I am SO excited about going home and doing DNOW. I miss Traci terribly, especially since she has gone through so much since I have been out of the youth group. I regret distancing myself from that age group immediately upon graduating, but only because i MISS traci and garrett. they were (still are!) the best youth minister and youth minister's wife ever. I can't wait to go home and see them for a weekend....it is going to be so much fun!!
Then I can sleep ALLLLL week. Unless I call the store to see if they need any help while I'm there, cause I really miss my job....and the $8 an hour I get for working. AND i get to wear scrubs. Nothing better than that.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
This Looked Promising....
It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10 people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real . . . nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.
Have Fun!!
1.What's your name? April
2. A four Letter Word: ache
3. A boy's Name: Adam
4. A girl's Name: Anna
5. An occupation: Accountant
6. A color: aqua
7. Something you wear: argyle sweater
9. A food: apple
10. Something found in the bathroom: aftershave
11. A place: Aruba
12. A reason for being late: accident
13. Something you shout: AAAAHHHHHH
14. A movie title: A Walk to Remember
15. Something you drink: apple juice
16. A musical group: ABBA
17. An animal: aardvark
18. A street name: abbey road
19. A type of car: aztec
20. The title of a song: All Out of Love
Have Fun!!
1.What's your name? April
2. A four Letter Word: ache
3. A boy's Name: Adam
4. A girl's Name: Anna
5. An occupation: Accountant
6. A color: aqua
7. Something you wear: argyle sweater
9. A food: apple
10. Something found in the bathroom: aftershave
11. A place: Aruba
12. A reason for being late: accident
13. Something you shout: AAAAHHHHHH
14. A movie title: A Walk to Remember
15. Something you drink: apple juice
16. A musical group: ABBA
17. An animal: aardvark
18. A street name: abbey road
19. A type of car: aztec
20. The title of a song: All Out of Love
Monday, February 16, 2009
Secret Life
I love the secret life of the American teenager. the girl is so cute and has such pretty hair and i love their clothes. HOWEVER, this particular episode is a little annoying to me.
Birth control is a major topic tonight. All about birth control and condoms and "you're on birth control? you're a Christian! are you still a Christian?"
First of all, you can't go from being a Christian to NOT being a Christian. It just doesn't work like that. Either you ARE or you are NOT. You cannot go back and forth. You might be one and slip up, turn away, never come back, but that doesn't mean you lose your salvation. Just because you sin, just because you are not perfect doesn't mean it is taken away from you. Ergo, just because you get birth control before you are married does NOT make you not a Christian anymore.
Second, just because you HAVE birth control doesn't mean you are actually using it FOR birth control. it drives me crazy. i have been on birth control since i was a sophomore or junior in high school. NOT because i am having crazy sex all the time. Not because i am having sex at all. BECAUSE i have horrible horrible cramps and need the hormone regulation to not be in constant agonizing pain.
Now, i may be overreacting. and i know this show is exhibiting a lot of stereotypes from Christians to jocks to sluts, but still. i feel like it gives a terrible name to people like me who take medicine for reasons other than to keep me from getting pregnant.
Goodness.
Birth control is a major topic tonight. All about birth control and condoms and "you're on birth control? you're a Christian! are you still a Christian?"
First of all, you can't go from being a Christian to NOT being a Christian. It just doesn't work like that. Either you ARE or you are NOT. You cannot go back and forth. You might be one and slip up, turn away, never come back, but that doesn't mean you lose your salvation. Just because you sin, just because you are not perfect doesn't mean it is taken away from you. Ergo, just because you get birth control before you are married does NOT make you not a Christian anymore.
Second, just because you HAVE birth control doesn't mean you are actually using it FOR birth control. it drives me crazy. i have been on birth control since i was a sophomore or junior in high school. NOT because i am having crazy sex all the time. Not because i am having sex at all. BECAUSE i have horrible horrible cramps and need the hormone regulation to not be in constant agonizing pain.
