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Friday, April 28th, 2006
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10:35 pm
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I'm going home tomorrow! And by home I mean Tulsa, which really means "that place I used to call home." Huh. How about that? Odd. Anywho, I get to go see Tulsa and my nieces who are about 150 years older than they were the last time I saw them (Christmas?) and I am way excited. I'm also tired. I work a lot and lift heavy things and get lots of sunburned skin, but I love flowers! I'm learning so much about plants and I am started to love gardening more than knitting which really just means I am becoming even more of an old lady than I already was. Oh, goodness! Okay, gots to go. I'm all tuckered out. Love, love!
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| Thursday, April 6th, 2006
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12:23 pm
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We're back from Israel and trying to get adjusted to being back home. We got in yesterday and after unpacking and doing laundry ended up going to bed at about 8 pm because we were so tired and then waking up this morning wide awake at 4:30 am. Eventhough it's noon here, to me it feels like its about 6 pm. Weird.
Our trip was awesome and we both learned an awful lot. It was worth every penny and minute we put into it. I can explain more later, cause now it would take forever to go into all the details here and I'm just not in the mood to write that much right now. We have gifts for pretty much everyone (Ashleigh, I bring you food galore)and can't wait to catch up with people.
I never enjoyed American food as much as I do now. I'm so glad I'm a Christian and not Jewish so I can eat foods that aren't kosher like cheeseburgers and pepperoni pizzas and BBQ ribs. When I pray over my food now and give thanks to God for it there is much greater meaning to it now. Thank You, Jesus, for dying on the cross so that, among other things, I can mix my meat and dairy together.
Now that I'm home, I have to think about job interviews and substitute calls and what to do with my life. While we were in Israel, I made a comment about Jericho that Nick Harris found out about and then told me I was brilliant. That meant more to me than getting an A on my senior paper and makes me want to go back to school more than anything. Josh's mom is trying to hook me up with an adjunct teaching position at Classen in the fall, which is awesome and I'd love to do it, but I don't know if I ready to do something like that for good. There's so much more I need and want to learn. This trip really made me see just how ignorant I really am about the things of God and learning more about Him is my greatest motivation and ambition in life. I have so much farther to go. I'm not ready to give up yet.
This turned out a lot longer than I thought it would be. Sorry about that. Just wanted you all to know we are home safe and miss you all very much. Loves.
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| Friday, March 24th, 2006
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11:46 am
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Can I just point out that I really think Christian radio needs to grow up and realize that just because some music is so-called "secular" doesn't mean it doesn't point back to God, who made everything which therefore means everything is sanctified for His glory and that includes music. If I hear another secular song on Christian radio that is all of the sudden deemed good music simply because it was covered by a "Christian" artist, I might hurl. And it won't be pretty. In fact, it might even smell funky. I really think it would be great if some Christian radio station somewhere out there in this wide, wide world would step up and start playing ALL music that points back to God. Wouldn't that be awesome? Then people could call in in request any song they wanted that pointed them back to Christ and maybe, just maybe there could be some real healing of souls out there in radio land. That would make me very happy. My head hurts.
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| Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
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11:01 pm
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Things have been crazy lately, but I think I'm ready to move on now. Josh and I leave for Israel in 5 days! Wow! It's hard to believe it's actually here. We've both been studying like crazy the past couple of days to get ready for it. Let me know if anybody wants me to bring something back! This may sound really random, but my dad's girlfriend told me that when her parents went she had them bring back bottles of water from the Jordan River so she could freeze them and baptize her kids with the water. I definitely think that is something I want to do so we can have it when Josh and I have kids. Afterall, even if we don't know the exact spot where Christ was baptized, the waters of the Jordan were baptized by Pope JPII and that is pretty cool if you ask me. I'm so ready to go on this trip, get it behind me, and start looking for a real job. I'm sick of subbing. It has it's good days, but it's bad days are pretty darn wicked. I've been looking at some different UM websites on ministry and calling, etc., and I'm seriously thinking of becoming a chaplain. It seems like something I could possibly be really gifted at, so we'll see how that turns out. I miss friends and school and having a normal schedule. I love you guys and hope everything is going well with everyone.
