wow its been a while.

after reading my best friend carly's long awaited update.. i realized it had been even longer since i posted a blog. soooo much has been going on. i don't even know where to start.

naz: hes so rad. and having so much fun at work. he interviewed for another position at columbia, but we are just waiting to see if he gets it. if he does it would be great. he really likes the guy he would work for and feels that he would love to learn what he does. it would also be more of a secure position which always rules.

me: i got a job! i dunno if i wrote about my last job... i accepted a receptionist position at a salon around my birthday. it was suppose to be a two day a week gig... and it was going great.. but something happened with the male owner and i dont know what happened.. but he suddenly decided that he didn't like me.. and so i was asked to leave. it was the weirdest thing ever. but at least it gave us some extra cash to replenish some of our savings that we've been living off... and it also put the idea of doing hair back into my head.

when doing hair completely relies upon clients. it makes it difficult to jump right in without the right set up.

i sent my resume into a salon from a post on craigslist and she called me. i went in to talk to her and it was just perfect. its a brand new salon with only 4 chairs. its in a trendy spot in burbank, and she's giving me commission. commission allows me to build my clientele without the stress of booth rent. that weekend i got a friend to model for me and i was in. last week was my first week and i had 3 clients already! it feels so good to be in a salon again. i loved my salon in san diego, and now i feel like im home again.

the future: we are looking forward to this summer. naz's little sister is coming to visit which means fun, sun and fun. i even bought a star map so we can stalk the movie stars.

we are also planning a vacation. since our honeymoon.. we really haven't had a vacation. besides a few weekends.. so we are looking into going to mexico. im very. really. really. excited about it. i just hope it works out.

wow. this has been a lot. and i could have mentioned more! haha. oh well. theres always tomorrow. Lord willing.

how lovely is the dwelling place of the Lord.

tomorrow is my birthday. i will be 27. i don't think i would care if i didn't already feel like i was 65.

we are going up to santa barbara to spend some time with our bff's jen and jon. i am really excited for that. i am also excited to open my presents tonight from naz. since we'll be out of town.. he said i can open them tonight before we drive up. bonus.

going along with us to santa barbara is our new addition... mr. chubs bevilacqua. last sunday we adopted a guinea pig.. and he is the cutest thing ever. he is already getting used to us, and will start squeaking when he wants us to pay him attention. we're so glad to have him.

happy birthday everyone.

a lot has happened since my last post. a lot.

1) naz's job is a bit in the air due to restructuring of the company. we are confident in the promises of God that He will take care of us. no matter what happens. but we really hope to stay here in LA.

2) we have been going down and back to san diego quite a few times since being here. and im glad we are at least home now for the next few weeks. its hard trying to create new relationships when your not around on the weekends. we had a blast at easter though. that pic is of my nephews. its crazy how much naz and i miss them.

3) i am finally getting to the doctor. they are going to be running some tests and hopefully im on the way to getting back to normal.

4) God has been so faithful to give us the faith we need to continue. He has been teaching me a lot about what it means to live by faith. and being content with where he has us. i've noticed that some times when we say "oh i trust in the Lord..." do we really trust? are we really sure that God is in control...of everything! only when we surrender to His will and start living by the Spirit does it even start to dawn on me.

therefore. our life is pretty much in the air. but we are doing just fine.

from morro way to moorpark st.

(click here to view more pictures of our house)

i finally got around to taking some pictures of our new house. i have a few more projects that i want to do, but so far i'm pretty pleased with how well our stuff has fit into this house. mom, i'm sorry it took me so long to do this. i have no excuse. thats good at least.

we are starting to fall in love with our little niche of the city. we have enjoyed going to new shops and new places to eat. we found a baja taco stand that reminds us of san diego enough to get us by... they even make their own tortillas in house.

we've found our new home church at reality la. we really like it and are going to be starting home groups this week. we are both looking forward to making new friends and getting involved here.

naz still loves his job and is getting more and more acquainted with the people and the work. i love knowing that he is enjoying what he is doing. the record store that naz was working at, music trader in san diego, is closing its doors. it is only God that could have provided a job that worked so well for him while going to school for just the amount of time needed. we are bummed for our friends that still work there and that the store that naz put so many hours of hard work is going to be gone. but know that all things work together for good for those who Love the Lord.

and me? what i am going to do? i've been thinking about going back to school... i want part time job (or at least naz tells me i do) and i want to do a discipleship group... pretty much i want to do all three. what to do first is yet to be decided.

observations.

today i ventured out of the apartment and on to target. i had been unpacking so much that i didn't have the time to get out... but today was the day. i couldn't go any longer without a broom.. and we were running low on cereal.

durring my trip.. and my now 4th day here..i noticed a few things that were different here in LA compared to san diego.

