my dearest tuesday

you have been simply deeeelightful.

i'll be honest, i started off the day with frustrations that were carried over from the past week or so, and then this morning i had a unexpected, ugly, broken, little straw that just broke this poor little camel's back.

side note. sometimes i wish our society wasnt so into the whole 'instant gratification thing' you know, maybe if you didnt have the courage to say what was in a text in person instead, you shouldnt have said it at all. anyway, i digress.

i got to see em, the lovely pres to my vp this morning, which is always a spirit lifter. we successfully rolled 82 boxed lunches and water bottles all the way to the buses at the music building, in our sunday goin to meetin clothes and everything.

we had two high school concerts today, which are always a fun experience. while singing around the people at our second concert i noticed three girls snickering in the audience and then came the pointing, greeat. totally pointing at me, awkward. i hear the word 'pretty' then one girl shouts 'we think youre pretty' oh lordie. THEN after our song, one of the girls raises their hand and says to our director, 'those two girls sing really pretty' and then the pointing again, this time at me and the lovely jaquie, at least im not alone. ladies and gentlemen, hence the commencement of the jacquie and liz fan club.

and then began my evening with the lovely, the fantastic, the infamous, Miss Trout

boy did we share some adventures today

wearing shorts

lemonade and chips and salsa compliments of sarah

sharing my heart and screaming

-why wont they get out of my life!-

playing catch on the front lawn, with gloves and a REAL baseball

mini USP reunion kicking around a soccer ball

dinner in the caf caf

including another mini usp reunion

singing some oldies song over and over

making peanut butter popcorn

watching ten minutes of when harry met sally

then switching it to the sandlot

realizing i couldnt do my homework, darn

and

my present from sarah!!!!

a day of love, somewhat lacking thereof.

okay, so dont mistake me for someone who is bitter about valentines day or cynical about love by any means. on the contrary, i LOVE love. love love love it. its great. however, how i could i pass up this gem of a title. i mean, my goodness, it rhymes.

today.

my mom insisted on purchasing me a book titled "101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged". lovely little book, probably gonna come in handy someday, far off in my future. however i find it interesting, i feel like this is way my mothers way of saying, "Elizabeth, your taste in boys sucks". Lovely.

ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatever your hands find to do, verily, do it with all your might."

so today has been such a lazy day. getting over this oh so inconvenient sickness has been so draining on my poor little body. i allowed myself to catch up on sleep this morning, had a lovely morning devotion and some quiet time. then i did something i am quite good at, if i do say so myself. i made a little list, a to do list of sorts. and accomplished exactly one third of it. thats pathetic.

this week im bringin my a-game.

my nails are painted a lovely shade of turquoise and im ready to pursue some excellence.

also...

my darling friend ashley is getting married

this is us. we're spectacular.

all of us girls went dress shopping with ash and her momma. successful indeed.

also, this is paige. love her. i do.

lightbulb moment.

well, i've had one.

praise the lord.

relationship:an emotional or other connection between people

i've been seeking God and pursuing a new direction. when staying for so long in the same mediocre cycle its quite difficult to embrace a change, no matter how much you need it. my emotions have an awful reputaion for making themselves seem wise and most important, all the while my heart and head are trying so desperately to speak up, but cant seem to shout over those loud mouthed emotions. this is where prayer comes in, paired with that lovely thing called muscle memory. i knew that i needed a change so i turned to scripture, always, always a good idea.

