DayDreaming Diva

So I am going to cry... Aaron and I have been together for SIX YEARS. We started dating when I was a Junior in high school and he was a Sophomore. We were babies. He played soccer and football and I was a majorette. He was funny and laid back, I was a little more uptight and reserved. He could always make me laugh no matter what and I loved that (and still do). A lot of the memories I have from the beginning of our relationship seem very silly and they were. Like I said we were babies. We were very immature and had a whole lot to learn. But we did love each other, as much as a 16 and 17 year old could love each other. I guess I look at our relationship now and how much we've grown and I just think "Wow...we really thought we knew then but we didn't know a thing." One of my favorite pictures of us! One of our first pictures together...aww! Friday nights! Aaron and I have literally grown up together these past six years. I went off to college and he...

I just have to get this out of my head... I just heard the news of the Charleston shooting. I'm deeply saddened by this... the fact that someone would walk into a place of worship and feel the need to take the lives of the people there. What that young man did was horrifying and I could never begin to imagine the pain and suffering those people are going through. Not only should we be praying for those who have lost loved ones or were injured... We also need to pray for the shooter for he fell victim to Satan himself just like many of us do every day. While his sin was more permanent and more devastating, that does not mean that he can't find repentance and mercy in The Lord. I know it is very hard to pray for and love someone who has caused so much pain but as Christians it is our duty. I am so glad that people are willing to offer up prayer in support of those suffering. However, while those people are offering prayer and support for the victims, they are tearing down ...

This week is my last week of classes as an undergraduate student....wow. I want to take a few moments to reflect and document some of my thoughts during this last week.  I am having conflicting emotions over this fact. On one hand I am SO over school and am SO ready to be done and move on to the next chapter of my life. But on the other hand I am not ready to be done and go out into the real "real world". My college experience has been absolutely amazing. I have been blessed with getting to know and become roommates and best friends with three wonderful girls. I have learned so much about myself, I have grown in my faith and gained a deeper understanding and love for God. I have gained a greater appreciation for family and understand how important support from family means to a individual. I have been fortunate (yes, you read that correctly) to study, read, and write many papers that have expanded my knowledge. Despite my frequent complaints, I have been truly blessed wit...

I remember being a young girl sitting at my great aunt's funeral thinking "Why did she die? I prayed for her, I asked God to heal her and make her well." I was so confused and didn't fully understand what was going on anyway. I really just could not wrap my brain around the fact that I asked God to make her better but instead she died. Now I understand how much pain she was in and that He did make her better, He healed all of her pain and gave her an eternal life with Him that is far better than anything she could have been given on this earth. Ultimately this was the best answer to my prayers. It is so hard losing people who are so important to us. It is hard to watch them suffer and it is extremely difficult to watch them suffer and wonder why God isn't answering our prayers. We pray and beg God for healing, peace, and comfort, yet sometimes it feels like He doesn't answer our prayers but He does. He will ALWAYS listen and respond...it just may not be the ...

Today is my last day being on Spring Break so... my mama, maw maw, and I had a "Diva Day" together! This morning, my mama and I went to get our nails done... she got a deluxe pedicure (talk about a diva!) and I got a manicure! Two of a kind The Diva herself! Mama and I were killing time waiting on my Maw Maw so we went to McAllister's for lunch. I  ALWAYS drink water especially when we eat out but when we walked in McAllister's we could smell the fresh tea brewing and I could not resist it!  mmm mmm good! Turkey melt and veggie spud Yummy!!! We don't have a McAllister's at home. The one we ate at is the closest one and it's 45 minutes away from home, so this was treat for us!  After lunch we met up with Maw Maw and shopped around some... actually we shopped a whole bunch. Shopping is our very favorite- and expensive- hobby! Then, we made a trip to Sweet Frog's... our favorite sweet treat!! my sweet Ma...

So, I guess I'm a blogger now... I honestly have no clue what I'm doing but I'm going to give this thing a shot... The hardest thing about creating a blog was deciding on a name. I'm not completely sold on the title of my blog but I was itching to start...blogging...so I thought of the name DayDreaming Diva and jumped on it while the thought was in my head. I find myself caught up in my thoughts a lot (daydreaming) and my friends love to call me a diva... I seem to have forgotten how to use HTML formatting, I was once a pro in my MySpace days but I retired that gig and moved on to bigger and better things. Hopefully I can brush up on my knowledge so this won't be so boring to look at! I've never been one to over share on social media... I don't pour my heart out on Facebook, sharing all of my deep personal struggles, I have a twitter but I don't tweet... I post pictures on Instagram occasionally, if I have something clever to say. Something ...