Party in the H20

Jen is 'going to the chapel' in 11 days and this past weekend 8 of her gal pals gathered at The Water Park of America for some 'pure' fun! It was a simple weekend to celebrate Jen's single life, how special she is to all of us, and of course...her soon to be married life to Mr. Tonneson. Jen is great... and I wanted this weekend to be fun and to honor who and what she is all about! We checked in Saturday afternoon at 4... and it was a zoo. After a long while of waiting in line just to check in, we got established in our room, than suited up for the water park. It was insane; full of people! But the water was warm, and the rides were fun. We laughed a lot at each other and got tired quick like form all the 'parting in the h20'. We loved the family raft ride, but of course that was the longest line of all rides! A couple of the crazist girls in the group (you can decide who you think they were) decided to switch swim suit bottoms while in the hot tub- crazy right? 2 of the crazist ones did their tops as well!!!!! good pure fun, right? We had tons of food in the room to eat and of course had some games to play. One of which was an arm wrestling contest! Yes- girls arm wrestling. We also had a moak version of American Idol. The girls were judged on how well they sang, their effort and than how much they made us laugh! yeah...i almost peed my pants a couple different times! super funny. i wish i would have video taped it cuz there could have been some funny you tubes made! Overall the party was super fun. I think Jen left with some very NICE and PURE outfits for her married life. (had that puffy painted on a white tank top, and she also got a white zip-sweatshirt and some white sweatpants to hang out in at the water park)And I think we spent a very fun weekend together celebrating single life and friendship. It took a ton of planning on my part (being the maid of honor and all), but it was worth it. When all was over today at 4:00, I took a long and hard 2 hour nap!!! LOVE YA JEN> you blow my mind! i cant wait to see you all dressed up in whilte april 3rd and how fun it will be to see you committ yourself to jay!!! totally God honoring! love it.

big- bigger- or biggest?

this tv was big....when i first got it way back in 1995 from my parents. it has been a hard worker and has lived a fine life. it has made it's way to many different homes and been when with many different people. it has view millions of tv shows, shown tons of movies and hasn't caused me ANY problems. currently my 'big' tv has started to make noises! it's 'big' 23 inch screen (or maybe it is a 27 inch) has been a little to small for my old eyes, so even though the 1995 TV has been a long time friend, i had to retire it this evening. THIS WAS IT'S REPLACEMENT.

now, you may think 'yeah, so what...thats not a big TV!'...um, yes it is. This is a much bigger version of what i am use to. plus, it makes no noise and has a fantastic picture. i've up graded, to say the least, to a 37 inch flat screen. thanks to my friend Bill i saved about $350 on this TV and am so pleased. I had to go buy a special screw driver (ok....it was just an extra long Philips that i needed, not really special, but i want to say that it was) to get the base set up. i was nervous about pluggin it in and making sure all the wires were right, but honestly- i had to plug in 2 wires and bam- NCAA basketball in my living room...just like that. i feel like i am actually at the game- live...that's how good it is! and that's how big it is. good stuff.

of course this isn't the biggest TV i could have gotten. Bill offered me a 42 inch for only $100 more than i paid (still a fantastic savings), but i honestly think a 42 or bigger would have over taken my tiny living room and i would have had to move one of my new couches out or something, and that would have made me very sad- cuz i love my couches. i am very happy with my new37' flat screen.

jen is coming over tomorrow night to watch movies...i am excited to see what it does! yeah-

a brand new bunch

today i got a brand new bunch of 7th graders and coudnt be happier. the last batch was horrible; hell on earth horrible. i've hated my job for the past 11 weeks, and i never hate my job. i have bad days, even bad weeks in a row before- but never have i ever expereinced the 7th graders that i just got done with. so bad- unexplainable bad- scare the crap out of me bad. yeah- so i was so happy to get a new batch! these youngsters seem amazing, perfect even. of course, they arent. and of course i'll still have my bad days and my bad weeks- but i am so looking forward to enjoying my job again. today was a day of introductions and rules...i think i smiled all day long cuz these kids actually listened all day long. i contined to smile as the day ended. smiling has been a lost art for me- and it felt incridable to do it today. i am so excited to wake up tomorrow and actually look forward to work. agian- it's been a long 11 weeks. so glad that i get new students every 12 weeks. NICE>

basketball ended this past Saturday in Chicago. it was a tough game...and we almost pulled it out towards the end, but came up short. we played very average, but had fun doing it. taking the team to Chicago is always fun! we hung/shopped on Michigan Ave for a couple hours, and i spent way to much money at Nike Town. I got some North Carolina t-shirts so i can be a solid supporter...go Heels!!! and i got a new pair of tennis shoes, to no ones surprise. yeah- i really didn't need a new pair, but i got a pair anyway. they are my new running shoes and will be for a couple months. I've decided to just wear them when i am working out. anyways- basketball is over. sad of course to say goodbye to the seniors and to our season, but i am still preparing to take some of the team on a missions trip in a couple months so will stay in contact with most of the players, which is nice. (quick plug, if you want to support my missions trip let me know... i need supports- thanks!)

i have to admit that it will be nice to have my afternoons to myself again and will be able to focus a little more on me again. today after school i got a really good 1 1/2 workout in, instead of getting a short 30 minutes in. i loved it! looking forward to doing more of that again.

other than that i am just really glad to have a new batch of 7th graders...yes!