So today I saw a bumper sticker that said, "Trees are the answer." I just wanna know -- if trees are the answer, what the heck is the question??!!
And, by the way, the bumper sticker was attached to the back of a truck that was pulling a wood chipper. The back of the truck was nearly full with chips of wood. I guess trees are the answer to that guy's...need for mulch. Hmmm.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
For Aaron
Okay, this is just for Aaron, who says I never post anymore, which is kinda true, but kinda not. As I reminded him, I do post on my Xanga site more frequently. So go there if you want to read more!! Anyway, little buddy, this better get me a comment! :) Just kiddin.
So life is very busy and very good. I still miss Cara a bunch. It's very weird watching all of our TV shows together and just hanging out or wishing I had someone to do something with...oh well. Life goes on, right? Jane the dog misses her too...last night she kept going over to where Cara usually sat and sniffing around like she was looking for her! It was cute and kinda sad!
School is going pretty good, I think. We got some new students this semester, which should prove to be a challenge.
This weekend is the college retreat. I'm really hoping it goes well and that lots of people come!! I know there are lots of reasons to stay away (finances, schedule, etc.) but seriously, I think it will be very beneficial to all who attend!! Plus, you can't beat the good food (Betty's cooking!) and good fun!!
I guess intramurals starts this weekend too. I have no idea what that word means or how to spell it, so I usually prefer to call it the church leagues. This year, however, it seems that we have some "non-church" teams, so that should be interesting. What it used to be was all the area churches would put together one (or two, or three...) basketball teams and every Saturday night they would get together and play basketball. Well, in recent years, we have added some new things such as an alumni team and such. This year it seems some of the alumni have formed a couple of teams, so I think that will possibly be cool. I will let you know. :) haha
Hmmm...what else. Oh yeah. How could I forget. We're kicking off 40 Days of Purpose here at the school tomorrow. And our church is doing the same thing on Sunday. So it promises to be a very busy, but hopefully profitable and challenging and rewarding 40 days!! I told someone that doing it double like this makes it seem kinda like 80 days! But I think it will be really good. I'm a small group leader in both places (church and school) so that should be fun. I seriously am really looking forward to it.
Well, the bell just rang so I gotta go. Billie is in trouble. :P
Love to all!
(Aaron better comment!!) :):):)
So life is very busy and very good. I still miss Cara a bunch. It's very weird watching all of our TV shows together and just hanging out or wishing I had someone to do something with...oh well. Life goes on, right? Jane the dog misses her too...last night she kept going over to where Cara usually sat and sniffing around like she was looking for her! It was cute and kinda sad!
School is going pretty good, I think. We got some new students this semester, which should prove to be a challenge.
This weekend is the college retreat. I'm really hoping it goes well and that lots of people come!! I know there are lots of reasons to stay away (finances, schedule, etc.) but seriously, I think it will be very beneficial to all who attend!! Plus, you can't beat the good food (Betty's cooking!) and good fun!!
I guess intramurals starts this weekend too. I have no idea what that word means or how to spell it, so I usually prefer to call it the church leagues. This year, however, it seems that we have some "non-church" teams, so that should be interesting. What it used to be was all the area churches would put together one (or two, or three...) basketball teams and every Saturday night they would get together and play basketball. Well, in recent years, we have added some new things such as an alumni team and such. This year it seems some of the alumni have formed a couple of teams, so I think that will possibly be cool. I will let you know. :) haha
Hmmm...what else. Oh yeah. How could I forget. We're kicking off 40 Days of Purpose here at the school tomorrow. And our church is doing the same thing on Sunday. So it promises to be a very busy, but hopefully profitable and challenging and rewarding 40 days!! I told someone that doing it double like this makes it seem kinda like 80 days! But I think it will be really good. I'm a small group leader in both places (church and school) so that should be fun. I seriously am really looking forward to it.
Well, the bell just rang so I gotta go. Billie is in trouble. :P
Love to all!
(Aaron better comment!!) :):):)
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Crazy Days
Hello my little friends. I know you've missed me. ;)
Happy New Year! I can't believe I haven't updated ALL YEAR!! I hope all of you are having a simply magnificent 2006 so far!!
Life has been incredibly busy and just plain crazy for me lately. I can't even tell you how crazy it has been...just trust me!
