Yes, I'm actually updating.  ha ha.  Life has been crazy ever since my grandparents died.  I'm still suffering from all of that and life will never be normal again without them.  This Christmas was really hard.  I'm sure it was pretty sweet for them, though.  God helps me so much with all of this. 

Since my last entry, a whole lot has happened.  I moved out, moved back home, got a puppy, a new job, my braidsmaids got fitted for their dresses, all of the other wedding plans are falling into place, and Angela and I are finally able to encourage each other.  This is the happiest I've been in a long time.  When I moved out I was stressed all the time.  Not because of money.  God has really blessed me with a great job that I'm at all the time it was other stuff.  God helped me with that situation too and I'm finally able to crawl out of this whole I've been in.  Thankfully, Angela and I are climbing out together stronger than ever. Michael is tickled pink about his new job too.  They have already made him a C&C operator........(whatever that is) and they have put him incharge of quality control.  Everyone has been so much happier this month.  It's nice.  Thank God for it!   

Melissa has me held hostage.  I have to update my xanga site or I can't go home...... sooo..... I guess I'll say something.

I'm engaged.  That's pretty great...... ummm..... yeah.......... 

God is really great.  He's helping me overcome so many opsticals here lately.  He's even having me start up an old ministry that fizzled out.   I love Him.

As for Melissa....... I don't care for that chick too much.  Whenever we ride in the car together she turns on a good song and then either singings in her loud, annoying opera voice or turns it off to call someone on her cell phone while she's driving.  It's all good, though.  I'm just ratting on her because she's making me update. 

She actually a really funny gal.  I'll never forget when she dropped her inhaler in the toilet or when she said that I was trying to trick her by telling her that morning has an "n."  It's never a dull moment with her!  He he he.  She's put her bra on the outside of her shirt and just  walked around the house. She's even flashed all of Indiana!!!  Yes, that's right!  We were in our hotel room and she just stripped naked in front of the window!!!  She's very comfortable with her body.  Especially, when she has sleep overs unfortunitly......  I'd think she was gay if she hadn't said that Tytus Muncie makes her body quiver!  She's not the sweet pure girl we all thought.

Okay, I think I've embarressed her enough for now!  Love ya, Mel!!!!

You'd think that since I've been off all weekend, it would be relaxing and fun.... but no.  Unfortunitly, my grandpa had to go to the hospital yesterday.  He has enphasema (is that how you spell it?) so it wasn't anything new to us when his breathing was bad.  Still it seemed worse so we decided to call an ambulance.  We didn't want him to have to get up.  Especially, in this heat!  It was a good thing, too, because he has pneumonia.  Poor Papaw.   Mom says he's doing a lot better now but they want to keep him for a few days.  I pray he'll be okay.  He's strong like a horse.....  Or a donkey, rather, because he's so stubborn.

Anyway, Melissa and I are going to look at apartments today.  We want to move to Woodridge but we want to check out other places too so we know which would be best for us.  We'll see.     

Okay, now for my praise report.  It's kinda a long story so I'm going to cut it way down.  For example there were a lot of things that happned that morning that wasn't planned which made my mom and I "waste" a lot of time.   I ate breakfast with my brother but my mom didn't so needed to eat.  Before she ate she wanted to go see Gaylene (James Martin's mom) in the hospital.  We were on our way and my mom remembered that there was a book she wanted to give Gaylene which she left at my grandpa's house.  So, we drive back to my grandpa's house from Byron st. to retreave the book.  We get it, visit Gaylene, and we go to KFC to eat.  Well, low and behold, there is one of my grandmother's old friends from church.  She had found a hair in her food and my mom decides that she doesn't want to eat hairy chicken.  We leave KFC and go to Steak 'n Shake.  She orders and I look infront of me and there is the bumper sticker that says, "REAL MEN LOVE JESUS."  When my mom sees it, it brings up a whole conversation about men.  I (for some reason) was in a "I'll never get married" mood and said, "It's so hard to tell if a man is real or not.  How can I know?!  What if I make a mistake?!  The only way to know for sure is if you grow up with the man in church and all the guys there are way younger or way too good for me."  My mom continues to encourage but I'm still a little down (how all single 19 year old girls get).  We pull up to the drive thru window and the women says, "1 chesseburger, 1 small fry, and a mocha shake?"  My mom says, "yes."  and the woman says, "you don't owe us anything.  The guy infront of you paid for your order."  My mom and I looked at each other in shock.   

God is so good.  He caused all of the events to put us in the right place at the right time.  The moral of the story is: 

Ladies, there are good guys out there waiting on good girls.  Guys....... stay good.