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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:37:46 GMT

I am going to Peru, near where this photo was taken:

I am going to camp! This is a crowd from my cabin last year (I love them!):

I am drinking apple juice:

I am eating almonds:

I am inspired by this website (http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/) to take pictures of random bathroom items:
(Picture these toothbrushes as people...what are they doing?)

I am wearing a cape (it has ties now):

Friday, June 06, 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:14:42 GMT

I almost never do surveys, but I had answers for almost all of these when I read it! So I'm stealing it from Budgie and Malia.
A Survey-- because they're always fun

1. Name someone who made you smile today? Lots of people...we'll say Peter. Or Ryan.

2. What were you doing at 8:00 this morning? Vacuuming or dusting the Naysmith's house

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Blowdrying my hair...heh...

4. Name something that happened to you in 1992? I survived the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.

5. When is your birthday? October 23

6. Four words to explain why you last threw up? I had the flu

7. What color is your hairbrush? Yellow and red

8. What was the last thing you bought? A package of razors

9. Where do you keep your money? In the bank and in my wallet

10. What was the weather like today? humid and clingy and hot...but I enjoyed it

11. Where did your last hug take place? maybe a semi-hug from Peter in Peter's room

12. What are you excited about? My cousin Jacqeline's wedding tomorrow!

13. Do you want to cut your hair? I've been thinking about it...we'll see

14. Are you over the age of 25? No

15. Do you talk a lot? Yes. I love to tell stories...

16. Do you watch The O.C.? No

17. Does your screen name have an "x" in it? No.

18. Do you know anyone named Kelsey? Yes.

19. Do you make up your own words? Definitely. Necesidetestishes is an example.

20. Are you ticklish? Yes, especially if you get me just right...but I've learned how to not react.

21. Are you typically a jealous person? Depends, but I can be very jealous. Something God's teaching me about.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "C": Christina

23. Who's the last person to call you? Daddy, maybe?

24. Do you chew on your straws? I don't usually use a straw.

25. Do you have curly hair? Oh yes!

26. What is the next concert you're going to? I don't know.

27.Where did you go today? the Naysmith's to clean their house

28. What is something you say a lot? My lands...

29. Have you seen the movie 'Donnie Darko'? nope

30. Do you have to work tomorrow? nope, going to a wedding!

31. Who was the last person you said "I love you" to? Not sure, I say it all the time...either Daddy or Peter. Or Mom?

32. What should you be doing right now? Going to bed!

33. Do you have a nickname? Yes, many - the most popular are probably Jellyfisch and Delicious.

34. Are you a heavy sleeper? I have no idea

35. What are you listening to? "On My Own" fro Les Mis is stuck on repeat in my head. haha.

36. What is the best movie you've seen in the past two weeks? Newsies, perhaps. Or Treasures of the Snow.

37. Is there anyone you like right now? Oh yes. hehehe.

38. When was the last time you did the dishes? Last night

39. Did you cry today? I don't think so, although I wanted to

40. What salutation do you give to your readers? "Alright, I'm going to go work on something." hahaha.

Thanks for reading folks! To bed!

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:56:00 GMT

My life is full and pleasant, although it is so easy to be discontented. This is something God has really been getting on my case about. Anyway, a few things that comprise my life at the moment:

Reading. I have been reading lots of books that I want to read or have been told I should read. I have quite a bit of time for this at the moment, and I want to take advantage of that time. In the past I have felt very guilty for reading so much, but at the moment I feel like this time is a gift God has given me, and I should take advantage of it. I'm not reading pulp fiction, but some really good classics like

...and some fun kids books like

(Actually I plan to read that last one this week.)

2. Family. My grandparents celebrated their 50th Anniversary this weekend, and lots of family gathered at our house. It was really fun.
My grandparents:

All of the ladies on my mom's side of the family:

Cousin David and brother Peter:

My job at the celebration was to welcome people and get them to sign the guestbook:

3. Work. I'm working part-time at Michaels right now, and I'm really enjoying it for the most part.

You know you're jealous.

Of course, there are many other things that make up my life - going to church, going on walks, talking to Ryan, spending time with the Lord, sleeping, and more. And when I remember how good and faithful the Lord is, life is really good.

Gas provides the motivation environmentalists have been searching for

Tue, 27 May 2008 03:58:47 GMT

Is it just me, or are the rising gas prices the answer to the environmentalist's pleadings?

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/index.html

Driving this March was down 4% from last March, a record drop. For the first time in six years, people actually planned to drive less this Memorial Day than last Memorial Day. Because of the expense of gas, people are motivated to drive slower and carpool, as well as just plain travel less. Maybe more people will begin to regularly use public transportation.

Gas prices may be shooting up, but maybe this is the way back to a greener earth.

PS I do not consider myself an environmentalist other than the fact that I believe God created the earth and put us in charge, and therefore we should take care of it. However, I do like the idea of a more slow-paced life, perhaps lacking some of the noise and insanity that seems to accompany our culture and the fact that everyone has a personal car. And added bonus: less driving equals less pollution!

PPS Did you know that Newsies is an amazing movie?

