Saw this while surfing the internet and thought I'd share :)
http://www.diylife.com/2011/07/06/totes-from-t-shirts/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%7C76637
You can make market bags out of old tshirts you don't want anymore! Now if only Huntington had a market that I could go to to fill it with...
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Lots to look forward to :)
Not a whole lot has changed since my last post, but here's what has:
1. Dax's last living grandparent (his dad's mom) fell Tuesday around noon and broke her hip into about 3-4 pieces. She had surgery on Wednesday around 2pm. The doctor said she might not make it through due to only 40% of her heart in good working order, but she made it through the surgery :) Praise the Lord! She'll be in the hospital for a few more days, but should make a full recovery!
2. Dax's little nephew plays for the Barboursville Little League baseball team (not sure of the age), and he had a game last night against Mason County. Dax and I went, and his nephew's team won -- 17-0! they ended up ending the game at the top of the 4th due to the score. Then today, Dax went and helped pitch to his nephew's team since they will be facing C-K tomorrow, and they have a left-handed pitcher.
3. Next week, my family and I will be headed to Florida to get ready to sail the ocean blue for a whole week! We will be visiting Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman Islands; and Ochos Rios, Jamaica! I cannot wait!
4. I go tomorrow to get my hair cut (not very short, but enough to cut the dead ends off). The new trend that is going around is to get a feather in your hair. I think they glue it to your hair, and it lasts for about 3 months. You can wash it, dry it, straighten or curl it, etc. Instead of doing that, I bought a clip-in one that I can take out whenever I want, and it should last longer than 3 months :)
5. I also go tomorrow to the doctor for my post-operative appointment. I think I forgot to mention that I got my tonsils out 3 weeks ago in my last post, so here it is! I've had three horrible throat infections since the beginning of this year. One infection was so bad that I missed an entire week of classes and lost 10 pounds because I couldn't eat/swallow!! Mom took me to see Dr. Roa, and he automatically suggested that I get them taken out. The pain wasn't as bad as the week that I missed classes, but I still lost about 5-7 pounds. Most of the pain is gone, but it still hurts to yawn.
I guess that's enough for you guys to read for now...enjoy!
1. Dax's last living grandparent (his dad's mom) fell Tuesday around noon and broke her hip into about 3-4 pieces. She had surgery on Wednesday around 2pm. The doctor said she might not make it through due to only 40% of her heart in good working order, but she made it through the surgery :) Praise the Lord! She'll be in the hospital for a few more days, but should make a full recovery!
2. Dax's little nephew plays for the Barboursville Little League baseball team (not sure of the age), and he had a game last night against Mason County. Dax and I went, and his nephew's team won -- 17-0! they ended up ending the game at the top of the 4th due to the score. Then today, Dax went and helped pitch to his nephew's team since they will be facing C-K tomorrow, and they have a left-handed pitcher.
3. Next week, my family and I will be headed to Florida to get ready to sail the ocean blue for a whole week! We will be visiting Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman Islands; and Ochos Rios, Jamaica! I cannot wait!
4. I go tomorrow to get my hair cut (not very short, but enough to cut the dead ends off). The new trend that is going around is to get a feather in your hair. I think they glue it to your hair, and it lasts for about 3 months. You can wash it, dry it, straighten or curl it, etc. Instead of doing that, I bought a clip-in one that I can take out whenever I want, and it should last longer than 3 months :)
5. I also go tomorrow to the doctor for my post-operative appointment. I think I forgot to mention that I got my tonsils out 3 weeks ago in my last post, so here it is! I've had three horrible throat infections since the beginning of this year. One infection was so bad that I missed an entire week of classes and lost 10 pounds because I couldn't eat/swallow!! Mom took me to see Dr. Roa, and he automatically suggested that I get them taken out. The pain wasn't as bad as the week that I missed classes, but I still lost about 5-7 pounds. Most of the pain is gone, but it still hurts to yawn.
I guess that's enough for you guys to read for now...enjoy!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
TIME FOR AN UPDATE!
ok, I realize it's been FOREVER since I have posted, so I decided to get back into blogging (and attempt to keep up with it). Some things that have changed in my life since my last post (no particular order):
1. I finished my junior year of college/my first semester as an elementary education major.
2. This past semester, I joined the Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri-Sigma or Sigma) Sorority, and I gained 64 beautiful sisters :)
3. I went to Panama City Beach for Spring Break 2011 with 4 of my newly gained sisters and had the time of life.
4. While in PCB, I met a boy. Crazy thing was, he was actually from Marshall. His name is Dax Adkins, and he is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at Marshall (Aunt Jan, are you seeing any repeating stories here?). He and I only saw each other one night while in Panama for vacation, but we met up when we got back home. Dax and I have been dating since April 15th, and I can honestly say I have never been happier :)
5. I just recently applied for a waitressing job at O'Charley's in Barboursville. not even a week passed before I got a call back and they hired me. Unfortunately, I won't be able to start my job until July 27th due to the fact that I'm about to go on vacation.
