It's my party......and I'll smile if I want to :)

Ahhhh yes, my birthday was was just a few days ago. I always have a great time celebrating with my closest friends and family. I love how no matter age you are there is still room to have a party....however, without all the bells and confetti, it is more of "get togethers" if you will. I don't ask for much, just the love of God and the closeness of people I care for. As a tradition in my family, all of the August birthdays are celebrated usually outdoors on the lake. It leaves many options available for boating, tennis, sand volleyball, and swimming. Everyone has something to do. As a memento, I decided to pull my girls out on the docks to snap some shots...here they are.
Kinsley, Kailey, Me, Kayla, and Anne
August 4, 2010

Road Trip

July 29, 2010

Road Trip with my besties! We have been friends since high school. Miraculous and divine appointed I would say. God knew these girls were to be my friends through thick and thin. We decided to go on road trips a loooong time ago together and we did, but we kind of lost the idea as life seperated all three of us. Amber(the gorgeous red head) is still in my hometown of San Angelo, Anne (with her beautiful curly locks) lives in Arizona and is now on the verge of moving to California perhaps, and I am in Midland but in essence, we are still apart. It is so amazing that through all of this, we have managed to keep in touch, see eachother on a regular basis, and still, still be closer than ever. We decided to go tubing on the Guadalupe River....amazing fun! I had never been. After the 4 1/2 hr tube ride and craziest Zorro stripe sunburning of the century, we went into Gruene, Tx to eat at The Gristmill. I had a Filet Mignon to die for all the while sitting on the edge of a cliff to admire the river down below. Very scenic little town with cute shops! Our hotel was very nice and it was located perfectly for every town around us! We were 13 miles from San Marcos ( shop til you drop...and we did), 45 miles from Austin, and 30 miles from San Antonio! PERFECT little trip it was. All of us had much to talk about, life lessons to grasp, memories to cherish, and love to share. I would not be the same without these girls but above all else, God knew that.

Spend time with those you love, you never know when that time will come to an end. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Blessings~
Amber

Collage ofMy Trip Arizona 7/10

It was BEAUTIFUL! Here are some of the things I got to see...

Sitting on the Edge of His Wonder

Anne and I

Grand Canyon and Arizona.....

Here is the Grand Canyon!

Summer....has come and gone and so have I.......

Oh my! Hello friends!

It has been a while since I have had a working computer at my fingertips! I have tried most recently to write from my "amazing" smart phone(which I am finding isn't as smart as I thought) but all my attempts have failed!

However, it has been quite an interesting summer so far! Lots of travel opportunities. I recently have returned from Flagstaff, Arizona. I was graciously given a FREE ride to go see my best friend who lives there! I rode with a co-worker for 12 hrs up and back and in return got the experience of a lifetime for free. God is so good! Only He could have orchestrated it. My friend, Anne, works out on trails and in the forests of Arizona and the chances that she would be off to visit were always slim to none! Well, it just so happened that my co-worker had a horse show to attend the very weekend my bestie was OFF and mind you, it was in Flagstaff of all the places a horse show could be!

I am so thankful to Allison, my teacher friend, for thinking of me! She is an amazing woman and I love working with her. God must have known we would hit it off so well!

While in Arizona, I was able to see the beautiful town of Flagstaff thanks to Annie! She has been there for a little over a year now and knew here way pretty well so I let her be my tour guide. She took me to the cutest downtown area, I ate at an amazing hamburger joint called Diablo Burger, I shopped at some cuuuute stores, and  got to see THE GRAND CANYON!

Can you say GORGEOUS!?! It cannot be given justice by a picture...however I have a few that might help a little!

I experienced some crazy things in Arizona. Everything from the Arizonian equivalent of the Brown Recluse to picnic table that likes to bite and leave its little splintered marks! (Thanks Ryan)

Other than that, I wouldn't trade my experience for the world! I will post some pictures of my trip here in a bit!

At the end of June, I went to a music festival in Meers, Oklahoma called "Sing to the Mountains". It was sponsored by Christian Indians and the artists that shared their God given talents sang songs of worship to our King. The neat thing about this is many tribes of Indians were present, Jews, and every race imaginable were there to come together in Worship and prayer to GOD!

I was super blessed there and the Lord actually anointed me with the notion to "flag" dance. I bought some silk flags to dance with in deeper worship for sweet Jesus. They are a blessing and absolutely nifty! They are light blue with gold angel wings painted on them. The scripture that these "weapons of warfare" have written on them is quoted from Psalm 91, " For He shall give His angels charge over thee." I know with all my heart that when these flags are waved, it is a banner for the troops of the almighty to be sent out and a stand against the enemy.

As for the other days of summer, I have spent my time visiting many friends, loving my family, and getting ready for the new school year to begin. I will have 30 or so new sweet faces to greet in a few weeks and I am so excited.

I know God has new and exciting things to come. I look forward to them whole-heartedly.

So friends, I hope this summer has brought something to be thankful for.

Blessings and Love,
Amber