Giving Thanks

"Let us attach ourselves to God alone, and turn our eyes and our hopes to Him..."

NICE WEEK: I had a nice easy week at work, 2 days!!! Well at least 2 days working at the skool, sometimes I wish every week was like that. I still have to post those pictures that my kids drew of me, I think it's pretty funny. We were making these turkey art projects and they came out pretty cool. They had to take this turkey design and color it real hard with the crayons. AFterwards paint it over with black tempera paint mixed with water. If I had used the brighter crayons than it wouldve turned out much better. Anyway, I ended up giving the picture to tonz ha too bad errweek cant be as chill as last week was.

THANKFUL: With all the different tragedies that have been taking place recently, it's allowed me to really look at my life in different light. Ive been given so much; the love a family, the companionship of great friends, a wonderful church community, a job can I can enjoy going to errday. Like many of us, I take all these things for granted not realizing that all of it could be gone in a blink of an eye. I praise God for all the things that He's given me, the good and the bad. Despite the difficult moments that life brings us, God never abandons us. He's always there and will always be there. Small things like cameras are such a blessing to have cuz they really help us to capture those captivating moments in our life to help us look back on and thank God for them.

BLACK FRIDAY: I always like the hype of black friday, not for what it promotes but juss the rush of shopping and getting somewhere early to get a good deal. I didnt go all hardcore out and wait in line in the wee hours of the morning, but I didnt get up pretty early to hit up the malls. Even though I wanted to sleep in, I felt like if I didnt go shopping than I was missing out on something. So I hit up brea mall @ 630am, got the whole free beanie deal at express. On top of that I ran into curita there. I must say express men has got to be one of my favorite stores. Really they have so much great things in there I can go crazy! Got some good deals at beach works, then to macys, a couple other places and I was done. Had brunch w/my family at denny's then hit up target later on. Man errone in the world had to have been at target cuz I ran into so many different people. These two girls who I had gone to high skool whom I havent seen in foreeeever! Then Kristine Balandra who use to be one of my former confirmation students, then saw and chatted with mitch lemos for a bit. The rush was still there so I had to hit up cerritos mall later on taht nite, which I ended up staying for 3 hours till closing. By the end of the nite, I juss crashed.

THE OFFICE: Thanks to Rob I've been addicted to this new show called, 'the office.' It stars Steve Carell, the guy who played the '40 year old virgin.' The show is all bout office humor and a 'typical' work day inside an office. I never even heard of the show until I was at Rob's house chillin and he asked if I wanted to watch the show 'The Office.' So I started watching and at first I thought it was gay, but the more I started watching it, it was juss hilarious. If you've ever worked in a office environment before then you relate to the different characters that are on the show. Now I gotta start watching season 3 on thursday nites.

A CRAZY MONTH: December is pretty much here and there's a grip going on already. Especially youf min. we have the retreat coming up the weekend of the 15-17th. Apart of me doesn't exactly want to go juss cuz it's the weekend before christmas, and it's going to be realllllllly cold. Though I havent gone on any retreats for a good while, so maybe it's time. However, juss thinking about it makes me already tired. This Friday, I may be going to the getty woo! Sunday, I was suppose to go w/my friend to her store opening thing and see Nelly but apparently I guess she cant have anyone be w/her and get her distracted. Booo to that cuz I was really looking forward to seeing Nelly!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: 4 years ago today that I started makeitclap. In the beginning I was real hesitant to start something juss out of fear of what I might 'accidently' say, however I think through these past 4 years I havent really been in 'blog trouble.' Geez, I can remember the times where Id make sure Id have an entry up before going to bed. Now a days, Im lucky to get an entry in once a week. Ive seen others delete their blogs and then later on come back to create a new one. I must admit, Im glad that I've kept this up for this long. There's been times where I think to myself, 'maybe I should juss stop blogging.' Not cuz of any type of trouble, but juss out of pure laziness. This blog has allowed me to help record my thoughts the things that have happened and occurred through my days. I remember a couple of years ago when Em suggested I print out my blogs. Well, I havent been doing it lately, but I still do keep up with her idea. Up in my closet there's probably like 6 3" binders full of pages of blog. Anyway, happy 4 year anniversary makeitclap!

Here are some thoughts that I found interesting to ponder on...

SHIFT: The hardest part about taking that step forward is knowing that your footprints are bound to be erased by the marking of someone else. Regardless of how charismatic, motivated, or original as you feel that you are, there is always an equivalent trailing right behind you waiting to fullfill whatever hole you've left in your tracks. Memories fade, torches get passed down and after a while you become a ghost of something that used to matter. Perhaps it shouldn't matter. Perhaps a genuine act should remain a faceless entity. Perhaps if you really care, you shouldn't be concerned with being accredited or remembered for whatever ripple you've set in the world. I had what I had when I needed it...when it needed me. So I file forward for the next generation, knowing that I am bound to be the next generation of something else. Generations may shift...but luckily, so do priorities.

LAYERS: This is a world of strands...strands that represent what we are, and strands of ourselves that we use to interpret everything else. I think we all have the same qualities within us. Some may seem more subtle and others may seem too extreme. Nonetheless, we always have a source for identifying with each other. It's about the folds behind the smile...the wrinkles behind the frown. It's about a mutual understanding that the surface conveys a mirage of our complicated souls. It's about taking a deeper look...a complicated look. Ironically, it's the things that seem the most obvious that turn out to be the least transparent.

GROUND: It often takes hanging on the ledge of a cliff to realize the definition of support. It's those moments when I'm sitting at the edge of the world that I come to terms with the value of common ground. I used to embrace the ups and condemn the lows in my life, but I'm beginning to realize that light can be just as blinding as darkness. It all boils down to the after effect. The best gifts in life tend to come wrapped up in predicaments. In that sense, life isn't really a sea saw of highs and lows. It's a variation of possibilities.


Happy 4 years makeitclap!

"Christmas time is here..."im done, im out God bless!