to the wonders of ALL-you-can-eat korean bbq...

and dancing, dancing, dancing! D's extremely rhythmic and a terrifically fast learner! i got him dance lessons as part of his xmas present, and he actually enjoys ballroom! lucky girl i am...

and outside of D, i'm very insistent that i still see everyone else too:

our weekly roommate dinners are no more, but it's still good to meet up w/ mrs. ko & company - and boy, the food at JiRaffe was fantabulous!

there's always a new discovery when LR stops into town... here we are trying out Iranian rosewater ice-cream. (actually, i thought it tasted too much like having a rose petal in my mouth and the lavender flavor tasted like my sock drawer, so i got strawberry cheesecake ice cream instead)

and only 2 weeks later, she flew back in town! i see this DC gal more often than some of my LA friends! this is at our routine Pinkberry stop.

small grp girls' brunch at Taste in W. Hollywood - stylin' and the food was really good!
and i was fortunate enough to spend a whole afternoon w/ this bunch...i love these cuties!

but my life isn't all socializing... being Missions Director for my church has taken a toll on my spare time, but it's been really exciting work! it's terrific to not only know that i'll be back on the field this summer, but i can help others get there as well! and my ctte and I are really setting the groundwork for our church's entire missions vision!

and that feeds right into revisiting my goals for last year (from my Jan 3, 2007 blog):
#1) stepping up my leadership and service for God
#2) learning skills for conflict management & resolution
#3) cooking & exercising

a lot happened w/ #1 and sometimes it feels like i work for the church, but it's been an honor to serve, and though it has its ups and downs, i'm still desperately in love with God (more desperately b/c now i realize now much i need Him)!

i don't know if #2 was met but i definitely encountered more conflict and had to go thru some serious reconciliations as a result. i guess this will be a life-long learning goal...

and though i totally forgot about #3, i look back and serendipitously find that it was met. i took that cancer prevention cooking class and finally joined a gym in December.

which leads into my goals for 2008:
#1) regularly exercise (a very new thing for me!)
#2) learn more about the Old Testament
#3) grow in prayer & ministering to others through prayer

so much to do, so much to learn - but that's part of why life is so good. =)