a lady's imagination

Here Comes The Sun...so just smile and wave..

2008-01-19T15:05:00.000-06:00

Well, I did it. I registered to take the ACT on February 9. That's in..exactly three weeks. I know I should have already taken it several times by now, but I just never got around to it. Ah well, better late than never.
I haven't studied, and I'm not sure if I'm going to. I suppose I should..but I'm kinda curious as to how I'll do without studying. I really only have to have a 19 to get into Northeast Community College, where I plan to go..but the higher my ACT score, the better chance I'll have of getting into the nursing program sooner.
I may actually decided to start classes this summer, to get Anatomy & Physiology out of the way. I would rather not take summer classes, as that will cut out any chance of going to any of the summer camps that I usually go to, but I may need to.. :(

I can't believe we're almost already through the first month of 2008..I made a list of resolutions, as I always do. This year I even typed them up, printed it out, and put it in a safe place where it wouldn't get lost.
Here's what I came up with:

1. Read at least a chapter in the Bible every day
2. Stay up all night and watch the sunrise
3. Learn to drive a stick shift
4. Go at least a month without drinking caffeine
5. Write a song

Not very many, but they are realistic, anyway. I'll probably add to it through the year..

I leave you with a poem that I have to have memorized by Wednesday..let's see if I can type it without looking at the poem.

Sonnet 116 - Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no! It is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken..(I forgot the first part of the next line..I'm looking)
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks.
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error, and upon me prov'd,
I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd.

...Bring On The Rain...

2007-09-10T18:24:00.000-05:00

lately it's been quite rainy, and i must say that i absolutely love it. here are some songs that i like to listen to during those rainy days when i have nothing to do except stare out at the rain coming down..

~rainin' on sunday- keith urban

~rainin' you- brad paisley

~raincoat- kelly sweet

~a day without rain- enya

~singin' in the rain- gene kelly

~she's my kind of rain- tim mcgraw

~bring on the rain- jo dee messina & tim mcgraw

~rain- the wreckers

~raindrops prelude- chopin

~come rain or shine- billie holiday

~gentle rain- diana krall

~september in the rain- frank sinatra

feel free to share your own rain songs..

...don't forget your apple...

2007-08-31T14:33:00.000-05:00

As most of you probably know, Rachel and I have decided to go to Falkner Mississippi High School this year. The reason was because since Dad rented an office in Walnut for his business, Mom has to be over there every day for several hours since she does AutoCAD for him.and she wouldn't have enough time to work up our assignments, keep up with the grades, or help us with schoolwork.

So we started school on Tuesday, August 14th. It was really overwhelming and confusing at first. I wasn't sure where any of my classes were, or what I was or wasn't supposed to do. But we went to the office and eventually worked everything out. Oh, and you know how on movies you see everyone with their cell phones at public school? At Falkner, there is no toleration of cell phones. I understand why though, of course, but I just thought I'd tell you.
Everyone was really curious who we were. They always sit outside in front of the school before the bell rings, and when we walked up, we could hear everyone whispering "who are they?", and "are they new?", it was pretty funny. That first day, I bet we had 20 or more people ask us if we were twins. That's kind of weird because she looks more like Mom and I look more like Dad. Also, we accidentally sort of matched...oops.

1st Period
I have French I with Ms. Roberson. I really like Miss Rob. She's pretty cool. (I also have English IV and Art with her. But that comes later.) So I find out where French is, and sit down in a desk in the very back, which seems the safest place to sit. In a few seconds, I look up to see this huge, very mean looking girl glowering at me. I move. I look around for another desk. Ah, there's one! "Oops, sorry. Is that yours?” Finally, I just ask a very intelligent-looking girl if there are any desks that aren't taken. She points me out to one, and I give a sigh of relief as I slide in. Ms. Roberson does the roll call and then looks at me curiously. I know what that looks like by now. "Now who are you?" she asks. I open my mouth but my mind goes blank and I can't remember my name. I start to panic, but then I look down at my notebook and see where I've written it. "Oh yeah", I laugh nervously. "Sorry, I'm Lydia Poe."
"I see", she says. "Class, let's give a warm welcome to our new student, Lydia." The class says "Bonjour, Lydia" in scattered unison, slowly with a slight twang.

2nd Period
After French, I found my Desktop Publishing class with Ms. Clemmer. (I also have Health with her. Actually, Ms. Rob and Ms. Clementine are the only two teachers I have, which is pretty nice, since I just switch back and forth from their rooms) This year they have an all girls class. I found out the first day that all we do is sit around and gossip unless we're working on the newsletter, which lasts about a week every month. It's pretty much awesome. So gossip about people I don't know is what happened in there on the first day.

Break
After DTP is the High school break, unless you have detention. If you have detention, you have to miss break. At break, everyone goes to the gym where they sell Gatorade, diet mountain dew, mountain dew, and water..and miscellaneous food munchables. This being my first day, I knew nobody, so I pretty much just stood around with Rachel while trying to find someone to talk to. It was slightly awkward.

3rd Period
English IV, my favorite class ever! ...slight exaggeration. :) Okay, I guess it's really not that bad. It's just..I mean, in this class you actually have to use your brain! Can you imagine that? Ouch. Me either. We started reading in the Anglo-Saxon unit, on The Conversion of King Edwin. And that's pretty much all we did that day.

4th period
This is Health. I'm supposed to have already taken this class, but somehow didn't. So I'm in this class with a bunch of annoying 9th graders. Not that being in 9th grade makes you annoying, don't get me wrong, but these just are.. Most of the time we just take notes. So far we've done notes dealing with Stress and Depression. And we watched a very interesting movie called The Many Faces of Eve, which is about a woman who had one of the first cases of multiple personality. I really liked it. I think maybe I have another personality...

LUNCH
Nothing much to say here except that they have pretty decent food, actually. Oh, and if you eat slow, you won't get to finish your lunch.

5th period
Art! At first when the guidance counselor said I would have to take this class, I didn't think I would enjoy it; but I think it's probably my favorite class. It's at the end of the day, most everyone's a senior, really cool people, and it's really relaxing and laid back. So far, I've drawn a shaded sphere, a picture of a pear, apple and orange, a teapot, a coffee pot, glass jars, and a doll. It's fun stuff, drawing. I have a hard time with shading, but I'm practicing. I think eventually we'll get into painting.

So I get out at 1:15ish..and head to work where I stay until 5:30. I have a pretty full day. It makes you really look for those weekends..mm..I feel a song coming on.. :)

Thank God, It's Friday by Three's a Crowd

Thank God, It's Friday
I've had enough of payin' the rent
This week has crept by so slowly
But now it's the weekend
This is my timeto do anything I want to
But baby, right now
all I want to do is spend my time with you

And maybe forget about
the world and all it's troubles
for a moment or two
There's only me and you

Everyone is talking all the time
And saying nothing
"How was your day"
Who cares
Turn on the television

Our lives move so fast,
Sometimes we are caught in the rush
Make time
Let's talk
And spend a weekend with just us

And maybe forget about
the world and all it's troubles
for a moment or two
There's only me and you

Thank God, it's Friday
I've had enough of payin' the rent
This week has crept by so slowly
But now it's the weekend

ha..haha...I told you so?

