Behind the Scenes

Tomorrow will be 13 months since we walked down the aisle as the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Chang. So I'd thought I'll write some thoughts down about these past 13 months and show you guys some behind the scenes of the day almost 13 months ago on June 2nd, 2007.

1. One of my favorite moments started early in the day. Since Campbell and I already lived so close to each other before we got married, we decided to have our two families get ready together for the big day. Here I'm getting my hair and makeup done while my oldest sister looks on. I loved having our two families there together from the very beginning. Both our families mean the world to us and it was our special day, fully supported by our families. It was a family affair.

2. Some very special memories during this time, the two fathers talking and sharing. There were lots of laughs and hugs and giggles, too. (not between the fathers though) We all shared a nice meal together, delivered by Campbell's Best Man, Billy Leonard. Our parents prayed and blessed our union. That was so precious to us. I love it when my future father-in-law embraced Campbell. The tears were there. I was so glad one of my oldest friends, Camilly, dropped by in the morning, too!

3. Some of our favorite "little people": April and Abby Chang with Annabelle Leonard --> our flower girls. Cam and I had three flower girls. During our rehearsal, Annabelle was clearly the leader. She basked in the attention and walked steadily while my two nieces wavered between soft cries and muted uncertainities. But on the day, for some reason, cute Annabelle pulled an "abandon ship" move and left my two nieces completely unsure what to do next. I just love the expressions on their faces. And it's precious how Abby's dress is too big on her. (Sidenote: I'll be sure to save this picture to show everyone on her wedding day. I'm sure she will be thrilled. :P)

Behind the Scenes: Isn't so funny how we like to see "behind the scenes" stuff? At least, I do. One day, we'll be able to see behind the scenes with Daddy. Wooohooo... that would be super fun.

Happy (almost) 13 months, love!

Update

Hey y'all. Campbell here.

It's been awhile. Don't have time to add any pictures, but I'll give a quick update on what's going on in the Chang household.

Last Saturday, I had the privelege of leading an English Camp in Ilan. It was quite the learning experience organizing everyone and getting the whole thing together. Praise God it went really well. What really touched me was how several students at the end of the day came up and said, "Lao shi, wo men zhen de hao xi huan ni men." (Teacher, we really like you.) And these were college students. So praise God. =) Really. I ended the day, tuckered, but so grateful for my team and for how God led.

Also, this summer at ORTV we've got 20+ interns working with us. They're a great bunch. And we've got 3 of them staying with us. Three boys. So Linda gets to experience what it's like living in what the Chinese call, a boys' dormitory. =) HAHA... It's been a great experience. Linda and I feel like we're getting training on how to be parents. =)

Anyway... we'll try to get some pictures up for y'all to see.

Thanks for checking in!

Thanksgiving, Christmas AND New Years

This week on LTE we celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas AND New Years! I love my job.

The boys and I played a nice game of football.

(And by nice, I mean we didn't play at all. And by football, I mean we smeared mud on each other in the makeup room.)

Here's Ashley with two pies waiting with our turkey to go on set.

Here Simon tells Renee that the food smells great. Unfortunately, Renee doesn't think the same of Simon.

The Thanksgiving Cast

And in true TV LAND fashion, after we celebrate Thanksgiving we move right on to celebrating Christmas. With a change in wardobe and scenery, here we all are caroling. (really off-key)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This week was also the last week of skit recording for 2008. So we took some picture swith some of the production assistants and techies for our show.

One Year! Already?! How Time Flies!

Hey y'all. So last Monday, June 2, Linda and I celebrated our One-Year Wedding Anniversary. Can you believe it? We've been married for a year already. Time really flies. We are so very thankful for all that we have experienced over this past year. And we are just amazed by how much the Lord has blessed us in this last year. And thank you friends and family for all of the love and prayers you have poured out over us. Here are some photos of us over the past week. I bought Linda a camera as an anniversary gift, so these photos were taken with that.

Linda and my character, Renee and Simon also celebrated their wedding anniversary this week. So we had fun celebrating our anniversary with our friends on set.

During the skit, Andrea's character, Olga, teaches everyone how to polka.

Last weekend, Linda and I had a chance to go up to a hot spring resort hotel in Beitou. It was really nice. Linda and I really enjoyed relaxing there. Muchos gracias to our friend Christina and her mom. =)

On our way back we took a picture at a nice fountain in the area.

(You can tell we're both a bit sleepy from all the relaxation.) =)

So that's it! That's been our week of celebration. We've yet to cut our wedding cake yet. We're still trying to find time to do that. =) But when we do, we'll be sure to post some pictures.

Love ya!