Sunny Sundays

the "woodsen" bahahaha

They were so into their skipping. It was actually really funny!

His face was priceless. haha

Us in the grass. Poor Hannah, her face is so swollen from her wisdom teeth. :/

I really like this picture actually. :)

Today was GORGEOUS. Seriously. I haven't seen such a beautiful day in a long time! It was sunny with a VERY blue sky and perfect little white clouds. The air was so clean and clear because of all the rain we have received lately.

This morning I went to church at my grandparent's church because afterwards we were going to help them move furniture from their old house into their new house. I thought it would be boring, but it wasn't too bad. After church we went to lunch then headed over to their old house to get the furniture loaded up. Me, Jessica, and her boyfriends, Ryan, ended up spending the afternoon in the sun lounging in their grass. Seriously, the grass at my grandparent's old house was just about perfect. Second only to the grass at our cottage in Michigan. Anyway, I took my camera to take pictures of the house but instead of focusing on pictures of the house, I took tons of Jessica and Ryan. Usually they annoy the heck out of me, but I enjoyed them today. They didn't at all mind being the subjects of hundreds of pictures. I wanted to work on portrait shots because the lighting in my pictures of people is always way off and I'm not good at focusing them. BUT, today I feel like I got some pretty good shots. :) I was really happy!

Anyway, once we arrived home, Jess and Ryan invited me to go up the road to a nature park with hiking trails and all. Instead of driving up with them, I decided to run there (only about 2 miles or so). Then, once I got to the park, we hiked down this ridge/hill (which was really pretty today) to Chickamauga Creek. Then (of course) was the hike back up. It didn't take long at all. Once we got back to the top and they drove home while I resorted to running..... again. It wasn't a long run or anything.... but it was really pleasant! The road I was running on was really familiar and straight with very little traffic. Because the sun was so bright, I ran with my eyes closed part of the time which sounds stupid, but it was really nice! It probably wasn't my best idea ever, but it was really relaxing! I'm amazed I didn't get hit by a car.... or fall. I guess I should have thought about this before I did it. Oh well. haha

Anyway, enjoy the pictures. :)

Sincerely,

SARANAAADDDEEE

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Floods, Football, and school

Well, It's been entirely too long since I posted last. For that I am sorry, *cough* Emily *cough.

Life has been crazy.... and slow. I don't know how to describe it. Nothing extraordinarily wonderful at all, but nothing horrible either. I feel like I've finally gotten into the school routine. Wake up, school, school, school, come home, homework, dinner, homework, sleep, repeat. I'm still waiting for something super exciting to happen in school, but so far that hasn't happened. haha I'll keep waiting I guess. :)

OH! Something kinda cool that happened this week was a flood. A HUGE flood. It was historical (no, seriously). There was water everywhere (like there is in most floods.....). They say it was the hundred year flood.... we'll see. It was really bad! Stores, houses, yards, creeks, and everything were flooded horribly! Places I had never seen flooded in my [almost] 18 years in Chattanooga were flooded. Buildings and homes were ruined and a few people died which was really upsetting. I feel horrible for the families. Some of the stories I've heard are horrifying. Please pray for the families who are dealing with all of this.

The flooding ended on Wednesday but the creeks and rivers and all are still really full. Today we received ANOTHER two inches! I'm pretty sure I've seen Noah float by in my backyard a few times. Every time he goes by we wave at each other.

.......I don't know where that came from....... sorry.

So today I went to my first big college football game! It was sooo fun! :) I went to the Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina game. I'm not a huge fan of either but I like both of them decently. I went with Abby and her dad (who is a die hard Tech fan). The rain (for the most part) held off during the game. We had to huddle up in jackets a few times while a brief shower passed, but nothing horrible-----until the last 4 minutes of the fourth quarter.... THEN IT POURED! They had kept putting up news flashes on the big screen in the stadium warming on sever thunderstorms in the area, but of course nobody really left. haha Well, I wanted to run the other direction, but I didn't. I sat in my metal seat next to the giant metal lights high up in the air. Yeah. Safe, I know. In the last four minutes we couldn't take the rain anymore so we ran for cover to watch Tech win the game over North Caroline 24-7. :) After the game, we walked to The Varsity (in the rain, might I add) for lunch (tradition apparently). In all, it was a very fun day!

I rarely get to spend time with Abby anymore.... Last year we were inseparable but now we hardly see each other outside of school. But last night I spent the night at her house before the game and we spent the evening combining our faces with random guys faces to see what our baby would look like. Needless to say, this proved entertaining for a while. :)

I think I'm going to post pictures from a week or so ago when I hungout with Peri. Nothing wonderful, but they remind me of a fun day. :)

Anyway, This entry is chronologically VERY out of order. I'm sorry. Oh well, enjoy the pictures! :)

P.S. Emily- there's nothing in here about you cause I NEVER SEE YOU ANYMORE! School keeps us both busy, but we're LONG overdue for a Starbucks/music/Heritage day.

Peri took this picture and I think it's absolutely amazing! It had been raining and storming really hard and we were driving down Shallowford on our way to her house when she took this picture.

PERI! I think this girl is so pretty. Not just outside but inside too. I didn't know her that well until last year and now I really appreciate her as a friend. She's just awesome! :)

Peri took this picture and I really like it!... even though it's of myself..... Was that vain? I just meant it was a really good shot.... Not that I look good. Oh good grief! You know what I mean!

Us. hehehe

Well, this is a little more normal....

Swing Fest!

It's been a while since I've updated.... It's not that I've forgotten I just haven't had anything too out of the ordinary to talk about.

But, now I do! :) Saturday was Swing Fest downtown Chattanooga. I had never been before but had always wanted to go. I was still sick with the flu when I went so dancing was out of the question, but I took my camera and took LOTS of pictures. I was disappointed by how some of them turned out, but on the other hand I got some shots I was kinda proud of! Anyway, here are the pictures! ENJOY! :)