Thoughts

We got the privilege of special meeting again today. They were very rich meetings. A few thoughts include:

• We can trust Him when all else fails.
• We don't want to plant our own will/thoughts in our hearts.

We heard a great deal about control, some of those thoughts are as followed:

• What is it that controls us?
• We all have a past, and could be controlled by our past.
• When we feel like our prayer wasn't answered, were we giving Him absolute control, or did we have a thought and try to control?
• We want time to do His will and our will, but that doesn't work.
• There is so much we need to let go of and let God have control.
• We control because we are afraid of something.
• For every fear, there is a promise.
• God isn't going to abandon us, that's a promise.

Those were just a few of the thoughts. I'm so glad that I got the chance to go!

This is the week I leave for NYC! I am getting excited, but yet I am a little nervous. I have everything that I need, that I know of. But I still need to pack. We need to be at the high school at 4:00 AM, then we will depart for the airport, and all fly out at different times. We have so much planned, that we won't get much sleep! But it will be fun! My cousin is letting me take her camera, which I'm glad, because thsi will definitely be a trip that I was to remember! It may be a once in a life time chance for me, so I'm glad to get to go! I hope to upload pictures when I get back! :)

Slight problem, I'm starting to get a sore throat! I hope that I don't get sick etc before I go! Anyway, I hope all are doing well!! Have a great week, and I'll "see" you when I get back probably! :)

Changes

Our plans changed big time. We didn't get to go to to speicals on Sunday. Which I was bummed out about. But as most of you know, my brother and wife had their baby, which she ended up going to NICU. When we got the call that my sister was going into labor, my mom and I hit the road and got to her other grandparents about midnight our time. We spent the afternoon and evening at the hospital, then returned to the place we were staying at late. Sunday, we had meeting, the went to the hospital, then returned to sleep. We woke up early this morning, went to the hospital with the other two boys, then brought them back, and drove home. Maggie is doing fine, last I heard. She is a cute lil' girl! Her brothers were quite interested in her. :) Anyway, that's all the news here. Specials here on Wednesday, which means company coming etc. Hope all are doing well!

More Randomness

Well, the time has come, we finally will be getting the go to a special :) Maybe I'll see some of you there! Have I mentioned how excited I am?
My oldest niece had her birthday Saturday. She had been planning her surprise birthday party for 6 weeks prior. She had everything planned out! Where has the time gone? She turned 5, which means I have been an aunt for 5 years! Where has the time gone?
Speaking of time, can anyone believe it is April already? This next month will fly by, too. I don't know if we will have a normal 5 day week of school! But I am excited for summer. I wonder where I will go. I do know though, that I'll be flying to Oregon for my brother's graduation!
Only 3 weeks til I fly to NYC. We had our meeting the other night, for parents/students/chaperones/etc. I am very excited, but I am also a little nervous. Not with the flying, but with the fears of the City. I'm sure it will be fine, but you never know!
I will get to enjoy a 4 day weekend now! What do your plans include? :) Hope all are well!

Just a Few Random Things!

1) I was looking back at old posts. I have to laugh, because they are either really cheesy or completely stupid. Like a friend said "Anything I say now, will probably sound stupid in the next few days!" I can't believe how long I've had this blog, but yet I can! I don't know, you be the judge, has my style changed? Does it "sound" different?

2) I have an ingrown toenail, as nasty as it sounds. I had an appointment at the doctor today, so he ended up looking at my toe too. It was nasty, meaning, it was inflamed, infected, etc. It wasn't a pretty sight and it hurt like crazy. So he side cutted the nail. It hurt when he cut it. I cried, screamed, and hyperventillated. (Just curious, how do you spell that?) I wonder how sound proof the walls are, because another nurse popped her head in and asked if I was ok!

3) It is March 26th, which means that in 1 month I am in the air to NYC! Can anyone believe that it's March? And with this weather? It's been a crazy winter, if that's what you want to call it! Specials started on Saturday! I am quite excited, as odd as it may sound, we still don't know who our company is, but with all the funerals etc, it's no wonder! It will just be a surprise? ;) Also, we only have 30 some days of school left! Something like that! People were talking about that today! Either way, this year has gone quite fast! Anyway, nothing else new here. I hope that everyone is doing well! Happy blogging!

Small Group

Today was small group contests. For those who don't know what that it, it is a vocal/band/piano contest, where students from different schools prepare for solos/duets/trios/quartets/etc and get rated. 1 is the best that you can possibly get! I originally was going to do a solo, duet, and triple trio. But I only ended up doing the triple trio. There were some judges who were harder than others, but some were very nice. We didn't have to sing until 2:30. We were the last freshman triple trio to sing. We got a 1! :) We were the only freshman triple trio that did!! :) So we were all quite happy about that. Anyway, that's all the news really! Hope all are doing well!

Little People #2

It's finally here!! I decided to put brother/sister together in this one. They are adorable, then again, I'm their aunt, who is bias, but I say all my nieces and nephews are adorable. :) I can't wait til the next two are born! Family time will be louder, but it will be worth it!
Nothing new here really. 6 weeks and I fly to NYC! I am quite excited! Oh, and specials start soon!! I am very excited for that!! Hope all are doing well!

Creative Eye

A friend of mine has been doing a 52 week photo feature. I've been saving different photos and creating collages with them. They are quite talented! (In case you didn't notice!)
I love photography and looking at different photos! It makes me want to go and buy a camera of my own! :)
I should continue my "Little People" posts, but I have been distracted by the above photos! Hope all are doing well!!

News!!

I should really continue my "Little People" posts. But I have news!! This type of excitement spreads like wildfire usually. One person finds out, they tell another, so on and so forth! I have permission to tell people, but they didn't say anything about my blog!! But here it goes!! Remember how a few posts back I said I was going to be an aunt for the 7th time? Well, I still am, but that baby hasn't been born yet! So we got a call Wednesday night, and my brothers never usually call that late at night. I thought it was the one who lived in Oregon, but it wasn't. So my mom finally gave me the phone and I was the one in Wyoming. The first thing I asked was "Are you going to have a baby?!" I was right!!! I am going to be an aunt again!! :) I can't wait. 8 times, so maybe these next 2 will be girls, then there will be 4 boys and 4 girls ;) But I'm sure it won't work like that!! Maybe 1 of each, or both boys, or even both girls :) Anyway! Hope that everyone is doing well!

Little People #1

So I have decided to make collages of my nieces and nephews! I started with Lincoln. He is getting to be quite a big boy ;) The current pictures are the two black and white ones next to each other. They were taken at Christmas.
This weekend my grandparents are coming down and also Eric and his family! Next weekend is when I go to Chicago for LEAD conference. It should be fun! Well, maybe not the 7 or so hour ride! But the rest should be :) Other than that, I don't have much else to say! Hope you're all doing well!

Groundhog's Day

Frankly, I think it's overrated. I mean seriously. Either way there's going to be 6 more weeks of winter!! :) Because there are 6 weeks til spring! The weatherman says we're supposed to get a "huge" snowstorm this weekend. Now that remains to be seen! :) Hope you're all doing well!!