Day in Day out

Sarasota Film Festival

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I'll be spending the month of march and beginning of April in Sarasota
helping with the Film Festival here. I love their designs for this
year..

Most Beautiful Place

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Olympic National Park

visit to Seattle

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A few pics

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Well I am realizing that I haven't updated my blog in FOREVER... so this is a test to see who WANTS to see it updated =). I am adding pic's from my adventures this summer... hope you like them =)

P.S

Bet you can't guess who this is a picture of!

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Visitors at the office

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Trolley Nights

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Now that looks like a brand new car!!

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Thanks to the Moores for my new hubcaps!

Playing with Zapporah

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Homemade Cupcakes

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The girls spent the night and we made Strawberry Cupcakes, watched
Tinkerbell, and played Dance Dance revolution!

Girls Night

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Dance Dance Revolution... Mikie Mouse style

Me and Z

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Walking in Texas

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It's time to start uploading photos

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Welcome to New York!

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Thanksgiving with the Thomasons

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It's official Maya Danielle Moore

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6lbs 4 oz

David preparing to see baby sister Amya

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Dad and Daughter

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Dad and Daughter
Originally uploaded by reach33

Welcoming Baby Zipporah Thomason

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The Prieloznys have arrived

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Spread the word.. And give props to Jessica!

Www.theprieloznys.blogspot.com

David loves to do laundry

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A Day in Oxford

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Sat. night my friend Ashley told me about a great little spot about an hour and a half away... perfect for a Sunday Day trip! So I got up early, borrowed my friend Lindsay's camera... and hit the road for the home of Ole Miss! It was beautiful!

Hope you like the pic's =).. it was my first time playing with a good camera. Thanks Lindsay!

Jammin

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First timers at Central

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Mmmm

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Tasty treat at the Bad Waitress in Minneapolis!

Doing laundery with David

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What a helper!

I should be a photographer

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This is from earlier in the summer, I went cannoing in Memphis.. And
took some amazing pics. Well at least I thought so.

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Vaca with Nicole

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I know you think I travel a lot... But usually is somehow involves
work..when the opportunity came, I decided to roll with Nicole for a
few days at Hilton Head. I just read, relaxed, went to the beach, and
rode bikes. It was Awesome!! And from it I highly recomend the
following:
1. Sea Pines Resort for their AMAZING customer service!
2. "the Hiding Place" by Corrie Tin Boom- amazing book that will
challenge you... Re-read it every year!

Cute couple

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Let's all say a prayer for Love on her first day of school!

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Short and Sweet... but very heavy

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This hit me with a reality check of how much further I should be going in my pursuit of God. Such simple points... but so deep in reality. So I thought I would share... this is from: http://theresurgence.com/node/1091

In the lengthy time that Dr. J. I. Packer afforded me to speak with him while we were recently together in Orlando, I asked him which theological issues he would commend young Christian leaders to study in order to be prepared for the next fifty years. His list was quite insightful:

1. Regeneration — He said that the doctrine of regeneration has not been fully appreciated by many who do not understand that to be born again with a new heart and new nature means that we have at our deepest level a new identity and new passionate desires for God’s Word and ways. He commended to all young Christian leaders a thorough study on the doctrine of regeneration.

2. God-Centered Theology — He said that theology today is rife with man-centered thinking so that the glory of God in all things is not the essence of what is taught to be faithfully Christian. The result, he explained, is that even Christians often live their lives for the supreme purpose of their perceived happiness, feelings, and satisfaction. Yet, biblical Christianity differs from the other religions of the world in that the desires and purposes of God override ours; we are not the number one priority, but rather God is.

3. Godliness Begins at Home — This point was both surprising and refreshing. I was expecting only weighty and complicated theological admonition from such a theological giant. However, his wise counsel on this point is well needed. Packer said that most Christians do not take seriously the biblical teaching that true Christian living begins first at home with one’s spouse, children, and grandchildren. Therefore, he implored young Christian leaders to begin their quest for maturity and holiness at home in relationship with their family.

