TEN Random Things about me
10. I hate needles...
9. I have never moved in my life. Not even rooms in my own house.
8. I love to dance, but only when i am by myself or with my friends.
7. I was a football manager for 4 years. and it was the best time of my life!!
6. My first kiss was during my Senior Year, with one of my best guy friends.
5. I have no clue what I want to do with my life.
4. I can not stand feet.. not even my own..
3. Some of my best friends are guys.
2. I love my friends to death.
1. I decided to go to UT Martin in the 7th grade

NINE Ways To Win My Heart
9. Call me anytime during the day just to let me know that you were thinking about me.
8. Surprise me. Not with presents all the time but just with things that you do or say.
7. Protect me but don't hover over me.
6. Hold my hand around your friends.
5. Don't lie to me.
4. Let me hang out with my friends and you with yours.
3. Sing to me. Even if you hate to sing
2. Leave random notes in random places just to see if i will find them.
1. care for me. TRULY CARE FOR ME!!

EIGHT Of My Favorite Friends(no order)
8. Dena
7. Ashley
6. Rachel
5. Amy
4. Elizabeth
3. Jacob
2. Ryan
1. Andrea

SEVEN Places I've Been
7. Paris.................TN
6. Orlando, FL
5. Gulf Shores, AL
4. Calica, Mexico
3. Cozemul, Mexico
2. The BAHAMAS!!!!
1. Atlantic Beach, NC

SIX Things That I Want
6. A closer relationship with God
5. To make it through COLLEGE
4. To read my Bible through and not stop this time
3. A NEW PHONE
2. Closer relationships with the friends I have
1. to figure out what to do with my life.

FIVE Things I'm Afraid Of
5. Losing my friends when we all go off to college
4. Failure
3. losing my relationship with God
2. Being Alone
1. needles

FOUR of My Favorite Items In My Bedroom
4. My eeyore stuffed animals
3. My pictures
2. my bed
1. my books/ BIBLE

THREE Things I HATE
3. Liars
2. Cheaters
1. FEET

TWO Things That I am Thinking about Right Now
2. My friends and I leaving for college
1. my dirty room

ONE Person I Want To See Right Now
1. can't really say!!!

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 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!!

WOW...So if the title doesn't explain it I dunno what to tell ya...
Got up this morning around like 11 after having this very weird dream...Then I just kinda laid around... Around 3:30 it started to rain then the electricity went off around 3:45 when it got really bad and stayed off...We decided to go out to eat since we couldn't cook anything and had to take showers and get ready in the dark... (never knew how hard it is to take a shower without electricity) So we got ready and went to O'Charleys and then to electronic express, sams, and kmart..Come home and still no electricity..This is about 8:15..So I decide to go to Rachel's house and hang out with her for a while..At about 10 my mom calls me on my way to Marble Slab and tells me we finally have electricity..How horrible is that..We find out that a tree fell on a power line and cut off the lights..So that sucked!!!!! But yeah...
Rach and I went to Marble Slab and hung out and then Nate came so I got to meet him and hang out with them for a while..It was fun!! We are gonna have to do it again!!!! but yeah..that is about it..Going to Chattanooga to see my sis tomorrow!! But i will be back for YOUTH!! WOO HOO!!!!

So as I was cleaning out my desk i found a poem that I had written down sometime during high school about friends. I didn't right it, so don't think i did....LOL!!

Friends
Why do we value friendship so much?
Because we cannot live without it!
A friend provides a shoulder to cry on,
A smile and a hug to cheer you up.
Having someone you can truly call "friend" is the greatest joy in life.
NOt only do you have a companion,
BUt a supporter too.
Friends are not just simply people we share interests with.
They are people who make us feel happy to around.
Thank you to all my friends, who are there for me.


That is such an awesome poem..It says everything that a friend is..And that is what all my friends have been..So thank you soo much to all my friends!! I love you all!!!

So we helped my sister move into her new house yesterday and today..It was fun!! Lauren and I had a lot of fun just doing random things...As we were leaving today my mom started to cry and said "this is just the first one of the 3 to leave.." lol!! Ohh well!!! I am ready to go..Anxious but ready....
Had church tonight and it was really good!! We talked about the LOVE chapter..and it was a great message...Then we went to the Jones' house and I got to meet Maegan, (i think that is how you spell it) one of Ashley's and Hannah's roommates..she is really nice and cool!! Then ash and i just sat around and talked about different stuff...that was fun!! But yeah!! That is about it..Got work tomorrow and then tomorrow night is WILDFIRE!! WOO HOO!!!!!

