I’m so sorry for my long absence, blog friends! I’m consciously trying to do better, starting tonight. I’ve got news and excuses and all kinds of wonderful things to talk about! But… I give up trying to return comments because I can’t remember which ones I’ve returned or not… sorry! I do love your comments and appreciate them, I promise! I'm also sorry for not commenting and keeping up with your blogs... I'm going to try to do better in that area, as well.
First and foremost – not long after my last entry, my dad got sick and ended up in the hospital for a week with some sort of infection. It has taken him several weeks after that to recover, and he’s still only just now getting back to himself physically. Needless to say, for that one week I spent all of my spare time at the hospital so I didn’t feel much like trying to blog.
Other news bits:
-I retook the ACT and got my score high enough for the academic scholarship! Praise God! Super happy about that J
-I had a graduation party J. We sent out these cute announcements/invitations and lots of people came and I was given my diploma. It was really fun. J I also got a GPS from my parents as a graduation gift – and I was really glad of that because one of my worries was getting lost at school! Unfortunately, all the slideshows are messing up and won't let me post, so if you want to see more pictures, you'll have to add me on Facebook ;)
-A few weeks ago Melissa, Collin, and I went to a free concert at Ft. Eustis – it was Rebecca St. James & Jeremy Riddle. It was GREAT! I loved it! So much fun. Jeremy Riddle was really cool – very happily worshiping God. And I love Rebecca St. James’s music J. Again, there are some great pics, but the slideshows are messing up. So here's just a few:
Me & Jeremy Riddle
-Last week Melissa and I were to go out for mexican and she surprised me by inviting Faith, a friend who moved to North Carolina a year or more ago, and who I had not seen since she moved... and, in fact, hardly talked to at all. It was a fun evening :) Here's a picture of me and Faith:
-Last night Melissa, Collin, and I went to one of those paint-your-own-pottery places and it was lots of fun. I made a little hanging name-plate type of thing that says “Flutterbug” (my mom’s blog-name for me) and something for my mom’s kitchen. I’ll post pictures when I get them J. For now, here's us afterward:
-Tomorrow is my last Sunday at my church! L I can hardly believe it. We are leaving Wednesday to go to South Carolina for a week before I go to school… I think I’m still not FULLY realizing it all… but every now and then I do and I start bawling! Lol ;)
-Tonight I finally got in contact with my roommate, Holly. I had tried calling her a few weeks ago and she had tried me back but it wouldn’t go through, so she emailed me tonight, and I’m so glad she did! It kind of helped break the ice J. I’m very excited with how much we have in common. God is great that way J. So tomorrow I’m going to call her after church to talk some more. I’m looking forward to it. J Oh yes – she and her best friend have a blog, here: http://werunashamed.blogspot.com
I think that’s all for tonight.. don’t want too long of a post or else I might bore you ;). Actually, it’s been *so* long that I’m not sure I remember much more than what I’ve written. Sad, is it not? Oh well, tis me. ;). I shall be back soon!
Bethany Joy
PS: I know something I forgot to mention—I’m thinking about transferring all of my posts to http://drgnfly1010.wordpress.com and redirecting this URL to that one for my blog, since it’s easier to use than HSB. Downside: not as customizable and would take me a long time to transfer the pots and comments. What do you think? I like input! BTW, I like that template, but I haven’t decided for sure to use that one. JGoodnight!
Have I ever mentioned how much I love the mountains? My Mamma loves the beach, but I’ll take the mountains over the beach ANY day! We had a long drive to TN for the first school, and we drove through the beautiful mountain area of western Virginia. It was gorgeous and I totally loved it.
After visiting the school in TN (which I was able to rule out), we went to Greenville for basically 24 hours. It was an EXTREMELY fast trip, but fun. We took some wacky family pictures while we were there. Here’s some good ones…
On the way back home we stopped in Winston-Salem, NC, to visit the other school. I didn’t take any pictures there, though… I kinda forgot ;).
We got home and it’s been a whirl-wind rush ever since. I’m now working full-time, so that’s another excuse for not posting ;).
I got my ACT scores back, and I’m ONE POINT away from getting an academic scholarship. ONE POINT!!! So I’m retaking it on June 13th (more prayers, please ;).
On the 22nd (of this month) we have some visitors coming for the day. They live in Washington (the state) but used to live here, so they know my mom and dad. I’ve seen the dad of the family several times in the last five or so years, but not the mom or the girls… I don’t even remember the girls at all, lol. They have two daughters; I think the oldest is 13, I’m not sure. :)
I was able to get the new newsboys CD a day or two after it came out. I like it… my favorite songs on it so far are –“Lead Me To The Cross” “In the Hands of God” "The Upside" and “The Way We Roll.” I like several others, though, too. :). Buuuuut… I don’t like it as much as I was hoping/expecting. Definitely not as much as GO or Thrive or even Take Me To Your Leader. But that’s ok... it’s still good :) and sadly, the last one with Peter Furler. I’ll miss his voice.
A few weeks ago we went to Target on our day off and I was able to get some clothes. I don’t normally like anything there, but they had some nice “professionalish” clothes that are good for school; I got a nice dress shirt and two nice pairs of dress pants. Perfect for class. The strange realization hit me – I have to go SCHOOL SHOPPING! Never had to do that before!
A few days ago I got the new Jenny B. Jones book. I read it so fast. I totally LOVE it. It’s awesome. I just keep gushing, lol. But it’s great. It’s actually got a mystery…and I LOVE mysteries! So that with the wit and fun of Jenny Jones’ style makes the perfect Christian Teen novel. I’m going to post my review on my book blog, and hopefully I’ll start keeping up with that blog more now. I’m going to try anyway! So take a peek and let me know what you think… here’s an excerpt of the review:
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Bella is a bit of a spoiled brat.
