Big Kid at Heart

Yesterday Katie and I went into Manhattan to hang out for a little while before the semester started. We decided to go to the Natural History Museum and try once again to get tickets to Wicked. We once again did not get tickets to Wicked but it was still a good day. One of these days we are going to get them and all of these times waiting in line will be worth it. We also made a stop at Dylan's Candy Bar(our favorite store in the city) and then to our new favorite tea room, Alice's Tea Cup. Anyone who comes to visit me will most likely get to go there. It was great. The saddest part of the day was when I realized that I left my candy from Dylan's in the taxi. A very sad revelation in deed.
 
This is the largest deer ever found. Check out that rack :)

 
For those Land Before Time fans,this is Ducky

 
On our way downtown we decided to take a little walk through Central Park.

 
The best store in the entire city! 

Some of my Bama babies

 
Some of the people that I miss most are all of my babies in Alabama. This is Mayer...the newest baby at Safe Harbor Church.
  
Kaela is Mayer's big sister. She is just too cute and I think she gets the award for being my only baby who remembered me right off. I don't think Eli realized who I was until I was about to leave.

We made a pact...a mee-maw Christmas

  
The mee-maw Christmas was fun as always. It included lots of eating, a counseling session, hot tub discussion, and lots of laughes. For some quotes from the night you can go to Susan's blog and maybe one day the other mee-maws will update thier blogs.

The before pictures

Nanny and Pa are moving! This is thier new house that they are going to remodel. Pa has already started some of the small stuff and hopefully they will be moving in by this summer. Stay tuned for the after pictures.
 
 
 
  

A Walton Christmas!

 
 
 
  

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!