I've been doing alot of thinking lately. Some things have been happening in my life. I have friends that I used to hang out with alot and now I find myself feeling very different from them and I feel excluded from their conversations alot when I'm around them. It's mostly their conversations that are not glorifying to God. I know that that's a good thing, but it makes me really sad that they do that and it makes me sad that I used to do and talk about the exact same things they're doing and talking about. Lately I've found myself growing furthur apart from people that I used to really really enjoy hanging out with but at the same time, my relationships with my few Christian friends have been getting stronger.
I recently found out that one of my friends has started smoking. He's only 13 years old. I don't want to mention his name so I'll just call him Jack. Everyone except for me and 2 or 3 other people seem to think there's nothing wrong with it and that it's his life and he can do whatever he wants to. Last night I was talking to someone (Let's call him Michael) and I thought it would be good for Michael to talk to Jack because Jack likes him and I figured he might listen to what Michael has to say. So I was telling Michael that Jack had just started smoking and I was getting really emotional about it and he was like "Why are you so upset about this?" And I said "Oh my gosh! Why am I so upset about this? First of all, he's pretty much killing himself. He's on a downward spiral right now and if he doesn't stop this I know that he's going to get into worse things and one day he's going to end up in jail on the verge of death. I'm worried about him. I don't like to see anyone making the wrong decisions." Michael didn't seem to care. Now don't get me wrong, I don't judge people because they smoke or anything like that but you have to remember that Jack is 13 years old and he's the kind of person that will get into worse things if he doesn't stop this. Michael was also talking to someone on the phone and she didn't seem to care about it either. She was like "Ooohhh Jack's a BA. Christi why do you care so much? It's his life...let him do what he wants. I'm sure he doesn't want people nagging on him about it so much"
I also was talking about Christian music with Michael. He doesn't like "Christian Rock" music. He thinks it's an oxi-moron or something like that. Sometimes he won't listen to a band just because they're Christian. The first question he asks me when I tell him about a cool band is "Are they Christian?". That really bugs me. He was like "Where does rock music come from? Wasn't it a rebellion against authorities" or something like that... I said something like "What's wrong with Christian rock music? They're artists making the kind of music that they like singing about what they want to sing about which is mostly going to be God." and I went on telling him about how much more I enjoy listening to Christian music than secular music because of the joy that the lyrics that are glorifying to God bring me. Secular music also makes me happy but I feel a sense of eternal joy when I listen to certain Christian songs because of just the amazing things God has done in my life. I told him about Relient K's song For The Moments I Feel Faint and how it says "Never underestimate my Jesus. You're telling me that there's no hope, I'm telling you you're wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus. When the world around you crumbles He will be strong". I cannot even begin to describe to you how much that means to me knowing that He will indeed be strong when everything else seems to fall apart. There's not going to be power like that in a secular band's song. So Michael said to me "Well then you're glorifying them and not God. You can't use that as your Bible" I said "No, I'm not glorifying them above God. When I listen to that song I'm reminded of the things God does for me and I can praise HIM and glorify HIM. Then I can also thank God for what He's done in my life and I can thank Him for what he's done in the band member's lives". Michael eventually gave in and said I was right but I still could tell how he really felt. He's not going to listen to that stuff and I realized that the reason he doesn't appriciate it is because honestly, I don't think he's a true believer and the Bible says that an unbeliever can't understand the things of God. That breaks my heart knowing that they're eyes have not been opened to the amazing things that God does every day.
Sunday night I was thinking about all this stuff and it brought me to the point of tears for my friends that don't have Christ in their lives. But at the same time there were also tears of joy for what God has done in my life and that I'm not like are anymore. They all go to church and they have all the head knowledge that they could ever have but they don't show fruits in the way they live their lives and the way they talk and stuff...I feel really sorry for them. I love them all so much and I don't want anything bad to happen to them. Like I said earlier I don't enjoy hanging out with them as much as I used to because I've been radically changed by the almighty power of God and I don't have any desire to do or talk about the things I used to do and talk about. I'm not saying I'm perfect, because I most definately am not. I sin all the time and I see more sin in my life now than I ever have because I used to not care about it or identify it as a sin in my life but now I feel so horrible every time I do something not glorifying to God.
Please be in prayer for my friend who is smoking. If he doesn't stop I don't know what will happen to him but it's definately not good. I tried to talk to him about it but he doesn't care at all about the consequences. I said that every time he smokes a cigarette he's bringing himself one step closer to death and he just replied by saying "everyone dies eventually". I told him that he would probably die at a younger age than he would if he wasn't smoking and he said "There was this one guy that smoked all his life and he lived to be 80 something years old" I tried to tell him that that's just one guy out of a lot but he just went on promising me that he's not going to die of lung cancer or anything like that but he's not going to stop smoking. It really breaks my heart when I think about him because I am so worried about him. He's on a downward spiral and I don't want to see him go down the wrong path. God is the only one who can help him. Please be praying that his eyes would be opened and he would realize that he shouldn't be doing that.
I don't really know how to end this blog so I'm just gonna stop now.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
You can turn mistakes to miracles
I really don't understand how God can still love me. I'm such a horrible person and I'm reminded of that every day. If I didn't have Him in my life I have no clue where I'd be but I know it would not be good. I really need to get my priorities straight. I've been such a procrastinator lately and I'm so lazy all the time. I do things I know that I shouldn't do all the time. Every day. I feel like such a horrible person. When I fail I'm reminded of God's grace and I'm comforted but I still feel sooo amazingly awful. The Bible does say that if you really hate your sin it's a sign of salvation so I guess I should be encouraged. It's really easy to get bummed though, but I just remember that God is always there and He will forgive me. I am proud to say that I'm a child of the King.
Right now I really love this song. It's exactly how I feel.
It's Beautiful - Eleventyeven
I wish that You would tell me how
You know me well and want to be together.
Falling short and faded out
but You keep making gardens in this desert.
despite the grace that I dismiss
forgiveness was the catalyst
to penetrate my heart with what is true
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful.
Redeem the years I've thrown away
I'm ready to make good on what I've wasted.
I'm asking You to shape my heart,
I wanna be Your work of art.
Cause when You change me and make me more like You
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful.
So help me God forbid
I never take for granted
This endless gift You give.
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful
I wish that You would tell me how
You know me well and want to be together
Right now I really love this song. It's exactly how I feel.
It's Beautiful - Eleventyeven
I wish that You would tell me how
You know me well and want to be together.
Falling short and faded out
but You keep making gardens in this desert.
despite the grace that I dismiss
forgiveness was the catalyst
to penetrate my heart with what is true
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful.
Redeem the years I've thrown away
I'm ready to make good on what I've wasted.
I'm asking You to shape my heart,
I wanna be Your work of art.
Cause when You change me and make me more like You
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful.
So help me God forbid
I never take for granted
This endless gift You give.
It's beautiful
You can turn mistakes to miracles.
The way that You still love me after all
It's beautiful
I wish that You would tell me how
You know me well and want to be together
Thursday, November 8, 2007
It's Amazing
No matter what happens, or what goes wrong, God is always there and He has a plan for everything. He knows what's going to happen and we can trust in Him because He knows what's best.
I think that lately I've probably forgotten that. Sometimes I can't believe that God still loves me after all of the stupid things that I do, but He does.
That amazes me.
I think that lately I've probably forgotten that. Sometimes I can't believe that God still loves me after all of the stupid things that I do, but He does.
That amazes me.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
I'm On The Up And Up
Sorry about my emotional breakdown yesterday. Haha
I'm fine now. Thanks to Relient K. Relient K almost ALWAYS makes me happy.
:D :D
you know, I first heard about Relient K when I was 9 I think back in 2002. My brother had The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek. He came in my room one day and was like Christi!! listen to this song! It's hilarious! So I listened to it, and I thought it was awesome. It was Sadie Hawkins Dance. I listened to that song over and over and over again. I didn't buy any of their other CD's though, because I wasn't really into music back then. I only listened to 1 band really and that was MercyMe (haha). So eventually, my brother didn't like Relient K anymore, so he gave me the CD. I listened to it ALOT. Then finally in 2004 when I was 11, I started to get intrested in music, and I asked my grandma for Mmhmm for Christmas. I think it was the first CD I had ever asked for for Christmas or a Birthday, and I had only bought 5 other CD's in my lifetime and that was the Freaky Friday soundtrack, and all of Switchfoot's CD's up to The Beautiful Letdown. Anyway, I listened to mmhmm, and I thought it was awesome. I bought Apathetic in 2005 and that was probably when I considered Relient K to be my favorite band. Before then, my favorite band was Switchfoot but now they're my second favorite. I don't really think I was a hardcore fan of Relient K until last year because that's when I really got into the internet and that's the best way to learn about bands in my opinion. Hey, it's not my fault I was born in 1993 lol. On my 13th birthday, my friends bought me "Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do". I was really excited about that. I didn't buy "Relient K" until this year, but it is Relient K's original goofiness and stuff that made me fall in love with them so I of course loved it. Even though I didn't really get into Relient K until a couple years ago, I think I'm as hardcore as anyone who's been a fan since the beginning. I may not have everything they've released (earlier EP's, Deck The Halls And Bruise Your Hand, The Vinyl Countdown etc.) but if you talk to me for more than 15 minutes, I'm sure Relient K will come up somehow. Anyone who knows me at all, knows that Relient K is my all time favorite band and I'm very passionate about my love for Relient K.
It's not an obsession, it's a way of life.
Wow, I didn't mean to go off and tell you the whole story of how I became the obsessed fan that I am today...but I guess I did haha
I'm fine now. Thanks to Relient K. Relient K almost ALWAYS makes me happy.
