I'm convinced that I am the only Christian in the world that wouldn't looooooohoove to pick up and move to Colorado. I don't want to live in the mountains and just hike around all day in a cabin.  I have never been there so maybe I am just misunderstood about it all but it's funny to me how that is like the dream spot, guess I'm just not an outdoorsman...

To prepare everyone for Valentine's Day, this week I am going to run around in a diaper and shoot arrows at people

babies

I don't like when people do photoshoots with babies (or kids) and they have them do things that babies wouldn't normally do.   I think that capturing something sweet in a picture is so great and important and that a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is creepy to pose babies and have them not being their normal baby-self...

For example...

kids in weird outfits kissing

babies in flower pots

kids kissing again

kids dressed like the jersey shore cast (im sure the parents didnt plan this but im also not sure that they didn't!!)

baby in a huge egg shell

ok but this one is awesome...

(Tarry Hall anyone??)

toots

I am getting sick. It stinks.

My head feels like its going to explode and my voice sounds like I am trying so hard to keep all the snot in my nose, which I am! There is a huge snow storm brewing here in Chicago, and Julie is in Charlotte swimming in her pool probably... Though I am excited for it in hopes that school will get canceled, but I was walking home today and got so sad for all the homeless people. And I so badly want to take some home with me to my apartment that could easily sleep 10 people... Ah it is hard just knowing that that isn't the stage of my life where I can do that. I am praying for them though... God, keep the homeless in Chicago close to you in this storm. Let them know that you never fail them!!

So much in my life is changin'.  I am a real grown woman... Facing this snow storm on my own. All my relationships are changing which is hard but good. I am going to a group with a church called The Line on Thursday.  I am excited to just ponder deep things and be asked hard questions. I never realized it but I am such a thinker. I love to think about things especially those that I don't know the answers to. I think that is why I like riddles. I love to think and figure things out.

Pray for me and that I will speak truth to my class. I find myself uttering truths throughout the day and then I will second guess if it is truth. I am confident that it is true for me but I will for a moment be like wait is that true for the people in my class? For example, we were all talking about something that is going on in my life and I said it is so nice knowing God has a plan for our lives, and I was like honestly asking myself, does He have a plan for each of their lives? I know that He does and I am so thankful He is passionate about them and made each of them individually, but it is just hard to remember that God is still God whether we choose to believe it or not. I need the Holy Spirit to remind me that truth is not relative, it's truth!! I don't want to push what I believe on any of them and I have loved my friendships with so many of them.

I entered a hair doing contest on Monday and colored and cut and thermal styled my friend, Val's hair and it was so fun. I am excited to do hair. It literally is a dream job to make people look good and get to hang out and talk with them while it is happening. Joke is on anyone not in cosmetology school.

When my friend Ang came to visit I did her hair in a few updos and took pictures... Here is just one not to overwhelm everyone with her hottness.  You could only wish I would post it right side up... (still learning about computers)

I was taking a nap on the couch earlier while listening to a sermon with my roommate and she farted on my feet. I pretended like I was still sleeping but I was definetly awake for it... but it is ok because Morgan is coming this weekend. Cannot wait!!

my one month anniversary...

Today is my one month anniversary with Chicago. We are soooo in love. haha just kiddin. I don't know what is grosser... That my new favorite thing to eat is pita dipped in peanut butter with chocolate chips too OR that I eat it in my bed.  You know what though? I hate how when I rip off a piece of pita and go to put it in the peanut butter that because the jar isn't full I get peanut butter all over my hands... Could someone please find a solution for that?? First, let's work on solving world hunger and other issues at hand though!! :)

Gosh, is it not crazy how important it is for us to trust the Lord? Something God is recently teaching me is that He never changes and is always faithful to us, so it is just our choice whether we want to live in that confidence or not.  I can go about my life living knowing that God will give me everything He promises and that He is on my side and is fighting for me or I can go about living as if He may not... Either way God will still be faithful and give us what He promises and fight for us!!!  Sounds more fun to me to live knowing He is good.  Sounds like a blast!  A big space shuttle blasting off into space is how found that seems...

If anyone wants to mail me more pita bread and chocolate chips (milk NOT dark) you are more than welcome!!

Don’t you dare think this won’t be the first dance at my wedding…

saturday in the park, i think it was the 4th of july (WELL, get your facts straight!!)

This weekend was awesome. My mom and Julie both came to visit. I love having visitors, it was so fun. I loved my time with both of them and our conversations and everything about it was great.  Julie and I went out with some of my hair school friends Saturday night to a bar.  It was funny and not our scene but I was glad to get to spend time with them. They are such great girls and I have seriously loved getting to know them better.  It is cool how special God made everyone and how He longs to be in relationship with them.  Gosh, I am excited to just see how my relationships with them grow and not even see them saved, but just get to know them as people.  I feel like sometimes we get this mentality (or at least I do) that our purpose in relationships with non-Christians is that they know God. While I think that is so important and is so much of our purpose as mankind... But I think God oftentimes has something different in mind for relationships with people.  That I can see my classmates as people who are worthy and who have so much to offer to me and that I want to know them because they are human beings and created by God, not so they can change.  We can't just go around wishing people were different and wanting to change them (even if it is a great change, like knowing God).  God loves the process of us growing and my prayer is that the girls are growing nearer to the Lord, but I can trust Him with that and just do my best to be myself and love them where they are at! I don't know if that made sense at all but just something stirring in my heart these days, well last few minutes really.

I will see my mom in February (which is nice) and my dad will be in Chicago tomorrow for business so he is taking me out to dinner after I get off work, I am excited for that.  I don't know when I will see Julie again and that makes me want to cry a hot tub for myself then swim in it (not just because I love hot tubs), but I know life must go on and so it is sad but good and exciting the places we have been together and the places we are each going on our own.

us out at dinner. I got the salad bar and ate so much salad because I have barely eaten veggies since I moved here... too expensive :)

me and julie at the bean with the city behind us

I ALSO GAVE JULIE MY FIRST REAL OFFICIAL SEXY PROFESSIONAL TRAINED TECHNICAL SALON HAIRCUT!! It was so fun and I loved doing it and it looked smokin' hot afterwards.  Nothing dramatic just took an inch off but it looked great and healthy after!

ALSO, this weekend was filled with visitors. My friend Scot from high school came with some of his buddies. Me and Julie spent a little bit of time with them. They were funny and really excited to be in Chicago... it's such a fun city!

ta daaaaaaaaaaaa...

MY NEW HOME

Thank God, the saying is "home is where the heart is" and not "home is where the good decorating is..."  My room looks a little lame but I love it and think it is JUST RIGHT!  I have always really been a "more is less" kind of girl when it comes to decorating. I don't like a lot of doo dads and trinkets and as I took these pictures of my room on my phone for your viewing pleasure I realized that my walls are extremely bare.

Sorry, forgot to make my bed this morning.  Most days I make it so that I could bounce a penny off it the sheets are so tight...

Can't quite figure out how to turn this picture so you will have to just turn your heads to see in my closet...

my candle and alarm clock

Speaking of room and such.  The girl who lived in this room before me left her bookcase, bed, a bunch of crumbs on the floor, and a dresser but needs the bed, dresser, and bookcase back starting in March, so I won't have any stuff... Just thought I would get the word out in case you see any in the trash or have excess :)

P.S. I love school and am learning all about hair. Come here now and let me give you a cut!!