Birthday Post

Hello y'all!
The 24th was one of my best friend's Sweet 16th Birthday and I was going to write a post about her but I couldn't log in:( I thought today I would write one for her and then at the end write a teeny tiny bit about Lauren Barlow because today is her Birthday:) Mind you, I don't know her but she's awesome so I'm gonna anyway:) Not that she would ever visit my blog or anything but hey, why not?
Okie doke,

Happy (belated) Sweet 16th Birthday, Meghan!
Meghan and I started writing back and forth a couple of years ago (snail mail and occasional e-mail and we talk on the phone sometimes). She has been such a blessing to me and I love her like my own little sister. She is such a sweetheart and her love for Jesus Christ shines through her, in her smile, her letters, her voice, her laugh, her blog posts, she is so full of love and joy!
Meghan, is just like a little me! We have the same interests, we both LOVE the Victorian era and all things feminine. We both have dreams of being wives and mothers someday. So yeah, in just about every way we are alike. I am so thankful to God for bringing us together and I love her so much.
I pray that one day she and I will be able to meet each other face-to-face. We already have plans of going to Starbucks, getting some coffee, and just sitting in there talking and laughing for a long time. She also said she wants to make my bread with me and that would also be totally awesome!
I am so proud of the beautiful young lady she has become. Even though Meghan is younger than me, she is one of my role models and she is so cool:)
Happy Sweet 16 m'girl!!! I love you, Meghan!!!
So, here is a picture of a Sweet 16 Birthday cake just for you that I found online:)


Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!!!

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Now to Lauren Barlow:)
Today is her 24th Birthday! Happy Birthday Lauren!!! Even though I don't know her, she is soooo cool! For those of you who don't know who Lauren Barlow is, she is the youngest sister in a Christian girl band called Barlow Girl. They're my favorite girl band and she's my favorite of the three of them. She's the drummer and she totally rocks at it:) I've never been to one of their concerts:( but I've seen videos online.
She is the funniest and the sweetest (I think) of all three of 'em. She's so pretty and has a beautiful voice!!!  I look up to her too.
Let me go look for a picture of her real quick!
Here's one:



That picture of her is one of my favorites! She has a beautiful smile! So full of joy!

Here is another one of my favorites:

I think she looks so sweet in this one:)

Now here is a funny video I found at youtube.com of Lauren trying to get a bug off her top:)



Happy Birthday, Meghan and Lauren!

Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Two Tags

Okie, Guitargirl did this and I shall also:)

1. What time is it? 9:50pm

2. What's your favourite memory? I have lotsa favorites.

3. What are you afraid of? The dark, temptation.

4. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a Theater? I haven't been to a theater in YEARS so I have no idea!

5. Place of birth? KY

6. Favorite food? Anything homemade.

7. What's your natural hair color? Brownish

8. Ever been to Alaska? Nope!

9. Ever been toilet paper rolling? No

10. Love someone? My family and friends.

11. Been in a car accident? Does having a tree fall on your car count? ;)

12. Occupation? Umm, learning to be a keeper at home:)

13. Favorite day of the week? Sabbath

14. Favorite restaurant? Applebee's

15. Favorite Flower? I have lotsa favorites.

16. Favorite sport to watch? REAL Football:)

17. Favorite drink? Water, coffee, tea, Starbucks-ish stuff:)

18. Favorite ice cream? Cherry Cordial, Cookies & Cream

19. Disney or Warner Brothers? I don't know.

20. Ever been on a ship? Nope

21. What color is your bedroom carpet? White...at least it was at one point, LOL!

22. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None

23.From whom did you get your last e-mail? Guitargirl

24. What do you do when you are bored? Read, write, yeah;)

25. Bedtime? 1:00am-ish

26. Who do you expect will comment on this? Guitargirl, Meghan, possibly Sara, possibly Michaela.

27. If you could do only 3 things, what would they be? See a Football game in England with my brother, visit my friends, get married then have children (I know that's 4 but I HAD to add the last one!!).

28. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses? Let's see, I already saw Guitargirl's, so Mommy's, and the ladies at My Simple Blessed Life.

29. Favorite TV shows? Premier League World, Premiere League Review Show, Man vs. Wild, Avonlea, Fox Soccer Report, and I think that's all.

30. Last person you went to dinner with? Funny, I just went to dinner tonight with my Mawmaw, Mary Ann (Daddy's sweet cousin), Daddy, Mommy, and Tommy:) It was SOOOOOO fun:)

31. What are you doing right now besides being on the computer? Nothin'

32. What are your favorite colors? Pink, Blue, Purple, Burgundy.

33. How many tattoos do you have? Lost count, LOL, jk!! None:)

34. How many pets do you have? None

35. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Chicken

36. What do you want to do before you die? Visit my friends, get married, have children, go to a Football game in England with my brother...

37. Have you ever been to Hawaii? Nope, not interested either.

38. Have you been to countries outside the U.S.? Alas, no.

39. How many siblings do you have? 2

40. Time this survey ended? 10:09pm

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1) What bill do you hate paying the most? Lol, don't have any to pay.

2) Where was the last place you had a really unforgettable dinner? Cracker Barrel tonight:)

3) What do you really want to be doing right now? Hhhooo, I don't know.

4) How many colleges did you attend? Nil

5) Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now? Because I'm not going anywhere else tonight and I wouldn't wear this one out somewhere.

6) What are your thoughts on gas prices? Blech! We need to go back to horse and buggy;)

7) First thought when the alarm went off this morning? Don't have an alarm. Chris knows what time to wake me up:)

8) Last thought before going to sleep last night? I don't remember.

9) Do you miss being a child? No

10) What errand/chore do you despise? Cleaning out the kitchen cabinets!

