So today after church me & Sarah went and had pizza at Ashley's and after lunch we went into the garage to look at a "junk" box. While we are out there I spot three amazing hoola hoops so I grab one and have at it. Of course Ashley & Sarah grab one too, little did we know Sarah can't hoola hoop. So today we taught Sarah how to hoola hoop. Congrats on your new ability Sarah! You'd be right if that's all I have to say...

Ghetto fabulous! 

Sarah is gonna get you... 

This is me in evil thought for the nights plans... 

Now that we've confessed to everyone, this is me, Sarah & Linda the night that we went out and toilet papered Jeff Turtons house and shoepolished Jon & Keith's cars! Sorry guys, but it means we love you... 

Another funny picture of me & Sarah! We have too much fun when we're together...
 

This is for you Kelsey, I found this on the back of my Kellogg's Fruit Twistables...it made me think of you! 

So I went to Denton for a few days for my best friend, Chelsey's wedding. Wednesday night she decided to call me at 10 to tell me that I needed to be at lunch at 12:30 the next day which meant I had to leave at 7am...SICK! So I wake up and get out of here, unfortunately my first hour of driving was in the rain and I HATE DRIVING IN THE RAIN! I made it in town just in time for the bridal lunchean and things went great. After lunch I went to Lewisville to find me a new outfit to wear to the rehersal dinner. I made it home in time for dinner so I went out with my parents then I came home and took a nap then I headed over to Chelsey's new house and we had a party over there. First we just put together the party favors for the wedding then we had fun! The guys all came over and we hung out with them, but I eventually had to go to bed because I had to wake up early Friday morning too. Friday I had my very first spa treatment and now I've been spoiled! My mom boyght me the spa treatment for my birthday and she got me the full package. So I had a facial, a full body massage, and a spa manicure & pedicure. After my treatment I went to my moms office and told my mom how smooth I felt and made her feel my baby butt smooth arms. Man I could handle that everyday, too bad that won't ever happen. Friday afternoon I napped all afternoon and woke up just in time for the rehersal. My pastor gave me greif as he always does, I love my pastor! After rehersal I took Kristen with me to the dinner, that's Chelsey's little sister. Dinner was good except our waitor sucked at getting us our drinks so I got one Dr. Pepper for the entire Wedding Party to share. After dinner we headed to Beau's parents house to finish wedding announcements. I had fun talking to Lori & Phyllis. Too bad Beau's taken because I could enjoy having Lori as my mother-n-law. After we finished the announcements we went over to Chelsey's to finish the favors. Me & Kristen got there and just sat and talked while we waited for Chelsey & Britney, we talked forever then there was a change of plans. It was after midnight so I had to go get something from Beau because Chelsey was no longer allowed to see him. Then we headed up to the church to help her parents decorate. We touched up Chelseys slide show and put out all the party favors then went home to get some rest so we weren't sleepy during the wedding. Woke up bright and early Saturday morning to get my hair done, then I went to Chelsey's to talk with her & Kristen for a bit. Then ran some stuff up to the church and helped out for a few minutes, but had to run back to the hosue to get my stuff and to eat some lunch. Back to the church at noon to get ready for pictures. I'll have to show ya'll pictures when I get them, especially now that I know how to post pictures. There was one point that we were taking pictures and I started to get teary eyed, I knew I wouldn't survive the wedding. Forgot to mention I cried in rehersal too, but that's okay because me & Lori (Beau's mom)both cried. We had a bet to see who would cry the most, she ended up winning because I was actually able to gain control over myself. So the wedding starts and I am doing fine, I make it down the isle suprisingly enough. I made sure to smile big because pictures were being taken like crazy. Then I get on stage and the flower girl & ring boy make it up then here comes Caleb, Chelsey's son. And I start crying, dang it...I was doing so good. So I get myself cleared up and then here come's the bride and I completely loose it. Don't worry I gained control again and then it was just an occasional weep. Good thing there is prayer during a wedding because it gives the bridal party a chance to wipe our noses and eyes clear. I kept trying to make Lori smile so I stopped crying and was smiling at her, but it didn't help any. Too bad my mother was balling hysterically...you would have thought it was me getting married up there. Everything went well and the wedding was over in a flash! Beau's family kept telling me that when they were looking at me and I started crying they all started to cry, my bad...I guess I have a contagious cry. Pictures finished quickly then it was reception time. I had to make my toast, I was ready for it and I figured I wouldn't get choked up which is great. Then Chelsey's dad made his little toast and he got really choked up and I lost it and new there was no way I could regain control. Beau's dad, the Best Man went and then it was my turn. So I get up there and tell everyone I thought I could make it till Doug got choked up so they would just have to forgive me. My mom said she turned her head away from me so I wouldn't see her crying because she knew it would get me. So I looked right at Chelsey & Beau as I talked to them about perseverance, me stuttering trying not to cry and Chelsey looking right at me crying...I could hardly make it. Afterwards everyone told me I made them cry again, what's this with me being able to make people cry like that?! I survived my toast, wahoo! We went outside to put Chelsey's stuff in the getaway car...which was a corvette, it was amazing!!! Russ let us shoepolish it too, so that was awesome! We didn't have much space so it just said Just Married! Congrats! And there was a heart around Beau's space. I stayed afterwards and cleaned up with Chelsey's parents. I took a lot of fruit and some cake home. Then I took fruit over to Lori's house and Beau & Chelsey were there so I stayed and hung out. Beau's grandma & Chelsey took down my hair for me. I spent all night over there. Lori adopted me, yay!! I was going to have to marry her younger son if I wanted in the family, so she adopted me instead. I stayed over there till about 10:30 then I went home to hang out with my mommy. Sunday I slept in, then went to lunch with my daddy then came home and took a nap. My mom was sick Sunday so we didn't get to hang out. So really I didn't get to see much of my mommy, but she's coming up July 4th, wahoo!!!!! So the wedding was wonderful, I love Chelsey and sharing her wedding day with her was amazing. I did a lot of reflecting on our friendship and man how I love that girl. Sometimes I wish I lived near Denton so I could see her & Caleb more. I loved being a part of her family again, I always feel so loved by her family when I am with them. And then Beau's family was so great too. It was amazing! Makes me miss my family, and when I say that I mean the entire family. The only thing that gets us all together is funerals and well I wish that wasn't what it took. Anyway, long blog but it's the only thing thats gone on in my life lately.

