SMILE!!

Oh boy... I had an effervescent day!!!

So, it started at 8:15 when we left for church. After the first service there is this discipleship program that is from 9:30 -11:00. I help out with the K-5th grades, and Erin is actually in one of the small groups.

Fun stuff today was. . .

Nate. Oh my. He was trying to get his disciple tunic on. It was made for a 12 year old. He's 18. So it was quite amusing. Then, he found this silver, shimmery tunic and tied the sleeves around his neck, and was 'superhero disciple John.'

We had an unexpected visitor at church. He came for the 11:15 service. We were planning on getting picked up at 11, because we had already been to church. So, Erin and I stayed for the second service.

Then, when we got home, we showed off the puppies for about 30 seconds, then had to leave for a party. One of my mom's kids that she works with was turning three, and we were all invited to go. He and his two older brothers (four year old twins) have to be the CUTEST boys ever. So, that was lots of fun.

SWIMMING!!!
Nicole made me smile (actually, jump up and down) because she had seen Arthur on Saturday at Delaware States
Ian. Was. Hilarious.

I HATE MY BEST FRIEND!!! IT IS THE MOST AWFUL PIECE OF SWIM EQUIPMENT
EVER EVER!!!

Oh, and my dad got me a salad from Pat's on the way home. Perfect way to end a great weekend. (Well, not really end. I still have to work on this stupid rigmarole... grr... and yes, I'm late, but this is the first I've been home all day for more than 30 minutes.)

Cheers!
Christine

:happy sigh:

Fun stuff last night / early this morning...
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playing Go Fish before mime started

hanging out before Isaiah 61 (no, thanks, I don't need contact fluid for my sore legs... lol)

talking to Andrea... haven't seen her in forever!

SWIINNGG!! (didn't dance much... nobody really did)

talking about Bo, VK, and VK's friend from the Casting Crowns concert

Katie's effervescence!!!!

Blake's exuberance over spelling effervescence correctly the first time =)

I met Oscar =P

Pat and Colin's bet... Pat would dance with two girls (simultaneously) if Colin would dip the trash can... didn't happen though.

Just being around all those awesome people makes me feel so happy and blessed and well... effervescent!

Plotting and planning... to stay late at swing... week long sleepovers... going shopping...

Erin, Katie and I eating biscotti. Lots of it! (Anyone know how to spell that?)

Watching Phantom of the Opera. LOVE LOVE LOVE that music!!!

Going to sleep. Welll, actually, the movie ended at 2:30... somehow, we managed to force ourselves to stop talking at 4:30, so we might possibly be able to get the required (not really..lol) 6 hours of sleep.

In the morning, (and yes, we did get 6 hrs of sleep) calculating that we spent 12 hours together (not including sleeping) and STILL didn't get to finish talking about everything.

Swim practice. Need I say more?

Going shopping at a thrift store in Elkton. Got two skirts and three tops(!!!)

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So, that's been the past 24 hours. More fun to come tonight!

Cheers!
Christine

I can't really think of anything...

but swim tonight was fun. Well, let me clarify. It was as fun as it
could be when every single muscle in your body hurts and you can't
hardly move your shoulders and you have to pull fast.

umm... yeah. I can't really think of anything else...

Cheers!
Christine

Cards... =)

So, today after class, we played cards. Like, Hearts and Pinochle(that was reeaally hard to explain =P) and other games too. We had a good time, just hanging out and joking around and talking and stuff.

AND...I listened to 'More Beautiful You' like, 15 times today. LOVE LOVE LOVE that song.

Going to swing Friday night, and Andee's play Saturday night...anyone else?

Cheers!
Christine

Dem, Rep, or Southerner?

A fun email I got from a friend yesterday...Enjoy!

Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Southerner?

Here is a little test that will help you decide.

The answer can be found by posing the following question:

You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.

Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you...

You are carrying a Kimber 1911 cal. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot.
You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
...................................................................
THINK CAREFULLY AND THEN SCROLL DOWN:

Democrat's Answer :


Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind
of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior..
This is all so confusing!
I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus...

..............................................................................
Republican's Answer:

BANG!

