Tears

Today has been an unintentional day of tears. Tears do not always have to be bad or tears that are shed because of pain or sorrow. These tears were because of powerful stories. In our PE class we watched a video about

Dick and Rick Hoyt. The story of a father and son (who has special needs) and how they compete in races together. Their dedication and joy was incredible. We also wrote letters to people who have greatly impacted and made an investment in our lives. We started with a student who wrote it to his mom, who is battling a life threatening disease and still raises 3 kids with a smile on her face. Another wrote a letter to her two year old daughter who is teaching her more than she ever expected.

Then I watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition for the first time in a long time and was reminded perhaps why I haven't watched it in so long. I just can't keep it together. This story was about a family who adopted many kids from China, some who have special needs. Their father was diagnosed with some form of brain cancer if I remember correctly. Having seen my grandfathers fight the battle and knowing the hardship of losing a loved one, is so difficult. The dad took a turn for the worst and couldn't come to the final showing. It ended with the mom bringing in a display of the house and the words came up that three days after they moved in, he passed away.



Again, my grandfather's death is fresh on my mind, though I know he is alive and well with Jesus. Just watching that family go through the time period where every day is a gift that you praise the Lord for, it's so hard but God is good. I will always remember going to my grandma's house after my grandfather passed away and hearing her say 'God is good all the time, all the time God is good.'

It was also really neat to see one of their daughters, who is blind, get so excited over having the whole Bible in brail! That was quite convicting as well. We even played a game today where you have to close your eyes and find your partner by matching sounds. I remember thinking, its scary to not be able to see and just be led. There's so much to learn from this image. One to not take things for granted and also to know that to have complete faith in Christ, by letting go of everything and giving complete control to Him, though it may be very scary, you are in the best hands!

I like to type.

I like to type. Both of my college degrees are in yahoo's list of the worst paying: Elementary Education and Fine Arts (minor) but that's ok because I'm doing it for the love of it/i want to make a difference/God's given me a gift...not for the money.

This PE class is really interesting. The prof is Coach White, one of our Football coaches. He's got some great stories and teaches like a coach which is always fun. Today we played two icebreakers. The first was climb through the hula hoop as you pass it around the circle with linked hands. Then instead of clockwise, go counterclockwise and beat your time. We were a few seconds off :). The next was between two teams the 'Celtics' and the 'Caveliers'. The first two people call heads or tails and when you see tails, squeeze the hand of the next person, then the last person grabs the eraser. Again, my team lost but it was still fun.

We also observed a gymnastics class and learned how to do a little bit of spotting. I highly respect the knowledge, strength, and patience of those coaches. It's a whole other world that is very exciting, challenging and rewarding. Ya gotta love the sport, the kids and the job, just like teaching and it also needs to be a calling.

There are still a lot of difficult things that my friends are going through and it leaves one with a heavy heart, just got to keep bringing it before and giving it up to the Lord.

Mother

Happy Mother's Day Momma!
Love you!

Just Think

It is quiet. Too quiet. Summer is here but it doesn't really feel like summer just yet. It will in two weeks! Today was bittersweet. I watched one of my best friends graduate. I helped people pack and watched them drive away (well not really but the parking lot is empty).
I also went to a Belhaven Baseball game, my first one! I know, I've been here for two years and should've been to a few more but this was interesting. The umpire quit in the middle of the game after a fan made a comment and the coach talked to him. One of the strangest things, but you never know what a person is going through and words can be powerful. I still think it's weird that he would just leave in the middle of it. It's the line between compassion for whatever he's going through and completing a job to the best of your ability. Sticky situation. And it affected a whole lot of people (fans, players, coaches, himself, his family). Just some food for thought.
I also have a heavy heart for some friends who are going through difficult times, but I'm learning to trust God with them. And prayer is powerful.
My friend started a blog: Hello Sunshine, she says I'll be for rainy days and she'll take the sunshiny ones :). I like it! Speaking of rain, boy did we have some thunder last night that brought in a beautiful, breezy, sunshiny day! I like how God works those together, the powerful and scary brought beautiful joy!

Thoughts of the day

-I need to pack
-everyone is leaving :(
-summer is here :)
-why did I want to do summer school? because it starts Monday (at least its health and pe, oh the irony of me being in health and pe)
-no matter how hard you try to sleep in at a college dorm, something inevitably happens (and that's ok)
-did I mention I love books?
-Little Caesar's best invention was $5 pizza
-it is quite hot in MS...sweating is not an option it just happens, conversations about sweat also happen (warning it can be gross)
-being 20 I still feel the same, but it's amazing what can happen in a year
-some decisions are hard to make
-God is good all the time

It's Thursday!

Two years

It's been two years in Caldwell Room 112.

Everyone is moving out and we all wanted to mark the end of an era with a photo shoot.

Next year many changes are happening, friends are moving off campus, others are becoming RA's, and still others are switching buildings.

Hard to believe how much we've grown up in those two years; no longer shy little freshmen.

Love you girls,

we'll always have the memories....

Twent years old...that's a little weird

I am 20! I can't believe it! Along with all the bday wishes and songs, I loved eating watermelon (the first of the summer!), seeing a baby birdie, witnessing a beautiful whole rainbow, phone calls, texts, and eating cake, ice cream, and frozen yogurt. Finishing up Anne of Green Gables marathon was also quite memorable. Bethany's expressions, guesses, and excitement for seeing it for the first time were priceless! It's the little things in life!

Summer breaks are wonderful. I know it will soon be busy but right now God blessed us with some relaxation time and of course hot sunshiny MS weather! It's been so great to just hang out with friends. Today we enjoyed some coca-colas and movies!

The day started with an open dance class and a good reminder that I need to keep dancing this summer. It's amazing how much a week off can show. It was also quite humbling as the guest teacher was very gifted. God was having a conversation with me this morning!
Dearest Emily: work hard for me and enjoy it, don't worry about what others think, just try it!

Twenty years old and I have a whole lot to learn, excited to see where God will take me!

