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[23 Jul 2006|10:51pm] |
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Okay so I suck. I know at the beginning of the summer, I was on a rampage of "UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE.... it keeps us all connected"... and we see where that has gotten me. Overlooking my LJ... and I dont even blog much on myspace. Its just be avoiding talking about the stuff going on inside me. Not much has changed... but then again, everything has. This is my first post from MY APARTMENT... those words are still an unusal feeling coming out of my mouth. I love the feeling of being on my own and independant again... but at the same time, I am missing my family. I also know I will never "live at home" again... the next time I move will be moving in with my husband, or God moving me somewhere else. I know that will never be back home. And that scares the daylights out of me. I have to grow up. I love my roomates... they are great. But its not the same as your brother and sister. Its weired thinking about having to "make time" for your family... when you family lives in the same town as you do. 7 miles from me. But yet, days go by and i dont see them... and don't hear from my sibblings. The thing is, I feel more like a kid then them... like I NEED them. I've been learning a lot about dependancy this summer... and how I should be dependant on God... but yet, I am realizing all my dependancy is on my family and friends. I am putting them in places they are not intended to be. So, for all you out there who are dealing with the similar... any advice!!??
Vacation was great! Rachael and I had an AMAZING time in the moutnains. I love how i feel like I am truly an extended part of her family. We went rafting, played games, watched movies, shopped, and just hung around and did nothing. But it was never awkward. I love having friends/family like that. :-)
Alright, well I guess thats really all thats new with me. School starts back in a few weeks and I am really ready for that. I cant wait to make a routine out of my new life....
Good Night Yall
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| lakeland so far... |
[23 Jun 2006|11:28am] |
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Well, so far my trip down for the Kukuk/Goodrich wedding has been very nice. I arrived in Lakeland right at 5 yesterday and went over to Melissa Wagners VERY CUTE house... where I started my weekend with a Mary Kay Facial. You know, I dont think it matters how many times you do one of those, they are always SOO NICE!! :-) It was good time to catch up with her... then we drove over to Rachs and I got to see Jacquline Betz! We went to dinner at chillis... which was lots of fun. :-) I miss these girls so much, and even though I never hung out with the three of them as a group before, it was so natural. I love how you can walk into your REAL friends lives, and feel as though you never left. Thats true friendship right there!!!
We drove back and then rachael and I just hung out at the house having very typical amanda and rachael time... :-) I love how i can just sit on her couch and do nothing and we can just talk and it never changes!
It is kinda weired for me though this weeekend. exactly three years ago THIS WEEKEND my grandfather died... and I made the decision to leave lakeland. So much has changed in three years, but so much has stayed the same...well, this is the third year. So i guess two years. But you know what i mean. I thought about it the whole way down here. I have typical cds i listen to when i travel my "home to home" stretch... and it is just always funny cause it takes my thoughts to all diffrent kinds of times and places.
2 weeks and I get to see Allison! 2 weeks from TODAY!!! :-) Its been over a year!!
Alright, well rach will be home from work in like 10 mins so I better get moving so we are ready to go to BUSCH GARDENS!! ;-)
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today was a pretty boring day. didnt work again.... you know, you would think I would enjoy that... and I did... but I know the bad parts to it, like not getting paid!! agh! stupidness! anyways... today was a blah kinda day... but yeah... there ya have it
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| God Rocks |
[19 Jun 2006|11:31pm] |
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:-) Wow. So today I had an "interview" with some people that are looking for childcare and stuff for thier kids after school during the school year. It went AMAZING... I will work like 20 hours a week... 2:30-5:30ish... and get paid almost 10 an hour!! I can pay my bills with almost that job alone! God knows just what we need and its amazing to see how he provides when we are willing to trust him for our needs.... :-) Just wanted to share my little blessing!
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| TODAY IS.... |
[19 Jun 2006|12:12am] |
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JOIES BIRTHDAY!!!! Happy Birthday Joie!!! I love you! You are amazing!
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[18 Jun 2006|09:47pm] |
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So I tell everyone they should post more, and then i fall off the planet!! So Sorry. Summer has been pretty good so far.... I've been working working working, but its easy work. I am enjoying an easy summer... which is good since i have a lot of FUN plans for this summer. I guess I need to get all my wildness out before real grown up world hits because....
