Formal Tea Photos. (a la Jami.)

My BFF for good and bad. She has walked through the darkest valleys and on top of the highest mountains with me. And I would go through fire for her.

My former roommates, best friends, and precious sisters in Christ.
L to R: Amber Mobley, "...That Girl", Nicole Ricketts, Jami Vaughan, Amy Peters.

I am so thankful for them and am sad to think that our time together at school is almost over. They have each changed my life in different ways.

He may not dance, but he looks pretty good sitting there.

My precious (and hilarious) roommate Rachel posing with all of the garnishes she stole off the top of the food they served. She looks like Martha Stewart (minus the prison stripes).

Some of the ladies who did the dance from the film "Superstar."

you can see part of the dance (we didn't have the granny panties) right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QbXJAGzd6Y

fun times. I will miss this.

Yay. and Mind Dump.

Yay for Thursday nights!

• I made a pie. It didn't turn out that well. But everyone liked it (or so they said!)
• DAVID ARCHULETA! BROOKE WHITE! need I say more?
• I left groceries at the grocery. Hate it when I do that! Then the walk of shame..."so I left some groceries here, and uh...."
• Seth arranged for me to go to a very special leadership conference in September and I was so moved and grateful that he got special permission for me to attend. He loves me a lot and I'm thankful for him.
• Terri's daughter (and my new friend!!) Sarah is having a sleepover tomorrow night with some of my other new friends. And I'm going to crash it after I spend some time with Seth's sweet parents!!! Hope they don't mind when I show up with my pj's for a good time (and maybe some chocolate??)...
• Maybe I might be doing Ash's wedding invitation addressing sometime this weekend. I hope to see both Ash and Heather in the process! I LOVE GIRL TIME (can you tell?)
• I am getting baptized by immersion on Sunday. (More on that this weekend: hopefully with pictures...B--can you help a sister out??!)
• I need a new cell phone.
• My life is good.
• I want to learn to play the guitar like Sandra McCracken.
• God has been giving me understanding of Psalm 86:11. You should read it. It's challenging.
• Please pray for Andrew--not feeling well this week--doc appointment this weekend. I love this little boy and am praying for a complete and total healing!
• While I'm on subject, please also remember my friends Brandon and Jeannette. They are fellow religious studies students and husband and wife. Currently Brandon is in Kuwait serving our country, and I saw Jeannette today--it broke my heart to see how much she was missing Brandon and worrying about him. Please pray for them both as it takes its toll. Praise God for brave folks like Brandon who give up so much that we can be free!
• Does anyone know of a way to get Angie the dog to STOP licking me? I know I'm sweet, but c'mon! ha.
• I was reminded tonight that a seminary degree is beneficial for lifelong ministry involvement-even if that ministry is chasing three-year-olds, giving bottles, and rocking babies to sleep. But I am still praying that someday God will make a way for me to have a vibrant women's ministry. Who knows, maybe both at once...I am nothing if not ambitious!
• Confession: I watch the heathen show "Lipstick Jungle" and then have text discussions with my awesome sister-in-law, Shannon. Yes, it's rotten and I shouldn't, but I do.
• It's Grey's Anatomy's fault. I haven't had a new episode in so long I needed some drama (not like I have enough living with 70+girls!).
• I love Amos Lee's music. His voice is like buttah and you should listen to it!
• I think that Emmanuel Lewis and Gary Coleman should do a show together on cable. Rachel and I would be their biggest fans!
• Easter is coming up soon. I love Easter and celebrating the Resurrection--proving Jesus didn't come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people ALIVE.

That's it. I think. I love you guys.

ew ew ew ew ew ew ew. Rotting Nasties.

Definitely cleaned out the fridge tonight. It really smelled bad in my apt. So bad, in fact, that I almost gagged during Bible Study tonight.


and I did gag numerous times as we threw the nasties away.

Two trash bags. Don't forget that we are still college kids (even if I act like an 80-year-old sage at times) and to be honest, it would have been two full bags had we not thrown away some of the plastic containers that held the nasties.

Thanks to Rachel (my roommate) who assisted

and Jami who doesn't live here but who has mucho practice in fridge cleaning so she was like Jesus to us.

Another one of the nasties is the fact that Seth painted the majority of the parsonage, and then we decided it was too dark. Must be painted again. oy vey.

Aren't rotting nasties the reminder that we live in a fallen world full of perishables?



Okay, ugly post. Fair enough.




For something a little more beautiful, see Becky's blog for her sweet post about marriage. It's really precious and so is the picture that goes with it. love you, girl.

I wish I could tell you to read Seth's blog too, but HE HAS NOT POSTED IN A WHILE.
(see honey, that's a hint...)

Friday Five: Starbucks Edition (more like ADDICTION)

today is my half birthday. What does it feel like to be 22 1/2?


exactly the same, turns out.


Lauren's Top Five Starbucks Drinks.
[you should know I never get a hot drink at Starbucks.]

5. Passionfruit Iced Tea.
Don't forget one pump of classic...and it's a pretty color!

4. Mocha Frappuccino
Sooo many calories. Sooo worth it. Plus, I justify with sugar-free syrup.

3. Iced Chocolate Mocha.
Chocolate + Ice + Chocolate syrup. God Bless the person who thought that up!

2. Iced Green Tea.
I promise you, it's delightful, relieves headaches, and is GREAT with splenda. It is also
cheap and has fewer calories than pretty much anything else.


drumroll, please.

1. Iced Caramel Macchiato
Delightful, and my back-home BFF Ashley says that the caloric intake from a tall skinny ICM
is not too bad, turns out. Good thing my dear roommate Rachel used to work at SB and now
makes them for me WHENEVER because she is legit.




in other news,
6 days until Valentine's Day [i'm getting so excited! Tom and Patti (seth's folks) got me a delightful gift and some choc-o-late! woo hoo!!].