:D :D
you know, I first heard about Relient K when I was 9 I think back in 2002. My brother had The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek. He came in my room one day and was like Christi!! listen to this song! It's hilarious! So I listened to it, and I thought it was awesome. It was Sadie Hawkins Dance. I listened to that song over and over and over again. I didn't buy any of their other CD's though, because I wasn't really into music back then. I only listened to 1 band really and that was MercyMe (haha). So eventually, my brother didn't like Relient K anymore, so he gave me the CD. I listened to it ALOT. Then finally in 2004 when I was 11, I started to get intrested in music, and I asked my grandma for Mmhmm for Christmas. I think it was the first CD I had ever asked for for Christmas or a Birthday, and I had only bought 5 other CD's in my lifetime and that was the Freaky Friday soundtrack, and all of Switchfoot's CD's up to The Beautiful Letdown. Anyway, I listened to mmhmm, and I thought it was awesome. I bought Apathetic in 2005 and that was probably when I considered Relient K to be my favorite band. Before then, my favorite band was Switchfoot but now they're my second favorite. I don't really think I was a hardcore fan of Relient K until last year because that's when I really got into the internet and that's the best way to learn about bands in my opinion. Hey, it's not my fault I was born in 1993 lol. On my 13th birthday, my friends bought me "Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do". I was really excited about that. I didn't buy "Relient K" until this year, but it is Relient K's original goofiness and stuff that made me fall in love with them so I of course loved it. Even though I didn't really get into Relient K until a couple years ago, I think I'm as hardcore as anyone who's been a fan since the beginning. I may not have everything they've released (earlier EP's, Deck The Halls And Bruise Your Hand, The Vinyl Countdown etc.) but if you talk to me for more than 15 minutes, I'm sure Relient K will come up somehow. Anyone who knows me at all, knows that Relient K is my all time favorite band and I'm very passionate about my love for Relient K.
It's not an obsession, it's a way of life.
Wow, I didn't mean to go off and tell you the whole story of how I became the obsessed fan that I am today...but I guess I did haha
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
You Do It To Yourself, You Do
I'm not in the best mood right now. Things haven't been going my way lately, and it seems to for everyone else. I know that nothing ever goes exactly the way someone planned it but it seems like lately, alot of things have been going wrong for me. Now, I'm not mad at anyone but myself so don't think that I'm mad at anyone. Let me make a list of what's gone wrong lately. Some of these probably seem really stupid to you, and things that I shouldn't be upset about, but I really am, even though I don't quite know why for some things. They're just little things, but alot of little things can add up.
There were a few things I forgot to put in my book for Relient K that would have made it way cooler.
We couldn't go to the concert early because we had to take the Touchet's and they couldn't get to the Alfonso's house until 5. If I had gotten there early, I probably would have met Relient K.
I didn't get picked for Sadie Hawkins Dance but it seems like lots of other people I talk to have the best luck at concerts, and meet everyone and have the time of their life. (I won't mention any names)
Relient K was "sleeping"
We had to leave the concert earlier than I wanted to because we had to take the Touchet's home. Relient K might have come out after we left but I don't know, because we had to leave.
After we drop off the Touchet's and are almost home, I realize that I lost only Relient K t-shirt that I spent $20 on.
Videos:
I found out that every time I pushed the zoom button on my camera it screwed up the sound so it sounds like they have really horrible tempo. I zoomed alot in some videos.
I accidentally closed youtube when The Best Thing was 95% done, so I had to start over.
A few of my videos are too big to upload to youtube. I don't know why, because none of them are over 4 minutes long.
I uploaded 4 videos to megavideo.com and 3 of them failed to "convert" or whatever. So I upload them to youtube and waste about 2 hours because after they were done I go back to megavideo and the other ones actually DID convert.
One of my videos stopped in the middle of uploading
Rebuild just won't seem to upload.
The video I uploaded to google video never finishsed processing, even though it said it did.
I got a 36 on a vocabulary test today.
I finally sent Matty T. a message that's worth replying to, and he hasn't been online since the 2nd, so that means it's probably gonna get lost way down there in his inbox and he's never gonna read it, which means he's not going to reply.
On top of all this, my Mom has been saying that she hates the Christmas song that I'm supposed to play for the Christmas recital coming up in December. She's always telling me when I mess up and telling me how to fix it. I'm the musician, not her. She shouldn't be telling me what I'm doing wrong. She seems to think that I don't notice it when I mess up but I do, and I know how to make it right. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her. She never says she's proud of me or anything, instead she's always criticizing my playing. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her. It seems like she wants me to be the best that there ever was, and I'm just not at that level yet. I know that I'm really good. I mean seriously, I'm 14 and I'm playing Beetoven, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, and stuff like that. I may not be as good as all of the insanely amazing asian kids that have no life and practice 20 million hours a day, but that's because I have a life, and I have more things to do then sit at the piano all day perfecting every thing. It just makes me really frustrated.
I'm trying to remeber Romans 8:28 when all these bad things are happening to me, but it's really easy to get discouraged. Don't get me wrong and think that I'm depressed, because I'm not, because I know that there's no reason to be depressed when your delight is in the Lord. I've just been noticing things that aren't going the way I planned alot lately.
I know that I had an amazing time at the concert, and that alot of cool things happened but it's just so easy to get hung upon the history of what's gone wrong (hah, Relient K lyric)
Don't bother leaving a comment telling me how stupid it is that I'm upset or that I should stop complaining and being mad. Just don't. It's my private thoughts that I openly posted on the world wide, highly traveled, information superhighway so don't tell me how to think, because it won't help. You can say anything else though.
There were a few things I forgot to put in my book for Relient K that would have made it way cooler.
We couldn't go to the concert early because we had to take the Touchet's and they couldn't get to the Alfonso's house until 5. If I had gotten there early, I probably would have met Relient K.
I didn't get picked for Sadie Hawkins Dance but it seems like lots of other people I talk to have the best luck at concerts, and meet everyone and have the time of their life. (I won't mention any names)
Relient K was "sleeping"
We had to leave the concert earlier than I wanted to because we had to take the Touchet's home. Relient K might have come out after we left but I don't know, because we had to leave.
After we drop off the Touchet's and are almost home, I realize that I lost only Relient K t-shirt that I spent $20 on.
Videos:
I found out that every time I pushed the zoom button on my camera it screwed up the sound so it sounds like they have really horrible tempo. I zoomed alot in some videos.
I accidentally closed youtube when The Best Thing was 95% done, so I had to start over.
A few of my videos are too big to upload to youtube. I don't know why, because none of them are over 4 minutes long.
I uploaded 4 videos to megavideo.com and 3 of them failed to "convert" or whatever. So I upload them to youtube and waste about 2 hours because after they were done I go back to megavideo and the other ones actually DID convert.
One of my videos stopped in the middle of uploading
Rebuild just won't seem to upload.
The video I uploaded to google video never finishsed processing, even though it said it did.
I got a 36 on a vocabulary test today.
I finally sent Matty T. a message that's worth replying to, and he hasn't been online since the 2nd, so that means it's probably gonna get lost way down there in his inbox and he's never gonna read it, which means he's not going to reply.
On top of all this, my Mom has been saying that she hates the Christmas song that I'm supposed to play for the Christmas recital coming up in December. She's always telling me when I mess up and telling me how to fix it. I'm the musician, not her. She shouldn't be telling me what I'm doing wrong. She seems to think that I don't notice it when I mess up but I do, and I know how to make it right. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her. She never says she's proud of me or anything, instead she's always criticizing my playing. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough for her. It seems like she wants me to be the best that there ever was, and I'm just not at that level yet. I know that I'm really good. I mean seriously, I'm 14 and I'm playing Beetoven, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, and stuff like that. I may not be as good as all of the insanely amazing asian kids that have no life and practice 20 million hours a day, but that's because I have a life, and I have more things to do then sit at the piano all day perfecting every thing. It just makes me really frustrated.
I'm trying to remeber Romans 8:28 when all these bad things are happening to me, but it's really easy to get discouraged. Don't get me wrong and think that I'm depressed, because I'm not, because I know that there's no reason to be depressed when your delight is in the Lord. I've just been noticing things that aren't going the way I planned alot lately.
I know that I had an amazing time at the concert, and that alot of cool things happened but it's just so easy to get hung upon the history of what's gone wrong (hah, Relient K lyric)
Don't bother leaving a comment telling me how stupid it is that I'm upset or that I should stop complaining and being mad. Just don't. It's my private thoughts that I openly posted on the world wide, highly traveled, information superhighway so don't tell me how to think, because it won't help. You can say anything else though.
Monday, November 5, 2007
I forgot to say this on my last post
And I should have, because it also made me happy.
When we were inside about to go out by the tour buses, I showed some people I knew my penguin and it made them smile, and then this girl that Cecelia was talking to, it made her smile, then I saw this lady who goes to my church and I was like "Oh my gosh!! look what I got for Relient K" and I showed it to her and she smiled and said "Only you, Christi". Then we went to the merch table and we were talking to that guy that travels with Relient K and we showed him the penguin and he smiled, and so did 2 other girls that were there.
When we went over to wait by the tour buses, I got out my stuff and some girl saw my penguin and she was like "Oh my gosh!! Is that a Relient K penguin???" And I said, "Yeah it is!! Watch this!!" so I turned it on, and she said "Oh my gosh, that is so cute!!"
Then, I was talking to Cecelia and I said that Relient K better come out, because I come bearing gifts and this other girl was like "You got that for them? That's so awesome!"
The singer from Ruth (I really don't know his name) was out there and he saw the sour patch kids and he was like "sour patch kids are my favorite!!" And I said "aww, I'm really sorry, I would give them to you, but they're for Relient K" Then I told him to look at my penguin and he said it was cool, then I pushed the button on it's hand...
and he saw it, and he smiled and then he did a little dance while the penguin was singing hahahaha
So, I got people I knew to smile, the merch guys to smile, some girls I didn't know to say something positive about it, the singer from Ruth to do a dance, and I got that guy who didn't smile at all to smile and almost laugh because of my penguin!!!!
I hope that something like that happened when Relient K saw it =]
p.s. I'm gonna do my best to upload pictures and videos today :D
When we were inside about to go out by the tour buses, I showed some people I knew my penguin and it made them smile, and then this girl that Cecelia was talking to, it made her smile, then I saw this lady who goes to my church and I was like "Oh my gosh!! look what I got for Relient K" and I showed it to her and she smiled and said "Only you, Christi". Then we went to the merch table and we were talking to that guy that travels with Relient K and we showed him the penguin and he smiled, and so did 2 other girls that were there.
When we went over to wait by the tour buses, I got out my stuff and some girl saw my penguin and she was like "Oh my gosh!! Is that a Relient K penguin???" And I said, "Yeah it is!! Watch this!!" so I turned it on, and she said "Oh my gosh, that is so cute!!"
