Today
You know, I started the day not completely jazzed about Christmas. I mean, I had a great night last night at the Christmas Eve service and it helped me to focus, but when I woke up this morning, all I wanted to do was sleep in. It's Christmas! Well, I hate to say it, but I opened this gift that changed my day. It's this necklace that I hinted to Mother Hen about and she gave me the impression that she forgot about it. Turns out, she remembered. Yeah, it's beautiful. The most beautiful thing about it though is that the woman who makes the jewelry donates all of her proceeds to help get people clean water in Africa. Love it. I got some other pretty cool gifts too. But the greatest present really is Jesus. I had so much joy opening that necklace, but the present of love and grace and forgiveness and all of the other things that are only possible because of Jesus are pretty much the most amazing things ever. Ever.
I hope all of you had a blessed day and that your thoughts turned to the real "reason for the season." Merry Christmas, love you guys!

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday

I had been anxiously awaiting my final class schedule for Chapman. I checked on-line everyday to see if it was up yet. Not only that but I wanted to be able to plan the 3 Hancock classes I need to take too. The schedule went up on Thursday. My heart sunk when I saw that my Chapman class is on Tuesday nights. What in the world? It was just this past Sunday that I looked around the room in Sunday school and said to myself, "Man I love these kids!" Not only that but James was talking about how he gets so energized on Tuesday nights that he can barely sleep that night. Honestly, I feel like that a lot. And now instead of hanging out with some of my favorite people in the world for 4 months, I get to sit in a class for 5 hours. Woe is me! Just kidding, I'm not that distressed. But I am honestly seriously bummed out about it. I know God is in control though and that gives me some peace.
Other than that, well, it's almost Christmas. It's almost 2008. Wow. Some exciting things happening in 2008. I'm graduating, I get to quit my job and find a new one, I get to see what God will do in my life, sounds good to me. I guess I'm at a loss for words right now. Weird. Love you guys.

O Come Let Us Adore Him!
I think I really adore the word adore. It's a great word. I want to start using it more. Hopefully Michael doesn't steal it from me like all of my other catch phrases... ie: over load 'em, Jesus take the wheel, that's ignorant. :o) Last night I went to the skating rink for Alyssa's b-day bash, I fell a couple of times.
This morning there was a dead crow outside of the door at work. It was a little frightening, I'm not going to lie. It also reminded me of that episode of The Office when they have a funeral for the dead bird. Oh man that was some funny stuff. I feel like doing shout outs once again.
F. Shaw-Geeze I love you! I was thinking an I Hop date on friday.......
P.arker-I have come to the conclusion that, besides Jesus, you are the nicest person I know.
M.Shaw-make it a Christmas raven. Nevermore.
A.Hylton-Your baby is adorable.
M.Organ-Your blogs make me almost pee my pants.
C.Whatever Tom's last name is-In a very short amount of time I will be able to see you. :o)
S.Baxter-Did you wear my skirt? Are you going to send it to me?

Things I have learned today (and it's only Monday!):
1-dead birds aren't as cool as they are in the movies
2-diet dr.pepper is better than regular dr.pepper
3-I need to be nice to people when I get old
4-socks are necessary until February
5-skating is for kids, not adults

Bring on the Holiday Season!
Well, it looks like Thanksgiving is out. I had some good times, ate way more than I should have, and spent some time reflecting on the Lord's goodness, and it was great. So, I'm going to copy Michael and give my Christmas list on here. So, I don't want any gifts per se, but here is a list of organizations that I would like doantions to. Check it out, seriously! If you want to get me a gift, get it from here. Here are the websites....
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
http://www.lifewater.org/
http://www.bloodwatermission.com/

Love you guys! Happy Thanksgiving :o)