I am actually extremely exhausted right now. I just wanted to post something new. I don't know if this actually counts as an update or not. I'll try to post something interesting soon. Between now and then, if you really want to know about my life, just ask. Haha.
Love to all! G'nite.
Happy New Year! I can't believe I haven't updated ALL YEAR!! I hope all of you are having a simply magnificent 2006 so far!!
Life has been incredibly busy and just plain crazy for me lately. I can't even tell you how crazy it has been...just trust me!
I am actually extremely exhausted right now. I just wanted to post something new. I don't know if this actually counts as an update or not. I'll try to post something interesting soon. Between now and then, if you really want to know about my life, just ask. Haha.
Love to all! G'nite.
Friday, December 30, 2005
Harmony Hill College Retreat
*Since our HHYC website is temporarily down, I am just going to post this here, for those of you who read this. Something very exciting is going to be happening in January! It's something that has been on our hearts and minds for several years, and this year we are making it happen! It's a College Retreat -- focused on helping college students learn to defend their faith. It should be an exciting time -- keep reading for more details...
WHERE IS IT? Harmony Hill Youth Camp near Fulton, MO
WHEN IS IT? January 20-22, beginning with registration on Friday evening and ending with the noon meal on Sunday
WHO IS INVITED? High school juniors and seniors, college students, and beyond!
WHO IS THE SPEAKER? Greg Blake, who is a professor at KCCBS, and a gifted theologian and apologist
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? $35 for the entire weekend -- includes food and heated rooms!
We will be staying in the new building on the Hill -- bunking up in the new rooms, and using the new kitchen and dining hall for meals and sessions. It should be an amazing time of learning, sharing, drawing closer to God, and of course, being with friends, meeting new friends, having lots of fun, and eating lots of good food!
Please let me know if you're interested and I can give you more information. Tell all your friends about it!!
*HHYC is back up! www.hhyc.net
WHERE IS IT? Harmony Hill Youth Camp near Fulton, MO
WHEN IS IT? January 20-22, beginning with registration on Friday evening and ending with the noon meal on Sunday
WHO IS INVITED? High school juniors and seniors, college students, and beyond!
WHO IS THE SPEAKER? Greg Blake, who is a professor at KCCBS, and a gifted theologian and apologist
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? $35 for the entire weekend -- includes food and heated rooms!
We will be staying in the new building on the Hill -- bunking up in the new rooms, and using the new kitchen and dining hall for meals and sessions. It should be an amazing time of learning, sharing, drawing closer to God, and of course, being with friends, meeting new friends, having lots of fun, and eating lots of good food!
Please let me know if you're interested and I can give you more information. Tell all your friends about it!!
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Christmas pictures
Our Christmas Tree, loaded with presents!
My nephew Alex playing a game he got from his grandma and grandpa(my parents)
My brother Scott and my nephew Alex, wearing the shirts I got them!
My brother Scott playing with his dog, Jane (and her new toy)
Scott and Alex playing with Alex's new toys
Scott and Alex, engrossed in new toys
Alex
My grandma and grandpa opening their gift from Alex
Monday, December 26, 2005
all over but the memories
I hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed Christmas! I certainly did!
On Christmas morning, we had an early service at church, and it was AMAZING! I think it is only natural and right to worship God on the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus!
There were many different aspects of the worship that were a blessing to me. First of all, Mark Cook (Gene Cook's brother, William Cook's son) was there and played his saxaphone for two special songs. At the very beginning of the service, he played "Mary Did You Know?" which is an amazing song, especially when played by an expert on an alto sax! It just set the tone for the entire service, which was worshipful and blessed by God's presence! During worship, we sang "He is Here." Did you ever think about that being a Christmas song? I never had, but when you think about it in the context of "Emmanuel -- God with us" it is incredible! He is truly and forever WITH US! And we can touch Him! Maybe not in the physical sense that Mary did, and the shepherds did, and His disciples did, but we can still touch Him! Then Mark played "Because He Lives" on his tenor sax. Again, I had never thought of that song as being a Christmas song. Another revelation! Because He had to be born in order to live and die, and it's Because He Lives that we even have a future and a hope! That's what it's all about!
