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wow... look at me, I'm actually updating this... haha

This year has been so crazy, fun, exciting.... everything... the range of emotion is very very big... right now its pretty late... and I'm feeling lonely so I have sort of a negative attitude about it, but in the end... I can't say I had a bad year.

So for those who don't know it, I graduated this year.  That's it folks... the end of school at the wonderful University of Arizona.  I would definately like to thank people who I believe got me to this point... and got me through college with some memories or happiness or friendship at one point or another.  There's seriously too many to name, so if you aren't named in this very very brief memory then please do not be offended.  But I remember... haha, Dave of course, my roomate of 4 years, good times had by all, our 2 years at Hopi and current living situation at our apt.  Rish, the best RA ever followed by the 2nd best RA, AJ.  My fellow lodgers in Hopi... Brian T, Jefferey, Greg, Neda, Maggie, Lauren, Ann, Erica, Rachelle, Esther, Steve, Forrest.  Ann esp... my ex who I spent most of my college w/ a lot of good memories that I've had these years had this girl in them, and I thank her for that.  And then most importantly I gave my life to Christ, the most lifechanging decision I've ever made, and would make over again in a second.  I've been so blessed to have met a lot of encouraging people who kept me going, including awesome guys from bible studies, like Bill Nye.  Or more recently, Mark T, Chris H, Scott, Daniel, John, Silas.  And this year meeting all the people from ABF which I knooow I will miss names so I'd rather just let them know that they all mean so much to me, okay fine I'll write names.. ahh... k... Devin, Mikey, Jason, Herman, Andrew, Bryan, Derrick, Brandon, Erik, Herbie, Shaun, John, Brian S and C, and girls, Steph, Diane, Jaime, Rosanna, Jane, Diana, Christine, Ashley, Shin Hae, Heather, Tami, Esther Wong,  I dunno.. there are probably more of you.. but I can't write em all down... besides.. no one reads this, so it wont matter anyway! hahaha 

I don't think I can be really excited or disappointed in what transpired these past 4 years... I never really had any expectations or goals for what I wanted to accomplish while being here.  I guess I expected to graduate in 4.. and I guess I did that.  Did I grow up?  Am I at least more mature now than I was 4 years ago?  I'm not sure if I'm more mature.. but I definately have experienced a lot more... more happiness, more pain, more freedom, more responsibility.  I think I continue to hope, continue to learn...

I think I'll have to continue this later... more on this past year in particular in my next one...

Hey kids!  I'm BACK!   hehe...

winter retreat was great if you haven't heard, and for all those who missed it,  I really wish you had come too, cuz it would have been even MORE fun if more UofA people went, but it was an awesome weekend anyway.

So friday I woke up... got ready to go to steph's place and went to pick up steph and ashley and we were off to FCBC in Phoenix.  We stopped at In 'n Out on the way there and got there like 20 min late... steph kept sayin eeeveryone's gonna be late anyway, but a lot of people were already there.  We didn't leave til like 3 anyway tho, so it all worked out.  So from there I drove to Prescott, my passengers changed tho, steph stayed, but then I picked up Crystal and Valine from ASU, so that was cool to get to know them, both very nice girls.  On the way to Prescott we stopped at KFC and ate dinner and then finally got over to the campground and into our cabin.  It was different than I imagined, first of all.. it was BIG, there was a big common room and a lot of rooms, guys side and girls side.  Anyway we unpacked and hung out til they set up and then we started worship, and also the speaker gave his first talk.

The speaker was Pastor Daniel Low, and he's from SF! =)  well I think he lives in LA now, but he's a really cool guy, just a genuinely nice person and had a lot of good insight in the sessions and workshop.  We talked about all sorts of stuff from being a leader to love and romance in the song of songs    hehe... 

mm the food was probably my only low... it wasn't that good.. some days were okay... but I dunno not that great haha.  but everytime we went out it was like... snowball fight! haha, I got some good hits in too.  I also just had a lot of fun talkin with my discussion group and prayer group and just finding out their thoughts on some of my problems and also some of their own.  I guess I've found how much I've grown as a believer over the past 2 years and how much I've learned... and realizing how much I still need to learn. 

So yesterday I drove back to tucson... well first to phoenix to drop off Crystal and Valine, Steph and Valine slept most of the way, but it was cool cuz Crystal taught me like.. 10 different korean words/sayings... An yong haseyo!  lol I forget a lot already too.. that was hi... I think sarang hei is I love you and com samida is thank you?  haha I dunno... but yah we got to phoenix and the party didn't end!  I took steph and ash over to esther and lisa's house over in Tempe for dinner.  Justin cooked for us and the Sun's game was on.  They had a pool table there too, so I played cut throat.  Oh yeah.. and Devin supposedly "caught" me hangin out w/ all the girls even tho I was just TALKING!  people over here tryin to give me the reputation of being a ladies man.... pssssh I was gettin ragged on by 3 guys who had a gf, gf and wife respectively!  (devin, justin, neil).  haha but anyway... after dinner we sent devin over to esther wong's house and we followed them over to wendy's for a late night snack on the way back to tucson before we went to tucson and home... *whew* long post huh?  are u tired? cuz I definately am, you're great if you actually stayed to read this whole thing haha.  okay that's about it... school's startin up day after tomorrow so I got some errands to run tomorrow.  See ya!