I'm sick today.
It stinks like none other.
Last night I went to the fair with a friend who was feeling sick...and I think he got me sick...ugh. haha.
I hope it wears off before school starts.

School went VERY well. Except I do have 3 really crappy classes and a not so great one. BUt the other two are GREAT! lol. I'm really excited about chamber this year, oh man! So much fun! Does ne one else have second lunch? I hate second lunch and it's worse cuz I don't really know of any of my friends who has 2nd. BUt yeah, make sure y'all look at that info from yesterday about the Reese Performing Arts Academy open house. 6 days till I get my hair dyed haha! Haha, there's a lot of exciting things this year!

"Insolent boy, the slave of fashion; basking in your glory! Ignorant FOOL, this brave young suiter; sharing in my triumph!" - The Phantom, "The Mirror", The Phantom of the Opera

God bless!

Gloria Patri!

Nathan

1st-spanish I with kate, chris, brittney, collin & randy

2nd-drivers ed/interior design-kelsey, croy, deon, kylie, & some other kids are in my drivers ed...i know kels will be in my class the 2nd semseter

3rd-biology hon-bohall umm jessica, trisha, darius, cory, joey, colby, shea, adam & a whole bunch of other people

LUNCH kels, tay, jess, caci & some others

4th-journalism-jessica, caci, croy, & tiffany & some upperclassmen

5th-english II advanced hon.-stu, troy, kelsey, jessica, cathrine & some other people..basically i know the whole class

6th-gemotry hon.-storey, andrew & christy

yeah i know yall are so intrested in my schedule so i gave it to you...might change who knows

Everyone get up and go by the new All American Rejects cd. I frickin amazing. Go one. Do it.

its amazing how feelings change in a minute!!! God has some major plans for me this year and im excited to see what they are!!!

well im up at tha crack of dawn w/ my dad!!! its crazy!! i never get up this early! even when i had early morning i was late! lol!!! Julie was always call me and tell me to get up and get to school!!!
I miss those mornings!!!!

last night was fun!
Julie and Eliz came over to watch a movie then me and Eliz and Amy were listening to some old school music! lol!!!

wow...i honestly have to say i love my friends! they have gottin me through soo many things! thanks Jamie for yesterday! hahaha Nate thanks for reminding of somethings! o and Eliz thanks for not mentioning who is to not be named!

patrick came by! ill have to put a pictiure of him w/ his present we gave him! i think im gonna miss him the most :(

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel~

Wow, this is gonna be a challange attempting to keep up with two blogs, but it is very possible. I think school is gonna be a real gut check for all of us graduated seniors. I don't think I studied any since like almost winter break last year. I hope my mathematics and latin haven't been so underused that I can't do as much as I once could. O yeh, I've turned over a new leaf in life. Jessica, the person that i've been pining over all summer. I'm too good for her. Yeh, you heard me right. She treated me like crap and I finally saw the light thanks to Dr. Wickus and some Led Zepplin. I don't want anything to do with her and her "complications" she is constantly carrying around with her. As a result, I'm a very free man now, and if any ladies wanna hollar leave this player a comment.

PEACE!!!!

If you go to OHS, odds are that your schedual is messed up. So many people I talked to are having problems with their schedual this year. I have two errors in mine that I had to pink slip. Bah Forget school. ANARCHY IS THE TRUE JUSTICE OF AMERICA! REBEL!!

In a Past Life...
You Were: A Famous Poet.

Where You Lived: China.

How You Died: Buried alive.Who Were You In a Past Life?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.



What Are The Keys To Your Heart?





You Are the Stuffing




You're complicated and complex, yet all your pieces fit together.
People miss you if you're gone - but they're not sure why.


What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

I hope I can trust everyone on here not to do this, yet agree with me that disney is ignorant. . .

Disney wants to "perserve the magic" so we were told in the cash handling training today that we don't use counterfeit pens. The lady that taught the class had obviously NEVER worked in a retail situation. She acted like we have all day to stand there and inspect a bill while "chit chatting" with the customer.

So I was thinking about this just now. first off. a counterfeiter isn't gonna put bill gates or clintons picture on a counterfeit bill(the examples they gave us). or even switching the pictures up. that's just dumb. 2nd off. if you get a REALLY good counterfeit bill, you're not gonna be able to look at it and then just know. this lady said we are expected to stand there, chit chat and "feel out" every bill that comes through. I'm sorry, but if I have a line of 20 customers, it would be easier for me to mark a bill with a marker than it would be to feel that bill for it's realness factor.

oh, and why i'm feeling that bill, if i don't catch it then, and it's caught later on at the end of my shift or something, I had ruined the prints b/c I'd bee rubbing mine all over it.

then there is the off chance that I don't catch it, I give it to a customer, they take it somewhere else and spend it, and at the end of the day when it is prolly caught, my prints are all over the bill.

I thought way to much about this. . .but like, we're underpaid, disney makes a lot of money and i found out today that my payment comes from: $1.00/hr: disney, like $1.65/hr: coca cola, and the rest is government money. . .don't know how true this is, but gah. what kind of program is this!?

haha, well at least i'm having fun. . .

oh, and I went clubbin' tonight, and I won't go back.

aka. Kristina.. Leah... Blake...

I love you guys so much! Youre wonderful! I miss you already!
Leah and KP, Im praying for you for tomorrow and this week! Good luck and have fun. I will call you.
Blake... only one more week!

yup... that's umm... let me get a calculator... hmmm... 3x7+2=23days! i can't believe that i leave for school in 23 days! that's just madness! i don't think it will really set in until the last week before college. i can't wait to see what God's got instore... i know that this is going to be a time to draw closer to Him. i know college isn't going to be the cake walk that high school was... i mean... you're talking to the girl who didn't try and got B's all the time... i'm sure i'll have to work for C's! that's going to kill me! but i'll be good. anyways... i know that was so random... but that's what's really on my mind lately. lol. ~Hope

photo from nathan

Check out this story. A man dies after playing 50 hours of non-stop video games. This is exactly why I am not much of a gamer... I really do not want to go that way.

More PhuseBox updates coming soon...

