It's me, Charity

Love the curls and they will love you!! (and get an awesome hair cut at great clips!!)

I have been informed that I need to blog, so in order to appease SKippy and not have her give me the scary eyebrow of death (which btw i totally tried to make my eyebrow move like yours yesterday. totally didn't work.) I don't really have a set topic today, I guess I will just give y'all an update of whats happening in Cherryland! Well Friday I was home with a Monster Migraine, which effectively killed any and all plans I had for that night:( Saturday I still had a leftover headache but was feeling better, and that was really good because I had to babysit the bubbies that afternoon! Joe didn't take a nap, but was surprisingly calm and low key. Usually he is bouncing off the walls! Sam Sam took a LONG nap and was none too happy when he woke up. Especially when he found out Dada was leaving. oops.. Thankfully george (stuffed monkey) and blankie helped and he quit crying. I felt horrible, he has never cried when I have watched them! Poor thing was having a rough day. So th...

1. Everytime I was my dishes I have to put KLOVE on, and crank it up high. I'm not sure why but I just have to have music while I was my dishes! Prolly because I hate doing it! 2. I am now the Babysitter for a small group through my church! Starting a week from tomorrow I'll be watching 4 kids every other friday night. I'm excited, and a little nervous since three of them are girls! I am used to watching the boys all the time so I'm going to have to get used to girls! 3. I really hope it is rainy tomorrow night. There is nothing more relaxing to me then coming home from work on a Friday night, putting on something cozy, and curling up with magazines and my DVR. 4. Apparently I have a "Mom Look". A student informed me of that this week. My soul was wounded. 5. I really need to print out some new pictures and update the picture frames in my apt. I don't think I have changed the pictures in, um... over a year and a half. Almost two years. I need to get with ...

1. New pillows for my bed. 2. Getting dark outside before 9 pm! (I feel like I'm really living it up staying up past darkness:) ) 3. Getting invited to have lunch with Kristy and her family sunday!!! 4. Spending Saturday babysitting my bubbies.. 5. Hamburger Helper Italian Lasagna.. yummy

I couldn't take it. I went to Great Clips (LOVE!!) Tuesday night and got my hair WAY chopped off!! I wasn't planning on going quite this short, especially in the back but hey. I like it!! I also swung by Walgreens and got a box of hair color and went dark brown! Who knows if its my natural color?! The shorter my hair gets, the curlier it gets! When I wear my bangs down I get this strange little banana curl. So funky!! Today its doing it on both sides! Here is me with my frizzy, funky hair before the cut!! DISLIKE And here is the back of my hair after the cut and color! LOVE!!

I just can't stand the cuteness. I need one of these! Happy 2'd birthday Sam Sam!!!

I had just the greatest weekend! Really I had a pretty awesome week from Weds-on. My bro and SIL were here on a business trip to Purdue so Weds night I picked up Liz and we headed to my Women's Bible Study at church. That was alot of fun! I am really loving going to bible study and learning and especially being able to meet women of different ages and backgrounds and just fellowship with them. It was so wonderful to take Liz and have people to introduce her to! I am finally feeling like I'm really becoming a part of my church and oh I have missed that SO MUCH!!! Thursday after work I picked up Liz at their hotel, and we headed out to dinner at O'Charleys. OHMYWORD! I love their rolls! Can I tell you how much I love their rolls?! I LOVE THEM!!!! So I downed alot of rolls and the best Strawberry Lemonade that has ever passed my lips. They have a new Strawberry Lemonade Chiller, which is just with crushed ice, so its kind of like an icee. Anyways its freshly squeezed, chunks o...

So far this is the best pic of me and my beloved SIL that we've taken. Sorry you are not going to see the ones from hot tubbing last night. *shivers* I have had so much fun with her, just doing normal stuff like going to women's bible study and introducing her to my friends, hanging out at my apt and chatting.. going out to eat at O'Charleys (oooohhhhhh i love those rolls!!!!) hot tubbing at the hotel, having lunch today at work, and now we're all home at my parents!! Doing those seemingly normal things are special to me since we don't get to see eachother that often since they live in Iowa. So this week has been TONS AND TONS OF FUN!! Stay Tuned!!