"If any of you lacks wisdom (teeth) he should ask God..."
I just thought that was funny. I thought of that verse this morning for some reason and then I put the teeth in there. Good times. It's true, my wisdom teeth are gone. Well, I actually still have one left. A lone reed in the back of my mouth. I hope he survives without his pals around. I think I'll name him to let him know that he's special to me. Let's see.... I think I'll name him Val. There's really no reason why I chose that name, it just popped into my head right now.
The whole ordeal of getting the teeth out was interesting. They gave me valiume which I was actually pretty excited about. In Beetlejuice Lydia tells Adam and Barbara that her mom is "sleeping with prince valiume tonight." Yes, I can even relate my wisdom teeth removal to Beetlejuice. I though, "Man, I can't wait to see what it's like to be on some heavy drugs." Turns out, they didn't do ANYTHING. I took 'em, waited, waited, and didn't feel any different. I was freaking out a little that morning. I had a small thought enter my mind, "What if I just don't go?" I went.
That day was spent sleeping and watching movies. It was pretty nice. I took vicodin and stuff so it didn't really hurt at all. The second day I was getting a little cranky because I was hungry and it started to hurt. The third day I realized that the vicodin made my head hurt and my mouth hurt pretty bad too in spite of it, so I stopped taking it. I was still cranky from not being able to eat tasty food too. The fourth day, I was just mad. I was hungry, bored, and my head and mouth hurt a lot. I'm pretty much back to normal now, which is good. I think I was just hungry.
You know I only write blogs when I really need to be doing something else right? Yeah, I should really be doing some online homework for my hancock class.... Online classes really aren't for me. I don't know how people can do it.
I'm going to give some shout outs to ya'll.
Farah-You are one of the funniest people I know. Hanging out with you last night brought me so much joy. I am so thankful that God prepared you for Michael so that we could be friends. I love you so much! One more thing: 1-Immaturity 2-Age 3-.... You are fabulous. :o)
Michael-I drank one of your diet cokes last night. Thanks. Ok, so I also realized how hilarious you are. I can't imagine actually acting out a scene from Montel in a public place with anyone else. "My soul, my soul must sing...."
Parker-Thanks for the pound of yogurt creations! You are a very giving person and I'm thankful that you're my friend. I'll put a word in with the Chief about you. :o)
Ashli-Tyler is amazing. MAD PROPS to you for the labor. You are incredible. Thanks for giving me the truth about child birth. Now I'm never having sex. Love ya.
Jaz-Thanks for always commenting on my blog. If I ever go to Bako I'm totally going to stop by and say hi. We've had some good memories over the years... Love ya
Steph-Thanks for letting me stay at your place and for getting me all of those gifts. I love them. You're a faithful friend.
Carrie-Thanks for having your future wedding in Minnesota. I'm really excited about going. I've always wanted to see what all the fuss is about. I better see some lakes, that's all I'm saying. Thanks for serving the Lord in Haiti. You inspire me. I love you.
Morgan-Well, I haven't seen you in a while. I don't really know what to shout at you... I still love you though and cherish your friendship. Oh, I thought of something! Shout out to the b-day ride on the Vespa! That was sweet!! I definitely locked that away in my memory vault. Can't wait to hang out sometime soon. PSL (pumpkin spice latte) date soon!
Jesus-You amaze me.

Then you can mash, then you can monster mash
That is probably one of the greatest songs EVER. One time when I was in elementary school, we had this Halloween walk-a-thon thing. They had a DJ there and while we were walking around he played the Monster Mash. That was the first time I ever heard that song. I've loved it ever since.
In other news, I'm taking this class on-line at Hancock called "The Bible as Literature." I kind of love it. I get units for reading the Bible, how sweet is that? Anywho, I had to buy a New Living/King James Bible for the class, and I have pretty much fallen in love with the New Living Translation. Last night I was reading Genesis it said, "And God was sorry He ever made them. It broke His heart." This was in reference to the flood. It reminded me of the robot insurance commercial on SNL, "Why do the scientists even make them?" Or at least in that voice. Fun with scripture.
I can't believe it's not even 10am yet. I hope this day goes faster.... When I get off work on Thursday this coming week, I don't have to come back for 6 days! That is good stuff right there.
Well, that's my life. If anyone wants to, they can bring me a McGriddle at work. That would be nice. Love you guys

Oompa Loopma Doopity Dawsome....
I wrote a new blog and that's totally awesome. Yeah, so pretty much, I'm not really sure what I'm going to write about. I just are some really good potato soup. I love fall. Definitely a soup season. Today, Joy and I went to Oso Flaco. For those of you who don't habla espanol, that means "skinny bear." I'm not a skinny bear after that soup I just had. Oh man. It was incredibly windy. The sand stung our legs and we could have died today. The waves were crazy. I'm not even kidding. It was fun though. Joy is a cool kat.
I got a new Bible. I had to buy it for my class that starts next week. I'm excited because it's the new living translation and I've always wanted to buy it, now I had an excuse to. Good times. Esther the cat is gone. I think she's dead, but Mrs.Hough just thinks she found a new home. If she doesn't come back by next week, I'm going to plan a funeral. I loved that cat. She was so overweight and cuddly.
Work. We decorated for Halloween today. Well, I didn't do it, but my friends did. It's pretty sweet, you guys should come by and see it. By the way, I would really like to receive that raven Michael. You know how much I love that bird.
Well, I think that's all I've got right now. God is good.