Sleepy Time Musings

Instead of a lock-in, our Youth group decided to do their annual lock-out at Insomnia V, cowboy up! Some friends from Belhaven and I got to help out but because a lot of us had exams on Saturday, we only stayed 'til about 1:00. We still managed to fit in a few line dances, a relay race (that involved barrel racing, pie eating, moonpie eating, banana eating-through pantyhose I might add, seed spitting, and chugging coke), some karate games, and mechanical bull riding (I enjoyed watching that one). Sometimes you wonder why those relays are actually fun but the bonding is priceless. The moon pie eating was enough for me, I remember why I used to not like them. We came back 'round 1:00 a.m. and even though I thought I could pull an all-nighter and take an exam, I'm glad I got some sleep. It was so hard to wake up. In between sleeping I had three fun encounters. The first was my roommate who actually pulled the all-nighter because she was done with exams. The plan was to end Insomnia with a boat ride but because of weather they came to Belhaven for dodge ball. My roommate was getting tired and decided to stop in for some coke and chips. I woke up to crunching and a light. I was like, "I"m so confused." She explained and then shut the door just like that. Then Katie, who is leaving, came in to say goodbye and see if she should wake up SG to check her out of her room. The third visit was from Kimber. She came in and flicked the light on/off, squealed, and ran away. She forgot I was there, had studied in our room the night before, and was looking for her ID. It was quite the hour in room 112.

Well I am officially done with my Sophomore year! Grades are still coming in but all the tests have been taken! My last exam was at our profs house and some of the girls made pancakes for us! Mmm, chocolate chip with whipped creme, a great way to end the semester! After two years at Belhaven, I think I have my worldview pretty secure. There's no getting around it, Capstone and worldview will haunt us the rest of our lives! It's a blessing though; makes you think.

Strange feelings on my last day of being a teenager! I feel so old. Can you believe I've been around for just about 20 years?

People are moving out of the dorms and once again Mississippi brought in the rain just for our special occasion. Seems like every time we move in or out, it rains. Thankfully I just get to enjoy this sleepy and steamy (bleck humidity!) weather with movies and a good book. Yep, even get some thunder today! I am sticking around for a short two week Maymester so I'm even waiting to pack.

When studying for my last final I ran over a poem that our teacher shared with us. Though we aren't going to be tested on it, there's one section that really hits home. I may have written about it before but was reminded again about how whatever you do, you should do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).
"unless, of course, your motive secure; not therapy but joy..."-Tangier by Stephen Dunn When dancing, playing sports, taking tests, by the grace of God you are only required to do your best and enjoy it! It's the weekend!

Two down, two to go! I can't believe this semester is almost over, yet the timing is perfect. Lots of exciting summer plans and of course lots of summer school but hey it's summer, there's just something that makes it so much better. The sunshine and cookouts are calling my name! How's everyone's week going?

I Should probably start studying...

After a great start to the morning in Yazoo City, spending too much time on facebook, I now need to go get a mountain dew and actually start studying! By the way, you should really try slippin' an' slidin'...

Blessed to Serve

Today I was blessed to be able to help a family in Yazoo City. We helped move boxes and furniture out of their house after the tornado hit this past weekend. They lost their whole second floor and are living in a mobile home. The street we drove down was bad. Trees were shredded, lots of debris and many roofs and homes damaged. A lot of people didn't have home and/or car insurance. It was a blessing to be able to help and bring a smile. We fixed them lunch and one of the ladies was so cute and very right that they needed a lunch break, "she was going to make those men stop working if she had to take their ladder away!" We were able to pray with and for the family and though there were some tears shed, God is taking care of them!

I love getting mail and since there is almost a birthday, I have been getting lots of mail! Yesterday I got 6 packages and even had the mail room people talking!

Can I just say that I love study day? It was a great invention. Sleeping late, eating breakfast in my room, Regis and Kelly, slip n' slide! Yes I will do some studying and I'm sure I'll appreciate it even more next year when I actually have to use every minute of it but until then, don't forget College can be fun...

Faithfulness

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."-Hebrews 10:23

The Doxa Spring Concert was this weekend and I was able to be in a piece called "Faithful to Me" choreographed by Rachel Kurtz and music by Jennifer Knapp. In light of the beginning of the school year, it is amazing to see how God has been faithful. I think of this song as well as "Be Thou My Vision" and know that God has been so good! As people shared in our dance departmental about God's faithfulness I began to think of his faithfulness in my life and thought that the piece couldn't have been more fitting. There really is nothing like God's perfect faithfulness.

"All the chistles I've dulled carving idols of stone
That have crumbled like sand 'neath the waves.
I've recklessly built all my dreams in the sand just to watch, them all wash away.

Through another day, another trial, another chance to reconcile
To one who sees past all I see.
And reaching out my weary hand I pray that you'd understand
You're the only one who's faithful to me.

All the pennies I've wasted in my wishing well
I have thrown like stones to the sea.
I have cast my lots, dropped my guard, searched aimlessly for a faith
To be faithful to me.

Through another day, another trial, another chance to reconcile
To one who sees past all I see.
And reaching out my weary hand I pray that you'd understand
You're the only one who's faithful to me.
You're the only one who's faithful to me." Faithful to Me, by Jeniffer Knapp

"Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all." Be Thou My Vision attributed to Dallan Forgaill, translated by Mary E. Byrne, versed by Eleanor H. Hull

It's amazing to me how God is always at work. The dance piece before ours, which we got to watch backstage, was called Intercessors to the song "Your Love is Strong" by Jon Foreman. It really brought things into perspective and calmed any little butterflies, "So why do I worry?/Why do I freak out?/God knows what I need/You know what I need." Check out the whole song!

There's a whole in the roof, dear Liza

Our roof is leaking and I have a cold. Somehow I managed to get a pretty mean cold for the past few days. Complete with not sleeping through the night, it was kind of good that I woke up at 5:30 to the sound of someone clipping their nails. Nobody was clipping their nails, our roof was leaking. I got up, stepped in a small puddle and got dripped on. Seeing as how we are on first floor, I think their might be a problem upstairs. We did have heavy rains here in Mississippi so maybe that was the cause. I emptied our overflowing trash can to try and catch the water. Ah the joys of living in a dorm!

This is really cool....wait for it....