1. I am currently sitting in the overstuffed chair in my parents new living room, with my whole family!! 2. I had the most relaxing drive home seeing the Fall Scenery.. I love fall in Indiana!!! 3. I am feeling the urge to dye my hair again. I am noticing that I have two tone hair. I really want to go to a rich dark brown color. 4. I also need to cut and thin out my hair in a BAD BAD WAY. Although Caca loves it and wants me to grow it out... I wonder if I can cut it without her noticing? 5. My bro has been at Purdue recruiting this week, and today he walked by my office on his way to a business lunch. I about fell off my chair in shock! It was really cool though to be at work in my building and see my family!! 6. On Fridays there is a Chinese Womens bible study that meets for two+ hours in our foyer. I think its so cool that they get together and have it in public and aren't ashamed of their faith. I wish I knew chinese so I could listen in! 7. Speaking of Women's Bible Study, ...

1. Realizing how blessed I am to have such an easy life. 2. Spending time with my SIL! Bible study, Igloo, chatting, so simple yet so FUN!! 3. A clean apt. (thanks mom:) ) 4. Hugs from Sam Sam. 5. Having evening plans with people I love!

1. Dr Phil new episodes starting today!! WOOT! WOOT!! 2. Velveeta Mac and Cheese. 3. My new Purple shirt my Mom gave me! 4. Others being Kind. 5. Anticipating spending time with my Bro and SIL this week!! SO EXCITED!!

It kind of blows my mind how much I am loved. Not only by God and my WONDERFUL family but by my friends. My friends have been so unbelievably awesome to me especially this past week. Its hard to even put into words how much it has meant to me. I feel rather undeserving of it since I am far from perfect and feel like I fail at friendship sometimes, but yet these girls love me un conditionally and take care of me. My friends pray for me, and send me encouraging messages when they know I need it and at times out of the blue. They check up on me when they know something is going on, just to make sure I am allright and they never let me get away with saying that I'm fine. They want the real truth and that feels so good to have someone who wants to know what is really going on. They invite, or rather tell me that I am coming over to their house when I am upset and don't want me to be alone. They let me snot on them, on their voicemails, even when they cannot understand what I'm s...

1. Not having to wait for my pizza at Little Caesars. I paid and they gave it to me!! YAYS!! (yes Mom, I had pizza again) 2. Red toe nail polish. 3. My bro and sil coming next week!!!!! 4. Ice cold water from my fridge. 5. The nice lady at CVS. I was standing in line with my 1.99 sale Milk, and a lady holding a case of pop and a few other things was in front of me. When it came time to move, she let me go ahead of her, even though she had a heavy load! It was so unexpected and so very nice. She doesn't know it but she really touched me with her kindness. Its amazing what small things can do!

1. Watching the faces of people who take the lifesavers from my candy basket and think they're mints.. THEY AREN'T! Pure Entertainment!! 2. Sammy's Laugh. 3. Excedrine Migraine. 4. The song "He Is" by Mark Schultz 5. Answered prayers for friends.

1. Finding out Janet reads my blog! HI JANET!!!!! :):) 2. Getting 3 shirts, 1 pair of dress pants (that didn't fit, oops) 2 pair of earrings, and 1 back up belly button ring for 7.54 at Target last night! I Love giftcards!!!! 3. The cute little flowers on the new shirt I'm wearing. 4. Cherry Lemonade Lifesavers. HEAVEN!!! 5. Cool temps next week-NO A/C!!

So I've been going through alot lately, much of which I have not shared on the blog, but anyone reading can tell that there is a rollercoaster going on in my life right now. I have desperately been trying to trust God and give up my control (or thoughts and feelings of control) and trust in him to pull me through. The hardest thing for me is not knowing what will happen. I am a planner. I like to know whats going on at all times. Not knowing whats going to happen from one day or even hour to the next is so hard for me. What has been amazing through this, is how God has shown himself to me, through answered prayers, big and small, scripture, songs on KLOVE and especially through my daily Devotionals. I get a daily email from Girlfriends in God which is tailored to women and I love it. Its really been awesome to see how every single day the devotionals have literally been just for me. Its been like God speaking directly to me, Charity, this is what you need to hear today. And that ju...

"Praise You In This Storm" I was sure by now God You would have reached down And wiped our tears away Stepped in and saved the day But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining As the thunder rollsI barely hear Your whisper through the rain"I'm with you" And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away And I'll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am And every tear I've cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm I remember when I stumbled in the wind You heard my cry to you And you raised me up again My strength is almost gone How can I carry onIf I can't find You But as the thunder rolls I barely hear You whisper through the rain"I'm with you" And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away I lift my eyes unto the hills Wh...

