Ouch...

October 28 2005
State Orchestra try-outs are tomorrow and I hurt my should somehow. -.-
This is definately not good. The good news is, however, that it doesn't
hurt my shoulder when I play violin, so that's good. =)


Solo and Ensemble line-up:

1. Violin solo: Wieniawski Concerto in D minor, 2nd movement

2.Piano solo: Schubert Impromptu op. 22 no. 2

3. Piano Trio: Beethoven Trios, Trio Op.1 No. 1 Scherzo (that's what
movement it is, however it's in German, so I don't know what it means.)



Hmm...it shall be an interestin year this year for S&E....and a
very busy year too. They're all class 1s, and 2 of them are piano,
which is much harder than violin, for me. >.>;; GG.


Maybe I just feel like I have to keep myself entertained? ::shrug::

hey hey

October 28 2005
  Wow its really starting to get cold!!! I love jackets!!! they are nice and warm and look good too!!! God is so amazing!!! I love everything and everyone!!! bye bye

CRU

October 28 2005
Thursday nights are always so much fun for me, mainly because of Cru, the weekly meeting of Campus Crusade for Christ. I've been going almost a year now and I love it to pieces. hehe

So last night I went and one of my residents was there so I invited her to hang with me. After Cru we went to Dairy Queen where everyone else was and then Sam and I went to one of the guy's apartments with 15 others and we played scene it, which was a whole lot of fun.

Tonight we're dressing up and going to the Halloween party which shall be fun. I'll share pictures of our costumes later. So yeah, fun,crazy busy weekend coming up.. I'm on duty tonight and I have a choir concert on Sunday.

its friday night

October 28 2005

im going to Lauren Nicdao's!!..woop itll be fun times ten.


i hope everyone has a good weekend..


everything, everything you mean everything... you mean everything to me.



fun joke- what do you call a cow with no legs?


-ground beef! ahahha


(dooey)


love-kels

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October 28 2005
hey everyone- hope u all have had a wonderful week! well my week has been pretty well! i made a 100 on my math notebook which was really good. so yea congrats to nathan and rachel! so on sunday my day will be verry busy but i get a lot of first time oppritunities! i am leading worship on sunday for the youth leadership thing so that will be cool. Pray for me as I pray for God leadership in picking the set-list then i have to get back to church for the youth praise band practice with josh vance (i am playing guitar for that also). so yea my sunday will busy but it's all for his glory!

Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. (Ps. 115:1 NIV)

HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND!
stephen

Oakland vs Riverdale

October 28 2005
I'm going to the game tonight! yaya....

normal day

October 28 2005

there is nothing much but i might be going over to jon jons house sooo yeah well i am out sooo later


         meg

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October 28 2005
i've been trying to load a picture for like 3 days now and i just can't get it to take.  it's very frustrating.  how long should take for a pic to load? it normally takes like an hour but eventually it does load.  this one's a toughie tho. o well.  i'll get it eventually.  finally got a date on when i'm heading home.  i don't think i can say cuz they're a real stickler about that kinda stuff but i can say it's in the 2nd wk of december and i'll be home for christmas.  i can't wait.  just got my reacceptance letter from tenn tech and they're going to let me sign up for classes online from here which is awesome.  i have like 2 classes to finish my required freshman agenda.  22 year old freshman.....super.  i have almost 50 hrs. but i'm still a freshman.  how does that work?  who knows.  they're very picky about what transferred classes they accept.  too picky in fact.  as long as i'm back in school tho i'm happy.  enough for now.  i'll get that pic sometime.
listening to Flogging Molly: Drunken Lullabies
awesome album......if you're into irish rock stuff

Another thingy

October 28 2005

another one.


too many...


I like how this one is a combo of myspace and xanga though.


That is why I am here.



on another note,
I am quite glad it's the weekend.

Playoff Bound: AO Captures Third and Fourth Wins.

October 28 2005
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Last Thursday Alpha Omega College Ministry picked up a 34-0 victory over the Mad Muggles in the Men's "A" League. It was the first shutout of the season for AO.The win moved AO to 3-1 on the season.

Last night AO took on 3-1 "Dirrty D" in the chilly autumn air at the MTSU intramural field. AO struck first and went up 6-0. Recording his second interception of 4 on the night, Andy Nick set up the AO offense with it's second score of the game. AO scored and went up 12-0. With 4 minutes remaining in the game AO sealed the victory with another touchdown. Daniel Patterson was the recepient of the point after catch and that made it AO, 19 and Dirrty D, 0. And that's the way it ended. AO 19, and Dirrty D, 0. AO (4-1) has a week off before the playoffs. For more information on playoff times and dates check back soon.

AO asks that you continue to pray for them as they seek to make relationships and shine out for Jesu Christ and His glory.

la la la la la

October 28 2005

So, itz down to Cats.... we're prolly gonna do Cats! >.< can you believe it? i mean, it'll prolly look good on ur resume that you were in Cats but Cats! or... there a very small likeliness that we'll do Miss Saigon. at least, i hope we will *keeps fingers crossed*


"Beginnings come at random,
but endings always have a reason."
-Ayu (M)


lala.

October 28 2005

hmmm. life is good. hows yours? i hope its just as good as mine. haha just playin. well i gosta go. peace out cub scout!


     stacy

Deflated and Jaded

October 28 2005

I'll tell you why it's the coolest thing ever to have a lot of girls who are just friends, they know you better than you know your self most of the time.  They also say, "yeah that brown jacket would be ok."


I have the best jacket ever now.


"Deflated and jaded, I hate it when you call, which isn't at all."


what about cordoba?

A Little Bit of Everything...

October 28 2005
I have decided that I love cool weather but I'm not the hugest fan of cold weather, unless I am properly attired and not walking long distances.

We're meeting up for the fall retreat in less than 1 hour... whoo hoo... I have no idea what we're doing but I think it'll be good! I'm seriously bringing a school book... I doubt I'll look at it, unless my friend Jolene and I decide to have a study session... but oh well.

So yes, losing the World Series wouldn't be so bad but getting sweept is a bummer. But looking at the scores, I think it's safe to say the Astros did what they could... the White Sox are just better. They're an American league team... and everyone knows that even though they're not half as cool, they are just better than the National league teams for the most part. Anyhow, I'm still proud of my 'Stros for making it to the big time. They worked hard for it.

I took my draft of my second paper to my English teacher yesterday... I have a lot less to work on this time around than last, which is very good. She also said that my last paper was actually one of the better ones from our class, so happy dance to that! It's very encouraging to hear that... I mean... writing is a big deal to me, and I'm in a class with sophomores...

Have you noticed that most of my titles end with ... ?

