My Secret Santa Came!

So I'm a part of a group that is all the ladies that won Honorable Mentions in the Hall of Fame. One of the ladies organized a secret santa gift exchange to give scrapbooking stuff to each other. So fun! I had a blast shopping for my secret santie, and last night I recieved my awesome box of stuff from Deb, my secret santa! How cute is the box she decorated for me?? I LOVE it! I was able to guess who it was from the style!

I got all kinds of neat stuff - paper by Magic Scraps, Basic Grey, KI Memories and a company that I'd never heard of called Zsiage. Really cute! I got some Christina Cole goodies, Rob and Bob stickers, Magic Scraps stickers and slide mounts, Hiedi Grace acrylic bikini, American Crafts ribbon and some awesome Fontwerk stamps in my favorite font Ma Sexy.

Deb, you totally rock! Thank you sooo much!

What Do You Do On Friday Night?

So how do you spend your Friday night? Two Fridays ago, I was so happy that I was able to make it to Midland in time to see Clint and his band Lifted play. It had been over two years since I had seen them play and they did an awesome job! Kim has such an amazing voice and Clint, Tommy and Nathan are all very musically talented. They played for about 200 teenagers at a youth rally and God really touched them. They had a alter call near the end for teenagers to pray to receive boldness to go into their schools and be a witness for Christ. I got to pray with several girls and I could tell that God had really touched them. It was such a great night. I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my Friday night. Many girls may age go out and party on Friday night and do all kinds of crazy things that I don't even want to think about! Why would I want to go get totally stoned and feel horrible the next day when I could be an influence and encouragement in someone else's life instead? That's how I'd spend my Friday night.

The Torture is Over!

So I finally finished my drawing class just a week before Thanksgiving! Yeah! My least favorite class so far. I do feel like I learned a lot and the little drawing skills I had have definitly improved. I just got back the two drawings I did as final projects and I wanted to share them with you! Somehow my teacher was nice enough to give me an A in this class and I can keep my 4.0 GPA. I do have to say that even though I didn't enjoy all the projects, I did try my hardest and that's what counts. This class just went to prove that I will definitly not be going into animation! I'll let some of the other students in my class have that job.

My final projects:

Thankful for....

I am thankful for...

...this beautiful day.
...my relationship with God.
...spending time with family and friends.
...Clint-the sweetest man in the world.
...getting to spend five great days with him!
...my dream job.
...the oppurtunity to go to college.
...being able to attend a great church.
...all the blessings God has given me.

I wanted to share a photo I love that Kimberly took of Clint and I during my visit:

Scrapbooks, Etc. Photography Book

So awhile back a submitted a bunch of photos to be published by Better Homes and Gardens' Scrapbooks, Etc. Photography Book. A photographer I really admire selected a photo I had taken of Melissa last summer to be in the Natural Light section. The photo of Melissa sleeping is on page 66 with details on how I used natural lighting from a north facing window. Check it out whenever you get the chance!