Flashback Friday: Adventure Ziplines

Adventure Ziplines

Summer of 2011

One of many staff Tees! :)

Coffee: summer staple

Some of what I did everyday :)

Happy Friday!!

Teens that broke barriers in 2011

Today, this was one of the highlighted stories on my email newsfeed. It was about 40 teens who broke barriers in 2011 and did the impossible; teens who changed the world.

Merry Christmas!

Love,

E

It's OK Thursdays

There are alot of things that I'm ok with this week:

* that i'm turning 18 tomorrow

* that i'm having one last day of childhood today and being a total goof

* that i haven't gone to bed before 1am this entire week

* that i drove around town with a friend, jamming to music just for fun

* that i still have presents to wrap and gifts to buy and Christmas is in 3 days

* that my room is a total mess because of wrapping, parties, and family time

* that i only have one semester of high school left

* that i spent alot of money on a pair of Miss Me's on Sunday. I LOVE them :)

Happy Thursday!

Love,

E

Surprise! Happy 50th Dad

Tonight, I hosted a little surprise party for my dad in honor of his 50th! It's late and I'm tired so I'll do a big post tomorrow! :) I gave him a pretty good gag gift though!

Yes, yes I did give my father that. He opened them up and threw them across the room at me! :) I sure love him!

Only 4 days till Christmas,

Emily

ps- check out this giveaway! it ends on the 27th :)

Monday Randoms

I haven't done one of these posts in a looooong time! my apologies. So, here we go! Get ready for this, it's going to be long!

~Christmas Break. It's finally here. I can't believe my last fall semester of high school is done! Time flies.

~2011 is coming to a close. It's the 19th of December. Time flying by again. But honestly, I'm ok with it. I'm ready to be done with High School.

~I picked up my final check at the ziplines today. I can't believe that the 2011 season is coming to a close. I won't be working there again until Spring of 2012. I will miss it for sure! I'm blessed with wonderful bosses and I've made some of the best friends, and big brothers that a girl can ask for. It was a highlight of my summer/fall/2011 for sure!

~Tonight, we went to Dixie Stampede for their Christmas Show. The show is good but the food is incredible. I ate all of my food, plus some of my siblings. I enjoy food, what can I say :)

~Speaking of food, I eat alot and that being said, I need to get in shape. I'm tired of being tired. I'm tried of being out of breath and having awful cardio. I just wanna feel better and get fit. I bought the C25K app this summer and did nothing with it. It sat on my iPhone. I looked at it and refused to try it. But, after talking with multiple poeple and reading blogs (Dawn, Mary-Kay, and Katie) I've decided to give it a go! It's a 8-9 week program, so hopefully by Spring I'll be running a 5K!

~I had coffee with Addie last night! literally love the girl! O and she agreed to run a 5K with me. She'll push me and that's what I need.

~This week I found out that one of my guy friends in going to Israel with me. That means my friend Emily, myself, and Malachi will be going! I am SO excited! There is also a group on facebook for Israel2012, and I got to connect with some of the other High School seniors who will be going. I can't wait!!!

~I love Christmas break because it means staying up late, sleeping in, drinking hot chocolate, coffee, and watching Christmas movies!

~On Friday I turn 18. I'm old. I don't plan on doing anything crazy.

~NBA starts in 6 days.

~Because my birthday is this week, my inbox has been flooded with all my free offers for Starbucks, Cold Stone, Fuddruckers etc etc etc. More reasons that I need to run a 5K

~I bought my first pair of Miss Me's last night at Apricot Lane! I've been wearing them today and I LOVE them!! They were totally worth the money I spent. I also love the back pockets and the way that they sparkle. Butt bling ha!

~My car is almost to 90,000 miles. Random fact from the queen of random.

~I only asked for 3 things for Christmas/Birthday combined. They were 3 pairs of shoes. One of my favorite quotes is from Marilyn Monroe. "If you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world"

Happy Monday!

Love,

E

Thanksgiving 2011 Recap

Thanksgiving 2011

This recap post is a little bit overdue. I apologize. These past couple weeks have been crazy! anybody else?? Now onto the post...

I LOVE Thanksgiving! Every year our family hosts Thanksgiving at our house. We have been hosting it since we moved to Missouri in 2003. We have at least 20 people, if not more. This usually includes college students, cousins, extended family, and friends. It is definitely a highlight of my year. Our celebration begins Wednesday night and lasts till Saturday afternoon. Everybody begins to roll into town on Wednesday. Wednesday is our baking/prep day for things like pies, and casseroles etc. Thursday morning we cook everything including the Turkey. We t-r-y- to eat by 2pm. Thanksgiving is a fun time for hanging out, laughing, big breakfasts, lots of coffee, late nights, and memories. Enjoy the pictures :)

If the noodle sticks to the wall,

it's ready to be drained.

Tip learned :)

Noodle Girls!!

Wednesday night tradition!

Italian night complete with Eggplant Parm!

This year we had 21 for lunch.

I feel like the Duggars ha!!

Music. Hanging Out. Talking. Singing.

We kinda started a tradition in 2003 when we moved here! That we would shoot guns after we ate lunch and before we ate pie. Can you tell we live in the Ozarks? :) We live on 5 acres of wooded property. Every year since then we go out back, and shoot milk-jugs, cans, etc.

Annie Oakley :)

Celia!

Aaron! Look at those guns :)

This is a scary picture.

Reasons i should NOT have a gun :)

Cousin Love!