Congrats to Rach and Nathan!

remember....

October 28 2005

does anyone remember ?


does anyone remember


does anyone remember the


does anyone remember ?


COUNTDOWN:

October 28 2005
 1 day, 22 hours...

oops

October 28 2005


SOO...

i posted something on here
&& the html didnt work right i guess..
& i dont know how to delete a post.





haha thats sad.

well..
 whats everyone up to this weekend??
im going to this thing my friends band is playing at..
 & thenn to the siegel/blackman game tonight

tomorrow..
me bethy, sarahh & erica are having a girls night..
porlly be in lebnon most the time..
then sunday is the hoedown.
GOOD WEEKEND.

have a good night & be safe!! <3

DRINK RED BULL!!!!
[it gives you wingsss]

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October 28 2005



I'm a real teacher now!

Sick.

WEBSITE!!!!

October 28 2005

Alright... I'm almost done with my new site... but I want yall's opinions. go here:



let me know what you think.



You can leave a comment there... the picture is the links but they don't work yet... withing the next few days they should...



Let me know what you think

Hey People!!!

October 28 2005

Hey,


I hope that everyone is having a good day. I kinda am. I am in school right now. I have like an hour left until I have to leave. Greg cut his long hair!!!! But, he still looks good. Well, I am going to go now. Talk to you later!!!


Hannah

meh

October 28 2005
Current Mood:
Current Music: Boy Who Sotped the World by Aaron Sprinkle
Currently Reading:




Currently Reading
Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Left Behind No. 3)
By Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
see related

sorrry my posts have been just songs....thats all i really had anything to post.....lol....OMG on monday i was sitting in class and i was like why do i hear like a motercycle so close then some one said OMG there is a moterbike ridding in the halway......i thought no that cant be no....then all of a sudden i saw it go my and i just burst out laughing right along with my whole class it was awesome............so that was the like hilight of my day....lol.....well not much else to say but i am so tired and yeah.....

What is real is just a dream&#9829;

October 28 2005

When life gives you rain.
play in it.

If you're going through hell,keep going
-Sir Winston church hill.

Me: i wish i was an eskimo
Haylo: me too
H: but i'm an aleut
M: what's that, a gopher?
H: lol no. the 'eskimos' of alaska
H: common misconseption
H: eskimos are in canada
H: aleuts are in alaska
--That girl makes me feel better.


[You say i'm pretty when I cry]

agreed

October 28 2005

raoul_de_castor has said in his blog:



so according to my mother, i should have the entire rest of my life planned out from this point forth.

somewhere she missed the fact that i am only 17. that i don't know exactly where i want to go to college. that i don't know what i want to do "when i grow up."

she thinks i haven't been thinking about it at all. that all i am concerned about is having fun with my friends in the here and now.

i don't remember the last time i just sat and hung out with my friends. i've been working all day most every day for the past few weeks.

i mean, that obviously shows that i am lazy and don't think about the future. what a horrible, no good teenager i am.....





I can't help but say I agree, what a no good teenager I am too. Big decisions are coming up in my life. I'm about to be bombarded by responsibility. High school is the only time in your life where you really don't have a whole lot to worry about, and I'm trying to enjoy it as much as possible before it's over. It's going to be **sarcasm** very exciting out there **end sarcasm** in the big world. The moment I graduate, it's all over. You don't get a second chance at life in High school.




And no,




I don't know where I'm going to college, or how.




It seems like whenever I plan on doing anything in life, money is, and will always be a factor. I hate money. I hate how it looks, I hate how it feels, I hate the paper-ery dirt smell it has. I hate the way people love money more than their own family. I HATE MONEY.




And yes, it has been awhile since I've hung out with my friends. Between hanging out with Kendall (which is good, don't get me wrong) and filling out ACT applications, Scholarship applications, College Applications and other stuff that is as pointless as Aaron actually having a driver's license.




Forgive for rambling, but once I start, it's hard to stop.




I'm done now. Go about your business. Talk amoungst yourselves.



let's not and say we didn't

October 28 2005

Dr. Nutty, a local mad scientist had this to say in a recent interview:


Kill the trees! Don’t kid yourself. Given the opportunity a tree would kill you and everyone you care about. It is imperative that we begin at once be eliminating an enemy that could cause instability in a region on the brink of chaos. If trees are allowed to have their way, how long do you think we will be able to trust bushes? Think about it. Only you can prevent the prevention of forest fires.

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October 28 2005
Oswald Chambers is awesome:


          Jesus Christ did not say "Go and save souls" (the salvation


           of souls is the supernatural work of God) but "Go and teach
           (disciple) all nations" and you cannot make disciples unless
           you are a disciple yourself.

He continues to talk about the challenge of such work, which is my relationship with Him, not the difficulties of salvation.  The only thing I can do is to make sure I have "boundless confidence" in Christ.



my eldorado

October 28 2005

i made a post last night, but it didnt stay on here.so i'll try and redo it.



Eldorado


Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old -
This knight so bold -
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell, as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow -
'Shadow,' said he,
'Where can it be -
This land of Eldorado?'

'Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,'
The shade replied, -
'If you seek for Eldorado!'



 


            -Edgar Allen Poe


i had written out something really cool last night, but now i cant get to come out the same.


so basically i thought i had found my eldorado, but instead it turned out to be fools gold.(if yall didnt know, eldorado is the famed city of gold). so i guess i need to go over the mountains of the moon to find it. oh well. it'll be ok. it just kinda cast a shadow over everything.


i hope yall are doing good out there, where ever you are. whether in the 'boro or what not.


congratulations nathan and rachel.


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October 28 2005

At school.
It sucks.
yeh.
i'm going to the riverdale vs oakland game tonight.
Meeting blake there.
Then him and his brother is taking me home.


i'm fixing to goto the pep rally. later.

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October 28 2005
Is phusebox acting funny for everyone else, too?

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October 28 2005
Hello people of the phuse. I am currently updating here at school, hahahahahaha, they can't stop me!

Fall Retreat and Stuff(edCouch)

October 28 2005
In about 13 hours we leave for fall retreat, it will be awesome. I'm trying to pack, but then I realize that I really need to do a load of laundry. The washer is not being very quiet right now. I really hope it doesn't wake my roommate up. Normally, I would just shut it off and wait til morning, but I really need to get this stuff done so I can finish packing.

I'm excited about the retreat. I've heard that I may get to sleep outside, which will be incredible with the stars shining through the crisp air. The speaker we have coming is amazing as well. Jason handed out a bunch of CD's that had two sermons from this guy. I listened to both of them twice. Amazing how God can use a message from a guy I don't know, recorded who know's when to hit me right in the chest. Yeah... I'm excited.

