Cassie
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God, music (especially that of my native region), i like almost any movie and LOVE broadway, i love to sing in the car and dance in my room, i like pictures and scrapbooks and fun creations like that, painting is one of my favorite things to do - and i mean walls, i drive rapidly and eat slowly, i give in to laziness but label it "much-needed relaxation, " i hate when people pay more attention to the nutrition facts than they do to real life which is a result of my intense love of chocolate, i hate storms and storm radios, i like roller coasters and math and grammar and swings and word games and friends!
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tim mcgraw, chris tomlin, shane&shane, julie roberts, coldplay, ed cash, rascal flatts, select songs by john mayer and ben folds...
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selfishness is the worst
September 03, 2005quick update from last time - my great-grandmother is still holding on - barely though. my mom told me this morning that her eyes have glazed over - there\'s no color in them whatsoever - no pupil or anything. i think that might be the creepiest thing i have ever heard. so this weekend may be tough - keep my family in your prayers please!and as far as prayers go you can add me to that list as well. i don\'t know what the deal is but i am having the hardest time lately. it is so frustrating. i know that the devil knows my weakest points - and, gosh darnit, if he hasn\'t hit me the hardest in those areas right now... it\'s awful. i don\'t usually ask for encouragement, but if you\'ve got something right now i\'d be okay with that. i feel so lost, lonely, unwanted... and i know it\'s satan. i know it is. i keep getting ahold of that for a little bit, but then i just lose it again. i need to conquer it. but i\'m not there yet. it\'s a completely selfish thing. i know that. and i hate it. but i can\'t get on top of it.
life is not all bad, though. don\'t get my wrong. some really awesome things are happening - as always. that just seems to lurk in the back of my mind... and perhaps over my heart... and comes out frequently. for now i have laundry to do. and homework. and i\'d like to get my room put together. and it\'s free weekends, maybe i need to make a few phone calls home... and to OKC of course. and florida. why are my friends so far away??
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home sweet home.
August 24, 2005i love tennessee. and i love not working. and i love not going to class. and i love my family. and i love darin. this has been a nice week.however... if you could pray for my family, that would be great... my great-grandmother (mom\'s side) is dying - we got the call sunday. she\'s in her 90\'s... been very sick for as long as i can remember... so it\'s really a relief, just a lot of things to take care of and such. my grandma takes care of my grandpa full time so it\'s hard for her to leave him and take care of her dying mother... especially without feeling bad. soooo... ANYHOW! prayers would be great, thanks!
more on this trip to come.....
the best on the PLANET.
August 15, 2005
photo from bouclee
so. ever since junior year of high school, when i heard about this magical place that was just out of my reach... and then the seniors went there... i\'ve had this dream of the day when my life would be completed, and i would get to go to cedar point. heck yeah i went to \"the best theme park on the planet\"!! :) and it was awesome. lemme tell you about it...
first of all, it was a gorgeous day. i only got slightly toasted, which is a pretty big feat for me. darin and i went to sandusky with his mom, kady, and brady... and it was a blast! we started with Millenium Force...
photo from bouclee
and i would have to agree. fast, smooth, thrilling... definitely a good one! the newest addition to the largest amusement ride park in the world is maXair...
photo from bouclee
kind of an interesting way to turn your stomach in knots... swingin from a gigantic pendulum while rotating counter-clockwise. 70mph. 140ft. definitely unique. but not quite as unique as the WickedTwister...
photo from bouclee
i dunno if the picture does it justice, but this thing was pretty crazy. also 70mph. with 360 degree vertical twists on each end. you go forwards and backwards... 3 times! the idea is that you get this visual of the sky/ground twisting. it works. very cool. even cooler though???... the DRAGSTER...
photo from bouclee
this thing was nuts. meant to simulate actual drag racing... this thing shot you at 120mph 420ft into the air. if you\'re lucky enough... your car gets all the way over the top. if not, you fly back down and get catapulted once again. i dunno.. maybe one failed attempt would be lucky. we weren\'t gonna wait another hour and a half to try again tho! still. a very sweet ride! however! my all-time favorite moment of the day came at a price...