Then the pastor preached a message and told a story. He told the story of Narnia and the children and Aslan. Of course, he brought out the fact that Aslan is a picture of Christ, and he talked about the Lion of Judah. I will never forget this quote: "When He cries in the manger, can you hear the Lion roar? In the submissive tones of a 12-year-old obeying His parents, can you hear the Lion roar? When He tells His mother, 'I must be about my Father's business,' can you hear the Lion roar? When he tells the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' can you hear the Lion roar? On the cross, when He cries, IT IS FINISHED, you can hear the ROAR of the Lion!" He also quoted the part in the book (it's not in the movie) when one of the children is asking Mr. and Mrs. Beaver about Aslan, because they have not as yet met Him. And the child asks, "Is He safe, because I will be nervous to meet a Lion!" And the Beavers respond, "Of course He's not safe! He's a Lion after all! But He is GOOD!" And when you are on the side of goodness and justice, you have no need to be afraid.
Well, that's all for now. I hope everyone's Christmas was as blessed as mine! I was privileged to enjoy the presence of God, and the presence (and presents...haha!) of my family! Seriously, praise be to God for His many blessings!!
On Christmas morning, we had an early service at church, and it was AMAZING! I think it is only natural and right to worship God on the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus!
There were many different aspects of the worship that were a blessing to me. First of all, Mark Cook (Gene Cook's brother, William Cook's son) was there and played his saxaphone for two special songs. At the very beginning of the service, he played "Mary Did You Know?" which is an amazing song, especially when played by an expert on an alto sax! It just set the tone for the entire service, which was worshipful and blessed by God's presence! During worship, we sang "He is Here." Did you ever think about that being a Christmas song? I never had, but when you think about it in the context of "Emmanuel -- God with us" it is incredible! He is truly and forever WITH US! And we can touch Him! Maybe not in the physical sense that Mary did, and the shepherds did, and His disciples did, but we can still touch Him! Then Mark played "Because He Lives" on his tenor sax. Again, I had never thought of that song as being a Christmas song. Another revelation! Because He had to be born in order to live and die, and it's Because He Lives that we even have a future and a hope! That's what it's all about!
Then the pastor preached a message and told a story. He told the story of Narnia and the children and Aslan. Of course, he brought out the fact that Aslan is a picture of Christ, and he talked about the Lion of Judah. I will never forget this quote: "When He cries in the manger, can you hear the Lion roar? In the submissive tones of a 12-year-old obeying His parents, can you hear the Lion roar? When He tells His mother, 'I must be about my Father's business,' can you hear the Lion roar? When he tells the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' can you hear the Lion roar? On the cross, when He cries, IT IS FINISHED, you can hear the ROAR of the Lion!" He also quoted the part in the book (it's not in the movie) when one of the children is asking Mr. and Mrs. Beaver about Aslan, because they have not as yet met Him. And the child asks, "Is He safe, because I will be nervous to meet a Lion!" And the Beavers respond, "Of course He's not safe! He's a Lion after all! But He is GOOD!" And when you are on the side of goodness and justice, you have no need to be afraid.
Well, that's all for now. I hope everyone's Christmas was as blessed as mine! I was privileged to enjoy the presence of God, and the presence (and presents...haha!) of my family! Seriously, praise be to God for His many blessings!!
Friday, December 23, 2005
christmas eve eve
Hey All! Hope this finds everybody healthy, happy, warm, and safe! This week has been kinda crazy, what with sickness, and changing plans, but I am grateful to be alive and I'm so thankful for my family and friends. What would life be without the people we love and the people who love us...? Hmmm...wow! Not good I think.
So anyway, I am going to go spend some quality time with my brother and my nephew but I just wanted to post something and wish everybody a Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Hope your Christmas is wonderful in every way!!
Love to all!!
So anyway, I am going to go spend some quality time with my brother and my nephew but I just wanted to post something and wish everybody a Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Hope your Christmas is wonderful in every way!!
Love to all!!
Saturday, December 17, 2005
over the river and through the woods
Okay, I'm not sure why the title. I think hearing about everyone's travel plans has put me in the mood. (To travel.) Yeah, so anyhow, to everyone reading this, I hope you are safe over the Christmas holiday, and I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Savior, wherever you happen to be!
My week was really long and I'm pretty glad that it's over. Lots of crazy things happened this week, not the least of which I tried to burn my classroom down. It was quite traumatic, but thankfully, the only lasting damage is a couple of scorched spots on the carpet. (My tissue box got too close to my burning candle...arrrggghhh!)
