im an avid reader of blogs, but not so much an avid writer of them.

im working on it, erica :)

im sitting at ohenry's, definitely in the top 10 of why i like birmingham. the owner/manager/guy who's always here just introduced himself to me because im "in here a lot." (chad maybe? stevie- do you know- guy with the beard?) yup. it's free wifi in a safe area, good coffee, friendly people working, and all kinds of interesting patrons. the other morning erica and i ate breakfast here and made up everyone's stories... obama was there, and lots of secret service (those were harder to identify), also a lawyer. or maybe he was an insurance salesman.

i just walked around downtown homewood for an hour-ish. left my sweater at the post office. oops. walked into a furniture store that made me think of erica. stepped in white flowers and enjoyed the light, breezy feeling while being paranoid id some how spill the (non-existent) grape juice in my purse. i liked smith's variety and peeked in the windows of the bike shop and homewood toy and hobby... 18th. so sweet. "quaint without being pretentious," to quote erica.

so now im going to read a little. erica's post made me crave romans... surprise :) it's my fav.

summer's started... ramblings

im sitting at work, doing nothing. (dont tell my boss. im tired of writing paragraphs.) tonight i move to helena. im excited! im moving in with becca rowe and her aunt and uncle.

ive decided that i like birmingham a lot. as in, i would be totally fine moving here post-graduation. i love going to brookhills, i like all the choices there are, i like the people, the traffics not horrible as long as you arent there at peak times, ohenry's is awesome. i would love to live in homewood, but lets be real. not gonna happen just post-graduation. maybe a flat somewhere?

ive also decided that when i have a house (or even an apt to myself) i want to have a really awesome guest room with a big, white, fluffy comforter and cute little furnishings. living with david and stephanie has been great- im so thankful for them and their hospitality. i guess i want to pay it forward :) feel free to take advantage of said guest room as soon as it exists. 

erica asked me to describe my ideal job yesterday. yeah, i have no idea what it would be. i like doing almost anything, as long as there's variety.

3 things...

1. that erica drives to bham almost daily.

2. ohenrys

3. newfound friends

conversations with Bobbie.

by grandmother's name is Bobbie. the following conversation occurred this morning.

Bobbie: what's that on your face?

me: oh, you know. finals makes my face break out.

Bobbie:  oh okay- i was just making sure the dog didn't get ya.

i dont like starting a post without knowing where im going. oh well.

i got home yesterday. gadsden home. and i love being home- well, in spurts. if i stay long i start itching to get out again. i love my house because my family's here- well kinda. they run in and out all day long, and it's always a gamble as to who you're coming home to- if anyone at all. mary lynn's about to graduate in a couple weeks. weird. caroline's going to be a senior. what are my parents going to do when we're all gone? it'll be here before we know it.

leaving tuscaloosa for the summer is always a little sad. this time it was even sadder. good thing im seeing erica on tuesday or i probably would have had an emotional breakdown. i hate saying bye to sarah though. she's been my best friend for three years now. it's always hard to say bye for a whole month. i can't imagine how she and matt feel considering they pretty much have to do that every time they see each other. im glad they get to spend the summer together... i was praying about that last night. im interested to hear stories :) and see how the Lord moves. and for them to minister alongside one another. and for them to live in the same city for once. 

anyway. i held my own in front of everyone, got in my car, and was bawling down qca.

i just gave myself away. oh well. 

by the time i got to birmingham i was overwhelmed with gratitude to the Lord for the community He has provided for me. i love Him a lot. (and im pretty sure He loves me back. wait. no. i love Him back. He loves me first.)

i move again on monday, this time to birmingham. im excited.

ate breakfast at my grandparents' this morning. love them. i hope my kids are as close to my parents as i am to them.

im better about blogging when im not studying my brains out. p.s. i ended up with a B in accounting!! ive never been so excited about a B in my life. literally by the grace of God. 

