yes. i realize just how sad the title to this is. but rest assured, the content isn't nearly as pathetic. at least, i hope it isn't. you shall have to let me know, k?
first off: the drive-in movie was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. when i grow up, i want a giant, outdoor screen in my backyard! oh my goodness...i can't get over how much fun it was. we had to get there early to find a parking space, cause that place filled up quickly. anyhow, while we waited for the movie to start, seth and i sat in his truck, windows rolled down, radio on and playing music from the 50s and snacked on skittles. :sigh: it was great. the movies were also pretty good, but the outdoors atmosphere-gosh, it was perfect.
secondly: this week, i did something pretty big-i changed my college major! whoah, right? my thoughts exactly! what happened to being called to teach, you may ask (which is a very legit question!). well, it's still there. i hope to use my degree to teach some form of language arts, so i'll still be pursuing the calling which GOD has given me. i am very excited about the english major, though. the classes i will have to take are right up my alley. i love to write, so all these composition classes are going to be a welcome challenge! that's what i'm hoping, anyways.
thirdly: um...actually, there is no "thirdly". instead, i shall bow out gracefully! have a great day, y'all! :)
p.s: did y'all know that there were monopoly world championships? who knew?!?!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
guess what i'm doing this weekend....
....i'm crossing an item off my bucket list! no, i'm not dyeing my hair or travelling to europe<<although that would be super amazing! nope...something way better than changing my hair color, though slightly less exciting than travelling the globe: i'm going to a drive-in movie! yay! i am so excited! i've been wanting to do this for a good while, but the opportunity never arose. until now.
see, i've been spending my summer with my brother. i came home with him after my graduation party (which he suprised me by coming down for! oh my goodness...best part of my graduation!) and have been living with him for the past 2 months. well, he came home from work the other day and announced that we were going to make a trip to the drive-in. i was so excited. i didn't even know there was a drive in around here, so it made for a very nice surprise. icing on the cake: we're grabbing us some chinese food before the movies (it's a double feature!) start.
yeah. i'm pretty thrilled.
it's going to be a good weekend.
see, i've been spending my summer with my brother. i came home with him after my graduation party (which he suprised me by coming down for! oh my goodness...best part of my graduation!) and have been living with him for the past 2 months. well, he came home from work the other day and announced that we were going to make a trip to the drive-in. i was so excited. i didn't even know there was a drive in around here, so it made for a very nice surprise. icing on the cake: we're grabbing us some chinese food before the movies (it's a double feature!) start.
yeah. i'm pretty thrilled.
it's going to be a good weekend.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
smile worthy material....
...pink john deere hats.
...vintage coca-cola items.
...mango popsicles.
...breakfast with my big brother.
....future wedding plans-complemints of pinterest. ;)
....watching disney movies without anyone under the age of 12 in the room.
....the color yellow.
anything in particular y'all are smiling about today? do be a dear and share. :)
...vintage coca-cola items.
...mango popsicles.
...breakfast with my big brother.
....future wedding plans-complemints of pinterest. ;)
....watching disney movies without anyone under the age of 12 in the room.
....the color yellow.
anything in particular y'all are smiling about today? do be a dear and share. :)
Sunday, June 9, 2013
My Life...A-Z
So I ran across this really neat idea over at this cute little blog (and I must urge you to check it out!-good stuff, peoples!). I have been fairly stumped on what to blog about, so this A-Z project was a breath of fresh air.
Let's begin. :)
A//Available or Married?
Hmmm....how about neither? Haha. I am single (give me a break, I'm 18!) and I don't believe that's a bad thing. I've got Jesus, my family, friends, and a Starbuck's giftcard-I'm content. ;)
B//Books?
Shamed to say, I am not doing a great deal of reading at the moment. I am reading through the book of Matthew and Oswald Chamber's "My Utmost for His Highest" (and I certainly think that should count for SOMETHING! ;)), but otherwise, not too much happening in the area of literature.
C//Cake or Pie?
