Should I be worried...? HA!

I better be accepted! Or else I'm in big trouble! :P

P. S. I just found this funny, so I thought I'd share it with you all.

P. P. S. WE OWN OUR NEW HOUSE NOW!

P. P. P. S. Now I just need to go car shopping...

an accident has occured.

my car was rammed into and shoved about 40ft from where it first began.

praise Jesus that i wasn't in the car.

there is 1, possibly 2 people injured from the other car.

what a shocking night this has been.

you know what's weird?

I don't even remember working yesterday, or that it was the 26th of December.

Isn't that weird?

It's like my brain was erased.

All I remember is Mom coming in with the mp3 player to exchange, and Matt telling me to drive home going "30 miles an hour if you have to" because the roads were bad.

And then I remember coming home...making food for the kiddos, and taking a nap (AT 7:30!) while watching Everybody Loves Raymond.

I don't really remember the first half of that day at all.

So weird.

News:
We're closing on our house this Friday. How stinkin' exciting is that?!!

Merry Christmas, Jesus.

A lot of people say that today is your "birthday". But I was thinking about it, and it's really not. Because you're God. You're Eternity itself. You were never born, you simply WERE and ARE. Today is just the celebration of when you took the form of a human being.

So Merry Christmas, Jesus.
You rock and You ARE the Rock.
Thanks for coming...
See you soon.

Joseph's Lullaby

Go to sleep my Son
This manger for your bed
You have a long road before You
Rest Your little head

Can You feel the weight of Your glory?
Do You understand the price?
Or does the Father guard Your heart for now
So You can sleep tonight?

Go to sleep my Son
Go and chase Your dreams
This world can wait for one more moment
Go and sleep in peace

I believe the glory of Heaven
Is lying in my arms tonight
But Lord, I ask that He for just this moment
Simply be my child

Go to sleep my Son
Baby, close Your eyes
Soon enough You'll save the day
But for now, dear Child of mine
Oh my Jesus, sleep tight

I would just like to say...

...that today has been a day of blessings.

The Lord kept sending me little gifts when I needed them most.

Thanks, God. You're the greatest.

cousin time!

I absolutely adore this photo.
7 cousins.
What a perfect amount. :)

rocketman...

What kind of person am I that I was moved to tears at the ending of NUMB3RS tonight...?

Hopefully not a pathetic one.

FYI to all my blogspot friends...

I switched over to the Blogger Beta because I was not allowed to post comments on friends' blogs because THEY had switched. So...of course that means that if you wish to leave a comment on here, you'll have to switch over to Beta.

I could be wrong. Give it a try. If it doesn't work then yeah...you'll probably have to switch.

Beta is pretty cool, don't worry about losing your template or anything like that, because mine is still all there.

I'll give a better update of my life sometime soon.

roadtrip

My family and I are going downstate tomorrow. I get to see our house for the first time. I'm excited. We get to pick out rugs and stuff too. I already have my paint color decided. It's called "Cypress Grove". It's really soft and lovely and it will compliment my new bold bedspread quite nicely.

I got a bunch of Christmas shopping done today. I hate how it seems like I never have time to do that stuff. I like to get gifts that the receiver would really appreciate. I love giving to my loved ones.

I believe we're getting our Christmas tree this weekend. It will be our last Christmas getting it at Richard's Tree Farm. I love the sleigh ride, the cutting down of the tree, and the hot apple cidar at the end...

I was thinking about the classic Christmas carol "Drummer Boy" this past week quite a bit. MercyMe does a great job illustrating the passion behind the boy's song. This boy had absolutely nothing of "worth" to give the King, but he offered all that he could: his song.

"Shall I play for You...? Shall I play for You...? Mary looked at me and nodded. The ox and lamb kept time. I played my drum for Him, I played my best for Christ...I played my best for Christ... Then He smiled at me..."

When I have finally finished playing my song for Christ, I look forward to Him smiling at me...

beautiful

All photos by Shaun Menary.
You can go to his website at MOFARPHOTOS.

a day in the life...of me.

So today I spent a good 10 minutes scraping snow and ice off my car's windshield before I went to work. Then when I got to the mall I remembered that Staples employees must park in the Sears's parking lot Friday-Sunday until after Christmas, so I had to walk through the mall. So I got to work JUST as my shift was about to begin. And then it was crazy.

