I just finished reading "90 Minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper, it was a really good book. I don't know exactly how I feel about his actual experience in Heaven. I learned a lot about the power of prayer though, and I don't think I ever realized just how powerful it is. At one point Don is talking about how hard it was for him to eat and it was at that time that I began to understand just what my Grandma was going through when she gave up eating and it made me understand it more. I realize how much her condition sucked and how much pain she was in, and taht at her age it just was too hard to keep on trying to live when she had Heaven to look forward to. This book really taught me a lot about death & dying. It also sparked an interest in me to counsel in the medical field after seeing the depression Don suffered due to his trauma. Anywho, it was a fabulous book and i suggest you read it...I also suggest you grab a kleenex box if you choose to read it, because I cried several times through out the book.

Well, its official I am moved into the new house and out of the old one. I'm so glad I'm done moving and everything is over with. I still have a lot of unpacking to do, but its cool because I love it here. I've got most of the easy stuff done with, but I can't get to some stuff till I hang my shelves and get the book shelf I'm painting back into the house. Then I have a few boxes to unpack that I'm really not looking forward to because we just took everything and dumped it into those boxes because I was in a hurry it get out of my old house. Anyway, so I'm moved now...wahoo! I have the best roommates in the world. Come visit me...

My sisters little peanut...


So it's official, here's proof that I'm going to be an aunt. Look how precious that little Bush is, oh I can't wait to be an aunt. I'm gonna seriously be the world's best aunt, and I will spoil the crap out of that little one. Oh how precious...a tear!

Well I've decided that I'm going to walk for graduation after all because I realized that I am very Tech proud. I am a proud Red Raider! I saw a friend's graduation pictures and something about that black gown and the red tassel that made me just wanna go for it. If I would have graduated in May I wouldn't have walked because the ceremony would have been way too long for me, but August shouldn't be bad and I'm definately pretty proud of myself...I can't believe I survived college. I like that I'm confident that I will do well in my math and english class this summer. Well I just thought I'd let you all know I plan to walk August 6th, wahoo!!!

Okay so I've been told I needed to update, but I don't really know what to talk about. I went home this weekend for my friend Liz's lingerie shower and bachelorette party, it was pretty fun. We went to Dick's Last Resort where pretty much everyone there was celebrating the same thing. Funny thing happened to me there too...we went downstairs because Liz wanted to dance and I was standing there not dancing because I don't dance. And I glance over and see this girl who looks familiar...she keeps staring at me then whispering to her friends and then staring at me some more with these evil glares of hatred...suddenly it clicks 'Michelle Darby'. She hated me in high school because I was friends with her boyfriend, and by hate I mean like wanted me dead kind of hate. Funny how her and Tony aren't together anymore and me & Tony are friends again...haha. She is a prime example of why I hate going back home when I go, I'd rather not see people like her.

The rest of my weekend was spent just hanging out with my family. I helped my dad take the hard-top off his car and I went shopping with my mom. We ate at one of my favorite Mexican restraunts and one of my favorite Italian restraunts. My mom cooked one of my new favorites meals...steak, baked potatoes and sauted mushrooms. YUMMY! My mom is by far the best cook in the entire world. I was suppose to see Britt this weekend but I didn't which kind of sucked and I didn't get to see Chelsey either...and I didn't get to go to DBC either. Oh well, it was a good weekend.

I am trying to pack so that I can move, but I got sick while i was home...thanks to my mom. So everytime I go to pack a box I start wheezing really bad and have to sit down again. This could be a very long packing process. It would help if my room was cleaned out so I could start moving stuff over there and getting that crap out of my way to finish packing...argh! Anyway, thats it for me.

So this is daddy's new miata, isn't it so cute? Man I love it most of the time, but after stalling at intersections I truly hate the car.  

Please be in prayer for my dear friend Lauren. Lauren is expecting a little girl in August, her name is Autumn. Autumn weighs 2lbs. 1 ounce and she's growing strong, but Lauren has already started having contractions. A couple of days ago when she went to the doctors she was having too many contractions so the doctor has put her on medication and she is currently chilling at home gettings lots and lots of rest. Lauren is a busy girl who normally runs around a lot, but this summer she will be spending lots of time resting. Please pray for her, Josh & Autumn as they go through this time. Pray that Lauren will get plenty of rest and that the contractions will become few and far between. Pray that Autumn will continue to grow healthy and strong. Pray for the family as they prepare to move into a new house soon. I would appreciate the prayers for her. I love her dearly and I want to see only the absolute best for her. Thanks!