The Computer Lab
My class about gangs is getting really old. I decided to come into the computer lab for a while and do all kinds of exciting things like: check my myspace, surf the www, write a new blog, read the latest Creed Thoughts, the list goes on. Good times. Remember the old days in the school computer lab? Oregon Trail rocked my world! Sometimes I would put curse words on the grave sites... oh the good ol' days. Let's see, I'm wasting some good time here, what should I talk about. I'm going to see Tani next weekend in Santa Cruz, very exciting. We're even going to the boardwalk. I hope next week flys by because I can hardly wait for Saturday.
I've been working at a different branch this week and it has been amazing. I want to stay there. I would miss my friends at the other (ghetto) branch, but this branch is so nice and clean and slower. I'm so torn! I'm definitley praying about it, we'll see what God does. I wonder what they're doing in my class right now. I really don't want to go back in there. If they watch a video, I am so leaving.
My nephew says "cookie" now. It's so cute. He's my little cookie monster. It's funny what endearing names we call children: monster, squirt, pumpkin, doll, princess. When you get older, it wouldn't be so nice to call someone a monster or squirt. My dad still calls me pumpkin sometimes, I wonder when that will stop. I don't mind, it's just funny sometimes. I think I'll think of something new to call my kids. That would be fun.
Well, I should get back to class I suppose. I love you guys!

"It's $20, you have to eat it."

Most Dysfunctional Places in Santa Maria
I decided to write this blog while I was wating in the drive-thru line at Taco Bell.....

#1-The Taco Bell by Edwards Theatre
I actually have a lot of stories about this one, therefore I'm naming it the most dysfuntional place in Santa Maria. Here are a couple reasons: one time I wanted to drive-thru before I caught a movie at Edwards but there were police cars surrounding the place so I couldn't. Another time I was eating there with Steven and this guy was standing outside talking to us about the Chumash Casino bus (he was really excited about it). Last time I went there they were out of beans... beans people! And today, I waited in the drive-thru line for about half an hour. Don't get me wrong, I love taco bell, but I have to say, this one just isn't up to par.

#2-The Admin Department at Hancock
What's with the two lines thing guys? You wait in the first line to turn in whatever paperwork you have, then you have to wait in the second line for a really long time to get your receipt. LAME. Why can't they just have one line? Do you guys hear me on this one?

#3-Wal-Mart
Of course. I really don't think this one needs an explanation.

#4-Blockbuster Video by Kohls
I went there one time expecting to pay some late fees and rent "Stranger Than Fiction." When I brought the movie up to rent it they guy asked me for my info because I didn't have my card. I told him and he said, "Is your name Sara?" I said, "No, that's my sister." He pretty much said whatever and checked out the movie under her name. I guess they erased my late fees and my account. Sweet deal for me.... not so much for my sister if I turned the movie in late....

#5-USA Gas Station
That place scares me a little bit. It always crazy busy and they have Subway inside to after people get gas they go inside and get Subway. Meanwhile, I'm waiting for my turn to get gas while that person is standing in the Subway line. They always have the weirdest people working there too. Remind me to tell you guys about the coughing lady...

Well, there you have it. I would have listed my work on there too but I'm not brave enough. Maybe some other day. Love you guys!

The Time Has Come
This blog is just pretty much going to be a recap of my life for the past 3 months or so. Enjoy!
June-That was a great month. I went to Hume with some A-mazing people. I went there to serve my girls... but God did so much more. That week ignited some things in my heart, and the flame is still burning. I feel a Point of Grace song coming on....
July-I said goodbye to my beloved roomie. Took me awhile to get ahold of myself after the wedding, but it's cool now.
August-I went to San Diego for the first time, Reub and Hezza's wedding. It was also my birthday, but we won't talk about that. School began for me once more. Definitely the beginning of the end. woop woop.
It all comes down to the fact that God is just amazing. I'm serious guys, He really rocked my world this summer, and He pretty much always does. I'm really glad I'm His.

Alas, it's almost fall, the season of change. I don't care if Parker doesn't call it, it's fall to me. You know why? Pumpkin Spice Latte is back. My sweet, beautiful, soothing, liquid heaven. I really like fall. You know what else I like right now? Advil. And that's all I have to say about that.

Welp, that's life for now. I love you guys.

What I Did on My Summer Vacation -By: Jennifer Loux
It's coming soon.... I just don't have time to write it right now. :o)

Further
There's this song by Pillar called "Further." It's pretty much my lifesong right now. I know it's kind of cheesy when people say that, but I don't care, I'm saying it. The chorus of the song is: I'm further, further from myself, when I'm next to You, when I run to You. I definitely want to be further from myself and closer to Jesus. Yeah, so I haven't been writing lately. Life is a little crazy, but good. I hope to find time to write a little more soon. I love you guys and please keep praying for me. Thanks!!