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| Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
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9:47 pm
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It's only Tuesday and already it's been an awful week. Josh went to the doctor yesterday and found out he has to have surgery on his neck and then today he was in a car wreck and we are pretty sure he's dream car is totalled. Boo. We also found out his grandfather is doing really, really bad. Double boo. Good thing we are going on our cruise soon. I just hope with all this negativity that the boat doesn't sink and that we don't get attacked by pirates or something. Although, if we did get attacked by pirates, I might jump ship and join their pirate crew. I do need another job afterall.
Pray for us. Love you all.
current mood:  gloomy
current music: the sound of ice skating and olympics
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| Monday, February 13th, 2006
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9:26 pm
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Happy 6th Months of marriage to Josh and I and happy(sometimes) having no more wisdom teeth to me! That is all.
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| Friday, February 3rd, 2006
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4:12 pm
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I am spending lots of time at home it seems and it has only given me the great desire to try and organize the crazy mess that is marriage and joining two lives and two homes full of stuff. I discovered this place --- the container store --- and would really like to buy out thier entire stock, but, alas, the possibility of that happening is less likely than continuing my disdain for little piles and messes around my home which have resulted from a lack of space to put things in. Grrrr. I love my home, but sometimes I don't love the junk it holds. I think I need to get out more.
current mood:  irritated
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| Sunday, January 1st, 2006
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11:39 am
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Josh's dad fixed our facet and now we have water pressure in the kitchen! Yay!
Christmas was awesome and Josh is taking me to see Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby for Valentine's Day! Yay!
Happy New Year and congrats to Matt and Bettina who are ENGAGED! Yay!
Adam is getting married in like 5 days! Yay!
Man, there's a lot to celebrate. Hope everyone is enjoying themselves! Yay!
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| Saturday, December 24th, 2005
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11:15 pm
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i spent most of yesterday planting daffodil and tulip bulbs in our little flower beds and today my bones ache! Sad times.
Josh and i went to my grandparents house today to celebrate Christmas and my dad's birthday. It was much fun. Odd food though which led to some upset stomachs.
We had pizza, shrimp, stew and little smokies. Not to mention my dad's birthday cake, which I made. Actually I made two but the first one didn't look right and then I realized I had forgotten to put eggs in the batter. So, I threw that one away and had to bake a whole other cake and that one fortunately turned out delicious. It was a very sweet Christmas though. My sweet daddy gave me some barbeque sauce from my favorite place in tulsa (Elmer's: It be BAAAAD!) and got Josh a really nice golf shirt, but the surprise of all was that he drew a charcoal picture of my on my wedding day and had it framed! I have the sweetest daddy in the world. It's official.
This Christmas has been wonderful so far and it isn't even actually Christmas yet! I am so excited to spend my first Christmas with my wonderful Face. I am so much happier than I ever imagined I would possibly be. He's the most adorable, silly, sexy, amazing man I've ever laid eyes on. I'm so blessed. I might jump on a couch. But then again I might not, cause there are some killer hard spots on our couch that are just hiding and waiting for some crazy person to break their foot on them.
Ah, well.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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| Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
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10:16 pm
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My on again/off again affair with my car is once again off...again.
Crap.
I'm taking up walking.
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| Sunday, December 11th, 2005
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4:25 pm
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My phone works now and so does my car. I can now officially join the human race again. Woot.
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| Thursday, December 8th, 2005
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1:11 pm - UPDATE! DATEUP!
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The retreat was nice. Cold, but nice. I love St. Mark's. It's official. My heart is happy and God is good.
On a different note, there are some days when I hate my car. Yesterday, for instance, when it decided to overheat in the middle of the snow and then I had to wait for it to cool so I could take it to Firestone where they charged a hundred and some odd dollars to fix a single hose, was one of those days. Hatred. Pure hatred.
There are also days when I love my car. Today was one of those days. Having the Jeep and the 4 wheel drive to prevent slippage and make me feel super powerful a la Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor (Ho ho ho! Home improvement style, not santa style. The big red guy doesn't exist, remember?) was a definite highlight of my day. Good times.
Anywho, I hope you are all doing holly and jolly. I know I am.
Hearts!
current mood:  bouncy
current music: Christmasy tunes
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| Friday, December 2nd, 2005
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4:09 pm
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Off on a youth retreat this weekend. Will update later.
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| Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
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11:59 am
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Thanksgiving Break, how I love thee!
In other news, Josh and I might be going to Isreal in March! Woot! We heard about the trip on Sunday when the former pastor of firstchurch, Nick Harris, came to speak at St. Mark's. He's leading a trip in March to visit all of the sights of Jesus' ministry! And Josh and I might get to go! Yay!
