BYC 2006

im not posting like i usually do after byc this year... i just dont like posting on here anymore. its boring. it was still good though this year, but in my opinion the past years were better. something was missing from this year that didnt make it seem like byc. it did have its moments though that were amazing. i loved getting closer to some people. i promised myself i wouldnt cry this year on thursday worship, i lied. carson cried which made me cry, not to mention garrett and joe were crying and i couldnt handle it. i made carrie cry. then austin got up there and did her prayer, that was the last straw. i didnt feel as close to God as i usually do during the week but thats OK, bc ive reconnected w/ him i feel like during the summer, especially after alabama. ariel and carrie promise to come to charlotte this year, and mary elizabeth is trying to come in the spring, im very excited about those visits. moms letting me possibly drive to raleigh later this fall. i got to have some very deep talks w/ a few friends about certain issues. sarah and i talked for a while about something i needed to talk to her about and austin and i talked for a while, about well everything. were not allowed to have anymore deep talks she says, bc i always make her cry in them.

next year is my last year. in a way im ready for it bc im ready to move on to a new chapter in my life and i know that no matter what happens after i leave BYC for the final time next july, i will always be friends with the. they are what you call friends for life. in a way im not though bc of the familiarity of it all and all the memories i have there. i dont know its weird. no matter how much i seem to grow during the year, i always learn more in that week than throughout the entire time away from camp.

next year will be extremely weird. caitlin, blake, paul, and joe for starters wont be there anymore. they have made camp what it is for me in a large part. the first three just graduated and then joe will be joining a marine officer training course. and ill be one of the oldest there. im glad i am one of the 07s in my group of friends. i wouldnt be able to return knowing a lot of people wont be there the next year. im going to go up for a day though when theyre all seniors, just to see them.

im visiting UGA in september. im really excited. i really think thatll be where i end up. im not getting my hopes up for carolina since its gotten so hard to get into, unless i just get like all As and do great on the last SAT/ACT. im also looking at furman and app state along w/ those two. anyone else have any suggestions?

kadafo i get to see you soon!

we have all we need. home is not where you have the most materialistic things, but where the ones you love are. "home is where you heart is and for me thats at laurel ridge in the first week of july."- austin. i couldnt ask for a better second home and for greater friends. i love you all.

on a different note... hailey, cameron, eliz, and lauren are all back from their various trips. i cant wait to see them! carol comes back in a month. wow thats a while.

ohhh im officially a USSF Certified Grade 8 Referee. i got a 93 on the test and got the $20 to soccer unlimited for having the highest score:-D. i get to start reffing this season.

Sky Rockets In Flight....

alright so i lied about posting more often but heres a post...

summers been really good so far. kinda boring at times but thats alright. i played in the first annual oasis allstar shring classic for independent schools girls soccer. hailes, ray, and cat also played from cd. tanner and ashely played for latin. maria played for wesleyan. kj and mel for gds... the list goes on for people i know. we beat south carolina 5-0. we dominated. i also had my MRI for my shoulder then. it hurt like crrrrrap. three shot type needles in my arm.... not fun. you know how much i hate needles....

went to the faith hill/tim mcgraw soul 2 soul II tour with carol. it was AWESOME. we got the ridenhours seats bc they wanted to sit with mr and mrs bledsoe.... so we got 3rd row seats FOR FREE. we got soooo close to both tim and faith and carol got a pick!! it was i would say the best concert ever.

went to mobile, alabama as part of the UniDiversity Mission Trip with other baptist churches from nc and sc... it was definitely a lot more fun than i thought. i got to be a lot closer to the church kids that i didnt know well and i made some great friends from high point. i was with the roofing crew. we were awesome. "sky rockets in flight. Bowooop! afternoon delight. owoop!" "im kinda a big deal..." basically we had an awesome time on the roofs except for jim... dont get hope started on him, she wont stop:). mpbc also went to the gulf shores for a day and we had some storm troubles. i beat forrest AGAIN in mario kart.... he just doesnt learn. im not saying that it was better than byc, but it was really close to how much fun i have on byc, but for different reasons. theyre both different but are the same in some ways. i wish we could bring fbc hp with us to camp and just have one big camp. hope, chelsea, and jennifer are hopefully coming to charlotte or the lake this summer... thatll be so much fun. if not im in the gso area a lot it seems so well be able to keep in touch better than most of my camp friends. hope- hannah?? cough cough grrrr

oh and hope and jennifer beat the guys in a rib eating contest and hope and i are amazing at football (psh we wish! right worker buddy?)