It was busier than the day after Thanksgiving. Seriously.

Tim and I were in a "fight" all day. Tim's just a big doofus who likes to say that I'm not a leader, and that I'm a follower. And that I'm not a doer, I'm a watcher. Well. Tim. You can just go and shove that in the tail pipe of your car. You couldn't last 1 DAY in Copy Center. You think that we don't do anything, well you're wrong. Copy Center is one of the most stressful jobs ever. Because, at least in this store, not only are you a Copy Center Associate, you are also automatically the go-to cashier! GAH!

But. Seriously folks. I do not take anything that Tim says about me to heart. Tim's just a gentle giant.

Well. Actually, I take that back. Tim's a not-so-gentle giant. He could play linebacker for the Raiders. I said something in jest (about the commercials we have on the radio) and Tim says "Okay, that's it. I'm going to kill you." and he runs straight at me and almost knocks me over.
And then the rest of the evening he was a major pain in the buttocks.

*Sigh*

The perils of Rachelle...the Copy Center Associate.

Someone help me...please.

I love the first 2 squares of this comic...

"Drummer Boy" from MercyMe's Christmas Sessions...

Come they told me,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
A newborn King to see,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
Our finest gifts we bring,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
To lay before the King,
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum...
So to honor Him,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
When we come...

Little Baby,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
I am a poor boy too,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
I have no gift to bring,
Pa rum pum pum pum...
That's fit to give the King,
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum...
Shall I play for You?
Pa rum pum pum pum...
On my drum...

Shall I play for You?
Shall I play for You?
Mary looked at me and nodded,
The ox and lamb kept time,
I played my drum for Him,
Oh I played my best for Christ...
I played my best for Christ.

Then He smiled at me...

the ball has begun its roll...

mom and dad made an offer on an amazing house today.

we will find out tomorrow whether or not the guy accepts it.

this is exciting.

Some of my favorite verses...

...on some of the most adorable pictures ever.

My dad introduced me to this word this morning...

n. pl. borborygmi:
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. :)

Well...I imagine it's probably time for an update.

My life has been one humongous whirlwind these past couple of months. I don't even fully comprehend everything that has taken place...

My dad has a job at St. Joseph's hospital in the tech department; he started a couple of weeks ago and he comes back home Thursday evenings.
Mom has a job at a hospital in Dover-Foxcroft; she'll be starting sometime in the next couple of months.
Mom & Dad have looked at so many houses, and they think that they have finally found "the one"; they will most likely be going down to take a better look at it in a week or so.

Insane.

I feel like I have so much stuff to do before the move takes place.

We have essentially one room packed-up already, and we could not believe the amount of boxes... That's what trash bags are for I guess. ;) :)

Willy Wonka: "So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. " <-my thoughts exactly.

Because of the impending move, my whole perspective on certain issues has been changed. I don't quite know why, other than the fact that I'm getting older and I see things in a different light. I wish I could explain, but it's kind of unexplainable.


Okay, I think it's time to end this blog post.
Do you see how jumbled-up I am? I cannot even post a blog that people can understand!
I apologize, my friends.

P.S. I'm employee of the month at Staples. The forgot an 'r' in my last name on the certificate thing, but, honestly, isn't that the story of my life? I need an easier-to-spell last name.

Why does this remind me of Dustin Ward's speech at graduation this year?

P.S. Dustin, if for some reason you stumble across this, I loved your speech. It was most touching. Seriously.

I have the most awesome friends...

My friend Dan created this because I'm moving...

I cried when I saw it.

why DON'T we celebrate zero-th birthdays?!?

thoughts on the decision-making process

Why do some people do things that they know they shouldn't? They openly admit that what they are doing/about-to-do is wrong but they do it because they want to.

I just don't get that.

It's blatantly obvious that what they are doing is not God's perfect plan for their lives, so WHY in the world would they so gladly choose it??

I just don't understand.

I have a few words for you my friend:
-Trust
-Patience
-Courage

When/if you read this, please think about your decision-making process.

Also remember that what you sow you will reap.
Don't cast your seeds on the thorny ground.
Please do not.

Lately...

I have had very little time to:

Spend with family...

