Creative Title for This Blog Post

My dad tweeted at me today where he expressed his anticipation for my next blog post. Upon reading his tweet I then realized exactly how long it had been since I had posted. I began to write a post sometime last week but deleted it upon realizing that what I was writing simply wasn't worth posting. I don't want my blog to become mundane to my readers so I felt it was necessary to take a short leave from the blogging world. However, I feel that God has blessed me continuously in the past two weeks and very much wish to share that with each of you.

My Thanksgiving break was very much needed, and I enjoyed it very much. I slept from ten to ten most days, spent time with my lovely family, and ate entirely too much. The break was short, but it was just enough to launch me into the next eleven days where I will have my first encounter with the daunting final exams of a college student. During the next eleven days I would ask selfishly for an extra minute of prayer and petitioning on my behalf as well as for my friends.

God provided wonderful time with my family over the holiday and I cannot wait to spend time with them again over Christmas. I don't particularly like holidays in and of themselves; however, I love Christmas as most of you are aware. The song of the day is actually "Christmas Time" by Phil Wickham. The downfall to the SOTD is that it is not on YouTube and I could find no link for the song. If you purchase music legally, it is however available on iTunes and would be a nice addition to the Christmas collection.

The only thing I am not anticipating about the upcoming break is the below freezing weather that I will be traveling back to. Just for the record and my satisfaction, it is still seventy and above daily in Austin. Although my mom did gift me with a new pair of rain/snow boots that I cannot wait to put to good use; so maybe snow during the break wouldn't be a complete downfall.

Anyways, this muse will remain short because my slumber is beckoning. However, keep your Pandora tuned to the Christmas station and your chestnuts roasting on the fire! Merry Christmas!

Carpe Diem,

law

Hate Is a Strong Word

It's old, but it's good: Father and Son

This weekend, the Lady Hounds, and Luis Mendoza ran at the state cross country meet. Not only did they compete, but they won! It was such an exciting day for them. It's almost a comical thing to be a Lady Hound, past, present, or future. For the most part you get to be excited for about a minute then you are thinking about next year. Not to say that you don't get to be excited about your win but your eyes are always set on what is still left to be accomplished. Mrs. Been screams for joy then turns to Ragan and Bailey who are 8th graders and says "Get ready for three next year!" This is what I admire so much about having been a Lady Hound, it doesn't matter what you've done it matters what you are doing.

I was texting Mrs. Been the night before the race and we were talking about the race and such. I simply told her the girls would do it because I knew that they had the most heart. This proved true the next day when the girls ran their hearts out and put everything on the line. Also, I would like to commend the Spearman Lynxettes who three-peated their state win! It was a great weekend for Hansford County.

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. I am not the biggest fan of holidays in general, but I am super excited to see my family! I have pretty big families on both sides and I love it. There is always tons of laughter, love, and fellowship at family get-togethers. I hope to have some time to do plenty of work during Thanksgiving, but I'm not going to count my chickens.

It snowed in Gruver the other day; it was seventy degrees in Austin, THANK GOD! However, I have acquired a bit of a cold so prayer would be appreciated.

Also, if you haven't noticed, there is a link on my sidebar to the Tree's (Davin's) blog. If time allows, take a look; you might understand more about where the Apple (me) gets her musing desires from.

Love,

law

Rain It On Down, What Else Can You Throw At Me?

This should make you feel something, well it did for me: SOTD

So I wrote a sonnet in class today. Most of the time when I write a sonnet I try and write it about abstract random things that no one can truly comprehend. However, today I felt like sticking to the true "sonnet" form. Although the sonnet is not consistently in iambic pentameter, it is decent in format. I am my own worst critic, but I figured my blog needed some color in the writing. Change is good.

it was then, that love crossed my path once more,
like a breeze through my hair sun on my cheek
i opened the window, love the door.
takes my breath away on a mountain peak--

love you are so bold, gentle and sweet
running free, Love you make me feel like air
listening to love's heart, i feel the beat
Love and I are free, we make such a pair.

when the sun rises on love's face it soaks
the air is light, the world is new each day
love was not a choice or something love coaxed
Love in my life, never the skies are gray.

falling into the depths of the ocean
tilit my head back, i drink the love potion.


Here is the one of the most beautiful representations of love that I have ever seen in my life:

These are my dad's parents.

Here is the another beautiful representation of love that I have witnessed:

  

These are my wonderful parents.

These are my mom parents; absolutely love them.

In society today all commonly do people forget exactly what it means to marry someone. I cannot tell you how many of my friends come from broken homes. Yes, I realize that God makes good things happen out of a mess. However, I love what marriage means to both sides of my family, and the true value of love that has been instilled in me over the years. I know that being married has not been a walk in the park for any of the couples above. However, the beauty that was created because these marriages is a masterpiece. My family means the world to me, especially my grandparents. Because I am from a small town I also consider this couple to be my grandparents. 

