Love in Words

Sweet Summertime

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:29:21 -0400

Grace Anne and I got to FINALLY go to a Backstreet Boys concert. NKOTBSB concert was, in one word, incredible. We screamed and acted like we were 12, but we didn’t care. It was a blast. Highlight of the night? Sitting in the back of the very tip top section (333), but then getting upgraded to first floor, row 14…for free! You could have heard us in NY. I’ve never been so excited before! I love summertime…

30 Day Challenge--Day 4

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:34:17 -0500

Name Your Top 10 Pet Peeves

1. When girls dress up and have on a really cute shirt and jeans or dress pants…..and then have on tennis shoes.

2. The fact that Gano doesn’t have an ice cream machine anymore. Come on people….someone threw ours away, so just replace it like you said you were going to in August. It’s almost March.

3. Complainers. We were given breath this very morning and you complainers out there choose to spend your blessing of a day being pessimistic and grouchy and finding fault with everything. Just take a deeeeep breath and smile :)

4. When I wash all the dishes and have the kitchen clean and then 5 minutes later there are 20 more dirty dishes in the sink or on the counter.

5. Crazy drivers, in general

6. When everyone thinks, the first time they meet me, that I HAD to have played basketball in high school, and then they’re SHOCKED that I didn’t. Yes, I’m a tall girl, but I’m the most uncoordinated person on a basketball court you’ll ever meet. And, girl basketball players scare me. They’re intense.

7. 7:30 classes

8. When the same person is late to class every single day. Just set your clock 10 minutes earlier, ok?

9. When I wash my car and then it rains, or I get behind a truck hauling branches or trash or some other substance that flies around, or a bird decides to do its business all over my once shiny car.

10. Not being able to finish something that I’ve started.

30 Day Challenge--Day 3

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:02:34 -0500

If You Only Had 24 Hours to Live, What Would You Do?

Well, I like to think that I’d do all of this crazy stuff like skydive, fly to Ireland, go to the beach one last time, dye my hair brown (I’ve always wanted to, but am scared!)….but honestly, I’d probably spend every second of that 24 hours with family and friends. This would be my day (maybe):

The second I found out, I’d go pick up Will, and get a McDonalds sweet tea. He could play me John Mayer songs and teach me one last note on the guitar (even though I’ve forgotten the others). I’d want to go on a walk and laugh with him a whole bunch, cause that’s my favorite thing to do.

I’d then go pick up Will, and get a McDonalds sweet tea. He could play John Mayer songs and teach me one last note on the guitar (even though I’ve forgotten the others). I’d want to go on a walk and laugh with him a whole bunch, cause that’s my favorite thing to do.

I’d call my family and go to my Granddaddy’s house and be with all of them and reminisce on growing up. We’d probably cry a whole lot and pray even more.

Really, though, I don’t know what I’d do. It’s a depressing thing to think about…

30 Day Challenge--Day 2

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:16:27 -0500

Write About the Best Friends You’ve Had

My oldest friend is Grace Anne Coburn. We’ve been super close since kindergarten. Sure, there have been ups and downs, but I always have fun with her. I can tell her anything and everything. Lately, when we hang out, it has to be on the weekends since she’s still in Florence, and I’m at Freed. We know we’re getting old because we’re ready for bed by 10:00. She can fall asleep in two seconds and when she’s doing that I know it’s her bedtime! We’re going to a Backstreet Boys concert in June and I’m super pumped….we screamed about it for a good 15 minutes after we got tickets :) My favorite memories with her (well some of them) have to be while we were in the band (we were nerds together). She played trombone and was drum major and I played the flute and was a majorette. We went to St. Louis, Disney World and New York together. Saw Beauty and the Beast on broadway, got lost in China Town and went up in the St. Louis Arch. We’ve had some crazy times! We’re gonna be friends forever :)

Growing up, I had a group of girls that I had triple or quadruple sleepovers with. We would spend the night at all of our houses 3-4 nights in a row. Lindsey, Ann Marie, Grace Anne and I had a starburst jellybean, cheeto and Dr. Pop fetish. We had to have those things at every single sleepover. In the summers, we would go to each others VBS’s and spent 4 weeks out of the summer together every single day. Sometimes more than that. We had beauty pageants, photo shoots and swimming parties. If you got one of us, you got the others. I love thinking about those days. We stayed friends. I still see them all when I’m home for Christmas and in the summers. Ann Marie and Lindsey are married now, and Lindsey just had a baby. It’s crazy how we grow up…

Since I’ve been at Freed, I have the best group of friends ever. My roommate, Casey, and I have the same brain….for real. We don’t even have to finish things we start to say because we’re that good. I would say one of my favorite memories of us, but there are way too many :) Ok…just one. Drove to Nashville area to go shopping one weekend, and wound up going all the way to Will’s house because the gps took us there instead of Cheesecake Factory. I could almost promise we didn’t touch the thing and it was possessed. Then, on the way back to school, we get lost and the iPod dies. So, we’re stuck with nothing. We end up back at school at around 2:30….waaay past our curfew. Best night ever.