Tonight is the faculty/staff Christmas dinner. I had a miserable night (couldn't sleep) because I think I'm getting sick, so I'm not sure whether I will make it over there. I feel like I am coming down with some kind of cold...I hope that's all it is!!
I saw Narnia last night! I do not have the "background" of having read the books, and did not even know the story all that well, but it was an amazing movie nonetheless! I'm really glad I got to see it. The allegorical nature of the story is quite moving. Do people get how symbolic it really is???
This week, we have school through Wednesday, then on Thursday I am taking my nephew and going to Branson where my parents will be all week, enjoying their time share. My brother will come down later that night. We will be in Branson until sometime Saturday, then we will head over to Tulsa to spend Christmas and Christmas Eve with my dad's side of the family. They have not met Alex yet, so it will be a lot of fun! On Monday, we are coming home. It should be a really fun time.
Well, I hope everyone is doing well, enjoying your weekend, and that the coming week is fantastic! If you're traveling somewhere, please be careful, and above all, remember to celebrate the coming of Christ into our world and into our lives. If not for that, all is lost.
My week was really long and I'm pretty glad that it's over. Lots of crazy things happened this week, not the least of which I tried to burn my classroom down. It was quite traumatic, but thankfully, the only lasting damage is a couple of scorched spots on the carpet. (My tissue box got too close to my burning candle...arrrggghhh!)
Tonight is the faculty/staff Christmas dinner. I had a miserable night (couldn't sleep) because I think I'm getting sick, so I'm not sure whether I will make it over there. I feel like I am coming down with some kind of cold...I hope that's all it is!!
I saw Narnia last night! I do not have the "background" of having read the books, and did not even know the story all that well, but it was an amazing movie nonetheless! I'm really glad I got to see it. The allegorical nature of the story is quite moving. Do people get how symbolic it really is???
This week, we have school through Wednesday, then on Thursday I am taking my nephew and going to Branson where my parents will be all week, enjoying their time share. My brother will come down later that night. We will be in Branson until sometime Saturday, then we will head over to Tulsa to spend Christmas and Christmas Eve with my dad's side of the family. They have not met Alex yet, so it will be a lot of fun! On Monday, we are coming home. It should be a really fun time.
Well, I hope everyone is doing well, enjoying your weekend, and that the coming week is fantastic! If you're traveling somewhere, please be careful, and above all, remember to celebrate the coming of Christ into our world and into our lives. If not for that, all is lost.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
seasons of love
525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love.
Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died.
It's time now to sing out,
tho the story never ends let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Remember the love!
Remember the love! Remember the love!
Measure in love.
Seasons of love! Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love.
Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died.
It's time now to sing out,
tho the story never ends let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Remember the love!
Remember the love! Remember the love!
Measure in love.
Seasons of love! Seasons of love.
let it snow
It snowed! A lot! YAY! We got like a foot of snow! That's so amazing! It is, however, extremely, bitterly cold...so everyone who goes outside today needs to be very careful! K? =) We got a snow day from school so now...I've got to decide what to do. Sleep? Mmmm...maybe. ;) Probably. Well, I hope everyone has a good day. If you read this, leave a comment. =) Love to all!
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
my xanga and stuff
For those of you who don't know, I occasionally post at www.xanga.com/tawnyasmith. Sometimes I update it more often than this one. Usually I post about the same thing. Once -- and only once -- I even copy and pasted!! LOL!!
So this has been an interesting week so far. Yesterday was not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Friday night, someone had taken a fire extinguisher and sprayed it all over the inside of my bus. Sooo...yesterday morning, we had to clean it up before morning route. To put it mildly, the dispatcher at the bus company (who shall remain unnamed) was less than helpful. Anyway, it was disgusting because the stuff was like really thick, nasty chalk dust and we were trying to sweep it out and wipe it off the seats...nasty!! We finally got it cleaned up enough to drive the route, but it was still disgusting. Thankfully, Suzy got ahold of her dad, who works in the shop at the bus company, and he came and got our bus and took it down and they cleaned it out for us!! That was very cool of him and them!! Thanks Bob!! =)
After morning route, I had a dentist appointment. It took a lot longer than what I thought it would, so I actually missed the whole day of school! It ended up being kind of nice, since I was at the school all day Saturday and it didn't seem like much of a weekend. But (back to the dentist) I did get my permanent crown put on so it's a lot better now! Thank goodness!