2007-07-14T11:20:00.001-05:00

You Are 24% Texas

You're as welcome in Texas as a skunk at a lawn party.

How Texas Are You?

Well At Least I'm Not A Bologna Sandwich...

2007-05-02T14:37:00.000-05:00

You Are a Ham Sandwich

You are quiet, understated, and a great comfort to all of your friends.
Over time, you have proven yourself as loyal and steadfast.
And you are by no means boring. You do well in any situation - from fancy to laid back.

Your best friend: The Turkey Sandwich

Your mortal enemy: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

So, I Was Reading Today....

2007-03-29T10:39:00.000-05:00

The Scarlet Letter is a pretty swell piece of literature.

Jenny..

2007-01-29T13:54:00.000-06:00

sigh

2007-01-22T13:16:00.000-06:00

I like this song...

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh nor more;
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never;
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into. Hey nonny, nonny.

Sing no more ditties, sing no mo,
Or dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into. Hey, nonny, nonny.

Alabama Winter Formal

2007-01-18T12:11:00.000-06:00

Dancing to The Beach Boys! not sure what you call this dance...but it was really cool!

I think Andrew had the record for dancing with the most girls at one time..5

FREE BIRD!!!

Our excellent chef, Bro. John! (the food was fantastic)

"Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that SWING!"

This was at a park we had a picnic at on Saturday...aren't they so cute, having fun on the little ducky and elephant... :)

Another Year Comes Around..

2006-12-24T14:52:00.000-06:00

And at the end of every year, I have a birthday. Today's my 16th birthday.... Cheers!

What do you know?

2006-11-26T18:04:00.000-06:00

My Thanksgiving day was spectacular. Not only was the food excellent, but the company and fellowship top notch. We had it on Friday since we were waiting for the rest of the family to arrive, and that night we watched "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" on the projector in the living room. If you haven't seen that movie, you should. I've seen it numerous times, and it still cracks me up. :) Great cast.
On Saturday we geared up to play paintball, and played several games. Out of the three games I played, I got hit twice, both in the first game. I think they were from Ryan, one hit the side of my leg, and the other my neck...it stung. I've got a bruise on my leg as proof. :) That evening we had our traditional Pictionary rivalry game, the Girls vs. the Guys. We girls thought that since we had one so many times before that we would let the guys win for once. So we let them win the first one, and we won the second game. It was a lot of fun. We girls...we can meld our minds together. Guys just don't know how to do that.. :)

Since we don't get TV, we actually didn't watch any football... yeah, shocker, I know.. :) But we still had tons of fun just hanging out together.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! Cheers!

Oh, look...

2006-11-23T13:26:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, it's THANKSGIVING!! :) The time of year where we gather with our family and friends to eat and watch football... But don't forget what the main purpose of today is, to GIVE THANKS to God for all of His blessings that He's given us even though we are undeserving. So I love you all, and Happy Thanksgiving! :)

1Ch 16:34 "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever."

"My Dearest Friends"

2006-11-06T17:22:00.000-06:00

(This is #95 in the 12th edition of the Old School Hymnal)

We sang this at church yesterday, and it reminded me of what I feel whenever I leave an event where a lot of my friends are gathered, such as a meeting or Harmony Hill.

1. "My dearest friends in bonds of love, Our hearts in sweetest union prove,

Your friendship's like a drawing band, Yet we must take the parting hand.

Your presence sweet, your union dear, Your words delightful to my ear;

And when I see that we must part, You draw like cords around my heart.

2. How sweet the hours have passed away, When we have met to sing and pray;

How loath I've been to leave this place Where Jesus shows His smiling face.

O could I stay with friends so kind, How would it cheer my struggling mind!

But duty makes me understand That we must take the parting hand.

3. And since it is God's holy will, we must be parted for a-while,

In sweet submission all in one, We'll say, Our Father's will be done.

Dear fellow youth in Christian ties, Who seek for mansions in the skies,

Fight on; you'll win the happy shore Where parting hands are known no more.

4. How oft I've seen the flowing tears, And heard you tell your hopes and fears;

Your hearts with love have seemed to flame, Which makes me hope we'll meet again.

Ye mourning souls in sad surprise, Jesue remembers all your cries;

O taste His grace -- in all that land We'll no more take the parting hand."

Just To See You Smile

2006-11-04T22:26:00.000-06:00

Smiling is so contagious. Have you ever started smiling for no reason? Then when you looked at someone else, they smiled too. And before you know it, everyone in the room is smiling but nobody knows why. I love it! So smile and think of me... :)

Check It Out!

2006-10-26T12:26:00.000-05:00

Nomos Myspace

Lydia's Life OST

2006-09-28T15:56:00.000-05:00

Opening Credits: You Get Me - Michelle Branch
"Who wants to be ordinary in a crazy, mixed up world?
I don't care what their saying as long as I'm your girl"

Average Day: Breathing- Lifehouse
"I'm finding my way back to sanity, again
Though I don't really know what I am gonna do when I get there
Take a breath and hold on tight
Spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back in the arms of grace"

First Date: The Way You Look Tonight- Steve Tyrell
"Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight."

Love Scene: Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
"You're just too good to be true can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived and I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true can't take my eyes off of you"

Breaking Up: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do- Neil Sedaka
"They say that breaking up is hard to do.
Now I know I know that it's true don't say that this is the end.
Instead of breaking up I wish that we are making up again. "

Long Night Alone: Traces - Classics Four
"Faded photographs, covered now with lines and creases, tickets torn in half, memories in bits and pieces...
Traces of love, long ago, that didn't work out right.. Traces of love."

Getting Back Together: Far Away - Nickelback
"On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of Hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all I'd give for us
Give anything, but I won't give up"

Life’s Okay: Feeling Good - Michael Buble
"Birds flying high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good"

Driving: Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
"Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long"

Learning a Lesson: Breakdown - Relient K
"oh, what a lousy excuse for a car one mile to go, but i can't push it that far i think i've had enough i think i'm giving up...."

"once again life's thrown me a curve, and it blew up right in my face once again life's rattled my nerves don't you see what i'm stuck in the place?..."

"stuck on the side of the road emotional over-load he'll seek and destroy everything that i enjoy but, i won't be the one he takes down no, i won't breakdown"

Happy Dance: Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
"I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love"

Regretting: Time That Is Left- Mark Schultz
"And what will you do with the time that's past?
Oh and all the pain that seems to last?
Can you give it to Jesus and not look back?
What will you do with the time that's past?"

