E & F is for.....

Everlasting friendships....

I know its cheesy and its an adjective but today my mom and I are traveling to the good old Lariat Creek! it's that time again....it's beginner session! YAY! I have been in charge of the crafts for a few years now and I pretty much just love it! and lariat creek always reminds me of friendships. Last night I talked to one of my best friends in the whole world, Lauren! We basically grew up together in Alva and she is going to counsel with me this weekend! I'm thrilled! It might be only a weekend but let me just say that we are going to have a HUGE beginner session! Michael said that we already have like 40 kids and thats not including all those walk-ins that just show up on the day! lol! hopefully for my craft we wont go over 52 too much...because that is all the crafts I have. I will have to make more if the numbers start to add up to much! haha! also, in regards to everlasting friendships, i know that mel sure did find one down there because yep...she married him! haha! and obviously by her last post...it was the right decision! And also, Micheal found one of his best friends out there too! He passed away last August which I know was really hard on him. It was very sad to see Matt go but he is in a better place and i know that he's just watching over all of us now. This past weekend Michael went out to camp and spread his ashes out there. So that was nice. But like I said....Lariat Creek can give you everlasting friendships. It's pretty amazing how great some of the people you meet out there are.

So I am pretty stoked about going out to the camp! I went there over the work day but other than that I probably haven't been there in about a year. I really miss it sometimes. Back in the day when church camp was all that mattered! Oh I loved those days! But everyone has to grow up one day! Michael I guess never has to grow up because he is still the director at one! Maybe one day I can be a 'permanent counselor' at one of the longer sessions. haha do they have those? i really don't know. I pretty much am a permanent counselor at beginner session! haha! I love it! I decided that I'm going to do that session every year until my nieces are that old. then after they graduate to go to Junior session I am going to quit beginner. Hopefully I will have put in enough years since it has to be about 10 more! Yikes! lol! That sounds like alot, but at the rate both my adorable nieces are growing it will almost happen tomorrow! :)

Well, I think thats about it...I am almost off work and then I have to work out and get on the road! AHHH I haven't even packed yet! haha! But I will be ok! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will update when I get home from camp!

Love you all!

"When God gave you to me he never said that you were mine, that I could keep you always--only borrowed for a time. Now, He's called you home, I'm sad and I shed tears. Yet, I'm glad He loaned you to me and we had these many years."
-Edna Burch

D is for...

Decision Making...Well it has come into my thoughts that Oklahoma Christian is not right for me. I understand that some will be dissapointed and some will be happy but it just isn't the right place for me. Changing schools in my academic career has become to be a repetitive occuring event and yes this will be adding to that list. But I am transferring back home to Wichita State University. I want to be closer to my parents honestly and I have good influential friends here as well. My spiritual life really did suffer at Oklahoma Christian as unreal as that sounds. I just didn't get the right surroundings or vibe from others at OC. Here in Kansas I have began to really get along and make a lot better friends with the Young Professionals/College class at Eastpoint. I just truely think that being back here in Wichita will help my Spiritual life and will help me to focus on my studies more so that I wont fail anymore or slack off and make bad grades.
So therefore my D is decision making because it has become to overtake my life. This will hopefully be the last college I attend and will graduate from. Thats all for now...I have an eye doctor appointment soon but I wanted to let you all know about my decision.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. Custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
-Pythagoras

C is for.....

Curves!! So recently my mom and I have started going to Curves! It is pretty exciting! I know i know what you all are thinking...aren't you a little young to go there? Nope i'm not! It's fun! It really is! And quite frankly I have made some awesome friends with older women..older women meaning those beautiful 29 year olds such as my mom! :D
We have been waking up and going every other morning before I have to go to work! It's early I know but it really helps you start your day out right! Exercise! It's such a great thing whenever it can be done in such a fun way! I like the music and the machines and the fact that it doesn't KILL me! lol! It is also a very good mother-daughter bonding experience! I really am starting to like it!
Well today I have also been holding down this office up here at State Farm all by myself! YAY! lol! Dad has been out of the office for about an hour and all morning it has just been me up here in the front! Judy has to take some classes so she has isolated herself in the back office for the morning..Libby has the day off...Charlie isn't here either...so its pretty much just me! YEAH! lol! the phone has been ringing off the hook and people are walking in all the time! It is just exciting! i actually like being busy and having things to do! i can't wait until the day that I have my own real job and actually have things to do!

Well I think thats just about it, I better get back to work, it already took me about an hour to type this whole post between phone calls and customers. Hope you all have a good day!

This is one of my favorite letters from P.S. I Love You

"Dear Holly, I don't have much time. I don't mean literally, I mean you're out buying ice cream and you'll be home soon. But I have a feeling this is the last letter, because there is only one thing left to tell you. It isn't to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp, you can take care of yourself without any help from me. It's to tell you how much you move me, how you changed me. You made me a man, by loving me Holly. And for that, I am eternally grateful... literally. If you can promise me anything, promise me that whenever you're sad, or unsure, or you lose complete faith, that you'll try to see yourself through my eyes. Thank you for the honor of being my wife. I'm a man with no regrets. How lucky am I. You made my life, Holly. But I'm just one chapter in yours. There'll be more. I promise. So here it comes, the big one. Don't be afraid to fall in love again. Watch out for that signal, when life as you know it ends. P.S. I will always love you."
-P.S. I Love You

B is for......