Stokely Ronk. One of the original “girls night” girls :) I got to be a part of her day of finding her wedding dress. I’ll never forget that! She’s this crazy fun girl that I never stop laughing with. Favorite memory (one of them) was rolling Freed Hardeman streets with stolen toilet paper and getting pulled over by 4 cop cars. Stokes had toilet paper hanging out of her trunk! We had to pick every piece up (even though Scott Huff had already started, haha). She made me fall in love with McDonald’s sweet tea. I’ll be forever grateful :)

Then, there’s the Wolfpack girls: Lana, Haley, K-Foy, Chelsea, Andrea, Stokely, Case, Hannah, Rachie and Nancy. That was the best weekend ever. We took a roadtrip to Haley and Hannah’s house in Misourri. Greatest car ride and trip EVER! Cliff jumping, swiming, pictures galore, beautiful sunset, singing under the stars, and bonding time (aka kitchen table. enough said). Love these girls :)

There have been many more friends and memories, but these are just a few. I’ll never forget my childhood friends, or friends I’ve made at Freed. I love each and every one of you :)

30 Day Challenge--Day 1

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:07:21 -0500

15 Facts About Yourself

1. I love miniature versions of things…baby shoes, mini Reese’s, the tiny chocolate chips, etc.

2. Blue’s my favorite color

3. Sandals and flip flops are my favorite thing to wear. Even in November.

4. I absolutely hate spiders. I hyperventilate and freak out if I see a big one. Gross.

5. The beach is my favorite place to be. Right when the sun comes up and when it goes down…favorite parts of the day.

6. Nicholas Sparks books are incredible. I looooove them and have read most of them at least 3 times.

7. I can eat a whole large pizza, even though I usually don’t. No one wants to see that…

8. I actually like writing papers.

9. I love little old people. I worked at a nursing home for 3 years and it was my favorite job ever.

10. When I’m by myself, I sing super loud, but would never do that in front of anyone.

11. Almost all my shirts are hanging in my closet inside-out. I know that’s weird, but it’s my system.

12. I call shopping carts a “buggy” or “basket”

13. McDonald’s sweet tea is my weakness. And fries.

14. I love love love Spring. Warm weather is one of my absolute favorite things. Probably because of the sandal thing…

15. I could eat broccoli every day. I love it.

Chocolate Covered Happiness

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:28:37 -0500

For Valentine’s Day, my sweet, sweet boyfriend got me Dove chocolate (yummmmmy). If you’ve never had it, on the wrapper there’s a little saying. Today’s saying was “Clear your mind and enjoy this moment.” So, I did. I’m sitting in my room studying, listening to music and eating Dove chocolate. Perfect setting for a college student, right? It’s not that I particularly enjoy studying, but I enjoy that I can do it. I can be a student at a Christian university and learn about God and my future profession. I have the freedom and the right to listen to whatever I want while I study from books written by intellectual people. I can go out and be with friends and family and not have to worry about being judged, condemned or chastised. I’m able to enjoy the little moments without any fear or worry to cloud my mind. A lot of people in this world don’t have that privilege. I’m so thankful for the things that God has given me to enjoy! So, thank you sweet Will for the chocolate and thank you Dove for helping me enjoy this otherwise normal moment.

Sunshine

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:06:19 -0500

I love warm weather. The outdoors and nature is something I’ve always loved. Sunny, warm days make me want to just drive anywhere with the windows down and some Ben Rector on the radio. Sunshine makes everyone so happy and full of life….which is why I love it. Not just because I’m happy and silly and lovey, but because everyone else is, too. So, on these beautiful, warm days God blesses us with, go find your friends and go for a drive with the windows down. And laugh.

Lately

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:13:00 -0500

Lately, well always, I’ve tried to do things on my own. Always independent, so my mom says. Always “fine” if anyone asks. Never asking for help. Lately, though, I’ve come to the realization that this is not the way things should be. I have friends, family, a boyfriend, people who love me and want to help….with anything. Always reaching out. Always asking. Always there. I have God. Always so calming in this world of storms. I know it’s ok to ask for help. That’s what we’re supposed to do, right? So why is it so hard? Hard to break away from the cycle of independence. I guess it’s because I’m human and I’m scared to give my worries, insecurities, doubts and thoughts over to other people and to God, even though He already knows. Well, I guess that’s what I’m doing now. In a very public, open-to-the-world fashion. I’m starting to ask for help. Help with life. Help with problems. Help with time. I’m tearing down this wall of “fine.” Deep down, I’m a worrier. I don’t tell my worries a lot, but they’re there. So next time you ask, “how’s it going?” I may spill to you my worries and thoughts, but I’m trying here. So just let me try.