Shamrocks and St. Patty

In lieu of the approaching St. Patrick's day... I will be writing in green today. A quick history lesson of our famed saint should also take precedents over all other topics I decide to write about. To begin, Saint Patrick was a disciple. He brought the gospel to those who were lost and found that he could use the shamrock as a tool to tell the story of the trinity - father, son, and holy spirit. This explains the over-marketed green shamrock we see around us this time of year. The story he told was able to tell the story of creation, Christ's life, and his eternal presence in our heart after accepting him as our savior. How cool is that? I have to wonder if the general public understands the reason for St. Patrick's day. Just a thought.

Now, as you can see, I have yet again failed at blogging. And again, my reason's continue to be consistent with my previous post - school, work, and life in general have blurred by "blogging vision" and kept me from truly committing to this incredibly popular blog! OKay, shut the front door!! Who am I kidding, this blog is not popular! However, the part about being busy and forgetting to update my blog is very true. In fact, it is so true that not only have I dismissed my blog, I have forgone painting canvases, writing long letters to my friends once a week, reading fun books on a regular basis, and making my bed! I hate this. And maybe this blog serves as a way to acknowledge my poor progress towards checking off some of my "to do's." And if so, I hope that through this "green" post, that I will be able to ignite my fire to pursue some of my goals and attempt (I'm using the word attempt because I know I am going to fail) at being the Proverbs 31 woman that I sooo want to be!

And to dedicate this post, I have to acknowledge Kyle and Paul. For if it weren't for them, I would only continue to let my blog sit unvisited and outdated. Thank you for reminding me that I have a blog and thank you for the encouraging conversation! What a blessing it is to have men chasing after Christ and choosing to love him first, above all things!

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Wait.... it's already November?

Lets face some facts here, first, I have not posted since May! Second, I need to fix my camera so I can put pictures up! And third, school sort of consumes my life! Okay, that's it! That is my excuse for my tardiness in blog posting! So here I go, once again, I'm going to attempt to be better about writing on here! Now I should mention that I am not writing because I believe people actually read this - or that people like yourself need to know what I'm doing... in fact, I am writing because I have some pretty awesome people in my life that I want to be able to brag about! They are such a joy for me, that I would love to be able to share that with everyone else!

It is hard to know where to begin - I haven't done this for awhile and have so much to say (when don't I?), so I'll start out small today.

Currently, one of the most exciting things happening in my life... and when I say my life - it encompasses my whole family!! But anyways, my oldest sister, Eleri, and her husband, Joe, are having a little boy!! Their due date is tomorrow! Woah! Little Henry Armstrong will be here anytime! For some reason, I just had a brain image of the stork from the movie Dumbo coming and dropping off a baby boy! Maybe I feel this way because I have not been able to see Eleri in person since June - although, she did send me some pictures and I must say, she's a cute mommy! :D I must admit that it is a bit strange to see your sister pregnant! I've always known this would happen, but now that it has, I'm curious and in awe of God's miracles! How a baby forms is fascinating!

I've already been looking at cute clothes for boys - my favorites are the tiny plaid ties, vests, or jackets! I will be making some purchases for this little man quite soon! Christmas gifts!!

Okay, so I will stop there, but will be writing again!

Signing off,
Shelbs

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My life the past month is very similar to a bowl of ice cream, with toppings and caramel of course! Seriously..... I feel like I had all of this stuff (ice cream) happening in my life (the bowl) at the same time. Like ice cream, it has to be eaten relatively quickly... there were assignments with deadlines, people to contact, and places to be that pretty much caused me to charge through things without thinking much further about what was actually happening.

There was dead week - and then finals week and graduation.. not mine of course, but friends! Then, that same day I was off to KC. Yep... my brother Dylan and I stayed at my friend Bekah's house Saturday night and then we were off to Atlanta Sunday morning. The 13 hour drive didn't actually seem at long as what was expected.... but maybe that was because I made us stop to go to the bathroom multiple times to break up the trip, or maybe it was because I played games like MASH on my brother, or it might have been the gorgeous scenery that sped things up.

Atlanta with Shalee was tons of fun! We visited the aquarium, the Coca-Cola factory, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta History Museum, we went to a Braves baseball game and the WNBA Atlanta Dream basketball game. We got our toe nails done, went to a blind simulation called Dialogue in the Dark, went to the movie Just Right, shopped at Atlantic Station, layed out by the pool, and ate at some "Soul Food" restaurants! Its hard to say what was my favorite thing.. but I just LOVED it all. I love everything about the southern culture.... their clothes, their accents, their food, their traditions... they are so much fun to be able to experience and be a part of.