6. Speaking of vacations, in just a few short days, I will finally be out of Huntington, WV for a while (thank goodness).
I'm sure there's more to add here, but that's all I can think of at the moment! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy :)
Here is a picture of Dax and I taken last night while we waited for the July 4th Fireworks to start :)
Meet Sadie. This is Dax's dog. She always lays in the goofiest positions!
These are the lovely ladies I went to Panama with. One of the best weeks of my life!
This is my Sigma box made by my adorable Big, Carlee!
1. I finished my junior year of college/my first semester as an elementary education major.
2. This past semester, I joined the Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri-Sigma or Sigma) Sorority, and I gained 64 beautiful sisters :)
3. I went to Panama City Beach for Spring Break 2011 with 4 of my newly gained sisters and had the time of life.
4. While in PCB, I met a boy. Crazy thing was, he was actually from Marshall. His name is Dax Adkins, and he is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at Marshall (Aunt Jan, are you seeing any repeating stories here?). He and I only saw each other one night while in Panama for vacation, but we met up when we got back home. Dax and I have been dating since April 15th, and I can honestly say I have never been happier :)
5. I just recently applied for a waitressing job at O'Charley's in Barboursville. not even a week passed before I got a call back and they hired me. Unfortunately, I won't be able to start my job until July 27th due to the fact that I'm about to go on vacation.
6. Speaking of vacations, in just a few short days, I will finally be out of Huntington, WV for a while (thank goodness).
I'm sure there's more to add here, but that's all I can think of at the moment! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy :)
Here is a picture of Dax and I taken last night while we waited for the July 4th Fireworks to start :)
Meet Sadie. This is Dax's dog. She always lays in the goofiest positions!
These are the lovely ladies I went to Panama with. One of the best weeks of my life!
This is my Sigma box made by my adorable Big, Carlee!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
a brand new start
it's official. starting today around 1:30pm, i officially became...
...AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR!!!!!!!!!!!
yep..no more nursing for me. i will finish out this semester, and then in the spring i will begin working towards getting a teaching license!! i can't wait!!! i've been praying about this for a week or two, and i just can't see myself as being a nurse for the rest of my life..long story short, i felt miserable waking up for my ONE nursing class ONCE A WEEK and i didn't want that to be the rest of my life. im happy with my decision. thanks for reading!!
...AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR!!!!!!!!!!!
yep..no more nursing for me. i will finish out this semester, and then in the spring i will begin working towards getting a teaching license!! i can't wait!!! i've been praying about this for a week or two, and i just can't see myself as being a nurse for the rest of my life..long story short, i felt miserable waking up for my ONE nursing class ONCE A WEEK and i didn't want that to be the rest of my life. im happy with my decision. thanks for reading!!
Friday, October 8, 2010
My Savior, My God
Next Sunday, I am going to ask to be a member of Sabrina's church, 26th Street Baptist Church. I'm so excited and thankful that her church family has accepted me as one of their own. I am part of the choir, the praise team, and Sabrina and I teach the preschoolers on Wednesday nights. I love it.
Speaking of teaching...I have been thinking a lot about my career plan, and if nursing is really want I want to do for the rest of my life, and I have decided to switch my major to Elementary Education. I've thought for a few days about this, and I've talked to mom, Terry, Sabrina, and Matt about this decision, and they support me. I just don't feel that nursing is my true calling, and I don't want to wake up every morning dreading going to school (and eventually work) like I pretty much do now. I'm going to continue to pray about this, and I know God will point me in the right direction.
Back to talking about church and God. Lately, I have noticed God working in my life. I know he has always worked in my life, I just haven't paid much attention. I used to ignore Him, thinking that I knew what I wanted/needed, and that I could worry about worshipping God later. SO NOT TRUE!!! I fully believe God has a purpose for my life, and I can't wait to see what He has in store for me in the future. God is so good!
Well, yesterday was the start of this year's Pumpkin Festival. I remember a couple years ago, my bif brother, Tyler, asked me to bring him home some Pumpkin Ice Cream since he wouldn't be home to get some himself. This year, I will eat some for him :) LOVE AND MISS YOU, BUBBY!!!
