I am sitting at work being really bored (as usual snce we have 6746297856485 people that work here now) I have done a lot of my homework today though which is great! I have to say I am thankful they don't mind that I do homework as long as my work is done! I started my painting on canvas last night and it's looking pretty good if I say so myself!! I did pick the easiest painting ever to copy though so that helps lol
I have been pretty busy with school and that is about all I have done the last two weeks. On Saturday I went to Kemper Baker's 13th birthday party which actually was a formal sit down tea party! We all dressed up and all the girls had big fancy hats on...it was so cute! Then that night we went and had dinner at Mark and Kerri's house! They are a semi-new couple at our church and they are so much fun! Next week we are going to Biloxi for Thanksgiving which is on the coast so that should be a lot of fun! Nate and Wendy Barrett are awesome and really fun to hang out with.
I am still really excited to get our pictures done with Brandy, although Cliff said no wedding pictures...he said he didn't care to do that again so poop on him! lol looks like we are just going to have normal couple pictures! I am, however, insisting that we take Elvis and get a family shot for our Christmas Card! He is honestly the cutest dog alive! I love my shmuppy!! We are doing 2 outfits because cliff wants one in his new gray suit but I have no idea what I am wearing...just a good excuse to go buy something I guess! =) That is about everything! My last day at school is Dec 11th and it couldn't come fast enough! We will be home in 30 days!!! YAY!!!!!!

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!

I have been so busy! School is really killing me right now...monday night I sat at the Mansfields and did 3 1/2 hours worth of homework! I have 3 huge group projects I am working on 4 test between tomorrow and Tuesday, not to mention my English paper, and I have to do a painting on CANVAS!...I am dying! lol Profs honestly think that their class is your only class!
And I also wanted to let you know I have not bitten my nails in 6 days!!! WOO HOO! Yes I have had fake nails on BUT I haven't bitten those either! You can ask Cliff, my fake nails last like 3 days at the most before I have them bitten and torn off!
We are for sure coming in On December 19th! I still have not one clue as to what we are doing yet! I think the only things set in stone are that we are having Christmas dinner with my mom and grandma on the 23rd and Christmas with my aunt and uncle and my In-laws on the 24th and 25th...We don't have exact plans but of course we would be with our fam on Christmas Eve and Christmas day! I am trying to orchastrate a girls day with my friends and a girls day with my family girls like my aunt Frieda, Aunt Bethani, Jeanetta, Andrea...of course I haven't even talked to them about it so if ya'll are reading this what how about it?? lol but hopefully I will have a tentative schedule a week or so before we leave to come there! If anyone has any ideas to get together let me know! I need to start figuring out plans and I don't want to leave anyone out! I am pretty excited that we get to use the new Airport! I didn't even know we were gtting a new airport until Rachel told me in an e-mail this morning!
We have cool Thanksgiving plans! We are going to Biloxi, Ms to have Thanksgiving with Nate and Wendy Barrett...they invited us a few weeks ago and we thought that would be a lot of fun! I think I am going to make some cream cheese pies...my new favorite thing to make! yummy!
My stinky work cut my hours this week! I am so annoyed! I don't work Friday's anymore...That is great except I need money!! lol They just keep hiring new people and we don't have neough work for everyone! Basically we all have about an hour of work in an 8 hour day because so many people work here! It's craziness. Oh well nothing to do about it I guess...
Cliff and I have an appointment to get our pics taken with Brandy Rose the first weekend of December! I CANNOT wait!! She is gonna take pics of us and also take some wedding pics of us! I know we got married over a year ago but we have NO wedding pics other than our album and we want some! She is giving us a great deal too! I think we are going to spend the day in New Orleans taking pics! Her website is www.brandyrosephotography.com you all need to go check her out! She is fabulous!!!

ps. 37 days until we are home!! YAY!!

Love it.

" You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

- Abraham Lincoln

America...

So the sun did come up today although I was sure it wouldn't. I really can't believe that Barack Obama is our president. I Had a lot of fun voting yesterday for the first time I just hope I am still allowed to vote in 4 years. The one good thing about this election...It is official, ANYONE really can grow up and be anything they want to be in America. It shows how great our country is that a man whose father was a black man from Kenya and his mother a white woman from Kansas, who grew up poor, and raised by his grandparents can grow up to be the President. So I better not hear one more thing about how America and all the white people are racist. Clearly we aren't. I just wish Obama stood for anything at all. Oh wait, he does! Abortion, same sex marriage, and socialism. Everything Imoral and horrible! ok I'm done ranting! =) Nothing can be done about it now. God is still in Control! Thankfully! Rachel Anderson sent me this e-mail this morning and I loved it! Thought I would share it with you all...

Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Wins the Election


1. The Bible will still have all the answers.

2. Prayer will still work.

3. The Holy Spirit will still move.

4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.

5. There will still be God-anointed teaching and preaching.

6. There will still be singing of praise to God.

7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.

8. There will still be room at the Cross.

9. Jesus will still love you.

10. Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him.

So on to better things, we have youth convention this weekend in Jackson and that will be a lot of fun! There are no girls going but like 6 boys. I am staying with Sis. Stephanie and Kemper in their room so I don't have to get and pay for a room all by myself! Hope everyone has a good day! And of course keep praying for our country.

McCain-Palin 08'!!!

So I am at work so bored because it is the slowest day ever and I thought I should get on and write a little something since it has been a little while! This weekend was Halloween and it was a lot of fun! We had our "Hayfest" on Saturday adn Cliff dressed up as a ghetto old school basketball player and I dressed up as Sarah Palin! It was really fun! We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, played some games, and went on a hayride. My Sarah Palin costume was actually very controversial and that suprised me! We had a bunch of little kids come with their parents and they were all like ew! Why are you Sarah Palin I like Barack Obama! I of course was not going to argue with 10 year olds about the election but it made me sad because it shows you where their parents stand! Even our youth kids were saying they were going for Obama. The poor future of our country...I told Cliff if Obama wins I am taking trips to Cuba and China so I can see my future first hand! LOL I know that's a bit dramatic but I have been known to be a little dramatic.
Tonight we have to go to some restaraunt in Forest, MS for a sectional presbyter vote. Of course in typical preacher fashion you can't do anything without eating and wearing a suit. I am not looking foward to hanging out with a bunch of crotchety old men all night but I promised Sis. Mansfield I would go with her so she wasn't alone!
I only have about a month left of school for this semester and I am so excited!! Right now it looks like I am going to end up with 3 A's and 2 B's....I am disappointed about the B's but Oh well I guess. I was just doing too much this semester and I learned my lesson!
I better get off here and get to work I just got brought a huge stack of claims! Fun! I am sire I will be blogging in the next few days...and either very happy blog or a very sad/furious blog! All depending on the election of course =) I am sure I don't have to tell anyone this but VOTE tomorrow. I am really excited considering this is the first time I have been old enough to vote in a presidential election! I love Democracy!