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What's In A Name

So I've been without internet access for almost 5 days now with the move. Today it finally arrived and am now WAY behind in emails, blog reading, and bills. Just for a distraction from the bill paying, I read a few of my favorite blogs. I came across this site just for fun. It was pretty close in the description of my based on my name with a few exceptions but it was right on with the Type A part at the end! Leave me a comment back with what your results turned out to be.

What Sonyia Means

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

My Birthday

So today was my birthday. It was also the start of the Chinese Spring Festival (previously called Chinese New Year) which is a 2 week long celebration of their new year. Since we began the adoption process, we study China and their culture periodically as we pray for our someday daughter. To celebrate both, we went to PF Chang's China Bistro for lunch. It is one of my favorite restaurants and it's pricey.

Of course at the end of our bill, along with the receipt came Chinese Fortune Cookies. The only thing K#2 said she wanted to eat while we were ordering dinner. She did end up enjoying her lunch though. Much to my surprise, all 3 girls loved their meals. So just for fun we opened up our cookies. I rather enjoyed my fortune today. It read "Big journeys being with a single step." How appropriate for my life right now. They brought us 6 cookies but there were only 5 of us. Since it was my birthday, I got to have the extra one to open up an even better fortune. "Doors will be opening for you in many areas of your life." SUPER! I can't wait. I don't be in these fortunes but thought they were fun for the day.

Chinese fortune cookies aren't even Chinese though. They are American. There are a few different stories behind their origin but I like the following the best:

A Chinese immigrant, David Jung, living in Los Angeles and founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company invented the fortune cookie in 1918.

The story goes that David Jung was concerned with all the poor he saw in the streets near his shop. So he created a cookie to pass out to them for free. Each cookie contained a biblical verse written by the local Presbyterian minister.

Many say it was just a marketing ploy by Jung for his business but I still like the idea behind it. And since it's MY birthday, that's what we are going with around here.

Coincidentally, we had gone out to lunch immediately following going to get the girls passports for our trip to China. Then at gymnastics, I saw my Rep from Great Wall. I haven't seen her in almost a year since we submitted our dossier. So anyways, a great way to have our someday baby in our hearts and minds throughout the day.

Just For Fun

Of all the pictures I took while we were in NYC in January, these are by far my most favorite.

The Bucket List

Hubby and I rarely go out to the movies. If we actually get the chance to get out without the girls, we tend towards activities where we can talk to each other, since that is a rare treat during this season of our lives. Well tonight being Friday, meant we would have our Launch Team social. The "developed in years" members of our group seem to really like movies so tonight was a movie of their choosing. We went to see The Bucket List. Since we don't have a TV, we had to go online to see the trailer. It looked like it would be good. And it was definitely a thumbs up from most the the group (except Ms. Jen who had to be different : ) The basic premise of the movie is that two men find out they are dying and make a list of things they'd like to do before they "kick the bucket". It doesn't really have anything to do with what is going on with us right now directly. But in some ways it does. This move is forcing me to look at my life differently. If I had only 6 months left to live, would this be the way I wanted it to end? It certainly is. Serving others. Following Jesus. Being in relationships. Not accumulating more stuff. Not just living the cookie cutter lifestyle and living for myself. I highly recommend seeing the movie.

Afterwards was coffee at Starbucks and chit-chat. More my cup of tea. Or actually I had coffee tonight. I like to listen more than talk which is a good thing because we are quite the chatty group. I love these people! New team members joined this week as well and that is so exciting too!