Kownacki leaps over the catcher @ Yahoo! Video

Teachers are people too

Let me just say teachers are people too. It was so funny when all the professors gave out awards during the final chapel. Each one has a unique personality and tone of voice. It makes you realize they are just as human as you, fumble with words, and laugh. Sometimes my school just cracks me up. That chapel along with the workmen at our school, I just sometimes have to shake my head and smile. I don't know how many times I've heard 'man in the hall' when a. I'm standing right there b. its the early morning c. you are taking a nap or d. for the fiftieth time as they make their way down the hall in the fiftieth high or deep man voice they can come up with. As they sing along to their country radio songs I just know I'm in Mississippi and that is perhaps the only explanation.

To the anonymous Santa who gave me a mountain dew and snickers bar in my mailbox yesterday, I can't thank you enough! I was so surprised and it did make my day :)

So God is teaching me a lot this week
-be flexible (i had my dance evaluation schedule all mixed up and an exam postponed until the following week)
-He knows exactly what we need
-If you give your best, that is all He expects
-If you think you fail, it is not the end of the world
-What happened to smiling, trusting, and praising? It really does do wonders
-I have much to be thankful for so perk up!

Whew! A lot has happened since i last posted and it's only been about 24 hours! Lots of dance, a rehearsal, working backstage for concert, spring formal, and bonfire! We had combined classes and it was really fun and challenging to learn some new modern phrases. Today was full as well, slept late considering I went to bed around 4 and then watched Kimber and Katie play soccer! The afternoon continued with a trip to Berry Berry Good for some great frozen yogurt, fun in the sun, and tacobell for dinner! Coffee, Tea, and Thee rounded up the night with the Faculty Talent show. It's been very fun and I only have about two more weeks of this semester. This week will be tough with dance finals but tough does not mean bad.

Just thinking about a few things. One of the faculty sung a song called Standing Ovation about Stephen from the Bible. As it depicted the courage and faith he had in the face of death, it speaks volumes and makes me want to look into his story even more.



Along with that Martin McBride's song I Just Call you Mine, talks about how everyone who knows you loves you, thinks your amazing, has a smile, etc. and I was just thinking about how that can be a testimony.



I also watched the end of Remember the Titans and that movie just gets me every time. I realized again how difficult it is to say goodbye, the memories and reminders will always be hard, but praise the Lord he offers hope! I love the picture of relationships at the end...



I'm also learning to trust God and enjoy the wonderful life He's given, John 10:10

Some amazing pictures!

Good Day

Today was unexpected but such a blessing! We had a health fair on campus and if we went to five booths we got free smoothie king! I don't know about you but just that, made my day! Ended up working crew for a matinee for APAC elementary students tomorrow and I think those kids are just going to love the show, especially the bird piece. Just fyi, costumes can make or break pieces. The dancers rehearsed the bird piece today without costumes and it was so different. When it first started I was like what is that girl doing, but then I remembered she's a bird! Then I had a KimJo date! We went to Walmart and I stocked up, hadn't had a Walmart run in a while. Thanks to our Easter Eggstravaganza, Kim got almost free dinner at Chick-fil-a. I was so full, what a blessing! Good night!

The little guy just wanted to play! Hope this brightens your day!

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. O Lord, save the king! Answer us when we call!
-Psalm 20

P.S. Annie, I posted in 3's! :)

I know the Hannah Montanan movie is slightly cheesy but I like it; here's a shout out to all the daddies, we love you!

Praise the Lord! The first show for crew B went well. It's amazing how much an audience can change a dance. From dress to performance, the energy and dynamics were so much better! It was neat to see little nuances that I appreciated but maybe the audience didn't quite see. In the piece 'Rodeo', the boys are trying to win over the hearts of the ladies and at one point one of the dancers did a little breath test and smile, it was awesome! I was thinking the other day, especially for this show (there's ballerinas, modern dancers, Indian dancers, birds, and classical/modern), it's so fun because you get to be somebody else for just a moment. I love how God looks at each person and sees the amazing talent He's given them. Before time He decided the dancers, musicians, artists, teachers, businessman, athletes, and more!

After the show, we went to Wendy's. I don't know what it wa, but that chicken wrap and chocolate frosty just made my day, it was delicious! Sometimes its just the simple things in life!

Good way to start a Saturday and another busy week...3 to go!

Today I was looking at an article and on the side popped up a red velvet cupcake bouncing around. The caption red, 'tempted-roll over or click here'. I didn't click but found out it was a commercial for yogurt. They got me :)
P.S. I skipped my 8am-it was tough, I had quite the mental debate and then decided to live a little, by sleeping in!

Catch up

So I really shouldn't be posting with all this other stuff i'm doing, but I just wanted to put a little word in about Easter Break! I was blessed to catch a ride home and again spent about 16 hours in a car. Got to see the bear and Mom and Dad. Mom and I took a trip to the beach as dad had to take care of the golf boys. The tide goes so far out, you can practically walk in the ocean! It's incredible! You can also see all the live snails and creatures, there's a bit of mucking involved and you have to watch out for clams and make sure the water isn't too deep.




Mom and were a funny crew as I didn't want to go then we get half way across the ocean and mom doesn't want to finish. We got across, so that must mean we make a good team. It was so funny to see people setting up camp half way into the ocean, even looked like you could make it to the other side but that was a bit far away and deep. We walked to see some beautiful mansion homes and made it home for dinner and a movie!


On Easter we went to a service and heard Vicky Beeching. I had never heard of her but was so blessed by here songs: The Wonder of the cross and Breath of God. From what I heard, 10 people were saved in that service alone, and there were five total at that church-Hallelujah praise the Lord! It was powerful image to realize that if you are choosing to wait to decide about God, you are choosing to deny God. Also realizing His power and the extant of his love to put up with the crucifixion and all involved. I wonder how many people He touched in His last few days. Everyone He encountered He had an affect on, quite a challenge. You never know what affect you may have on people!




After church we had lunch with dad at the golf course because he had to take care of the golf boys and then mom and I went to Savannah. We drove 40 minutes just for some pralines, I just love them! If you can get a sample when they're warm..mmm! Nothing like it! The river walk was beautiful too!
I almost forgot...at the beach we played with the crabs. When you are really quiet they pop out and dig their holes but if you stand, move, or make a sound, they all disappear! It's so fun!