Aspiring to be a Gardener
Well I started school this week. Today I sat in my car before class contemplating whether or not to go in. I get like that sometimes, it's just one of my "things" I guess. I did go in, with a weird nervousness in the pit of my stomach. The class I had tonight is called "Youth at Risk." God has been doing some things in my heart for a while concerning youth so I thought this would be a good class for me. Thankfully, there were people I knew from previous classes in there and I even made a new friend so that was good. My professor is pretty amazing. She is so calm and has A LOT of knowledge. I look forward to asking her questions and all that good stuff. Anywho, something she said tonight really stuck with me. I think it was from our book, but she brought it to life... She said that we should be gardeners and not mechanics. For the rest of the class I just started thinking about what that really means for me. A gardener works with living things, they nurture and help things grow. A mechanic works with objects and tries to fix those objects.
Sometimes I get this fear in me. Yes I love people. I love my girls from Hume. I care deeply about kids who aren't being nurtured and who don't feel love. But sometimes I just get scared that I don't know enough to do anything about how passionate I am about these things. I guess that I've always just felt that love just isn't enough for me to make a difference.
Then I realize that it isn't me making the difference anyway, it's God. He's the real gardener. Do you know what I'm trying to say here? I'm definitely NOT a mechanic. I understand that I can't fix people. But sometimes I don't know if I'm really a gardener either. Please pray for me friends.
In other news, I don't work tomorrow. What a sweet, sweet day. I love you guys.

Week of Utter Insanity
I have a feeling that this week is going to be c to the razy. I see it in the forecast. It's not a bad crazy though, I just probably won't get very much rest and all that jazz. Let's see, I watched the meteor shower last night. It wasn't really a "shower" of meteors, but I saw enough to keep me satisfied until next year. There was this one (ok, four) that made me cry a little. Sometimes I just get overwhelmed by what God does. Even a little shooting star is amazing. I hope I never lose that.

Cover Me- Bebo Norman

Cover me, cover up my tears
Cover up this man who's covered up in fear
I need a peace of mind, I need a piece of you
To cover all that's gone and everything that's new
You unveil me with your mercy
I want to breathe you in
You unfold me, then you hold me
Cover up my heart, cover up my soul
Cover up this world and everything I know
You cover up the sky, you cover up the sea
Cover up the mountains and every part of me
And every single breath I breathe...Cover me

I am still alive and covered up in years
Covered up in lines as innocence appears
So give me a peace of mind, give me a piece of you
To cover all that's old
with everything that's new
You unveil me with your mercy
I want to breathe you in
And you unfold me, then you hold me
Cover up my heart, cover up my soul
Cover up this world and everything I know
You cover up the sky, you cover up the sea
Cover up the mountains and every part of me
And every single breath I breathe...Cover me

You unveil me with your mercy
I want to breathe you in
You unfold me then you hold me
I want to shed this skin
You unveil me with your mercy
You unfold me, then you hold me
You unbreak me, would you take me home

Cover up my heart, cover up my soul
Cover up this world and everything I know
You cover up the sky, you cover up the sea
Cover up the mountains and every part of me
And every single breath I breathe...Cover me

Sometimes I still swallow my gum.
It's true, I still swallow my gum sometimes. I don't really know if what "they" say about gum staying in your digestive system for a million years is true, but I'll take my chances. Once again, I'm writing this at work, it's bringing a little sunshine to my day. Is it always going to be like this? Will I eventually end up despising every job I ever have? I started thinking about jobs that I think I would like and that I wouldn't get bored with. Here are a few:

1)Professional Nap Taker

2)Hanging out at Hume forever

3)Hanging with my girls from Hume all day

4)Going hiking everyday and getting paid for it

5)Being a DJ sounds kind of exciting

6)Visiting different towns/states/countries

That's all I can think of right now. Please pray that God will change my attitude about my job. Thanks guys. Love you!

Today's Headlines
"Country star Tim McGraw gets groped"

"New underwater pogo stick record set"

"Afghan poppy crop sets a new record"

"Spain hosts largest tomato fight on earth"

"Lohan before DUI arrest: ‘I would not do that’ "

Are the people who write about these things serious? The news is getting pretty ridiculous if you ask me.

I get the news I need from the weather report...
I don't really feel like that, I just like that song. I'm a little frustrated right now. It's 9pm and I could/should be doing a myriad of other things, but I'm on the internet. What is wrong with me? Sometimes I just want to smack me. Ok, enough of that.

Life. It's sweet. Lately I have been so anxious and worried and emotional and God has been so faithful. It's kind of freaking me out a little. I'll pray something, and then literally seconds later, He will do something to relieve my doubts/anxiousness/worry/crazy girl syndrome. Prayer is an interesting thing. I rather like it.

Life at the padre's casa is good. I came wanting to bless him, but I think he's pretty much the one making my life easier. I guess I make the house smell better, I'm sure he appreciates that.

Today, all of the sudden, I got really excited for fall. It's the season of pies, change, thankfulness, and a lot of other great things. I love fall. Oh yeah, I also have this pumpkin pie candle that smells amazing but it only lives in the fall months.

This looks like a really long blog, it's not. I'm going to go and do something meaningful with my life right now. I promise. I love you guys.

AlPhAbEt SoUp

This is my life right now...

A-Amazing. That's what I have to say about that.

B-Brisk Walking. I think I always walk like I'm in a hurry.