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Well here goes the third blog site I have. I never update yet I continue to make these things, hhhmm I need to stop staying up so late.

YAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! And yay for many many friends!!! hehe.

Thats all. cause I'm tired.

P.S. I don't really have school spirit... I just couldn't think of a better title.

Last night I stayed the night with Courtney & we didnt sleep then I went to school and Courtney's in TWO of my classes! *yay* I am excited. Then after wards a whole bunch of us went to Camino Real and ate.. Then went to Brians and swam.. went to Wee Mans and chilled there. I went to work.. im not really tired for only taking an hour nap. hehehe.

Happy Birthday Courtney & Brett! I love you both so much!

Yawl can IM me sometime on AIM at elisabeth9487..loveyou

It seems like I know most of the people in every single one of my classes! its so exciting. and as if my day couldn't get any better, i went to lunch with Jesse, Tiffers, Brittany, Chad, and Chelsea Bob!!! oh yeah...and the DBS dance was tonight...ahh so much fun! I am just so on fire right now its amazing. I hope you guys had a great day as well. SOPHMORES- YOU MELT MY FACE OFF!!!! Let God rock it.

+ML+

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. [2 Corinthians 3:18]

First day of school of my senior year....WHOO HOO!!

schedule:
1st- Economics- Coach Ferg
2nd- AP Biology 2- Bohall
3rd- AP English- Jackson
4th- EMS- Bell
5th- Peer Tutoring- Daniel
6th- H. Psychology- Sides

Back-to-school dreams are really just nightmares concealed behind a seemingly-friendly mask.

For example, I had a dream this morning, right before my alarm woke me up for the first day of the new school year. This dream consisted of pretty much EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE of my concerns about the upcoming year in JROTC.

I mean, it addressed my fears about not being tough enough, fears about making bigger mistakes as I take on more responsibility, fear of awkward situations, and general disgruntlement about a particular person knowing how I feel about him and him not caring one single tiny smidge.

I have too much dignity to lose by posting the whole thing on the internet, but if you want to know more about the dream [especially the part that involves me saying "You smell... umm... very nice."] then feel free to either email me, message me, IM me, call me, get in touch with me, or whatever and I'll totally tell you the whole story. ^_^

So, as for my new schedule: 4th Period STANDARD US History... prepare to DIE.

Those guidance counselors better be in a cooperative mood... otherwise I'ma gonna be openin' a can-o-whoop-ass on their big ol' guiding and counseling bootys.

[I chose to spell the plural of "booty" in a grammatically incorrect fashion. Thank you.]

Wow...So in 2 weeks at this time i should be in my dorm room... All moved in with my roomie E-bay...It doesn't seem like it is that close yet... I can't believe that I am leaving soooo soon!!! Today has been very emotional for me... I don't want to leave all of my friends..I have soo many things to say to each of them.... I have one person that I feel I need to say alot to..But I don't know if I can just walk up to this person and tell them exactly what I feel... Am I that Brave?? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! But I feel that I might need to be.. I feel that I need to be able to go right up to this person and hit them for some of the things they have done to me..but also hug and thank them for the things they have taught me. Maybe I will become brave enough to do that!! Doubt it but maybe!! Ohh well..I just needed to get that off my chest!!

so i was gonna go to the Stiff Resistance concert. but, Josh Ray called me to fill in for him at work cuase he smoked too much pot and got sick. ::laughs ass off:: and i was like, i bet he's gonna go to that concert... and he did. but that's later.

and i was glad, because i hate the Grind. so much.

so i worked with Ashley and Lindsay, and we had so much fun. we were real slow, so there was lots of time to stand around and talk.

and one of the rent-a-cops told Lindsay that i have a cute ass. ::laughs ass off again::

and Ashley and i made a bunch of jokes about a lot of things.

then after work i drove through the parking lot of the Grind to see if Josh's truck was there, and i saw him walking out to it. and i talked to him, and he told me that he was "sick" from all the rolling he did, and then just decided to go to the concert, but Ashley and i know he went cause he has a huge crush on Chris Lemyng. (like i do, but in a funnier, more laughable way)

but don't get me wrong, i don't dislike Josh. i just want to punch him sometimes cause he can be REALLY mean to me. ::makes fist::

anyway... i get to work again tomorrow afternoon. (12-4) so i'monna be rollin in the $DOUGH$ sweet ass...

Cara has made me the happiest person. She has made me realize that Bean and I aren't meant to be and I am better off. I feel completely over Bean! It is a great feeling. I haven't been this happy in a week!

I am so excited about school! My scedule is perfect! I have my harder classes at the beginning of the day and my crap classes at the end. I have no 6th period, that means sitting in Salty's room with Cara. I'll probably use that time to start homework. This year is going to be great! I am going to love Drama and Photography. I am also going to enjoy being able to look at guys and not feel bad! Yes, it is definatly a good start of the year!

i will follow suit and give my schedule:

early day: english 3, marlatt, with capn crutch

1st: ap us history, bowman, with krista, sierra, katie, and soon to be courtney and crutcher

2nd: chem 1 honors, cathey, with caitlin and malinda

3rd: alg 2 honors, with katie, k-c, ashely, and a bunch of others

4th: sym. band

5th: "instrumental techniche"

and thats it! i

theres a dress down there what do you think of it?

. . . gah. Might I say that gas prices absolutely SUCK!!! I put $20 in my car, and it only put about eight and a half gallons in. . . and that was the semi-cheap stuff at Wal-Mart! Agh. I also went in Wal-Mart and bought myself some groceries so I wouldn't have to always go out to eat for lunch before going to work. I felt. . . grown, lol.

it rocks... like woah!

