And I'm back...that wasn't too long, was it?!?;) After our weekend in Kentucky, my siblings and I went to Illinois for a week. We had a great week spending time with friends and family, getting to know new people, enjoying Illinois weather (I think I'm getting too used to GA weather though, because it was COLD!!;), and being in a place that holds so many memories. It was also a special time of bonding with my siblings as I helped them work through things and spend some fun times with them! It is an awesome thing to truly be able to say that your siblings are also some of your best friends, no matter how much they tease you about your bowling score!!;) (And that does not mean that we always get along!!) I truly think that moving to Georgia brought us closer and I'm so thankful for that! Anyway, we finished off our week with an uplifting, God-glorifying weekend that was a great time of being with some of our best friends. I can't wait till next year;)
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| On our first day, we went to Arthur, IL and Tuscola Outlet mall with this great group of girls!! |
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| The candy aisle at a bulk food store in Arthur was slightly tempting...;) |
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| Two of my favorite fall things: Bonfires... |
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| ...And hot lattes!! |
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| One day, Seth, Megan, Micah, and I went bowling! As you can tell, we take bowling very seriously...not that our scores showed that!!;) |
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| Micah always managed to have some crazy throw that almost always worked and he won the second game! |
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| Another great throw!!;) |
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| "Is that going to be another gutter ball?";) (I am not telling what our scores were!!) |
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| Look at that form!!;) |
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| On the weekend, we sorted eye glasses for Haiti at Stollers! There were a ton of glasses!! |
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| All the girls wearing the ugliest glasses we could find! |
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| I'm not sure what we were discussing here... |
Also, I got my senior pictures taken in Illinois!! I'm so happy with how they turned out and how they captured personality which was what I wanted most. I had an incredible photographer and "creative genius." (I didn't forget your title, Lydia!!;) I had so much fun taking them with great friends, despite the scratches on my legs from the tall grass and the collateral damage to my knees from trying to protect the camera when I fell.;) It feels weird realizing that school is almost over. That school, the only thing I've known for the past 12 years of my life, is almost over. This growing, changing, hard, yet beautiful season of high school over the past 4 years is almost over. It scares me and, yet exhilarates me!! To know that I have a God that holds every single moment of my future in His hands is an overwhelmingly exciting thought! Our God is so good!!! Here are just a few of them:
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| They had so many good ideas for fun props!! |
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| My love for reading...;) |
~Lexi