I AM GETTING AN APARTMENT! Thats right friends. After 2 years of living with the parentals here in Ocala, I am officially getting my own place. Well, i will be rooming with 2 other girls from my church, but it will be part mine!! yay! can we tell how excited I am?? I move on July 16th... right after I get back from vacation. Its a three bedroom 2 bath apartment on a pertty nice side of town. We have a screened in porch. I am pretty excited for the reason that I get to decorate the WHOLE PLACE since my friends are a little "decorationally challanged". We are doing our kitchen in "little italy", the dining room in FUN Beach, the living room in "grown up" beach (mainly palm trees) and my room is in brown and pink... kinda a "romantic" style with the kim anderson pictures. Depending on where my room is will depend on the bathroom... although i think our main bathroom may be a beach room just because others will use it weather its the bathroom i use or not. If i get my own bathroom... i am thinking black and white, or maybe maroon and something... who knows! I'll decide that when i get there.
So yeah, thats a big finiacial responsibility...so this summer I am trying to "play responsibly". I just got back from Lakeland/Wesley Chapel this morning. I drove down Friday night and spent the night with kelly davis. We had soooo much fun. then saturday we went shopping for amy. Let me tell you... honeymoon shopping is not very easy for me!! I just dont know what people would like.... so yeah, if you are ever getting married, and i am coming to a honeymoon type party... make sure you let me know what kinda clothing you will want.. but it was a lot of fun.
It was so cool to see Lauren and justins place... :-) Its cool to see my friends in their new grown up lives... but to also know that they are doing so well. I loved it!
Amy.. wow. She looked so wonderful in love. You know, its something that I pray for for each of my friends... that they find the ONE that God has for them, and that they fall in love. I see how he has made her walk with God grow and strength and thats amazing... I WANT THAT! I want someone who encourages my walk with God in such a way that it is evident... and I him. Amazing. She is going to make a beautiful bride. I cant wait till saturday!!
My friends from Ukraine get home in 14 days!! I am so excited!! one of my best ocala friends is coming home!!!
Alright, so thats my update.... :-)
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| Way to Go! |
[02 Jun 2006|12:40am] |
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Thanks guys for posting... i like to read whats going on in your worlds!! :0)
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| Summer Cold.... |
[01 Jun 2006|07:29pm] |
Okay, so I agree with Joie... where is everyone else at? I check your myspaces and you don't blog there... so whats going on in everyones summer??? You can't possibly tell me they are THAT BORING!! haha. Just kidding. I know I look like the big loser with no life who can update all the time...actually, its just a habit... I get on everyday because my friend Rachael from here uses myspace and thats how we email back and forth... so i do check online quite a bit...
Nothing much exciting today. I sold the thunderbird.... :-) That was a huge blessing! So now I have a little summer cash in my pocket... and I now have a new car! Yay! So I can come and go to lakeland as i please... so keep me updated on the goings on!!!
kids kinda drove me nutty today... but its all good. We fingerpainted spelling words.
I think I am going to go shower and hang out with Shan and Steph... yay for friends who will let me come "play" any time i want!!!
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| I wanna pedicure... |
[31 May 2006|04:17pm] |
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Another day doing a lot of easy nothing. Something tells me that this is all too good to be true. Tutored some more today... i let the kids practice their "spelling" words with shaving cream! haha! they loved it! i want a pedicure... but i am trying to decide if i want to PAY for a pedicure... maybe tomorrow. I also want to do something diffrent with my hair, but I know I shouldnt spend the money on that. But it may happen anyways... it needs to be cut... but we will see if i do anything else.
Here is a quote for today.... just because theres nothing else to write...
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.
-Epicurus
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| The biggest prerequisite for a friend is a listening ear ~Mya Angalo |
[30 May 2006|04:22pm] |
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Summer work began for me today, and let me tell you... it was EASY! I am going to love my summer job. I get to get there at 10 and hang with really well behaved kids till 3:30 or 4. The Catch? I have to give them a few learning assignments each day. NOT A PROBLEM! Today, I took them to Veterans Memorial Park. We each found names and rubbed them. We had gone to the library so after walking through the park and rubbing the names, we sat down and read a book called Liberty underneath the a tree that was named Liberty (I guess there is one in Mass, or Penn, or maybe Washington... i dont remember where it is). THen we went back to the house and the older girls did some alphabetical order with their memorial day words, and then wrote a paragraph story about the name they rubbed. Free Play followed, and then a run to McDonalds... it was a nice day.
My brother got his licsense today.... so he is out visiting his girlfriend. I can't believe he is old enough to do that stuff. I don't know where the time goes. I remember when he was little and liked to cuddle with me, or would ask me to tickle his feet. :-( Time sure does fly.
