Merry Christmas

Just wanted to say a big Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To all the people i know and love.
I can't believe how fast Christmas has come around!
I totally can see how people can get so caught up in the commercial idea of Christmas, coz this year ive been a bit like that. But its not about presents or food or whatever, its not even about us. Its about someone coming down to earth with the sole purpose of saving our lives. Purely selfless act. Isnt that something to celebrate?

My good friend Adamo, said something to me that really hit home a few weeks ago. He said:
'People don't really celebrate a dead persons birthday right? You dont really throw a birthday party for ur deceased grandfather. But here we are celebrating an amazing Man's birthday , who was born in the world, and died a gruesome death, and then was raised from the dead, every single year even since he's 'gone on' back home to his Father....'
Some people still see Jesus as a completely mortal man that lived and then died. I can see why kind of in a way how some people would think that, when there are so many lies going around about Jesus. From reading the Da Vinci Code, its like wow some people actually believe this stuff.
But why would be be celebrating a dead guys birthday every year?

Regardless what people say Christmas is about, believe it or not, its basically a celebration of Jesus' birthday whether they like it or not.

Merry Christmas....and Happy Birthday Jesus.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those of you who don't know, thanksgiving, is an HUGE American holiday. As all holidays are in America. Its the time of year that people reflect on what they are thankful for. The blessings they have in their life. Well this year, im thankful i dont have to worry about college this year or any other kind of education. No exams or coursework. I'm also thankful for the people in my life. All my friends, which means u guys! and of course who cant forget...the Family.

This day also means something else to me. On thanksgiving 8 years ago, while we were having the BIG meal. My parents broke it to me that we were moving to england. Not really the best timing, i cried so much, that my turkey was extra salty. lol. i'll never forget that day, or that feeling I had. For a few months after that i still thought they werent serious, well when we had to sell our house, and pretty much 3/4 of our stuff, i got the picture that they werent kidding around.
But if i never had moved here, i wouldnt know any of you guys. So i guess God did have a greater plan, than trying to please a lil 10 year old girl.

Who wants to see a picture of me when i was 10?
No one?


Ok this was when we had to move into our friends house, coz before we had sold our house, and were living in a hotel. So our best friends took pity on us and let us stay with them. I only brought with me a lil rucksack of stuff, and suitcase for clothes. Thats the only stuff I had to bring to England.
The cost of living here, is almost twice as much as in America. I find that funny.

Anyway...I also wanna give a shout out to my Grandpa who died 5 years yesterday.
Love you Grandpips!

Ok im done now, Happy Holidays!

UPDATED..FINALLY

Wow it has definitely been a while! I was hoping to get my photos developed from America, but that still hasnt happened. I will get them on here as soon as I can.

This is a picture, when we went to Phantom of the Opera in London. Not the movie, the opera. it was really cool. I had a major headache after, because some of their voices were really loud and peircing.

Not many of you know this. but my life long ambition is to be a Storm Chaser. Thats right, chase tornados all day. I find storms, hurricanes, tornados, facinating. Spot the dork! I have ever since i was like 6. One time a Tornado hit my neighbour hood and completely leveled the woods that we lived right by. The sky turned green, and then purple it was so erie. Another memory I have is it was my birthday and we went to the movies, i was like 9, and the movie suddenly cut out like 5 minutes into it. We were told there was a major time, and we all had to get out. So my dad went out side, where lightening was literally hitting the ground. And we went in the car and we saw so much devastation. Some single mom from church had a huge tree cut through the middle of the house.

These amazing peices of mother nature, are both graceful and terrifying at the same time. They strike fear in hearts yet they also spark a certain curiosity. How do they work? How can we control them? We are still unable to answer these questions but we are getting closer.

Ok i think we have discovered the fact that I am a nerd. It was bound to come out sometime. When it comes to severe storms, super cells, tornados, vortexes and even hurricanes, i know my stuff.

The sad reality is that these storms are gotta get worse and worse. Stronger hurricanes, more deadly twisters as we get closer to Jesus coming back. well thats my opinion, and i have fact to back that up.

At least you guys dont have to worry much about these things. There have been some tornados to strike, but only F1s (look at the Fugita Scale) which is like pretty nothing. But its a good thing, that you dont have to worry about these things.

I think i have given far too much evidence to back up that im really a geek!

The phone call you never wanted

I don't know about you but...(ok before i go any further i warn you that this is pretty random blog) I hate getting phone calls in the middle of the night. From my experience those calls mean one of two things, a death or someones sick or been in an accident.

So last night, well this morning I guess, someone called our house. And i was like O No!!!! Because the last 3 times that had happened, 3 of my grandparents had died. So there i was in my bed....and it turns out it was this chinese guy...not in my bed...on the phone.

In conclusion, if you ever feel the urge to call me in the middle of the night....Dont.

It's Time To Say Goodbye

Im off to America tomorrow for just under month. Taking a flight to Atlanta and then to Washington DC. I am gonna miss all of you.
Yesterday night I had to say good bye to many of my friends going to Uni. It didnt really hit me till this morning that everything is different now. And I dont like it! Hehe.
But I am glad that I still have alot of my friends, altho some are leaving soonish...You know who you are!!! But hey, you just gotta role with the good times!

Anyway American Girl is going back to her roots! Gotta let some stuff go and sort out a few things!

Big Hugz!!!!!

PS. If you wanna contact me, I do have access to the internet! So email me!

Sunset from my window! The sun setting on an era....

Finally legal...

