So Thursday was my moms 50th Birthday and we had a surpise party that night. Me & my sister had to tell a story or say something nice to my mom so I wrote it and I figured I could read it with out crying...seriously what was I thinking?! As my mom entered the building I started to cry, yep it was then that I knew there was no way I would make it through a speech. So Sarah had to deliver our speech for us, and even she got choked up...I guess I have a way with words. Anyway, it was a tear filled night with memories gallore and of course just people saying sweet things about my mommy. I love getting to see my moms friends because they all make me feel so special.

So yesterday began my summer of weddings, it was some of my high school buddies Jane & Jeff. I've known Jane for like ever, and Jeff was one of my best friends cousins. So I knew him fairly well too. I am one of the only girls left in my graduating class from my church that isn't married or engaged. I guess I better get on it...So then we are at the reception and I am talking to my old youth minister and his wife, Kris & Amy. Amy and I are just talking and she is like well you'll get married soon and I was just like are you kidding? I always love talking to Amy, I always leave conversations with her feeling pretty good. Too bad we never get to talk anymore though. The next time I will see her will probably be at my friend, Michaela's wedding. Chelsey's wedding is in two weeks and Stephanie is aleady married. Speaking of Chelsey's wedding, I have to make a toast...I hope I can survive it. Anyone have any good ideas for a good toast?

So yesterday morning at 4am, some freshman from my old high school were out most likely drinking not for sure yet but the car had a 30 pack of beer in it. The boys were all too young to drive, they were at a light and it was green but unfortunately so was the 18-wheelers and wqhen they went to turn it wasn't possible for the truck to stop. It killed two of the boys instantly. One of the boys went to my church and the other one was the brother of a guy I graduated with. Adam is the guy I graduated with and God really put him on my heart to pray for because he just lost one of his good friends this year in a motocross accident. So pray for him if you have a chance and well of course all the families and friends of the two boys killed. Two of the boys are in critical condition and the driver has a broken arm & leg. Be in serious prayer for all of the boys because this is an insanely hard time for them all. None of their parents even knew the boys were out this late, they thought they were in bed sleeping. Kind of makes me sad, because I didn't once think about disobeying my parents but I know that kids do it all the time. I wish that some teens would just realize the consequences that sometimes come with the decisions they make. Looking at it now as a college student, things are so different. Take time to poor into a high school student if you have the chance, teach them something about life. Anyway, I've talked a lot today so I guess I will go now. This link is the article about the accident:
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC___DHS_freshmen.1ed2736c3.html

Okay so this week is movie madness week, me and Sarah will probably watch more movies this week then we will watch all summer...okay doubtful because we dedicated this summer to movie watching. So the first movie of the week was Keeping the Faith, it gave me a good nap but its okay because I've seen it enough to still remember it. The next movie was Troy and it was so amazing, good gravy it was good! Movie numero tres was Red Dragon...it was okay, I didn't get to watch all of it. The actor of the week is Edward Norton...just thought I would get that out there now. So fourth movie was Stuck On You and I know that most of you didn't like it, but me & Sarah thought it was really funny. My favorite part was when Bob was sick and Walt was in a bear suit, I laughed really hard. And also after they split and Bob & May were out walking and May left him and he went flying into the garden...I couldn't stop laughing. Next movie: Final Destination 2 which brought up a lot of humor today. You know how you can kill someone with a straw? Well today we were cleaning up forks and TP from the yard and Sarah kicked me in the butt and I almost fell on a fork and I was like cool "Final Destination 3". We are such dorks. And today we watched the Italian Job which was amazing!!! Sarah is what we like to call our special acrobat. And I am the brains of this operation. Rachel is our manipulator and well Lauren we still have to decide about. Then tonight we are watching Shrek 2 and we decide that Sarah is the cat, anb I am the fairy Godmother(although that kind of sucks). Shrek 2 was so stinkin' hysterical, I think I might have peed my pants. I laughed really hard, yay for the good ab workout! Wahoo! So my new friend Jib went with us, and he's great. Too bad he's about to move to Austin and so our new friendship may not continue. I hope so because he's so much fun. I guess if I ask him to make out again, then he will stay around. Ya that came from when we were at the movies and some couple decided that Shrek was so romantic that they should make out...what the crap?!? We just finished watching Sweet Home Alabama and now we're watching The Three Muskateers, or its in the background anyway. So thats my special movie review, kind of random but whatever. Watch some movies...its good for the spirit.

