Praying for Rain

Ya know what they say about what happends when you are sore. You are really sore the following day after working out, and you are immobile the second day after working out. That is how i feel today, immobile like a grandma. WOW. Janeil had a great quote this morning: God, please make it rain, or take away the pain. Yeah, we are a bunch of sissy girls. I would like to pick up a bunch of additional chapels tonight too, so if it rained, it would be a very good thing.

My dad is home from the phillipeans. YAY. He had a really good trip, and accomplished what he needed to get done, and had even more fun doing it this time. The villagers are improving their english, so he got to talk to them even more. He took a lot of pictures, so hopefully ill be able to see them soon. He also brought home some nice village stuff like usual. No spears or machettis this time, but he did bring back some traditional knives and stuff like that. My mom and I are both happy that he is home now. He's pretty cold though. Thanks to those who have prayed for my dad during his trip.

This past week has reminded me why i do not read for fun during the semester. I just finished reading First Person Plural by Cameron West, which is a really good book about a guy with DID. Its an autobiography, and seriously, one of the better books i have ever read. However, i read this book, around 400 pages, within the week. Not so good when you should be doing other things like homework. I get distracted way too easy.

Well, pictures to come soon. My life other than this, isnt too exciting...

Gravity

so, its been awhile since i have posted last. I guess i dont really have much to say. Back to Texas, adjustments, new classes, But really, everything is kinda the same. I realized i dont like the statement 'i dont care' it really bugs me, because i think we should care about things. random thought. Also, my dad will be flying back from the philipeans next week. If you guys could pray for him that would be great. Its always kinda nerve-racking when he goes in and out of there. Manila isnt quite the safest place on earth. There are pictures and updates of his missions group at this link

well, i guess thats all for now. I got some pictures to add, ill do that at some point.

Summit In The Morning

Here are some pictures that i took at the top of Summit a week ago. They are NICE... I miss home already...


Lookin Up
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Tha Chitt
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Good Ole Rut-Vegas
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Sunrise and Chairlift
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View From The Top
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Good Morning NH
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Getting Up Early Has Its Benefits
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Sunrise Over White Mountains
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Almost Sunrise Over Pico
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Winter Life
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Energizer Bunny

So, ive decided that my day is powered by the energizer bunny. It just keeps going, and going and going. Guys, you need to pray for snow or something. Its all melting away, so when people leave the mountain area and dont come back, it leaves me with the insanely long day. I sat at the bottom of the summit chair, almost at the top of pico, and saw 153 loaded chairs go to the top for a total of 7 hours. Matt and i got some good quality bonding time, and psudo nap time. Had some very interesing conversations, and now i know a ton about a few of the guys on the mountain. Great slacker day. So, we had to run the disel engine today so i was late goin to darkside, so i speeded from pico to darkside. Low and behold, they have been slow all day as well. A total of 300 has been sold at this store the entire day. So, now, im at work at darkside, with a possibility of not seeing a coustomer for at least an hour. oh boy. HA, what a day. Wow, i spoke too soon, i just had two sales. GO ME. :) well, i should probably get back to work now.. :) Don't get me wrong, im not complaining. These jobs are completely awesome, wouldnt want to be workin anywhere else :)

Im headin back to LU on friday, i should fly into Shrevesport at 7pm. Not ready to get back, but ready to get another semester done. See you guys then!

Icky Icky I Feel Sicky

So, for those of you who have had birthdays in the past week (my roommate, lynn) I apologize for not calling you guys. Reason being, I have laryngitis. I dont see it going away any time soon. I can talk, but not very much, and my voice cracks constantly. I think someone commented that i am going through puberty. Oh boy, im gonna be a real man soon :) ahh... scary thoughts. So, for those of you who have called me, i will try to return your calls as soon as i am able to carry on a decent conversation. I really hate laryngitis... it bites!!

Frozen Lake
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A view of the top
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Gotta love my job!
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View from my lift tower
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Sunrise on Deer's Leap
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Snow Patrol

You may be asking yourself "I wonder how andrea is doing, she hasnt posted in awhile" Well, i am here to answer your questions... have no fear, i am here :) Yeah, im a dork... moving along...

The snow is AMAZING... I was pissed, because all the snow melted the day before christmas eve. It was really warm, and rainy. Worst thing ever. It freakin snowed in TEXAS, but it was rainy here. Not fair.. Well, im over it now, cause we got dumped today. Oh yes. I have been skiin before during the break, but today was my first day boarding. The powder was incredible. It hasnt been this soft in awhile. There was a layer of ice under it that was kinda nasty, but the important thing was that there was at least 5 inches of real snow covering it at 4pm after everyone else had knocked the snow around. Not man made snow, real sugar snow. Great stuff.

Lifting is goin well.. i have finally adjusted to the freakishly cold temps here, and now when its above zero, its actually fairly warm (enough to wear a long sleeve, w/o a jacket, not like im gonna break out the shorts or anything) I get to talk to a lot of people, so thats really cool.

