Four Fair Maidens

Wow, this month flew by so fast. It's already the last day of the month and summer is slowly coming. Today, it was 65 degrees and the sun is taking it's time to come out, but it should be getting warmer next week! 9th- We visited Portland 3 weeks ago for Vadim's 20th birthday and had a great time celebrating with family at a restaurant and having dessert at home. I am so thankful for my 2 siblings and the older we get, I feel like the closer we get. I hope our relationship will only grow closer and stronger. 11-22nd- And then sickness hit home. I got sick with a cold for about 2 weeks, trying to heal it with so many different home remedies and OTC meds. Finally, as I was feeling better, my poor husband got sick and got bronchitis. So, everyone was out and enjoying the sunny weather and we were drinking cold meds. Oh, how grateful I am for a healthy, working body! 23rd- Yuriy surprised me with a little getaway to visit one of many Washington's islands, Whidbey Is...

How time flies! I cannot believe it's been 2 years since I have posted anything on this blog. I really want to be consistent with posting and connect with my favorite girls in sharing special life moments and events.  I am currently sitting at one of my favorite coffee shops, Anthem, in Puyallup, sipping on my favorite drink (white mocha) and working on this blog.  I would like to share some big events that have happened since the beginning of this year. Well, first off, I really want to share some pictures from Vicki's 25th birthday celebration in Lincoln City in December. Vicki rented a beautiful house for a weekend getaway to celebrate her birthday with her close friends. I am so honored to be in her life and am grateful to share this big event in her life. I also made a small video that will be linked below. January: New year~ 6th-Visited Leavenworth with Tanya and Yuriy for a day and had a blast playing in the snow and drinking coffee.  25...

This blog still exists (in theory and now in practice)  and here is what we all look like in the present age nice, huh? :P

This week Sabir and I returned from our vacation in Mexico. It was different than I expected but it was still phenomenal! One thing that really stood out to us was how kind and genuine people were there; we were both very encouraged to start showing the same kindness to those around us. We went on a sunset cruise, snorkeled, and spent a lot of time lounging by the pool and in a hammock under the palm tree on our patio. One amazing thing that I realized as we were spending out last few days there and getting ready to come was how extremely amazing it was that this is the life I get to return to. I really started thinking about how little I think about the fact that I live a life of immense privilege and very rarely realize that and have very little gratitude for it. Most people hate leaving a vacation destination, but this time I was so happy to return to my amazing life, even though my vacation was a blast. So thankful for every blessing. Here is our visual documentation of our v...

Our poor blog was totally abandoned during the summer!   Sorry dear readers.   I promise all four of us were living life to the fullest and our memories are all warmly treasured in our hearts.   It’s been on my mind for the last week to share with you a powerful reminder God spoke to me recently.   Last Wednesday, a group of 16 women from our church, moms and daughters, flew out to Indianapolis for the True Woman 2016 conference.   Although my mom couldn’t make it, my sister Anna and I were able to go and have a spiritually refreshing, good sister bonding time.    The theme of the conference was “Cry Out”, focusing on our personal relationship with God and our faith in His plan for our lives, our futures, our church and our country.   We live in such a time when there is a need to not just pray to God but Cry Out on behalf of ourselves, our families, the nation and the world.   One specific truth that touched my heart most was the f...

The girls and I got delicious Thai food and had it by Fort Vancouver yesterday evening enjoying the beautiful sunshine and nature around us. 😊❤️