Then, I was talking to Cecelia and I said that Relient K better come out, because I come bearing gifts and this other girl was like "You got that for them? That's so awesome!"
The singer from Ruth (I really don't know his name) was out there and he saw the sour patch kids and he was like "sour patch kids are my favorite!!" And I said "aww, I'm really sorry, I would give them to you, but they're for Relient K" Then I told him to look at my penguin and he said it was cool, then I pushed the button on it's hand...
and he saw it, and he smiled and then he did a little dance while the penguin was singing hahahaha
So, I got people I knew to smile, the merch guys to smile, some girls I didn't know to say something positive about it, the singer from Ruth to do a dance, and I got that guy who didn't smile at all to smile and almost laugh because of my penguin!!!!
I hope that something like that happened when Relient K saw it =]
p.s. I'm gonna do my best to upload pictures and videos today :D
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Oh Relient K, why must you be SLEEPING?!?
The concert yesterday was amazing for the most part. We had to take some people there and they couldn't get to the Alfonso's house until 5 so we had to wait for them. When they got there mr. Alfonso was still in the shower but he got to the car at about 5 after. But then, he realized he had to get all the tools and stuff out of his car so we left the Alfonso's house around 5:10. He then had to go to bi-lo and get some cash and a 3 musketeers bar (?) so we ended up getting to the bi-lo center at 5:40. 20 minutes before the show was supposed to start. So we got there and I went a bought a switchfoot t-shirt and a Relient K t-shirt. I didn't get any buttons because they were 5 dollars and I only had 4 dollars left. So we found our seats and then Mr. Alfonso saw Scott walking by so he went to go talk to him. When he came back he said that Scott was gonna get the word to Relient K to look our way when they pick someone to play Sadie Hawkins Dance.
So the concert started and Ruth was pretty awesome. I really like them but I always feel sorta bad for the opening band because everyone's sitting down and they don't get like thundorous applause like the headlining bands do. They were awesome anyway. Then Relient K started playing and they were awesome, as always. When they did sleigh ride they had fake snow blowing out of these machines so whenever the song goes "outside the snow is falling" Matt changed it to "inside" :) Right before Sadie Hawkins dance Matt asked who could play the song so I stood up on my chair and got everyone around me to scream like crazy...but Matt didn't even look over where we were. I think John Warne saw me but Matt had already said some other girl on the other side could do it. The girl he picked was the ONLY other person who knew how to play it. I'm pretty sure that Scott told them to look over on our side, but Matt didn't AT ALL. I wasn't too dissapointed because I wasn't really expecting to get picked in the first place, but I really would have liked too. He also got these two other people to play the tamborine and something else...and they were on the same side of the building as the girl that got to play the guitar. Relient K's show was still amazing. They played alot of songs and alot of songs I really like. They did the Tears for Fears song and the Office song and then Matt said that if you don't watch the office or have never heard of it then *music* we just wasted one minute and 59 seconds of the show.
When Relient K was done and they were getting ready for Switchfoot's show me and Cecelia went to go look for Mr. Alfonso to see what he was doing. We wanted him to go talk to Scott and see if we could somehow get my stuff to the guys before we had to leave but we couldn't find Mr. Alfonso anywhere. After walking around the building, which is just a giant oval, for a long time we decided to go back to our seats and see if he was there, but he wasn't. He came back after switchfoot's show had already started but he didn't talk to Scott. I really don't know what he was doing lol.
So Switchfoot's show was INCREDIBLE. They are sooo awesome live. Sometimes Jon would scream into his guitar and it makes it sound really cool. At one point in the show, I can't remember what song it was, but Jon was crowdsurfing and the microphone cord was really really long and it was lit up. It was really cool. He went all the way to the stands in the back and got up there where some people were and was singing the song up there. It was really cool. He had to get back to the stage now so he ran faster than I've ever seen anyone run back up to the stage to finish the song. I had never seen anything that cool before. During On Fire he told everyone to get out "something shiny" (cell phones, what else) and that was the most cell phone waving I've ever seen during a show. It was amazing. So they were done, and everyone was still cheering and then the people in the stands were stomping on the floor really loud and fast so they would come back out and do another song. So Jon came back out and started playing Dare You To Move and everyone went CRAZY. It was soo awesome. Switchfoot has the coolest live show I've EVER seen in my life. If you can make it out to a show on this tour, you definately should. It's incredible.
So then it was over, and Ruth was out there signing but I saw some of my friends so I didn't go over there. Then we realized that we had to leave in like 10 minutes so we went over to Relient K's merch table and asked the if any of them traveled with Relient K so we asked that guy what would be the best way to give them my stuff and he said we should go wait out by the tour buses, but we really needed to leave so he said that we could give it to him if we needed to. Obviously, I didn't want to do that, so me and Cecelia reminded Mr. Alfonso that daylight savings time ended today so we had an extra hour of sleep so he said that he would call Savannah and Gerry's mom and ask if we could stay an hour later.
We went over by the tour buses and after only about 15 minutes of waiting, Jon Foreman came out there. I got him to sign my shirt, and I got a picture with him, and I got a video of him saying happy birthday to Mrs. Carie because she really wanted to go to the show for her birthday, but her husband took her out to dinner instead (haha). Then the lead singer of Ruth came out there and we talked to him. Then another guy from Ruth came over there and I got a picture with him and he was said that we should be tigers so I got a picture with him looking like a tiger lol. Then they were walking away and we all shouted bye and stuff, but then they came back and the singer guy was like "Hey, if we bring our trailer over here will you guys write in the dirt on the back of it?" So of course we said we would so they backed their trailer up to the gate and we wrote all over it. Then another guy from Ruth came out there (Jon Foreman was still there, he stayed out there for like 30 minutes) and I got all of them to sign my shoe because I didn't have anything else for them to sign. They were really cool. They stayed out there for a really long time too. The singer said that Relient k wasn't going to come out tonight so we really hoped that he was wrong.
So after they left and Jon Foreman left, this other guy starts walking out and we all yelled at him to come over here. I think he was either a stage guy for Ruth, or Ruth's manager. I'm not sure. But we asked him if he could go tell Relient K to come out here and he said that they weren't coming out tonight. We asked him why and he said they were "sleeping" because they were really tired. I don't really believe him because I don't think they would be sleeping already at 11 O'Clock. Maybe they were, but idk. Cecelia was actually pretty mad at them, but I told her not to be. We knew that we would have to leave pretty soon so we asked him if we could give him my stuff and he could give it to Relient K. This guy had a really stern look on his face the whole time we were talking to him. He asked me what I had for them and I showed him all of it, and then I made the penguin sing and go crazy like it does and it made him smile haha. Cecelia asked him if he would promise not to eat the candy we got and he was like, I don't know, sour patch kids are my favorite. We really wanted him to give my stuff to Relient K so Cecelia was like "look man, she spent all her money on them and she really wants them to get her stuff" He said, "you spent all your money on that??" So I told him that I did and I don't have a job so I don't have alot of money and that's all I could afford. So he said that he would give it to them. I asked him if he could take it and then let us watch him take it into their bus and he said that he would do that, but he just stood there with his arms crossed. Cecelia was like "well, are you gonna take it or what?" And he said he would, but he still had his arms crossed. So she finally had to pretty much shove it at him haha but he finally took it and we saw him take it into their bus.
A few minutes later Mr. Alfonso came over there and said that we needed to leave, but we wanted to see if that guy could get Relient K to come out. Mr. Alfonso said we could wait 10 minutes and that's it. So we were waiting, and then 2 trucks pulled out in front of Relient K's bus so we couldn't see if anyone was going out or into it, so we didn't know what was going on. 10 minutes passed, and no Relient K. So just as we were about to leave Chad and Jerome from switchfoot came out there so We got to wait 5 more minutes so we could get our pictures with them and stuff. When Gerry got her picture with Chad she was like "Dude! we gotta hurry! I'm so grounded right now!! We were supposed to leave an hour ago but you're worth it" And Chad said "You were supposed to leave an hour ago??? Whoa! then you better hurry up! I wouldn't want you to get grounded" So her and Cecelia and me got our pictures with him (I totally forgot to ask him to sign my shirt) So then Jerome came over there and Cecelia said we needed to hurry before Savannah and Gerry got grounded and Jerome said "Oh no!!! don't get grounded!!! Let's make this quick hurry hurry!!" So we all got our pictures with Jerome and Chad and I got Jerome to sign my shirt.
So then we had to leave without meeting Relient K, but at least I KNOW that my things got to them lol. Cecelia was really ticked off about it. She was so mad at them. She's was talking about how Switchfoot and Ruth came over there, and they didn't look tired at all, why couldn't Relient K just come over there for a few minutes!! I told her not to be too mad, because they probably have a good reason for not coming out, but she still is pretty mad at them. I'm a little dissapointed, but I'm not gonna let it bother me too much. Anyway, after we dropped off Savannah and Gerry at their house, and we were heading back to the Alfonso's house, I realized that I didn't have my Relient K shirt that I spend $20 on!!! That made me really mad. I looked in my bag and all in the car and I couldn't find it, so it was either left on the road by their tour buses, or the Touchet's have it. I'm gonna call them here in a minute and see if they do. I really hope they do. I really don't think I would just leave it out there, Unless it fell out of my bag or something, so I'm really hoping that Savannah and Gerry have it.
So over all, we had a pretty amazing time last night, except the fact that Relient K was "SLEEPING" Hopefully I'll get to go to a show on their next tour and we'll be able to stay late and meet them.
