121.

study, study, study. tomorrow i have 2 finals and then i am donnnnnnnnnnnnnne!!!!! Yippee. i am so excited and completely over ready to be outta school for the summer. :)
i really didnt do much today besides study.
i did laundry and cleaned my room though...finally. i've been putting that off for awhile.
ready for an early bed time tonight and a longggggg day tomorrow!

120.

we had some missionaries who our church supports from Thailand visit this morning.
after service we had a meal - Italian themed (someone brought taco soup though... made me happyyyyyyy!)
had a pretty rough afternoon. found out some things that got me upset (dramaaaaaa) and my head hasnt been good lately.
heard a song on the way back from church that really stuck with me. i hadnt heard it in years but part of the lyrics are
sometimes He calms the storm//but other times He calms His child
LOVE. how true is that?? i needed to hear that today. God knew.
after church tonight we got a group of friends together to go to the drive in to watch the hunger games...
im not really sure why i keep going to see it. its a love/hate thing there. its wayyyy to intense for me, but i cant resist watching it. its addicting. haha im thinking about reading the books?!

119.

worked this morning.
skype with jess
and studying for finals this afternoon.
worship service tonight - which was amazing.
God keeps proving himself over and over. He is my strength.

118.

went to th doctor today for my head and it was not helpful at all and i left feeling discouraged.
we told the doctor up front that we didnt want meds, we wanted blood work and/or a scan. but she seemed very un-understanding. she pretty much said no to our request and just wanted me to get on some meds.
so no progress was made at all. im just trusting God. He is bigger than all this and He is my strength. i was reading my bible last night before bed and everything i read said, "the Lord is your strength" and i just thought YES!! <3 so thankful bc i have no strength without him.

had a lot a lot of homework/studying to do. Tuesday is my last day of school-finals!!!!! Ah! i cant wait for summer though. i need a break so much.
taco bell for supper is always a win. then grocery shopping with mom.

117.

"Everyday is a good day, just some are better than others."  ---my new favorite saying. what an awesome [positive] perspective. love love love it. 

my head pain way bad today. it was my last thursday of school (yippee) and when i got home i did homework til i couldnt stand it anymore so i just sat on the couch with mom and tried to get control of the pain. eventually i just gave up and decided to just go to bed.

(also, just want to add that im glad elise finally went home tonight. good grief, she's been in the bottom 3 for weeks and just wasnt leaving!!! glad she's now 

116.

i had a horrible neck spasm this morning that was painful so i laid down on the couch with some heat on it for a little bit til it calmed down.

spent several hours editing pictures from prom. then an hour or so tanning.

tonight at church we split up into two teams and had to trace a guy and girl and then list mature christian characteristics. then he had a lesson on it. it was really good, insightful, and encouraging. 

115.

so....i just haveto say i am extremelyyyyyyyyyyyyy embarrassed about my picture for today. i cannot stand my room to be super out of order, but i also hate cleaning it. Ya, i know...weird. but anyway, i totally have not felt like cleaning it at all, which is a lame excuse, i know. i didnt even plan on using this picture but today when i looked at my pictures from yesterday that was the only one i took. so enough about that.
today was a long day at school. research paper turned in, movie review turned in, and all thats left is FINALS next week. ahhhhh. they wont be too hard though.

114.

finished my research paper this afternoon after spending what felt like all day working on it. i still have a few tiny little changes and a final proof read, but its mostly done.
messy mondays was really good today. i had to share the link with yall ;)
this afternoon when i was working on homework faith came up and told me: kayla told me that rose pedals tasted really bad. I tried one and she was right, so i gave her 5 dollars. (note: she got a rose from daddy for her birthday) ~she is so funny....oh my goodnessssssss<3
skyped jess after super. talked and then our therapy of "pinterest-ing" together. hahaha love love love. seriously.
staying up late watching my movie for my movie review and writing my paper. this should be interesting. thank goodness for coffee. (and yes, i totally hate the fact that im such a procrastinator. but i cant seem to help it.) and so thankful school is almost out. YAYYYYYNESS.

