this is one of the funniest stories i've read in a long time. thank goodness for cheerleaders and knee high boots! you can all thank mark for this bit of hilarity.

um... i just read my post from august 19th. uh, yeah... naptime? what the beep is naptime!?!

i am so tired, and this week begins a stressful part of the semester... you know, the time where you have tests in every one of your classes at the same stinking time! oh, let me tell ya... it's my favorite thing in the world! december cannot come soon enough! scratch that... MAY cannot come soon enough!!!!

on a positive note... i had a great weekend. mark and i went home for the bloomsburg fair. i know it sounds cheezy, but it's a rockin'-good time! growing up in bloomsburg (or close to it) i've been to the fair about a million and half times, but i love it every time. it always brings back fond memories of fair weeks gone by. *sigh*... good times...
i took mark into some of the buildings that consist of prize-winning fruits and vegetables, some talented and not-so-talented artwork, and various "infomercial" type products. then we met up with sarah and some of her friends from school and proceded to check out all the fun animals. the first animals we saw were llamas, which was quite funny, because sarah's friend thought there were llamas there, and she and i insisted that there weren't. while we were in that barn a couple lambs got loose, which was quite amusing. from there we went to see the belgian workhorses and a couple oxen, which were all huge. i've never seen horses that tall before, and i never quite realized just how big oxen are. it was an enlightening experience. and last, but definitely not least, i got my cinnamon bun! mmmmmm!!!!! it was a great time. i really miss hanging out with my sar... she needs to come down to visit me... *hint, hint*

on that note, i really need to get to bed... g'night kids... much love...

i'm a little frustrated tonight. it seems that i will never escape some aspects of my high school experience. maybe it's just me. maybe i just assume that things are going to happen this way because they always have for me. maybe i'm making it worse than it really is. the thing is, i thought it was going to be different this time. i didn't think there was going to be any tension, but there is definite tension. why can't we all just be mature adults? i don't understand. i wish i could go for a drive... i need a drive. but i don't have time.
(sorry this is a little vague... it kinda has to be...)

i'm also a bit stressed out at the moment. i just have so much going on. taking six classes is not exactly a walk in the park. on top of that i have youth stuff... which i absolutely love... i had the greatest time tonight... i love my girls... you totally rock! and then there's mark... what can i say... he takes a lot of time. hehe just kidding... i acutally wish i had more time to spend with him... there just aren't enough hours in the day!

all right... i think i'm finished complaining now... it's time for bed... g'night...

yay!!! we finally have the internet! we had a grand old time figuring out how to get it to work last night. thankfully, mark was here and he was able to figure it out. hooray for cute boyfriends who know how to do things! haha

so the first week of classes hasn't been too awful. i wish i could say the same for parking! on tuesday i left half an hour before my class and was still late because i couldn't find a parking place. let me tell you... i was thrilled! i don't know why they never built a parking garage. it's insanity. maybe it will get better as time goes on... maybe more people will start car-pooling.

this weekend is labor day weekend, which means that i'm going home. i'm really looking forward to that. i miss the ma and daddy... and the stinky dog. markus carkus is coming with me, which makes me even more happy. it'll be nice to have someone in the car for the 2 hour ride. plus, i just really like being with him. we'll probably go up to falls for the anual frank family excuse to drink excessive amounts of alcohol... i mean... labor day party... haha... ya gotta love my crazy family.

well, that's it for now... love to all...

1 more day in bloomsburg!!! i kinda have mixed emotions. i'm really gonna miss my family (including mag), and all my buds, but i'm so excited to be closer to mark and all my friends in lancaster. i'm also really excited about not working anymore... i'll be able to take naps again!!! i heart naptime! :)
ok... back to packing... love to all...

