House Hunters

It's official. I am on the prowl for a cute little 3 bedroom house to live in with my pals Jane and Jess next year. I realize that I've started this hunt a little late into the season, but now I know I really want to do it. And now it's probably too late. But that's okay. I finally, after several long months of talking myself in and out of moving out again, realized that living with friends is where I need to be. Except this time, I need to do it right and live with other people who love Jesus and people who are going to be home with me to eat dinner and watch movies and not study. Every morning and every night I ask Jesus to help me and my friends find a house IF that's He wants us to do. This whole house idea may not even be an option, so first I'm asking Him, and I hope he says yes and supplies my friends and I house to live in this year. Now that I know this is something I want to do I check craigslist and trulia multiple times a day searching for the perfect house. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be. 3 bedrooms isn't quite as common as 4, and I want it to be in a good area. And I don't want to pay as much as I did in the apartment last year. It's fun looking at houses, but I'm still waiting to find that perfect one!

Windy Gap, Here I Come!!

Holy smokes, y'all! I am leaving for Windy Gap in 6 days with three high school girls from Powell! I have so many emotions going on. I'm stoked, I'm pumped, I'm excited, I'm nervous, I'm anxious, I'm scared, I'm overwhelmed. But mostly just super pumped and excited. It really is going to be the best week of these girls lives. And the second best week of my life. Since the first best week was the week I went to week long YL camp at Frontier Ranch. duh. Tonight we had a leader meeting to get us ready for camp and Mary Kendall started us off by reading from Mark 8.




²² They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. ²³ He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”

²⁴ He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

This week I, along with many other leaders from Hardin Valley, South Doyle, Karns, and Stem, will be leading blind kids to the village. We are taking these kids to place they've never been before and are going to be doing things with them they never thought they'd get the chance to do. I cannot wait to experience a week of camp with Hannah, Brittney, and Makayla. So I just ask that you pray for us. Pray for me and that my sleep gets doubled at night, that I can lead these girls that way Jesus wants me to. Pray for Hannah, Brittney, and Makayla and that Jesus stirs in their hearts and makes them feel things they've never felt before. Pray they leave camp wanting a relationship with Jesus. Pray we leave camp and can pick up where we left off with a campaigners and we can spend even more time together and with the Lord. Pray they feel comfortable around each other and me enough to share what they feel. Pray that each leave with their own unique story to tell at the end of camp. Please, keep me and these girls in your prayers throughout the week. I will gladly receive them :)

YL vids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PfWb-d37mE

Okay this video is just really cool to watch. It talks to about 8 different people about what YL did for them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9AHVMJXuaE

This one is just plain hysterical. It's a about things yl leaders say. So dang funny. I've watched it at least 20 times.


Enjoy, folks.

Back In Session

Well, the dreaded school days are officially back. Fortunately for me I have 8 ams every single day.....okay so that's not so fortunate. But the good thing about having 8 ams every day is that I don't have to fight for parking and I'm done early. I'm finally getting to take my first nursing class this semester, which is exciting. And then next year I'll get to start doing all the fun/ridiculously hard stuff.  The beginning of the semester is  just so awkward. New class, new teachers, new syllabus, new rules, new people, no friends. I'm not really into change, so starting all over every semester kind of wears me out. I get stressed about everything. I just want it to be like week 4 already so I can get in the groove of things. Oh yeah! I forgot something else that's going to be different about this semester....I'M LIVING AT HOME!!!! And super pumped about it if you can't tell. I've never lived at home since being in college, so this will definitely be a new thing for me. I'll be commuting to school every day, but I'm totally fine with that. It's so worth it. I get to be with my fam all week long, eat home cooked meals, take naps in my own bed, play with my dog...oh the list can go on and on. I LOVE home. Almost a little too much. I'm afraid that I'll love it so much that I'll never want to move out again. When I was little....well even in middle and high school....I used to say that my husband and I would just live on the 3rd floor of my house now so that I never have to move out. Haha! But for real....I would so do it. I'm a mommas girl and I absolutely love being at home. I could sit at home all day every day and be totally content with that. Here are some kind of old pictures from last semester and break......

Oh just looking at some bacteria in lab...I loved that class.

This would be me and my smokin' hot Powell YL team #powelllovin

Maelena and I at Opryland

Outside of Opryland. I was obsessed with that place

Sproutsgiving. Our small group name is Sprouts and we had a Thanksgiving dinner together, hints the Sproutsigiving.

UT football game with Maelena and Brooke.

Sprouts Halloween Party/ pumpkin decorating

Happy Birthday to ME!

