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Name: Callie
Country: United States
State: Alabama
Metro: Birmingham
Interests: Music, Photography, Movies, Auburn Football, Singing, My friends, Traveling, The OC, Reunion, Gray's Anatomy and Laguna Beach
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Member Since:
1/25/2005
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| I realized I had not posted for a while now. I have started the summer adventure again at Student Life. We are in our 2nd week of camp and things are going well. It is always crazy how weird my life becomes once camp starts - For Instance - last night I was standing in the hallway on the bottom floor of Carter Hall, my pants legs rolled up to my knees, soaking wet and standing in about 4 inches of water - where a Water Main had busted on the 4th floor of the building. Needless to say the best thing about it was that this was the 2nd time it had happened in 2 days. I love Camp!!!
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| I got to see Donald and Gretchen today!! It was so fun, they have a beautiful house and the kiddos are getting so big. Cole Nelson had a birthday and I cannot believe he is so big. I miss them so much. It is always great to see your friends doing what they were meant to do and to see how God is blessing their lives. I am proud to call the Butlers family. I just wish Houston was 20 minutes away from Birmingham. I encourage everyone to call their friends that they haven't seen in awhile - believe me it will make your day and theirs. Praise God for friends. | | |
| Stop going to so many weddings.... | | |
| If you don't know this about me - I am a patriot - I love being an American - I love my country - I am proud of our heritage - I am proud to be a citizen of the United States - I love politics - I love the men and women who are in our armed forces - I love walking the streets in Washington D.C. breathing in freedom, liberty, justice and honor.
Tonight I watched the funeral and memorial services for our 38th President, Gerald R. Ford. It was the most moving thing I have ever seen. President Ford died the day after Christmas and the events to honor his life and memorialize his death have been so moving and poignant and have sparked a sense of pride in me that I have forgotten. Today his family and dignitaries from around the world gathered to honor this man. Every detail of his memorial was so perfect, so intentional, so moving. I was amazed at how tradition and honor where at the forefront of the day. The presidential office is the highest ranking office in our country - and the most respected. Well it used to be that, at least until we demoralized it with our liberal opinions and the personal disrespect that politics has brought about. Today I was reminded of a great generation. A generation of countrymen and women who were honored to respect each other, even when they disagreed with each other. I wish we respected the presidency and other political leaders like that still. We may not agree with them and their policies, but we are called to respect them. I was challenged tonight to be a good stateswoman. I want to leave a legacy to my children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren that teaches them that they have the responsibility to respect those in leadership and to work to make this country and world a better place. | | |
| I love that they call affection towards someone a crush. Because it is very true. The ideas and hopes of affection toward someone you don't even know usually crush your heart, crush you self-esteem and crush your sanity. That has always been my experience in such matters of the heart. It is really a horrible experience which I have not been able to grasp and control in my life. I am not sure how to prevent such things from happening. But everytime I experience such a crush - I do learn a little bit more about myself and the way I react and interact with people. It is like putting a mirror in front of myself that exposes all things that I do not like about myself. I laugh at the fact that I am so old and yet still have so many occurences that you would think I had learned my lesson not to fall for a one-sided crush. Which then causes me to fall into a tailspin, which prompts me to pick myself up again and start over waiting for the next crush to come along.
Okay, I am over it now.... | | |
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