Well, I hope everyone is doing good!! Keep in touch!!
So this has been an interesting week so far. Yesterday was not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Friday night, someone had taken a fire extinguisher and sprayed it all over the inside of my bus. Sooo...yesterday morning, we had to clean it up before morning route. To put it mildly, the dispatcher at the bus company (who shall remain unnamed) was less than helpful. Anyway, it was disgusting because the stuff was like really thick, nasty chalk dust and we were trying to sweep it out and wipe it off the seats...nasty!! We finally got it cleaned up enough to drive the route, but it was still disgusting. Thankfully, Suzy got ahold of her dad, who works in the shop at the bus company, and he came and got our bus and took it down and they cleaned it out for us!! That was very cool of him and them!! Thanks Bob!! =)
After morning route, I had a dentist appointment. It took a lot longer than what I thought it would, so I actually missed the whole day of school! It ended up being kind of nice, since I was at the school all day Saturday and it didn't seem like much of a weekend. But (back to the dentist) I did get my permanent crown put on so it's a lot better now! Thank goodness!
Well, I hope everyone is doing good!! Keep in touch!!
Sunday, November 27, 2005
good times
What a great weekend! God is so good!! He has allowed so many wonderful people into my life...I am eternally grateful!
I am so glad for the opportunity I had to spend time with my wonderful family and great friends on Thanksgiving! It was an incredible day!!
I'm glad that I got to see Darren today! That was so great! I have really missed him while he's been in DC! He's going back tomorrow, but he'll be back for 2 weeks for Christmas! Yay!! He's such a sweetheart and I'm really glad we got to hang out for awhile tonite!
So yeah...I'm grateful for the wonderful weekend and I'm happy to be going back to school and work tomorrow. I truly am. I am so blessed!!
I am so glad for the opportunity I had to spend time with my wonderful family and great friends on Thanksgiving! It was an incredible day!!
I'm glad that I got to see Darren today! That was so great! I have really missed him while he's been in DC! He's going back tomorrow, but he'll be back for 2 weeks for Christmas! Yay!! He's such a sweetheart and I'm really glad we got to hang out for awhile tonite!
So yeah...I'm grateful for the wonderful weekend and I'm happy to be going back to school and work tomorrow. I truly am. I am so blessed!!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
so thankful
Thank you very, very, very much...
Ya know that song? Well, that's how I feel today.
I am extremely, eternally grateful today...
For my family...
For my friends...
For my students...
For my church...
For my job...
For my school...
For my youth group...
FOR YOU!! If you are reading this, it's cuz you are a friend, or a friend of a friend, so that means I'm thankful for you! Thank you for being my friend or my friend's friend!! Seriously, it means to much to me to have so many wonderful people in my life. I have so many, many things and people to be thankful for, I could never name them all...
Thank you, God, for being my Savior and my Friend. Thank you for my wonderful Christian heritage, and my supportive and loving family. Thank you for the incredible friends you have sent into my life. Thank you for the amazing students with which you have blessed my life. Thank you for providing for me by giving me a wonderful job (several of them, in fact) and for allowing me to teach at a Christian school where I can teach about you. Thank you for my awesome church and youth group and the incredible blessing they are in my life! I could never thank you enough! I love you, Jesus.
I love you Friends and I love you Family! Thanks for being an important part of my life and for allowing me to share in yours! I love and appreciate you very much and I hope this Thanksgiving is wonderful for you, and that the holiday season is a blessed and Christ-centered one! May God bless each and every one of you!
Ya know that song? Well, that's how I feel today.
I am extremely, eternally grateful today...
For my family...
For my friends...
For my students...
For my church...
For my job...
For my school...
For my youth group...
FOR YOU!! If you are reading this, it's cuz you are a friend, or a friend of a friend, so that means I'm thankful for you! Thank you for being my friend or my friend's friend!! Seriously, it means to much to me to have so many wonderful people in my life. I have so many, many things and people to be thankful for, I could never name them all...
