Ok I don't know if you guys have heard of this girl, but she is amazing! My english teacher gave me her first acoustic album last year and it was great. This is her most recent album. Her name is Brandi Carlile and she has the most powerful yet soft voice in the world. It's acoustic rock and really really good. Just so you guys know....

Phil Wickham

So Phil Wickham's new cd "Cannons" came out today...of course I pre-ordered it and it came in the mail today...so if you were wondering...it is GREAT!!! It's a little different than his first two albums, but still amazing. His second cd (the one with Divine Romance on it) had a lot of worship-like songs... the first 5 or 6 songs are more pop/rock songs and more like drums and electric guitar and the last 5 or 6 songs are like some of the most amazing worship songs.... it's really cool....ooo ooo and I heard some of the songs live and they are soooooo good.... so if anyone wants the cd I will gladly burn it for you... have a good day!

Wow... it's been a long time. Halle has been getting so much bigger... here are some newer pics:

she doesn't like to smile for the camera, but don't worry she does smile.....a lot. :)

Power of God

Wow....well it's been a long time. Well I'm just astonished at the power of God right now, I mean I know that God is powerful, but like when He does something big...it's so real and well I don't even know, but here's the story:
So because of all the church stuff that's been going on, I knew I wasn't going to CIY and I probably had to work anyway, but I was still holding on to the idea of possibly seeing if someone could like drive me up for a day so I could just go to one worship session, but it just wasn't working out. So it's Sunday after church and (my sister's been begging to go to Red Robin and they were gonna go last weekend but it didn't work out and my dad felt kinda bad, so he offered to take us there and I know it doesn't seem like a big deal, but we never go to Red Robin because my dad doesn't like it that much...) we are trying to find a parking spot and I see Channelle and I get out just because you know...I haven't seen her in a while and well, I was excited. So we're in the middle of the street and it's 100 degrees outside,but I asked her if she was going to CIY and she was all "Yeah, I'm leaving tomorrow and coming back Tuesday night". I was getting really excited, but then I remembered work and how impossible it would be to request Monday and Tuesday off on a Sunday....yeah... So I told her I would call her, and I mean you guys know how cool Channelle is... how cool would it be to go to CIY with Channelle?!?...yeah! So I go inside and tell my parents (my parents have been really sad that I couldn't go and like they would do anything to let me go and they knew I was really upset about it) and then I ask (and I don't even know why I even thought of this as a possibility) if I get those days off, if I could go with Channelle to CIY for two days and this was like the most unexpected thing: (you know my parents, they don't just let me just decide to go out of town the day before we leave) my dad said this: "Well...I don't see why not..." I was all smiles....it was amazing, but how in the whole entire world was I gonna get those days off... but I decided that if I didn't get the days off then God didn't want me to go for a reason and if I did it was for a reason too. So as soon as we're done eating we go to Sonic and I beg for the days off and my manager looks at the schedule for like 10 minutes straight and then finally says that I can see if this girl wants to trade schedules with me for Monday, but he couldn't do anything for Tuesday but he'd figure out something, so I came at 5 and asked (well kinda begged) the girl if she would trade with me and she said yes!!!! So I was at 5:15pm leaving for CIY the next day! So I hurry and pack and the next day I'm off to CIY and I had the most amazing time..just seeing why God brought me to CIY and how he didn't want me to stay the whole time, He just wanted me for the two days I was there and in that time I met three new great girls from Hopper's dad's church and I think I'm even gonna go to their church on Sunday night and lead some worship...I'm really excited and they are all very great people... there's Jamie and she's my age, goes to Clovis High, and is just really cool and very easy to talk to; Taylor is 13 and she doesn't talk very much but what I have heard from her is she's very wise for a 13-year-old ( and I didn't mean that like 13-year-olds aren't wise, but you know...); and then there's Kourtnee ( I think that's how she spells it...kinda weird...lol jk) now she's going into the 8th grade and she's 13 but like probably the most mature 13-year-old and really cool (she reminds me of Channelle) she's kinda crazy but she's really cool; ok and then there's Heather and she's their youth pastor's wife and she's really cool and she's all inviting me to come and lead worship and I guess they all sing except for Jamie and it's just really cool. Like they don't even care about what people think, they were all singing together in the dorms, it was just cool. So God gave me some more friends (I've been really struggling with making friends lately) and I got to hear 3 worship sessions (the most awesome and I mean like the real definition of awesome like worthy of awe because of the power of the Spirit of God aww man it was so cool) and this is the first year that I didn't care what anybody thought during worship...just amazing and being able to talk to Channelle and just hanging out with her was great. Now I'm really excited because I'm starting to set up like sheet music for Brandon, Hannah, and Chris and I don't care what they say, we are having a full day of jamming and playing CIY songs...I'm gonna get it all ready so when they come back from CIY and they're pumped up, I'll be prepared. And I've been learning all the CIY songs and playing them and I think Paige really was getting into it and like being eager to learn the songs I was playing and she really likes to sing (at home) so she's been singing them all night...it's really cool. Yeah everything was just good and totally planned out and like I could totally tell that God was there the whole time... like I was talking to Channelle and lost track of time and had to hurry to my elective, but when I got there it had already started and I couldn't just walk in late so I went and did my Day 2 encounter time (because I wasn't gonna be there) and it was just cool seeing all the actual Cal Poly students and praying for them like somehow CIY being there would affect the students in a positive way. So back to the worship, I just feel like now I've been able to rest from being on the worship "team" (because apparently Trinity thinks that the youth worship "team" should be lead by everybody..I'm sorry, but how would that work like think about it what if Brandon and Hannah and Chris and me all like had to talk and equally share the responsibility of worship leading...I'm sorry but it would be a mess... sorry a little rant there) and just worship God and not have to worry about having enough practice or messing up I just got to feel God in a way I haven't felt for a long time now. And then Encounter time was really cool too and I'm kinda excited and bummer because I'm gonna do each one as everybody else is doing them at CIY so it's good because they're really cool, but I don't get the discussion...I'll be ok...lol! It was just funny because I read the first little story think and then I read the verse in the packet and it's Psalm 139 and I just read that like the night before and it REALLY helped me. I don't know, I've just been really seeing God and even before going to CIY or even knowing I was gonna go, just kinda trusting God and wow.....there's a whole lot more, but I've already given you wow...almost two pages if this was an essay...man I wish I had this much interest in my essays... lol...ok well that's the end...have a good day!
-Danica

