my cousin is so sweet! she added me to her wedding party (she recently decided that she wanted me to read several(?) biblical passages on marriage) and gave me the following bio on her and her fiance's website. haha i'm soo excited for her wedding in chicago. september, please hurry on over!

Reader: Emily Yao

Emily is Celia's youngest cousin in California.  In Celia's mind, Emily is still that cute 9 year old. Celia wanted to have Emily as the flower girl but soon realized she was actually 22! Celia enjoys Emily's great sense of humor as she often makes Celia laugh so hard (LMAO) just from chatting online.  Emily has accomplished a lot at such a young age.  She is an avid and highly skilled photographer and she is going to law school this coming year!

other months that i am looking forward to: may, june, july & september. not really too excited for the rest of february, march, april. i have a feeling those months are just going to draaaag... but who knows, maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised.

forever reign

You are good, You are good, When there's nothing good in me
You are love, You are love, On display for all to see
You are light, You are light, When the darkness closes in
You are hope, You are hope, You have covered all my sin
You are peace, You are peace, When my fear is crippling
You are true, You are true, Even in my wandering
You are joy, You are joy, You're the reason that I sing
You are life, You are life, In You death has lost its sting
You are more, You are more, Than my words will ever say
You are Lord, You are Lord, All creation will proclaim
You are here, You are here, In Your presence I'm made whole
You are God, You are God, Of all else I'm letting go

thank God it's almost the weekend..

i think im going to visit one my very prospective future law schools this weekend!! i want to go on a tour and be excited and naively giddy about embarking on this next tumultuous phase of my life. but my mom the tax genius/accountant is already pressuring me to start figuring out loan stuff, which makes this entire process extremely daunting and a little too grown up for my liking. BUT pictures of the campus and downtown to come soon! (i plan to be the ultimate tourist when i visit this weekend.) i'm also hoping that loyola isn't too far from silverlake because i could reallllly go for a cup of hong kong tea from lamill and brunch at alcove. just saying. anyway, i am clearly also planning on fattening myself up this weekend :)

also... i would like to buy a hammock and do this with my dogs (via samm blake).

lol.

my bride-to-be cousin is awesome. she likes to divulge her wedding angsts and gossip about other former brides to me.

"like you can be any race as long as you are classy"
"Korean moms dislike ugly daughters in law. Taiwanese moms dislike lazy daughters in law"

Psalm 16

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

    A Miktam^[a] of David. ¹ Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
² I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
   I have no good apart from you.”
 ³ As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
   in whom is all my delight.^[b]
 4 The sorrows of those who run after^[c] another god shall multiply;
   their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
   or take their names on my lips.
 ⁵ The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
   you hold my lot.
⁶ The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
   indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
 ⁷ I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
   in the night also my heart instructs me.^[d]
8 I have set the LORD always before me;
   because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being^[e] rejoices;
   my flesh also dwells secure.
¹⁰ For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
   or let your holy one see corruption.^[f]
 11 You make known to me the path of life;
   in your presence there is fullness of joy;
   at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

effacer

learning to appreciate the fact you can erase pencil marks

"perfectenschlag" -dwight schrute