In other news, what should I do with my website ()? It used to be a blog, but I've got this now (I quit blogging there originally to get away from a stalker). I use it for R&D, but nobody sees that except me :) Maybe I'll just mirror the RSS feed from here and make it look pretty. Yeah, that's prob what I'll. I might play around with . Who knows? I am getting into a little bit of 3D rendering stuff. Maybe that'll be my showcase.

Male/Manual Game

October 28 2005
The Male/Manual game is tommorrow...well technically today.  Wish I was there!! (...Never thought I'd say that about Male!)  Go dawgs!!  Hey, somebody call me and tell me when Male wins and get to keep the barrel, again!! That would be greatly appreciated!! lol...hmm...I guess it's just not the same without Christina Marie dressing up like the barrel!! haha!!  O well...go dawgs!!

Lots of Pictures

October 28 2005
Grrr...I just tried to post something and when I did, it gave me an error message.  I clicked the back button expecting my post to still be there, but it was gone.  Sad.  Anyways, all it said was that I have been cleaning my desk area tonight and as I have I have uploaded many pictures to my computer and to Phusebox.  I am still  not done, but it is way past my bed time!  But, I want to leave you with a few of my favorites...hope you like them.















Hahaha-I am still laughing.  This ladies and gentlemen is the fun you can have with a rollaway bed at a hotel, especially if it is straped to the wall!I have a funny brother and we like to laugh.  Hope those made you laugh as well. :)
Good Night Moon

October 27 2005

October 27 2005

Hellooooooooo! I hope everyone is having a great night! I
hope that God has been blessing ur
soxs off. Cuz we all know he def blessed the White Sox, why not ur
sox? haha Anyways things have been good in the life of JMO. I am in cruise
control when it comes to school. Other than my Greek class, I am 10 miles
behind and trying to floor it to catch back up!!!!!!! But the thing about it is
that God has only equipped me with a 79 Pinto and it doesn’t go fast enough to
catch back up very easily haha. So im strugglein unfortunately. But its all
good. I am hopin this weekend I can crack down and maybe hit the NOS button for
a bit and gain some ground. It will be more like getting premium gas for the
long hall cuz a short boost of NOS isn't gonna do the trick I dont think. But
yup yup thats my story and im stickin to it....... I hope everyone has a great
night, day, whenever you read this. I will post to tell you how my catch up is
coming along during the weekend.....

In Him,
Jonathan
1Thes 5:16-18

my friends

October 27 2005

must say coming of a pretty serious depression.... ive been in an amazing mode lately.... i mean im pretty down alot still... still self concious, sad, dont feel good enough and all that crap...but its ok... because i have these amazing friends... (although somehow.. no matter how amazing they are... there are many days i feel they dont care.... and i hate it...) soo to all my friends..i love you guys....


amy- you rock... i love that we have gotten to hang out and get closer lately.... your soo sweet


david- what can i say... thanks for being amazing and making me feel worth something


steven- you are so funny.. thanks for singing with me in hell... your crazy darling


brady- i love you more than smiles... your amazing and i couldnt live without you


danie and josh- i put you as two because you can't really seperate you two... i miss you guys... alot.. i miss you caring....


debe-im glad we go to school together now... i love getting to talk to you... i miss hanging out with you.... but your still amazing.. love you!


tim- your my new buddy.. you rock my socks off... your a crazy flirt.and i love to hang out with you...


nemanja- you are soo cool.. im glad we have become friends.. and i love having class with you...you rock!!!


sean- your the coolest new buddy from texas.. i love you to death and im glad your there for me in dr oxsher's phsycho class....


well i guess i need to go.. to all my other friends you guys are amazing... really.. i couldnt go on with you....


and i think i owe a thank you to one last "friend"


person- thanks you... because if it wasnt for you i wouldnt be who i am today.. you made me stronger and i thank you for being my "northern star"....


more laterz


love you,


meag



this is awesome

October 27 2005

Think back...

Before the Internet or AIM
Before playstation2 or X-BOX
Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night...
Before being stressed everyday…

…Way back...

I'm talking bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodge ball until your porch light came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover
four square
Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Happy Meals
Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car

Wait...

Watching Saturday Morning cartoons
Like Rocko's Modern Life and Doug
Or what about legends of the hidden temple, global guts, double dare, and who, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK!
Who could forget Snick
Or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, and Power Rangers,
Christmas morning...
Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an ice cream off the ice cream truck
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumping down the steps
Jumping on the bed
Pillow fights
Running till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt and you almost peed your pants
Laughing so hard that you did pee your pants
Being tired from playing all day
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7-Up" in the classroom
Remember that?

I'm not finished yet...

Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars or spokes
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When getting high was swinging on the swing-set
When $5 seemed like a million, and another dollar a Miracle.
When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool.
When Toys R Us overruled the "mall"

I want to go back to the time when...
 
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly"
Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
Saying cuss words were referred to the "F, B or S - word" or h-e double hockey sticks.
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
The only real heart break you had was when your mom wouldn't buy you that new toy
Nobody was prettier than Mom
Nobody was cooler than Dad
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.
Getting an inch of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!

edit:



   

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I'm having one of those "why don't I give up music days" that everyone has. Oh well. It's boreing having a rehearsal after school everyday- excluding band, that's a different story. I dunno, I just kinda feel like I should just be a Spanish major instead of a music major, but I'd miss playing too much. I'll be better next week, so it's all good. But it doesn't help any that the music in MYO is BORING! It's all very watered down and stuff. I was hopeing the Harry Potter would be good, but it's not. Shoot me.

=(

October 27 2005
we lost state.. tear tear

Help me

October 27 2005
Ok I am new to Phusebox and I need some help on figureing everything out, I'll talk to you later.

seaside. whenever you stroll along with me...

October 27 2005

last band practice was tonight.


last football game tomorrow.


vmi saturday.


i'm so glad marching season is almost over.


i love you.

yeah

October 27 2005

i can't get over the pool thing


i love my friends. ^_^

October 27 2005

this entry is to Claire. <3


I dont know but I was thinking about this today
and I think it's something you need to know.
maybe about 4 years ago, you asked me
"what would you do if I died?"
and I responded something like "I dont know"
being the drama queens we were, we got mad
but I know the answer to that question now
and I wanted to tell you.
if something bad happened &
me and you didnt get to grow old together
like we have planned our whole lives lol
I would be lost, at first.
for a few months..or even the whole year
I wouldnt know what to do
& I would probably call your house &
you wouldnt be there or I'd wait to see your s/n
& you would never get on..it would devastate me.
I could never replace you, that's for sure
but then I would try to live my life as normal as possible
because I know you of all people wouldnt want me
to be all depressed and moppy twenty-four, seven.
I will always miss you & think about you.
but I'll wait to see you again.
that's what I would do if you ever
left me here alone Claire.
but hopefully, it wont happen anytime soon
& we'll just keep growing together


I love you.


p.s congrat nathan & rachel ^_^

No Coasters, Makes Joey Go Crazy

October 27 2005

   Well, I decided not to partake in the camping/coaster trip this weekend. Mainly because it was going to cost too much money, my lady couldn't come, and there is plenty of things to be done around here and possibly in Jackson. Jordan is coming up on saturday sometime to clean up his room a little and I'm seriously thinking about going to Jackson saturday night to see my grandparents (whom I haven't seen since the hurricane hit).


