Inspirational Speech
My friend Kyle shared this with me...it was too funny not to pass on!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Calm Before the Storm...
I have about 45 minutes before people start arriving up here at the church to get their booths ready for tonight. Also my parents are only about 2 hours away...I'm not sure if they're coming up to help me tonight or not. We'll see!!! Tonight should be fun! I'll have some pictures up on Facebook later if you are interested. Can't wait to see who comes...and what costumes we have!
I have about 45 minutes before people start arriving up here at the church to get their booths ready for tonight. Also my parents are only about 2 hours away...I'm not sure if they're coming up to help me tonight or not. We'll see!!! Tonight should be fun! I'll have some pictures up on Facebook later if you are interested. Can't wait to see who comes...and what costumes we have!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Movie Recommendation
Hello! Once again I have neglected to blog for a couple of weeks. Right now I'm getting ready for Fall Festival and that is taking up a lot of my work time.
Last night I went to see City of Ember with Meag, Kyle, Jay and Joe. I had not heard anything about the movie before we saw it, so I went in with no expectations. I loved it! It's actually a children's/family movie, but one of those really good fantasy movies, so it was a genre I very much enjoy! It was completely clean (no bad language), and had only a couple of moments with a giant mole (it takes place underground) that would probably make it too scary for small children. It's based on a book, so now I have to track down a copy of the book to read. If it's even half as good as the movie, I'll enjoy it.
So if you like fantasy type movies, I would recommend you check this one out! There's a synopsis and trailor on the official web site.
Monday, September 29, 2008
One year!!
My roommate Meagan and I have lived together for a year now. It's been one of the best living situations that I've had...and one of the funniest! Meagan and I like to say that we share a brain and sometimes the sharing of that brain leads to some very ditzy moments!
This morning when I was about to leave for work, I noticed that Meag's dog D'Lanie was in the kitchen. We have a baby gate that we use to keep her in the kitchen when we can't have her running around the apartment. Meag usually does this in the morning while she is getting ready. I stepped over the baby gate, got my breakfast bar and a drink from the fridge and headed out the door. I noticed that Meag's car was not in the parking lot, so I just assumed that since D'Lanie sometimes has to be in her kennel longer than Meag likes, that maybe Meag was going to try leaving her in the kitchen when she needed to leave the apartment. When I got to the church, I noticed that Meag's car was in the parking lot (not unusual b/c she also works here), but didn't see her in the youth minister's office. I wondered, in passing, where she was, but didn't really worry about it.
A little before 10:30 my cell phone rang. When I answered, we had the following conversation:
"Nissa, the strangest thing just happened. I just stepped out of the apartment and my car isn't here."
"I know. It's in the church...OH MY GOSH! We drove straight home last night!"
The facts were these:
Last night after our church activities, we went out to dinner with a group of friends. Because the church would be on our way back home, Meag asked if she could just ride with me. As we were leaving, I did remember that I needed to go by the church, but then one of our friends stopped us again to talk and I completely forgot. Meagan said she had thought about it once, too, right before we left. We got home and neither of us noticed that Meag's car was not in the parking lot...until this morning!
Yeah...so...It's been a joy living with you Meag...definitely NOT boring!!!!
My roommate Meagan and I have lived together for a year now. It's been one of the best living situations that I've had...and one of the funniest! Meagan and I like to say that we share a brain and sometimes the sharing of that brain leads to some very ditzy moments!
This morning when I was about to leave for work, I noticed that Meag's dog D'Lanie was in the kitchen. We have a baby gate that we use to keep her in the kitchen when we can't have her running around the apartment. Meag usually does this in the morning while she is getting ready. I stepped over the baby gate, got my breakfast bar and a drink from the fridge and headed out the door. I noticed that Meag's car was not in the parking lot, so I just assumed that since D'Lanie sometimes has to be in her kennel longer than Meag likes, that maybe Meag was going to try leaving her in the kitchen when she needed to leave the apartment. When I got to the church, I noticed that Meag's car was in the parking lot (not unusual b/c she also works here), but didn't see her in the youth minister's office. I wondered, in passing, where she was, but didn't really worry about it.
A little before 10:30 my cell phone rang. When I answered, we had the following conversation:
"Nissa, the strangest thing just happened. I just stepped out of the apartment and my car isn't here."
"I know. It's in the church...OH MY GOSH! We drove straight home last night!"