The Belhaven Dance Department has currently taken over my life. Actually, only Jesus has that spot, but I am doing running crew for the next two weeks for the faculty dance concert. It's neat to see things from backstage but things can get a little crazy. We have some very gifted dancers! Because I was backstage for about 4 hours after ballet, I really need a shower. My life suddenly got super busy but that's ok. I'm learning to trust God and that praising Him, singing his praises goes an awful long way. Still need to post about Easter and the visit with the fam but I don't know when that will happen. Until then, happy spring and summer!

Because I just did my paper on single gender classrooms, which included the differences between boys and girls, and I forgot how awesome this movie was, I figured it was a wonderful way to start Easter Break. Enjoy!

Modern Class: Always an Experience

I discovered that doing various forms of shoulder roles, or trying to figure out how to do them gives you various forms of bruising and reddening. I would say don't try this at home, except that I have to so that I can figure it out. Modern class, always an experience. Quote of the day from Mrs. Bower: Grow, don't pose! I say that's good advice for dance and life! One more day 'til break and SC trip, so thankful and blessed!

Scavenger Hunt

So I just found out I have a big quiz I am way behind in studying for. The teacher said it was canceled and then decided to give it to us. So now I have an incredible amount of homework. At least I like the atmosphere of studying at the moment: mellow music, soft night lights, sweats and a t-shirt. I also get to go on a scavenger hunt looking up definitions for a class that, sadly, I feel as if I have not learned much in. It will be one of those tests were the test teaches you. Anyway, off to finding more historical treasures...we'll see how much I can get done. Oh yes, I realize I ended many of those sentences with prepositions. To all my English major friends, I do apologize.

Adventure

What happens when five girls decide to take a 30 minutes trip to an Indian Powwow? We'll leave about 3:45, get back in time for dinner. No. It was an adventure instead :), something I'll never forget!
Our 30 minute trip down the Natchez trace ended up being about 4 hours. It is a lovely drive and police officers do want you to enjoy that drive, and not speed through it. They are also good about giving directions. We soon realized that Natchez Park is actually two hours from Jackson. Coming this far, we might as well continue. After oh maybe three wrong turns, hunger was taking over. The fruit snacks and cookies that we managed to find and split five ways didn't last long.
Our 3:45 leaving time and arrival of about 6:45 led us to a Shoney's. Lynjorae's friend, Little John, was supposed to dance around 7, I figured we might make it for that one ;). Shoney's was out of some food, but we managed to polish off some lasagna.

After arriving, we walked around to all the little booths and saw some beautiful jewelry! Pink, blue and white opal along with many other stones-just gorgeous craftsmanship! We also got to see some authentic Indian dress and dances at the 22 Annual Natchez Indian Powwow.


On the way home, Elizabeth was singing Christmas songs, Phantom of the Opera, and more. Her voice is beautiful but was stopped suddenly when we ran over a deer. A big deer. It was not a pretty site. Then the car started making a sound. It might just be that little flap on the front scraping, but we made it home.
I now know that Natchez is quite the little town and has some beautiful wild life. If you ever take the Natchez Trace, don't plan on getting off, because you are kinda stuck on it. The cardinal, deer, fox, and flowers are fun! There are some VERY old run down southern places too, that I'm sure have stories behind them.
Ya gotta love college!

Unexpected Night

So KimJo came to tell me her Gotcha story and we ended up hanging out the rest of the night-woo hoo! Surprise trip to Wok-to-Go, which was so needed because I didn't eat a whole lot for dinner. I got a strawberry Fanta and it was so good, brought me back to childhood! (unexpected rhymes are fun too!) Then we ate our Chinese and watched the Office. Ginny then accompanied me on a Gotcha attempt. For those who are unaware, my school plays a game called Gotcha in the Spring. Everyone has a name and has to 'get' the person with water. Someone has your name and unless you find out, and even after you find out, you still keep checking your shoulder to avoid getting got! So Ginny and I waited outside for my person only to find that she wasn't where we thought she was, but the spying was fun. To the neighbor who I said hi and waved too, I wanted to explain but didn't know if you wanted me too, so I figured a friendly wave might be better. Thanks for your help! The Welbertson Film Fest was also lots of fun, our boys did great!

The Word, contentment, music and some dance

I was reading something my Grandpa wrote: read the Word, it'll show you His likes and dislikes. I was amazed and so grateful for verses I read in James 1 (the whole chapter had great stuff but these were the two verses that stuck out)...
"But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."-James 1:6
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."-James 1:17
I finally had an evening to breathe after feeling like a non-stop rush for the past few weeks and realized how grateful I am for contentment. Sure there are things going on that I don't have control over, may not like, may wish were different but God has given peace as I trust His good and perfect plan. Praise the Lord!


Today we had a band from the Netherlands accompany our modern dance class and were combined with threes! It was a bit intimidating for us, level ones, to work with threes but it ended up being a lot of fun. The band had members from Chile, Israel, America, and Germany. It is truly amazing to see the technology, they play instruments and make beats and use macs and it's so neat! They get to play, put sounds together, make music for a living! God's creativity is so cool!

My feet are very torn up-blistery and I'm not entirely sure why but it is the life of a dancer i suppose. All I keep thinking about is the story of the missionary who had beautiful feet because she walked all over China spreading the Word-"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!' "

It's also neat to see how music is so powerful. I love the songs'To Aslans Camp' and 'Concerning Hobbits'. Just the weight of what they encompass, the struggle, victory, tears, and joy!

For another amazing story listen to 'I Did not Catch her Name'

Break time!

I am working on my five-eight page paper on gender specific classrooms. I'm on page 3 and need a break.However, I'm afraid if I stop working, i'm going to be done for the night; 3 pages may be all i can whip out tonight which means tomorrow I have to finish it plus study for test and watch Lost. It's so doable, at least that's what I'm going to keep telling myself. Cake time! and maybe some tv :) Call center was really funny tonight...we had some very friendly people and some not so friendly....quite not so friendly. I even called one of the parents of my small group girls, that was a fun surprise! It was so nice to work in mostly daylight outside, the sun was shining and its warmer. First day back to dance and I feel the soreness coming!

