Addresses, Finals, Parties, and Models

So we found out our new address! It's...

Something something something
sonething something something

lol I can't put it here because this isn't a totally private blog and I would hate to have some psycho weirdo stalk me down or something! But if you would like our new address just email me at sheenadawneast@yahoo.com! And once you get our new address please feel free to send house warming gifts, large cash offerings, clothes, shoes, or anything else =)

I was so glad to find out so we can start changing our addy on bills and that sort of thing! That is really the big update as of now. I just finished 2 of 5 finals today and that felt great! I have my Statistic final on Tuesday, My Early Childhood Education final on Wednesday and my Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth final is an 8 page paper due via email Thursday the 9th! I am hoping to turn that in on this saturday! Saturday is my going away party/end of the semester party that the girls at school are throwing for me. I love those girlies! They are the best...I wish they were all coming to school with me in Louisiana! BOO! I am gonna have like really really high stanards for the girls in the program there because the best ones ever are here, I am positive of this!
Also on a totally unrelated note to anyhting, do you all watch America's Next Top Model? I am sure you all do!! lol But ANN WON! I love Ann! She is 6'2 and FABULOUS! This season was all about high fashion which of course is all weird and akward and amazing and she was perfect for it. Ok just wanted to let you all in on that HA

GOODNIGHT!!

Lake Charles

So I haven't posted in about a month and I thought I had better send an update before another month goes by! It's easy to lose track of time and get out of the update habit! I was kind of waiting to blog until our lives were a little more settled and we actually knew what we were doing with them! What I mean by that is when we knew whether we were moving to Lake Charles, LA or not....and we are! Cliff accepted a position at Livingway Pentecostal Church to work with their college ministry and to be an assistant to Bro. Massey. The Pastor and his wife are Glen and Madonna Massey, maybe some of you have heard of them, maybe not. They are very sweet people, around 40 years old and they have 2 children a boy Easton who is 12 and a girl Chapel who I think is around 9 or 10. We like them a lot!
It has been a crazy time the last month or so with lots of emotions. We are so excited and so sad at the same time...it's really weird! Excited to be moving to the next phase of our ministry and to do what we feel like God wants us to do, and so sad to leave Meridian and all the people we love so much! We were so stressed about telling our youth kids, but they were great! I mean they were disappointed but they weren't angry like I thought they would be! I was so scared they were going to hate us! Actually, mostly everyone at the church here in Meridian has been very supportive and sweet, and that has meant so much to us!
Our moving date is December 10th. Yea that's not a typing error, 2 weeks from Friday!! To say the least I am a wee bit stressed with school, packing our apartment, throwing out junk we don't want to take to our new house, cleaning and painting. My last final is December 9th and the next day I am moving to a new state...it's a bit overwhelming! Thankfully, Tracy being the best friend ever during all of this has helped me pack and is coming over tonight to help me pack some more! I would still be sitting in the apartment looking around  like an idiot wondering where to start if not for her! I LOVE TRACY!!
So other than that little tid bit of knews not much else is going on! LOL just school which is the Devil! I guess I should be semi-thankful I can't go next semester. I get a break! I really am disappointed I won't be able to go to school in the spring but I will be starting at McNeese State in the fall. It's a state school that is actually located in Lake Charles and from all my research it seems to be a very good school. At this rate I will be graduating in 2090! Hope you all can come! Bring your wheelchairs! ok, enough dramatics, I should still graduate in 2012. In Jesus' name.
So obviously with everything going on we are not making it home this year for Thanksgiving! BOO!! But on a happier note we are going to Nate and Shera's house on Thursday and that will be a great time! We love them so much and I am glad we will be able to spend time with them before we leave! Then on Friday we are having Thanksgiving with Steven and Tracy. Our dearest, most precious, most amazing friends in Meridian! I haven't cried since we made our decision and I have sworn not cry again until we are actually leaving, I will move on to the next part of my post. CHRITMAS!!!
We will be in Indiana December 21-29th! I am soooooooooooooooooooo excited! After all the stress of this semester I can't wait to be home and just relax! A lady that goes to the church in Lake Charles boards dogs and is taking Elvis for us! I am sad the whole family won't be together for the Holidays! I'll miss my little shpoop!! I am not totally sure I remember what the Indiana schedule is looking like so I will post that in a later blog!
On December 3rd, Bro and Sis Baker are throwing the Youth Christmas party at their house! SO glad they offered to take this on and insisted we do absolutely nothing but show up! They are wonderful! The Bakers have also been amazing through all this and WE LOVE THEM!! On December 4th all my school girlies are having a going away sheena/end of the semester party! Isn't that so sweet! Oh how I wish I was graduating with these girls...I feel like we've already been through war together and it's just been 1 semester!
Anyway that is all for now!