Now, i may be overreacting. and i know this show is exhibiting a lot of stereotypes from Christians to jocks to sluts, but still. i feel like it gives a terrible name to people like me who take medicine for reasons other than to keep me from getting pregnant.
Goodness.
V-day Weekend!
So, I went to atlanta for valentine's day to see my caleb....and it was fun.
on friday we went to a party where i wore an awesome dress- i'm not sure how long it will take to get the pictures because some girl took them on her camera. caleb knows her but i don't, so i can't hurry her along in sending them to me. the only bad thing about the party was that it was SO FAR from caleb's apartment and we had to walk for a while. we road the bus as far as we could but the guys live off campus so we had to walk a few blocks. i ended up taking my shoes off for a little while, but quickly put them back on before we got to the sidewalk with broken glass and bottle caps. the party was ok- i didn't really know anyone and anna didn't come, so i felt a little out of place. they had cool decorations- rose petals everywhere and streamers...it look really cute and high-schooly. they also had yummy cupcakes that i ate two of while we were there....they were pretty awesome. strawberry frosting- yum. just what i like. we got back to caleb's a little after midnight and changed, then i fell asleep while we were watching tv and woke up at like 3:30 and then actually went to bed.
caleb let me sleep late on saturday (sometimes he has trouble with this because he gets up so early) and he brought me breakfast! a blueberry bagel. it was pretty yummy. then we ate some lunch and got ready for the day.......and then we worked on my website for like 2 hours! it took a long time, but i got most of it done with caleb's help. then we went to the grocery store, where we got our valentine's day meal- lemon rosemary salmon, baked potatoes, and sauteed zucchini. yum. the salmon had a little too much rosemary for me, because we didn't know that it would be so strong after it cooked, so that was sad. then we made chocolate covered strawberries- my favorite! oh my gosh, they were SO GOOD. we froze them for a few minutes and they were awesome. i loved them. then we watched SNL and went to sleep.
sunday we went to IKEA!! i love that store. it is pretty much my favorite store ever. i can't wait to buy stuff for my house one day. i did get some drinking glasses that look really cool- i desperately needed some because all i had were four mugs that came with my plates/bowls. then we watched some more tv- Monk!- and after that i had to come back to athens....sad.
it was a pretty good weekend. today i had to work on my website a lot- i was in the for about 2 and a half hours and finally sent it in around 3:45. hopefully she'll send my grade back soon so i can know if i need to go back and work on wednesday.
thats pretty much all i have to say today. i am exhausted but have to go to chapter....hopefully it won't last too long so i can watch secret life of the american teenager and get some chickfila!
on friday we went to a party where i wore an awesome dress- i'm not sure how long it will take to get the pictures because some girl took them on her camera. caleb knows her but i don't, so i can't hurry her along in sending them to me. the only bad thing about the party was that it was SO FAR from caleb's apartment and we had to walk for a while. we road the bus as far as we could but the guys live off campus so we had to walk a few blocks. i ended up taking my shoes off for a little while, but quickly put them back on before we got to the sidewalk with broken glass and bottle caps. the party was ok- i didn't really know anyone and anna didn't come, so i felt a little out of place. they had cool decorations- rose petals everywhere and streamers...it look really cute and high-schooly. they also had yummy cupcakes that i ate two of while we were there....they were pretty awesome. strawberry frosting- yum. just what i like. we got back to caleb's a little after midnight and changed, then i fell asleep while we were watching tv and woke up at like 3:30 and then actually went to bed.
caleb let me sleep late on saturday (sometimes he has trouble with this because he gets up so early) and he brought me breakfast! a blueberry bagel. it was pretty yummy. then we ate some lunch and got ready for the day.......and then we worked on my website for like 2 hours! it took a long time, but i got most of it done with caleb's help. then we went to the grocery store, where we got our valentine's day meal- lemon rosemary salmon, baked potatoes, and sauteed zucchini. yum. the salmon had a little too much rosemary for me, because we didn't know that it would be so strong after it cooked, so that was sad. then we made chocolate covered strawberries- my favorite! oh my gosh, they were SO GOOD. we froze them for a few minutes and they were awesome. i loved them. then we watched SNL and went to sleep.
