Saturday, June 22, 2013

Glad to see the weekend!

Good morning!

I ended my last post by saying that this shouldn't be a busy week at all... BOY WAS A WRONG!
I was offered a job a couple of weeks ago but turned it down because I had planned on just babysitting here and there all summer for a family in town. Well, I waited about two weeks and only got called once to babysit and realized that the job that I was offered was constantly on my mind. I quickly realized that I had not prayed about this situation at all and I had tried to take it all into my own hands.. BAD IDEA. I prayed about it for a few days and knew that I needed to get in contact with the man who had offered me the job. I called him on Tuesday afternoon and he hired me over the phone and I started working on Wednesday morning. So, I am now working part time in the purchasing department at Safety Source. The people have all been so friendly and sweet to me! Although school is my primary focus right now in life, I am blessed to have this opportunity! 

Thanks to anyone who prayed for me and the meeting I had last week. It was my first meeting as the Pre-OT club president and I also had a few questions about graduate school. All went well and I am exciting about the upcoming school year! Here is a picture of the Pre-OT club officers for the 2013-2014 school year. 

Also, Hillary posted a blog with a lot more details but I just want to say how proud I am of her! She graduates at the end of July with an accounting degree and already has a job! Tyler also has a job in Andalusia as a coach and special ed teacher and I am excited for both of them and happy that they will be living back home!! :) Love you both!

And a big GO OPP!!!!!


I will be sitting on my balcony most of the day trying to play "catch up" on my school work! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! 

"The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
Exodus 14:14

Monday, June 17, 2013

Birthdays, Wedding, Father's Day, etc.

Life is good...

Two weekends ago when I went home, we all went to Rancho to celebrate Britt and Holt's birthdays. Britt turned 21 on the 5th and Holt turned 17 on the 10th. 


On Saturday I went to Ellie and Josh's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and probably the sweetest wedding I have ever been to. Christ-centered relationships/marriages are so much more special than a secular wedding (as much as I hate to say it is what we see more of today) and that is exactly what theirs is. I pray that their marriage will continue to be one that honors our Lord. Wish them both nothing but happiness!! 




I had to leave the reception early because I knew I was getting another UTI. I had one back in the spring semester, so I was scheduled to have an ultrasound on my kidneys this past Friday to make sure nothing was going on and I have one kidney stone and I am supposed to go back for a follow up the next time I am home. Needless to say, the drive back last Sunday was not fun at all. I ended up getting sick from the medicine and I didn't start feeling better until about Wednesday of last week. 

As soon as I started feeling better I had a pool day with this pretty girl! It also happens to be her birthday today so HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)

I went home this past weekend for Father's Day. When I got into town on Friday, I went and had lunch with Ander before my ultrasound and then went on to the AT&T store to get my new Iphone 5! I had planned on stopping by the new dealership on my way home and when I got there my daddy was leaving to go get his phone so I rode back to Andalusia with him. I did get a grand tour of the new dealership from Keith. It is so nice!! Definitely a huge step up from where they were working. 

Jess spent the night with us Friday night and she and Hillary had told me that if I would wake them up Saturday morning, we would go eat breakfast at Doc's. So I get up and get ready and when I try to wake them up, they had "changed their mind". So here I am... up at 8:00 on a Saturday morning craving Doc's! Tyler Dent came through though and went with me! 

We went out to eat at the country club after church for Father's Day. We all got up to leave and Hillary was prancing around being a diva and asked Holt to hold open the door for her. I thought it was pretty hilarious so I imitated her "walk" and said "Holt, hold that door open for me" (in the same voice as Hill)... Well I got up beside her and we were trying to go through the door at the same time. Before I knew it she had face planted and sweet tea went EVERYWHERE! It was the funniest thing!! Her story is much different than mine. She claims that I "pushed" her but that is far from the truth! I wish I would have had my phone to take a picture but I didn't :(




I started working out at 5:00 AM last week and I feel so much better when I work out in the morning. Jess started this morning with me so I am hoping that we will both stay motivated! I am hoping to also be able to go in the afternoons just to get in some more cardio! I don't know if I have mentioned it on the blog yet but Jess is my new roommate. I moved in with her at the end of the spring semester. We cook a lot and try to eat healthy! I'm sure you will hear a lot about her from here on out. She and Hillary are best friends and lived together in Troy. I'm pretty sure I am a better roommate than Hillary. She's kind of hard to live with :) Just kidding!

This week shouldn't be too busy. I have a few assignments to complete and a final to start studying for. We start a new bible study group tonight so I am very excited about that! And I have a meeting tomorrow so prayers would be appreciated! I am also running low on Vitamin D so I am hoping for some sunny days this week!! :)

Hope everyone has a great week! 


