Sunday, November 29, 2009
FINALLY--I have some news, and this time it going to stick! When I first enter College my major was Early Childhood Education, and later it changed to everything you can think of in the medical field....well, I have decided to stop spinning my wheels and return back to my first major. :) ECE is where my heart is--I love, love, love working with children, so I know this is a good choice. As for my other passion (Interior Design) it'll just have to be a side thing...maybe I can do that during those times school is out. :)
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sold!:(
Monday, October 12, 2009
Anyways, this past weekend was pretty good. I was home for the majority of it. Friday evening I had a girls night out with Christy and her four-month old baby Skylar, and we had a great time. Then Saturday I had to come back to Savannah for work-then it was back to Jesup I went after getting off just after 9PM. Sunday I was able to attend church for the first time in three weeks (since I had to work back-to-back Sunday's, and the Braves game the prior Sunday). It felt good to be there, and fellowship with my church family. Now that my weekend has came to an end--I find myself sitting in my room wishing I didn't have to go to work.
It's Fall Break at Armstrong--Thank God! I need a break--too bad it's only for two days--what kind of break is that?! Lol. I have almost made my mind up...I'm going to stay at Armstrong for Spring semester too, and if I still don't like it I'm going to transfer to another school for the last time! Plus, if I decide to major in the "fun career"--I'd have to transfer anyways because Armstrong doesn't offer that field. I'm going to turn it all over to God 100%, and I know He'll lead me in the right direction.
Well, work is calling my name unfortunately. SO, until next time.:)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Much needed update
Back on September 6th I went to watch the Atlanta Braves. That game was like none other that I've been to. Lets just say, I saw Garrett Anderson and Nate McClouth ran right into each other while trying to field a fly ball (it was funny), the game actually went into extra innings, and in the top of the twelfth Atlanta pitcher hit Micah Owings in the head. SO, if you guessed the Braves lost that game then you were right. Since that game the Braves have really put a run for it in the Wild Card race, and really do have a chance to make it to the playoffs this year (first time since 2005). I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that they do! OH, about to forget, I'm going to the game this Sunday (the last game of the season). Hopefully they will win not only the game, but will have won the spot for a chance to go the World Series.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Looks like it's going to be a BUSY month
So, today I was off for Vacation#2. This trip to Canada won't be too bad since my mom went up there with me. JT and Jordan were both glad to see us-just has we were to see them. We plan to also go to Niagara Falls (again for me) before going to the airport in Buffalo, NY Saturday. The trip to the falls will be my mom's first, and I know she'll love it! After leaving Saturday late that evening...our plane will finally land in Jacksonville at 12 midnight. Then its back to reality, in which, I have to work Sunday (it'll be my official first day working in the Mall).
School is also right around the corner. I'm actually getting pretty excited. Hopefully it'll be a great semester.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Continuation of July 20th:)
Yesterday may have been my first day working in the mall, but today was my first day as the opening manager. I'm used to coming up to the Jesup store, unlocking the door, getting the deposit, and leaving for the bank all within two minutes. Today, on the other hand, was much more complicated. This store does not have a door, instead, it has a gate that lowers of a night and locks at the base of the floor where the gate meets it. Let's just say that me and that gate did not hit it off well--I seriously could not get my key out of the lock once I turned it over to unlock it. It seemed as though the key was stuck. I turned and turned, and pulled and pulled--nothing!! I ended up calling my DM just to tell her not to freak out if I didn't get the store opened on time. Haha! She was actually on her way to the store, so it worked out perfect. It nearly took me thirty minutes to get into the store this morning. Wow!!
Today, I not only got a visit from my DM, I also got a visit from my regional manager. He stopped by just to say hi, and welcome me to my new home at the mall. Both he and my DM believe that I will be a great asset to this particular store. I'm a great visualizer, and I can make that store look a million bucks (and they know it--not to sound conceded or anything, but when you're good you're GOOD). The DM told the other assistant manager today to not feel intimidated by me, but to watch and learn from me. I guess I am now a personal trainer when it comes to visualizing walls. I taught the assistant that I used to work with in Jesup, and now I guess I'm going to have to teach these I work with now. Lol.
