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OK so I'm finally updating...

It's been a crazy couple of weeks around here, but I won't get into those details.

What I will say is that that year is just about over, with one more day of finals left for me...and it depresses me.  Life is going on...this year has been an amazing year, a lot of it due to one person in my life who made me go out of my comfort zone so many times but it resulted in a great year.  He really made this year what it is to me now...probably the best year of my college career so far.  There are so many people in my life now that wouldn't be there if you hadn't been around...people that I have become close to and some that I can talk about ANYTHING to (PRISCILLA!!!) and not be judged.  Thanks Matt for not letting me go after we went to Nashville, for putting up with me, for telling me everything even when it hurt, for stressing me out and pissing me off, for spending time with me on my balcony, for always being honest and loving me no matter what...it feels like we've known each other forever.  This summer will be very hard for me without you around and within normal calling distance, but I know you'll have an awesome time in Costa Rica and that God will do amazing things in your life this summer, and next fall we will have more amazing adventures...Nashville in October, baby!  I love you!

Whoa, that was a long paragraph.

I really can't believe that this year has flown by and now most of my friends are moving all over the world for the summer.  They'll be gone by Saturday! 

Congratulations to all of my friends that are graduating...I will miss you terribly but you HAVE to visit me up @ Wintergreen!!!  Those of you that are staying in Lynchburg but maybe aren't graduating quite yet really need to come and visit me @ Wintergreen too!  I'll be back and forth a little bit throughout the summer, actually, I'll be back for Wednesday the 25th for a little fiesta back in the Burg...but who knows when after that?

I keep babbling on and on...I don't want this year to end...I just want all of my friends to live within an hour of me at all times (by car...so follow me wherever I go ).  OK I'm done, I think...leave a comment!

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I'M AN AUNT!!! FINALLY!  The wait is over...my sister had my first niece at 5:56 yesterday morning.  I got a call at 4 a.m. that she was in labor and pretty much hopped out of bed, packed a bag and drove to NC right away.  I got to the hospital at 6:40 a.m., my parents got into town @ about 1:30 or so...Makenzie Taylor Grooms is absolutely beautiful, perfect in every way (until she starts talking...then I can only imagine that she'll be like my sister...she already is...stubborn and very independent).  She was 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 1/2 inches long...and had a full head of hair.  She actually could use a haircut soon.

Anyhow, just thought I'd tell you all that...and it is SUCH a miracle...babies are such a blessing!

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COPYING FROM MY AIM AWAY MESSAGE-- I don't feel like reformatting everything into proper style.

chatting and hanging out with old friends is almost always a good idea... it reminds me that my past is not just a memory, that people still exist from times before...and no matter whether we've lost touch over the years, we can pick things right back up where they were before. i thank God for my old friends...and my newer friends. may all of the memories we've made together, both joyful and sorrowful, live on forever.  we are shaped by EVERY event in our lives, whether good or bad, full of pleasure or full of sorrow, by sin and by living by the Book-- everything makes us who we are.  every little bit.

We are called to love EVERYONE and to despise no one.  I don't understand why the Christian church tends to despise more people than the worldly folk.  Diversity is what has been granted to us, it has given us unique abilities and cultural variety.  How boring life would be if we were all the same race, age, sexuality and religion!  God has granted us the diversity in this world to use it for HIS glory.  Love all, serve all (like the Hard Rock Cafe!)-- if a brother or sister is in sin, don't despise them, nurture them with LOVE.  Love the sinner, hate the sin.  That's what we need to do, people.  Don't ignore the current status of our world-- Jesus was a friend to the friendless, the help of the helpless-- don't let our generation die away from the Church and away from the Christ that loves every one of them.  We need to open our eyes and see the opportunities the Lord has granted to us-- serve Him!  The beauty of this world is that we are not all the same.  If you hate someone's lifestyle, whether it be of a homosexual nature, drunken nature or hedonistic, don't hate THEM.  They are all looking for the love and approval of someone-- trying to fill a hole in their heart. 

God is molding us, His children, everyday into the vessels He uses for His glory.  It's not for us, but for HIM.  Love ALL for HIM.  We are NOTHING compared to God...

"Who am I, that the maker of this world would choose to know my name?

Who am I, that the bright morning star, would choose to light the way for my ever-wandering heart?" --Casting Crowns "WHO AM I" (you should hear this song.  It's amazing.  Life-altering.)

I don't think I've ever been this passionate on Xanga.  Or ever in public.  Leave a comment if you wish, I had to get this out...

2 posts in 1 night...that's a record.