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| Lazy Days of Summer |
[28 May 2006|01:42am] |
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Not much happened today...except my brother found freedom. We went today and picked up a car for my baby brother. Seems like just yesterday I was telling my mom to send him back... and somewhere through time, I found I couldn't do life without him. We were sitting in the house today, and he decided to be a little silly and send me and IM... but the message of the IM wasnt silly.... it said:
Nickel179: YOUR BEAUTIFUL!!!!! AND THE BEST SISTER A KID COULD ASK FOR!!!!
Wow. It made my day. A part of me was pretty sad today. Me and Nick have been close since I have moved home, and in part I know its cause I was his ride everywhere he wanted to go. And now, he doesnt need me for that anymore. He is growing up and moving on, and I feel like I am losing my friend. I don't want to lose my lil bro, but I know I gotta let him grow up. Life can be so bittersweet sometime.
Why am I up so late? I dont know. I really wish i were sleeping, but i just have no desire to turn in for the night. I miss the nights of running around crazy at 2 am doing stupid stuff...walmart, dennys, whatever. There are times when I wish for that life again, knowing it can't be.
Do you ever feel like some days you just suck at life... well, today is one of those kinda days... and I know its cause I jsut got off a God High... I am ready for the fun stuff of summer to start!!!
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| Get Real 2006 |
[26 May 2006|04:45pm] |
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I just got back from camp.... and all I can say is wow. I want to do that kind of stuff the rest of my life. Working with teenagers is so cool. I love my job as teaching little ones... and I know I could deal with TEACHING high schoolers.... but working with them in a minsitry setting was so awesome. I had an amazing cabin of girls going into the 11th grade.... The speaker was Jim Lee... and he did an amazing job teaching from Matthew Chapter 5...the beattitudes... authentic christianity. His teaching was amazing... I know the adults were just as changed as the kids. There was tons of fun games, lots of free time, and great cabin times. We did our skit to American Idol... i was simon!!! haha! My brother lip synced to Cascada "every time we touch"... too funny! We had the best skit!!! :-) I got to lead one girl through salvation and be with her while she accepted Christ... and another I took through and witnessed to her, and she said she will accept it later...so I really hope she will. i almost broke my toe playing soccer... its purple and blue!! haha! we had tons of other kids come to know Jesus... its so exciting! This week changed my life. It has given me boldness to speak to others about Christ... it has shown me that we have to live it... in EVERY WAY... anyways, I may have more to write about the week later but for now I just want to say I am home and that I had an amazing time!
OH! And Phil Baquie was our worship leader... he has toured with Steven Curtis Chapman and Rebecca St James... he was way cool too!!! :-) And my brother got to play as part of his band this week! he was excited!!!
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[21 May 2006|04:42pm] |
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I am headed to youth camp.... pray for me... and that i get some sleep! see you friday
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| My Summer Begins... |
[20 May 2006|03:21pm] |
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Ah, summer. Well yesterday was not really a vacation day for me. Even though there were no little people i still got up nice and early and went to work. We had to clean the classroom. I had my entire room packed away for summer within an hour... mostly because I've been cleaning for weeks,and due to the fact that Sharon, my assistant, is a neat/oraganize FREAK (which I kinda am at school) and she just cleans and organzie life away... now if only we can remember where we put everything ;-) After that, i went and did some shopping. Last night, the ladies from work and I went to olive garden sicne one of the ladies i started with is leaving, and to celebrate the end of the school year. WAY TOO MUCH FUN was had. Those ladies are a riot outside of the normal enviroment!!! It was great!!! Then, I went and got ice cream with my friend Shannon from Cold Stone and then we went and hung out at starbucks for a half an hour before we went to the movies. We went and saw Divinci Code... wasnt as great as everyone made it out to be, and it throws lies out there about Christ (which I knew it did)...Its fiction I know... but it still angers me that we have to search for flaws in the perfect.... To think there is people out there who will think that parts of that story are true and buy into satans lies makes me so mad. But, i guess thats the devil for you.
Well, Monday I am off to teen camp as a cousellor.I am so excited to get to do this. It is something I have wanted to do for years now... and I finally get to. Please be praying for me as I head into this full force...
I have decided that my next computer should be a laptop... I am on my dads right now and I love how small it is... and how it can be taken anywhere. I am sitting on the floor in my living room with this on the coffee table... and so its so cool that I can be anywhere and be online and do what I need to do on the computer!!! I want one of these!!
Alright... well i am going to get off of here... i have tons to do to get ready for camp...
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| Schools Out For Summer |
[18 May 2006|12:04pm] |
Well, my second year as a teacher is done. I can't believe it. I have taught two full years of preschool. On my own. Made my own curriculum. Carried it out. taught kids... and they LEARNED! Its amazing. I feel so bittersweet at the end of the year. I need the break. Yet at the same time, I am really going to miss those countless hugs and I love yous each day... and even when I get back in the fall, it wont be the same kids... but now I am on to my summer adventures....
