Musings ~ Blue

Hey! Sorry that it's been so long.. I took my little trip! But I don't have the pictures ready yet..so I'll post about later.

I've only got a few minutes before my computer battery goes out on me, so this will be brief.

For one, I wanted to let you know that I updated the templates for my other two blogs, http://homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulnoize and http://homeschoolblogger.com/bethanysbooks. Hopefully I'll start updating them regularly... :D

I was talking with several different people today and something struck me, not for the first time. In our society today, the way kids are growing up, once they hit the teen years, they just have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. It's just a fact of life for them..like that they get a job when they're 16. Or that they go to college after graduation..only more definite. It's sad...becuase they don't even see it. Instead they get hurt over and over again, thinking that each new boyfriend (or girlfriend) is "the one." It's really sad to see it on a first-hand basis like I have been. But it makes me feel even more sure about my commitment to not date....and to not even THINK about marriage until GOD does something..not me.

Well, I better go..battery signal's bad. :) Tata for now!

America: Baseball, Wal-Mart & Apple Pie! ~ Purple

Re-Reading "Match Point" (by Erynn Mangum) today for the third (fourth? I don't even remember!) time today I read this:

"You don't know anything about baseball, do you?" Ryan laughs.

"I do too," I say, hands on hips.

He raises his eyebrows mockingly. "Really. Tell me something."

"The Yankees are a baseball team," I say proudly.

"Who is their manager?"

I squirm and say the first name that pops into my head. "Gary Cooper?"

Ryan closes his eyes. "I'm feeling the need for serious prayer...So who made you watch Pride of the Yankees?"

"Is that where Gary Cooper came from?"

He grins. "And I repeat. You know nothing about baseball."

"You can't know everything."

He shakes his head. "Yeah, but baseball, Laur. That's up there with apple pie and Wal-Mart. It's un-American to not know anything about baseball."

Well, I have to say, I'm not sure if I qualify.

I mean, sure, I know some basball team names, a few player names, but I only follow when the Red Sox are winning, usually just in the world series.

And I re-learn every year. It's crazy. But fun, because Dad loves telling me allll about it.

He's a huge Red Sox fan, but I must say, he's not as big of a fan as my Auntie Jen. WOW. She's VERY proud of her New England background. She does NOT enjoy the south nearly as much, and the worst thing you can do to her is call her "Jenny" --trust me, I know this!

However, she lives in the heart of the south, and has for more than half of her life.. but she will not admit that she's officially a "southerner" now. Don't get me wrong, she likes the area, the nice house she has, etc. She just prefers New Hampshire.

One thing that she is loving about Greenville right now is the new "Fluor Field" (and no, I did not mis-spell it) in the West End. Why would she be this excited about this you ask? Or perhaps you're asking what this has to do with anything. Well, let me explain. ;)

Fluor Field used to be called "West End Park" until several years ago, when the city decided to completely tear it down and start from scratch. They then fashioned the new field (Fluor Field) as a miniature Fenway Park. For those who are not into baseball at all and resemble Laurie, that's the Boston Red Sox's field... in Boston.

What sets apart Fenway from others is the Green Monster. When Fenway Park was built in 1912 in the city of Boston, there was no "Green Monster." Without it, people kept hitting home runs onto the street. In 1936 they built a 37 foot wall and all that changed. When it was painted green in 1947, the Green Monster was born.  NO home runs have ever been hit over the Green Monster. Pretty cool if you ask me. ;)

So, back to the subject... The Greenville Drive (the team that plays at Fluor Field) is the lower-A affiliate of the Red Sox. Once again, pretty cool.

My Aunt works for a company that shares a suite with some other companys and form time to time they get tickets...so, on Monday, the day we went down for Dad's treatment, she had two extra tickets!

So we rushed home, changed, and hopped back in the car, driving to downtown for the game. It was fantastic! Suite seats! Awesome view! A mini-fenway! And that's not all..

My Uncle Jay is a graphic artist for a major company in Greenville and designed some of the signs at Fluor Field. Here they are:

The Fluor Field Sign

BMW Sign

I had so much fun! It was great. Here's a slide show I put together of the evening. Unfortunately, there aren't any pictures of my aunt.. she was sporting a Red Sox shirt and hat. Very cute. ;)

I must tell... she saw someone with a Yankee's shirt. Yep. She pointed him out and said, "I better go trip him." I must say, I agreed. ;)

P.S. About the other "American Things" --I like Wal-Mart good 'nuf. In fact, I was there this evening buying some things for my trip ;). Apple Pie is just down right amazing, if you ask me. So, even if I don't qualify on the baseball level, I've got the other two going for me. :D

New Beginings ~ Yellow, Pink & Blue

Greetings!

As you all can see, I've updated my template.. I managed to do it all in one night, and I'm quite happy about that fact. I really like the colors. I was wanting to make a new template for a little while now, but I loved the picture I had as my header so much. It really seemed to convey the whole "running the earth, watching they sky" message so well. But then my mom made a new header for her blog (which has yet to be put on there --my fault) and I got inspired to make my own. So viola! (little french lingo there for ya. ;) )

So, first off... I was awarded!! I was given the "E for Excellence" award by LittleSparrow. I am SO humbled & thankful & excited, all at once! Thank you, Kori! I want to award... GiftedGirl, my first blog-friend and a true encouragment, she is entertaining and completely focoused on Christ. Also, I'd like to award AnAmericanGirl. Hannah always has fun posts about her life and is eager to please the Lord --you can tell just by reading one entry. Lastly, I'd like to award ArtisticFlare, who is a great blogger! She, also, is very fun to read. She's a great artist, a great sister, and a great disciple of Jesus Christ.

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New Music! Finally, right? ;) Well, this week's artist is... the Newsboys! God really used a song of theirs (Stay Strong --the first one on the playlist) to speak to me this past week about keeping focoused on the prize, not giving up, etc. I hope you like the music..feel free to give me feedback.

A few updates: Thanks for praying.. I found my iPod the night before we left--God's great :D

The trip I was talking about still hasn't happened.. once again, stay tuned. ;)

Sadly, Becca's (GiftedGirl) uncle passed away this past wee. Please keep them and their family in prayer. Becca and her whole family travelled over 800 miles to get to be with the rest of the family. Pray for safety as they come back, also.

While in SC, I had an amazing opportunity to go to a ball game at Fluor Field (the one fashioned after Fenway Park) --with suite seats. It was awesome. I'll tell you alllll about it on Monday, if not Sunday. But for now, it's late, and I must go.

I'm working on returning comments still.. If you've not received a comment back, it's only because I'm swamped --rest assured, I'm not upset! lol. ;)

Gotta run for now! Have a great Sunday. Leave feedback. Bye.

PS!! My Mom extended the contest!! Please, go check it out. I'm SURE you collect something..so snap some pics and enter!