Just say no to mini bikes

 
 
  

Another Judson Wedding

 
 
 
  

Oddly Normal Concert

 
 
 
  

New Years with the Fam

 
 
  

Chloe, Chloe, Chloe

  

Update...

I will be home a week from today! Woohoo. I can't wait to see everybody but my schedule is filling up fast so if you aren't on it yet then we need to work on that. Tomorrow is my last day to finish everything up for the semester. I have one paper due and a presentation due on Thursday. It is so close yet so far. Hopefully by this time tomorrow night I will be pretty much done. God has been very faithful in providing for me. I have been able to pick up some more shifts at work and still have enough time to get everything done. God is pretty amazing, huh? I was stressed out about missing 2 weeks of work but he has provided several extra opportunities for me to make a little extra cash so I have faith that everything will get paid this month. Sometimes I don't know how it happens but I always seem to manage. I certainly don't go hungry. I love to see how God works in the small things. About a week ago I decided I wasn't going to go grocery shopping any more before I left because I didn't want to spend the money and then just have it sit here while I was gone. Since I have been working alot at Outback it has worked out that I haven't even had to eat much at home and I was able to get free food at Outback(usually I have to pay 1/2). Our little community in my dorm is great becuase somebody is always cooking something. I think that is the way to go. When you have extra, you share and then when you don't somebody else does. Now I am just having faith that somehow I am going to get to where I need to go when I am home. This not having a car thing is going to be a real test of patience. I have alot of it already worked out so hopefully everything else will fall into place. Once again. I can't wait to see all of you!

If you need me...

You can find me right here in front of my computer.
 
The countdown has now started. All of my work is due by next thursday. That includes a large group project, a paper for my theology class, and two smaller papers for my People as Social and Cultural Beings class. As well as more reading. The reading never ends. I already have to start reading for my winterm class that starts on January 2nd. We have 5 books due on the first day of class. Oh well...that is what I am paying the big bucks for, right? The books look interesting though so that is a huge plus. I also have an exciting opportunity for next semester. I will let you guys know more about that if it works out. By the way...I will be home 2 weeks from yesterday! WOOHOOO! See you then. 

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

Although I was a little dissappointed that we could not see the performers in person, it was still an amazing experience to be at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting and hear them. We saw them on big screens on the side of Rockefeller center. I made a sign for Taylor, and even though he did not see it I think I might have made it onto the NYC fox news. The news reporter talked to me for a second and asked why I liked Taylor. Usually I shy away from news cameras and avoid them at all cost. For some reason I just did not even care. It was crazy. We were just across the street from where Al and Ann were hosting the show. We were just about as close as you could get without having a VIP pass. I am not racking up my celebrity sitings. We were standing beside a private party and one of the guests was one of the former members of N'SYNC, Joey Fatone. I also saw Amy Pohler walking down the street toward the SNL studio. We stood in front of two nice couples from Florida. I heard their accents so I asked them where they were from. We talked to them for the rest of the evening. Later I asked Katie if my accent was as bad as thiers was. She hesitantly informed me that it was. She said that it wasn't as strong now. I think Katie just tells me what I want to hear sometimes though :).
 
This is how the tree looked when we arrived that afternoon.
 
This is the stage that Taylor sang on but we only saw it at 3 that afternoon. 

 
Sara was a good little grad student. She and Katie both studied and read while we waited. I was just a litte too excited to do that. I was too busy talking the people around us and just taking it all in. 

 
Ahhhhh...after waiting 6 hours it was finally lit. It was well worth it! 

 
Sara found her man! Now when is it mine and Katie's turn? 

 
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 

A Dream Come True

 
Katie and I all bundled up. We were still dry at this point.
 
It's Gobble Gobble Time!
 
The baloons are even bigger than they appear on T.V.
 
The best seat in the house! 

 
This is the sign that I made so Leigha's cousin, Sara, could see me when she walked by. We ended up getting seats so I actually got to talk to her as she walked by in the parade.
 
The Holiday season is here. I think they updated Santa's sleigh. 

Preview of the Big Day!

 
Katie and I went to Macy's Inflation Night Party. We felt pretty important since our name had to be on the list and we got tags to wear when we got in. I owe a big Thank you to Katie's dad who knew someone who's daughter is an event planner for Macy's. The party was pretty fun. Jodie Foster was there with her son. The picture is of the entrance to the tent where the party was.

 
Your hosts for the NBC telecast! Yeah, We're dorks. We know it.

 
I knew the baloons were huge but I was still amazed at the size of them. Most of them were too big to even take a picture of the entire thing.

 
This year is the 80th year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I feel like a little kid at Disney World. For those of you who don't know, I think I have watched this parade every single year. Thanksgiving Day does not start for me until the parade is over.
We found out that we will have tickets to sit in the stands, so we don't have to get there quite as early. In case you were wondering, this years line up includes: Sandy Patty, Natalie Grant, Barry Manilow, and Diana Digarmo just to name a few. If you don't get to see the parade, don't worry, I will post more pictures then you probably care to see over the weekend. 

Before and After

Today was the day I have been waiting for for over a year now. The hair is finally gone. I was a little sad to see it go but I am sure I will be very excited about it when I have to fix it tomorrow.