So I'm reading the book "Captivating" by John & Stasi Elderedge and yesterday I finished the Chapter called "Romanced". Bubble bath, champagne & candles...what better way to be romanced by Jesus than that. My roommate and her boyfriend had just finished going outside for cheese, fruit & wine. I thought about it for a minute and realized how I love summer nights and how romantic that would be for me. Then I realized I had champagne and I had candles and I can never resist the temptation to take a bubble bath so I let Jesus romance me by deciding that surfing the net wasn't nearly as enjoyable as focusing my mind on Christ and spending my free time with Him. I lay there thinking to myself how incredible it is that He loves me as much as He does, and He truly does desire to romance me. He whispers sweet things to me all the time and He sends me glimpses of His beauty that He knows will put a smile on my face. As stated so perfectly in the book: "He knows what takes your breath away, knows what makes your heart beat faster". For me thats usually apart of nature...a sunset, a shooting star, the peacock opening its feathers, a lightning storm...each of those He has sent my way to romance me. Such things truly put a smile on my face. One of the last things I read in the chapter was "Getting time with your Lover is worth whatever it costs" and thats when I realized this past weekend in all that I had to do I took time away from my day to make sure I saw Cody and that hit me hard as I read that. Wow, I was willing to do whatever it cost me to spend time with Cody, but I am not that way with Christ...OUCH! So last night it was Christ who I wanted to be romantic with, it was Christ who whispered sweet nothings to me.

"How beautiful you are, my darling." SOS 1:15

"You are the one that overwhelms his heart with just 'one glance of your eyes' (Song. 4:9b). You are the one he sings over with delight and longs to dance with across mountaintops and ballroom floors (Zeph. 3:17). You are the one who takes his breath away by your beautiful heart that, against all odds, hopes in him. " Captivating, by John & Stasi Elderedge

So after not being able to announce this for a few days now, I can finally say "MY SISTER IS HAVING A BABY!!!!!!" I had to wait for her to tell the family, but now everyone knows so it's all good to go. I'm gonna be an aunt in 9 months, insane! Oh I'm so excited! I'm so happy for my sister & her hubby. And I'm so excited about this baby. 

So this is me and my new roommates...But this is definately 2 years ago. Oh how I love my Lexy & Marzipan!!! 

So this weekend me, Lexy & Marzi hopped into the car and road tripped it to Amarillo. We left early Saturday afternoon to get there so we could hang out with Chris a lot. We had fun in the car, and we definately walked down memory lane and back a couple times...it was good! We got there and we went shopping at a few places, then we went to dinner at Bennigan's. Wahoo! Although, they changed up my favorite meal and it wasn't served on a pretzel but on bread...how dumb! After dinner we went back to the house where I got ready for Brad & Ashley's wedding, she was gorgeous! The wedding was good, I went to the reception but had to leave right after Brad & Ashley got there because I was ready to go be back with the girls. We then ended up going to Midnight Rodeo to meet up with Chris's son, Cody. We had an absolute blast at Midnight, although I didn't dance at all. Marzi wanted me to dance and she was pulling me off my stool when the stool fell over on my toe, OUCH! By the way, today my toe is black and blue and it hurts like no other. After the rodeo, we went to IHOP at 2am and were there till nearly 4am...seriously, a long ole meal. IHOP was full of drama which made it so much fun. Plus we're fun and we have a blast no matter what we're doing. After IHOP we just crashed, we definately didn't have the engery to do anything else. This morning we woke up pretty late, and I went and crawled in bed with Chris & Lexy and we just talked for awhile. Seriously, Chris is one of the most amazing women I've ever met. She reminds me a lot of my own mother so it was nice to get to spend Mother's Day with her. So after laying in Chris's bed for some time we finally got up and got ready...and off to Texas Roadhouse we went for Mother's Day. We wouldn't let Chris pay so I treated everyone to steaks...yummy! We left Amarillo near 4, although NONE of us wanted to leave and Chris & Cody didn't want us to leave either. I seriously could move in with that woman and probably have fun everyday for the rest of my life. Well I had a blast and hanging out with Lexy & Marissa was wonderful and brought back so many memories. We have experienced so much together, and I cherish the friendship I share with both of them. I love you Lexy & Marzi, can't wait for the next road trip.

