I got a call from Amy yesterday, telling me that our piano teacher, who taught me for 12 years, passed away on Monday morning. I've basically only had 2 piano teachers my whole life - one from when I was 4-6 years old, and Mary Lewinski from when I was 6 until I graduated from high school. Mary was the one who pretty much cultivated any piano playing skills I may have to this day. She always challenged me when I was too lazy to practice (or more like I forced myself to practice for fear of getting yelled at :) and she always knew how to pick the right pieces for me to play that would display whatever talent I have as well as making it fun and enjoyable for me. Seriously, the love and appreciation I have for the instrument, and the great enjoyment I get from playing, I owe to her. I guess as a hidden blessing, I had already taken this Friday off to drive down to LA in the afternoon, so I am able to attend her memorial service Friday morning. Funny, I was talking to my parents, and my mom was telling me how she and my dad were *just* talking about Mrs. Lewinski on Monday, wondering how she was doing.
On different note, I'll be heading down to LA this weekend for sandra and gabe's wedding. I still remember that one fine day in Berkeley at the main stacks, studying for our Stat 135 midterm (the horrors of that class. the worst part is they took it out of the ieor curriculum the year after us!) when we first met gabe. who knew it would result in a marriage of the two. I have many AACF and IEOR memories of sanj, way too much to tell here. and those countless hours i spent in lab with both sanj and gabe (well more like we watched sanj sleep in lab ;) working on our gazillion projects and case studies in the basement of Etcheverry we called home. it's awesome to see how God has blessed their relationship and the ways He continues to grow them as a couple.
I've also uploaded some new pics from some bridal showers, weddings, and other things. On Sunday, I had the chance to volunteer with bob, crystal, jen, and jerry at the Third Day/Michael W Smith concert, selling merchandise. It was tiring, but I still had fun. AND we got a free concert and CD out of it. :) nice.
On different note, I'll be heading down to LA this weekend for sandra and gabe's wedding. I still remember that one fine day in Berkeley at the main stacks, studying for our Stat 135 midterm (the horrors of that class. the worst part is they took it out of the ieor curriculum the year after us!) when we first met gabe. who knew it would result in a marriage of the two. I have many AACF and IEOR memories of sanj, way too much to tell here. and those countless hours i spent in lab with both sanj and gabe (well more like we watched sanj sleep in lab ;) working on our gazillion projects and case studies in the basement of Etcheverry we called home. it's awesome to see how God has blessed their relationship and the ways He continues to grow them as a couple.
I've also uploaded some new pics from some bridal showers, weddings, and other things. On Sunday, I had the chance to volunteer with bob, crystal, jen, and jerry at the Third Day/Michael W Smith concert, selling merchandise. It was tiring, but I still had fun. AND we got a free concert and CD out of it. :) nice.
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