Miss busy body

So it has been way to long since I last blogged and there has been a lot going on! Fall break ended and shool started back with a vengeance! Papers, projecs, lesson plans, and tests abound. That is the main reason I haven't taken the time to write. I just don't have it in me after typing papers for hours at a time! You all understand I am sure!
Last Thursday we went to Lake Charles, LA because Cliff preached the youh service at Livingway Pentecostal Chuch. It was a great service and 3 people received the Holy Ghost so that was awesome! It was a good time all around.
 We were only gone Thursdy night and while we were gone Elvis got shaved and that always makes me happy. He is seriously the cutest dog ever when he gets his hair cut! In other Elvis Presley Pg news we switched his food in another attempt to stop his itchy skin probem. Poor poopsey!  He is so itchy and his skin is so irritated. We think it is the corn in his food. Tonight we got him a rice and lamb formula that is corn and perservative free so I hope it helps! He was so picky about it which was annoying because we are talking about a dog who literally eats anything on the floor, including the hair I shed. He eventually ate it though so we have hope!
The past few weeks we have been doing a series in our Wednesday youth service called Twilight...I think I mentioned it in an earlier blog...but it is going really well! There has been a pretty big crowd every week so that is good! That is all for now! Peace Homies!

Your God

I heard this quote last night while Cliff and I were listening to an Anthony Mangun sermon and it really just kind of hit me...

"Be careful what you chase, be sure it's good enough to be your God. Be sure it can heal you when your sick, and the doctor says there's no hope. When you're dying make sure it can raise you up. Make sure when your children are in trouble, whatever you've been chasing, or have made your God can deliver your children. Remember whatever God you're chasing is the God that's coming back to get you"-G A Mangun

I know there are some people who don't believe in the Lord, but even those of us who do can so easily put other things before Him. Anything put ahead of him is our God. This quote was a great reminder of who the one, true God is! I always want to be chasing after him.

"But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul." Deuteronomy 4:29

Time Flies...

It's been about 2 weeks since my last blog and a lot has gone on! On September 26th Lindsey went back home to Indiana and that was so sad! I miss her a lot, but I know she is so happy to be home. For her last Sunday we went out to eat at Logan's with the Mansfield's and that was yummy.

Me and Lindsey at the last supper

As far as school goes I have been unbelievably busy! This last week we had midterms, projects, and lesson plans due! It's all really started running together! I know the Educations majors have a ton of work because we were sitting at a table with some senior year business majors and they could not believe all the work we are doing! They were saying they haven't ever had that much going on at one time! I don't know if it made me feel better that we were working so much harder or if I was sad about it lol I had my last midterm today and I am not sure what I got on it yet, but on my other 4 midterms I got all A's so that is great! This semester it is impossible to slack at all so I think I am going to get straight A's...at least I am hoping!

This past weekend my In-laws came into town! We had a great time with them...We went to Jackson on Friday and went to Maskelley's Furniture to look around then we went to the mall and I went Anthropologie and wanted literally 90% of everything in the whole store...that place is unreal and I love it so! I did get the best candle ever from there and I have burned it every single day since I got it! We also went to Maggie Moos and I had a large cup of chocolate better batter and ate the whole thing! Fat, I know but I'm not worrying about it haha!