4. Trinity — Packer stated that the fullness of the doctrine of the Trinity is not completely appreciated as it should be. The result, he said, is that some Christians have only a deep understanding of Jesus or the Holy Spirit so that they are guilty of what he called “Jesus-olatry” or “Holy Spirit-olatry” rather than a full love and worshipful appreciation of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit.

Here's the Deal....

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Ok I know i NEVER write on my blog. But I enjoy reading everyone else's so much that I thought it might be fun to just reflect and write about it on my blog. Except I don't have a ton to reflect on... except for the fact that RACHELLE is leaving!

So the title of this post is in honor of my good friend Rachelle! Let's talk about her for a minute..

Rachelle is leaving Memphis for good this weekend, and this is a very sad thing! You see Rachelle was the VERY FIRST person I met in Memphis, that day Ben was showing me the office and when we got in the elevator Rachelle stuck her hand in the door to make sure that she got my phone number before I headed out for a conference in Philly. It was a good thing she "extended a hand" cause as soon as I got to Philly, i found out the people I had planned to stay with had put me in an abandoned bar in the middle of the hood (which is an entirely different story itself)... but Rachelle INSISTED (and if you know Rachelle... you know what I mean).. she INSISTED I stay with her and Cam in the cushy hotel downtown! So that began our friendship. The rest of the conference she introduced me to the few people she knew (few being understatement... probably if you are someone I have met in Memphis, it was through Rachelle introducing us). Everyone I met seemed to be Rachelle's most dear and precious friend (I am still trying to figure out how Rachelle makes every single person such a huge priority in her life)...

So over the past 2 years of living in Memphis... Rachelle has provided me a home in her apartment, provided wisdom and counsel when I ask, and and firm direction when I don't =), she's opened the opportunity for more friends than I know what to do with, she makes me laugh when i'm stressed, and has taught me to cry with those who cry. She has never told me what love means... she has walked it out every day in EVERY relationship God has brought her way!

So.. all this say, RACHELLE... I know God gets all the Glory for you, but NEVER believe your labor is in vain! You are an extraordinary example of a Godly woman who is faithful in the small ways! And the impact is IMEASURABLE. I never write these kinds of things (well really nothin on the blog =).. so know that I am not blowing smoke =)

IIIIIIII LLLLLOOOOOVVVVVVEEE YA RACHELLE! =).. and yes I will be planning a trip to come visit the KC

At the best spot in Memphis!

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Theresas in the studio today

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Chillin on Sunday

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Ooohh Aahhh

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Cinderella and her evil step sisters

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Summer Update...

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Well some have said that I don't write enough on the blog... so during
this afternoon of procrastination, I thought I would write something.

But words only go well with pics! So here are some pics with captions
of how the summer is going so far =)

ReachTreat 08

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Hitten the 5k downtown

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Heerrres Rachelle!!

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Official Tour mtg

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I love road trips in new places

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What an awesome morning!

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I was able to visit my good friend from HS last night, katie Mcd, who
now lives in Canada! On the way back that told me a great coffee shop
in a cute town overlooking the water. I love these amazing spots
tucked away!

Everyone should have there own do it yourself greeting card

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Must Read!

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If I havnt already told you in person.. I HIGHLY recommend this book!
All women GO get it right now. Or order it online at amazon ($15 with
study guide)

Headin to Cali for UYWI

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Vanja came by the office today

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Way to go David holding your own bottle!

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Festival Days in Memphis

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Taken from Trip's Blog on Reach Records

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This is a post from Trip's blog at Reach Records referencing his upcoming album 20/20... you can catch the real thing, and more at http://reachrecords.com/index.php!

It really encouraged and challenged me.. so I am passing it on!

Why 20/20?
Reflections on Psalm 63

For those who don't know, my new album entitled 20/20 comes out soon. It'll be just over 2 years since ITOK when this new album will drop. Feels like forever though! Many people have asked me why 20/20? What's the significance of the title? Just to clarify, it has nothing to do with the fact that I'm 20 years old as some have guessed lol. In this short blog I'll try to briefly explain my reasoning behind the title.

