just a few pictures from the week.

*wonderful experience*

*silly girls and boy*

*before the 4-D thing at IP*

*before the 4-D thing at IP*

*This week has been a pretty laid back week, just observing in the classroom for the last week, a trip to memphis to play like little kids on tuesday evening, class on wednesday evening, t.v. shows on thursday, then a trip home yesterday and then now back to jackson because of the weather. we were supposed to go look at "my" wedding dress and start seriously looking at bridesmaids dresses, but due to the potential bad weather we didn't and i came back to jackson so i wouldn't get stuck with bad weather. on friday i just had a half day and then a workshop to learn about how to create a good resume and how to do well in an interview and that was very eye opening and very helpful!! my plan is to work on my resume the next few weeks and get it ready to drop it by some schools when i head up to middle tennessee/east tennessee over spring break!! so start sending up prayers that God will open atleast one new door as my college career is drawing to a close. also send up some prayers for my grandfather and mom, he isn't doing so well and has basically given up on life and it's quite sad and mom is taking it hard. they have even started talkign about hospice care startin soon, so i know that he really is done and ready to go meet Jesus. also keep me and the other student teachers in your thoughts and prayers as we switch our placements and start all over at new schools on monday, with new teachers, and new students!!

i am off to clean and watch high school musical 3 and work on my resume!!

"let all that you do be done with love."

1 corinthians 16:14

is it really only thursday...

hey God,
it has been a rough week...i have been so tired and so ready to just have a break. it's only thursday and i only have a day and a half left with these great kids at this amazing school, please give me the energy and stamina to be alert and observant. open my eyes and ears to what you are able to do today and let your light shine through me.
-amen


i really really really did not want to get out of bed this morning...i just wanted to stay curled up and not wake up, and i don't really know why. i went to sleep at 10 last night and from what i can remember didn't really have a big dream that would keep me from restful sleep...

anyways, i have to go finally get ready for school.

love all.

"let all that you do be done with love."

~1 Corinthians 16:14

w.w.

good morning tuesday...

so tired this week. yesterday and today has been sooo to wake up and make myself get ready this week. i think it may be in part to the fact that i am not really doing anything at school this week since it's my last week. it's been a great experience and i wish that i didn't have to leave but i know i need the experience!!! this afternoon drew and i are going to memphis and going to incredible pizza. i have wanted to go for months and have yet to get to go. we tried weekend before last but there were soooo many people there that it wasn't worth it, so we are going to go try a tuesday evening and see how the crowds are!!

off to school and then memphis-have a great day!!

"Let all that you do be done with love."

-1 Corinthians 16:14

before i update my own...

so i stole this from someone elses blog...it's am AMAZING IDEA!!!

http://eiselefamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentine-crayons.html

camp meet scrapbook ladies

so as i type this i am sitting in the sunroom at the beloved lakeshore. in the sunroom at the minute there are not any kids, but women (all quite a bit older than hannah and myself), there are not fuzzy bags, but hundreds of scrapbooking supply bags, there is not floor space, because the room is completely full of tables (picture later), and there is not singing or music playing, because all these women are talking and chatting. there are even women who are set up in the front room-yes the overflow goes into the front room! the view is the same, the building is the same, and room is the same, but this place is not the same without kids. momma did worship last night and it was about "our spiritual gifts" and during worship she asked hannah and i to help her sing, i said sure we would help, but then during worship she asked us to get up infront of everyone...yes me-singing infront of this room full of 50+ women many of whom were not singing listening and watching me sing-talk about intimidating. but the funny thing is, it didn't bother me AT ALL!!!! i think that was probably the first time that i have ever felt comfortable singing infront of people, especially without a guitar, or an entire camp of kids singing...God was def. moving last night because that wasn't me AT ALL!!!

my goal today is to preserve many of these amazing memories that i have created at this place...

love.

i want to be...

so i have just wasted about 30 minutes of good working time hanging out and creeping around several blogs that i have found through friends and it makes me want to be that kind of blogger, the kind of blogger that has lots and lots of people looking at and reading and following the blog because you never know what will be there next, because you never know what great advice you will hear or what inspiring story you will be lead to...i want to be the kind of person that can blog about anything and that can enjoy it...i think i am at least on the right road, i love blogging, although i don't do it very often, i love this...probably because i don't actually like to write but i like to type...i don't really like to talk to people-other than drew and my mom and usually amanda-but i like to type...so i guess in the future there is a possibility of having people enjoy reading my blog, but for now at least it will continue to be my release...