   I can't believe I'm not going though. That's not me. I'm the one that is supposed to be planning these things and going no matter what the costs are. I mean, what the heck? When did all this since of responsibility take over my life? ....probably about the same time I went into debt and lost my job.


  Its ok I guess. I mean there is always next year to conquer more parks and better rides. It just sucks really. Really dissapointed on my part. But I'm sure a weekend here full of nothing will also be good, haven't had one of those since school started. And there is a soccer game tomorrow night which I might take myself too. I feel like I've let my friends down on the one thing that I am supposed to be king of: Road Trips. Is this the end of an era? Are the days of leaving everything behind and forgetting about all things over with? Well to be honsest, I'm not so sure. There will be plenty of days of traveling in my future. After all, a person does not become a traveler, they're born one...

crap.

October 27 2005

that is the word that describes exactly how i feel. i went to the doctor this afternoon and aparently i have some kind of infection. but my best friend in the whole wide world came over and brought me a balloon, card, and my favorite kind of candy. i love my lauren! my throat feels like a thousand knives were stuffed down it...sad times. well...that pretty much sums up my day. hope everyone had a better day.


also..one thing i did realize is how boring daytime tv is. i watched the flippin martha stewart show and her guest host was rosie odonnell. but suprisingly i found it pretty interesting. they talked about rosie going to visit martha in jail. but anyways...i learned how to make candy apples and boonilla shakes. mmhmm...you read right...i said boonilla shakes. which in all actuality is just a vanilla shake with a "ghost" face drawn on the glass cup. that is such a sad sad story..but it my sad sad story. but i am on day #2 of being sick and staying at home. maybe me and martha can learn how to make a halloween wreth or something.

tUNS uF fON

October 27 2005

  <-- i just ordered that shirt! hahaha. i rock.


um.... i made a bag for liz.


my nephew's bday is on sunday. he already got this weird African lizard thing... kinda gross, but he likes it. heh.


and... tomorrow we're playing Riverdale, and it'll be fun! heh.


i'm hanging out with a boy saturday night too. (after my 'phews bday party) ^_^ i'm so excited.


yup. love to my skillets.

October 27 2005

Heck yeah.... check this out all you gamers and wanna-be-as-cool-as-me-dorks....... I'M FRIGGIN MASTER CHEIF.....WHAT?!!!



<a href="http://www.liquidgeneration.com" target="_blank"><img src="http: //www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/images/master_chief.jpg" border="0"></a>



(and the cool thing is that I didn't have to cheat on this one.... sweet)

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October 27 2005

just got back from worship band practice which went well...


tomorrow is Friday! yay! we (Chamber Choir) sing @ the game tomorrow nite! w00t! ^^


"Don't go out looking for fun;
you should just enjoy the here and now."


-Ayu (girlish)


Old Friends and Dancing

October 27 2005

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA


I dont know what to do


Tommorow night is the Oakland game and my old school dance.


I can chaperone at the dance or go to the game.


Both ways I see old friends.


hmm...


 - J4(()8

RCBA RULES!!!

October 27 2005

Yeah, that's right I said it.



The Rutherford County Blacksmith Association RUUUUUULES!!! 



Especially the Murfreesboro branch.



Rachel and I went to Cannonsburgh today [again] to work on our APUSH project [some more].  And there was actually a blacksmith in today.  We talked to him about blacksmith classes and the different projects you can make and all that jazz.  We decided that Blacksmiths are cool.



You know the "World's Largest Cedar Bucket" that used to be right near the entrance to Cannnonsburgh?  You know that an[some] arsonist[s] burned it down this summer, right?  I always thought that the bucket had been totally trashed and they had to get rid of it.  But wait!



It's still there!  It's behind a chain link fence in this little cubby next to the Antique Farm Implements Museum.  It's all charred and the side that's almost completely burned is turned away from the tourists, but it's there!  And there was a little sign talking about the bucket's history and how it was burned down and how some fine gentlemen from the RCBA known as The Brotherhood of the Bucket are going to build an exact replica of the original bucket!



Ooh!  And Rachel and I found out what a soap making ash hopper is.  And how it works.  Because park staff people are just that cool.



Wow.



There has got to be something wrong with you if you have this much fun at Cannonsburgh.



Did I mention that we're going back?



Rachel forgot her camera, so we're going to go back next week re-enact and take pictures of our various Cannonsburgh adventures.



Huzzah for APUSH and the RCBA!

It's not chugga chugga its chugga chugga- Mr Steinhelber (sp?)

October 27 2005


thanks to aaron for showing me how to do that.


but yes, anyway, no more band practices. we have one more chance to own, and thats at vmi, the macdaddy of all band competitions.


so, wish us luck.


pretty sure grace spent the better part of lunch trying to say "whatre you doing?" like me, but, theres only one me. she shall fail!


and pretty sure mady and i argued for like 30+ minutes last night about whether or not i was pretty. (i was against, she was for)


AND we got to play with FIRE today in chemistry.


the world has been good today.


also, congrats to nathan and rachael.


sara

MOO

October 27 2005

Hey guys! So Sarah and I had to go to the Discovery House for this Halloween Bash thing. We took prizes and the dreaded cow suit! So when my turn came, I had to put on this cow suit right? Well it was like 110 degrees in there, and so Sarah takes me out, and of course the little kids wanted hugs so that was awesome! Well, I decided after 30 minutes that I was roasting! I was drenched in sweat! So I go back to the room to change, and I realize that I can't take this cow suit off by myself or can I?? So I start fighting and wrestling with this thing. Finally I get this hole in the back of the cow. So I stick my face through the hole and I start laughing. If a kid were to come in at that moment, he would be terrified at that sight. It would seriously look like the Chick Fil A cow was giving berth to a big hot stud! LOL! But I made it safely out of the cow, only to see Sarah standing at the door dying with laughter because my poor hair was in every direction! LOL! Good times! Guys, it was so awesome to be in that cow suit and see the look on kid's faces. It was like looking in the eyes of Christ tonight! I didn't want to let go of those kids, and I caught a glimpse of how Christ feels about us. He never wants to let us go, and we don't have to! Remember that today! Christ loves you! Don't leave his arms....trust me he's happy to hold you!