Spend with friends...

Attend Anointed...

Write music...

Rest...



Life can get so extremely busy, but this time around, I have found my relief in my Savior.

He has taken me by the hand and He's been walking with me this whole time.
And He’s been telling me all these truths about Him, myself, my friends, family, and the world in general.

I am so thankful for the amazing blessings that He has been continually pouring down upon me.

What time I do have with my family, has been so extremely blessed...

When I do get to spend time with my friends, we have a fantastic time...

When I do get to attend Anointed, I learn even more from an amazing woman/friend/mentor named Debbie...

When I do actually have time to write music, it's a connection with my Abba that I can find no other way...

When I do find time to rest, I realize that I've been given rest the whole entire time...


I know that I've been given more than beyond measure;
I come alive when I see beyond my fears...
I know that I've been given more than earthly treasure;
I come alive when I've broken down and given you control...
I come alive when I've broken down and given you control...
And I'm broken now and giving you control...

This reminds me of Staples...

Except in our store the miracle would be being able to pull a Brother stamp box out of the supply cabinet...

coke commercial

i discovered this via gabe, and i thought i'd share it with you all.

"Everything" by Jeremy Camp

I tried to find anything I could
To fill the void that I had felt inside…
I tried to hide because I never could
Release the very guilt that was in my mind.

But every time that I’d trace these lines,
I’d feel like I had been so blind cause you are

Everything that I hope for and
Everything that I breathe for and
Everything that this heart will need, yeah…
Everything that I hope for and
Everything that I crave…

Sometimes I feel a fight to release the grip
And trust that everything will be alright…
It’s been so real to feel the peace that you give
Start unfolding when I let things go.

Every weight that I build inside,
When I lay it down I realize that you are

Everything that I hope for and
Everything that I breathe for and
Everything that this heart will need, yeah…
Everything that I hope for and
Everything that I crave…

All these pointless ties to these endless lies
That this temporal life will satisfy,
Well I hide my life in you…

Everything that I hope for, and
Everything that I breathe for,
You’re everything that this heart will need…
You’re everything that I hope for and
Everything that I crave…

Everything that I hope for, and
Everything that I breathe for, and
Everything that this heart will need, yeah…
Everything that I hope for and
Everything that I crave…

My dad...

My dad is the sort of guy that, although he can drive you nuts with his crazy antics and his jokes that you sometimes don't get, you always love to be around. My dad has been my dad since before I was born (funny how that works, huh?). And now, my dad is leaving to move to Bangor.

*brief moment during which Rachelle takes everything in*

Granted, he'll be home most Fridays-Sundays, but he won't be coming home every weekday at 5:30. He won't be here to start my car for me when it's cold out. He won't be here to understand my humor (which I inherited from him, by the way) or find the insane things that I say & do funny.

So I'm going to Canada for 2.5 days. And then as soon as I arrive home my whole family is driving down to Bangor to take dad to his new apartment.

Please...please keep our whole family in your prayers. Especially my mom.
Their marriage is finally not just surviving, but thriving, and now they'll be separated for a couple of months...

Dad. I love you.

*wipes tears from face*

Hi-ho! Hi-ho! It's off to Canada I go!

*Whistles*

Hi-ho! Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho!

It's that time of the year again. And the last one for me.
BOOSTER TIME!

:)

Laura Mitchell, Sherri Zbylut, Nicole Ballard and I will be heading to the great land of Sussex, New Brunswick tomorrow afternoon.

I'm pumped.

:)

I will surely post pictures and stuff on here when I get back.

Please be praying that my car will make the journey perfectly and that we'll have a great time.

Adios amigos! Have a SPLENDID weekend!

ALSO! Please keep my family in prayer as we move my dad down to Bangor... :(

It's going to be so weird and sad not having him home 7 days a week for 2 months!

Gah.