"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31





Saturday, June 1, 2013

First Year at South...

My first year at the University of South Alabama has brought many changes to my life. So many new friendships have been made and I am so thankful that the Lord has placed godly girls in my life with the same values and beliefs. I have changed my major from Health Sciences to Psychology with a minor in Sociology. So far, so good! If things go as planned, I will graduate next May and hopefully continue my education in grad school. This year has shown me that my plans are definitely not the best plans and the Lord will bring good from any situation as long as I allow Him and trust Him to do so. Hopefully, I can get into a routine of blogging this summer. I would love to be able to look back later in life at my college days to see what I was doing and thinking during this time! 

I moved into the dorm on August 18th and started classes on the following Monday. The dorm was an experience for sure! I can't just say I loved it, but I am glad I decided to try it for a year!

We both got new laptops the Saturday I moved in! 


I spent most of my weekends at home. Moving to Mobile was a pretty big adjustment for me!


Most Friday nights consisted of Bobcat Football and will continue next year since Holt has decided to play football his senior year! 


OES Beauty Pageant to watch this pretty girl!


Hillary's 21st birthday celebration at Papa G's. Life is about choices and sometimes choosing to skip a class to celebrate a birthday is just what you have to do! :)



Dairy Queen run after a pep rally with my girls!



War Eagle! Love her to pieces!


My first (and only at this point) South football game. My parents came on a Saturday and we went to the South vs. Troy game. It was raining and not a very pleasant day for football!


Fall Festival at WBC


Is this not a precious picture? I am so thankful for these two people. They have worked so hard all my life to give me everything I need and much, much more. I am so thankful to call them my parents and I would not be able to survive without them! 
(my mom looks like she is about twenty five in this picture)


Not really sure why Emmy has a blue flower in her hair but I am thankful to have these two precious kiddos in my life and miss them like crazy while I'm at school!


It's never too cold for ice cream!!


Karley and I went hunting with "the Bob" one weekend in November


Amelia Joy Sansom was born the Monday of my Thanksgiving break. Lorrie and I got up that morning to head to Dothan to meet this sweet baby!! She is such a blessing and just as beautiful as her sisters!



Road trip to Dothan to visit Ashton and Amelia :)





Thanksgiving with the Hall's



Christmas shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving with my momma and sister...



Most of my fall semester was spent studying statistics. This was by far my most difficult class of the semester.


Amber got engaged right before Christmas break and we all drove to the beach to surprise her and spend the night with her after she and Justin got back from dinner. I am so excited for her and know she will be a beautiful bride!



Christmas break was wonderful and I was not ready to come back to school when the time rolled around... 













Little did I know, I was about to meet some of the greatest girls ever and begin some life long friendships. I am so blessed. 

















This was our girl's bible study for the spring semester. It was absolutely wonderful and very appropriate for the stage of life we are in. We had many great discussions about relationships and learned a lot from each other and the Word. Most of the study was centered around giving God the pen to write not only your "love story" but also your life story. When we surrender our lives to Him, He will do great things. The thing that stuck out most to me in the study was Proverbs 31. Though I have heard this specific scripture many times throughout my life, I never really understood it. "She brings him good, not harm, ALL the days of her life" (v.12). All the days of my life. I am supposed to be bringing good, not harm, to my future spouse right at this very moment. It is not just after I become married, or even after I meet him... it's the here and now. So for any young girls/women who may be reading this, it's true... what you are doing right now really does matter. If you are in a relationship with a guy that is not bringing glory to our Lord and that could be harm to your future husband, no matter how hard it may be, it's time for you to take a stand and get out of the relationship. 


Happy 4th Birthday to Emmy!!




Happy 3rd Birthday to my crazy Caroline!!





Spend the night party while the big sister's were at cheer competition!




Holt's junior year baseball season






The first day of spring break week was spent with this sweet baby :)


Then it was off to the beach for the rest of the week!!








The little girls spent the night on Friday night and we got up the next morning to go watch the big girls competition at the beach! 






Holt had his junior prom and he was just as cute as he could be!! I can't believe he is about to be a SENIOR!!




Dance recital weekend and a sleepover!











Easter 2013




Here are a few pictures from my two week break at home between spring semester and summer semester! 














Wow! That was a lot of catching up to do! Hopefully I will be able to stay on top of it and update more often. Hope everyone has a safe and fun summer! 

Oh yeah, one more thing... Ashton texted me this picture earlier in the week. SC had made a book at school and this was something she wrote. It really put a smile on my face and I can't wait for them to come visit! Sweet child!!! 

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9