P.S. I found this website.....I got really excited....http://philwickham.wordpress.com/

So I made $20 in tips tonight in only 5 hours.....it's kinda cool.... (I know it's not that much, but I'm excited....dont make fun...) ok kinda short but ....well......there you go...
-Danica

Ok Halle might have a broken elbow or something somewhere in her left arm...she's ok but my parents had to take her to Valley Children's Hospital and they can't see what wrong with it, so we have to go to a bone doctor tomorrow...so if you could just pray for her...thanks.

So I'm really frustrated...... there is a hardcore metal Christian band called The Divine Romance........aaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!! You can't take someone else's song name and make it your band name.......im really mad....... i mean Phil Wickham is so original, now people are gonna think he got it from the band.....mmmmm....just cuz they are gonna be a Spirit West Coast..... i think i might be going!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that cool? We're gonna try to go for the David Crowder show.. and they were talking about going for the whole thing!!!! ...I'm excited...k gotta go bye!
-Danica

well I think I have a job....not the job I wanted, but I have one. I think I'm an employee at Sonic Drive-In....yep. I say I think because he never actually told me that I'm hired, he kinda just said that I have to turn in my work permit and then he'll see if I can start training. I turned my work permit in but he wasn't there so hopefully he'll call me, but not today hopefully because I have probably the biggest cold sore I have ever gotten...it's horrible!!! My lip is incredibly swollen and there are like three different cold sores on my lower lip. It's disgusting and I've been putting this prescription medication on it as soon as I first saw the bump yesterday and it's NOT working! So my lip is huge right now which is really bad because I'm supposed to be hanging out with some newer friends of mine today and who wants to look at a gigantic lip all day?!?!?! I know they'll probably not care but I still get self-conscious about it...you know? So I'm gonna have to ice it soon. But the worst part is it's really contagious and that means I can't kiss Halle......I know....really really sad. Well I'm gonna go ice my lip (that's sounds weird)....ok i'll update later.
-Danica

