Go to the xanga frontpage!! The zoo visit video from the CCF Belize Mission Trip is on there!

 Since 10th grade I've pretty much only followed football and basketball, making the sports-less summers unbearably long (except for the one summer we played water basketball almost every day). But now that we live up here I decided to give baseball a try. Last season I watched a little bit of the Mets and started to like them (especially since I do not like the Yankees) and since I already own so much orange and blue clothing it just makes sense to root for them. keke (just kidding, well kinda)

So when my coworkers asked if I wanted to go to a Mets game I jumped at the chance. We went to see the Mets and Cubs. The series was 1-1 headed into Wednesday's game. There was a three hour rain-delay, we ended up waiting for about 2 of those hours but we found ways to stay entertained...

We found food...

Some of my coworkers played DS

We waited and waited...

Finally the rain stopped...and they decided to start the game...don't they look like little army men?

Because of the rain delay a lot of fans left so we got to move down closer to the field.

We even go to see Mr. Met

The coworkers that stayed for the game... 

Because of the rain delay we get to go to a Mets vs Twins game for free!

Bases loaded...David Wright at bat...the Mets ended up winning 8-1

Can't wait to go again next month! Yeah go Mets!

   Two weeks ago I saw Patrick Ewing two blocks from my office in front of the Hotel New Yorker. He was coming out of his Escalade (probably the only car big enough to fit him!). He's huge! I knew he was 7 ft. tall but in person he seems like he's 10 ft. tall.

Last week when Ethan and I were on the way to the dentist we saw a huge crowd near the Apple Store. Turns out the CBS Early Show was filming segments there. We saw Julie Chen and Harry Smith.

 Then yesterday after work, I saw another familiar face. As soon as I saw her, memories of Jojo and his Felicity obsession came rushing into my mind. hehe

Tangi Miller from Felicity

Pretty cool you can walk around the city and run into (somewhat) famous people.

Hahah, I found this picture on someone's site. My friends and a crazy UF fan! Love it, love it! keke GATORS4LYFE! keke

Juwannago for TLC....keke...by the lovely and talented Christine Lay 

Today during lunch I went out with the two other girls that I work with and went threading. It was my first time.  It was really cool and felt very refreshing. I think threading may become a regular thing.  Has anyone else ever done this before?

Next time one of you girls come and visit NYC I'm gonna take you to get this done.

On the way to work this morning I saw a girl wearing a long colorful shirt, footless black lace trim spandex tights, white ankle socks and black keds with white trim on the bottom. I guess this is not that remarkable to everyone but you gotta understand, her outfit was basically my uniform in fourth and fifth grades, minus the hair scrunchie!  

Seeing all these old school (well my old school) fashion trends come back makes me feel old and weirds me out. I refuse to dress again the way I did in elementary school no matter how trendy it is right now!

Crazy!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday. We found out that when it rains in the Northeast, it pours. Yesterday, I saw sewer holes overflow and highways flood. Even in Florida that's a rare sight.

Ok, so since February 25th until Celebration Sunday, oppa and I had been fasting/committed to doing several things in hopes of reinforcing some good habits and breaking some bad ones:

• no soda or caffeinated beverages
• no pork or red meat
• workout three times a week
• prayer meeting/Bible study two times a week
• Daniel's Fast April 6-8th

I have to confess the first two weeks I had caffeine withdrawal headaches everyday!  It was so tough to refrain from drinking soda, especially when you eat something greasy but we did it! No red meat and pork was challenging since we are major carnivores but we incorporated chicken and seafood into our diet, which was a great change. Starting to workout again after a long break was not easy. The first couple of times I seriously felt nauseous . I haven't lost weight but I feel physically better and I sleep better at night (like a rock). Also, we are more energetic! I have a new found like (not quite love) for exercising and really want to keep this up. Three times a week is hard but I want to commit to this for life.

During the 40 days I joined a 6 week Women's Bible Study, where we studied several women in the Bible. When I think back I don't think I've had many chances to deeply study the Word with a group of sisters so this was such a nice change. It was great to hear the opinions and applications of the other ladies in my group, so many times I felt like my eyes were opened to new truths. I also made several new friends!

Going to Marveling Place (prayer meeting) twice a week was both good and challenging. I have to admit several times I would start to doze off, but every time I was able to just give thanks to God for his blessings and also pour out my heart for my friends, family and the burdens on my heart. Setting aside a long period of time to pray is something I want to continue to do. I know we can pray whenever we want and our Father will hear us but going to MP is my special time during the week to just totally focus and spend precious time with God.

To finish out our Lent commitments we did the Daniel's Fast for about 3 days. The fast is based on Daniel in the Bible and his commitment to not eat foods that would defile his body as he was training to become one of King Nebuchadnezzar men. Here is an excerpt from a info sheet we received:

Daniel was making a statement of faith when he asked for only vegetables to eat and water to drink, then dared the overseer to compare the appearance of the four sons of Israel with the young men who ate the king’s food.

Oh man, oh man!  I'm one happy Gator today!! It's great to be a FLORIDA GATOR!!!

I love this quote: "They had four bodies running in at me," Oden said. "Chris Richard, I swear he plays on the football team."

I'm gonna miss these guys next year!

From Sw33tChunsa

Georgetown vs.
Ohio State

UCLA vs.
Florida

Cool, huh?    GO GATORS!!