Finally, A Christmas Tree!

Okay, so, I don't know how long I've been waiting for this, but its been quite a long time.

Every year, we put up a tree in every room. My tree, the one you see here, is new. It holds I don't know how many paper outfits, some teal-colored bulbs, and teal-colored beads.

It looks nicer in person. :/

And I don't know how to turn the flash on the camera off.... hehe.

Anyways, I was thinking that I should learn how to play football. Its just good to know.

My mom suggested looking for a "Football for Dummies" book.

Bus Ride Home :*(

The bus ride home was fun. It always goes by quicker than the bus ride there. :(
We hung out, ate animal crackers, and some people cried. I don't think because we were leaving, but because we didn't get the sleep we needed. ;D

<- Jeanne rocks my world. :)

Esus in A Tree

Okay, I had to put this picture up. Its a bad picture, but some of us remember it.

Esus decided to climb up this palm tree, and then had to find a way to get down.
Afterwards, a bunch of guys decided to act like ninjas and jump off the tree.
I don't know. It was kinda funny. :)

Free Time

Free time rocks! Here are some pictures of the stuff we did during free time.




And there were llamas!! Here's a baby llama and the baby and it's mommy:

Free Time: Continued

Free time was so crazy! Seriously, everyone is reacting to the sugar they had the night before. :) Here are some more pictures. Troy, the one wearing the towel on his head, is so awesome. He has the best laugh ever! He makes me smile.

Our Crazy Cabin

Man. The first night we were totally crazy. We did karaoke without a karaoke machine, and ate a bunch of junk food.



In one of these pictures, Amanda is wearing my Aviator sunglasses. :) Haha! She practically wore them the whole night.

Bus Ride To the Retreat Center

This was the bus ride there, which was awesome! The first picture is probably one of my favorites. The flash on my camera was brighter than Esus had expected.... haha!


And the next picture is of Emily and Amelia. This was the very first retreat photo I took on that weekend. :)

Chistmas Time is Near!

So, I'm like a geek when it comes to Christmas. I mean, I'm not like: "Oh I LOVE presents! Oh I LOVE Santa!" I enjoy Christmas because I like that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you spend time with your family, or hear "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Amy Grant while putting up the Christmas tree.

Every single year, I look forward to Christmas. Well, maybe Thanksgiving because that's when Dish Network and Direct TV put up Christmas music channels. Nothing like corn-on-the-cob, pilgrims and Indians, and..... Christmas music!! Ha.

The extremely sad part is that our relatives live up in Ohio. We haven't spent a Christmas up there for... I don't know... four or five years? Maybe?
But the good part is that we all come together and stay in a hotel in Atlanta after New Year. We chill, go to the mall, maybe a little bowling.... then we get to open the beautifully wrapped presents underneath the TV. Yeah, it was nice until the TV came into the picture.

Well, there's nothing else, I guess. I have to go to dance. :( I don't wanna go!

The Ride Home :(

The ride home is the worst part. Not only do people talk about their best memories of Beach Week, but people also fall asleep! I say, "Beach Week doesn't end until the last bus ride is over!" We still talk about Beach Week, and our memories. We can't wait until it comes around again. :D

Roo Groups

The first night, we get to meet in our Roo Groups, and talk. These are the "men" of our group. Our leader, Pastor Ed, decided to call us the Breakfast Club. I don't know why, but that's what he calls us. Pastor Ed is wearing the green hat :) my BFF's favorite color.

Beach Time!

Here are some photos of friends. :)

One photo has all of the girls who were in my room.

Another photo has my brother, Keaton, Jordan, his leader, and Adam and Esus.

The last one has my friend, Amelia and my other friend, Natalie. I have to say, Amelia's sunglasses are awesome :D

More Photos!

This first photo is of my BFF, Amanda! Yay!

I think she thinks she looks bad in this photo, but I think she looks BEAUTIFUL! Ha ha :)

And the second photo is of the rest of the girls in our room. Starting from the bottom left is Maggie, then Arica is behind her. Beside Arica is Natalie, a great friend of mine, and then our leader, Rachel. And then, in the bottom right corner is Ariana (I think that's how you spell it...).

I'm not in the photo because, well, I'm taking the photo. Ha ha! And Amanda isn't in it because, I don't know why.

These photos are from the first night. :)

Beach Week '08!!!

Beach Week '08 was amazing! I will be sure to put all of my photos on here. :) This is a photo of me and one of my great friends, Kaley. She's the one wearing the glasses. :) I was wearing a cowboy hat because our first night was country/western night. Anyone could participate, so I did. Ha ha!

The Gentleman

My brother and his best friend Jackson love making videos. :D Jackson is the narrator of this film, so listen carefully!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Manda,
Hope you have an awesome birthday! I'm so thankful for meeting you, and becoming awesome friends. You are growing in God, and I'm glad that I am growing with you. You mean so much to me. Have a Happy Happy Happy Birthday!

~Peace, love, and happiness
Madison

My BFF Rocks!

I really need to get a picture of my BFF on here! I don't usually take pictures of her.... we just remember the moments, I guess...
Manda is amazing, and I'm glad to call her my BFF. We both love spending time together (atleast I think so... haha ). I love the fact that we can talk about anything, including our relationships with God. :) She's an awesome friend! I think every person should have a Manda in their life. :)
Love you BFF!