so last monday my work decided to GIVE ME my two weeks notice. wtf. seriously. long story short, i was supposed to be stickin around for a few years. this is what we talked about 8 months ago. they were stoked that i was committing and things looked bright. welllllll... changed their minds i guess. its not like i screwed somethin up or something. i was late once. never had a sick day. never complained or nothin. ah well. god gave me that job and looks like he doesn't want or need me to work there anymore. i learned lots and got to build a really great friendship with my pal josh. we had many good times at work and he's helped me and given me so much great advice and insight into a lot of things. i'm pretty sure thats one reason he had me work there. but, the main reason was so liz and i could get hitched! the income from that job helped me a lot for where i was at in life. as well as being able to settle into work (so i thought lol).
liz gave me some super encouraging words the following evening which picked me right up and threw me high. we talked about our plan of movin to japan (oh ya, we wanna live in japan in the next 2.5-3 years. liz wants to teach ESL and i wanna get into import/exporting) and plans for school and courses for me! i was a little worried that her dad would be choked at me but she said they talked and he thought being laid off was the best thing that could happen to me work wise. he said i'm much too bright and such to be workin a labour job.
so here liz and i sit. freshly married, no jobs. little bit of money to get us by for a few months. liz is goin in for an interview tomorrow for this neighbourhood art studios art instructor position. hopefully she nails it. she's a super talented artist and such a great person. she'd be perfect for it. pray for her please.
life's awesome tho. i love wakin up beside liz. its the best. i'm so glad she's my bestfriend too. we have lots of fun each day. silly jokes and great times. so happy we got married.
oh ya i got another tattoo today too. 2 japanese characters. done in an ancient style of japanese caligraphy called "sousho". its a very flowing and curving style of writing. most japanese people can't even read it. they too have to study to be able to read and write it. the characters mean "bravery" and "courage" and can be literally translated to "brave spirit". they are on my left forearm on the the underside. so happy i finally got it done. i've loved both of the characters for a long time and wanted it for just as long. i'll get some pics up later once the bandage comes off.
pray for us with work and life. its always in god's hands and i wouldn't have it any other way.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
greece lightning!
yaaaaaa we got to honeymoon in greece! it was awesome! so gorgeous and so much fun. we loved every second of it.
flying there was pretty crazy. about 18 hours of flight time. van to montreal. montreal to munich. and munich to athens. couple lay overs here and there. once we landed in athens we were baaaagged. so tired. we crashed at like 4:30 pm their time. which i think is like 9 hours ahead of vancouver. we got up at like 6 in the morn and went out for a walk. it was soooo nice out. and stayed that way pretty much the entire time. i think we had a total of 3 hours of cloud coverage the entire trip. we spent 3 days in athens, 3 in mykonos, and 3 more in athens. in athens we spent a lot time exploring downtown and chillin at cafes. we went to this amazing museum of the acropolis. it was so cool. so many old statues and stuff from ancient greece and greek mythology. i love that stuff. zues and the gods. heroes like perseus and acheillies. we also went up this mountain and checked out an ancient temple for athena and the parthenon. also. amazing.
we also spent a lot of time at the beaches. pretty much a different beach location everyday. our hotel was close to the coast so we would use the tram and subway system to get everywhere. or just walk. lots of the that. we then went to one of the islands close by called mykonos. it was sooo gorgeous there. all the buildings were white and layed out all cool. staggered amongst the hills. our hotel there was amazing. perfect view of the beach and water and surrounding buildings. we were definately sad to leave there.
a few more days back in athens. found the major shopping streets and a bunch more cool cafes and restaurants. again, sad to leave.. flying back was loooong. we flew on the first flight that air canada had ever done directly from greece to canada. i guess it was a big deal for their company but they could have used a better plane.. especially since it was 10 hours. our plane was definately from the mid 80's. crappy projector tv. and old seats. we were happy when that flight ended lol. landed in toronto, and then flew to montreal. which doesn't make sense but thats what expedia had us do. then montreal to van. again like 18 hours of flight time. zero lay over tho. we almost didn't make the flight to van from montreal. our plane was late landing so we ran to the next terminal and we were the absolute last people getting on. good thing we only had carry on luggage. liz suggested we travel that way and i was quite happy we did. we made that flight and made it home. started traveling at 12 athens time and came home around 11 vancouver time. felt good to be home tho.
