birthday shoutout

    Today is a very very special day...wanna know why? well, today just so happens to be my favorite 4, now 5, year olds birthday! I'm sure most of you know about this little bundle of joy, but here are some pictures just to refresh your memory and remind you how stinkin cute he is!

 fun with my macbook pro

smile like the mirror 

chuck e cheese! 

my graduation 

 beach trip

he is so adorable 

rippppped 

he gets his sassy-ness from me :)

     As you can see from these pictures, he is the cutest child on the planet! I got to babysit/be his nanny this past summer and it was so much fun! There were times when he woke up with his sassy pants on and he had to sit in the blue chair for 2 minutes...but this didnt happen very often ;) This little boy has blessed me in so many ways. He is so full of joy and happiness and you cant help but smile when you are around him! The name Asher means "happy" and I couldnt think of a more perfect name for him! Its so hard to believe that I have only known him for two short years! He is the sweetest little boy you will ever meet and I love him like a little brother.

Happy birthday Asher! I love you sweet boy!

the smallest things

     So I have successfully (well..kind of) survived my first two weeks of sophomore year. I have only had one mental breakdown! so I think I'm doing pretty well! 

     This post is going to be relatively short because I have lots of work to get done and I just dont have a lot to say! shocker...I know... 

     I live in an apartment with three other girls and so far its going alright..there have been a few instances with certain roommates but so far so good. One of the girls isnt a Christian and she gave me the biggest compliment ever tonight. While I was washing dishes after dinner, she was asking me a bunch of questions about InterVarsity. The conversation started because she asked if I was going with one of my other roommates to small group....I didnt go. I know it sounds bad that this is how the conversation started but I just have so much work and reading to do! and I'm not even being dramatic!

     Anyway, she was asking me what we do at small group and how many girls are in my small group and just simple questions like that. Then she proceeded to ask me who some leaders were and how you got to be one. I explained the whole application process to her and then she said, "I really think you should apply! You would be such a good small group leader!" Holy smokes. That little compliment completely turned my day around!

     I feel like this meant so much to me because she isnt a Christian and she can see something in me that, in her opinion, would make me a good small group leader. I can only hope that the joy I have in the Lord is rubbing off on her and others around me!

    Being a small group leader is something I have done a lot of thinking and praying about in the past year. Applications dont come out til early spring, so I'm going to talk to my small group leaders and do lots of praying about it! It would mean a lot if you could pray for me too! and I will keep you updated over the next few months!

love yall :)

i'm not even being dramatic..

    I know I said I was going to start blogging regularly and so far I'm totally failing..my bad. but I'm trying to get better, I promise!
    well, as most of you probably already know, I started classes this week. everything was fine and dandy until last night..I had, what you could call, a mini mental breakdown. okay, I'm being a liiiittle dramatic but  you get the point.
     my day started off pretty normal; went to class, had an hour break and read a book, went to class, went to lunch with kristen, and then went home to the apartment. it was my first day of anatomy lab and I was super stressed about it even after class was over. so to relieve a little stress, I cleaned/organized my closet and bathroom, hung up some new picture frames, and did a little facebook stalking. then to put off some homework and skyped with one of my best friends, caroline. after that, my day went downhill real fast.
     I was being super moody and cranky for no apparent reason. I thought venting to the boyfriend would help and it did for about 3.4 seconds and then I was all upset again. at this point, I had no idea why I was so upset. so what does every girl do when they are confused about their life? call/text their mommy! (and btw, my mom has some of the best advice everrr) I texted her and asked her a perfectly logical question, if I could drop out of school and live on my brother scott's futon in blacksburg. and what do you think she said? typical, she said no...scott and I had it all planned out too! oh well..a few seconds later, I burst into tears. I thought I was losing my mind for crying over nothing but of course, mama bear cheered me up!
    why was I crying? yeah, thats an excellent question and I wish I had the answer for you. I told barrett that I just needed a good cry and that probably added to my river of tears. another big part was that I was feeling so overwhelmed with classes starting and actually having homework to do. so basically, it was just  me being dramatic that made me cry.
     and if you were wondering, I feel much better today! every morning, barrett calls me between 6.45 and 7am before his 7.30 class to wake me up and chat for a few minutes. I know this sounds crazy, but we don't have a lot of time to talk during the day, so its worth it to be woken up an hour or so before my alarm :) cheesy...I know but whatever! its about 5.15 and I'm all done with classes and I'm gonna go hit the gym and work on my fitness. hopefully this will help relieve some of the left over stress from last night.

love yall!