Death Scene: Take My Life - Third Day
"Please take from me my life
When I don't have the strength to give it away to you
Please take from me my life
When I don't have the strength to give it away to you Jesus"

Closing Credits: When The Sand Runs Out - Rascal Flatts
"I'm gonna stop lookin' back and start movin' on
And learn how to face my fears
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
I wanna leave something here"

WARNING!!! (May contain content which will be confusing to some)

2006-09-22T11:45:00.000-05:00

BAG ROCK!

Hm?

2006-09-21T13:55:00.000-05:00

what hair color does it say bald men have on their driver's license?

September 11th...

2006-09-11T15:15:00.000-05:00

Today, five years ago, the Twin Towers were brought to the ground by a terrorist attack, killing thousands of people. Don't forget to remember when..and to pray for the families of those who died that day. God Bless America!

oh where, oh where, has my little dog gone?

2006-09-08T16:49:00.000-05:00

Today while I was sitting on my front porch swing where I do most of my ponderings, I started thinking about expressions and figures of speech, and where did they come from. Some of them aren't that hard to know what they mean. For example, "eat like a horse" or "sleep like a baby". But one that I couldn't figure out was "work like a dog". Because all I've seen dogs do is sleep, eat, and play. So when someone says "work like a dog", shouldn't that mean that they haven't been working hard?

To Be A Knight..

2006-08-28T18:07:00.000-05:00

God make you a good man and fail not of beauty. The Round Table was founded in patience, humility, and meekness.Thou art never to do outrageousity, nor murder, and always to flee treason, by no means to be cruel, and always to do ladies, damsels, and gentle women succour. Also, to take no battles in a wrongful quarrel for no law nor for no world's goods.

Thou shouldst be for all ladies and fight for their quarrels, and ever be courteous and never refuse mercy to him that asketh mercy, for a knight that is courteous and kind and gentle has favor in every place. Thou shouldst never hold a lady or gentle woman against her will.

Thou must keep thy word to all and not be feeble of good believeth and faith. Right must be defended against might and distress must be protected. Thou must know good from evil and the vain glory of the world, because great pride and bobauce maketh great sorrow. Should anyone require ye of any quest so that it is not to thy shame, thou shouldst fulfill the desire.

Ever it is a worshipful knights deed to help another worshipful knight when he seeth him a great danger, for ever a worshipful man should loath to see a worshipful man shamed, for it is only he that is of no worship and who faireth with cowardice that shall never show gentleness or no manner of goodness where he seeth a man in any danger, but always a good man will do another man as he would have done to himself.

It should never be said that a small brother has injured or slain another brother. Thou shouldst not fail in these things: charity, abstinence and truth. No knight shall win worship but if he be of worship himself and of good living and that loveth God and dreadeth God then else he geteth no worship here be ever so hardly.

An envious knight shall never win worship for and envious man wants to win worship he shall be dishonoured twice therefore without any, and for this cause all men of worship hate an envious man and will show him no favour.

Do not, nor slay not, anything that will in any way dishonour the fair name of Christian knighthood for only by stainless and honourable lives and not by prowess and courage shall the final goal be reached. Therefore be a good knight and so I pray to God so ye may be, and if ye be of prowess and of worthiness then ye shall be a Knight of the Table Round.

"Your Eyes Tonight" by R.N. Poe

2006-08-19T13:13:00.000-05:00

Vocals- Ryan, Lydia
Guitar- Ryan

I can't look away from your eyes tonight
They just won't let me go
And I wonder if, in the morning light
They'll still have the same glow

And nobody waits for me
And the city's cold
And the streets are lonely
Makes me feel better
Just to know somebody's there
But when your heart's on the line
You sit and you look
And wait for a sigh

Everyone wants to see
That glitter in the eye

Tell me you love me
Forget what I said
Drive these doubts from my mind
We won't worry about the days ahead
Nor the days left behind

Everyone wants to see
That glitter in the eye (2x)
That glitter in the eye

I GOT IT!!!

2006-07-27T18:46:00.001-05:00

Yes, I am now a legal driver. I'm so happy! Okay, so Mom and I got to the place, and we had to wait for this other girl to get through with the computer so I could take it. She missed more than 6, so she failed. This was a little worrying.. So I got on there, clicked the answer to the first question, and the computer messed up. It said something like Sever Error. Anyway, we had to wait about an hour until they got that fixed. Finally, I was able to take it. I finished in 10 minutes, got 2 out of 30 questions wrong...and I passed!! I drove home on the interstate, didn't have any trouble, and it was so much fun!

So anyways, you all can officially be scared now. Lydia's on the road. :)

2006 GC July Meeting

2006-07-27T13:44:00.000-05:00

Well...we did have 10 hours..

2006-07-14T10:42:00.000-05:00

This is the picture that the guys said I looked like a
30-something year old mom..haha

Silly Girl = Me

2006-07-14T09:08:00.000-05:00

-You Are The Reason-

2006-07-13T22:07:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure if we changed anything besides lower it a bit, but I do think this recording sounds better than the other one. Tell me your thoughts...

-You Are The Reason-....by Ryan Poe

2006-07-12T09:47:00.000-05:00

This is a song that Ryan wrote, and I sang. We're still working on it, but this is the draft anyways.

weeeeell

2006-07-08T22:25:00.001-05:00

I suppose I should actually write something for a change...and stop being so lazy about it. :)Okay, well.
So far this Summer's been fantastic. True, the first couple of weeks after school let out were rather dull..but things sped up rapidly after that. Harmony Hill this year was, I believe, the best HH I've had yet. Just tons of good old fun. Unfortunately though, I didn't have a camera handy to take with me then. So..no pics. :(
But then we had Camp Moriah the week after that, and I was able to take pictures, as you see by the earlier posts. Camp was lots of fun as well.

And...then we had Boot Camp..which I just got back from on Thursday night. I did get to bring a camera then, so I should have some pictures up here....whenever I feel like uploading them.
If you want to know all the exciting and mischievous deeds done, you can look here and read the post titled "...Here's To You!..." Good stuff, that.

The only other pretty big thing happening next that I know of is our meeting at Grace Chapel, which you all are invited to, of course. It's going to be July 20-23, and we'll have services Thursday morning through Sunday night. To get details on where you can stay, you can call Sister Judy Guess, our pastor's wife.
So...I'm really really really excited about it. We've been so blessed in the past, and we're praying that God would send the Holy Spirit to us once again. Y'all try to come!

POTC 2!!!!

2006-07-08T22:12:00.000-05:00

Camp Moriah 2006!!! (Part 2)

2006-06-30T20:03:00.000-05:00

Camp Moriah 2006!! (Part 1)

2006-06-25T18:10:00.000-05:00

It's Here!

2006-06-06T14:23:00.000-05:00

June is finally here. That month which is the busiest out of the whole summer, for me. I think I'll be home maybe a week this month. Ahh...cookouts, camps, church meetings, swimming, sports, sunburn.. :) All that good stuff is a part of summer. I love it! Well...everything but sunburn. :)

Have a good one!