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Sat, 24 May 2008 02:04:33 GMT

Mmph, I really should write a blog about my life. But I really don't feel like it.

I'll leave you with a photo instead:

I miss him. :)

Monday, April 28, 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:50:31 GMT

You said you wanted pictures. Well, tonight was the Spring Banquet, at which one of the main activities is picture-taking.

I had to throw in this one of me and Amanda for good measure...Ryan was scared the whole time I was down on those rocks. :) So I came back up...but first we got this picture.

haha.

My floor, making wings in honor of our demented dragon mascot, Kirsten, and our resident angel (who is two feet tall and made of stone). I love these girls.

At the bowling alley. :)

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:17:12 GMT

It's very weird to notice that as of about five blogs ago, there was no "significant other" in my life. Things change fast. A few days ago, this nice young man called my dad. They talked, and my dad asked him questions.

When I visited him at his work that night, he pulled out some flowers and said, "Amy, will you be my girlfriend?"

I said yes. *thrilled*

In case you want to know more about him, he asked me to the spring banquet by acting out part of Princess Bride. How much better can it get? :) Of course, he has a lot of other good qualities too.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:59:16 GMT

Amy walked to her desk and slowly pulled out her chair. Her fingers yearned to type.

*click click click*

She wrote a blog. It was amazing. Everyone loved it and was amazed. She got 15 comments. She didn't tell anybody that her friend was sitting right next to her telling her what to say. They both laughed a lot. They sat contemplating what to write next. They spent some time deep in thought, interspersed with giggles. They debated whether to work on their giant paper due Monday, or continue writing the amazing blog.

They decided sleep was the best option. They both ate a strawberry newton and went to bed. Amy began to tuck Amanda into bed when all of a sudden Amanda became violent and almost bit her fingers off! But she failed in her attempt. Amanda then snapped out of her psychotic moment and conked out. She snored and drooled. Thus Amy had her revenge.

*partially based on an almost true story

This is what my dear Amanda really looks like, as of today.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:26:07 GMT

It seems like all I do recently is have breaks! I'm currently on a four-day break for Easter, and loving it. We have the school mostly to ourselves, and I spent a few hours yesterday working (and earning money for it!). In the evening a small crowd of us gathered and dyed eggs and played speed scrabble. It was really fun, and I really enjoyed spending some time together with these good friends, especially a certain nice young man that I'm getting to know. (Yes, you read that right, although I'm not going to say anything else at the moment.) Afterward we went to the Marble Chapel, which has amazing acoustics, and had an hour-long hymn-sing - gotta love those Easter hymns! We were so hyper after a rousing "Up from the grave He aROSE!" that we all goofed off and talked for about half an hour, even thought it was quite late.

I have also been trying to do at least 250 push-ups a day, although I'm not always succeeding...and at the moment they are really difficult because I am so sore!

This morning a bunch of us got up early and ate breakfast at church, cooked by the elders, and then enjoyed the Lord's Supper and a preaching service. God is teaching me a lot of things this Easter, but one of them is just His love, and the fact that He covered EVERYTHING, all my sin and failures. Do you realize how huge that is? I really get so caught up in trying to do a good job at being His child that I forget that He has taken care of it all, and I can just rest in Him. He's also been showing me that I should want a much more intimate relationship with Him. Dr. M was pointing out today that we don't really talk about heaven because we're pretty satisfied with this world. I don't WANT to be satisfied with this world!

I'm going to do a little reading before I go hide some chocolate eggs for a hunt a little later. :)

Oh, and here is the haircut that I got over spring break! I've had fun scrunching it with gel, which I've never tried before...

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:18:17 GMT

My second day of school after spring break is over. I spent spring break at my good friend Amanda's house, and it was so wonderful! Here are some key phrases:

* speed scrabble * another one bites the dust * road trips * mall of america * three-dollar truffle * arrowsmith (the novel) * elf (the movie) * ping-pong * friends that became almost like family * time with the Lord * handing out tracts and seeing someone read one straight through * praying for spring break missions trips, etc. * enchanted (the movie) * trying on beautiful gowns at deb * pursuit of happyness (the movie) * sleep * homemade meals * coffeeshops * coffee and other hot beverages * somewhere over the rainbow * haircut * spontaneous nonsense, goofing off, and dancing * rhettandlink.com *

Some words to sum it up:
Relaxation, comfort, and contentment

And I am enjoying school, too, which is great! I've been keeping busy, but not too busy, and I've been finishing my homework on time and things like that. I've also been getting some hours at work, which is sometimes difficult to do. I played my first soccer game last night, and we lost 1-2, but we played again tonight and won 5-4! Unfortunately, I miscalculated the time of the game, and showed up in time to watch the last 30 seconds. Hmph. The benefit is that I got some good things done in the hour before I thought I would be playing. So God is good, and we won! haha.

He keeps reminding me of the importance of spending time with Him and in His word, and I'm praying that He will teach me more how to seriously desire His word and His presence. I spend time with Him, but not as much as I should be if He is really my best friend.

Keep looking at Jesus, friend. Stare at Him, fill your eyes with Him. There's nothing else worth looking at.