Well the start of something new we are now juniors.... that word wasn't even in my vocab a week ago and now thats what I am. I have absolutely zero classes with any of my close friends but thats ok because I have people in there that I know but I do have lunch with garrett and schaller which is a major blessing.. I am really kinda just blurred on whats gonna happen this year it seems to be making out like an easy one but then again first impressions are not always right.... so we will just have to see what happens so what did you do today? I wanna know so let me know... Leave some remarks!!!!!!! lol have a wonderful day and if you reading this and you are a good friend of mine you better be about to go get me a present for my b day which is 7 days away.........holy mess I am ready to be 17 ok thats all for now everyone have a great night and god bless
IN CHRIST john

ya...you know it.
Today was awesome.
1st period I know nobody and dont like the class.
I had tried to change to Ancient History but it didnt work.
I have to fill out a switch-class card thing.
2nd period Ive got Coach Loveless for health.
He seems relaxed.
Im in there with Addie and Jack.
3rd period ive got some guy whos never taught before.
Hes very interesting...
Its a bunch of sophmores.
Thats latin by the way.
4th period ive got Mr. Horton Anns dad for Physical Science honors.
Its awesome.
Hes cool and lots of my Cason Lane and McFadden friends are in there.
5th period ive got Algebra 2 advanced honors.
The teacher is cool - Mr.Paris
Im in ther with Jenny, Jade, and Kyle.
6th period is advanced honors english 1 with Mr.Barham.
Ive heard hes good.
Kyle, Kathryn, Andrea, Nisha, and a buch of other people are in there.
Ive got second luch which is has lots of my friends.
I love high school...
- J 4 ( () 8

p.s. - if high school actually sucks, dont tell me.


- edit

Join this group Stupid Freshmen if you be a freshman

i survived the 1st day of 8th grade. it was ok i guess but i think it's going to be a long year...

and the word youre looking for is..... anyway.

mwahaha im extremely hyper at the moment and there is no reason that i can think of as to why. college startin still has me kinda freaked out, but other than that life is good. fixin to start to job hunt yet again, but eh i want a job i need money lol. gas is crazy expensive as im sure that all of you know by now lolol. finally got the class i wanted dropped without having to call and 'talk to an advisor' as it said i had to before i could get it dropped oh yeah who beat the system! thatd be me! *takes dramatic bow* im envious of amy powers for taking a drama class, no fair. i wish i could but then it would take me like 6 years to finish school lol. but oh well i will just cope. man, life seems to be wonderful at the moment, yet i cant help but feel somethin may be up with it. you know how you feel like everythings perfect so there must be something either wrong with it or something bad is about to happen? oh well im not goin to let it get me down, tis just a feeling at the moment....

mmm school was fun im so glaad for human contact outside of band i forgot how many ppl i know woah its crazy ya but i know ppl in in all of my calsses iv got spanish then adv hon chem, band, art 2, geometry (i took that last year im gettin it changed) and adv hon eng 2
but i ya i know lots of ppl in my class and i think i like all my teachers and i think spanish will definately be my most interesting class so ya how was school for you guys??

band after school put 10 more sets up and were only got 5 to go so hapy day ate at ocharleys after and the grind was so packed there was a concert a group of rhs band i was told i thinki may have seen carly in the crowd of teenagers in the parking lot..,. it was funny my mommy said she was afraid of them then i was like hey thats carly!! lol it was funny well thats about all i got love ya babes

photo from cactopus the 2nd

RAWR!

Hey guys! Well, this week has been goin great! A lot of football practice and stuff going on. But yeah...I hope everything is awesome with you! I just wanted to share something I read in my devotions a couple of days ago that I thought was awesome!

Lights on a Hillside

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”- Matthew 5:16

"The basic purpose for living is to glorify our Father in heaven. We who believe in Him are lights on a hillside, seen from a distance. We are to cast vision, give warmth, and show a better way to those living in darkness. In short, God instructs us to shine. How do we do that?

Encourage instead of criticize. Love instead of hate. Hope instead of doubt. Give instead of take. Trust instead of worry.

We open our hearts to others so they will be prompted to open their hearts to God. Encouragement, love, hope, generosity, and trust are all gifts of God by the work of His Spirit. They don't spring from our humanity; they spring from his grace. God gives the light. He uses us to show the way. And He is glorified.- Luci Swindoll, Women of Faith Devotional Bible"

Think about that a bit and then think about how you can use that with school coming up...Great stuff....I love it.. I hope you are having a great week! God Bless!

Andrea



photo from GodsGirl615 Paul and me!

was amazing
:)

sometimes i feel so misunderstood. all day i have felt confused and stressed. and all i wanted was someone to understand and tell me it was okay. sometimes i just feel like i can't do one thing right-- bascially this entire week with certain situations. i feel like all i do is upset people. satan is for real kicking me down right now, making me feel like junk.

anyway, i met up with becca tonight at milano's. i am so sad she is leaving sunday! but i know God has big plans for her. and it hit me that it is august, which means my amber is leaving next month. but, i know, with that God has huge plans for her as well. but i will be sad when they go.

but i think i am gonna get out of the house now that my car is fixed. i can't sit and think too long about all the thoughts filling my head. if anyone wants to do something give me a call...i'll just be driving. i hope everyone has a great night!


*edit* thank you for your prayers and encouraging comments! i feel a lot better. God just continues to remind me that all of this has a purpose. and most importantly i am loved and desired by Him, the Creator of the universe. wow. hope everyone has a great night!

The four horsemen of the apocalypse are coming and they are NOT bringing me flowers and its making it really hard for me to get organized.

So today has been eventful, my dr called and said that i shouldn't spin for a week, so at the end of the day I was so bored I was doing tosses and moves w/ one hand...

Next a certain someone showed up at band camp today and I just wanted to say, " ________ _____, come here" and just lay one on him but you know me, I would never do that, and he is probably going to read this and be like "omg that girl is crazy" which I am, and my mom will read it come to me and say "Megan I'm very disappointed w/ you" but I have to get that off my chest.

Well Katie came to Blackman but now her mom is saying I'm a bad influence (the girl that makes all A's and B's and that is a good little christain girl and is known for it) and that she can't come to my house, I can't come to hers and that if she ever sees anything blackman on her car it's gone, and if she gets an F on anything than her car is gone, she has to take choir and that now her life is basically a living hell, literally. And so we are going to see how we can get to our classes so we see eachother as much as possible, and I'm just really mad b/c now it's like I got my best friend at school w/ me and not even 24 hours after it was finalized her mom says we can't even see eachother. But it's kinda like when a boyfriend and girlfriend are aloud to see eachother but they sneek behind their parents back, well that is going to be us, but we are friends.

