Eclipse

Alternative Title: You Knew This Post Was Coming


When I last spoke with you I was having a hard time gathering my thoughts in the anticipation of the event that "went down" early, oh so early, this morning. Let me begin by giving my humble opinion of the 3rd installment of the Twilight Saga. I was slightly disappointed. The reviewers had hyped it up to be "the best so far", to which I wholly disagreed. (Thats mass media for ya'.) I also felt it was a bit rushed compared to the previous two films. I suppose those were my only major qualms with it & there were many many things I squealed for. I will have to see it 4, 5, 6, more times before I can make up my mind for certain.



A few highlights of the evening:

The crowds. Only a portion of:




My TwiHard Friend:

Playing card games:

Karaoking to the MP3 player with Alex:

Jamba Juice on a warm summer evening:

A good time was had by all. There were squeals, cheers, claps, gasps & shhhhhhhsssss!!!!!!

One for the memory books.

Almost Time Now

Its coming. They are coming. Its tonight.

Its tonight.

OMG.

Let me just tell you that you will never again read the phrase "OMG" on this blog, but it is totally applicable in this post.

That is about all for now friends, because quite honestly, there is so much pent up thrill & anticipation in my body that I can hardly work to form complete & rational thoughts.

This is the sacrafice we make the for our vampires.

See y'all at the theater!

Tickets Please

Day 3: The very crucial movie ticket. I may or may not have purchased mine online over a month ago along with an extra, because I would hate for someone ( a friend or loved one) to go finding themselves in a position where they are without a ticket on opening night & are withheld the experience of the Eclipse premiere.
Go ahead & get those giggles out so we can move on.

Eclipse drops tomorrow (officially Wednesday, the 30th, but since I will be in line from tomorrow night, Im counting it as tomorrow). Im so filled with anticipation that one would think I didnt know what happens in the movie (via book).
Oh tomorrow...please do come quick.

Yes There Are 4 & Thats About 6 Too Few

Day 2: Wardrobe decisions. Because it has never been so important to look good as when you are going to see your favorite unliving on the big screen.

Im leaning towards the lion & the lamb.

Or runs with vampires, because i think that sounds like an Indian name & wouldnt that just show the best of both sides, ha!

If you have no idea what I a talking about at this point you should probably stop reading my blog.

Or start reading Twilight.

You pick.

:D

Let The Vampire Games Begin

Preparations began today for the Eclipse premiere. Day 1. A very vampy toenail shade.

Historic

Tiny Love & I got stuck in a traffic back-up today caused by road construction...not good.

Having the chance to snap a picture of this sign...good...ish...I suppose :)

Stripes

Mr.J's favorite

Torn

Because I intended to post this photo from my lunch (eaten around 2pm @ naptime)

But, oh, this photo...these never get old.

Spots

My favorite

Oink

Take a Pig, add Playdoh, Squeeze hard =

& I quote, "Corbin Bleu pig"

A House

A house. Just 4 walls, a roof & a floor. Make sure your house is built upon strong foundation.

A life. Just 80 years of so, with a birth at the beginning & a death at the end. Make sure your life is built upon a strong foundation.

Cocoa

Best when made well & enjoyed in good, drama-free company.

Christmas In June

Only 6 months until the most wonderful time of year! But in this sweet little store it is Christmas all year long. Love it!

Seen

"Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God." ~Romans 4:20

Cutesyville

This girl loves her some books.

On God

Just briefly before I head to bed...

He is not just "my God". He is your God too. He loves you & is with you every moment of every day.


~And, may I say, that this post, along, with all my others, is filled to the brim with love & good intention. If at any time my wording does not reflect those intentions you can feel free to contact my English teacher with grievances...
I care for you all dearly, but, it is, after all, my blog.~

Shopping Day

Something I really like about the grocery store I shop at are the people there.

I also like my groceries that I leave there with.

Impact Community Church

Hey friends. A blog I read is doing a bloghop about the church we attend and I thought it fun so Im participating.



I found this church through a friend a little over a year ago after "church hopping". It is ideal size for me. Not to small (like the Quaker church I attended in high school. I loved that church, but it was teeny) and not supersized (like a few I tried out, you know the kind, where you get lost in the sea of people attending one of 6 services on a weekend. Yeah, not for me.)

I have been challenged and have grown so much in my faith since I started coming to Impact. I have never grown like this in my walk with the Lord. For that I am truly thankful. I think it has something to do with our handy dandy notecards. And a whole lot to do with our amazing pastor working for the Lord.

I have met some amazing people. Blessed, I am blessed to have them walk with me in my life and to walk with them in theirs. They are some great people doing great things for God.

Oh yeah...and we play a mean game of Bananagrams.

And...It was the church where I was baptized. Need I say more? I dont think I do but I will! A decision I had made in my years ago that needed the right timing, the right place and people to become whole. Now that is divine timing. Amen.

So there you have it. My church, it is home.

