Life's in full swing again...

Today was my first day of school.
My mom got all excited like it was my first day of kindergarten or something.
I thought she was going to cry...Parentals are funny.
I had American Federal Government at 8:30 this morning.

I don’t recommend it.

The class seems easy enough but my teacher is an old guy that’s monotone and talks with his eyes shut. That was entertaining for the first 2 minutes but then just watching him made me want to go to sleep.

I found this picture on Veer.com...he looks JUST LIKE my Fed Gov teacher (except his eyes are open)..weird!

For the next 16 weeks I will be starting my day at around 6:45am (I have 8:30am classes everyday) and getting home from work around 11pm where I will then start any homework I may have.

Lets just say its going to be interesting.




In other news, well still pertaining to school, all of my little cousins are back in school today. I love them so much. Today is Maddelyn and Anna's first day of kindergarden...they are so cute!

Anna wears little uniforms that are blue, gray and white plaid...probably the cutest thing I have ever seen!

Maddelyn is so excited to ride the "Big wellow bus like the big kids and get homewawk". All of her brothers and sisters go to school so she is excited to finally be apart of that.

I will be crossing my fingers for Lydia who is starting college at OU in Norman today...she is really nervous...I'm sure I will hear all about it tonight.

Autumn is at TCC with me...too bad we don't have any classes together.

Cassie 8th, Rachel 2nd, Preston11th, Travers11th, Lauren 2nd...I hope you all have a great first day of school. Landon, Emma, and Halla still got a few years Thank GOd!

God lives at Teen Mania...

So I'm back in OK.
It was a long ride home...lots of Jack Johnson and Worship music to keep it interesting...and friends to keep me awake for the last stretch...thanks for that.

My trip to TX was amazing and crazy!

A few of the highlights: Car blew up...(they fixed it for free THANK GOD!) Sierra's car ran out of gas...2 hrs waiting to be rescued..then the battery died...snow cone shop...IHOP @ 2am...Bliss...real worship...new friendships...old friendships...WOG....Dinner Bell with the people I love most! lots of love, laughs, and memories for sure.

Being back in that atmosphere was truly a refresher for me. Not that I have "strayed into the wilderness" or anything, but being able to have deep conversations about the Lord with people that you love and trust...there's just something about it I just can't explain. There I felt safe. I felt loved. There I know that most everything people do is out of love for another. I miss being able to be challenged and challenge others. I miss growing in the Lord along side others just as eager as I am to know Him. I miss the incredible worship that alters in the presence of God. I miss being able to talk about the mystories of God without getting weird looks and people telling me to "calm down". I miss people being on the same level as me.

The experiences I have at Teen Mania are like no where else. I know I have joked a lot about it in the past but the presence of God is so strong at Teen Mania I'm starting to believe He lives there.

Probably most of all I miss the love and laughter I get from my friends. They are my family...my heart. A true friend to me is one that you can be away from for months and when you are united it's like you never left. So many of them I could just pick up where we left off. Of course, there were some long conversations about things that needed to be talked about face to face, but those I cherish as well.

I also didnt realize how much I have missed the Texas skies. They are truly amazing. I was able to see the sunrise on a few occasions and also the clear nights with thousands of shooting stars. Even in Oklahoma it's just not quite the same.

I went to a few of the sessions, and even though I had heard all of them before it was good to remember what it means to be apart of the LINE. I had a few character checks I need to take care of :) I miss listening to Dave Hasz talk about the Word and the importance of upholding the LINE. He is truly an amazing man. I'm reminded often.

Thank you Lord for continuing to show me how much you love me through the people in my life. I forgot how good it feels to make memories with such beautiful people.

Congrats to all the Teen Mania graduates...welcome to the LINE.

I have lots of pictures on my xanga...its the link on the side titled MISSIMAE.
You should check them out if you get a chance.

Time

Life seems to be moving in such a rapid pace its almost impossible to keep up. People would always tell me that growing up is hard but fast. "One minute you're a kid with no cares in the world and the next you're an adult and you never even see it coming".

When people would say this I would usually just smile and nod. I never really believed them. But over the past year it seems like my whole life and everything I have known for the past 20 years is changing. People are growing up, getting married, having babies, moving away...I'm having to make decisions that will affect my entire life (probably the most stressful thing ever!).

I don't know, sometimes I just feel like I'm trying to hold on to the way things are and the people I love and the tighter I hold on the farther and faster they slip away. I want to move on in my life, get older, grow up...but at the same time I know that when I move on, so do they. I want them to come with me. I hate that most of my closest friends in the world are only connected to me by phone calls. I want them to be here.

All you that are so much wiser than I, you are right. Time flies by so fast. I just want to make sure I don't miss it.

"Time is a monster that cannot be reasoned with" ~Joe Wentworth

I leave for Garden Valley, Texas in 3 days. I am soo excited to see all of the people that I have missed so much over the past 7 months. But at the same time I know it's going to be bitter sweet. This weekend could very well be the last time I see all these people, together all in one place at the same time again. My heart breaks when I think of that.

So I won't.