For some unknown reason this week seems to be really nice. I am sending out support letters for the Mexico City mission trip, and that is making me feel really excited about the trip. I mean I was really excited before but sending out the letters is making it seem more official. Maybe this week seems especially good because I'm getting a surprise package from the Church. Or the fact that it is 60 ndegrees outside and sunny. What ever it is I hope that every one else has a great week. Yay for happy feelings and the love of my family! Oh and The Music Concert this weekend! Yay for concert choir!

Today has been sweet. Last night I couldn't sleep because every time I would lay down I would feel like crying. After a little bit of talking with the girls next door and doing my devotions I felt that I could lay down with out crying. . . . Before I drifted off, I prayed that I would see the joy in the day to come. God has a awesome sense of humor. . . I woke up this morning to the song "Good Morning Beautiful" and got to play with Blake for a hour, and watch the first part of Finding Nemo. That was so much fun. Then when I got back I saw two hawks, and then a friend from choir. Then I found out that I've got nursery on Sunday with one of the girls from RUF! There are three babies in there now. YAY! Then I had two classes, I practically slept through Psych, and had an exam in History. I think I did good on the exam, but we'll just have to wait and see. When I got back I realized that I have a essay to write, but I went swimming anyway. It was so much fun, I'm going to be sore tomorrow but I think I'm going again after English. I am exhausted and happy. I can't wait to get this last day done and start the weekend. Singing and homework. It's going to be good. Maybe some social action as well but that really depends on when I wake up on Saturday. Pray for the Mission teams please, I'm writing and mailing my letters this weekend. Just pray that we'll raise enough money and have a successful trip.
"Be anxious for nothing but in everything through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." ~Philippians 4:6

Me and My Girls 

This was awhile ago, when my hair was really short, but it is a really good picture of us. The other three girls are my best friends. Aren't we just gorgeous?

My jeans ripped. It was a few days a go, I knew that they would rip soon but I wasn't expecting it. These jeans were about year and a half old and one of two pairs that I had. So I sat down rather suddenly Thursday night and RIIIPPP they split right across the knee. I was like ok these are now my lazy day, get dirty and not care, mud and paint jeans. Along with the other pair that has a ever widening hole under the back pocket. YAY! Today I was pulling them on rather violently and my foot caught in the already huge hole and it ripped again. So I performed emergency surgery on my jeans and they now have rather messy stitching up a short rip in the side. I really like these jeans and because of my wonderful mother I have two other pairs of newer jeans, so it doesn't matter.
February is the month in which every lover gives their special someone a token of appreciation and love. It is the month in which men are allowed to be sappy without being labeled for it. Flowers and chocolates are stocked in abundance and children's valentines cards are handed out in school. It is also the month that those people that don't have a sweetheart begin to feel like they are never going to find happiness in love. That is why another name for St. Valentine's Day is S.A.D., or Singles Awareness Day. I would like to propose another name and purpose for this national day of love and loneliness. Valentine's Day should become Love Thy Neighbor Day. There should be no public singling out of the crushes or loves of lives. Every one is given a rose or candy, and something nice is done for them, and they do something nice for some one else. It doesn't matter who does what for whom, but it should be an all inclusive day. Of course the singling out can be done in private and shown off the next day but the world would be a better place if the law of brotherly love applied to every one...
Ok that was my splurge on that. I am hopefully going to be going to the Foster's house for S.A.D and hanging out. They need a babysitter and because so many girls volunteered they said that we could all come over and make it an almost all girl's night. Ice cream, cookies(cookie dough), movies and fun like that. So we'll see what happens.