Blurbs From Eunee's Mind (and Life)

I am addicted to two things: jogging and Pinterest. Let's begin with Pinterest. Have you heard of Pinterest? I'm sure you have. I'm sure you've seen those red "P" logos when you're surfing the internet. Well, I started it with some hesitation when it debuted, uncertain that it would really be something I would want to spend time on. I thought it would be one of those apps that I would end up deleting from my phone when I needed more memory. I was wrong. I am seriously addicted to Pinterest. In fact, I spend more time on Pinterest than I do on Facebook. When I get ready for bed, it means I'll be spending half an hour on Pinterest before I actually close my eyes (according to a pin it says that this is one of the bad habits that prevent me from getting a good night's rest...). My husband laughs at my addiction to Pinterest, but hey, he benefits from my addiction. How so you ask? Well, there are quite a few things I have actually tried from Pintere...

March started out cold but ended with a nice run in Pasadena as I was in LA for a week and a half. The total mileage for March is: 32.7 miles. Thanks for your sponsorship!

So this seems like a random post after an entire year of not blogging. However, in some ways it represents what I have been doing away for a year - disciplining myself and persevering no matter what the weather. I have begun to jog and had actually increased my running to 6 miles before all those snowstorms hit in February. Hopefully the weather will be better - although I do run even if it's in the 30s so I'm just looking for some milder weather (today it was 18F in the morning). My friend and I are actually planning to run a 10K in April so I do have to get some more runs in before then and get myself back to running 6 miles. So, I thought a motivating factor would be to use my jogging as a fund-raiser for some of my projects that I am working on through my non-profit and with my classmate. I sent out a letter to my friends and have gotten a few sponsors for $1 per mile minimum, per run over 3 miles. Unfortunately I only got in two runs for February for a total of 8....

I don't know why I wrote this but never published it. Must have forgotten. This was written in January but I'm just publishing it now. Oops! ----------------------------------------------------- It has been a busy seven months since I last posted on Father's Day. So much has happened and it has been quite an emotional journey. The absence of my father makes holidays more difficult. Celebrations are always laced with some sadness as we think those words "If only dad were here...." And I've discovered I can no longer watch my wedding video as seeing my father walk down the aisle with me makes me cry. But aside from that and the fact that there is a large hole in my life, the pain of it is not as sharp as it used to be. I can sing again and I can talk about my father without tearing up as much. And although there are times when I break down just from a smell, a memory, or a dream about him, life somehow goes on and I hold on to the hope that it can ...

It has taken me a long time to post this but I felt I had to today.... On March 25, 2012 a large light in my life was turned off. My father left on his last known journey into the beyond, just a month shy of his 75th birthday and a day after his 54th wedding anniversary. I knew, mentally, that this day would come, particularly as he began more frequent trips to the ER in the past couple of years due to certain health issues. But although I mentally prepared, it was in no way enough for what it really felt like, and continues to feel like. And more stunning in some ways is how he passed so soon after my wedding. I had hoped that he would be around longer to see me accomplish more things and perhaps even see his youngest grandchild if we decided to have one. But as I traveled across the country the day after he passed, I couldn't help but feel how selfish that hope might have been for my father in his condition. Yes I know he had many things he wanted to still do and be around...

I just remembered I have a blog and a post is long overdue! Ha ha ha. Where has the time gone? My last post was a few days after I got married and already the holidays have come and gone; we're well into the new year; and by golly even the lunar new year has come and gone!! Whew! Welcome to the year of dragon!! :D I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season! Despite both hubby and I taking turns getting sick, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family, a quiet New Year's Eve on our own, and a Lunar (Chinese) New Year meal with my parents out in California. And in between I have been trying to organize (as we moved right before the wedding), write my dissertation, write thank-you cards (sooooo late with all that), and just enjoy being married. And before long, we have been married almost 3 months! Boy time flies! Sometimes the wedding seems almost a dream. Planning a wedding made things so hectic and anxiety-provoking, on top of everything else that I...

On 11-11-11, I married the love of my life in front of my family and close friends who are a part of my extended family. I think I was too excited to cry then but I do get emotional thinking of it now. It's just amazing how things come to fruition in ways we least expect. We got married on the beach in Los Cabos, Mexico, and it was the picture perfect wedding I had envisioned when I began planning. Everything turned out to be perfect and I had an amazing time. I hope everyone else did too. The entire 8 days we spent in Los Cabos were truly memorable days, particularly having people I know all on vacation with me! That was just a whole bunch of fun. As I think of my wedding and those who attended, I cannot help but feel so blessed to have these people in my life, in our lives - as they have extended their loving embrace to my now-husband. I am also blessed to have such wonderful parents-in-law who have showed me nothing but love. And I always am thankful for my parents...