God Is So Good
Mood:  hug me
I am so proud that I am actually updating this thing b/c it's only been 6 days since my last one! Good Job Jennie! So ya know how I was all bummed about not seeing Justin on V-day? Well I ended up getting to see him on Wednesday night right before he left for the Bahamas for an hour or 2 but I was so happy to see him. He was in a weird mood but I don't blame him b/c he had to take care of a lot of last minute details before he left and I guess it was stressful. Nevertheless I got to spend a little time with him and we exchanged v-day gifts and all. Well I didn't open mine b/c we didn't have that much time and I wanted to spend it talking to him before he left rather than open a gift but i wish i had opened it with him there(You'll see why later). Plus I don't recieve gifts well b/c I feel bad when people get me things but anyway thats not the point. So he liked his i think.....I mean he said he did but he wouldn't tell me any different. So I said goodbye and came home really late (which is a miracle that my dad let me) and opened the gift he gave me. In it was some Chocolates, a lava lamp night light thing (It's so cute!), a pair of pink socks with little hearts and stuff on them, and other random candies and things. However, at the bottom of the little basket was a ring box with ribbon around it. I grabbed it and tore the ribbon off and opened it up to find his High School ring! I was so excited because not only was that really sweet but it gave me something that I could keep with me everywhere I go that reminded me of him. Needless-to-say, I put it on and did not take it off even to sleep. It's kinda funny that he gave it to me though b/c he said when we first started dating that the whole concept of the guy giving the girl a high school ring thing was silly and I dint say anything but in reality I really would have liked to have it, only if he wanted me to have it of course and I guess he did b/c I have it on my hand now! I didn't mean to talk about Justin and Valentines day that much b/c I do have other things going on in my life but I think that was the most exciting thing as of now.
In other news I had an awesome time with Lauren, April, Carrie, and Amber on Friday night! We went to Bottoms Up Pizza which is the BEST pizza place in the world! A slice of their pizza fills up your entire plate and most people can't even finish one slice. I, however, finished my piece and proceeded to help Carrie finish off hers. Wow I'm a pig! Then when Lauren asked if anyone was in the mood for dessert I being the oinker that I am shouted "DESSERT?!?!?!?" with a huge grin on my face which let everyone know of my deep interest in it. So we all hopped in Carries car again and headed to friendly's where I got a hand-packed pint of Forbidden Chocolate ice cream! Yum Yum! After that we went back to Carries for a sleep over where we made 135 wedding favors and then watched Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Well I only saw about 5 mins of it b/c I fell asleep but what I saw of it was good. Then we woke up the next morning and went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. They have GREAT French Toast! I went to Carrie and Amber's after that And took an hour and 1/2 nap! Man I'm a lazy bum! After that I went to a family that goes to my church's house and I baby sat their 5 youngest children. They were the sweetest things ever! They didn't go to bed when they were supposed to but they were good the rest of the time. Today I went to church and then tanning and then Out to eat with my brother. My brother and I had a good talk so I'm really glad we had that time together. I am so thankful for my brother It's not even funny! God truly blessed me with the best big brother in the world!
Well I'm super tired so I'm gonna go to bed now! I don't have school but like always I have to be at work at 7:30 in the morning! Goodnight! God Bless!

P.S. the reason my mood says "hug me" is because I really want a hug from a certain someone! I miss their hugs but its OK b/c I will get one tomorrow for sure!