Michael

Bleah~!

October 27 2005
This is discouraging. 55 friends and nobody even gives me a freaken comment? Bleah!

Funeral for a fish

October 27 2005
So tonight I cried at a 5 year olds funeral for his fish Fishy (or Nemo, he goes by both). After the sudden death, we all went over to the Burds house to console Tyler, the grieving owner. Poor kid just couldn't stop crying. It was so sad. So we all stood around while Tyler buried the fish, sobbing, and his grandmother said a prayer. Tyler's little brother Toby, who is just learning how to speak, paid his respects by saying "bye bye neno" over and over again. The dad made a little cross from a fallen branch laying next to us and stuck it in the ground over the burial plot. We were all laughing, but all of us girls cried too.

today......

October 27 2005

when you think that your day is gonna end horrible your best friend calls and says lets get ice cream!!!!


gosh i dont know what i would do without Jamie! thanks gurl for everything!!! i love ya!!!!

today....
got a 96 on my math test
got to sleep in
got a 158 on a game in blowing...bet Alex and Chasen!!
i pumped my own gas today by myself with no one with me...it was my 1st time!!! im proud of my myself!!

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel~

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Gotta say, didn't expect that one.

Amazing

October 27 2005
School..going alot better!
Friends..eEp i adore them

Happy 21st Jeff!!!

October 27 2005

I just wanted to let everyone know that today one of my favorite people celebrates his 21st birthday. Happy B-Day Jeff!



-James


one more day..

October 27 2005

so its thursday, only one more day until the weekend.. i'm ready for this week to be over because it has been extra busy.. i haven't updated on this in awhile, but i just thought that i would.. maybe this time i will finally get some remarks!


hmm.. i need a job!! i'm really thinking about a job at a bank.. so if anyone knows of a bank that's hiring please let me know!! i guess for now i'll just go to random banks~


well i hope everyone has a great night! love yall


cp-

crazy NESS

October 27 2005
yea, im really busy right now, so i havent been able to update, but a couple more days of judgement house, and then i wont be so busy. so tty then peace!!!!

Kiss me like you did, [my heart stopped beating] such a softer Sin&#9829;

October 27 2005
I made a bunch of cookies last night.
That's what happens when I am bored.
I get my braces off in January.
Exciting aye?
I'm probably not going to school tomorrow.
If you're in my classes, get my homework.
I'll probably come in before the start of school,
just to turn in my choir money and all that jazz.
So yeah. Catch me early I guess.
Today was pretty alright.
People are still talkin
some crap about me, but I'm not to phased by it.
I forgot my lucnh money,
so I had to borrow a dollar
[thanks Nick]
I hate borrowing money.
ugh....Concert tomorrow night,
it's a Salt and Pepper by Jackson heights,
and it's free...so yah, I'm friends with the band.
hah. Then Sunday is BOTB.

There is some crazy stuff on TV.
Thesse dudes are like poking holes in them.
It's some "becoming a man" thing.
I thought that's what puberty was for.
hah...I think I'm gonna get my cellular
this weekend...woop...That's about it.

I less than three you all<3

-Sarah Bearah

Forrest Gump:Pure love
I wanna watch that.
Anybody up for watchin Forrest Gump with me?

"
When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle."-Forrest Gump


Take a picture.
It'll last longer.
[ooo burn]

........uhh...........

October 27 2005
judgement last night = amazingness!!!

to tell you the truth, i really wasn't expecting it to be this good (considering it's our first one)...but...it was actually REALLY good...other than a few things i noticed here and there...but it's all good...i was in the very first group to go through, so, i'm sure it got better as the night went on.

miss amber j. came to see us today in choir...i was so happy to see her...it made my day a lot better...

well, i'm going to go...study science or something...considering i have like a D in that class and have only 6 days till the end of this six weeks...i can MAYBE pull it up to a high C...maybe...

love you all...
[becca]

that funny thing that happened on the way to the forum...

October 27 2005
sooo, i had just found out about the engagement the other night, but had NO idea how soon it was going to take place! it was like bam bam bam! and how did y'all know that's what i was talking about huh?

blah i am tried

October 27 2005

well today was good...in a way


1st::took a test.....yeah.....that was boring wrote a poem
2nd::had to listen to this thing....that was boring
3rd::had to read a myth.......yeah
4th::took another test..yay!!! not real
lauch::chased kay around.... yeah thats also normal
5th::did a lab.....did wear safty googles>.<
6th::took notes...talked and laughed...


yeah kinda dull day but thats normal...and it woulda been worse... but it also could had been better


                       meg

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October 27 2005
hmm...so i wrote and then it got deleted so i will not write again (at least not for now)...bye bye

so yeah.. i signed up for phusebox..

October 27 2005
so im just startin out with this thing.. so if anyone has any suggestions, let me kno..

DANG!!!!!!!

October 27 2005

So it has been a while since i have writtin on here.. I just haven't had the time... I finally got initiated into Alpha Delta Pi this past saturday...it was amazing!!! classes are getting harder...i have a quiz in biology today which i have a c in..and then a test on monday... then i have a test tomorrow in math..which i have a b in right now!! i really want to get an a in that class..we will see tho!! One Tree Hill is back on!! That is amazing!! I have been talking to Dena every week about it!! I also ruined her christmas present for me from her..WOOPS!! Sorry girl!! LOL!! I am going home this weekend..we were going to go to the game but decided not to... So i am going to be staying around the house probably studying for biology...I really need to make a good grade on this test to help me out in that class!!!! that is pretty much it tho!! I just thought I would update real quick before I go to class.. So I will write more later when i get the chance....  



I miss this girl!!!! YOU NEED TO COME BACK BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! LOL!!

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Yeah, that's me.

COUNTDOWN:

October 27 2005
2 days, 23 hours remaining...

Some cool icons I found

October 27 2005

I guess that makes me a princess.



Cause I'm in search of one.



I miss you more and more.


Something I try to do alot.


Cause I'm still the Faeri Princess. (Old nicknames die hard.)

I'm a bubble boy!.... not really..

October 27 2005

Well I just got back from the allergy doctor.  I went back when I was ten and found out I wasn't really allergic to too much.  Went back to day and found out I'm allergic to EVERYTHING with the highest rating you can get, a 4+.  GO ME!!!  And I now have 6 medicines to take daily!!! Isn't that great....  I'm telling you... I should just live in a bubble. 