I got 17 videos (6 switchfoot, 2 ruth, 9 Relient K) and 282 pictures. Alot of the pictures are blurry because we were pretty far away. I'm gonna upload them tomorrow when I get to my house. I'm gonna upload all the videos, and I'm probably gonna do 2 albums on facebook which is 120 pictures, and maybe 40-50 on myspace, so if you really LOVE pictures, then add me on facebook :)
So the concert started and Ruth was pretty awesome. I really like them but I always feel sorta bad for the opening band because everyone's sitting down and they don't get like thundorous applause like the headlining bands do. They were awesome anyway. Then Relient K started playing and they were awesome, as always. When they did sleigh ride they had fake snow blowing out of these machines so whenever the song goes "outside the snow is falling" Matt changed it to "inside" :) Right before Sadie Hawkins dance Matt asked who could play the song so I stood up on my chair and got everyone around me to scream like crazy...but Matt didn't even look over where we were. I think John Warne saw me but Matt had already said some other girl on the other side could do it. The girl he picked was the ONLY other person who knew how to play it. I'm pretty sure that Scott told them to look over on our side, but Matt didn't AT ALL. I wasn't too dissapointed because I wasn't really expecting to get picked in the first place, but I really would have liked too. He also got these two other people to play the tamborine and something else...and they were on the same side of the building as the girl that got to play the guitar. Relient K's show was still amazing. They played alot of songs and alot of songs I really like. They did the Tears for Fears song and the Office song and then Matt said that if you don't watch the office or have never heard of it then *music* we just wasted one minute and 59 seconds of the show.
When Relient K was done and they were getting ready for Switchfoot's show me and Cecelia went to go look for Mr. Alfonso to see what he was doing. We wanted him to go talk to Scott and see if we could somehow get my stuff to the guys before we had to leave but we couldn't find Mr. Alfonso anywhere. After walking around the building, which is just a giant oval, for a long time we decided to go back to our seats and see if he was there, but he wasn't. He came back after switchfoot's show had already started but he didn't talk to Scott. I really don't know what he was doing lol.
So Switchfoot's show was INCREDIBLE. They are sooo awesome live. Sometimes Jon would scream into his guitar and it makes it sound really cool. At one point in the show, I can't remember what song it was, but Jon was crowdsurfing and the microphone cord was really really long and it was lit up. It was really cool. He went all the way to the stands in the back and got up there where some people were and was singing the song up there. It was really cool. He had to get back to the stage now so he ran faster than I've ever seen anyone run back up to the stage to finish the song. I had never seen anything that cool before. During On Fire he told everyone to get out "something shiny" (cell phones, what else) and that was the most cell phone waving I've ever seen during a show. It was amazing. So they were done, and everyone was still cheering and then the people in the stands were stomping on the floor really loud and fast so they would come back out and do another song. So Jon came back out and started playing Dare You To Move and everyone went CRAZY. It was soo awesome. Switchfoot has the coolest live show I've EVER seen in my life. If you can make it out to a show on this tour, you definately should. It's incredible.
So then it was over, and Ruth was out there signing but I saw some of my friends so I didn't go over there. Then we realized that we had to leave in like 10 minutes so we went over to Relient K's merch table and asked the if any of them traveled with Relient K so we asked that guy what would be the best way to give them my stuff and he said we should go wait out by the tour buses, but we really needed to leave so he said that we could give it to him if we needed to. Obviously, I didn't want to do that, so me and Cecelia reminded Mr. Alfonso that daylight savings time ended today so we had an extra hour of sleep so he said that he would call Savannah and Gerry's mom and ask if we could stay an hour later.
We went over by the tour buses and after only about 15 minutes of waiting, Jon Foreman came out there. I got him to sign my shirt, and I got a picture with him, and I got a video of him saying happy birthday to Mrs. Carie because she really wanted to go to the show for her birthday, but her husband took her out to dinner instead (haha). Then the lead singer of Ruth came out there and we talked to him. Then another guy from Ruth came over there and I got a picture with him and he was said that we should be tigers so I got a picture with him looking like a tiger lol. Then they were walking away and we all shouted bye and stuff, but then they came back and the singer guy was like "Hey, if we bring our trailer over here will you guys write in the dirt on the back of it?" So of course we said we would so they backed their trailer up to the gate and we wrote all over it. Then another guy from Ruth came out there (Jon Foreman was still there, he stayed out there for like 30 minutes) and I got all of them to sign my shoe because I didn't have anything else for them to sign. They were really cool. They stayed out there for a really long time too. The singer said that Relient k wasn't going to come out tonight so we really hoped that he was wrong.
So after they left and Jon Foreman left, this other guy starts walking out and we all yelled at him to come over here. I think he was either a stage guy for Ruth, or Ruth's manager. I'm not sure. But we asked him if he could go tell Relient K to come out here and he said that they weren't coming out tonight. We asked him why and he said they were "sleeping" because they were really tired. I don't really believe him because I don't think they would be sleeping already at 11 O'Clock. Maybe they were, but idk. Cecelia was actually pretty mad at them, but I told her not to be. We knew that we would have to leave pretty soon so we asked him if we could give him my stuff and he could give it to Relient K. This guy had a really stern look on his face the whole time we were talking to him. He asked me what I had for them and I showed him all of it, and then I made the penguin sing and go crazy like it does and it made him smile haha. Cecelia asked him if he would promise not to eat the candy we got and he was like, I don't know, sour patch kids are my favorite. We really wanted him to give my stuff to Relient K so Cecelia was like "look man, she spent all her money on them and she really wants them to get her stuff" He said, "you spent all your money on that??" So I told him that I did and I don't have a job so I don't have alot of money and that's all I could afford. So he said that he would give it to them. I asked him if he could take it and then let us watch him take it into their bus and he said that he would do that, but he just stood there with his arms crossed. Cecelia was like "well, are you gonna take it or what?" And he said he would, but he still had his arms crossed. So she finally had to pretty much shove it at him haha but he finally took it and we saw him take it into their bus.
A few minutes later Mr. Alfonso came over there and said that we needed to leave, but we wanted to see if that guy could get Relient K to come out. Mr. Alfonso said we could wait 10 minutes and that's it. So we were waiting, and then 2 trucks pulled out in front of Relient K's bus so we couldn't see if anyone was going out or into it, so we didn't know what was going on. 10 minutes passed, and no Relient K. So just as we were about to leave Chad and Jerome from switchfoot came out there so We got to wait 5 more minutes so we could get our pictures with them and stuff. When Gerry got her picture with Chad she was like "Dude! we gotta hurry! I'm so grounded right now!! We were supposed to leave an hour ago but you're worth it" And Chad said "You were supposed to leave an hour ago??? Whoa! then you better hurry up! I wouldn't want you to get grounded" So her and Cecelia and me got our pictures with him (I totally forgot to ask him to sign my shirt) So then Jerome came over there and Cecelia said we needed to hurry before Savannah and Gerry got grounded and Jerome said "Oh no!!! don't get grounded!!! Let's make this quick hurry hurry!!" So we all got our pictures with Jerome and Chad and I got Jerome to sign my shirt.
So then we had to leave without meeting Relient K, but at least I KNOW that my things got to them lol. Cecelia was really ticked off about it. She was so mad at them. She's was talking about how Switchfoot and Ruth came over there, and they didn't look tired at all, why couldn't Relient K just come over there for a few minutes!! I told her not to be too mad, because they probably have a good reason for not coming out, but she still is pretty mad at them. I'm a little dissapointed, but I'm not gonna let it bother me too much. Anyway, after we dropped off Savannah and Gerry at their house, and we were heading back to the Alfonso's house, I realized that I didn't have my Relient K shirt that I spend $20 on!!! That made me really mad. I looked in my bag and all in the car and I couldn't find it, so it was either left on the road by their tour buses, or the Touchet's have it. I'm gonna call them here in a minute and see if they do. I really hope they do. I really don't think I would just leave it out there, Unless it fell out of my bag or something, so I'm really hoping that Savannah and Gerry have it.
So over all, we had a pretty amazing time last night, except the fact that Relient K was "SLEEPING" Hopefully I'll get to go to a show on their next tour and we'll be able to stay late and meet them.
I got 17 videos (6 switchfoot, 2 ruth, 9 Relient K) and 282 pictures. Alot of the pictures are blurry because we were pretty far away. I'm gonna upload them tomorrow when I get to my house. I'm gonna upload all the videos, and I'm probably gonna do 2 albums on facebook which is 120 pictures, and maybe 40-50 on myspace, so if you really LOVE pictures, then add me on facebook :)
Friday, November 2, 2007
My last post was kinda depressing
But I'm over whatever it was that was bugging me. I don't know what the deal was with that little pitty party I was having...that was stupid.
Anyway, Tomorrow is pretty much gonna be the best day of my life. I get to see my 2 favorite bands playing together in one place!!!! OHHH MYY GOODNESS!!!! I think I might just freak out. I'm so excited I can't stand it. I hope my camera doesn't decide to quit working on me again like it did at the last RK concert I went to. That day was pretty tragic for me lol. I don't think that's gonna happen though, because I bought a new camera. Yep, that's right, I saved my money to buy a new camera just because I have to have a camera tomorrow. I wouldn't have gotten a new one otherwise. So, even though I did get Relient K same pretty lame gifts, it's because I didn't have any money because I spent it on the camera just for them :D haha And I gotta buy a t-shirt and some buttons, so that's spending money on them...so I pretty much went broke for my favorite band. Oh well, they're worth it :D
I have a ton of stuff to do today. I gotta put all the letters together in a folder thing for Dave, I gotta pack all my stuff because my parents just left this morning to go to Delaware to visit my Uncle who's pretty much having a mid-life crisis. So I gotta pack my stuff because I'm spending the night with my grandparents tonight, I'm spending the night with the Alfonsos tomorrow night after the amazing concert, and I'm spending the night with my other grandma Sunday night and she's taking me to co-op on Monday so I gotta bring my school stuff too. I also have to bring my stuff for Relient K and all the things I need to make the concert awesome, like my camera, and money for t-shirts and stuff. And I need to clean my room and wash my hair today somewhere between now and 5:30. OH, AND I have to find some time to practice an hour of piano. I should practice more but I just don't have time. Wow. I got a lot to do.
I'm leaving tonight around 5:30 because there's a youth party thing at someone's house I have to go to, then tomorrow I won't be on the computer because I'll be at my grandparents house and they have a SUPER SLOW internet connection. It takes like 2 years to bring up one website. I'm gonna try to have my other grandma take me to my house on Sunday so I can upload pictures and videos and stuff from the concert. I'll also have to blog about it. I'm gonna try to write a blog about it after the concert at the Alfonsos house if Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso don't care if we stay up that late on a Saturday night when we have church the next morning. But, if I don't I'll do it at my house on Sunday afternoon. If my grandma doesn't want me to take me to my house on Sunday, then I'll have to blog about it at her house (she has a good internet connection) and then upload pictures/videos on Monday because I have to do them on my computer with the kodak easy share stuff. So, hopefully I'll be able to come to my house on Sunday because I really want to upload all the amazing pictures I'll have as soon as possible.
