A beautiful love...

Sammy & Steven. Wow. I just love them. I utterly love both of them. Their wedding was perfect. They were both beaming with love. Samantha may just have been the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. Steven surprised us all when he turned&dipped Samantha for their first kiss. Sammy's grandfather married them and her huge South African Family was there. It was a wonderful Christmas wedding, it felt like Narnia with all the white silk, crystals, and lights strewn everywhere. Sammy & Steven are just one of those couples you look at and think "How on earth did they get so lucky as to find each other?" They complement each other beautifully. You look at them and are sure that their love will last for years to come. All I can think when I look at them is "My, what a beautiful love." So here's to you, Sammy & Steven. May your love continue to grow as you two embark upon this journey.

Nathan & Andrew sang this song during the ceremony. It was perfect. (Pls. disregard the cartoon images...HA!)

Christmas

I woke up this morning and made Christmas Biscuits via Smitten Kitchen. MMMMM. so light and buttery. and...so easy to make! They went wonderfully with my tomato basil soup.

I love Midnight Mass. There is just something about starting out Christmas in a beautiful church with tall ceilings. Though I'm not Catholic anymore, I still take my Grandma to mass and still enjoy it. I love the atmosphere of Catholic churches, I love it when we great others with "Peace be with You," and I love kneeling down before entering the church. As I stand in front of the large sculpture of Jesus, I can't help but realize how unworthy I am of His love and how grateful I am of all He has done. I found myself terrified of my future last night. Because I am such a planner, it is so difficult for me not to know where my life is going. I am so unsure of my future and it's so hard for me to trust that He has a bigger plan for me. I don't know exactly how to do that. It is so hard for me to....trust. So I think that is what I am going to work on this year... trusting.

1 lb of chocolate and 5 hours later...

My, this is the besttttt chocolate cake ever. Perfect for a birthday, a party, even a breakup. Light & moist, but still very, very rich. It's a chocolate layer cake, with raspberry preserves between the layers, topped off with chocolate ganache. MMMMMM. It was worth the $23 worth of ingredients. It would have been less had I had some of the ingredients at home. Recipe available via Love & Olive Oil.

Where did this week go? Finals, work, clinical orientation for next quarter, shopping, errands....my word. I haven't even been able to go to yoga this week. I watched Once last night. It was full of beautiful, beautiful music. I want the soundtrack badlyyyy. I am exhausted and hoping to have a wonderful day tomorrow. My mind has been going a million miles per hour and I have not taken the time to sit and think. However, escaping in a old book instead sounds like a better idea...

Current favorite: Green Eyes by Coldplay

I'm beginning to understand.

"So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be."

Stephen Chbosky | Perks of being a wallflower