One of my favorite passages in the Scriptures is Psalm 63. There may be nothing else I guard against more in my life than an intellectualizing of my faith. It's so easy (especially for someone built like myself who loves to read and to teach) to turn my relationship with God into learning facts and doing what those facts tell me to do. Biblical faith and love for God includes so much more than a mental assent, so much more than just agreeing with doctrines, and so much more than carrying out duties. In my own fight against these tendencies, I reflect on passages where saints in the Bible express a deep, heartfelt, sincere satisfaction in God. A sincere desire for and delight in the God of the Scriptures. I constantly plead with God to bring me to this point. Psalm 63 is one of those passages that has impacted me the most. Looking at the chapter these were some of my observations...

1. David yearns for God (vs. 1)
He doesn't just seek Him simply because He was told He was supposed to. But he actually desires Him. He thirsts for Him and he yearns for Him like a man dying of thirst in the desert. It's not simply that He'll take Him or leave Him. He can't live! He can't go on without tasting fellowship with His God. The first time I read this passage this really struck me. Do I thirst for my God like that? Do I feel as if I can't go on without tasting of His goodness?
The question following for me was, how does man get to the point where he yearns for God in this way? Well the text tells us. THEY SEE HIM.

2. David has seen God for who He is (vs. 2)
David's eyes have beheld the beauty of His great God! None of us have ever seen something that was so incredibly beautiful yet never desired to gaze upon it again. When we see something beautiful it captivates us and we long to take in its beauty again and again. This is the case with David. He has seen God and His great power and glory, and He can't take His eyes off of Him. He is blown away!
I now know, my thirst and desire for God depends on me gazing at His beauty in the Scriptures; beholding His great glory and taking it in. Of course we need the Spirit to open our eyes so that we can gaze upon God with eyes of faith. We also must pray fervently and depend on Him as we open the Scriptures, pleading with the Father to show us Himself as we open His Word. As the passage continues we find the result of seeing God for who He is....

3. He praises God with his lips (vs. 3)
4. He will bless God and lift his hands in His name (vs. 4)
5. He is satisfied with God (vs. 5)
6. He reflects on His goodness (vs. 6)
7. He sings for joy! (vs. 7)
8. His soul clings to Him (vs. 8)
9. He finds comfort in His protection (vs. 9, 10)
10. He rejoices in God (vs. 11)

My Prayer
May we come to the Scriptures not to learn more facts, or to learn wise phrases, or to find rules to follow, but to gaze upon God, and to learn to worship Him in the way He desires. For those of us who have received sight and come to faith in Jesus Christv , our vision is still blurred by our upbringing, our cultures. Who is this God? What does He expect from me? How do I relate to Him? The Word of God serves as our corrective lenses. My prayer is that we will cling to the Word, see the Lord more clearly, desire Him more than anything else, and serve Him with all our hearts. This is my goal with the new album. I pray God the Holy Spirit works through it and brings men to know Him better. I'm praying all the way up to and following the release on May 20th. Please join me in that.

Much Love
Trip

For 3 HOURS...

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I sat on hwy I40 NOT moving!! Welcome to Memphis! After catching a
flight from Dallas to little rock at 7pm I got in my car about 9 pm..
Ready to get home. So I was pumped at 10:54 I was 12 miles away!
Wohoo.. Then at 11:05 we came to a stand still =(... Which we stood
still till 1:45am. Yep! I might as well drove from Dallas. During this
time I harrassed the police department threatening riots, and became
best friends with the Highway services dept girl, keri, who clearly
knew nothing but let me call her every 4 minutes! I became too
trusting, as usual, as I agreed to follow the guy in front of me on a
detour, which ended up putting us ahead 3 miles! Finally at 1:54 I
made it over the bridge! One more reason I ---- Memphis!

The best restaurant in Dallas!

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La madelines with my beautiful Aunts

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How cute is that face!?

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Catching the Redbirds Game

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Chalise!! Stop yelling at me!

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Babysitting Sloan with Mechelle

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I think this is baby Washers first appearance on the blog... I babysat
him tonight and my friend Mechelle stopped by and hung out till we
could go study

This is what happens when the boss is gone for too long

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Ben was out of town for wayyy too long, so we did some redecorating
and gave him his own office.. With everything he could need right at
his disposal.

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Watchin the Final 4 game at Lindsay's.. Go Tigers!

