The "blizzardof 2006" is apoun us. I am stuck in my apartment and I have no desire to put on all those layers and to go out and shovel my car out. There really is not any where that is worth going to anyway. Pretty much everything is closed. So I just go done watching 10 Things I hate about you. Good thing that I only have to walk across the street to get to work because I think that I would not be albe to make it in. 

   So it's snowing here in Jersey and we already cancled church for Sunday. I am lookign forward to having nothing to do tomorrow but it was supposed to be a big Sunday for us. We have are launching a new series called Desperate Households, which is a play off on Desperate Housewives. It was also baby dedication which is big for us and we have been encouraging our members to invest for the las three weeks in their friends and to invite them to the new series which was supposed to start this week. So it's kind of sad that we are not havign church. But we are not in control God is and it gives us an extra week to be prepared and to continue to invest in our people. 

    So I didn't got to work today because I was sick, I was watching movies on tv and I saw a John Cuzack movie that i had never seen before called "The Sure Thing", let me first say that I have a love for John Cusack, and it was a good John movie. It was not that great of a movie, but a pretty classic 80's teen John Cusack movie. It was no say anything but not nearly as bad as like better off dead. So it was just like a sick day in high school where I stayed at home and watched a stupid movie! Got to go deliver some cookies to the RA's on campus and then we are bowling tonight!

    So tonight I can't wait to clean my room, do my laundry, wash some dishes, take a buble bath, sing, talk to God, and maybe work out! Can I do it all tonight? I am going to try! I joined a gym this week and I was supposed to go tonight to meet with a personal trainer, but I didn't feel like going. So I am going to get started on the laundry! Why is it that when I have a free night I feel like I need to jam as much as possible into it so the ngiht dosen't even really feel relaxing.
Ok so here I go I think Ihave like a ton of laundry to do!

So Florida was nice for a day and a half. The day I got there it was really nice but by the time we went for lunch and got into the hotel room it was dinner timeish. So the next day was beautiful and we hung out at the pool all day and we had planned going to the beach the next day with my mom but after 12 ish it started to get cloudy. Then it rained the rest of the time that we were there! Sad! But the hotel had a great work out room so that was good and we went to get breakfast at Perkins and I had some great bicuts and gravy! So that is what my trip was like. Oh on  Thursday I got to see the new Survivor season. I think the older ladies made a huge mistake by not voteing off the lady who is afraid of leaves. We'll see what happens this week!

    I am going to Florida! Yeah! So tomorrow I will be there and it will be hot! Yeah!

   I am going to Floridia this week! I cannot wait to get on the plane Wedensday! On Tuesday this week it's supposed to snow but I will be heading out for 79 degree weather!!! That's right be jealous! Wathc it rain the whole time I am there.

    Ok so i am definetly avoiding writting my paper. I feel like I am back in college avoiding work until the last minute. So my plan is to work on it tonight and tomorrow. But right now I just don't feel like starting it!!! I need to just start it once I start I can get it over with! So I think I will start some laundry clean up my room and then start. Can I also say that my very loud neighbors have been fighting all evening it's like impossible to not hear them.

   So this week is going to be crazy! I have all of this work that I need to catch up on from last week and being away in the city for class, plus I still need to take the test that I have for my class and write a 10 page paper. Every night this week I have something to do for work. Today I had staff meeting at 6:30 in the morning and have Cru tonight wich I am not looking forward to. Today's weather sucks which could also add to my crankiness.
I got some very exciting news though last night! One of my closest friends, Emily Thormahelen got engaged last night! So she will have a much simpler last name after October, but she'll always be Emily T to me!  Got to start working out again since I'm in the wedding!
So right now the only things that will get me through today are God, a nap, and the fact that next week I am going to Florida!
So I think I need to head over to the office and go to work even though I have no desire to leave this couch.

    So I was getting ready for church this morning and I got the call that we did not have church today because of the snow and ice that we have today in NJ. I like the sonw when I don't have to go out in it. My roommate just left to go to her church because she has to sing today.
Oh did I mention that I am typeing on my new iBook G4! I got it on Friday, and I love it! This is not my first Apple but it has been a while since I had one like 4 or 5 years. I had another Apple lap top but I fell down the stairs with it and it broke. So I am hopeing that I have better luck with this one! So now I am going to have a little Jesus time and then take a nap! I love Snow Days!