I love my dad.

cool t-shirt website

click HERE

Staples Halloween Party

Gina: Remote Control

Gayla: The Easy Button

Lynn: Spider Lady

Joann: Joann's Son

Pauline: Pajama, Curlers, Slippers-clad Lady


Aaron: Green Day Band Member

Matt: Drunk Guy

Me: School Teacher/Old Maid

Drew: Carpenter

Funny story about Drew here... Around 7:00 a state trooper came in to mail some stuff via UPS. So I'm helping the guy out. And Andrew walks over and says to the guy "Hey, how cool would it be if I stood here making a 'Y' and you made a 'C' and then we could be like 'Hey? Where's the rest of our buddies?!' ?" "That wouldn't be cool," says the Trooper. "Oh, come on. I could post it on my Myspace and everyone would love it." "No."

Yeah, so it was pretty hard to keep my composure...Rob (who did not dress up in costume) was standing a ways away and was laughing quite hard. Of course I burst into laughter as soon as the trooper had exited the building.

my love is a burning, consuming fire...

The pansy in me was so moved by the powerful presentation in the "Rebirthing Now" and "Whispers In The Dark" music videos on Skillet.com that I almost cried.

Just thought you might find that amusing.

Miss Salavarria: Old Maid/School Teacher

This is what I dressed up as today... Yes, that's right. I wore this to work. I'm actually going to send a bunch of pictures of my coworkers to my email address tomorrow when I'm at work and then I'll post them on here too. There are some good ones. ;)



You actually don't see the ginormous "mole" on my cheek in these photos, but it was there. Maybe it's in the one of me that's on my work's computer...
My hair, by the way, is not actually gray. My mom doused my hair with baby powder...
Drew ran his hand across my hair tonight and he was like "Ew" because his hand was white.
I was praising Jesus when I washed my hair tonight. :)

ANYWAY! Yeah. I hope you found these photos amusing.
Comment excessively.

"Uh, all, everything black."

happy belated 1st birthday to my blog!

On October 20th, 2006, my blog turned one year old! :)

Too bad I don't know what to get a blog for its birthday...

I love Boy Meets World...

"They're Killing Us" Part 1


"They're Killing Us" Part 2


"They're Killing Us" Part 3

seeing as how the cat's out of the proverbial bag...

We will not be buying this home....


"Yeah, you wouldn't believe some of the ones I've looked at. One of them actually had a PET shower!" - dad

.......................................

life can majorly suck.

this has just been a lovely day, i can't even tell you.

(obviously i'm being sarcastic.)

No, not really.
But I do wish that I didn't have to work today.

smoking is just plain bad for you

skillet behind the scenes

Honestly, John Cooper sweats more than anyone I have ever known.
He almost slipped and fell in a huge puddle of his sweat back in October '04, and I guess he actually has fallen in the past.
Anyway, enjoy this video, and I hope that I will soon be enjoying this cd...

white ninja loves barbeque

...shoot!

"The Return of Chest Hair"

this link was under the "Today on MSN" links on my hotmail site....

enjoy...

http://men.msn.com/articlees.aspx?cp-documentid=945489>1=8683&wa=wsignin1.0

by the way, i personally am not the hugest fan of chest hair.

go and buy chris tomlin's new cd. now.

"Glory in the Highest"
Chris Tomlin
See the Morning

You are the first
You go before
You are the last
Lord, You're the encore
Your name's in lights for all to see
The starry host declare Your glory

Glory in the highest
Glory in the highest
Glory in the highest

Apart from You there is no God
Light of the world
The Bright and Morning Star
Your name will shine for all to see
You are the one
You are my glory

And no one else could ever compare
To You, Lord
All the earth together declares ...
Glory in the highest ... to You, Lord

All the earth will sing Your praise
The moon and stars, the sun and rain
Every nation will proclaim
That You are God and You will reign

Glory, glory hallelujah
Glory, glory to You, Lord
Glory, glory hallelujah
Hallelujah

last night's sunset

but today i am still just a bill...

My siblings are watching the school house rock dvd.

Oh, how I loved (and still love) those cartoons, songs, what-have-you, when I was little.

Yo, verb. That's what's happenin'.

YES! TOMORROW NIGHT!

a girl who i love a lot

rachelle's car: a documentary.

This is my car.

This is what you would see if you were about to run into my car.

This is what you would see if you were my speedometer.

This is what you would see if you were sitting in my backseat.

This is what you would see if you somehow hi-jacked my car and threw me into the back seat.

This is what you would see if I were about to run over you.

This is me when realizing that I have 3 years to pay for this thing.

Over all, I am very happy. :)