What a Weekend

So - this weekend was anything but boring - actually - it was such visual display of God's beauty and hand in everything.

I was honored to be a part of Chavon and Casey's wedding on Friday and it was such a beautiful display of God's hand in orchestrating a true love story. I have been in awe of how He has worked in Chavon and Casey's life in bringing them together when either of them least expected it, and how they have loved and sharpened each other - and now they are married. Its been so neat to see it from the beginning. And Chavon made the most beautiful bride. Check on Lindsey's blog for pics - she is gorgeous!

Saturday continued the wedding weekend with Jessica and Michael Fordinal's wedding. Once again, this was a true display of how Christ's love is displayed in our relationships. I was at Six Flags with Jessica the night that Michael asked her out for the first time, and its been such an encouragement to see how he pursued her and how they have grown together. Jessica as well made a beautiful bride. Her pics are up on Lindsey's website -

The rest of Saturday evening was spent with some friends welcoming home Jeff from teh land down under. So crazy that he's back - and what's so crazy is how it just takes Jeff coming home for all the crazies to come out! ;-)

My weekend was also a great reminder for me of the amazing friends I have been blessed with. B-Ho spent the weekend with me and it was such a sweet time of laughter and encouragement - I miss her and and so blessed to have her as my friend. I also got to spent some QT with Summer and Lindsey which always brings a smile to my face. These girls are so wise and so flippin hilarious - I just love being around them.

Ok - that's it for now - I'm preparing to venture off to camp on Wednesday with the middle schoolers - pray for me - we're hitting Padre - yessss......once piece here I come!

My amazing B-Ho and me at Trinity Hall -


Love these girls


And my precious F - so glad she returned from China -



Until next time....

The Blow Out

So - Saturday night was sooooooo much fun! I have the most amazing friends - seriously! I feel so blessed to have them in my life. Here are some random pics from the night... Enjoy! Oh fyi - there are some key people who are missing - they were there - but didn't make the pics - :-( But still so glad they were there!

Me & P Bleecker - oh - the IHOP memories

Love these girls heaps and heaps -

Ladies beware of Adam and Troy - 2 great guys!

Love my Rachael! :-)
And go Blalack Bears!
Random shot - literally
Such fun girls -
Me hating Adam for many reasons...

Maile & me -
Lori and me - such an amazing party planner -
mmmm...cake....
The sass -
Yes, this is my age - such talent these boys have -

Amazing girls -
Sarah gave me the best birthday goblet - :-)
Hills & me -
Andrea & me -

I truly feel so blessed to have these amazing friends. This is just a minor sampling of the group that was at the shin dig - Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so much fun. I truly love you all. :-)

30 - Flirty - And Thriving!

Hey everyone! Yes, I know, once again, bad blogger - but I'm here now, and really, that's all that matters. Yesssss!!!!!! And guess what....I'm about to turn 30! I know, I think its crazy too!

What's even more crazy is to think about what all has happend in a year. When I read back on my post from turning 29, its amazing to think about how I'm at such a different place. I'm truly excited about turning 30. There is no shame in it. I thought that this was going to be a depressing time for me, but you know, God has been so good and given me an excitement and peace about turning 30 and being single (yes, that means that Jonny is back on the market ladies...he's a great guy and any girl would be so lucky to be with him.) I am really so excited for this summer and this year....I feel like there are some big things that can happen - and I can't wait.

I have been blessed with some amazing friends, who bring joy and laughter into my every day and I love them for it. I've got some amazing middle schoolers - at church and at school who keep me young and remind me how fun it is to be a big dork (ok, they're not big dorks, but I am), and I've got an amazing God who is really holding me close right now and teaching me so much.

So tonight is the big blow out for #30 - and I'm thrilled to celebrate with my friends who have been such an integral part of my jouney so far. I'll post some pics hopefully this week so if you aren't able to make it - you can feel like you partook in some of the festivities.

I'll blog with y'all soon!