God is still knocing my socks off with this oppertunity he has given me. He keeps on opening more and more doors. I am really looking forward to the weekend. Oh big new we are getting cable and internet tomorrow at the apartment! I have not had cable in like a year and a half. I am also getting ready to purchase my laptop! I am very excited about that and all the cool stuff I will be able to do with it!!! Yeah! So just working right now and I hope that I might get to go for a walk today since the weather has been so nice here which is really a shock. This time last year we were about to have a blizzard. It's carazyiness. I am wearing flip flops in January in NJ!

So God's really been knocking my socks off lately. He made something very clear to me this past week at Passion. I was a little scared about it but excited to . I had to talk to my boss about it and I was really scared about that. But he was cool with it and gave it his blessing. That's another conformation for me!
So about my bag from the last entry. It finally arrived at 4:53pm. The man that dropped it off was like well ussually you come down to the van to pick it up but I guess I could bring it to you since you don't have a coat, I almost let that guy have it, but I didn't. So I get it back to my apartment and I realize that it is broken. So I will be sending them a letter, maybe I can get a free flight some where!
In three weeks I am going to Florida! I cannot wait. I bought that Jergens tanning lotion so I won't be pasty white when I get there. They had better have good weather while I am there or I will be very upset. So this time 3 weeks from now I will be on a plan waiting for it to take off so I can go be in the sun!

So they still have not delivered my bag. It has been found and was supposed to be delivered today around 1pm, it is now 1:32pm and I don't have my bag. Yesterday I had to run out to CVS and buy all of the things that are in my bag that I really need like a tooth brush. I really want my bag and I really want to have a normal apartment. My apartment is a mess because I not only have one roommate moving in the old one is moving out and there is just utter mass confusion in my apartment. I want my bag and to clean my room so that I can feel settleled.

So I just got back from Nashville last night. It was not the best trip of my life Ihave to say. The orginal plan was that we were supposed to drive down with the group from church and that I would fly back on Staturday get home Sat. evening, run in to work catch up on a few things and then have a relaxing Sunday before heading into the work week.
So here is how it all went wrong. Gary the other over 25 year old attende was supposed to drive the van because I have never driven anything bigger then my Carolla but then a work project came up and he could not get out of  staying so now I have to drive the van down and possibly not get to stay in Nashville with my friend for a few extra days. But Chris and I were working on that whole driving thing. The drive down to Nashvill was horrible. It rained like the whole time and I was worn out by the time I got there. That night I slept like a lamb. Got up the next morning did the whole Passion thing the whole time trying to find a driver for the dang van. Same thing the next day, got to go have coffee with Em and then had dinner with the TLJ gang. Worked out some way for Chris's sister to drive the van back so I did get to stay. I got to visit the 'boro for a little bit and spend more time with Em. The downfall on the trip was at the airport. My flight was majorly delaye by like 2 1/2 hours so I missed my connection in DC so after I got on another flight I talked to coustermer service in DC and they assured me that they would get my bags put on the right flight. Of course when I arrive back in NJ I am standing at the baggage claim and no bag's for me! Oh joy! So now when I call their like you are on a priority trace beut we are unable to find your baggage at this time. So yeah I am really in a bad mood because now I have to do all of this work now  and I have none of my stuff, no make up, no deodrant, no contats stuff, no hair dryer, nothing! So I have never flewn United up until today and I don't think I ever will again.

I'm not sure if everyone is familiar with the scavengers of the sea, seagulls, but they will eat anything and do anything to eat something. So today I was driving to staples to pick up envelopes for our christmas offering at church this Sunday and I almost hit a seagull on the road. It had droped it's food my lane and tried to retrive it as I was driving . I really thought I was going to have a Seagull stuck to the grill of my car. Dumb bird

So I love the show the Amazing Race, and I was not really happy about last nights finally. I thought everyone was really mean to the Weaver family this season and so part of me wanted them to win just so they could rub it in everyone elses face that they won but they didn't they came in thrid and I think it was their own fault. They should have kept looking for the departure time, they had a huge lead going into to that part of the game but they lost it! I did like the other two teams, if the Weavers didn't win then I wanted to dad and the three daughters to win but they came in second. Any way, It is again really cold today. It's about 15 degrees out and tomorrow they think we migh have an ice storm, lovely. I still need to do some Christmas shopping so I hope that this Friday is not going to be like last Friday when we had a pretty good snow storm. This weekend I want to get all of my Christmas shopping done, baking, and I need to decorate the apt.
So I am not sure if I mentioned that I am getting a new roommate, Susan, she needs to be out of her apt by the Jan. 1st but she is leaving for Christmas on the 21st, the same day that my current roommate is going home. Cassandra will probally need to sleep on our couch for a little while after the new year because she does not have a job or anywhere to live yet. So I will have a very full apt with three people and all of their stuff in it. 
That's about it for now !