sunday we went to IKEA!! i love that store. it is pretty much my favorite store ever. i can't wait to buy stuff for my house one day. i did get some drinking glasses that look really cool- i desperately needed some because all i had were four mugs that came with my plates/bowls. then we watched some more tv- Monk!- and after that i had to come back to athens....sad.
it was a pretty good weekend. today i had to work on my website a lot- i was in the for about 2 and a half hours and finally sent it in around 3:45. hopefully she'll send my grade back soon so i can know if i need to go back and work on wednesday.
thats pretty much all i have to say today. i am exhausted but have to go to chapter....hopefully it won't last too long so i can watch secret life of the american teenager and get some chickfila!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
My Awesome Website
I worked on my website for over 2 hours. I actually got a lot accomplished! I have almost finished my homepage, about me page, and favorite websites page. I still have to make a resume and put it up, and add pictures and one more website. AND figure out how to get the pictures to actually show up instead of just a box with a red X on internet explorer. but i got a lot done- yay! and i will work on it for like 3 hours again tomorrow......
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
My Twenty-five Things
Again, I really hate doing notes on facebook, so i am just going to do it on here.
1) Exclamations points are my favorite punctuation mark. I use them frequently.
2) I would really like to see J. Edgar Hoover's "secret files" on all the presidents and political leaders. It would be SO cool........and I'm a really big history nerd.
3) I am pretty excited about learning how to make a website. My e-tailing class is my favorite! I think I will be really proud when I finish this semester.
4) I was not cool in high school, but two of my best friends were in the "crowd." They were really the only people I liked from the group.
5) The first flowers Caleb gave me were pink and yellow roses. We looked it up and those colors stand for friendship and rejection when they are put together.
6) I tend to buy things for people that I love myself. Like the earrings I got for Sara and then asked for at Christmas.
7) I love books. New books have a great smell, and I can get lost for hours. I have stayed up until all hours of the night because I can't put books down once I start them.
8) My favorite band is The Monkees. They are from the 60s, had their own TV show, and are super cool. One of my dreams in life is to meet Davy Jones, one of the members (the one with the English accent).
9) Van Gogh is my favorite artist. I have a copy of "starry night" in my room above my TV. I want 2 more and then my collection of favorites will be complete.
10) My dream car is a red '67 corvette convertible, fully restored. It will be beautiful.
11) I am afraid of trains and train tracks. For legitimate reasons.
12) I love love love playing poker. I am SO happy Caleb and Ryan taught me how to play.
13) We went gypsy hunting this weekend and we were successful! Oh yeah.
14) I love Michael Douglas and Nicholas Cage. They are my favorite and 2nd favorite actors. I don't really have a favorite actress, but I like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.
15) Music is my life. I don't know what I would do with myself if God didn't give me the voice I have. Although I guess He would have given me another gift...but I'm glad I got musical talents.
16) I absolutely love Christmas. It is my favorite time of year. I love to buy presents for people and eat the yummy food at everyone's houses. And I like presents. And JESUS!
17) I really like TV. I have a massive list of shows to watch (starting on monday and continuing on through the days of the week): secret life, one tree hill, CSI:Miami, house, 24, NCIS, scrubs, lost, jay leno, CSI, smallville, Monk, psych, that 70s show, friends, and a lot more.
18) I love the Duke University Blue Devils. J.J Redick drew me in, but Coach K made me stay. If I had the money to go there, I would in a heartbeat. Maybe for graduate school.
19) I love chocolate. A LOT. ice cream, candy bars, cookies, brownies, cake, etc. I will hate it when my metabolism slows down and I have to limit myself on how much I eat.
20) My favorite restaurant is Mikatas Japanese Steakhouse. I love the soup, the salad dressing, the (double) rice, the shrimp, the steak, the chicken, the veggies, and the orange sherbet. Everything except the coleslaw. I am so sad that Caleb and I can't go there for Valentine's Day this year. I also go for my birthday with my parents and sister, so at least I have that to look forward to.....over 3 months from now.
