Quarterlife

new show on nbc...

one of the main characters is a blogger...

i like blogs...

so far i think that i might like this show...





(i also LOVE rob and big...and am currently having to switch back and forth!)

whew!

so glad it's friday!

i'm pooped!!

Birthday Month

Apparently all* my friends have decided to have birthdays this month...

so HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to...

Shippy
CC
Aimee
Gina
Courtney
Jenna
Sharon, Anthony, and hopefully baby Isaac!!

I love you all!




*definitely exaggerating, not all my friends had birthdays...just lots of them...

Par-tay!

Happy Birthday Shippy!!



Hope your 23rd birthday has been wonderful!

(remember this birthday?! wow, it seems like just yesterday we were in Ft Lauderdale, playing softball, and you turned 20...gosh, time sure goes quick!)

new blog

so, i have a little side project going on...

if you're curious, check it out!!

http://virgilovertheborder.blogspot.com/

X Games 12

the x games have come and gone...

...and i loved every minute of it.

i just can't get enough of this kind of thing...

boarder x...snocrosss...superpipe...

it's like heaven, with snow!









maybe one day i will have an opportunity to work with these athletes...

Juno

have you seen it yet?!?

I NEED HELP!

i admit it...

i am totally addicted to reality tv shows...

...the dumber they are, the more i like them.

how sad it that?!?

ugh

i'm slowly trying to eliminate them from my life...

but it is so hard...so, so hard...

why? WHY do i love them so much????

i mean, honestly, what is so great about them???

i get so wrapped up in these other people's lives...i feel like i know them...like we're friends...

but sadly, these people have no idea who i am. i am not friends with heidi klum or tim gunn on "project runway"...and stacy and clinton don't help me go shopping like they do to other badly dressed people on "what not to wear"...and parisa did not ask my advice about whether or not trisha should be sent home from "real world- sydney"...and i am not a contestant on "american gladiators" that hundreds of millions of people are cheering for from their living rooms...

for now, i will just try to conquer this addiction...curb my cravings...overcome my obsession...cut back little by little...

(but just between you and me, i am not trying too hard...)

When It Rains, It Pours

Why does it seem like everything decides to go wrong at the same time?

I know this is dramatic and not really true...but sometimes it sure feels like it.

Recently my family and friends have had to deal with some tough situations...

I'd like to ask all my blog friends to remember these people in your prayers. I don't usually do this sort of thing, but I feel like I just have to...

-my grandma (on my dad's side of the family) is currently undergoing radiation and chemo for bladder cancer...
-my other grandma (on my mom's side of the family) is fighting congestive heart failure...
-my uncle virgil if fighting liver and stomach cancer...we just found out that with the rate it is progressing, he may only have a few months left with us...
-my neighbor, reggie, was in a hunting accident this weekend and may lose his foot. his 8 year old son was with him and saw the whole thing...
-my dad's employee, mark, had an accident today with a weed eater which lacerated his forearm and fractured his ulna and radius...

i know that the Lord is sovereign, but that doesn't always make the tough times any easier.

thank you for your prayers...



For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9

BIG day!

today is a very important day for me...

it is the first day of softball at UC! it is the first time i get to meet all the girls...i am SO nervous!!

it is going to be a very interesting season...

ahhhh!

pray for me and my girls!

One more thought...

...ok so after watching the show a little more, i might not be able to compete on American Gladiators...

...but i could have a chance as the show's athletic trainer!! i definitely think i would be in high demand...

...hmmm...

American Gladiators

is anyone else as excited about this being back on tv as i am?!?!?

i mean, really, who didn't love American Gladiators?

i always wanted to be on the show...maybe now i'll have a chance!! haha!

it was my favorite show back in the day...and i'm sure it will quickly regain the title as favorite...


i am SO pumped!!!!! WOOOO HOOOO!

I Love Layers

so i may have mentioned before that it's been cold in jacksonville lately...

ok, so it's not as cold as it has been...but it's still pretty dang cold...

tonight i had to work the boys' and girls' soccer games...

AHHHHHH!

for those of you that know me pretty well, you know that i always wear at least one layer. well tonight, multiple layers were required...


Layer 1: puffy UNF jacket


Layer 2: sweatshirt


Layer 3: fleece jacket


Layer 4: long sleeve t-shirt


Layer 5: short sleeve t-shirt


Layer 6: under armor


Layer 7: wind pants


Layer 8: gloves

there were more layers, but in order to keep the pictures PG, i decided it was best to stop there...

good thing about wearing 8+ layers when it is cold outside: staying warm
bad thing about wearing 8+ layers when it is cold outside: looking like the michelin tire man (i couldn't even put my arms down against my side!)

i would definitely have to say that it is worth sacrificing mobility and style for warmth...and that is just what i did!

Not Cool...

well, actually, it's freezing...it is now 26 degrees!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Brrrrrrrrr!

I currently cannot feel my toes...

It is 9:37 pm and 32 degrees outside (but feels like 21 degrees)...and dropping!!

Just for the record, I am NOT ok with that!!! I don't handle cold weather very well...

Tomorrow morning, when the low is estimated to be 16 degrees, I will not be a happy camper...
...no, not one bit...

But I guess I shouldn't complain...we don't get cold weather very often and it never stays very long...

I just hope I can survive through the night and through the day and especially through tomorrow night's soccer games!!!

Happy New Year!

it is 2008...

where did 2007 go???

Tear-drops

do you ever just cry?

for no reason at all?

or maybe there is a reason, but it's just silly?

is it from sadness or happiness or both?

is it from frustration or enlightenment or both?

is it from dissappointment or excitement?

i drove home today, 6 hours in the rain. sometimes is poured so hard i could hardly see the road. other times is was just a mist...

it reminded me of how i've been feeling recently. i've experienced pretty much every emotion...and today i think it caught up with me.

crying can be so cleansing and refreshing, just like the rain. it doesn't always solve the problem at hand, but it usually makes you feel a little better.


Isaiah 45:7-8
I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the LORD, do all these things.

You heavens above, rain down righteousness;
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation spring up,
let righteousness grow with it;
I, the LORD, have created it.

If At First You Don't Succeed...

...try, try again...

and that's what I did.

Today, I took the athletic training certification exam for the third time. Now I get to wait two-four weeks for the results...

...sigh...

I'm praying for a miracle...

SPECTACULAR...Day 2!

It was another beautiful day in Jacksonville. I got a call from Lauren after church, inviting me back down to the beach for the second day of the Sea and Sky Spectacular. I just had to go. I decided that I might not get an opportunity like this again...

Boy am I glad I went. It was incredible!! I got to meet some of the Red Devils, the official parachute team for the British Army, and the Black Daggers, the official US Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team. I definitely got autographs and had someone take a picture of Lauren and I with Billy!

The fly overs were incredible. The Red Baron Squadron were awesome. Patty Wagstaff did an amazing low-level acrobatic routine. I got to see the Heritage Flight which consisted of a F-4 Phantom, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and my most favorite of all, the P-51 Mustang from WWII. It brought tears to my eyes.

The Blue Angels closed out the day. They were incredible. I have never seen flying like what they did. The perfection and precision of everything they did was incredible. I'm still in awe. It just made me even more proud to be an American. Our military is incredible...thank you for all that you do for our country!

Sea and Air SPECTACULAR

I think everyone should go to an air show.

It is pretty much the most incredible thing I've ever seen...

Thanks, Jami, Camden, and Matt for a great day at the beach!!