These are fricken hilarious.... i'm pretty sure you'll enjoy them!

Life is really good right now.. i'm loving everything-- well maybe not the homework, but it's really not all that bad.

I love my friends and my family so much!

And on top of everything else, it's Christmastime-- my absolute favorite time of the year! It brings so much hope and encouragement, life and stability. I wish it was Christmas all year round, but then i guess it wouldn't be all that special anymore.

so if you're wondering why we celebrate Christmas anyway, I encourage you to think about it.

here's some pictures! some are older and some are rather new-- so enjoy =]

i found all of these flowers scattered on the ground outside my door on my 16th birthday! (thanks hannah dykema and bethany hill!)

a nice panoramic pic of grand haven for ya

me and one of my favorite people in the world--lauren juneal!!!!

my foreign cousin =) (and ryan in the background)

"WHat?! that is NOT acceptable!" (slap)

arent we glamorous at 2 am?

that fondu place is AMAZING!

oh my bethany...

after some boys collapsed our tent on us

way back during sophomore year with AJ!

2006 HOMECOMING--- 

yeah powderpuff!!!!

me and macey!

homecoming court 2006 

my date and i! 

that's it!

pictures shall be coming soon, but here's something to hold you off:::

homecoming was so fricken fun!