Matt's parent's came to Huntington yesterday. They want to go out to dinner tonight to the Blackhawk Grille. Unfortunately, mom has to work late again tonight, so my parents wont be able to make it. Mom has been SUPER busy with work lately. She has been doing employee evaluations (she has 56 employees...yikes!) and hasn't had a moment to herself for a while. I've been trying to help out around the house by cleaning and running errands for her and Terry so they have a little less stress. Today I went to Walmart for them so they (and the rest of the fam) would have things to eat and drink haha.
I have been super stressed for the past week. Wednesday from 1-3, I gave FLU SHOTS to about 30 people. It was SO FUN!! The only extreme bleeder I had was, of course, Matt haha it was pouring down his arm. Scared me to death, but thank goodness it was someone I knew and who knew me. I only had to put bandaids on maybe 3-4 people, including him, so I consider that a SUCCESS!! But what has really been stressing me out, is that I have a Yoga final on Monday (which isn't that stressful) and 2 exams on Tuesday (which are in my harder classes, and are extremely stressful)!! the 2 exams are Pharmacology and Statistics. its not that I don't like those subjects, it's the fact that there's so much information that I have to cram into my brain in four days! oh my goodness....but I know that God will give me the strength to get me through this rough time.
Well, I think that is all for now. Thanks for reading!!!
Speaking of teaching...I have been thinking a lot about my career plan, and if nursing is really want I want to do for the rest of my life, and I have decided to switch my major to Elementary Education. I've thought for a few days about this, and I've talked to mom, Terry, Sabrina, and Matt about this decision, and they support me. I just don't feel that nursing is my true calling, and I don't want to wake up every morning dreading going to school (and eventually work) like I pretty much do now. I'm going to continue to pray about this, and I know God will point me in the right direction.
Back to talking about church and God. Lately, I have noticed God working in my life. I know he has always worked in my life, I just haven't paid much attention. I used to ignore Him, thinking that I knew what I wanted/needed, and that I could worry about worshipping God later. SO NOT TRUE!!! I fully believe God has a purpose for my life, and I can't wait to see what He has in store for me in the future. God is so good!
Well, yesterday was the start of this year's Pumpkin Festival. I remember a couple years ago, my bif brother, Tyler, asked me to bring him home some Pumpkin Ice Cream since he wouldn't be home to get some himself. This year, I will eat some for him :) LOVE AND MISS YOU, BUBBY!!!
Matt's parent's came to Huntington yesterday. They want to go out to dinner tonight to the Blackhawk Grille. Unfortunately, mom has to work late again tonight, so my parents wont be able to make it. Mom has been SUPER busy with work lately. She has been doing employee evaluations (she has 56 employees...yikes!) and hasn't had a moment to herself for a while. I've been trying to help out around the house by cleaning and running errands for her and Terry so they have a little less stress. Today I went to Walmart for them so they (and the rest of the fam) would have things to eat and drink haha.
I have been super stressed for the past week. Wednesday from 1-3, I gave FLU SHOTS to about 30 people. It was SO FUN!! The only extreme bleeder I had was, of course, Matt haha it was pouring down his arm. Scared me to death, but thank goodness it was someone I knew and who knew me. I only had to put bandaids on maybe 3-4 people, including him, so I consider that a SUCCESS!! But what has really been stressing me out, is that I have a Yoga final on Monday (which isn't that stressful) and 2 exams on Tuesday (which are in my harder classes, and are extremely stressful)!! the 2 exams are Pharmacology and Statistics. its not that I don't like those subjects, it's the fact that there's so much information that I have to cram into my brain in four days! oh my goodness....but I know that God will give me the strength to get me through this rough time.
Well, I think that is all for now. Thanks for reading!!!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
unknown title
so I have come to find that I am a terrible blogger, but I honestly have nothing to talk about! I try to save up all the cool stuff and put it in one post, but then I end up forgetting most of what I want to say...here are some things I remember!
-Sabrina and I are the preschool teachers for Wednesday night church! last week we had 4 kids (3 girls and 1 boy). this week we just had the three girls. we're hoping that more kids come! this experience has shown me that I should probably never be a school teacher due to the fact that I want to buy anything and everything for our classroom: scissors, crayons, attendance chart, stickers (LOTS of stickers!), books, etc. Some things I had lying around the house, other things I bought at the dollar tree and Latta's on fourth avenue. I'm praying that God will bless our class and bring more children to learn about Jesus!!!
-Matt and I had a fight last week. it wasn't pretty, but we're doing a lot better and growing from that experience. that's all im going to say about that.
