The Meditations of My Heart

Much has been occupying my mind lately... Have you ever thought so much about something that you think yourself in circles and end up right back where you started? Well, that's been me over the past few weeks. I have found that I have nearly made a circuit of things I think about in order, on a daily basis. It's actually quite strange. The weekend was a blast. I really enjoyed spending time at Miss Domenica's on Friday, and with Gram, Mr. Clay, the littles, and Jess, on Saturday. We went to see the movie "Obsessed." Some people may like that type of movie, but it's not what I particularly care for. Though Beyonce and Ali Larter are an awsome pair for fighting. lol. Anyway... Uncle Will shall be here tomorrow. It should be fun. hopefully Miss Sarah Calvetti and I can get together by ourselves for the first time since the fall toward the end of this week. Our families have been so busy on opposite days, so nothing has worked out so far. SOON though...

I'm getting my car back on Wednesday!!! My uncle will be here with the title wednesday, and then I can go to the DMV to get it registered. At first, having to park my car was a huge challenge for me, but looking back on it, it was totally God. I don't have a job, so there is no way I could have put gas in it anyway. But, I worked last weekend, so I should be getting paid soon. Then I can put gas in my car! This weekend is going to be ahhhmazing! Enjoy it!

Photo taken from Zakopane.com "Sometimes that mountian you've been climbing is just a grain of sand..." -Carrie Underwood. For those of you who are my friend on Facebook, you know this was my status earlier in the day. I hadn't ever realized before that there is such a large truth in these words. It's especially hard to see when you are in the midst of climbing that mountian, but when you reach the top and look back down... you can realize how far you have come. God can give you the strength to keep climbing the mountian that you are on now, you just have to press into Him for it. Happy Thursday :)

I just had a thought. This time next summer, I will have chosen a college, secured financial aide, and found a room mate. The only decisions left will be what color I want my dorm room bed spread. It's a bittersweet thought. How I would LOVE to have all of the decisions decided and set in place for next fall, but I've heard that this is all part of enjoying the ride. I should be taking each day of this summer to relax and enjoy myself, because God knows next summer won't be as breezy. A small update on my college status. -I'm down to Art Education or Art Therapy as a major. (leaning toward Art Ed.) -I finally scheduled my SAT test date. (October 10th, 2009) -I found 5 colleges in Pennsylvania that offer Art Ed as an official major... *Messiah College (Harrisburg) *Seton Hill University (Greensburg) *The University of Edinboro (North... close to Erie) *Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pa. duh. ha...

I put some pictures from the wedding up on my Facebook album. Everyone can see the album because I left it on public. Here is the link... http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=32240&id=1221222007&ref=mf If you want to comment on any of the pics and don't have a Facebook account, you can post it here. I hope everyone has a splendid Tuesday :)

A Few of Our Favorite Things A Pictoral Tribute To Summer Sarah Calvetti's Favorite thing about Summer... Youth Camp! Photo taken by Brooklyn Tumino. Photo taken by John Behrens. Rebekah Krayzel's favorite thing about summer... Coming home for the first time in a year, and hanging with friends. My favorite thing about summer... The warm weather and ice cream! Photo taken by me. Photo taken by me. If you want to participate, you can still send me something, and I will post it. :) Pictures from the wedding are coming! I will probably post some of them tomorrow.

Remember how a while ago, I asked everyone to make an ode to food? Well, now, I would like to do something similar with pictures. Instead of "oding" to your favorite food, I want to compile pictures of your most favorite thing about summer. So, submit a picture (you don't have to take it, but be sure to qoute where you got it from) and a couple sentences about why ___ is your favorite part about summer. I want to have them all by July 12th. I will wait until then to post all of the pictures and comments. Even if this is your first time reading my blog or if you aren't into taking pictures, send me something! Looking forward to hearing from you all.

It's summer, which means that life has taken a whole new approach, FAST. It's whirring by whether or not I want it to. My days are crammed full with art, photography, family, and friends. I'm learning [or trying to learn, anyway] the masterful art of balancing my schedule. It's rough, but I must be honest... I really do enjoy it. Last Saturday was PT Community Day. I went and helped the Webbers with their Zambia table. I dyed my hair three times last week to get it the shade I wanted it to be. I'm still not quite to the shade I'd like to be, but it's ok for now. [this picture was taken yesterday, so it's the only one I have of my current color. The ones of Rebekah and I were taken before the last dye. Not that anyone cares. lol] Last week we had some family friends came to visit us while they were on vacation. It was such a blast wearing neon socks with navy blue flip-flops, going shopping, bowling, to the park, and having ice cream at McDonald's. ...