We got a new computer!.....So now I can burn cds and import them without my computer shutting off every 4 minutes....if you didn't already know, my old computer was my laptop for school in 6th grade and it is soooo slow and randomly shuts down. It's super annoying. So my mom won this big screen tv at a Tupperware meeting and the lady who bought it bought it for $600!!!! So that mean we could pick out any computer and buy it as long as the amount of money that we had to pay extra was ok with my dad...so we got a new computer!!! It's super nice....like the screens all wide and stuff and it's not super slow!!!! Woo hoo!!!! So I spent the day giving guitar lessons, doing my last driver's training, and transferring all of our documents from our old computer to our new one. So now I have all my music organized and my cds all in order and my iPod all updated....it's nice. I don't know when the last day for Bible study is, but if there is Bible study on Monday, I can't go because my sister and I are going with some family friends on their boat....i know fun! So yeah!...I love this keyboard...lol! Oh!oh!oh!oh!oh!!!! I drove on the FREEWAY!!!! It was terrifying, but I really like the feeling of going fast...lol. Watch out Fresno/Clovis....lol! Ok well it
s late and I'm tired so goodnight y'all!

well today i did my first driver's training thing....it was super fun! I really like driving and oh my goodness I had to drive on Shaw and Blackstone and all those huge giant super scary streets but it was so much fun! I know you're laughing at me right now....but think of how it was when you learned to drive....it was fun right? Well it's fun for me. I guess next time he's taking me to the foothills and then on the FREEWAY!!!! I'm gonna die....so nice seeing you guys.....ok that was quick but i gotta go....k bye

School's almost out.......I'm super excited about that! Only 8 more days and the last one doesn't even really count....so yeah!

My dad just took my car to get the inside cleaned (my aunt left it filthy) and he bought me a super cute little flip flop air freshener too.... it was so sweet. He got it smogged and then I got to put the registration sticker on it...well i thought it was exciting! I love my dad...sometimes he's super obnoxious and annoying and all, but sometimes he just does the sweetest things.

So I have 10 mosquito bites!!! Yeah count em....10!!! Yeah that's how much they love me! I'm like dying.

I'm super happy that Justin and Karen are ok....I was freaking out, but then I saw Justin and he was ok....phew...

ok enough blogging....see you guys later

PS I really like the yearbook!

FINE!

Nothing is really exciting going on in my life....well, I have been reading some cool verses.... and then using my Bible dictionary to change some words and put it into other words so I can understand it.... it's pretty cool. Halle is still adorable.........she spit up on me today...lol! I miss seeing everybody at church. It is really encouraging to see my friends worship God and actually want to be there. So there were these two kids last night who were completely annoying me during worship...they were like pointing and laughing in Hannah direction and it just got me frustrated..... i'll be ok and oh my goodness......i totally started having a cough attack during the last song...and i had to end the song early, struggle through a prayer, and walk outside so I could finish coughing my lungs out....yeah....not fun. Well I need to go take a shower.......is this update good enough for ya.....yeah thought so...

K talk to ya later ...bye!

Well... I think I did alright on my AP test.... Some of the questions were hard, but the ones that easy were super easy....so I guess that's good. Wow... Halle just burped really loud!!!

I thought worship went really well last night...sorry Jena and Karen...it was pretty much amazing! I talked with Alisa after school and she really encouraged me...I'm trying to get better things to say between songs and stuff....so yeah, I'm learning. She also said she's gonna help em out with new songs and stuff....so yeah that will be cool.

So I really want to drive my car, but my permit isn't valid until June 1st. Yeah and I can't get my license until December 1st....kinda sad..