pics
flying there was pretty crazy. about 18 hours of flight time. van to montreal. montreal to munich. and munich to athens. couple lay overs here and there. once we landed in athens we were baaaagged. so tired. we crashed at like 4:30 pm their time. which i think is like 9 hours ahead of vancouver. we got up at like 6 in the morn and went out for a walk. it was soooo nice out. and stayed that way pretty much the entire time. i think we had a total of 3 hours of cloud coverage the entire trip. we spent 3 days in athens, 3 in mykonos, and 3 more in athens. in athens we spent a lot time exploring downtown and chillin at cafes. we went to this amazing museum of the acropolis. it was so cool. so many old statues and stuff from ancient greece and greek mythology. i love that stuff. zues and the gods. heroes like perseus and acheillies. we also went up this mountain and checked out an ancient temple for athena and the parthenon. also. amazing.
we also spent a lot of time at the beaches. pretty much a different beach location everyday. our hotel was close to the coast so we would use the tram and subway system to get everywhere. or just walk. lots of the that. we then went to one of the islands close by called mykonos. it was sooo gorgeous there. all the buildings were white and layed out all cool. staggered amongst the hills. our hotel there was amazing. perfect view of the beach and water and surrounding buildings. we were definately sad to leave there.
a few more days back in athens. found the major shopping streets and a bunch more cool cafes and restaurants. again, sad to leave.. flying back was loooong. we flew on the first flight that air canada had ever done directly from greece to canada. i guess it was a big deal for their company but they could have used a better plane.. especially since it was 10 hours. our plane was definately from the mid 80's. crappy projector tv. and old seats. we were happy when that flight ended lol. landed in toronto, and then flew to montreal. which doesn't make sense but thats what expedia had us do. then montreal to van. again like 18 hours of flight time. zero lay over tho. we almost didn't make the flight to van from montreal. our plane was late landing so we ran to the next terminal and we were the absolute last people getting on. good thing we only had carry on luggage. liz suggested we travel that way and i was quite happy we did. we made that flight and made it home. started traveling at 12 athens time and came home around 11 vancouver time. felt good to be home tho.
pics
off WITH a hitch.
soooo i'm bad at blogging and don't do it too often or sometimes i'm late with stuff..lol who cares.
sunday, may 23rd was THEE day. yup. liz and i got hitched! yippeee!! it was an amazing wedding and so much thanks go out to all who helped with every thing. we had a blast, i'm sure our guests enjoyed it also. everything looked so perfect and the ceremony went so good. we had a little rain and had to move everything indoors, but it actually made for a more cozy, intimate atmosphere. well, thats what i think. we dont have all our pictures back, but there are lots circulating the net from facebook and such. can't wait to get our from the photographer tho. she was great. so relaxed and professional. there is a teaser up on her blog of our pics. so we know she took great pics.
liiiiiiiz looked amazing. my goodness. aw and she ended up thrashing her dress by the end of day but didn't care one bit! i was holding back tears the entire time before she got to the front. i knew if i started to cry i wouldn't be able to stop right away and would hold things up. once she was up front i calmed down a bit. we did our thing up there, kissed the bride. it was perfect. so happy!
aaaand i don't need to blog about after everyone went home lol.
update with pictures.
more pics later..
sunday, may 23rd was THEE day. yup. liz and i got hitched! yippeee!! it was an amazing wedding and so much thanks go out to all who helped with every thing. we had a blast, i'm sure our guests enjoyed it also. everything looked so perfect and the ceremony went so good. we had a little rain and had to move everything indoors, but it actually made for a more cozy, intimate atmosphere. well, thats what i think. we dont have all our pictures back, but there are lots circulating the net from facebook and such. can't wait to get our from the photographer tho. she was great. so relaxed and professional. there is a teaser up on her blog of our pics. so we know she took great pics.
liiiiiiiz looked amazing. my goodness. aw and she ended up thrashing her dress by the end of day but didn't care one bit! i was holding back tears the entire time before she got to the front. i knew if i started to cry i wouldn't be able to stop right away and would hold things up. once she was up front i calmed down a bit. we did our thing up there, kissed the bride. it was perfect. so happy!
aaaand i don't need to blog about after everyone went home lol.
update with pictures.
more pics later..
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