Here's a few pics from my trip to mountain brook last week. I finally found time to put them up.


Liz, Sarah and Me

Weird haha

Me and Saruh

stupid is better

Me and Liz

And again..

Sarah playing piano at Liz's house

My future house in Mountain Brook

Me strumming Sarah's guitar

The 2 loves of my life at the airport, when i was leaving.

Yeah, it was awesome.....

I wanna go back...Mbrook =  : ) ..... Mboro = suck

~Garrett

From Sarah Simmon's house in Mountain Brook, AL!

Today...was just awesome. Early in the day i went to MTSU's library, which was a bit of a challenge considering i went by myself, and i have never been there before. But i had to do some research for my senior term paper (which i am already working on by the way) and miss james required us to go there and do the research outside of class. So, i did. I was a little lost at first, until i asked a receptionist what the heck i was susposed to be doing (i know, i know...i lost man-points on that one. Never ask for help, or directions...its just a man law. I broke it. So sue me). But...they did have a pretty good starbucks in there mmmmm....yummy. Tonight was pretty awesome as well. Church was different, but in a cool way. Clint brought the word and spoke on Matthew 5 which was really really really good. After that was a restaurant raid at Chilangos which was also really really really good, and really really really fun. So, to cut a long story short, its been a pretty good day. But the best part of the break is coming up for me in about 2 days!!!! Can u say Garrett is goin to BIR-MING-HAM?!?!! OH yeah....u know it. Ummm...i watched this really cool Jet-Li movie the other night called "Unleashed". It was pretty much awesome b/c Jet-Li is the man and he kicks some serious BOTOX, and is still this funny asian man at the same time. The movie had alot of cool symbolism in it....however, i would not recomment the unrated version of the movie....hahaha....kinda graphic. Anyway, I have to get up in the morning so....love to all.
~Garrett

My doggy got roadkilled when i was on a camping trip = (

Only a person with insominia could work a 9 1/2 hour day and get home around midnight and still be up at 2:30 AM because they can't sleep. Wait...i'm too young to have insomnia. But i didn't even drink caffeine...

Well its finally fall break! I'm excited b/c i'm goin to fall creek falls this weekend, and next weekend I get to go to Birmingham to see 2 of my best friends!!! Other than that not much is happening. I'm taking guitar lessons at chambers by this really cool guy named Jeff. I'm learning alot and I love it. So...life is good. Yeeeeeep.Um that's about it.
~Garrett

whose ready for that vacation....

why does everyone claim that they are the one bringing sexy back? I think its starting to get annoying.

I never have much to update about anymore. Life is ok. Last night was homecoming and we lost to independence 29-13. It sucked. They were also like the first school to be louder than us in the student section, and it was  HOMECOMING. Pathetic. That's about the only word i can use to describe that. Well, i got my senior pics back. So if you really want one just ask me, and i'll get u one. One of them looks just like my profile picture and i have one other pose. Anyway, i gotta go to work so leave comments!

13 DAYS TIL BIRMINGHAM!
~Garrett

Good = ]
Friends
$ Money $
Church
Guitar
Music (yay for skillet and breaking benjamin and goo goo dolls and bon jovi because they make me happy)
18th birthday on Saturday!!! = clubbing time?
Field trips where you get muddy and physically challenged
Birmingham in less than a month!!!

Bad = [
Work
Being broke.
The topic of predestination.
Unintentionally making people jealous...and not knowing really what to do about it.
Hearing rumors about yourself that aren't necessarily true.
THE DENTIST...dum dum dummmm....and the doctor's office too.....
Cars that won't function correctly.
People telling me I will fail at something I want really bad to succeed at
....actually just people that are critical altogether.
People that are cocky.



edit: I think i will be okay on MOST of the bad things now that i have kaitlin gay's solution to my every problem!

I saw word trade center alst night with kaitlin, dodrill, and abi. Movie was CRRRAZZZZY.Nothing much happening here except i'm working a 12 hour shift today. Fun fun. See u all later!

ONE WEEK TIL I TURN 18!!!!

Steve, you will always be "THE MAN"

I JUST DOWNLOADED CROSSFADE'S NEW ALBUM TITLED "FALLING AWAY" AND IT SUX!!!!!!!!! WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!! I KNOW THEY ARE A BETTER BAND THAN THAT CRAP THEY JUST RELEASED THAT I JUST PAYED $9.99 FOR.