21) I want to either have my own CD, be on Broadway, or be on a TV show/in a movie. All of them would work though.
22) I really like cooking and finding new recipes. It is a little difficult because I am so picky with my food, but I think I do a pretty good job of eating different things every week. I haven't exactly mastered cooking steak yet, though, but Caleb has so that's good. I just make him do it.
23) I really want some new shoes and clothes. I know I have a lot, but there are still some different things that I really want and just can't find anywhere.
24) I want to have enough money one day to buy everything in a Coach store. I want to have a Louis Vuitton bag, and maybe a Hermes Kelly Bag too.
25) I miss being at home. I am liking Athens more now, but I miss my family, my dog, and all my friends from church/poker night/school. I feel really out of the loop with everything that is happening down there and I don't like it.
well that was fun. it took me a really long time- like 40 minutes. i had trouble thinking of things.
1) Exclamations points are my favorite punctuation mark. I use them frequently.
2) I would really like to see J. Edgar Hoover's "secret files" on all the presidents and political leaders. It would be SO cool........and I'm a really big history nerd.
3) I am pretty excited about learning how to make a website. My e-tailing class is my favorite! I think I will be really proud when I finish this semester.
4) I was not cool in high school, but two of my best friends were in the "crowd." They were really the only people I liked from the group.
5) The first flowers Caleb gave me were pink and yellow roses. We looked it up and those colors stand for friendship and rejection when they are put together.
6) I tend to buy things for people that I love myself. Like the earrings I got for Sara and then asked for at Christmas.
7) I love books. New books have a great smell, and I can get lost for hours. I have stayed up until all hours of the night because I can't put books down once I start them.
8) My favorite band is The Monkees. They are from the 60s, had their own TV show, and are super cool. One of my dreams in life is to meet Davy Jones, one of the members (the one with the English accent).
9) Van Gogh is my favorite artist. I have a copy of "starry night" in my room above my TV. I want 2 more and then my collection of favorites will be complete.
10) My dream car is a red '67 corvette convertible, fully restored. It will be beautiful.
11) I am afraid of trains and train tracks. For legitimate reasons.
12) I love love love playing poker. I am SO happy Caleb and Ryan taught me how to play.
13) We went gypsy hunting this weekend and we were successful! Oh yeah.
14) I love Michael Douglas and Nicholas Cage. They are my favorite and 2nd favorite actors. I don't really have a favorite actress, but I like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.
15) Music is my life. I don't know what I would do with myself if God didn't give me the voice I have. Although I guess He would have given me another gift...but I'm glad I got musical talents.
16) I absolutely love Christmas. It is my favorite time of year. I love to buy presents for people and eat the yummy food at everyone's houses. And I like presents. And JESUS!
17) I really like TV. I have a massive list of shows to watch (starting on monday and continuing on through the days of the week): secret life, one tree hill, CSI:Miami, house, 24, NCIS, scrubs, lost, jay leno, CSI, smallville, Monk, psych, that 70s show, friends, and a lot more.
18) I love the Duke University Blue Devils. J.J Redick drew me in, but Coach K made me stay. If I had the money to go there, I would in a heartbeat. Maybe for graduate school.
19) I love chocolate. A LOT. ice cream, candy bars, cookies, brownies, cake, etc. I will hate it when my metabolism slows down and I have to limit myself on how much I eat.
20) My favorite restaurant is Mikatas Japanese Steakhouse. I love the soup, the salad dressing, the (double) rice, the shrimp, the steak, the chicken, the veggies, and the orange sherbet. Everything except the coleslaw. I am so sad that Caleb and I can't go there for Valentine's Day this year. I also go for my birthday with my parents and sister, so at least I have that to look forward to.....over 3 months from now.
21) I want to either have my own CD, be on Broadway, or be on a TV show/in a movie. All of them would work though.
22) I really like cooking and finding new recipes. It is a little difficult because I am so picky with my food, but I think I do a pretty good job of eating different things every week. I haven't exactly mastered cooking steak yet, though, but Caleb has so that's good. I just make him do it.