The Moment I Became "One Of Those" Weepy Church People

So heres the thing y'all. God & I had a talk last night. Or rather, God talked & I listened. (Thats always best to do when God is talking)
It was late & I was laying in bed attempting to fall asleep. I usually let my mind wander a bit during this time & last night was no different. I was thinking about one thing completely different and somehow, through a tangent, I got to thinking about my being single. As in not dating. (As in never. Ever.) Many things come into my mind & if you are someone who has known me for a while then you know the ten sorts of foolishness as to why I probably havent dated in the past. Suddenly the very cliche & ever so worn out saying plays in my head.
"Someone cant love you unless you love yourself." Huh. Well, then. Do I? Im pretty sure that I dont.
Pretty sure? How can you be pretty sure that you dont love? I asked myself, how do you know that you love? So I get to thinking about the people I love & try to relate the feeling back to how I feel about myself. Nilch. Then I run through good old 1 Corinthians 13:4: Love is patient (Negative) Love is kind (Mostly Negative)...
and thats as far as I could remember...it was pushing 1am here.
It was about this time that tears started pouring down from my eyes. Buckets of them. It was bordering on Oprah's "ugly cry" y'all.
Those were His tears. Him crying over my not loving. I realized that & round two started...those tears were mine.
Why is it that I can love the precious children that He created so much that I pour my soul & care into them day after day, year after year? Why is it that I love the animals that He created so much that I dont dare take their life so I can eat? Why is it that I love the world around me that He created so much that I photograph it constantly?
But I cannot love His creation that is me.
And can I just take a moment to point out that I do not find it coincidence at all that this "revelation" (if we are calling it that) happened a mere month after I was baptized. This is an issue I have wrestled with for years. YEARS. And not until now has God shown me what I needed to see.
So what now, you ask? Yeah, I dont really know either, friends. I dont know how to love me, but I think that by starting at the root of it, seeing me as God's creation & priceless to Him might be a good launching point. All I know is that there is something big & heavy in my chest & I want it gone. Its been holding me down for too long & I want it out.
If that means chipping, if that means carving, if that means melting, I just dont know. Im going to find out.

StandOff

Poor Oreo. She never asked to be brought into a home with a new infant. I feel I can hear her thoughts through her face & stance in this picture.

"As long as you stay down there, kid, there wont be any problems."

Fly Away

"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending she became a butterfly."

The beautiful thing about loving & living for God & His son are the promises that we have secured to us through His word. There is no need for fear of an end because we know that what is called death here on Earth is only the beginning for us in Heaven. It will be but a transformation, a shedding of the old to begin new.

The C.L.A.T.

My Vegetarian take on the B.L.T.

A grilled cheese sandwhich on sourdough bread, lettuce with avocado & tomatoe (& carrots) with homade thousand island dressing.

Mmm, Mmm, good.

Yeah Or Nay

Was the car in lieu of the more traditional ring? (btw omg) I wonder what her answer was?

For his sake, hopefully it was yes.

You Are The Music In Me

Thursday = Parkday. Such is my life.

I was short today. My temper could have been better. I needed to practice patience a little more & not be overcome by small everyday bumps in the road.

....deep breath in with me.... & exhale......ahhhhhhhhh

The best part about life is that each new day we have the chance to examine ourselves & adjust what we want to.

& we can thank God for that. Amen.

The Secret They Never Tell You

I will let you in on it though. Puffs = Instant baby happiness


Its true ya'll...its like baby crack, except its puffed grain instead of the nasty stuff.

He Loves Me

I find it endlessly amusing that while Mr.J pouts & moans at the things I tell him to do, thereby rocketing him to the opposite end of the couch from me during TV time, the sweet little guy stretches the length of the couch so as to have his little foot touching my leg while we sit together.

God bless this little soul.

If It Sounds Like A Turkey & Walks Like A Turkey

Summer School is upon me.


For six weeks I am going to be borderline clinically insane. But, alas, it must be done.


So I leave you, my friends, with this photo of a little Gobbler that Tiny Love & I saw while out on our walk through the 'hood today.

...and because it never ceases to amaze me how I stumble upon passages that call into a conversation or internal discussion I was recently having...

"A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree."
Proverbs 11:27

So Sweet

Because the end of a Sunday & impending week definitely calls for dessert.

Petite Rocker Bebe

Oh, how this outfit sings to the rocker in my heart.

Its a good thing I dont have a little girl of my own, because if I did all my money would go to this designer...and that would be bad.

Wish I Thought Of That

I saw this license plate & knew I had to take a picture of it. It is awesome.

And sure, it could be talking about any Him....but we all know who its really talking about.

Stella

Name taken from the girl of James Dean's affections in A Streetcar Named Desire

It Starts Young

"No, its my house!"

"No, my house! Lemme' in peeze."

"You get out of the house!"

"No, lemme' in da' house peeeezzzzeeee!"

Do You Hula?

Its a sure sign of summertime! Hula Hoops, bare feet.

All thats missing are popsicles & swimsuits