Oh.my.goodness. Not a good time to be asking such questions. I've been on a semi-healthy eating kick (I say "semi" cause this girl is still treating herself to some ice-cream!), and anymore, all I'm craving are unhealthy, empty, sugary carbs-like cake or pie. ;) Anyhooo...back to the question at hand. If push came to shove, I think I'd side with cake. Cake just covered in creamy, delish frosting. ::Sigh::
D//Drink of choice?
Sweet tea. The drink choice of every good southern belle. ;)
E//Essiential Item?
My glasses. I'm kind of blind without them.
F//Favorite Color?
Oh I don't have a favorite color. I like them all. :) I am rather partial to yellow, though. Yellow is just such a happy color.
G//Game to play or watch?
I'm pretty childish when it comes to such matters. Haha.....childish as in "Angry Birds", "Fruit Ninja", "Apples to Apples" and "Monopoly". Ok now, don't judge. They're fun.
H//Hometown?
Not something I am at liberty to disclose on the world wide web. ;)
I//Indulgance?
White chocolate mocha frappachinos from Starbucks. Oh my garsh. Love, love, love!
J//Job?
Don't have an official job, but let me tell you, being me takes plenty of hard work. It's a job in and of itself. lol.
K//Kids and names?
No...I am not married, so no, I do not have kids. BUT!-that hasn't stopped me from naming my future children. :) Currently stuck on the names Jonathan, Matthew and Kassidy.
L//Life is incomplete without?
Jesus.
M//Music groups or singers?
Chris Tomlin, Randy Travis, Tenth Avenue North, Ketih Green, Billy Joel, Casting Crowns, John Denver, :some: Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Hank Williams Sr., Creedance Clearwater Revival..I love my music. :)
N//Number of siblings?
5 lovely sisters and a 1 lonely brother. We're a pretty fabulous group, let me tell ya! :) I'm in the middle of them all...2 older and 4 younger.
O//Oranges or apples?
Apples...even though I'm *technically* allergice to them (I know-how weird is that?). Oranges tend to be too juicy and messy for my liking. I'll stick to my tidy fruits, thankyouverymuch!
P//Phobias?
I fear failure. I fear life passing me by. I fear emptiness. I fear regret.
Q//Quotes?
So glad you asked! Just ran into a really good one tonight:
R//Reasons to smile?
Oh goodness. Family, friends, chocolate, coffee-just to name a few. God has been so good to me in my short life. I am beyond blessed.
S//Seasons?
Fall. I love the fact that there are no overwhelming heatwaves sweeping through, yet it's not stupid cold outside. Yes, fall is lovely.
T//Tatoos?
Nope. Plan to keep it that way, too.
U//Uknown fact?
I am the first college graduate in my family. Felt very blessed to be the one to claim that honor. :)
V//Vegetables you love?
Lettuce (iceberg and romaine), tomatoes, purple onions, jalapeno peppers...I like eating a rainbow of veggies.
W//Worst habit?
Soft drinks. Argh. They are my downfall.
X//X-ray you've had?
Only of my teeth. I am one of those few kids that never did break a bone growing up. I was told I had a boring childhood. :P I prefer to think of it as a less-dramatic childhood. Haha!
Y//Your favorite food?
Will I sound 5 if I say pizza? ::insert my biggest, cheesiest *no pun intended* grin:: There's very few things in life that beat a hot slice of pizza. But in the more healthier spectrum of life, I love me a good salad.
Z//Zodiac?
No clue. Don't do astrology.
And there you have it, folks! My life A to Z! I apologize for the absence of pictures...would have been nice to break all those words up. :P But my computer is not wanting me to post pictures to Blogger-and it's making me very sad. I suppose you'll just have to use this opportunity to exercise your imagination and visualize your own pictures. Yes. I know. Lamest suggestion ever. Just bear with me and my fussy computer...please?
Have a great day, lovelies! :)
Let's begin. :)
A//Available or Married?