Sure, this means I probably won't be getting a new car anytime soon, but, seriously, how many times do you get the chance to go to Isreal? I'm excited. I wanna go. I hope it works out.
Love to all and a Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
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1:39 pm
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This weekend was good times. Josh and I rented Batman Begins and Fever Pitch and had a little movie night on Friday. Fever Pitch was okay but Batman Begins was phenomenal! Now we can't wait until 2008 to see the sequel. Saturday was spent painting our lawn furniture and buying sequence(!), the funnest game ever. Sunday I went to visit my brother, who is sad, but learning so much and really seems to have changed (again :/) but I was glad to see him. That night I went with Josh's mom and sister and sister's boyfriend to see Cirque Dreams, which was good, but a little disappointing. Our seats were far away, so we couldn't see real well. I'm sure it would have been better with closer seats. But everything was really nice. Life is really nice. I like it. I like tacos too.
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| Thursday, November 10th, 2005
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10:37 pm - Christmas List 2005
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I haven't done this since I was a kid. Santa, here's my list:
* magnetic poetry
* sequence the game
* cooking lessons
* a digital camera
* new shirts and sweaters
* the notebook dvd
* to find my love actually dvd
* my pansies to grow back
* my tulips and daffodils to come in healthy next spring
* to wake up thirty lbs. lighter
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* my hair to look like Kristin's on Laguna Beach
Now really, is that too much to ask? I think not.
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| Saturday, November 5th, 2005
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4:16 pm
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| Thursday, October 27th, 2005
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1:29 pm
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Today I bought a pod coffee maker that was originally $40 for 10 bucks!
Woo hoo!
I am AWESOME!
In other news, Josh and I have our Christmas tree all up and everything in our garage but it needs some ornamental decoration so I am thinking we should have an ornament making party so it does not look so sparce. Any thoughts? I realize it is a little early to be thinking about Christmas but it is my FAVORITE time of year, especially in OKC, and I am ready for it.
Okay, that's pretty much it. I've become boring in my old age.
LoVeS to AlLs!
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| Saturday, October 8th, 2005
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2:28 pm
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I'm pretty much a little sad about all the crazy change that's been going on lately. My dad is officially moving to norman, which is a total upgrade, but on the other hand, he is selling our house, which pretty much severs all my ties with Tulsa. Big time downgrade. I might turn into a scary crank monster without my biannual dose of nordaggio's.
And NOW, my sister in law has apparently up and moved to Tennessee, taking my two perfect neices who I already missed WAY TOO MUCH along with her. And guess who didn't even get to say "goodbye"? Uh, that would be me. Sometimes I just feel like stomping around the house and yelling curse words in Spanish. GAR!!!!!!!!
So I am going "home" to Tulsa this weekend for what may turn out to be the last time. That's not depressing or anything. Change sucks, people. Especially when there's just too much happening all at once. I'm sick of it. Why can't I just take my little world and launch it into space where the space/time continuum will make everything remain the same.
Yeah, I know. I'm whining. But I'm a little ticked off right now and feel the need to vent. SO deal with it, world. I'm a little mad at you.
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| Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
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2:07 pm - Thanks, Amy!
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LJ Interests meme results
- babies:
I want some, but not for at least two years. And when I have them, I will make the build a bears. - butterflies:
I am one. - chrysalis:
Turned me into a butterfly. - clive staples lewis:
Brilliant author/apologetic/theologian/wannabe grandpa. Best work is the Great Divorce. - jack vettriano paintings:
I love them all! Except for the ones that might be mistaken for soft porn. I just pretend that those do not exist. - lakes:
I like to throw rocks into them and ride in boats on them. I haven't done that in awhile. - ministry:
I learn more about it day by day. It's my dream to be involved in ministry as my vocation. - nordaggio's:
I MISS YOU SO MUCH! I WANT AN ICED VANILLA CHAI RIGHT NOW!!! - orion's belt:
Once upon a time, I watched the movie serendipity. In this one scene, John Cusack's discovers the constellation calliopea(sp?) in the freckles on Kate Beckinsale's character's arm. That got me looking at my arm freckles and I have three in a row on my right one. That's orion's belt. Now, every time I see orion's belt in the sky, I smile because it's my very own constellation. - sleeping bags:
I have one now. At the time I put that as an interest I didn't, but I got one last Christmas and I adore it. It is warm and snuggly.
Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.
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