Well...I got home yesterday around 4:15 from being at my grandmothers since Wednesday...That was an interesting trip. We cleaned out her closets...And just incase you don't know how big they are..let me tell you... Her walk-in closet in her room was a good size..kinda like two restroom stalls put together..Minus the toliets...lol!! Then her one in my uncles old room and the one in my aunts old room were your regular size closets.... Then her 4 small ones up stairs were prolly the size of 1 toliet stall that was sideways.... but yeah...so we had to get rid of a lot of clothes and move them all in the closets down stairs... It was crazy!!! My mom told me that I had a lot of clothes..but no...I have nothing compared to my grandmother...But yeah...
We are moving my sister and brother-in-law into their new house today and tomorrow... So that should be fun!! NOT!!!!! But ohh well!! We will find out!!

Gotta go and help!! Bye!!

SO I HAD SUCH AN AWESOME NIGHT TONIGHT!! I WENT OVER TO ASHLEY'S AROUND 5:15 AND WE SAT AND WATCHED HER MOM COOK DINNER..THEN WE WATCHED SMALLVILLE (THE FIRST ONE EVER MADE) WITH ABBY AND THEN THE FIRST LIKE 15 MINS OF WILDFIRE..WHICH BY THE WAY IS MINE AND ASHLEY'S FAVORITE SHOW!! LOL!!! THEN WE HAD TO STOP AND EAT SUPPER!! IT WAS VERY YUMMY!! THEN WE SAT BACK DOWN AFTER COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES AND WATCHED THE REST OF WILDFIRE!! IT WAS SOO GOOD AND NEXT WEEK IS GONNA BE AWESOME!! I AM SOO GONNA GO BACK TO THEIR HOUSE!! IT WAS SOO MUCH FUN!! I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH THE SCHREIBERS..JUST AS MUCH AS ASH LOVES TO DANCE WITH MY MOM JUST TO EMBARRASS THE HECK OUTTA ME!! LOL!! BUT YEAH..THEN WE LEFT AT LIKE 9:00 AND WENT BOWLING WITH SOME AWESOME PEOPLE FROM CHURCH!!! IT WAS GREAT!!! EVEN THO WE HAD TO WAIT LIKE AN HOUR TO BOWL AND I SUCKED....IT WAS AMAZING!! I HAD SO MUCH FUN!!! "TAKE IT TO THE POT" HAHAHAHA!! THAT WAS GREAT!! WELP OFF TO BED!!!! I AM TIRED!!!!

Today was fun!! i got up and went to church this morning and then went to eat with my family.... Well I have delayed the whole dorm shopping for like...all summer... So mom and I went and did some shopping today..Which really helped b/c all i have to get now is a TV, DVD/VCR player, and a few other lil things... I was soo excited!! We went like all over tha boro to find some stuff... I found my comforter...i was soo excited..We walked into Linen's and Things and I just happen to look beside me and I found the greatest comforter...It was perfect... It is sooooooo BRIGHT!!! It is soo many different colors..And I am just soo excited to get it!!! we had to order it b/c they didn't have the TWIN here but whatever... WOO HOO!! NEWays....
Went to church tonight and that was fun!! I got to see how much amazing work God did in some of my best friends lives...It was just great to sit there listen to what all happened..I really wished that I could have gone to camp with NBC Youth but I couldn't!!! Ohh well!! Then we all went to tha Moore's house and just had a get-together..It was alot of fun... Emo, Ash, Amy, and I all just kinda sat around and talked about college and different stuff!! I love being able just to open up and talk to my friends about random things.. But yeah....
I got work tomorrow so that is it!!

WOW!!! Last night was a lot of fun!!! I went to Rachel's house to watch a movie and just hang out with her b/f she left for New York this morning..(which by the way keep everyone who went to new york in your prayers) and we watched...The Diary of a Mad Black Woman....It was soo funny!! We both felt every emotion that you are supposed to feel in that movie!! LOL!! Then we went to the new DQ over by the new walmart and hung out with some of the AO's (Alpha Omega College Ministry) and then we left...But it was soo funny!! They had me laughing a lot... LOL!!!( i think I need more SPRITE)lol!!!!! But yeah....That is about it..Got church in a lil while...Bye!!

Wow!!! So i am finally home after being in a car for what felt like forever... We left this morning at 8 and got back around 8 tonight..We thought that we might stay in Atlanta tonight but the show that my dad wanted to go to was this tiny thing so we just came on home... I had a good time I guess you could say..It was miserably HOT down there but it was very pretty..The last few days the waves were huge so we got our floats and were riding them...Yeah I know..I am 18 years old and riding waves like a lil kid..But hey..It was fun!! LOL!! But yeah...That is about it!! I will write more later!! I am gonna go and watch a movie!!

well...i am in Macon, GA.... We are staying in the Marriott..... But we are on our way to St. Augustine,Florida..I am soo excited!!!! But yeah...I hope that everyone has a great week!! See yall when i get back!!!!

I found something interesting out today/tonight... I am actually happy that Tipper is gone.. I know that she isn't in any pain and I have talked to both my mom and dad about everything and I am glad that she doesn't have to suffer anymore.... She was a wonderful dog and she didn't deserve to suffer any. And now she isn't.. I know this might sound weird b/c of the last post but still....... I am feeling so much better right now.. I mean i am still upset and miss her so much..But she is in a better place and that is what she deserves....

