So, I haven't posted since LAST September, whoops! Lots have happened since then :D

November:

All I remember is that I went to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving and had a blast. oh and I had a procedure during that time too that I would not like to do again. haha!

December

THIS is when EVERYTHING changed, haha! The month started out wonderfully, my sister turned 21 so we went to a club Axis|Radius which was ummm.....interesting to say the least. We had our Annual TFS Xmas banquet which was amazing and a hit!

that same week I went to Colombia, this was my first time in 12 YEARS that I had gone, so the visit was looooong overdue. When I arrived it was a culture shock but I quickly adjusted and was loving spending time with my family. My cousin Andres Got married on the Saturday after I got there, so being able to witness that was a real blessing.

Well the day everything changed was Sunday, December 21st. Why? well that is the day that Jorge came to "visit" the family. Little did I know that he was coming to visit ME, well let me give you a little history, remember how I said that I haven't been back to Colombia in 12 years? well I KNEW Jorge 12 years ago, we were both 16 years old at the time, but I remember that we became good friends during my short time there, we really hit it off. Well fast forward 12 years and I see him again. I felt really happy to see him again, but with all the time that had passed by I thought he had forgotten about me, lucky for me he didn't. The next two weeks in Colombia were spent getting to know each other as friends, observing, praying ALOT and just waiting on God.

Well I came back from Colombia and I was in total shock of everything that had happened, was God planning to surprise me with Jorge? why now after all these years? none the less I was happy I was able to see him and hang out with him while I was there. Jorge and I continued our friendship, but this time over chat, we would spend hours and hours chatting online about everything and anything, getting to know each other.

On January 12th, we were started chatting and I could tell that he had a game plan for the night, haha! He started to tell me that he remembers very clear the first day he met me 12 years ago and that he thought i was "encatadora" which means he thought I was enchanting :D and that he never forgot me, he would ask my grandma about me constantly (which she had mentioned before, I just didn't pay attention, oops!) so when he heard that I was going to Colombia in December he just HAD to see me, and when he did, he realized that his feelings hadn't faded, but they got stronger. So what he did during the time I was there, he purposefully didn't lead me on or flirt a whole lot, because he wanted me to see him as a friend first and see how we interacted around each other and my family (awwww) and when I was going to come back to the US he didn't say anything b/c he wanted to do things the "right way". So after hearing all of this he tells me that he likes me and would like to pursue a courtship with me (oh btw, yes he IS a christian) I tell him that I have been praying about this too and feel the same way.

So thus began our courtship, it's only been 3 weeks so far, but we are both seeking the Lord and accountability, we have our parents' blessing and support, we are pushing each other towards God.

So there you have it folks! it's a very VERY condensed version of the story, but I didn't wanna bore you or make you gag with all the sappyness.

here are pictures:

Jorge and I with my family on the left looking quite shocked, jaja! my mom's face is priceless!

Karencita and Jorge

hanging out at the cabin

Karencita and me

Jorge and I on my last night in Colombia (December 31st)

my cousins Jeniffer and Moña, oh man these girls were absolutely amazing and i miss them SO much!!!

   There are a few things that have happened recently that have FORCED me to look to God and not at my circumstances:

1. I have taken advantage of good health for way too long, and now I am paying for it, turns out when they say some things are Genetic and you need be watchful of them, they weren't joking! After many months of agonizing pain, I diagnosed myself (later the doctors comfirmed) that I have gallstones. I'm going to be seeing a surgeon next Monday to see if I need to get it removed. Note that I have never EVER broken a bone or have had to go to the doctors for anything more serious than a cold/flu. I praise God that He has given me such a peace about this whole thing, because I know that he knew that this was going to happend before I was born, which reminds me of the popular Psalm "O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it."

2. I am finding such joy in my current season of singleness, while I would not mind being "interrupted", God is teaching and reminding me that my sole purpose on this earth is to Glorify Him in all things, so instead of moping around God is providing opportunities for me to trust Him and learn selflessness, to think of others before myself. I have SO enjoyed my time with "my girls", times that I would not trade for anything! He's given me the priviledge to speak my native language (Spanish) to a family that doesn't speak English at Life 101 (similar to Alpha).

I indeed can say "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it."

If you want to see pictures I took from the wedding or just like to look at pictures I have been updating my flickr account, which was once inactive and is now current

http://www.flickr.com/photos/providentiablessings