.....................................................................
Southerner's Answer:

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG !
Click..... (Sounds of reloading)
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG! BANG! BANG! Click

Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Daddy!
Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?! '

Son: 'Can I shoot the next one?!'

Wife: 'You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist!

Swimming and Sleepovers!

So....
swim practice today was awesome! There were only three of us there, and we each had our own workout...Maddie and Ian had to leave early, so I did the bungee at the end of practice....with paddles and a pull buoy. For those of you who don't know what this is, it's a long bungee chord tied around your waist, and you have to swim to the other end of the pool. In my case, however TK(who's real name is Taggart something...lolz) made me pull it. So it was hard. But lots of fun.

AND AND...We're going over to Katie's house tonite...plan to watch Pirates 3! Yay! AND AND, I'm going to JoAnn's tomorrow.

Ooh! Also, yesterday, I figured out how to turn off Google Buzz!!! Yay! It was really getting annoying with all the emails it kept sending me....lolz.

Funny quote:

"Don't worry -- your Prince will come someday. Mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions."

hehe...

Cheers!
Christine

PS-I LOVE emails.... =)

Casting Crowns and Kutless concert!!!

It was sooo awesome! They both did an incredible job, and had a great combination of rocking upbeat songs, and (slightly) slower, really powerful, moving songs.

I'm posting this today for yesterday, cause we didn't get back to Katie's house until 11:40 (after much fun in the car with gps and noons and evenings..lol) and pretty much(hehe) went right to bed.

Anyways, had a great time with all of my indescribably awesome friends!

<3 LoVe YoU fOrEvEr AnD aLwAyS. <3

Cheers!
Christine

got milk?

So.

Our coach took us off dairy today. TODAY!!! With, like THREE weeks until our meet!

Yeah. No milk, cheese, ice cream, ect.

Why? you might ask? Well, he believes that dairy will create mucus and clog up your lungs, making it harder for you to breathe. We go with that. It's also a team building thing. We all complain and whine and make a huge deal out of it, and just have a lot of fun. AND we have hats!

AND AND AND....
Some other stuff made me smile too. Like when your (negative) opinions of people are totally wrong, and, well, yeah. love love love!

Cheers!
Christine

lotsa things today... =)

(I like making lists =P)

sooo, today was:
swim meet!
watching charlie the unicorn
serenading people on the ukulele at the swim meet

my name is NOT Christina!!

bumbling stuff that carried over from yesterday...(I HATE drama!!!)
TK (need I say more?=P)
Paul asking me about our boat trip (It's not like I was trying to hide it from him, it just never came up in conversation=))

getting free soft pretzels and root beer

making a root beer float when I got home

getting flowers from my dad(love love)

watching the winter olympics

eating Bomboy's chocolate (yay Erin!)

painting my nails PURPLE!

umm...yeah, that's it so far. =)

Cheers! and...comment...I really don't like lurkers...lol =)

Christine

swim meets

Swim meet today...my times weren't great(actually, they were awful) but we had a good time.

And
some crazy stuff and
some funny stuff and
some bumbling stuff and
some sad stuff and
some just plain weird stuff
happened


Another meet tomorrow
Cheers!
Christine

movie!

Annabeth Chase: I definitely have strong feelings for you. I just haven't decided if they're positive or negative yet.

Yeah, I went to see Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightening Thief today w/ Andee, Mitch, Michael and Erin.

It was actually a good movie. I mean, I didn't have high expectations for it, cuz the main characters in the book are twelve years old. In the movie, however, they are 16/17 years old, and all in all, we had a good time.

I would totally recommend it, even if/especially if you haven't read the books.

Cheers!
Christine

awww....

The best time of your life is, When you say . . .
"Yes I am Fine"
And
Someone looks into your eyes & says . . .
"Enough! Now tell me the Truth"

- Unknown

ohh my

I know I'm tired when some of these made me cry laughing...but, hey, it was 4:oo am...



My homework is like a juicy steak -- rarely done.

I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead. - Woody Allen

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. - Mel Brooks

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. - Jerry Garcia

Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.~Mae West quotes

Roses are red, Violets are blue. I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Oscar Levant

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. - Fred Allen

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. "

"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station."

News Headline: Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say.

skirt!

I bought this really pretty fabric at JoAnns a few months ago (on sale!)

