theParks: P365: Day 22-41

hello friends! my it's been a while since i last posted anything hasn't it! well...it's been a busy past couple of weeks to say the least. a quick recap of what's been going on:

my mom suffered a "mini-stroke" and was in the hospital for 5 days :( doctor's ran all sorts of tests and fortunately all tests came back with good results. seems that stress was the biggest factor in triggering the attack. it broke my heart to see my mom in that condition. i'm so thankful to live close enough so that i could get to her side as quickly as possible. anyhoo - she's do much better now and although her energy is still low, she's feeling 100 times better than that Friday.
the day my mom was discharged was also the day we had new guests arrive from opposite sides of the country to attend a house church seminar that was being held out Seoul Baptist Church / New Life Fellowship. We had a young lady from southern California and another young lady from New Jersey. both wonderful to meet and get to know over a period of about 5 days.

during that weekend, DH and I also managed to go see The Blind Side movie with Sandra Bullock. LOVED.IT. Seriously...I had to control myself b/c I just wanted to cry out loud so much. Maybe I'd just had a very emotional past week or so...but this movie was SO GOOD. if you haven't watched it. GO NOW.

i also didn't get to work out for that entire last week of the month...but that's better than not working out the entire month, right?

last weekend we celebrated my niece's 100th day of life. it's a Korean tradition known as "paegil" believe. something about it being a signifucant milestone for Korean babies to make it to the 100th day of life. her parentals held a lunch at Todai and we got to hang out with family and friends.

also, this past weekend was Nancy's bridal shower hosted by her friend Lola - who is an extremely sweet and kind friend of the bride to be. it was a Sex and the City themed shower complete with Cosmopolitans, yummy food, and of couse all the girls looked fabulousl one of the best things about the shower was being able to spend time with out of town girlfriends...Jane, Kai, and Diana - was soooo good to see them all!

i made two sets of cards this past weekend as well. a set of thank you cards..and then a set of kid's birthday cards. it was so nice to get back into my card making. it felt like it had been forever since i last scrapped. i even had to pick up a few new tools and goodies to get me back into the swing of things.
my mom suffered a "mini-stroke" and was in the hospital for 5 days :( doctor's ran all sorts of tests and fortunately all tests came back with good results. seems that stress was the biggest factor in triggering the attack. it broke my heart to see my mom in that condition. i'm so thankful to live close enough so that i could get to her side as quickly as possible. anyhoo - she's do much better now and although her energy is still low, she's feeling 100 times better than that Friday.

P365: Day 22-Day 41

Day 22 = trip to costco during lunch

Day 23 - dinner with my niece and her parents :) love her in the cute little Puma track suit we got her for Christmas

Day 24

Day 25 - fruit bowl in preparation of arrival our of house guests

Day 26 - the only pic captured of my mom's hospital stay..my parking stubs from visiting my momma

Day 27 - appetizers (water crackers topped with cream cheese, cucumbers, and smoked salmon) we made for a special dinner with our two guests and our house church members

Day 28 - arrived to find this on my desk at work :) thanks, Chris!

Day 29 - the formally bare wall at our church that got a beautiful makeover with some specialized wallpaper...design courtesy of Chan Do :)

Day 30 - last day of the House Church Seminar. This is a group shot of the attendees along with their hosting shepherds (i'm in the pink scarf, DH behind me and our two guests are to my right)