July has seriously went by SO fast! Can you believe that my second trip to Canada takes place this Sunday? My mom and I leave out of Jacksonville Sunday morning at 6:15--the earlier the better.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Having a good week:)
Yesterday, I took my parents to my apartment for the first time. I mean, I've shown them where it was located, but we couldn't see the demo room at that time. We moved in a few things, and my dad put up the ceiling fans in each of our rooms while my mom and I worked on setting up my bathroom. It's pretty.:)
Tomorrow I'm going to the best place ever (in my opinion anyways). Amanda and her boyfriend Robbie, his friend Brent, and myself are going to the Atlanta Braves game! I got us behind the plate seats (section 103 and 23 rows up). I think they're going to be pretty good ones. I'm so excited about that too. I haven't been to a game since May 24th when the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Vacation #1
My last day in Ontario was pretty fun. We stayed at the house, went for a ride, went to a store, went over to April's brother's house for a grill out, and I played with the kids. When we were on the way back "home" April told me that her sister-in-law thought I needed to move up there, and that way I could be all of their babysitters. Then she went on to tell me that I needed to call up Dr. Pepper and tell them I wanted to use my scholarship internationally, and go to University up there since they do offer Student Visa's. Now, if I recall correctly, she told me that I wouldn't be able to move up there.
Yesterday, to top my trip off, the five of us went to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side of the boarder. It is BEAUTIFUL, and I would definitely recommend people to go visit it. We all, even JT and Jordan, had a good time.Interesting fact: They say that 19 million gallons of water fall every minute there-amazing!
After leaving Niagara Falls, it was time to head over to the boarder and then onto Buffalo. My flight was scheduled to leave at 4:10pm, but we didn't board until 4:30pm. I had an hour flight to New York, New York, and from what I saw, NYC is very nice. I did see the Statue of Liberty from a distance, and Citifield where the New York Mets play was less than five miles from the airport. After spending most of my day in New York it was finally time to board the plane headed towards Jacksonville at 8:30pm. I arrived safely at 10:50pm, and shortly after getting everything together it was time to head home. I had an awesome time, and I didn't want it to end...I'm definitely looking forward to Vacation #2 in August.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Canada Bound!!:)
Despite my delay we arrived here at 5PM. JT and Jordan was sleeping when we got here. Jordan woke up first, and when she realized I was here--let's just say, we are inseparable. It took JT about an hour to come to the realization that I was here--he is always grumpy when he wakes up from a nap. BUT despite that, they are SUPER DUPER excited that I am here and neither one wants me to go back to Georgia! :) JT told me that he wanted me to be his babysitter, and at dinner tonight while he was eating some corn on the cob he said that he was SO glad I was here! Now that makes me HAPPY!:) And Jordan, well, I can't get enough of her loving--she is SO lovable!
Friday, June 19, 2009
EXCITED!!!:)
Today was a VERY long and tiring day at work. I worked 12 flipping hours-as I was basically the only manager there today. Go me!
Tomorrow, on the other hand, is going to be a GREAT day!!!! I'm flying out of Jacksonville at 7:15AM, and I can't wait for my plane to land in Buffalo. I'm SO beyond ready to see JT and Jordan's faces.:)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
One more week:)
Last night I booked another flight to visit them before the summer is up. If everything goes to plan, and I quit my job, then I have to use up my paid vacation hours or I'll lose them. But do I really need an excuse to go back for a visit?! This time I'll be travelling with my mom. The only reason she isn't going next weekend with me is because "she didn't have the money." Now, that is full of bologna because I told her I'd pay for the ticket, and plus, I don't think she wanted to ask her boss. BUT she did ask for the first week in August, so I bought the tickets last night. Since her birthday is in September-my brother and I are going to split her ticket, so she still doesn't have to pay.