The facts were these:
Last night after our church activities, we went out to dinner with a group of friends. Because the church would be on our way back home, Meag asked if she could just ride with me. As we were leaving, I did remember that I needed to go by the church, but then one of our friends stopped us again to talk and I completely forgot. Meagan said she had thought about it once, too, right before we left. We got home and neither of us noticed that Meag's car was not in the parking lot...until this morning!
Yeah...so...It's been a joy living with you Meag...definitely NOT boring!!!!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Where are all the Superheroines?
As a dork, I found this article facinating!!! What do you think?? I liked the quotes from Joss Whedon that the author included. (And yes, I realize that this is from a liberal magazine, but I agreed with this article).
(Look...two blog entries in a week!! Woo hoo!)
As a dork, I found this article facinating!!! What do you think?? I liked the quotes from Joss Whedon that the author included. (And yes, I realize that this is from a liberal magazine, but I agreed with this article).
(Look...two blog entries in a week!! Woo hoo!)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Top 25 Most played
Well it's been almost a week and I am just now sitting down to write another post...but I am doing better than I did before!
One possession of mine that I really do love probably more than I should is my iPod. I listen to it all the time--at work, at home (I have a docking station with speakers both downstairs and upstairs), in the car. I have a lot of music on my iPod, but find myself going to some of the same songs over and over again depending on what I am doing. I looked at my top 25 most played list and got a kick out of what actually made up this list--There were definitely some surprises.
25. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog:
If you haven't seen this short musical by Joss Whedon, you can find it on iTunes. It's about 45 minutes long total and has 3 Acts. I have watched it so many times now, that it made it to my top 25. This silly story revolves around Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris), a villian who wants to join the Evil League of Evil. He thinks that the world is bad, so he wants to rule it so he can make it better. His arch nemesis is Captain Hammer (played by the delightful Nathan Fillion--Captain Mal to Firefly fans) a very strong but stupid hero. Dr. Horrible is in love with Penny (Felicia Day), who has fallen for Captain Hammer. Overall, just a lot of fun...but it does have a sad ending. Click here to see my favorite song on YouTube.
24. Toxic - Covered by Nickel Creek
Yes, this is a Britney Spears song, but Nickel Creek is so amazing that they can make this song actually sound good. I saw them on their Farewell for Now tour last year they did this song. It is hilarious!!
23. Prayer of St. Francis - Sarah McLachlan
22. Love You 'till the End by The Pogues - "P.S. I Love You" Soundtrack
21. The Nearness of You as sung by Norah Jones
20. One Moment More by Mindy Smith
19. It's All Wrong, but it's all right sung by Michael Johns (American Idol)
18. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash) sung by Joaquin Phoenix - "Walk the Line" Soundtrack
This is a song at one time I played a lot when I went to visit my family and would dance with Aubrey and Brendon while it was playing.
17. No Good Deed sung by Idina Menzel - "Wicked" Soundtrack
This one surprised me, because I thought Defying Gravity would be on the list instead. But when I saw Wicked in Dallas a year and a half ago, the girl who played Elphaba did such an amazing job on this song, that I guess I must have started to listen to it a lot more!
16. Hello as sung by David Cook
15. I am a Man of Constant Sorrow by The Soggy Bottom Boys - "O Brother Where Art Thou" Soundtrack
Okay...this is a bit odd, because I own this soundtrack, but I've not seen the movie all the way through yet. The band that actually plays the music for The Soggy Bottom boys are the guys from Alison Krauss and Union Station, so I was already a big fan of the music and had to get the soundtrack. In their Live DVD, Dan Tyminski, who does the main vocals joked that his wife liked hearing his voice come out of George Clooney's mouth.
14. Walk through the Fire from "Once More With Feeling" Buffy musical episode
Another Joss Whedon great!
13. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall
This song is one that I LOVE to listen to in the car...it gets me tapping and moving.
12. So Close by Jon McLaughlin - "Enchanted" Soundtrack
This was another surprise...I thought if something from Enchanted made it on here, it would be That's How You know? I know that this song comes up a lot when I am in my car and I always love to hear it. It's a really pretty song that is actually pretty sad!!
11. Neverland - Piano Variation in Blue by Jane A. P. Kacmarek - "Finding Neverland" Soundtrack
When I saw this movie, I loved the music so much that I immediately had to get the Soundtrack. This song quickly became my favorite.
10. Out of the Rain by The Duhks
I can't remember who told me about The Duhks (maybe Adam S.?) Or maybe after I started listening to a lot of Nickel Creek, they were recommended on Amazon. Like Nickel Creek, they have so many talented musicians in their group. They have a different girl on lead vocals now, but this song is still my favorite of theirs.
9. Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) sung by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
What do you get when you pair up my favorite singer (Alison Krauss) with the lead singer for my friend Jay's favorite rock band Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant)? You get an amazing folk CD!! This song is another one that has me bouncing no matter what I am doing.
8. You Don't Have to Move that Mountain by Nickel Creek
My friend Lisa introduced me to Nickel Creek and I am forever grateful! They are such amazing musicians, and I was actually able to see them live last fall before they stopped playing together. This song is on their collection CD, and is a lot of fun! I also like a lot of their instrumental stuff.
Dar Williams is a recent discovery, but obviously I love this song of hers!! It doesn't hurt that my favorite female vocalist is also in this song!
4. Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Once" Soundtrack
Jay gave me a copy of this soundtrack before I saw the movie (I'm noticing a pattern!), and I liked it, but once I saw how the songs fit into the movie, I LOVED the music! The movie is very simple, but is really good. (Meagan's sister thought it was boring, though, so it's not for everyone). This song won the Oscar for best original song, but one other song in the movie became my favorite (and is my number one song by a lot!)
3. The Music of the Night sung by David Cook
Meag and I were not expecting this on the Andrew Lloyd Webber night from our favorite rocker.
2. Over the Rainbow sung by Jason Castro
I was so excited that he sang this when he performed at the American Idol concert that Meag and I went to last month. I'm glad I have the studio version on my iPod, though. (cuz it's longer!)
1. If You Want Me by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Once" Soundtrack
In this part of the movie, the girl (they are actually just named girl and guy in the cast list...no names) is listening to a demo that the guy recorded and is trying to write lyrics for the song. She runs to the store to get batteries for her walkman and sings while she is walking. I listen to it over and over if it comes up on shuffle.
Well it's been almost a week and I am just now sitting down to write another post...but I am doing better than I did before!
One possession of mine that I really do love probably more than I should is my iPod. I listen to it all the time--at work, at home (I have a docking station with speakers both downstairs and upstairs), in the car. I have a lot of music on my iPod, but find myself going to some of the same songs over and over again depending on what I am doing. I looked at my top 25 most played list and got a kick out of what actually made up this list--There were definitely some surprises.
25. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog:
If you haven't seen this short musical by Joss Whedon, you can find it on iTunes. It's about 45 minutes long total and has 3 Acts. I have watched it so many times now, that it made it to my top 25. This silly story revolves around Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris), a villian who wants to join the Evil League of Evil. He thinks that the world is bad, so he wants to rule it so he can make it better. His arch nemesis is Captain Hammer (played by the delightful Nathan Fillion--Captain Mal to Firefly fans) a very strong but stupid hero. Dr. Horrible is in love with Penny (Felicia Day), who has fallen for Captain Hammer. Overall, just a lot of fun...but it does have a sad ending. Click here to see my favorite song on YouTube.
24. Toxic - Covered by Nickel Creek
Yes, this is a Britney Spears song, but Nickel Creek is so amazing that they can make this song actually sound good. I saw them on their Farewell for Now tour last year they did this song. It is hilarious!!
23. Prayer of St. Francis - Sarah McLachlan
22. Love You 'till the End by The Pogues - "P.S. I Love You" Soundtrack
21. The Nearness of You as sung by Norah Jones
20. One Moment More by Mindy Smith
19. It's All Wrong, but it's all right sung by Michael Johns (American Idol)
18. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash) sung by Joaquin Phoenix - "Walk the Line" Soundtrack
This is a song at one time I played a lot when I went to visit my family and would dance with Aubrey and Brendon while it was playing.
17. No Good Deed sung by Idina Menzel - "Wicked" Soundtrack
This one surprised me, because I thought Defying Gravity would be on the list instead. But when I saw Wicked in Dallas a year and a half ago, the girl who played Elphaba did such an amazing job on this song, that I guess I must have started to listen to it a lot more!
16. Hello as sung by David Cook
15. I am a Man of Constant Sorrow by The Soggy Bottom Boys - "O Brother Where Art Thou" Soundtrack
Okay...this is a bit odd, because I own this soundtrack, but I've not seen the movie all the way through yet. The band that actually plays the music for The Soggy Bottom boys are the guys from Alison Krauss and Union Station, so I was already a big fan of the music and had to get the soundtrack. In their Live DVD, Dan Tyminski, who does the main vocals joked that his wife liked hearing his voice come out of George Clooney's mouth.
14. Walk through the Fire from "Once More With Feeling" Buffy musical episode
Another Joss Whedon great!
13. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall
This song is one that I LOVE to listen to in the car...it gets me tapping and moving.
12. So Close by Jon McLaughlin - "Enchanted" Soundtrack
This was another surprise...I thought if something from Enchanted made it on here, it would be That's How You know? I know that this song comes up a lot when I am in my car and I always love to hear it. It's a really pretty song that is actually pretty sad!!
11. Neverland - Piano Variation in Blue by Jane A. P. Kacmarek - "Finding Neverland" Soundtrack
When I saw this movie, I loved the music so much that I immediately had to get the Soundtrack. This song quickly became my favorite.
10. Out of the Rain by The Duhks
I can't remember who told me about The Duhks (maybe Adam S.?) Or maybe after I started listening to a lot of Nickel Creek, they were recommended on Amazon. Like Nickel Creek, they have so many talented musicians in their group. They have a different girl on lead vocals now, but this song is still my favorite of theirs.
9. Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) sung by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
What do you get when you pair up my favorite singer (Alison Krauss) with the lead singer for my friend Jay's favorite rock band Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant)? You get an amazing folk CD!! This song is another one that has me bouncing no matter what I am doing.
8. You Don't Have to Move that Mountain by Nickel Creek
My friend Lisa introduced me to Nickel Creek and I am forever grateful! They are such amazing musicians, and I was actually able to see them live last fall before they stopped playing together. This song is on their collection CD, and is a lot of fun! I also like a lot of their instrumental stuff.
7. August's Rhapsody - "August Rush" Soundtrack
6. Dueling Guitars played by Doug Smith & Heitor Pereira - "August Rush" soundtrack
This is another soundtrack I bought before I saw the movie. Both of these songs are just amazing!!! (and yes I know it's not really the actors playing in Dueling Guitars).
5. Whispering Pines by Dar Williams with Alison Krauss, Chris Botti, Cliff Eberhardt, & Stefan LessardDar Williams is a recent discovery, but obviously I love this song of hers!! It doesn't hurt that my favorite female vocalist is also in this song!
4. Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Once" Soundtrack
Jay gave me a copy of this soundtrack before I saw the movie (I'm noticing a pattern!), and I liked it, but once I saw how the songs fit into the movie, I LOVED the music! The movie is very simple, but is really good. (Meagan's sister thought it was boring, though, so it's not for everyone). This song won the Oscar for best original song, but one other song in the movie became my favorite (and is my number one song by a lot!)
3. The Music of the Night sung by David Cook
Meag and I were not expecting this on the Andrew Lloyd Webber night from our favorite rocker.
2. Over the Rainbow sung by Jason Castro
I was so excited that he sang this when he performed at the American Idol concert that Meag and I went to last month. I'm glad I have the studio version on my iPod, though. (cuz it's longer!)
1. If You Want Me by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Once" Soundtrack
In this part of the movie, the girl (they are actually just named girl and guy in the cast list...no names) is listening to a demo that the guy recorded and is trying to write lyrics for the song. She runs to the store to get batteries for her walkman and sings while she is walking. I listen to it over and over if it comes up on shuffle.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Tuesday
Erin and Mike's wedding was a blessing to be at. It was more of a worship experience than a ceremony. I'm excited to see where God will lead them in their marriage.
For someone who does not have school anymore, I am not seeming to find all this spare time that I am supposed to have. :-)
Tonight I am starting my first night at BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). My mom has been in BSF for several years now and is starting her second year as a BSF Discussion group leader. All the years she has been doing this, she has loved it. She loves the people that she meets and really gets a lot out of the Bible Study. They have young adult groups, so I went online and found a group that meets on Tuesday nights in Fort Worth. I'm really looking forward to it, but I'm also a bit nervous. I'm sure I'll make some great friends, though.
Speaking of friends, here are some pictures from my roommate's sister's bachelorette party.
Erin and Mike's wedding was a blessing to be at. It was more of a worship experience than a ceremony. I'm excited to see where God will lead them in their marriage.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
American Idol Concert 2008
I know it's been next to forever since I've written on this thing! Summers are extra busy for Baptist ministers! Now that school has started back up for my kids, and we are back to our regular schedule, I hope to have more time to write.
This is the first time in 23 years that I haven't been thinking about school starting for ME, and it's been a strange, but wonderful feeling!!!
Meg and I went to the American idol concert last night...here are some highlights!
The Slide Show (yes there are a lot of pictures of David Cook...sorry...)
I know it's been next to forever since I've written on this thing! Summers are extra busy for Baptist ministers! Now that school has started back up for my kids, and we are back to our regular schedule, I hope to have more time to write.
