Exponging My Thoughts...

So, life here in Charleston has been crazy as of late. I am no less confused by my situation w/boys... Math is going better! Last weekend Leigh-Ann, Lindsay and I went to Walhalla, SC. That was a crazy time too. Friday... it took like 5-6 hours to make the 3 hour drive bc of traffic. Then we hung out w/Michael and oh gesh... at like 1am someone suggested swimming in the lake. Sat my car somehow made it UP and DOWN a mountain! It was amazing and Leigh-ann was like... "this looks like where deliverance was filmed" and lindsay was like "IT IS!!!" Then after that we went for a ride in the boat, in which Abby, the dog, decided to leave us. So we spent an hour or so looking for her. But we found her! Then we want to OCTOBERFEST! Fun times, fun times. Then, like all of lindsays friends came over and there was a par-tay! Sunday we drove back and got back in time for a nap and the amazing Jars of Clay concert!!!

Ok, now that youre caught up... here's what went down this weekend. Friday bcm had an outdoor showing of the Goonies. I totally wasnt paying attention. Jennifer, Leigh-Ann and I talked the whole time and I threw marshmellows (does that really surprise anyone!?!?!) Then after the movie we went to Folly! Yeah for lots of people at folly late at night. I loved it all! Saturday, I got woken up by linds to go to the BCM breakfast thingy, which was good. That night, Jennifer, Aaron and I went to Goose Creek to go on the Haunted Boat ride. The line was crazy, but jennifer and I got to dance! heck yes. Ok, well I dont really feel like writing anymore. So, catch ya later

"When Did You Fall" by Chris Rice

You’re all smiles and silly conversation
As if this sunny day came just for you
You twist your hair, you smile, and you turn your eyes away
C’mon, tell me what’s right with you
Now it dawns on me probably everybody’s talkin’
And there’s something here I’m supposed to realize
‘Cause your secret’s out, and the universe laughs at its joke on me
I just caught it in your eyes, it’s a beautiful surprise

When did you fall in love with me? Was it out of the blue?
‘Cause I swear I never knew it.
When did you let your heart run free? Have you been waiting long?
When did you fall in love with me? When did you fall in love?

Make your way over here, sit down by this fool, and let’s rewind
C’mon, let’s go back and replay all our scenes
You can point out the hints, the clues, the twists and the smiles this time
All the ones that slipped by me
I bet my face is red, and you can hear my heart poundin’
Well I guess it don’t matter now that I realize
‘Cause baby I missed it then, but I can surely see you now
Right here before my eyes You’re my beautiful surprise

Was it at the coffee shop?
Or that morning at the bus stop
When you almost slipped, and I caught your hand?
Or the time we built the snowman?
The day at the beach, sandy and warm?
Or the night with the scary thunderstorm?
I never saw the signs. Now we’ve got to make up for lost time
And I can tell now by the way that you’re looking at me
I’d better finish this song so my lips will be free

Have you been waiting long? When did you fall in love?
I kept you waiting so long, when did you fall?
Have you been waiting long?
When did you fall in love with me? When did you fall in love?

