quote of the day

Movie theater at 10:30 pm...

Laura: "Erica, going up to the make-out row!?"
Erica (jumping around uncontrollably): "I just had to let loose!"

Giving of Thanks

In celebration of those Pilgrims and Indians, every descent blogger who has time should say a few things they're thankful for. Here they are in no order (with exception of the first 2 of course)...

1. Jesus! I'm sayin...if the rest of my life completely sucks till the day I die then He STILL will get all of my attention because the fact that I deserve death but He died for me instead is enough.
2. Family! I'll start off by saying how I have THE coolest parents in the world. They put up with a lot of crap from me in my younger days, and even though I think I've gotten smarter over some years, they still love me and I've never had to worry about a thing. There's no way to ever pay back parents for all the monetary and emotional and physical love they put into a kid, although I sure wish there was a way! The only thing missing in my family might be a dog. Just sayin. *cough*
3. The Disney Channel! There are so many shows that I watch on tv, most of them are trash. And not that the disney channel subtracts fewer of my brain cells, it's just that it's all a nice little break from reality. Sonny with a Chance, starring the dreamy Chad Dylan Cooper has quickly become me and grace's favorite tv show. Also Phineas and Ferb is hilarious and they make any bad day better. They're having a Christmas vacation special on December 11 and i'll surely cancel all my plans for it.
4. Football! It has been such a long season, kids and it's almost over. My gamecocks have won some and lost some and forgot to show up to some games. The Panthers have had their most dissapointing season since 95 but they have supplied me with a few more bucks and for that I'm thankful. I love a good football season at any rate.
5. Gaffney, SC! My good friends band played a reunion concert at fbc gaffney this weekend and not that I had to realize this, but I realized how blessed I was to have grown up in Gaffney. There are a good handful of families from my town who'll be eating thanksgiving with an empty chair this year, but our community is better for that fact. It's a good thing that everyone knows everyone and that when death happens, our town can celebrate life together. During the concert I just had to thank Jesus for knowing what it means to go HOME. Not everyone is lucky enough to know what that means or they imagine what it must feel like but dont get it.
6. Zac Efron! watching him on Letterman right now and hot dog. Thanks, Jesus.
7. My brain! WHY am I literally the only person on this planet that still has one? well, there are a few others who are exceptions, but all in all, I'm the only person that makes any logical sense anymore.
8. Duke basketball! atleast somebody can win.
9. Swine Flu vaccines! I got mine and that disease wont ever bring me down!
10. The Cabin! There's a lot of love up in here. Us 3 residents laugh a heck of a lot and we do nothing but watch the Hills and the City and eat pizza all the time. It's true, though. As far as me goes, all school work must be done outside of this house, otherwise it doesn't get done. Lots of people come over all the time and good conversations and bible study sessions happen. Also, we have a Charlie Brown tree and a real tree with real lights in front of our window. Beat that.

Me vs Vampires

If there is one thing I've learned in the world, it's that I can't win the fight against stupidity. I have several upon millions of examples, but I'll use Twilight. Despite the terrible acting, 3rd grade writing, and the unpleasantness of vampires, this fad is blowing up the world. I'm completely in love with Harry Potter and I'll spare you all of my thoughts on why I think they are different. But they are. For example, Harry Potter took some thought to write. Anyways, upon the arrival of New Moon in theaters, I want to throw up. But I'm not gonna. I might even watch them if ever the time comes when I don't have to pay for it. I hate people who hate books or movies or tv shows or songs just because they are popular. I mean what's the point in that? If a song makes you tap your toe, dang it, listen to it. I don't ever want to be that kid, it's just that with Twilight, I hate the idea of a vampire being in love with me and stalking and protecting me like a creeper. That's not attractive. But look on the bright side, haters of culture. The world won't get any smarter but soon it'll be old moon and no one will care. Better days are ahead.

Noddin my head like yea

One of my dear friends, Kalli, had her 21st birthday party this weekend and let me tell you how much I love that girl. She moved into my life as a young 18 year old when I was a young RA, running the 2nd floor of Phelps. Not all the girls on my hall were jewels, let me just tell you. But me and Kalli were pals from the first moment we realized we had the same wardrobe. Later on we realized we both wanted to be rappers when we grew up. I was pleased to hear that her birthday celebration was a thug party and now I want to always dress like a thug because it's really comfortable. We got home and went straight to bed cause we basically had our pajamas on. The sentimental part of this story is me mentioning how much I love to see people grow in my life, it's a really cool thing. I met Kalli on her first day of college and I can't wait to see her graduate in May and that is just a gift from Jesus to have friends like that, ya know? I have lots of friends who I've seen grow over short and long periods of time. I just like it. I would say I feel like she's my kid and I'm proud of her but that's awkward and she acts more grown up than me a lot of times.

Something you should know about you

Lately (this weekend) I've been thinking a bit about heaven and hell. The judgement house that I went to on friday night with the youth group was pretty cheesey with a few scary parts, mostly hell was scary. It didn't make me question my salvation, rather, it got me thinking about the state of heaven and hell. I mean I like to joke around about them both. You've probably heard me say things like in my version of heaven we'll all eat chicken fingers, David Crowder will lead worship, and the gamecocks will win every single game eternally. Perfection for me. I also describe the devil as being sunburned and wearing an orange t-shirt with a huge tiger paw and everyone eternally sucks at football. Scary. As we all talked about it for a bit in bible study, I got on a mini rant and said how I cant wait for everyone's attention to be on Jesus. I can't wait for the focus to stop being on ourselves. My serious side beleives that I wont care about anything else when I get there because I'll finally get to kick back with Jesus. Us Christians won't be seeking attention from anyone else or for any reason ever again. Only Jesus will matter and He'll get the eternal attention and glory he deserves. Man does He deserve it. I'm reading through a completely rad book called "Don't waste your life" by John Piper and in chapter 2 he talks about glorifying God and delighting in God and what that means. He talks about how alot of people ask, "Why would God be so concerned with us if the universe is so huge?" I mean we are so insignificant compared to all the galaxies and stars and hugeness floating out there beyond us somewhere. But Piper says, "Beneath this question is a fundamental failure to see what the universe is about. It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man." Holy crap. I've never even thought about that, because when I think about the greatness and bigness of God I always think about it in terms of myself. Dang it. It's like going out to the Grand Canyon but instead of getting to stare at all it's beauty, we get to the top and get put in a room full of mirrors. Wouldn't that suck? You are small and you want too much attention for yourself. That's what God thinks sometimes. In heaven we won't focus on ourselves or people. Jesus will be too much awesome to even handle. bring it.