a very merry christmas indeed.
Happy Holidays
I don't get to go home for the Holidays this year (which I can't think about or I might have a small-ish break down) so moving on to the fact that I get to have a New York Christmas & New Year Eve which am pretty stoked for! Can you say watch the ball drop from Aubrey's rooftop complete with twinkle lights AND party hats?? Aubrey and her family are also adopting me this weekend for Christmas and I am so excited to see that adorable little town and family of hers (again)
These are pictures from the Ward Christmas party on Saturday (taken by alpha) and I felt it was necessary to post them here. I love my little Ward family more than I can express.
AFTDTM
yes I may just be copy and pasting what brissa said about this
but once you watch it, you will be over any copyright infringement
harsh feeling issues you may have towards me.
"the climax makes my heart pound
and cuts my breath short.
all the holy's.
the way he strings words together.
pilot lights.
movie screens appearing on awakened planets.
falling for a swish of light.
woosh...blue.
black construction paper night."
those holy's guys.
gets me every time.
"look into my eyes"
No Doubt
Jay Z/ Linkin Park
Hanson
Neil Young
Coolio
Good Charlotte
The Notorious B.I.G
Ace Of Base
Sublime
50 Cent
Jackson Browne
Christina Aguilera
Alanis Morissette
Sisquo
Nelly
3 hours going strong listening to music from our childhood.
Depicted in this picture is Danica confessing things shes never told anyone.
3000 miles apart and still family bonding.
Go here to listen to my whole childhood.
This might be the best playlist in the existence of playlists.
3 in the morning and I am loving life right now.
"I'm Christian, unless you're gay"
I read this post earlier in the week and it's surprised me how much its come up in my conversation. Lately I've been having a hard time transferring exactly what this brain of mine is thinking into coherent words and usually it just seems to come out wrong. There are parts in this blog post that are exactly what I have been feeling and I am very grateful someone else could put it into words for me. Go here to read the whole post if you'd like. It's lengthy and he drills it into you pretty hard but it's a really good reminder I think for everyone.
"We shouldn’t choose who we will love and who we won’t.
“I’m Christian, unless you’re gay.”
That’s the message we’re sending, you know.
“I’m Christian, unless I’m hotter than you.”
“I’m Christian, unless I’m uglier than you.”
“I’m Christian, unless I found out you cheated on your income taxes.”
“I’m Christian, unless you cut me off in traffic.”
“I’m Christian, unless you fall in love with the person I once fell in love with.”
“I’m Christian, unless you’re that guy who smells like crap on the subway.”
“I’m Christian, unless you’re of a different religion.”
..Come on. Don’t we understand? Don’t we get it? To put our arm around
someone who is gay, someone who has an addiction, somebody who lives a
different lifestyle, someone who is not what we think they
should be…
Doing that has nothing to do with enabling them or accepting
what they do as okay by us. It has nothing to do with encouraging them
in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs
right.
It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend."
It has everything to do with being an example of the believers.
It has everything to do with following Christ,
with striving to become like him.
With loving others as He would.
That's it.
Right there.
That Love- it's everything.
No excuses.
Period.
kind of, sort of, technically.. a year?
This happened exactly one year ago today. whaaaa? New York has officially been in my life for a year! It was exactly a year ago I decided to move out here with out a plan, with only a shannon and measly amount of money in my bank account.
I had no idea a year ago that the decison I made on that random Tuesday in November would turn me into the person I am today. And to be honest, I still can't believe that I live here.
I am grateful for New York
and I am grateful for everything wonderful that comes with that amazingly, beautiful, fantastic word.
I had no idea a year ago that the decison I made on that random Tuesday in November would turn me into the person I am today. And to be honest, I still can't believe that I live here.
I am grateful for New York
and I am grateful for everything wonderful that comes with that amazingly, beautiful, fantastic word.
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