Okay, that was a pretty long blog for just saying what i'm doing this weekend. Now I have to go and finish the thing for Dave (the other book is already done) which involves alot of cutting and glueing and all that stuff, then I have to go pack and all the wonderful things involved with that. :)
I just wasted a ton of time learning Sadie Hawkins Dance instead of doing the other stuff...haha
Anyway, Tomorrow is pretty much gonna be the best day of my life. I get to see my 2 favorite bands playing together in one place!!!! OHHH MYY GOODNESS!!!! I think I might just freak out. I'm so excited I can't stand it. I hope my camera doesn't decide to quit working on me again like it did at the last RK concert I went to. That day was pretty tragic for me lol. I don't think that's gonna happen though, because I bought a new camera. Yep, that's right, I saved my money to buy a new camera just because I have to have a camera tomorrow. I wouldn't have gotten a new one otherwise. So, even though I did get Relient K same pretty lame gifts, it's because I didn't have any money because I spent it on the camera just for them :D haha And I gotta buy a t-shirt and some buttons, so that's spending money on them...so I pretty much went broke for my favorite band. Oh well, they're worth it :D
I have a ton of stuff to do today. I gotta put all the letters together in a folder thing for Dave, I gotta pack all my stuff because my parents just left this morning to go to Delaware to visit my Uncle who's pretty much having a mid-life crisis. So I gotta pack my stuff because I'm spending the night with my grandparents tonight, I'm spending the night with the Alfonsos tomorrow night after the amazing concert, and I'm spending the night with my other grandma Sunday night and she's taking me to co-op on Monday so I gotta bring my school stuff too. I also have to bring my stuff for Relient K and all the things I need to make the concert awesome, like my camera, and money for t-shirts and stuff. And I need to clean my room and wash my hair today somewhere between now and 5:30. OH, AND I have to find some time to practice an hour of piano. I should practice more but I just don't have time. Wow. I got a lot to do.
I'm leaving tonight around 5:30 because there's a youth party thing at someone's house I have to go to, then tomorrow I won't be on the computer because I'll be at my grandparents house and they have a SUPER SLOW internet connection. It takes like 2 years to bring up one website. I'm gonna try to have my other grandma take me to my house on Sunday so I can upload pictures and videos and stuff from the concert. I'll also have to blog about it. I'm gonna try to write a blog about it after the concert at the Alfonsos house if Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso don't care if we stay up that late on a Saturday night when we have church the next morning. But, if I don't I'll do it at my house on Sunday afternoon. If my grandma doesn't want me to take me to my house on Sunday, then I'll have to blog about it at her house (she has a good internet connection) and then upload pictures/videos on Monday because I have to do them on my computer with the kodak easy share stuff. So, hopefully I'll be able to come to my house on Sunday because I really want to upload all the amazing pictures I'll have as soon as possible.
Okay, that was a pretty long blog for just saying what i'm doing this weekend. Now I have to go and finish the thing for Dave (the other book is already done) which involves alot of cutting and glueing and all that stuff, then I have to go pack and all the wonderful things involved with that. :)
I just wasted a ton of time learning Sadie Hawkins Dance instead of doing the other stuff...haha
Thursday, November 1, 2007
I wish I was born in the 80s
But, I wasn't. I was born in lame-o 1993.
I'm a huge Relient K fan, and I've only been to 1 show. That's it. ONE. I've only been to one show because I'm 14 and didn't start going to concerts until last year. I can't drive, so I can't drive myself to shows, my parents don't like concerts so the only time I get to go is when I go with this one family (the Alfonsos), and if it's within an hour from me because my parents don't like some other family to drive me farther than that. That's GAY.
I'm going to a Relient K concert on Saturday. What am I getting them as a gift? A stupid book I made, some candy and a penguin. I wanted to get them all something super fantastic but I can't because...I'm 14. I don't have a job. Since I don't have a job, I don't have any money to buy any super fantastic gifts so I can only get them some candy that was 5 bucks and a stupid 10 dollar penguin...and a crappy book I made myself. That's also GAY.
When I go to an eleventyseven concert, I get to hang out with the guys before and after the show and it's really awesome. Now, I know that Relient K and Eleventyseven concerts are completely different...but if I were older I would have been going to Relient K concerts for a long time and I would have met them a few times and they might know who I am, and it would have been awesome.
I would have been able to stay afterwards at the RK show I went to this summer because it was in a wal-mart parking lot, and there was only a couple hundred people there. I would have gotten to meet ALL of them...but what happened? My friend's brother (who took me there) was bored and wanted to leave right when it was over. I had to go with him because I can't drive (I'm 14). Guess what? It wasn't really over when we left. After they were done, they came back up bc people were cheering and they started playing Sadie Hawkins Dance. SADIE HAWKINS DANCE!!! A classic RK song...the song that made me love them and I couldn't stay and watch it because I had to leave with my friends brother because he was bored. So, as we were walking to the car, I was hearing the sound of that oh so amazing song...fading...away.
So now, I'm going to a concert on Saturday, and there's probably going to be a TON of people there, so there's really only a slight chance that I'll get to meet even ONE of the amazing members of my favorite band.
I know, I'm just jealous of the very few people that actually get to hang out with Relient K at concerts. Jealousy is a sin. I need to stop. It's just really hard. UGH. What is my problem?? Why am I so upset about this? I have no clue.
I'm a huge Relient K fan, and I've only been to 1 show. That's it. ONE. I've only been to one show because I'm 14 and didn't start going to concerts until last year. I can't drive, so I can't drive myself to shows, my parents don't like concerts so the only time I get to go is when I go with this one family (the Alfonsos), and if it's within an hour from me because my parents don't like some other family to drive me farther than that. That's GAY.
I'm going to a Relient K concert on Saturday. What am I getting them as a gift? A stupid book I made, some candy and a penguin. I wanted to get them all something super fantastic but I can't because...I'm 14. I don't have a job. Since I don't have a job, I don't have any money to buy any super fantastic gifts so I can only get them some candy that was 5 bucks and a stupid 10 dollar penguin...and a crappy book I made myself. That's also GAY.
When I go to an eleventyseven concert, I get to hang out with the guys before and after the show and it's really awesome. Now, I know that Relient K and Eleventyseven concerts are completely different...but if I were older I would have been going to Relient K concerts for a long time and I would have met them a few times and they might know who I am, and it would have been awesome.
I would have been able to stay afterwards at the RK show I went to this summer because it was in a wal-mart parking lot, and there was only a couple hundred people there. I would have gotten to meet ALL of them...but what happened? My friend's brother (who took me there) was bored and wanted to leave right when it was over. I had to go with him because I can't drive (I'm 14). Guess what? It wasn't really over when we left. After they were done, they came back up bc people were cheering and they started playing Sadie Hawkins Dance. SADIE HAWKINS DANCE!!! A classic RK song...the song that made me love them and I couldn't stay and watch it because I had to leave with my friends brother because he was bored. So, as we were walking to the car, I was hearing the sound of that oh so amazing song...fading...away.
So now, I'm going to a concert on Saturday, and there's probably going to be a TON of people there, so there's really only a slight chance that I'll get to meet even ONE of the amazing members of my favorite band.
I know, I'm just jealous of the very few people that actually get to hang out with Relient K at concerts. Jealousy is a sin. I need to stop. It's just really hard. UGH. What is my problem?? Why am I so upset about this? I have no clue.
Monday, October 29, 2007
100 things about me
I think I told Jon I would do this...but I never did. I was bored so I decided to do it :D
I really could come up with alot more...but oh well.
1. I lived in Louisiana for 3 years.
2. My Dad is a pastor
3. He went to seminary at New Orleans Theological Seminary. That building was underwater after hurricane Katrina.
4. My parents have been married for 20 years
5. I’ve been playing the piano for 8 years
6. I have an unhealthy obsession with Relient K
7. I have an unhealthy obsession with the internet
8. I’ve lived in the same house for 8 years
9. My grandpa died of cancer when I was 6 years old. He died in my house.His last word was my name
10. The first concert I went to was in 2005. It was MercyMe and Stephen Curtis Chapman. It was a Christmas tour, but I thought that they were going to play their songs...not just Christmas songs because I liked MercyMe and I would have loved to hear their songs. They just played Christmas song. The only song that wasn't a Christmas song was Stephen Curtis Chapman's song Live Out Loud. (I don't really like Stephen Curtis Chapman)
11. I’m afraid of bugs
12. I love the beach
13. I used to hate to drink water
14. I’ve known my best friends since I was a month old
15. I’m not allowed to celebrate Halloween
16. I’m not allowed to read the Harry Potter books or watch the movies
17. When I hear an eleventyseven or the jellyrox song I have to get up and dance around like an idiot :D
18. I’m afraid of automatic toilets
19. The first movie I watched in the movie theatre was a Barney movie.
20. I still watch Disney Channel
21. Me and my brother used to play 50 turn Mario Party every Friday night.
22. I’m learning to play the violin
23. I’ve been home schooled all my life
24. I’m 14 and I’m working on my Junior year in High School
25. I really liked Chemistry
26. When I was 3 I rode my bike into a brick wall
27. In April ’06 I was riding a bike with no brakes down a hill and I fell off. I scraped my chin down to the bone and broke my finger. I still have most of the scars (there were a lot). I had to miss state MTA because of my broken finger
28. I can type 90 words per minute
29. I was born 4 and a half weeks early
30. The farthest away I’ve traveled from home is Boston. I went to Boston this summer with our church youth group.
31. I had never flown on a plane until we went to Boston
32. I had never ridden a subway until we went to Boston
33. I like to sing in the shower.
34. I currently have a 100 in Physics, even though I hate it.
35. The first band I ever started listening to was MercyMe
36. My friend Connor is the one who got me to first listen to Switchfoot.
37. Connor now hates Switchfoot.
38. I had a dog. She hated kids because my brother hit her with a baseball bat when he was 2 years old.
39. I had a pet turtle. 2 days after I got it my brother and his friend threw it in the lake.
40. I had a pet fish. I gave it to Erica Alfonso. Her cat ate it.
41. I havn’t had a pet since my fish. (Thank goodness)
42. Several years ago, my Dad went to Russia for 2 weeks. He got me some hand-painted Russian dolls.
43. 2 of them are broken because people stepped on them at my 8th birthday party.