113.

after church faith-girl had some friends over to play for her birthday.
they went to church with us tonight and then we met up with their family at the drive in to see the lorax. it was super cute and im pretty sure my favorite part was when the little man with the ridiculously ugly hair cut sung "let it die, let it die. let it shrivel up and die". we were all rolling with laughter. good times, good times.... despite freezing our butts off. what happened to the summer weather????? i want it back.
us older kids stayed for the second movie which was act of valor. oh my word, 2 minutes into it and i already hated it so much. i hid my eyes through most of it and wanted to leave. i would never recommend it to anyone, but kayla and will both loved. craziness. :/ :/ and the ending....i was crying my eyes out and couldnt stop.
then i finally did and the ending song was "for you" by keith urban and i lost it again. haha

112.

barn chores this morning.
had lotsa homework to work on today and looks like this whole weekend will be full oh homework too. i have to finish this huge research paper thats due tuesday for comp class. and a movie review (still have to pick out and watch the movie) paper that i have to write for psych- also due tuesday. several chapters to read and catch up on in psych, and a quiz in comp to study for. haha gotta love end of semester.
not to mention i need to start studying for finals. they are next week. AHHH! oh my word. this semester is almost over and i couldnt be happier about that. ;)
tomorrow is faiths birthday but we decided to celebrate tonight with her favorite food, chinese, presents, and cake. i cant believe that little darlin is already 7!!! time flies.
we had some greeeeeeeeeeat discussion time tonight at youth group. it was awesome.

111.

i am barn sitting this weekend. :) i seriously could spend 24/7 in a horse barn or just with horses.
my horse still isnt getting better and she's been on her meds for about 2 wks. might have to try something else and something stronger....like possibly steroids. :/
tonight i shot the local homeschool prom. i had a lot of fun. they had a backdrop and props all set up for me when i got there. it was a beach theme and all the decorations and everything looked amazing.

110.

 ^snuggling with faith

i am so freakin upset that Colton went home tonight. what the heck???
that makes me mad. he is so much more talented than elise, and half the people left. UGH!!!!
then tonight i got to talk to my cousin on the phone for about 2 hours. it was such a blessing and i love how God just knows when we need certain people in our life. me and her could really relate on some thing that are going on in our lives and it was great. so thankful.

109.

dollywood trip today. it was raining and kinda cold, but we still had fun.
i knew i wouldnt be able to ride some of the rides because of my neck/head...like my favorite roller coasters :( but my brother thought i'd be able to handle to the new one- wild eagle. i was excited and got the very front on the edge. whewwwww, that first drop immediately triggered intense head pain. :/ ugh. it was super smooth but the force...holy cow....it was toooooo much.
so....you gotta love going to dollywood and not being able to ride anything. it was sad. and after that (the first ride) every little movement triggered the head pain. oh well, i was still able to enjoy the day.
we stopped at taco bell on our way back (3rd time to eat there this week. woot!!! love it.)

108.

early morning...getting ready for rally day, getting packed, and getting there.
traffic was getting heavy when we got close to nashville, so dad got off the interstate and started taking back roads. we got lost. i was freaking out and getting super stressed bc we were running late and i HAD to be there bc i was one of the first on stage. anyway, we finally got there....and i hurried in (it was already starting).
for those of your who dont know, me and my friend anna were awarded with the outstanding student award and represented our 'mid-east tennessee' homeschool group thing. it was pretty awesome and such a honor.
afterwards we went to lunch, took pictures, and had some fun before heading home.
dad had a meeting tonight so we had to rush back for it.
then skype with jess.
it was a loooonnnnnnggggg and tiring day and a long hot shower was totally what i needed before hitting the hay.

107.

after dad got off work we loaded up and headed for midde tennessee to stay with mom's parents.
tomorrow is our homeschool rally day in downtown nashville.
when we got there meme had fresh cookies just outta the oven and ice cream for us. :)

106.

going on less than 4 hours of sleep today. katelyn and i stayed up til about 430 talking and just sharing out hearts. catching up on everything. its been wayyyyyy too long. she is such a blessing.
katelyn and i sung "nothing but the blood'" in church this morning [with our own twist to it] and i must say we pretty much beasted it. haha i miss singing with her. so thankful for the opportunity. <3
after church i decided to go lay in the sun for a little bit. faith came and hung out with me (yes we're on the roof ;) haha its flat and perfect.) and she 'played' me a song on her guitar. i accidently fell asleep out there...i was so tired and the sun felt so good, especially since it was windy. so now im fried...but oh well. maybe i'll tan quicker now. haha
i've got a super crazy-busy week ahead of me....

105.

 horses and coffee kinda morning^

we tried to plan out today...but everything kept changing so we finally just stopped planning and just went with it.
katelyn, kayla, and i go up and went out to the barn this morning.
we surprised gab and sharon...they didnt know katelyn was here visiting. they were so surprised and excited to see her again. we hung out with them, rode a little bit and just soaked up some barn time.
we came home, ate lunch, then went shoppng at goodwill. love. ;)
we were pretty exhausted so me and katelyn fell asleep on the couch while watching bugs life.
when we woke up [still tired] we decided to go for a quick coffee date- mocha frappe's before we had to be a youth group for volleyball and bible study.
also surprised lai...she had no idea katelyn was here either.