Hmmm....how about neither? Haha. I am single (give me a break, I'm 18!) and I don't believe that's a bad thing. I've got Jesus, my family, friends, and a Starbuck's giftcard-I'm content. ;)
B//Books?
Shamed to say, I am not doing a great deal of reading at the moment. I am reading through the book of Matthew and Oswald Chamber's "My Utmost for His Highest" (and I certainly think that should count for SOMETHING! ;)), but otherwise, not too much happening in the area of literature.
C//Cake or Pie?
Oh.my.goodness. Not a good time to be asking such questions. I've been on a semi-healthy eating kick (I say "semi" cause this girl is still treating herself to some ice-cream!), and anymore, all I'm craving are unhealthy, empty, sugary carbs-like cake or pie. ;) Anyhooo...back to the question at hand. If push came to shove, I think I'd side with cake. Cake just covered in creamy, delish frosting. ::Sigh::
D//Drink of choice?
Sweet tea. The drink choice of every good southern belle. ;)
E//Essiential Item?
My glasses. I'm kind of blind without them.
F//Favorite Color?
Oh I don't have a favorite color. I like them all. :) I am rather partial to yellow, though. Yellow is just such a happy color.
G//Game to play or watch?
I'm pretty childish when it comes to such matters. Haha.....childish as in "Angry Birds", "Fruit Ninja", "Apples to Apples" and "Monopoly". Ok now, don't judge. They're fun.
H//Hometown?
Not something I am at liberty to disclose on the world wide web. ;)
I//Indulgance?
White chocolate mocha frappachinos from Starbucks. Oh my garsh. Love, love, love!
J//Job?
Don't have an official job, but let me tell you, being me takes plenty of hard work. It's a job in and of itself. lol.
K//Kids and names?
No...I am not married, so no, I do not have kids. BUT!-that hasn't stopped me from naming my future children. :) Currently stuck on the names Jonathan, Matthew and Kassidy.
L//Life is incomplete without?
Jesus.
M//Music groups or singers?
Chris Tomlin, Randy Travis, Tenth Avenue North, Ketih Green, Billy Joel, Casting Crowns, John Denver, :some: Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Hank Williams Sr., Creedance Clearwater Revival..I love my music. :)
N//Number of siblings?
5 lovely sisters and a 1 lonely brother. We're a pretty fabulous group, let me tell ya! :) I'm in the middle of them all...2 older and 4 younger.
O//Oranges or apples?
Apples...even though I'm *technically* allergice to them (I know-how weird is that?). Oranges tend to be too juicy and messy for my liking. I'll stick to my tidy fruits, thankyouverymuch!
P//Phobias?
I fear failure. I fear life passing me by. I fear emptiness. I fear regret.
Q//Quotes?
So glad you asked! Just ran into a really good one tonight:
Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores - more than abundantly - what it takes away.-Jim Elliot
R//Reasons to smile?
Oh goodness. Family, friends, chocolate, coffee-just to name a few. God has been so good to me in my short life. I am beyond blessed.
S//Seasons?
Fall. I love the fact that there are no overwhelming heatwaves sweeping through, yet it's not stupid cold outside. Yes, fall is lovely.
T//Tatoos?
Nope. Plan to keep it that way, too.
U//Uknown fact?
I am the first college graduate in my family. Felt very blessed to be the one to claim that honor. :)
V//Vegetables you love?
Lettuce (iceberg and romaine), tomatoes, purple onions, jalapeno peppers...I like eating a rainbow of veggies.
W//Worst habit?
Soft drinks. Argh. They are my downfall.
X//X-ray you've had?
Only of my teeth. I am one of those few kids that never did break a bone growing up. I was told I had a boring childhood. :P I prefer to think of it as a less-dramatic childhood. Haha!
Y//Your favorite food?
Will I sound 5 if I say pizza? ::insert my biggest, cheesiest *no pun intended* grin:: There's very few things in life that beat a hot slice of pizza. But in the more healthier spectrum of life, I love me a good salad.
