The soundtrack to my Life...,

Theme song for today...

We are young..

Happy working week!

Dear Diary

The end of another weekend. Got a good couple of hours sleep, managed to do most of my shopping for Line's baby shower next saturday, hung out with Cee and took her for her first trip to COSTCO (introduced her to yummy yummy hotdogs!!!), had a lovely lunch and catch up with Line and Motu and Winnie today (stuffed to within an inch of my life!), was a good chance to talk about the baby shower, the part time work and a potential Sept trip to Samoa! Came home to take a very rare sunday afternoon nap - ruined only by my sister-in-law's screaming for my nephew to come and look at pictures on facebook IN MY ROOM!!!! Not cool, but wasn't mad cause  i was mellowed out by the weekend i'd had. Biggest accomplishment this week - Finally started documenting our family and got 198 members of my family down onto it! Not an easy task, but most definitely an enjoyable and enlightening one!

Plans going well and all almost in place, am scared i may run out of money before i can get everything i need for the baby shower but for the most part i'm happy with all the planning and listing i've done, the arrangements are all in place, over the week B and i will finish off the little remaining items needed for the baby shower decorations and start making them, then Friday M and i will do meat and veg shop, all meet over at M's place for decorating and food prep and event on Saturday! Followed by drinks... always followed by drinks.....

Which reminds me - Cee and i found a 1.7litre bottle of pre-mixed Margarita mix at Costco on sat.. am abosolutely going back for a bottle!

Looking forward to work this week... another chance to prove my worth and earn the bucks! Looking forward to continuing the family tree re-search, though i fee a road/mental block coming soon... and most definitely looking forward to the BABY SHOWER!!!!! Yay!

Dear Diary

I think its time i started journalling again

but first things first - a bit of a song for how i'm feeling today

A song for the weekend!

Am off shopping!!!

The Family Tree

Last night i finally got my act together and started working on our family tree with my mum. I've been meaning to start it for some time now but, well, for whatever reason just haven't really got arount to it, and yet as we begin i'm really struck by just how important a task this is. I also begin to come to terms with just what a mammoth task this task may turn out to be! Still, it is a good opportunity for me to spend some quality time with my moms!- without her, the task would be close to impossible!

Our family tree is not "simple" to say the least. two pages into granma's siblings children's names and the many branches of family and extended family begin boggle the mind. But i love that as we complete each branch i begin to understand (maybe finally for the first time) the special ties between us, my mother especially and those people whom we call family - you know the ones, you see them at all the family functions, they are always there when your immediate family have a wedding or funeral and you know that they are related to you but you don't quite know how... well i hope after this exercise, i will finally understand it.

Ofcourse, there are branches that are still a bit vague for mum.. i will definitely have to refer to other family members to help fill in the blanks!!!

So my dilemma now becomes - how on earth do i begin to document it? Time to hit google!

Starting the new year right...

I think that it's important to start the year with thanks. To reflect on the journey so far and to prepare for the journey ahead and most importantly to live and love and share each moment along the way.

THANKYOU - By The Katinas

Just a little while longer I wanna pray
Can't get You off my mind so I came to say
Thank You Lord, just for loving me, alright
Many times I do forget
Every need that You have met
Oh thank You Lord, I know You're showing me
You are there when I am down and out
You're holding me, Your love is so amazing
Oh it changed me

Here I am with all I have
Raise my hands to worship You
I wanna say thank you, oh thank you
For everything, for who You are
You cover me, You touch my heart
I wanna say thank you

I could have died in my sin but You saved me
Didn't have any hope at all
You gave me peace divine, strength to carry on
I should have been the one to pay
But instead You took my place
Amazing grace, it's more than just a song
Even though I don't deserve Your love for me
You look beyond my fault and You showed me mercy

Here I am with all I have
Raise my hands to worship You
I wanna say thank you, oh thank you
For everything, for who You are
You cover me, You touch my heart
I wanna say thank you

I wanna say thank you for the sun
Lord we thank you for the rain
Thank you for the love You gave

The Katinas - Thank you

2012

Another begining...