Once again, love never fails:

These are my bosses at the cafe I work at back home. When I say they are like my grandparents, I'm not kidding. Honestly, everyone that sits at the community table for lunch is just another grandparent to me. Working at the El Vaquero was the best thing that happened to me at fifteen. I became a waitress and arguably learned more about life everyday at the restaurant than I have anywhere else. I would do absolutely anything for Phyllis and Harvey and everyone that sits at the community table daily. I love listening to all the stories and dealing with all the taunting that the older men engage in just to get a rise out of me.

God paints such beautiful pictures of love doesn't He?

Love, love, love,

law

Come Pick Me Up

Elizabethtown

So this weekend was great! I went to College Station first where I spent the night with Cha'tae. Then Caleb and I left the next day and met up with Katie G. back in Austin. Katie came in and we were not exactly "set" on waking up the next morning for the race.........sooooo we slept in for the cure. Not exactly our finest moments, but we supported the cause nonetheless; we just didn't get our workout in. It was such a good weekend spent with such wonderful people. Also, added bonus, I got to Skype with my dad on Thursday before the big weekend.

I am currently writing a research analysis on Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Blade Runner. 

Also on the school note, I sign-up for my classes on Wednesday, I hope my schedule works out.

I am so excited for Hansford Country cross country! The Lady Hounds, Lynxettes, and Luis Mendoza will be running at the STATE cross country meet once again next weekend! I realize that they all just wanted a reason to come down and visit me, I am truly obliged. No, but really they all worked so hard and they deserve everything; they are WARRIORS. There is no doubt in my mind that both teams will win State Championships again.


I hope you have an absolutely fabulous Monday, you should since we got to fall back! Watch Blade Runner if you haven't, it's worth it for Harrison Ford alone.

Love from above,

law

"F" Is For Friends That Do Stuff Together

These are some of my wonderfully amazing friends...

 I have never been the type that has trouble making friends. However, when I moved to Austin God has put some pretty amazing friends in my life. My friends circle is growing daily and I absolutely love it. Curran you already know about, he really means the world to me. Amarette, the blonde, is the RA on the second floor of my building. She is a huge part of my life and her room is basically our hangout, I mean she has a couch... Laulie, on the right, first and foremost is progressively becoming a "waaahhher". Laulie and I have plans to travel the world together and we will do this. Chris, on the left barely peeking in, is my newest friend; he is a sweetie, I am glad I met him :). Many friends I have not mentioned in depth, like Melina, Karissa, Noah, Zac, Laura, Lauren, Camille, my whole LLC, and many others however that doesn't take away from what they mean to me and what role they play in my life. They simply were just not there last night when I didn't want to write my paper and we started taking pictures on my Mac.

I have great friends back at home, but the ones that I have here also have a special place in my heart.

It was Claire's birthday yesterday. We all went out to eat together (most of our LLC) it was a good evening. We went to Steak 'n Shake and just hung out. I think Claire had a good birthday, I sure hope she did; she deserves it for sure.

This weekend my next door neighbor from home and basically my sister, Katie, is coming to stay with me. My friend Caleb is also coming down, he will stay with Curran of course, but all of us are going to run in Race for the Cure on Sunday, I am really excited! It will be a fun weekend, with great friends!

So I'm focusing on making it through Friday anticipating the fabulous weekend that awaits me, you should do the same.

Here is the SOTD

I'm That Mountain Peak Up High

Sunday, Halloween, was Teague's birthday. I love her to death; my mother is such an amazing woman. We never really agreed on clothes and such when I was younger. However, not to say she didn't try to get me to wear a dress. I'm under the impression that dressing me as a child was a chore in and of itself; and keeping me in one outfit for an entire day was a much greater task. My parents tell me that as a child my clothes that I took with me to my babysitter for "accident" purposes would be the clothes that I would be wearing at the end of the day; not because I had had an accident, but simply because I liked to change clothes. My mom gave up dressing me soon after my dad convinced her that it was a lost cause. Although mom and I still had our disagreements about clothes on occasion, it was never something that we couldn't see past. Around the end of my junior year in high school I began sitting on the floor in her room for long hours with our dogs just hanging out and talking. I was, and still am, quite an energetic child so my mom would listen to me talk in one of my many cartoon voices or listen on repeat to the song of the day. We talk about who is beating who in words with friends, and who has chosen never to play us again. My relationship with my mom is such a beautiful and precious relationship to me. Not to say we never had our disagreements and still won't, because that of course is part of life. However, I love her more than anything in the world and now simply laugh when I look at my kindergarten school picture with my class where I am wearing a Dallas Cowboys football jersey with a baseball cap on backwards.

Oh, here is the song of the day.

This is Mt. Everest. As a child, and even now, I have a penchant for mountains, and heights in general. Climbing Everest is not exactly a tangible feat, but honestly I don't care, it's still on the bucket list. I can only imagine what breath taking (literally) beauty would be experienced when standing on top of the world. I have never really made a bucket list but here are a few things I would like to do before my dying day.

sky dive
live in Africa
become trilingual
walk the nation
bungee jump
visit every continent
write a book
have a huge (like 10+ kids) family
become a senator possibly president

Anyways, that is all for today. I hope your day is beautiful.

Love,


law


Just because it's in my head: SOTD2