As my mom says, I'm procrastinator-extraordinaire. It's just the truth. It's 12:30 on Monday afternoon and I should be moving stuff... but what am I doing? Yes, updating my blog. Be thankful that I care that you know what I've been up to. :0)

Okay - so this past week has been fun. Wendy came in town last Tuesday night. And it's been non-stop hangin out grouped with work, soccer and the moving process. So here's what we've been up to ...

Tuesday: Wendy, Julie, Kellie and I went and saw RENT. So good :)
Wednesday: I had to go to work that morning, but left early and came home and tried to pack some stuff up. Wendy and I went out to dinner at Wings then came back and watched tv and talked.
Thursday: I had work. Then Wen and I got some stuff moved from the house to the apt - probably the most productive I have been so far in this move, went to Freebirds for lunch, moved some more, I had soccer practice, then dinner at home with Mom and Wendy, followed by more tv time.
Friday: Last day of school for the semester, Faculty luncheon, moved some, went to On The Border with Kat and Wendy, watched a movie
Saturday: Went to IKEA with Mom and spent wayyyy too much money, put together some furniture, went to dinner with Wendy, Kat and Andy at TGIFriday's, W,K & I went around town taking goofy goofy pictures, stayed up til 3am
Sunday: Church, lunch at Cotton Patch with Wendy, Kat and the Don, nap, Tim's memorial, drove to Round Rock for church, ate dinner with Wendy and Andy at Pok-E-Jo's BBQ, drove home, hung out with those awesome kids (Colleen, Kyle, Val, Denise, Will and Ben) along with Kat, Wendy and the Don, stayed up til 2am

And now it's Monday... and I'm being so anti-productive on this moving thing it's not even funny. I gotta get some shoes on and turn off the computer. Only a few more days until Christmas!! We leave Saturday morning for Midland and we will return Tuesday.

Merry Christmas everyone !! I love you all !!

So.. I've been moving. That's why the lack of updates. Also, soccer takes a lot out of me so when I come home I do next to nothing. If I get the chance, I'll take pics of the new apt and post them on here.
Wendy came in town earlier this week, so that's another reason for not posting - we've been hangin out and having fun and whatnot. She's been a big help to both Kat and I during this move. I know that I'm nowhere near done so it's going to take a few more days. There's also the possibility that we won't have internet or cable until next Thursday. Seems kind of silly.. I guess I should be able to do without both, but when all of my friends are gone, most of my entertainment is gone too. It will be a good time to watch some movies, hang out with my mom and/or dad and get the apartment into a settled state. Oh yeah, and get ready for Christmas packing, etc.
It's kind of odd that I only have 2 weeks off for Christmas this year. I'm so used to having 3 weeks at least. It's all good though.
Sorry if this post is lacking in energy - I'm sorta tired and just trying to get the info out :o)
Ginger gets home next week!!! This is something I'm pumped about. It's been weird not seeing her at all for the past ... 4 months. Only 4 months?? Yikes... Ah well, I'll have all my friends in one state for at least .... (it's too late to be figuring out this math..) 5 days is a good round guess. I'm sure it's more than that.
I'm off to dream land! Mom and I are going to Houston tomorrow for a short period of time so I can get some furniture for the new apt :o) Yay!

This was my away message for Saturday night ... it pretty much explains a lot .. :o)

apt 67.
scandalous photos.
dreaming of weddings.
taking skank kat's pants off.
shakira.
julie's truck.
ashley's 20th.
dirty dirty music.
christmas lights.
dancing with walmart santa.
saran wrap.
tortillas.
great friends.

THIS IS WHAT FUN (since i'm not in college..) IS ALL ABOUT!!

Here's a flyer that I was asked to make in memory of Tim. There are also a few pictures down of him earlier this semester. They're of him and his buddy Tanner.. (Tim's on the left)

an update to earlier:

Well, today was a very interesting day. Our class today was super low-key. A bit of tension this morning with kids coming in, emotions being shed, a general state of shock. There were random people there, counselors to offer an ear, distraught kids, shocked teachers. We didn't do a whole lot; watched tv, watched a movie, had lunch in the classroom, made Christmas ornaments for their parents and looked at pictures of Tim.

This blog is slow going because I don't want to face it. I don't want to face the fact that my student, my friend, my homie Tim Pratt is never coming to school again. I don't want to think about how he died, I don't want to think about the things people say or said, I don't want to think about the way this has affected our school and I don't want to think about how this is going to affect me. I have no clue. I think this is the first time I've cried all day. I am really good at putting up a front, but get me alone with my thoughts and I become a teary eyed, sniffling ... person.

I don't remember the last thing he said to me, or the last thing I said to him. I don't even know if I told him goodbye yesterday. But I remember how he was yesterday. Yesterday was a good day. He didn't get in trouble, he earned his Pepsi. In weightlifting, he was goofy Tim who just wanted to make faces at himself in the mirror. He bench pressed his max yesterday, 45 lbs. He worked hard yesterday and made me smile.

Y'all please pray for the Pratt family. If you could only begin to understand their life... if I could only begin to understand...

Jennifer is in guarded condition in ICU, the other survivor Courtney is out of ICU in stable condition. Our school is in shock, and grieving. Pray for us!

I love you guys.

Please pray for our school. Last night, one of the students in my class died in a car accident. His sister is in critical condition; please pray for her. Another Consol student died and two other girls were also involved in the accident. This is the extent of my knowledge. But please be in prayer for Consol, for the students, for our class, for our teachers, for me. I don't know what is going to happen today, but I know that the rest of this week is going to be hard; the rest of the semester is going to be hard as our students slowly come to understand the "circle of life."

Lord, I don't know what to think right now. I don't know what to feel. But Lord, even if I can't understand, help me to be strong for others. Help me to do what I do well and be there for them to listen, to cry on. Lord, take care of him - "Now I know only in part, but then I will know fully."

Hahah... Wendy is hilarious. She puts one word, "procrastination" into such eloquent wordage!

Well, this week has been insane. Not necessarily a bad insane, but insane nonetheless. Soccer tryouts started this week and that was fun but hard. It has been wearing me out physically and giving me some stress, but I'll get used to it. :)

Today, Dec 1, is World AIDS Day. There are statistics everywhere telling us about how this disease is running rampant. And it frustrates us because we feel so overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and widespread devastation of it all. But, unfortunately for me, as I listened to Oprah tonight on the Late Show, she said something that made a lot of sense to me. (And for the record, I was watching David Letterman, not the Oprah Show...) She said that the world is not doing its part. The world could make a huge difference if every person just did what they could. Not what they feel like, but what they can.

Like the body of the church, we are called to use our gifts according to the grace given us. (Romans 12:4-8) This includes so much!! Paul says to give according to our faith, whether it is baby faith or mature faith, as long as we are sharing the Word of God, nothing is lost! (Philippians 1:18) Paul says serve, teach, and encourage. He says to do all of this generously, diligently and cheerfully!!

So if we do what we can, whether that be through vigilant prayer, traveling to give a personal hand and smile, or to give monetarily, do what you can. But do it generously, diligently and cheerfully. Give to the orphans and widows in their distress -- our world, and through your serving in love and kindness, you will serve God! (James 1:27)

Have a wonderful weekend!! Happy Holidays!