Well the day got better when we went outside and everything was going so smothly

today for half the day I was in all the wrong classes b/c my schedule is messed up, but then I got the right one, and I was on both attendance list so my teachers probably thought I was skipping or something, which is sad, but that's ok b/c I got it fixed, here is the schedule...

E - Honors English III Lancaster
1 - Honors Spanish II Marrison
2 - ABLS Wright (Tech Marketing Meadows S2)
3 - Adv Honors Alg. II Hardy
4 - Adv Honors Band Monson
5 - Adv Honors Chem Millsap

Well tell me if I'm in any classes since mine were messed up today... and come to see the Blackman Band preform tomorrow at 5 on the football field it should be really good

school band practice and now home.....hmm...what to do next....

i have so much school what due it's not even funny oh how i hate summer work....

talk to you guys later...

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
GOD BLESS!
Leah

i updated my xanga and don't really have the time to put the pics on here so you can all go to my xanga

http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=butterflykisses827

Love ya..Rachel

oh my schedule::

1st: GOV/ECO ... mrs. doris/coach ondrus
2nd: Hon. Eng. IV ... mrs. james
3rd: Office Aiding
4th: Anatomy ..... mrs. lane
5th: Adv. Alg. & Trig...Mrs. mata chess ski (still don't know how to spell it)
6th: Art 1 ... mrs. morgan

and 3rd lunch

ok well i guess i got the hang of this...so yea leave me comments or remarks are w/e they are called!!!! i love you!!!! emily im really sorry for what you are going through, itll all work out how it is supposed to though...

baillie!

So i'm here. Whats new?? Not much here. I don't know when i was here last... ok then g2g.. i really don't have much to say... I might shut down this site.. I dunno yet.

It's so weird to read everyone's entries about going back to school today... It sounds like it went well for everyone. I hope I can say the same about my first day of college in appox. 18 days (too lazy to check my math). A girl I met at Customs from Chattanooga is moving here in 9 days for MTSU band camp, and I realize that many people are making this transition. And I have it pretty easy compared to most. I'm staying home this first year, and will have the convenience of being with my parents and having them here to help me.

In some ways... however... it makes me feel less grown up. But I know I'm doing the right thing, and sometimes as a grown up, you have to do what you know is right, even when it doesn't seem right.

I have all my books for school minus English now...

Since everyone's posting their school schedule, I decided I would post mine as well since I never did:

MWF:
Intro to Earth Science
Math for General Studies
W:
Intro to Earth Science lab
TR:
Theatre Appreciation Honors
Experience of Literature Honors
Understanding Mass Media Honors

I'm excited...

*EDIT*
Quote of the day: "Mmmm... trans fat."

the official ending of summer.
i got to drive to school and then out to eat.
which isn't that big of a deal to anyone but me.

i think my classes this year are going to be good.
except for the fact that i have 2nd lunch and we don't get to pick our lockers.
however, i got lucky and got friends in all my classes.
and you guys are probably wondering, "who is he this time?"
but a good mystery never hurt anybody.

but all in all, i'm looking forward to this year.
and best of all, my mom isn't making me get a job. or well, not really.

crazy crazy crazy school. (READ THIS)


well.

hmm......i have 2 chemistry classes and no english (is something/someone trying to tell me i have chemistry issues?)

ive got a bunch of awesome classes..the only one im reeal worried about it Spanish with the hebdon from L. ha

so new exchange student named- niutgkjshgkjfgdaskj...lol....hes really cool.


so Shawn McDonald is amazing...get his live in seattle cd NOW.

would you open up my eyes so that i can see?
would you open up my ears so that i can hear?
would you open up my mind so i can know?
would you open up my heart so i can love you more?
I wanna serve you my God, I wanna give you all of me

........................................................................................

you are so beyond me
and i fall down in reverence and in fear
im asking you lord to please draw near

All i need is your love to fill this heart of mine..my heart is a desert that has gone dry and i need your love to carry me high.

*edit*---props to Nelson for the profile pic

and gangsters...and Mexicans. i only have one class in the annex. tears. so hurr is mah skegyouel as follows.

1st period = Biology, w/ ABBY! and Storey, and William, and Chase, and Nick, and Jaco, and Roger "Man, where ya locka aaa" Arounyadeth (i think that's how you spell it).

2nd period = Algebra II Advanced Honors, with Kaitlin, Jenny, Taylor, Stuart, Matt, Joey, and a few others.

3rd = World History Honors, with all freakin freshman. nerdy weird freshman that like Evanescence. god.

4th = Honors Spanish II = Anita is in this one! as well as Will, Nick, and a bunch of others.

5th = Chamber Choir...oh boy...it's tiny this year.

6th = English II Advanced Honors ...i think Mr Davis just might be one of my favorite teachers. dialogue of the day...
(Mr D) "I'm very different from mrs. persons"
(Me) "Well you're obviously not a woman..."
(Mr D) "But how do you know i'm not in touch with my feminine side?"
(Me) "Well i wouldn't think so..."
(Mr D) "Well, if there is a woman in me, it's a very angry lesbian with PMS and a handgun."

wow. i love this guy. so anyways, all is well with my schedule so far as i can see. i'm excited too because everyone knew my name because i'm EL PRESIDENTE!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

*edit*---- Tonight was the DBS dance @ The Natl. Guard Armory. The ho patrol was out in full force. but i had a good time. the DJ was singing along with all the songs, and he was white, middle-aged, fat, and balding...hardy har...pretty sure that the "Baby Got Back" video made my night. and i had a good time being a horrible dancer with Kelsey and all the rest of 'em. fun times.

so let go.


breathe in.


♥

i dont care anymore....i thought i would care that he left but ya know i dont care if i stay in touch w/ him ever again! God has a major plan for my life...and he isnt part of it!

i feel better now!