Darkside, i must say, is the COOLEST job ever. It is by far the best snowboarding shop in the east, and well... its so laid back and chill. It is such a great work environment... i love it. I should just stay here in rut-vegas and work on killington and forget school... well... maybe not, i think school will pay off in the long run. But i am loving it at home... good stuff

Havent really seen much of my old school friends... oh well, ive been workin two jobs and skiing/boarding on my free times, im beat by the end of the day. Ive been goin to bed at like 9... its pathetic.. im gonna die when i go back to Texas. Going to bed at 8pm is unacceptable in college :)

As promised, i will take up my camera to work one of these days, most likely tomorrow, and take pictures and post them for all who want to see how beautiful my job is :)

God is great. Today i completely almost crashed my jeep. Because of the major snow dumpage, the roads are well, slick. Out of towners (herbs) cannot drive in snow, and cause many accidents. Or they drive mega slow, cause they think the snow is gonna jump up and bite them... moving along, yeah, so i turned onto my road, and skidded around a lot, swerving both guard rails and doing multiple 180s. Thanks to God and drivers ed, I steered into the turns and evened out the jeep. It was pretty scary for awhile, but God kept me safe, I didnt crash into anything, tip the jeep, and there wasnt anyone else on the road at the time. Saved by God again :)

Well, i should go and get some sleep now. Im workin from 7am to 10pm tomorrow.. oh yeah, im rakin in the money.

Ive become so numb...

Have you guys ever felt like you completely belonged somewhere? And your thoughts are reaffirmed when you leave, and you feel out of place and awkward? Thats the way i feel at home. I am completely at home and content with my family and my surroundings. When i leave, it feels awkward like im not supposed to be there. Even though its about 15 below zero right now, i love it. What keeps me in Texas are my unbelievable friends that i love very much :)

I did wood for about an hour an a half today... that was pretty chilly... but now my house is warm, warm, warm :)

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Oh man... so much to say

IT IS SNOWY... oh yes... nice snowstorm last night, very happy about that... we are supposed to get another one on thursday. I hope the great lakes decide to conjure up another storm and send it my way.

Ive been able to spend a lot of time with breezy and tyson. Tyson just had his first semester of college. Its wierd to see how hes changed since that. He also has a lot of random music on his computer, good stuff for next semester. Hes also really gotten into the fact that we are irish. Kinda cool.. kinda random... ;)

Hopefully i will be able to post some pics of snowy home when i find my camera...

Bre got me a job at DARKSIDE. So, not only do i get a free pass by workin at killington, i get half off of all snowboarding apparal. oh yeah.. best winter ever!!

Finally started the fire after 2 hours of attempting. Still a bit chilly.. not really t-shirt weather, but im not complaing, i gotta get tough for stay outside.

I wanna go skiing... maybe ill get on that today. i should go up there now.. humm...
i wanna paint today too.. so far i have played the piano everyday, reading a nice fictonal book, i need to work on Christmas presents too, so much to do... so little time. i should go be productive now... miss the LU buddies...

Ho Ho Ho...

Well, time for pictures again... These are of the Christmas party, and various Christmas activities... Enjoy...


Boing...
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Study during finals?? What??
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Janeils cootie... "the big S"
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Janeil has Cooties.. and a KNIFE!! AHHH....
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Cadman, the G1 Angel...
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Goodmorning

So yes... once again i have pulled an all nighter. Im not sure if this helps me study, but i guess we will find out. Its 6:30 am, and im waiting for either the shower to be free or saga to open, whichever comes first. I am hungry, and i will not take a nap without first taking a shower. Study study study, i have never done so many all nighters in one semester. I feel like im floating. I think this may be a bad sign. Well.. the shower is free... then its off to saga then to bed for a nice nap before Exercise Phys final at 9:45 and Animal Phys at 12:45 thats a lot of physiology, but at least then they will be over! please pray for me as i am scared to death of taking these exams!! AHHHH

I just cant stop smiling

One Week! One Week!

This week has definatey been one of the hardest at LU. I was able to get sleep, but not a large amount. I have made it to Thursday. I even signed offline this whole week until now, so i could work. Now that is dedication. I finally realized how much time i waste on AIM. I should sign off more often.

Anyway, after waking up today, i realized that i have ONE WEEK until i am home. You have no idea how much joy this brings me. I cant stop smiling.
One Week Until:
I see snow
I eat REAL GOOD seafood :)
I can cook
I can see my family
I can see my friends
I can play with my cats
I can snowboard
I can ride my horse
I can make a superhot fire in the fireplace and tick off my parents :)
Be brain dead, and its ok
I can read books that i want to
I can finish my painting
I can play the piano
I can drive the jeep
I can go ice skating
I can play hockey... in my driveway :)
Well, you get the picture

:-D

Its been quite the week, but now its almost over. God is really good! For those of you still stressin about school, hang in there. It will be over soon :)

Post-its and Pens

I hate this time of the semester. My mind becomes void of all rational thought, and i feel like im brain dead. I really have nothing important to post about, but i felt like i should at least say something. I have all of the rest of my homework sitting out on my planner. Thats scary, but somehow comforting. In less than two weeks i will be sitting at home in the snowy mountains sitting by the fireplace and playing with my cats. I love home, but i am learning to love texas for what it is. My mind is blank. This time of the semester it seems to hard for me to just do homework, even the smallest task seems hard to finish... XEW

I like listening to radio on the internet. go 102.1 the edge from dallas!

