two extremes of a long weekend

Soo....the surprise party was amazing. thanks guys. love you!!

some cool and funny things that came out of that:

"that's what she said"
yeasketball!!
polo marco...big huge splashes made by 4 people jumping in the pool at once...and cody
glittery things....woohoo!
I WANT MY CHEESY BREAD!!!
Oye como va......da da da...
and more.
:)



Friday was an extremely good day, but also a lot of death seems to have been going on this weekend, which is not good at all. It's really sad. Joe Crockett, Wes and Hobbs's grandpa died last week and his funeral was today. Their mom said they were really close to him and their dad's taking it hard. Also, Jessi's "cousin" Dustin committed suicide because of a long sad thing that happened, so that's extremely hard also. And Britt and her family, especially the parents of Casey need a lot a lot a lot of prayer.
In times like these it's hard for me to praise God and still worship him, because i'm like....why didn't He save them? he's all mighty right? this is something i struggle with, probably because of my mom dying. i hope to conquer it one day. I know that God allows things to happen to strengthen others, but i can't help but wonder at all the grief and sorrow this is causing, and how that can possibly help people.
But then i look at my own life, and how God has blessed me through it. I mean, i am blessed with being in a 2 cultured family and being able to know 2 languages fluently, having 3 sets of grandparents, having friends from all over the place, and just being blessed to be able to relate to all kinds of people. I know that if my mom hadn't died, God still would have blessed me, but in other ways. He made a really really bad thing come out for better than any of our family could have expected at the time. I guess i just need to learn to trust God even when things are hard, and not doubt every time things turn rough. So, just pray for me to lose doubt and to gain more faith. thanks guys. that was probably the most open about my feelings i've been in a long time lol. and Britt, we're all praying for you guys and we love you.