Pausing to Breath

So once again I've fallen behind. I told myself I'd get back into the habit of blogging & journaling, and so far, it's happening at a rate of once per month. And the making of invitations has pretty much come to a complete hault. But I blame it on having to travel around so much. For the past few weeks I've being going back and forth between Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Even though the three cities really aren't that far apart, it gets to be pretty exhausting. However, I shouldn't complain because it's been so nice to see everyone. It's tough that my favourite peoples are now spread out in these 3 cities and I can only be at one place at a time. After I've starting getting into Heros, I'm starting to wish that I could have the teleportation ability.

As the semester is winding down and Christmas is fast approaching, I'm frantically trying to finalize plans for Decemeber. With HK on the agenda and trying to confirm which dates I'll be flying back to Van for the holidays, it's getting a little stressful. A part of me wants to stay in Van for as long as possible to spend time with my family and friends but a part of me wants to be with Cyrus in Edmonton. It's starting to sink in that eventually I'll miss out on more and more events with my circle of friends back home. So as I attempt to make plans to go back for as many occasions as I can, I'm slowly assuring myself it's okay to miss some. Inevitably, this will be one of the few sacrifices I'll have to make for this upcoming marriage, which I am looking forward to. I guess this premarriage counseling will prove to be extremely valuable and useful. We had our very first session this weekend in Calgary and I think we're off to a great start. More updates on that to come.

As for my trip back to Vancouver during Thanksgiving weekend, it was awesome awesome. No matter how much I come to like Edmonton and the people here, it's always so great to be home home. A part of my heart will always remain in Vancouver. It was especially special because it was the big birthday celebration for my family. Both my parents and my birthday happen to be in October so its always fun to get together for that special dinner. I'm so grateful that the relationship between my parents and the whole family is slowly getting better. It feels like each time I go back, the tension is less and less. I'm still not sure whether this whole transition phase of me 'growing up and moving on in life' is making it better or worse for my parents but I trust that God will take care of our family through His grace and providence. And of course, I was super happy to see all my friends and having them throw a 'surprise party' for me. Because it was a joint celebration with Thanksgiving as well, another group of friends were also invited. Despite some of the drama-rama that night, it was wonderful to see everyone again. There were definitely a few special visitors that made my night and it means the world to me to know that I'm still loved by these amazing friends. A part of me always fear that I will be forgotten after being away for so long.

(Beany & Lu put heart sprinkles on my cake! Aww <3)

To end on a not-so-melodramatic note, I'm happy to say that we have managed to confirm our decorator for our evening banquet. I was so glad to get that out of the way during my visit back home. Thanks to my mom who came with me and looked through all their stuff with me, we managed to finalize what we need and landed a pretty sweet deal with the company. They're super friendly and helpful so I'm very excited. Now I won't have to worry about the decorations at all cos I know they'll do a great job for us. Next mission for my next visit: the wedding cake(s). And if I'm efficient, maybe I can figure things out for the flowers too.