C-Car. My check engine light came on in my car last week.

D-Demons. Last night I had a dream about them.

E-Excitement. I think I've had too much of it lately.

F-Fillings. I got 5 yesterday.

G-Grace. Thank God for His grace that covers my ridiculousness.

H-Hilton. When are we going to stop hearing about this crazy kid?

I-In Need. Of Sleep.

J-John Mayer. He was on the radio a little bit ago. I like his music, it's good.

K-Kangaroos. I decided that they're pretty much one of my favorite animals.

L-Love. It's in the air I tell you.

M-Moving. What a chore! I still need to do it.

N-No More Sea. Who remembers that song? Oh man, those were good times.

O-Oprah. I wish I didn't have to work so I could watch Oprah everyday.

P-Plans. This CD by Deathcab for Cutie is one of my favorite CDs ever. I listen to it a lot.

Q-Qudditch-Why wasn't it in the most recent HP movie? Very dissapointed.

R-Raise. I'm getting one soon. Sweet lovin'!

S-Sacramento. I need to go there soon.

T-Theology. This has been very exciting to me lately and at times frustrating.

U-UV Rays. I got some, and now I'm tan. Well, at least my arms are.

V-Valley Song. "I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy."

W-Weddings. I think I'll try to catch the bouquet at the next one. I'm pretty tall, I think I can do it.

X-X? I really need to learn some new vocabulary words that start with x.

Y-Year. A year from now I won't be in school anymore.

Z-Ziti Pasta. I feel like eating some of that goodness right now.

Well, it's actually Saturday July 14th now. It took me a few days to write this blog. Hope you enjoyed my alphabet soup. :o) Love you guys. (I miss you Fauf)

"The Times They Are a-Changin' "
That's a great Bob Dylan song, and it's also the theme of my life this week. Although, it's more the theme of Farah's life, but I claimed it first. Farah is getting married in 52 hours. How exciting is that? How she is sleeping at all will forever be a mystery to me. I am going to miss my dear roomie, but I am glad to pass her off to a worthy fellow. Congrats Michael and Fauf. Please remember your single friends, they're people too! :o)
I'm moving this week, to my dad's. I'm excited, the last time I lived with him was when my parents were still married so I was probably 6 or 7.
The 4th of July celebration(s) were pretty sweet. I don't know why I love fireworks, but I do. They're just magical to me. Last night, after the firesworks festivities, I went over to the Giorgi's to play laser tag, that was good times. While we were playing, there were a ton of fireworks going off in the air, it was like we were in a war zone (at least that's what Carl said it was like, I just thought it was cool).
God is good guys.

IMAX Sadness
Me and my friend Bernie from work had planned on seeing the new Harry Potter movie on opening night at the IMAX in Hollywood. We've been talking and dreaming about it for a month. So, today was pay day, and we went online to buy the tickets. I clicked the button- and all of the sudden, in red, the most depressing words ever popped up: sold out. Am I dreaming right now? This is probably a nightmare, I'm just waiting for some horrible creature to pop up any second now and try to get me. Any time now.... ok it didn't happen, I guess I'm not dreaming. This is a sad reality for me. We decided to get tickets to the midnight showing in AG, I'm happy about that.
Despite this minor sadness right now, my life has been amazing. I can't even believe it. God is really helping me to be content in all circumstances and He has given me joy beyond my understanding lately. Farah moving out and getting married, it was hard for me, and it still is a little, but there has been a lot of comfort too. I go to bed and wake up praising God, He is so good!
4th of July, anyone have anything planned? Remember the block party last year? Oh man, those were good times! My apple pie was a winner, I don't care what anybody says. Well, I gotta get back to work. I hope you all are having a GREAT day! Love you guys!

Ridiculously Amazing
That pretty much sums it up. God did great things last week at camp, and He continues to do them now. I would love to tell all of you about it in person, so just hit me up and ask me about it. :o) Love you guys!

Quack!
Here are some highlights from the Disneyland trip on Monday:
-I went on the canoes for the first time. Our guide's name was Joey and he was pretty much hilarious. At the end of our time rowing Joey told us to bang our paddles on the bottom of the boat. When we all started doing it, Farah did the most hialrious thing she has ever done. She started saying, "Quack, quack, quack." It was classic. Most of the people on the boat joined in too.
-A wave of water came upon me when we went on the rapids ride at CA adventure. It was hilarious because none of us wanted to get wet, but we all pretty much did.
-I got to ride in the front row of Space Mountain. It was AWESOME! I screamed for joy the whole time. I even prayed that I would be able to sit in the front and it happened! Yay God!
-Farah's brother Eric was pretty much obsessed with Buzz Lightyear while we were there. He kept yelling, "Buzz! Buzz!" in this crazy voice and people were staring at us. It cracked me up.
-Tower of Terror picture. Hilarious. I wish you guys could see it. I can re-enact it if you want me to.
-Sunburns all around. Ouch.
Those are just some of the highlights of the wonderful trip that was Disneyland.
In other news, I CAN'T wait to go to camp!!!!! Two new girls just got put in my cabin and they are absolutely hilarious! I'm so excited that God hand picked my cabin for me and that He is going to do something amazing this coming week. 3 more days! Please pray for me, that I don't let my feelings of inadequacy get in the way of letting God use me. Also pray that I can eat and sleep because I have been way to excited to do both lately. Thanks guys, love you.

