July 9, 2008 Since our engagement a lot of stuff has been happening: not necessarily in our lives but in all the events, obligations and engagements we have every day. Interestingly enough, a lot of people ask me tons of questions like: when it will be, what color have I chosen, where is the reception, etc. etc. etc. And honestly while it seems I’m a little dreamer…I never dreamt of my wedding. I always dreamt of my marriage. I dreamt…
my engagement story.
June 19, 2008June 18, 2008 David proposed to me today. After arriving downtown to meet him for lunch, we began walking around and decided to stop inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Since we often visit old churches, I wasn’t suspicious when we walked in and stood in front of the alter gazing at the artwork, the colors and the religious essence that surrounded the dark room. Holding my hand tight, he looked at me and said, Maria you know I…
Choosing to be “the one”
November 21, 2007November 20, 2007 I am currently on my laptop, in the passengers seat on my way to LA from Las Vegas. We started in Mississippi then drove to Tennessee, Iowa, Arkansas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We visited great parks such as Mount Rushmore, Fossil Lakes, Arches Park, Meteor Crater and Grand Canyon.The past week has been filled with rest stop breaks, car karaoke, impromptu hiking and deep conversations on life, feelings and future. Most often in my…
the science of love
October 29, 2007October 29, 2007 I have a way I begin and end each journal entry. Ive followed the same routine for the past 2.71 years and have been able to accomplish heartfelt entries each week and every month. Right now, I admittedly feel as if I forgot how I did it…I don’t know how I write. I don’t know how I come up with my weekly meanderings about life, meanings, concepts and desires. In this last month, I felt as if…
unpredictable revelations
August 20, 2007
August 14, 2007 As I warmly greeted my sister Christine as she arrived at Angels birthday party Saturday night, it took me approximately .067 seconds to notice the diamond rock on her left hand. My sisters engaged! Actually, allow me to re-phrase that, my younger sister is engaged. Most people in my past and especially former boyfriends are stunned when I reveal that Im still not hitched. Interesting since I always imagined being a young mother and wife. However, my…
One of my deepest wounds.
December 26, 2006December 26, 2006 I have a ton of pictures to share! So many things had happened in the last week: my little sister, Christine Kang, graduated from her nursing school and will be a practicing Registered Nurse at Kaiser next year. Danielle celebrated the big “4” at a fun playhouse filled with jungle gyms, pizza and games. And besides the last minute (seriously waking up at 5am Saturday morning to shop), the gift wrapping frenzy and the sugar coma’s that…
in love with a stranger.
December 20, 2006December 19, 2006 I’ve been in an anxious mood for a few years now and while it’s a weird emotion for some people, it’s a feeling that I have become accustomed to in my years of ‘getting to know myself.‘ Through trials and experiences, I know that I usually mistake my enthusiasm for dreams soon to come with the anxiousness that pervades my body daily. Tonight, as I trained alone on the stair climber for over an hour, I continued…
you have to really want it, in order to get it.
December 5, 2005
December 4, 2005 I spent the weekend on an impromptu trip to Arizona. The last couple days were filled with packing boxes, visiting Louis friends, and spending moments reflecting, reminiscing and remembering special places, special friends and special days he spent while living in Phoenix. I don’t talk about my personal life often, but I do talk a lot about goal setting, commitment, focus, love, determination and passion. You know when you find someone extra-ordinary when he/she redefines what all…
testing the power of love.
September 19, 2005
September 18, 2005 I did so many things in San Francisco this weekend! Louis was in town and we drove through the Haight and Castro districts, we sampled foods at the Farmers Market on the Embarcadero… we ate lunch at Fisherman’s wharf, we walked around the Marina District, we hiked around Golden Gate Park, we had dinner in North Beach and we partied at the Lion’s Den in Pacific Heights…and that was just on Saturday! While I was born in San Francisco, I was raised in Sacramento. I moved back to the…
language of love.
September 13, 2005
September 12, 2005 I am back!!! I arrived back from a week long vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii last night! It was soo much fun. I went snorkeling almost every day, saw the volcanoes and most importantly, I spent a lot of quality time with my father. The truth is, is that while it was a beautiful vacation overall, the majority of the time, (even though it was a big resort) I was having a hard time living in harmony with my father. When we disagreed on…