Z//Zodiac?
No clue. Don't do astrology.
And there you have it, folks! My life A to Z! I apologize for the absence of pictures...would have been nice to break all those words up. :P But my computer is not wanting me to post pictures to Blogger-and it's making me very sad. I suppose you'll just have to use this opportunity to exercise your imagination and visualize your own pictures. Yes. I know. Lamest suggestion ever. Just bear with me and my fussy computer...please?
Have a great day, lovelies! :)
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
summertime....
summertime is here and i couldn't be more excited! after spending the last little while being caught up in all of life's crazy action, i am so excited to step back and just live. i made up a little summer bucket list and can't wait to get started on it. want take a peek at it?
summer 2013....1.go backyard camping with my little sisters.....2.beach trip with my sisters and best friends....3.coffee and shopping day with my best girl heather....4.go out for ice-cream with my 2 baby sisters....4.go see despicable me 2 with the sisters.....5.hot-dog and marshmallow roast with the family....6. read 10 by august 1st (any suggestions?)....7. movie and mall trip with my two older younger sisters.
so not too awful much...but plenty of opportunities to make some sweet, sweet memories. it's scary to think about, but this may be my last summer to really "live it up". i mean, next summer i'll more than likely be taking classes at the university, and then the next summer i'll be graduated and :gulp: out in the real world. so this summer HAS to be spectacular. i intend on taking loads of pictures, laughing lots and making tons of memories.
have a happy day, y'all! :)
summer 2013....1.go backyard camping with my little sisters.....2.beach trip with my sisters and best friends....3.coffee and shopping day with my best girl heather....4.go out for ice-cream with my 2 baby sisters....4.go see despicable me 2 with the sisters.....5.hot-dog and marshmallow roast with the family....6. read 10 by august 1st (any suggestions?)....7. movie and mall trip with my two older younger sisters.
so not too awful much...but plenty of opportunities to make some sweet, sweet memories. it's scary to think about, but this may be my last summer to really "live it up". i mean, next summer i'll more than likely be taking classes at the university, and then the next summer i'll be graduated and :gulp: out in the real world. so this summer HAS to be spectacular. i intend on taking loads of pictures, laughing lots and making tons of memories.
have a happy day, y'all! :)
Monday, May 27, 2013
a real post
i always feel like i'm kinda cheating when i post my lists. i mean, yes, it's blogging, but i don't feel like it's :real: blogging. i mean, i'm throwing a boatload of random tidbits out to the world. doesn't feel legit. so, here is my attempt to write an honest to goodness blog post at 1:45 in the morning {yes, i know it's past my bedtime}.
it's summertime and i'm taking it easy. it feels strange. for the past 2 years, i've rushed around juggling high school, college, friends and family. now that it's all over with {high school and stage 1 of college....i kept the friends and family thing. ;)}, i actually have the opportunity to step back and breathe. interesting. i think i could get used to this. don't know how capable i'll be of handling classes once fall rolls around, but we'll burn that bridge when we get there. no need to worry about tomorrow's trouble's tonight {er, this morning}.
something i do want to accomplish this summer is making a summer bucket list. i've seen everyone else's floating around on the internet....think i shall have to jump aboard this band wagon. i have a mental list of things i want to do....so it's just a matter of communicating my thoughts to paper. that should be interesting.
i've been using my free time rather wisely. i've nearly completely caught up on my show "call the midwife". oh my garsh, i love that show! had fallen behind on it, but now that i actually have time to spare, i'm just about up to date on all the event of Jenny Lee and her friends. it's been quite the exciting season! every episode just keeps getting better and better. but don't go asking me for any details....just go watch it yourself. it'll be well worth your while. promise.
