I'm only at 11 Dresses...there's still hope!

I am in love with this movie that i saw today! So cute...and a little bit like my life!!!

P.S. if anyone knows a single guy that looks like James Marsden in this movie...please introduce him to me! :)

2007 Highlights (those i can remember...)

So 2007 was a big year for me...i did alot of traveling, i was in a lot of weddings and i had a lot of fun things happen in my life...so here is a little recap for you (but it's really more for me! :)

One side effect i have realized that comes with being 28 is that i am losing my memory....rapidly...so i must make notes here in this blog about 2007, b/c otherwise, i might not be able to remember any of it at this rate i am going...

January - spent new years in austin, tx with friends; decided to go to Africa on a mission trip this year

me, ali and leighton on new years eve 2006!

February - seriously...i have no idea what i did this month...

March - Spent 2 1/2 weeks in Ethiopia...life changing trip for me! Also, went home to Texas for my Cousin Matt's wedding

my favorite picture from the trip!

April - Spent Easter in Hilton Head with my roommate Cori and her family; reminded everyone in Charlotte that i was a high school cheerleader at our LockOUT; found out my best friend, Ali was prego with her first baby! :)

the roomie and I on the beach!


I've still got it! :)

me and Ali's signature pose for pictures during her pregnancy!

May - Said goodbye to my sweet senior girls on Senior Sunday at Forest Hill; spent mother's day with mom in Asheville, NC seeing the incredibly beautiful Biltmore Estate

the Amazing Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC

some of our seniors in Nashville recording a CD in a studio! :)

June - Went to Pittsburgh for the 3rd time with the High School group; also, came home to be in Hilary and Brian's wedding

Kristin, Rebecca and I with Mrs. Barnette our sweet homeowner in Pittsburgh

Marisa Hilary and I at her Bridesmaid Luncheon

July - went to Brazil for 2 amazing weeks that changed my heart for that country and its people forever!

Our group and some Brazilians at VBS in Recife!

August - celebrated Brookie's bachelorette weekend in Port Aransas, Texas and then went to Colorado for a week with my parents to live it up on the golf course and relax!

September - spent a weekend at the beach with high school students...love the carolina shores! learned how to surf...got up on the board the first time i tried! :) wish i had a picture to document it...:(

October - Went to Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA and had the epiphany to write my book (more on that later); went back to Texas to be in Brookie and Jim G's wedding in Fort Worth!

Good friends at Brookie and Jim's awesome reception!

November - Spent a weekend in Boone, NC with my Life Group...Went to NYC with my family for the first time!...spent Thanksgiving with friends and family in Texas

cool pic i took in the mountains.

in the limo going to see a Broadway show with sister and brother's girlfriend, Ashley!

December - had an amazing weekend called Refuel with my 9th grade Life Group girls; turned another year older; celebrated Kennedy Smith Wood's birth; spent a few days skiing in Colorado with the family; celebrated my friends' Bethany and Ryan's wedding in Charlotte and rang in the year 2008 here in Charlotte!

my 9th grade girls at Refuel!

out for New Years Eve with Mandy, Cori and Erica