"We are the music makers,"

"and we are the dreamers of dreams." --Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Hello, hello! No Cruise Journal or pictures...yet; I've been sidetracked quilting. Hahaha! Heck yes I have. I'm really enjoying it too.

I have a new music love and it goes by the name of Ryan Baxley. For those of you who haven't heard him yet...oh, please go and listen! Below are two links where you can listen to his music.

1. His MySpace (P.s., click on the word MySpace)

2. Download some of his stuff FOR FREE! (P.s., click on the words FOR FREE!)

If you choose the free download route, please, please, please, get (firstly and foremostly) Fairytale Dreams and Jissur (Christie DuPree cover). There are three albums he has up that you can download for free. Again...FOR FREE! P.s., That Christie DuPree cover is the Christie DuPree, younger DuPree sister of Eisley...for all you Eisley fanners.

Moving on. I found a funny-fun lil' surveyish type thingishy on a Xanga. Thought I'd like to do it. So I am.

Friend Survey

1. Becca P.

2. Dana P.

3. Chris P.

4. Ashley M.

Friend One: Becca P.

1. How old are they? 25

2. Are they dating anyone? No, she's married.

3. What's their favorite show? I'm going with Jon & Kate Plus 8...

4. Do you hang out a lot? When we get the chance to we do...but, sadly, not as much as we would like (we being me and I'm hoping she feels the same. Hahaha!).

5. Do you go shopping together? Sometimes, yeah.

6. Do you know what they are doing right now? If she's not at work she's probably sleeping.

7. What color do they wear the most? Going with blue.

8. When is their birthday? August 24, 1983

9. What was the last thing you talked about? The very last thing was how her husband and the other members of their missions team were sick with the poopies...from the food they'd eaten.

10. When is the last time you saw them? Two nights ago (Friday night).

Friend Two: Dana P.

1. What was the last thing you did together? We ate at Whataburger after choir practice last Wed. night., prior to that it was going running and getting her a new backpack the Friday night previous to that Wed.

2. What color hair do they have? Dirty blonde

3. What is their favorite show? She doesn't really watch a lot of television.

4. Who is their best friend? She has multiples...

5. Where do they live? With her parents

6. What is their sexual orientation? (Okay...seriously? Of all the questions to ask?) Straight.

7. Do they have any pets? A dog and a dwarf hamster

8. Do they live alone? See answer to #5.

9. Where do they work? Target

10. Do they do good in school? Yes

Friend Three: Chris P.

1. Where do they live? Southside/5 Points

2. Have you ever kissed? Negative!

3. What is their favorite food? Yeah, that one's a hard one to answer...

4. Do they have any siblings? Yes

5. How are they right now? Hahaha! Last I heard he was sick with the poopies....

6. What is their favorite thing to do? Again, that's a hard one to dwindle down to a one answer answer.

7. Are they mature? Hahaha! Sure... Seriously, yes, he is.

8. How long have you known them? Seven years

9. Do you trust them? Yes

10. When is the last time you've seen them? Almost a month ago. :(

Friend Four: Ashley M.

1. Do you go to school together? Negative. Neither one of us are in school.

2. Where and when did you meet? A little over a year ago at church.

3. What is their heritage? Dothanian. Hahaha!

4. Do you see each other a lot? Whenever we're at church, Bible Study or one of the guys' games...

5. When is their birthday? April 15, can't remember the year

6. Are they dating anyone? Technically she's engaged, but yes, she's dating someone.

7. Who was their first kiss? Couldn't tell you.

8. What is their favorite genre of music? Gonna go with Rock (i.e., Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, etc.., that style of Rock)

9. Do they do surveys on Blogger (modified that from Xanga)? Not so much, no...not really.

10. Where do they hang out? They guys' house...?

Random:

1. Do 2 and 3 know each other? Nope.

2. Would you rather take 1 or 4 to a concert? Depends on what concert it is...

3. Have 1 and 2 ever fought? Nope. Never met.

4. What would 3 say about 4? Not sure. They've never met...

5. Would you hang out with all of them at once? Yeah

6. Would they all get along? For the most part, yeah.

7. Do you all go to the same school? Nope. I went to college with Becca and Chris; went to the same high school as Dana, just at different times; and I've never been in school with Ashley. Although, Dana and Ashley went to UAB together for a little while...

8. Who talks the most? Hahaha! Um, that would be a tie between me and Dana, followed by Ashley then Becca and then Chris.

9. Have any of them ever made you cry? Nope.

10. Which are you seeing next? Dana and Ashley, at church...tomorrow (Sunday).

Well, that was pointlessly...not as fun as I was hoping it would be...

P.s., I played Rock Band 2 tonight for the first time...ever. I have a blister on my thumb from playing bass and my back is slightly soar from hunched playing the drums. We played for about 4-5 hours. Hahaha! Heck yes!

