ACTIONS speak LOUDER than WORDS.

just sayin.

Random Thoughts at 10:13

just floating around my head... in no particular order.

- sometimes i’m so sure about it, sometimes i’m not and it bothers me.

- thank goodness i don’t have chores to do tomorrow.

- I want a puppy.

- I need a pedicure.

- I've had Gilmore Girls on in the background most of the day while cleaning my closet.

- photo shoot? please and thank you.

- I'd like to tell someone something.

- I'm excited for my challenge of 18 units this coming semester.

- I find a new hobby almost every other day.

- and I love it.

hmm

sketchy? or not sketchy?

I sorta want one!

To me they are so ugly, that they are cute.

Something about

quiet time at 6 in the morning, while watching the sunrise at my favorite location in Norco, makes me happy. Also, it seems to always make my day THAT much better...too bad I did not do this yesterday.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, HE is rarely early, but ALWAYS on time.

God knows me so well, knows exactly what I need and when I need it. Yesterday (Monday) was not such a great day for me. I woke up at Kolin's house in such an empty feeling, all I wanted to do was go back to sleep. I found myself sitting in their family room with the TV on in the background dazing off, literally thinking about nothing. I knew I needed to be alone. My sweet boy walked me back to the guest room, where I took a few hour nap just to regather I suppose. When I re-woke I still felt in a funk.

It was five in the afternoon by the time I got on the road to head home and it wasn't until then that I realized I wasted more than half the day, either sleeping or feeling lost. I needed my love, my God to help me out. 

At the base of the mountain I pulled over for a few short minutes just to pray. I prayed about everything.

You know how sometimes unanswered prayers are the best kind of prayers and other times answered prayers are? Well this time my prayer was answered, God seriously consumed me on the rest of the ride home. For the next 45 minutes it was as if my best friend was in the car with me and I was just spilling everything, every detail about the past few months, how certain things have affected me, my relationship, my walk with Him, my feelings for Kolin, my friendships, my family, you name it and I covered the topic. 

Basically, I am blogging about how important alone time with God is to me. 

Love you Man!

oh my, oh my.

A few lovely scenes from this past weekend. Isn't God so great to us?

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xoxo

Such a beautiful place. Kolin, my mom said we could take a day to go on our trip up north! Exciting right?

Perfect

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“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

— Thomas Merton

Rawr!!!

I think I need a pair!

Mission Arizona = success

So two weeks ago, Heidi, Kaylee and myself were at dland the day after the boys left for choir tour, sadly we already missed them and came up with the idea of surprising them on one of their last shows in Phoenix AZ. It was SO hard to keep a secret from Kolin SHEESH, never again, well maybe ;)

beautiful palm springs at 5a.m.

gettin closer!

had to refuel around 7.

FINALLY!

we were so silly, and made signs, it was GREAT.

he lit up!

kolin was seriously, one of the last guys out from back stage, he was texting me, I told him I was in church, little did he know I was at the church he was singing at!

we kidnapped them for the ride home!

aww.

=]

WHEW. we did it!

group shot!

he makes me so incredibly happy!

kaylee, I LOVE YOU!

ps. thanks heidi for taking all the pics this trip, I was to anxious to even take my camera out.

Photoholic

Two Movies I Really Want to See.

Robin Hood & Iron Man 2
Take me?

Space Mt.

I love you. haha

I've been thinking...

a lot about school. hmm.

Love Lost - The Temper Trap

My dear friend Colson has great taste in music. Thanks bud!

So Pretty.

I'm a big cheese ball

"Paparazzi"

Yes, I'm going to post this like every other girl, this young man Greyson Michael Chance is only 6th grade. He's definitely been blessed.

Congrats

to my beautiful friend Heidi  for getting into nursing school. I am so proud of you lady, I knew you could do it and now I have even MORE respect for you and your huge brain! Love ya so much and can't wait to see you this weekend!

Full on

craving some good 'ol mochi right now.

Take it

6 more days!!!!

I'm a Happy Camper

I got to iChat with this handsome fellow tonight! Highlight of my week!

Confession Time:

• I have a few secrets that I will be sharing SOON. (lil hint, it's GREAT news)
• One week from today I get to see Kolin home from tour.
• I'm going to Disneyland this week.
• And Venice.
• I am so unbelievably blessed.
• I love God more than anything in my life. 

Colossians 2:6-8 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.


Also, I had a lovely time up in Big Bear with the family. Basically, my mom is amazing and she's a trooper for being sick through mother's day weekend among many other reasons, she's just awesome. I love you mama.

I'd name him Mogley

love. love. love.

ha.

look what I found.

Uh Oh.

Some aspects of being a visual person I can deal with and others not so much. I stay clear of Barney's and try to do most of my shopping at Goodwill because of designers like Phillip Lim. The perfection enters my dreams and absorbs my life. Is this normal?

a grip of my favorite photos of the week

and one video