One of the best nights in a long time!

So this past Thursday I took Nate's little sister, Emily, to the Sugarland concert in Tupelo and it was grand. Ashton Shepherd opened the show and man the girl can sing. I am not a big fan of the songs she has on the radio but in person the girl can belt.

The Kellie Pickler came out. Now I have to say that Em was not excited about hearing her but when she got finished Emily was a new fan. I would say she is one of the most talented female singers that is out right now. I dare say that I am in love..kidding.

Anyhow, during her show she announced that after Sugarland performed she would be out signing autographs. So me and Em jumped on that. We planned it just right that when Sugarland went back for their encore, we would go get in line for Kellie's signing. Good idea, right? Well we weren't the only ones who had that same idea. But being the devoted new fans that we were we proceeded to get in line. Needless to say, and hour later this is the result of my wait.....drum roll please.........

Are you impressed. This is as good as I could get because the durn security guards were screaming NO PICTURES as I was taking this one. Oh well. I am pretty excited about my picture.

And now here is a picture of Sugarland. They were amazing and I am totally impressed by how good they are in concert. If you ever get the chance to go- GO!

Thats all for now.

b.l.e.s.s.e.d.

On days like today, I just sit back and I think about how lucky I am. I spent the whole weekend with Nate and his family and I'm not blessed just because of that but I am reminded how lucky I am.

Good ole Nate... I think I have laughed the whole day today. And let me just set the mood right for you to understand where I am coming from on this one.

Close your eyes and picture this...ok well you can't close your eyes but you get the drift.

Its a breezy, crisp October and not a cloud in the sky. I am looking cute (that always makes any girls day better...you are lying if you say it doesn't) and he is just him. No other explaination needed. We go eat at the mexican resturaunt and there is a buffet! Score! So we eat and then we go on to the mall to kill some time. We wonder into Barnes and Noble and we head straight to the Christian section.
*How lucky am I to have a guy who goes to the Christian section first. Score!

Continuing on....we meander the books and when we dont find anything that we absoutly have to have we go into the mall. I think that this is one of our favorite things to do because we get to people watch and just interact together. We at least its one of my favorite things. So we stroll and talk and stroll and talk.
*Once again, how lucky am I to have a guy who will put up with me stopping and staring at every jewelry store we come to. Score!

Ok so thats enough of our boring day but I will say that I am sitting in his office at church (can you believe he has his own office) and I am just blessed. I am the girlfriend of a boy who loves the Lord more than life itself and who treats me like a princess.

A beautiful day and a beautiful love...the love between God and man and man and woman.

Score!

Bite Me.

Well that must have been the thought that went through my head right before the psychic Keegan (who knew, a 5 year old autistic boy that is normally my all time favorite is a psychic) took a bite into my once pain-free arm.

Yes, thats right people. I got bit. Not like a small little nibble with some drool attatched. No I am talking about teeth marks bigger that a 50 cent piece. And did it hurt!

I can't ever recall ever being bitten in my life. Even when I was a little girl I was pretty well liked and the pearly whites of other youngsters stayed away from my appendages. Well today I lost my bite-free virginity.

Keegan branded me and hours later I am still feeling it.

You poor little arm. I will nurse you back to helth. And I promise in the process I will keep Keegan and his little chompers far, far away from you.

OUCH!

oh I forgot.

I totally forgot to mention that I GOT A JOB! (Can't you hear the choirs of angels singing behind that sentence?)

All by the grace and good will of God, I found a job at a place called Angel Garden. This is the only residential home in Mississip' and I applied for the rec job. And thats right people. You heard it here first....I got the position. I am the recreation planner for the kiddos and my job pretty much consists of planning activities and playing with kids in the afternoons. Could life get any better? I think not.

So there it is. Proof. Proof that God is good and good and good.

PEACE and LOVE. Until next time.

I deserve...

A mighty slap to the wrist. It has been exactly one month since I have written. Shame on me. I try so hard to be good at this thing but then life comes in and sweeps me right away and the world of blogging takes a back seat to.....

1. School- I have more projects then I can count. And I have come to the conclusion all that the professors meet once a month and schedule a day to give test because they all just happen to be given on the same flippen day! Gross, just gross.

2. Practicum- This is the best although it just adds more to my already jam packed schedule. I get to go to the elementary school in Starkvegas and work with about 9 autistic 5 and 6 year olds. And let me just say that they are precious. My world could be crashing down around me and then I walk in and they run and give me a hug and some how they bandage all my invisible boo-boos. Could life get any better than some kids who don't care about my faults love on me. Sometimes I think that I have been put on this earth to love on those with special needs but my bubble gets bursted and I think it may actually be the other way around. I am the one who needs the lovin' on.

3. Church- although I may not be his wife ( yet, smiling) I have been helping Nate with his church duties every Wednesday and some Sundays. There is something so special about working right alongside with the person you are in love with doing God's work together. Man, it couldn't get better. The kids are great and just want to be loved. But then again, who doesn't. The most exciting thing that we have done is we have started a once a month "Battle Royal: Adam vs Eve." The kids seem to l0ve this. Since it is impossible for us to have a weekly bible study we take one Wednesday out of every month and we worship and play games as a group and then we split up and I take the girlies and Nater takes the fellas and we hit the word. We get a rare opportunity to dive into specific gender related topics. So far we have talked about biblical womanhood and the fruit of the spirit. Wonderful.

So all of that to say that I am so blessed. I have seen the rocks of the valley this year but God has held my hand and has brought me out to stand on the mountain. I am so busy but you know, I don't think that I would want it any other way. I love my major and the people that I am meeting. God is good. End of story. Good friends, good family, good love= GOOD GOD! Period.