Questionaire

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30 am
2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Elizabethtown w/Chase!!!
4. What's your favorite TV show? Gilmore Girls
5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? nothing
6. What's your favorite cuisine? Southern cooking
7. What foods do you dislike? peas
8. What is your favorite chip flavor? cheddar and sour cream
9. What's your favorite CD at the moment? Arriving by Chris Tomlin, or Time Well Wasted by Brad Paisley
10. What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Honda Civic when in Charleston and 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback when in MD
11. Favorite sandwich? chicken salad
12. What characteristics do you despise? unreal
13. Favorite item of clothing? long sleeved t shirts or simply t-shirts, hoodies, jeans, running shorts...
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,where would you go? some beach... some where!
15. What color is your bathroom? Charleston- kinda gray, Maryland -pink (haha go figure)
16. Favorite brand of clothing? JCrew!!!
17. Where would you retire to? the South
18. Favorite time of the day? afternoonish
19. What was your most memorable birthday? 21! haha
20. Where were you born? Bremerton, WA
21. Favorite sport to watch? basketball and football
22. Who do you least expect to respond to this? its not an email, so who knows
23. Person you expect to send it back first? refer to 22.
24. What fabric detergent do you use? Dreft... its for babies, but its soooo good
25. Were you named after anyone? No
26. Do you wish on stars? no
27. When did you last cry? I thought about my Nana the other day
28. Do you like your handwriting? sometimes
29. Would you be friends with you? depends on my mood
30. Are you a daredevil? hahaha yes
31. Do looks matter? yes
32. How do you release anger? go sit at the battery and smoke w/Karen
33. Where is your second home? Charleston
34. What were your favorite toys as a child? remote control cars
35. What class in High School was totally useless? study hall
36. Do you use sarcasm a lot? always
37. Favorite movies? I have too many to even try to list them
38. What are your nicknames? Shock, Pop, Pop-stack, Ace... sweetie (aww karen)
39. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? sometimes
40. Do you think that you are strong? sometimes
41. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? cookies n cream or cookie dough.
42. What are your favorite colors?green
43. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? lack of patience.
44. Who do you miss the most? dogs and Nana of course
45. Do you want everyone you sent this to send itback? refer to 22.
46. What color pants are you wearing? jeans
47. What are you listening to right now? actually, nothing
48. Last thing you ate? oreo brownie sundae!!!!
49. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? one of the BRIGHT ONES!
50. Last person you talked to on the phone? prolly my mom
51. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? everything...
52. Favorite Drink? that electric lemonade was darn tasty
53. Do you wear contacts? no
54. Favorite Day of the Year? Christmas morning
55. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? both
56. Summer or winter? Summer beaches and Winter snows
57. Hugs OR Kisses? BOTH!!!
58. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? eh, lots
59. What Book(s) Are You Reading? The Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
60. What's On Your Mouse Pad? well its my parents comp, so it has a visa thing bc of my dad's job
61. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? no tv last night, i was out w/chase!
62. Favorite Smells? vanilla
63. Rolling Stones or Beatles? BEATLES!
64. What's the furthest you've been from home? Cali, and Paris
65. What's your favorite thing to do? Chill!

Thats from Rach. I know its long and you prolly didnt read it, but thats cool

Back Where It Started

hey all,

So, its fall break! Last year, we went to Disney, but this year, its back to MD. Friday I went to the Ring Hop w/Aaron which was crazy fun. It was really special to have been a part of that, and as soon as pics are here they will be up for you all to see! We went through the ring, got our pics taken and there were sword-bearers! So cool! Very Military! Then took some carriage rides around campus and then danced for a few hours. Aaron, you and I are amazing dancers, no matter what anyone else says!!!! hahahahahaha Then bright and early sat AM, I came home. Drove Josephine, did errands w/Dad, shopped w/mom, had dinner out w/them and crashed. Today, had church at Mr. Derichinsky's (MR D's) church. He spoke on the Feast of the Tabernacles and how we need to do a better job at showing the Jews how their feasts all point to Jesus! That really hit hard because of how surrounded by people of the Jewish faith at school in Hebrew class. After church, we all chilled, and then went drier shopping, which my parents finally decided to get, you know, after the drier is so loud that it shakes the whole house!!! After months of trying to go to McGarvey's, Chase and I finally had a day picked out. But whoops, there was a boat show downtown, so no way to actually get there! But... we did go to Fridays and that was a blast even though our waitress forgot about us. After dinner and a few drinks, Chase got a huge Margarita that was crazy sour and I had an electric lemonade which was SO TASTY! Then we busted over to the theater to see Elizabethtown. Though, it was not like the previews said, it was good. and hahaha we bought children's tickets! Chase, you are always fun times! Enjoy that cd!
Mike Head let me listen to his iPod and he had the Arriving cd by Chris Tomlin and it is so worshipful. So I bought it, and cant get enough of it. It's full of scripture and just longing for the Lord. Do we long for Him or just cry out when we're in trouble? Father, let that not be the case! Let you be the one who is at the center of all!

