2009: A Photographic Re-Cap!

So I've been thinking... 2009 was pretty dang awesome. I decided to compile a variety a pictures that depict my wonderful year.

So here it is...

Let's start with this silly picture my wonderful friend Lara took of me on the first day of 2009. That was also the day I moved out of her family's house. I love them.

At some point in February, my new friends and I decided to take a 24 hour trip to Nashville, TN to see some of our dearest friends. Such as our Circleslide buds!

In March, the infamous Twilight movie came out and there was much excitement and rejoicing. Stef, Alicia, and I drove two and a half hours to Beth's rocking Twilight Party!At some point after our first Nashvegas trip, we became obsessed with the game of Quelf (that our good Nash friends introduced us to) and committed to religiously humiliate ourselves in front of each other on a regular basis. Behold, Casey and Chris of Outside the Camp.In April or something, we took another trip to Nashville to participate in the GMA Dove Awards at the Grand Ole Opry as seat fillers. We are pretty darned good seat fillers. :) As soon as school let out, Stef, Alicia, and I made a run for the beach and spent a week in Pensacola. We got dang good tans. Even though I'm already brown. The beach was wonderful!In June, Erica, Grasshopper & I went to nowhere, Oklahoma to hang out with Circleslide for a week and work at a church camp. Fell in love with some sweet, awesome, young girls and got to minister to them. Below is a photo of Circleslide's pet skeleton, Cap'n Edmond, we got them when we first met them. Edmond travels everywhere with them. He's living the dream.In July, Grasshopper and I went to Japan and spent two weeks in Tokyo. We got to share the love of Jesus Christ with dozens of people and got to pray for a country and a people that I now love and can't wait to return to! Changed my life!This is the pumpkin I carved for Halloween. It is Totoro. If you know any Japanese anime, you should know who Totoro is. He's my favorite ever!

Also, in October, I received a wonderful visit from my sweet friend Jessie and her roommate Rachel, who for some reason I kept calling her Jessica. Weird. But I had a wonderful time, and Jessie kept coming back! Haha!In late November, I got my baby that I love so much. His name is Sir Meows A Lot. Sometimes we call him other names, such as Steel Panther, Face, Lloron, and other names.

There are many more photos of many other events that occurred but I'd be sitting here all night, and I need to stop watching Glee re-runs and go to bed in order to work all day tomorrow! :-D So. I hope if you read this, that you enjoyed the photos. Especially the one of my kitty. Teeeeheeee he's so cute!

Love you, BYE!

Uh. Oh. Here's November.

Reading blogs is so refreshing and inspiring. My friends' blogs remind me of what to pray for and what to praise Father for. It's a good thing.

October was insane. It seems like a million things happened in October, including my getting a new car, my parents visiting, me visiting my parents, Jessie Holley & Rachel visiting from Nashville, endless shows in the area, road tripping across Texas, seeing Robin and her girls... October went too quickly. It's not so much that I wanted it to stay October (even though it was wonderful!), but I didn't want November to come this fast.

You have heard me rant in the past about how I don't want to grow old, and how much I enjoy being young. I am so grateful for this past year and all the amazing happenings! I have never had so much fun in my life, and I am progressing! I am almost done with school, and I have traveled so much at the same time. This year I went halfway around the world to Japan, and have trekked across America multiple times. I have learned SO MUCH about the things I can do, the world around me, and sociology! I have two jobs and I have not gone hungry! God has been so good. I have to realize that God's goodness doesn't slow or lessen or end with MY age. And for some reason, I still dread getting older.

I turn 23 soon. Must I grow up?

Eek.

I am going to try so hard not to get depressed over my age. However, it is scary to grow older. And the longer I live, the faster the years go.

I have been blessed with a WONDERFUL life!! It has been full of adventures and risks and a series of ridiculously hilarious events! For that, I am grateful. I suppose in order to stay young, I'll have to double the adventure. Why wouldn't I?

P.S. It's Circleslide season... Waco on Sunday.

love the rain <3

I'm drinking a warm cup a coffee on this rainy late summer morning. I am so excited about the change in weather that will lead to crisp sunny days and the crackling of golden leaves beneath my feet. I love the hot summer weather, and I enjoy a good sweat, but I believe my heart and soul are ready for fall.

Also, I just saw Circleslide's clip on San Antonio Living, and I suggest you readers to check it out. They perform a song named "Looking Up" and it is absolute amazing.. I only wish I could hear the whole thing and for the new album to be out now. I am so proud of them. :)

School this semester has started off with an intense bang, and I'm runnin' hard. It's all good, however, any spare hour I have is spent reading & writing. This means I have the perfect excuse to spend my days in Panera or Escape. I have constant homework and studying to do. I hope I only stay on top of it because I don't like to down in it. I can't wait to graduate like.. next fall.

I just want to also confess that I hadn't worked out in 4 days but this morning I got up and went to the fitness center to get back into my routine. Despite the rainy weather.

It's time to shower.

Oh, and I'm very excited about being in Lara's wedding. The bridesmaid dresses are beautiful and I know the wedding will be eminent! :)

What's better than Euros?! I know!!!

I'm not sure who all reads this... but whoever does.. please do as I say. Or else.

There are a few bands out there who have impacted my life so strongly, they have no idea. Because for some unknown reason they have chosen to love on the Diehards and I so much... I am going to do my best to support them in promoting them because I love them so much. I've seen the heart of Christ beating in these, so please, if you have seconds and dollars to spare - which... if you live in America, you probably do. - check these out:

Fatal Formality - www.myspace.com/fatalformality - good good friends of ours that played our show last weekend. They love Jesus. A lot.

Circleslide - www.myspace.com/circleslide - www.circleslide.net - amazing, amazing men after God's own heart.

These are two bands I've gotten a chance to get to know well that live to make Christ famous and change the world for His glory!! If you read my blog thing regularly, these names are not new to you. So go check them out! Support these musical missionaries of today!! Buy they're music! iTunes... or... wherever else YOU buy your music.

God is bigger. He is active. The Gospel is alive. Do you see it!?

And i think it's really cool that my keyboard can type this symbol: € (euro)

Dreams Come True...

It was only a few weeks ago when all of this Diehard madness started again in my life. Going to shows every weekend, writing cards, baking cookies, meeting new people to do this whacked-out-crazy-Jesus-loving ministry. Who new how far it could go when we really started runnin'?

Grasshopper, Lindsay, Susan and I started rollin' this log a couple weeks ago, and this could not have been done without them. We've put on a benefit show for the Hands & Feet Project. Do I see the worlds of music and missions colliding? Oh yes.. I do.

Rock N Relief:Dallas will be on October 18th, 2008 at the Cornerstone Worship Center in McKinney, TX. We'll have Gina Tarajano, Fatal Formality, Circleslide, and many more come play. I can't believe this is all falling into place. This is beautiful..

Thank you Jesus. Praise and Glory be to You.