Ok don't know what to say now... bye

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!
I GOT A CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

IT'S A 95 TOYOTA COROLLA AND AH!!! IM JUST SO EXCITED! I OPENED THE CARD FROM MY AUNT AND IT WAS ALL SWEET AND EVERYTHING AND SHE TELLS ME TO TURN THE PAGE AGAIN.............AND SHE ASKS ME WHAT I SEE. (IT WAS THE TITLE OR PINK SLIP OR WHATEVER) I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO SAY!!!! ALL I COULD SAY WAS ARE YOU SURE???? AND SHE GRABBED MY ARM AND TOOK ME OUTSIDE AND AHHHH!!!!!! IT'S SOOO MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SO EXCITING!! i CAN'T REALLY LEGALLY DRIVE IT YET, BUT I GOT TO BACK IT OUT TWICE! I'VE BEEN JUST SITTING IN IT FOR LIKE HOURS.....THIS IS SOOO EXCITING! IT HAS A GREAT STEREO AND I HAVE KEYS!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A CAR AND I'M NOT EVEN 16 YET....LOL! SO I CAN'T DRIVE IT BY MYSELF UNTIL DECEMBER...LOL!!!! THAT'S SO FUNNY....OK ENOUGH BRAGGING......SEE YOU AT BIBLE STUDY....
BYE!

I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit! I got my permit!

Yes, I realize that it's not that big of deal, but I'm just so excited! And I can't drive anyone under 25 until December 2008........argh.......

Six Flags!

I'm so excited! My parents are taking me to Magic Mountain for my 16th birthday! I'm super excited!!!!

Just thought I'd share the joy.....

P.S.Shay's gone and I'm sad. He's a really good friend and I know it is weird to have a 27 year-old guy friend, but he really is a great friend. Notice I said guy friend....it is absolutely not weird to have a girl friend over 25!!!!! Ok see you guys later!

I don't know what to update about so here is my beautful baby sister.....

Jena

(This is an old picture from September, we do look good together!)


I would just like you guys to know how much I love Jena. Jena, as you already know, has completely transformed and the reason I get all excited about it is because you really don't see that everyday. Like most new Christians just get baptized and go back to their old stuff, but Jena has not backed down and she truly is trying to be like Christ. Jena has only been a Christian for not even a year and...seriously...she has more wisdom than people who have been Christians for 25 years! I really don't know how to describe her wisdom and her transformation. Jena is always there for me and she will always stay on campus at lunch for me and sometimes it's just because she wants to hang out with me. That is so encouraging just to know she wants to hang out with me....sorry this is getting cheesy.....too bad..... :) Well I really have to go but I love Jena!!!

So you know how I'm pretty good at cutting people out of pictures....well here is my latest work! This first picture is my beautiful best friend Jena who according to my mom "looks just like a model". I love the way her hair flows back in the wind. lol! This second picture is actually from the same original picture. This is: Karen and Justin (or Kare and Justy...whatever floats your boat)! Thank you to Jena who updated and provided these wonderful pictures for my work!

I don't know why I posted these, but this is Jack Johnson and I don't know why but he looks kind of like a monkey....anybody agree with me? Maybe cause he played the Curious George theme song....I don't know...

So I feel like posting, but I don't know what to write. :( I guess I'll just talk about my day. I took a test that I think I missed every single question on and then I took a test that I think I got every single question right on...so kind of good and bad. Halle is talking right now (or trying to). I have a lot of homework this weekend and I really just need a break from homework. Maybe my teachers won't be so hard next week because of testing....seniors are so lucky. 35 more days of school!!! That's so exciting....I'm gonna be a junior!!! That's so old!!!!! 24 days until my birthday and 29 days till Jena's birthday and 172 days until Alyssa's birthday and....I don't know when Karen's birthday is :(...... and 0 days until Hopper's birthday ...Hopi Birthday!!!! I texted Hopper happy birthday and he didn't know who it was from ...like he doesn't have my number saved in his phone.....fine I'll take his number out of my phone....like he ever wans to talk to me anyways...lol! I crack myself up! Ok...I'm gonna go watch Freedom Writers.....k.....bye!