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel~

So I went to school today, and an amazing thing happened: I had good friends in all of my classes! WOOT!! First period French III is going to be awesome this year, as the Famille de Castor is united once again. My friends Stephy, Emily, Robert, Travis, Brian, and Daniel, among others, are in my US History AP class 2nd period. Ben is in my Pre-Calc honors class. Lubna, who was in my business management class last year, is in my Virtual Enterprise class. Almost all of the Junior Band kids are in my 5th period English III AP class, and a good part of them are in my 6th period Chem Advanced Honors. As busy as I know this year is going to be, God has blessed me in a most amazing way by pairing me up with a ton of my friends in all of my classes.
After school, I met up with Garrett, Ben, John, Alex, Aaron, Clint, and Kash at Fazolis. We had an amazing time as we laughed our butts off talking about "Mountain Oysters", various forms of fishing and the rotten, month old fishing bait used therein, and other things. Awesome time, guys.
So I think this year is going to be one of my most busy yet, as I have absolutely no "Break Classes" this year, but whatever. I'm excited anyway. I really hope God uses me this year in school, too.
And, for anyone who cares, I am actually getting my license tomorrow if all goes well. Tomorrow will be exactly 8 months and 8 days since my 16th birthday, when I should have gotten my license. So I can finally stop bumming rides off of my friends, like I have in the past. I may (much emphasis on the word may) be getting a car of my own soon, too.

I love the way God orchestrates things.

yea the first day of school was today, it was ok. i have plenty of classes with my friends. then again not all my friends. but i dont think im ready for it. well im ready for parts of it, im just not ready for it to fly by again. it seems like the first day is good, and then its a blur, until u are saying goodbye to your friends, and ill cya next year. hopefully this year will slow down a little, and god will work in it. nvm, i know he will work in it.

I made it home on the 6th...and then i moved into my new apartment on that Monday....so, finally.... i'm back in Hattiesburg...(where i go to school)...I'm thankful to be here and start school... back to "normal"..if there was any normal in me... but... It's so weird to jump back in my "group" of friends that were together all summer... everytime i'm around these guys...i think of a night, funny moment, or whatever with the NHNY peoples this summer. ha ha ha.....I miss you guys...

Everything feels different.

School feels different.

People are different.

He's obviously different.

But I'm the same it seems.

I'm emotional and crying again.

Stubborn and afraid of heartbreak.

Well it has come to the time to say goodbye.. and you know what sucks.. I dont think he even cares. But Im not going to let it get to me.. Im fed up with feeling the way I feel about worrying and stressing over this. Well on to other things... Derek gets married tomorrow night. Dont know how I truly feel about it. I feel like they rushed it all and I feel unprepared to say the my brother is married to someone. Im extremely happy for them though. So tonight is the rehersal dinner. Hopefully it will be fun... I just feel blah right now oh well enough bout my blahness I hope everyone has a good weekend. Yall should come see me at work saturday night..4-9:30ish lol!!

Tuesday's coming my baby.
I told you Wednesday morning.
It's not to late for us.
My bags aren't out the door, baby.
Don't you know life's a feeling.
But without you it's nothing.
My bags aren't out the door, baby.
Tuesday's coming.
And I'm not gonna leave you hear, darling.

It's a shame you can't hear me.
Scream my lungs out believe me.
The miles burn me up.
I'm living just to watch your fire, darling.
I'm headed out for the road now.
The engines hold me while sleeping.
A road might take me away.
But it's sure enough to bring me home, baby.
Tuesday's coming.
And I'm not going to leave you here, darling.

hey everyone. so lately i've been busy with soccer! i love it.. except my ankles are really hurting me, but it's so worth it. Today i went to soccer practice then to Bocelli's with becca and hunter.. they work there. yeah. it's a great place in Shelbyville if anyone wants to go get some great pizza and other stuff!! haha.. im advertising.. well now i'm home and i'm bout to go layout and get rid of the tan line from my shin guards.. lol. and my tank tops and razorbacks.. lol. well i'll talk to ya later!!

so, my schedule is as follows...

early day_eng 4 hon_mrs. james
1st period_hon. economics_coach ondrus
2nd period_hon. calc w/ stats& prob_mata-something
3rd period_business law_mrs. teasley
4th period_teacher's aide_mr. cing
5th period_chamber choir

so that is my year at a glance....i only have like one or two "real classes" everything else is pretty much a joke. so excited about the school year.

Everything seems sort of weird at school. Oh, I'm excited about finally getting to see my friends, no doubt of it. But everything's different...new freshmen, new classes, new people in journalism and choir. Last year was so good, I don't know how this year can compare. But I'm hopeful and resolute in my determination to make the best of my junior year, whatever happens. I mean, this is my second to last year of free public education, ever. It's all surreal. We're all growing up. We can drive and have independence and increased responsibilities and privledges...we're practically adults. How bizarre.

Anyway, yes. I'm still excited about what this year might bring. If nothing else I'm thankful that my schedule worked out and I didn't have to drop anything I really wanted to take. I get to see a few people I didn't think I would have any classes with, like Lauren Woodward. And choir's going to be amazing - we're going to see two musicals in NYC and maybe sing in St. Patrick's Cathedral - squeeeeee!



How was your first day of school?

i'm actually ready to go back to school...
well more than our 2 hour day today...
i guess i'm just ready to get into it..

i'm exxxxxxxtreeeeemlllllllllly excited about psyc. this year... eeeek i love Dr. Vanzant..
and Mrs. Haskins... i think i'm going to love her..

well the black girl thinks i'm too loud, and black

the other white girl is gonna be practicing some paligimy. is that spelled right??(marrying more than one person)

last night we went to Downtown Disney. Tonight we're going to Pleasure Island. I'm going shopping @ old navy soon.

orlando is fun. I start on the job training on sunday and work from 2:45pm-11pm. it's kinda crazy.

but until then, i'm OFF!

I forgot how much i love spending time with my brother's family. I came up last night to help them get ready for their trip to my parents... TOday I have gotten to play Aunt Kim... Helping them make fun creations... making them lunch... the best parts have been moments when they just lean over and hug me or tell me that they love me. It makes my heart smile. I don't know if i can go longer then a month anymore before seeing them. So much has changed in the 9 weeks its been since i've seen them.

I am just soaking in the love... I am like a spunge... can't get enough...