23) I really want some new shoes and clothes. I know I have a lot, but there are still some different things that I really want and just can't find anywhere.
24) I want to have enough money one day to buy everything in a Coach store. I want to have a Louis Vuitton bag, and maybe a Hermes Kelly Bag too.
25) I miss being at home. I am liking Athens more now, but I miss my family, my dog, and all my friends from church/poker night/school. I feel really out of the loop with everything that is happening down there and I don't like it.
well that was fun. it took me a really long time- like 40 minutes. i had trouble thinking of things.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Senior Year!
* this was on facebook, but since i don't like doing notes on there, i moved it here*
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!! At the end, choose 10 people (or more) to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU...
1. Did you date someone from your school?
No.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
i'm not married.....but that will be a NO
3. Did you car pool to school?
technically yes. my mom and i rode together!
4. What kind of car did you have?
1997 buick park avenue
5. What kind of car do you have now?
2007 camry
6. It's Friday night...where are you now?
well it isn't friday night anymore......but i am usually at my apartment. or at caleb's
7. It is Friday night...where were you then?
football games, basketball games, baseball games...not much else.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
i didn't have one.
9. What kind of job do you do now?
i don't have one now.
10. Were you a party animal?
definitely not.
11. Were you considered a flirt?
probably not.
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
choir. all kinds.
13. Were you a nerd?
somewhat.
14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
nope.
15. Can you sing the fight song?
haha no. i dont think we even have one
16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
mrs. rivers! i love her.
17. Where did you sit during lunch?
with sara/ivy/amy as an underclassman....sometimes with my mom in the library. as a senior i ate in the senior lounge or out with emily/lindsey/anna.
18. What was your school's full name?
sherwood christian academy
19. When did you graduate?
2006
20. What was your school mascot?
eagles
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
never in a million years.
22. Did you have fun at Prom?
not really. at any of the 3 i went to. but i had GORGEOUS dresses.
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
first prom (as a sophomore): no
junior prom: no
senior prom: sometimes, but not in a while
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
well our first one won't be for a while, but i will probably make an appearance
25. Do you still talk to people from school?
some of them- sara, ivy, amy, anna, abbey, lindsey, a few others.
26. School Colors?
red white and blue. they tried to change us to "war eagles" when i was in 6th grade and those colors would have been either navy blue or black and red.
27. What celebrities came from your high school?
actually a few because of the movies. most notably is bailey aka david from facing the giants. followed by tommy (jonathan) and james blackwell (i can't remember his name but he was the rude football player)
28. Did you play a sport?
track and softball
29. What was your favorite club?
drama club! and math club- oh yeah.
30. What class or teacher did you fear?
mrs. sheperd. she was crazy hard. but really cool.
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!! At the end, choose 10 people (or more) to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU...
1. Did you date someone from your school?
No.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
i'm not married.....but that will be a NO
3. Did you car pool to school?
technically yes. my mom and i rode together!
4. What kind of car did you have?
1997 buick park avenue
5. What kind of car do you have now?
2007 camry
6. It's Friday night...where are you now?
well it isn't friday night anymore......but i am usually at my apartment. or at caleb's
7. It is Friday night...where were you then?
football games, basketball games, baseball games...not much else.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
i didn't have one.
9. What kind of job do you do now?
i don't have one now.
10. Were you a party animal?
definitely not.
11. Were you considered a flirt?
probably not.
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
choir. all kinds.
13. Were you a nerd?
somewhat.
14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
nope.
15. Can you sing the fight song?
haha no. i dont think we even have one
16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
mrs. rivers! i love her.
17. Where did you sit during lunch?
with sara/ivy/amy as an underclassman....sometimes with my mom in the library. as a senior i ate in the senior lounge or out with emily/lindsey/anna.
18. What was your school's full name?
sherwood christian academy
19. When did you graduate?
2006
20. What was your school mascot?
eagles
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
never in a million years.