We are starting a series in Destined tomorrow night called "Twilight" it's not really about the movie it's about light vs. darkness. I am really excited about it and I hope a lot of visitors come! We have an all new stage set up and their will be lots of cool things going on every week! I'll post some pics once we get it going!

Amore`

So, today is our 3rd anniversary! Isn't that so fun!?! I love that we are at 3...it's a good number! I feel like we have some marriage experience or something now! Are we still newlyweds?? We are probably still considered that, but we are mature newlyweds! Do you all believe me? LOL Today has been a very uneventful anniversary so far because I have school all day...booo....but we are exchanging cards and such tonight after classes, and we really celebrated last night anyway!
We went to Hattiesburg and shopped (shopping is necessary for any anniversary/birthday/holiday/occasion) and I got the cutesiest purse and some hair stuff! Cliff got some shirts that make him look muy yummio (that is very yummy in Spanish in case you didn't know!) Then we met up with Mitch and Brandy Rose and ate at this great restaraunt in Hattiesburg called "Seasons". We had never been there before and it was DELISH!! I got crabcakes and a strawberry pecan salad. They both were to die for! Cliff got this special burger that he of course got plain, but said it was amazing nonetheless! Then Mitch told our waitress that is was our 3rd anny and she brought us a brownie sunday that was soooooooo good...we ate every bite! Our desert was free and that was cool..but I think it might have been free because our waitress dumped half the pitcher of water on Brandy first thing when we sat down. It was funny (Sorry Brandy it really was) but I always feel bad for the waitress when that happens! Other than that we just went back to the Rose's house to chit chat for awhile! They are moving to Austin next week so that was really our last chance to hang out with them for who knows how long! Isn't that sad =( But we had a blast!
Well I am off to help Ebony, a girl in our youth group, write a paper! Yay! And if you were just thinking "After reading these blogs I don't think Sheena should be helping anyone with a paper!" Just let me assure you, I write formally much better than I blog =) =)

This is the happy couple at dinner! We of course had to eat ourside because the weather was perfection!

I'm pathetic.

So I am still sick! I got better for a few days, then today it came back with a vengeance! I went to my Elem. School today and started feeling bad almost as soon as I got there. By the time I got home an hour and a half later I was literally shaking with chills, my cough had increased, and my nose was going through like 10 tissues a minute! I felt bad because I kept using the classroom tissues! I bought a 3 pack of pocket tissues to carry around but I left it in the car, of course! I also am almost positive I have a fever but when I took it our thermometer said my temp was 91.7...so I'm either dead and haven't noticed or my thermometer is broken...we'll say the thermometer is on the fritz! Needless to say I am sitting on my couch in fleece sweatpants and a fur lined hoodie. And yes, I still feel cold. I am super pathetic looking right now. I have taken a picture to prove this...My pride is being thrown to the wind so you all will know I'm not a faker! (Cliff said I was a faker! He's a turd.)

                             See I told you I was pathetic looking! Now don't you all pity me and feel bad??

There really isn't a lot going on right now other than school! Which of course I had to miss today...there is a slight possibility I will make a showing at my 6:45 class but that all depends on how I'm feeling toight...I really hate missing class! One great thing is that I have an appointment at the spa tomorrow to get a massage, pedicure, facial, tan, and lunch! I got this gift certificate to Pampered Bodies salon in May from the church when we finished the Destiny Center and I am JUST NOW able to use it! I am sooooo excited! The only thing I am not looking foward to is my nose draining during my massage when I have to stick my face through the face hole thingy...gross! I'm gonna have to take tissues! Then tomorrow night the Destiny Center is open for a hang out night! we are serving tacos! yummy! I also created a facebook fan page for my etsy store so if you have FB search BellaGrace Beauty and "like" my store!!