This is the first time in 23 years that I haven't been thinking about school starting for ME, and it's been a strange, but wonderful feeling!!!
Meg and I went to the American idol concert last night...here are some highlights!
The Slide Show (yes there are a lot of pictures of David Cook...sorry...)
My camera also takes video, so I got a few VERY SHORT clips...
Michael Johns (sooo good!)
Jason Castro (who was my favorite on the show) did Over the Rainbow, one of his best...
David Archuleta did a Josh Groban song
And of course David Cook was awesome!
It was a fun night with my roommate! I'm glad I have a friend who likes to do stuff like this with me!!!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
New Hair Color
I know I've been promising a longer blog than this, but my life has not slowed down very much. A minister's life is even busier in the summer!
Monday night Meg helped me color my hair...I did something a bit drastic! I'm still getting used to it, but I think I like it!
This last one is a top view (duh!)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Praise and Prayer Request
Hey everyone...Well, our VBS is off to a great start! We had 68 kids last night and 34 of them were visitors, so that's exciting news for us!
I have a major prayer request for all of you. One of our babies, a 2 month-old, had open heart surgery on Sunday. I went to see him and his family in the PICU, and he is doing okay, but still has a long way to go. Their goal today is to get him off of the ventilator. They need him to be a little more awake before they'll try that, though, so it may be tomorrow before that happens. Please just be praying for baby Ryan.
Hey everyone...Well, our VBS is off to a great start! We had 68 kids last night and 34 of them were visitors, so that's exciting news for us!
I have a major prayer request for all of you. One of our babies, a 2 month-old, had open heart surgery on Sunday. I went to see him and his family in the PICU, and he is doing okay, but still has a long way to go. Their goal today is to get him off of the ventilator. They need him to be a little more awake before they'll try that, though, so it may be tomorrow before that happens. Please just be praying for baby Ryan.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Life After Graduation and So You Think You Can Dance
It's been about 3 weeks since I graduated from DBU, and I've still been super busy. I worked for a week and then took a vacation for a week. Now I'm working hard to get everything ready for VBS. I promise I'll write something more after I get past VBS. (which I am super excited about! Next week is one of my busiest weeks of the year!)
Now that American Idol is over (Yay for David Cook!), Meg and I are watching So You Think You Can Dance. It's in its 4th season and I watched Season 2 from beginning to end and loved it! The top 4 were my favorite 4 dancers and my favorite dancer (Benji) won. I'm not sure how I missed last season, except that it was my first summer here, so I was trying to learn how to do summer activities. Anyway...here are some of my favorite moments from Season Two:
Benji & Heidi's Mambo:
Travis & Heidi's Contemporary dance:
Benji & Travis' Hip-hop routine:
Benji & Donyelle's (my favorite couple) Hip-hop routine:
Benji & Donyelle's Broadway routine:
Top 4 Group Routine:
It's been about 3 weeks since I graduated from DBU, and I've still been super busy. I worked for a week and then took a vacation for a week. Now I'm working hard to get everything ready for VBS. I promise I'll write something more after I get past VBS. (which I am super excited about! Next week is one of my busiest weeks of the year!)
Now that American Idol is over (Yay for David Cook!), Meg and I are watching So You Think You Can Dance. It's in its 4th season and I watched Season 2 from beginning to end and loved it! The top 4 were my favorite 4 dancers and my favorite dancer (Benji) won. I'm not sure how I missed last season, except that it was my first summer here, so I was trying to learn how to do summer activities. Anyway...here are some of my favorite moments from Season Two:
Benji & Heidi's Mambo:
Travis & Heidi's Contemporary dance:
Benji & Travis' Hip-hop routine:
Benji & Donyelle's (my favorite couple) Hip-hop routine:
Benji & Donyelle's Broadway routine:
Top 4 Group Routine:
Sunday, May 18, 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Life is CRAZY...
I have not written in this thing in awhile...life has just been so CRAZY busy!! I graduate soon and my life has been pretty much just school and work and making sure I see my friends. But I have some new things to share...
I was reading my friend Kara's blog last week and saw that she had started using the Wal-mart reusable shopping bags now. I needed to pick up some things at the grocery store, so while I was there, I bought 5 of these bags to use...and I LOVE them!! They are really big and sturdy, so I could fill them up and not have to worry about the bag breaking and spilling my groceries all over the parking lot at my apartment. And I'm kind of OCD about how the groceries go into the bags, so I'm really careful with how I put them out on the checkout counter. Now I can just keep things separated in the bags while I'm shopping. Yes, I'm really this excited about grocery shopping bags...