Word of God Speak by Kutless
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
Ans the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say

Word of God Speak
WOuld You poor down like rain?
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please le me stay and rest
In Your holiness
The Word of God Speak

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need, is to be with You
And in the quiet hear your voice

Word of God Speak
WOuld You poor down like rain?
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please le me stay and rest
In Your holiness
The Word of God Speak

im doing okay! im in a lil pain thanks to Advil!
walking kinda slow but im good!!!

the doctor could tell i wasnt taking my medicine tho!!! but yeah no more doctors anymore!!! YAY!! but i am supposed to call her and let her know how im doing!!!

i was awake at 4:30am this morining couldnt sleep at all! i dont know why!

i want ice cream tonight soo if anyone wants to go w/ me just call or leave a remark!!!

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel Ann~

today was pretty cool! i have classes with old friends so thats pretty cool! Here is my schedule:
1st- Keyboarding- Mrs. Tensley
2nd- Geometry- Coach Hill
3rd- Spanish 1- Mrs. Craver
4th- Engilish 2- Mrs. Bream
5th- Chamber Choir- Mrs. Gregory
6th- Biology- Mrs. Swan
1st Lunch!

Life is good....I never felt so Loved and taken care of by GOd as I do. I feel like I cant get enough of him. Let me just tell you about Paint the Town in NY wow it was amazing words cant even began to tell you how much God did and is doing not only in the heart of NY but in ever young person that was there that week.I meet some Incrediable pepople that I love dearly and am blessed to have them as friends. Many many memories from that week lol....I love yall tons HBug!

Today was my first day of school!!! I was so excited!! I still am actually, but i cant wait to go back on Monday!! I need to be alot more social on Monday so i can meet all the people in my classes!! But, right now, posers are making me really mad!! People who get on here and xanga and talk about how much theyve been praying and how much they are following God, because theyre not!! Most of them arent anyways!! Lisa is because shes just a great follower of God, but like my brother is carazy!! Talking about how much hes praying about his move back here to Tennessee!!! He doesnt really pray tht often and when hes around normal people hes just as bad as they are!! Now, hes not the only person tht does this, but hes one of the more annoying ones!! Besides tht i am doing really good especially because school just started!! Im reaLLY EXCITED!! Oh yea and i met the person ive been dying to meet, Erin!! She was quite a bit shorter than i thought but shes still awesome!! Cant wait to hang out with her and get to know her!! Ok, this is my longest entry on this thing ever!! And it might top whatever i write from now on!! I mean this entry is massive!! Im not sure ive ever rambled like this!!! But anyways, i think this is really dumb, living in Tennessee and all!! I can live with it, but im definitely moving back to Cali when i graduate!! I gotta get my GPA up though so i can get a scholorship!!! I hope i do!! I have to take the ACT this year atl east three times unless i get a really good score!!! I really need a scholorship so ill only have to worry about an apartment and car insurance!! I cant wait to go back, not all because of friends but because i love the state!! The only thing tht would stop me from going is a very big event with a person or something drastic!!

school was today.
i love OAKLAND







♥
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never EVER thought i'd say that.
sheesh.


i LOOOOOVE MY FRIENDS SO MUCH :kisses:

my french teacher is adorable
Mrs. Krocker again
my math teacher has a curly mullet -eew
honors biology -love. CARI's in that one with me.
some how.. i'm in keyboarding?

but yes... school's not so bad.

corey harper hugged me a thousand times!! it was exciting. =] loooooove

(abby)

The man upstairs hates me because he gave me the worst scedule ever.

3rd lunch anyone?

school started.

it's going to be an interesting year...

the only word to describe
the first day of school is hectic.

but I wasnt late
& I found all my classes.
someone I know is in every one of my classes
so I didnt feel lonely or anything ahaha.
my teachers were all nice.
it was all good.

I saw abby, donald, & stephen :]
like the most awesome people ever. aha

I got to hang out a little afteward too.
but I think I am going to do that every day. :]
yay ahaha.

I think I am going to love oakland.

well tomorrow I am going shopping
for school supplies.

good day to you. hehe

I LOVE YOU < 3

Jaaaamie

so today was good. we got lots of cool-looking new asians. ^_^ and my classes are good. except one thing... i can't wear these new jeans i got (and i love them) because they have holes, but the holes are patched. they have fabric behind them... retarted. i'm ither gonna take these back, get some that aren't holy, and then buy these again later (for weekends and work) or just cover the holes when i wear them to school... not sure which.

:shrug: all of my jeans have holes. >_

hey everyone, sorry it took me forever, i just now figured out how to use this. hope all of you are having a great week. everyone take care and GOD BLESS!

Well today was the first half day back at school. I really don't know quite what to think. I guess my classes seem ok. I didn't get classes with all of the people I wanted to but I did get a class with cole and 2 classes with schaller which is awesome! Sadly, I have 2nd lunch and like none of my other friends do. I don't think my Junior year will be as tough as some people have said it will be. I'm only worried about Algebra II and Spanish II. Everything else shouldn't be too bad. Well i'm going out to eat with clint and the guys at fazolis so holla.

-Garrett

All I need
is You, Lord
is You Lord
All I need is You

WEll my alarm clock went off at 6:15 am and i didnt get up till 6:45!

My schedule is pretty good this year. I really have a pretty good senior year! Senior year is gonna be AWESOME! I do have a 6:45am class! That kinda sucks! All my classes are really big! But this year is gonna be great!

Bye! Im going back to bed!

hey guys had my first day of sophomore year today, boring as usual.
Choirs got a lot of interestin new faces this year. Church was good last night. we talked about being a light for God in our schools, and how we should approach school with an attitude of God. Well its probably gonna be a good year.
ill talk to you all later. have agreat day.

-Matthew-

YEEEEESSSSSSS SCHOOL IS BACK IN MOTHER FUCKING SESSION

i dont feel nearly as sick as i thought i would. so thats cool. i'm kinda tired right now though. so i guess i'll take a nap later on.

me,thomas,chris corlew,and shannon moran played monopoly last night at my house. it was cool. i lost though cause certain people dont like to play by the rules. oh well.

whitney came over tuesday night and watched a movie, that was cool.

i gotta mow today i guess.

school starts here soon. so thats cool i guess. it should be fun. somebodys cell phone just died in my kitchen by the way.

piece

*is worried*

Before I get started, I know that this sounds wierd but hang with me. I don't even know where this is going...

