It's 12:01... so I write this Blog

HEY!!!!

I'm very hyper right now so be prepared for a very scattered blog... and probably short because you know where I am!!! I'm in MOBILE with Taylor and Avery!!!!! We're here for Bayfest and I am SOOOOO excited!!!!!

THe past few weeks have been stinkin' amazing!! Here's why:

-Officially a Delta

-Going to Trinidad for mission trip

-Bayfest... hello Reba!!

-Taylor Hamm is back in my life and Jessica will be back in it tomorrow!!!!

-The weather is turning COLDER!!!

Ok... I thought I had more exciting things but I did not. We just got back from "exploring" South's campus and I felt the need to tell everyone that. Because I know SOOOO many people read this!!! The Grove is sketchy here. So I'm going to go pray for my safety and pray Avery doesn't pass out....

More fun to come tomorrow!!!!

WOOT WOOT

--Bayfest Bound

IIIHHHH!!!!!!

I BECOME A DELTA TOMORROW!!!!!!

I can't begin to describe how AMAZING this week has been and how much I love all my sisters!!!

Delta status here I come!!

Better post to come later on!!

--Alpha for 24 more hours

WOAH!

Hey!

So I realized something pretty cool tonight that I just had to share.

We were talking about stress and stuff in our Bible Study tonight and while we were praying it kind of hit me. I think God called me into ministry before my parents divorce and before Papa got sick because He knew I wouldn't surrender after all this happened. I mean, I might have I'll never know but at this point and time I don't think I would have. Or I wouldn't have realized the potential I could have.

Ok. Cool point for the night.

--The Venezuelan

One Year of Change

Hello there folks!

Well instead of studying like a good college student I decided to blog and watch Dukes of Hazzard. Yes... I'm a bad student.

Anyways... Well I went home again this weekend. Yes. I know I've gone home a lot but this upcoming weekend will be the last time I go home for awhile so I've got to enjoy it while I can. But things are changing and this weekend really pointed that out to me... and quite frankly I hate it.

1st off this upcoming Wednesday will be one year without my Papa. I can't believe it's been a year, it seems like just yesterday we were talking about retirement and graduation. I'm pretty sure his retirement is way better than mine. I have missed him so much, and dread Wednesday. So much has changed since he died. Friends, family, and even myself.

Then things are changing with my friends back home... as much as I hate to say that. I love them to death, and I love when I get to hang out with them, but you can tell the difference now between high school and college. Some of the things they find fun and entertaining just don't appeal to me anymore. I know that sounds really lame, but it's true. And it's so hard to even have conversations now because they are always talking about what's happening in Headland and I talk about Troy. And what makes matters worse is Most the time it's about my Sorority and they makes jokes about it. Which is understood, I'd probably make fun of someone talking like I do if I wasn't in one but sometimes it hurts when they make fun of them. These are the girls I will live the rest of my life with! Yes, I'll live the rest of my life with my friends back home, especially one of them cause she's my favorite, but there is a time when you just got to let me talk without fear of a smart remark.

Then things are changing with my family. I'm so proud of my Nana. She's preparing for a new season and has gotten some new furniture and stuff for the house. And she said she's ready to get rid of Papa's clothes. I don't know if I'm ready for that one. This whole weekend was a lot of change for me to take in in that whole department. As long as my chair is still there I guess I'm good.

And Little Koren is arriving in january!!! Leah Koren Green!!! I'm so excited for Chip and Kristin!!! I can't wait to hold that little girl!!!

OH!! And let me tell you about MACI!!!! Maci's my cousin and I am so proud of her right now!! She was offered Vodka the other night, oh, did I mention she was in 8th grade, and she said no! I know that sounds like a minor detail to be so excited about, but I am. And then me and her got to talk about it and man, that girl is going to do some AMAZING stuff for the Kingdom of God!!! I can't wait to see what God has in store for her!!

Let's see.... ADPi is starting their Bible Study this Wednesday and I am STOKED about it!! I sure hope I get to go because our Swap is the same time... I mean honestly though. there shouldn't be a problem... better not be...

Initiation starts this SUnday and I am STOKED about it!!! WHAT!!!!!!

Ok. I don't think I have anything else for tonight....

k. bye.

--The soon to be Delta!!!

PICTURES!!!

What's an Engagement without pictures!!!!!

Chris and Avery!!!

My AMAZING Family!!!

The family tree!!!!

That gorgeous ring!!!

The Newly Engaged Couple with the Candlelight Sisters!!!

Again I say it was so special to me to get to participate in this!! My first Candlelight was for my Big!! I don't think I'll ever forget that!!!

--Proud Lil

It's an ADPi Engagement!!!

So can I say I have had possibly the BEST weekend/ week EVER!!!! Let me tell you about it!!

1st off, I surprised my bestie!! I'm pretty sure she hated me and wanted to kill me for "canceling" our plans for this weekend!! But then I showed up at the game Friday night and it was to GREAT!!! I miss her so much!! But I'm glad I'm only an hour away!

Then Saturday we went to the lake with my family and tubed all weekend! Me and Lindsey are FRIED like CHICKEN!!! And my elbow's all scraped up!! But the weekend was AMAZING!!

However, by Monday morning I was really starting to miss Troy and my sisters!!

But here is for the WHOLE point of this blog...

Wickle, ADPi Pres, text me Sunday asking me if I was going to be at Chapter Tuesday. Well I told her I have class and asked why. Well she says they were doing something for Avery(My amazing Big) and she wanted me there. So I told her I could skip class and get the notes from someone. SO Wickle says she'll call me later. Well I get back to Troy and am checking me e-mail and open up this one from her... it says "Chris is proposing to Avery!!!!!!!!!"