:)

Wordless Wednesday- Thanksgiving with Cousins

awkward prom pictures

love Cousin Jon!

I'm Thankful For....

Days of Thankfulness for 2011

1- I'm thankful for my Savior.

2- I'm thankful for my friends.

3- I'm thankful for my church.

4- I'm thankful for my family.

5- I'm thankful for my car.

6- I'm thankful for my warm house.

7- I'm thankful for my trip to Israel in 2012

8- I'm thankful for my acceptance to Evangel University

9- I'm thankful for my two amazing jobs.

10- I'm thankful for my great bosses.

11- I'm thankful for my smallgroup.

12- I'm thankful for beautiful weather.

13- I'm thankful for lessons learned this year.

14- I'm thankful for godly mentors and influences in my life.

15- I'm thankful for music.

16- I'm thankful for girls' nights.

17- I'm thankful for my pastors.

18- I'm thankful for coffee.

19- I'm thankful for snow.

20- I'm thankful for fresh starts.

21- I'm thankful for forgiveness.

22- I'm thankful for Starbucks.

23- I'm thankful that I'm almost done my Senior year of High School.

24- I'm thankful that my graduation is planned.

25- I'm thankful for each new day.

Now it's your turn! What are you thankful for? We are so, so blessed.

Happy Tuesday!

Have a wonderful week celebrating and being thankful!

Love,

Christmas Ornament Exchange 2011 Partners

Alright Ladies! It's time to find out our partners for the Ornament Exchange!! Yay!! If you signed up through my blog and don't see your name, scroll down and go to the blog that will be hosting your name/letter :) *I have the names Les-Mol

Remember $10 limit and mail your packages out by November 30th! Happy Shopping!

Leslie and Lindsey B

Lindsey K and Mandy

Megan C and Megan

Meghan and Meghan

Melissa and Melissa

Mia and Michelle

Miranda and Molly

I'll be emailing everyone this afternoon! :)

A - Ashely: Addie's blog, Just Another Day in The Life

Ashleigh - Be: Ashleigh's blog, This Lil Heart of Mine

Br - Co: Ashley's blog, Ashley's Carnival Ride

Cr - H: Faith's blog, Walk With Me By Faith

J - Joa: Jenn's blog, Knee-Deep in Munchkin Land

Jod - Kil: Kerbi's blog, So Are You to Me

Kim - Len: Leah's blog, The Imperfect Momma

Les - Mol: Emily's blog, A Beautiful Beginning

Mon - Sonja: Karah's blog, Chateau Stracener

Sonya - W: Sonya's blog, Ladybugs, Butterflies, and Boxing

Happy Wednesday!

Love,

Christmas Ornament Exchange 2011

Hey Everybody,

It is time for the 2011 Christmas Ornament Exchange. Shout out to Jenn from In Munchkin Land. She is heading it up, she made the Google form, and the grab me button with coding. She is amazing! Isn't it cute? :) Jenn did a fabulous job!!

So, here is the instructions

Head over to the right column of my blog. You will see the Ornament Exchange Button. Click on it. It will take you to the official form. Fill it out, in as much detail as possible :)

Here is your date timeline:

Friday, November 4th, today, is the day we start accepting entries

Monday, November 14th is the last day you can enter

Wednesday, November 16th I will post partners with their emails/and other notes

Thursday, November 17th-SHOP. Find the perfect ornament for your partner

Wednesday, November 30th- Mail your package, no later than this date.

Also, there is a $10 limit!

Here is list of all of the participating ladies and their blogs!

addierose8 - Addie from Just Another Day in The Life

ashleyo23 - Ashley from Ashley's Carnival Ride

emilytheduncan - Emily from A Beautiful Beginning

kerbih - Kerbi from So Are You to Me

leahkait - Leah from The Imperfect Momma

ashlovebash - Ashleigh from This Lil House of Mine

SonyaRK - Sonja from Ladybugs, Butterflies, and Boxing

karahsfCa06 - Karah from Chateau Stracener

FaithyMay1 - Faith from Walk With Me By Faith

In_Munchkinland - Jenn from Knee-Deep in Munchkin Land

I can't wait to get my ornament in the mail! How about you?

The weekend is here! yahhhh

Happy Friday,

Love,

Almost to the Weekend!

We are almost to the weekend! Woo-hooo!!!

On a sad note, Steve Jobs, founder of Apple INC, passed away yesterday :( Such an incredible man!

On happier thought,

This weekend will be very busy for our family. Evangel is having their homecoming festivities the next 4 days! EU's got Talent tomorrow, silent auction, football game on Saturday and the Homecoming King/Queen crowning too! and my very handsome brother happens to be one of the five guys chosen to be on the court! too fun!!!

Also today is my friend Caitlyn's Birthday! She is one of my closest friends. I brought her a special order Starbucks Frappe and L-O-T-S of chocolate :) Symphony Bars are boss! and so is gut laughing! :)

Summer 2011 TARGET!

HappyThursday!

Love,

E

Pinterest: Pretzel Bites

Pinnable Me: Parmesan Pretzel Bites

I found these on Pinterest! Don't they look amazing?! Super easy, pretty, and yummy! Can't wait to make them this weekend!!

Here is the link: http://www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com/?p=932

Happy Wednesday,

Love,

E

Mighty Mini Camp 2011

I love Mighty Mini Camp! This has been my 3rd year to help and I just love them! I was with 1st and 2nd grade this year; I taught Session 2 (day 2) on Sin! I have a pretty awesome and crazy team to work with :) Enjoy!