Valentines Day
Mood:  crushed out
So today was Valentines Day.....and it was OK I guess. Ya know whats worse than not having a Valentine? Having one and not being able to see them! Isn't that terrible! I think so anyway. I mean I was all excited that it was Valentines day because I actually have one this year but then I found out that I wasn't even going to be able to see him today. Grr... People and their boyfriends/girlfriends today made me sick b/c they were all happy and in good moods while I was having a little pity party for my self b/c I wasn't going to be able to see Justin! Well enough about my problems. I haven't been keeping up with my journal very much because I let 11 days pass with out updating it. So about the bridal shower that I put on for Lauren....It was a hit! I know I had lots of fun and from what I can tell everyone else did too! This Friday I have another thing with Lauren except this is a girls night out type thing. I'm really excited about that and then Next Friday night we are gonna have another one with the same people. Sounds fun to me! Anyway...What other new things are happening....School is OK but not as interesting as I would like. Work is great most of the time except for the couple things that always go wrong b/c we don't live in a perfect world which is okay with me b/c if the world was perfect we wouldn't need Jesus and I'm sorry but I'm glad Jesus is in my life. Church is good.....I wish my devotion time was better because I LOVE God deeply and desire His will in all my life but I don't spend as much time as I would like to with Him. I'm working on it though and if you could pray about that for me it would be greatly appreciated. I also feel like letting you know that I love my friends and everyone else God has put in my life. I just love people in general and so I'm excited about new people that come along. I found out today that my sister is for sure coming up to see my brother and Lauren get married which makes me extremely happy because i miss her a lot! This blog could not be anymore random...sorry about that...I hope you have been able to follow it. I'll try and update soon. Luv you all.....ecspecially since its
Valentines day!

Just Something To Think About
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: flickering noise from the fire
Well Well Well......it has been quite a while since I have been able to update this thing. I don't really know why that is considering I had two weeks off from school because of the snow and my exam exemptions but oh Well. Let me think.....what should I talk about that won't absolutely bore you to death....Oh I know! Last weekend I volunteered at this Christian convention called Acquire The Fire. I went to it last year with Justin and his dad and I LOVED it! It was so good that I decided that I would volunteer at this years. Going into it I didn't know anyone else who was going to volunteer but I found out later that Justin's Best Friend Philip was. I needed a ride to it b/c my dad wouldn't let me drive by myself downtown at night so I asked Philip not knowing what he would say b/c we really didn't know each other that Well. He said no problem which I should have known because He really is a very nice person, and from what I know of him, would do anything he can to help someone out. Anyway....Philip and I had a BLAST! Not b/c we goofed off or anything b/c we really did work but I think the people we worked with and who we were working for (God) made it that much better. Also we got to hear alot about this place called the Honor Academy which is where all the people who were our "overseers" went and thats how they got to basically run ATF. The Honor Academy is this one year thing that you can go to after High school or whenever you want really but usually people go after High School. While you're there you immerse yourself into a completely Christian atmosphere and you put all your focus onto God and following his direction and plan for your life. There is a ton of other cool stuff about it so if your interested CLICK HERE . Anyway, after hearing about it last year and then getting to know alto about it this year I started to think that maybe God was leading me to go there. Later in the day on Saturday Philip told me that he was thinking about going there too. I thought that that would be neat if the both of us were being called o go there b/c if I did end up going there then I would know somebody. Well Justin didn't get to go to ATF so I brought him a magazine thing from it and gave it to him that Sunday. Later that day he said something about the Honor Academy and how he had been thinking about how cool it would be to go there. I was like "yeah I know Philip and I talked about that this weekend remember?" and then I realized that neither Philip nor I had mentioned anything to him about it. I thought that was so cool because all three of us had sparked an interest for going to this "school" that really wouldn't be appealing to go to unless you were honestly desiring a closer relationship with God. I'm really excited for what God has in store for our lives especially if the Honor Academy is in our futures. All I can do now is pray about it and make sure that God wants me to go there and not just me wanting to go out of my on strength and for my own desires. So if you would like to pray for me also then that would be a good thing to pray for.
On to other news.....I have a bridal shower on Saturday for Lauren (My brothers fiance) Which I'm supposed to be putting on but Donna (Justin's Grandma) has done so much of it for me and I am very thankful but at the same time I feel like I should have done more even though I have no earthly idea of how to throw one. So that will happen Saturday morning and I will be sure and update you on how it all goes. So Friday night I have Womens bible Study at church and Saturday Morning I have Laurens bridal shower and then Saturday night I have Jut ins play and then Sunday Morning is church and then Sunday night is the SUPER BOWL!!! Wow what a busy yet exciting weekend ahead. Knowing all this you should definitely call me on my cell b/c I won't be home at all!
One other thing before I end this Ginormous blog...I started going to the tanning bed so that I could have some color before the Wedding because the dresses are this pale green and it totally washes me out. Anyway, I went on Monday and was in there for 9mins. and saw a little teenie weenie bit of color which was fine b/c it was only the first time going. So then I go in on Tuesday and stay in for 10mins and get a little more color which was great. Now by no means was I red at all from either of those days and in normal circumstances you are supposed to increase your amount of minutes each time you go in if you haven't gotten red. So me trying to play it on the safe side didn't increase my minutes on Wednesday and only did 10mins. again, even though they said I should b/c it wouldn't hurt me. Well needless to say I am a bright red lobster today (Thursday)! I have no idea what happened other than maybe they had just put new light bulbs in the bed I went in yesterday and thats why I got more UV rays but I really don't know for sure. Well I plan on not going for a couple of days at least until this redness goes away. I'll be sure and keep you updated on the progress of that too! Well I'm gonna go now because this entry has become much more than it was supposed to be. I love you all!

