I'll Be Home for Christmas....

I'm FINALLY home!
I'm so relieved that school is over until next month and I can relax! This semester has been the hardest, craziest, and on top of all that the busiest! Looking forward to having a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, everyone know she's the one who runs the show!

Hoping everyone has a blessed Christmas and very happy New Year!

THANKSGIVING BREAK!

I'm giving thanks that this year I get a WHOLE week off! I'm so looking forward to getting on the road and making the 3 hr drive to the BERG! I can't wait to see family and get away from the craziness and stress that I'm constantly involved in in NAC!

Hope to see ya'll soon!

WOW!

Ok I haven't posted in OVER a month....things have been pretty crazy. As I type this I'm printing out plays for my small group to preforme next monday during their snack time. So in short....I'm in INTERN and I'm LOVING it!

{Puppy Sitting}

This is Bo...aka Baby BoBo, he is the sweetest little puppy ever and I get the joy of watching him for the next few days.....ah having a puppy in my apartment is WONDERFUL, but I'm glad I get to give him back! I'm not sure I'm ready for that sort of responsibility!!!

AHHHH...4 Days in Counting

So school starts in less than 4 days. I'm ready and not ready at the same time....I'm the kind of person that needs a routine...granted I'm not a fan of getting up early, but I can do if I have too. :)

I'm looking forward to this semester because I'm only 3 semesters away from graduating from COLLEGE...AHHH now that's scary!

Well I hope everyone that is already back in school continues to have a great year, and people (like me) who haven't started yet have enjoy this year and that it FLIES by quickly!

Prayer Request!

Please pray for my friend Jennifer, her Nana Vi just passed away.

New Roommate!

My new roommate is moving in on Saturday, this is my "long term" roommate! So glad I don't have to move again until December 2011!

Mr. Issac

This is Issac....ain't he a cutie!

He's one of the little boys I babysit at the church I work for. He's such a good baby to top it off! I wish I had a picture of him smiling.....all you see are is dimples and his two bottom teeth! Its baby's like him that make me want kids.....not any time soon. :)

I'm FREE!

Summer school is over for me.....forever! I took my last summer class in June, Biology 301. WHAT WAS I THINKING! Oh I was thinking I wanna graduate on time. So know my summer consists of working, visiting my family in Rosenberg, enjoying my free time (while it lasts), and waiting for my professor to post grades.

Hope everyone is enjoying their SUMMER!

July 4, 2010

Today our country is 234 years old! Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday dear America...Happy Birthday to you.....................and MANY MANY MANY MORE....

............also I wanna wish Hattie Ruth a very happy GOLDEN birthday today!

I'm Pretty Oh So Pretty!

I made my blog "pretty", its sort of a hint on how I'd like decorate my bedroom....if I just had the funds. This living on a college budget thing....kinda sucks! I'm sorta working 3 jobs right now, and there is very little left over....ugh! I can't wait to be on a grown up budget...

...but speaking of pretty. Last night while going though some of my Facebook pictures I noticed my profile picture (which I wasn't sure I liked), and I thought to myself "I look pretty", and to be honest....that's NEVER happened before.....I've had pictures I've liked, but never a picture that I thought I was pretty in! I'm sure what happened something sorta clicked in my head. So know I can say I have a pretty Facebook picture :)

Getting Settled In

So I know I owe my few faithful followers, pictures of my new furnished apartment. I have furniture and things up on the walls, but the things are still not where I want them, and to be honest, with summer school (BIO ugh that another post), and working 2-3 jobs (depending on the week), I just haven't had much time to do of anything, especially clean and moving things around....but I promise to post picture very very VERY soon!

Apartment Pictures...

The Kitchen

my bathroom

Ok so these don't show my apartment with any furniture.....but those will be coming later. Its a slow process due to the fact that I'm still missing a bed and dresser for my room, but all in all I have everything else.

The living room.

The dinning area!

...still moving....

This whole moving thing is taking WAY longer than I thought it would....partly because I have very little furniture......which consists of a desk,table, and bookcase.....so little place's to put things.....things just keep moving from pile to pile.

The good news is that that the couches are coming tomorrow!!!!! I'm hoping that will make this apartment a little more homier feeling. :]

I'm MOVING

................into an apartment and of CAMPUS.....hallelujah! I'll post before and after pictures when everything is all pretty and nice (aka clean), and when my parents being me some furnature from home....I have a feeling sleeping on an air matress will get real old real quick!

Little Bunny Foo Foo...

Wish everyone a very blessed and joyful Easter, and good things from the Easter Bunny!

COMING SOON!

Photos from Granny's Birthday Bash, Spring Break, and other random photos along with an update coming soon!

Cammy!

So my litter brother turned 20 years old yesterday, gulp! WOW I liked getting older....not sure if I him getting older! Well the good news is he LOVED my present I mailed him and his thanks on my Facebook wall....for the "WORLD" to see....ok maybe not the world, but anyone who views my profile can see it! Happy Birthday Cam!

Jolie and Cameron at Granny's big Bash about a week before his BIG DAY!

Birthday Bash!

The birthday girl and her sister!
The yummy cake! There wasn't a single bit left!

The cake and birthday girl!

Everyone who was at 7am church! Why Granny picked 7am is beyond me!?!?!

Granny and her kiddo's!

Happy Birthday to....

GRANNY! I can't believe today she's 90! Even though she still says shes "sweet 16!"......maybe that's here secret to staying and looking so YOUNG!

Snow=LOVE!

So the last night and this morning have been like a dream....literally, how often can you go to bed with it snowing and wake up with it still SNOWING and sticking! Its been so amazing....here the evidence to prove that I was NOT dreaming! (This is this afternoon, my lil' SFA snowman)

HALLMARK holiday!!

hmmm, i'll think of something lovely to write in a few days....got survive the next few day!

Tuesday Quote!

If you don't have solid beliefs you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon.
- Alfred A. Montapert

{Monday Blogger Quote}

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Old Man

The Old Man...

As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.

The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away.

I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too and took a few steps towards him. I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something.

The young man put his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying, 'You shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car at your age.' And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of the parking lot.

I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his car and again looked at the engine. He then went to his wife and spoke with her and appeared to tell her it would be okay. I had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw me coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said, 'Looks like you're having a problem.'

He smiled sheepishly and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me. Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the old man that I would be right back. I drove to the station and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I approached one of them and related the problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them if they could follow me back down and help him.

The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be comforting his wife. When he saw us he straightened up and thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old gentleman.

When I shook hands with him earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, 'What outfit did you serve with?'

He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. He had hit all the big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.

He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket. We all shook hands all around again and I said my goodbye's to his wife.

I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge me. One of them pulled out a card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man had given to me. Both of the men told me then, that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the card the old man had given to me. I said I would and drove off.

For some reason I had gone about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and under his name....... 'Congressional Medal of Honor Society.'

I sat there motionless looking at the card and reading it over and over. I looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come together, because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his presence.
Remember, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM for America. Thanks to those who served...& those who supported them.

America is not at war.
The U.S. Military is at war.
America is at the Mall.
If you don't stand behind our troops,
PLEASE feel free to stand in front of them!

Remember, Freedom isn't Free, thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy what you have today.

PHOTO'S Coming SOON!

I promise as soon as I get back to Nacogdoches, (aka high speed Internet) I'll post pictures from Christmas and New Years Eve! Until then I'll just be posting words, sentences and paragraphs....lol

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a great New Years, and a blessed Holiday Season!!!!!

Blog Quote Monday!

There’s a trick to the “graceful exit.” It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over — and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving up, rather than out.
- Ellen Goodman