Congrats!!

Two couples recently got hitched!
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May 31, Julie & Jonathan:

(I just loved her ruffly bolero jacket! She was so pretty! They said their own vows, so of course I bawled.)

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June 21, Susie & Peter:

(More personal vows, more bawling. Their wedding was at the LA River Center & Gardens, a first-time visit for us. Joey thought it was the prettiest wedding site he'd been to.)
We heart Cheesy Photo Booths:).

2009 Health Fair

Besides preparing for PUC campmeeting, LWF was involved in a huge local project this past month. This 2009 year was our inaugural health fair, sponspored by 2 SDA churches, various hospitals, the Korea Daily, [and lots of other people willing to give time & money]. Joey practically slept at the Korea Daily that last week.

We all prayed fervently for the rain to clear up by Saturday...and God answered our prayers! The weather could not have been better:

Sabbath worship with Spanish Central church:
Our whole church (& then some) showed up to volunteer:

We're obviously not opposed to child labor (our elementary school kids):
Miss Dental Hygienist:)

The infamous National Geographic SDA article (in case life-size isn't big enough?):

The Korea Daily estimated around 2000 people showed up that day, of Hispanic and Korean attendees. Two women even discovered they were pregnant!

Our tired group, at the end of the day:

WKCM.org

Dear Blog Friends,

LA Central/Living Water Fellowship is in charge of PUC Campmeeting this year!

Click on the link below to check out the website: http://wkcm.org.

A Blessed Weekend

What a whirlwind weekend. It's Friday, and I'm barely catching breath...whew! On May 16, Joey celebrated a big milestone in his life, getting ordained:

Some of our cousins flew all the way from Seattle!

I didn't know what to expect, but the service was actually very meaningful, touching, and a blessing.
Ben & Bonnie

All the pastors

I started reminiscing to when I first met Joey, & how he has spiritually impacted my life since our college days.

At the end, Joey gave his response...and all us Oh women were in tears. There's only one other time that Joey has gotten this *ahem* emotional during a talk, & that was the last weekend before he left for Andrews. It was definitely a personally stirring moment for him.

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The very next day, our sisters & friends threw us a baby shower! My dear friend Jeannie drove out from Vegas to plan this event as well.

My cousin-in-law, Sonia, is expecting a baby girl too, just 2 months after us!

Fruit tart from Porto's, my fave!

It's finally starting to feel "real", that a baby's coming.

Auntie & nephew

Mook-chi-pah tiebreaker

Yes, we played the candy diaper game

Getting the belly measured

The other mama-to-be won!

Sneak peak--the favors, which hadn't arrived in time for the shower
I show you these next two (not very good) photos, so you can see the homemade gifts we received, two knit sweaters!

I got chills opening them. They both put my sweater to shame!

We are lucky to have these people in our lives!
We finished off the weekend in Ktown, with a dinner with our families

Did you see my other sis Jen? She flew down from SF too.

Coffee & ppat-bing-soo nightcap

Thank you everyone who came down to be with us this weekend, for all your hard work, and sharing these special events with us. We love you!

My First Sweater

I'm in a foul mood today. I'm assuming it's the pregnancy hormones? Please let this be the reason. I can't think of another reason why. Good thing no one's home right now, I'm liable to snap off their head.

In other news...

I've been taking knitting lessons (a Christmas present from Joey). Below, my first sweater for Baby Oh.

All it needs is a purple ribbon...

Mood Check: Arghh

I don't normally like to use this blog as a place to vent, but today I need to vent. Arghh.

Several weeks ago, I was in a minor car accident. I hit a car going 40 mph. But it was completely unavoidable b/c the other guy ran a red light.

We got out & exchanged information. He apologized & asked 'did I think the damages would be less than $100 & could he pay out of pocket?'

I answered 'no', & assumed this meant he was assuming responsibility for the accident.

Fast-forward to today. After $1300 in damages to my car, there is a hold up in the whole insurance matter because 'the other party is contesting liability.'

What?!

I'm incredulous that there are people like this out there. The silver lining in all this, however, is that I have 2 witnesses who saw the whole thing. This older couple stopped in the middle of their busy day, just to tell me they saw the whole thing, and if I needed them, to please have my insurance call them.

I can't help but get frustrated, and feel duped, however. I was too trusting & didn't call the police in the first place. I'm having trouble wishing 'brotherly love' towards this person right now.

Arghh.