recent

here are a few recent things in my world:

music purchases

• hillsong - "this is our God"  - I love their music, and this new live cd is awesome


• phil wickham - "singalong" - this is actually a free download on his website... the cd is fantastic!  I love his style and originality


• jonas brothers - "jonas brothers" - yep.  I did it.


• coldplay - "viva la vida" - love it.  coldplay rocks.


• tim hughes - "holding nothing back" - this is a great worship cd.  my favorite track is "everything"


• selah - "all my praise" - this song is incredibly powerful.


• natasha bedingfield - "soulmate" - love this song.

visitors to austin

• my mom helped me move in (thanks mom!!)


• julie cole (my cousin) she's fantastic!  she helped me decorate :)


• leeanne barnett - we stayed up way too late talking... love this girl.


• wes - my sweet brother bought a plane ticket just to fly out here and see me!  I have the best brothers in the world.


• jenn and ryan and her parents are coming this weekend!  yay!!  they are my second family and I can't wait to show them around austin.

meals cooked

• chicken quesadillas with corn tortillas


• shrimp fra diavolo with whole grain pasta (yum!)


• tomato soup with ezekiel bread (if you haven't tried ezekiel bread, it's amazing!)


• I haven't been home enough to make much more, but I have lots of good ideas!

movies watched

• "the dark knight" - increidble.  what more can I say??


• "the other boleyn sister" - I love historical movies, and this one was really good.


• "one night with the king" - after finishing our hs gbs study on the book of esther, we watched this and it was wonderful!


• "sisterhood of the traveling pants 2" - cute movie... not a favorite.

new things in austin

• kayaking on town lake


• schlitterbahn


• tubing down the guadalupe river


• picnic at auditorium shores


• meals at chuy's, kerbey lane, serrano's, magnolia cafe, pita pit, and several others... I love original austin food!


• six flags fiesta texas - san antonio


• round rock express game (astros minor league)

things coming up...

• trip to NYC next week for jess and josh's wedding!  yay!!  I can't wait...


• 2 new student ministry staff members as of september 1!  woohoo!


• girls ministry kickoff at hpbc


• thanksgiving & christmas in little rock with the fam


• rob's graduation in birmingham - december 13