1 more day in bloomsburg!!! i kinda have mixed emotions. i'm really gonna miss my family (including mag), and all my buds, but i'm so excited to be closer to mark and all my friends in lancaster. i'm also really excited about not working anymore... i'll be able to take naps again!!! i heart naptime! :)
ok... back to packing... love to all...

wow... it's been a while...

nothing new has really happened. i work during the week... and see mark most weekends. i love weekends, but they go so quickly. i feel like i blink and they're over. i'm really looking forward to moving down there in 3 weeks. it'll be so nice to get to spend more time with mark. *sigh*

this weekend mark came up here... on saturday morning we went up to wilkes barre to paint the desk i found in my grandfather's basement for the apartment. it belonged to my mother and her sisters when they were in high school, which was quite obvious since it was painted bright yellow and orange. (who paints a desk bright yellow and bright oranger?!? no seriously, who did it? i want to know so you can be severly punished). i knew it was gonna take a little work to get it looking presentable again, but it's free, so i was willing to do it. to put it lightly, it was more difficult than i thought. first of all, it was in the corner of the basement, surrounded by other forgotten pieces of furniture which required a bit of imagination in getting it out. then i had to clean off all the gunk from years gone by. *cringe* we then proceeded to scrape and sand it. at this point mark mentioned that there's a good possibility that the paint contained lead, and suggested that we should proably be wearing masks. well, we didn't have any... so we just kept on working. we'll probably both die of lead poisoning in a few months, but hey... we saved money. so finally all the cleaning, scraping, and sanding was finished, and we moved on to painting. this presented a whole new problem. the white paint failed to cover the orange paint, but we still had another coat to do, so we just went upstairs to watch tv for a while while the first coat dried. unfortunately we were on a bit of a schedule because we had to be home in time to volunteer at the theatre here in bloomsburg, so we only let the first coat dry for about 15 minutes. needless to say, the second coat didn't do a very good job of covering the orange paint either. it now looks like someone merely put a coat of primer on it. *sigh* i love many things about the 70's but the favored colors of the decade are things that i could've done without. we did learn a few things from this experince, though. one... projects always take longer than one plans. two... mark hates painting things other than walls. finally... i have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world. i love you honey, despite your hatred of painting. ;)
anyway... later that night mark and i volunteered at the BTE (Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble) with my parents for C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. it was a great show, and we had a wonderful time. afterwards, we all came home and ate a candelight dessert on the front porch. all-in-all it was a spectacular day. i'm looking forward to many more like it... :)

today was a better day. work went much better... somehow i fixed whatever i screwed up yesterday, and i got to read a lot of my book. *sigh* i LOVE reading. to top it all off... mark is coming up tomorrow night. i am really looking forward to seeing him. i just love that boy to bits and pieces!

one word... frustrated.

i am really looking forward to the end of the summer...

some people from church and i went to see dave tonight. (for those who don't know... dave has cancer, and isn't doing very well) he seemed to be having a good day. he was telling us all kinds of stories... he's SUCH a nice guy. i wish he didn't have to suffer like this. it doesn't seem fair, but i know God has a purpose for this situation. He has used dave to be an example and encouragement to a ton of people. i'm so glad that i have the privilege of knowing him. please keep him in your prayers.

another wonderful weekend with mark... it's always so hard to go back to work after a weekend with him. i definitely had a "case of the mondays" today. thankfully, i will be spending this coming weekend with him as well... and only 8 more weeks til i'm back in lancaster for good!!!

ok... i'm incapable of thinking of anything else to say right now... my brain is fried. g'night

guess what!?! i got my hair cut!!! i feel so much lighter! i love it!!!

so... today i'm off from work. what did i do all day? not a darn thing! it was very nice to have the day off, but i am poor, and in need of money... which i am not making by laying around all day. i'm only scheduled to work 8 hours this week... 4 tomorrow... 4 saturday. i wonder what i'll do with my time off... i have a few ideas... we'll see what happens.

my favorite boy in the world is coming to visit me this weekend! i can't wait to see him! i absolutely love being with him. every moment we spend together is better than the last. (whoa... where did the sappiness come from?!?) unfortunately, i have to work for 4 hours on saturday, as does my father. so mark will either have to hang out here with ma, or maybe go put up signs with brandon. i'm kinda hoping he'll get to put signs up with brandon... it'll give them a chance to bond. haha

9 weeks til i'm back in lancaster for good! i can't wait!!! love to all...

the song of the week...