Today was my birthday and I am 19 years of age....it's pretty crazy! I remember being like 15 and thinking it was so sweet. I feel like I'm getting old so fast. And I don't really want to. Today was a pretty good day. Besides the fact that I had a 3 hour 8am lab and another class later, it was still a good day! I took myself to firehouse for a free sub, I went home to see my sweet mama and sister, and I went to the CHS football game to watch my sister cheer, which then got rained out, and then we went to Cheddars. I am officially pooped. Today has been a very long day. Happy Birthday to me....it's about to be over. So sad.

I'm in love with UT

First day of classes was a success. I'm seriously so obsessed with this school. I love walking everywhere, I love all the people ( well not really, I just like not knowing all the people), I love the campus, I love the buildings, I love it ALL!!! I have people in all my classes, which makes me very happy.  I'm just pumped to get this year started. I LOVE UT! GO VOLS!

YL

I am so pumped for YoungLife to finally get started again! It's a new year, with new kids and I'm ready to just take over Powell High School! Today, all 5 of us newbies went to Powell and it was just so great. I met some new friends and talked to some old ones. I've been thinking alot about the type of girls I'll end up pursuing and just who those girls will be. And slowly but surely I think Jesus is leading me to a group of senior girls. Their leader left this past year so they are without anyone right now. I would love get to know those girls and get to know their hearts. I know that they've been on my heart all summer long and I'm just so ready to get this year rolling!


School starts tomorrow and I'm like way totally super pumped...but a little nervous. The first day is so crazy. And everybody actually goes to school. I like it when people stop going to class and the crowd dies down.


I am SO ready for small group to get going again too! I MISS THOSE GIRLS!

All Moved In

I officially do not live at home and now reside at the beautiful Quarry Trail. It's so strange. I went from living at home my whole life to living in a dorm, then back home for the summer, and now a super nice apartment! I love being here. It's not exactly all set up and everything yet, but it's getting there. And it's getting more "home-y" by the day. I'll be sure to post some pictures of the place so y'all can see it. I think Jane is coming over in a little bit and I'm very pumped! I'm ready for school to start, and YOUNGLIFE! Let's get this show on the road!

My little sister is growing up!

My little sister is going to be a freshman in high school this year! And didn't quite hit me until.....830 this morning when I dropped her off at good ole CHS for her freshman orientation! HOLY CRAP! When did this happen? Since when did I leave Central and now she goes there? I just think it's the strangest thing. Last night she got to cheer for the first time at the jamboree and it was so much fun watching her! I even found myself watching Central play and cheering for them?! And then morning when I dropped her off, I felt so many emotions! I was happy that she's in hs now, I was confused that she's in hs now, I was (I can't believe I'm about to say this) a little bit jealous. Don't get me wrong, I do not, I repeat, I do not miss hs at all! But freshman year was SO much fun. It was the best year I had at Central. I'm just glad that she's going to get to go to a much better Central than I did. Not that anything was wrong with it, because in all honestly I loved Central. I just didn't much care for hs itself nor did I care for pretty much anyone in the school. I did have my favorite teachers of course. I still keep in touch with several of them. Those teachers meant so much to be, because they weren't just my teacher, they were my friend too. I guess I'm just excited for Jordan to experience everything I did while I was at Central. I hope she meets those favorite teachers who she can have relationships with outside of class. I hope she befriends all the principals so she'll never get in trouble. I hope she buys Mrs. Pratt's DECA cookies and I hope she takes Marketing so she gets to bake them! I hope she gets to take drivers ed with Coach Patty (who I'm still in love with and going to marry one day). I hope she gets out of class to do favors for teachers. I hope she has a class with Skip so she can secretly call him Skip behind his back. Gah, I sound like a sappy mom writing this! But seriously, I think I like Central now more than when I was actually a student there.



If you really knew me you would know that I move into my apartment tomorrow and I'm getting very anxious/excited/nervous!

