I know what you're thinking...and no, i'm not dead.

HELLO FOLKS. Ok Ok...I know that i've been a real slacker when it comes to my blog, but aren't we all at this time of year? Here's the recap of my wildly fascinating and entertaining life:

These are from our church YSA trip with all of our friends to NYC on Dec. 16. It was so fun and we got to see the brooklyn bridge, ride the subway, visit 3 churches, see ground zero, see the tree at rockefeller center and tons of other stuff. It was tiring...but we made some fun memories. Plus, it was at the height of the holiday season!

Then on Dec. 22 Bethie graduated from Penn State. It was a glorious day for all.:)

Christmas was pleasant as we spent time visiting lots of friends and family, and then rang in the new year with some of dad's amazing food. I also went to my friend Becky's house for a church party on New Years Eve (pic below). We had fun drinking sparkling grape juice and lots of good food. As usual, i overdid it by eating WAY too much and not really listening to my body when it told me, "Stop eating. You're full." But I tried to catch myself halfway through the holiday season and managed somehow to only gain 3 pounds...which isn't good but isn't entirely bad either. Well, back on the sadle. I resumed Weight Watchers and have been doing pretty good.

I started J-Term on Jan. 9th...which at Messiah is one class for three weeks. I'm taking a Children's Literature class from 8-12 everyday. It's WAY more work than I anticipated, but i love it. My prof is excellent and I'm actually enjoying learning about all of the things about children's literature. It's like going to preschool everyday....and who doesn't love that? Today our group presented our final project. We transformed the room into a barn and literally brought in bales of hay from a local farmers market. It was a total nightmare to clean up, but everyone loved it and our prof was so impressed that it was worth it. We had to basically teach the three hour class by doing activities, powerpoints, presentations, etc... As you can imagine it was so much work, but we're so glad we're done and now can just sit back and enjoy the other groups presentations.

Among many other things going on in my life I managed to finish a lot of my missionary application... Now all i have to do is go through interviews and send it in..... then i find out where i'm going!!!! Crazy crazy thought. It will be a BIG blog the day i find out where i'm going.

So...what's new with everyone?

21 years later...

So, today I turned the big 2-1. It's all very exciting, even though we had an ice storm and it was very very gross outside. But it's ok, i can look on the bright side! I'm now officially IN my twenties, which is just weird. I think i'll forever see myself as an awkward 14 year old...

Well I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of myself as a little diddle. They are funny and plus they give you a glimpse of how much i've grown! (I think i'm starting to sound like my grandmom...)

I think this picture was taken in Georgia, before we moved to PA. I was 3 i think... (how funny is Jimmy?! and bethie is doing her own thing as always and amber is so typically watching over me.)

This was one Christmas at Grandmom's house in NJ...one of my favorite pictures of us four:
This is me and Amber in Georgia...She was like my second mommy...

So, happy day to me!:) Isn't it a shame how birthdays only last 24 hours? Boo to whoever came up with the birth-DAY... I think we should revise it to be birth-WEEK.

Any one in favor, say "I."

You're IT!

Lisa tagged me, so now you get the distinct pleasure of knowing probably more than you'd like about me:

1. My body moves in strange patterns. When i'm watching tv or sitting in class I'll often notice that one or both of my feet is moving in a circular pattern. It's gotten to the point when it feels weird when i'm NOT moving them. I've woken up several times in the morning only to find my feet....yup...moving in this same weird circular pattern. Also, when I'm standing up I tend to sway. I don't even realize i'm doing it but several people have commented on how I sway back and forth. In the morning while i'm putting on my make up I even sway then too... My mom laughs and says, "you're doing it again!" I guess I just like rhythms or something. It's odd.

2. I love Crystal Light Lemonade. It's the BEST.

3. I have a fettish with sneakers. I'm always starring at peoples sneakers at the gym because I love to see all the different kinds and get ideas for my next fix...

4. Someone once told me I look like Claire Danes. Obviously untrue and the person was just being kind but I thought it was so funny I had to put it on here.

5. I like to steal babies. Haha....not really, just in church. I like to scope out the unsuspecting mother and take / "steal" her baby so I can hold him. I love babies.:)

6. When I was in kindergarten I had a crush on Randy Travis. One time mom woke me up from bed and let me watch a TV special on him. She brought out my little pink plaid blanket, laid it on the floor in front of the TV, and let me sit and watch him. I was in heaven!!! And not only that I felt so special because I was the youngest and all the "big kids" were in bed. Mom even gave me a snack!!! I'm now quite disturbed that I was in love with him, but hey, what can i say? I had the love bug...at age 5.