(left to right: Halle's Easter outfit...lol, Halle in a swing at my aunt's house, Napoleon Dynamite Halle, hippie Halle)

So I couldn't sleep at all last night because I was so stuffy and my head felt like it weighed 100 pounds. So I didn't go to school today and it was really nice. I'm not super sick, but sick enough to not go to school. Anyway, I slept in and then took a long shower. I randomly felt like cleaning so I cleaned my bathroom (it really needed cleaning). Then I got some Chinese food that wasn't very good and I'm drinking a very large Pepsi.....and it's good. Then I watched Reba.....yep.....pretty fun day! Ok....bye bye

I just want to make this clear: I determine my own mood! No person or their emotions can get me down....I'm invincible!!! Ha, I said it. My mom is in a very very bad mood and no body knows why. She's been like this since last night. When we got out of church last night, she was in the car crying and it was just super akward and when we got home she wouldn't say anything to anybody. She just keeps crying and reading her Bible. So it was almost making me sad today....but you know what?....I was in a good mood before I saw my mom today and I'm still in a good mood now!!! Yes! I'm gonna go eat something, then take a shower, and then do my homework and relax. Ok I just wanted to share the joy!

So I had a pretty good day! My classes went by really fast and break and lunch lasted a long time. I had time to finish my homework and I have time do whatever I want right now. The only bad thing is that I wasn't able to babysit these super cute little boys that I love. I was telling Jena, these boys just jump all over the place and are super cute...oh and they told me they'd miss me when I left...it was so cute!!! But yeah...I planned the set list for tomorrow: if Hannah is there (she has a track meet and might not be there) we'll play Holy is the Lord, Your Love oh Lord, and Jesus Paid it All and if Hannah's not there I will play Holy is the Lord, Hungry, and Amazing Love (Newsboys). What are your favorite songs that I play? I know Jena's is Word of God Speak, but if you guys have any others that would be helpful! Thanks. Ok I can't think of anything else to talk about...ok bye bye!

Sorry I haven't updated....I don't know why I haven't. I've had tons of time to update. I guess I'll just randomly update you guys on my life..ready...go. I woke up at like 11:15 today, the latest I have waken (or woken..whatever I can't spell) up this spring break which is weird because my latest over Christmas vacation was 1:30pm. I still have to do homework today which is not gonna be fun....yeah I'm a procrastinator. Easter was pretty cool...in high school service we had 4 songs planned but then they wanted to cut it down to 2 songs and Shay didn't have his guitar...so I was thinking why don't I just lead....lol...yeah the didn't happen. So I played guitar and Shay just sang, but then in the back Hopper was telling us to do another song so I just kept playing for a while and then he sang Amazing Grace. I always have You Alone like stuck in my head and I'm always ready to play that song, but I couldn't get his attention without being super obnoxious. lol! Ruben Studdard is the BIGGEST MAN I have ever seen. I was like 3 feet away...oh my goodness... he didn't even fit on the chair....I don't mean to be mean...he's just a really big guy...wow! I went to my aunt's house for Easter and you would think that they would like at least plan a variety of food because there were a lot of people there. They got a ham (no one in my family likes ham) and a salad (just to let you know.....our family eats a lot and 1 little ham and wilted salad aren't gonna cut it) so we pigged out on the ice cream that our family brought and Hershey's kisses...lol. My aunt has this old car in her backyard (they live in the country were their backyards are huge) that she said she was gonna give me but I really don't know if she really was gonna give it to me or not, so I was trying to bring it up in conversation like a million times and my aunt just didn't take the hint....my mom was laughing so hard.....ah I'm so funny...you should have been there. My uncle let me drive it, but he only let me drive around the backyard......it was not that fun. But the car isn't that bad. It's a white like a 99 Toyota Corolla and my aunt put in a nice stereo system so it'll be fine. I've been reading the super good book and it's amazing what God is doing and making me realize. Like something pretty big happens and then I read like EXACTLY what I need to do which is great cause I really need God to like spell it out for me what I need to do and now He did. It' really cool. It's about Psalm 23 and it gives so much more meaning to the verses after reading each chapter. Like for example: Chapter 4 is called "The Prison of Want: The Burden of Discontent". It's on verse one: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want". It just has the greatest lines. I'll give you some examples: "What you have in your Shepherd is greater than what you don't have in life", Ok I really don't think you're gonna get out of it what I do....so you can borrow that book. Like it just talks about what makes us happy and it asks questions that make you really think like: Can leukemia infect you salvation, can bankruptcy impoverish your prayers? Say that we already have everything we need. There is so much in this book and it's amazing. I should start renting it out to people because it's that good. Well I guess it's really good for me because I tend to worry about things I don't need to worry about (like you don't already know that)....I can't express to you guys enough about this book.....ah...it's amazing! I got some new clothes...I like them. Ok gotta go and sorry about not updating enough!

