Why is everyone so eager to "kick 2009 to the curb"? I had a great year. And you know, it's not really 2009's fault that people had bad ones. It's the people in your life that made it suck. 2010, a year changing, isn't going to solve all of your problems, and there's not a huge difference in time between 2009-2010...so I hope people aren't banking on the year changing for a better time.
I'm teasing and I'm being facetious. I know perfectly well what people mean by wanting a fresh start, and I want that too :)
2009 favorites of mine:
1. Eli taking me to Macaroni Grill for Valentines Day! yummy!
2.Randi and Austin's wedding!
3.Sarah and Mitch's wedding!
4. Seeing the London Symphony Orchestra with my dad, Eli, Katie, Jamie, and Ryan. Quinton also snuck in for free...
5. My 20th birthday party!!!!
6. When Jamie came to visit me before she went to Tennessee...a few small adventures here and there.
7. The first time I saw Eli after going 3 weeks without seeing him because I was home and he was working in Tampa.
8. Going to the Bodies exhibit with Eli.
9. The Metro Beach retreat. BIG BABY AND THE CRACK!
10. I got a job at the preschool and I loved working there.
11. My cousins from Alabama came and stayed with us and it was a blast!
12. 4th of July fireworks and gathering.
13. Moving into my apartment that I share with Katie, Jamie, and Sarah Monson.
14. Getting to know Sarah Monson and her love for Unicorns.
15. The many days of shopping at Thrift stores in the ghetto of Tampa
16. Jeff and Jenny taking over RUF
17. Jeff and Jenny having baby Jake <3
18. Going over to my french professor's place and watching a movie, it was fun!
19 My parents getting a new house to live in permanently, so they're no longer crammed in the beach street house.
20. RUF breakfast party/top gun party
21. Weekly music practice with Heather, Grant, and Eric.
22. RUF in general has made me really happy with how unified it's getting.
23. Girl's study on wednesday nights. SUCH sweet fellowship!
24. Eli and I finally going to a church that we believe is right for us!
25. West Virginia Football game with my sisters and later that night going to Denny's and to Daniel's studio!
26. Gabe and Jen's get togethers with us in the spring, but also just recently.
27. Celebrating our year anniversary this summer, and our year and a half in St. Augustine
28. Christmas Eve at Eli's house, Christmas Day at mine
29 Murder Mystery Party!
30. Finally finding a good dentist!
Happy New Year!!!
love, Rachel
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
One Year Six Months
Haven't updated in a long time according to Kim Lapidus, LOVE YOU KIM, THANKS FOR READING!!!!!!
Merry (Belated) Christmas, everyone. I had a wonderful holiday with my family and Eli's family as well. It was special this year because after opening a few gifts with my family on Christmas Eve, all of this following church of course, I went over to Eli's parent's house and we had a little bon fire. I don't know them very well but it was nice to spend time with them. Eli came over to my parent's house for Christmas day and wouldn't you know....Santa left some presents at our house for Eli this year! He must have been a very good boy ;) I think he was, at least. He got me opal earrings for Christmas. They're beautiful, and natural! He spoils me and yes, I tell him he shouldn't. I don't encourage it but I'll take it!
Today, December 29th, 2009, marks mine and Eli's year and a half. One year, six months ago we realized we had been in love with each other but too afraid to really admit to ourselves how we felt. It's been a rapid, and at times, stressful, roller coaster but God has really stretched me and taught me how to really love someone unconditionally. I don't know how people can really love each other without knowing God's love. I couldn't be more thankful for Eli's friendship and even his counsel on some areas in my life. He is the most gentle person ever and even when I get frustrated with him he miraculously, no doubt by God's grace, calms me down in such a way that I fall more and more in love with him when he does it.
Tomorrow I will have more to blog about because Eli and I are going to St. Augustine with our friends, Heather and Grant! It's gonna be a great time!
<3 rachel
ohhhhh ps. i desperately need to get this holiday weight off and fast before I get as "fat as a house"-mom. Plus some weight since before the holidays hahahaha, of course. WHO'S WITH ME?!?
Merry (Belated) Christmas, everyone. I had a wonderful holiday with my family and Eli's family as well. It was special this year because after opening a few gifts with my family on Christmas Eve, all of this following church of course, I went over to Eli's parent's house and we had a little bon fire. I don't know them very well but it was nice to spend time with them. Eli came over to my parent's house for Christmas day and wouldn't you know....Santa left some presents at our house for Eli this year! He must have been a very good boy ;) I think he was, at least. He got me opal earrings for Christmas. They're beautiful, and natural! He spoils me and yes, I tell him he shouldn't. I don't encourage it but I'll take it!
