School and More

Ok, here finally is an update :). I've been getting pretty bad about updating this thing.

School is going really well; it's actually been a pretty light semester this time which is REALLY nice especially after that tough Geography class I had last semester. This week I plan to join SNCTM (Student National Council for Teachers of Mathematics) at ODU. This group will have meetings where we will learn about teaching math, and I think it should look good on my resume when applying for a teaching job once I get out of school. Best of all, the dues are very inexpensive ($5)!

I am playing volleyball again this year at church. I am looking forward to this season. I am also still a part of the Aikido club at ODU and enjoying it a lot.

Another thing I am looking forward to is Next! I really love this conference, and I cannot wait to see what God does there and to enjoy the weekend with friends! I have also been praying about going on the E-team missions trip to Mexico. It's expensive, so if any of you have any fundraising ideas please let me know! I've already thought of selling candy, bake sale, yard work, etc.

Well that's all for now; I will try to update more often if I can :)

Update (for lack of a better title)

Hello everyone,

School is continuing to go well, and the homework has been manageable thankfully. All of the teachers seem to be pretty good, and the topics have been at least fairly interesting if not more so. I have also officially joined the Aikido club at ODU which has been a lot of fun (and good exercise too).

My church (or our church depending on if you are someone who also goes to Sovereign Grace Church or not) recently had a meeting where they announced many new changes that will be happening. One of those changes has to do with care groups; they will be separating the singles into singles only care groups rather than having them integrated with the married care groups. I think that this will be good, and I believe the pastors are doing what they believe is best (and what God wants them to do), but it will be somewhat hard to leave my current care group. The church is also going to be starting adult Sunday School classes (before the main service). I am excited about this, and am planning on participating. Those are just some of the several good changes at SGC.

So long for now!

It's about time for an update

Wow, I haven't updated this thing in a while. Well, better late then never I guess : )

Joel is doing great. He is getting bigger, and can almost hold up his head on his own! Some people have claimed that he has smiled at them...I have only seen him smile (a real smile) once...at the ceiling fan : )

My Summer class (Language Acquisition) is finally over! I wouldn't say it was a terrible class (in fact the book was rather interesting), but it is nice to be done with it :). I start up fall classes on Sept 1st! I am looking forward to starting; I do enjoy school for the most part. I am taking; Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, English Linguistics, World Regional Geography, Native American History, and Teaching Health and Phys Ed (this ones online). In addition, I will be doing observations in elementary classrooms for 30 hours over the course of the semester. That will be fun!

After my self defense class ended, my Shihan (the title that we call my teacher by) said we could keep coming when the other martial arts people are there to practice. I have been able to go once a week and keep practicing and learning new things. It has been so fun. In the fall I am planning on joining an Aikdio and a Karate club (both will meet at the same time so I will switch each week). For that I had to buy a gi (the white uniform that you see karate people wearing). I wore it for the first time last Saturday. It felt kind of weird at first, but I suppose I will get used to it. : )

C.J. was at church yesterday! He spoke on our adoption by God. It was such a great message; if you didn't get to hear it, I suggest you download and listen to it

Well that's all for now. Hopefully I won't go so long without updating next time : )

Busy, Busy, Busy

This past weekend was busy, but fun. My friend Laura came over on Friday, and we both went to see Kaitlin's gradutation (congratulations friend!), then Laura spent the night both that night and Saturday night. Saturday was the Access Coffee House/Open Mike Night. It was fun and there were many wonderful performances. Sunday after church, Laura, Liz, Alexandra, and I went out to lunch at Firehouse subs (yummy), and then Laura, Alexandra, and I went to Wal-Mart to buy some snacks to take to NEXT. I can hardly believe it; only 6 more days!

This coming week is going to be busy as well. My self-defense class at school (for PE credit) starts tomorrow so I have that tomorrow and Wednesday. I work Tuesday and Thursday as usual, and Wednesday is Ladies Meeting. Then on Friday some of the girls in our carpool will be spending the night, and on Saturday morning we leave for NEXT!

Busy

Just a quick update on my life. Things are going well. School is good, and it is almost half-way done with the semester! I am working and doing Church things. Volleyball is really fun (even though my team is in like 5th place out of 6 currently).
Next week I have a project due Monday, a test Monday, and a midterm on Wednesday! So that will be keeping me pretty busy!

Hope you are all doing well.

Quick Update

School is still going well; it has not been too hard yet :). I pretty much like all of my professors except for the fact that my Asian History professor is, while a nice lady, not the best of teachers (still ok though). Life is kept pretty busy between school, homework, work, church things, and all the other things that seem to pop up. I am enjoying it though, and it is nice not to be bored :). This year I am playing volleyball at the church. Our first game is on Feb 8th and I am so excited for that; this will be my 1st year playing. Well that is all for now; hopefully I will have something interesting to write about or post pictures of soon!

The difference a hundredth of a second can make...

...it made the difference between winning gold and silver in the men's 100 meter butterfly tonight. If you did not see it you should look it up on nbcolympics.com and see if you can see the replay. It was amazing! Phelps came up in the last few feet and won by one one hundredth of a second! Phelps now has won gold in every event he has entered in these Olympics so far! That means he has seven golds in this Olympics alone, tying Spitz for the most gold medals in a single Olympics! He has already set a record for the most career medals and he could set a record for the most gold medals in a single Olympics Saturday night when he swims in the men's relay.

Wow

I just watched the opening ceremonies for the 2008 summer Olympics. It was amazing! One of the really neat things was the lighting of the Olympic flame. The last runner was lifted into the air by cables and "ran" in the air around the top of the stadium! I would be so afraid I would drop the torch or something (wouldn't that be embarrassing?)

On Monday it will be exactly two weeks until I start my 1st semester as a sophomore! I am actually looking forward to going back to school. I am taking Art, American Lit, Public Speaking, American History, and Criminal Justice (this fulfills my Social Science requirement and I thought it sounded like fun).

If you are attending school in the fall (whether college, high school, or whatever) , what classes are you taking?

Ball Games

Here pictures of some of the ball players in my family. Today was a gorgeous day for being outside and watching ball games

Simeon

Stephen

Busy (but fun) Day

Yesterday was really busy! First I worked for three hours and then my family, my grandma, my uncle, and my great aunt all went to Norfolk Botanical Garden! It was reall pretty and there is lots of flowers! After the botanical gardens Stephen, Philip, Moriah, and Simeon had their 1st b-ball practice (Moriah is in Softball). This is Simeon's 1st year playing T-ball and Alexandra gets to be his coach! Yep she is coaching a T-ball team this year. Here are some pictures of Simeon's practice. After them are the pictures of the gardens (I uploaded them in the wrong order which is why they are last; does anyone know how to move pictures around?)




This picture is of a branch growing into a tree!