Another Milestone....Senior Prom

Another milestone passed. Mallorye attended her last high school prom Friday night and boy was it ever memorable! It started out with her hair appointment...the lady that we had booked never showed!! The salon was booked solid, but luckily was able to get us into another salon and Mallorye looked gorgeous...as always.

Then, there was the torrential rains...these pictures were taken about an hour before the storm hit...the storm that also produced tornadoes!!

We lucked into this dress on Monday...yes, 4 days before Prom!

I love this girl....can't believe that this is her senior prom!

....and a perfect corsage! Her favorite flower in the perfect colors...very unique.

Mallorye went to Prom with some friends....Matt was at a Men's Retreat with our church....and after going to the dance for an hour, decided she'd rather be at home and was home by 10:30pm . I'm pretty proud of her. I know there were other places she could've went, but she chose to come home.

The next big milestone....Graduation...only a few more weeks away.

Worship Team

I had an absolute blast at Worship rehearsal last night! Isn't that the way worship should be? I'm so glad that I serve a God that desires to see his children in delight...having a blast for Jesus...whether its at rehearsal, on Sunday morning, or just in my everyday life..My God wants me to have fun worshipping Him...He that created this life I live.

I serve with an incredible team of talented worshippers and rehearsals are a time where we can laugh and have fun while we prepare to bring the body of Christ into an atmosphere of Worship. We record our rehearsals and I literally laughed out loud listening to it today when I heard us cutting up with each other. These guys are crazy! And I wouldn't have it any other way!!

Southside Worship Team....I love you guys :)

Change of Direction?

More than a month has passed since I've blogged. I seem to be at a point of huge writer's block...or at least ...the things I want to say are too personal, too intimate, to be shared on such a public forum.

That's really unlike me. I'm normally a transparent, lay it all out there, kinda gal...but not lately. I've found myself burrowing tightly into my cocoon, waiting for this season of life to be finished.

God is dealing with me in so many areas right now and with the deployment, my emotions are already on overdrive. So many changes have taken place in such a short amount of time, that catching my breath is a challenge.

I want to write. I need to write. It's therapy for me....and so...I'm asking you to pray for me and the direction I need to take with my blog. I don't want to be surface. If I can't be real, then I don't want to write....so I covet your prayers in this area.

{in other news....my hubby will be home for a 15 day leave VERY SOON}

A Weekend At Kellie's

Last weekend I had a rare chance to scrapbook with my buddies. We usually go to the Little Red River Retreat and scrapbook together, but the past 2 years I've not been able to go with them...and I've missed it! So, last weekend was our chance to hang out and scrapbook.

I mainly worked on Mallorye & Matt's album telling the story of their relationship from beginning to now...I'm hoping to keep it up and be able to present them a current scrapbook on their wedding day :)

The essential mess....cell phone, Dr. Pepper, tons of paper & glue...and in the background you can see the other project I was working on...I'm making my 2nd set of wedding invitations (150). The 1st set was for Brittany & JR and was more of a vintage look...these are for her sister Katie & fiance Jon and is more modern look with a splash of funk. And yes, these sisters are marrying in just a few months of each other...Brittany's is Friday, March 12th and Katie's is May 22nd.

My friend Kellie, who was kind enough to open her home to us and offer up a bed! This lady is super fun, incredibly talented, creative, godly, and just one of the best friends you could ask for. She's working on her calendars that she gives as gifts at Christmas....they are amazing!...and she pours a ton of love into them..

This is Michelle {who will probably kill me that I put this on here} who came to scrap, but ended up not feeling so hot...so this was her position most of the weekend.

Kelli's main squeeze, Terry. He tried to tune us out...I think tried being the key word here. I give him kudos for allowing us to invade his home and weekend.

And no weekend at Kel's is complete without Maggie. Isn't she just the most adorable thing?! She's getting a bit older {notice her gray whiskers} and was having a rough weekend, but she's still as feisty as ever.

It was nice to just relax and be creative. I'm looking forward to our next scrapbooking date :)

Complete Nothingness

Because I am still surrounded by mounds of used tissues and a ton of meds {I did go back to the doctor yesterday and get a shot and more antibiotics and the lovely steroids} I am going to bore you with this random meme of useless information about myself....

1. What is your name spelled backwards? Regnig {I think its kind of catchy}

2. What did you do last night? layed in supine position on my couch, coughing, sneezing, eating yummy homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, visiting with friends that came to offer some TLC, and watched the Singing Bee..oh...and read.. {you can do alot when you're sick and in bed}

3. What was the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? Pictures of the kiddos

4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? ummm...can't say that I have and I'm pretty sure that's a good thing

5. When is the last time you swam in a pool? I honestly can't remember...sometime last year...I had a membership to the pool, but yea...good intentions

6. What are you wearing right now? blue pajama bottoms & Hard Rock Kuwait tee, hair in a towel

7. How many cars have you owned? I think hubby and I have owned 5 each for a grand total of 10...11 if you count our daughters

8. What is the type of music you detest most? Rap

9. Are you registered to vote? Yeppers. I don't always, but I'm registered and have the option

10. Do you have cable? Yes, but just the basic package...no frills here

11. What kind of computer do you use? I just invested in a laptop for the first time...an Asus with Windows7...nothing fancy...again...no frills...just whats necessary {maybe I'm more practical than I realized}

12. Have you ever made a prank phone call? yep

13. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? I'd like to think I would..and its actually on my bucket list...however, I'm terrified of heights, but get an odd adrenaline rush from it at the same time...so I'm weird...

