Easter 2012: part 1

this morning, i spent brunch with karen c. and her kids.

she had them for Easter today and i was honored to be invited.

i got to meet their other bbsitter from Denison, and the tallentires were there too.

it was so fun to just chat and catch up, and see the kids.

{although, i didn't have a whole lot of time to be with them.  they were all wound up with people in teh house}

regardless, it was such a fun way to spend my saturday.

then i got to spend the afternoon with bishop at RR coffee.

and while there, i ran into everyone and their mothers.

jess w., kailee k., marie m., olivia hos., clint h., and many others.

it was like a little granville reunion fest!

AND kailee, jess, and bishop got to talking about africa!

they both have been to the same spots.  it was so cute to see them all talking about this place they love. 

i got most of my politics paper done, and just have to do some final editing stuff.

i tell ya, i am not a fan of this paper!  

usually i love papers.  but not this one.

i just am past the point of caring. LOL.

{me, reilly, mrs. t., karen, justin, emily, sarah, mr. t.

and why i felt the need to stand in the back?!  no idea.

i should have stood to the right of reilly haha.}

{me, justin and sarah!}

i tell ya. one of the best things about my job is that it's not just a job.

i form families.  and i wouldn't want it any other way!

mrs. t at one point was talking about dances {reilly is going to prom next weekend!}

and then asked which dance i went to with alex, her son.

the answer was sophomore homecoming.

anyways, she asked if i knew that was the only time in him and greg smith's friendship that they got in a fight.  to which i said 'no, what over?'

the obvious answer was me. say, what?

i guess they both wanted to ask me, so alex rushed to ask me first.

that didn't make greg too happy.

i can't believe i never knew this. especially since gville is tiny.

but i am so so flattered....all 5 years later.

they are both great guys, but i'm glad alex beat him to the punch :).

in honor of going to hc with alex, here are some throwback pics.

{i love this.  i was so giddy}

{pretending i knew what i was doing}

{allll the group! scott/susan, david/jess, alex/me, jameson/alex, patrick/marie, amanda/michael, taylor/dillon, anna/sam}}

{and it wouldn't be hc without a bathroom pic! haha}

{all the ladies--marie, amanda b., anna c., taylor h., alex n., me, ty}

{one of my favorites.  so so pretty}

oh i miss high school sometimes.

i am thankful for the fun times i had with great groups of friends!

fear not.

fear not...i do not have TB!  haha.  

not that i thought i did, but x-rays confirmed that.

i lost my bracelet somehow before i got a pic....darn it!

got to spend some time with aubrey today while b and rach were in the hospital

it was fun to spend time with her.

at one point she decided to hide from me.

scariest. thing. ever.

i was trying to find her and when she came out she said:

'i was just hiding!!'  so innocently.  oh gosh i nearly died.

then i came back to take the boys to get whit's.

aubrey and i brought them lunch and so i put two notes on their lunchables saying:

rory/aidan, i hope you have a great day!  i love you!  love, ann.

rory kept his note after his teacher read it to him. 

how stinking sweet is that?!  i love that child.

and when i arrived the first thing he said was:

'you're still my favorite babysitter, you know'

and when i said 'oh yeah?  why's that'

he told me it is because i take him to whit's a lot.

then aidan said i also play the most games with them.

oh to be almost 6 and 8 haha.

went to good friday service tonight and it was so good.

makes me realize how undeserving i am and how worthy He is.

got to chat with cassie and all that's been going on with her husband in the services.

and got to catch up a bit with others, too.

man, i miss my home church.

i feel so disconnected being away.  so out of the loop.

i am just ready for summer when i can join back in again!

happy good friday.

one thing that struck me tonight was that for in the garden of Gethsemane, the Lord was sweating blood.

it is a medical condition when you're so stressed out that you sweat blood.

and Jesus knew that this cup (which was our sins) was upon Him.  and He knew that for the first time ever, He was going to be separated from the Father.

so he was stressin'.

i have heard this before, but it stuck me tonight.

it got me thinking, 'how do i feel when i'm separated from the Father?!'

{which, is a lot, because we sin constantly}

cause Jesus was literally sweating blood, in agony.

oh, how i want to be so dependent on Him that i get there.

that i literally can't function just at the thought of not being in union with Him.

i am so thankful for the sacrifice that He made on the cross.

without Him, i would be nothing and life would be pointless.

His love fulfills and satisfies in ways i could have never imagined.

thanks, God.