1) the law outlawing cell phone use while driving must have been for everywhere else but los angeles.

2) the local news is actually diverse.. without having the token african american or latin side kick.. its kinda nice..

3) the people paying for t.v are suckers. with our antenna we get about 40 channels. sure a lot of them are in spanish, korean, chinese, or arabic. but i get all the networks super clear. even a canadian channel.. i thought something was a miss.. and then figured out it was canadian... and then it all made sense.

4) there are about 6 different areas that the local weather reports on. i have yet to figure out which one to listen for.

5) women love to wear work out gear. (i can't tell if its work out gear or pjs.{i wanna be like them})

im sure there will be plenty more... but that should be about it for now. i mean.. i've only been here for 4 days... so give it time. give it time.

ps. naz and i were super bummed about how lame our shower was. the shower head was so low i had to bend so far to try and get my hair wet.. and the pressure was so low it took forever to get the shampoo rinsed... ahhhh but now. thanks to our friend tom (gave us a gift certificate to bed bath and beyond) we got a new shower head that solves all our problems. now... it is the best. thanks tom!

our new life...

well here we are... studio city california.

saturday morning we were moved out of our apartment in about 2 hours. it went by so fast it was incredible. we were at denny's for lunch at 11:30! we took our time at lunch and hit the road at about 1:30-ish.

did i ever mention that my dad came out for a surprise visit to help us?! it was amazing having him here. he drove the truck up to LA and was just amazing. by the time we got here and had some dinner... the boys wanted to unload the truck the same night! we called naz's dad to tell him what we were up to and he was here in about an hour.. so we were all moved in.. and got the fridge from another apartment! i can't even describe how fast we all fell asleep that night.

the next morning dad and rob took the truck back.. did a few things here around the house and then had to leave. it was so sad to say good-bye. especially my dad.. who we won't see till christmas. it was also just the culmination of everything going on. saying good bye to my sister too was rough. i can't wait till thanksgiving! hahaha. its not so much that i won't see them.. cuz i will. we only live 2 hours away.. its just that it changes our daily life.

well the unpacking is underway. most of the stuff is unpacked.. but im having to re-clean everything. it was not up to "joy.joy standards" i spent about 3 hours on sunday cleaning the fridge. nasty! and taking apart the bathroom sink faucets to get all the parts clean. our good friend tom came by to say hi on sunday morning. he used to live in the same complex as us in la mesa and since then moved up here.. about an hour from us. it was nice to have some company.. and he brought us cinnamon raisin bread. delicious.

as soon as i find my camera cord.. i'll get some pictures up.

the day is here... well in a few more hours..

i can't believe that the time has come to actually move! i think it will all hit me when we start the drive up.

packing up the house by myself was a lot harder then i thought it was going to be. i know that the more prepared the easier the move.. so of corse i was putting a lot of pressure on myself to get everything done.

thankfully carly and jamie came over today and helped me out so much. all that is left to do now is load up the truck.. (and do the floors)

because of my "clean freakness" i have found myself in a competition with myself. thinking that our apartment manager will somehow look in every crack and cranny looking for something to deduct off the deposit. (i have self-righteous issues clearly hahaha) so im sure i've made things harder on myself. just like self righteousness... its so much harder to earn salvation on our own because it is impossible.. but we try. instead of just admitting our short comings and allowing Jesus to do it for us. ugh.. and thats what exactly what i've been needing to do with this move. if it is Him who has called us to LA... then He will be the one to take care of all the details. what sweet relief and peace.. when we realize we aren't in control.

on that note.. having the peace of God.. im going to sleep. at 9pm. but there is a big day ahead... a big exciting day.