What? No way..

2006-05-30T16:24:00.000-05:00

You Are Jean Grey

Although your fate is often unknown, you always seem to survive (even after death).

Your mind is your greatest weapon, literally!

Powers: telepathy and telekinesis, the ability to project thoughts into the mind of others, communication with animals

Which of the X-Men Are You?

Who needs a swimming pool?

2006-05-29T19:16:00.000-05:00

Well, I did it. I braved my fears of snakes and grody water and went swimming in the lake/pond of Camp Moriah. It actually was not grody, and we didn't see any snakes. And it felt sooo good. We invited Eleanor, since she had to go back to MS anyway after Mercy's birthday sleepover, to spend the afternoon at our house. So that's why Eleanor is there. :D It's great living so close now.

Me & My Bro

2006-05-23T12:12:00.000-05:00

This is "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", with Ryan playing guitar, and me singing. I love this song.

Happy Birthday, Sir Arthur!

2006-05-22T12:25:00.000-05:00

147 years ago today, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born.

"He was born in Scotland and studied medicine there, eventually serving as a physician in the Boer War (1899-1902). But his fame rests on his creation of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle published his first Holmes tale, A Study in Scarlet, in 1887. Over the following 40 years he published 56 short stories and four novels featuring Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. Late in life Doyle became closely interested in mysticism and wrote the 1926 book A History of Spiritualism.
Doyle was knighted in 1903 for his services to the crown, including his authorship of the 1902 pamphlet The War in South Africa... Doyle and Dr. Watson have much in common: both are medical doctors, both are writers, and both served in the British Army... According to his New York Times obituary, Doyle was married to the former Louise Hawkins from 1885 until her death in 1906. He was married again to the former Jean Leckie from 1907 until his own death in 1930."

Well...

2006-05-20T17:40:00.000-05:00

Sorry, I know I haven't been posting anything of much interest lately. After the graduation, my cousin Luke moved in with us for the Summer, but that's pretty much all that's happened out of the ordinary. I am definitely ready for Harmony Hill, and Camp Moriah, and then hopefully July Boot Camp! Oh yeah, then of course Grace Chapel's July meeting...and I'm sure I'll be going to other meetings and singing schools. So that should keep me pretty busy. Yay.

Have any of you heard of the movie, "An American Haunting"? Tyler, Aaron, Brittany, and I went to see it the day before graduation. It was...okay. One of those exorcist/phsycological movies. I probably wouldn't watch it too many more times. Maybe once, just to get the things I missed.
We also recently rented "A New World". It was...different, definitely. It was about Pocahontas and...well, you know the story. Christian Bale, who played John Rolfe, was the best character, I thought. :) And not just because he's good-looking. haha...

Butwellanyways, I guess this is about as good as it's gonna get. ;) toodles!

Here goes...

2006-05-18T12:14:00.000-05:00

I took it over again, and read the questions more carefully. This is what I got...

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 85% Conservative, 15% Liberal

Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Ethics: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

Graduation of 2006

2006-05-15T16:43:00.000-05:00

Graduation!

2006-05-14T17:22:00.000-05:00

Tyler is now officially graduated from Highschool. His speech was very "Tylerish", and of course everyone laughed. :) Brittany's speech, however, was more on the serious side. I have to admit I did tear up on hers. My mom made a slideshow of them growing up, getting where they are today, and that was really cool. Especially the music. Then we GCS kiddos sang a few songs directed by Sis. Melissa. It was tons of fun, except I was losing my voice last night...and today, it's nowhere to be found. Thankfully though, it lasted long enough to get through the songs.

Afterwards, a bunch of us went to Starbucks aka Constellation Currency (thanks Ellie). ;) Tyler went to the wrong Starbucks though, and we had to go over there. But when we finally all got together, we were privileged to hear The Promise sing some for us. Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me then, but I will have pictures of the graduation on here soon hopefully. After Starbucks closed, and we had talked long enough in the parking lot... ;) the Pritchetts, Aaron, and Thomas came home with Tyler and I. We got home around one o'clock or so, and stayed up until two. Then this morning, everyone left. :( But it was fun while it lasted.

2 more years to go until you'll get an invitation to my graduation!! ;)

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." ~Aristotle

Gotta Love 'Em....

2006-05-09T15:43:00.000-05:00

Lobsters, Greatness, & Pirates

2006-05-08T19:14:00.000-05:00

What is your favorite girl's name? I have a ton that I really like. But one name I'm really liking at this very moment is Georgiana. True, a rather old fashioned name, but I think it would be a cool middle name. What do you think?

Quite a bad case of summeritis..

2006-05-05T10:28:00.000-05:00

THREE MORE WEEKS!!!! until the students at Poe Academy get out of school.

And what a day that will be, when no more schoolwork I shall see. When I look to my teacher's face, when she'll say "you may erase!" What a day, glorious day that will be.

ahem...that didn't exactly flow very well, but it expresses my thoughts well enough. :) haha
just thought I'd post something besides pictures...or a song... :)

love y'all!!!

"Dancing On a Cloud"

2006-05-04T18:23:00.000-05:00

Aha!

2006-05-02T12:04:00.000-05:00

Your Famous Last Words Will Be:

"What we know is not much. What we don't know is enormous."

What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?

Basketball Banquet

2006-04-28T14:07:00.000-05:00

Okay...I know that my last few posts have been just pictures..but sometimes pictures say more than words. SO, here are so pictures from the GCS Basketball Banquet we had last night for the basketball teams we had last season. It was fun.

< < < < The Guys' team with Coach Dan, and Assistant Coaches Andrew and Seth

< < < < (from left to right): Jamie, Eleanor, Hollie, Rachel, Natalie, Mercy, Sarah, and me.

< < < < Guys' & Girls' teams

> > > > And, I just thought this was a cute pic of my sister Emily and Carson Guess.

Dress Up!!

2006-04-25T15:37:00.000-05:00

Me and Rachel decided to play dress up like when we were younger. It really is fun. Though, now we're a bit more creative than just wearing Belle and Cinderella dresses. :) But I thought these were kinda funny, and we had tons of fun doing it.

Home Again...

2006-04-23T18:41:00.000-05:00

We are now back from Zion Rest's meeting. As it always is, the ride home was sad. We had to leave right after an extremely sweet Communion. I hated to leave, but Ryan and Joe had to get back to study for exams and stuff. Oh, and I really appreciate all the great hospitality we received there from everyone. Love y'all!

Here's some of the pictures we took... sorry the pics are small, but they upload faster.

Roy, Nathan, and Me
Rachel, Harris, and Sarah

"dude named Elrod jammin' on an Ipod"
Can anyone say..."mental institution"? haha
Sleepover at MJ's house!!!