It's been awhile...I know many of you have been anxiously anticipating a new post (note: enter sarcastic tone into that sentence).  In the past 3 weeks or so, I've been busy with school.  That's right, school finally kicked up a notch and I've had major projects due all over the place.  My sister's FINALLY going to have her baby this week (Thursday night at the absolute latest) so I will finally be an aunt.

Let me say, I think I am obsessed with The Phantom of the Opera.  Oh my goodness, that movie is amazing, the stage play was amazing and I think I might just love the genius of Andrew Lloyd Webber.  And, for the record, in the movie, Raoul is SEXY!  I've seen the movie 3 times since Friday (and, mind you, it's only Tuesday)...cried every time and this time got to laugh a lot with Priscilla.  She's the only other person I know who's seen it more than twice (AND SHE PAID FULL PRICE! At least I waited til it came to the dollar theatre...I have paid a grand total of $1.75 to see it 3 times.  The first time was $1, the second time I was paid for by a friend and then this time it was 75 cent night).  May I just say, one more time, the movie is AMAZING.  See it now.  The concept, the cinematography...ay it's beautiful and sinister at times.

Wow, this is turning into a really long post.  I'll finish off with a random thing I stole from someone else's Xanga (Misty's! yay! mdm2002)

( ) snuck out of the house

(x) gotten lost in your city-- those sidestreets on the east side of Riverview can get confusing!
(x) saw a shooting star
(x) been to any other countries besides the united states (Canada...and I know it might not count...it's not exactly foreign to me...)
(x) gone out in public in your pajamas
( ) kissed a stranger
(x) hugged a stranger-- have you ever come up behind someone thinking it was someone you knew?  yeah...been there done that...
(x) been in a fist fight
( ) been arrested
( ) done drugs
(x) had alcohol
(x) laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose
(x) pushed all the buttons on an elevator-- NASHVILLE, baby!  running away from the creepy kinda gay son of Jodie...lol
( ) made out in an elevator
( ) swore at your parents
(x) kicked a guy where it hurts (yeeeeaaah...it was a while ago)
( ) been in love
(x) had a member of the opposite sex tell you they love you
(x) told a member of the opposite sex that you loved them and meant it
(x) been close to love
( ) been to a casino
( ) been skydiving
(x)broken a bone
( )skinny-dipped
(x) skipped school
( ) flashed someone
(x) saw a therapist-- a physical therapist for my knee.  but no shrinks.
(x) played spin the bottle-- at church...say what?
( ) gotten stitches
( ) drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
(x) bitten someone-- does it count if it was while we were making out?  nothing vicious
( ) been to Niagara Falls
(x) gotten the chicken pox
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex
( ) kissed a member of the same sex
(x) crashed into a friend's car-- 2 months after I got my license.  I hit Jamie's rusty old '87 Tempo.  Poor car, it crumbled into the street...
( ) been to Japan
(x) ridden in a taxi
(x) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
(x) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back-- who hasn't???
( ) stole something from your job
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans
( ) been to Europe
( ) been married
( ) dated a red head
(x) dated a blonde
(x) dated a brunette
(x) made a girl/boyfriend cry-- well...they went to drug rehab a few months after everything...I guess I made an impact on them somehow (they started down a dark spiral...poor Sam)
(x) had a girl/boyfriend make you cry
( ) gotten divorced
( ) had children
( ) saw someone die
( ) been to Africa
(x) Driven over 400 miles in one day
(x) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been snowboarding
(x) Been moshing at a rock show-- I was a mosh pit kid in my younger years.  Good times back in the day
( ) lost a child
(x) gone to college
( ) graduated college-- not yet, darnit.  Give me a few months.

( ) gotten electrocuted
( ) tried killing yourself
(x) taken painkillers-- but not with the intent to commit suicide.
(x) love someone or miss someone right now-- missing is more like it 
( ) run at least 12 miles a day
(x) play an instrument-- piano from ages 5-8, 13-16...and clarinet during middle school...and i've been singing my whole life (I miss opera!)
( ) have been on the computer for 16 hours straight without a break
( ) stood up for a so-called "loser" kid in school-- noooo...back in high school I was one of the "mean girls".  that's changed, I promise.
( ) at one time collected pokemon
( ) played with pollypocket-- I preferred Barbie and her Dream House.  Screw the miniature PollyPockets...I always lost the dog.
(x) had a gigapet-- haha...Tamagotchi!
(x) seen yourself naked
( ) rolled down a hill in a barrel
( ) held up traffic for fun

HOLY COW!  This is long.  Please leave a comment : ) much love to you all...dang, they don't have Phantom of the Opera on Xangazon!  UGGGGHHHH...no soundtrack either : (