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Verb:31

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Well for April Fools the guys wanted to put something on the reachrecords website that was possibly believable, but interesting enough to get people talking. So.. they decided to introduce the newest Reach group: VERB 31!! Here are some pics and video if you missed it...

Woah Trips Hair!!

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He made me take off the pic... but just think "WOAH"

My Birthday

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What an Incredible Day!!! I am way too blessed. Hope u don't mind the
bragging and a play by play (Lara style =)
Here's the run down:

March 28th (I turn 28.. My golden bday!)

Midnight-3am- mechelle and I had ran into eachother at the new coffee
shop and ended up hanging out till 3 in the morning! It was so much
fun that she decided to crash on my couch!

3-7am -slept. Bad dream... But quickly got over it with the first call
of the day..

7am- my favorite nephew calls to wake me up, tell me happy birthday
and that he loves me! Sooooo cute! Started my day so great! Tried to
sleep a little more, then..

8am- my neighbors Joseph and Jessica cooked me breakfast! It was so
great, and I loved starting the day with them. We should do it more
often guys.

9am- hung out next door with Ashley while I folded laundry. It was a
nice morning

10am headed to the gym.. Ready to start a relaxing day... Got a text
from Ben to come to the office for some goodies.

10:45 stopped by the office and got WAY spoiled with shopping gift
card, starbucks card... And an appointment in 30 minutes for a deep
tissue massage! No Way! Yes Way! I work with the coolest guys ever!

11:15 got to the massage place.... Massage Envy..UNBELIEVABLE!

12:30 Darragh and Lara picked me up to meet the girls for lunch at
Arcade! My Favorite place! Got bombarded with gifts and cards again..
( the prettiest was Love's homemade card.. Chalise's dog card might
have been a close second.. Maybe not) Rachelle: your RIDICULOUSE! How
did u prepare for my birthday when your all the way saving children in
Africa! I would have let it slide this time =)

2:30pm headed to visit Lindsay at the hospital as she was waiting to
have surgery on an infenction in her lung. I am so glad I got to spend
some time with her.. I've missed ya Lindsay!

3:40 headed home to chill and pack for my trip to North Carolina. I
had fresh flowers on my door step from my sweet neighbors (should have
taken a picture for you). Catherine, ashly, becky, and Kristen are the
BEST!

4:45 Ron came by to overload me with gifts again ( I know, I am way
too spoiled). He got me a bunch if my favorite things including a gift
card to the movies (yeaaa) and a nice new Kenneth Cole watch so I
will stop wearing my old running one so much =).. And a Really cute
new purse that I can't wait to start sporting!

6pm- BJ and Lecrae came to get me to head to the airport. Lecrae,
trip, tedashii, and Sho are all performing at a theme park in
Charlotte! My friend Adrianne is meeting me there and were gonna play
all day tomorrow!

7:15 here I am sitting on the plane.. Bragging way too much about what
a great day I had!!

Thank You everyone for all the calls, cards, emails, and gifts! I feel
so loved! Wish I had taken more pictures.. But this is all I got of me
and Love at Arcade! Don't you just love Love =)

Notice anything different take 2

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Sorry for the delay Dana!

Sunday Afternoon Softball

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Happy Birthday Ron

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So fresh and so clean

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Notice anything different?

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Elizabeth Nouri

Bringing Truth to the Culture...

ReachLife Ministries and Reach Records

www.reachlife.org www.reachrecords.com

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Sleepover at the Thompsons

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Resurgence conference online

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The kids make it look so easy

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Snows Gone... The Suns out =)

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Joseph's such a kid

Snow Day!!

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Chilling at the Crib

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This is my neighbors Walter and Tiera.. Their out of school early for
the snow day. So they joined my for catching up on season 7 of Gilmore
Girls!! YES!

Sunny Day Field Trip to a new coffee shop across the street

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Book recomendation

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The title sounds weighty and honestly, like a lot of work.. But it is
probably the most simple and elegantly written book I have ever
read... And has really impacted me in just the last 4 days when I
started it!! You can probably order it online I think.

Setting up for our benefit dinner tonight

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Fall Creek Falls

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Today we spent the afternoon hiking and reading by the waterfall. It
was beautiful!