-Danica

God is Good

should this be my first car (I'll have my dad buy it for me...lol)


I feel great right now....tonight was awesome. The whole set list and practices this week were really weird. Like on Sunday we were practicing and it kinda led to a little argument, but in turn it really helped our band bond. Today, the whole band was supposed go bowling and hangout today and...no one showed up until like 4. So it was just me and Shay...all day...so we visited Alyssa and went and had lunch at this little Mexican restaurant and went to Clovis Music....I found this really cool blue electric guitar that I want. So tonight was really cool and I really am getting more confident and I guess I'm not really worrying about how it sounds so much...I didn't really want to do Divine Romance because it didn't sound very good, but I guess I just stopped caring how it sounds. It's really kind of a relief to not worry about how it sounds. It kinda just feels really good to just let it go and give it to God. Speaking of letting it go, Hopper gave me a book about worry and I really like what it said: stop carrying baggage that you were never intended to carry. I realize that Alyssa has been telling me that forever, but I think I'm just starting to really get it and how to let it go. I'm really excited about hanging out with Alex tomorrow! Ok gotta go...bye bye!


-Danica

well.....today I went shopping with my mom and for some reason I can never find anything I like. I'm super picky when it comes to clothes and sometimes I will only buy it and wear it if someone with a good fashion sense likes it. I know I should wear what I want to wear and what I like, but I just can't find anything I like EVER!!! I did end up buying two shirts and a really cute bathing suit (i think it is). and guess what............it's a bikini!!! lol! I felt really good in it....like we were meant to be together, me and that bathing suit.......ha ha I'm hilarious! After shopping, I watched Rachael Ray and Reba and then I went with my dad to my grandma's house and did absolutely nothing. Then we spent like 45 minutes driving around town trying to figure out what's for dinner and we finally just went to Carl's Jr. It wasn't very good.....but I came home and had spumoni....mmmmmm.... Well tomorrow is gonna be a busy day....here is my schedule (just to let you know I really don't care if you don't care about my Wednesday, you'll just have to read this anyway...ha)

1. 10:00-11:00................jam with Shay at Starbucks
2. 11:00-12:00...............meet with Hannah and Shay
3. 12:00-2 or 3:00.....bowling with the worship band
   and lunch
4. 2 or 3:00-6:00......practice intense intimate
   worship set and get dinner
5. 6:00-6:30..................pray over service and worship
6. 6:30-8:00....................service
7. 8:00-about 8:30....hang out with super cool
   friends from girl's Bible study
8. 8:30-about 11:00.......shower, eat, and probably
   update my super cool blog (yeah right)
9. 11:00pm- 10:00am...sleep (ah...)
   

now that you know my schedule for tomorrow....I gotta go read a book and go to bed...night!

make up your mind, one tough cookie, home run

mercedes bends, eye ball, maid in China

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random pictures

Today I got to sleep in until 10 which was amazing. I got up, turned on my iPod, and cleaned the house (well, part of it). We went to Quiznos for lunch and then we went to the grocery store. I applied for a job at Vons and I really hope I get it! I really don't know what to say...so I'll show you pictures. Some of these aren't funny, but I think they're cool looking.

Well I've babysitted twice in less than 24 hours. I'm kind of tired of kids right now...but if anybody needs a babysitter...I'm totally available! I honestly don't even want to babysit (although I'm CPR certified and I'm good at it), but I really need money right now. I have to pay for driver's training and the longer I wait to get my permit (which costs money) the longer I have to wait until I drive. My parents are tired of driving me everywhere! I've kind of resorted to asking for the money that they would have spent on me in like a Starbucks or something in cash.
My dad is taking me out maybe to dinner or a movie tonight and we're just gonna hang out. I'm kind of excited. So my dad has kinda had a revelation. As you may know, our family is having some problems with Northside and my dad has been really negative towards everything, not just at church. As you probably know, it has kind of worn off on me too. So today he totally like repented and talked to all of us about how he was being so negative and ....it was amazing. I could not hold back the tears. He is kind of prideful sometimes and when I would point out to him that he was being prideful, he would say "I'm not negative, I'm truthful". And today he totally recognized how he was acting...it was really cool! He is also paying for part of CIY and driver's training!!!! I'm really excited and we can already see him being less negative and less stressed out. I'm so proud of him. This thing tonight (my dad just told me) is a surprise...I hope it's fun! OK...I realy really like posting everyday...I kind of want to post twice a day....maybe not everyday. Ok see you tomorrow! Love you guys!
-Danica