Whit's got 'tude ;)
Writing love letters...oh boy was that fun.
Whitney....need I say more? Rachel G., MJ, and me

I love y'alls church. Thanks so much for inviting us, hope you'll let us come back! :)

I got a haircut...if you can tell...

2006-04-21T09:46:00.000-05:00

Hm...now what was 2+2 again?

Hmm..

2006-04-18T12:41:00.000-05:00

If you were to put a coin into an empty bottle and then insert a cork into the neck, how could you remove the coin without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?

I hope this isn't too easy...

This is....funny...

2006-04-14T18:26:00.000-05:00

This was taken at March Boot Camp 2006 by, I think, Kole.

Evan's sunglasses take up half my face!

This is what sunsets look like at our house..

2006-04-12T22:55:00.000-05:00

Now Shall My Inward Joys...

2006-04-11T23:29:00.000-05:00

Just A Closer Walk With Thee...

2006-04-11T23:20:00.000-05:00

Lydia- Soprano

Rachel- Alto

Tyler- Bass

Ran across this..

2006-04-06T16:49:00.000-05:00

Tyler (Baddest) and I were in my aunt's wedding many moons ago. He was one of the ring bearers, and I was one of the flower girls. Doesn't Tyler look dashing in his suit and bow-tie? :)

"..I'm Feeeeling Good.."

2006-04-04T16:37:00.000-05:00

Today I woke up, ate breakfast, checked my mail, then I went running. It was beautiful outside today. There was a slight breeze, but the sun was shining radiantly. So I went running, came back feeling refreshed, took a shower, and started on school. I must say that whenever I go running in the morning I do my school so much faster and with a clearer mind. After lunch I sat out on our deck overlooking the lake to study for my Biology test tomorrow. G-o-r-g-e-o-u-s.
So as Michael so wonderfully puts it, "I'm feeling good". Just thought I'd let ya know. ;)

My New Band?

2006-03-31T15:46:00.000-06:00

Your Band Name is:

The Pink Fajitas

Band Name Generator

School Blues..

2006-03-28T16:30:00.000-06:00

Well, after a great weekend with the Pritchetts, Tyler and I came home. Next morning, I wake up and I think, "Oh, no...Monday..school day.". As you can imagine, it was quite depressing. But I got up anyway, took a shower, ate breakfast, and started on my school. Blah.

That night though, we watched A Walk To Remember, and I cried, and I felt better...don't know how that works.. But after all, "girls are weird", no? :)
See ya 'round.

Monday, Monday...

2006-03-20T12:31:00.000-06:00

I find that I dislike Mondays generally. I don't know why, it would seem like it would be just like any other day. I guess because it's right after the weekend, and you have to go back to work, school, etc., and your fun is ended.
Okay, well I don't fully understand this song, but I heard that the Mamas and Papas didn't really know themselves either. *shrugs* But anyways, I like this song.

Monday Monday - Mamas And Papas

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Monday Monday, can't trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, how could you leave and not take me.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, ...

Happy St. Patrrrick's Day!

2006-03-17T22:13:00.000-06:00

Now, I am parrt Scottish. But I'm also parrt Irrish as well. SO. I did my part, and wore green and pinched everyone who wasn't wearing it. I'm happy.

"O Ireland isn't it grand you look-- Like a bride in her rich adornin? And with all the pent-up love of my heart I bid you the top o' the mornin!"

I love saying that. "Top o' the mornin' to ye!" It just sort of rolls off the tongue. Anyways, I'd also like to mention that it's my sister Sarah's birthday today. And also, we can't forget dear Harris' which was yesterday! They both are 12 years old now. Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Sarah & Harris!!!!!!

And I think there was something else I was going to say, but I forgot. Oh well.

Kerchoo!

2006-03-15T12:53:00.000-06:00

-by Me

My nose is all runny
my throat is so sore
coughing is no fun
singing is a chore

Another tissue please
I think it's about to blow
Another tissue please!
ah, there we go...

:) Well, it's not professional, but I had fun with it.

New Blog!

2006-03-14T19:18:00.000-06:00

Check out my cousin Madeliene's blog! Click here to visit Inside Maddie's Head!

My 50th post!!

2006-03-11T09:16:00.000-06:00

I forgot to mention that it's my 50th post!Yay! Anyways, I hope you all have a loverly spring break!

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know.
You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems.
Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green.
Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

The Muppet Personality Test

"From Every Stormy Wind That Blows..."

2006-03-09T16:43:00.000-06:00

I love the way the sky looks after a big storm.

We have moved!

2006-03-08T16:31:00.000-06:00

After a long, tiresome day of moving and unpacking, we have moved. Now, we are far from being all unpacked, but we're getting there. Nathan and Seth came over to help us, and ate lunch and supper with us, spent the night, and were off this morning. It was really fun riding on the back of the trailor to Camp to get stuff. Going down that big hill kinda felt like surfing or something. We all had to balance and try not to fall over. I cheated and held on to Ryan's arm. :) Thankfully, no one got hurt and nothing got broken. It sure does feel nice to wake up in a warm bed, warm room, and not have to get fully dressed and shoes on to go to breakfast. I used to have to go outside to get to my room! I can't believe that we actually lived at Camp for about 5 months without killing each other. And most of the time, there were at least 7 of us in the Kitchen at a time. Crazy. I am so glad to live in a house now.

A Blast for a Weekend

2006-03-06T16:10:00.000-06:00

I only wish it was longer. It was great seeing everyone, and I had a blast. This makes me want it to be time for Harmony Hill. *sigh*...... Good friends are so good to have, you know? Just to know I have them makes me feel better on a bad day. To all my friends, thanks for being one.

Boot Camp, and Satellite!

2006-03-02T11:46:00.000-06:00

We now have satellite internet!! That means, we can upload pictures to the blog soo much faster! Well actually, we can do everything a lot faster. It's sweet. And soon we'll be moved into the house...absolutely cannot wait.

Boot Camp is this weekend! Actually, we're going to spend the night at the Guess' house tonight so we can leave in the morning. So Lord Willing, we will see all you Texas people and everyone else who's going, Friday evening. See y'all!

Spring Is Almost Here!

2006-02-24T19:14:00.000-06:00

I can't wait for Spring! I'm always ready for the next season though. I love Winter, but am always glad when it's over. Same with the others. Aren't you glad God didn't make it the same weather all the time? It would be so dull if we didn't have some gloomy days sometimes, or bright ones. There's also Spring break soon too! Can't wait...

'Twas an eventful night...