*An update about school: I registered for my classes! It is really slim picking for me because I've taken SO many classes. I managed to find 16 hours worth of classes for the fall. It looks like I'll have my hands full with World Politics 1150 (online 8/17-10/5), Macroeconomics 2105, PHSC 1211 (which is physics) and the lab, some kind of Philosophy 2251 class (which starts 10/14-12/7), and RESP 2110 (which is medical terminology and it's online). I thought I'd never have to take some of these classes, but I am. I SERIOUSLY need to get into a program! Lol. Wish me luck--hopefully all A's and B's!:)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The countdown is ON!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Rough week
My weekend was pretty eventful! Friday after getting off work at 9:30PM, I drove up to Savannah to stay the night in the hotel with my friend Amanda and her mom. Saturday morning was orientation at Armstrong, and check-in was at 9AM. We set through about an hour and a half of "getting to know AASU" PowerPoint, and about their financial aid department. It was quiet boring, and pretty pointless. After that we went to an area for an advisement session. Once advised we went over to register for the classes ourselves on the web, and got our student Id's. Lastly, we took a tour to one of the Campus housing complexes. The room we saw was horrible, and I wouldn't waist my money to live in those Apartments. Not to mention, for that high price they are asking for-they sure did have a lot of rules that was insane! SO now I'm kind of at square one-where will I live? We so thought before seeing the Apartments on campus that we would be living there, but that will definitely NOT happen now. Let's keep our fingers crossed that my scholarship will cover me living off-campus... since it looks like it's going to be that way anyways.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Christy had her baby! Yay!:)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
What a long day
Last night after returning from Savannah my mom and I watched the Bachelorette. Power to those that think they can find true love on a reality TV show. Ha, we love it though. During commercials I found time to tape my bathroom. I'm off tomorrow, so I think I'll do some painting. I was planning on just painting my bathroom, but once my mom realized what I was going to do she had me tape up the kitchen and her bathroom. Needless to say, it looks like a simple job is turning into a project.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
Today marks one month that my brother and his family has been gone. Shoot-time flies! I've started letting little things get the best of me that I probably shouldn't. I get aggravated because I never get to talk to them. They end up calling my house when I'm not around for some reason-bad timing perhaps?! And then I have to hear about everything from my mom-when I would rather hear it from them. It bothers me how when I do get to talk to them my brother and April seem to yawn in conversation. Is that a sign of "I don't want to talk anymore" or "I'm ready to get off this phone?" I guess that will remain a mystery to me.
Well, it's indeed Memorial Day and I have no plans at all. This morning I watched my new movie Nights in Rodanthe, which was a pretty good movie-I can't wait to read the book when it comes. I'm starting a collection of Nicholas Sparks books. I've grown to love his work, and have found a new addiction since JT and Jordan moved away-reading. It is a great hobby and it helps take my mind off things-I read half of A Bend in the Road in one day, so you can imagine just how good it is.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Its a soggy-fun day!
Next Friday, my friend Amanda and I are going to Savannah for a campus tour of Armstrong. I really don't care to go on this campus tour, but, for moral support, I'll go with her. I'm actually hoping that I'll be able to get advised by someone, so I can go ahead and register for classes. I still haven't decided if I want to go this summer, or just wait until the fall. She and I also plan to be roommates, and move into an apartment over there. We're both new at this, and we're ready to leave the nest. It'll be a great experience for us both. Tough the commute is closer for me-I still want to move over there. I'm just a bit skeptical about quitting my job, or maybe transferring to one of the stores in Savannah.
For those that read my blog, y'all are probably starting to wonder when I'm going to get it together... hopefully, after some decisions are made, whether I like them or not, life might start taking me in the right direction (and not always in circles-which appears to be the theme of my life right now).
Thursday, May 14, 2009
My thoughts
Today I purchased my airfare ticket! I'm so excited to have have past me... now I can't wait for June 20th to get here. My trip to Ontario will more than likely be boring, but I'm sure JT and Jordan will make me think otherwise when the time arises.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
It's been an entire week since my brother and his family moved to Ontario, Canada. It's quiet depressing, if you ask me. This whole transaction has been extremely hard on me. No offense to my brother and sister-in-law, but I miss my JT and Jordan more than ANYTHING and ANYONE in this world-all I want is for them to be back at home with me in Georgia! I actually talked with both JT and Jordan on the phone Wednesday. I was VERY excited, I may add! JT was more into watching his cartoons, but Jordan on the other hand, she talked my ears off.:) At one point she asked me, "can I come to your house?" As you can imagine those words shattered my heart, and I began to tear up-the fact of reality is, it's not so simple anymore for me to just walk into my backyard to get her when she wants me to. :'( Why did this have to happen?
Despite all of my heartache, I'm actually graduating next Friday from Waycross College. The degree in itself isn't all that important, but its a stepping stone for me to get the one that does matter. I decided that I will not be walking across that stage because graduation just wouldn't be the same without my brother there to see me, so I'll be getting my diploma via mail. I have also decided that I am going to double major in Business Administration as well as Interior Design. Hopefully something works out for me, and I can get out of Georgia and move on with my life (hint: move closer to my JT and Jordan).