I have not written in this thing in awhile...life has just been so CRAZY busy!! I graduate soon and my life has been pretty much just school and work and making sure I see my friends. But I have some new things to share...
I was reading my friend Kara's blog last week and saw that she had started using the Wal-mart reusable shopping bags now. I needed to pick up some things at the grocery store, so while I was there, I bought 5 of these bags to use...and I LOVE them!! They are really big and sturdy, so I could fill them up and not have to worry about the bag breaking and spilling my groceries all over the parking lot at my apartment. And I'm kind of OCD about how the groceries go into the bags, so I'm really careful with how I put them out on the checkout counter. Now I can just keep things separated in the bags while I'm shopping. Yes, I'm really this excited about grocery shopping bags...
Meg & I are still watching AI faithfully each week. We were heartbroken to lose Michael Johns a couple of weeks ago, and now Carly Smithson last week. Our favorites (Jason Castro and David Cook) are still in the competition, though. Last week was Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jason didn't do as well (mainly cuz it wasn't his style at all), but thankfully he has a good fan base (I personally spent about 45 minutes hitting redial on our phone to vote for him). Here is my current ranking of the finalists...
1. (tie) Jason Castro...like I said, not his best...but I still love him...
1. (tie) David Cook...I've always liked him, but after his performance of the Music of the Night last week, I was blown away! Who know a rocker could sing like this?!
3. Brooke White...She also had a rough night...having to start over is tough...
4. David Archuletta...He's very talented, especially for his age, but I just have other favorites
5. Syesha Mercado...She also did a really great job last week and didn't deserve to be in the bottom two with Carly, but I just have my favorites...
And here is Carly's performance from this past week...she should not have been eliminated...honestly Brooke and Jason did worse, but I didn't want either of them to go home yet either!!!!
Let's see...what else is going on with me....Oh! I told Jay to turn some music down after life group last week and he told me that I needed to get some rock music education. I asked him to burn me some music to "educate" myself. I was expecting a CD or two of songs...he gave me 5 mix CDs, along with all of his Led Zepplin. So this week, I've had my iPod on shuffle, and along with the Nickel Creek, Alison Krauss, Todd Agnew, AI singles and various musical soundtracks, I also hear Led Zepplin, Stone Temple Pilots, Cream, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Queen, the Rolling Stones and others. And I've actually enjoyed most of what he suggested for me, so it's been fun! Any other suggestions anyone?
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
American Idol
I think I've only really watched season 2 of this show, and some of the season that Chris Daughtry was on it. This year, because I'm living with an AI FANATIC, I've been watching the show faithfully, and really getting into it! They actually have some really talented people on the show. Last night they did songs of Dolly Parton and Dolly coached them as they prepared. Tonight they will eliminate one person and be down to eight finalists...Meg and I have 5 that we just LOVE, one that we like, and 3 that we want to see go home...
My rankings of the 9 finalists are...
1. Jason Castro:
2. (tie)
Michael Johns:
David Cook:
4. Brooke White:
5. Carly Smithson:
6. David Archuleta:
7. Syesha Mercado:
8. Ramiele Malubay:
9. Kristy Lee Cook:
I think I've only really watched season 2 of this show, and some of the season that Chris Daughtry was on it. This year, because I'm living with an AI FANATIC, I've been watching the show faithfully, and really getting into it! They actually have some really talented people on the show. Last night they did songs of Dolly Parton and Dolly coached them as they prepared. Tonight they will eliminate one person and be down to eight finalists...Meg and I have 5 that we just LOVE, one that we like, and 3 that we want to see go home...
My rankings of the 9 finalists are...
1. Jason Castro:
2. (tie)
Michael Johns:
David Cook:
4. Brooke White:
5. Carly Smithson:
6. David Archuleta:
7. Syesha Mercado:
8. Ramiele Malubay:
9. Kristy Lee Cook:
Monday, March 17, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
One of those survey things
Amy had this on her blog, and I thought I'd do it...
10 years ago:
I was in my senior year of high school. I honestly don't remember much about what I was specifically doing in March of 1998...it was a month before my 18th birthday...I know I had a major case of senioritis and was so ready to go off to UMHB and do my own thing. I was working as a nanny for two girls that I absolutely loved!
Things on my to-do list today:
- Set up for G.A.'s, Sunday School and J.A.M.
- Work on the Kids' Worship Guide.