11) Get up early or sleep in? I like getting up early, but unfortunately, I don't always stay awake;)

12) Have you found real love yet? Nope

13) Favorite lunch meat? Chicken

14) What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart? I don't always get something when we go to Wal-Mart.

15) Beach or lake? Lake!

16) Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual? Never!

17) Sopranos or Desperate Housewives? Blech, neither!

18) What famous person would you like to have dinner with? Nani!

19) Have you ever crashed your vehicle? Don't have my own vehicle. I've never crashed anyone else's though, LOL!

20) Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose? Nope

21) Ring tone? Nadaddy for incoming calls, Crouton for texts, and ChapStique for voicemails:)

22) Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth? I've never brushed my teeth in a strange place before.

23) Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go? I've never been to California and I'm not really interested in going there at all to be honest.

24) Do you go to church? Can't find one:(

25) At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship? New career.

26) How old are you? 19

27) Do you have a go to person? Yes

28) Are you where you want to be in life? Not really.

29) Growing up, what were your favorite cartoons? Arthur, Winnie the Pooh, Rugrats, and I think that's all. I still love 'em today:) They're almost the only decent things on anyway.

30) What about you do you think has changed the most? I don't know.

31) Looking back at high school were they the best years of your life? I was homeschooled so you can't go wrong there:)

32) Are there times you still feel like a kid? Yes

33) Do you have a pager? Lol, no.

34) Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager? Home or Memaw & Grandpa's:)

35) Were you the type of kid you would want your children to hang out with? I don't have children.

36) Who do you think impacted your life the most? Mommy

37) Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you? My Mommy.

38) Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age”? Lol, no.

39) Have you been called "sir" or "ma'am"? Yes, I've been called ma'am:)

40) Have you told a story that started with "I remember when..."? Don't think so.

I tag Mommy and the ladies at My Simple Blessed Life. Anyone who wants to do them can and then let me know. You can even leave it in a comment if you want to:) I'm happy to read 'em:)

Ok, byeeeeeee:)

Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Stuff

Hey y'all,
It has obviously been awhile since I've posted so I thought maybe, just maybe, something would come to my mind so I could blog about it. As of right now, it isn't working so we'll see what happens.
Let's see. Monday and Tuesday Mommy, Chris, and I did a TON of stuff around the house and got it lookin' all nice and purdy, not that it didn't before, but ya know we just got it lookin' a little purdier:)
Daddy was off Wednesday and Thursday so we went out for awhile on Wednesday and did some stuff. Of course, Mommy and I HAD to go to Starbucks and get Cinnamon Dolce Lattes:) Also, I got Celtic Thunder's new CD and LOVE it. It's a little different from their first CD's but it's nice. They also have a new DVD out but I haven't purchased that yet.
Yesterday, Daddy cut the grass and then took Mawmaw to the cemetery to see Pawpaw's 'condo'. As I said to Guitargirl in my e-mail to her, I know that may not sound appropriate to say but that's what Mawmaw and Pawpaw always called them and I'm sure that's what Pawpaw would want us to call it anyway:) I also said it because as of right now calling it a 'grave' (even thought that's what it is) just sounds weird right now.

Ok, so I am sooooo happy for Guitargirl because she is going to an Article One concert today and they are like her FAVORITE band (well, them and Newsboys;))! Let's see, I think she has seen them two times before this one? (Am I right or is it three, Guitargirl??). They're Canadian so the last time she went she got them a little stuffed moose:) If you visit her AO fansite you can see it under the 'pictures' page. Also, the last time she got me an autographed CD:) They wrote "To Katie" and then they wrote their names:) Yeah, she rocks:) Mind you, I didn't ask her to get me anything, she's just sweet:) Also, I'm not saying all of this because I'm hoping she'll get me something else, I'm just saying it because I never did before and thought now was the perfect opportunity.

So, I'm just sitting here drinking coffee, writing a blog post, hoping we'll get a thunderstorm, hoping for cooler weather, and looking forward to hearing all about the concert:) Oh, I need to turn on some music now:) Ok, now to add to my list of what I'm doing....I'm listening to "The Dream Club Murders" by Dead Poetic. I'm also thinking I put wwwwaaaaayyyyy too many smiley faces on my blog posts, especially this one. Another thing I'm thinking is that I don't really want to post this because there's no substance to it but I just thought you all should know I'm still alive and you need to get Celtic Thunder's new CD:) Oh, there's another smiley face.

I know!

My Great Aunt Joyce let me borrow a cookbook that has recipes and stories from people during the Depression era. It's really interesting. I love reading about all that kinds of stuff! I love history and, to be honest, wonder how anyone could NOT like it. It figures I can't remember what the book is called, but it is pretty cool to read some of the stories and recipes and to read how well they improvised with so few things.
I find it funny how well my Great Aunt knows me. We very rarely see each other unless it's some sort of family gathering but she has given me another little book before that when she read it she thought of me. Plus this is my Great Uncle Bill's second wife, for his first one passed away several years ago. Anyway, I really think it's kind of cool how well she knows me.

I don't think there are too many people today that would know how to do the kind of stuff that had to be done back then and what people did before that time but that's another one of the things that I would love to do. It's really inspiring. Doing things like that and the old fashioned way are exactly what interests me. One of my dreams has always been to have a big farm when I get married and have a huge garden with like everything one would need so that I would like almost never have to go to the grocery store and save a ton money because of how expensive things are today, but of course selling some of the stuff we grow. Yeah, so I just love doing things the old fashioned way, it's sooo me:) Mommy, Chris, and Tommy love it too.

So, I think I'm going to add a picture of Celtic Thunder's new CD:)

Y'all have a blessed day!
Grace be with you all!
God bless!
Bekah