I forgot to write about how beautiful this world is that we live in and how I can't help but be amazed by God's hand when I look at the stars or out into the trees. THe other night we went out of Lake Alan Henry and the sun was setting and the sky was so gorgeous...it was turquoise and midnight blue, heavenly. Then as the night grew darker the stars were out shining so bright and I couldn't help but to sit there in awe of the beauty of this world. Sitting over the lake and looking out into the trees...although Lake Alan Henry is man made, God sure did make that man. It's incrediable!! And then yesterday driving from Lubbock to Denton is absolutely gorgeous despite what anyone else tells you, Sarah will agree with me. We stopped in Dickens at this place and it's utterly amazing. We went ahead and decided its a great place to propose...it's that gorgeous. So you walk down these steep stairs and you can see this beautiful natural waterfall. Then you can just look out into acres and acres of trees and hills. I saw an iguana or that's what we're gonna call that little thing anyway, it was beautiful...I took a picture. Anyway, so I just don't see how people can look at nature and not think about God at all. God created such a beautiful land. I stand in awe...

So I am at home for a week and it's been good so far, but we've just been here since last night. We stayed up kind of late considering we were going to wake up at 730 and take my mom to work so that we would have her car, but whatever. I went through some memories this morning and they weren't all bad, I always thought I hated high school so much. But I guess things weren't as bad as I thought. There were good times all the way through, I just get caught up in all the things I hated. We read my journal from second grade and we laughed really hard...man I wrote about some funny stuff. I once wrote about how gold was my favorite then a week later I hated it. Every weekend my family rode bikes and played games, funny thing is I don't remember any of that. All I remember is running around with the neighborhood kids all of the time. I know I use to ride my bike a lot, but not with my family. Who knows maybe we did, I guess I shall ask my mom. Coming home with Sarah makes home ten times better. We are gonna go see Rachel Rhea here in a little bit before she heads to camp, yeehaw! The more me & Sarah hang out the more we come to find out about each other and the more and more we are alike. Saw Troy yesterday, and it was incrediable...no lie! Ya, Brad Pitt was hot! But the movie was good with or with out hottie Brad Pitt. Sad that he had to die, but we kind of knew that was coming. I will try to update you later this week, fyi summer is going to be incrediable!!!

Decided to go for a Spiritual quiz this time...


You are Psalms.


Which book of the Bible are you?
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Had a managers meeting today, it turned out to be pretty fun. I love the funny Christian bible beater jokes that were pointed at me & Sarah. It's really funny to me after taking this quiz and getting these funny results: (Pesky Believer. You won't shut up about your great lord. Yes, we understand you love God. Yes, we know you go to church! I wouldn't be surprised if you could recite the whole Bible, Old Testament and New, from memory! Go preach it to the homeless!) So I took this rather entertaining quiz go to the managers meeting and Amanda (my boss) is telling everyone that we need to make sure that since it is summer she knows we will be drinking more than ususal and to make sure too not drink to much if we know we have to work the next morning then she turns and looks at me & Sarah and says "or read your bibles too much". So we are the good girls at work, so innocent and sweet. After the meeting I decide I must have off work tonight to go camping so it's a done deal...praise God!

So we are heading out to go camping and I am kind of sad because I don't get to say bye to Jeff, but whatever. So we are driving around trying to get some water & gas and we stop at this convient store. Just so happens the other day we are at the stop sign and me & sarah see the news anchor people and we start waving our hands in the background and I then realize the lady is holding a scream mask so I think to myself..."someone robbed the Kwik Stop with a Scream Mask, cool I think I might crap my pants". So this thought crosses my mind, but I never see the news so I have no idea. Well today Sarah decides to ask the clerk if they got robbed and he said yes, and so I said..."by a man in a Scream mask" and he said "yes" Holy freakin' crap...seriously, whats the world coming to? Ahhhh!

So we get to Lake Alan Henry and find all our friends, we put up some tents, and hang out around the fire for awhile. Turns out the fire must be something that practically kills me. After about an hour my eyes are burning like crap, I can no longer keep my eyes open near the fire and my nose is running a marathon. So we decide we should just go back home instead of staying the night, so we leave. We get to the top where I get service in my phone and I call Jeff to tell him I wasn't going camping after all so that I can hopefully see him. Well his phone hasn't been working so I am like "this is gay" then we are about 10min. outside of post and he calls. And this is the just of the convo...
Jeff: hey my phone works
Jana: my allergies are killing me so we're headed back to lubbock
Jeff: i left tonight because i had nothing to do
Jana: we just left, i wanna see you
Jeff: well i am heading home now instead of in the morning
Jana: what the crap?
Jeff: i just left post
Jana: we are about to enter post, turn around and meet us there
Jana: go to mickey d's so i can say goodbye to you
(phone disconnected)
(put on my radar truck vision)Jana: hey look thats a F150, it's jeff
Sarah: (honk honk)
Jana: are you kidding me? we just passed jeff and i can't even say bye
Jana: man God your real funny!
(2hrs. later)
Jeff: my phone just worked for some reason
Jana: God at least wanted me to talk to you if he wouldnt let me see you
Jana: i think we passed you
Jeff: ya you did, i saw ya'll
Jana: why didn't you turn around and come see me?
Jeff: it was too late
Jana: blah blah blah
Jeff: there are a lot of deers out, i cant talk on the phone...gotta be alert

Man God must think He is real funny? Well it's not funny, I wanted to see jeffe! What the heck? Oh well, it was rather entertaining for Sarah I am sure...