Flame, Thisl, Json concert plus others

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Last night we went to an awesome concert with Flame, Thisl and Json
and Lecrae and Tedashii showed up too. The crowd was so diverse and
really listened to everything.

I love this picture because it shows the powerful influence these
guy's have on the youth. The kids in this photo watched this intintly
for 3 hrs as the guy's shared the gospel through words and music!

Coffee Stop!

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At the Market on the Pier

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From fresh fish to hommade honey, purses, jewelry... Its all here!
Love it!!

Check out the place were staying at!!

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The family that is hosting us is awesome!!!

Sleepless in Seattle

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Chalise and I got into Seattle about 3am our time. Of course when we
pulled up to the house were staying an hour from the car rentalll
place, I didn't c my luggage in the car!!!! Talk about freaking out!
Luckily it was safely sitting where I left it in the parking lot of
the car rental place. =)

This is a pic of me and chalise in the amazing city of Seattle!

Dana's Big Day

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Today was Dana's big day to drop off a special package she put
together for a potential employer. So of course we we had to go to
breakfast to celebrate! =)

I promise we arnt always eating

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Its a love hate relationship

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I have polar opposite feelings about school. I never had any huge
ambitions to earn a graduate degree, but i started my MBA because of
the grant I had from Americorp. I took a few semesters off when
everything got bussier with my job.. But now seemed a good time to try
to finish it up. So I transferrd over to university of Memphis this
semester and this is where I'm at....
- I get so excited when I think about the subjects I'm learning like
Organizational Behavior, Critical Thinking, and Operations Management.
When the semester starts and I flip through the textbook, I actually
get excited to spend time reading through it. But then...
- I get stuck on some irrelevant detail like "decision Avoidance
Theories" which goes on for 30 pages (seriously!).. And my brain can
focus to save my life. I actually tried timing myself while reading
each page, making each page a race, therefore forcing myself to focus!
Then....
- someone invites me to the movies, dinner, flea market, u name it..
It all seems like too much fun to pass up

- the next thing I know.. The weekends over, I'm unprepareed, and
frustersted that I'm not getting to

Garage sale bfast open for biz

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Fundraising for Africa

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Well every month or so I do a Saturday morning breakfast where I
invite everyone I know to hang out, have coffee, and some bfast
casserolle. Well my friend Rachelle is trying to raise money for her
mission trip to Africa next month.. So we thought it would be a good
idea to do a breakfast and collect donations. Then I decided to sale
all that Mary Kay I have been holding on to forever and split the
money with her. While we were at it we just decided to go ahead and
pull out everything that I dont need anymore... And have a regular old
garage sale.. Except its in my incredibly small apartment. Tomorrow is
going to be nuts with all these people here eating and shopping. Too
bad my looser neighbor wouldn't let us use his apt too (way to go
Joe.. Hope we dont find away to break in)!

I'll be sure to post some pics tomorrow!

Setting up

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My apartment looks ridiculous setting up for breakfast tomorrow. My
neghbor Becky came over to help set up, and ended up going home with a
handful of stuff!

Rachelle making fun of the ghetto garage sale

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Friday lunch

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Dana, our graphic designer, and I are chillin at my favorite dinner:
Arcade(www.arcaderesr.com)! If u come visit.. I'll take you here!

Its gunna be a good day, I can tell.. And not just cause my bosses are
out of town =)

This is my friend chalise...

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She stole my camera for a few days and I ended up with a ton of weird
pictures of her at work. I edited out the crazy ones... And saved this
one of her gettin on her J.O.B at Ugly Mug coffee... Best coffee
ever. Check em out at www.uglymugcoffee.com. And if u call to order
some coffee (which I re ommend the Elvis line) u can talk to Chalise
personally cause she takes the orders =).

This is Joe... He works with me

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Yep... Its Hillary clintons office!

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Thanks Toya for hookin me up with the private tour!

Freezing in NYC

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We took a trip to Dc, Philly, and New York to meet up with some
different friends of the ministry, plus Trip had a concert in DC. It
was a really fun, fast trip.. And my first time to DC. I even got a
private tour of Hillary Clinton's office!!