Out of the Boat
So, you know when Peter saw Jesus walking on water and he got out of the boat because he wanted to do it too? I kind of feel like that right now. Let me just say, there are some scary things in the water. I never really thought about that in relation to the real story. First of all, there were waves. Waves freak me out. I like the ocean and all, but getting pummeled by a wave doesn't seem that exciting. Second of all, there are creatures in the ocean. Piranhas, sharks, eels, and some other scary ones. Getting out of the boat is exciting though, especially when Jesus is there to pick you up if you fall in.

Praise! Aerobics
Yesterday, Tani found the most hilarious workout video in the WORLD. It's called Praise! Aerobics. Now, you can workout to your favorite hymns, only they're a little faster and more peppy. Unfortunately, Farah and I do not own a vhs player so we haven't been able to praise off the pounds, but Micahel promised to buy one just for the amazingness that is this video. This weekend has been great. I slept in until 11am yesterday and just laid there until 11:30. Sometimes I feel guilty for sleeping that late, but yesterday I didn't. I wish I had every Saturday off, I think it would enrich my life.
In other news, the Lord rocks! I have been blown away by Him lately. You think you know a guy and then He goes and just does something totally amazing.. :o) I am so thankful that He is real. Not that He wouldn't be, but sometimes I just forget that He's always there and that I'm not praying into a void. Three cheers for Jesus!
I don't have school this week. What am I going to do with my life?! I'm considering going to Disneyland on Thursday.... we'll see. Welp, my dear friends, I hope all of you are living out your dreams. Love you guys.

My Reality
My reality is that 12 hours ago, I was up writing a paper I should have finished last week. My reality is that in 4 more hours (at 4 pm) the above statement will still be true. I know, I'm a sick person. I don't even know how I... can... type... another...word... Must... go... on... Anyway, I wrote that part above yesterday. My reality has changed since then :o). I got some rest, it's like the world is new. I got so much rest, in fact, that I slept in a little and was late for work! It was ok though, they understood. Let's see... oh yeah, I have Saturday off. I never thought I would say this, but praise God for the rodeo! Our branch is closed because of the rodeo parade so we all get the day off. I am pretty much still in shock. Wow, my eyes just teared up a little because I'm so happy. Ok, I think I ran out of things to say. I love you guys.

A Mess
I have this thing. It happens every once in a while and it make me kind of crazy. It's kind of like tetris. I've been doing pretty good with making the lines dissapear, but now I'm on level 12 and it's going really fast, too fast for my abilities. It's the curse that I have, I want to please all people at all times. And it's just not humanly possible. It's just like drinking a gallon of milk, I can't do it, but I really want to. I have this paper due next week, and yeah I'm going to get it done, but I'm kind of freaking out about it. That's just the beginning, I'm going to have to write a 30 pager next year and I'm already freaking out about it. And this is a really bad time for all of this because I'm having this emotional craziness going on. I can hardly eat or sleep, I just jump around the house. Anyway, I might explode soon, I'm just warning you guys. :o) I'm not sad or anything, just kind of crazy. Jesus take the wheel!
In other news, Farah's wedding countdown continues. We still have a lot of adventures to accomplish together. I miss her already. How many friends must I lose to marriage?! Just kidding.
Let's see, I don't think anything else exciting is going on. This summer is totally packed with excitement, and I can't wait for it to start! I love you guys.

$25="Free" movie tickets
When I heard that if I bought $25 of food I could get 2 free movie tickets for Pirates 3, it was pretty much the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. Farah and I went to Albertsons last night an bought $25 in basically junk to get the tickets. This is what we bought: 3 boxes of pop tarts, peanut butter, 2 boxes of cinnamon toast eggos, fudge stripe cookies, cheeze-its, nutri-grain bars and some other stuff. I felt like a kid going up to the register with all of that junk, but it was well worth it. I mean honestly guys, it was amazing to get those tickets AND come home with all of that food. So, if you want to see Pirates for free, go to Albertsons and buy some junk food. The cinnamon toast eggos are actually pretty tasty.

Red to the lands
I'm exctied to see Redlands today. After all, it is the place that produced my amazing roomie. I wonder what it has in store for me. Hopefully some warm weather, that would be nice. Once again, I am at work. Lately I have been cracking up at work. It's so random. Yesterday, I laughed so hard that I cried. And that's all. I love you guys.