"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" 2 Corinthians 10:5

i've been diligent in this quest that i set out on. and let me tell you, it is an incredible feeling to reach a place where you realize you are no longer praying and pushing for a break through. in prayer the other moring i realized that i had truly and honestly LET GO, i had my break through. and bonus, since i had reliquished complete control to Christ, he had filled the emptiness and mended the hurt, without me even realizing it was happening. hence my light bulb moment.

also...

im moving to oregon this summer. i have an internship. i promise i'll blog soon about how God one up'ed me yet agian.

oh oh oh,

cutest love stories

totally prash

gotta love february

oh my word.

it has been far too long since i've ventured onto this little guy.

well hello blogging world, im back. yeeah.

it is far to late to actually post the thousands of thoughts floating around in my head, but if i didnt at least make an effort right now, at 12:54 am, i thought i might never ever.

so while i've taken a break from blogging myself i've kept up with these three lovely ladies on almost a daily basis.

darlings, meet

ashley ann [under the sycamore]

rachel [smile and wave]

&

meg [whatever]

love them.

i do.

also...

i WILL be on here for a real post tomorrow.

yes indeed.

not your typical friday night.

i literally cannot remember the last time that i did absolutely nothing on a friday night. i've been so consumed with upcoming finals, projects, and a lovely little 8 page paper for a certain history class, that what was happening this friday night was the last thing on my mind. tonight ive sat in my bedroom by myself and i have had quite a lovely time, if i do say so myself. sometimes i forget how necessary it is for me to have a little alone time every once in a while. tonight ive been able to collect my thoughts and in a way, regroup. my mind had finally caught up to the place my heart has been trying to take me these past couple weeks. now that my heart and my head are on the same page i am ready to take on the last couple weeks of 2009.

ive even had a few unexpected surprises this evening

tonight i

-finished quite a bit of homework, can you say childrens theatre reading reviews, i can, but id rather not

-finally wrote out my finals schedule for next week, yikes

-nearly starved to death, but then after my only hope, also know as my mother, informed me she was just leaving a long day at work and was exhausted, for good reason, i made some toast, which id forgotten could be so tasty

-had three visitors at my bedroom window

the first i was somewhat convinced was the 'up burglar' right outside my window, goodness gracious aaron scott

the second and third were my parents!! surprising me with presents in the form of dinner, and treats from starbucks =]] seriously what parents take the time to do that, freaking great ones, to be more specific, mine.

-laughed at my dad when he managed to step in two fairly deep puddles, in his slippers mind you, on the short walk out to the car

-listened to the giggling and loud music from the lovely ladies at the bachelorette party in the apartment above mine, who later so generously presented me with a delightfully shaped gender specific cupcake. tasty.

-found an online luganda phrase book, my heart did a little dance. gotta keep all the things i learned this summer fresh, im convinced my minimal knowledge of the language of uganda will come in handy someday

-got accquainted with carrie underwood and justin bieber, thank you kayla

also...

someday in the future i'll be able to sing this song to my mom, and i love that.

mama's song

these are a few of my favorite things

well for now at least

1. mars hill podacsts Luke's Gospel: Investigating the Man Who is God
2. ESV journaling bible (can you say christmas)
3. over the knee boots
4. textured tights
5. blazers
6. martha stewart living crafts and recipes
7. keeping up with ugandan news, thank you cnn

also...

i went to YULE

this is my prayer

Galatians 6:9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

what IS good exactly? all i know is that good is absolutely not; accidentally sleeping through my alarm, waiting until the last minute to do homework, letting myself become overwhelmed, and focusing my prayer time mainly on 'i need' rather than 'Lord, your will be done'. lately i have been tired. coming back from this amazing, refreshing, challenging, and encouraging trip to Seattle, (which i will blog about soon) and diving back into my life that unfortunately i couldn't just hit the pause button on while i was gone. my first semester of my junior year is over in two weeks, which means final and projects galore. christmas is coming, the decorations and cheery music in every store is a constant reminder. i am so thankful for the promises in the word of God.

Phillipians 4:13 "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."

how can i get tired of doing what is good, when i have strength in Christ. and on top of that i have the promise of a 'harvest of blessing'. shoot, that sounds pretty nice to me. all i have to do is continue in diligence and wait for 'just the right time' and honestly, i dont want anything but Gods perfect timing.

also...

sleepovers, hiking hollywood, christmas lights, trips to the mall, YULE, and some time to be quiet and wait on God. thank you weekend. it has been such a huge blessing.