PHIL!!!!!!!! this is a great picture (thanks to Jena)! He always wears that scarf and I think he's one of the only men who can pull off a scarf! And look! I didn't cut anybody out of this picture!

Well I don't really have much to say today. I took 2 tests and had to write 2 huge essays back-to-back in like 90 minutes(not a long time for the essays my teacher expects us to write). We had an incredibly dumb and boring rally today. The only thing that I liked about it was that before it started they were showing us some random funny facts and they were kinda funny...well I thought they were. Like they banned Donald Duck comics in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. I'm sad that Brandy's leaving, I didn't really get to talk to her that much this time...maybe next time. As you can see I am kinda just rambling on and on about nothing in particular. My dad is off work this whole entire spring break and we aren't doing anything...don't know why I mentioned that.....lol.....ok see you guys later!

I've noticed that my blogs usually are incredibly unorganized and are just rambles about my day and Alyssa's are all organized and pretty.

I'm really excited about CIY this year. The theme is ONES and I'm really looking forward to seeing what kinds of videos and new ideas they'll have for this year.

I really like hanging out with Jena. She makes me feel so welcome in the group and not akward, like last night with Megan. I don't know her very well and I don't know Liz and Chelsea that well. It was really fun last night. Ok, I have to go do homework. Thanks for the Chicken Goodness Recipe!

P.S. I love Phil Wickham! (just in case you didn't know)

Well...I'm having a pretty good day today. We watched a sermon on TV this morning and it was pretty good. It doesn't really relate to me because it is about the woman's role in a marriage, but it was really good. I was really nervous about worship this morning because my voice was not working very well. I was having a sound check and I saw Alisa Hopper. I was so nervous. Singing in front of the best worship leader I know?!?!?!?! Yeah...I was terrified. She totally talked to me and wants to meet with me and I'm so excited. And after my not-so-good worship set, she totally told me that she loves my voice and OH MY GOODNESS!!! It made me feel so amazing!!! Yeah and going over and hanging out with you guys was really cool....I didn't know Liz was so emotional. I know she was having a bad day, but tears were streaming down her face after I said she was beautiful. I guess people do take what I say seriously. lol. We had a pretty good leadership meeting (well we didn't really have a meeting, we kinda just had fellowship time) and at home I got to play my guitar for a ridiculously large amount of time...it was amazing! I just had a good day. Oh and yeah, I got to hang out and talk with Emily. I love her! Ok well I'm gonna go see what's for dinner...bye!

Well this week went by pretty fast. I failed a history test, passed a Biology test, and did pretty well on a French test. When I say failed...I really mean I failed, I got a 57%. It was not fun. This week week God has been teaching me a lot. I've learned that I need to trust God with everything I do and not worry about what might happen cause I'm never right when I think of the possible outcomes of a problem. God is always right so why can't I trust Him with my life? I'm also trying to give everything in my life over to Him and I honestly don't know if I'm doing it right and I kinda don't know if I really am giving it to God. I don't want to just say that I am but still worry about it. So...yeah I'm trying to work on that... After school today I totally put my bathing suit on and laid out in my backyard. It was amazing and I have a little tan...not as much as Emily's was though. I hope I don't get addicted! Well I'll see you guys on Sunday or the next time I see you...love you!

