Easter and Behind on Life

Sooooo much blog neglect…..It has been a crazy few weeks, and the next four weeks that stand between me and summer only promise to be even more crazy. I have so much to share with all of you, but as with most things in my life, I will probably be late getting around to it. 

However, today is Easter! I love this holiday, but I have to agree with my pastor that every Sunday we should celebrate the fact that we have a risen Savior, otherwise worship would be in vain. In fact, that is why we even choose Sunday as the day of communal worship, in order to commemorate the fact that He arose on a Sunday. Still, I am thankful that at least at one time a year that many people take time to remember the fact that there is a risen, all powerful Savior who conquered death sitting at the right hand of God, who is reigning in glory. I also like the fact that it is another excuse to get together with the family. Sadly, I missed the get-together with my mom’s side yesterday, but I did get to see some of my dad’s family today.

So, here are some photos to recap my day. Happy Easter, everyone!

My new favorite photo of these two, so candid.

Isn’t my sister-in-law the cutest?

My sweet girls after a long day. Please notice how their feet are crossing over each others in their sleep. So adorable.

I hope you had a blessed Easter!

My Week, Instagram Style #7

I had a wonderful week. What made it so grand? My weekend, of course. I spent the majority of my weekend with some good friends, and as we all know, the people who are in our lives are what makes it special. One big thing that happened this weekend was that my best friend Sydney Smith came home for her spring break! She has been at the Air Force Academy in Colorado for nine months where she has had to go through hell and back and work hard every day to prove that she can handle the military. Well, guess what! She did it! She was recognized last week and does not have to put up with crap from upperclassmen anymore. I seriously could not be anymore proud of her. She had a dream, gave up securities, and did everything in her power to make her dream happen. I think “persevering” is the word that best describes her, and I am pretty positive the words “giving up” are not in her vocabulary. I didn’t get any pictures from hanging out with her this weekend, but she will hopefully be coming down to Cleveland tomorrow. So, I will make up for lack of pictures then :) Have a lovely week everyone!

 

1. This is my favorite page from a book that I bought for 10cents at a library in Uniontown, PA. It is titled There is a Dragon in My Bed, and it tells how to say various silly phrases in French. I gave this book to my French major friend, Nicole, in hopes that it might be of some use when she teaches one day.

2. I stayed late on Thursday to hear a lecture by a Shakespeare professor candidate on the Corpse/Corpus in Hamlet and Hamletmachine. She rocked the presentation, and I would love to sit in on one of her Shakespeare classes.

3. & 4. Some of my favorite little people representing my favorite local universities! Cooper looks like a true Ole Miss student here: dazed and confused. Carmen is as cute as ever.

5. Cooper playing his favorite game: throw the ball. Over and over and over again.

6. Anna Kate and my flower collection for our craft. Most of these were gathered from a lady’s yard in Hernando who we meet randomly, started talking to, and became fast friends with. She willing helped us in our endeavor with her beautiful garden.

7. & 8. The fruits of our labors. Anna Kate found a craft from another blog that was perfect for Spring. You put flowers between paper and thin white cloth and hammer the flowers until they bleed through. It was fun but kind of loud and exhausting.

 

9. & 10. Anna Kate and I had some delicious food. We went to the Brick Oven Pizza in Hernando, and featured above is their delicious margherita pizza. Later we made chocolate chip loaves, because loaves are much more fun than muffins. Not only was our food great, but we had a lovely time talking and hanging out. A perfect Friday night.

11. & 12.  My new favorite nail polish: Mermaid’s Tears. I got a pedicure on Saturday, and I instantly fell in love with this polish. So much so that I bought it. Let me tell ya, no buyer’s remorse here.

13. Saturday, I spent the afternoon helping Melanie with various wedding preparations. We planned, prepared, talked, laughed, punched out little umbrellas and overall took care of business.

14. Sunday, my family and about 40 other people from my church went and saw October Baby. It was a fantastic movie and story. I highly encourage all to go see it. But be warned, one tissue will not be enough. Trust me.

February Photo Challenge…only a month late

One of my favorite things about the iPhone is that I always have a camera. I take multiple pictures on a daily basis, and thanks to the iPhone app Instagram, you can make your regular iPhone photos look pretty decent. Another thing I love about Instagram is that you take pictures of the everyday things that surround your life and bring to light that they really are the special things. Each month there is a challenge to take pictures of specific things every day. And since this is Friday and I usually make confessions, I will admit that I was not very good about keeping up with the challenge everyday. Many of my pictures were not taken on the exact day they were suppose to. Another confession that I confessed last time is that I am extremely slow about putting pictures up on the Internet, and this post is proof. Have a great Friday everyone.

 

1. Your view: Buddha texting at the bar at Hey Joe’s on Trivia Night.

2. Words: Isaiah 26:3

 

3. Hands: Carmen, Bailee, and my hands

4. Stranger: Ethan Frome

5. 10 a.m.: Driving back to Cleveland and getting on the Tunica exit

6. Dinner: Salad in a to-go box from the cafe

7. Button: My Jane Austen and Shakespeare buttons given by the Fords that currently reside on my backpack.

8. Sun: Sol beer. In Spanish “sol” means sun.

9. Front door: My door at school.

10. Self-portrait: Myself in my favorite jacket.

11. Makes you happy: My McArthur Study Bible and Jesus Calling.

12. Closet: My messy closet at home.

13. Blue: The one blue wall in my dorm.

14. Heart: I am all the time getting invitations to ethnic parties. Obviously, they have heard about my ghetto dancing skills. In this heart it says “no sagging pants,” “no baseball caps,” and '”no handcupping" (whatever that means).

15. Phone: This is Dr. Ford’s phone. Look at that thing. It is one of the old Nokias that could probably survive an atomic bomb, and you can play “Snake” on it.

16. New: New shampoo that makes me happy for two reasons: 1. I like the exotic smell 2. The blue color and the fact that Moroccan is in the title makes me feel like princess Jasmine.

17. Time: My favorite time of day simply because that is my birthday.

18. Drink: My National Guard water bottle that is always on my desk in my dorm.

19. Something you hate to do: Leave these sweet kids on Monday morning.

20. Handwriting: One of my daily note cards for American Lit.

21. Favorite photo of you: Me in a clown outfit that my Mamaw made and all of the grandkids wore for their first Halloween.

22. Where you work: The Writing Center at Delta State.

23. Shoes: My new glittery gold shoes

24. Inside bathroom cabinet: Bathroom cabinet at home.

25. Green: Green notebook made out of papyrus paper that Sydney gave me for Christmas. I absolutely love it!

26. Night: Writing my Ethan Frome book review.

27. Something you ate: Celery

28. Money: Leftover Mexican currency that will be put to use this year when I go to Mexico.

29. Something you are listening to: Dandy and (most of) the Lions at the Sadie Hawkins Dance.

Maybe I will be more on top of things with my March photo challenge, but I doubt it. Happy Friday! :)