Spring Break!

I can't believe it's snowing! the laundry room is clean! there are washers open! I have a five page paper to write!
For the past week I have been in Bocca FL! I just love Florida, the sunshine and the beach, there's just something special about it! Even though I did get burnt every now and then and I was radiating heat, it was so worth it! We drove the 14-16 hour ride with 3 cars full! Beach time, shopping, orange tosses, movies and more! None of us were ready to come back and after the terrential rain and slight snow today, Jackson welcomed us home with it's lovely spastic weather. Thankfully it's supposed to be back in the 70's in no time. Oh and I died my hair for the first time every, yes I am almost 20! For a month I'll be brunettish. Well I should finish cleaning, laundry, and start that 5 page paper, oi vey, welcome back!

coolest icecream/candy store: Sloan's


something's not quite right with this pic!


starbuck's stop


Just beautiful! God is good!


Anna's first Beach Trip

Headlines

Sometimes headlines just really intrigue me. My favorites today were about the discovery of an all black King Penguin and the biggest house of cards!
(Check them out by clicking on the highlighted words.) Spring break is practically here!

It has been quite the day and it's only half way!
In Form and Meaning we studied Aaron Copland, whom I didn't know I loved so much! His Fanfare of the Common Man was written as a morale booster during World War II and is now used as a military recruit I think :)
Plus his Variations on a Shaker Hymn, Variation #7, a ballet, is just really pretty and well known. Apparently it was written in celebration of an American pioneer completing his PA farmhouse in the 1800's. Sad that the others in the variation got lost.
Oh and we listened to Rhapsody in Blue: An Experiment in Modern Music and boy did it remind me of Grandpa, he loved show tunes! So basically I'm likin' the Modernist music well, they had their rough spot with Ives but after that, it was delightful!

So a lot of little odds and ends are coming together. I registered for classes and was finally admitted into the education department! Still waiting on my official background check card. Then I started thinking about all the classes I still have to register for and if I should be an RA or not. A quick conversation with mom and a reminder from some very wise people: one day at a time. Plus rejoice in that excitements of today!

The sun is shining after the thunder from this morning. A nice cool breeze. Deliciously soft cookies at lunch and so much more! Praise the Lord! God is good all the time!

It's break time: mountain dew and snack.....and then attack the homework, one more test 'till spring break '10!

Step into the Painting or the day....

Whew, I have been lax on my posting! Sorry about that! Let's see all of our evaluations are done and now it is time to critique. I feel like I have done a lot of that lately. We also started learning a new piece for performance tech. It was slightly intimidating to hear that once you think you have it, you don't! It just means there are a whole lot of details and always farther to explore. We have to step into the painting with the backdrop of Chopin's music. Challenge, here we come!

So this week I thought it was going to be an easy week before spring break and it is, but then I started realizing all the assignments that somehow seemed to pile up. One of which is my paper for Educational Psychology. We have to have about 9 sources, my topic is the affect of gender specific classrooms on students. Yes, i did find a whole book on the topic, actually there are quite a few. Our library however only had one. So I hopped over, checked it out, there was no wait or hold on it. Even though, I find educational topics such as this one very enlightening and wish I had more time to read them, it seems others, don't care so much. Hey, at least it means I am in the right major. I got a little nervous though because it was around the fiction section and well, I just love to read. Thankfully I resisted, plus I'm reading a very intense book by Ted Decker called Blink of an Eye.

I have determined that I should probably invest in an umbrella. Walking on campus today I ended up getting soaked, twice. I even did a nice mud number on my ankle. At least I know summer is coming!

Dancing at the Oscars was amazing! If you missed it, you have to watch it! It was neat because though I'm not nearly as good as they are, I'm starting to understand what it takes and how auditions work. After all I'm at a school that kinda specializes in that sort of thing!

After completing our capstone project, a look at the worldviews found in the tv show House, we had a House party. Now this isn't your typical House party; it was complete with Season 4 of House, brownies, chips and dip, and soda! Good times. We got confused when communicating a few times as we thought somebody had actually bought a house what with all the moving off campus. Celebrating our 97, was so worth it!

There are also many new movies coming out that I would love to see!

Our Family Wedding
Ghost Writer
When in Rome
Letters to God
The Exploding Girl
Preacher's Kid
The Last Song (yes it's Miley Cirus)
Dear John (I know it's a tear jerker but I kinda want to read the book)

P.S. finally starting to get into my homework and this is what I read: "Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug."-Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

P.P.S. Got any good movie suggestions?

This is why I want to be a teacher...there's just somethin' about little ones

It's just one of those days....
You know how you feel like you should treat yourself to something some days. Like man, I got through that, maybe I can have a treat. Funny how we tend to live for gratification and rewards. Ultimately, I should live for the glory of the Lord and that gratification is beyond enough...I'm a work in progress. So these little treats, it doesn't take much to make me smile, usually a candy bar and mountain dew make my day! What's your special treat?

A challenge...

Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.

So I had a rough start to the morning but I know comparatively, it wasn't that bad! Plus I got a pair of biker shorts from Wal-Mart for modern class! I have been needing some for a good two months if not more! Grandpa, Wal-mart pulled through again....well actually God did! Praise the Lord for little blessings:
-capstone group project done!
-didn't have an evaluation on a Monday (so hard to get back into dance on Mondays)
-picked up a prescription, didn't have to wait for it!
-got to talk to family
-maybe there will be a solution to fix the printer
-had a fun weekend
Now, hit the books!