Youth Camps, Vacations, Road Trips, Weddings! WHOO HOO!!!!
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| Hello Today |
[17 May 2006|11:07pm] |
Well, I really should do better at keeping up with you guys. I know this is the best way... as sad as it is at times that we have to keep in contact by an online journal. Things are constantly changing in my life... This sunday, we found out our singles pastor was going to be leaving our church in June to become missionaries to the Chex Republic. Now, this is a pretty cool thing (and maybe I'll get to go there someday to visit and do mission work!) but at the same time, it leaves me feeling kinda sad knowing I wont see them as much... plus he is an AMAZING TEACHER of the Word of God... and I'll miss his teaching. They have been at our church for four years now. Their son is also my lil bros best friend... so more ties to them. So Sunday was an emotional day. I am not a big public cryer... but Sunday and Tuesday I just let it all out. It kinda felt good. A way to be vunerable with people... which is an answer to prayer!! haha! The ways God answers our prayers....
Well, I am done with this update for now... more tomorrow... last day of School for me!!!
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| Quick Update.... |
[07 May 2006|06:37pm] |
Wow, here we are at the beginning of yet another summer. 9 work days to go... I am pretty excited! May 18th will be here before you know it!!! The end of the school year always comes with mix emotions. My very first class will be graduating pre-school next monday... and I feel like it is a pretty big deal. I mean... wow. My kids. Going to Kindergarten. wow. simple.
Really excited for the following week -> i get to be a youth cousellor for my church at teen camp. I havent been to youth camp since the summer before senior year... long time! So, it will be great to take a step away from this world and just get back to the basics of God... and spend some time investing in the lives of some teenagers. What more could I ask for???
My summer job is secure... I will be doing nanny/tutoring for a local family here in town making pretty good money. very flexible, easy schedule... easy kids. :-) you can't beat that
I got amy kukuk's wedding invitation yesterday... WAY TO CUTE!
My friends who went to the Ukraine come home in a month and a half!
Road trip with Rach and Aims coming up... and VISITING ALI!!! Now thats amazing!
So, not much new in my life... but those are the things that are coming up pretty quick....
peace!
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| a note to yall FSC peeps... |
[23 Apr 2006|10:42pm] |
I love you. I remember how stressful this week can be. Study hard... but don't let it encompass everything about this week. Make memories... love each other.. Share good times... i guess looking back now, I know it was weeks like these that were really a big part of college...
if you are graduating...congrats!!!
I love you all
Amanda
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| Randomness... |
[19 Apr 2006|04:02pm] |
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First of all...Congrats Alisha on completing your internship!!! You're a real teacher now!!! :-) Wedding planning is all you got left girlie! WHOO HOO!!!
This week has been kinda nice... its teacher appreciation week, and that means lots of fun stuff at school (since we are private, we do a little more for it)...we had a luncheon today...Panaera cattered... and monday, all the students brought in pictures or notes... one of my kids wrote "You are the best teacher in the whole sea"... haha... Tuesday was flower day... I got some pretty purple things from one of my harder children... and today was candy day... lots of yummy candy, including a sign of candy... it read:
Dear Miss Amanda,
You are an AMAZING (m&m amazing candy bar) teacher. You keep our class from falling to Pieces (resses pieces). You are making us into a group of Smarties (smarties) not a bunch of Nerds (nerds). You have made the butterfly class the best class is the whole milky way (milky way). You deserve a Pay Day (duh) every day. Love and Kisses (the new kissable candy), Kaylee
HAHA!!! it cracked me up! its the best!!!
Alright... have a good rest of today....
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| just a thought... |
[01 Apr 2006|12:25am] |
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I was cleaning (yes cleaning!!) my room tonight, and found a poem i was given a little over a year ago by a very special person to me. Who knew how much it would mean to me now...
Meekness is Bowing the Knee
Meekness is bowing the knee
Whether or not I agree
If it pleases You Lord, It pleases me
Meekness is bowing the knee
whether or not I understand
You are my covenant God
And I am in your hand
Meekness is bowing the knee
Whether or not there is pain
Whatever happens
It is for my gain
Meekness is bowing the knee.
Why should I try to hide?
For I know that soon
I will be at your side.
Meekness is bowing the knee.
I know not where my path may take
but I am assured
You will not me forsake
Meekness is bowing the knee.
My creator, My savior,
My sovereign, and covenant-maker,
If it please You Lord, it pleases me.
Wow... to be meek....
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