I Can't Think of a Title

Today has been a really good, eventful day so I thought I'd tell ya about it. I babysat this morning for a few hours...and I'm done for the week :) WOOP WOOP! Well, I'm babysitting for Mrs. Pratt Saturday but I'm pumped about that. After I got done babysitting I had these big plans to go to the pool, but it's just too hot, and mom had some errands to run so I tagged along. We took Jordan, my sister, to get her Lettermen's jacket ordered. It's going to be super cute. Obviously. I mean I helped pick it all out lol. Just kidding, but I really did and she kept getting pissed at me. I can't help it. I just want my sista to be the coolest girl in school. After that we went to Lowest to get some new filters. Then we went to a pet store and got some new fishies for our pond! We've had a pond for forever and we used to have lots of big fishies, but as some point a cat ate them....and them our pond messed up real bad. So now that it's back in order we decided to get some new fish. I have a picture I can put on here. The yellow one is honeysuckle. The black and white mixed one is Dooley...yes for Darek Dooley. And the white one with creepy all black eyes is Grim Reaper. He's really scary but he's my favorite, and of course I named him lol. Oh yeah, we also got a half priced drink at sonic. That's a must if you're out and about on such a hot day. Then we came home and started cleaning house because mom thinks it's just absolutely disgusting. I don't really like to clean all that much, but I do love to clean things out and throw things away! That is my favorite thing ever to do. So now I'm just really tired. I got up at like 7:30 this morning to take my sister to cheer practice so my mama wouldn't have to since she's on vaca this week. I know, I know...daughter of the year right here. Well, today has been a really great day. Oh yeah....I move into my apartment in 16 days and I am reeeally excited!

This is my sweet baby Colt. I watch him pretty much everyday of the week. He's my buddy. I love that baby to death. How cute is he!?

If you really knew me you would know that I love raspberry tea from sonic.

LAZY

la·zy/ˈlāzē/Adjective

1. Unwilling to work or use energy

 

Yup, that's me. I am unwilling to use energy. I feel awful saying that, but I have been so lazy this summer. Granted, I do babysit every morning so that might be why I chose to sit and do nothing all day once I get home. But I wish I would do something! Today I got done babysitting around 1. I had these big plans to come home and go straight to the pool. Well, as soon as I got home I realized how hot it was...then I slowly but surely talked myself out of going. I mean, come on! Really? All I would have to do is change into a bathing suit, make a water to drink, drive to the pool, and sit. SIT! I could be lazy there yet I chose to be lazy indoors. Why do I do that? Now that I'm typing it all out I'm getting kind of mad that I didn't go to the pool now. Gaaah. It's such a pretty day and I'm waisting it inside. Maybe I should go for an hour or two....I really could use some sun. I look so pale! And I hate it.

 

 

If you really knew me you would know that I've never been this pale during the summer in my whole 18 years of life. I think I was darker even when I was a baby!

Woops...

So, yeah.. I'm really sorry I haven't posted on here in FOREVER! Most people would say it's because they're having such an exciting summer and they just don't have time. But I haven't had an exciting summer and I've had lots of time. Actually, this has been one of my worst summers to date. It's been extrememly boring. I don't do anything but babysit, which I do enjoy, but it makes me tired. I hardly ever go to the pool. I don't see anybody. And it's just not been very fun, except for the beach with Courtney and her fam. I just wish something exciting would happen. Honestly, at this point I'm jus ready for school to start. I really do miss it. And I'm even more exciting to move in to an apartment next month!!! I'm so pumped. At first I really wasn't all that excited about it, but now I'm ready. I know I'll do much better in school being away from home, and I really enjoyed living in a dorm last year so this will just be an extension of that. Well, I have to go babysit here in a little bit and I was just trying to kill some time. (I always give myself so much time to get ready when all I need is like 15 minutes.) I'll be back soon with a most interesting post hopefully.


If you really knew me you would know that I love the show Big Brother!

The Bachelorette....

...is my guilty pleasure. I hate to miss it. And if I do miss it, I make sure I watch it as soon as I wake up the next morning. But to be completely honest, Ashley is on my nerves already. She needs to chill out and stop being so whiny. And even though I don't like her very much, I have to watch it. I just do. I'm kind of addicted to tv in the summer. It's really bad. But oh well, I have nothing important to do! SUMMER IS SO GREAT!!

ps I'm really in the mood for some crafts. I just thought I'd tell you. I've been on Etsy all day long looking at Christian art and I want to do something soo bad!!!

I HAVE A JOB!

Well.....I wouldn't really call it a job. I'm just babysitting for a family 4 days a week! And let me just say that I am so pumped. One because I really love kids, and there are 3 of them! Two because it's money. These kids are so cute! Camryn is the only girl, she's 6. Rhett is 5. And Colt is almost 11 months old! I start watching them tomorrow and I am so excited. I have prayed and prayed and prayed about finding a babysitting job this summer, and now I finally have one! I'm just really excited to be working with little kids and making some money too.





If you really knew me you would know that I really love to watch movies.

Summer Nights

This week has just been really good, and I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd tell you about my week! Let's see here....