All I Need Is You......

Think about those words.....

I said think....think about what that means....

(Pause for a minute and look at the picture)



photo from Tack




No Peeking Yet.....







God wants us to be 100% dependent on him at ALL times, not just at church or at the bumps in our lives..whatever the severity of that bump is...

When I start to think about the things that I have been through in my life, I start to think about the times that I have really given 100% of me to HIM. I know that I can't count that on one hand... It is just really hard to devote yourself to HIM, because as humans we like to think that we can control what happens in our lifes.

I love the word control, because when we think that we have something under control... DO WE REALLY???? The only ONE that can have everything under control and know what is going to happen is the ONE that I call Father, Daddie, and Savior.

But sometimes we as humans think that we can have things under control, we think that we can be able to take anything that is thrown at us...

We CAN"T.... If we really and truly give 100% of ourselves back to our Creator, we will have the burden of live taken off of our shoulders and always have someone that wants to listen to us, when we are acting stupid, being sad or angry, or anything. Just rely on Him for strength and he will always be there to give it to you. All we really need is HIM

I leave you with one thought....




Does He have 100% of you???





Unreached Peoples Fact
Four countries have more than 500 people group: 86% of Papua New Guinea's groups are primarily Christian, followed by 47% for Indonesia, 33% for Nigeria and 5% for India.


Missions Scripture
"Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You."
Psa 67:3

::guys i am ready and excited. i am ready to start this new chapter in my life and excited to see what the Lord has in store for me. i was reminded tonight that we should just let go. let go of everything that we do to try to limit God. everytime we say,"I can't", that just makes us close off God even more. we meet so many people everyday and each time our lives are changed because we have a new person that has entered it. God brings people in our lives for a reason. He wants us to go out there and build relationships with all different kinds of people. i am reading the book of acts and i am amazed at the boldness that peter and john have. the Lord totally rewards them for their boldness and faith by allowing them to be a part of something bigger then them. sometimes i feel that we look at rewards as something materialistic or just something for our own benefit. what if God's reward for us is the pleasure of Him using us and being able to witness the countless ways God shows up in everyday life. the cool thing is that as christians we see that but the unbelievers don't because their eyes haven't been open to it. why wouldn't we want to share that? why wouldn't we want EVERYONE to see the things that we see and experience the beauty of the Lord? when i think about it i know that by not spreading the good news about what jesus has done for us we are being selfish. we are keeping something great for ourselves and that isn't what it is meant for. it's SO important to build relationships with those who don't see and allow God to use us in those relationships to open their eyes.::

Day 3 of band camp.....4 out of 5 songs on the field. That's so amazing. I have a really good feeling about this season, I'm actually really excited about this show. I haven't been able to say that since freshman year.

And hey, congrats to percussion and guard.....Sections of the night! Woot!!!!

Wow, things are getting crazy here lately....

The past few nights I have been having these insane dreams. Couple nights ago I had a dream that everyone left for college and no one told me bye, and I was stuck here all by myself!!! thats soo not cool. Then last night I had a dream that well I will keep this one to myself, but I dont think I liked it and so yeah freaked me out. Then I just woke up from a dream tonight that invovled Stephen and Alex and Stephens sister getting in a FATAL car wreck on the way home from Indianapolis! Yeah pretty sure I dont like waking up crying... creepy much?!

Ok also going along with all this I am kinda freakin out about college... I know I will be fine once I get there and get settled in, but right now I am nothing but a million nerves flying around. Im afraid of losing my best friend who is going to UT. Im afraid of actually having to work for my grades for once (yes I know I am lazy and pathetic but eh, I do what I can). Im afraid I will be insanely shy for some reason and not meet anyone... Im just a worrier (sp?) right now... Luckily I have my Rachel :-)

Sooo Many countdowns right now. Stephen gets in in 4 days (well in 40 mins it will be 4 days!)!!! Sarah and everyone else going to UT leaves in 7 days. I leave in 13 days!!!! Ahhh life is just soo crazy sometimes...

HEY YALL! WELL TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!

I got called at like 12:01 by Jacob (my sweetie) and he sang Happy Birthday to me! It almost made me cry! It was so sweet!

Tonight some friends ate out and went to a movie! We saw Dukes Of Hazzard! GOOD FUNNY MOVIE but...... the language was a little rough! I think i laughed the whole time i was there! I would definitly recommend to someone who needs to be cheered up just like i needed to be tonight! I found out my daddy has left for a month and im not sure why he didn't call or tell me before he left. I was outta town this past weekend and he wanted to do something and i wasn't home and he got all mad! I wish he would have told me that he was leaving! He just makes me so frustrated sometimes and i just wanna scream and pull my hair out!

I think i am the only person on the planet that is excited about going to school tommorrow! I mean i saw my schedule today! (Oops did i say that out loud!!!) I love it! It is gonna be a GREAT SENIOR YEAR! The only bad thing is that my honey aint gonna be there at all!

Well guys im gonna go crash and i will talk to all yall later!

ya thanks for the love you guys go ya school and band tomorrow fun fun cant wait to see who i have for all my classes ttyl

I screwed up again. WHy do I always forget to call? I'm so grounded!!!

