Thank You...

Being someone that works with kids, saying "Thank You" is something you're constantly trying to instill in their everyday routine. I am always trying to make sure those two "magic" words are said. Unfortunately I've realized I rarely use them myself. Sure when people give me things I say thank you. Then again if I didn't say thank you when expected I'd fall into the category of "rude", which isn't my goal in life. But, the things that I don't think about saying thank you to is what I should. I don't thank my parents enough, or my friends. So here is a start.....

My Momma Bear and Padre- I don't say thank you enough. You are always there for me no matter what time of day and I take that for granted every day. You deal with my attitude and you don't get on me about things. You are both so amazing.

My G-ma- I adore you!!!! I love that I can tell you anything and that you always keep me in check. I'm so grateful that when I'm in the wrong you tell me and you are always there for emotional support.

The Cassell Family- THANK YOU! You guys are soo amazing. I cannot thank you guys enough for letting me spend time there and for just hanging out. I love you all soo much! You are all such a blessing in my life, and I am so glad that I met you.

Sara Beth- my dear, I love you so much! I'm so sad that you're not in good old Lancracker anymore but, I love that no matter what time of day it is I send you a text and you're there for me. You make me realize that I deserve so much more than I was settling. I will never forget all the crazy things we've done and the summer in Santa Cruz.

Stephy- Stay Classy! I love you girlie and I am so glad that you tell me all the hard things that I need to hear. You are extremely good and keep me in check and I love that you drill the people in my life. I have no clue what I would do without you.

Stacey Ann- my sisterrrrr I love you. I cannot wait until you're here. You are one of the most amazing people I know. You are so independent and I envy that quality in you. I am so grateful that you are watching out for my best interest. I am eternally grateful.

Coley Oly O- I feel like I should type this in my Minnesota accent but I don't have enough patience for that. You're one of the strongest people I know. I love hanging out with you and I love that you give me advice. Thank you.

Linnizle- My cousin in Texas that I love with all my heart. Thank you for being someone that I can talk to. Thank you for encouraging me, and most importantly thank you for always being there. I know when we first met things were a little rough but as time has gone by I love you and I cannot imagine my life without you. I love you.

My Familia and Familia we adopted :) - you are all the most amazing people I have ever met. You are all so loving and giving and I am so blessed to have each and every one of you in my life. All of you have played a huge roll in shaping the person I have become and the person I hope to be.

Hallie and Cari- You two are completely amazing and phenominal women, and I hope that one day I am even half as awesome as you are when I grow up. I am so thankful that you two are in my life and are dedicated to teaching us how to be Godly women. I love both of you so much!!

The boys that broke me- Thank you, if not for you I would never have realized what type of man I wanted and what type of man I deserve. At the time I never felt more worthless in my entire life but, looking back I'm a much stronger person because of it. As crazy as it sounds I'm glad that it happend both of you made me turn to God and place all of my trust in Him and make sure I had my priorities straight. Which is a lesson I am so thankful that I have learned. So thank you for that....

It's been a while...

Well my dear blog friends it's been quite some time since I've written pretty much anything. Let me just tell you now, a lot has happened.

My first year of college wrapped up and let me just say that is was quite the experience. I had some really great professors this past semester.

Another key moment from life these past few months was my grandmother passing away. It took all of us by surprise and it's still a shock.

This has pretty much been my life for the past few months. College, guy drama (which is pointless) and family.

The guy drama in short was a waste of time and taught me a lot. It taught me a lot about trust and about people. I never knew that being a "sweet" person was a bad quality when it came to relationships but I was wrong. Trusting people and looking for the best in a relationship gets you no where but hurt.

Same with trying to do things on your terms and not God's. Me being the stubborn person that I am thought I knew better than God. Fortunately for me God showed me otherwise. It may have hurt a whole lot and still kind of sting but, it was for the best. I know that God's plan is by far better than any plan that I could imagine.

Which brings us to this summer...I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SUMMER!!!!!

For one VBS is coming up and I have the privledge of being the director of 1st grade. I have absolutely no clue what I am doing but, I know that God has a plan and it's going to be an amazing week.

Summer softball is starting up and as we all know I ADORE softball! I live for the smell of the cut grass and the clay :)

And even more exciting the possibility of a Neighborhood Impact college group house. It's quite possibly the most exciting thing EVER!!!!

So this pretty much sums up everything that has been happening in my life and, what's going to be happening in my life.

Thanks for reading :)

Rainy Days..

Well, once again it's been quite some time since I've written one of these. I haven't really had much time, but considering half of the AV is under water I have PLENTY of time.

I'll start off by saying how much I adore this weather, maybe not the immenent dangers that are sure to come from all the flooding. So besides all of that, the rain is amazing. I love looking out the window and seeing all the clouds, and the smell of the wet rain on the pavement. It's the most phenominal thing ever!

Now to update what's happened in life since the last blog. I've had one of the most amazing summers of my life, and I've completed my first semester of college.

This summer I was privledged enough to live with two of the most wonderful people I've ever met, Gramma Aunt Cay and Grandpa Uncle Jerry. I LOVE them soo much! They were so much fun to live with, and they will forever be a part of my life. I also got to work at the most amazing camp EVER, Redwood Christian Park. I worked childcare for the 3 different family camps that went there. Part of the camp experience was archery, and the best strawberry pie on fridays haha. I loved all three of the different camps, but family camp 2 was definitely my favorite. I got to work with the first and second graders, and they completely stole my heart. I cried when they left, and I still have the stuff they made for me. My most prized possesion would be the beach ball I had all of them sign. It will sit on my shelf forever! Everytime I see it it makes me think of them, and all the fun I had with them. They were SO amazing. Not that the kids I work with here aren't. I love the kids here too! hahahaha

Now to move onto my college experience. The best way to describe it is complete and utter culture shock. I didn't really expect the first day to be as shocking, but it's a day I will never forget. I ended up dropping one of my classes, which made me be 3 credits under what is considered a full course load. This stressed me out quite a bit because I need health care, and every class was full for the most part. Thankfully there was a late start health class that I was able to get, and it completely worked out. Unfortunately I didn't do to well in my online classes, found out I need to be in a classroom situation. I took History of Rock 'N' Roll, and I loved it! I learned a lot, and found out early blues is pretty amazing. I also found out just how much you can accomplish on almost no sleep. And that midterms aren't all that scarry haha.

This is pretty much my life in a nutshell. You're all caught up, and now I can try and keep this thing relatively updated.

Oh and I've also decided that I want to take up photography.. haha IDK why but, I think it's a good skill to have.

Thanks for reading :)