Sunday I went to the lake with Brooklyn! I love the lake. I wake boarded and got up (woop woop). But boy were my arms and shoulders sore the next day!
Monday I went to the lake with Courtney and her fam! I seriously love the Horner family. They're pretty much my second family. I spend so much time with them and I love it. Oh, Saturday was her mom's birthday so I went out to eat with them. It was great fun. Monday night I hung out with Abbie, Eric, and Chase. We just drove around, went to Dunkin', and sat by the fire at Erics house.
Tuesday I went to the pool with Abbie, Eric, and Chase. I didn't stay long cause it was hot and I was hungry. Jordan and I went back down later that night to swim.
Wedneday I think I went to the pool again with my mom. And Abbie came down. And Brooklyn and Jeannie and Tim and Camryn came over. It was great fun. But for some reason I got totally fried! We went and got Mexican and then went to the mall for a little while.
Thursday I just layed around all day long. I helped mom around the house a little bit. Then Jordan and I watched Easy A and I took like a three hour nap. Then that night I took Jordan and some of her friends to the pool for a little late night swimming session.
Today, mom had a garage sell. And then we closed her up early and went to the pool for a few hours. We also went to grub at Cheddars....SO GOOD. And I just dropped my sister and her friends off at Alice Bell and now I'm sitting at home posting this blog. I'm just way too cool...actually I just have way too much free time.
Tomorrow me, Abbie, Eric, and Chase are going camping! And on a hike! I'm so pumped.


Sorry this post was totally boring. I just thought I'd fill you in on my life.

If you really knew me you would know that I love sour patch kids!

Praying for...

All the Knoxville kids who left for Frontier this week. Hoping they experience a side of Jesus they've never seen before, and that they leave with a changed heart. Also praying for the leaders who are there will them. I pray they are fully equipped as they are being the hands and feet of Jesus. Frontier changed my heart and I can only hope and pray that it changes these kids hearts too :)

I Just Want...

TO BE AT THE BEACH RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND. It's driving me crazy. I've never craved the beach this badly before, and our family vaca isn't until the first week of July! I just really want to go next month with friends. It's all I think about! Get me to the beach NOW!


Oh yeah, while I'm here, I'm going to go ahead and brag on myself. I made really good grades this semester. All A's and 1 B in Chemistry! And I'm honestly surprised I even got a B because I got a 55 on my final....but hey, that was actually a decent grade. I'm just really proud of myself, because that class kicked my butt!

If you really knew me you would know that I'm getting really fat and I can't stop eating everything I see.

Hiking, Step, and 8th Grade Dance

The past few days have been pretty eventul, fortunately. On Thursday Jane, Jessica, and myself went hiking at House Mountain. It was so great! I always forget how much I love it until I do it again. I just love being outside in the trees on a mountain. It just reminds me of how awesome God is. No, he didn't make 1 or 2 kinds of trees....he made a million types of trees! And plants. And insects. And animals. It's just so cool to think about. Friday morning, Jessica and I went to a step class at Central Baptist Church. I went in thinking it was going to just be a good littl workout, and I MIGHT just break a swear. Holy crap! It was so intense. And it was pretty difficult. But I loved it! I hope we keep going back. Also, yesterday was my sisters 8th grade dance! Aka the most important day in any middle schoolers life. She got out of school early, got her hair done, and mom and I did her makeup. She is seriously gorgeous and she doesn't even know it! I'll have to post some pics. She looks SO old!! I just wanted to brag on her cause she's so cute.


If you really knew me you would know that I love to go grocery shopping with my mom.

1 down, 3 or more to go.

Yes, my title refers to the years of school I have left. I have officially and successfully completed my freshman year of college!!!!!!!!! WHAAAAAAAAT!? Yeah, that's whats going through my head right now. I'm kind of freaking out a little bit, because I honestly don't know where this year went. It's gone. In 3 short months I'm going to be a sophomore in college. That seems so old! And I'll be 19! I don't like the sound of that. This whole aging crap is getting weird. And I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I still feel like I'm 12. I call my mom about everything, I love home, I go every where with my mom, she does my laundry, she makes me food....so really I guess I haven't grown up at all. I'm 18....but not really. I took my last final this morning and I hope I did good. It wasn't awful, so that's a plus. I just hope I can get a C in Chemisry. That's all I want. If I get a C- and have to take it again I will cry like a baby all summer long. I'll still cry if I get a C, but at least I won't have to take it again. That class was ridiculous. I get frustrated talking about it so I'm going to stop. Well, my summer has officially began. Summer 2011.....gonna be heaven.

If you really knew me you would know that I want to learn to play golf.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to the best, greatest, coolest, awesomest, neatest, radest, sweetest (sometimes) mama in the whole world! Even though we fought like all day today....imagine that. She's still the best though. Love you, mama bear!