wondering on wednesday

can you feel the fall in the air?!

hmmm...

so this little beauty showed up on wednesday...just a small reddish spot...that has since turned into a HUGE purple bruise. the picture doesn't even do it justice, people!


now to many of you, me having a bruise does not seem out of the ordinary...and i would agree with you...but what is so strange about this one is that i have no idea how it happened...not a clue!

i thought maybe i ran into something...but then realized i would have had to back into something...and i don't know about you, but i don't normally back into things...and definitely not hard enough to leave a mark like this...sheesh...

what i have learned from this situation: from now on i'm going to try to pay more attention to when i run into things...or back into things...that way i remember how i get my BIG bruises!

mini makeover

i just got back from getting my hair cut! i went to a new girl...her name is barbie and she is fantastic!!! i always get very nervous before i get my hair cut, well, because i'm kind of picky...and don't like change...and i stink at fixing my hair...and i never do it...but i absolutely love it now!! i feel sassy with my bangs and layers! haha!! hopefully i can fix it to look like this again!

wondering on wednesday

what is your favorite hobby?

what do you do for fun?

what do you do in your free time?

hope

i haven't stopped listening to addison road's cd since i got it! the music is catchy and the lyrics solid. hope now is one of my favorite songs on the album and i've been meaning to post it's lyrics for a few days now.

in addition to listening to their music, i've been reading a blog written by their lead singer, jenny. yesterday she had an amazing post about a family who has been touched by this song. their story is one of incredible faith and hope. it is also such a great reminder of the sovereignty of Christ and how all things work for the good of those He calls...

Hope Now
~Addison Road

If everything comes down to love

Then just what am I afraid of

When I call out Your name

Something inside awakes in my soul

How quickly I forget I'm Yours

(PRE-CHORUS)

I'm not my own

I've been carried by You

All my life

(CHORUS)

Everything rides on hope now

Everything rides on faith somehow

When the world has broken me down

Your love sets me free

When my life is like a storm

Rising waters all I want is the shore

You say I'll be ok and

Make it through the rain

You are my shelter from the storm

(PRE-CHORUS)

I'm not my own

I've been carried by You
All my life

(CHORUS)

Everything rides on hope now

Everything rides on faith somehow

When the world has broken me down

Your love sets me free

(CHORUS 2)

Everything rides on hope now

Everything rides on faith somehow

When the world has broken me down

Your love sets me free

You've become my hearts desire

I will sing Your praises higher

Cause Your love sets me free

Your love sets me free

Your love sets me free

wondering on wednesday

hmmm...

well, i love ice cream...all kinds...i don't think i've ever had a flavor i didn't like!

what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?!

i currently am enjoying coffee with caramel sauce! yum!

random thoughts

1. my cousin tanner gets married in one month! ahhh! the first wedding for my dad's side of the family...i can't believe we're all growing up...

2. i found a gray hair this morning...what the heck is up with that?!

3. hurricanes are everywhere...this is getting a little crazy!

4. isaiah 25:1 "O Lord, you are my God; i will exalt you and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things, things planned long ago."

-just a little reminder for myself...sometimes i forget this...and it is something i really need to remember today!

5. i wish i had some secret artistic talent...or musical capability...so i could participate in the monthly art walk downtown

6. i have the greatest family and friends EVER!

7. fresh market is my new favorite grocery store!

wondering on wednesday

what are you listening to right now?!

i just bought the addison road cd and am LOVING it!

(also got some new music from my friend lucas...flobots, cobra starship, and timmy curran...good stuff!)

update: i'm actually at work right now...so actually right this very second i'm listening to the 13 going on 30 soundtrack...classic 80's music! a-mazing!

labor of love!

so, i had a fabulous labor day! probably the best one in years....

it started with volleyball practice...

then a trip to the beach with lauren and lucas. we rode bikes from lucas' house down to jax beach, found a nice spot, and had a great time! a rain cloud tried to spoil our fun...but we knew that it wouldn't last. carolyn (love her!) came and hung out with us for a while, which was great. we went in the ocean and chased a blow fish around for a while. we were going to put it in lauren's nalgene bottle, but lost it after a big wave came in. i apparently am no good at applying sunscreen and have a very interesting tan/sunburn...but it was totally worth it!!

after the beach, lauren and i went shopping for rainbow sandals...then to moe's! muy bien! and guess who was there?!?! david garrard, the quarterback for the jaguars! i mean, we pretty much sat at the table with him and his family...haha! (or just stared and smiled at them a lot...)

just when i thought the day couldn't get any better, i came home and went on a run with keri. it was great to catch up on what was going on in her life. then it was off to football practice...a fun way to end an amazing day!

i hope you all had a spectacular labor day too!