So long, farewell Freed-Hardeman!!!

As most of you already know, on Saturday May 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., I received my college degree. I have a B.A. in Communications. I really never thought that this day would come. I fought a long, hard battle. I know that stress was at a constant high around my house and at Rachel's, But I have finished and now I am on to bigger and better things! I am currently looking for a job so that when the bills start coming I can pay them. If any body knows some place hiring let me know! (and NO Rachel, I am NOT working at Hill's, unless no other place will hire me!)It stills seems unreal to me. I don't think that it will hit me until all of my friends start packing up to go back to school and I am staying home. I am ok with it though. I never was a school kind of person. I would rather work than write a research paper or take a test. I am nervous because people keep telling me "Welcome to the real world!" and that is scaring me, But I know it will be ok! I hope that everyone has a nice rest of the week!!!

I love Yard Sales!!!

The statement I made above is VERY true! When I was younger I would go and stay with Grandma and Grandpa Powers and Aunt Avo for a week or two during the summer.I would love when Aunt Avo, Grandma and I would go to yard sales!Especially when we would go to the rich neighborhoods! This weekend while I was in Alabama, Rachel and I made plans to go "yard saleing"! I kind of forgot how much I enjoy it. Rachel and I have this "super power" We see something and we don't see it but we see the possibilities and potential that it has. Anyway! We got up and even though it was raining, we trekked on! We found some amazing deals and I got some stuff for my future place. I got an end table and coffee table for $20, 2 pillows I am going to cover for $1, a lamp for $4, a serving bowl and large casserole dish for $2 a piece and High School Musical for $5(that was my favorite find of the day!!! : ) Also I got some place mats and some other stuff. I like going to yard sales because I don't exactly like that "new" look. I don't want my place to look like it came out of a magazine. I want it to look nice but also to look lived in. Plus you can get really neat stuff from different eras. Also I like getting stuff for cheap (that's why I like Goodwill so much!)
All in all we had a great weekend!!! I got to relax and eat great food and hang out with my best friend/sister!
Also shout out to BenG! He filled up my car! This morning I was dreading having to stop and get gas and when I got in my car I looked to see how close I was to empty and instead of being close to E it was on F!!! SO thanks to my favorite brother-in-law!!!
Well I guess that is about it.

Makin Music!

Hey! Makin Music was this weekend! Here are some pics! Enjoy!



P.S. We didn't win but we got 1st in Lyrics, 3rd in vocals and 3rd in Entertainment value! I was very pleased with GTO!!!

Sorry!

Sorry I haven't written in a while! I have been EXTREMELY busy trying to get through school and graduate! Everything is going well. I have Makin Music retreat=torture this weekend and then next weekend I have Makin Music! This is my first year to do it. I figured my senior year I would try some different stuff. I really like it. I just hope I do ok! Well! I have to go study so that I can graduate in May : ) I hope you have a great weekend!!!

It takes time

This post is a hard one for me to write. A week ago today we buried my Grandpa. He was a good man that we all loved and respected. As Rachel said I can still hear his laugh. It's hard cause I will call mom and almost say "How is Grandpa?" but we all know he's in a good place and in no pain. The reason I write this is too say thank you for all of your prayers while he was sick, for our family and for supporting Rachel and I during this. People always tell that story about its not when you were born or when will you pass but what does your dash mean. My mom counted the sign in book and give or take a few name in 2 days 500 people came to the funeral home. He raised a great family and he loved us all and showed no favoritism among the grandchildren, we were all his favorites. I can honestly say my Grandpa made the most of his life. He has a noteworthy dash!

Sick days aren't what they used to be!

I remember when I was a little girl, every morning I would wake up and tell momma that I was sick and that I couldn't go to school( We're talking like play school through 4th grade here!) Then when I was really sick my mom didn't believe me!I do remember one time this scenario happened and then I threw up on the car port Rachel and Joey were disgusted and Mom said "Ok! You really are sick!" I was the little girl that yelled sick! But ANY WHO! On those days that I really was sick, I always remember my mom would let me lay on the couch and lay my head in her lap and she would get me Sprite and Chicken Noodle soup and though I was sick, I knew I would be ok cause Mom was there. Now that I am in college I really miss those days. Tuesday I woke up VERY sick!(I'll spare you the details) but I texted mom to tell her and I started crying because I wanted to be 5 again and have her play with my hair while I watched t.v. and drank Sprite. I guess this was all to say that I wish when I was 5, I hadn't been wishing that I could grow up and be on my own! As the famous Judy Garland playing Dorothy said "There's no place like home!"

