Life in Photos

What does one do when her parents have moved out of her childhood state? Spend Thanksgiving break going through old photo CDs that have been hidden in safety deposit boxes for years. While many of you reading this will have no idea who some of these people are and are tired of me posting large amounts of photos....I promise, this will be the last large post for a while. For those of you who may know or be the people in these photos, gasp shamefully and think "I can't believe she put that photo on her blog" :)

It was my 14th birthday at Partridge Grade School. Wow. Pretty sure the backwards visors is my favorite part.

Oh hey there Bryant if you wanted to be in our photo, you should have just jumped in instead of creeping.

I'm pretty sure I have no idea when this was.

I have strange friends.

I think I had "Bartley" on the back of my shirt that year. Representing.

OMG.

Spirit Week. We were Desperate Housewives.

Homecoming.

Get it Darren.

Sweet face.

Grandma is owning me in Rook. I learned from the best!

Look how little everyone was!

Grandpa with Andrew?!

Cousinssssssssssss

Sondra...I wish I remember going dress shopping with you. Sorry?

Oh Bryant. Please come back into my life. ASAP.

Our "crazy" New Years Eve times.

I think our family has had some additions since this photo.

Nice to see Les replaced Josh in the famiy photo. :)

Freshman year at EMU!! My Dorm room.

Halo/LAN nights at Josh's house. Holla.

We most definitely did not take this photo in church.

Best Franssssss.

Just know you can always count on these two for the dances.

Did we like eachother at this point?

You just think you're cool.

Texas Bowl. GO CATS!!

Uhhh I think we went to DC? And some museums?

Something about this photo just makes me crack up. Relient K tickets were wanted soooo badly by us all.

Debate Freshman year. Never never again.

Cruise Time!

Pennsylvania trips to see the family. Gotta eat me some of that chipped beef over homefries.

First day of school with Daisy and the white blur. Oh how times have changed.

I have plenty of others from all occasions. Just ask :)

'Twas the Week of Thanksgiving...

...And all through the apartment
Movement was happening.
Farah was packing to leave for Boston on Tuesday
And Ashley was painting her nails in anticipation of her mini vacation.

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.  ~W.J. Cameron

Ashley had a CPA test on Wednesday
But was taking a long study break.
Her suitcase, laid out on the floor,
Was filled to the brim of activity.

Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.  ~Robert Caspar Lintner

As she stared at it and wondered how it would fit....
She snapped her fingers and said, "No Fear!"
"That's what Black Friday is for!"
And all of the sudden items were being thrown
Out of the suitcase and being strung all over the floor.


Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths.  At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.  ~J. Robert Moskin

As she stepped back from her mess, she realized,
"Oh no! I have no time to clean."
But no worries did she still have after realizing
That her mother would not be there to see the awful mess.

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.  ~Theodore Roosevelt

Sitting down at her computer, her mind began to wonder:
What ever would she chose to be thankful for:

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.  Have you used one to say "thank you?"  ~William A. Ward

Would it be for a great roommate?
Would it be for a fantastic job that she loves?
How about a family who was always there for her?
The plentiful amount of books on her shelf?
The steady paycheck in her wallet?
The friends who lived far far away?
The friends who lived close close by?
God giving her a unique personality?

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.  ~W.T. Purkiser

Perhaps, instead, she thought, I should find
Someone else to help out this season.
After donating the money
To buy a Turkey dinner for a less fortunate family,
She smiled and leaned back in her chair.

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!


Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who I cannot spend this holiday with! 

Trashy Tuesday

Most people have turned a certain day of the week into a type of post. While I don't have that many of things to blog about on a weekly basis, I will turn this day of the week (for one time only) into a clique: Trashy Tuesdays. Although I may have to tell you, its not what you expect. This trashy Tuesday includes photos from my camera phone. Now, if you're feeling a bit scared at this point, you should. Many of you have posed or sent me photos of random things that you thought would entertain me. For those of you that I haven't gotten anything from, I happen to know that you all take photos on your phone only to forget about them. Therefore, this post includes treasures from my phone that have been forgotten about by many of you. Enjoy my Trashy Tuesday with me :)

The white blur...so many good stories and passengers (snake anyone?)

Sometimes cousins steal your phone and you discover the millions of photos they took only several months later.

I'm not quite sure how many photos end up on my phone such as this one. I think I'll stick with the answer that they took it themselves?

Hey Mister, pretty sure you're not 21...just saying

My father is never going to allow me to drive his precious Florida vehicle ever again.

Oh hey there Aunt Trish, nice crabs :)

My work space. Isn't it pretty?

He normally looks like this. No worries

Moving = the devil.

Trashy fake tattoos at a Rihanna concert? It happened. Get over it.

Coffee shots for the Keurig. Yes please.

Washington International Horse Show...not your standard rodeo.

Keystone Cowboy....I miss your ways.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. There are no other words.

Chloe sleeping? No so surprised here.

Cut your hair. And where's your shirt?

Starbucks sells ice coffee blend. Whatever happened to adding ice cubes to your mug?

That's all folks.