She freaks out and is completely miserable because she has to leave her Dad's awesome condo in NYC, all her upper-class friends, and her adoring boyfriend, to move to "hickville" in Oklahoma with her mother, her mother's new husband, and his two sons - one sweet, while the other seems determined to make Bella's life even more miserable. She begs her mother to come to her senses, but her Mom is rock-solid that it's "God's will." How can Bella argue with that?
Ok, I think it’s time for me to wrap it up. It’s about midnight and I have to be at work by 9 tomorrow, which requires getting up at 7:30 and I’m sooooooooo tired that I don’t know if 7.5 hours will hold me ;).
Today I got up around 6:20am. Mom and I left the house and got to the ACT Testing Center at 7:40, but they didn’t open the doors/start checking people in until 8. It went smoothly and I feel pretty good about it… though, I’m trying to spend too much time considering my essay ;). Scores could be up as soon as the 15th! Can’t wait.
I got out of the test around 12:30, but Mamma couldn’t get there until 1 (they originally said we’d finish around 1, so that’s what she was planning for, then she got stuck in traffic). Mom and I stopped at Boston Market on the way back to church…. It was soooooooooooooooooo good!!! I hadn’t had food from there for ages.
I worked the rest of the afternoon, then Melissa came out to church and we practiced a song we’re going to sing tomorrow morning. It’s called “Cry In My Heart” by Starfield. I’m singing the harmony. It’s a beautiful song. I love it. :)
Speaking of tomorrow… after the morning service I’m going to explain the Jr. Church stuff to Clint –he’s doing the Time Machine thing for me tomorrow night. Then I’ll have a few hours to rest before meeting the girls (plus Collin) at Melissa’s house, then going to the concert. Another thing I can’t wait for. It should be fun. :)
I've seen that several of you have posted.... rest assured I'm reading! But I'm too worn out to comment tonight.. I shall soon, though. :) That’s all for now… Tata :)
If the pro-life position is correct,
abortions are human casualties and
every day number nearly 1,000
more than all lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.
-Abort73.com
1- I got Bluetree's CD today on Amazon.com for $5. I haven't had a chance to really listen to it yet, though. Here's the link if you're interested.. it's quite a deal. :) http://tiny.cc/LYi9X
2- I'm taking the ACT tomorrow... prayers would be appreciated! Thanks :)
3- Abortion fact (only a few left...)
Each year in the US,
the abortion industry brings in
approximately $831,000,000
through their abortion services alone.
-Abort73.com
-Monday, on our day off, we all went bike riding. We took the ferry to downtown Norfolk, and rode to the mall. We chained the bikes, then ate lunch in the food court. Then we decided to see what was playing when at the theatre. We decided to see Monsters vs. Aliens – turned out it was 3D! It was really cool. I liked it a lot. Then we rode our bikes some more before taking the ferry back to our town and riding home. The last little bit was really tough, though, because it was pretty windy. After that, we were quite tired. :)
-Tuesday was nothing special. Sorry :P
-Today didn’t have anything exciting, either. Well, actually… everything worked out today so that I can go to the Steven Curtis Chapman/Michael W. Smith concert this weekend!!!!! Super excited. Can’t wait. Gonna be awesome. I’m going with Melissa, her son Collin, and another lady from church, Renee. They had a promotion on the tickets for a few days of buy one get one free, so that was the main deciding factor. :)
-I’m taking the ACT on Saturday and I would really appreciate your prayers! I’m not all that nervous… yet. But I’m sure it’s gonna hit me soon ;) Thanks :)
Well, that’s all for now. Here’s the abortion fact:
If it's morally reprehensible to kill
a developing human being after birth,
why is it permissible to kill a developing
human being before birth?
-Abort73.com
First, today is a good friend of mine’s sixteenth birthday. Becca was my first real “blog-friend,” and we met a little over a year ago. Becca, I hope you have had a wonderful, awesomeful, exciting day! (Becca has several blog homes.. I’m not sure if her current is http://fruitofthespirit93.blogspot.com or http://homeschoolblogger.com/giftedgirlbut maybe you can drop by and say happy birthday to her as well ;).
Tomorrow night we’re having a little party-ish thing at our house. We have three big rooms downstairs –a front living room, a family room, and a dining room. The plan is for lots of chairs to be in the front room so people can yak, then there will be a movie on in the family room, and in the dining room – Dutch Blitz! I love Dutch Blitz!!!!!!! I can’t wait.. it’s been forever since I’ve played. We’re trying something new this time. There are four players normally.. but we bought a second set on sale a few weeks ago, and we’re going to mark each of those decks with stickers so we can have 8 players—it shall be interesting! I’m looking forward to it. :) However, I probably won’t be blogging anything other than the abortion fact tomorrow, because I have a feeling the party will run kind of late and I’ll be tired. I shall try to update you all sufficiently on Saturday, though. :)
I finished the Sweet Seasons book (Spring of Candy Apples) yesterday or the day before.. I don't remember. But it was excellent! I highly recommend the series, which consists of 4 books.
Here’s some pics to enjoy ;)
Buddy lookin' cute ;)
This is a pic of the inside of the Time Machine,
the kids program I teach on Sunday nights.
I write and draw and doodle when I'm bored --here's your proof ;)
Buddy lookin' cute ;)
This is a pic of the inside of the Time Machine, 
I write and draw and doodle when I'm bored --here's your proof ;)