P.p.s., Roll Tide, baby!

On those notes...I'm peacin' out, yo. Sleepy-sleep time.

The End.

"Everything has its beauty..."

"but not everyone sees it." --Confucius


Hello children! As long, and I mean long, promised, I have Baltimore pics for show-and-tell. I didn't do all of them 'cause well, that'd just be on the insanity side. So, I browsed through all of them and posted the ones I liked best enough to post. Sorry kids. If you have a facebook you can see them on there, they take up 3 albums (apologies for you non-facestalkers who are getting the shaft).

To see the rest of them, visit my flickr site here. Enjoy. (P.s., click on the word here, that's where the link is hidden...)

As far as cruise pictures and journal go...that's gonna be another day-o.

P.s., Our College/Career ladies have started doing a Bible Study called Discerning the Voice of God, by Priscilla Shirer...and oh holy crow, is it ever good. I'm ba, da, ba, ba, ba lovin' it.

Okay, well. I feel the need to go take some headache medication(s) for the headache that has crept up inside my brainage. Peace out.

The End.

"Sometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same things through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs."

"Maybe there was a glitch in my brain."

I'm not sure really what sparked the idea of thinking and doing this, but I'm kind of glad it...was sparked.

So, here we go.

Here's to...

• imagination
  
• pictures
  
• road trips
  
• chocolate
  
• pumpkin spice scented candles
  
• Fall
  
• music
  
• simple pleasures
  
• jiggly jell-o
  
• best friends
  
• my new interest in watching Family Guy
  
• reading
  
• Chex party mix my grandmother and aunt make every year
  
• wireless internet
  
• quotes
  
• chocolate pudding
  
• giggling at immature things
  
• sweat tea
  
• Fabreeze Spring and Renewal
  
• Food Network
  
• Folk Rock
  
• Thrift Stores
• Spring
• school supplies
  
• Southside
  
• Ice-Pops
  
• eating ice cream from the carton
  
• laughing until your abs hurt and something in your side feels like it has popped
  
• choir
  
• my iPod
  
• pancakes
  
• Qtips
  
• the feeling you get inside you when you desire to grow closer to God
  
• high school football games
  
• going out to eat after church on Sunday mornings
  
• trying something new
  
• dreaming about the day when its your own house you're decorating for the coming season/holiday
  
• going to my grandparents' house on Christmas Eve
• going to my cousins' house on Christmas Day
• college football games
• making nachos
• "bow tie" pasta
• carving pumpkins
• going to the beach
• chocolate milk
• going running
• looking at the stars
• taking a nap mid afternoon with the wind blowing through the open windows
• curling up on the couch on a cold rainy day watching a movie
• curling up on the couch on a cold rainy day reading a book
• family functions
• Summer
• being able to look at someone and you both don't have to say a thing, you just know...
• when your friends become part of your family
• playing in the rain at night
• playing chaotic card games that leave everyone laughing and screaming
• redecorating your bedroom/living room/bathroom/etc..
• bubble baths
• hot teas
• going to bookstores
• going to concerts
• WorkPlay Theatre
• cleaning
• going to the lake
• going out to eat after church on Sunday nights
• text messaging
• Winter
• sunsets
• listening to music with Idk, my BFF, Becca and my Wonder Twin, Chris
• laughing in choir with Idk, my BFF, Dana and trying not to get in trouble for it
• Harry Potter and Twilight books
• fabric stores
• chamber music
• daydreaming
• taking pictures
• feeling accomplished
• doing stupid quizzes on the internet
• hot showers
• making this list (that could go on and on)

The End.

"Of all the things about me that could frighten you,"

"you worry about my driving."

Hello children!

So, I may have used this icon before, but who really cares? Seriously... I'm using it in honor of the fact that The Nightmare Before Christmas is out on DVD! WOO HOO!!! All kinds of excitement here in this little kid's heart or hearts. The End.

So the cruise was absolutely the cruisiest. I kept a "journal" of each day. I'll post it in a few days ('cause I gotta edit some things and make sure its understandable to those few of you who will be reading it). I will also have pictures for show-and-tell as well (AND! I'm still working on the ones from Baltimore. No! I haven't forgotten...).

I finished Twilight! Sooo good! I finished it on the cruise and didn't have New Moon to follow it until after we got back home. So, now I'm reading New Moon. Eclipse needs to hurry up and come out in paperback so that I can own it as well (P.s., I'm getting them in pb and may one day get them in hardback for my library collection).

Anyway. We had my aunt and uncle and grandmother and grandfather over tonight for Labor Day. We had fajitas and such. Good eatin'.

Any...who? I'm peacin' out kiddies. I need to get my resume up to date and start sending it out.

Peace out.