2006-02-19T18:28:00.000-06:00

Last night, the water pipes froze. So we brushed our teeth using water bottles. Got in bed with the electric blanket on almost high, and put in the My Fair Lady soundtrack. The water unfroze a little while after we got in bed. Around 11:00, I heard this loud noise that sounded like the bath water on full blast. I thought Dad turned it on so the water wouldn't freeze up again, but wondered why it was on that much. I didn't think too long about it very much though, and tried to get some sleep.
About 30 min later, I decided that the noise was keeping me awake. So I got out of my bed, opened the door, and walked down to the bathroom. Right as I stepped out of my room, my socks were soaked. I shrieked, and saw that water was everywhere. I was standing in water about an inch deep. When I realized the situation, I ran to Rachel's room and told her what happened. Then I ran to get Dad, and we both rushed back to the bathroom in the mothers' cabin. The water heater valve was busted, and water was shooting everywhere. Apparently, there was a lot of pressure from the water being frozen. So I had to hold the valve down while Dad went to see if he could fix it. I felt like that Dutch boy who had to hold his finger in the wall to save the town...

Anyway, it stopped, so we cleaned up a little and went back to bed. A few minutes after I got into bed, it started again. This time I went straight to the valve and held it down. Dad came in when he heard it, and put a paint can on top of it to hold it down. We then went back to bed a third time, and this time I went to sleep, and the valve busted no more. We had to stay home from church today to clean it all up, a lot of the boxes got soaked and had to be moved, and the floor dried with the ShopVac. It was weird not going to church, and I wish we could have gone, but there was nothing else for us to do. Missed ya'll Grace Chapelanians!

Well, that's the end of this tale...toodles!

School at the Camp..

2006-02-17T22:11:00.000-06:00

We do our schoolwork in the Kitchen most of the time. As well as fix meals, eat, do laundry, play computer, Dad does his work, and other things. It's interesting.

It doesn't really look like Tyler's doing school though, does it? :)

Pictures of Moi...

2006-02-16T16:56:00.000-06:00

Our Snowman? Or Snow Farmer? Oh well...

2006-02-15T16:23:00.000-06:00

He looks rather funny, huh?

Happy, happy Valentine's!

2006-02-15T00:19:00.000-06:00

Hope everyone has a great day! Love you all!!

Snow Day!!

2006-02-12T16:47:00.000-06:00

This is Emily, my littlest 5 year old sister, and me. We had tons of fun in the snow. I think this is the first time I've seen snow at Camp, and it's absolutely gorgeous! We built a snowman, but it's a little funny looking. :) We had to be creative to find things to use for his mouth, eyes, and nose. I wish our internet was faster so I could post some more pictures, it's so pretty. Maybe later I'll have a pic of our snowman.

'...a dweam within a dweam...'

2006-02-07T22:06:00.000-06:00

Saturday night I had a dream. A very, very sad dream. I can't remember all of it though, but this is what I do remember..

It was set in the 1900s in WWI. All of the boys around 18 were enlisting. For some reason, some of them went even though they were under 18...but anyway... So everyone left... my brothers went, Andrew, Roy, Seth, Nathan, and such. Everyone was really sad, but we all knew that we couldn't keep them from going. The few years went by and the war was over. All of our boys came home finally. Except....Nathan didn't. It was horrible! Everyone was really sad and right before I woke up, I was wondering how I was going to tell Claire (for some reason I had to), because I knew she'd take it really hard. :) Thankfully though, I woke up before I could tell her.

So that was my very sad, teary dream. I think it was brought on by my reading "Rilla of Ingleside", the last book in the Anne of Green Gables series. A very good series, by the way. Adieu!

Hm..what to post about?

2006-02-02T15:28:00.000-06:00

I have no clue what I am about to post on, so... be prepared.

Biology. Lately in Biology I've been studying about bacteria, molds, and fungi...sound interesting? It is, very.. and somewhat disgusting. I learned that they let mold grow on beef and then when it's covered, they scrape it off, leaving the meat tender and very delicious. I kinda wish they wouldn't make us learn that stuff, I'd much rather not know about that. Burgers are not very appetizing anymore.
Anyway..

What else comes to mind...

College. I've been wondering and praying about what I'm going to do after I graduate. College has crossed my mind, but I want to be sure that God is calling me to that first. I've thought about majoring in some field of nursing, but I don't want to be so into my job and career that I can't quit when I need to. But, I do have a couple of years left in highschool to think about it.

Can anyone tell me what this quote is from?

"It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others."

Our Cabin

2006-01-31T21:58:00.000-06:00

And this actually was taken awhile ago, so it looks even better now. Mostly we've been working on the inside of it. Can't wait until we get visits from you all! :)

Jackson PBC Meeting!

2006-01-30T19:46:00.000-06:00

Well I had a lot of fun at the Jackson Meeting. We had 8 girls staying in one hotel room the first night. Stayed up until 2:30, talking you know.. We went to Starbucks, or Moondollars, or Constellation Currency, whatever you want to call it...both nights, which was fun too. The second night, we played a game in the lobby after the grownups went to bed until around 1:00. Then we went to our rooms and talked some more until...well, I'll just say it was extremely past the time we should have gone to sleep. We also got to hear Elder Sonny Pyles preach some great sermons, and got to eat some great food. This was my first time to go to Jackson, but I didn't feel out of place at all. After we drove home, and after services at Grace Chapel, Tyler and I had to take Logan and Eleanor to a gas station in Walnut where Bro. Robert would meet us. On the way, Eleanor suddenly felt the need to have some sunglasses from Claire's, and yelled out to Tyler to stop at the mall on the way. Of course, we all knew that it would be closed since it was about 9 o'clock, but Eleanor was very determined. So we pulled up to Claire's, and saw that the lights were on, and people were inside. Even though we knew that it was too good to be true, we got out of the car, and walked inside. As soon as we walked inside, everyone in there just stared at us. I thought it a bit strange, but kept walking. When we passed the counter, this man told us that they were closed. Apparently they were working late, or something. So we, embarrassed, said thank you, and walked out. While we were painfully making our way to the exit, I heard a girl say, "How moronic can you get?" But morons though we might have been, it was fun anyway. A delightful weekend indeed.

Another blogging trend....

2006-01-24T15:59:00.000-06:00

Name: Lydia Grace

Birthday: December 24, 1990

Birthplace: Memphis, TN

Current Location: MS

Eye Color: Greenish

Hair Color: Blondish

Height: 5'3'?

Right Handed or Left Handed: Right handed

Your Heritage: Some English, some Scottish, some Cherokee, some French..hm

The Shoes You Wore Today: My tan fakenstocks

Your Weakness: weakness? what weakness?

Your Fears: Snakes, being in the woods at night, um....what else..

Your Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni with a thin crust

Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Read the rest of Jane Austen's books, and P&P again.

Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: yeah

Thoughts First Waking Up: What do I have to do today?

Your Best Physical Feature: ha, that's funny

Your Bedtime: 10-12

Your Most Missed Memory: Playing Robin Hood with Ryan as Robin Hood, Tyler as Little John, and Rachel as my servant.

