a white christmas!

Christmas! This year around, the familia went to Reno, NV for ski/snowboarding trip.. so, that means, a white Christmas!





Look at the brother and his rockstar sign! isn't he just adorable? <3




I think this has to be my favorite photo from the trip - I love the water splashes. This is the edited version... maybe I'll put the original up sometime, too. =)




Anddd, during the trip, the brother turned me into a gamer. (no edit, a little overexposed but i love my expression, isn't it hardcore? =D)


I think it was a fairly successful trip around =)

amazon prime

I'm so giggly, having prime again. I can't quite stop smiling when I think about it - which is quite often since I found out this afternoon.

Yesterday, I believe I spent 1+ hour on amazon.com, trying to come up with the $25 dollar requirement, and beating myself over not thinking about these things earlier.


Wootwootwoothoooo!
<3 little things make me happy.

no more resolutions; just change

Four days away - no insomnia, no nightmares... bless =)

the brother

He said to me yesterday, at 11pm,

"Melody!! isn't it past your bed timeee??"

"... =O okay, I'll go to bed"

"don't forget to brush your teeth!!"

"...okay yes"

"and wash your face!!"

"...okay yes.."

i like trees

Looked through old photos; really like this one:



pathway from the bear to warren mall. taken spring break 09

to be thankful

During the hardest summer of my life to date, I learned to lean on the Lord the most. Perhaps it was because I had nothing else to hope for, nothing else to depend on - whatever the case, it was a precious time and will always hold a special place in my heart (although this is by no means saying I would gladly take the mcats over again - trust me, I don't). I know that prayers and constantly meditating on His goodness had helped me tremendously, but also one thing that kept me going was constantly give thanks to HIM. No joke, I would wake up and tell myself 5 things I am thankful (from the previous day or just in general), or give a quick prayer of thanks before completely knocking out on my makeshift bed.
I'm not super good about blogging, so I won't make some ridiculous promise like I'd post in this thankfulness part daily. So the goal, at least once a week.. =)

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the sisters I have in Christ
I have trouble sleeping; I have nightmares, every night; the mother noticed my constant sighing and random bursts of "AH" and is beginning to question... but despite all these, I'm constantly being reminded of how good God is and that He has a plan for everything. The sisters at LBC are so encouraging.



We definitely had our share of rough patches and silent treatments, but for the past couple of years, she's been with me through it all. I called her at 3am in the morning when I was panicking, didn't know what to do, all alone at my brand new apartment. <3




"you're trying!!"
i think that says enough.. <3



Two years, we never really talked, even once. This past quarter, strangely, I was the TA for the class she's taking! And hence the start of our Monday Dates =) I like her lots.

break so far..

1. I got attacked by the bushes next to my garage.
2. My beloved mac is dirty. Ack.
3. I' been sleeping past 10am. What the ridiculous.
4. Costco chocolate peppermint bark is definitely making me fat. And it's sitting right in front of me. All the time.
5. I can't believe I got attacked by those nasty bushes.