14. What is the farthest you've ever traveled? I really haven't done much traveling...I think Orlando is the farthest...followed by Chicago

15. What is your favorite comic strip? I love "Zits"....reminds me of my life with my own teens

16. Do you know all the words to the National Anthem? technically? no...I know all the words to the first stanza (what everyone else knows) but it has a whole bunch more to it...look it up!

17. What is your favorite pizza topping? Chicken

18. Chips or Popcorn? I prefer chips unless I'm at the theatre...then I want popcorn with EXTRA EXTRA butter

19. Who is your cell phone provider? Cingular..AT&T...whatever they're called now

20. Do you shower in the morning or night? always morning...I need the boost

21. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? I've never even heard of it and thinking you have to be pretty desperate for that...I've never smoked anything....but I can blow smoke up your rear with the best of 'em :)

22. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? Several....my last two were as a married woman in the Mrs. Arkansas America Pageant in 1999 (runner up) and in 2001

23. Orange Juice or Apple Juice? I prefer Orange..it does not prefer me

24. Who were the last people you ate lunch with? probably my Aunt Liz...who is more like a sister to me...we eat lunch on a regular basis

25. Favorite Chocolate Bar? Hershey's of course

26. Who is your oldest friend and how long have you known each other? Amy, we've been best friends since 8th grade...which was a long time ago...roughly 24 years or so...definitely the kind of friends that can not talk for months and then pick up as if we seen each other yesterday

27. When was the last time you ate a homegrown tomato? last summer

28. Have you ever won a trophy? Yep...mostly for beauty pageants, but a few in basketball

29. Favorite arcade game? Mrs. PacMan

30. Ever ordered from an infomercial? sadly, yes.

31. Sprite or 7UP? I detest both...only for when your sick

32. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work/school? Yep, I was a nurse.

33. The last thing you bought at Walgreens? my antibiotic & steroid prescriptions

34. Ever thrown up in public? not that I can recall, and I'm sure that's a memory I wouldn't forget

35. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? Definitely true love. Money can't buy everything...but true love can get you through pretty much anything.

36. Do you believe in love at first sight? I do. I've seen it up close and personal, although I do believe that love grows over time into a love that you didn't even know existed.

37. Spongebob or Jimmy Neutron? neither, I'm not a cartoon fan at all.

38. Did you have long hair as a kid? most of the time I did...I had a friend that cut it for me when we were 4...so I had a few periods of short hair which were horrid {makes you wonder why I tried it as an adult...if its not cute on a kid...just sayin'}

39. What message is on your Voicemail machine? "Hey this is Ginger. I can't get to my phone right now, so leave a name & number & I'll call ya back." {how's that for original?}

40. Where would you like to go right now? Happyville :)

41. What's the name of your pet? do kids count?

42. What kind of backpack do you have and what's in it? no backpack...just a cute black purse with my wallet, notebook, carmex, & gum....I travel light

43. What kind of tennis shoes do you have? I splurged here...bought myself some Merrels and I love them...but I'm in need of a new pair

44. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? my Aunt Liz...checking on me

45. Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny? Bugs Bunny...hands down

Ok...now wasn't that just fun and enlightening?! You can thank Amber and Meredith for giving me the idea ;)

Sickness....

Feeling like poo! Would love to actually make it a full week at work, but I seem to have this nasty sinus infection turned ugly! So.......

....I've had some of this ....

....a little of this....

...and ALOT of this!

Here's to hoping tomorrow is a day without a box of tissues and nasty meds :)

Long Awaited Christmas Pictures....

So I finally figured out that Blogger was fine...I was just not being very patient...imagine that! Anyway...here are a few Christmas pictures. Yes, I know it's February (we've went over this already)

So the best part of Christmas was having Q home...Santa brought him a Nikon Coolpix camera to take to Afghanistan with him. He's excited really...I know it's hard to tell from this picture...lol...

Mallorye & Blake opening their cash from Grandma & Pa...you can never go wrong with the green stuff...

Blake & his new basketball goal....which was the huge package under the tree. I'm sure if someone had gotten a video of me trying to wrap that...by myself...we would have won some green stuff on "America's Funniest Home Videos"

Blake, Papa Teddy Joe (my dad), and Mallorye...I think dad kinda looks like Santa Clause...what do you think?

Mallorye, Memaw Vines (my grandma), & Blake

Caleb begging to open presents....that face was hard to resist!

My adorable nephews...Daniel & Caleb

My sister Tiffany & her husband, Daniel....this year has been one of building relationships with my sister & brother-in-law...we are fast becoming best friends...and I love it! I'm sure no one would have thought that 15 years ago!

Matt & Mallorye...she doesn't have a stitch of make up on....so you know it's really love! This was the first Christmas we've ever had a boyfriend "home for the holidays."

Tiffany, Mallorye, & Me

See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures...there were 100's more, but it is February, and I'm just trying to catch up...lol.