-this weekend, my family and I will be heading to Cincinnati, OH to watch my cousin, Bryce, get married. so exciting!! i love weddings!!!
-I have applied for a couple jobs. I first applied to Shoe Carnival at the mall, thenI applied to Kohl's, then I applied to the Disney Store at the mall. this was all about 3-4 weeks ago. Last week I had an interview with the manager of the disney store (the only call i received to have an interview) and I thought it went pretty well. they said that they would try to call everyone that would get a second interview with the district manager by monday (Sept. 27th). when i didnt get a call, i assumed that they didn't want to hire me, so I applied to Home Depot. now, i know that may sound a little out of character for me, considering i have absolutely NO handiwork experience whatsoever, but sabrina suggested that I apply to be a cashier (which is the job im looking for!). so tuesday rolls around, i still havent heard from the disney store, so i fill out the home depot application online. wedneday morning, i'm looking in my mirror in my room getting ready, and im thinking about how i didnt get a call back from the disney store. i wasnt necessarily upset, but it made me a teensy weensy bit sad that I "wasnt good enough" to work for my most favorite store in the entire mall! (well maybe not my absolute favorite, but it ranks pretty high due to the fact that i want to LIVE in disney world!) anywho! i go to pick up trevor from the school bus (turns out, he was already at his friends house), and my phone rings. unknown number. i answer, and its THE DISNEY STORE!!!!!! they want me to come in for a second interview, but I will probably end up having a phone interview because of my hectic school schedule on thursdays! so now i am in the dilemma. which to choose: home depot (well, they kind of have to call me first) or the disney store? i need some help/advice!!!!!!!
-i have cleaned out my room and gotten rid of a TON of stuff. if anyone really knows me, i hate just throwing things away unless i for sure know that it belongs in the garbage. I am a pack rat, not a hoarder (mom!)...I do like to keep things from my childhood, but i have learned to let things go. I donated a LOT of my old stuffed animals that were just sitting and collecting dust above my TV (I of course kept all of my Tiggers!!!), I cleaned out both of my closets and rearranged things so I have more space in my room, and I donated a lot of books (about 30-40) to Empire Bookstore. now, the cool thing about donating my books there, is that they give you store credit or cash for your unwanted books...and guess how much store credit i got for all of my books? drum roll please................$90!!!!!!!! yes, you read that correctly!!! $90! and i can spend that on ANYTHING in the store: books, magazines, marshall stuff, wrapping paper, greeting cards, you name it! if they have it in the store, you can use your store credit on it! i went today because trevor and i had cleaned out his bookcase and he had about 20-30 books he wanted to get rid of, so we took them down there last week. he ended up getting about $43 in store credit, but he wanted the cash instead, so we went down to pick up his earnings. he ended up getting $26. I looked around a bit, and bought 3 greeting cards (2 birthday and 1 bridal shower), marshall tattoos for your face, green and white striped knee socks, 3 books (1 touch-and-feel for tristan and 2 books for mine and sabrina's preschool class), and 1 magnet for around $32! thank goodness for my store credit!!!
-so if you havent heard yet, matt's family invited me to go on vacation with them over spring to........HONOLULU, HAWAII!!!!!! i am SO excited!! matt and I will be staying for 6 days, and his parents will be staying for about 2 weeks. i have been saving up for about a month now (babysitting is GREAT!!). so far i have $120 saved that i WILL NOT SPEND unless it is an absolute emergency (this is also why i want to get a job - to have more money for my trip!). I never dreamed that i would get the chance to go to hawaii!! yayyyy
well this post is EXTREMELY long. i will try not to go so long without posting again! sabrina, hold me to this: i will try to blog at LEAST once a week. i will FIND things to talk about!
God is so GOOD!
-Sabrina and I are the preschool teachers for Wednesday night church! last week we had 4 kids (3 girls and 1 boy). this week we just had the three girls. we're hoping that more kids come! this experience has shown me that I should probably never be a school teacher due to the fact that I want to buy anything and everything for our classroom: scissors, crayons, attendance chart, stickers (LOTS of stickers!), books, etc. Some things I had lying around the house, other things I bought at the dollar tree and Latta's on fourth avenue. I'm praying that God will bless our class and bring more children to learn about Jesus!!!
-Matt and I had a fight last week. it wasn't pretty, but we're doing a lot better and growing from that experience. that's all im going to say about that.
-this weekend, my family and I will be heading to Cincinnati, OH to watch my cousin, Bryce, get married. so exciting!! i love weddings!!!