- Check with Meagan about when to do our girls' night next week
- Read next chapter of Systematic Theology book for class tomorrow night
What would I do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
I agree with Amy. I can't wrap my head around this much money. I know I would pay off my parents' debts, my debts, maybe even my brother and his family's debts. Definitely tithe and then give a separate offering designated to the children's ministry so I could redo the children's area like I want it. Buy a new car and new house for Meg and me. Give HER money for college (I know how much that stuff costs), so that she doesn't have to stress out so much about work. I would give a bunch to children's charities. I think that I would quit my job and try my hand at writing like I've always wanted to! Or at least try to find some training to help me in that area.
Three of my bad habits:
1. Kicking my shoes off when I walk in the door and then not taking them upstairs.
2. Hitting the snooze button more than once.
3. Fidgeting with my rings (when I wear them)
Five jobs I have had:
1. Nanny
2. Youth Intern at FBC Temple
3. Music/Children's Intern @ FBC Temple
4. Children's minister at FBC Temple
5. Children's minister at North Pointe Baptist Church
Five things people don't know about me:
1. I worked at Foley's for a month the summer after my freshman year at college.
2. I watch Supernatural. (Jensen Ackles is so good looking!)
3. I currently have a 3.78 GPA in my graduate program.
4. My shortest "relationship" in junior high lasted 45 minutes. (and I'm using that word loosely).
5. I secretly sometimes wish I could be on American Idol.
Amy had this on her blog, and I thought I'd do it...
10 years ago:
I was in my senior year of high school. I honestly don't remember much about what I was specifically doing in March of 1998...it was a month before my 18th birthday...I know I had a major case of senioritis and was so ready to go off to UMHB and do my own thing. I was working as a nanny for two girls that I absolutely loved!
Things on my to-do list today:
- Set up for G.A.'s, Sunday School and J.A.M.
- Work on the Kids' Worship Guide.
- Check with Meagan about when to do our girls' night next week
- Read next chapter of Systematic Theology book for class tomorrow night
What would I do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
I agree with Amy. I can't wrap my head around this much money. I know I would pay off my parents' debts, my debts, maybe even my brother and his family's debts. Definitely tithe and then give a separate offering designated to the children's ministry so I could redo the children's area like I want it. Buy a new car and new house for Meg and me. Give HER money for college (I know how much that stuff costs), so that she doesn't have to stress out so much about work. I would give a bunch to children's charities. I think that I would quit my job and try my hand at writing like I've always wanted to! Or at least try to find some training to help me in that area.
Three of my bad habits:
1. Kicking my shoes off when I walk in the door and then not taking them upstairs.
2. Hitting the snooze button more than once.
3. Fidgeting with my rings (when I wear them)
Five jobs I have had:
1. Nanny
2. Youth Intern at FBC Temple
3. Music/Children's Intern @ FBC Temple
4. Children's minister at FBC Temple
5. Children's minister at North Pointe Baptist Church
Five things people don't know about me:
1. I worked at Foley's for a month the summer after my freshman year at college.
2. I watch Supernatural. (Jensen Ackles is so good looking!)
3. I currently have a 3.78 GPA in my graduate program.
4. My shortest "relationship" in junior high lasted 45 minutes. (and I'm using that word loosely).
5. I secretly sometimes wish I could be on American Idol.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
What every Christian single adult would like you to know...
There are very few times in my life that I think to myself, "I wish I was married." I am usually quite content to be single and even not to have a boyfriend. Then the very well meaning Christians in my life try to "help" me out.
The picture above is from our college and career class Christmas party. We had a really fun Murder Mystery party where we had to dress up in clothes from the late 1920s. The picture is of three of my closest friends and me. From Left to Right it is me (duh), Jay, Meagan & Kyle. The four of us hang out quite a bit and because of that people in the church have started to form some...well...theories.
Apparently Kyle and I are perfect for each other. We "look cute together." And apparently singing together makes us a couple. The first I time I got wind of this was right before a Sunday afternoon leadership meeting back in November. Kyle (who is the music intern) came over to sit by me and told me that two different people had asked his mom that morning if we were dating. I think my response was...to burst out laughing. And apparently since then, more and more people have asked her about it.
