sigh...i love being home.  sad to leave tomorrow, but looking forward to 4th of july in boston (hopefully it doesn't rain and ruin the fireworks).  first couple of days i was here was spent relaxing and spending time at home, sleeping in, watching movies, just bumming around.  got to hang out w/ the youth group a few times...had pizza, sang, talked, and played games and frisbee w/ them at phong's house and church.  it's weird to see how big they've grown, but cool to see how they've matured (although still goofy and silly at times ). 

tried to go running a few times around the neighborhood since i don't have fitrec here, but that didn't go so well.  for some reason it's so much easier for me to run on a treadmill then outside.  but i loved being able to run at nite in my neighborhood and being able to see the stars.  i'd be an idiot if i tried to do that around boston unless i wanted to get mugged or something.  definitely glad to have fitrec to go to in boston.

didn't get to see everyone i wanted to while i was here, but loved hanging out w/ the ppl i did see.  got to see amaka, bing, daniel, jeff c, and raashee, but missed out on seeing alex, chris, kevi, and kyle.  i tried to get us all together sunday nite to go to coldstone's, but sadly some ppl were already busy.  i guess i'll hafta wait til winter break to see everyone.  but i got to have a nice long chat w/ daniel while waiting for jeff and raashee, and had some yummy ice cream while reminiscing about the past. 

pretty much the last week here was consumed w/ the wedding.  went to the mall more frequently than i did while in high school to get stuff w/ my mom and bro.  went to so many craft and home decor stores w/ my mom to get floral stuff and so on for the decorations and reception.  helped my mom w/ the floral arrangements and decorating the church.  man are weddings expensive, although hopefully when it's my turn i'll have enough to hire a decorator b/c working w/ my mom is so frustrating at times and it takes a long time doing it all yourself.  and i'll have the wedding and reception in the same city.  my bro's actual wedding ceremony was at my dad's church in tulsa, but the big reception was in okc, so we spent a lot of time driving b/w the two cities.  plus we had the engagement ceremony to go to in okc as well.  omg so hectic at times.  but everything worked out in the end and it was all very beautiful. 

i'll get into the details of everything in my next post b/c i've gotta get going.  and thanks to mike and his digital camera i'll have pictures to post as well.    so until then, have a happy 4th of july everybody!