Sickey McSickerton

I am sick! It's driving me crazy! I have a horrible cough, my ears are draining, my sinuses are draining, I have a fever, I have a sinus headache, my throat is sore, my whoe body is aching. I know that is a whole lot going on but it's true! I had to miss church this morning and that stinks because I wasn't at church last week because I was in Canada, and also because Matt Gordon is here doing a choir clinic! I was excited about that, but now I don't think I'll even see him because he's leaving first thing tomorrow. I can't lie though....I abhor (yes hate isn't strong enough) choir and I am glad I don't have to sit through a clinic. Sorry Matt. I'm sure you did/are doing a phenomenal job! Also Sorry to all my fellow choir haters for having to go while I didn't (you know who you are)! It should make you feel better that I, at least, sat home in pain =)

I have to go to my elementary school in the morning at 8:30! I am hoping if I take dayquil it will hold me until I can get back home...I might go to the doctor tomorrow, but doubt it. I hate the doctor. I am just thankful I don't have actual class tomorrow! I have just a tiny bit of homework to do then my whole monday afternoon and evening is free to rest and try to get better!

Ladies conference was fun, but I was sick the whole time. I didn't make as much as I wanted to but I did ok. I was a featured "talent" for the MS district so that got me a lot of exposure and several ladies came by and got my etsy store address! Hopefully I'll get some more buisness from that! I am going to uplad a bunch of stuff to that on Monday so when people go there I have a lot of product. It's kind of bare right now. If you've never been to my etsy store go check it out! It's www.bellagracebeauty.etsy.com

TTYL =)

Canadian Bacon

I'M BACK IN AMERICA!! Yay! I had so much fun in Canada though! The wedding was FABULOUS!! Stacey was out of control as usual and we partied until 4am almost every night! (the holy kind of partying of course!) The wedding was a blast, it was so full of personality and I also cried my eyes out on like 10 different occasions! It was a very sweet day. At the reception the bridal party did funny skits and I did an interpretive dance to the "Prayer" and Brittany Macey and Annie King sang "Earl had to Die" and it was all great fun! The saddest part of the whole weekend was that Cliff wasn't there! I don't know what my deal was but I was so Cliff-Sick all weekend! I even left him a weepy voicemail how pathetic is that!?!? of course he let me listen to it on the way home from the airport and laughed the whole time! Jerkface! (He missed me too don't let him fool you!)
Now that I am back home it is Ladies Conference full steam ahead! I am leaving Thursday night, and I only have 22 items out of 80 made. Help me Jesus! I'll get it done though. I hope. =^) I have enough product to make around $500.00 So pray saints! Pray! Madonna Massey and Joy Haney are the speakers so I am excited about that! Also, our ladies ensemble is singing (I'm not in it lol) so that is kinda cool!
Tyler Bryant is here again sleeping on our couch in his way to preach in Arkansas...He's being really mean to me right now. That's all I wanted to say about him. I'm trying to ruin his reputation! Consider it ruined. Also, he's looking for a wife. I hoping Kathy will marry him! (hint, hint Kathy). Darn it, I've just ruined their future by posting this on my blog according to Ciff. Tyler is just embarrassed. Mission Accomplished =)
Moving on from that...School is going well. It's a slow week so that makes me happy! I guess that is everything I have to say! Here are some pics of the wedding, and some of a few kid hair things I have ready for Ladies Conf! Let me know if you like them!!!

Me and the gorgeous bride Stacey!

All the fabulous bridesmaids!

A red flower headband for a little girl

Hats for babies and little girls

Yellow and pink headband for little girls

Denim Fabric flower headband for little girls

THE LOST BLOG

So I have to explain that as I was writing this blog my computer died...when I restarted my computer the blog I had typed was nowhere to be found so in a frusrated rage I was like FORGET IT! And I went to bed...well tonight I found it in my drafts (I promise it wasn't there the night I wrote this!) and I thought I might as well post it! Enjoy!....

"So it's 1:41am and I have to be at West Lauderdale for student teaching at 8am. I took a nap today which a do everyday I get a chance and it of course gave me insant insomnia. I am getting tired though, so maybe blogging will push me over the sleepy edge!