So, folks, there it is. Here are the people I'm tagging...
(well only two people because all the rest have been tagged):

Laura Sorich
Michelle Chapman

(p.s. if you don't already know how to play you have to tell us 6 random things/habbits about yourself on your blog...)

Have fun!

Now that's Cool.

Ok, before I begin this long overdue blog you should know (if you don't already) that I have a slight obsession with baby names. I guess it's not that odd since most girls tend to already have their favorite names already picked out but I may be a bit beyond the fray in that I actually have a word document with lists of names that I love. Everytime I hear a name that I love I add it to the list. Yes,....I know this is probably more weird than usual and by telling you this I may be scaring away future prospects for marriage, but what the heck...who cares.:)

So, on Wednesday night I was watching the CMA's (Country Music Awards), which was a jolly good time, and I heard another name that I had to add. Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams Paisley had a baby boy last february and she was the announcer of one of the awards. They named their baby probably one of the coolest names I've heard in awhile and I've been thinking about it ever since. His name is Huck. Cool, right?! Like Huckleberry Fin, except they just named him Huck. Love it.

Consequently I placed Huck on the top of my list.

Here are my top of the top favorite names (if I wrote them all it would be way too long so here's my favorites):

Girls:
Erica
Julia
Lauren
Leyna

Boys:
Cameron
Jack
Evan
Merrill
and of course, Huck

What are YOUR favorite names?

(it's ok...i promise i wont take yours.):)

The worst profession...

The following is my rant against any individuals who are employed by the parking ticket industry:

Ok, first of all, I WAS NOT ILLEGALLY PARKED. Yesterday I went to the parking lot (of which i payed $30 to be there in the first place) and parked at the end of a row of cars in what I thought was a legitamite spot. The care in front of me was parked exactly the same way. There were even faint paint lines designating it to be a spot. After my class I came back out to my car and a stupid little ticket saying i've received a "parking citation" and that I need to go and get a copy of what i owe and contact the parking office.

So now it's MY problem to get the ticket? I THINK NOT! What a rip-off! Not to mention I did nothing to deserve this.

I have one word for you people at the "Dept. of Safety".....APPEAL!

That's right, I plan on sending them an appeal so I don't have to pay for this ridiculous ticket. Give me a physical break.

And that, my friends, is why anyone who is employed by the "dept. of safety"....primarily those who issue parking tickets.....should find a new profession.

can you say....L-A-M-E...???

Thankyou, Fall

Thankyou for finally showing up!!! Fall has arrived, ya'll. Just two days ago it was literally 88 degrees outside and our airconditioner was on. Now it is 61 degrees and it is BEAUTIFUL! Woot Woot!

In lieu of the arrival, i decided to celebrate by running outside today. Usually i stay inside to do my working out, but today, i mean...c'mon...How could I resist? I got all excited, laced up my nike's and set trail...of course I was huffing and puffing, but I didn't care. I was happy because it was fall! The leaves crunching under my feet, the smell of the wind and the trees, the wind blowing in my hair. It was allllllll good my friends, all good.

An interesting and slightly odd factoid about myself is that I love the Runners World Magazine. Don't get me wrong, I am no running pro by any stretch of the imagination, but i am addicted to this magazine. It gets me motivated and i love reading the articles. Plus it just makes me feel all healthful reading a magazine about running.

Then I came back home and ran some errands and helped Grandmom clean the house. It's been a nice day.

Tonight me and amber are going to a YSA activity for church. We haven't been out to any YSA stuff in awhile because our lives have been crazy for the last 2 weeks, but things are going better and more back to normal that we figure we need to stop being apostate and get our butts in gear. Should be an interesting time...it always is...and not in a really good way.:) All i have to say is that there are a lot of WEIRDEES that come out to these activities. But what the heck, why not make the night a freakshow of interesting and disturbing proportions, right?

So, Thanks for joining us fall. It was about time.

Another one bites the dust...

Ok, Ok, the title has nothing to do with this blog, other than the fact that I liked it and it instantaneously popped into my head...maybe i'll think of some way to connect it later on...I know, i'm such a weirdie.

Life here at the homefront is slow and steady. I had my 3rd exam today in a week.... AH! There we go, another EXAM bites the dust! That fits doesn't it?....meh, it's a bit of a stretch.

Mom went in for her surgery today and we're about to go in to the hospital to visit. I haven't heard anything so i assume everything went well. Part of me expects mom to be cleaning her hospital room when we get there because she's such a cleaning finatic! But we told her she MUST remain completely immobile for awhile, we'll see how long that lasts....

Ok, for lack of anything else interesting and important to write, you should all visit jim and lisa's blog because it's quite hilarious. The video is priceless.....:)

And i guess this means i get a total F for not tying in my title with anything legitimate in my entry.....

whatev.