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| 4 months ago today...
 
These
are just a few of my beautiful wedding pictures taken by my fabulous
photographer, John Hong who will soon be married to my best gal
pal...Miss Jane Lee! See you in October!!!!
So it's been 4
months of marital bliss and I still can't believe how fast time flies.
Of course, I love being a wife, but this is a shocker...I love being a student
again! Words can't describe the joy and honor it is to be a part of the
student body at Oral Roberts University. My school is a church! It's a
place of worship where the body of Christ come together to learn the
word and grow together to be ambassador's for the Kingdom of God. It is
a school that encourages world missions and focuses on inspiring
students to glorify God in their academia and professions. Everyone is
passionate for Christ at ORU...it's a requirement!
School has
been a tremendous blessing for me because I've been able to learn so
much about worship (we are required to attend chapel twice a week),
Biblical theology, health (Graduate students are required to take PE
and are tested on physical fitness), and counseling. It's been
refreshing and exciting to learn about therapy from a biblical
perspective, with professors who really love the Lord and know the Lord! My professors are theologians and biblical scholars. It's exciting to hear their thoughts on mental disorders and diseases from a biblical perspective. Let me just say that class in never boring!
Although, Tulsa has been a difficult transition for me, school has
redeemed my loneliness and feeling like I don't belong here. I'm not a
fan of Tulsa yet, but I definitely know that I'm called to ORU!!!
This
is the largest bronze statue in the world and it happens to be Oral
Roberts' praying hands. This statue is right in front of our entrance.
Our school takes pride in worship and prayer and we're not afraid to
let the world know!
Just
wanted to share....This will actually be my last post on my page. After years of sharing my life experiences as a "single," I'm finally ready to share my experiences a wife! Thank God I'm married! If I had to write about one more strange or quirky date I went on, I would be so sad and depressed! Since
I'm married now, Dave and I have a joint xanga page. Our new page
is xanga.com/dangielee. David picked that name, dangielee. I know, it's
sooo Hollywood (like bennifer or brangelina) but what can I say...I
married an LA guy. Anyhoo, check us out and just wanted to say, it was
great sharing my thoughts and experiences with you as a single! Thanks for the
laughs and all the comments! Peace out!
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| Our Journey to TulsaDavid and I are finally where God called us to be, Tulsa, Oklahoma, our new home!
But
first, we'd like to share our crazy journey out here. It all started
when he proposed to me on February 4th at Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, CA, where we first met! This was taken on Laguna Beach on the day he proposed! Beautiful...I miss LA!
Then, 3 months later...David and I got married on May 5, 2007. God's grace was being perfected on this glorious day! Thank you Jesus for being faithful to your promises!
Soon
afer the wedding, we arrived in the beautiful islands of Moorea and
Bora Bora in Taihiti. Here we spent 10 amazing days in paradise for our
adventerous and romantic honeymoon. While I was learning how to tread
water and stay afloat, David got to do all the fun stuff, like swim
with the sharks, feed the sting rays, drive the ATV AND jet skies (I
was too chicken to do any of those, so I just enjoyed the ride). Well,
I spent most of my time screaming my head off, holding onto dear life
when David was going so fast on the ATV and jet sky. I really thought I
was going to fly right off and go over a cliff or drown. Men and their
adrenaline rush! Sheeesh!
This is the breathe taking island of Moorea. It's beauty is mysterious yet captivating!
Bora Bora, and our bungalows at the Pearl Hotel.
David
and me eating a coconut that he had to crack in front of the other tourists. The tour guide made him! He got to show off his muscles and show what he was made of!
This is us chillin' with the natives after a hula show. David got picked
to do a sexy hula dance with this big native girl! hehehehe! It was
cute! This guy was so sweaty and gross from all the hula dancing my butt was completely soaked when I stood up from his sweat! YUCK!!!