-Danica

I'm kinda offended that Alyssa isn't really on blogger anymore....I guess Myspace was just too good for me..... I looked back to Alyssa's first post and it suggested we should use Blogger as an alternative to myspace......mmmmm........I forgive you, Alyssa and you can go use your myspace...I will always be here...on blogger.........hum...........:( I still wont get a myspace, but please don't leave me hanging here......all alone........on blogger.....because Jena never updates...... I like using these..........things! :)

"Ah...just another day" -Halle Rae Overton

Alyssa- I wanted to tell you this at Bible study, but I couldn't stay very long. I just wanted to let you know that I love what you're doing with the group. I know that this will help tighten our group and draw us close to God. I also wanted to apologize for being so negative sometimes about our group. I can be pessimistic sometimes....ok maybe all the time... but I'm gonna really try to be positive and see the good things that happen in our church. I had a lot of fun with you on the trip and I love getting advice from you. Thank you so much for being so willing to talk to me and answer my questions. I really appreciate you!

Jena- I love you, I just wanted to tell you that. You have been such a blessing to my life and I also thank you for being so willing to talk to me and be there for me everyday. I really hope our friendship grows stronger and that we could continue to hang out together.

So nobody else looks at this, but I love you guys and I can't wait until we start this new Bible study set up. I am also excited about Liz and Chelsea coming to our group and also...OH! OH! OH! that girl Jessica, Sarah Bryant's friend was so in my first grade class and I haven't seen her since then. She so remembers me and she is so nice. By the way, she also has the prettiest teeth I have ever seen, just so you know. See you guys!

-Danica

SHEEEESH! Here is my update:

I'm excited about Discipleship and I've decided that I already REALLY miss Mallori and it's been 15 minutes since lunch when I saw her! Ok...I'll update when I come back.

(could you see me playing this guitar???)

I survived finals week and managed to get a 3.8 G.P.A. which I'm not really proud of, but I am taking an AP class so maybe it's ok. I was craving a salad from Round Table (I know it's weird to want a salad from a pizza place and not a pizza, but I LOVE their salad bar). I've decided that one of my favorite things are salad bars. I love them because you can take all you want and there's no waiter who gets to mock you in their heads for being a pig. My throat hurts........ummmm.........trying to figure out what to type next...........oh! We rented some movies and my sister is at a Jr. High thing so it's just my parents and I and my beautiful little baby sister! I want cookies....ok see you Sunday!

-Danica

So, It's been a while since I have last updated and since the only people who look at this are Alyssa and Jena, I will just update you on my life for the past couple of days.

This is finals week and I was super scared about Biology because I had an 89% and I needed to get an A on the final to get an A in the class and I studied the review sheet over and over, but I was still terrified. I took the test and it was almost word for word the exact same thing as the review sheet. I'm almost positive that I got and A and with my extra credit, it boosts my chances of raising my A. My English final, on the other hand, was way harder than I thought. I might of failed, but it's ok...I'll be fine.(I'm trying to persuade myself that it is ok to have a B)

Tonight at church was really cool. During worship practice I was kinda bummed because I sounded horrible and I was like wondering why people even like my voice, I would not even buy my own CD if I had one. But, it's always better during the real thing, so I felt better......if I could only sound like Alisa.....

I'm taking Driver's Ed online and I have finished and taken the test for 6 sections out of 19. This program is so retarded. One of the sections explained what an 8-sided red sign that said stop meant. I just hope I get my dad's car when I get my license.

I've been really wanting to obtain (I used a big word!!!!) a whole bunch music from random people. I want to expand my knowledge of music and learn some new bands and stuff. If you have any music you think I would like, just let me know. Ok sweet!

Tomorrow's gonna be a good day. I usually don't like Thursdays just because I don't like Tuesdays and Thursdays and I have no idea why?????(I do like girl's lunch though!) I don't have any finals tomorrow and I have pretty much easy classes. So that's good.

Mallori's sister I guess just sprained her ankle and she's ok. I was freaking out when Shay came up and told her that her mom wanted her in the Children's center and it was kind of an emergency. Thank goodness everyone was ok....I got scared. :/

I had a really good dinner tonight and I would just like you guys to know how much I appreciate your friendships. I really don't care that you are 15 and 2 years older than me, you guys mean so much more to me than my younger friends. (with exeption of Mallori, she's pretty much up there) I'm also super excited that Alex has been coming to Bible Study again. I love her, she is so funny and even when she does weird stuff to my body, she's still amazing. Ok, time to go! See you tomorrow or today or yesterday whenever you read this. -Danica

this is how long it takes to get our pictures developed!

I know these pictures are old, but I wanted to post some of them!