Quizilla again

I have way too much stuff to do, yet i am on quizilla... here be the results... they are pretty interesting


Accedintally, you will find them, in the last place
you would expect, may be they are near you
right now and you don't know, you love to have
a good time that is why the chances that you
and them be friends first than get in a
romantic relationship is very high, so open
your eyes and think, it might be so close.


Where will you find love?
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You are Aurora from Sleeping Beauty!


What Disney Princess are you?
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You have the Vermeer girl look. A Vermeer girl
appealed mostly to the old masters of the Dutch
school, who painted pictures of everyday life
as they knew it. With her fine, fair skin, she
suited a light, natural, dewy make-up. The
Vermeer Girl loved homely things, such as
homemade soaps and candles. The following
artists would have liked to paint you; Pieter
de Hooch and Jan Vermeer.


'Pretty As A Picture' - Which Artist Would Paint You?
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Light. You're whole being is consumed with it.
You're happy and that's a wonderful thing.
Don't let anyone take that away


What's on the inside?
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You are like the snow fairy, she is very beautiful,
she has the power to make things beautiful, but
She is sometimes quite selfish, and spends most
of the time she should be using her magic
staring at her self in the mirror. Other than
the fact that she is vain and selfish. She is
a nice person, when she IS actually using her
magic, her powers are great, and she is very
helpful. Well that's most of the tings about
the snow fairy, can you relate to some of them?
You probably can, because that is what this
quiz is for!


**The ultimate Fairy quiz**(anime pics!) for girls, but if you are a guy you can take it too! !**being improved more**!
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youre soft on the inside but have a protective
shell so you dont melt for all things
sentimental. while youre not going to forget
what's important to you, youre also open to
romance in whatever form it might take. youll
hav an amazing vday, whether you spend it w/ a
cute boy, or hav a girls' night out.


how romantic are you?
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YOU ARE CHAMOMILE


What herb are you?
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Give me my money back....

I am not in a good mood today. People are stupid. I always feel guilty when im in a bad mood. Because i dont think i should be in bad moods. Usually i just go to bed, so i dont say things i shouldnt. Well, i didnt do that today. I dont make good decisions when im in a bad mood either. Like asking to hang out with people i shouldnt in times of bad moods... you get the picture.. Anyway.. great song to listen to when in a bad mood... Ben Folds Five on the Naked Baby Photo's album. Its called Song for the Dumped. Its great.. Today my roommate made me listen to classical music to calm me down. It really works well.. classical music is a great thing.

Animal phys is a sucky class. I do not like it, i do not like it at all. It is hard, and frustrating, and stupid. Too much work, pointless work, that makes me very unhappy.

I need to cheer up. Thanks to my friends who cheer me up just by being nice. I love you guys, i really do, i dont think i could make it through school without you. you make me smile

Haha.. good thing happened today. "Beer Goggles" no, im not talking about actually getting drunk. In solheim are goggles that you can wear that simulate drunkeness.. what fun. They intertained me for quite some time. yay for beer goggles :)

Ive been reading through proverbs, ive found lots of great stuff.. some challenging, some that just make you go.. hummm....

this on i especially like, so challenging. I wish i could follow this one better:
Proverbs 24:17-18
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Or the Lord will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

this one is just interesting:
Proverbs 23: 1-3
When you sit down to dine with a ruler
Consider carefully what is before you,
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.
Do not desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.

Finally:
Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in the fear of the Lord always.
Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Listen, my son, and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.

Dozing Off...

Well, tonight i tried my hardest to see how late i could stay up. I was tired at 9:30, pathetic i know. After a trip to MSC, and a great sound system later, i returned to my room to watch a movie with Janeil, who had just gotten off of work. We start Elf at 1:00am. It gets to be about 2:30am when the movie is at the climax, the main punch of the story i guess and Santa is running away from the Park Rangers and he needs the spirit of Christmas to run his sleigh. Without belief and spirit from people he cannot fly his sleigh and the rangers will get him. It may be that im very tired, but it reminded me of how glad i am that Jesus doesnt need us to believe in Him for Him to function. He is beyond that. Now granted, there are some serious consequences if we do not follow Him, but He doesnt need us, we need Him. I thought that was cool. Profoundness as i was dozing off...

I also remembered tonight the stark contrast between now and three years ago. Three years ago tonight i was praying that God would save me and that i wouldnt die as i was blind and gripping a trash can. Tonight i was spending time with great friends who truely care about me, and like spending time with me. I was thanking God for His amazing grace, and how much He has given me that i do not deserve. God is amazing, I am alive, I am so alive.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Birthday Dad, i love you :-D

Well, now that it is 3:30, i am throughly convinced that i am a huge wimp. I cant do all nighters. Kudos to those who can! This weekend i will be in Dallas visiting friends, but i'll be back on saturday at some point. Im so glad my parents are here. It makes for a really great weekend. Now, i can really doze off...