Good Night

Putting aside homework (it will get done eventually, I promise!) I had quite the night. We went to a very cute little coffee shop called the Wire to here one of or fellow students, Skyler, and has band play. The lyrics were great, and his songs were very thoughtful and musical. It was neat to see the support from friends and family of all ages for them! Little old ladies smiling away, proud parents, and even younger siblings helping out with video. We came back and went to the SMF bonfire. It's one of my most favorite events on campus! We had smores (I'm quite bad it roasting marshmallows on the fire and they are super sticky but I just like to eat the makings of them i.e. graham crackers, delicious chocolates, and of course giant marshmallows) Note: we did not play the fluffy bunny game but will have to save it for another day. It is just a really fun time to hang out with friends by a warm fire and sing praise songs to the Lord, Maker of it all! Fire is also a very powerful and amazing concept. When you start to think about it, it kind of blows your mind. After that I came back and planned to just wind down and go to bed. But after two foiled attempts, for which I was very grateful, I finally made it in at 2:30. The first attempt I heard there were brownies and of course I sprang up! Gooey brownies and the movie Dan in Real Life, I figured that was a good way to the end the night. Well then a friend told me to come let him in....they had made pancakes and wanted to bring me some! They weren't just any pancakes but hot chocolate pancakes. The poor guy had to improvise to thicken the pancake batter after he realized the milk he had was curdled! Gross! Well we were just standing around talking and a few more people stopped by, it turned into a few hours and eventually sitting :) My roommate came back at about 4, so I take it she had a good night too! The other night she was sad because she went to bed later than me and got up earlier, because of homework. I think this morning was a bit more normal as I got up earlier.
Other highlights of the day:
-the amazing Chiquita banana sticker
-sewing feathers on a soon-to-be skirt in the costume shop (the bird piece)
-talking to good friends on face book chat

Taste and see that the Lord is good!-Psalm 34:8
It is finally warming up a bit and i came back from work to see that our window was open....I just love the smell of fresh air, it makes such a big difference!
Had a performance tech evaluation today and God was really good. I was very nervous but was really happy, I felt like I gave it everything I had, left it all on the floor. I'm still learning how to dance for Him alone. I tried to think of that verse for this piece. Our teacher spoke of how it's a representation of the fact that in the midst of our trials and searching God is holding our hand through it all as we serve Him each day. Maybe I'll get a copy of a rough performance of it.

Just another day

Guess what?! I am actually doing homework and studying for my Educational Psychology Midterm tomorrow. Here are some thoughts I found interesting that we tend to know but not really think about....

As for gender differences:
-girls tend to be more motivated in school but can't handle failure. boys take more risks (guess they don't think about failure, I don't know because I'm not a boy)
-boys over estimate their sense of self/ego and girls underestimate/low self-esteem
-boys like to hang out in groups and girls are just fine with one or two good friends
Self-fulfilling prophecy can make or break a child's future. I don't want to be the one who causes a kid to drop out. Words are powerful.
I just thought this was an interesting quote: "Even if I had a quick answer to your question, I would never answer immediately. That would be saying that your question was not worth thinking about."-Gilliland
The context of the quote was how some cultures see interrupting a conversation as participating in the conversation, others see it as rude or disrespectful, others see a thoughtful response as respectful.

It is a beautiful sunny day in Jackson, MS and the Lord and music has gotten me through another day. Jason Mraz has been keeping me company with "World Play" and "Make it Mine". Actually each song that has come on my ipod, I guess I haven't listened to in a while because they've all been great!

Quote found in Education Psychology Developing Learners 5th edition, by Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, copyright 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., NJ. Pg. 110

so its midnight and just recently came back from I-hop's free pancake day! We got there at about 9:30 and waited for at least an hour. Somehow they missed our name or we didn't hear it. It seemed like they called it and someone else stood up so we didn't think it was ours. The pancakes were delicious! It was so hard to refrain from picking all the other yummy menu items. I decided that it would be a great place for a date :) breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

It's all about perspective

A professor was shot at JSU.
A lady was attacked at Laurel Park.
Four car break-ins on campus and an apsire student robbed.
A family laid their Marine son and brother to rest...he was 21.
Two middle school students were shot at a school in Colorado.
A friend weeps because her dad isn't there to banter with her mom.
Fly to Florida not for a sunny vacation but a memorial.

These are the times in which we live.

Hug. Sit. Cry. Pray.



"No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand."-In Christ Alone, words and music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

Oh Canada and office chairs

Oh Canada! Canadian ice dancers take gold! So exciting....we watched as my roommate sang along to her national anthem!
Random: after working in the same office for about 6 months now, I have just realized how amazingly comfy the office chair is, maybe the officer owner got a new one. I don't know what it was but today I noticed. I bet it would've been funny to video tape because I actually sat back in the chair instead of sitting on the edge and thought, this is so nice! I just sat back, kicked off my shoes and made my calls. I was thankful for a comfortable desk chair. It's the little things in life.

The power of a book....

Today was quite the day...
Sunday school was great and though my thoughts strayed slightly from the lesson, it was great to delve into the classic OT stories. We filmed our mock show of House for our capstone project and laughed a lot. It went pretty well until someone complained that we were being too loud. Then we had small group and I came back and started laundry. First of all, the laundry room was an explosion, I guess Sunday night isn't exactly the best night for that. Secondly there were rose pedals all the way down the stairs-slightly strange I must say. Got to talk to momma and after studying some and not having to study for the same test the study group in my room was studying for, I decided to not worry about other stuff and just read for fun.
Oddly enough I have tons of things I should be doing but at the moment am taking one day at a time and if possible, I might get to bed at a decent hour tonight.
Anyway, I just love books that pull you in. This one was no exception and is still wonderful (with the distractions of school, I have been working on this particular book since New Year's)! Anyway the lady in the book made a coffee cake to help her de-stress or not worry about the possibility of losing the guy she liked and then they went on a camping trip. So my first thought was boy could I go for some coffee cake! Next I thought of the camping trip which involved hot dogs and all the best camping food. All I could think about was all those trips I took with the fam when it would always pour and we would have mac and cheese, baked beans, salad, bbq chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers....mmmm! The list goes on! Now I would really like to go camping and eat that delicious food and I can't wait 'til summer cookouts. One of my friends commented and said that you can't always get what you want which is true but I will keep dreaming because they're great dreams!

Wishful Thinking

For some reason this semester all the fun things that I would rather be doing than school keep popping in my brain, (don't get me wrong, I am so thankful for the opportunity and the school I am attending, it is just summer time blues i suppose). For example, a stay-at-home mom or just being able to do small group instead of so many other things. However, that will come in due time and yes, life will not stop or get any less busy and that's ok. We are supposed to make the most of our days anyway. Once more I caught myself engulfed in wishful thinking. I would love to watch a movie, get some hot chocolate, read for fun something that I don't HAVE to pay attention too, and go out to eat (Chick-fil-A sounds wonderful!) However, until spring break, which is actually only a few weeks away....a majority of that down time will have to be overlooked.

