"The rainforest? That sounds wet!"

Well, let's see, I updated after Christmas, so now I think I will tell everyone about my after New Year's endeavors.

New Year's Eve was fun. I went over to Amber's house and hung out with her and her sister and her sister's friend. Whilst watching movies and tv and such (and keeping the dogs quiet), I got very sleepy and almost didn't keep awake until midnight...but I did and it was good welcoming in the new year with Amber and her family.

New Year's Day was spent with the fam. We went up to Aunt Nina's house in Smokerise and ate our NYD meal and shpent quality time with each other. Later that night, Brooke and I caught up with each other after not seeing each other in nearly a month. We also exchanged Christmas gifts and watched a movie (I got a Starbuck's gift card and a Movie Gallery gift card ). So all of this to say, my New Year's festivities, although not extremely eventful, were fun and I will cherish the time spent with friends and family.

This past weekend, I, along with Sarah King, traveled up to Lebanon, Tennessee to visit Mark, Libba, Meghan, and Abigail Granlund. It was very refreshing to see them and stay with them for the weekend. Abby, Sarah, Meghan, and I had a blast. We went shopping and watched movies and we toured around Lebanon and Gallatin and Hendersonville. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sing at their church for their Traditional Service (although I sang David Phelps' "My Child is Coming Home"...a song that is clearly not traditional). God is really doing some great things up there at Fairview Church.

Well, classes have resumed. This semester is to be my last one at Jefferson State Community College. I will graduate in May with an Associate's Degree in Arts and in the Fall, I will be attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham. YAY!!! Textbooks are expensive by the way. This semester, for me, books cost around $400. WOW! That is ridiculous! One of my textbooks cost around $150 (and yes, I had to purchase it new because that was what was required of the course). Oh well, there is nothing I can do about them now, except get our money's worth out of them and sell them back after the semester.

Well, it is getting late, so I think this will do for now. Until we meet again...

B