my life is so boring that i have nothing to post about, and this was on adams blog so i feel like i just want you all to get to know me even better...the last one just didn't do me justice:)

Formalities:
Name: Jana Bush
Born on : April 17th, 1983
Birthplace: Lewisville Hospital...Coppell, TX
Current Location: Lubbock, TX (soon to be in my rearview mirror)
Eye Color: Bright blue
Hair Color: Combo...dash of brown, little blonde here and a lot there.
Height: 5'8"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: anything white, no really: scotish, english...and a little Indian

Personal Info:
Your Weakness: I'm a great pessimist!
Your Fears: being alone, having a tanning bed shut all the way, getting stuck in a walk-in freezer
Your Perfect Pizza: papa johns sausage with garlic sauce...mmm!
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: GRADUATE!!!
Your Most Overused Phrase: "my tummy hurts"
Thoughts First Waking Up: snoozing a little longer won't hurt me plus i gotta get back to that tremendous dream
Your Best Physical Feature: my booty
Your Bedtime: umm pretty late, do people have set bedtimes? seriously?
Your Most Missed Memory: running around with lexy...parks, spoons, icing the cake, a tear!
Pepsi or Coke: pepsi i guess.
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither, but thanks for asking...
Single or Group Dates: groups intimidate me and i shy down, im much better in a one-on-one situation
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: i hate tea...
Chocolate or Vanilla: oh vanilla all the way.
Cappuccino or Coffee: french vanilla cappuccino (oh i miss cappy!)
Do you Swear: not me, never...oh wait, i need some soap for my mouth
Do you Sing: yah in my car and at work and all the time, now if your asking if i'm good...thats a big fat NO!
Do you Shower Daily: seems to me as if i do, i seem to always be drying this fro of mine
Have you Been in Love: what i thought was love in 9th grade, haha.
Do you want to go to College: umm, nah...college is way overrated.
Do you want to get Married: umm, need we ask?
Do you belive in yourself: what was my biggest weakness? pessimism perhaps. yah i guess sometimes i do...
Do you get Motion Sickness: if im reading then yes
Do you think you are Attractive: i dont think im ugly...
Are you a Health Freak: not even close
Do you get along with your Parents: most of the time
Do you like Thunderstorms: only when im not alone
Do you play an Instrument: recorder, trying to play my guitar

In the past month have you...
Drank Alcohol: i did celebrate my birthday this month
Smoked: eek, heck no.
Been on Drugs: umm see above
Gone on a Date: hahahahaha
Gone to the Mall: umm yah, im a girl arent i?
Eaten a box of Oreos: well not a whole box, but i have eaten oreos
Eaten Sushi: umm no thanks
Been on Stage: i act like the center of attention all the time, does that count?

Have you...
Been Dumped: oh of course i have
Gone Skinny Dipping: nope
Stolen Anything: i use to be a clepto once upon a time

Have you ever...
Been Drunk: i would say so
Been called a Tease: yah actually
Been Beaten up: threaten but never beaten
Shoplifted: is this the same as that stolen anything question?

Later in Life
How do you want to Die: snoozing
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: umm since i grow up in august, ask me again then.
What country would you most like to Visit: France

What I want in a boy...
Eye Color: doesnt matter
Hair Color: doesnt matter
Short or Long Hair: doesnt matter
Height: 6' or taller
Weight: umm, i dont know how much boys are suppose to weigh.
Build: average or athletic
Best Clothing Style: as long as they look good it doesnt matter to me

Other Crap...
Number of CDs I own:100 or so
Number of DVDs I own: 120
Number of Piercings: 2 (my ears)
Number of Tattoos: zilch
Number of things in my Past I Regret: ive learned to not regret my past