But on a serious note... this really sucks..  I had no idea that my allergies had gotten so bad, but this does explain a lot.  So anyway... that's what's going on in my life.  Hope you all have a good day..  See ya.  Peace!

tired...

October 27 2005

Very tired today.
Very stressed out latly.
MY SISTER IS DRIVING ME NUTS...
I cannot wait until they move out again. 1month down, 5 to go. ( if i don't go crazy first)

Knee

October 27 2005

So I went to the doctor about my knee, and he says there is a possibilty that my bone might be dead!(Chondromalacia of Patella) Which sounds really scary, and I have no idea what is going to happen if that is the case.


I am pretty much out of dance for a while...the last football game of my life to dance at, and my doctor won't let me!!


I have an MRI sometime soon to see what is really going on...

BIG NEWS!

October 27 2005
In case you live under a rock and do not already know...Nathan and Rachael are engaged!


photo from rachael

She is going to be my sister!

It had to happen sometime..

October 27 2005

Some idiot on the 7th floor lit a trash can on fire at 2:00 this morning so everyone was standing outside freezing and pissed because it woke almost everyone up.


Funny thing was the fire alarms didn't go off on all of the floors..just the 8th and the 7th.


AND to add more on top of our fun day/night...Jason and I have had no air in our room for about 3 weeks because no one bothered to fixed the a/c from 1965 until now. They are fixing it as I am typing this and they told us that we cannot turn on our air because the building has turned on the heat for the winter. Just for the record..I love to have the air on in the dead of winter. Makes me feel..confortable.


So I guess it's official. I'm a victim of the big orange screw.


It had to happen sometime..

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October 27 2005
im in school.......dang

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October 27 2005

i am sad.

AUDIENCE

October 27 2005


i went to Judgement House again last nite and then i went to The Judgement @ Family Worship Center. and it was amazing!!!! everyone should go! i'm prolly goin again Monday! ^^


Mama G talked about the NY trip yesterday! i cannot wait to go! >.< there are so many girls i wanna room w/ tho. i can't decide!


"In these seemingly worthless days
there is hidden a trick to being happy.
It was made for
everyone to share."



-Ayu



I'm Engaged!!!

October 27 2005
so i am sure most of you have read nathan's wonderful post on our engagement... but i want to post too! so here's the story from my point of view...

so, i got ready... and sat... and waited... little did i know nathan and the dirver were frantically trying to find a flower shop that was open. so finally, nathan comes, hands me some beautiful star gazer lillies (my favorite!) and we headed off for our first location. i never know where we are going on these "nathan dates" by the way. in the car, he had his iPod playing old jazzy music (40's-ish). i love that type of music... and swing. it makes me happy! i think i also just love that time period... people had such class then! anyway, back to the story, so i thought that was sweet and very thoughtful. so we went to this restaurant and we were waiting to be seated...and then this asian guy walks in the door and asks if we need help. "ummm, do you work here?" well, apparently he wasn't some strange guy from the streets, he did work there. after we were seated and got our food we kinda had to rush to get to our next location. well so funny story first. i was talking to amber while i was getting ready... and she said "what if he takes you back to the brooklyn bridge and tells you he loves you more than the brooklyn bridge again?" and i said, "it is way too cold for that! it is rainy AND cold!" well, lo and behold, we arrive at our next location, the brooklyn bridge. haha. all you can do is laugh at this situation. so nathan pulls out his video camera (still nothing unusual  for him) and he gave my his jacket to wear. and  we walked and walked...  my heel kept getting stuck in the cracks and it was funny. and we got near the top and there were some rose petals scattered about. well, i just assumed another couple had been up there... and then we were joking around about the CSI episode and the little girl who left gum as a trail. anyway, so we get to the top area and he leads me to a pile of rose petals... so EVEN at this point, i am still thinking that another couple had been there. silly me. so then, he hands me his video camera... and i started to wonder what was up... so he starts talking... and reaches in his pocket, pulls out the little white box and this is when i started flipping out...




so i said, "oh my gosh" A LOT



 and then he asked me to marry him!



so i still was flipping out... saying "oh my gosh" and... of course crying. haha. then i noticed two people standing off to the side taking pictures.. i thought, look at those tourist... taking pictures of this great photo oppt. well, actually, those tourist, were meredith and lane. nathan had sent them up there to video and take pictures! so then we posed for a few pictures...








that picture is great!

so then we headed off to our next location. we drove around for a while... we even drove through times square... it is a lot better driving through it at night! i felt like i was in a movie... and should be standing up with my head out of the sunroof! it was great! so we pulled up to the NHNY office... tim took us up to the 3rd floor... walked in the room, and everyone yelled congratulations! and threw rose petals at us!





so i was talking to ashley davis, and then nathan comes up and tells me he has one more thing. so he blindfolds me





leads me to a chair, and we sit down. i am flipping out (again)... all i hear is shuffling and giggling... and i am nervous... i have no idea what is going on... and then i hear the first chords to "bigger than us" by my FAVORITE musician, Andy Davis! nathan takes off the blindfold, and  there in front of me sits Andy Davis!!!





yeah, my face when i saw him...
pretty sure i cried... a lot




us with andy!

i was treated like a princess! nathan is the best guy and i love him so much! i am soooo incredibly blessed that God has brought us together! God has been so faithful to us, and is still writing the most beautiful love story for us! the night of october 22nd was the best and most romantic nights of my life! it was amazing!


so there you have it kids. the story from my point of view. it was great! and you know what else is great?! I'M  ACTUALLY ENGAGED!!! eeeek! so exciting!

"this is the Lord, we trusted in Him; let us rejoice" -isaiah 25:9

i hope everyone has a great day!

I want to live in a city

October 27 2005
Ok...i'm a little irritated about something. Everyone keeps telling me that i wouldn't want to live in the city and that it's too big. How do they know what i want to do? They don't know what goes on in my head so i wish they would stop telling me what i want to do.Maybe i don't want to live in a small town for the rest of my life.I want to go to other places and see the world. I'm not sure how i'm going to do that but i will...one day i'm going to pack my bags and go somewhere.Anywhere...well...i'd probably go to England first but after that i'll probably just pick somewhere and go. (well...at least thats what i'd like to do.) So...sorry i had to vent.

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There are some things in life I just dont understand...


and some things I understand but dont want to....


But I have learned as long as  am in awe of my beautiful savior, nothing can stop me from giving him my all. Giving him my all for me means worshiping Him with every second of my life. Sometimes it's hard for me in all my busy-ness to stop and think a second about everything set in motion in my life. It's easy for me to take God for granted because I am so used to having Him there, I forget how weak my life would be without Him. It is funny how I always find something to complain about even when I am given everything I could ever need and more. This week, for me, has been about realizing life is a gift, even if it isn't exactly heaven. This gifts we are given today will always get us through tomorrow...even if tomorrow seems to never come.


