home alone

Well, hello. I'm just sitting here in the kitchen watching The Sound of Music, while the rest of the family is out of town. Mom & Dad went to St. Louis for the night and all day tomorrow. And Dane is in Cape for work. I have nothing else to do. I'm enjoying the time alone, but this house is kind of scary when you are all alone.

Christmas has come and gone. I got to spend a lot of time with family. I even got to hold baby Ally. She was born the week of Thanksgiving, but I just now got to hold her. She's absolutely adorable. I got a lot of presents, mostly ones I do not need. Though I do appreciate everything, I would prefer to get nothing, than have my family waste money on presents. There is nothing I need, except for some money. Other than that, I'm doing all right at the moment. I have plenty of clothes and shoes. Funny coming from a teenage girl. :)

I have started reading "New Moon," the second book in the Twilight series. I got all four of the books for Christmas from Uncle Dwight & Aunt Sunday and Uncle Doug & Aunt Denise. "New Moon" is pretty good thus far, though not as  good as "Twilight." I think I am one of the only girls to read these books and not fall in love with Edward. He's a great character, and a wonderful boyfriend to Bella, but he's a vampire, plus a fictional character. Authors make characters like Edward to make girls swoon. I guess it didn't really work on me. 

Tomorrow, I am baby-sitting my cousins, Dylan & Dalton. It's technically not baby-sitting considering Dylan is in middle school and Dalton is in fourth grade. I will more than likely be spending time on the Wii, while they are on the x-box. Their sister Delaney is taking friends ice-skating in Evansville for her birthday. And Delaney doesn't want her brothers tagging along. That's where I come in. I must watch the boys, so Aunt Denise can take care of all the little girls. I think I'll have a good time with the boys. I have watched them so many times. On Christmas night, we played Wii Fit, Dance-Dance Revolution, Disney Scene-It, and bowling on the Wii at their house. That was a lot of fun. I love getting to spend time with this family. We are a pretty tight group. I treasure every moment I get to spend with them. 

Christmas time

Well, to start, I decided I should do a blog since my mom has one. No one will probably read it besides her, but it's the thought that counts. :)

Wow, I cannot believe Christmas is almost here. It seems like just yesterday I was starting college. Now I have one semester out of the way. Only eleven to go! 

Christmas is probably my favorite time of year. I love getting time of school to spend with family, which is mostly mom and me being lazy all day, every day. I miss my time with family. While I am at school, I only get to see my family every once in awhile. I understand I made the choice to go away, but every now and then, a girl just needs to be with her family. That is why Christmas is so important to me. The presents really do not matter. Of course, they are nice to get, but in the scheme of things, I really do not need another thing. But I cannot let my parents know that. Haha

I enjoy the reason for the season as well. This is the time when Jesus really gets to shine. He's everywhere, whether people want Him to be or not. I love reading the Christmas Story from the Bible on Christmas Eve. 

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Bethel Temple in Evansville for their Sunday morning service. I had the worst time finding a parking spot and could not figure out why. Once I got inside, I realized "The Living Christmas Tree" was going on. I had heard about it, but did not know if I would be able to go see it. I thought it was just on one Saturday in December. Turns out, they have many performances, including one on Sunday morning. It was fabulous. I had never experienced anything like it. It really put things in perspective for me. I need to be spending more time with Jesus. There is no excuse. School, homework, friends, and the like can wait. I need to be spending as much time as I can with my Lord. He gave everything for me and my sin, yet I can barely give Him five minutes in my day. I will make it through college and everything after with Jesus by my side, because I will take the time to worship Him in all that I do.