When I was a little girl, i thought being 18, was huge! I mean your finally an adult, you get loads of priviledges and you can basically do whatever you want...
Isnt always the case tho, you'll look at someone whos so much older then you, and think wow they are really grown up, but when you reach that age, its still feels like your that lil girl still.
I have recently turned 18, and i thought and still think, its a major turning point in your life. But i dont really feel that much older, well a lil... I guess i didnt quite relize that with the priviledges you recieve once 18, you also get loads of responsibility. People expect you to take care of your self.

One of the priviledges i love is that your able to legally buy alcohol and go clubbing! Now im not the kind of person who likes alcohol because you can get drunk, i personally think it tastes nice, and i immediately stop if it starts affecting me badly. Just ask Holly and Kym when we were at their house having a glass or two of wine!
I have been waiting to go clubbin for most of my adolescent life. I absolutely love dancing and music! I was stoked when i had my first oppurtunity to go last Thursday. For most people they like clubbing because its a chance for them to get drunk, and pull as many girls as they can. For me i definitely dont go because of those reasons, especially the last one! haha.

Going into a club really opened my eyes to the worldly side of the world...if that makes any sense. Yeah its a meat market, guys just think they can go up to you and grope you. This one guy slapped my ass so hard that it made me jump! It was a proper 'lets see how hard we can hit this girl' type slap. Many seemed to follow on from that, but after a while you just ignore it! People there are only looking for a cheap thrill, whether its sticking their tongue down someones throat or going behind you and put their arms all over you when dancing! Thats why im always going to clubs with at least some guys!!!! The guys on thursday were awesome at protecting us girls! Really cool of them do some things that they did!

But even tho its not the safest enviornment to be in, I still loved every minute of it! It may not be the best clubbing experience I will ever have but i know im gonna remember that night forever!!! Dancing till the early hours of the morning! I love it!

Anyway thats just a lil from me! Off to america a week Tuesday so Ill try and post something else before then!



Chillin with the fellas!

Ali, attempting to be funny and trying not to break an Anniversary bowl.

And the guys playing X Rated poker on a phone...

Can you feel the testosterone in the air? i guess im used to it...

Soul Survivor

Well these past 2 weeks have gone by quite quickly.
Firstly i went to Passion for Your Name/Momentum. To be honest, the thought of campin for just under 2 weeks, scared the life out of me. Plus with just having surgery i was still in so much pain.
The trip up there was normal, apart from it took us 4 1.2 hours to get to Somerset, i think someone went the wrong way, not mentioning any name *cough Simo cough*.
We got there to find the marquee was on a different site to where we were gonna be camping. But thank God it was the site next to ours, so it wasnt so bad, i guess the crutches made it interesting. After the first day, i couldnt use my crutches anymore, coz my hands were bruised hurt so much and were bruised from using them, that i thought id rather just cope with the pain instead of having both my hands and knees hurt.
The PFYN were in the Underground Venue, so it was a bit wierd not being in the big top, but to be honest i prefered it as it was a proper building, and not just material tied together. Tim Hughes and his wife (grrrr!) lead it. We had all sorts of bands play, Tim Hughes (obviously), Noel Robinson (he was one of my favourites!), Lex Brody (i want her voice!), Delirious and 100Hours. So a bit of a mixture really. The preaches were excellent, part from the one we had for communion, Me and Ben managed to fall asleep at the exact same time, and were startled when the thing we were leaning against moved. I swear i didnt know where i was. gave me the heebie jeebies!
Another point to add is how many cute christian guys me and netz found at Momentum, and they were all over 18! We were definitely spoilt for choice! ;)
One of the fond memories i have from Momentum and PFYN, was the creation of 'Bowl Shane'. If you ever wanted to find someone from cowfold, you wld just shout, Bowl Shane!!! and they would reply Shane!!!! or Bowl Shane!!!! We ended up outside the guys loos, shaking the hand every guy that walked in and out saying Bowl Shane!!!! Man i hope they washed their hands.
Some funny stuff happened at the Market Place, where Alex attempted his break dancing, on the stage. and where we started singing random songs, and ended up keeping loads of people on Blue 1 and 2 awake. Not to mention, British Bull Dog, the guys played on concrete. Even tho it was stupidly dangerous, it was pretty amusing.
Then, Soul Survivor Week B came around, Nettie and I were pretty fed up with camping, but at least i got good meals, all thanks to Simo and Alex who cooked for the PFYN people, which was only the band, me and giles. Poor momentum people!
Nettie and I had to sort out sites, coz there was a mix up and everyone had pretty much left us on our tot, to get the other 80 odd kids coming. So the only morning we thought we had to just chill, we were the most stressed.
Soul Survivor was more about serving compared to PYFN, so i was lookin after the kids mainly. Most of the my time was spent at the basketball courts. A hive for a cutie guys!! We won the basketball tournament, finals against the tribe!! unlucky Lindsey! and we also won the football! You just cant touch us! hehe. Rohan also got 3rd place in the basketball freestyle!
I spent the nights throwing water bombs at people, well mainly watching the guys throw them, but i did get Lindsey from the Tribe, but he got kinda mad!! Doh!!!
It was really nice to have the guys down from Leeds! Havent seen some of them for a while and met some new guys! With which i was shocked were much younger then they looked.
All in all these past 2 weeks have been amazing! I have learnt so much about the Heart of Worship, also God has taught me so much about myself.
This past year i really feel Gods taken me through the wilderness, he does this when he teaches you stuff etc, and this past year i have built on my character, been through trials and tribulations from which I had to lean on Gods own strength, even if i didnt feel him there. It was all a learning curve. And i look back, and the things that i thought were important and needed to happen that didnt, actually worked out better for me! What can i say? Our God is an Awesome God!