Before we flew out, I got to meet up with my incredible friend Laura Ashley Harper... she and I met at Pinecove and we were both in Atlanta so I had to make sure I got to see her. I felt like we hadn't missed a beat... its been 3 years since I'd actually seen her but I felt like it was only yesterday. I got to meet the man she fell in love with and her about her life.... it was awesome!

I'm so thankful for the opportunity to go down there and visit ... and just for Shalee and L.A. Shalee is soo incredibly talented and is extremely special. My favorite part of the trip was spending time with the people I love. I laughed a lot and got to finally relax! Now that I've finally finished my bowl of ice cream... I can look back and see how "sweet" it has been! Wow! The entire year has been such a beautifully blessed thing.

There are lots of people I should be thanking God for, that is for sure!

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Its RAVE IN HALE... hallelujah, its Rave in Hale

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BIG DAY!

So in case you were wondering why I have been absent from my blog posting schedule... well lets just say I changed my residence to Seaton Hall, KSU room 301 for a good 2 1/2 weeks! Yep... with all the final papers and projects I spent many nights up there and didn't make a lot of time for blogging.... sorry to all my blog enthusiasts! ha... yeah, I'm pretty sure there aren't any, but if in fact there is one, I'm sorry! :D

Soo new things in my life.... I'm done with my first year of graduate school today!!! In all honesty, its a little strange to think about - I can remember last year at this time graduating and looking forward to starting grad school... feeling as though two years would seem like forever. Boy was I wrong!

Another new thing is that tonight I went to THE KSU FINALS WEEK RAVE!! .... yep, sure did! You may be wondering, where does such an event occur?? well where else but Hale Library? Duh!!! I'm thinking there were about 2-3,000 people there for 20-30 minutes! We danced, did some K-S-U cheers, and sweat! It was pretty crazy! I've attached some footage for your viewing pleasure!

Tomorrow my schedule is: wake up to the birds outside my window (literally, there is a birds nest in the tree outside my bedroom), have a cup of coffee and maybe some toast with mom's homemade jam, read a little bit, talk to god, get ready, go on a casual lunch date, and then tomorrow night my program is having a pub crawl so I'll go to that! Good day huh??

In a few days I'll be heading down to Atlanta to see my friend Shalee!! Can't wait.... my brother and I are roadtripping.... its going to be AWESOME!!! say some prayers for us!

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The Great Adventures of Shae-Doll

I have decided to create a series of videos about my life.... and how I love and MISS my friend Shalee!

Okay to begin this, you should know that Shalee's departure to Atlata to play in the league came up on us much too quickly than we anticipated. So the week before she left, she said that we were not allowed to have fun without her! Soo we told her we would make videos to show her that we were 1. not having fun and 2. thinking of her. You should also know that several years ago my friend Whitney and I made a video with this doll we dressed up to look like Shalee... so here she, aka "Shae doll", is again!

So here is the first of many to come! Enjoy!!

Oh, and remember that this we 11:30 at night so please forgive me for my bad hair!

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Spring

Wow, campus is so beautiful right now! Spring is such a beautiful time of year, full of color and life - doesn't that just blind your mind? Aren't you just totally impressed by Gods creativity! I sure am! For example, I have been watching the hosta (a plant) at my house grow... and seriously, every day they get bigger and start to unfold. Its pretty incredible how fast it has happened!

Another thing that blows my mind is how fast time flies. This week, my roommate Shalee is leaving for the WNBA and it feels like she just got back from finishing... those 8 months are already over and now we are preparing ourselves to say our goodbyes! Last night, we were talking and just thinking about how truly blessed we are to have each other in our lives. We have been able to live together for two incredibly years and now we get to have at least one more.. I'm soo excited that we have been able to have that time together!! We have the best time together! Lots of laughing and GREAT conversations! We even try to invent new ways to clap (we found that by hitting your foot against your calf works well).

Another friend that I love and am excited to help is Kara. She is raising money for her summer missions and is having an art auction to raise money. She is such a gift from God and is doing such BIG things for him! She is such a blessing and I was so thrilled that she would think of me to help support her! wow. What a compliment! I wish I could do more!

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