Today, December 29th, 2009, marks mine and Eli's year and a half. One year, six months ago we realized we had been in love with each other but too afraid to really admit to ourselves how we felt. It's been a rapid, and at times, stressful, roller coaster but God has really stretched me and taught me how to really love someone unconditionally. I don't know how people can really love each other without knowing God's love. I couldn't be more thankful for Eli's friendship and even his counsel on some areas in my life. He is the most gentle person ever and even when I get frustrated with him he miraculously, no doubt by God's grace, calms me down in such a way that I fall more and more in love with him when he does it.
Tomorrow I will have more to blog about because Eli and I are going to St. Augustine with our friends, Heather and Grant! It's gonna be a great time!
<3 rachel
ohhhhh ps. i desperately need to get this holiday weight off and fast before I get as "fat as a house"-mom. Plus some weight since before the holidays hahahaha, of course. WHO'S WITH ME?!?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Nothing.
I don't have anything to blog about. I miss writing though.
Since I've been on break I have spent alot of time at home with my family. Eli has been over every day to help with renovations etc. around the house. I have my own room again now in this house, yay! I painted the walls a dark green to match the extra comforter my parents have. Everything else is white furniture so it looks beautiful.
The overhead fan, on the other hand, is making this humming noise that will surely drive me crazy. Have any of you ever read "The Yellow Wall Paper"? It's about this woman who is very weak physically and mentally and everyone around her tells her that she needs to settle down and rest. The problem is she does nothing but that and she confines herself to this room with yellow wall paper. She hates it because it comes off on her and she see's it on her clothes, her husbands clothes, and she also sees a woman IN the yellow wall paper who is trying to escape from the wall. She's going insane and she ends up scrapping her nails up and down to get it off of the wall and she CRAWLS all the way around the room, up against the wall and she's trying to let the woman out. Weird. Therein, my ceiling fan is making my brain tick in a way that shouldn't be tocked. cheesy. okay. And I'm tired.
goodnight readers, whoever you are.
comments every once in a while would be nice :)
<3 rachel
Since I've been on break I have spent alot of time at home with my family. Eli has been over every day to help with renovations etc. around the house. I have my own room again now in this house, yay! I painted the walls a dark green to match the extra comforter my parents have. Everything else is white furniture so it looks beautiful.
The overhead fan, on the other hand, is making this humming noise that will surely drive me crazy. Have any of you ever read "The Yellow Wall Paper"? It's about this woman who is very weak physically and mentally and everyone around her tells her that she needs to settle down and rest. The problem is she does nothing but that and she confines herself to this room with yellow wall paper. She hates it because it comes off on her and she see's it on her clothes, her husbands clothes, and she also sees a woman IN the yellow wall paper who is trying to escape from the wall. She's going insane and she ends up scrapping her nails up and down to get it off of the wall and she CRAWLS all the way around the room, up against the wall and she's trying to let the woman out. Weird. Therein, my ceiling fan is making my brain tick in a way that shouldn't be tocked. cheesy. okay. And I'm tired.
goodnight readers, whoever you are.
comments every once in a while would be nice :)
<3 rachel
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Big Days Ahead!
Lauren Smith is getting married today!
Meredith Holbert is getting married in like, a week or something like that.
Two other girl pals are getting married in March (I think that's what I remember them saying).
and Liz Lowe is getting married May 8th, which is my 21st bday. :)
exciting days ahead!
change of subject, being home is so nice and relaxing. I really don't want to drive back to Tampa next week BUT it'll be worth it because Jeff and Jenny are moving into their new house :) it's so funny being back home for a month because the dynamics change every time I come home. Different drama every time haha! ughh it's horrible but I find it just as funny as I do pitiful. Everyone argues about the dumbest things. Not that it doesn't happen with friends away from college, BELIEVE ME, IT STILL HAPPENS, but it seems like here in Ormond, everyone just kinda does the same thing they did in high school but there's just different stuff going on. maybe this doesn't make sense...and maybe you have to go away to see it.
REGARDLESS, it's always wonderful to come home.
<3
Meredith Holbert is getting married in like, a week or something like that.
Two other girl pals are getting married in March (I think that's what I remember them saying).
and Liz Lowe is getting married May 8th, which is my 21st bday. :)
exciting days ahead!
change of subject, being home is so nice and relaxing. I really don't want to drive back to Tampa next week BUT it'll be worth it because Jeff and Jenny are moving into their new house :) it's so funny being back home for a month because the dynamics change every time I come home. Different drama every time haha! ughh it's horrible but I find it just as funny as I do pitiful. Everyone argues about the dumbest things. Not that it doesn't happen with friends away from college, BELIEVE ME, IT STILL HAPPENS, but it seems like here in Ormond, everyone just kinda does the same thing they did in high school but there's just different stuff going on. maybe this doesn't make sense...and maybe you have to go away to see it.
