This is me

I have a facebook and a Myspace, which are wonderful for networking and chattingwith friends and sharing music and pictures. But this blog is for me: a personal journal to broadcast to the world my thoughts and attitudes (and if you're really lucky, maybe even a little poetry). So for those of you who plan to TRY to follow this blog, here's a little bit more about me.

I love God with all of my heart and sould and mind. I want nothing more in this world than to make Him happy. I get extrememly impatient with Him because instant gratification is etched into every fiber of my being. And that makes it hard for me to obey Him sometimes. But, thank you, Lord, He's always there to snap me back into shape and to forgive me for the silly things I do. He's blessed me so much in life.

I love my family. Without them, I'd have nothing. Pete and Ryan are growing up so fast. It scares me a little bit to watch them develop and grow and get stronger... and taller. I'll always see them as the same little gullible twirps who believe anything I tell them. I can convince Ryan that going into the grocery store for me is the "right" thing to do because I'm trying to help mom and since Ryan is helping me, he is therefore helping mom and then he feels all good inside because his going into Walmart to get me a Mountain Dew is helpful to his mother.... somehow. :) Me and my brothers are crazy...as long as we're all getting along. Tempers flare sometimes, but I wouldn't change it for the world.

My momma and daddy are the best parents in the entire wolrd. They're so wonderful to us. I realize the sacrifices they make for us, and I'm so grateful for them. I know I make them angry sometimes, but I wouldn't trade them in for anything! Sometimes, I love getting on their nerves. Since I'm in college, I don't get to see them as often, so when I do see them, I try my best to annoy the mess out of them. When mom's reading in bed, I'll lie down next to and read her book for her or try to say random things to make her have to reread whatever she's read. It's so much and she gets so aggravated with me. But she loves it, I'm sure--somewhere deep down inside. My daddy is my hero in a different way. He's fought overseas and made me so proud of him. He works where I go to school and I love visiting him when I'm out of class. I love them both.

My family is so supportive of me. I want to grow up to be a strong, independent woman (like my mother) who doesn't have to work an office job for money. I want to be on stage, but I don't want to starve. The truth is, I don't really know who I want to be or what I want to do specifically. I want to sing, write, draw, act, make people laugh, and make a difference.

I love the arts. I love to be on stage. I just closed a show called "Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" and it was amazing. It was so much fun! I loved every minute of it (until I ran out of money). Rehearsals, are the best because you can mess up all you want to. You spend months working to develop a character based solely on what they say and you have ONE chance to make it believable for your audience. It's such an amazing experience.

I'm really tired now, so I'll just give a rundown of some of my favorite things: Michael Buble and Frank Sinatra, and Elvis are the loves of my life. I love my friends almost as much as I love Michael Buble (trust me, that's a big deal). I love hot showers and sweet smelling lotions. playing in the rain is the best fun a college kid can have. I love cake... A LOT. And I enjoy baking and decorating cakes. I love to live, learn, and I especially love to laugh.