i love that thanksgiving will always be turkey day

It's Fall weekend time for STL County Young Life!

At 9pm tomorrow night we will fill a bus full with high school kids and take them to Minneapolis for the weekend...well 36 hours of the weekend

We will spend Saturday all day at the Mall Of America ( i will be a first time visitor)
and will attend a Timberwolves basketball game at night (my first NBA game)

It's a nonstop weekend, so that means we will not be sleeping in a hotel. The only sleep anyone will be getting is what they can get on the bus ride there and back. You can think of us when you are warm in your beds on friday AND saturday night.

Pray for safety
Pray for kids
Pray for leaders
Pray for a great time in Minnesota

Bring on the Red Bulls and many Starbucks Coffee drinks

back in STL by noon on Sunday =)

Twilight

These books OWN me

done with books 1 & 2
moving on to 3 as soon as i can make it to my nearest bookstore

i would not say these books are amazing/well written/books of the year

but they are REALLY addicting

i'm a little embarrassed to admit this addiction since they are written for young adults in a 16pt Helvetica font

edward cullen could be this generations mr. darcy

just saying

heart hurts

already i am missing ashley ward and i only dropped her off at the airport 2hrs ago

i forget sometimes what great friends can bring out of you

it was so natural to have her here in st louis last night and to be with her these past few days, even after almost a year of not seeing/talking to her

i miss having her and other friends who i care for like this here in st louis.

I am blessed with great friends here, but a few of these girls that i am thinking of right now i wish i could spend daily life with so much it hurts sometimes

But i'm here
and they are where they are supposed to be

some day i hope we all find our place in the same city together again

really really hope =)

Bye Bye October

I feel like i need to update, just to update

* Went to mizzou for homecoming this past weekend and going back to mizzou tomorrow for ASHBASH!! Ashley Ward has returned back to the states and to Missouri for the week. It also happens that Mr. Obama will also be in columbia tomorrow night speaking on campus...funny how that worked out.

* i hate Halloween costume pressure

* My biggest disappointment of the week has been going to Shlafley to finally drink their fall seasonal beers on tap and finding out that both of them are sold out till next year. Big Bummer.

* The new Snow Patrol CD will not be leaving my car for a while

* Finally a "oscar'ish" movie (Rachel Getting Married) is out in theatres and I can't find time to go. love that Anne Hathaway.

* I'm hosting Young Life Morning Prayer time at my house on mondays now and it has become my favorite part of my week

* WAAAAYYY Ready for the Election to be over

* Welcome Back 30 Rock, even if you have been able to see the new episode on nbc.com all week...

* I'm pretty obsessed with the Alpine Shop right now. I finally picked out a new winter coat after two winters of searching and pretty much wish i was friends with everyone that worked there. These people are WAY too helpful.

* On to Twilight Book #2....Addicted like every other person that reads these books.

* Fall Day Light Savings = the most depressing day of the year

*Happy Halloween!

spreading good shopping finds!

i shop
and i really enjoy little shops with fun jewelry, bags and cards

two sites i recommend of things i have been buying...

http://www.mikwright.com/

you can find some really funny cards by these people. I stood at borders tonight and read every one of them -- enjoyed them all!

and


http://janejenni.com


love love love these pins.
I keep picking them up whenever i can find them and love passing them on to friends. I saw them first at crooked creek last summer and just picked up a few new pins when i was in a small shop in Seattle two weeks ago.

i'm really sick of hearing the word maverick