44. My middle name is Elizabeth
45. The Sims is my guilty pleasure
46. I’m afraid of the drains in swimming pools
47. I used to be obsessed with Panic! At The Disco.
48. The only reason I first listened to them is because a guy I liked said it was his favorite band.
49. I haven’t listened to them in a while because they really need to come out with a new CD
50. My favorite color is dark purple
51. I really wish I was born in the 80s because that was the best decade.
52. I think 80s movies are the best.
53. I don’t like to spend a lot of money at one time
54. Because I don’t like to spend a lot of money, I like to shop at Plato’s Closet instead of Hollister or American Eagle.
55. When I buy new clothes, I usually keep the tags on for the first day, just in case something doesn’t fit like I thought it did.
56. I’ve hugged a tree.
57. I’m on our neighborhood swim team in the summer
58. My Dad is the coach of our neighborhood swim team. He’s the coach of a lot of other swim teams too (He was a really good swimmer in college lol)
59. I used to love to eat Chicken Fingers at McDonalds until I heard that someone found a chicken head or something in their box of McNuggets so that freaked me out and I refused to eat them for a really long time.
60. Now, I really don’t like McDonalds. (Except for McFlurrys. Those are good)
61. I love starbucks but I hardly ever go there because I never have any money.
62. I think the classic Nick shows were 1000000 times better than the new ones they have now. It’s a shame that kids now a days won’t be able to watch those AMAZING shows.
63. If I meet Relient K, my life would be pretty much complete
64. I prefer Coke over Pepsi
65. I love roller coasters
66. I like to play card games.
67. I like to play board games too.
68. I like watching game shows
69. I used to watch The Price Is Right every day. Me and my mom would take a break from school just to watch it. Our excuse to watch it was that it was part of math =]
70. I like to watch Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
71. I like Star Wars
72. I like Star Trek
73. I think Super Smash Brothers is awesome. I think Mario Kart is awesome. I think just plain Mario is awesome =]
74. The original Mario Party was the best.
75. One of my favorite kind of sandwhiches is Tuna Fish.
76. I absolutely love black olives.
77. I like to watch Myth Busters
78. I can’t draw.
79. I used to be scared of the jets in a swimming pool/hot tub/Jacuzzi
80. My brother used to call me a mouse because I liked to eat cheese all the time. Especially at 11 o’clock at night.
81. I think it would be cool to work at an amusement park
82. My favorite cereal used to be king vitamin (I think that’s what it was called)
83. My favorite cereal is honeycomb
84. I don’t believe in Global Warming
85. I message Matt Thiessen every couple days, although I rarely have anything interesting to say.
86. I can’t drink tea unless it’s SWEET
87. I love being from the South
88. I think it’s stupid that there’s no sweet tea up North
89. When I was in Boston, I was really surprised that there wasn’t sweet tea at McDonalds because down here McDonalds is pretty much famous for their sweet tea.
90. I used to be obsessed with barbies. I have 2 huge drawers full of them
91. I’m a kindergartener at heart.
92. I think lite-brites are cool. Every kid should have one.
93. I had braces but only on my top 4 teeth because they were really screwed up and I still had most of my baby teeth. I have to get full braces next year
94. I didn’t loose my first tooth until I was 9 years old
95. I still have one more baby tooth left
96. I don’t have a boyfriend. I don’t want to have a boyfriend until I’m thinking about getting married. I’m waiting for the right person.
97. I stay up way too late.
98. I have an older brother and a younger sister. My brother is 18 and my sister is 4
99. I like to play the punchbug game…I don’t know if there’s an actual name for it…
100. I think playgrounds are fun
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Today was great :D
First I woke up and Jon Schneck replied to another one of my e-mails. Haha he's awesome.
So then I did school and practiced piano and stuff and went to piano lessons you know the usual stuff. Then I came home and me, me brother, and his girlfriend went shopping (Of course I wanted to get something for RK and their new Christmas album)
So we went to the places they wanted to go first and then we went to Wilsons to see if anything awesome caught my eye to get Relient K (Remember, I only have 15 dollars haha)...but it was all pretty much worthless crap. So we finally went to wal-mart and I looked and I couldn't find Relient K's Christmas album anywhere! I looked where all the Relient K stuff was and there was only one CD there and it was five score. Then after I almost had a heart attack because I couldn't find it Kylie found it in the awkwardest place...but they were all there so I guess that's where they were supposed to be. idk it was just weird.
So then I went to get some stuff for Relient K and I got a few things then I d
ecided to go look in the Christmas section to see if there was anything cool there and I saw this cute ice skating penguin! and I thought it was the cutest thing...and it made me think of Relient K haha. Then I found like 2 more penguins on the shelf and I freaked out!! Then I looked down on the shelf below it and there was this giant penguin with a scarf and a hat...haha. Then I went on the other side and there were MORE penguins!!!!!!!!!!! haha It was awesome.
So then I did school and practiced piano and stuff and went to piano lessons you know the usual stuff. Then I came home and me, me brother, and his girlfriend went shopping (Of course I wanted to get something for RK and their new Christmas album)
So we went to the places they wanted to go first and then we went to Wilsons to see if anything awesome caught my eye to get Relient K (Remember, I only have 15 dollars haha)...but it was all pretty much worthless crap. So we finally went to wal-mart and I looked and I couldn't find Relient K's Christmas album anywhere! I looked where all the Relient K stuff was and there was only one CD there and it was five score. Then after I almost had a heart attack because I couldn't find it Kylie found it in the awkwardest place...but they were all there so I guess that's where they were supposed to be. idk it was just weird.
So then I went to get some stuff for Relient K and I got a few things then I d
ecided to go look in the Christmas section to see if there was anything cool there and I saw this cute ice skating penguin! and I thought it was the cutest thing...and it made me think of Relient K haha. Then I found like 2 more penguins on the shelf and I freaked out!! Then I looked down on the shelf below it and there was this giant penguin with a scarf and a hat...haha. Then I went on the other side and there were MORE penguins!!!!!!!!!!! haha It was awesome.Yay!!! Too bad I only had 15 dollars or I would have gotten them haha. Oh well. I still think they're gonna love what I got (I hope so lol)...even though it's lame and cheap. It's the thought that counts :D Because I really wanted to get something not lame and not cheap. I really did. I hope they like what I got though. haha
Oh and you should definitely get Relient K's Christmas album. It's great. 2 songs made me laugh hysterically. All of the songs are AMAZING!!!!!!!
My Search For Something Awesome
As you should already know by now, I'm seeing Relient K on November 3rd in Greenville, SC.
My dream is to get the RK crew something insanely awesome that will make them smile from ear to ear. I want to get them the coolest gift that anyone has ever given them. Something that just the sight of it makes involuntary ooohs and ahhs proceed out of the mouths of the spectators. Something cooler than cool. Something amazingly awesome. Something that is so awesome that if it were any awesomer it would explode into a million pieces and transform into a massive cherry cheese cake or something ridiculous like that. I think you get the idea.
That is what I would like to get Relient K. But the reality is, I have $15. That's it. So, tomorrow I am going to wal-mart in search of the coolest thing that 15 dollars can buy. I know. That's lame. But it's really the thought that counts :D So when I present my lame, cheap gift to the RK boys...I'm hoping they will know that in my heart I wanted to get them something not lame and not cheap, but something fantastic and amazing. My quest begins tomorrow. My quest for the most fantastic and amazing thing that is within my low budet.
:)
My dream is to get the RK crew something insanely awesome that will make them smile from ear to ear. I want to get them the coolest gift that anyone has ever given them. Something that just the sight of it makes involuntary ooohs and ahhs proceed out of the mouths of the spectators. Something cooler than cool. Something amazingly awesome. Something that is so awesome that if it were any awesomer it would explode into a million pieces and transform into a massive cherry cheese cake or something ridiculous like that. I think you get the idea.
That is what I would like to get Relient K. But the reality is, I have $15. That's it. So, tomorrow I am going to wal-mart in search of the coolest thing that 15 dollars can buy. I know. That's lame. But it's really the thought that counts :D So when I present my lame, cheap gift to the RK boys...I'm hoping they will know that in my heart I wanted to get them something not lame and not cheap, but something fantastic and amazing. My quest begins tomorrow. My quest for the most fantastic and amazing thing that is within my low budet.
:)
Monday, October 22, 2007
I'm Excited.
In 12 days I will be having the best night of my life.
Why? Because my 2 favorite bands, Relient K and Switchfoot, will be playing a show together in my hometown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to do everything I can to meet them because I want to meet them and I want to know if Jon or Matt will possibly sort of know who I am maybe because of blog comments/messages.
That would be really cool...but I highly doubt it lol
I also have some things to give them. Nothing special, just stuff I could afford on my very low budget :)
OMG IM SO EXCITED I CANT CANT STAND IT!!!!!!
Ruth is pretty cool too...so that makes it even more awesome :)
Why? Because my 2 favorite bands, Relient K and Switchfoot, will be playing a show together in my hometown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to do everything I can to meet them because I want to meet them and I want to know if Jon or Matt will possibly sort of know who I am maybe because of blog comments/messages.
That would be really cool...but I highly doubt it lol
I also have some things to give them. Nothing special, just stuff I could afford on my very low budget :)
OMG IM SO EXCITED I CANT CANT STAND IT!!!!!!
Ruth is pretty cool too...so that makes it even more awesome :)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Dave :(
Okay...I love Dave and I totally respect his decision...but this is really REALLY depressing. I'm like about to Cry. I'm not evening kidding.OMG!
After seven years of touring, recording, and rehearsing, Dave Douglas has decided to leave Relient K. His final show will be 12/29. As a part of Relient K, he has been an amazing drummer, singer, collaborator, and friend. Before Dave joined the band, we were plagued with drummer turnover. Although he was the fifth drummer in two years, the moment he joined was the first time we ever felt like a complete band. He will be missed on the stage and on the road, and we wish him all the best.