Thank you, God, for being my Savior and my Friend. Thank you for my wonderful Christian heritage, and my supportive and loving family. Thank you for the incredible friends you have sent into my life. Thank you for the amazing students with which you have blessed my life. Thank you for providing for me by giving me a wonderful job (several of them, in fact) and for allowing me to teach at a Christian school where I can teach about you. Thank you for my awesome church and youth group and the incredible blessing they are in my life! I could never thank you enough! I love you, Jesus.
I love you Friends and I love you Family! Thanks for being an important part of my life and for allowing me to share in yours! I love and appreciate you very much and I hope this Thanksgiving is wonderful for you, and that the holiday season is a blessed and Christ-centered one! May God bless each and every one of you!
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
rate my life
Okay, as Kelso says, everyone else is doin' it, so here goes...
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: |  7.7 |
| Mind: |  7.3 |
| Body: |  5.9 |
| Spirit: |  9.2 |
| Friends/Family: | 7.1 |
| Love: |  3.8 |
| Finance: | 5.9 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
life in drive
For those of you who don't know, I also have a Xanga. I sometimes update it a little more often, but here is what I posted on it last night...
Have you seen those car commercials? Life in drive? I don't even know what car it is, but I like the commercials. Cuz it makes me think of my life. Sometimes...my life is in overdrive...but it's all good...
So I had a great weekend. Everything went well, thanks to all the help and prayers of so many people! We had a lot of fun, and I got totally exhausted! First of all, Friday night (Homecoming) was great! With only a few minor problems, the entire night was good. The lock-in went well, and I think everybody had a great time. We came home about 8 AM on Saturday morning and slept till like 3:30! That was awesome.
It was also awesome to have my nephew, Alex, with us for awhile this weekend. Scott went and got him Saturday morning (his mom and sisters didn't end up coming) and took him back Sunday night. It was a lot of fun having him here. He is an adorable kid and I look forward to getting to know him better. He's almost 10, by the way.
Today went well. It also went fast. Tomorrow is my last day of school and work for the week! Yay! I am so excited!! On Wednesday, I get to have brunch with Leandra (yay), go to the dentist (ick), and go see Rent when it opens! SO EXCITED!!!
Tonight I went to a sneak preview of The Producers with my friend Jenn. Oh my word. Guys, that movie is so funny. I am not gonna recommend it, cuz frankly, there are some pretty disturbing and offensive things in it, but Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are just insanely hilarious.
Thursday is going to be so amazing because we are gonna have like 15 people at my house for Thanksgiving! And then we're gonna go down for the Plaza Lighting Ceremony and on Friday, we'll probably sleep in then go shopping and then Friday night we're gonna have a Friends marathon and watch the 10th season! (Anyone who's in the area and is a Friends fanatic is welcome!)
It's just gonna be an amazing week and I am so excited!! Hope you are all having a fantastic week so far and that your holiday goes really, really well!! E-mail, call, or post a comment! Love to all!!!
Have you seen those car commercials? Life in drive? I don't even know what car it is, but I like the commercials. Cuz it makes me think of my life. Sometimes...my life is in overdrive...but it's all good...
So I had a great weekend. Everything went well, thanks to all the help and prayers of so many people! We had a lot of fun, and I got totally exhausted! First of all, Friday night (Homecoming) was great! With only a few minor problems, the entire night was good. The lock-in went well, and I think everybody had a great time. We came home about 8 AM on Saturday morning and slept till like 3:30! That was awesome.
It was also awesome to have my nephew, Alex, with us for awhile this weekend. Scott went and got him Saturday morning (his mom and sisters didn't end up coming) and took him back Sunday night. It was a lot of fun having him here. He is an adorable kid and I look forward to getting to know him better. He's almost 10, by the way.
Today went well. It also went fast. Tomorrow is my last day of school and work for the week! Yay! I am so excited!! On Wednesday, I get to have brunch with Leandra (yay), go to the dentist (ick), and go see Rent when it opens! SO EXCITED!!!
Tonight I went to a sneak preview of The Producers with my friend Jenn. Oh my word. Guys, that movie is so funny. I am not gonna recommend it, cuz frankly, there are some pretty disturbing and offensive things in it, but Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are just insanely hilarious.