I almost died. Like tears begin, I start laughing/ not breathing/ not believing what I just read! And the coolest part I GET TO BE A PART OF IT!!! We were having a candle light service and that's where Chris was going to propose!! Well it was AMAZING!! I basically had to avoid Avery all day today because otherwise I would have given something away or either started crying!!! AHH!!!

Well I'm not going into detail about how it was done because it was just to sweet!! But ahh. It was to PERFECT!!! And I can't believe Wickle was going to let me go to class and miss that!! Ahh!!!

LOVE LIFE!!! Well, my Grand Big is married, My Big is getting Married, hmm... no pressure here at all!!!

God has truly blessed me with some Amazing people that I can't believe I have lived without for 18 years!!! I'm so glad He allowed our paths to intersect at the perfect time!!

-- The Lil of the Engaged Big!!!

Sisters are a Lifetime

Hey Yo!!!

So I have a lot to catch you 8 people that read this up on!!! Since the last post I have been officially initiated as an alpha member of Alpha Delta Pi, Gone through a full week of school, gone home and seen my bestie, experienced the most epic weekend ever, found out who my Big is, and went to this AWESOME thing called Momentum!!! But since you don't know what any of these things are I shall tell you!!

So maybe I was initiated by the time I typed the last one, but I want to explain this cause it's so cool to me!! So I'm in Alpha Delta Pi and there are 3 different... types of ADPi I guess you could say. When you first come in your an Alpha. Like the beginning, Alpha and Omega. Getting it?? Ok. Then Once you're officially initiated you become a Delta... can't really remember that meaning. Because it's in the middle of our greek letters I guess.. And then Once you become Alum you're a Pi. Like the number for Pi goes on forever and ever. Once ADPi always ADPi!!

That probably sounded crazy!!

Anyways, school is pretty good! Not to many complaints. My Psychology class is ruining my life. No biggie. The work hasn't gotten to hard yet. Just a lot of studying. Lame!!

I went home last Wednesday to celebrate my Mom's birthday!! I miss her and my brother a lot!! And I got to see that AMAZING person known as Windsey Bawin!!! I miss her really bad too!!! We hung out Wednesday and Thursday night! I got to see Trent, my boyfriend, Thursday! Yea, that's right! I said it! WOOT!!! Then I had to come back to Troy Friday for class and for possibly the most Epic weekend ever!! It's right up there with the Bayou Fest!! It is known as the SISTERHOOD RETREAT!!!!!

So That Friday we all met at the house and found out who our Big is!!! AHH!!!!! It was so cute we were all in the TV room at wickle(our president) and Ashley(my lion pal ha) came in to give us pajama bottoms. Well they told us we had to go and find our Big with the same pants on. So we all ran for the chapter room, little did we know they were OUTSIDE!!!! So then we had to wait for everyone to get to the chapter room and they finally let us out and drum roll please!!!!!!!!! My big was.................... AVERY!!!!! Oh my GOSH I was so excited!!!! Def the coolest thing ever!!! Because she is the coolest person ever!!! I love her to death!!!

Then that Saturday we did these session things, ehh. But that night, that night was when the fun truly began!! We were all going to go to a Biscuits game in Montgomery! Well me and avery rode with Kellie and Dakota! Kellie was driving. That should give you enough insight as to how this was gonna go. So the directions they gave us were bogus apparently and we ended up getting lost in the GHETTO!!! Like for real! Scared for my life!!! And we passed this one dog on the road and made some comment about him then when we turned around Kellie decided she was gonna go a DIFFERENT way but make a loop, again I say it's Kellie we're talking about, and we get back on the road with the dog and she says "There's the dog! We're on the right road!!!" Funniest moment EVER... so far. HA! So we get back on the highway and take some other exit and Kellie decides she needs to go to the bathroom!! So we pull up on the curb, don't think she meant to, and her and Avery run to the bushes while me and Dakota laugh our bottoms off!!! Of course I had to take pictures!!! And then we finally got Kellie's GPS figured out and we're driving through a not so Ghetto part of the ghetto and had to stop and take pictures at the train track!! Cutest pictures EVER!! And then we turn around to see the baseball stadium right behind us!! What are the odds?!?!

So we park 50 years away and trek to the stadium. Find our sisters in our bright NEON shirts!! Then we leave during the 8th inning I do believe, well Kellie decides she wants to complement this random guy on his shorts. So not only do we have to walk 50 years to the car we have this nice possy of guys following us. And then we finally lose them and these cars start driving by honking and this LITTLE boy leans out of one truck and yells at us. Avery yells, "YOU'RE FIVE! Keep Driving!" Funniest thing ever... AGAIN!!!! We finally made it back! lol

Then Sunday we went to Momentum(you'll read about that in a minute) and then to Camp Butter and Egg!! We did a lot of team building stuff like what we did at SLA so it was a lot of fun to me!! Then we had "informal" chapter and sleep, finally!!!

MOST EPIC WEEKEND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Momentum!! Let me tell you about it!! It's a student led worship service on Sunday mornings on Campus and HOLY COW it's so great!! I describe it as a church camp service every Sunday morning!! I was so AMAZED by it!! And then I went to 8:29 Wednesday and it's basically a college youth group!! Pretty Awesome as well!!! Love it!! And I'm possibly gonna get to go on a mission trip to Trinidad this December!! WHAT?!?!?! So stoked!! Love Jesus!!

If you understood that blog you get major cool points because it was SUPER scattered!!

Everything is finally seeming some what right!! Nothing has been fixed, but God has really blessed me with some Amazing people!!

Peace and Blessings!!

--Lil