*valentine's day was great! i got my hair cut saturday morning and then drew and i ran some errands. he went with me to several scrapbook stores so i could stock up on some needed supplies for this weekend...and he got to go to a few guitar stores, so it was even. but he was such an amazing guy to go with me and be with me all day without complaining...then we went to dinner at Bosco's and it was great, wayyyy too much food, but good food. and probably the best raspberry cheesecake that i have ever had!!!
*then on sunday-because we ran out of time on saturday-we gave each other our valentine's day gifts...are you ready for this...we got each other nerf guns-yes nerf guns and it was amazing. we had been standing in walmart a few weeks ago and he wanted one, and i was like, lets just do this for each other, so pretty cheap presents that we both wanted. so we went and had a nerf gun fight in my front yard. so much fun!!!
*then came the concert, but before the concert we had to get dinner. we were going to the concert with daniel and josh and nikki, so we went to dinner with the boys cause nikki was still in meeting and we were going to go to incredible pizza...so drew and i drive all the way out there and find out that it is PACKED so yet again, i don't get to go to incredible pizza...so we go to red robin insted...pretty good. then came the concert. old crow and felice brothers---so freaking amazing!!
*then today, wedding dress shopping with mom, great time and read the wedding blog for update!!!!!

that's been about it, i need to go grade papers so i am off to be productive! hopefully update tomorrow!!

"Let all that you do be done with love." 1 Corinthians 16:14

oh p.s. i am totally excited about camp this weekend-scrapbook retreat with hannah!!! counting down the hours!!

so i am totally doing a happy little jig right now and singing this song..."i passed my praxis...i passed my praxis, as long as i don't screw up this semester, i'm gonna graduate...i passed my praxis...i passed my praxis, i am going to get my license and become a big time teacher!!!" so just imagine me singing-as awful as usual-while dancing a merry little jig!!!! HECK YEAH!!!!!

emotions...

lots of emotions have been running through my mind the last few weeks. the thought that in so many days i will be getting married to the most wonderful man and we will be starting on a journey that will last the rest of our lives. my emotions have been running because of different shows, mainly extreme makeover home edition as well as some other blogs that i have found on here. the thought of loosing drew, or having drew suffer scares the crap out of me. the thought of getting pregnant eventually and then having complications or the baby being sick scares me to death. failing makes me so nervous. i am so ready to be his wife, i am so ready to start our family, i am so ready, but then again, i am so completely and utterly scared!!!!!

some prayers that need to be sent up:

-Christie and Aaron and the pregnancy and baby in mommy's belly

-Baby Harper and her family

-Baby Cora and her family as they bury their little girl

-The class of 2009





oh, p.s. and totally random, i finally got the brown columbia fleece that i have been looking at for several months, i finally found it, and it was on sale, for only 25 when it's usually 50something...so YEAH!!

so i have started to do some major thinking and praying about this whole graduating and moving to middle tennessee thing lately and it's really started to freak me out. drew and i both are so excited about starting this new chapter in our lives together but this whole moving thing is really starting to overwhelm both of us. we want to be in middle tennessee, we love the area and we love the independence that will come with that part of the state but there's been more pressure about us moving to that part of the state. pressure of "where are you going to live, where are you going to work" pressure that's just starting to get to me. yes i don't know where we will be living right now, yes i don't know what school i even want to apply to but is that such a foreign idea for new couples? mom has pretty much talked me out of the house idea for now, so looking for apartments has made this a little tiny bit easier, but i still don't have a definite idea of schools. drew has said that he could probably get a job just about anywhere-even in this economy, companies still need computer guys, but it's just intimidating and almost a little scary, but i don't want to stay here. i want to get away so we can start our lives on our own...i want to find a church that we both love, i want to find neighbors that we can be friends with, and i want to be a couple and find our identity as that couple--on our own. now don't get me wrong, we both love our families dearly, but we both have grown up so close to home and i am ready for this new found independence that will come with being married and *crossing fingers* moving to a new part of the state. i am planning on spending part of my spring break exploring the area and possibly looking at some schools and apartments. and then that weekend spending some quality time with my other MOH, dani, who i don't get to see very often. we are planning on going camping and exploring fall creek falls, so that should be fun. just please send up some extra prayers for drew and i while we plan on starting this journey and start making plans!!

love you all.

a year ago today...

so hopefully i will get to update this later and finish it-if i don't do that now...

but a year ago today, feb. 5 2008, a day that changed so many lives right here in the heart of the south. there were 4 people who died in memphis from these tornados, countless homes destroyed, thousands of lives changed forever. a university damaged, an entire city damaged, and an evening of worry and panic for me. this time last year we had the tornados...and the focus was on one place for a very long time, now, yet again, don't get me wrong the damage at union was great, the fact that not one student died was amazing but we must not forget that union was not the only place that was damaged or destroyed a year ago today. there were banks, businesses, churches, and homes that were destroyed just as much or even worse than union. last year i got soooo mad at certain organizations and tv stations and others that focused solely on union and their recovery efforts and in doing this completely FORGOT about those other people who don't have millions of dollars pouring in from a conference and other churches...there are still people rebuilding their lives, those families in memphis who lost loved ones-they will never be able to completely rebuild their families...

anyways, i will stop rambling and ranting-PRAISE GOD that a year ago today soooo many lives were spared all over the south, but PRAYERS are needed for all those who lost loved ones and who are still trying to rebuild their lives!!

-updated the wedding blog with some big news...just thought i would let you know!

an addition to my rant earlier in the blog...
watching the today show, talking to the steelers head coach, who is black, and they were talking about how he is only the 2nd black head coach to win a super bowl--thank you for saying black and not african american...ok anyways, thanks and congrats to the steelers!