The Weekend

The weekend was one of the most fun I’ve had in a while.  I reconnected with some old friends in person and online and the weekend marked my 10 year anniversary with my company (which is in its 10th year of existence as well).

I am really blessed to be able to celebrate a huge milestone in my life and in the life of the company I work for.  It is the longest job I’ve ever held and it has had such a huge impact on my life.  As with every job, there are moments of tension and moments of growth, but I do enjoy what I do and work with good people.  I am thankful as I reflect this weekend.

We went to a nice Italian restaurant in Ballard called Volterra and I had the Veal Chop with Wild Mushrooms (Costoletta di Vitella alla Griglia) - 16 oz. veal rib chop grilled and served with a Parma prosciutto, wild mushroom and truffle scented demiglaze sauce, Volterra mashed potatoes and asparagus.  Very delicious!

Here’s the core of my company Matrix Transportation – L to R:  Jackson Fuiten and his wife Sarah, Sandi and Tim Bransford (my boss), myself and Rick Venables.  Our company started with Tim and I for about year before we brought on Jackson and after another year Rick.  Tim and I had previously worked as the logistics arm of another trucking company before we launched Matrix.  We had fun reminiscing about how we started till where we are today and it has been quite the journey.  We are looking forward to the next 10 years!

My weekend ended with a nice dinner with my good friend Tina Timbang.  I had not seen Tina since last summer and so I was excited to reconnect with her.  She had recently moved back to my side of town and so it was much closer to meet up.  Tina and I have been friends for quite a while now and is one of my few Asian American friends here.  It is always so much fun to catch up and encourage each other – we barely skip a beat.

My homie (as I call her) Tina

Tina and I after our 4 hour meal.  It was a great way to end the evening and a fun weekend.  I truly thank God for the friends he has given me and also for providing me with a good job.

Easter Weekend

Jesus is alive and Jesus is Lord!  What a great weekend of celebration!  I am a little wiped out but it was worthwhile.

Here are some highlights:

Community Easter Egg Hunt – Every year our church put together a Easter Egg Hunt for the Redmond Ridge community.  It is very exciting to be engaged with our community but it takes a lot of work and a lot of manpower.  Every year we also experience little miracles with regards to the weather.  Basically every year rain is forecasted for the egg hunt and every year it rains before and right after the egg hunt.  God answers our prayers and clears up the sky for the period of the outdoor egg hunt.  It is pretty amazing.

 

 

 

Janelle, Lily, Aik & Lindsey

 

 

 

 

 

The Chens and me

 

Opening up the eggs and keeping the candy.

Justin & Bree’s Wedding Reception – Later that evening I went to a wedding reception for my boss’s (Tim) stepdaughter’s wedding reception.  My co-worker Rick and I went together.  I have known Bree since she was a high school student and she worked with us just before she graduated high school.  I was also looking forward to see Adrian (Tim’s son) who has been living in Alaska the past few years.  I have seen Adrian grow up from a young boy to a young man today.  It was a fun evening of catching up.

 

 

 

 

 

Tim & Bree

 

 

 

 

The boys all decked out. (Rick, Adrian and me)

 

Easter Sunday – We had an awesome Sunday gathering.  We put together a really cool presentation using real stories, images, music, scripture and spoken word to illustrate the power of the resurrection and how our lives can be changed.

My good friends Marcelo and Elise invited me for Easter dinner later that evening.  I love these guys and it was a blast to hang out, eat and just chill.

Elise made a wonderful meal and I am thankful for the invitation to celebrate together.

That was my eventful weekend and now I am ready to crash and start a brand new day and new week.

Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross of my sin and life is different because You defeated death and rose again.

Celebrating 34

"Wow, that's fast!" said my mum, reacting to my turning 34 this week - that started my birthday week.  It has been a fun week celebrating my birthday.  Thanks to certain technology, I have heard from friends from all over the world and from people I didn't expect to hear from.  All I can say is I am blessed and very thankful for this life I have.  God is so good.

Here are some highlights from my week:

Early Celebrations with the Chens

Aik baked me a cake with home made whip cream

Posing with Janelle - she loves that whip cream!

BFF - Aik showing me how to use my camera in black and white - a little blurry.

 

Celebrating the day of:

On our way to my birthday lunch with the guys from work.  We decided to have a little Thai food to celebrate.

Pen Thai Restaurant - good food here.

L to R - Tofu, Tim (my boss), Jireh, Jackson & Rick

Checking out my first gift - a mountable mini tambourine.  Thanks Paul!

Setting up my tambourine.

Checking out my next gift - Brazilian chocolate candy.  Yummy! Thanks Marcelo & Elise!

My life group members surprised me by organizing a little celebration.  It was really fun and it was much appreciated.

Here's me being goofy, posing with some flowers.

“Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.”- Proverbs 19:20-21 - This passage spoke to me this week.  I am getting older and entering my mid-30s and I have experienced quite a bit in life but I was reminded that I have so much more to learn and experience and truly at the end of the day, the Lord's purpose is what I want in my life and what will prevail.

Thank you all for a great week!