strikes, gutter balls & everything in between.

small town.
rainy outside.
saturday night.
date night.
superman and i.
jordan and jess
zack and kels.
what to do?
BOWLING!

first off picking out the stylish shoes.

bowling shoes- the grossest part of bowling

but the funniest.

[and this is where my pictures end.

my camera hated the lighting of the bowling alley]

photocredit.

second step

find your perfect ball.

"I think im going to use the pink ball"

"No i want the pink ball"

"Jess we can all use the pink ball"

third step

nicknaming everyone

allstate

toe

 swaggerbegood

blondie

babycow

elizabeth

photocredit.

fourth step

bowl of course.

jordan and superman were required to

bowl left handed due to baseball

and coach hall finding out our plans.

jess saying how bad she was

& she is first most of the game.

celebrating kels not getting

gutter balls every time!

fifth step

total up the standing

first place-superman and jess.

second place-jordan.

third place-myself.

fourth place-zack.

fifth place-kels.

once again.

saturday night.

rainy outside

3 couples.

growling stomachs.

where to go now?

cookout of course

last night was a

great date night with 5 great people.

everything jess.

HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY

to a girl who is..

beautiful from the inside out,

charming,

always making my day,

talented,

trust-worthy,
always asking me what i think,
an amazing friend,

in love with yellow,
always a delight,

puts family first,

sees the positive in everything,

always laughing,
is practically my younger sister

all around amazing.

i love you jess.

hope your birthday is one you will never forget.

everything WOW GOD wednesday.

the song "beautiful" means a lot to me..
and after watching this video about behind this song
it means so much more..

here is the complete song.

listen to the words.

this song truly is beautiful.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

Psalm 139:14

everything march.

i cannot believe that it is already time for monthly goals again.

time to flip the calendar because its march.

february goals.

1. get mom and dad great birthday presents (check.)

2. tour another college (check. it might be the one.)

3. get superman great valentines day gifts.(check)

    (the third times a charm)

4. continue daily bible readings with superman. (not daily but frequent.)

5. finish my new devotional book (check & im currently rereading it)

    becoming a women of simplicity

6. order & start a new book in the series (it is currently being shipped)

7. drink only one mountain dew per week (only drank 3 the whole month!)

8. have zero snow days (FINALLY!)

9. help someone that needs a helping hand. (check.)

march goals.

1. get ready for prom.

2. get nails done.

3. finish senior research project.

4. try to ignore my senioritis.

5. attend superman's baseball games,
                 chris' softball games, &
                 lukster's baseball games.

6. wear green on the 17th.

7. get jess a "twice new" birthday gift.

8. try to blog at least 10 x's.

9. have a  mother-daughter day.

10. start finalizing senior week.

11. workout 3x's a week.

12. start to decided where i want to call my home away home
       for the next four years of my life

everything daddy.

i truly believe that i have the best father in the whole world.
he is the person in my life that is always...
encouraged me to try new things.
inspired me to be a better person.
taught me to always put family first.
showed me how to always love.

he is a

talented,

laid back,

loving,

inspiring,

passionate,

funny,

Godly,

great man

that i am beyond

 honored to call my dad. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

everything WOW GOD wednesday

week 2 of WOW GOD wednesday..

a little taste of my amazing devotional book--becoming a woman of simplicity

"it requires the greatest effort and produces the greatest humility to recieve anything from God; we would much sooner earn it"

-oswald chambers

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 2:8-10

mark lucado wrote-

"you are saved, not because of what you do, but because of what Christ did. and you are special, not becuase of what you do, but because of whose you are. and you are his"

everything in the fast lane.

BASEBALL season?

what? already?

the past six months of my life have flown by.

last night wrapped up the basketball season.
a season that will forever hold a special place in my heart.
when i got home from the game 
& after listening to superman talk about this past season
 it all hit me way to fast.
i will never see superman play another basketball game
wearing fourteen on his back in an east surry jesery.

which is my second favorite thing to watch..
baseball being my absolute favorite.
since basketball season flew by i know baseball will only go faster.

i started flashing back on my senior year thus far & all that is yet to come.
it is beyond bitter sweet.
i cannot believe in less than 4 monthsi will be sitting
with my class, the class of 2011 for the last time ever.
walking across the stage to receive a piece of paper
that ive worked 12 years for.
no longer being a student of ESHS but an alumni.
an alumni? really?
i feel like i cannot blink because it will all past by.

enough about the future.
im currently living my senior year
and making it the best i possible can make it.
but its not to hard when im surrounded by amazing people everywhere i turn.
bring on baseball season..