22. Did you have fun at Prom?
not really. at any of the 3 i went to. but i had GORGEOUS dresses.
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
first prom (as a sophomore): no
junior prom: no
senior prom: sometimes, but not in a while
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
well our first one won't be for a while, but i will probably make an appearance
25. Do you still talk to people from school?
some of them- sara, ivy, amy, anna, abbey, lindsey, a few others.
26. School Colors?
red white and blue. they tried to change us to "war eagles" when i was in 6th grade and those colors would have been either navy blue or black and red.
27. What celebrities came from your high school?
actually a few because of the movies. most notably is bailey aka david from facing the giants. followed by tommy (jonathan) and james blackwell (i can't remember his name but he was the rude football player)
28. Did you play a sport?
track and softball
29. What was your favorite club?
drama club! and math club- oh yeah.
30. What class or teacher did you fear?
mrs. sheperd. she was crazy hard. but really cool.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
All I Have to Give....
bonus points if you can tell me who sings the song with that same title. (stalker marie will get that, no problem)
i am bummy today. i feel horrible, can't breathe, headache, backache. annoyances. i skipped my first class AGAIN because i got no sleep last night. i might do it again if i don't sleep tonight since my retail math class is easy and has no attendance policy.
i frequently work myself up over things, some that i can control and some that i can't. tonight's episode is a usual one- i miss singing. it has been so long since i have been on stage, performing in front of anyone. in fact, it has been almost two years since i was in a musical, longer since i was just on stage singing with no sets/acting/costumes. i moan about it to caleb constantly, i'm sure he is tired of hearing it: i want to be a singer. nothing else. i want to tour the country, performing in front of big or small crowds, singing my heart out on stage. i want to have my own cds in stores and do what i love every single day. i have tried so many things to make this come true- i've written enough songs to make a cd, tried to learn how to play the guitar and the piano, tried to get OTHER people who have previously written songs to write them for me, tried to record stuff with mark's equipment, inquired about recording at the levee, researched different places i've found online where you can upload your demo cds.......sigh. i don't know what else to do. other than actually learn how to play those instruments. but the guitar hurts my fingers. at least caleb's does.
anyway. this is what is bothering me right now. that, the sickness, and the fact that i have a test tomorrow and haven't slept all week. i am so tired and out of it that i am having trouble spelling words, and that does not normally happen to me (so excuse any misspelled words).
i am sleepy. i am going to crawl under the covers and probably not sleep for a while, not for lack of trying. this will more than likely be on my mind for a while, so that won't help. goooodnight.
i am bummy today. i feel horrible, can't breathe, headache, backache. annoyances. i skipped my first class AGAIN because i got no sleep last night. i might do it again if i don't sleep tonight since my retail math class is easy and has no attendance policy.
i frequently work myself up over things, some that i can control and some that i can't. tonight's episode is a usual one- i miss singing. it has been so long since i have been on stage, performing in front of anyone. in fact, it has been almost two years since i was in a musical, longer since i was just on stage singing with no sets/acting/costumes. i moan about it to caleb constantly, i'm sure he is tired of hearing it: i want to be a singer. nothing else. i want to tour the country, performing in front of big or small crowds, singing my heart out on stage. i want to have my own cds in stores and do what i love every single day. i have tried so many things to make this come true- i've written enough songs to make a cd, tried to learn how to play the guitar and the piano, tried to get OTHER people who have previously written songs to write them for me, tried to record stuff with mark's equipment, inquired about recording at the levee, researched different places i've found online where you can upload your demo cds.......sigh. i don't know what else to do. other than actually learn how to play those instruments. but the guitar hurts my fingers. at least caleb's does.
anyway. this is what is bothering me right now. that, the sickness, and the fact that i have a test tomorrow and haven't slept all week. i am so tired and out of it that i am having trouble spelling words, and that does not normally happen to me (so excuse any misspelled words).
i am sleepy. i am going to crawl under the covers and probably not sleep for a while, not for lack of trying. this will more than likely be on my mind for a while, so that won't help. goooodnight.
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