REGARDLESS, it's always wonderful to come home.
<3
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
attn: random stuff thrown together because i want to write SOMETHING
It is not, was not, a good idea to put my chocolate truffles on the dresser next to my bed.
Watched Amelie tonight, it's a french movie. You can find it with English subtitles, I'm under the impression that it's a fairly popular movie. I loved it. So much. VERY STRANGE but very cute and I wished more people were like her, even if she was a little creepy sometimes haha. I don't know if I'd recommend it for boys though, there were a few scenes with some mild sexual content that made me uncomfortable but nothing was ever grotesque. Not excusing some of the nudity, but what else do you expect from a European film?
I think I love buying people presents more than I like getting them. I love seeing their faces when they see how creatively I thought about their gift. It's fun! (I do still love getting presents though).
I love playing Settlers of Catan. I won today when Katie, Eli and I played!
I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. First chapter was about 4-5 pages...pretty good so far ;)
<3rach
Watched Amelie tonight, it's a french movie. You can find it with English subtitles, I'm under the impression that it's a fairly popular movie. I loved it. So much. VERY STRANGE but very cute and I wished more people were like her, even if she was a little creepy sometimes haha. I don't know if I'd recommend it for boys though, there were a few scenes with some mild sexual content that made me uncomfortable but nothing was ever grotesque. Not excusing some of the nudity, but what else do you expect from a European film?
I think I love buying people presents more than I like getting them. I love seeing their faces when they see how creatively I thought about their gift. It's fun! (I do still love getting presents though).
I love playing Settlers of Catan. I won today when Katie, Eli and I played!
I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. First chapter was about 4-5 pages...pretty good so far ;)
<3rach
Sunday, December 6, 2009
is this something I just have to get "used" to?
I don't want to live here anymore.
I want to move somewhere where people don't care this much about sports and politics.
People love Obama more than they love Jesus. People love Lady Gaga more than they love Jesus. People love sports more than they love Jesus.
The list is endless, and you know what, we're all guilty of it too. Whether we live it habitually or we have a fleeting moment where we are so consumed with whatever it is that we are idolizing, we forget that we're supposed to be Ambassador's of Christ.
*funny footnote, my firefox says that Obama isn't a word, it's spell checking it haha.
I'm blogging on a Sunday morning because I'd like to share in all honesty that I'm thankful. I'm thankful that when I woke up this morning my thought wasn't about Tim Tebow crying last night. My first thought was not about how irritating everybody was on facebook about defending him and fighting their friends for finding any entertainment in it.
My first thought was, "wow. it's Sunday...i want to sleep in but you know what, I get to PRAISE GOD with a body of believers this morning."
I THANK GOD that He gave me that joy, even though I'm super tired and it's wayyyy too cold for Tampa, Florida.
I want all of my mornings to start that way regardless of whether or not it's a Sunday morning.
<3 rachel
I want to move somewhere where people don't care this much about sports and politics.
People love Obama more than they love Jesus. People love Lady Gaga more than they love Jesus. People love sports more than they love Jesus.
The list is endless, and you know what, we're all guilty of it too. Whether we live it habitually or we have a fleeting moment where we are so consumed with whatever it is that we are idolizing, we forget that we're supposed to be Ambassador's of Christ.
*funny footnote, my firefox says that Obama isn't a word, it's spell checking it haha.
I'm blogging on a Sunday morning because I'd like to share in all honesty that I'm thankful. I'm thankful that when I woke up this morning my thought wasn't about Tim Tebow crying last night. My first thought was not about how irritating everybody was on facebook about defending him and fighting their friends for finding any entertainment in it.
My first thought was, "wow. it's Sunday...i want to sleep in but you know what, I get to PRAISE GOD with a body of believers this morning."
I THANK GOD that He gave me that joy, even though I'm super tired and it's wayyyy too cold for Tampa, Florida.
I want all of my mornings to start that way regardless of whether or not it's a Sunday morning.
<3 rachel
Friday, December 4, 2009
J'ai pensé
Il y a seulement cinquante minutes en classe de francais quatre. je suis tres tres contente.
quand vous etes en france, PAS DE PARLEZ "je suis excité".
Il est comment dit-on "i am sexually excited"....donc... je n'savais pas que, mais, mon professor me dit que je dit is "je suis contente".
d'accord.
à tout a l'heure.
<3rachel
quand vous etes en france, PAS DE PARLEZ "je suis excité".
