JGroup.

WARNING: this post is kind of lame...well, sappy-ish

i just wanted to take a moment and give an old school shout out to all the girls in my journey group :) when journey groups started back up, bekah and i were looking for a change of scenery...and somewhere closer to home, so hannah told me about this "ladies only" journey group. well, we went to the first...meeting? i don't know, anyway, we met mache and rachel at starbucks, and instantly fell in love (in the most non-homo way possible). laura quickly joined too, and hannah even got to come to...one (she had a really busy schedule!!) :)

anyway, i can't really imagine not being a part of this journey group. i know that sounds lame, but i'm totally serious. i can't wait for tuesday nights and seeing all my girls. now (this is shocking) we don't always stick to the script (a.k.a. our bible study book...about moods - ha!), but that time is invaluable. i have grown so close to these girls in the last several months, and i really can't imagine them not in my life...which also sounds kind of lame, but is very true.

rachel: you have brought some awesome joy into my life. i love being crazy with you, and i'm so thankful that we can be crazy and serious together. thanks for helping me laugh :)

mache: holy crap. can i just say that i love our lunch dates? i'm pretty sure you already knew that, but i just love getting to hang out with you almost every day. i have never felt so comfortable with someone so quickly. you're awesome. thanks for always encouraging me and making me smile :)

laura: i love being around you - you are always full of energy :) i'm so glad that you are such a big part of my life. thanks for being so fun :)

bekah: well, what is there to say that you don't already know? you have been a life-changing influence in my life, and i'm so thankful that we get to share this experience too :) thanks for dancing with me :)

i just really love all the girls in my journey group, and i know that my life wouldn't be the same without them. love you girls!

movies.

does anyone else ever feel like all the good movies come out at once? i can think of about ten movies that are in theaters right now that i wouldn't mind seeing. and it sucks that movies are like a billion dollars each after 3:00 in the afternoon...since when did 3:00 become the cut-off for the matinee?

in lieu of the movie post, here are some of my favorite new movies of 2008 that you should totally check out...in no particular order :)

21, Baby Mama, Get Smart (i love steve carell), The Dark Knight (duh), What Happens In Vegas (better than i expected) and Sex & the City was pretty good...

and here are the ones i want to see that are in theaters: Australia, Marley & Me, Bedtime Stories, Valkyrie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (which is getting remedied tomorrow), Seven Pounds, Quantum of Solace (still haven't seen it...lame), Doubt, Bolt (you can laugh) and possibly Gran Torino.

and the ones that aren't: The Duchess, Burn After Reading, Definitely Maybe, Changeling, Leatherheads, Made of Honor (i know that's lame, but i just want to see it), Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, Rachel Getting Married (it's got some Oscar buzz), Vantage Point (it didn't get the best reviews, but I still want to see it)...

last thing: the movie i hated most = Forgetting Sarah Marshall. which i didn't even want to see.

currently watching: House.

just a thought.

i wonder if the government will start accepting personal applications for a "bailout."

currently listening to: construction noise mixed with whatever brian is listening to in his office.

the waiting is the hardest part.

"Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him..."
Psalm 37: 7

"But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up on wings like eagles..."
Isaiah 40:31

being patient is probably one of the biggest themes in my life...i hope that makes sense. what i mean is that i feel like one thing that the LORD has consistently taught me is to be patient and wait on him. he has a plan for me and wants me to prosper (jeremiah 29:11), but i just need to remember that it's His timing...not mine. that's usually where i fail. i tend to like control a little too much, so sometimes it's harder than it should be for me to trust. completely. just trust. you would think that looking back and seeing how time and time again waiting on Him has been the answer, it wouldn't be so hard...i guess that's just part of being human. i want to get better at waiting, and God taught me a big lesson about patience this summer with finding a job and his timing and stuff, so i'm hoping that will help me in the future. patience just isn't my strong suit.

currently listening to: more of you...by will goodwin.

december?

i can't believe that we're already five days into the last month in 2008. i guess i don't really feel like i have much to say, but i'm excited about what 2009 brings. a new year. a new chance. a new change. a new adventure. a new outlook. a new goal. i don't know, i like new stuff :) i just feel like this is going to be a good year, so i'm pretty stoked :) and who doesn't love a good new year's eve party? huh? huh? yeah, that's what i thought. i love a good party.

currently watching: x-men

fix you.

and high up above or down below,
when you're too in love to let it go.
but if you never try, you'll never know
just what you're worth.

lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones,
and i will try to fix you.

currently listening to: you guessed it.