Banana Splits
Today at work, my boss bought us all the fixin's for banana splits. And oh my goodness, they are soooo good! I think the last time I had a banana split was when I lived in Sacramento, I forgot how beautiful they were. Well, it's almost that time, I need to face it, my roomie is getting married. I'm happy and sad. Why Lord, why me? Just kidding. :o) I am not comletely sure what I am going to do when I have to move out, but I'm praying and asking God to show me VERY clearly (because I'm a little dumb sometimes) what He wants me to do. What a concept... You know, I think that's all for today. I'm so captivated by the banana splits that I can't think of anything else to write about. Love you guys!

That One Lifehouse Song is on Right Now
That's what happens when I can't come up with a great title. This could end up being a long blog because it's kind of slow at work and I'm in drive-up, the possibilities of blogging are endless! Speaking of endless, I'm reading "Ender's Game" right now and I LOVE it. It's a beautiful work of science fiction with a little bit of "Brave New World" mixed in. Daft, I should have brought it to work today, I could be reading it right now. Oh well. So, I got this book on Friday night, it's called "This Book Will Change Your Life." It is probably one of the most hilarious books I have EVER seen. It goes through the year and gives the reader a task for each day. The tasks are genius. There's one day that is called "Write a letter to a mass murderer day" and it gives the names and addresses of several mass murderers. Crazy! One of the days tells you to call the White House and pretend that you're someone very important and leave the President a message- it gave a phone number. I called the number in disbelief and sure enough, it was the White House. Now I have the number saved in my cell phone, just in case. :o)
Cherylyn and I made aprons yesterday, that was fun. Her's is way better than mine though, but I'm ok with that. I thought of a great idea for a quilt before I went to sleep last night. It's going to be amazing when I make it. It's top secret info for now though, so don't even try to find out what it is.
I just ate some gummy bears, yum. Well, I think I'm done writing. I guess that wasn't too long. Love you guys.

My Soul Wells Up with Hallelujahs
That's the name of a beautiful song, and yesterday that song came to life. I know it was Easter and all, but seriously, God is alive! I should be celebrating everyday. Anyway, we were singing that song "How Great is our God" and my heart felt like it was going to explode. I just wanted to shout it out and jump up and down and cry all at the same time. God is so so good. That's all I wanted to say. :o)

Things are Lookin' up Kid
Yesterday was the day from Hades. By the end of it, I was ready to collapse. I had stayed up until 2am the night/morning before working on homework that I should have done last weekend. When I got to work, it was insane. And I had a meeting with my advisor and we talked about when I can graduate. At our last meeting she told me I would be done in January, but yesterday... oh boy... I almost broke down in tears in her office. I know I sound a little dramatic, but I feel like I've been working towards this goal for too long! I found out that I had to take 12 more units at Hancock, and that I wasn't graduating until May. I was pretty upset about it.

Well, in my class last night, my professor was talking about getting your degree and how it doesn't mean anything unless you work for it. And you know what? I'm fin with the extra time I have to put into this journey. If it's worth anything to me, I should be willing to put the time and money into it. Besides, I pretty much have very little direction, so maybe I need this time to figure out where I'm supposed to be after I get that piece of paper. Then, my advisor called me today and told me that I only have 9 more units to take and they can be in whatever I want them to be in. Pottery here I come! :o) Then, this morning I found $12 in my pocket! I really think Jesus put it there because I am so broke right now.

And that's my life. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow.

Charo
She's coming! Charo, the legendary Latin sensation is coming to the Chumash casino. I'm totally going guys. Remember the surreal life on VH1? She made that show famous! The only thing that would make this night better is if Bridget Neilsen (Red Sonia) was there too. Hilarious. I'm going to Disneyland this weekend. I can't tell you how excited I am. Steph is coming too, it's going to be good times! Only 1 more day. This week felt like it went by really slow... blah.
Lately, I've been having dreams about that show Gilmore Girls. I think I'm going through withdrawals. Like last night I had a dream that Luke got back together with Nicole and Lorelai didn't know and it was a huge mess! When I woke up, I was so worried that it was true. How ridiculous is that?!
The sky walk at the Grand Canyon opens this month. I think I want to go there this summer. That sky walk looks pretty sweet. I think this blog is about plans. Plans are kind of crazy, why do we even make them? I don't even know if I'm going to be alive tomorrow. Hopefully I'm alive until Saturday so I can go to Disneyland. Welp, I think that's all I have. :o) Love you guys.

Life in Abbreviations
So I have this professor who likes to abbreviate words. For itinerary he says "itin", February is "Feb", and there are plenty of other things. At first, it annoyed me, but now, I think I love it. Life is hilarious with abbreviations. Farah has this thing she likes to say, instead of cozy she says maje cos. That has now led to other things being maje, like if you're tired then you're maje tides. And the weather report is even abbreviating! Today, there might be T-Storms. Here's to Feb, what's left of it, being the month of abbreviations! Maje loves for maje friends.