Just a few shout outs:
~Hannah Ponterio~ I love you girl and I am so glad I met you this past weekend at ATF! God is going to do amazing things through you and Keep me posted about the NC ATF!
~Jessica Vaughan~ I love you too! I'm really sorry we haven't gotten to hang out alto lately but we will soon! Continue to Burn Bright for unbelievers and be an encouragement to those of us who are believers.
~Amber Woods~ What would I do without you?!?! I'm so glad we go to go on our first date last night! (lol) Now I gotta tell Justin that I'm cheating on him! (hahaha) Luv ya girl!
~Justin~ You know how I feel about you and nothing I can say on a computer screen could even begin to describe it! I love ya to pieces!

I don't know of anyone else that may read this so if ya do read it and I didn't give you a proper shout out just leave me a comment or IM me and I will be sure and leave some love for ya on my ext entry!

A Nothing Day
Mood:  lazy
Now Playing: Freedom Fitness Music
Sorry...I know its been a while since I updated but there hasn't been anything I have felt that needed to be written in here until now. Well actually there isn't anything important to write now either but I'm gonna write anyway. Let's see.....today I was such a lazy bum! I didnt even get out of my pj's! I miss Justin...but thats nothing new. I saw him yesterday but not for very long and i saw him Thursday too but thats another story all in itself. I miss Amber too! I was supposed to go to her house today but my dad wouldn't let me because of the roads which is understandable but still a bummer. How 'bout this weather we've been having eh? Isn't it wierd? It was really strange when after snow was coming down it turned into rain and started thurdering and lightning! I've never heard of thunder in a snow/ freezing rain storm before but hey there a first for everyting I guess. Hmm....what else is there to talk about.....oh i know! Something startnge happened today...well after i explain it it's not all that strange. Well I went to go organize one of my desk drawers and I looked in and saw that I had forgotten to put together this scrap book about Lauren Parker (if you don't know who I'm talking about then e-mail me and I'll explain). SO I took out all the articles and pictures and stuff like that so i could finnally put it together. I spent about an hour putting it together and while I was doing that I thought about my relationship with Jesus and how it could be better...alot better actaully....and I read all the articles over again and thought about the lyrics of her favorite song which happened to be somewhat of a testimony of her life. (the lyrics are listed at the end of this article) Well when everything was done I decided that I wanted to print off the lyrics of that song and put them in the scrap book as well and then it would be done but i wasn't going to do that until tomorow or later tonight. Then as I go to put the piece of paper with her name and the dates of her birth and death on the cover of the booklet I heard someone in the kitchen say something and I dont know why but I decided to walk up to the kitchen with the piece of paper still in my hand to find out what was said. It turns out that all that was said was something about coupons on the table and then as I start to walk downsatirs back to my room my dad yells from the living room, wich is next to the kitchen, "You don't have church tomorrow b/c of the ice on the roads" and as he said that I walked into the living room to look at him while he finished the sentence and when he finished i went to walk out of the room and all of a sudden i hear the song that just happens to be the song that was Laurens favorite and the song that I had just finished saying to myself that i needed the lyrics to put in the scrapbook to finish it. It was being performed on TV on the channel my dad saw the church closings on. Then I looked in my hand and I still had the piece of paper with her name on it and I got chills down my spine because I knew that God saw all of that and knew I needed to see and hear That band perform that song at that moment to complete Laurens scrap book and the time I spent thinking about it. The strange part is that I would not have even heard that or seen that if I hadn't have gone up to the kitchen to see what was said.....and what was said had nothing to do with me and then my dad happened to see the church closing anouncement right as i was walking away and i went into the room where he was for no apparent reason but now it is obvious to me that God put all of that into His plan. It's so awesome to see His mighty works right infront of your face. You may be thinking that this was no big deal but if you knew just how intricate that all played out you would see the neat design of it all. I don't see how people don't believe in God....He is all around influencing your life in such a way that I don't see how people don't see it. Oh well.....I just have to pray for all those people who don't see Him and maybe one day they will. This entry is way too long but I think It has a purpose even if it isn't clear yet. I love you all....have a wonderful night. GOD BLESS!