been coaching soccer camp at school this week. we got our state jackets, etc! theyre awesome. the kids are annoying but it pays. i dont have to get surgery! yesss. just pt most days...

byc is on sunday. im so excited. i cant wait to see everyone. i love you guys!!

currently listening to: Alabama 2006 UniDiversity Mix:
1. afternoon delight
2. the lion sleeps tonight
3. no shoes, no shirt, no problem
4. save a horse, ride a cowboy
5. she thinks my tractors sexy
6. its a great day to be alive
7. gone to carolina
8. size matters
9. honky tonk badonkadonk
10. something like that
11. summertime
12. prayin' for daylight
13. don't stop believing
14. i like it, i love it
15. mayberry
16. dani california
17. bad day
18. everytime we touch
19. free falling
20. sweet home alabama

rascal flatts concert september 15! gonna be awesome! let carol or myself know if you want to come

wow its been a while. maybe with summer coming soon ill write more. probably not.

just wanted to say that we won states yesterday. beat durham academy 5-1 in the finals. shouldve been 5-0. greensboro day lost to us 4-0 in the semis. first time theyve lost before the finals and first time in 12 years weve beaten them. its also only our second title and first since 1993 when robbie church was the coach. its a great feeling. ill miss some of these girls next year.

go bucs

we won tonight against savannah country day. 2-0. izzy and cearly had the goals. esther came. first time shes seen me play in an actual game and not practice, definitely was nervous so i had one of my worst kicking games of the the year. took a while before i finally felt comfortable on goal kicks and punts, etc... but they still were really decent, just not what i was used to this year.

leigh ann loved the jewelry from england, thankfully. the others loved their stuff as well, but it was easier to pick out say a tshirt than a specific type of "englandy" jewelry for someone that already has a cool, unique style.

hailes can play starting against the high school from wisconsin, so shell only miss two more games (the two that ray, kp, cam, and i are missing next wk).

were 4-3-2 now. slowly getting into the swing of things and finally getting some offense, that was definitely needed. things are looking good. im excited for the month of april, see how we do then. i wont have another game till april 18th though which is really weird, ill be going 2 wks w/o a game for the first time since before the season started. i dont know if i can last the three practices ill be at next week, as well as the 3 the wk after.

bruiser brought me lunch today. it was swell. we had fun just catching up and being the typical duo we are... bruiser and butterfingers.... unbeatable combination. haha i love that kid. rach might bring me lunch sometime over her spring break the wk of april 10th. thatll be fun as well.

the cruise is NEXT WEEK!!! im so excited. wednesday at 11:30pm well be leaving from the lower school parking lot and taking the long, familiar drive to port canaveral, florida (basically cocoa beach). i cant wait to get to nassau. as yall know im not a big fan of the beach but this trip well be so awesome and ill probably even go in the ocean. not to mention the shopping...

the shoulder was doing better. till tonight. landed on it hard during warmups and attempted to throw it to laura during the game, got it there barely but it hurt a lot. im really worried itll just continue to be like this all year and only get worse. maybe this 2 wk break is a good thing. help it get better by watching it during practice and not having to actually dive on it for a while...

alright time for bed. sat prep in the morning then maybe lunch w/ hailes or the last bit of the lax game depending... then winston to see will at wake in the musical. i might get to see erin or catherine tomorrow. should be chill. erin is the coolest kiddo ever. haha though she does like wake, i mean whats up with that? and i get to see courtney and all of those wake kids for the first time in a while.

night

yesterday was the two year anniversary of Aunt Dotts death. i cant believe its already been that long. its almost been two years as well since the horrible bus crash in france involving the NC 1990 ODP team that killed Matt Helms and Julian Brown. that seems like it was only yesterday. April 18th... wow. its also almost been a year since Uncle Gordon died.

guess i was just feeling in the mood for a sad post. the end of march/early part of april hasnt ever been a great few weeks for me during my high school career.

i hope nothing bad happens this year so i can make it through one spring without a dark cloud hanging over me.