-I have applied for a couple jobs. I first applied to Shoe Carnival at the mall, thenI applied to Kohl's, then I applied to the Disney Store at the mall. this was all about 3-4 weeks ago. Last week I had an interview with the manager of the disney store (the only call i received to have an interview) and I thought it went pretty well. they said that they would try to call everyone that would get a second interview with the district manager by monday (Sept. 27th). when i didnt get a call, i assumed that they didn't want to hire me, so I applied to Home Depot. now, i know that may sound a little out of character for me, considering i have absolutely NO handiwork experience whatsoever, but sabrina suggested that I apply to be a cashier (which is the job im looking for!). so tuesday rolls around, i still havent heard from the disney store, so i fill out the home depot application online. wedneday morning, i'm looking in my mirror in my room getting ready, and im thinking about how i didnt get a call back from the disney store. i wasnt necessarily upset, but it made me a teensy weensy bit sad that I "wasnt good enough" to work for my most favorite store in the entire mall! (well maybe not my absolute favorite, but it ranks pretty high due to the fact that i want to LIVE in disney world!) anywho! i go to pick up trevor from the school bus (turns out, he was already at his friends house), and my phone rings. unknown number. i answer, and its THE DISNEY STORE!!!!!! they want me to come in for a second interview, but I will probably end up having a phone interview because of my hectic school schedule on thursdays! so now i am in the dilemma. which to choose: home depot (well, they kind of have to call me first) or the disney store? i need some help/advice!!!!!!!
-i have cleaned out my room and gotten rid of a TON of stuff. if anyone really knows me, i hate just throwing things away unless i for sure know that it belongs in the garbage. I am a pack rat, not a hoarder (mom!)...I do like to keep things from my childhood, but i have learned to let things go. I donated a LOT of my old stuffed animals that were just sitting and collecting dust above my TV (I of course kept all of my Tiggers!!!), I cleaned out both of my closets and rearranged things so I have more space in my room, and I donated a lot of books (about 30-40) to Empire Bookstore. now, the cool thing about donating my books there, is that they give you store credit or cash for your unwanted books...and guess how much store credit i got for all of my books? drum roll please................$90!!!!!!!! yes, you read that correctly!!! $90! and i can spend that on ANYTHING in the store: books, magazines, marshall stuff, wrapping paper, greeting cards, you name it! if they have it in the store, you can use your store credit on it! i went today because trevor and i had cleaned out his bookcase and he had about 20-30 books he wanted to get rid of, so we took them down there last week. he ended up getting about $43 in store credit, but he wanted the cash instead, so we went down to pick up his earnings. he ended up getting $26. I looked around a bit, and bought 3 greeting cards (2 birthday and 1 bridal shower), marshall tattoos for your face, green and white striped knee socks, 3 books (1 touch-and-feel for tristan and 2 books for mine and sabrina's preschool class), and 1 magnet for around $32! thank goodness for my store credit!!!
-so if you havent heard yet, matt's family invited me to go on vacation with them over spring to........HONOLULU, HAWAII!!!!!! i am SO excited!! matt and I will be staying for 6 days, and his parents will be staying for about 2 weeks. i have been saving up for about a month now (babysitting is GREAT!!). so far i have $120 saved that i WILL NOT SPEND unless it is an absolute emergency (this is also why i want to get a job - to have more money for my trip!). I never dreamed that i would get the chance to go to hawaii!! yayyyy
well this post is EXTREMELY long. i will try not to go so long without posting again! sabrina, hold me to this: i will try to blog at LEAST once a week. i will FIND things to talk about!
God is so GOOD!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
there's gotta be something more...
ok, i know i havent blogged in what seems like forever. this summer has been a rollercoaster of vacations and non-stoppness haha. first we went on a cruise, then i flew to maryland for 2 weeks, and we just got back from the beach last sunday. hopefully no more vacations, minus a trip to kings island with my best friend, tarajo, or my family. this pose wont be very exciting. i just wanted to say some things that have been on my mind lately. i recently found out that a girl i used to have bible study with has cancer, and while i've known many people who have or have had cancer before, it makes me reconsider a lot of things in my life. i've been an ungrateful person lately and i plan to change all of that. when i go back to school, i plan to be more outgoing and talk to more people/make new friends. i'm going to start appreciating the little things in life. i'm going to learn that not everything has to be a big thing, and that things will happen in time. i'm not going to put things off until tomorrow if i can do them today. im going to make every day more productive, and be more positive about life. im going to pray more, and grow closer to God. ive been going to sabrina's church lately, and i absolutely love it! thank you to anyone who happens to read this. i greatly appreciate it! God Bless
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