Just looking!!!

Since I am graduating in May, I am starting to look around for houses and different places. I found this one little house in Hueytown. It kind of reminds me of a cute little cottage. Anyway! I am having fun looking at stuff for my future house and deciding on what colors I want to use. Mom and Rachel are helping me find stuff that I can use once I actually get to move in to a house! I hope y'all have a good rest of the week!!!




Let me know what you think!!!

My Best Friends Wedding!

This isn't really that interesting but I know ALL of my devoted readers (Rachel!!!) wanted a new post! So here it is! One of my friends got engaged over the summer and she asked me to be one of her Bridesmaids! I am really excited. This picture is the dress that I am going to wear. I am a little nervous. I've only been in one wedding (Rachels) so hopefully I'll look ok! Have a great day!!!

This is the dress I will be wearing!

YAY!! It's October!!!

I love October! It is the start of a very fun season! I have always liked October. As most people know Rachel and I really like Halloween and Christmas is great too! And I could never forget Thanksgiving! I guess I just like it because I get to pretend to be something I'm not! I know this is random I have been looking at Halloween costumes recently trying to figure out what I want to dress up as this year! I'm sure whatever it is, it will be good! Here are some pics of my Halloween costumes while I've been in college! ENJOY!!!

I love the weekend!!!

How is that you feel like you have had the most stressful week of your life and then in one split second all of your worries just melt away? This generally happens when I get to go home and see mom and dad or when I get to hang outw ith Rachel. That was this kind of weekend. At church camp (West Kentucky Youth Camp), we had the Teen retreat. I didn't tell my friends I was coming. They all thought that I had to work. Then they drove up and all of a sudden I hear "Merf!!!!"(that's what they call me)they were all running at me and that started a great weekend. This also happened on sunday when I was walking back to the cabin with a couple of the girls and they said "Meredith, isn't that your mom?" I was so shocked! She had come up to suprise me cause I generally have to work Saturdays and I'm not sure if I'll get to go home before Thanksgiving. It was just a weekend of awesome suprises! These are the times that I really feel loved and know that no matter what I will always have friends. It was a very spiritually uplifting weekend and was exactly what I needed after the last couple of stressful weeks I have had! I hope that you all had a great weekend too!!! Here are some pict's of my friends and us mud wrestling this weekend!

R.U.S.H

This weekend was RUSH weekend. It was a lot of fun. I hate it because I had to work this weekend from 12-5 and wasn't able to see everyone like I wanted to. I only got to see Pam like 3 times and the group from home I only got to see them for what felt like a couple hours.For those of you who were here: Sorry I couldn't hang out with you and I hope that you had a great time! One thing that really bothers me is the only thing I knew that I was going to be able to do with the group, they wouldn't let me in. They have a hypnotist come (he's been coming for 14 years) named Jim Wand.(That's his pic!) He is really entertaining but they told me I couldn't come in because I was a Freed student (they have a show for us Sunday night) It was just upsetting because like I said it was really the only thing I was going to be able to do with them. But oh well! We still had a great time and hopefully they can come back soon just to hang out and we can all just chill out and not rush, rush, rush! Have a great week!

I'm back and ready to write!

Hey everybody!!! I am sorry that I haven't been writing! Freed wouldn't let us get on here last year and it took me 20 steps to get to the page so it just wasn't worth my time! Senior year is off like a rocket! I got to got to a consert last friday ( Josh Gracin) and they had an illusionist last night (Jason Bishop) and this sunday they are having Jim Wand he's a hypnotist. This past weekend I was in Alabama for a ladies day and can I just say that the speaker did a FABULOUS job! Well she is my mom but hey! She did amazing and I am really proud of her. It seemed like every time I would call she would be working on the outline! This is going to be a busy weekend! R.U.S.H is this weekend and I have 8 people I think staying with me but we always have a blast! I hope everyone has a great week!

So!!!

A lot has happened since this summer!!!

Sorry!

