Happy heart.

So artwalk came and went...

sigh of relief. 

but a happy sigh. 

Got to share my love for chubby babies.

Create a few calligraphy pieces.

The best part was getting to see all of my friends in one place.

seriously, some drove hours and made it just in time, 

another I hadn't seen for a good year, 

and another took the train up from san diego.

ugh. happy, full heart!

I'm so so grateful for this little journey that God continues to lead me on.

It's SO full of fear and apprehension, 

but also sprinkled with a lot of love, affirmation and encouragement.

It's humbling, this kind of feeling...

knowing that yes, God's blessed me with a love of creating with my hands, 

but it's nothing that could have happened without the people that He's surrounded me with.

It's also nothing without the sense of peace and security that I have 

knowing that even in moments of insecurity and doubt, 

I am exactly where He wants me to be. 

The Lord gives enough for today,

and I have faith in the fact that He provides for tomorrow.

"His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,

nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

the Lord delights in those who fear him,

who put their hope in his unfailing love."

Psalm 147:10-11

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True to form, I took zero photos from the night.

I'll definitely remember to take some when I stop by next week! YES.

Here are a few that I grabbed from my buddies:

pre-artwalk sweets with the roomie, 

sugar definitely calms the nerves. haha

@ohhellofriend

HUGE shoutout to Danni for the big privilege of setting up shop in her amazing store.

@jtnagayama

@supaflyjackx

the longest verse I had to tackle that night, 29 words!!

I had a 15 word limit, haha.

@shielajsor

@emiok

Some of my favorite people, in matching green! perfection.

@andreasseu

@andreasseu

My college roomie spent the entire afternoon with me setting up and just being a source of comfort.

I have so much apprehension walking into new situations sometimes, 

and she knows that. love her. to death. 

and more photobooth fun with my dad and sister.

probably the highlight of the night for him. haha!

(sidenote: this post made it so obvious how I remember instagram handles WAYY better than real names, yikes.)

anyway,

CHEERS!

Gramps.

This forever summer period is seriously precious and perfect timing.

The grandpa has been a little weak with his arthritis and old age,

and it's been really special getting to hang out with him.

I had a sudden flashback to my childhood today, 

back to when I used to hang out at the grandparents house.

Those days would be filled with lots of Chinese television 

and a guaranteed morning dose of "The Price is Right." 

I have learned nothing about bidding on prizes.

I don't think I remember appreciating him much in my teens.

But there's something about sitting in a living room with him again, 

tv blaring, me doing my own thing, and him in his recliner..

and I'm overwhelmed by how special this guy has been in my life.

Photospree: Hooray, Graduates!

It's exciting when friends and family remember my photo days 

and trust me enough to ask for a photospree. 

I'm definitely not the most professional 

(once I forgot to charge the battery, camera was dead, 

and we resorted to the crazy powerful iPhone. 

eek. not a proud moment.)

haha.

that'll get the emails in!

ANYWAY, my cousin Katy and her roommates graduated just this past weekend 

and we had a photospree all around UC Irvine, bright and early like supermodels do.

'twas super fun getting to see the campus 

and observe my cousin's friendship with her roomies.

this time...my battery was fully charged, 

the weather was glorious, 

the gals had wonderful chemistry,

and it was just all around a really great morning.

katy - -

so proud of you! 

you're one of the most thoughtful, caring, hardworking people i know. 

you inspire me! thanks to you and your roomies for letting me do this!

love, 

trisha

Brain & iPhone dump // Disney World

The last time I was here was in 1995. My dad had won some sort of trip package from work, and I'm pretty sure he told the travel agent I was 6, when I was really 5. I  remember two magical things from this trip: my airplane outfit and only wanting to ride Dumbo. Yeah, I was fun. 

Now here we are 18 years later with my sister, who was only an image in God's creative mind back in '95. My dad keeps reminding me of his memories from that trip..especially how I was super moody the entire time. 

Besides the fact that I'm actually aware of it now, I can be JUST as moody as I was 18 years ago. It's true. 

You put this introvert in a small shared space for more than 24 hours, and my inner angry monster child will come out...not too different from the monster prompted when I'm "hangry" (hungry angry). 

Family vacations tend to bring out the best and the worst in me. I need my space after a certain time with other beings. I get tired. I get moody. I'm not graceful. 

This trip's no different. 

I've been loving all the free wifi here at the Disney resorts/parks. They really are super accommodating (don't get me started about the pricey ponchos and drink mugs though..). Is it lame that all this wifi has pushed me to take even more photos than usual? There's something special about actual in-the-moment instagrams, way more exciting that my usual "latergrams". 

This is a first world problem. This entire post has/and will continue to be a first world problem. 

So reflecting on my panicky, testy moments from this trip, I then think about all of the photos I've taken throughout. They're peaceful slices of the trip.

Happy, beautiful memories:

Two weeks from now, I'll forget about the "hangry" and only remember the happy. I'm quick like that. 

Although only by the grace of God. Seriously. 

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" Our Lord never put His trust in any person. Yet He was never suspicious, never bitter, and never lost hope for anyone, because He put His trust in God first. 

He trusted absolutely in what God’s grace could do for others. 

If I put my trust in human beings first, the end result will be my despair and hopelessness toward everyone. I will become bitter because I have insisted that people be what no person can ever be— absolutely perfect and right. Never trust anything in yourself or in anyone else, except the grace of God." utmost.org