In other news, the music played in dance class has been so great this week! We've had Pachelbel's Canon, titanic, and some worship songs!

And just fyi, USA is racking up the medals! Hershey's Cookies and Creme candy bar and the olympics-now that's a pretty good night!

I also feel as if I should never plan to do homework on a Friday....

Happy Weekend!

Learning

It's fun to be an ElEd major because you figure out why your teachers did the things they did. Today I was reading for Ed Psych and learned two interesting things: 1. the reason why they always read after recess was to calm us down, and get us back in the mindset of school and 2. if you need to learn the difference between the letters 'b' and 'd' make a fist but leave the pinky finger up...the one on the left or the first one makes a 'b' like it comes first in the alphabet and the other second one, a 'd'

P.S. apparently the snowboarding phrase (from the halfpipe Olympics commentary)is 'go big or go home!' I think I need to apply that to dance...

Does it ever go away?

It feels like it has been so long since I have posted but it has only been a few days. Today was one of those days where you get home and just feel like doing nothing. I had been going from 8a.m. till about 7:30p.m., didn't even have a chance to put make-up on so I went all-natural. Got some summer school figured out (it's a process), got a wonderful package from home, and worked in the costume shop, among other things. I cut out lots of feathers for a bird piece the dance department will be doing. Boy I stood there for about 2 and a half hours cutting and tracing. My feet hurt and I think I was starting to get a blister from the scissors but it was kind of nice to be by myself and listen to the quiet or the rehearsal music every now and then. I kept thining of how mom had to make all these headpieces for my little ballerina friends or sew rind stones all over a costume.
Well I feel as if I am fighting off a cold.
Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer just came on my itunes.
It has been a weird day.
I wore my chicklet earrings again and one of my guy friends was like nice earrings-I knew they were good for something ;) just kidding, but they do brighten days!
In other news, I don't think you get over the loss of a loved one. In my package I got the letter Grandpa wrote to the grandchildren and his 'In memory of' card...I read them and the tears just fell. It still hurts and yet the whole thing was about not grieving but using your time for the Lord!
Whew, what a day!

"Perhaps my time seemed all to brief, don't lengthen it now with undone grief. Lift up your hearts and share with me, for God wanted me now-He set me free."

"There is work still waiting for you, So you must not idly stand; Do it now, while life remaineth-You shall rest in Jesus' land. When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh the joy to see you come!"-Safely Home

new shoes!

So I definitely have a lot to do this week and should not have spent all that time on face book; I really have to study for a quiz. Well, my 8a.m. was incredibly hard to get up for, but dance woke me up soon after. Somehow, I am sad to say, i feel as if I will have a battle with 8a.m. for the rest of my life. Well maybe not that long, and maybe actually being a teacher will help instead of going to sit in a classroom. Maybe they are trying to teach my to be sympathetic towards students in the morning. Anyway, crazy week ahead but I have new shoes which makes everything so much better! I had to throw away my most favoritist pair of shoes (yes I know that was incorrect grammar at it's finest but I just had to prove how much i loved them). Those shoes were so perfect: slip-ons, cute, and just went with everything! Anyway, I am thankful to say, I found some new ones!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Church was encouraging, a good reminder from Psalm 8-1-know that you are significant! and from Hebrews 11-what have you done by faith today?
P.S. the flower goodies are for small group girls....hope they like them!

Olympics are Here

Olympic Madness has begun! I caught the end of the opening ceremonies. I was quite surprised to see tappers and violinist in kilts. The tappers even had sparks/fire/sparklers on their taps! It seizes to amaze me that after all these years, we still have a world wide competition. It must be awesome to be a competitor and meet people from all over the world! The speech that was given about how people look up to these young Olympians and they can make a difference, really made me think. To work so hard for that chance every four years and then to succeed must be incredible. Also to have that opportunity to influence so many, well that's a high calling. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be famous!

P.S. Annie, I went back to the three post syndrome

Chains

When I was in Naples, I was trying to help my mom untangle her necklace...a task I often find that I have to try to do for myself as well. Man, I was struggling. There were a couple of knots and at one point the chain was so fine that I thought I broke it! Well, there was actually more than one chain and I did break one of them. It was ok, but then I started thinking...I wonder if that is what God feels like with his kids. He just works and works and sometimes we can be so stubborn that we don't budge. After a lot of love and hard work, I bet He is thrilled when we are untangled. Sure, there may have been some difficult breaks along the way. What a beautiful piece of work is left for all the world to see.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Remember When

As promised, the following is the post from our Memorial Weekend....


Last weekend I boarded a plane, for the first time by myself. I was headed to Naples, FL for a memorial. It's a little difficult to explain when people ask on flights, but it is quite the conversation starter and can be a good testimony. I remember thinking about if I should go to the memorial, God would have to tell me because it was going to be hard-hard to get a ticket, hard to leave school, hard to fly by myself, hard to handle death. But you know what? It was a little hard, but God made all of it possible! I didn't miss any of my classes and can now say I know how to fly by myself (maybe I'll get out to Portland soon Josh & Alli)!



Anyway, it was all very surreal. It was such a blessing to see my family again, as for some reason this semester has been harder than usual. If you didn't think about it, it was just like every other visit to Naples. Except Grandpa wasn't there. Grandma started the day with 'God is good!'. What a testimony and legacy Grandpa has left! Oh my Grandma loved every minute of the service. Though I'm sure all of us are still hurting, she just loved hearing all of the Grandpa and Ed stories!

Well, Saturday some of the cousins went to the pier that Great Grandpa built and saw all the business and houses that Grandpa's firm built. There was even a crazy car show down there that we stopped by. I bet Grandpa would've loved it, especially watching Eli give everyone the low down on the all the cars :).
Saturday night we all had pizza and shared more memories. Yes, my mascara was shot and my eyes quite swollen in the morning, and that's ok.