Bite! Yesterday I told you all that I had to go to a Podiatrist. Well he told me that I had to start taking care of my feet more so I had to have orthotics made for my feet. The doctor said that I could either wear the orthotics in my shoes to prevent from future surgery that much be done or do nothing and wait until it is time to do surgery. Picking the first option these orthotics will just prevent my feet from requiring any surgery. These orthotics are going to be inserts that I put in my shoes from now on. The only bad thing is that I can't put them into just any shoe. They have to be put into certain shoes that honestly aren't THAT pretty and stylish but I think I can manage. Bite is a brand name of some shoes that I found that satisfy my stylish need and my orthotic need. It isn't the only pair that I want to get but they are a possibility. I am going to be selling lots of my shoes because I can't wear them anymore and just going to buy maybe 3 pairs that will work with my orthotics that I can wear every day. Its not the best news that I could have gotten but at least I can prevent surgery. The orthotics won't cure the shape of my foot but it will help stop the progression of this 'deformity', is how the doctor states it . So my word for B is Bite because that will probably be one of my favorite brands of shoes for the rest of my life. :) It won't be too bad but at least it isn't worse.

Here is a picture of some options of shoes that I can wear. All of which have a removable insole so the orthotics will fit inside them. The Pink ones are the shoes by the brand Bite

A is for....

Hello everyone! So I decided that since all I used my blog for was venting and whining I have to start something new! But its not really new its just repetitive...haha! Because everyone has been doing the good old alphabet thing! It's My Turn

A is for......Ambulate!

This past week I have been feeling this pain in my right foot that has started to really hurt every now and then. I don't know what it is but it is bad enough that today at 1 I am going to a Podiatrist. Hopefully he/she will look at my foot and maybe take some X-rays and tell me what I can do to make my feet feel better! My word today, ambulate, means 'to move about or more from place to place' therefore if something happens today with this doctor then I might not be able to ambulate when I go on the cruise in June with the parentals! But hopefully he will just tell me that I have to wear better shoes or even corrective shoes! i never thought it would get that bad but I guess it has!

I also wanted to say that I feel so blessed today because of all the children in my life! I have nieces and hopefully one day nephews and cousins and just good friends! All of the babies and kids in my family are starting to grow up so fast and I just want to be there in their lives! I can't wait to go to Minnesota for Thanksgiving to see all of those kids! And soon I am going to Colorado and I can see a little bit older ones as well! they are all just so important to me and unfortunately I don't think I appreciated them before in my life but I am really excited to see my family and begin to appreciate them!
My family has become so important to me this past week or so and I am so grateful for all of them!
Like I said...It's time to grow up!

'Iris, in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend.'
-The Holiday

The new look....and now the new life!

So you like the new look? I decided that this blog was no longer going to be some depressing thing that makes me more sad about my life...I'm going to be a much happier person now! My mom and I are starting to get along a lot more! I have a job that lets me get away sometimes! I am starting to go to the Young Professionals group at Eastpoint and quite frankly I LOVE IT! Its a lot of fun! I went last night for one of the first times outside of the church building and i had so much fun! I also decided that guys aren't worth my trouble. As much as I eventually want a significant other in my life they are too much stress and trouble for now. When the right one comes...I'll know! I have so many other things to worry about...those adorable nieces of mine...beginner session...going to Colorado...going on the cruise...mending my walk with Christ...and just trying to cope! Definitely not in that order but the list can go on quite a while farther!

So I have decided to just focus on the important things and as my mom says "Get your priorities right" haha! she makes me laugh! Oh another awesome thing is that my mom txts now! Isn't that awesome!! BUT...she will only txt her beloved children! haha! I accepted that! And also...shes using T9! Isn't that just hilarious!??? I love it so much!

I also want to make another shout out today to my adorable beautiful niece Jaylen! Today she turned 6 months old and I am so happy!! She is growing up so fast and I am just in shock everytime I see her she is so big! Pretty soon she is going to be saying no to boys! haha! Well...hopefully it doesn't come that fast! She is so adorable I can't help just love her!

Pretty soon its going to Macy getting to be this big! My life as an Aunt could never be better! Two nieces growing up to be so amazingly beautiful at the same time! It's an amazing feeling!

I guess thats all for now...I might post some pictures up later! But as for now...I'm just growing up...20 years later...and i'm finally going to grow up! haha!

"As my apprentice, you are never fired"
-God

Time for a change...

Well it is that time....for 5 years I haven't ever cut my hair in too much a different way until today! I officially cut all my hair off and lets just say I look older...more mature...so here's some pics of it so you can make the decision! but It's so short now! AHHH!!!! Hope you like it!