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Goodbyes
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Their last Saturday in Georgia
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Opening Day
When I finally got to my seat and saw just how great of a view I had all that frustrating seemed to drift out of mind. I personally thought I had scored some of the best seats in the house, which I may add, the game was sold out with an attendance of 48,327. So, as I found my seat and got settled in-all of a sudden with one swing of Escobar's bat the game turned in Atlanta's favor. He hit a 3-run shot putting the Braves on top 3-1. I got to see pretty much the entirety of the bottom of the third inning, and when it came to the top of the fourth with one man on for the Nationals and one at the plate, with a 3-2 count, the umpire's called for the tarps. At that point the Braves game was in a rain delay, which came out to be 2 hours long. During the rain delay there was quiet a hail storm (2 I may add). The weather was horrible (maybe this video can give y'all some kind of an idea)! It looked like pure snow falling.
After the rain delay, the Braves resumed action at 10:40pm. Unfortunately, the rain delay forced Derek Lowe out of the game and in came Buddy Carlyle. The game was awesome! Although, at times, the Braves bullpen would allow the Nats to either tie up or take the lead, they wouldn't let that put a damp on their game play. The bottom of the seventh inning finally came around a little after 12am. As much as I would have loved to stay and watch the entire game-I made myself get up, so my mom and I could start heading home (at this point it was 12:30am). I, of course, listened to the game as I was driving home. Due to a blown save by Gonzales in the ninth inning-this home opening game wasn't over yet. When the bottom of the tenth inning rolled around Jordan Schafer lead the inning off with a single, the next two were quickly retired, and Kelly Johnson was up to bat. He stroked a solid single to right. With Schafer's speedy-self, he slide across home plate with the walk-off winning run at 1:25am. The final score was Braves 6-Nationals 5.
So, like I was saying, the day definitely had its cons but luckily the pros outweighed them all. :) I got home around 4:15am, and with only 3.5 hours of sleep it was time to get back up and get ready for a seven hour day at work.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Excited
Today after work I headed over to Waycross for class. Class was pretty boring due to our lab. I'm not too fond of dissecting squid and clams, so yeah, class was a drag. As soon as I got home I was greeted with a BIG smile on Jordan's face. She was SO excited that she couldn't wait to tell me her news. She got her ears pierced!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
My day
SO, when I was cleaning my car my dad came over and helped me. Afterwards, he and I got away from everyone and went to lunch. I love it when we do things together like that. Once our luncheon was over I had to head over to work, and boy were we busy. Today was nothing compared to what it'll be like next Saturday, the day before Easter.
Well, I guess I'll call it quits for tonight. Can't wait to see those Braves tomorrow night-hopefully our NEW ace Derek Lowe will dominate! :o)
It's been a while
I have an update on school. I've been thinking a lot here lately (as always), and I really don't want to be a medical major anymore. I'm actually thinking more on the line of Interior Designer. I've been hooked on HGTV here lately, and I get caught up in it every time. It looks like it'll be A LOT of fun, and plus-I used to want to do this before I got into the whole medical thing. My mom seems to think that it is the type of job that doesn't pay well, but she needs to STOP discouraging me and ENCOURAGE me a bit more! It's kind of annoying if you ask me. Money isn't everything. Although it will make me happy, a job that I ENJOY will make me more than happy (if you know what I mean). After the two hours of my eyes staying glued to the show (HGTV) I came straight to the computer to check out SCAD. That school would be awesome, maybe not in the best area in Savannah, but I'll get a degree and love what I'll be doing. I don't know though, we'll see. SCAD is actually the only school that I know of with that degree option... I may need to do some more research,and that's why I say "we'll see."
Well, I thought my blog deserved a bit of an update. I'm going to try to get on a more day-to-day thing, and keep it much more updated (and yes, hopefully with things that may be a bit more interesting-Lol).
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
MOVING DAY
Saturday, February 14, 2009
They're moving...?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Accomplishing things...
Well, I guess that'll do it for tonight-I'll post an update once I hear back from the schools. :o)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Peaceful day:)
Well-time is limited for me, so until next time!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Nothing important; Lol.
It looks like Baseball season is right around TWO months away!! :) I'm SO excited, and I can't wait. Braves dealt John Smoltz a couple weeks ago to the Red Sox, but managed to get a good starting pitcher from the Dodgers (Derek Lowe). There just might be some hope for the Braves this year, and yet that sounds all too familiar (being that every one was saying that about the rotation last season). BUT I sure hope so anyways. I want them to make it to the WORLD SERIES again. :)
Well, until next time!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I'm so indecisive!
