On this fine (and uh...rather boring) Saturday!

So last month I got myself a twitter account, but I really don't know what's so great about it, lol. But maybe I'll learn to use it and it may end up being a neat thing to have. Seems like almost everyone out there has one! We'll see.
Oh! and guess what?! THIS IS MY 100th POST!!!!!! Yahoo! Too bad it's such a boring one lol.

One Year with the Violin....

It has been one year since I started to learn to play the violin! This is hard to believe!!! I still have a quite a long way to go until I master this difficult instrument, but it's coming along each day as I spend more time with it. It was hard at first, for me to learn to read music and all, because I had never done anything like it before- it was almost like learning a whole new language. But, with the help of my vioin teacher, it isn't so hard anymore. I know I still have many years of improving ahead of me, but I know one thing- I am so thankful that I did not give up on my dream of playing this lovely instrument.

Pictures with Personality

Jeremy's typical reaction when I try to take a picture.


I wonder if he had some chocolate?


Amber was trying to get him to smile :)


I told them to look like they were angels.....Autumn needs to work on it.


This is Amber and Autumn all the time- laughing together :)


Jeremy's expressions are unpredictable.....






"Amber, I'm going to be four!"


He was listening in on Amber and Autumn's conversation.....so cute lol.




Jeremy making the girls laugh


Psalms 127:3 "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward".

...And 2009 begins!

It's a little hard to read because I took this photo with my phone, but it says $1.38 for a gallon of gas. This is the lowest I have seen it in.......a LONG time. Who would have thought the gas prices would go down that low so soon after the sky-high, "4-something for a gallon of gas" ordeal?! That sure is something to be thankful for, especially if you're driving a h2.

We had a nice New Years, we just did what we have always done.....shoot a few fire-crackers, watch bowl games, and watch Dick Clark. I felt so sorry for him, we think it's time for him to retire. He's a tv-legend anyways. I remember when I was younger, I thought New Years was so absolutely awesome because I could stay up "all night"! Lol. Well now I do it so periodically that it's not such a big deal.
On New Years day, we watched more bowl games (Haha.....it's no secret that my family loves college football), ate black eyed peas, went bowling, then went to visit a good friend. It was a fun day.....except for the fact that I made a idiot of myself when bowling. I gutter-balled it almost every time. Now I'm not for sure, but I am almost certain the people at the lane next to us were laughing at me. I was lookin for a paper bag so I could put it on my head. lol. Mom won the game, that's all I'm going to say. I told a friend my score and he said, "You know what that is real bad". Lol.

Alabama lost the Sugar Bowl game last night. They lost to Utah 31-17. I was very, very disapointed. There were like 3 minutes left in the game, but I couldn't hardly stand it anymore so I had to walk away and go to bed. I just couldn't take it and when I don't finish watching a game....you know it's bad. John Parker (QB) was saked like seven times, and and top of that he scrambled to find a receiver most of the game. I'm almost glad he's graduating. Also, our best player Andre Smith #71 was suspended, which contributed a lot to our downfall. I wonder how our recruiting will go now with such an embarassing loss? So with all that said, Alabama finishes their season 12-2.

Christmas Past

The holidays are just about to be over! It's hard to believe!! This Christmas was a lot different for me this year. Everything seemed to pass by so very quickly. When I was younger, I remember counting down each day until the big day of Christmas arrived, but now it's like I'm trying my best to savor each moment because in a blink of an eye- Christmas is gone until next year.
One thing that I noticed this year, is that it never really "felt" like Christmas. Most of the time, it just felt like any old cold day. Don't let me lead you to believe that I was some kind of grinch, or scrooge this year...no! I'm just saying that something was different. What is it that gets people into the "holiday mood" anyways? The music? The movies? Shopping? Gifts? FOOD??? In that case I suppose Christmas to be purely commercialism and materialism. And I don't believe that. I know what Christmas is about. It has HIS name in it......CHRISTmas.
I have to say, despite never having that "Christmas spirit", it was one of the best Christmas' I ever had. It was a time to remember, and I am so thankful and blessed. Thank-you Lord for all you have done for me and my family.

Holly