Life is Good...

Today was my friend Hannah Campbell's birthday party.. so fun! We went and decorated cakes at her aunts professional kitchen! Mine ended up looking pretty stupid.. but it tasted pretty good :-)
I also went bowling with my best friend Caroline! Oh man. So fun. We bowled with skittles. Before each turn, we would pick a skittle out of a bag. Each color meant something different.
For example:
Orange - We had to use the little kiddie ramp.
Yellow - Had to bowl on your knees.
Green - Bowl on one leg. That was hard.
Purple - Bowl with the hand you don't usually bowl with.
Red - Oh man. This one was embarrassing. Bowl backwards in between your legs. Ha.

There were a lot of Yellows and Greens. Only 2 Oranges and 6 Reds were found in the bag.

After we bowled, we ate J-Dawgs, chips, and candy until we were sick. Then we played with my bouncy ball and laughed until we were rolling on the floor - literally! Oh man. I love friends who are just as crazy as me.

Now.. it's finally the weekend. And not only that.. it's the last weekend before SUMMER!!!!!!! Hallelujahs!!

On the down side.. my dog ate a whole jar of her vitamins and we had to call poison control. They think she's gonna be okay but we gotta watch her for a couple days. Always makes me nervous :-/

Oh today... You were.. ah.. well.. slightly wonderful

If the best and the worst day could be combined into one... that would be today. Today was one of those days where you realized how much you loved someone who's slipped away. Today was also a day that you wanted to hug everyone because you feel so loved. :-)

Heartbreak

This is for all the men and women fighting in the field for our country. Thank you for your service.

I'm so sorry to the families who have suffered loss or heartbreak.

It's like a battle cry
Calling out your name
Wishing you were here with me

Its so hard to think
Of letting you go,
Of letting you leave

And I will try to give you my all
Just as long as you promise me
You'll answer when I call, Oh oh

Just promise me you'll never break my heart
Just tell me that you'll make it safely home
Cause I know what its like, to feel alone, Oh oh
Just tell me that you know this isn't a mistake,
Cause I don't want to wait around, for the heartbreak

As the war goes on,
I just miss you more,
Wondering how long this will last

Thinking of tomorrow,
But holding on to the past

And I will try to give you my all
Just as long as you promise me
You'll answer when I call, Oh oh

Just promise me you'll never break my heart
Just tell me that you'll make it safely home
Cause I know what its like, to feel alone, Oh oh
Just tell me that you know this isn't a mistake,
Cause I don't want to wait around, for the heartbreak

And I dont know what to do,
Hold on or let go of you
And I know that your on the field,
But I need you to be my shield

And do the things you need to do,
I'll be waiting here, for you
And I know that your there to fight,
So just be brave you'll be alright

And I will try to give you my all
Just as long as you promise me
You'll answer when I call, Oh oh

Just promise me you'll never break my heart
Just tell me that you'll make it safely home
Cause I know what its like, to feel alone, Oh oh
Just tell me that you know this isn't a mistake,
Cause I don't want to wait around,
Yeah I dont want to wait around,
For the heartbreak

There are people you love in this world. For example: I love Joni and Critters and Jess'ca. I love Anna and Brita and Nicole and Caroline. I love Patsy and Audrey and Brooke and Taylor and Brit. And I love Lynne and Julie and Katie and Kristin and Rebekah.
I've lost two people I love within almost one short year of each other. But what I've lost is nothing compared to what one of my best friends lost. My best friend lost her father, and now her brother due to war. Men like this are fighting and dying everyday. Why can't we just end the war? What is so special about sending troops on the field to die? What's so wrong with peace?

This is for you, sweet girlie Dawn. I love you bunches. RIP to your brother and your dad. Because my heroes, and your heroes, are wearing combat boots.

He sees the broken bodies around him
He waits for the war cry
And wonders if he'll make it home
To tell his baby son goodbye

The fear is all around him
The death of a good friend
His holds the letter he received today close
Lets his heart hold his love in

He's fighting for my freedom
His love for his country shows
But his light shines through his invisible cape
Because my hero wears army clothes

My poor Cooper

My fluffy, somewhat ugly, sweet, cute (sort of), funny dog was shaved today. What a tradgedy. Words cannot explain, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Check out the before and after pics.

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Happy Mothers Day to my favorite mommy in the whole world!!! I love you!!! You're the bestest and I'm so thankful for all you do for me!! I'm so lucky to have you!! I'm really glad I was adopted into this family because if God hadn't placed me here, I wouldn't be the person I am today. No one can say, but I think I would've been doing the wrong things and making the wrong choices. But because God went through all the trouble to get me into this family, I'm loved by people who help me make the right choices. And I'm so happy because of it. I love you mommy!!! Xoxo

Poem

I've had friends loose friends, grandparents, siblings, daughters, sons, cousins, aunts, nephews, uncles, other relatives, mothers, fathers, and other people close to them. This past week one of my best friends lost her two best friends, one after the other. This is dedicated to her, and to all the others who have lost the one they were fighting for, the one they love the most.


I'm so sorry that there were no farewells

We ran out of time for goodbyes

I know, I was taken too quickly

But God had a reason why

I was greeted with the biggest hug

As He wrapped His arms around me tight

He smelled so sweet, He smelled like rain

And felt like a blanket in the dark of night

Angels also welcomed me

Greetings with hugs and tears

You see, not only God missed me
While I was on Earth for so many years

Dear friend, I miss you so

And I'm with you every day

I try to help you though the trials

And guide you through the pain

But there is was thing I forgot to tell you

Before my life on Earth was through

You're my angel and I love you with all my heart

And remember, God loves you too

"Do it for the one you love most"

There was a girl I knew. She changed my life. She showed me that there was more to life than just living it. And that it's more important to love than to live.
Her name was Kat.
Kat passed away a year and two months ago on March 6,2009 after accidentally being shot in the face with a pistol.
She was amazing. Her death shocked everyone. Why would God take someone the world loved so dearly? And why take her so shorty after she arrived with us?
It almost felt like God had made a mistake. That Kat wasn't supposed to be there at that moment, that it should've been someone else.
I'm sure Kat never gave up. I'm sure she wanted to stay down here. I'm sure she didn't want to see her family and friends in pain because of her death. But I also think she was ecstatic to go to a better place where she could be with her family and watch over them from a different perspective. And I know she was crying tears of joy when God picked her up in His arms and welcomed her home.
Kat always told me whenever I felt like giving up to keep going and to do it for the one I love the most. That's why everyone who knew Kat is going on living without her. We're doing it for the one we love most. We're doing it for Kat.

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