I have officially started going to the elem. school to work in the classroom and I LOVE it! I go to a Kindergarten class, a 1st grade class, and a 2nd grade class. So far, I love 2nd and kindergarten the best! Those ages are both really good ages it seems, we'll see! In other school news, my classes are the Devil. I am so busy doing homework. It's a drag!
On Thursday I am heading to Canada for Stacey's wedding!!! I am SO excited! There are only 2 bad things about this trip: 1. Cliff can't come (Now i can't get the hottest husband award cause he'll be a no show) and 2. My flight leaves New Orleans at 6 am! We have to leave Meridian at 2am just to get me there on time. And my poor hubs has to drive back to Meridian! With no sleep! That part really is stressing me out. I think we are gonna have to suck it up and get a hotel room. I hate money. Other than that I am pumped about the trip! It will be fun to see some old friends and have a party! Weddings are so fun! Her dress is fabulous and my bridesmaid dress is cute! I will post lots of pictures to twitter, facebook, and my blog! HAHAHA just got tickled about how "connected" I am...maybe I should get a life =)


I had a blast for my birthday! Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! I went shopping with my birthday money and got some clothes and some Bath and Body Works stuff...There were these killer shoes I wanted but I couldn't decide if I wanted to spend the money...I'm living with regret over not buying them so Im going tomorrow! YAY!!

Well I am literally falling asleep! GOODNIGHT ALL!"

New Orleans, School, Weddings and Birthdays!

Hello my worldwide blog audience! Or just my Indiana peeps! Or maybe no one reads this! Who knows!?!? My life is becoming a whirlwind yet I have found time to blog! Last Friday was our (RE)New Service and Tyler did a phenomenal job! He preached "When in Rome" and no he didn't say do like the Romans! haha

We went to New Orleans Monday and it was an absolute blast! Cliff, Tyler, Lindsey, and I literally laughed all day long. It was a much needed break! We ate at Acme Oyster house (An absolute must if in NOLA), checked out the new Anthropologie store (I was so heartbroken I am broke), and I tried Pinkberry for the first time! It was a heavenly explosion in my mouth! Honestly, I thought ok, this is some trendy hype on twitter...Like everyone is twittering "Off to get pinkberry" or "eating some pinkberry" just like everyone does when they all say they are having sushi for lunch (Who has Sushi EVERYDAY!?!?!) but ladies and gentelmen the hype is real! Pinkberry will change your life!! Other than that we just did typical New Orleans things and it was great fun! Tyler left on Tuesday and Elvis was thoroughly devestated Tyler was his new BFF. I think they were in love.

School is killing me! It's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO busy. This is the busiest semester I have ever had as far as course work goes. I also got a school and my hours set up, I start tomorrow. If you don't believe I am running around like a mad woman here is my schedule:

Monday- West Lauderdale Elementary 8-10am

Tuesday-School 12:30-1:45pm and 4-6:15pm

Wednesday-West Lauderdale Elementary 8-10am School 4-6:15pm Church 6:30 until

Thursday-School 12:30-1:45pm, 4-6:15pm, and 6:30-9:15pm

Friday-West Lauderdale Elementary 8-10am

And I applied for a job today at the MSU Riley Center downtown (it's like a music hall/conference center) that I will work at literally any time mon-fri when I am not at school. The hours would be 10:30-7pm but I would go to work then leave for school then come back to work on the days that I have school. PRAY I get the job! But if I do there will barely be time for breathing! Who need to breathe anyway?

On next Thursday the 2nd I am leaving for Canada!! Stacey Maclauchlan is marrying Dexter Rubio and I am so excited to be a part! I wish cliff was going though. Bummer. I'll be home Sunday the 5th so it's a crazy quick trip!

The only other exciting thing is that Monday is my Birthday! WOO HOO! I'll be 23! how fun! There are really no plans. How boring, I know. I used to plan parties for myself but I don't have time to now. I am hopefully gonna have a birthday dinner with Cliff, Lindsey, Steven and Tracy! My bestest friends in Meridian! I love them all so! In related Birthday news I made myself a gluten free birthday cake with gluten free triple chocolate chip icing (it's delish believe it or not) and Sis. Cooksey made me my own Sweet Potato pie which might as well be cake and it is also Gluten free. Needless to say I have had cake and pie for breakfast lunch and dinner, literally, for the last 2 days. I am not complaining at all about this!