RK
I know that there have been some rumors and speculation about my future in Relient K. I suppose I should clear that up. The time has, in fact, come for me to leave the band. This has been a very difficult decision, but I know that this is the right one. Relient K has been a huge part of my life and I'm sure that it is going to take a long time to get used to not being a part of the band any more. I've had a lot of good times, met a lot of great people, and been able to go a lot of places. it's been a blessing and a pleasure to work with Matt, Matt, John, and Jon. Also, I want to thank everyone else who has been involved with the band, especially those who have been on the road with us. Our fans are amazing and I want to thank all of you for your support and enthusiasm.
I am moving on to new music projects, and I hope that I will still have all of your support. Come the first of the year I will be devoting most of my time to Gypsy Parade . Feel free to look us up and say hi. Until then I will playing with Relient K, so I've got a few more shows left in me. I suppose that this is my "farewell tour." hopefully I, and the rest of Relient K, will see you at one of them.Thanks to all of you.
-Dave Douglas
I don't know what to say.
I know that I'm gonna start crying here in a minute.
Why must all this happen within less than a month...
Taking Back Sunday - Fred left
Eleventyseven - Nate left
Relient K - Dave left.
The world is like coming to an end (only not really but if feels like it)
I need to go and make Dave like 5 pages in my book instead of 1.
When Alexis posted that on myspace....I think my heart skipped a beat. Seriously.
O M G!
After seven years of touring, recording, and rehearsing, Dave Douglas has decided to leave Relient K. His final show will be 12/29. As a part of Relient K, he has been an amazing drummer, singer, collaborator, and friend. Before Dave joined the band, we were plagued with drummer turnover. Although he was the fifth drummer in two years, the moment he joined was the first time we ever felt like a complete band. He will be missed on the stage and on the road, and we wish him all the best.
RK
I know that there have been some rumors and speculation about my future in Relient K. I suppose I should clear that up. The time has, in fact, come for me to leave the band. This has been a very difficult decision, but I know that this is the right one. Relient K has been a huge part of my life and I'm sure that it is going to take a long time to get used to not being a part of the band any more. I've had a lot of good times, met a lot of great people, and been able to go a lot of places. it's been a blessing and a pleasure to work with Matt, Matt, John, and Jon. Also, I want to thank everyone else who has been involved with the band, especially those who have been on the road with us. Our fans are amazing and I want to thank all of you for your support and enthusiasm.
I am moving on to new music projects, and I hope that I will still have all of your support. Come the first of the year I will be devoting most of my time to Gypsy Parade . Feel free to look us up and say hi. Until then I will playing with Relient K, so I've got a few more shows left in me. I suppose that this is my "farewell tour." hopefully I, and the rest of Relient K, will see you at one of them.Thanks to all of you.
-Dave Douglas
I don't know what to say.
I know that I'm gonna start crying here in a minute.
Why must all this happen within less than a month...
Taking Back Sunday - Fred left
Eleventyseven - Nate left
Relient K - Dave left.
The world is like coming to an end (only not really but if feels like it)
I need to go and make Dave like 5 pages in my book instead of 1.
When Alexis posted that on myspace....I think my heart skipped a beat. Seriously.
O M G!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
erg
some depressing things happened this week...
Nate left eleventyseven
Fred Mascherino left taking back sunday
I dont think the world can take anymore sadness...
oh and amanda just said that juuichi nanatsu is not how you say eleven seven in japanese (it means seventy eleven). The person that told the guys that was wrong...so they have to fix that somehow because they made a japanese promotional video saying that like a million times. Fortunately they havnt finished editing it or anything so they can re-do it.
I'm too depressed to say anything else today...
Nate left eleventyseven
Fred Mascherino left taking back sunday
I dont think the world can take anymore sadness...
oh and amanda just said that juuichi nanatsu is not how you say eleven seven in japanese (it means seventy eleven). The person that told the guys that was wrong...so they have to fix that somehow because they made a japanese promotional video saying that like a million times. Fortunately they havnt finished editing it or anything so they can re-do it.
I'm too depressed to say anything else today...
Friday, September 28, 2007
JUUICHI NANATSU
hahahahahahahaha
the eleventygirls are awesome.
wow.
I'm seriously going to start saying that.
Let me know if you know what that means :)
the eleventygirls are awesome.
wow.
I'm seriously going to start saying that.
Let me know if you know what that means :)
Saturday, September 15, 2007
hmm...
what do you think of this? It's actually bigger than that but it wouldn't fit in the post so I had to make it smaller....I have wayy to much time on my hands.
I Love Relient K wayy too much.
If that were at all possible it would be true. (you could never love them too much)
But seriously, They're awesome.
I can't wait till November 3rd. It's going to be crazy awesome...Hopefully I'll be able to get there really early because I have to give them the scrapbook I'm making. If I finish it, I most likely will but I havn't really started. All I've done so far is write down 50 reasons why Relient K is awesome (with the help of a few people...but mostly me) And I just HAVE to meet them...it has been my dream ever since I heard them. The last (and first) RK concert I went to my camera died right before they came on stage...which kinda sucked...and then I had to leave right before they came out and played Sadie Hawkins dance. So, I didn't get to stay and meet them...plus it was in a wal-mart parking lot so I know that I would have gotten to meet them if I stayed, the Alfonsos of course did lol.
I don't know why I post stuff on this....I mean no one knows I have it...I mean like seriously...no one. All of this typing write here is completely meaningless. And yet, I continue to say stuff to no one.
But seriously, They're awesome.
I can't wait till November 3rd. It's going to be crazy awesome...Hopefully I'll be able to get there really early because I have to give them the scrapbook I'm making. If I finish it, I most likely will but I havn't really started. All I've done so far is write down 50 reasons why Relient K is awesome (with the help of a few people...but mostly me) And I just HAVE to meet them...it has been my dream ever since I heard them. The last (and first) RK concert I went to my camera died right before they came on stage...which kinda sucked...and then I had to leave right before they came out and played Sadie Hawkins dance. So, I didn't get to stay and meet them...plus it was in a wal-mart parking lot so I know that I would have gotten to meet them if I stayed, the Alfonsos of course did lol.
I don't know why I post stuff on this....I mean no one knows I have it...I mean like seriously...no one. All of this typing write here is completely meaningless. And yet, I continue to say stuff to no one.
It's been a long time.
Wow...I really havn't updated this in a very long time...
I guess because nothing really intresting happened...actually that's a lie. Intresting stuff has happened I've just been too lazy to write about it.
well let's see here....
Relient K and Switchfoot are coming to Greenville November 3rd and I'm really excited about that. hopefully the Alfonsos will be able to go because they're the only people I know who like to go on the floor and up front and jump around like insane crazy people.
I've seen Eleventyseven twice(the Alfonsos became friends with the 11ty7 guys at cornerstone)...The first time was August 31st and I had never really listened to them because I heard a few of their songs and I thought they were okay. But, after the concert I was like HOLY COW!!! THESE GUYS ARE AMAZING!!! (Relient K is still my favorite band though haha) and we got to hang out for a long time after the concert and then we went to sonic with jonathan and nate (road manager) so that was really awesome. Caleb had to go eat with his parents and Matt went downtown with his girlfriend so they didn't get to come. but on Tursday we (me and the alfonsos) went to another eleventyseven concert and we got there a little over 2 hours early so we could talk to them...and NO ONE was there except for the guys and the other band so we got to hang out and that was freaking awesome. And we talked to Matt for like an hour about movies and TV shows and the Alfonsos amazing house and movie theatre (which he said would be the only house they would ever play a show at) and we talked about spiritual things and stuff like that. That was really awesome.
I made my own t-shirt and it was really awesome and all the guys thought it was insanely awesome =D
Matt said that no one was going to show up...and he was right...only like 25 people showed up...I felt really bad for them. They didn't wear their spacesuits and rockbot didnt play :(
so we went over to nate we were like why didnt "rockbot" play? and he said well it wasnt the right crowd and "he" didn't want the guy from the other band be like...whats that crazy robot doing there and then shoot "him" in the head with his shotgun....haha it was alot funnier when nate said it.
But, yeah it was crazy awesome. I have a ton of pictures of it on facebook.
okay well I guess that's all I have to say...for right now...I'll try to keep this updated more often.
I guess because nothing really intresting happened...actually that's a lie. Intresting stuff has happened I've just been too lazy to write about it.
well let's see here....
Relient K and Switchfoot are coming to Greenville November 3rd and I'm really excited about that. hopefully the Alfonsos will be able to go because they're the only people I know who like to go on the floor and up front and jump around like insane crazy people.
I've seen Eleventyseven twice(the Alfonsos became friends with the 11ty7 guys at cornerstone)...The first time was August 31st and I had never really listened to them because I heard a few of their songs and I thought they were okay. But, after the concert I was like HOLY COW!!! THESE GUYS ARE AMAZING!!! (Relient K is still my favorite band though haha) and we got to hang out for a long time after the concert and then we went to sonic with jonathan and nate (road manager) so that was really awesome. Caleb had to go eat with his parents and Matt went downtown with his girlfriend so they didn't get to come. but on Tursday we (me and the alfonsos) went to another eleventyseven concert and we got there a little over 2 hours early so we could talk to them...and NO ONE was there except for the guys and the other band so we got to hang out and that was freaking awesome. And we talked to Matt for like an hour about movies and TV shows and the Alfonsos amazing house and movie theatre (which he said would be the only house they would ever play a show at) and we talked about spiritual things and stuff like that. That was really awesome.
I made my own t-shirt and it was really awesome and all the guys thought it was insanely awesome =D
Matt said that no one was going to show up...and he was right...only like 25 people showed up...I felt really bad for them. They didn't wear their spacesuits and rockbot didnt play :(
so we went over to nate we were like why didnt "rockbot" play? and he said well it wasnt the right crowd and "he" didn't want the guy from the other band be like...whats that crazy robot doing there and then shoot "him" in the head with his shotgun....haha it was alot funnier when nate said it.
But, yeah it was crazy awesome. I have a ton of pictures of it on facebook.
okay well I guess that's all I have to say...for right now...I'll try to keep this updated more often.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
hello
I've come to the point where I can't trust anyone anymore. I've been so stupid about telling people things because I thought I could trust them and I really couldn't.