David
and me cruisin' on the ATV in Moorea. On this excursion, a guy in front
of us couldn't make his ATV go up a steep hill and he was rolling back
as David and I was behind him. David immediately stopped our ATV and
ran up the hill to help him as the ATV and the guy was sliding
downwards. It freaked me out, cuz I saw that the ATV sliding backwards
towards Dave. I was yelling frantically to warn him, but he didn't
hear me and he continued to help the guy until they finally got the ATV
on top of the hill. Thank God he only got a few scratches and was safe!
It would have sucked if he lost his foot or a toe on our honeymoon, but I guess being a doctor helps because he could just sew it right back on! hehehe! After seeing that guy struggle, I didn't want to go up the hill, but David being "super dave" (his nickname that his med-school friends called him, of his muscles), we made it up in one
try! 
We
were so blessed to be in paradise! Thanks oppa and Joon, Anne and James, and Mike and
Jane Ingalls for letting us know how wonderful the Taihitian Islands are!
Hopefully we can go back in 25 years!
When we got back to LA, we had
just enough time for us to pack and David to graduate from Loma Linda
medical school!!! Yay Dr. David!
After graduation, David and I
decided to go on a short road trip to Vegas with my sister and brother-in-law Annie and Sam before
we drove to Oklahoma. We watched the "O" show at the Belagio and it was simply amazing!
Here we all are right before the show started. Good times! And my sis and I did not plan to dress alike, it just happened that way!
After
we said our goodbye's to Annie, Sam and Vegas, it was just David and
me. As I was sleeping in the car, David decided to stop by Hoover
Dam and I woke up just to take this picture. It was sooo hot outside,
but the dam was incredible!
Praise
Jesus! After a few days of driving through crazy thunder and lightening
storms in New Mexico and Texas, David and I finally made it to our new apartment. This is home
when we were first unpacking and organizing. Excuse us for the mess!
Our small but cozy kitchen
Our dining area
Our spacious living room, without the couch. We're still waiting, but hopefully it'll be here by august!
The
food network channel. I'm learning so much! I learned how to bake a banana cake! This is our lovely wedding
gift that my big bro and sister-in-law blessed us with. I love Samsung!
Thanks oppa and Joon! And of course I need to recognize my hubby, cuz
he did such a fabulous job mounting the tv on the wall! He's so handy
around the house! He saved us $350.00! Go Dave!
This is our bedroom. It's simple. We're still working on decorating the walls, but maybe we'll wait until God blesses us with a house. Houses are so cheap out here, its crazy! Everyone can buy a house!
4:45 a.m. Tired and sleepy, Dr. David is ready for his first day of his residency program, In His Image (Isn't that a cool name for his program!). I love my man in his scrubs and doctor uniform! Now he's ready for his 14 hour work day....I'm so excited to witness and be part of God's
plan to shape and mold David to become a doctor created in His own
image. Thank goodness I don't need to work that much as a therapist! But, I am praying that God will do the same for me as a Christian marriage and family therapist and teach me DISCIPLINE. Praying that the next 3 years in Tulsa will prepare us both for long term missions!
So
our journey to our new home in Tulsa ends. But our life here is just
the beginning of a whole new journey...Thank you Jesus for bringing us to our new
home safely. I miss LA, Seattle and even Oregon!!! Can't wait to see everyone soon! We miss you all!