Firsts:
First job: Old Navy
First screen name: chiquitabear
First funeral: Papaw...4th grade I think.
First pet: it was a pom...don't recall its name
First piercing/tattoo: my ears:)
First credit card: Capital One
First real kiss: Justin Keene
First love: oh you know...no one!
First enemy: the michelle's
First favorite musician: Ace of Base
Lasts:
Last car ride: Wal-Mart trip with Justin & Ashley
Last kiss: Nathan, haha
Last movie watched: Van Wilder
Last beverage drank: Mocha Java Shake
Last food consumed: Velvetta Shells
Last time showered: 5 minutes ago
Last CD played: Usher Confessions
Last website visited: myspace...im addicted to that & facebook
Now:
Single or Taken: single!
Birthday: April 17th, 83...I'm 22 now!
Sign: Aries
Siblings: My wonderful sister, Nic-oli
Hair color: the bottle said "Cinnamon Chocolate"
Eye color: blue!
Shoe size: 8-8 1/2
Height: 5'8"

Right now what are you:
Wearing: a towel, haha!
Drinking: nada
Thinking about: getting ready for work, I HEART MY JOB!

So I forgot that I had posted this picture...I posted it so some people could take a vote on if this sshould be the one I used for my application. I have to send a picture in. Anyway, so this is me at my birthday dinner with my family at County Line. My mom just really wanted to take a picture of me, guess it's cuz I'm so darn photogenic.

Happy Birthday To Me!! Well it's officially my birthday, I'm not 22 until 3:03 am but by the time most of you read this it will be past that time for sure. I've been celebrating since Thursday and I've been having a blast. Thursday night I went out with my girls and had me a good ole time. Amazing! Then Friday my mom came in town and we hung out for the day and then late last night my friend Chelsey & Heather came into town and we went out. Today we went shopping, ate at Spanky's and cooked out at the house. Then after dinner we played some games, they were fun. So far I've gotten a new outfit, 3 pairs of shoes, 2 belts, and a Target giftcard. All of which I really like. Wahoo for birthdays, I can't believe I'm 22...

Well here's the official shirt...mind you it will be in putty and on a dark brown shirt:) Want one? Let me know by Sunday night. 

This is my fro...I'm considering it as my new look, what do you think? No Jason I will not wear my hair like this to work... 

Okay so here's my tshirt design, would you be interested in one? Because I called the lady today and the tshirt will be made soon, but I need to find out how many. So if you want one leave the size and I will make sure to order you one, the max cost would be 6.50 but the bigger the order the cheaper it gets. Instead of the writing being white, it will be a putty color and the shirt is a dark brown. For those of you that own the midnight tshirt, it will be that color. You have till Sunday night to let me know...

So today I registered for my summer classes, my last two classes at Texas Tech University. Weird. Can you believe it's been 4 years already? I sure can't. So I have 4 months to live it up before I leave this place, what shall I do? I actually made a list of things I wanna go do before I leave Lubbock, some of them many of you wouldn't understand because they are more of childhood memories. So here's the list I've made so far...
1) Go to the science spectrum.
2) Go to Apple Country.
3) Learn to drive a stick.
4) Go to the drive-in.
5) Eat at County Line.
6) Savor those places that don't exist anywhere else like Cilantro's & Bahama Buck's.
7) Go country dancin'.
8) Camping!
9) Go horseback riding.
I'm sure there are many more but for now that's all I can think of. Last night I played bball with Ashley and I had a blast. We played a game of Horse in which she won, but then we played two more rounds "Elephant" and "Kangaroo" and I won both, go me! By the way I suck at bball so how I won is really a mystery to me. I had a blast hanging out over at my neighbors house last night playing bball with the guys and Ashley, not the typical activity for myself. Then I went out with Katie, Spencer & Matt and I had a good ole time with them as well. Life is good, couldn't ask for better. Next weekend my mom and best friend will be in town and I'm so stinkin' excited. Whoa, I'll be 22 in 9days....weird.

This is my friend Ashley's greyhound, this dog can run freakin' fast. I like wanna watch a bunch of them race now...it's seriously incredible. And this dog is amazing, he was so sweet and wanted lots of attention.