bad blogger...

so i have decided I am the world's worst blogger but my new roommate and i were discussing my color coded closet and i mentioned I had blogged about it once and she inspired to me to get back to blogging.. partly because she promised she would follow me.

a lot has happened in the past year - for starters I am now working for International Baccalaureate as a Travel and Events Coordinator - i could go on for hours about how much I love it, but I won't.

i am in a new house with 4 amazing girls.

lacrosse starts up in 3 weeks and i cannot wait for year 3.

too many updates to count, but as the time goes on I will update all on the journey that is my life.. look forward to upcoming blogs about turning 25 :)

The Mike's Hard Lemonade Challenge

A recent debate of weather men should or should not be drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade has been sparked... What is your opinion?

For the Ladies: Poll: How do you, as a woman, feel about men drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade?

For the Fellas: Poll: How do you, as a man, feel about Mike's Hard Lemonade?

Will be sure to update you with the results soon! 

chapter 24...

and so a new year begins.. it has already been off to an interesting start and i will leave it at that. i am truly excited about spring in dc. i plan on taking lots of trips to eastern market, the downtown mall, georgetown waterfront - truly taking advantage of the nations capital and all that it has to offer while taking lots of picture along the way...

this week i have off of lacrosse because they are on spring break( update JV 3-0 with 2 games the week after next). i am using the time to catch up on sleep, cleaning, and friends.  today i watched the sword fighters in the park across the street, (pictures soon to come), changed my sheets, did 4 loads of laundry, finished my art project (see previous post), color coordinated my closet (see right), went to a wonderful Frontline service on the meaning of Passover (video link coming soon), went to Ray's Hell Burger with friends.

all in all today was a great way to start the week. i am so blessed and so grateful for God's grace and the forgiveness He gives us which in turn we give to others.

i leave you with this "Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow."

arts & crafts..

i usually am not the type to craft but recently living with Elizabeth and her Masters of Arts ways, I have been inspired...

the before:

the after:

a closer look:

three free aaa maps (va, nj, nc - as seen in the picture), three canvases ($10), a hairspray bottle, brewed iced tea, thumbtacks and some glue created a great piece of wall art for all under $15...

i've got a golden ticket...

Thank you to my lovely roommate Elizabeth who gave me a Golden Ticket for my Golden Birthday! Thank you to all of you who texted, called, tweeted, gchatted, blogged and used other creative ways of wishing me a Happy Birthday! I love you all!

our first win...

tonight i was so proud of my jv george mason high school girls. we had our first scrimmage and won 8-4. they played an awesome game - full of teamwork, lots of communication, and great passing and catching.. looking forward to a wonderful season to come..


on a sidenote - anyone up for settlers of catan or other games this weekend?

March Madness but Not Because of Basketball

March is one of my favorite months. Mostly because of my birthday, but still St. Patrick’s day, Spring, the sunshine, Lacrosse and so many other things to be happy about…

                                                             

Sunday night I submitted my application for the McLean Bible Church Future Leaders Program – one-year leadership program is designed to develop the next generation of church leaders with the hope that many will transition into permanent employees of MBC/Frontline. It was a remarkable experience to fill out the application and reflect on God’s glory and the many blessings of the past 5 years.

Since moving to northern VA, I have been actively involved in McLean Bible and truly love every moment I spend in fellowship, and community. I am anxious and excited to see what the future might hold with MBC and the Future Leaders program. I have my first phone interview today at 3 and I couldn’t be more ecstatic.

On another note, lacrosse is off to a great start… Our first game in on Monday, March 8^th at 7:30pm… this week will mean tough love to get us into shape and ready to go. Varsity has till next Thursday, so JV will really need to step it up aka I will need a great plan of attack. I am convinced the 8^th graders are very scared of me, so today I will take a new approach. Maybe promise them uniforms or something. The rest of the schedule will be posted once finalized… any love and support would be appreciated J

As far as my job, things are going well, this month I will get an Annual Review, which will be interesting to hear feedback. I have some feedback from colleagues and indirect managers on LinkedIn but I am excited to see where I stand on the performance scale.

The countdown till my birthday has begun. I am so excited this year to spend time with friends all weekend. Events will be announced in the upcoming week, but Saturday night will be a joint High School throw back party with Lee Brooks! I already know 24 is going to be a great year!