bruiser is bringing me lunch tomorrow. sweeeeet:)

<3

we tied weddington tonight. 1-1. grrr. they tied it up on a corner in the final minute after we scored w/ 5 minutes left. jmeb, lisa, and liz all did great.

lutz were praying for you and your family. we love yall and hope you guys are doing ok. amanda same goes to you... hope your acl gets better!!

england pictures are up. www.maggiespictures.blogspot.com. ill try and post a long thing about the trip later this week.

i get to see AUSTIN!!!! this weekend. yes austin the great. my bestest friend EVER. i cant WAIT. i also get to see kimber and pencil hopefully! ah this wkend will be awesome:-D

hailes and me in england

Heart of a Champion

C'mon, uhh, uhh
I guess he's back 'urr derrty, S-T-L derby
I'm like Magic to Kareem, mayne you tell me I ain't Worthy
I ain't speakin 'bout a jersey, I'm speakin 'bout income
DID YOU HEAR THAT ELIZABETH? HERE COME THE BIG ONE!
I put mo' money in the community than you got in yo' budget
I wipe my a.. with yo' advance to the toilet then flush it
My last stance be a stance of a General Custard
I hot dog cause I can, I got the cheese and mustard
I got the stats of a hall of famer - in just two records
That's why I'm back up at the Superbowl - with Julius Peppers
I got that cain't stop, won't stop, in my veins
That's why they cain't stop, won't stop, screamin the name
NELLY! NELLY! Go tell a friend to tell a friend
I'ma keep the same grin whether I, lose or win
Up, or down ten, I'ma fight to the end
Let's go

Ain't no way they can stop me now Nelly
Cause I'm on my way, I can feel my ring comin
It's the blood of a champion, pumpin
Deep inside my veins, too much pride to be runnin
I'ma get what I can and more, even if
My blood, my sweat, and my tears don't mean nothin
It's the heart of a champion (it's the heart of me)
(It's the heart of a..) in me

I'm the first pick, the first round, signin bonus profound
Playin for his hometown, reppin for the home ground
And gettin buffer like Michael Riggs, tell 'em again
I gets buffer like Michael Riggs, heard what I said?
The MV-P of the game, intensity still the same

I'm shootin out from my reign, with Peyton Manning type aim
Can't stop me from scorin so they results are just hackin
So there's, three of us now - me, A.I. and Shaq'n
From the look to the as I say
Hover man with more heart than Hallmark on Valentine's Day
I'm the one that you've been Raven about, like Ray Lewis
I think it hard to go and change your route
Cause you don't know if I'm blitzin or if I'm sittin and readin
Waitin for you to go and trip, drop back and throw up a brick, man
AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW
AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW

Ain't no way they can stop me now Nelly
Cause I'm on my way, I can feel my ring comin
It's the blood of a champion, pumpin
Deep inside my veins, too much pride to be runnin
I'ma get what I can and more, even if
My blood, my sweat, and my tears don't mean nothin
It's the heart of a champion (it's the heart of me)
(It's the heart of a..) in me

It's like a big time decision made on how I can twurk it
If hard work pays off then easy work is worthless
My work habit ain't no habit man, I do it on purpose
I push myself to the limit so my talent'll surface
So now it's, curtains and drapes, on anybody who hates
Dislikin what I'm recitin, bitin what I've been writin
I've been dogfightin, scratchin and clawin on every height
Tryin to make you remember me like you Remember the Titans
Cause I'm a WARR-IOR, my daddy was a soldier
A Vietnam vet, lil' derrty I thought I told ya
I'm supposed ta, whip up your town in Testarossas
Heatin like Folgers mayne, I'm young black and rich
As good as it gets, and givin your point guard fits
He think he done seen pressure mayne, but he ain't seen shhhh...
AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW
AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW, AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN - BLOW

Ain't no way they can stop me now Nelly
Cause I'm on my way, I can feel my ring comin
It's the blood of a champion, pumpin
Deep inside my veins, too much pride to be runnin
I'ma get what I can and more, even if
My blood, my sweat, and my tears don't mean nothin
It's the heart of a champion (it's the heart of me)
(It's the heart of a..) in me...

~Nelly

best pump up song behind right now by van halen.