“Even when we turned our backs on You
In wickedness and lies supressed your truth
Even when You showed Your love for us
Giving up Your life upon the cross

Jesus, thank You for the cross
For the blood that sets us free
The crimson stain of all our sin
Washed away in Your mercy

Enemies of God with no excuse
Knowing what was right we turned from You
Given up to sin, condemned to die
Even then You chose to give us life

Jesus, thank You for the cross
For the blood that sets us free
The crimson stain of all our sin
Washed away in Your mercy

Every one of us deserves to die
But You save all who hope in Your great love

This is love…”

i had a bad day...

WE HAVE AN APARTMENT!!!! YAY!!!! and... in 8 weeks i will be moving in! i cannot freaking wait! WAHOO!!!

on another very good note... i got to see mark today. it is always soooo good to see him. i can't wait to move down there and be able to see him every day. *sigh* he never fails to make me feel good. i love being with him... even if it's only for a few hours.

i had a great weekend...

on friday night i went to see my mia in reading (sinking spring really). it was soooo good to see her! i muv her to pieces!!! we watched the blue collar comedy tour movie. it was hysterical. *sigh* good times... good times.

on saturday afternoon i headed over to lancaster to see mark. we had a great time. i love being with him. he's so good to me... i couldn't ask for anything more. in church today, rich was talking to me about how great mark is. he went on and on about it, and i couldn't agree more. he is an amazing man, and i am so blessed to have him in my life.
he took me to el serano's for dinner last night. oh man, that food was sooo good... not to mention HUGE! afterwards we rented a movie and went back to his house to watch it. (we ate some birthday cake with his parents before... they are so sweet... i adore them!) today we went to church, then to lunch at applebee's. every moment i spent with him was wonderful. i wish i could be with him all the time, but alas, i can't right now. someday, though... someday...

today shell and brandon came over for a little birthday dinner. ma made GREAT food, and we had loads of fun... especially when the cake she made fell apart! hehe

so all-in-all... i had a great birthday weekend... thank you everyone who made it special... i love you all!!!

hi everybody! i'm home! did you miss me???

this week was so relaxing. i had such a great time with shell, brandon, and maria! (thanks for coming, guys!) it is good to be back in good old bloomsburg, though.

i know most of you won't believe this, but i actually got a tan!!! we spent a lot of time on the beach, which was great. i got to read a lot... and as mentioned before... i got a tan!!! other than laying on the beach, we did a little shopping, went out for dinner, and drove up the beach in an attempt to find the wild horses. that was probably the hightlight of the week for me. brandon had never done that before, so he was a little nervous about getting stuck, but he did a great job. there were a few times we thought we'd get stuck, but made it out. it was actually pretty hilarious. the landscape was gorgeous there at sunset, and i got some really beautiful pictures. unfortunately we didn't get to see any horses. we found out later that we'd have to drive 8 miles up the coast to see them, and we only went 2... maybe next year we'll try again.

i start working at the bank tomorrow morning. it will be the first time in a looong time (other than my interviews) that i've gotten up that early. this is going to take some getting used to. cj is going to be at main tomorrow, so hopefully we'll get to go to lunch together. it will be nice to spend some time with her.

mark is coming up to visit this weekend, and i am thrilled! i am really looking forward to spending time with him. i'm taking him to my cousin's graduation party on saturday night, and probably to the memorial day picnic at falls on sunday, so he gets to meet my family (pray for him! hehe). hopefully we'll get to spend some time with my buds as well. they're all looking forward to seeing him again... as are my parents. i'm really hoping this week goes quickly... i'm getting impatient!

well kids, in a few hours i'm going to be on my way to the outer banks in north carolina. i am so excited to get to the beach! wahoo! i will miss all of you though, and think of you often as i'm laying on the warm, sandy beach. i hope you all have a wonderful week! i will talk to you all when i get back (except for mark, whom i will be calling in a few days... miss you, honey)

love to all...