It was such an enjoyable drive with Tyler; as always we talked about lots of stuff while he was driving --- I read bible verses to him, we discussed about our Christian faith and talked about our baby boy. We’re always calling our baby by the name we’ve chosen for him --- but we’ll keep that name a secret for now.We enjoyed the wildlife at the refuge, such as the bison, Texas longhorns
and prairie dogs that just roam around. In the evening, I individually wrapped sweet corn in aluminum foil and cooked it on the fire. We already started eating the steaming hot sweet corn when rain started to pour. We immediately placed most of our food inside our car and left our wrapped, steaming hot sweet corn outside and went inside our tent and waited for the rain to subside. While inside our tent, I enjoyed the sound of the forest --- the sound of the pouring rain, the lighting and thunder, the sound of the gushing wind. Tyler lied down and fell asleep though it was warm and humid. I began 
to think of our lives as husband and wife for two years now --- I am truly blessed to have Tyler in my life, I said to myself --- we shared the same faith and love for the Lord Jesus Christ, he is a very loving husband and I am always humbled by his humility…I also thought about the rain, it reminds me of the reality of life that is ahead of us --- I know, there would always be rough times (rainy days) in our lives, but the most important thing is that we have our Lord Jesus as the foundation of our relationship.My lingering thought was suddenly cut 
by my cravings to have another bite of delicious sweet corn. And since the rain almost stopped, I peeped out our tent window, but saw a small creature with two dark circles on his eyes --- oh no, a raccoon was eating our sweet corn!!! I woke up Tyler and he ran to out to scare the raccoon, but it was too late…the raccoon had already bitten some of our sweet corns. Lesson learned --- never leave any food in the wilderness even for a short time :-)
by my cravings to have another bite of delicious sweet corn. And since the rain almost stopped, I peeped out our tent window, but saw a small creature with two dark circles on his eyes --- oh no, a raccoon was eating our sweet corn!!! I woke up Tyler and he ran to out to scare the raccoon, but it was too late…the raccoon had already bitten some of our sweet corns. Lesson learned --- never leave any food in the wilderness even for a short time :-) I am happy to have a short hiking 
exercise on that trip again --- I know it’s good for me and my baby. Do check more of our photos at http://susanasphotojournal.site.shutterfly.com/.
We had another check-up with my OB-GYN on Aug. 28 and thankfully, our baby’s heartbeat and my belly size for 22 weeks were all fine. In the last two weeks, we have been busy looking around at different stores to see what is available … we’ve thought about the important baby stuff that we will be needing. We bought few baby clothes that were on sale. We also spent some time attending several short seminars (e.g. breast feeding, soothing your baby, childbirth) and got some free stuff, too! I truly appreciate Tyler’s support every way during my pregnancy --- he is always with me, eager to learn new things about having a baby --- I am eager to tell our child how blessed he is to have a very good father like Tyler.
I also want to remember the verse we’ve chosen for our marriage on September 9, 2006. During our marriage seminar, our pastor asked us to choose a verse and get five themes out of the verse that we will hold throughout our marriage life. We’ve came out with the following themes from our chosen verse: (1) God’s sovereignty, (2) God’s trustworthiness, (3) giving-up everything to God, (4) brokenness before God and (5) fulfillment of God’s plan in our lives…
Our wedding verse is
exercise on that trip again --- I know it’s good for me and my baby. Do check more of our photos at http://susanasphotojournal.site.shutterfly.com/.We had another check-up with my OB-GYN on Aug. 28 and thankfully, our baby’s heartbeat and my belly size for 22 weeks were all fine. In the last two weeks, we have been busy looking around at different stores to see what is available … we’ve thought about the important baby stuff that we will be needing. We bought few baby clothes that were on sale. We also spent some time attending several short seminars (e.g. breast feeding, soothing your baby, childbirth) and got some free stuff, too! I truly appreciate Tyler’s support every way during my pregnancy --- he is always with me, eager to learn new things about having a baby --- I am eager to tell our child how blessed he is to have a very good father like Tyler.
I also want to remember the verse we’ve chosen for our marriage on September 9, 2006. During our marriage seminar, our pastor asked us to choose a verse and get five themes out of the verse that we will hold throughout our marriage life. We’ve came out with the following themes from our chosen verse: (1) God’s sovereignty, (2) God’s trustworthiness, (3) giving-up everything to God, (4) brokenness before God and (5) fulfillment of God’s plan in our lives…
Our wedding verse is
Luke 22:42 “…Not my will, but Yours be done”.
Happy 2nd Year Anniversary, Honey! I love you…