Okay so it's time for a real post, now that you all know that I am a big nerd!!! So last night I watched The Legend of Bagger Vance and it was really good. There was an amazing correlation with Will Smith and God, bet you didn't know that God was black? Makes me really wonder what God is gonna look like. Anyway so the movie was really good and spending time with Sarah was amazing, she's the best!

So everyone I know is getting married, lets just look at the list: (comments are for added couples incase I forgot someone) but seriously, weddings are in!
Lauren C. & Josh
Chelsey & Beau
Jane & Jeff
Michaela & Chris
Jen & Coby
Alison & Ben
Brooke & Brad
Lauren E. & Robby V.
Autumn & Josh
Karen & Jared
Amy & Cody
Ashley & Ben
And that doesnt even count those that are probably getting engaged really soon...crazy?

I just like what this one says about me, the ones that flatter me are my favorite unlike tha candy one...

Take the quiz: "What kind of girl are you?"

Mostly C's, You'r a Happy girl!
You are a happy girl. Not too happy that you get annoying, but happy enough that you have some friends. You like Christian music, but in your darker moods you don't mind darker music . You love to be alone at times. And you either listen to the tragic romance music, or just the rain. Usually during these times you daydream. You love daydreaming because you can do or be anything you want. Unlike life where it tells you what to be. But, despite that, you're still a happy person!

Laugh if you want, but here's another one...
Take the quiz: "What is your personal mascot?"

Parrot
Parrot
You are talkative and kind. You'd do anything for your friends and they love you for it. Congratulations on being so awsome!

Okay so today I am a nerd, but by request here's some DJ names for you...

Jana spins tunes as DJ Stinky Jail Bait Get your dj name @ Quiz Me

That's just mine, but here's a few I found...if your not here, go take the quiz and find out what your name is!

Rachel spins tunes as
DJ Stinky Accident

Sarah spins tunes as
DJ Funky Spice

Lauren spins tunes as
DJ Ambient Poof

Thaddeus spins tunes as
DJ Cool Silk

Okay someone is gonna have to take the quiz for me, because I guess I can't be true to myself...I retook this quiz twice to see what was going on and I got Friend Bear. So really I am just an amazing carebear right??

	Friend Bear You are everyone's ideal friend because you are sincere and genuinely kind. Sometimes you worry about your friends' problems so much, you forget about your own responsibilities, which can get you into trouble. For you, it's the little things that really count. You also happen to be the main driver of the Cloud Car. No speeding!
Take the Which Care Bear Are You? Quiz!

find your inner PIE @ stvlive.com

discover what candy you are @ quiz me

So why is it that a lot of people think I don't like them? More and more I hear stories about how people didn't think I liked them when they first met me or they still think I don't like them. There are very few people in this world that I dislike, just thought you should all know. If you have a personal testimony to help me figure out what it is I do to make people think I hate them then let me know so I can do something about it.

	Love-a-Lot Bear You love to take care of others and people love being around you because you make them feel appreciated. You are very sweet and soft-spoken. You are also a romantic and consider yourself an excellent matchmaker, so you tend to be a bit nosy. But everyone still considers you the sweetest person they know.
Take the Which Care Bear Are You? Quiz!

BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

So my weekly encouragement is a little late, but school has been driving me mad! Funny thing is I just wanna encourage the same people over and over again because they are those in my life right now that are sticking by my side, I love you guys!

Lauren-Girl, I love you so much! We haven't gotten to hang out a lot this year, but you are so a huge part of my life and always will be. No matter if we spend a lot of time together or no time at all I still feel very close to you. I will always know that you love me and you know that I love you. Our time spent together is truly a blessing from the Lord, and I am so excited about being able to be apart of your very special day. Yay for weddings! Yay for a unity between such a Godly couple, congrats to both of you!

Thaddeus-I've really enjoyed getting to know you, it's been a real thrill. Did I really just say that? I think I did. And your the only person that comments on my blogs so I like you even more than the rest of my friends. It was great getting to see you at "Friends" and then again yesterday at Mardel's, it's always good to see you. Hey remember that time I called you Thad? Remember your response? Hmmm...

