Tuesday, December 9, 2008

I'm Back....

After being away for almost a whole semester...I'm coming back and I have big plans to finally stick this thing out. I really enjoy reading through everyones blogs, so now it's time I finally keep mine up and running!!

I'm looking forward to sharing some of my insight on life inside the girl's dorm! Oh yes...the stories that come from those walls are many times amazing!! Also hoping to add a Mediatative Monday post! Anyways...let's just see how long the fun will last!!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Heading to the City...

My bags are yet to be packed, but I am very much looking forward to my departure for Milwaukee this weekend. This is my first time back to the big city since I finished student teaching in March! I'm looking forward to seeing my family, hanging out with the Mielke's, and recalling all of the reasons why I would move to Milwaukee in a heart beat...just need a good job and a place to live!

After the trip to Milwaukee, we are heading up to Fond du Lac for a surprise 40th birthday party for my Aunt Trisha! I'm hoping we can still pull this off...so far so good!

After Fondy, it's back to the Eau C to unload my brother and sister, get them settled back into the dorms, and kick off the school year! Can't believe it's here already, but I'm ready! (Only cuz' I don't have to go back)

What are you plans for the weekend?

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Moments of Glory

Nastia winning the Gold in the Women's All-Around.

Phelps winning his 7th GOLD by 1/100 of a second!

What will I do when they are all over??

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Crazy Night Life


Oh how I love my new night life! I'm not exactly sure how I will be able to cope once the Olympics are over, because as of right now, they are my life! I wake up and turn on whatever crazy sport is showing at 8:00am. So far my favorite to watch has been Women's Water Polo with Table Tennis a close second. I watch the Olympics as I workout. So far the many sport that is on during that time is basketball. But I did catch a little Grecco-Roman Wrestling yesterday too! I watch them as I get ready for work. Sadly, I take about a 9 hour break as I head into work for the day....but I love when 9:00pm rolls around because I know that in a mere 30 mins I will be back home, crawled up on my bed, watching amazing things such as Gymnastics and the greatest happenings in the Water Cube! Ahhh...the great life! Are the Olympics changing your life?


I will miss the Olympics when they are over, but I will also enjoy having my sleep back!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Conquered in Christ



Romans 8:31-39 "What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:


"For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."


No! In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."


It's hard to believe that one week ago, Steph, Nicki, and I were packed in the car traveling back to Wisconsin debriefing about the weekend. What a weekend it was! This weekend is only that I look forward to each year because I come back with this renewed and refreshed air about me and I'm excited and anxious to put into work the many things I've learned. Just as I hoped, this year was exactly the same...only better than I could have expected. I went anxious for my dear friend's to share with all of my friends the insight they have gained through the many trials they have faced in their lives. But what I got was an even greater appreciation for my friends. If anyone has not had the chance to meet Dave and Becky Rodebaugh...DO IT! Their story makes me cry, makes me smile, and gives me hope for all the trials that I face. I think back to my life only 8 months ago and Dave and Becky were merly a name that I knew because of the children at Immanuel. Now I can't even imagine who I was without them. They are two people that I will always look up to and respect. What a blessing it is to have them in my life!
If anyone is ever thinking about Arise and Shine and just not sure...GO!! It is worth every minute of your time. I promise you will not regret it!

Saturday, February 23, 2008

100 things to do before I die

  1. Swim with a dolphin
  2. Watch a live Figure Skating competition (famous skaters)
  3. Be a member of the audience in a TV show
  4. Send a message in a bottle
  5. Plant a tree
  6. Write a fan letter to Mr. Dreamy
  7. Learn to ballroom dance
  8. Fall deeply in love – helplessly and unconditionally with my Lord
  9. Shower in a waterfall
  10. Learn to play the violin
  11. Get passionate about a cause and spent time helping it, instead of just thinking about it
  12. Go on Mission Helper Trip
  13. Ask someone you’ve just met on a date.
  14. Sleep under the stars
  15. Spend a whole day reading, while snuggled up in a warm blanket.
  16. Overcome my fear of failure
  17. Grow and tend a garden
  18. Drive a convertible with the top down and music blaring.
  19. Run a 5k.
  20. Run a half-marathon
  21. Fall in Love
  22. Watch all of the Oscar winning movies
  23. Have an earth-shattering, foot popping kiss
  24. Play in the rain
  25. Visit the 9-11 site
  26. Wear a rain coat and galoshes in the rain.
  27. Blindly pick a place on a map and plan visit
  28. Go to the Creation Museum
  29. Be outside for a whole day
  30. Host a wine tasting party
  31. Write a letter about myself NOW for my future grandchildren
  32. Learn to change a tire
  33. Greet a new neighbor with baked goods
  34. Ride a bicycle built for two
  35. Drink wine while taking a hot bubble bath and rockin’ out to the song from “Pretty Woman.”
  36. Fall in love with Walt Whitman poetry
  37. Wear a flower in my hair all day
  38. Stay up all night talking to someone
  39. Get a master’s degree
  40. Ride in a horse-drawn carriage
  41. Ride a mechanical bull
  42. See the Pearl Harbor memorial
  43. Learn how to drive stick shift
  44. Bury a time capsule
  45. Dance in a gazebo while listening to “The Sound of Music”
  46. Learn to say “No” without guilt
  47. Give birth naturally
  48. Stop worrying about things that have already happened and that I can’t change.
  49. Inspire a child
  50. Go on cruise
  51. Have a movie marathon
  52. Make breakfast in bed for someone I love
  53. Be an organ donor (4/24/08)
  54. Eat spaghetti like the Lady and the Tramp
  55. Be free from debt
  56. Visit all 50 states
  57. Nap in the grass
  58. Go to Australia
  59. Stay at a cottage by the sea
  60. Have a family
  61. Smoke a real Cuban cigar (6/27/08)
  62. Donate blood
  63. See a show on Broadway
  64. Adopt a child
  65. Eat a meal good enough to be my last
  66. Become physically Fit
  67. Exercise daily
  68. Eat Healthy
  69. Learn the entire dance from evolution of dance
  70. Make someone cry of happiness
  71. Buy my own car (6/27/08)
  72. Buy a house
  73. Write my mission statement
  74. Hit a home run
  75. Take a road trip with friends
  76. Do 100 push ups in a row
  77. Do at least one pull up
  78. Learn the Alphabet backwards
  79. Ride in a helicopter
  80. Learn how to ice skate without falling on my butt
  81. Write a love letter
  82. Live without tv for a month
  83. Become a lifeguard
  84. Read the entire Bible
  85. Send flowers to a friend (8/5/08)
  86. Tell my parents how much I love them and what they mean to me
  87. Spend a day with my sisters
  88. Write a children’s book
  89. See the giant Christmas tree in Times Square
  90. See “Ellen” LIVE
  91. Visit the Smithsonian
  92. Be a mom.
  93. Be a wife.
  94. Take culinary classes
  95. Stay best friends with Steph and Nicki
  96. Be serenaded on a gondola
  97. Write a song about someone I love
  98. Yell "Bingo" at a Bingo hall
  99. Take a child on a toy shopping spree
  100. Host a cooking show
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