BCM RETREAT

hey all,

Just wanted to post about the amazing time we all had this weekend. As a BCM group, we went to Garden City as per usual. I got to drive a ton of cadets but they were really cool. Jordan, Paulatoria, Josh and I all relaxed and hung out on the drive. We all stopped for dinner and randomly Michael R and his pals were there. When we got there we all bunked up, and yeah for having Renzy as my bunk-mate. We had amazing worship music and prayer time because poor ashley had a car accident on the way down. Saturday we all woke up, had breakfast and then had more worship and Peter talked about relationships.
Then we did group activities and more relationship talks. Actually after every discussion, we broke up into small groups and actually, it seemed as if no one stayed in their lil group. Before we left, that whole week I had just been asking the Lord to put someone in my life who was struggling with things that I understood or had been through and to put people there to connect with outside of my group. Well, darn if He doesnt work things out. In that small group there was Dawn, Angela and Jamie. And whoa, someone each wonderful woman was an answer to prayer. Even though the theme was relationships, we did it in such a new and exciting manner.
When it came time to talk about dating relationships we divided into groups of wither all guys or all girls (4 people to a group) and wrote questions that we wanted to ask the other gender but never had the chance to. Then while in our groups we got the questions from the opposite sex and answered them from our genders point of view. Then got back in the big group and gave our answers aloud and they could ask follow up questions and so on. So it was actually really informative and not at all the way I would have expected that talk to go. We went out and built sandcastles. Jordan, you were the most amazing scariel! He let us make him a mer-man! Then we all swam in the ocean with HUGE waves.
Later that night we got more free time and went to get icecream. On the way, I got yelled at for climbing the wood piling and Nan ripped her pants. haha. well, after icecream, Jordan, Nan, Lindsay, Whit, Audrey and I went to the arcade and guess what we found.. thats right... DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION! We played and were actually somewhat good! (yeah for it coming in the mail anyday!) After ddr, we all had girl talk on the rocking chairs and more bonding w/new people! Sunday was breakfast, and then home!
Not only was this an amazing retreat because we actually ALL bonded, but because it was so obvious that God was there and that we were meeting with Him personally, each and everyone of us. And even though the trip was fun and exciting, the point was to meet w/our Savior and grow in Him, which I hope everyone felt that they did!!!!!!

Stays in Mexico by Toby Keith

His name was Steve,Her name was Gina

"You've never been here before have you?"

They met at a bar called Cabo Wabo Cantena,

He was a insurance salesman from South Dakota,

She was a first grade school teacher Pheonix Arizona

"No, My first time here"

They started dancing and it got real hot,

Then it spilled over to the parking lot,

One more tequila then we're falling in love,

One more's never enough

CHORUS

Don't bite off more than you can chew,

There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do,

Just remember when you let it all go,

What happens in Mexico... Stays in Mexico!!

He woke up in the morning and he made a little tellephone call,

To check on his wife and his kids back at home in Souix Falls,

SHe hopped right in the shower with a heavy heavy mind

"What am I doing?"

He knew it was the first time Geena had ever crossed that line,

They walked down to the beach and started drinking again,

Jumped into the ocean for a dirty swim,

One more margarita then we're falling in love,

One more's never enough

CHORUS

Oh Mexico, Waiting at the bar at the terminal gate,

She says 'Steve I gotta go, I'm going to miss my plane'

He said one more tequila before you climb on up,

She said one more's never enough

CHORUS

Stays in Mexico... Stays in Mexico... Stays in Mexico, Oh Mexico