Well, until next time I suppose!:)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Life is a mystery
When we need direction, we must trust that the Lord will take our faith, limited as it is, and make something of lasting value out of it. God has a plan for us. He cares about our dilemmas, hears our heartfelt cries and will answer us in ways that will astonish us and fill our hearts with songs of joy. The Lord says in Jeremiah 29:11, "I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
I truly believe that the Lord has bigger and brighter plans for me, and He proved it back in December when I won my Scholarship. Now I'm just waiting for Him to tell me where I should finish up my College career.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
What a BLESSING:)
The week that I was to leave I had to keep busy. I needed to make sure that I didn't leave my store (that I help manage) in a mess, and that the walls were very appealing to our customers. This game really didn't fall at the right time for me because my full-time semester in College was coming to an end, in fact Wednesday the 3rd was our last day. All my finals would fall on the Monday after I returned home from Atlanta, so yeah, that was not a good thing. I had 3 A's and a B before finals, and after the finals I ended up with just an A and 3 B's (I was highly upset with myself on that one). But back to my testimony.
Time flew within this time and before I knew it, it was time for my sister-in-law and I to fly out of Savannah to Atlanta for an all expense paid trip. Dr. Pepper seriously treated us WONDERFULLY the entire trip. As a matter of fact, my sister-in-law's word for that weekend was "highfalutin." Once our plane arrived in Atlanta we had to look for a man holding a Dr. Pepper sign (has he would assist us getting our baggage). Once we found our bag we then awaited our ride to the hotel, which was one of those airport limos-Can we say NICE?! Dr. Pepper had us staying in the Omni Inn Hotel right there in Downtown Atlanta.
I felt like a celebrity the entire weekend I must say. When we arrived at the Hotel, before I could open my own door, there was two ladies awaiting to assist me into the Hotel. These ladies were part of the Dr. Pepper Public Relations team, and they were by far the nicest people I have ever met (they all were). They started walking me through the Hotel up to the lobby to check in, and gave me almost everything I would need for the weekend. Before my sister-in-law and I departed these ladies we were told to meet in the lobby at 5:30. While we were waiting we just chilled in our room. When my sister-in-law and I thought that it couldn't get any better there we heard a knock on the door. It was a bellboy bringing us "house warming" gifts (I guess you can call it that). I got a SEC Championship rolling cooler, a Dr. Pepper sweater blanket, two collectible Dr. Pepper glasses, a Dr. Pepper hoodie, and a super nice Dr. Pepper messenger bag. Not soon after we headed down to the lobby where we would meet and introduce ourselves to a man with the Dr. Pepper PR team, the other contestant, the alternate, and their guests. Altogether there was 9 of us. We then all headed out together for the contestant dinner at Ruth's Cris Steakhouse. The restaurant was awesome, and was actually very elegant looking (not to mention, it was quiet pricey too).
The next day, which was Friday, Dr. Pepper had a nice little agenda for us. We were going to be busy pretty much the entire day, and yes, busy being treated like royalty.:) That morning my sister-in-law and I order room service (something that neither one of us ever did). Dr. Pepper gave us each a $25 card for breakfast. Later we meet down in the Conference area of the Hotel for a contestant meeting at 12pm. At the meeting they provided us with lunch, and we discussed more in detail what the rest of the day would look like. They gave us Dr. Pepper jerseys and an official football (just like the one we would be using at the game). We met a few more people with Dr. Pepper, and the girls that would be our personal team Dr. Pepper cheerleaders, oh and not to mention, we met our hired photographers that would follow us around and snap all kinds of shots. See what I mean-felt like a walking celebrity!:) I'm telling you, they had me on cloud nine that entire weekend; it was AWESOME! After the meeting we would all then leave together and shuttle over to the Georgia Dome where we would take part in a Pre-game tie breaker.