May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 16:13


Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change life shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created. - James 1:17


+ML+


Tee Hee

October 27 2005

Costuming

October 26 2005

There are some people that seem to be interested in what I wear to work on a daily basis. So I decided to share this information with the general public. . .



This is the LOVELY halloween costume. I  wore it for the last time on Tuesday night, But i really really wanna keep this T-Shirt



The OH SO LOVELY Toon Town Costume. . .GAG. it's kinda uncomfortable. . .i will have to go with some larger shorts. . .well, pants now that it's cold in Florida



Then there's the lovely fantasyland getup. . .Tomorrrow will be my first time wearing it(today) and by the end of thenight I'll be covered in Ice Cream, because that's just how it goes in Mrs. Pott's Cupboard.


That is all. . .more photos are in my  photobox.

another song entry

October 26 2005

How Great Is Our God Lyrics

Artist(Band):Chris Tomlin


The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty

Let all the earth rejoice

All the earth rejoice


He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide

And trembles at His voice

Trembles at His voice


How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God


Age to age He stands

And time is in His hands

Beginning and the end

Beginning and the end


The Godhead Three in One

Father Spirit Son

The Lion and the Lamb

The Lion and the Lamb


Name above all names

Worthy of our praise

My heart will sing

How great is our God


How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

random

October 26 2005

tsp is no more! lol its for the better.






What Up!?

October 26 2005

Hey guys, just got done checking out Blink-182 Greatest Hits album, GOOD STUFF!  I love their new song "Another Girl, Another Planet", a cover of a band called The Only Ones.  So here check it out




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"Another Girl, Another Planet"



I always flirt with death
I could kill, but I don't care about it
I can face your threats
Stand up tall and scream and shout about it

I think I'm on another world with you
I'm on another planet with you

You always get under my skin
I don't find it irritating
You always play to win
I don't need rehabilitating

Another girl, another planet
Another girl, another planet

Space travels in my blood
And there ain't nothing I can do about it
Long journeys wear me out
Oh God we won't live without it

Another girl is loving you now
Another planet, forever holding you down
Another planet



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hey yall Whats up?


What is up with Nathan and Rachel? Im a little out of thr loop?


1. Am I loveable?

3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet/talk?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my weakness is?
8. Do you think I'll get married?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. When's the last time you saw me?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Describe me in one word.
17. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/staying the same?
18. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
19. What music/song do I remind you of?
20. What movie do I remind you of?
21. If you would take me somewhere where would it be?
22. Do you think I'm out of control?
23. What do you hate about me?
24. Are you going to put this on your xanga and see what I say about you?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF:
?? I came to u in the middle of the night::
?? I never saw you again:
?? I kissed you:
??
I moved next door to you:
??
I started taking drugs:
??
I told you I had a crush on you:
??
I was hospitalized:
??
I took a bullet for u:
??
I got into a fight with your parents:



Read this and send it back to me?

question

October 26 2005
if adam and eve had no knowledge of good and evil, how could they be held responsible for disobeying God?

ah, the questions that plague me when I should be working on a speech...

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there is a moster (lepercon)  right there


its as big as a bear


o my gosh it has green hair


man its going to eat me with its extremly sharp teeth


i see a log to hide benthe


man that was a close on


i almost gotten eatin by a man eating laporcon



i got bored so i drew on the fridge

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October 26 2005
yay for my brother and Rachael!

CONGRATULATIONS!

i love you both!

We're playing a show on Friday...

October 26 2005

So we're playing a gig on friday


Salt 'n Pepper bookstore on Broad St. in Jackson Hieghts Plaza at 6:30. The show is free, so even if you're broke...you can still come!!


K?


Good.


All righty. Until next time....

yooooiiizzzllleee

October 26 2005

new ultimate frisbee league.join now or forever hold your peace. hehe
KAPOW



i had two cupcakes, two pieces of pie, and some chips and dip for lunch.yayyayayayay.

I Make A Toast To You

October 26 2005

i think its time to celebrate




CONGRATULATIONS NATHAN!!!!! i wish you both the best...



so if you havent heard by now... the best website designer alive is now... the best website designer fiance' alive...



congratulations... but i wanna be invited to the wedding... lol jk...



well yeh... anywhoo...



it seems my life has been so utterly confusing lately...



i like her... but i like her*... but she** means a lot to me... i want to ask her out... she** wants me to ask her** out... but im fallin for her* again... if you cant tell... the stars make a difference... means a different girl... means a different face... a different personality... but the same crush...



A toast to Nathan... the one who can make up his mind!!! i truly do wish u the best...



dont get mad if i never breathe again... my smile is officially faded and slash or confused...



call me out... call me the emo prep poser wanna-be...



umm ok??? am i supposed to care what you think... pardon me while i ignore you... your wasting your breath... go away...



theres a bridge... jump...dear god please!!!...



ur breathing is retched... cease to live you whore....



i cant wait til halloween... im gonna be tinkerbell... and Liz Joines is gonna be Peter Pan... any takers for Hook or RUFIOOOOOO!!!!!???...



Lauren... you keep me laughing/breathing/living/here at all... thank you...



Elaine... you keep me confused... wheres that bridge again?...



Jessica... look... ur name is in your favorite color... best friends are best freinds... thats all i need to say... i love you more than life itself... really i do...



Sara... you keep my hopes high...



Kayla... well ur kayla... never change... ever...



Liz... you have to be the coolest person i have EVER met... our talks... just amazing... our jokes... just astounding... us... just wierd... lol... i love you dearly...



Karla... we basically just met... im glad we did though... ur one cool chick...



paul... ur not supposed to sing or speed... but yeh... ur paul so thats not gonna happen... haha... what a mustang... lol...



BrittyPoo... can i ask for more of a slut... i meant... a friend... hehe... ur cool...



Storey... im so glad i dont hate you anymore... lol... though the 1st period "Storey Akers is a B****" convos a surely missed... lol... jk... i love you boo...



GOD... we've lost touch... help me...



to all my friends i have sadly left out... thank you for keeping my heart beating... I love you all so much...

Cheers to you my loves

you can't take it back...

October 26 2005

so way back in june when i was going to Florida i told my mom i was going to get a tattoo on the trip. she said "No, i want you to check it (the place) out first before you get it."


so i go to get my tattoo today....


and surprise: she's so freakin pissed...


she said i could... why is she gettin mad?


you can't take it back... after u said i could.. u can't take it back!