 

'while we were still sinners, Christ died for us'

you guys aren't dressed for this.

some fun things that happened this week that went undocumented:

last sunday, abby c. was really low on oil.

we discovered this at church, when her check engine light went on.

so, after much deliberation, her and i headed to get oil.

we're all decked out in our dresses from church!  and boy we looked good.

as we're there, the guy at the store let us borrow their quality funnel because:

'i'm so glad to just see people like you filling your own oil'

bhahah.  how funny it was!

and then, a guy came out and asked us if we needed help.

i think he worked there, too.

he told us we certainly weren't dressed for the job, and helped make sure everything went good.

and it did.  and abby and i felt like such grown-ups!

then, later in the week, elise c., elizabeth and i were driving back from teh cafeteria

{elise drives everywhereeee on campus haha}

and 'big girls don't cry' by fergie came on and we blared it!

we were yelling at the top of our lungs and it felt awesome.

sometimes you just need a good sign to an oldie but a goodie.

also, jonathan (abby's bf) showed me a txt from mike k.
{it took a while to get him to show me. jonathan had asked if he was getting to know me as a friend or had intentions of dating me.}
it read: "that is my desire [to the question about dating me].  i would consider it an honor to be able to date her purposefully"
wow.  nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. ever.
he really was a great guy and i pray he finds an amazing woman.

i'm home for break now.

i love home!  it's awesome and relaxing.

 

tonight i went to a maudy thursday service. 

it was so powerful. awe did a reading session where it broke the crucification story into chunks and after each one, a candle got blown out.  then we had a feet washing.

it was wonderful.

then i get a txt (after asking to see the KL boys) that they're in the ER.

and i'm extremely hurt they didn't tell me sooner.

i would give ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for that family.

and they can't even contact me in times of need (someone else is with the boys).

please pray for whatever is going on, and more importantly that i be a blessing in the situation.

we bought a zoo!

have you seen the movie, 'we bought a zoo'?! 

if not, you should go see it right now.

it is quite possible the cutest movie i've EVER seen.

and the little girl it in is one i want my daughter to look just like!

i went to see it on monday night with jess w. and jess k.

at the dollar theatre, with 3 or more ppl  on mondays, movies are $.75.

since when are movies EVER that cheap!?  i love it!

certainly beats the almost $10 prices at other theatres.

anyways, we went to see it cause we don't have class on tuesdays and it was a great decision.

my favorite part is when the dad talks about all you need is 20 seconds of courage.

it is a consistent them in the story. 

and i got to thinking that is so so  true.  

all you need is such a short amount of time to dial that phone number, say those words, and be vulnerable in order to change things forever. 

like i said.  cutest. movie. ever. 

and i can't believe i waited so long to see it!

{it's backwards....sorry}

i got asked to bbsit by a women in pilates class, leslie.

i am super bummed it's the one saturday night that abbey and brian need me.

drats!  doesn't that always happen!?

leslie seems like an amazing lady and i am hoping and praying for the opportunity to meet her kids and babysit them in the near future!  

tomorrow, right after clinical, i head home. 

oh my, i can't wait to be in my own bed!  

get some good sleep, and do some homework {of course}

can't wait for Easter!!

two little boys!

i got to spend the day with my two favorite babies.

today i didn't do much babysitting, but hung out with abbey and the boys.

we went to wooster to get some of their family pics {which turned out awesome!} and then had dinner and did our bible study.  and then watched the biggest loser.

but today, we took several pics of me and the boys!  about time, eh?

abbey has most of them, but i had her send me one of them.

i'm in love.  my heart is so full.

and man am i gonna miss these faces when i'm home for summer!

so much love for these two little boys!

it's kinda crazy, but i wouldn't have it any other way!

IV experience.

yesterday, elizabeth said she would let julia put an IV in.

well, it didn't quite go as planned but it was entertaining! haha.

{getting ready}

{smile!}

{putting it in...}

{....fail}

those red marks are blood....from the first 3 times she tried to put it in haha.

she would poke elizabeth and then someone would flinch and she would take it out.

when she finally started to go in, there wasn't blood return :(.

oh well.  we're learning, right?!  haha.

maybe next time!

geocaching!!

yesterday i went geocaching for the first time ever!

if you don't know what it is, go to their website.  it's pretty cool.

i'm not very good yet, so i'm hoping to have some improvement next time LOL.

me, rachel (roomie next year!) and abby went and it was a blast!

we were able to get through 2 and then i had to be back for dinner with rachel w.

the first one was so fun, and we went into the woods and onto a trail.

we found out at the end that there was a nice trail all laid out, but we entered too early.

so we spent some time wondering through a wooded area.

it was actually really fun :). 

the first one we found was a medium size, and looks like these pics.

there are things inside and you put something in, and take something else out.

i got a nametag from giant eagle that says "matt".  yes haha!

the other one we found was microscopic, meaning it's in a pill bottle.

so you just log your name and don't put stuff in.

either way, both were so fun!

i can't wait to do more geocaching this summer!

{the box!!}

{a bit of the inside}

{looking inside}

{fun fortune}

{we found it!}

{me and abs}

{me and my first geocaching experience!}

{the three of us.  love them!}

i had a blast and am so glad we got to go :)

thanks ladies!