Interview!

Exciting news! I have a job interview at Biola this Thursday for a position with the Biola Youth theater program. I am so excited! Pray for me, I really want this job. :)

Rachyl's Getting Married

This last weekend I helped my dear friend Rachyl try on wedding dresses for her upcoming wedding in November. It was just Rachyl, her mom, and I at this cute little boutique in Orange. (This picture of us is really old, it is from choir tour in 2003). I love this girl, she has been one of my best friends over the past 7 years that I have lived in Southern California. I will always remember the first time I met Rachyl, I was walking into choir, and I didn't know anyone, still just the new kid on the block. She came up to me in the hall way of the music building and said..."You're Kristin right...I'm Rachyl." with a huge smile on her face. I knew from that point on that we would be great friends. And on top of being friends we have also been roommates, and will be roommates again in these last few months leading up to her wedding! I am so excited to have her moving in here with me and getting to spend these last few months with her before she gets married.

The point of the post is not just about Rachyl getting married, but also about weddings in general. As Rachyl's mom and I sat and waited as Rachyl tried on beautiful dress after beautiful dress, we started talking about weddings. This is going to be my 5th time being a bridesmaid, and like my 15th (This is not an exaggeration...it really has been quite a few) or so weddings that I have played some part in, whether it be as the guestbook/present girl, or doing the hair and makeup for the bride and bridesmaids. She asked me if it is hard having most of my friends married, and myself being so far from that. I have been thinking of that for quite some time...is it hard, how do I really feel about that?

If I am honest, I miss the days when we were all single and it just took a few minutes to call up my friends and in a short while I'd be spending time with them. Now it has become a multiple week process to figure out when their schedules and mine line up, checking in with the husbands, works schedules, and such. Not to mention that since they have gotten married, most have moved away. I mean, they are no longer 10 minutes away or living in the next room. So the answer is...I miss them, but it is not hard. I am actually quite happy that I am not married yet, to be honest, I am just not ready. Do I wish that they were still single, in my selfish times...yes, but I do not wish that I was married right now...no. So in honor of all the weddings that I have attended and to those where I could not make it, but wanted so desperately to be there here is an ode to you and all the wonderful people that you all ended up with. I Love you all!

(Some photos were borrowed off of my wonderful friends facebooks. :)...Thanks for the loan)

Transplant

Its been a rough 2009...I need a life transplant

View From the Top

This is the view from my parents condo of snowy Portland Oregon, we have about a foot of snow! I guess it is gonna be a white Christmas! :)

Winter Wonderland

Im here! I arrived in Portland right before the "big" snow storm hit. It is beautiful and frigid here. Last night was my dads office Christmas party, and due to the snow we walked there. below are some family snow pics. :)



This is Andrea. She works for my dad in the graphics department. Our moms were pregnant with us and in the same birthing class. There were four couples in that class and all of the dads were architects. My mom has been talking about Andrea since she started working for my dad..."remember andrea..." I have told her on more than one occasion that I don't remember her...we were in the womb. Well, now I finally know Andrea...she is great! It was one of those..."I feel like I have know you my whole life..." moments. And apparently we have...in-utero :)

SNOW!

Tomorrow morning I am flying home for Christmas...and this year to snow! I have not been home when it has snowed and stuck around since 2004. Last year it snowed on Christmas day for 2 hours, but none of it stuck around. They say there are supposed to get 6 or more inches...woo hoo! I'm going to freeze my butt off :) I am so excited to see my beautiful Portland covered in snow!

Here are a few pictures of the last time I got to experience snow in Portland (since then my parents have moved right on the waterfront)

I miss her

Kelsey left on Wednesday for Greece...I miss her!

So far this past month has been a whirlwind, hence the lack of blogging. I have moved out of my cute apartment that I shared with Kelsey for the past 2 1/2 years and am now renting a room from a family. Unfortunately I seemed to have misplaced my camera cord in the move so it might be awhile before any new pictures of where I am living get posted.

I miss her, it was weird enough not coming home to kelsey anymore, but at least we still had our cell phones, and she was only a few miles down the road. Now, she is a whole ocean away. There are many time during the past few days since she has left that I go to call her, or text her and have to remind myself that I can't do that anymore. So Kelsey just so you know, you will never be out of sight out of mind...I miss you!!