1. Looking out the window and seeing Trees blow in the wind. 2. Not being rained on walking across campus. 3. KLOVE Music! 4. 4 day work weeks! 5. MY friends who are there for me and literally feel for me as I feel.

Well, I have been MIA for the past few days, here and I was doing SO GOOD at blogging everyday! Well it at started with my growth hormone test at LCC on Friday morning. What was supposed to be a four hour test turned into 5+. Thanks in part to the FIRE DRILL and EVACUATION of the building. No, I am not kidding. I wish I was. That happened alittle after 8 as I was waiting to be taken back to Infusion for my super fun test. Did I mention that I was supposed to be calm and "at rest" for this test? I even had to have my Mom drive me there because I was not supposed to drive, or be fully awake. Yeah the fire alarm kind of killed that. If I was smart I would have known that would be a sign of things to come. I finally got back into my cube and the nurse had to stick me 4 times to get an IV going. My veins from the outside appear nice, but inside they are very tiny and roll. No one ever believes me untill they stick me and find out how hard it is to get a decent vein. So she finall...

And suddenly it is clear to me why all of the students call me Ma'am.. Crows feet and wrinkles much?

I am SO ticked off at Delta Airlines right now its not even funny! I had to cancel my flight to NC for Caca's wedding and when I contacted Orbitz about getting a refund or voucher, they instructed me to call their TLC number and they would help me. So I did that today and actually got someone right away, very nice, very helpful I liked her. Unfortunately for some reason Delta had taken over my cancellation so I needed to speak with them. Ms Nice Lady@Orbitz was able to transfer me to a Delta agent after about 15 mins of being on hold. That is when it went downhill in a hurry. I got some operator from who knows where, that didn't seem to understand me very well, but she understood me enough to tell me that I could not get a voucher without paying ANOTHER 200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My flight was 172.90 and yet to get a voucher for that flight I have to pay MORE THAN THE FLIGHT WAS to get another flight! In what alternate universe does this mak...

1. Women of Hope Bible study starting up again! 2. Dad bringing me veggies. 3. Anticipating a long weekend! 4. Having girls movie nights with Katie and the bubbies. 5. New pens.

Katie and me discussing which movie to watch Thursday night.. Me: What do you think about Twilight? I thought it was for teenyboppers but alot of adults I know like it. Katie:I haven't seen it. As long as we're not watching Hannah Montana I'm game. Me: DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN WATCH THE JONAS BROTHERS?!?!?!?!?!? Joe Is dreamy.. I won't tell you what else was said, but her answer was no.. :(

1. My Women of Hope bible study starting back up for the fall!! YAYS!! 2. Greys Anatomy now on Lifetime FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK!! 3. CAPS AND !!!!!!!!!!! 4. Pink Weds! 5. My Dad spoiling me with garden stuff!

"She will take one look at my eyebrow and never look again. I imagine her saying something along the lines of: "Oh snap! Never gonna mess with Pimpster again". Of course she is saying this looking at the floor because she is afraid of Skippys brow" I love my friends!!!

1. Best Friends changing their last names. Congrats Mr and Mrs Corby!!! 2. Sunny blue skies and the perfect breeze, not too hot, not too cold. 3. God answering prayers in amazing ways. 4. Soft blankets. 5. Growing in the Lord.

Many don't know this, but when I was in college, I had a dream of working in the FBI. Yes, me, wimpy, scared of sounds after I read a mystery, has to double check all the locks every night, me. I've just always wanted to do something that helped, something that mattered. And after 911 that was even more prevalent. Well I am nowhere near the FBI, but I am training for it at my APT complex. I have allready been the Loud Music Patrol- I WILL call the cops and complain about you to the main office! But now I also the accident police. I was sitting here innocently about 20 mins ago, typing away on my laptop, enjoying the cool air coming through my screen door to my balcony. Birds were chirping, leaves are rustling and all of the sudden CCRRRRUUUUNNNNNNNCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Never a good sound. I look outside and someone has rear-ended what I recognize as my next door neighbors jeep. They didn't look to concerned so I took down the make, model and color of the car, and tried to c...

1. Watching my friends 4 yr old do the Robot. To veggie tales no less. 2. Cherry Icee cups. 3. Ponytails. 4. Going to bed early. 5. 4 day work week!!