3 things:

1. my sisters. mary lynn has acted really excited that im home AND let me drive her car today. haha. it was fun. caroline stayed at home and watched a movie with me last night so i wouldnt have to chill by myself. and when i drove up yesterday she was real excited because she had missed the memo that i was coming home. (we're a lot alike in that way. no one tells us) i havent seen kiley yet but i like her too :)

2. Bobbie biscuits. you havent had a biscuit until you've had one made by my grandmother. seriously. it's worth a drive.

3. old prayer journals. good reminders of the Lord's faithfulness.

thoughts and meanderings.

55 minutes until my last final. i should probably be studying, but... im not.

things on my mind:
1. erica's moving to richmond.
2. im moving to birmingham, and the Lord provided (surprise) a place for me to stay. yay Jesus!
3. i bombed my accounting final. oh well.
4. ive been hyper-emotional lately. no reason. oh yeah, except that my best friend's moving 12 hours away.
5. im going to miss the cw house for the summer.
6. God's really gracious. and he loves to provide for me. subleasers and places to stay and friends and breakthroughs...
7. para church. what does that even mean?
8. i want my friend ry to know God before he leaves for japan.


one day, i want to have the entire new testament memorized. then all i'll be able to do is think about God. that would be SO awesome. romans first. then we'll see what He says...

sunday is mother's day. hug your mom. or at least give her a call.

i like my roommates sara(h). i have a date with teague tonight, our annual end of the year thing. she's real excited to see matt soon.

i love reading emily hill's blog.

if mgt395 was a dog, it would be a teacup poodle. completely useless, but thinks its really important.

erica, be proud.

3 things:
1. done with ac-310. (at this point i break into the doxology)
2. 1/2 price wine and pizza at venice.
3. naps.

summer is soon

i got an internship :)

so i'll be moving to bham for the summer! im excited about this. problem #1: i dont have a place to live. that's pretty much the only problem, though, and i even have a couple options. and the general pluses are...

1. i get to go to brook hills :) this excites me more than you know.

2. i called this lady who moved to bham that used to meet with me when i was in middle and high school, and she's going to meet with me this summer!

3. i work mon-thurs 9-3. that barely even counts as working. 

4. i get to learn the ropes so that i really CAN manage erica's ministry one day!!!

5. lots of fun people are going to be in bham this summer

6. i get a week's vacation to go see whoever i want... all you people going across the country should probably fight for this privilege. jk. (but no. really.)

yay yay yay yay yay!!!!

3 things: (this is easy)

1. i got an internship!

2. panera hazelnut coffee

3. only 3 weeks left until the semester from hell is over. no more studying for 2 (almost 3!) whole months!

i haven't blogged in forever. but i realized i was stalking Erica's page, wishing she would blog again, and i figured it was getting hypocritical.  

ok ive been sitting here for five minutes and can't think of anything to say. oh! i know! birthday.

i turned 21 this past tuesday. at midnight (ok, 11p.m.) erica and stevie showed up at my house with mimosas screaming "it's 12 o'clock somewhere! it's your birthday! mimosas!" i was in bed, but not asleep, and felt really special. the next day i had an accounting test, so i essentially did school from 8am-6pm straight, then went to bham to meet my parents for dinner. i went out with er, stevie, kiley, and david shadix that night... it was fun :) i love them. good birthday.

in other news...

i feel like the Lord's teaching me about being a shepherd. Jesus was the best one, for sure, but he's shown me some good modern day ones too. and i want to be a shepherd(ess). gabrielle always talks about me being a "guardian"- one of those temperament things we're obsessed with. anyway, i think that plays into it. i have a heart for the Church- messed up as we are. i want to see us follow Jesus best :) 

"little children, let us love, not in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." (somewhere in 1 john)

3 things:

1. "mimosas at midnight"- ive never felt so special on my birthday ever

2. my sister made cookie dough tonight- yum :)

3. blogging