Over the past couple of weeks, it has apparently become a popular conversation topic in our church. Meagan took her middle school girls life group out to lunch Sunday afternoon and the girls talked about how perfect Kyle and I are for each other. One of them even said, "Yeah, my whole family thinks so." (Which means that this was her sister, her parents AND her aunt, uncle and cousins who go to our church). When Meagan tried to tell them otherwise, they just said, "Just wait...they may think that now, but it'll happen eventually." I know most of the girls, so I sent one of them a message over myspace, and we ended up sending messages back and forth about it. Then this girl's mom and older sister were in my office chatting today, and I brought it up, and the mom said, "I've even heard that one." Apparently one Sunday when I sat by Kyle in church (to be fair, I was sitting by Kyle AND Jay), some of the youth girls were passing notes saying, "Look how cute Miss Nissa and Kyle are!" (So glad to hear they were paying attention to the IMPORTANT part of the service). :-) I just laughed when they told me this. And then...the mom and daughter started looking at each other and the mom said, "So...we won't tell, but is it even a possibility?" To which I just had to laugh and say, "No!"
Now it may sound mean for me to be so quick to shout NO everytime someone pairs Kyle and me up, but it really isn't! Kyle is one of my closest friends, and I love him to pieces, but anyone who's spent any extended amount of time around the two of us knows...I would KILL him! He has the exact same response to the question...NO!
The latest theory that someone has given to Kyle's mom is that Kyle and I will date, but the best chance at a long-term relationship will be Jay and me...So apparently I'm going to date Kyle, kill him, and then move on to his best friend (I think someone has too much time on her hands).
So...married Christians and Christian teenage girls everywhere...what every single adult at your church wants you to know is that it really is possible for us to be friends with the opposite sex without there being something romantically involved...I promise!
:-) I mostly think all of this is hilarious, though. Kyle and I are sure having fun with it!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Difference Parenting Can Make...
Because I work with grade school and middle school girls, I can tell you that Hannah Montana is quite popular with this age group! Her concerts are selling out rapidly and the tickets are going for unbelievable amounts of money. Parents will do almost anything to get ahold of tickets...as told in this story...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/29/fake.essay.ap/
The company decided to take away the girl's tickets. While I'm sure that was hard for the little girl (she was following her mom's bad example), she learned a valuable lesson. I'm glad that they made that decision.
Contrast that story with this one:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/01/10/anderson.sbt.montana.miracle.cnn
What amazed me the most about this story was that the two girls didn't know each other before the 5 year-old gave away her tickets. From hearing the mom speak as well, it's not a surprise where this sweet girl learned about compassion. And I LOVE hearing the little girl say that she wants to give everyone Hannah Montana tickets...very cute.
But overall, just a vivid contrast of the difference parenting makes in the lives of our kids.
Because I work with grade school and middle school girls, I can tell you that Hannah Montana is quite popular with this age group! Her concerts are selling out rapidly and the tickets are going for unbelievable amounts of money. Parents will do almost anything to get ahold of tickets...as told in this story...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/29/fake.essay.ap/
The company decided to take away the girl's tickets. While I'm sure that was hard for the little girl (she was following her mom's bad example), she learned a valuable lesson. I'm glad that they made that decision.
Contrast that story with this one:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/01/10/anderson.sbt.montana.miracle.cnn
What amazed me the most about this story was that the two girls didn't know each other before the 5 year-old gave away her tickets. From hearing the mom speak as well, it's not a surprise where this sweet girl learned about compassion. And I LOVE hearing the little girl say that she wants to give everyone Hannah Montana tickets...very cute.
But overall, just a vivid contrast of the difference parenting makes in the lives of our kids.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Outdoor Warning Sirens Send False Alarm
At approximately 2:18 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 7 City of Hurst outdoor warning sirens malfunctioned for three full minutes. Reasons for the malfunction are undetermined as of this time. There is no emergency and no cause for concern.
You are probably thinking..."Nissa, you live in Euless, why do you care about the sirens in Hurst malfunctioning?" Well, Meg and I live on the very edge of Euless. Seriously...You turn Left out of our parking lot and you are in Hurst. This means that at 2:18 this morning, both Meagan and I (along with all our neighbors) flew out of bed and tried to figure out what the heck was going on! It took me another hour to fall back asleep...so I'm a little grouchy today...
At approximately 2:18 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 7 City of Hurst outdoor warning sirens malfunctioned for three full minutes. Reasons for the malfunction are undetermined as of this time. There is no emergency and no cause for concern.
You are probably thinking..."Nissa, you live in Euless, why do you care about the sirens in Hurst malfunctioning?" Well, Meg and I live on the very edge of Euless. Seriously...You turn Left out of our parking lot and you are in Hurst. This means that at 2:18 this morning, both Meagan and I (along with all our neighbors) flew out of bed and tried to figure out what the heck was going on! It took me another hour to fall back asleep...so I'm a little grouchy today...
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