What an Adventure!
I don't even know how to say it or express it, but God is so good. How could I go through life and not give Him glory? He's just amazing! And yes, I said it in the voice AMAZING! Lately I've been waking up and I just can't wait to talk to Him. Really exciting.
Today is V-Day, I love it. This is one of my favorite holidays. People are so, well, loving. Plus, we have treat bags at work, and mine is pretty much overflowing! I'm not eating anything from it because I want it to keep getting full. It's awesome.
Camp was great. It was nothing that I expected. And that's good! I wish I could be a youth pastor, that would be sweet. I love seeing hearts soften.
Well, I think that's all I have for today. Love you guys, happy Valentine's Day!

Fine, A New Blog!
Ok, here's a new blog kids. I'm sorry I haven't posted lately, life has been crazy and it doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon. So I'm going to winter camp tomorrow with the Jr.highers. I am pretty excited about it. I haven't been in 4 years, that's a long time. I could barely sleep last night because I was so excited. I'm getting over the plague. Farah had it too. If you came to our house last week, you might have it.
I went on a blind date. I'm glad I went, it was awkward but I'm glad I went. Nothing came of it. I'm sure there are more dates in my future though, so I'm not worried about it. I'm really thirsty right now, I wish I had some tea. Steph, can you bring me some tea? Remember that one time you dropped that candy bar off at my house after I wrote on my blog that I wanted it? That was amazing! I miss you.
I hope it snows this weekend. I love snow. I can't believe that Farah and I aren't going to be roommates in 6 months. Sad times. I think God has someone lined up though, but it's still going to be sad to leave Lady Fauf.
I started my application for the Peace Corps. I don't know what will become of it, but I like having the option. It's a good option I think. I might get homesick though. I might have the experience of a lifetime and never want to leave. We'll just have to wait and see.
Well, I think that's all I have to say. God is good.

LiFe
I feel drained. I don't even know why. Right now I would love to be sleeping underneath my amazing electric blanket with no worries or cares. Praise the Lord that I don't have to work on Saturday! I can't wait to sleep in and veg. I'm not too sure if I'm going to the wedding, but don't tell Randy and Chelsea that I didn't go because I was tired. Haha, that would be sad. I read an article yesterday about January 22nd being the most depressing day of the year. And I'll admit it, I've had some pretty horrible January 22nds. But I've come to the conclusion that I can make the day whatever I want it to be, even in tough circumstances. I'm still tired though. :o) Can't change that much.
Tonight I have a class called "Social Movements of the 60's" pretty exciting. I bet it's going to be out of control! I can't wait, and I'm not being sarcastic at all. Seriously.

Spontaneous Driving and Other Stuff
On Sunday I didn't have anything to do. Well, actually, I have plenty of things I should have done, but nothing I really wanted to do. When I was driving home from O-town, I looked out and admired the mountains (to Farah, hills) that surround Santa Maria and thought, "I wonder what's out there." So I decided to go and see. I called up my partner in adventure, Tani, and asked if she wanted to go with me. She gave in to my crazy idea and came. It was awesome! I just started driving and had no idea where exactly I was going, or even where I was going to end up. After a couple of hours, we decided to take a detour onto this dirt road to see where it went. We had to drive kind of slow because we were in the Jett, and I didn't want to ruin it. It was pretty amazing because as we drove higher and higher, the sun was setting. It started to get dark so I decided to turn around, we didn't have any cell reception and we were pretty much in the middle on nowhere. It was a great experience. On the way home we listened to Boyz 2 Men and sang all the words to "I'll make love to you" at least Tani did... I didn't remember all of them.
So when I woke up yesterday and went out to my car I had a flat tire. You know what I did about it? I changed it all by myself! Well, actually, some guy from Volkswagen had to come and take off an anti-theft bolt because I didn't have the part, but that's all he did I promise! I felt pretty good about it. Yes men, I am single. :o) Anyway, I had a great weekend, I even saw my nephew, he's growing so much! Hope you guys have a good week! Much love.

One
I had lunch with mother hen today. It was good, we went to Stinky's Grill. We talked about life and such, she always cuts deep into my heart when we talk. I was thinking, am I going to be happy in one job? I love my job now, but I know I wouldn't want to make it my "career." Am I really going to find one job that I will want to do for the rest of my working life? Am I really going to find one man who I will love and who will love me for the rest of my life? Am I going to find one cause to live for (besides Jesus)? I'm just wondering about this stuff. I know I shouldn't be worried, and I'm not, I'm just wondering. In other news, the party at the Swenson's rocked! I played dance dance and pretty much ruled supreme. 80's music is on at work right now and I'm loving it! "We belong to the city..." Happy weekend my friends.