It is another freezing cold day here in NJ. I think it's like 18 out. Last night had the small group over and we ended up playing blitz which I think I played before in college but I was never really sure. So this week I have a lot to do and I would like to ge the majority of it done today and tomorrow so that Thursday will be a day that I can get out of the office and hang out. So i am getting a new roommate! Susan will start moving her stuff in next week! I am really excited that I won't have to pay rent all on my own and that I get to have such a cool roommate! But I am sad that Cassandra will not be living with me anymore. Another exciting thing is that some of my girls in south jersey are graduating this Sunday and will be back at  home!!! So excited about that!

We had our first run through for our church Christmas program. Let me just say that my two year olds are the cutest little cherubs that there have ever been. The run through was mass confusion as I predict the acctuall program to be, but the kids are cute and that is all that matters. So today i had staff meeting at 6:30 am. I need a nap already, I'm not sure how I will make it thtough the day! Hope everyone has a gread day!

So it's like 24 degrees today! And we are supposed to get more snow tonight! I am not looking forward to this!! I want to be warm! I am starting to regret staying here!

So I think that it is officialy winter here in the North East! This time last week it was in the high 50's with the sun shinning and it was great. Now it's in the 30's and it has snowed twice since sat. night. Not great! I like the snow for like a day, then I hate that it is so cold!!! I need to go some where warm and take a nap! A nap on the beach would be great right now! Oh the beach!

Hopefully Del and I will get tickets to wicked at the lottery. If not we are going skating and having a little dinner. I bought a new camera today! It's cute and little! I am excited aobut taking pictures tonight in the city with Del! I think I will take a whole lot more phots with this one then with my old one!

So Thanksgiving was great! I spent most of the break at Starbucks reading and trying to get away from my family. I realized why so many of the people my age end up going to bars over Thanksgiving, to get away from their families! It's quite stressful! All the questions, and the coments. Starbucks was packed out to. I guess that's where the people that don't drink go to. Over all it was a good break. Capped it off last night with a rousing game of Cranium Turbo Edition!

So I am headed home tonight for Thanksgiving! I am so excited. I don't know why but over this past year I have really missed being at home, and before I didn't really like ever being there. I am looking forward to getting to sleep and to eat my grandma's food! Got to get ready for staff meeting! See y'all after Thanksgiving!

I am reading Believing God by Beth Moore and I just wanted to share something that I read last night that really spoke to my heart.
"If  I'm convinced that God really loves me and has certain priorities fo rme that may take precedence at times, then I am safe to walk by faith. I am freed to know that my God is huge and my God is able and that if I don't get what I asked, if I'll cooperate, I'll get somting bigger. I'm going to belive Him to do anything His Word says He can, then if He chooses not to, I don't have to assume ....
-He dosen't like me.
-He dosent' answer my prayers like He does other's.
-He hardly knows I'm alive.
-He can't do it.
-He's never willing to do it.
-I didn't have enough faith.
-I wavered for a split second.
-I have that sin in my past.
-I'm a falilure
-I've made a fool of myself.
Instead, I get to know that a greater yes is in progress, and I can count on the bigger miracle."

So it's over! Here is the recap of what happened after my post on Tuesday. Wed. night Duncan started a fever that lasted until Saturday mornign around 3 am. The high point of the fever was Thursday night/ Friday morning when he was up for two hours just wailing, and there is nothing that I could do for him. Even though the fever was gone he was still pretty miserable for the rest of the weekend. Sunday he woke up around 5:30 but fell back to sleep around 7 which I would have loved to do also but his sister was then up and I had to hang out with her. Yesterday directly after church we got home and the parents had returned. Everyone was happy. I went home and took a 3 hour nap. I am now sick from those kids and I feel like crap!