not a fairytale

bare with me--im going to talk about the bachelor for a few minutes hehe:

did anyone else feel squirmy when watching the after show with brad and emily? i felt like they were holding on so tight to each other: he held onto her legs and she gripped his arm like there was no tomorrow during the whole entire show. but it wasn't lovey-dovey clinging to each other. it was like awkward and nervous holding on to each other. it was like they were holding on to each other - the essence of their relationship - for dear life.

i can't imagine what they're going through rite now. i'm sure both sides are partly to blame and thats why there's so much tension between them. but i hope they work it out. the sad thing is, i'm not sure if they'll be able to... =( only time will tell!

brad was right when he said that no relationship is fairytale-like. ours certainly wasn't. johan and i had to go through some really tough times in the beginning of our relationship in order to be where we are right now. there were so many times when we wanted to give up and walk away. and a few times we did decide to quit. but we had to be intentional about trying to make things work and by the grace of God, we got through it! i hope the same for them. i can't help but be corny lol. i'm a hopeless romantic and just want to see them work it out! =p

my birthday came and went. johan and i both turned 29 this year. its our LAST year in our 20's wow. haha. i hope we make it a spectacular year! we are both doing well. i'm busy working and learning. last week i went to denver for a full week for work. my hotel room, seriously, looked just like the picture below. it was sooo nice!

Hotel Monaco

i also had a jacuzzi in the room and it was AMAZING! i called johan and told him that we NEED one in our next place. hahaha! (wishful thinking, i know.)

johan's on his spring break this week, so he's been playing guitar at night when we get home from work. i'm happy that he's been playing more! its awesome that he has more opportunities to serve now that he's been playing at passion church once a month. i hope that he'll get to play more bc i know how much he loves it. =) thank God for these opportunities!

everyday we watch the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami emerge little by little. personally, i couldn't get the image of the helpless ship that was stuck in the whirlpool out of my mind...i just kept thinking about the people on that boat who were looking death face-to-face. amazingly all 81 passengers were rescued, praise God! but i wonder how they will continue living their lives now that they KNOW they cheated death...? i hope that many people will come to know Christ through this tragic event. Lord, we pray for this nation!

well it's been good catching up. i hope everyone is doing well. i'll try to blog more later this week!

love, p