Christmas 2007 - Jess, me, Meals, and Dianna - the weekend in Pigeon Forge. And it was so good to see them again. I miss them.
Jess is now hangin' in Cyprus, Meals is somewhere in NOVA crackin' down on some lawyers, and Dianna is kickin' it ghetto style in New York. But for one brief weekend, we were all in the same place, having an amazing time together.
Jess cracks me up with her model gorgeous self and the planned smiles she gives in every picture *grin*. Not that she's not having fun, because she's not faking it in the least - but you can tell she knows how to work a camera *grin*. She always has that "come hither" smile *grin*.
Tonight I am sitting on my mother's couch in Dublin, contemplating the conversations of the day, especially the one from Dr. Moffett's class about how this culture is technologically advanced beyond amazement, but how it is a selfish, "me-focused" generation that is immature. I fall into that category, and I can't really lie about it. I can try to cover it up, but the fact of the matter is, my checkbook screams of my immaturity.
Aaah...my favorite picture. I have managed to capture my amazing boyfriend in the middle of his signature move. We were in Alabama helping my cousin and her family move into their new house. Good times as usual. But my cuz is working hard and losing weight - she's amazing in her resolve - and I wish I knew why I can't seem to muster up the same thing. But again, I'm tired of getting into the huge weight conversations and then never doing anything about it.
So I'm in ye ole Dublin tonight, enjoying the gentle (or not so gentle) sounds of my mother snoring *grin*. It's gotten better since her surgery, but she's still pretty bad. So bad, in fact, that I'm probably going to have to go get the ear plugs out of the car. I was hoping to avoid it, tho, because it's cold outside and I just flat out don't feel like going back out.
Well, March Madness is in full swing, and I have no clue how I'm going to do because I really think I picked some crazy dud-like picks. But that's okay - I do it just for the fun :D. I wish I had the time to watch some of the games - hopefully tomorrow I will be able to for a bit.
Well, I think that's about it for now. Just thought I'd drop in and say a few things, although there's nothing really all that profound right now :). I'll be back in again soon :).
Hello everyone - in the midst of the end of the semester, I find myself at work with a mind that is so completely scattered I can't hardly stay on task at all. Yesterday, when I should have been home reading and writing a paper, I was out doing what you see to the right...
There is a tradition among the Lee University School of Music - these carollers come out every year and shortly after, the students begin to steal them and strategically place them in places all over the building and even all over the nation...my understanding is that the Father made an appearance in Atlanta, GA with the Singers the other day. Well, evidently, David Holsinger and his wife walked in on the Father and Mother doing something "suspect" in the elevator last year...and well...if you notice, the mother has a new addition.
Anyway, I have a lot on my mind recently. Trying to sort through it all and understand my emotions and feelings...but most of all trying to figure out how they fit into my life. I don't really want to go into any more than that on the internet, but sometimes I wonder what it would be like to make totally drastic decisions instead of sticking to a safe plan. Do something totally wild and unexpected, you know? I'm a spontaneous creature by nature - I thrive off of the unexpected...but there's always something to be said about being steady and constant. I'm getting too old to be too flighty...finding ways to keep that spontaneity in my life is getting hard.
But to break up some of the monotony, I'm traveling quite a bit this Christmas. I'm excited that I'll be able to see my best friends Bill and Tammy in Louisiana. I'm going to be spending about four days down there with them. And even cooler than that, I'm supposed to go down and sing with a group of people that travel around the nation to sing worship music - along the lines of Israel Houghton style...and they get paid. Now wouldn't THAT be awesome!!!?? I would love to sing. I keep wanting to know what God's got planned, but in all honesty, there's no way to really know...it makes me sad in a small way because I'm afraid that I'm going to live my life and nothing every significant ever take place, you know? I feel like I'm racing toward a finish line that is going to come all to quickly and nothing I wanted to get done will get done.
Anyway, I should probably wrap this up and get back to whatever it was I was doing. I'm beginning to get tired - I have some hot chocolate in the back of my car...maybe I'll go get that and fix it :)...