Sorry it has been so long since I have written! Not much has been going on since recently! I have been working at Curves againg this summer! Its been fun. As most people know I had a really bad wreck. I flipped my moms car and I think that that is what makes it so bad. I would have been ok without my car but the fact that its moms Saturn Vue I totaled that makes me upset. The worst thing though is that momma was in a different country when it happend and she was really the only person I wanted! Rachel and Kim came up though and that made me really happy. I still can't go back to work which I hate because I am about to go crazy here in the house. Mom is coming home tomorrow and I am VERY excited about that! And in afew weeks I am going back to Freed! So now y'all are caught up!

It's almost over!

This is my last week of school!!! I am so excited and so sad. I am ready to be done with finals. I didn't have any today but I have 1 tuesday, 2 wednesday, and 1 thursday and then I am on my way to good ole' Kentucky!!! I have friends that are graduating and I am one of those people who REALLY hate goodbyes. I still get tearry eyed when I have to say bye to my parents after a weekend visit!!! But I know that my friends are going on to do bigger and better things. It kind of scares me to think about graduating but luckly I still have a little bit of time so!!! Tonight my friends Kelli, Alyssa and I went to see Spiderman 3!!! Oh my goodness it was SOOO good! I would like to say that it is an roller coaster ride of emotions. You never know whats going to happen and then you think you know but generally you are wrong! I can't wait till it comes out on DVD! I know this is a random post but I knew that my loyal readers were wondering about me, so now you know!!!

Let the good times roll!

A lot has happened since my last post! I got back from Spring Break! I had an amazing time with my friends! I got to go to Universal Studios for the first time and it was amazing. Then this thursday my momma came to see me. We had a really good time. Then on friday the Easter Bunny came to visit me early! I got a REALLY cute shirt I wanted, some candy and a lamb and pig! Then she left : < I hate when I have to leave family or they leave me! But school is over in 6 weeks and I will be home! Well thats all! Have a good Saturday!
P.S. my friend who I went home with invited me down for a week this summer and we are going to Disney world! I am SOOOO EXCITED!!!!
(The guy is Nathan, Blond is Kelli and the brunette is Alyssa)

I'm so excited!!!

I am very excited! This up coming week is Spring Break for Freed!!! I usually go home but this year I was made an offer I couldn't refuse!!! I got invited by 2 of my friends to go home with them. You might be thinking what's so special about that? Well, they live in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida! I have not been to Florida since I was 10 years old. Rachel and Ben did take me to the beach last summer for a weekend. I had so much fun last summer for one weekend I can't imagine a whole week! I'm happy that I get to spend a whole week with some of my closest friends and none of us have to worry about test or homework or Makin Music practice! Well, I need to pack and study so, have a good week!!!

I'm sick = (

This has not been the best weekend. I have been sick since thursday night : ( Sneezing, sore throat. I have been busy though. I have a book report, test and homework due monday! I have been busy trying to get my stuff ready for my friend Ashley's wedding and Spring Break (I am going to Jacksonville, Florida where some of my friends live). But as always it will all get done! Well have a good week!
P.S. I had a great birthday weekend at my parents house. Here's a pic of mom and I.

Oh what a weekend!!!

Let me just tell you, it has been a crazy weekend!!! This weekend I went to Rachel's for my birthday "celebration"! First I get lost because of a detour. Ben came and got me and put me on the right track! Event #2 I slipped on Rachels door entry and almost sprained my ankle (I am not sueing!) Event #3: I thought I would be wild and adventurous and get alligator at the Fish Market when we went out for Jasmines birthday. Everyone says that it taste like chicken. Well they must be eating rotten chicken because that was one of the nastiest things I have ever had! Event #4: As I am backing out of Jasmines driveway, I couldn't see and broke my right side mirror! No, I am not making this up either! There were some good things! I got my birthday gifts from Rachel, Ben and Jasmine! Rachel made me some really GREAT food (ex. cheesecake, chicken cordon bleu, and FUN-FETTI cupcakes!) also I got to just hang out with Rachel! She got me AMAZING gifts! She made me a pink & brown John Deere fleece blanket, got me dragonfly lights and a memory card for my camera! Well! Next weekend I get to go to my parents house and I am VERY excited! Have a great week, I know I will!
P.S. I'd like to wish my daddy a Happy Birthday!!!

Pictures

These are just some pictures I thought you all might enjoy!