photo from bouclee
the RIPCORD. no, that\'s not me. i paid for the ride, you think i\'d also pay for pictures? but.. yeah! darin, brady and i FLEW! i have always wanted to do one of these! and it was incredibly awesome seriously. made my day. my year. possibly my life ;) no really - it was scary as everything and at one... maybe two points i thought we were gonna die. BUT, we didn\'t! and i would definitely recommend it. as well as cedar point on the whole. get there. it\'s awesome.
the incredible shrinking room
August 09, 2005so. i have been moving ALL day. feels like the longest day EVER. but i finally have everything out of my old apartment and into my new. now to unpack! must get done tonight... tomorrow i work... then we\'re heading to ohio... and on thursday we\'re going to CEDAR POINT!!! (waaaay excited. i\'ve been waiting my whole life for this)... coming home late thursday... working friday... then picking up the yl girls to stay with me friday night! so yes, the unpacking must be done now. this place is creepy. no one else lives out here - i am not a fan. twice now i have heard loud thuds/crashes... but there\'s NO ONE ELSE HERE!!! what the heck.so yeah. the next few days are exciting! saturday i\'m sure i\'ll have lots of catching up with life to do. and sunday carla and lashlee are coming!!!!!!!!! they stay till thursday when darin and i travel back with them to tennessee! :) where we will stay until we leave the next saturday to pick up his sister, kady, in michigan before heading back to school!.......
follow that? holycow. life is insane. great! but insane!
back to hanging clothes and stuffing corners. this room is tiny....
never a good image.
August 08, 2005
photo from bouclee
ohmygosh. mom. i gotta go. [click]
excuse me, miss, do you know how fast you were going?
[shaking ridiculously] no, sir, i have no idea
well, i clocked you going over 20 over
um. okay. [still shaking, and in disbelief]
are you okay? can you take a deep breath for me? i need you to calm down
no, i\'m okay. i really had no idea i was going that fast. are you sure?
yes. i see you have tennessee plates. what brings you here?
oh. i go to olivet.
oh. you like it?
yes sir.
i also saw you were talking on your cell phone. it\'s a new law that under 18 can\'t do that. but i guess olivet makes you older than that. so i just wanted to check. be careful on those things though
yes sir.
well, miss, i\'m going to need to see your license and insurance card. have you had any written warnings or tickets recently?
oh yes. [shaking so badly i can\'t even get my insurance card out of my wallet.]
i figured as much. okay. here, let me help you with that. it\'ll be okay. let me just go back here and check on a few things.
HOURS LATER, now in tears...
well, what brought you to onu, cassie?
um. i wanted to go to a christian school. my parents and brother went here.
what\'s your major?
english education.
high school, huh? interested in youth ministry?
yes sir. i even took a couple classes. just for the knowledge.
you like christian music?
yes sir. expecially worship.
did you go to shinefest?
no sir. i was actually out of town.
oh. well, you should have gone. i took my wife and son and it was great. if i told you that i wouldn\'t give you a ticket would you promise to go next year?
what? really?
no, just kidding. but you really should go.
okay.
do you think you deserve a ticket today, cassie?
of course. i really didn\'t think i was going that fast, but i was still breaking the law either way. i deserve one. i just REALLY don\'t want one.
well, i really don\'t want to give you one. i see the shape you\'re in and feel kinda bad for you. but listen, see that subdivision over there? that\'s where i live. so my wife and son could pull out of there at any time. will you slow down for their sake?
oh yes sir. i\'m so sorry.
good. it\'s okay. and i\'m gonna let you go today. you can start breathing now. it was good to meet you. good luck with teaching high school. and keep God first.
whew. God takes care of me. and sometimes in ridiculous ways. wow. :)