This is one of my favorite cartoons, I found it one day and I laughed forever...hope you like it! 

This is our Final Destination faces...kind of scary! 

We're riding a roller coaster in this one... 

More IHOP pictures: I can't really explain this picture...we're weird!  

This is one of my favorite pictures of me & Sarah. Ya we're in the same shirt.... 

This is me & Sarah at IHOP!  

So late night IHOP runs are always fun! I won't lie, we ate a lot of food. Our table: two large omlets, one child sized omlette, a club sandwhich and three pancake stacks. Me, Linda & Sarah can sure eat our food! So if your a IHOP person and you've been to the loop at night then you probably know Fatimah, I met her my first late night IHOP adventure. She knows how to say thank you in a 143 languages...ring a bell? She's amazing! So Fatimah is by far the best waitress ever. She said she was proud of us for eating like we did, nice! So Fatimah told us this joke, I think Sarah might have wet her pants she was laughing so hard...ready? Are you sure your ready for this?? "What happened when the indian drank too much tea? he drowned in his teepee!" Okay here's another one, that Fatimah is one funny woman. "Hey did you hear about the naked ghost? No Sheet!" Ya, that one made me laugh pretty hard. Then me & Sarah were doing Austin Powers stuff and we were doing the Macarena like Dr. Evil and Fatimah was like, "ooo i like that teach me". She's amazing, seriously! So if your feeling a late night IHOP run make sure Fatimah is there and you'll have a good time. Then again anywhere me & Sarah go we have a lot of fun! You should see the pictures we took on Linda's phone, stinkin' hysterical!!!

In honor of Shrek 2, my new favorite movie!


you are DONKEY! you are outgoing and genuinly
loving life. you're hilarious and tell it like
it is


what shrek character are you?
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Which "Saved By The Bell" Character Are You?

So I just started this women of character study and so far I am blown away. I love that God knows exactly what you need to hear and exactly when you need to hear it. I love that you could have a devotional and you skip a week and the day you start back, it's the exact day you needed to read. God knew that you would take a week break and he knew that day 3 would be perfect for you to read although really it should be day 10. That was kind of a random side note, but I'm sure you've all noticed it too. So the first day I started my new study we studied Eve. I tend to leave Eve out when I study women of the bible because all I can think about is the pain she caused me. When I think of women to study I typically think of Ruth, Mary & Martha, Esther and of course the Proverbs 31 woman. I haven't really gone much farther than that. (Wow I am a hick) Some things I learned from the study on Eve:

1) Satan finds the one sin that get us everytime and he uses that one to keep attacking us.
2) Therefore, know when he is going to strike and be able to defend yourself.
3) Although we are happy where we are and everything is going right, Satan can convince us that there is something far better just like he did with Eve.

No my own personal comment to each of those:

1) I know for a fact that there is that one sin that is always tempting to me. I know that Satan knows that he can really get me down if he works at it. If something upsets me Satan always uses that and then I start getting other crazy ideas in my head till I just can't take it anymore. I know that when my Grandma died my life was going good, but because I was down about her death Satan decided that he could use that to really get me.
2) Watch for the signs that he will strike: depression, loneliness, etc. I just watched Final Destination 2 last week and the girls advice for ending the death list was to watch the signs. And that's exactly what we should do here: Watch the signs for when Satan will attack. If I was to know that at 6pm tonight some guy was going to try to kill me then I could figure out ways to defend myself or even avoid the attack. That's how we should be with Satan, we know that he will attack us when we get lonely so don't let him. Go to God for strength to fight him off and to be able to defend yourself when you're vulnerable.
3) Just as Adam & Eve were happy where they were, they had everything they could have needed as far as they knew. Then Satan came along and offered them wisdom and they took up the offer because it was something better. I know we all do it too. We are just fine where we are then we are offered something better and we have to have it. Cell phones are a great example, the new pictures phones were a must have...a lot of people got rid of the phone that made them happy before because something better was offered.

I just thought I would share something deep instead of just ramblings...have a good day, stand on guard.

I am Mario. I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble. What Video Game Character Are You?

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