My friend Jen has long been obsessed with Burt's Bees lip balm. I never really gave it a second thought--I'm a ChapStick girl myself. But last week, I was in a checkout line in the Bradenton Wal-Mart, and right next to the ChapStick I noticed a box full of Burt's Bees. On a whim, I bought some. There's no comparison--Burt's Bees is aweso...
July 30, 2008
Val and I have had several conversations lately about how we vastly prefer male musicians to female musicians. And it's not because we think the guys are hot--I can only think of one singer I've ever had a "crush" on, and that lasted for about two minutes when I was a teenager--I think I just prefer male voices to female.At least I thought I did. As Melissa and Stacey were playing country music for me tonight, I realized that there's not a single...
I met Melissa for supper at Carlos O'Kelly's. We hadn't seen each other in over a month, and we hadn't had a chance to just sit around and talk in . . . well, I don't know how long! It was so nice to catch up with nothing pressing cutting into our time together. (Well, except for the waitress, who came back to make sure we were doing OK six or seven times after we paid our bill!) We finally decided to go back to Melissa's apartment, where we...
July 28, 2008
I'm not big on tennis shoes. I have my Nikes that I wear to work out and if I think I absolutely must wear walking shoes. I have to dress up for work, so most of my shoes are of the dressy variety. I wear flip flops whenever I can. When I learned we'd be doing work in Florida that could be dirty, I decided to buy a some cheap tennies . . . I couldn't...
For several days during the trip, members of our team and The Bridge's youth group worked together to fix up a house in a rough area of Bradenton. On Wednesday, a reporter from the Bradenton Herald interviewed a few of the workers. Read the article here, and go here to see the pics. (Click on "Church Volunteers Paint Home.") My cousin Chrissy is in picture 6, and Val is in picture...
According to a report released by the Corporation for National & Community Service, Nebraska ranks number two in the country (behind Utah) in the percentage of adults who volunteer in some capacity. 39.8% of us volunteer! Of course, that number should be higher, but still, it makes me proud to be a Nebrask...
I've been home from Florida for just over a day now, and I'm sure tales of the trip will come out in bits and pieces. The very first thing I have to talk about is Dylan.Our main purpose for this trip was to help at a VBS alternative at The Bridge Church in Bradenton, Florida. The VBS (Miss Shelly, the camp director, would kill me if she knew I was...
July 21, 2008
So far, the time in Florida has been intense . . . good, but extremely tiring. We're certainly keeping busy! I haven't had much time at all to access the internet, and I don't have time to write now. Just wanted to let you know that I made it safely and had an amazing time at Disney World! I'll try to write more this week but won't promise anything. But you can plan on a long update come Sund...
July 15, 2008
I have a sleeping problem. Normally, I sleep just fine, but whenever I know I need to get a lot of sleep, I can't. I usually get about three hours of sleep before our first few speech meets, even though I go to bed by 10 or earlier . . . it's just something about knowing that I'll need to get up at 5 that keeps me from getting to sleep. (After about three weeks of speech, fatigue sets in, and I have no trouble sleeping!)At 8 p.m., we'll leave...
July 14, 2008
In just under 24 hours, I'll join 11 others for a 24 hour (at least!) drive to Bradenton, Florida. We'll be helping with a sports (!) camp and helping clean up/remodel a house. With only 23 hours to go before I have to arrive at church, I should be a little more focused on packing. Instead, I'm downloading music from Amazon. And here's the thing: I'm downloading country music! Did someone perform a brain transplant on me? I've recently become...
July 9, 2008
I'm a big believer in online bill paying. It's so much simpler than writing a check, buying a stamp, and relying on the good old USPS to get the payments there on time. If I could pay my rent and utility bills online, I would . . . those are the only two checks I regularly write.This morning, I remembered that it was time to pay my credit card bill. This credit card is from one of the major credit card companies, and I actually have two cards...
July 8, 2008
The Christmas before I started at Grace, my aunt gave me an odd Christmas present: a screwdriver with four interchangeable tips. She told me it was something every girl should have before going away to college. As strange a gift as it seemed at the time, I've found myself grateful for it over and over again. Here's the thing: Every time I use the...
July 3, 2008
I moved into my apartment two years ago today. At the time, I wasn't sure why I was moving--I'd been living in Grand Island with one of my best friends, and I loved every minute of it. But I was sure that God wanted me to move back to Central City, so I did. Two years later, the blessings of following God are innumerable. I've saved hundreds of dollars on gas. I was able to be close by following my dad's broken leg. I spend more time with my...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