So it hit me today that I will be leaving in 2 weeks tomorrow...It is such a scary thought..i have never had to move or be without my friends...And now it is just like soo soon!! I mean it isn't like just me moving.. it is almost all of us...Dena going to Tampa, Ashley going to Union, E-bay, Katie, Jessi, Mallory, and I going to UTM!! And then Rach, Amy, Lauren, and all those staying here..It is such a scary thought that I am going to be out on my own..it doesn't seem like it should already be here... I dunno...Starting to get emotional again.. So I am done!!

whatever

ok so its the end of wen. and we have 4 songs down with music....i wish we had done band camp eirlier so we wouldnt have to miss half the day cuz of school

but anyway...whooo

hey and this is the solo me and matt are gona try to work up for solo and ensamble

----> Our solo

thats just a sample

so, im trying to get in bed by like 10...cause im going to be a senior tomorrow!!!!! but, i will most likely, stay up reading dorian grey and listening to howie day...but yeah. so, today is the beginning of the end. and next summer, i will be done w/ high school...exciting!

i've also noticed how priorities change as you go from a freshman to a senior...as a freshman, you worry if your teachers are nice, if they give homework, and if they like nap time...as a senior i am more concerned about my teacher being good, cause i am giong to college next year and if i cant have a good background in math and english...i am screwed. (gah, i love mr.cing, he has got to be the coolest teacher ever!)

oh yeah and im going to Coldplay...evan's not going so, its me and chelsea and brandon...so far.

school tomorrow...eek

Rush was fun....i didnt get to be there for Cari which sucked..but i got Emmy...it was halarious..she was so asleep.

i didnt get home till 7 or 8- cant really remember..it was crazy awful to get up at 3 in the afternoon and have to drive to Nashville. I went with my friend David and his girlfriend..fuuun..anyways we went because me and David did a bunch of murals for the Country Music hall of fame...it was cool.. ..

All i Need is You Lord

so, yes, love you.

school starts tomarrow.... I pray that jesus would light me up so that I would be ready to share his love I pray that I as well as you would not fear men because what God wants is all that matters... thats all for me short and to the point hope you all feel blessed because you are... have a great night
IN CHRIST john

yup, last day of summer ... just sitting at home and got one of these things....i think i likey.... but i have alll these old photos on my dads computer and my site seemed so naked so i at least put a couple ... from like 10 years ago .. but ooooo well .... im really excited about school... WOOWOO SENIORS 06!!

I MADE 4TH PERIOD BAND... WOOP WOOP

wrist still hurts, and the dr. said that the radiologist still hasn't put anything in the computer, but at the end of today I started doing some stuff just not spinning b/c that is what hurts

oh yea, yall don't know, i think i spranged it from walking backwards and slipping on a flag at camp

so...this is my last night before school.....and i'm sittin at home doing nothing. Starting back to school is kinda bittersweet for me. Its bitter cuz i mean, ITS SCHOOL!!! but i'm So excited cuz i'm a senior AND zach gets back monday!!! so i'm VERY ready for that to get here. chelsea just said something that totally gives me a new perspective on starting school tomorrow!!! summer is officially over till I graduate!!! awesome!! heck yes.

I just had a memory shoot to my head of when I was little and my big sister was chasing a chicken around Our friends yard.. Crazy.

Does anybody remember The Travelling Wilburies? No? The supergroup made of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne? Still don't remember?.. Shoot.. guess everybodies missing out on something great. Lol

Well, summer has ended unfortuneately...i'm about to get ready to go to church....i might go talk to Rob, i haven't seen him since sunday...i need to tell him some stuff...oh well...umm summer was amazing...i realized yesterday that i had an amazing summer, and i have not been out of Middle Tennessee...and it's all because of my WONDERFUL! friends...they are truly amazing...i'm just so blessed to be called a friend of theirs! i lvoe you all!
kales

hmm...Anne keeps saying dat imma vampire...yay!!! I WILL SUCK UR BLOOOOOD!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! =K ok, im calm.

i was realli hyper today...i mean realli, you can ask johanna
speaking of johanna, i think ill go play cs with her now....=]

To Be Continued.......

In My Next Life.....

So I have come to the conclusion that I still like Bean. I can't get over him right away. Maybe if he was a jerk, but he's not. He is a good guy and I still want him!I'm trying not to cry, but I miss him. I can't not like him and it's bothering me because I know he makes a better friend, but I like him. I do know this is better this way.

Did anyone else see Ron Moore doing the Cha-Cha slide? I didn't but when I got my camera back from Kelsey...this picture was there.





photo from mariahaun

Shirts that you print and hide in your car while the boss is out are the best shirts. ^_^

Dr. and Mrs. Singletary have been telling me , "Wow, you're doing an amazing job with the cleaning."

"Oh, well, my last job was cleaning my grandparents' house for them."

"Really?"

For those of you following along at home, this is what we call a MISTAKE.

Now they want to schedule me for days where I'm just cleaning. Today, all I did was clean.

Holy friggin' crap. I. Hate. Cleaning.

SO MUCH.

There was one advantage... got to see Brian flail around like a guy who's slipping on a floor covered with orange cleaner. Exactly like that, as a matter of fact.

School starts tomorrow.

. . . .

Can you tell how much trouble I'm having containing my excitement?

Whoo. *finger twirl*

I'm the only one who can work tomorrow. That means I get to leart how to print! Yay.

This summer has gone by way too fast. Its suprising how time flies as you get older every year. I wish that I had cherished the time a little better, but that cant be helped now. High schhol is going to be incredible. I can't wait to have good lunches and more students. I have a lot of honors/advanced honors classes so this year might be tough, but Im getting the harder stuff out of the way so that by my senior year I'll have room for fun. I hope that the weeks are short and the weekends long so that I can get my summer relaxation. Hope tommorrow goes well...
- J 4 ( () 8

Well...in case anyone didn't know, I absolutely LOVE this city. There is no where else I would rather be in this season of my life. I am surrounded by great friends, neverending opportunities, and adventure around every corner.

Today as we sat in our staff meeting, I began to think about where I could possibly be if I wasn't here in New York. And no where came to mind that could replace this amazing city.

And I know that there is hustle and bustle and that New York isn't for everyone, but each day I am here, I get overwhelmed with joy to see God working in the people around me and this city.

Paint the Town was a blast. Of course, when putting on such an event, there will always be things that go wrong and things that should have been done differently. That week just confirmed in me that God isn't giving up on this city or the people.

God is awesome! And He never fails to amaze me! He doesn't need my help, but yet He wants me to play a part in His story. No matter how small the part or unimportant others may think it is, I am honored to be a word or two in His great plan.

okay i decided to have pizza for dinner! well of course im oven challenged(my mom says i better find a husband who can cook or i need to learn fast) soo of course i just used tha microwave well my pizza got done and all of a sudden the pizza sause that was on tha pizza was everywhere all over my plate then i got it all over me to! it was crazy!! o well im not a big pizza sause person! lol!!!

Love Through Christ!
~Rachel~