Georgetown Fun

All these pictures are courtesy of Kory's mom, Jackie. She took these last week while I was hanging out with the Mereness family in Georgetown and Austin.

Kory's hair really isn't quite as crazy as it looks at first. He was teaching me how to play WOW.

Sitting on the couch watching Wife Swap and eating Chex Mix

We went to play soccer in the park, but didn't last too long because it was SOO incredibly hot!

Downtown Austin right after we ate some yummy Mexican food at Rio Grande; No we didn't plan to match each other.

Kayaking on Town Lake--we got really wet but the cool water felt so good!

Oh how I love Austin! I will live here someday.

More Picture Fun

Hahaha I can't remember how this started, but it was a tradition every year of Master Follies for me to take a creepy prom picture with Danielle Gee :)

One of our Kappa mixers was "bad bridesmaid dresses" and I wore my mom's prom dress to the party. I am standing with Sara (Collins) Norman who was the bride.

One of my favorite Christmas traditions--Carol of the Lights at Texas Tech; with my best friend and room-mate Deonna (Neel) Wade

This picture was taken for my digital imaging class. Our theme for the week was shadows. Rynn Miller and I took this one in her grandparents' backyard.

This one was also for that class and was taken in Dallas. The theme was near and far.

Pictures

When I post a picture on my blog, how can I make it where you can click on the picture and enlarge it? It works when I put a picture from the internet on there, but not the pictures from my camera. Does anyone know how to fix that?

Speaking of pictures, here are a few random old pics just for fun:

This was my first time as a bridesmaid back in 2006. Now she is about to have a baby--crazy! I definitely don't feel like we're old enough for that! 

In honor of Mother's Day, here is a picture of my fantastic mom! I had just finished performing Pirates Who Don't Do Anything at my little brother's graduation party at church. He was SO embarrassed by me and I loved it! A lot of people tell me I look just like my mom but I don't really see it.

This was taken in Romania a few years back. I had gone all summer without DP and one of my fellow interns, KT, found one for me. This picture captures the sheer joy I was feeling at that moment!

This is also from Romania. I absolutely adore this kid! His name is Sam and his parents were the mentors for our missionary internship that summer. He and I are coloring on the train in this picture. He was the coolest little guy ever.

I have been going through lots of old pictures lately so I'll continue to post some of the ones I come across that make me smile when I see them.

Perfect Ending

Last night was the season finale for Scrubs and possibly the series finale. There are rumors that Scrubs will continue without Zach Braff and writer Bill Lawrence. Fans are dreaming up a thousand different scenarios about what will happen next. Personally, I hope Scrubs is over. It had a great 8 season run and this is the perfect time to end it.

My finale, last night's hour-long episode, was awesome! I loved it. I think it was the perfect way to end JD's time at Sacred Heart, as well as end the entire show. One of my very favorite parts was when he was looking into the future and Sam and Izzy got engaged! hahaha JD's reaction was so stinking hilarious. I love that guy! 

Yes, I definitely cried watching it last night, but I think a lot of it had to do with me realizing I am about to be saying some goodbyes of my own. If you don't know, I will be moving to Oregon in about six weeks. Kory accepted a youth ministry position there and we will both be moving to a tiny town in Southern Oregon called Myrtle Creek. 

I can see so many ways that my European adventures were God's way of preparing me for this next phase of life. For example, I am no longer scared to move to a new place far from home with no job or place to live. I feel confident searching for any job available and I trust God will provide. I don't worry too much about being away from all of my family and friends. And above all, I am REALLY excited for the adventures that lay ahead! 

Recent Pictures

Here are a few more pictures of some fun things I've done recently:

Chase Field--Arizona Diamondbacks Stadium

Diamondbacks beat Cubs 7-2

Inner Space Caverns with Kory in Georgetown, TX

Perfect Summer Day :)

Kory and I had such a great day today! We went to Lake Georgetown and went hiking and swimming. The weather was SO great! I LOVE SUMMER! :)

We are wearing our sweet Camelbacks that Kory bought for us!

Yes, apparently if Kory jumps off a cliff, I will too!

He is always showing off :)

Of course, he had to do some rock-climbing while we were there.

If that isn't special, I don't know what is ;)

Fun times all around

Holy cow! My mom and I went to a concert last night in Artesia and it was fabulous!! Oh my goodness--I haven't laughed that hard in a VERY long time! Here is a picture of the crazy man. Unfortunately, you can't see his red sequined Converse shoes that complete the outfit.

The program for his concert reads:

At the age of five, Dale Gonyea got up very early one morning and, without a single lesson, spontaneously began playing the piano. His parents were astonished because they did not have a piano. They decided he needed therapy or music lessons. Therapy was expensive. They bought a piano and a career was born.

It's hard to describe his performance but he does a perfect job of combining comedy and piano. He has written a ton of songs: some are heart-felt, most are hilarious, a couple he wrote for Disney and then he does an incredible job of writing songs about the town he is playing in. He really does his research and incorporates a great deal of local humor and inside jokes into his show. If you ever get the opportunity to see this guy in person, you must go! He is incredible!

My mom works in an accountant's office and had today off from work to celebrate the end of tax season. We went to Ruidoso for the day and had so much fun shopping and eating and even meeting long-lost family members in the fabric shop. Oh the joys of small town life!

I missed Scrubs this week and just now watched the latest episode online. This has been a pretty emotional week for me and I am VERY emotionally invested in Scrubs, so tonight was rough. I just sat at my computer and bawled my eyes out as I watched the same episode 3 times! Actually, I just keep watching the end because it is SO happy and I am crying tears of joy. However, I am getting very sad and scared because I know the end is coming. May 6 is the date of the series finale. I am planning a day of mourning already. I am sure it will be well-written and it will be what needs to happen, blah blah blah. I love JD and Elliot together so much. I am SO happy with the way this 8th season has gone. I always knew she was his dream girl; I've just been waiting for him to figure it out! :)

Perfection