It's Official! I Am Engaged!

October 26 2005
…to the most beautiful girl in the world.

So, as many of you may have heard by now, Rachael and I are official engaged. We were waiting to go public with this announcement until now because she wanted to announce it Wednesday night to the youth at Belle Aire Baptist (Murfreesboro, TN) first.






This weekend marked one of the biggest chapters in our story. It was months in the making, and I really was surprised and thankful that nothing got back to her throughout the planning stages.

If you do not know our story, it is a great one… patiently waiting for God's timing in all this. We have both followed His heart in all this even when I suddenly moved to New York City to help plant a new church in SoHo. Leaving her behind in Murfreesboro was one of the hardest things I have ever done, despite the fact that we were not even dating at that time. That's right… mark it up, a little under three months and we are engaged, but the story goes much further back than that. Both of us have known for a while that we were meant to be together. That is another story for another night. This story is our engagement night.






So, I decided to fly Rachael to New York to visit for several days. She flew into the city last Wednesday night (special thanks to Ellie and Maria for letting Rachael stay with them). We got to spend several days together *fast forwarding sound*

So then came Saturday night, the big night.

I rented a private car service (you gotta get the private car service…). We went to dinner at a trendy place in Union Square called The Lemon. It was excellent. It was fun looking at and talking to my future fiancée right across the table from me. We had to rush through dinner because we were running a bit late (thanks to my driver for helping me find a florist on the way to pick Rachael up)…

After dinner, I had our driver drop us off at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Now, it was cold and wet on Saturday night, but I was determined to propose on the Brooklyn Bridge. You see, the bridge is one of the places that Rachael and I went on our first official date when she was here a few months ago… The same bridge that on the night of our first date, while playing the "I like you more than…" game back and forth, I accidentally slipped, "I love you more than the Brooklyn Bridge…" Funny slip on the first date, and it was actually a couple months later that we started saying this on a regular basis, even though we both knew it was true.

So, we walked the first portion of the Brooklyn Bridge. A couple yards from the first platform, we started seeing rose petals sprinkled about. As we approached the platform that overlooks the cityscape, the rose petals increased in number until we were standing in a bed of rose petals (I had some help having this arranged). The twinkling lights from the cityscape created a nice backdrop.






At this point, she started to know something was up. I nervously fumbled my way through several lines that probably did not make any sense and then pulled the ring box from my messenger bag. You can imagine the rest… I got down on one knee and asked Rachael to marry me… making me the happiest guy in the world. She accepted immediately (after repeating "Oh my gosh" about 57 times)…


















So now, we were officially engaged. We made the appropriate phone calls and headed back to the foot of the bridge… we had to go to our next location.






We arrived at 72nd Street some time later. This is the building in which I work. We took the elevator up to the third floor and as we exited, people were standing on either side, tossing rose petals in our direction.








I had arranged a special after party/reception for us to celebrate (which really would not have worked out too well if she had said, "no"). Thanks to Maria, Susan, and Ellie, the third floor looked amazing… The room was covered in rose petals… all over the floor, the window sills, the tables. Christmas lights strung from the ceiling and candles in the windows and on the table lit the room. It was perfect, though the original plan was to have it on the roof. It worked out nicely and the room looked amazing.

We mingled for a few minutes and then proceeded with one last surprise… I blindfolded her and sat her down in a chair. I then sat next to her, awaiting the next event. The next thing she knew, the first chords of our song, "Bigger Than Us" were being played. I took off the blindfold and there, sitting before us, was Andy Davis. Andy Davis is from Nashville and her favorite artist ever. And it worked out nicely that he also wrote what we consider "our song." So there it was. Andy Davis gave us and the others at the party a special private party. It was amazing.




















So that wrapped up the surreal night. It still does not feel like it really happened. I tried to completely make it the best night of her life and think I came pretty close. She deserves a lot more than what I could accomplish though.






So now the next step is the wedding. I still cannot believe that we are actually engaged. I would not rather share this moment with anyone else.




Make sure you check out the photos in and on . Also, make sure you check out Andy Davis at .

Psalm 23

October 26 2005

This is an eye opener; some probably  never looked at Psalm 23 in
 this way, even though they say  it over and over again.


The Lord is my  Shepherd
That's  Relationship!



I shall not  want
That's  Supply!


He maketh me to lie down in green  pastures That's  Rest!


He leadeth me beside the still  waters
That's  Refreshment!


He restoreth my  soul
That's  Healing!


He leadeth me in the paths of  righteousness That's  Guidance!


For His name  sake
That's  Purpose!


Yea, though I walk through the  valley of the shadow of  death That's  Testing!


I will fear no evil
That's  Protection!


For Thou art with me
That's Faithfulness!


Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me
That's Discipline!


Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies That's Hope!


Thou annointest my head with oil
That's Consecration!


My cup runneth  over
That's Abundance!


Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. That's  Blessing!


And I will dwell in the house of the  Lord That's  Security!


Forever
That's  Eternity!


Face it, the Lord is crazy about  you.

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October 26 2005

hey u guys well im think ill write another poem about my life



so im going to skool everyday                                                              im kinda workin hard so yay


sum stole a bunch of money today in the locker room                      thats not cool they should be hit by a broom


it was mean and selfish                                                                        if i did it to the they would be mad-ish


but since im a nice person im not going to                                           and so thats the end now shew



k lol it sucked i know bye

tomorrow is band

October 26 2005

i have a scratch on the back of my hand. i don't remember how i got it. but it hurts.





i hate seeing my friends sad. especially when there's nothing i can do. and i always feel like there is something i can do. i just don't know what it is. and then i feel like a bad friend for not being able to make them feel better.





"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."





i love you a whole lot.

ponders

October 26 2005
"something that is too good to be true probably is"

agree or disagree?  and why?

Hi

October 26 2005

It's been a good day for me. I have finally begun to understand things more which is different than usual.haha ..Maturity..grasp it while there's still a chance lol.



Anyway getting the class ring soon..should be nifty.



Annnnnnnd..Halloween is coming up :-D



Annnnnnnd Turkey day in a month. I can already imagine myself becoming fatter after the feast lmao

7 months I've been with Dani..I love her to death

Live long and prosper

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October 26 2005

So how do y'all like the profile picture?


I had a lesson tonight (first one in a month!) and it was good. He said I'm turning into a college student because I didn't work on one (of 3) of my etudes. Oh well. I'm happy though, my horn's high Bb is not the fault of the horn! It's me. Why good? Because you can fix me, but not the horn.


Looking for a duck's foot.

"The clouds open up for you, dear. The sun shines on earth for you, dear. You are my "something". "

October 26 2005
What would you do for a Klondike bar?