Kisses

I was shown this today and I really liked it.

The truth of a kiss!!
*Kiss on the Cheek ---"We're friends"
*Kiss on the Hand ---"I adore you"
*Kiss on the Neck ---"We belong together"
*Kiss on the Shoulder ---"I want you"
*Kiss on the Lips ---"I love you" OR "I want you"
*kiss on the belly-----"lets have sex"
*Kiss on the Ear ---"I'm horny"
*Kiss on the Forehead ----"Forever you will be mine"
*Holding Hands ---"We can learn to love each other"
*A wink ---"Let's get it on"
*Slap on the Butt ---"That's mine"
*Playing with the Ear ---"I can't live without you"
*Holding on tight ---"Don't let go"
*Looking into each other's Eyes ---"Don't let go"
*Playing with Hair on Head ---"Tell me you love me"
*Arms around the Waist ---"I love you too much to let go"
*Laughing while Kissing ---"I am completley Comfortable with you"

Spring Break Pictures

Here are a few pictures from my cruise to Mexico:

First formal night: Rachael & I

Cab Ride in Puerto Vellarta: Rach, Meghan, & I

Free shots in Puerto at the jewelry store

Rach & I in Puerto

Meghan, Mandi, & I on the beach in Puerto

Lunch in Mazatlan: Me & Mandi

Water Taxi from the ship into Cabo San Lucas

Lover's Beach, Cabo: extra credit for school (that's our ship in the background)

Playing with the baby tiger in Cabo but he's trying to sleep

Wine class with Meghan

All dolled up on the 2nd formal night with Rach

Group shot on the 2nd formal night

Last night on the ship: Rach, me, & Mandi

Major Damage

Yesterday as I'm walking to the gym, my waterbottle decided to open itself and leak all over EVERYTHING! It wasn't until I got there and went to pull my workout out of my bag, I noticed all the water. My ipod took a lot of the water but the worst damage was to my phone (to the left, mine's pink!). Needless to say, I can't get it to turn on now and I've lost everything in it. :( I'm hoping that in a day or so when I try to turn it on again it will work. I was advised not to the put the battery back in until it dries out so I don't short circuit the thing (wish I was told that sooner because I might have already done that, oops). I'll keep you posted.

Lessons learned

There were 2 things I learned while staying up almost all night writting my economics paper and then in class today:

1. Cheating is really all about incentives, costs, & benefits. Is it worth it to you? If the incentives are great enough, people will cheat.

2. Our defense spending right now is more than ever spent during Vietnam dollar wise, but its only 1/2 the amount in real GDP money (aka we really aren't spending that much). So my question is, why are we cutting so many of our military members from the force? We have the money to spend.

However there was a more important lesson I learned tonight:

True love knows no season, no rhyme, or no reason.

Homework

So I should be writting a paper for my economics class, but here I am distracted as usual. It seems like between about 10:30 and midnight the time just flies and I don't know where it goes. I even started working on this yesterday and still wasn't motivated enough to get it done. So I will be up late, lucky if I get 4-5 hours of sleep (let's hope we are delayed tomorrow because of the snow. Yes, I said snow but its more like a blizzard in the end of April). But don't fret, I will have all 4 pages done before my 8:45 class tomorrow morning!

Hokie Nation

This affects us all...Please keep praying for the victims, families, & friends with me.

Life's Collage

Live like it's your last day on earth, love like you've never been hurt & dance like nobody's watching...

I thought this was really cute!

Summer Plans

Here is my summer schedule as of now:
4 Finals --> 14 & 15 May
Home --> 18-20 May
Ring Dance --> 25 May
Language Immersion in Nice, France --> 26 May to 23 June
Summer Research at Wright Pat AFB Dayton, Ohio --> 24 June to 14 July
Weddings & such --> 29 June & 7 July
Working Assault Course for Basic Training --> 15 July to 4 August

Waiting

"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who'll lay under the stars & listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the guy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you're in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty with out make-up. One who's constantly reminding you of how much he cares & how lucky he is to have you."

Open it up!

I woke up this morning to a devotion in my email from another believer at school. I've never met her, never received any emails from her, and usually I skim past the daily devotions in my inbox. But this morning I decided to read it. After I was done, I immediately decided I needed to change my act and quit ignoring God. Maybe her words will give you some inspiration as it has me:

"As you all know yesterday, April 16th, Virginia Tech experienced the sting of death first hand as bodies laid across their campus in the aftermath of a senseless shooting. After hearing the news I felt God speaking to me. He asked: 'Are you prepared? Prepared to face death, to witness to my people, to make the most of every opportunity, to receive me when I come for my Church?' I asked God how I could prepare myself. God answered: read my Word which 'is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword' Hebrews 4:12. All during the day, I had done many things in my busy life except open my Bible and read it. What a shame that we often set God aside and say to Him 'I’ll get to you in a short bit, just give me a sec.' God should always be our number one priority. Every morning we need to 'Put on the full armor of God, so that we will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil' Ephesians 6:11. Reading the Word of God allows us as Christian followers to proclaim His Glory and through that proclamation bring others to Him. Without the Word of God and the knowledge of its promise to us how is the Church going to respond when the devil tempts us like he did Job and Christ Himself? If I haven’t read the word of God today how can I expect to proclaim His Glory, Mercy, Love, Grace, and Splendor? Simply, we can’t! For it is written: 'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path' Psalm 119:105. Wherever we go we need that lamp to light our path without it we’ll be lost in the spiritual darkness of this world. It shouldn’t only be in the mornings. Every chance you get open your Bible and read God’s message, do so! If you are being tempted open your Bible and pray. Doing so will help us as Christians to better understand God’s Will, it’ll allow the Holy Spirit to have control of our life, it’ll lead us into a life of worship, and help us to stay engaged in our walk with Christ. Therefore, GO! Be people who are prepared to engage with the realities of life not because of what we have done, but because of what He, our God, has done for us. As it is written 'You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect' Luke 12:40. Are you ready today?"

A penny for your thoughts

So I decided that my day really wasn't that bad affter all. It could have been a lot worse. I am lucky because I woke up this morning, I had food, I had a place to sleep last night with warm blankets, and I have family and friends that love me. I AM LUCKY. My heart goes out to those who were effected by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I am praying for the victims, the families, the friends, and everyone else involved. One more test or paper really doesn't matter in the end. What matters are those close to you. Keep them close & cherish them. Love them unconditionally for who they are, not who you want them to be. Barbra Bush said it better than I ever could & I admire her wisdom:

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend, or a parent.

Breakdown

It has been the day from hell. Everything has gone wrong and I'm only a few hours in. I can't wait to see what the rest of they day has in store. So here I am...on the verge of a breakdown.

"I, I dont know why, why you need some reason to feel lost inside. You, you know that im alright, you know that im just the kinda of girl that feels so hurt and smiles.

I dont need excuses, dont ask why, its just a breakdown it happens all the time. So get outta my face, dont even try. You wanna help me? Just let me cry.

Ya, I love you in my life. You don't even know one thing I feel inside. Know by the look in my eye, that im just fine, but I might need you to hold me tight.

Don't need excuses, dont ask why. Its just a breakdown it happens all the time. So get outta my face, dont even try. You wanna help me? Just let me cry."
~Ashlee Simpson, Just let me cry.

Little Girl

Secrets

I found this picture on Post Secret today. I also found this quote on there and I thinks so cute:

"Today we decided to write down our secrets and put them in little plastic eggs along with some candy. We hid them all over San Diego. It was the best Easter we've ever had.''

How many secrets are you trying to hide?

A few quotes

Leave it to sex and the city to say it all. Here are a few of my favorites from Carrie at the moment:

Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they're supposed to run wild until they find someone -- just as wild -- to run with.

Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.

When it comes to relationships, maybe we're all in glass houses, and shouldn't throw stones. Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down, some are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less.

Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away.

I'm looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love. And I don't think that love is here in this expensive suite in this lovely hotel in Paris.

Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you are to become who you will be.

I Wonder

I saw this last night and it huanted me all night. I laid in bed and thought about it for a while and it made me wonder:

Just how many girls wish and pray this same prayer?

My guess is a lot! Middle school girls, high school girls, college women, mothers with young children. My reasoning...I did. I struggled with body image for a long time and sometimes I still do. I thought on many occasions that my life would be easier if only I was skin and bones or could wear a smaller size. And who do we have to blame for this problem sweeping America? Hollywood. We are daily reminded on TV, magazine covers, and even the news of the dwindeling celbrities. Celebrities who can't fit into a size 0 and are constantly called fat. Celebrities with personal trainers, their own chefs, and a gym in their multimillion dollar houses. Or celebrities with drug adictions which make them just skin and bones (like cocaine). What else are women supposed to think when they see beautiful women with bodies liek 12 year olds and are told that is what they are supposed to look like? This just places too much stress and heartache on women. I have watched 3 good friends struggle with this (over 4 years ago) and some of them are still fighting it. With anorexia comes life long health and psychological problems.

I just want all the women out there fighting the daily body image battle to know, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of you. What matters is that you think highly of yourself. If you want to be skinny for some guy...HE'S NOT WORTH IT. He won't love the real you. Remember, no one can even love you until you can first love yourself. Embrace what God has given you. What makes us beautiful is the fact that we are all different. If we all weighed 100 pounds and fit into a size 0, life would be borring. Embrace your differences and love yourself for you! Your family already does. You true friends love the real you too. And someday, some guy will love the real you, if that's what you want. Don't be be afraid to let you shine!