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| WHEN GOD POURS OUT HIS BLESSINGS....HE DRENCHES YOU WITH IT!!! Wahoooooo! 2007 is definitely my year! This is by far the best year of my life yet....! Not only am I 27 (everyone said 27 is the best year) and getting married in a week and 2 days, but GOD has confirmed that I have purpose in moving to Tulsa, OK too! It's been such a stressful time for me and my greatest concern about getting married and moving to Oklahoma was that I felt like I was just following David's calling to move out there. I wanted my own calling and purpose to be in Oklahoma and He confirmed it this week! On tuesday, I arrived to work and found a beautiful bouquet of while calla lilies on my desk. It was from one of my supervisors and she had picked them from her garden (not knowing that calla lilies are significant to me). Instantly, I thought of our Lord and thanked Jesus for reminding me how much he loves me! Then strangely, I kept getting this feeling like I'm gonna be accepted into my program today. A few weeks ago, I applied to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK for the Masters in Christian Counseling/Marriage and Family Therapy program. Honestly, waiting to hear back from ORU has been so much more stressful than my wedding planning. I really wanted to get into this program so that I could actually do something that I enjoy (no more administrative stuff! BLAH!!) So, during my break I opened up my email and there it was! The title read, "Acceptance Notification." ORU has accepted me for their master's program! God is so good and faithful! I just wanted to share my Praise Report, because He is always mindful of all of us all the time! Thank you Jesus! | | |
| I am so grateful that I only have 25 more days as a SINGLE WOMAN! I feel like once the wedding is done and over with, I can be normal again! This past weekend I had the most wonderful visit with my best gal pal and maid of honor... the beautifully talented Ms. Jane Lee aka soon-to-be Mrs. Jane Hong (I love it!). Jane came down to LA on Friday to take David and my engagement pictures as a wedding gift. It was such a blessed time just to hang out with her and then have our "girl talk" right before we went to sleep. I cherish our "right before we sleep conversations" because that's how God first blossomed our friendship in Taiwan. It's been such a blessing to have my closest friend engaged and preparing to get married at the same time! Jane if you're reading this, THANK YOU so much for the love and the sacrifices you made for me this past weekend just so that you could bless David and me. Your presence here made such a huge impact on my sanity, emotions and stress level. I thank God for you and our friendship! I love you and I will always be here for you! Darn, I tried to post a picture of Jane and my classic pose with the peace sign, but the files too big! =T So, here's one with Haley, Jane and me. I love you too Haley! My beautiful sister's for life! 
Upon request, this is a picture of my beautiful engagement ring! Thank you Jesus for the providing David with the finances to buy and pay off my perfect ring and to David for buying me exactly what I wanted! I love you both!!!  | | |
| Less than 2 months away from my BIG DAY!!!! Eeeeeeeeeeek! Why is it that the harder you try not to be something....you become that very thing? I woke up this morning thinking, "Wow...I'm so thankful for David!" He's puts up with a whole lot of crap from me! Honestly, I'll be the first one to admit that women (or just me) can get psycho crazy around this time. I'd never thought that I'd admit this about myself, but I've transformed into "BRIDEZILLA!" It seems like anytime anyone even says anything, immediately (without thought) my response is to just bite their heads off, especially David's head. I think I've apologized at least 50 times and then right after I'll snap at him. What is my problem?! As if he doesn't have enough to stress about, I'm right there in his face either complaining, venting, or making him feel bad! Okay, before you guys think...omg...what's wrong with her....I don't want to be like this...but I can't help it! I'm just so emotional. In the midst of my acting crazy, I'm even thinking to myself....dang...you're acting like a psycho!" I know I am! I'm up and down, happy then mad, smiling then frowning in a matter of a few seconds! It's scarying me too! I can't stand being this emotionally unstable and feeling like a psycho! I'm trying to change, but the harder the I try to more crazy I become! Why is that the spirit is always willing but the flesh is so weak?! God help me through the rest of this month and the next! On a brighter note, I just want to congratulate David for "matching" with a residency program (If you read this, "I'm sorry for acting crazy and I'm so proud of you!"). All the glory and praise goes to our Abba! It's a huge blessing from God!!! Apparently, not all med-students will match with a program that they applied for this year and then they won't be able to practice. So, we'll find out for absolute sure if I'll become an "Okie" (short for Oklahomanian...muhahahaha! =P) this thursday with all of David's classmates! And then we're all going to DISNEYLAND! WAHOOO!!!! Perhaps I can finally chill out and have some fun! Anyhoo, thanks for taking the time to read my entry and not judge me! Lesson from this experience: I finally have an appreciation for ALL grooms because they do have to put up with a lot, especially mine! Isn't it awesome how God can use all the bad and turn it into something great! I'll be better...I have all of you to keep me accountable from my bad attitude! Thanks everyone! Mucho love! | | |
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