I've also learned that gossip is a very powerful thing. I've been hurt by it and I know other people who have been hurt by it and I even know people I've hurt by gossiping. I've let my friends down and the people who I thought were my friends let me down. I've been really convicted about that lately and today something happened that just pushed me over the edge and made me realize that I'm just like the people I gossip about, and the things I do are just as bad as the things they have done. I'm no better than they are. I really want to stop doing that because it causes too much pain and drama and stuff. so I'm going to be slower to speak than I have been because friends will stab you in the back with no warning whatsoever and you'll be left wondering what in the world happened.
I realized today that there's a bunch of hypocracy in the people around me who say theyre christians. I guess that's because they give this profession of faith and when they do something wrong you're not expecting it. I've also grown farther apart from some of my friends. I see stuff theyre doing and I don't want to be a part of it anymore and it makes me so sad and I plead to them not to do it and I realize that I used to do that stuff too. I guess that should sort of be encouraging because it shows that I've changed, but it really makes me sad too because they just won't listen.
It seems that ever since I got saved more people have said bad stuff about me or said I've done bad things and I get in trouble and dissapoint my family and the people around me because again...people gossip and people get hurt. It's really been more than ever since I got saved. I thought things would be better and that there would be less gossip and stuff but it's been the other way around. I guess because satan tries to mess with us and stuff and make us fall into sin. I've just been more convicted than ever and I feel soo bad and I wonder why did I do that?? I know it's wrong and I know I shouldn't have and this is not what the Lord wanted me to do...but I did it anyway. I hate when that happens because then I let my parents down and with my dad being a pastor it's kinda worse because the biggest thing he wants is for me and my siblings to be saved and follow the Lord. I remember a couple weeks after I told my dad I wanted to get baptized me and my mom were mad at each other about some homework and I was talking back to her and my dad came in there and was like "why are you guys yelling? it's just homework and especially you! (he was talking to me) you just came to me and said you were saved and you're doing this" and when he said that...it just made me want to cry...and I did later...because I let him down and now I did something wrong when I'm trying to show fruits so that he can tell that I've changed and then I mess up and that's what he sees.
It's really hard being a christian.
Well, I don't know what else to say...but remember to keep Christ first and when you mess up repent and ask for the people involved to forgive you and ask for God's forgiveness and He will forgive you. We're all sinners...we're going to sin...but remember God's grace.
~WonderfullyMade~
I've also learned that gossip is a very powerful thing. I've been hurt by it and I know other people who have been hurt by it and I even know people I've hurt by gossiping. I've let my friends down and the people who I thought were my friends let me down. I've been really convicted about that lately and today something happened that just pushed me over the edge and made me realize that I'm just like the people I gossip about, and the things I do are just as bad as the things they have done. I'm no better than they are. I really want to stop doing that because it causes too much pain and drama and stuff. so I'm going to be slower to speak than I have been because friends will stab you in the back with no warning whatsoever and you'll be left wondering what in the world happened.
I realized today that there's a bunch of hypocracy in the people around me who say theyre christians. I guess that's because they give this profession of faith and when they do something wrong you're not expecting it. I've also grown farther apart from some of my friends. I see stuff theyre doing and I don't want to be a part of it anymore and it makes me so sad and I plead to them not to do it and I realize that I used to do that stuff too. I guess that should sort of be encouraging because it shows that I've changed, but it really makes me sad too because they just won't listen.
It seems that ever since I got saved more people have said bad stuff about me or said I've done bad things and I get in trouble and dissapoint my family and the people around me because again...people gossip and people get hurt. It's really been more than ever since I got saved. I thought things would be better and that there would be less gossip and stuff but it's been the other way around. I guess because satan tries to mess with us and stuff and make us fall into sin. I've just been more convicted than ever and I feel soo bad and I wonder why did I do that?? I know it's wrong and I know I shouldn't have and this is not what the Lord wanted me to do...but I did it anyway. I hate when that happens because then I let my parents down and with my dad being a pastor it's kinda worse because the biggest thing he wants is for me and my siblings to be saved and follow the Lord. I remember a couple weeks after I told my dad I wanted to get baptized me and my mom were mad at each other about some homework and I was talking back to her and my dad came in there and was like "why are you guys yelling? it's just homework and especially you! (he was talking to me) you just came to me and said you were saved and you're doing this" and when he said that...it just made me want to cry...and I did later...because I let him down and now I did something wrong when I'm trying to show fruits so that he can tell that I've changed and then I mess up and that's what he sees.
It's really hard being a christian.
Well, I don't know what else to say...but remember to keep Christ first and when you mess up repent and ask for the people involved to forgive you and ask for God's forgiveness and He will forgive you. We're all sinners...we're going to sin...but remember God's grace.
~WonderfullyMade~
Saturday, March 17, 2007
When I Go Down
hmm....I don't really have time right now to say anything...seeing that it's almost 11 pm...so I'm just gonna post the lyrics of one of my favorite songs. It's kind of a sad song but it makes me feel better when I'm sad. I can really relate to this song. It talks about something that's happened that he thinks is his fault but in the end it talks about how God makes it better. The end is my favorite part.
When I Go Down
Relient K
I'll tell you flat out
It hurts so much to think of this
So from my thoughts I will exclude
The very thing that
I hate more than everything is
The way I'm powerless
To dictate my own moods
I've thrown away
So many things that could've been much more
And I just pray
My problems go away if they're ignored
But that's not the way it works
No that's not the way it works
When I go down
I go down hard
And I take everything I've learned
And teach myself some disregard
When I go down
It hurts to hit the bottom
And of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them
If and when I can
Clear myself of this clouded mind
I'll watch myself settle down
Into a place where
Peace can search me out and find
That I'm so ready to be found
I've thrown away
The hope I had in friendships
I've thrown away
So many things that could have been much more
I've thrown away
The secret to find an end to this
And I just pray
My problems go away if they're ignored
But that's not the way it works
No that's not the way it works
When I go down
I go down hard
And I take everything I've learned
And teach myself some disregard
When I go down
It hurts to hit the bottom
And of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them
Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands
While my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me
Reprimands me
Then and there
I confess
I'll blame all this on my selfishness
Yet you love me
And that consumes me
And I'll stand up again
And do so willingly
You give me hope, and hope it gives me life
You touch my heavy heart, and when you do you make it light
As I exhale I hear your voice
And I answer you, though I hardly make a noise
And from my lips the words I choose to say
Seem pathetic, but it's a fallen man's praise
Because I love you
Oh God, I love you
And life is now worth living
If only because of you
And when they say that I'm dead and gone
It won't be further from the truth
When I go down
I lift my eyes to you
I won't look very far
Cause you'll be there
With open armsTo lift me up again
To lift me up again
When I Go Down
Relient K
I'll tell you flat out
It hurts so much to think of this
So from my thoughts I will exclude
The very thing that
I hate more than everything is
The way I'm powerless
To dictate my own moods
I've thrown away
So many things that could've been much more
And I just pray
My problems go away if they're ignored
But that's not the way it works
No that's not the way it works
When I go down
I go down hard
And I take everything I've learned
And teach myself some disregard
When I go down
It hurts to hit the bottom
And of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them
If and when I can
Clear myself of this clouded mind
I'll watch myself settle down
Into a place where
Peace can search me out and find
That I'm so ready to be found
I've thrown away
The hope I had in friendships
I've thrown away
So many things that could have been much more
I've thrown away
The secret to find an end to this
And I just pray
My problems go away if they're ignored
But that's not the way it works
No that's not the way it works
When I go down
I go down hard
And I take everything I've learned
And teach myself some disregard
When I go down
It hurts to hit the bottom
And of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them
Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands
While my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me
Reprimands me
Then and there
I confess
I'll blame all this on my selfishness
Yet you love me
And that consumes me
And I'll stand up again
And do so willingly
You give me hope, and hope it gives me life
You touch my heavy heart, and when you do you make it light
As I exhale I hear your voice
And I answer you, though I hardly make a noise
And from my lips the words I choose to say
Seem pathetic, but it's a fallen man's praise
Because I love you
Oh God, I love you
And life is now worth living
If only because of you
And when they say that I'm dead and gone
It won't be further from the truth
When I go down
I lift my eyes to you
I won't look very far
Cause you'll be there
With open armsTo lift me up again
To lift me up again
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve
I have a facebook and I recently joined a group called adam and eve, not adam and steve.
What really bothered me was all the anger people had towards each other simply because they disagreed. I am completely against homosexuality and I believe AND KNOW that there is only 1 God: The God of the Bible.
The Bible says to love one another...and yes, that means homosexuals too so that we can witness to them and help them come to the Lord Jesus Christ. Homosexuals can be saved by the grace of God and saved people desire to do the things of God, not the things of the world.
Another thing that bothered me is all the language people were usuing, even the ones who claimed to be Christians, even people I knew who I never thought would say anything like that. Doesn't the Bible say not to let a corrupt word come out of your mouth?
Also, people were trying to force their beliefs on other people. You can't do that. You tell them about the Lord, witness to them (many times) but don't get mad and start arguing with them just because they don't believe what you believe. It's good to speak up and take a stand but don't get angry because anger is a sin. Tell them the gospel, then it's the Holy Spirit's job to do the rest.
What really bothered me was all the anger people had towards each other simply because they disagreed. I am completely against homosexuality and I believe AND KNOW that there is only 1 God: The God of the Bible.
The Bible says to love one another...and yes, that means homosexuals too so that we can witness to them and help them come to the Lord Jesus Christ. Homosexuals can be saved by the grace of God and saved people desire to do the things of God, not the things of the world.
Another thing that bothered me is all the language people were usuing, even the ones who claimed to be Christians, even people I knew who I never thought would say anything like that. Doesn't the Bible say not to let a corrupt word come out of your mouth?
Also, people were trying to force their beliefs on other people. You can't do that. You tell them about the Lord, witness to them (many times) but don't get mad and start arguing with them just because they don't believe what you believe. It's good to speak up and take a stand but don't get angry because anger is a sin. Tell them the gospel, then it's the Holy Spirit's job to do the rest.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Hey!
hey guys! sorry I havn't updated in a long time. I don't really have time to write anything right now but I will soon!
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~WonderfullyMade
romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God unto salvation.
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~WonderfullyMade
romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God unto salvation.
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