Mercy Me - Undone

No apologies
For who I'm meant to be
The only thing that matters is
I am free
When I am overwhelmed
Holding pieces of my heart
When I feel my world
Start to fall apart

To the cross I run
Holding high my chains undone
Now I am finally free
Free to be what I've become
Undone

Even in defeat
The face of tragedy
Still you'd have to say that
I found victory
In brokenness comes beauty
Divine fragility
Reminding me of nail scarred hands
Reaching out for me

To the cross I run
Holding high my chains undone
Now I am finally free
Free to be what I've become

To the cross I run
Holding high my chains undone
Now I am finally free
Free to be what I've become
Undone

Hallelujah I'm undone!

To the cross I run
Holding high my chains undone
Now I am finally free
Free to be what I've become

To the cross I run
Holding high my chains undone
Now I am finally free
Free to be what I've become
Undone

To the cross I run
To be what I've become
And I'm undone

WoW
Mood:  special
Wow! I really do feel special after today! OK OK...you had to ask why didn't you....i guess i have to tell you now. Well first off it's my boyfriend (Justin) and My 1 month since we started "dating" and i knew i was going to get to spend time with him today so i was happy from the start. Then there was hardly any kids at work which was good b/c sometimes it can get hectic if there are too many. Then guess what......Justin comes to my work to give me 3 roses and balloons.Wow...that made me feel really special. No one has ever done that for me before and i didn't know how to react! I just started shaking and crying b/c that kinda stuff never happens to me! Justin is so sweet! Well after I got off of work I went to his house for a while and then to the movies w/ him. We ended up seeing This movies that i don't know how to spell the name but it was weird and had no point yet it was still really funny. Anywho.....I have a report that I really need to write ....actually I need to do the research first then write it b/c its due tomorrow and it counts as my semester exam grade! AHHHHH!!! Alrighty......I hope everyone has a great night....luv you all!

First Entry
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Praise and Worship Music
Well this is my first entry so I don't really know what to say. How about I tell you about my day.
Ok...well first I went to Lauren's (my future sister-in-laws) bridal shower and then I went to Carrie and Amber's house and hung out there for a little while and then went home then back to Carrie and Amber's house and then back home and then to church! Wow...what a busy yet very exciting day that was! I have decided that from now on I will call Carrie and Amber's house the Woods' house b/c it's shorter to type. My day was a really great one b/c .....well...first of all that God made this day....also b/c I spent it with friends for the most part. Not just any friends though....important ones. I spent the night with Amber last night and had a blast! We went to Chris and Nick's basketball game with Brooke and Justin and then Brooke, Justin, Amber, and I went to Burger King and had approx. 1$ per person except for Brooke of course who always has more money so while she ate a Whopper the rest of us had little tiny sweet treat type things which i thought to be quite funny. Then we took Brooke home and Hung out at Justin's with Phillip until 1:00am. Needless to say that as soon as Amber and I got to her house I put my PJ's on, brushed my teeth, and as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out! The funny thing is that Amber told me today that I started snoring really weird and she wanted to record it but if she moved to get the recorder I would have woken up. She said it was so weird that she couldn't even imitate it! Now in any other case I would've been so embarrassed but b/c it was Amber I wasn't. I feel like I have known her for the longest time when in reality it has only been several months. I am so glad God put her into my life! Wow this entry is kinda long but thats ok.....I hope whoever reads this had fun! Hey check out my photo album at: Photo Album