Purpose

I remember a specific moment when a close friend of mine asked me if I believed everything had a purpose.
The naive child version of me would've said, "Yes. Everything has a purpose. It was meant to be that way."

I'll admit that I am still naive, but I grew to change my answer:

Whether something was supposed to happen or not, everything is given a purpose. Some things are bad and, honestly, shouldn't have happened... But because it happened, something came out of it. We give things purpose. God gave us a purpose.

Don't let mistakes,mishaps, misunderstandings, miscellaneous be a waste. Learn from it. Gain from it.

*{Don't ever mock prayer.}

Cram culture

For me: Feels like the week before finals week.

For my friend GSG: Feels like the week after :D

I'm heading home in 10 days, but I don't have time to process it all. I'm slowly, yet sometimes all too quickly that it's almost anxiety attack inducing, realizing I get to see my family and friends relatively soon.

It's already been a year.

So here are updates since Sunday:

My dad calls me Sunday night to tell me he'll be arriving in Korea Monday evening to permanently move back here. Not a huge surprise, but didn't know his exact flight date. It was always a... something that would eventually happen, just dunno when. My brother, sis-in-law, and kiddies were at the airport to send my father off, so I got the chance to talk to them on the phone for a bit, too. I found out from Helen unnie (not my brother or father) that I got a car!

It's a long story as to why my dad decided to give me the car that was given to my brother (by my uncle), but the basic idea is.that.I.now.have a car! One less thing to worry about when I go home to the states^^;

List of to-do things:

• Get background check/fingerprints
• Get F4 visa (probably will just get this done in LA)
• PACK!
• Ship things to a friend's place
• PACK
• Make one round of cheesecakes for the kids at school.. this time add more sugar for 'em (I made it too *healthy* last time :)
• Prom night in Jeonnam!
• Mud festival in Boryeong
• TEFL HOMEWORK!!! *eek*
• PACK PACK PACK~

Is it okay to start freaking out now?

*{Nothing like spitting out spoiled milk to wake you up in the morning. BLEGH >.<}

Feelin' good

So it sucks to have accidentally missed a payment for something.. that feeling lingers with you for a couple days.

On the other hand, I just realized that I paid off both my credit cards while here in Korea. SWEET!

I still have my school loan to pay off, but I think I made enough progress to celebrate for the day.

Oh, and I need to think of gift ideas for family/friends back home, but what? I want something meaningful, but not too tacky. Something nice, but not fragile (as I will be flying back home w/ this stuff).

Something awesome, but can fit inside my luggage bag. This will be a doozy~

The hardest is what to get my aunts and uncles?!??

*{Thank you, God, for giving me the opportunities to become patient.}