I was planning on making a dress

but

I'm making a skirt instead. I'm kinda half-way done...I still need to get to JoAnns to buy an underskirt fabric and trim...


A close up of the fabric


The underskirt will be of a contrasting color, and I'm looking to get satin trim to match the underskirt.

I'm also playing RISK w/ Michael
I also love fun emails and straight hair...LOL

EDIT: HCC is closed tomorrow....I'm going to the mall....WAHOOOOO!! (can you tell I can't wait to get out of the house?)

Cheers!
Christine

Bread!

Our neighbor just stopped by to give us some bread.
He has a relation that works at Panero's, so he gets lots of free bread.

He gave some to us.

6 bags of bread! bagels, loaves, and rolls.....yum!

Now we have more bread than we could ever want!


Cheers! (implying eating, not drinking=P)
Christine

SNOW!!!

Most of you know that we have a side porch and steps on our house, right?

Well, with almost 2 ft of snow on those steps...

Michael and I made a ramp.

down the steps.

it was crazy.

The only thing we had to worry about was not smashing into the concrete wall, but it was easy to bail out before we hit it. =)

We also had a massive snowball fight. See, when the snowplows come and plow our street, they leave these huge piles of snow.
and it is semi-frozen.
semi-frozen chunks of snow = huge, awesome snowballs.

Lots of fun!

Cheers!
Christine

stuff

Sorry, I didn't post yesterday...puppies keep you veeerrrryy busy!

Yesterday, my dad and I went to the church to practice some music with another guy for church on Sunday. =)

and

it SNOWED!!! and snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed....

and

Even though I didn't get to bed until 2am last night...I slept until 1pm!!! yay!


Hopefully, I'll post later...but, in the meantime...you can look at puppy pictures!

Cheers!
Christine

um?

so, I couldn't really think of a title.

Today was:

going to class after three hrs of sleep

getting out of lab 1.5 hrs early

Emily, Steve, Colin and Daniel and I playing cards at the student center (and eating cookies!)

not taking a nap

swim practice...was great! who knew that you could feel so good after only three hours of sleep?

putting a gallon of milk on the side porch because our fridge is full =P

chatting with a good friend I haven't seen/talked to in a while

and, now, I'm going to bed.

'night!
Christine

Puppies!!

10:07pm
We have 1(female) puppy so far ~~12oz

10:49pm
Another pup came out stillborn....

11:23
Two pups came out at the same time...only one (female) made it.~~12oz

11:49
Another pup (male) was just delivered...outside!~~9oz

12:07am
another female puppy is here!~~8oz

1:06am
number 5 is here....but only 6.5 oz...

1:29am
our second male is here~~15oz

1:35
another big male pup~~12oz

2:21am
female pup~~9.5oz

2:45
male puppy~~ 12oz

3:00am
final pup - male ~~10oz

Ok, so we have 10 healthy puppies...it was a LONG night! For those of you who had seen her, I bet you'd never guess she had 13 little ones in there.

For pics and videos...
http://picasaweb.google.com/ctswimmer/Puppies#


Cheers!

to all my friends...

Love you guys!

If Today Was Your Last Day - Nickelback

Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day

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My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had, if today was your last day?
What if, what if, if today was your last day?

Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the price is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you're never living twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?

And would you call those friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
And would you find that one you're dreaming of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you'd finally fall in love if today was your last day?

If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are

So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothing stand in your way
'Cause the hands of time are never on your side

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?

And would you call those friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
And would you find that one you're dreaming of
Swear up and down to God above
That you'd finally fall in love if today was your last day?

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This is such an awesome song...so inspiring!


Cheers!
Christine

Music and Quotes

If you haven't already, go read my sister's post for the day: http://an-optimism-initiative.blogspot.com/2010/02/shocked.html

Wow. Yeah, when she called me, I was in shock. I won't go into my reaction. =P

But, we had music practice tonight.
That is always such fun.
BUT, I do need to practice more often...my fingers are sore =(

And, any of you on gchat will notice my new status...and I found a few more:

When you wish upon a falling star, Your dreams can come true. Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the earth which will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much hosed no matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.

Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.

Perseverance - The courage to ignore the obvious wisdom of turning back.



Cheers!
Christine