Here I am now at the Georgia Dome walking through the tunnel that leads up to the field. Making that transition from concrete to the grassy-soft turf, and standing there on the field taking it all in was quiet over-whelming (even though the stadium was empty). To the left of us as we entered the stadium sitting at the goal line was the giant Dr. Pepper can replica (our targets), and at the five yard line was two things with five footballs in each. Not long after our arrival at the Georgia Dome it was time to do some warming up. They gave us the opportunity to practice throwing into that target. It was cool just seeing how advanced this target was compared to the one that I practice throwing through at my house. Afterwards, we then was timed and did our actual tie breaker. Now, the whole concept to this is to throw ten footballs into this Dr. Pepper can replica within thirty seconds. Whoever is more successful in the actual game then wins the Scholarship (no strings attached). So, now that you know the concept here is how the tie breaker went. The other contestant and I squared off. I threw 8 out of 9 footballs in successfully, and she threw 3 out of 10 footballs in successfully. In the event that one of us didn't go through during the game on Saturday the other contestant squared off with our alternate. The first time they tied, and the second time the alternate got 5 out of 10 and the other contestant got 4 out of 10. Therefore, they result back to the contestants first throw-off against me since the alternate beat her. They did this tie breaker Friday in the event of a tie in Saturday's half-time show. If there would have been a tie on Saturday we would have done a tie breaker on TV, but that time we would only be given five footballs. If we tied the second time then I would have won because they would then result back to the Friday tie breaker. Once the tie breaker was over they wouldn't let us throw through the target anymore, so the other contestant, the alternate, and myself formed a triangle and practiced throwing the football to each other while we waited on the CBS commentators to arrive. When they arrived the other contestant and I went over to meet them. They took us through a trial run of how we would come and go during the actual game. Since I won the tie breaker earlier, during our "interview" I was the center of attention. They acted as if I had already won the Scholarship.
The next event of the evening was Fanfare. Fanfare was awesome. Some random people that my sister-in-law and I talked to told us that a lot of people go to Fanfare rather than the game. I'm not too sure why they think Fanfare is better, but to each is own... I guess they just haven't been to a real Championship game because the game was lots of fun. After Fanfare we went back to the Hotel, and later that evening we met up with the other contestant and her boyfriend. We walked from the Hotel through Centennial Park to the Welcome Reception hosted by Dr. Pepper at the Georgia Aquarium. The Welcome Reception was awesome!It's Saturday, the BIG DAY! Today I have the chance to win a $100,000 Dr. Pepper Scholarship. It's by far the best feeling someone could ever have, and I'm fortunate to be the one experiencing something with such high value. That morning my sister-in-law and I went down to Centennial Park and practiced throwing the football. We practiced for quiet some time before heading back up to the room. A little after 11am that day we headed off to a Pre-game party where the other contestant and I would be introduced in front of the other guests as the one's taking part in the televised half-time show. We all departed at 3pm and headed over to the Georgia Dome.
When we arrived at the Georgia Dome the PR crew showed us to our seats, which were quiet appealing. They had us seating round the 20 yard line about 25 seats up from the field. The game like I said was lots of fun watching the Alabama Crimson Tide play the Florida Gators. I'm not a fan of either team, but during that game I was all about some ROLL TIDE. I acquired all kinds of fans during the game before we went down to the field, in fact we left our seats at the end of the first quarter and watched the second quarter of the game down on the field. At the half-time break Bama was on top. The whole process from the teams exiting the field to the Dr. Pepper setup crew bringing in all the supplies needed for the event went pretty fast. Standing in the middle of the field all of the Nation and Canada got their first look at us as the CBS Sports Commentator interviews us before the throw-off. As we get into position she begins to count us down, and there we went. The other contestant was throwing her balls quicker than I was as she ran out before I did. There was about five seconds remaining and the score was 5 to 5, and then I grabbed my last ball and threw with two seconds remaining...3-2-1... it went in! Unaware that I won, I awaited on the official to motion the winner and he motioned right. I had WON! I went over and hugged the other contestant and then we headed over to where Mrs. Wolfson was standing. They brought out my check and presented it to me a live TV.
The Lord is so AMAZING!! He truly did BLESS me on December 6, 2008. I had won a $100,000 Scholarship. Many people said afterwards that I was lucky, but I was the first to correct them, "No, I AM blessed!" The Lord definitely does have bigger and better plans for me, and I am very grateful for His unconditional love for me!
**This may come has a shocker because everyone knows me as this quiet-shy girl, but--I won that Scholarship in front of 75,892 fans that day in the Georgia Dome, and I wasn't nervous at all. I used to HATE getting up in front of people like that, but being down there in the center of attention... it didn't bother me one bit!** Thank you God for this incredible opportunity, and for blessing me! I now believe that good things DO happen for good people.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Major Declared?!
Now that I'm declaring my major... the next question is, where do I want to transfer for Summer 2009?! Until next time:)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
New sights--
What is a girl to do? I'm confused, and wish it would come to an end. Well, until next time:)
Beginner...
Anywho, be prepared for future posts, as I share the world through me.
I can't end this blog without a little something-something.:) As I was reading my Bible one night this verse seemed to hit home with me.
We all go through times in life when life seems to overwhelm us. The Bible reassures us that God's presence is with us to help us, even when we don't realize it. Psalms 23:4 says, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, Lord; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."