Texarkana and a New Cell Phone Provider!

Sunday Justin and I (in pic) drove to Texarkana to hang out with Tim and Rhonda (Justin's Dad and Step-Mom) at The Cracker Barrel. I had never eaten there before and I have to say that I wasn't all that impressed with their mashed potatoes and gravy. On the other hand, their chicken fried steak was delicious! The trip up there was awesome, since it was one of our first full days of sunshine and I actually got there with no trouble. (phew) I have had trouble with mapquest in the past, but this time they didn't fail me!

Today Justin and I went to Lufkin to inquire about our cell phone plan. Yesterday Justin had called our provider and found out that we were no longer in a contract due to a mix-up on their part. Yay! We had been having problems with the service lately and this was our open door to get out pain free. So now I am happy to say that we have a new service provider!! On top of that we took a chance to see if I could have it in my name and lo' and behold I have credit now! It feels nice to be able to pay a bill that is actually in my name and not my mom's. The bad news was that my phone with the pretty flashy lights won't work with our provider...sadness. I wasn't able to get a new phone for myself, but Justin got one and gave me his old phone. The phone isn't even a year old so I was happy to get it AND I got a C-U-T-E pink holder for it to make it last.

As you might have noticed I finally broke down and got a MySpace. I've never really liked it because of the massive amount of advertisement on the profile, but I found a way to customize it just for me!

Oh! And if you want something to entertain you for a bit go check out Todd Wright's conversation starter on his blog and comment on it! Until later...

Tired...

Alright, my day was a complete waste! I slept in way too late because I stayed up way too early washing laundry, watching American Idol, and reading. Justin and I went to Lufkin to get his eye drops and to ship off his ebay stuff. I raced home to get ready for work. That's right, fresh, clean work clothes! Work was great. I have been trying extra hard this week to just do my job the way it should be done. Not that I've been slacking in the past, but this week I've decided to give it a bit more elbow grease. Oh, I partly have been trying harder so that I can ask my manager if they've stuck me as hostess for the weekends just b/c I'm a bad waitress. I don't think I am, but all mothers think their children are beautiful too. Anyways...I waited tables, cleaned tables, spilled Tobasco sauce in my eyes, and was off for the night! I just finished re-washing one of my work shirts (Tobasco sauce stains), and watching American Idol. Now I have to go look for a couple of monologues to show my Prof. tomorrow...yep, I'm tired and for no reason at all.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Well I suppose it is typical for those who have not blogged in a while to address the issue so: Man, I have not blogged in a long time! Things have been going crazy non-stop in my life. I've been having to get used to my new sleep schedule due to the new job, family stuff has been bringing me down, and I've been sick for the last week or half of a week. Last night I started to feel a lot better, and today I am a new person! I just love the feeling you get when you've been sick for a while and then you just aren't. :) Anyway, it is like a breath of fresh air!

School has been going pretty well. I kind of feel guilty because I haven't been giving it as much effort as some--it hasn't affected my grades at all--I just haven't been reading like I probably should be. Political Science is going to kick my bottom! I just have that feeling...everything else is good.

Okay, 2.5 more weeks until the mission trip! The support letters have been sent out, and I have already received as much as I need (and more). Everything extra I raise goes to my group and the other groups. My designated area for the trip is the encouragement team. Just what I love: behind the scenes work and serving others. I can't wait for the trip!

Today I went and picked up Francine Rivers' novel Redeeming Love. Tracy Austin, Justin's cousin, recommended it in her blog so I decided to check it out. I haven't read much yet b/c I had to work, but I will say that I am slightly skeptical about fiction Christian books. We'll see...she said that it was a great book! Until tomorrow...BUH-BYE!

How Would You Like Your Eggs?

This week has been very busy between school, training @ work, and just thinking about decisions that need to be made. Friday night was my first night on the floor by myself as a waitress, and so far I LOVE this job! I don't mind being on my feet all night b/c it makes the time go by very fast. With this job I get to just help people, and tidy up. Hey, it even reminds me of a game I used to play on the computer where you were the waitress and you had to sit everyone and give them their food as fast as possible. I'm a dork, but it's fun!

Today was my 2nd meeting with the team for the Spring Break Mission Trip. I can't say enough how much I enjoy the way we are going about everything from raising support to preparing ourselves for the actual trip. This is gonna be a great Spring Break and I can't wait!

I've been having to think a lot of things over this week. (sorry for being so vague) The one thing that I really want to learn though is how parents are suppose to treat their children--in all aspects--Biblically. I don't mean on decisions like when are the children suppose to start dating or anything like that. I mean: what are the parents suppose to provide for their children? How do healthy families act? Are the parents responsible for their children over the age of 18? I know a lot of those things are up to the parents and are a matter of opinion.....just something I've been thinking about.

Oh, I have a little side job now. For only a couple hours every other day or so I sit in a room at disability services and read text books out loud to be recorded. It isn't the most interesting job in the world, but it helps the visually impaired students AND earns a little bit of money. Well, I've gotta go to bed b/c I've gotta be up early to read and go to class!

Good News

A lot of people already know this, but IHOP hired me Monday. I am so excited! I don't feel like a lazy bum anymore, I can pay all of my bills, and no more applications for a while! YAY! This will be my first time to work with food ever. I'm actually really nervous about it because when it comes to food people are picky, and HUNGRY! I am also a klutz. My first day on the job was yesterday so I showed up in my TredSafe shoes, black paints, boy dress shirt, and a pink tie. Luckily my trainer is my friend Kali who worked at ETI with me. She is very very sweet, and according to the managers the best server. The manager plans on getting me on the floor by myself by Saturday because she really needs the help, so I have a lot of homework to do in the meantime. (memorizing the menu and the 6 Service Steps)

MORE good news: I actually still get to go on the GBC CrossPoint Spring Break Mission Trip! I am super excited about that. My team is going to Mississippi...yep, that's right, a 7 hour drive! I just love how Michael puts the mission trips together. We are handed a notebook that has everything we need in it. Our team will be taught how to write support letters to raise the money, and we will be meeting every week to have a devo and just get to know each other. We also learn a lot about the place we are going to before hand. For instance, my place is drenched in poverty and Justin's place was hit pretty hard by the hurricane. I have so much more to say about this, but I need to go get ready for work. BYE!