Well.....My mom and dad took Tipper to the vet this morning...WE had to put her to sleep... She was the best dog I ever had, well she was the only, but still.... It was hard... I helped dig the grave and said my last goodbye to her.... She was a sister to me....

The hardest part is we have family pictures tonight and she won't be in them. She was part of my family. But I know that she is in a better place now.. She doesn't have to go through anypain. And I now that she is waiting to go through the gates of Dog Heaven.....

I LOVE YOU TIPPER!!!!!!!!!!
RIP July 12, 2005

Everyone please pray for my family.... We are expecting to NOT have my dog in the morning...she is moving but it is really hard on her..She is in a lot of pain and it is really hurting her. I have had this dog since I was in 1st grade. And it is really hard on me to see her like this.. SO please just pray...

Will everyone keep my grandmother in their prayers...She was taken to the ER this morning in Memphis b/c she was dehydrated and we found out late tonight that she has internal bleeding..But they don't know where it is coming from... So please keep her in your prayers..and the rest of our family!!!

Wow...So lately it seems that everything is already changing for me...I went to Martin on saturday to help my sis move in to her new appt. It was fun..But I realized that this is the place that I am going to be spending for the next 4 year probably.... I won't be able to go home and sleep in my bed everynight and I won't be able to see all of my friends every day..I know that I will make new ones..but it is scary.... But then again..I am soo excited about leaving and gettin out of my comfort zone...i know that God has something planned for me!! I am just so excited and ready for Him to tell me what it is!!!!
Went to Paris that night where I saw my grandparents for the first time in like 4-5 months....It was really great to see them and had some real fun times!!! I can't wait to go back..I love them soooooooo much!!!!
Came home this morning and went to church to listen to our new preacher...He is sooooo funny!! I am so excited that we finally got a new one....to bad he came when I was leaving...
Went to the movies to see Bewitched...it was really good!!!! I am glad I got to go with some of my best friends....Then Dena and i went to Camino to eat and then I went to church tonight!! It was really good!! I love the way that God spoke through Rachel and Jeremy...It was amazing!!! Then we all went bowling...Ashley and I were have the time of our lives...We payed 7 dollars to bowl 2 game b/c our lane kept messing up..So that sucked but ohh well!! it was soo much fun!!!

So it hit me today that I haven't spent hardly any time with my friends lately..I don't even really know what they have been up to or anything..it is really sad..I think I am in need of a girls night!! REALLY BADLY!!!!!! But yeah..just had to get that off my chest...

God has been showing me verses lately that are important in my life right now... He is soo amazing at how he just has these certain things that he can do and they just smack you across the face and say "hey..LOOK AT ME!!" it is amazing!! I love GOD SOO MUCH!!!!

So my sister and I took a walk around the neighborhood tonight!!! We talked about so many different things...From college to family situation to sorority issues...It was great!! I love being able to just talk to someone so freely and not have to worry about them judging me!! She is almost like one of my best friends..

I am finally gettin my hair cut tomorrow!! I am sooo excited!! It hasn't been cut in a while and it needs it very badly!! But yeah..
Well I am off to bed..another exicting day at work tomorrow.. NOT!!!!!

So i am burnt on my nose from this weekend...It is crazy!!! But ohh well!!! This weekend was amazing!! We did our fireworks last night b/c none of us were gonna be at the lake tonight...Well there were some people at the other end of the lake that thought that they had better fire works than us..Well apparently they didn't realize that my dad is very good friends with people who own a stand and we got the best of the best this year!! it was amazing!! They kept shooting off the lil fire sparkle things while we were blowing up the sky..it was great!! We had people across from us cheering us own..AMAZING!!! It was soo funny!! We did all of our dances and melissa, whitney and i found a new way to ride the tube...TOGETHER!! It was great...cept i am in a whole lot of pain right now and i can barely move.... Not very smart...But ohh well..it was alot of fun...

Lots of thinking been happening lately... I am feeling alot of stuff and it is kinda making me sad..I really need to talk to some people but i just have to get the nerve up to do it...who knows if that will happen..but ohh well... I better be off to bed..gotta see if I can move tomorrow morning....

I am soo ready for this weekend....We are going to the lake and the whole family is gonna be there..not sure im happy about that... But I am excited to see my cousin Heather. She is coming back from Oklahoma from a mission trip... I am excited for her to tell me what all happened..
I wish I would have done more mission trips... I did a few but then my church stopped going...it really sucked...I hope that I can find something when I go to College where i can go out and help others...There is no better feeling than nowing that you are helping someone else... It is amazing!!
Well I will write more later!!
~*~JULIE~*~

Wow....So this is my first post... So much has been happening right now... It is crazy!! Work is extra crazy and I am still having to go to the doctors every few weeks it feels like..I have to go to 2 appts. tomorrow...that is not gonna be fun..Ohh well!! That is about it!! I will write more later!!