Hey y'all!  So I like Myspace, but my computer is so slow that it takes FOREVER to do anything on that site.  *sigh*  My parents need to get this dumb computer fixed and get us high speed or DSL or SOMETHING again.  This dial-up mess just isn't working for me!  lol

The first week of school seemed to drag on.  But it was good to be back.  I had a pretty good week.  I love my new creative writing class!  On thursday we had to write a story about 2 unlikely characters who meet.  So I wrote about Tinkerbell and Hulk Hogan meeting at Disneyland.  It was interesting...to say the least!  lol  But I love writing, and it's so good to be doing it again.

Friday night Lindsay and Stacie came over for a movie night.  We watched Fantastic 4, ate a lot of candy, and just goofed off.  (and swooned over the Human Torch of course...yum!)  haha

Then last night I went to the movies with Kathy.  We saw The Family Stone.  It was pretty good.  There was one scene that was so hilarious, and just got funnier by the second.  The whole theater cracked up for like 10 minutes!  Oh but there were these annoying girls who sat on the front row (the theater was packed) and kept going back and forth.  Finally, they just stood by the door talking, laughing, their cell phones would ring...oh man, SO RUDE!  But w/e...

Umm...yeah, that's pretty much my life.  lol

I get to go see a Jeremiah People show this week in Trophy Club, TX (near Keller).  JP is the acting portion of the Continentals, so they do amazing Christian musicals.  The one I saw at rehearsal camp was intense; I laughed, I cried...seriously!  It was that good!  Anyways, there's 2 guys I know from rehearsal camp on this tour, so I'm excited to see them perform.  I think Brooke's coming too...it's always good to see her!

later! ~Sarah~

Hey y'all!  I have a feeling this one may be long. 

Friday:

I went to the mall with Maegan for a long time.  We always have fun together.  We tried on a ton of sunglasses, which was hilarious.  Of course, we both had our digital cameras that we had to take pics with.  Niether of us bought much, except smoothies.  I got sunglasses from AE, and Maegan got a cute purse from Aeropastale. 

Then Friday night was the lock-in at my church.  It was a pretty small crowd, but we made it fun.  There were 10 people there in all (well of the youth).  Maegan, Lindsay, Stacie, and I were the only high school so we hung out the whole night.  Oh man...talk about crazy times!  It was definitely interesting, and never a dull moment!

Saturday:

After the lock-in, I came home to sleep of course!  Woke up a lil after 1:30 when Brooke called.  Went back to bed and watched TV til it was time to get ready.  I went to Brooke's house around 7pm, then at 8pm we went to Matt's friend's house for a party.  All of his friend's youth group was there, so it was a pretty big party.  (I met a cute guy...lol *wink*)  They were all crazy and hilarious.  We played Catchphrase for like 3 hours too long though...haha.  It was great to see Matt and Brooke again.  We're already making plans to hang out this summer! 

After the party, I went to Brooke's to spend the night.  We called Matt when we got home and talked to him for a lil while, then headed to bed.  Then this afternoon we met my parents for lunch in Denton.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Yeah yeah...this is the time when I look back on this past year and write a lot of sappy stuff that no one will read.  Too bad, I'm doing it anyway!

2005 was definitely a great year.  It was filled with many ups and downs, but of course also many lessons and memories that I'll cherish forever. 

I ended my freshman year with a large group of amazing friends.  I went to almost every sports game, and was always on the go with my friends.  Then, summer came, and I left to tour with the Young Continentals.  Touring was the greatest experience of my life, but also the biggest decision of my life.  I left home and this big group of socialite friends to tour the country performing and bringing people closer to God.  I used my talents to glorify and praise God, and it was incredible to see how many lives were changed through the course of six weeks... including mine.

Having said that, returning from tour was also extremely difficult.  I've gone through a major transition because of how my life has changed.  I'm no longer surrounded by that large group of friends; people that I've been close to for so many years are no longer there.  Maybe it's my fault, maybe not.  Things change, people change, there's nothing you can do about it.  I also quit volleyball, thus leaving a group of amazing girls who could always cheer me up.  Now, I'm left with very few people that I consider true friends.  To these few, I am so grateful for having you in my life.  I would honestly be lost without you.  I guess it's true:  the older you get, the more you realize how important it is to have a few TRUE friends, instead of a lot of fake ones.

This might surprise some of you, but I have really been struggling with my faith lately.  Yeah, me...the one who always encourages other people's faith, who tells people not to give up or lose hope.  Tour was such a spiritual high, that when it was all over, I kinda crashed.  I miss that feeling, being surrounded by 33 amazing people who try to live for Jesus with every single breath of air, with every step, with every blink of an eye.  Then, all these changes start to happen.  I struggled in volleyball, lost some friends, and all of the sudden my world seemed to crash down around me.  I was angry at God for the longest time, but I didn't know what to do.  I was following His instructions to the fullest, but that didn't stop me from resenting these changes.  Now I've come to realize that I need to accept these new changes and make the best of them.  That's exactly what I plan to do in 2006. 

Here's to a great year!

~Sarah~