Anyway...right now I am listening to the fighting instinct. They are pretty gooooood. I just started listening to them....like 10 minutes ago. I like them. Nickelback and Hoobstank are coming to the GEC like next saturday but i have to work and that really SUX!!!!!! HOLY CRAP there's also a concert in atlanta on the same day (sept. 9) with Staind, Three Days Grace, Crossfade, Breaking Benjamin, and Hinder. Those are some of the best bands ever!!! I WANNA GO!!!!!! But of course i can't....I hate my job....its causing me to miss out on all this stuff i wanna do. Plus we are like 56 man hours short so that means whenever ben and I go in to work they give us a BUTTLOAD of work to do, and we have to stay late. Anyway, i'm gonna stop complaining and go do something with this day off. Later
~Garrett

12 days til Garrett turns 18!!!!

we lost a pep rally to some freshmen. then we lost to oakland in our own house. staley was the only guy out there that actually came to play.

I WISH I WAS IN BIRMINGHAM....

So this week hasn't been the best week. Come to think of it, the last 2 weeks haven't been all that great. Alot of crap has happened and all my friends are getting mad at each other and i can cut tention with a knife....i'm a little confused. The things i thought were solid...i'm not so sure about anymore. People you get close to, as a close friend of mine would say, start to "wither away". It's hard sometimes. I know who my real friends are, but i still wonder how and why all this change has to take place. I don't like change sometimes...but i've learned to become good frieds with it. It makes me think of people in the past that i was close with, and now its not so much as a glance in the hall and thoughts running through my mind of..."what in the hell happened to him...". Now i know what you're probably thinking...Garrett just cussed in his entry?!?!? OMG HE'S SO GOIN TO HELL!!!! Well get over it....that is just the honest thought running through my mind. I'm a pretty honest person if u haven't figured it out by now. But still....i wonder. Why does God put people in your life that are seasonal. Do we just learn from them, and then move on? Or....maybe he does it to protect us. 

Meredith and I before the concert

Johnny Rzeznik...lead singer for the Goo Goo Dolls

and again!

and again!

and AGAIN!

and one more time!!!

the stage at starwood...it looked amazing

the counting crows! Haha it looks like he has no arms.

closeup!

and another closeup! (these last 2 pictures were taken of the screeen...don't be fooled we weren't actually that close haha i wish).

Most of the pics were a little blurry...i don't have the best zoom on my camera. But i still managed to get a few decent ones.
So there you have it! We had a BLAST. You Birmingham people have ALOT to look forward to!!!

Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days

Yeah, I freakin love them. I went to the show on monday with meredith...dang it was pretty much awesome. We got really decent seats (in the middle section) for the only $20 from some people that needed to get rid of tickets! It was pretty much awesome. I saw 6 people the next day wearing my same goo goo dolls shirt haha. Anyway, its good to have a computer again. I had to get mine fixed and it took them forever. So sorry if i haven't responded to comments/messages. But its late, and i need to go to bed. Talk to u all later.
~Garrett

That's where my big bro is moving. Tomorrow. For 9 months. I won't see him for 9 months. Please have Tyler and Aaron Shew in your prayers. They are best friends of mine and its just not gonna be the same without them here. I know they have been called to a greater purpose though. That's about all for now.
~Garrett

Senior year has started. Here is my schedule

Stage Craft - Salty
Accounting - Pruett (formerly known as Rippey)
English IV Honors - James
Virtual Enterprise - Young
Economics - Ondrus
Business Law - Teasley

I pretty much know that i am gonna like ALL of my teachers this year, which is a first for me! I have some pretty cool people in my english class, and i know a few others here and there...but for the most part, i dont know ALOT of people in my classes but thats ok...because thats a great opportunity to step out and make new friends. I eat 3rd lunch....anyone else??? It seems to me that most people are eating 2nd or 1st...but idk for sure yet. But yeah, im pretty pumped up about this year. Its gonna be tons of fun and pretty much zero stress, which is what im best at. Anyway, im out.
~Garrett

"When everything feels like the movies, you BLEED just to know your ALIVE" (thought that was a cool song lyric quote)