Pepsi or Coke: Neither, but Coke over Pepsi

McDonalds or Burger King: Burger King

Single or Group Dates: um, depends

Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton

Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

Cappuccino or Coffee: I like both a lot

Do you Smoke: last I checked, no

Do you Swear: no

Do you Sing: yes, a good deal

Do you Shower Daily: pretty much

Have you Been in Love: I don't think so

Do you want to go to College: If I feel like it's what God wants me to do, and if I figure out what I want to do

Do you want to get Married: yes

Do you belive in yourself: sometimes, but whenever I do, it turns out badly

Do you get Motion Sickness: not extremely easily

Do you think you are Attractive: haha

Are you a Health Freak: to an extent

Do you get along with your Parents: Most of the time ;)

Do you like Thunderstorms: Not if I'm outside, but inside in bed, yes

Do you play an Instrument: I know how to play piano, and some violin

In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes

In the past month have you Smoked: no

In the past month have you been on Drugs: no

In the past month have you gone on a Date: yeah

In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no

In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope

In the past month have you eaten Sushi: nopers

In the past month have you been on Stage: no

In the past month have you been Dumped: no

In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no

In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no

Ever been Drunk: no

Ever been called a Tease: no

Ever been Beaten up: no (for the 10th time)

Ever Shoplifted: um, I think maybe when I was little :D

How do you want to Die: preferably of old age

What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a grownup

What country would you most like to Visit: hm.. Greece

In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Purple

Favourite Hair Color: Greenish

Short or Long Hair: LoooOOOooong

Height: 10'

Weight: oh, I dunno

Best Clothing Style: whatever

Number of Drugs I have taken: oh, I don't know..I've taken Tylenol before

Number of CDs I own: a lot

Number of Piercings: 2, one in both ears

Number of Tattoos: none...

Number of things in my Past I Regret: I can't count them all

2006-01-22T23:18:00.000-06:00

GCS WARRIORS!!!

2006-01-21T14:02:00.000-06:00

This is me shooting a freethrow. I got so many this last game. Though, I don't think I made very many of them. In this game, we played against Faith Heritage. They weren't very good, but I guess somewhat better than us, because they won. We probably could have beaten them if our first half of the game was better. I don't think any of our heads were really in the game that first half, but the last half we were much more aggressive. Don't laugh, but the final score was 16-11....arg. Oh, sorry about my lack of posts. My mind has been blank for ideas lately. I am going to post a pic of our log cabin soon though. Well, must run...

More pics from the meeting...

2006-01-13T16:39:00.000-06:00

Check out the pics of the Grace Chapel Meeting on www.beehive.smugmug.com, they're great!

Back to school...

2006-01-09T09:57:00.000-06:00

It is with mixtures of joy and sorrow that I return to schoolwork. Joy, because close to the end of break I started feeling quite lazy...Since I've been on break, my sleeping habits have gotten very lax. :) And getting back in the habit of waking up earlier, and actually having a set schedule for the morning is what I would prefer. However, there is some sorrow for the lack of freedom I will now have. Freedom to spend time with friends, practice basketball all day..just practically do whatever. I'm glad that my break ended with our meeting, which I enjoyed very much as always.

So now I'm off to do my assigned schoolwork for today...ta-ta!

Happy New Year! (4 days late, I know)

2006-01-04T16:00:00.000-06:00

I had a great time at our meeting, and I hope everyone else did too. We heard 12 sermons, which were were very good. Here are some pics from the meeting..

Party Time!

2005-12-26T22:15:00.000-06:00

I'm fifteen! wow....now I am able to get my permit. That's a little scary. Not to mention in 2 years I'll be graduating. Goodness...how time flies. And the end of 2005 is drawing near, with 2006 approaching rapidly. I've been thinking lately about how fast time really does go once you look back on it. It makes me really want to use my time wisely. I've also been thinking about what New Years resolutions I'll make this year. I almost never finish everything on the list. Actually, just make that never. But I still make them every year because maybe I'll complete some at least. I still haven't managed to read the Bible all the way through, but I'm getting there. Hopefully, this year I will. I needs to jet now, so cya'll!

Oh, here's a pic of my ring that I got for my b-day. Ain't it perty?

One more day!!

2005-12-23T17:19:00.000-06:00

I can hardly contain myself...only one more day! As I have failed to convince Mother to have my birthday tonight, I will just have to be patient. Which is rather hard for me. I was going to have a birthday party and go bowling for the first time with some friends, but it didn't work out. I am going bowling tonight with my family though, and going out for dinner at I think Ruby Tuesday's.

Today was a very beautiful day. Not too cold, and not hot. I spent most of the day practicing basketball, and the last hour of daylight playing with my youngest siblings, Zackary and Emily. We were playing Indians with their tepee that Mom helped them build on the volleyball court. :) That's something I haven't done in ages, but I decided that since this is my last day to be 14 forever, I might as well act like the kid I won't be for too much longer. At least I still have enough imagination for it. Well, I must get ready for our outing. Toodles!

More pics

2005-12-22T14:08:00.000-06:00

Ode to Diet Coke, my mom's favorite drink.

This was from Ryan's birthday......he must have been quite famished after all those exams or something..

Two of my best friends....

2005-12-18T20:39:00.000-06:00

Doughy dough doughnuts

2005-12-16T13:05:00.000-06:00

Today we sold a bunch of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for GCS's basketball team. It was fun doing it with everyone, but I'm kinda glad to have gotten it over with. This time I wasn't as nervous about going up to people and asking them if they wanted to buy some doughnuts, but I think it was also because Roy was with me this time. Last time it was just me and my sister Mollie, so I did most of the talking. So now I'm at the church, waiting until we go see King Kong with everyone. I hope it'll be good, since it's by Peter Jackson. Hopefully I'll have something interesting to write about next post, sorry this one isn't very. Looking forward to the meeting!

Another one of these "Seven Things" things...

2005-12-11T22:33:00.000-06:00

I wasn't going to do one of these, as everyone is doing it, but I was told I was tagged. So...here it goes.

Seven things...

To do before I die:

-- Visit a foreign country

-- Dye my hair some absurd color for a day

-- Become a virtuous woman

-- Get married, have children, grow old, be the best grandmother ever...and eventually die..

-- Get as close to God as possible

-- Watch the sunrise

-- Learn when to open and when to shut my mouth

I cannot do (and would very much like to):--

-- Be able to go a whole day without sinning

-- Live in the times of P&P for a little while

-- Write a really good poem...or actually just any poem.. :)

-- Meet Ronald Reagan

-- Be an eloquent speaker

-- Remember something right when I want to

-- Have a photographic memory

3. That attracted me to my spouse:

-- His ability to take charge when needed

-- The tender way he treats everyone

-- The way he always knows what to do in every situation

-- His strong love for the Lord

-- His willingness to one day have the burden of providing for a family

-- The way he is incredibly romantic

-- The way everyone respects and loves him

4. Things I say most often:

-- Can you get me ___? Pleeease? (insert whatever i so desire at that moment) :D

-- Shush up

-- Chill

-- Good griefous (Justin, you got me started doing that)

-- Darn

-- weird

-- We're gonna be really late....