Il est comment dit-on "i am sexually excited"....donc... je n'savais pas que, mais, mon professor me dit que je dit is "je suis contente".
d'accord.
à tout a l'heure.
<3rachel
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Second to Last Day of Classes
I wish I could say that today was the last day of classes for me...it certainly feels like it should be. BUT tomorrow is my last day of French IV. I don't know how far I'll actually go in French anymore because I honestly don't know if I'll ever be fluent unless I go over there and totally submerge myself in their language. We'll see though, missions is always an option for me. Doubt that study abroad will ever happen--way too expensive.
Speaking of being abroad, Katie and I are watching the italian job on tv right now (yes I have class today, just not yet). I feel like movies like these are awesome because it's clean, very little cussing, yet you still get a feel like they're real tough guys (and woman for Charlize Theron). It gives me this weird adrenaline rush like I could go and rob some bad people and have a really cool car to escape with. haha but really, Hollywood is just giving people examples of how to better commit crimes.
BTW. Nobody is required to read this, I write this blog when I feel like writing. I write this blog on things that I see that I want to voice my opinion on.
<3 rach
Speaking of being abroad, Katie and I are watching the italian job on tv right now (yes I have class today, just not yet). I feel like movies like these are awesome because it's clean, very little cussing, yet you still get a feel like they're real tough guys (and woman for Charlize Theron). It gives me this weird adrenaline rush like I could go and rob some bad people and have a really cool car to escape with. haha but really, Hollywood is just giving people examples of how to better commit crimes.
BTW. Nobody is required to read this, I write this blog when I feel like writing. I write this blog on things that I see that I want to voice my opinion on.
<3 rach
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Taylor Swift
I promised a few blogs ago that I would soon blog about a few things...I made a list, in fact. Scroll down to read it if you want.
Why I hate Taylor Swift is one of those topics.
I don't actually hate her, I don't really hate anybody. Hate's such a strong word, right?
So, reasons why I don't like her:
She looks like a cat--yet guys think she's the hottest thing since toasted bread.
Her speaking voice is nasally and she has the vocabulary of a 10 year old, "ummm like, yeah, I totally love Joe Jonas. I, like, don't, like, really know what I like, did to Kanye to make him like, hate me and like, yeah." Okay? I got half of what you were just trying to say, girlfriend. Try again.
She is a ROBBER OF MUSIC! haha She seriously doesn't know how to write her own stuff--that or her producers can't come up with anything original. Her song "you belong with me" or whatever is basically the same as "girl next door" by Saving Jane. Seriously. Same idea, CLOSE to the same lyrics. laaaame. Even though Saving Jane's song is much older, cooler, ORIGINAL, Taylor Swift's song gets more publicity because she is supposed to be some cute country bumpkin with breasts. blegh.
observe.
Taylor Swift's song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYkwItyMFk
Saving Jane's song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrY9M1SsK0
finally, all of her songs are about the same thing: being a retarded little punk teenager with her forbidden love or whatever. what does she really know about it when the only "love" she's known is joe jonas for what, a month? and now with the taylor guy who plays jacob in New Moon.
she's so gay!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways. there, that's it. that's why i can't stand her. :)
school's ALMOST out for winter break. sooo excited!
<3 rachel
Why I hate Taylor Swift is one of those topics.
I don't actually hate her, I don't really hate anybody. Hate's such a strong word, right?
So, reasons why I don't like her:
She looks like a cat--yet guys think she's the hottest thing since toasted bread.
Her speaking voice is nasally and she has the vocabulary of a 10 year old, "ummm like, yeah, I totally love Joe Jonas. I, like, don't, like, really know what I like, did to Kanye to make him like, hate me and like, yeah." Okay? I got half of what you were just trying to say, girlfriend. Try again.
She is a ROBBER OF MUSIC! haha She seriously doesn't know how to write her own stuff--that or her producers can't come up with anything original. Her song "you belong with me" or whatever is basically the same as "girl next door" by Saving Jane. Seriously. Same idea, CLOSE to the same lyrics. laaaame. Even though Saving Jane's song is much older, cooler, ORIGINAL, Taylor Swift's song gets more publicity because she is supposed to be some cute country bumpkin with breasts. blegh.
observe.
Taylor Swift's song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYkwItyMFk
Saving Jane's song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrY9M1SsK0
finally, all of her songs are about the same thing: being a retarded little punk teenager with her forbidden love or whatever. what does she really know about it when the only "love" she's known is joe jonas for what, a month? and now with the taylor guy who plays jacob in New Moon.
she's so gay!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways. there, that's it. that's why i can't stand her. :)
school's ALMOST out for winter break. sooo excited!
<3 rachel
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