Take Your Mark, Get Set...

I really feel like I'm getting ready to run a race right now. My weekend is looming ahead with so many good things..... but there's so many of them! So while I rant, here's a song for you to listen to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X361HzXTVt0

Today I'm writing my essay for Lit. Class and then work at 3. Nothing unusual about that. Tomorrow the fun starts!

I'm going to Shannon's about 11 so her sister can do my hair for prom. Then we'll probably hang out a little bit before coming back to my house to do makeup at 3. I'm assuming quite a few girls will join us here and we'll all head out together to take pictures with our escorts someplace before going to prom. We won't get back until 12:30ish probably and all us girls are spending the night at Shannon's so you know we'll be up until the early hours of the morning, loopy as a roller-coaster.

Saturday I'll get home and most likely SLEEP! Then I'm babysitting my favorite kids in the evening! :D That means I'll be home late (I feel so old driving around by myself in the dark) to get in some more sleep.

Sunday, church in the morning as usual. Right after church, I'm off to work at the B&B with Matt. Making beds for most the afternoon before I finally get to come home and chill.

Phew! I'm tired already! But I'm looking forward to it.

I hope you have a lovely weekend dear reader! Until next time!

Spiders

Goodness! It's only 10 in the morning and oh the adventures I've already had! Let me fill you in. This morning I was headed toward the shower when I found a daddy-long-leg spider in my bathtub.

You must understand, I hate spiders. Especially daddy-long-legs. I can't kill them myself either.

This being the case, I found it necessary to scream bloody murder and pin myself against the wall. My heroic brother quickly came to my rescue and disposed of the spider for me. (Thank you Gavin!) Later I heard my mom ask him about what happened and he told her about the spider. She laughed at me! YOU try killing a big hairy creature with eight legs! It isn't natural!!! Don't mock me.

So there you have it. I may post again later if I have anything else to talk about, meaning something besides my pointless ramblings.

Until next time!

Smiles

Smile! Why? Because I order you to! I'm in quite a good mood today and I think everyone should be in a good mood with me! Frowns aren't allowed. I forbid it.

It's sunshiny outside, the birds are singing, there's two weeks of school left, and prom is on Friday! Yeah! Give me one reason not to smile! What? You can't find one? Well no wonder! There isn't one! SMILE!

I've been listening to Amy Grant almost all day and I figured I'd share another of my favorites with you. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbfzWfdzN8A

Hope you had a great day dear reader! Until next time!

Senior Power!

Seniors up up and away! Only three weeks left of school, two Co-ops and thirty two days until graduation!!!!! *Cue little happy dance* I WILL SURVIVE! Heh, I just have to keep telling myself that.

So today I actually felt like a senior! I've gone through this whole semester not really getting any special privileges at Co-op, nothing to say "Ha ha! I get to do this and you don't! Well.... not yet." Until today! First of all, I got a phenomenal grade on my last Bio test and now that we're done with the book, our teacher decided not to give us any homework at all for the next three weeks! So, for my last few weeks I'll be working on my Worldview, Lit. and Comp. classes. Thrilling right?

Ok now to the good stuff. Since we didn't have any homework for Bio and since it was raining, the designated photographer for our Co-op (the amazing Ms. Tabitha) took us during Bio class to get our senior pictures taken. You know, the ones where you wear the robes and do the High School Musical jumps and stuff. It was fun! Then when we got back to Co-op, all us seniors ("all us" meaning the four of us) decided we were going to go out to lunch. And the amazing part: the mom's let us! THEN in drama, we almost got through the whole play! Best rehearsal ever so far! I can't wait to perform it!

After Co-op, my Grandma took me shopping for some odds and ends. I love spending time with my Grandma! She's awesome. So, when we got home, I folded laundry while watching The Count of Monte Cristo with my siblings.

All in all, a wonderful day! Until next time!

On Fire

Hello once again all my dear readers! Oh my goodness. I doubt many of you had as amazing a weekend as I did!!! It was completely AWESOME! But what could be better than spending an entire weekend fellowshipping with other Christians, talking about God, worshiping God and encountering God?!

Two big thoughts that stand out from my millions of thoughts this weekend. One is a quote from the speaker, Jeremy Kingsly. "We don't read the Bible to finish. We read the Bible to change." Wow! This guy was a great speaker and so wise (as you can see)! Thought number two was more personal. This weekend, I was reminded how I need to put God first in my life over everything else. Being a senior and almost done with school, I've put some other things ahead of Him and that isn't right. So once again, giving God his rightful place in my life, first above everything else.

Here is one of my favorite worship songs that came to me today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfLkx9GfCrY

One last thing. We had family night tonight and, because of our meager turnout, the directer Mrs. Matson and I were discussing some other ways to get people to come. Well, I think a summer middle school lock-in is in the works!!! That's right! Pizza, movies, games, worship, the whole shabang. I'm so ready for summer!!

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope that your Monday goes well! Until next time!

Really Quick

Well, I've finished my homework and I'm all packed, ready to hurry up and wait. We don't leave until 4ish so I figured I'd post really quick.

It's raining and it made me think of this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJZnIHwzvzM

Sadly, that's all I have for you. Have a great day dear reader!

Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! Today (like every day), we should be worshiping the Creator instead of the creation. How I wish people would understand the amazing gift of salvation they are offered but turn down. They're missing out big time.

I think I spent too much of today lost in my imaginary Irish village. I didn't have that much homework and got it all done by lunch so I decided to do a bit of writing. Writing accompanied by some Irish music of course!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_gjhsUCEaQ

I got quite a bit done too! I came away feeling very productive and ready to move to Ireland. Anyone want to join me?

Well, I'm looking forward to a weekend retreat at Taylor University this weekend. I'll bring back stories of adventure on Sunday. Have a lovely weekend dear reader!

Title Anyone?

I don't really have a title for today's post. It wasn't a bad day but it wasn't abnormally good either. I got lots of homework done, made some prom decisions, went to work and babysat at church. I also got a letter from IUPUI saying I was eligible for a huge loan. Ha! As if! I plan on paying for college with whatever grants I may get and my own hard earned cash thank you very much. Oh! And I feel much better today than yesterday! So, there's my day for you.

Now for an awesome song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

Until next time!

Unclean! Unclean!

Yeah, you guessed it. I'm sick. Stuffed nose, achy limbs, pounding head, the whole package. However, I got quite a bit of homework done today surprisingly enough. A whole weeks worth of worldview and that was before lunch! Then my mom banished me to the couch for the afternoon and I got to watch the four remaining hours of Pride and Prejudice that I hadn't finished yet. Pure ecstasy! For four hours, I was drowned in the world of Lizzy Bennet and her life. Casey didn't exist. It made me sad when it ended. Just to share a bit of my imaginary world with you, here's the P&P theme!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xlIZsS6sY

So, I actually had a deep thought today! Yeah I know! Alert the presses! Casey's thinking! Anyhoo, it all came from something I heard. "The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all." I think this is true. I would say that there are times when we need to be cautious, but if we were cautious about every single little tiny thing, we'd never get anywhere with life! Think about it! Sometimes the best things you do come from stepping outside your comfort zone. Ok, well maybe that's just me. But still, that was my ponderings for today.

Other highlight of my day, I got an e-mail from my dad pretty much just saying that I was beautiful inside and out. I haven't heard him say that in a long time (in any form) and it made me cry. Yeah yeah, I know, I'm a wimp. But I don't care. It really did make my day.

Well, I think that's it. Until next time!