Naples was beautiful, 70 and sunny. I feel like it's never winter there! After the pizza the Mike Schreck family (my mom, dad, and brother) went to desert. I think the waiter thought we were a mess trying to decide what we want, and talking about anything and everything. Mom and I laughed until we cried and I don't know why but somehow it seems I laugh the hardest with her about the silliest things!

The memorial was difficult yet all the praise and glory went to Jesus whom Grandpa Schreck is praising all the more.



Grandpa, I'm working on that advice you gave: take each day one at a time, step by step! I'm also waiting for that bowl of ice cream in Heaven! I'll see ya soon! I love you!

Snow Day!

11:30 What-a-burger trip is definitely the way to start a Snow Day! We sat and talked for a couple hours and came back to visit some friends in the other dorms. We were so excited about everything after a good long bonding time that we laughed and tried not to break quite hours. At 3 a.m. we ended the night with prayer and headed home. It is so neat how God is working at Belhaven and I think we all feel it and know the power and importance of prayer! One of my friends jumped up and yelled 'yes'! at the suggestions to pray. What a blessing!



Soon after I woke to the sound of yelling and screaming as lots of Jacksonians were playing in our Bowl right outside our room. Well catching up on sleep was a lost cause but it was so worth it to catch up with friends and realize that it was STILL snowing!
We've probably got between 5-6 inches I reckon! (Sorry that Southern drawl is rubbing off).


Oh I almost forgot, during our what-a-burger run, we ran into a cowboys, complete with hats, boots, and accents due to the rodeo in town. Everyone liked Alli's Dutch rain boots, quite the conversation pieces. Anyway, I attempted homework but it's not to be done on a snow day!



We watched Full House and ventured out into the Winter Wonderland for pizza day at the caf. The day got even better because the snow is a wet snow, great for packing snowballs and it wasn't so cold that you couldn't play in it. The caf. even had a chocolate fountain in honor of Valentine's Day. Two of our Malasian girls had never had chocolate covered strawberries. One of them was so surprised that we would put chocolate on fruit, on purpose. She then put the whole thing in her mouth, leaves and all! It made me happy. I recommended she not eat the leaves.
Snow puts just about everyone in a good mood!

Then we had a snowball fight, a mini one, complete with tray fulls of snow being dumped on people. We tried to get the culprit, but our aim was a little off. To end it, we came back and had hot chocolate. Well the day's not over yet. There's the Dance Ministry Concert and Valentine's Day the movie!

I'm a little sad because I mixed up all my body positions/facings and points for the Vaganova Method on my dance quiz today. I was going to ask about it after class but then I either forgot, or thought it would be ok. Only later did I realize that I have a quiz on the same stuff tomorrow. Well I might not have a quiz because it's snowing. When it snows in the Jackson, MS, or almost anywhere in the South for that matter, everything shuts down. I might not have the quiz. I still want to figure out those positions though.
P.S. the sound of a light snow hitting the ground is pretty cool....there's nothing like it and I don't get to hear it often

So a few weeks ago I had some really interesting classes in Literature and Form and Meaning and had meant to post something about them but then forget. Since I am now having to study for their tests I figured I would post a little.....
In Literature we are studying poetry from World War II which is very depressing but very powerful at the same time. These men had nothing to hold on too and yet they kept fighting amidst hopelessness. Two very moving poems, that may even seem relevant today in honor of or getting into the mindset of what a soldier still deals with today, are called In Flanders Fields and The Target. It seems as if many of these poems were just scribbled on a sheet of paper and yet they went down in history.
Just to wet your appetite....
"We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields."-John McCrae
As for Form and Meaning (an art and music class) the two pieces that are really though provoking are Erich Heckel's Two Men at a Table (To Dostoyevsky) and Edvard Munch's The Scream

The first evokes various emotions most of which are impending doom. One can only wonder what Dostoyevsky had done to get the two of them into that situation.
As for The Scream, which is a fairly well known piece, the alienation is quite evident or screaming if you will. For me, I want to head the warning and remember that you never know what friends are going through our how they may be feeling. As a teacher, one should pic up on warning signs and catch those who seem to be floundering. These expressionist pieces are certainly unforgettable and leave quite the impressions.

Yellow chicklet-cheer

So i really want to post but because this week is shaping up to be incredibly busy and sleep my even be hard to come by. This post will have to do. Maybe sometime this weekend I can catch up on internet world and sleep, i'm even trying to avoid face book and have pictures that could be uploaded.

Today I wore yellow square earrings that I have had for years but failed to wear. I don't know why because they are very fun and I like them a lot. One of my friends told me they are like chicklets gum and this made me very happy. I figured I could use the yellow cheer in my life to get through the day along with God's grace of course. I'm glad the yellow chicklet-earings worked. Maybe I'll manage a picture in the next posts or so.

So today my teacher told our class that we should "kiss dating hello" and our homework is to go on a date within in the next week or so. That along with the board table study system, I think it's been quite the day. At the board table in the lobb, we do things by a raising of hands...we got through studying in an hour, not bad, i think the system works. When the rabbit trails start going and we should be moving on, one raises a hand and the table must follow in suit. Did I mention a three hour season premiere of Lost was on? Granted 3 hours is a bit much. However, if you watched the first hour then you didn't have to watch all of the other four seasons. The next two episodes brought everyone together once again except there are at least two very different story lines. We shall just have to see....I am glad there is going to be an ending but I have to say these are some of my all time favorite characters.

Some of my favorite songs:

Seasons of Love: Rent
Concerning Hobbits: Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Soundtrack
Why Should I Fear: Red Mountain Music, This Breaks my Heart of Stone
Home: Blake Shelton

I kind of feel like they are really good summations of my life at the moment.

In other much less important news. This week is apparently look like a celebrity week or something like that. I've got votes for Belle, Natalie Portman and Alexis Bledel.

So what do you think?

Oh and did you know that sissonne (a ballet term, you jump from two feet to one) was actually named after the originator of the step, it doesn't actually have a French/English translation like most of the other terms.
Also, Enrico Cecchetti (founder of the Cecchetti method, Cecchetti and Vaganova are the two forms of ballet, French and Russian) was born in a dressing room in a theater in Rome.

Won't be the same when we all get together Grandpa, but so happy for you!

And again, this is my life at the moment.