5. Seven books I love

-- Pride and Prejudice

-- Series of Unfortunate Events

-- Love Comes Softly Series

-- Embrace the Dawn

-- Little Women

-- Chronicles of Narnia

-- my King James Bible

6. Movies I could watch over and over

-- The Patriot

-- Pride and Prejudice (both)

-- Emma

-- Series of Unfortunate Events (Jim Carrey is great!)

-- Pirates of the Caribbean

-- Sound of Music

-- Tammy and the Bachelor

7. People I want to tag:

--Roy, of http://www.roybeauchamp.blogspot.com/
--Claire, of http://www.beehive5.blogspot.com/
-- Sarah, of http://www.soimmature.blogspot.com
-- Rachel, of http://www.rachelpoe.blogspot.com
-- Tyler, of whatever blog he's going to create soon
-- Justin, of http://www.cpuaggie.blogspot.com
-- Evan, of http://www.evangorn.blogspot.com

December!!

2005-12-03T19:38:00.000-06:00

It's December! And only 21 days till my birthday! I am definitely ready to age another year too. :) Also another good thing that happens in December is our meeting. The time when almost all of my friends come together....it's so fun. But it also makes it extremely sad when it's time for everyone to leave. Ryan's birthday is coming up soon too. In 8 days. I know what I'm going to get him already, but I can't say because one day he might just decide to visit my lowly blog. :)
Must run, adios!

Mr. Darcy....sigh.. :)

2005-11-27T00:49:00.000-06:00

I just saw the new "Pride and Prejudice" movie. It's GREAT! I wasn't expecting much, with Keira Knightly and all, but she wasn't bad atall. I loved Mr. Darcy in this version almost as much as the one where Colin Firth played him. I got all giggly and everything after the movie was over. lol, I had to get Ryan to help me off of my seat because my knees were so weak! :) I don't think that one could really compare this one and the older version though. I couldn't anyways. They're so different, even though it's the same basic story. I definitely want to buy it once it comes out on video. I think Mr. Darcy is my ideal guy, with a few exceptions maybe. :) Toodles!

Wednesday....

2005-11-25T21:13:00.000-06:00

Well, this last Tuesday night after our basketball game I spent the night at my Grandparents' house. The next morning I woke up around 7:30 or so and ate breakfast...then started reading a book that my Grandma recommended. Grandma asked me if I wanted to go workout with her, and I said yes. So about 9:00, we set off..Grandma driving. I was a little nervous, but was relieved when only about 5 minutes later we pulled into the place. The place was a Senior's Center. I wasn't really expecting this, but followed Grandma in anyway. We walked inside and there was an elderly lady at the front desk, named...Miss Jan I think. So after Grandma introduced me and everything, we walked into a room where they were playing '80s music and elderly people were doing aerobics while a lady was instructing them. I put my sweater on a chair and walked over to a clear space on the floor, and just started doing what the instructor said. I was a little embarrassed about doing it, but after awhile I got used to it and started having fun with it. After about 30 minutes, we did our exercise with weights. After it was over, Grandma introduced me to all of them, and after giving my name and age several times, we left.

We got back and I read some more, then ate a sandwich with a glass of milk and icecream. :) At 1:50 I think it was, Ryan and I went to his Philosophy class at the U of M. They were discussing a movie called "High Crimes and Misdemeanors". I had never seen the movie, but their views on things were quite interesting. For instance, they think that marriage is no more than words on paper, and that if a marriage isn't going well, the spouses can do whatever they want because they are practically divorced already. After his class we bought some Tigers' tickets for Seth and his family and left for GA. After about 7 1/2 hours we arrived, and went to bed.
So that was my rather interesting day...hope you have a good one!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

2005-11-23T23:38:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow I'm going to school with Ryan, and then we're leaving for Georgia where we'll spend T-giving week with my mom's family. I hope everyone who is traveling has a safe trip to wherever they're going, and have a great time! Toodles!

Lydia needs...

2005-11-12T19:13:00.000-06:00

Lydia needs to maintain

Lydia needs money.

Lydia needs to pose so that she can see herself through her sister's eyes

Lydia needs a home

Lydia needs more sodium to keep her blood pressure up

Lydia needs adult prompting to use her utensils at snack time,

Lydia needs quality education and a lot of counseling

Lydia needs specialist medical attention.

Lydia needs your help in gaining control of her deceased father.

Lydia needs to make the ransom drop

Lydia needs higher heels to be seen

Want to see what Lydia, Ryan, and Tyler used to look like about 12 years ago?

2005-11-11T23:36:00.000-06:00

Singin' and dancing in the rain...

2005-11-10T23:20:00.000-06:00

Last night I was in one of my "hyper" moods, and it was also raining....not a good combination. :) It was probably about 8:45 or so, and I was about to get ready for bed, and I was thinking about how I would have to run from the pavilion to the cabin..when it occured to me to not bother about getting wet. I've never really danced in the rain before. Or sang, actually. yes, I sang "Singin' In the Rain", "I Could Have Danced All Night", and probably a few others. If you haven't done it before, I highly recommend it. :)So anyway, that was some of my self-made hyperness showing. Toodles!

Another Quiz

2005-11-09T22:23:00.000-06:00

Okay, thought I might as well join the crowd..

Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com!

Attack of the Ants!

2005-11-09T16:30:00.000-06:00

Yesterday, I read a story from my World Literature book. The story was Leiningen Versus the Ants, by Carl Stephenson. This story was a very interesting one about a plantation owner in Brazil, who stood up against an army of ants by using his intelligence. Even though he was pretty intelligent, he and his four hundred peons barely survived the millions of ants seeking to destroy everything in their path. In Leiningen’s first attempt to defeat the ants, he built a sort of “moat” around his plantation and filled it with water from a river nearby. Then he built an “inner moat” which was a smaller ditch lined with concrete, and he emptied into this the inflow pipes from three petrol tanks. Leiningen was sure that even if somehow the ants managed to cross the first ditch, they couldn’t get through the second. They did however, but before they reached the plantation house and barn, Leiningen made a final attempt to obliterate the ants by flooding the entire plantation with the river. Since the house and barn were on high ground, they would be saved. So Leiningen made the dash to the dam, being bitten by ants as he ran. By the time he reached the dam and had fulfilled his mission, the ants covered his body head to toe. As he stumbled his way back to his men, he lost his footing and fell, not having any strength to get up again. His peons reached him and “tore off the ants from a body that seemed almost an open wound”. The men carried their master into the house and informed him that his plan had worked, that the ants were defeated. Leiningen smiled as the nurse applied the medicines, and murmured, “I told you I’d come back, even if I am a bit streamlined”. He then slept peacefully.

This story was quite interesting and I must say I was captivated to the end. I can’t imagine what I’d feel like to know that millions of ants were coming my way, with the single intent to annihilate. Especially being covered in ants! Ick…