anyhooo...this summer i'm taking my first education class {yes, i know i'm supposed to be taking it easy, but i don't think 1 online class will kill me!}. it's really quite exciting. i mean, my textbook is saying things like, "as a future teacher..." and "you will need to know [blank] to intergrate into your own classroom.". eek! such statements make me very, very happy. other statements in the book make me groan. like, everything else in the book. it's a technology class....and the material is either too complex that only a nerd wearing oxford glasses and a bow tie would need to know it, or so basic that my 3-year-old cousin could master it. please, publishers...consider your audience before forcing this $100 book upon us! {you'll excuse my ranting. this week's chapter was especially mind-numbing}.
that's all my poor, over-taxed brain can muster at the moment. good night, y'all....
oh!-and happy memorial day!
it's summertime and i'm taking it easy. it feels strange. for the past 2 years, i've rushed around juggling high school, college, friends and family. now that it's all over with {high school and stage 1 of college....i kept the friends and family thing. ;)}, i actually have the opportunity to step back and breathe. interesting. i think i could get used to this. don't know how capable i'll be of handling classes once fall rolls around, but we'll burn that bridge when we get there. no need to worry about tomorrow's trouble's tonight {er, this morning}.
something i do want to accomplish this summer is making a summer bucket list. i've seen everyone else's floating around on the internet....think i shall have to jump aboard this band wagon. i have a mental list of things i want to do....so it's just a matter of communicating my thoughts to paper. that should be interesting.
i've been using my free time rather wisely. i've nearly completely caught up on my show "call the midwife". oh my garsh, i love that show! had fallen behind on it, but now that i actually have time to spare, i'm just about up to date on all the event of Jenny Lee and her friends. it's been quite the exciting season! every episode just keeps getting better and better. but don't go asking me for any details....just go watch it yourself. it'll be well worth your while. promise.
anyhooo...this summer i'm taking my first education class {yes, i know i'm supposed to be taking it easy, but i don't think 1 online class will kill me!}. it's really quite exciting. i mean, my textbook is saying things like, "as a future teacher..." and "you will need to know [blank] to intergrate into your own classroom.". eek! such statements make me very, very happy. other statements in the book make me groan. like, everything else in the book. it's a technology class....and the material is either too complex that only a nerd wearing oxford glasses and a bow tie would need to know it, or so basic that my 3-year-old cousin could master it. please, publishers...consider your audience before forcing this $100 book upon us! {you'll excuse my ranting. this week's chapter was especially mind-numbing}.
that's all my poor, over-taxed brain can muster at the moment. good night, y'all....
oh!-and happy memorial day!
Monday, May 20, 2013
Sometimes...
sometimes...i can type up a blog post no problem. my amature typing skills aren't fast enough to keep up with my thoughts. and other times...well...let's just say i wait a while for inspiration to come my way.
sometimes...i have *odd* dreams. the other day i married tim tebow (now that's a good kind of strange! :)); last night, i put out a forrest fire. yeah...i'm a little concerned too.
sometimes...i dream big. other times, i'm content to sit back and do nothing but watch blimey cow videos. {if you've never seen any of their videos, you're not living! check them out at this link}
sometimes...i can't wait to go out and conquer the world. other times...i just want to stay in my pajamas all day. maybe get a bowl of ice-cream...yeah, that's a good alternative.
sometimes....i want to have hair like rapunzel. other times, i want to shave it all off and see what color it comes back. i think that would be interesting.
sometimes...i'll think i'm turning into a semi-normal person...and then i'll have some spooky, random thought (like shaving my head just for the heck of it) and wonder if i'll ever be able to function in normal human society.
sometimes...i want to be able to function in normal human society. then other times, i'll look around and decide it's way more fun being me.
sometimes...i have *odd* dreams. the other day i married tim tebow (now that's a good kind of strange! :)); last night, i put out a forrest fire. yeah...i'm a little concerned too.
sometimes...i dream big. other times, i'm content to sit back and do nothing but watch blimey cow videos. {if you've never seen any of their videos, you're not living! check them out at this link}
sometimes...i can't wait to go out and conquer the world. other times...i just want to stay in my pajamas all day. maybe get a bowl of ice-cream...yeah, that's a good alternative.
sometimes....i want to have hair like rapunzel. other times, i want to shave it all off and see what color it comes back. i think that would be interesting.
sometimes...i'll think i'm turning into a semi-normal person...and then i'll have some spooky, random thought (like shaving my head just for the heck of it) and wonder if i'll ever be able to function in normal human society.
sometimes...i want to be able to function in normal human society. then other times, i'll look around and decide it's way more fun being me.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
I Survived...and I'm blogging again....