Thursday is going to be so amazing because we are gonna have like 15 people at my house for Thanksgiving! And then we're gonna go down for the Plaza Lighting Ceremony and on Friday, we'll probably sleep in then go shopping and then Friday night we're gonna have a Friends marathon and watch the 10th season! (Anyone who's in the area and is a Friends fanatic is welcome!)
It's just gonna be an amazing week and I am so excited!! Hope you are all having a fantastic week so far and that your holiday goes really, really well!! E-mail, call, or post a comment! Love to all!!!
Thursday, November 17, 2005
it's been awhile...
I haven't posted for awhile. The past few weeks have gone by really quickly! I've been extremely busy! This week is incredibly busy with all the Homecoming stuff going on. Today I took a bunch of girls to the CYT (Christian Youth Theatre) production of "Beauty and the Beast" at YouthFront. I think everyone enjoyed it. It was fun just to be together. Then tonite was the Homecoming Banquet. We went to Cinzetti's. There were 25 of us, and we had a great time! The girls were absolutely gorgeous in all of their dresses and the guys were handsome too! Tomorrow I get to spend the day in the gym decorating for Homecoming which is tomorrow night. We have some cool things planned, and I think it's going to look really great. The festivities tomorrow start at 6 PM -- during half-time of the alumni game, we will have the Crowning Ceremony for the Homecoming Royalty of 2005. After the games are over, the lock-in will begin and will go all night until 7 AM! It promises to be a fun, but exhausting day and night! To top it all off, my nephew and his mom and sisters are coming up tomorrow night and staying the weekend. That will be fun -- I just hope I have time to actually spend with them!! I will have to make time!
Well, anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know what's going on with me, and to let you know I'm alive and well...and busy! Take care everybody! Leave a comment! Love to all!!
Well, anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know what's going on with me, and to let you know I'm alive and well...and busy! Take care everybody! Leave a comment! Love to all!!
Monday, November 07, 2005
what a life
Isn't life amazing! I am continually amazed by life. Maybe some of you have become complacent with life...I hope not! Have you lost your wonder? I hope not! Life is amazing! Life is filled with so many challenges and so many blessings and so many responsibilities and disappointments and failures and victories...I could go on and on but I'm sure you get the idea. It seems that when God sends challenges into my life, He also sends a blessing right along with it! When I have a difficult student in my class (for example), God also makes sure there is a student who comes along and blesses me with laughter or inspiration...or both! I am grateful for the balance...the beauty along with the ashes, so to speak. And...to be somewhat random, I will leave you with this. Have you ever wondered about the beauty of the process of death? Just look at the trees right now and you'll see what I mean.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Happy November!
Hope everyone is having a happy November so far! I have been incredibly busy! But there are good things going on...like....
~Went to Branson this weekend and got to experience Silver Dollar City (or as the locals call it, Steal Your Dollar City...haha...). There is nothing that quite compares to the sights, smells and tastes of SDC in the fall!
~Spent some quality time over the past couple of days with my fellow-teachers at the annual teachers' convention. It was lots of fun!
~God is teaching me some wonderful lessons! Maybe I'll be able to share more of them with you later.
~My family got some interesting and exciting news today. Maybe I'll be able to share it with you sometime soon as well. Stay tuned!!
Okay, I'm gonna stop there but I just thought you would like to know that good things are going on. Life is beautiful!!
~Went to Branson this weekend and got to experience Silver Dollar City (or as the locals call it, Steal Your Dollar City...haha...). There is nothing that quite compares to the sights, smells and tastes of SDC in the fall!
~Spent some quality time over the past couple of days with my fellow-teachers at the annual teachers' convention. It was lots of fun!
~God is teaching me some wonderful lessons! Maybe I'll be able to share more of them with you later.
~My family got some interesting and exciting news today. Maybe I'll be able to share it with you sometime soon as well. Stay tuned!!
Okay, I'm gonna stop there but I just thought you would like to know that good things are going on. Life is beautiful!!
Thursday, October 20, 2005
forever friends
You know what I love? Well, lots of things. But, as I've mentioned to some of you recently, I love it when friends come unexpectedly back into my life. See, I love my friends. I might have mentioned that before. And I suffer much trauma when changes happen that take them out of my life. I might have mentioned that before too. ANYWAY, I absolutely LOVE it when those people just pop back into my life and brighten my day! That has happened several times recently, and I just wanted to say it makes me happy when I am reminded that forever friendship really does exist.
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