I guess that is all! Here are some pics form NOLA!

This is me loving Pinkberry with my whole heart!

This is a super creepy bathroom sign we saw!

Cliff and I looking very scary bc we are so tired, but happy nonetheless bc we are eating AOH...our fave!

School is the devil!!!

So I started school Wednesday and have had 4 of my 5 classes. I literally want to cry already! I know that probably sounds dramatic, but if you could just listen to all my education department profs talk about how overwhelmed we are going to feel, you would be overcome with pity! I literally had a professor say yesterday, "If you don't feel totally overwhelmed and stressed in the next 2 weeks, you aren't doing the work." And on top of that we have to start our in class hours for the education block. we have 10 weeks to do 30 hours. 5 observation hours and 5 one on one student hours for grades k-1, 5 of each for grades 2-4, and 5 of each for grades 5-8. Don't ask when I'm finding the time to do that. And they aren't even assigning us a school! We just have a letter to take around until we find a principal who will let us use their school. And we have to find our school by this coming Tuesday! Holy Moses!! Other than wanting to cry everytime I am there, I am SO glad school has started! I only have 3 semesters of classwork left, then my student teaching, then I graduate!!!! YAY! I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!! I do not think there is anyone in the world who will be as happy to graduate as I will be. I need to hone my moonwalking skills because I am gonna do that all the way across the stage. lol.

In other news...Tyler Bryant is in town and staying with us until Tuesday! On Monday we are planning to go to New Orleans! I am so excited, I really hope it works out!! We are having our quarterly (RE)New service tomorrow night and Tyler is the guest speaker so that will be a lot of fun! I am haivng lunch with Lindsey and Joy Carlen tomorrow(I've never met Joy really so I'll have another friend tomorrow! Fun!!) then after lunch Linds and I are cleaning the youth center to get it ready for the service. That is about the extent of my exciting, high profile life (not). I shall blog again soon! And I am so totally proud of myself for getting back into the blog swing! Who knows what I'll be blogging next! It's just a continuous exciting mystery for all of you I am sure! haha =) Well I am exhausted since learning literally hurts my brain so I am going to bed!
GOOD NIGHT ALL!

ps. Elvis is sleeping under the covers while I'm writing this and he is snoring so loud! It's cracking me up! (for those who care, which I know is all of you)

There's no place like home...

So I'm sitting in my childhood home in my old bedroom which is now a guestroom (thanks a lot guys I miss you too!) and I'm mentally preparing myself to go home to MS tomorrow. There are some trips to Indiana where I cannot wait to get back to MS then there are the trips where you wish you could be 16 again and just move in with your parents! Haha this is one of those for me! Not because I don't absolutely love MS, I can honestly say I do! And I am homesick for my peeps there! But this was a trip where I realized how much I'm missing with my forever friends...you know, the people who have been constant for most of your life. My best friend has a baby who will be a year old in October who I've only seen twice, another close friend is marrying someone I've never met and I'm in the wedding! My little cousin is moving to Indy for college, and I'm just missing it all! Playing catch up is just too exhausting! Please don't let this be a Sheena pity party! I'm just feeling a little reflective that's all! (that's what I'm telling myself...do you all buy it? hehe) Okay! Enough! I'm through depressing you all! Dry your eyes people I'm on to the good news! We had an absolute blast on this trip!! I got to have an SNKH Reunion!! For those of you just dying to know that's a Sheena, Nicci, Kathy, Holly reunion! The last time all 4 of us were together was my wedding so the excitement level was obviously off the charts! 2 of our close friends got married!! Congrats Dacia and Jordan! And we got to spend time with our 3 neices and nephew! Also, my sis-in-law, Andrea is prego again with baby #5!! yay for Andrea and Trayton! I would like to thank them for taking the grandbaby pressure off of us! Lol just kidding =) we also had fun with our parents of course just hanging out, eating A LOT, and catching up! The whole trip was a success overall! Well I'm literally falling asleep! If this is the most gramatically incorrect thing you have ever read it's because I wrote it on my iPhone! Sorry! Goodnight peeps!!