104.

dad and i finally got around to replacing the handle on my truck. 

but we didnt quite get the door back on. :/ soooo ya.

katelyn and luke got here this morning!!!!! SO HAPPY to see them again.
immediately we were already back to "old times" laughing and joking. so much fun.
they had some errands to run and i had a massage appointment followed by a chiropractor appointment.

while in town some guy started flirting with me by saying he had the same color nail polish on his toes. he proceeded to tell me that his was a little more glittery. the whole time i was thinking "what the heck. this is so dumb and i do not think having your toe nails painted to match mine is attractive. not.at.all." hahahaha it was so funny.

also today makes 11 years since i accepted Jesus as my savior. best decision i ever made. <3 my heart is so full of Jesus' love...i am so blessed!

103.

new favorite snack: nutella & fresh strawberries. Mmmmm....so good. its heavenly. :)

got a phone call today from one of my best friends saying that she was coming to spend the weekend with me. 

i am so freaking excited. i've missed her so much. -totally makes my day.

skyped jess for awhile tonight. so much fun.

102.

such a fun day. it was field trip day.
my little cousins are on spring break so their family came to spend today and tomorrow with us.
we went to alvin york's homestead this morning and then to this crazy huge treehouse thing-which was almost terrifying. seriously, it was crazy.
but we had a lot of fun. and that goodness for the radio. we had so much fun singing at the top of lungs on the car ride there and back. we were in the car for a long time, so it made it better to have good music.
we had a late super of chili and hotdogs
then after watching Coltons performance on ai we put in courageous since my uncle, aunt, and cousins hadnt seen it yet. love that movie.
also got a phone call from one of my best friends that she is coming to visit me this weekend for a spur of the moment trip! AHHHH. im so freakin excited and cannot wait. i've missed her so much. it totally made my day.

101.

full full full day. i was going non stop all day.
worked on my paper more this morning until it was time for class. i didnt get it finished, but its okay since it was just a draft. i had most of it done. ;)
got grades back on the presentation in pysch...i made a 100. *happy*
right after school mom and i had to go to a graduation meeting and get my cap and gown.
i seriously cant believe i graduate next month!! holy cow...how is this possible. i'm getting so excited. its a LOT of work though. haha
after the meeting we went out to the mexican restaurant [my favorite] <3

100.

random thing: i woke up and my eye ball was bleeding. i have NO IDEA what happened to it. it was so weird. it never hurt, it just had a little bit of blood running down it which cleared up but left this little bloody spot.
not sure what to think. should i be worried? haha
had to go to school to take my abnormal psych exam....it was kinda hard (i shoulda studied!!!) but i think i did alright on it.
started my horse on new meds today. hoping they help her and that i can start riding again SOON (still gotta get my head/neck better too).
finally got started on my research paper thats due in the morning. ugh...i hate being such a procrastinator. yet i cant stop??? :/

99.

 ^new favorite picture.

Does he still feel the nails
Every time I fail
Can he hear the crowd cry "Crucify" again
Am I causing him pain
Then I know I've got to change
I just can't bear the thought of hurting him..

Easter Sunday! :)
church this morning was really good. the little kids sunday school class recited psalm 23 and sung "Jesus saves"
it was precious and they did such a good job.
after church we rushed home, changed clothes, grabbed a lunch and headed for Fall Creek Falls to meet moms parents, sister and brother in law.
we had a picnic, went on a 2mile hike,

98.

last night my sister and i decided to fill the bed of my truck with cushions, blankets, sleeping bags & pillows, drive it out and park it in the middle of the field, and sleep under the stars.
it was perfect. <3 full moon, clear sky, and cooooold spring night (we're going through a cold-ish snap :/). looove.
got up this morning and did some chores for dad
designed my graduation invitations and got them ordered. also got the pictures for my slide show picked out and put on a cd.
skyped my Amy-twin...i havent talked to her in wayyyyyyy too long. so thankful we got to SEE each other and talk for a bit!!
then went to youth group. we talked about being thankful tonight. definitely something i want to be better at.
played volleyball and then line danced and did the cha cha slide. funnnnn stuff.
we had a blast. so many laughs. such good times.

97.

massage this morning.
work this afternoon.
and funnnnn tonight. ;)
tonight i was ready to do something fun, so we went to this gospel youth thing that was going on in town
then we decided to go to wal-mart. crazy idea, especially since we were all in a hyper mood.
so we went to wally world...on a friday night, easter weekend, full moon, in this town. what were we thinking???
nothing too weird happened. it was super crowded.
we played basket ball, had a hula hoop contest, rode bikes, watched movies, and played video games. also bought candy. everything is in jelly bean form--soooo genius!! haha