Sarah-As if you didn't already know you are such an incredible(Chavy, thats for you) girl!! I don't know what I would do with out you in my life, God has truly blessed me through our friendship. There for awhile I was scared I was loosing one of the best friendships, but God was just making us closer and we didn't even know it. I love you so much girl and this summer is going to be amazing!!!

So what's been going on in my life you might be wondering...quick recap of the week for you.
Monday-Last day of classes, Phi Lamb (real good), then SB's to talk to Emily & Chavon, then Phi Lamb PJ party that was a blast!!
Tuesday-Phi Lamb picnic then spent day with Sarah, worked that night, then stayed at Sarah's till 4am studying.
Wednesday-final exam, then worked pretty much all day, then went to dinner with Jeff (he's my favorite)
Thursday-spent day with Sarah, enjoyed Friends with some friends, then back to studying with Sarah which ended up being an all night event...had so much fun at 4am when we laid in Jess's bed talking about all sorts of junk, got to know each other pretty well. Good night!
Friday-took a final then slept all afternoon/night, then woke up and hung out with my cousins friends, then ice cream with Liz (wahoo!!!!!!!) then hung out with Julie & Heather
Saturday-watched some tv and did creative crafty things, went shopping with Carrie, Jeff stopped by, then off to work...work was insanely busy, but fun! My job is amazing! Came home and talked to Sarah on the phone then crashed...
Today-slept through church, lunch with family, studying, boring day!!!

I love these survey type of things, because I am a nerd!!

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: "...over creation under his reign and with his help. It is the goodness..."
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. computer screen, tv, window or air
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV? Cosby Show
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is: 11::05am
5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? 11:03am
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? music
7: When did you last step outside? 12:45 last night
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at? stephanies journal
9: What are you wearing? hot pink pajamas
10: Did you dream last night? yeah and sarah told me that she needed rachel more than me and that she loved her more, sad huh?
11: When did you last laugh? last night playing I've Never...
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in? crosses galore
13: Seen anything weird lately? i always see weird stuff, cant think of what right now though
14: What do you think of this quiz? it was fun at frist, its starting to not be as fun
15: What is the last film you saw? 28 Days
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? my a big truck:)
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know: that i am allergic to bananas and cookie dough
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? for everyone to be saved
19: Do you like to dance? occasionally, if i am hyper enough
20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nut case or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years? he's changing the world for the better if you ask me...
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? abigail renee
21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? christian xavier
22: Would you ever consider living abroad? its very possible

So I am all into this movie business right now and I keep walking away with something from every movie...laugh if you must! So today I watched "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton" and it kind of had that same moral as did the one from 13 going on 30. Don't ignore what's right before you...ya Tad Hamilton was hot, but the best friend was the one that truly loved you and knew everything about you. Although something may seem right at the time, try to look past it and truly examine the picture as a whole. Second movie, "A Walk to Remember," which is just an amazing movie. A line I took away from the movie is from Jamie to Landon in her hospital bed: "Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel. " It made me think about my current situation in life, not that I am sick or anything. But because I am was going through some hard times and God sent specific people to me at the right time to help me get through those things. Some people in my life right now have just helped me in so many ways, they are all so incrediable. And God has a bigger plan for my life than I will ever even begin to see...and that holds true for every aspect in my life. One big one that every girl things about is that man she will one day marry. We may think we met the perfect guy, but nope he's not it...crazy how God might have something ten times better in store for us but we are so selfish and we just want what we have and we want it now. Today I read this in Stephanie Orr's profile "Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful."

This weeks weekly encouragement goes out to some of my friends that I use to be really close to that I am not as close to anymore, but I still care about so much.

Jon D-Tonight I was sitting here talking to Messay about you and was so truly thankful for the friend you were to me. You use to listen to me when I needed a friend to talk to, and when I would call you crying about something you were always there for me. There were so many times that I needed you and you were there for me, you were such a good friend to me. I thank you for all the times that you stopped what you were doing to talk to me about something, it meant the world to me. You are an incrediable guy, I wish I saw you more often...I miss you Jon D!

Lexy-Girl, we use to be inseperable from March of last year on through out the summer. We had more inside jokes between the two of us then I've ever had with all my friends combined. We got to meet Freddie Prince Jr., play endless games of spoons, swallow beads, play frisbee in the Old Navy parking lot, go to Six Flags, spent days on end at the pool, worked together, spent every waking hour together, lived together for a short time...our friendship was incrediable. I miss you girl and the friendship that we shared together. Having a class with you this semester has been awesome.

And to those who have been so sweet to me this week and have just been there for me and wanted to love on me when I needed it and who have listened to me and provided counsel and scripture. All of you are so incrediable...Lauren, Chavon, Emily, Carrie & Jeff, thanks for everything!!!