Tomorrow

...is already the last day of September!

I just can't believe the holidays are right around the corner!

Wedding shower

Today I helped assist with hosting my first wedding shower. Although it may have been a lot of work, it was actually very fun and exciting. We had a very good turnout and everything about it went well... from the games, the food, and the perfect weather since it was all done outdoors to go along with the outside wedding theme. Our bride-to-be loved it and that was the best part!

It actually makes me look forward to having a wedding shower of my own! =P

Here are some pictures from the day:

The gift table

The seating area

The food table Our bride-to-be getting ready for the apron game The cake - coconut and Dr. Pepper

And He speaks

As my mom was getting ready for church this morning, she could not find anything to wear. God never said His number one concern was what we wore to church, but she wanted to be comfortable yet dressed as well. So she slips on a soft dress and jumps in the van assuming there is either a handkerchief or a paper towel in there for her dress. Yes, I know, it is odd, but that's my mom for you. The paper towel was going to be an "undershirt" to cover up her low cut dress. My mother is one who rushes and does things last minute and puts her make up on while dad is driving to church. She says she works better under pressure (and now I know where I get it from.) So as she finishes applying her make up she searches the van for the paper towels or a hankie... and they are no where to be found. So she starts hearing these voices in her head telling her she should just not go, even though they are only minutes away. And she debates with herself.

She talks to God. "God, I know it doesn't matter what I'm wearing on my shirt or whether or not these imperfections on my arm are showing. I'm going to go. I won't let what other people think bother me. I'm going to go. Even if you have the church pick us to take the offering to the altar, I'm going to go. I'm going to go."

Although my parents have been going to their church for a while now, they have never been chosen to deliver the offering to the altar. Today, they were picked. My mom knew it was God speaking to her. Despite of what she was wearing, she had to humble herself and walk down the altar in her silly little dress for the entire church to see. And bow...

We laughed. Our God is a humurous God... but He definitely speaks to us. It's amazing. My mom was so happy. Even though the situation may have been awkward and embarrassing for her, she was just so excited about hearing from God.

Thank you Heavenly Father...

A star has entered the building

Is that Hannah Montana???

According to ABC

This weeks is National Stay at Home week. This is season premiere week. All those shows we have been waiting for forever to start are finally here!

Well, I'm only really excited about Heroes, which I still have yet to finish watching. So that's what I'm going to do...as soon as I finish this blog anyway.

This morning...

I panicked. I woke up at 6:27 and all I could think was, "Why didn't my alarm go off?!? Diamond is going to be late! We're gonna miss the bus!" So, as I sit there calculating how much time I have to get ready and check to my phone to see if my alarm is set, I realize...

It's Saturday!!!

Whew! Go back to sleep!

Learning new tricks...

I don't blog much about my dog. Probably because she is usually well behaved and is generally calm natured. I don't have any cool stories other than she plays nice and likes to throw around "fox" - her favorite toy.

Well, as of last night, that changes.

My dad grilled 4 huge steaks for the family for dinner last night. The kitchen smelled so good and they were nice and juicy. Diamond and I sat down at the table to eat, but mom and dad decided they still needed to get ready for a night out. They should've just ate with us. As we left the table, Diamond forgot to push her chair in (which she does often, but it has never been a problem.) We both left the dining table for a bit (and I mean like two minutes), and I come back to the dining room and here I find my dog on the table with one steak dragged on the table and another steak dropped to the dining chair. I don't get mad at her often, but last night, I GOT MAD! I have no idea what got into her, but I guess the smell was killing her and she followed her nose. So there, in the serving dish, was one lonely piece of steak ... all three pieces thrown away because who knew if she licked all the steaks and the dish. Well, actually, we saved them for her and are going to give it to her a little bit at a time for a treat. I know, we should not feed her people food, but I couldn't see putting it to waste and giving it to her that evening would only seem like we were rewarding her for bad behavior.

So all that hard work my dad spent in front of the grill and he didn't even get to try any of his yummy steak. Poor daddy. He deserves a treat.

Today...

...is a lazy day. An unbelievably amazingly lazy day.

I guess everyone needs them every now and then. Today is mine.

Camping...again

I have never gone camping in my life and this year I managed to go twice. I think I actually enjoy it. I guess I can go 24 hours without taking a shower every once in a while. This time, my friend's brother very kindly set up the tent before we even arrived and took it down for us the next morning. That was really nice! We took a nice little hike, which was supposed to be at midnight, however, for the safety of the people there, they decided that that probably was not a good idea. They especially realized this when the leader of our hike stepped on a rattle snake on the way to the cross where we were supposed to do praise and worship. It was a good time though. A great escape from all we know to spend some time with Jesus.

And surprisingly, I took no pictures!

Interesting

I was driving in my alley and couldn't resist taking a picture of this...

Ummm... a stalk of corn is growing out of my neighbor's driveway. I wonder what will grow out of ours.

What a day...

The end/first of the month after a three day weekend with two people out in accounting...

Whew!

I feel like I didn't get any work done today!