Hello everyone!! (look at me posting 2 times in 1 week!! & you all thought I was lying about trying harder!) Today was a good day! I made 50 bucks at a yard sale! woo woo! I was hoping to make more like 100 but that is ok. Elvis got shaved and he is sooooooo cute!! The bad thing aboout today is that I haven't even begun to pack for Indiana, I have a sink full of dishes that need to be done before we leave and I have 3 laundry baskets worth of clean clothes on the floor in my living room to be folded!! AHHHHHH!! We are also getting ready to go to Long's Fish Camp to eat with Mark and Kerri Weaver (That isn't a bad part of the day). We are leaving directly after church tomorrow, and stopping in Hartselle, AL where Cliff is preaching tomorrow night then we are leaving early monday to head to INDIANA! My favorite place on earth! Kind of-ish...lol we will be in Indiana until the 17th! Columbus the 9-12 then Indy the 13-17 I think is how we are doing it! We shall see =) I don't think we are gonna make it to church which stinks...I feel like i haven't been to my home church in years! At Christmas for sure though!! This trip is way more hectic than usual because of Cliff being in Jordan and Dacia's wedding (congrats guys!! yay!!) but it will still be a good trip! Can't wait to see everyone!!!!

Pics/Update/blah blah blah

These are the pics of our Destiny Center that I promised months ago =) Once again, sorry for being the WORST blogger in history! If I promise to try harder will you all forgive me? Probably not since I promise that everytime I blog! Oh well! Hope you enjoy the pics!!

Bro. Mansfield speaking at our grand opening! Isn't he precious!?!

DC-Destined College

Lounge in D.C.

Main worship area set up for Dinner

Gamine area...We have an Xbox 360, a Wii, and a playstation 3

This is the iMac cafe in the upstairs loft

This is our cafe area and stairs leading to the loft

Another view of the cafe

This is the main worship area

another view

Main worship area view from loft

In other news we are leaving for Indiana Sunday! I'm so excited! It will be super busy though since Cliff is in a wedding. We are driving and Elvis is coming with us...everyone will love him (more than usual) because he is shaved!! Here is a preview of his perfection =)

THe Destiny Center

So I haven't written in a long time and last time I wrote I had great intentions to keep it up but that hasn't worked out so well! Sorry, I really will try to do better! Lots to catch up on but the main thing is that we are rennovating our old family life center into a new youth center!! It's a 9,000sqft building so we will have lots of room to do whatever we need to! The Destiny Center will be opening may the 15th with a sponsor preview night then the ribbon cuting will be May 16th! We are so excited!! It has been lots of hard work and many almost all nighters but we are getting there! All the painting and electrical should be done this week, then The flooring will be all we have to finish! I cannot believe we just announced this project to the church 2 months ago! All of our youth kids are so excited and have been up here working almost every night after school and on weekends...they want to be in it so badly! There will be a high school/JR High sanctuary that seats 80-100, an internet cafe with iMacs and wireless internet for laptops, a video game area with Wii, X-Box 360, and Playstation 3, a college sactuary that seats 35-45 and a cafe area where we will serve snacks, candy and drinks. We are going to have a youth service every wednesday with a full band and everything, it will also be open some days throughout the week during the school year for tutoring, and every other friday night for kids to just hang out! It is going to be a lot of work but soooo worth it! I feel like I'll be up there hanging out for fun LOL
Other than that school is consuming my life! This is my last week of school work then finals next week, and a full term of summer school! YAY! (NOT) lol the sad news is becuase of summer school, camps, vacation bible school, and Impact conference we won't be coming to Indiana until the beginning of august for Jordan Parnell and Dacia Elkins wedding! I hate that I am not going to be able to see everyone until August, but that news is made better by the fact that my wonderful In-laws will be here May 14th and then we are doing a little VACA with my family may 20th in Gulf Shores!
I'll add pictures of the Destiny Center as soon as I can! Back to school work for now! Love you all!