Well, I'm confident that by now that the few readers I had have long since given up on me. Who can blame them, really. It has been over 3 months. And so much has happened in those 12 weeks.
Let me start off by reassuring y'all that I did indeed survive my 2 (count 'em! not 1, but 2!) math classes! God was so good to me in getting me through this semester. No, I can't say I came away with a new understanding and appreciation of and for math, but I survived. Even got a B in algebra! <<That was the most lovely suprise of the entire semester! :) I was also juggling a science and history class all semester long....science wasn't too bad, but in history, I had a massive research paper that I had to do. That was not fun. I normally enjoy writing, but that paper had me worried. But once again, God came through. :)
And because God came through for me, I sit here today a college graduate! My final semester was tough-probably the toughest I experienced at Santa Fe (yes, I said that every single semester, but this one was legit tough!). But it was so worth it when I went with my friend to pick up our cap and gown...when we decorated our caps...and of course, when I walked across that stage to get my "diploma" (a little rolled up piece of copy paper with a gold sticker on it...but still!). My graduation weekend was absolutely splendid. After the graduation ceremony that Friday night (and supper at Olive Garden!), we spent Saturday celebrating with family and friends. I was absolutely thrilled to have all the people I love all together. Couldn't have been more perfect...well, it was raining...could have done without that, but we had fun anyhow! ;)
So now that sweet summertime is here, my life has slowed down greatly. I still have some online summer classes (no rest for the weary! lol.), but it's a very light load compared to what I'm used to. I love having free time. Yes, I am one of those *strange* people who kinda enjoys school, but after 2 years of hard labor, it's nice to change things up a bit. ;)
Plans for the summer? Oh I don't know....I'll figure those out as I go along. For now, I'm just gonna enjoy the opportunity to be lazy. Yes...I think that's gonna work out just fine.
Let me start off by reassuring y'all that I did indeed survive my 2 (count 'em! not 1, but 2!) math classes! God was so good to me in getting me through this semester. No, I can't say I came away with a new understanding and appreciation of and for math, but I survived. Even got a B in algebra! <<That was the most lovely suprise of the entire semester! :) I was also juggling a science and history class all semester long....science wasn't too bad, but in history, I had a massive research paper that I had to do. That was not fun. I normally enjoy writing, but that paper had me worried. But once again, God came through. :)
And because God came through for me, I sit here today a college graduate! My final semester was tough-probably the toughest I experienced at Santa Fe (yes, I said that every single semester, but this one was legit tough!). But it was so worth it when I went with my friend to pick up our cap and gown...when we decorated our caps...and of course, when I walked across that stage to get my "diploma" (a little rolled up piece of copy paper with a gold sticker on it...but still!). My graduation weekend was absolutely splendid. After the graduation ceremony that Friday night (and supper at Olive Garden!), we spent Saturday celebrating with family and friends. I was absolutely thrilled to have all the people I love all together. Couldn't have been more perfect...well, it was raining...could have done without that, but we had fun anyhow! ;)
So now that sweet summertime is here, my life has slowed down greatly. I still have some online summer classes (no rest for the weary! lol.), but it's a very light load compared to what I'm used to. I love having free time. Yes, I am one of those *strange* people who kinda enjoys school, but after 2 years of hard labor, it's nice to change things up a bit. ;)
Plans for the summer? Oh I don't know....I'll figure those out as I go along. For now, I'm just gonna enjoy the opportunity to be lazy. Yes...I think that's gonna work out just fine.
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