30 Days of Truth | Day Nine

I'm so behind with these I have three days to catch up on so lets get started!

Today's Topic: Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.

The Answer:
The girls in this picture!
They were my friends, my family.
We were in theatre together & I think we spent more time together than with our actually families!
Eventually we all separated for different reasons.
The theatre evaporated, some of us left before for person reasons or to focus on other things.
Nicole, Kandice, Courtney & Emily!
(also Allissa but she isn't pictured)
I love these girlies & miss them like crazy..
mmm..
I feel like a reunion is in order.

the serious kind of business

These we given out at my Uncle Ray's memorial service.

He had these made.. who knows how long ago & would hand them out.

I dare you to try & tell me this doesn't even make you chuckle a little.

I love that man.

Seventeen Forever

{four generations}

The only productive thing I did today was get my scanner working.

but I'm SO excited I finally did!

In Loving Memory

Yesterday was my Uncle Ray's memorial service.

It was.. amazing.

I haven't cried that hard in forever,

& I haven't smiled that hard in forever either.

Good times, sad times.

When I die, that is what I want leave behind.

Friends, family, all with the best stories to tell.

It was a beautiful sight.

I learned yesterday that it isn't what you take with you, its completely what you leave behind.

He was a Vietnam veteran, & one of the biggest hippies I knew.

He loved cars, couldn't be beat in a fight, & a lover of Colorado...

where he ended up passing away, on his yearly hiking & hunting trip.

This is how I remember him. With his beard that used to tickle me when I kissed him goodbye

Brothers & Sister (a.k.a my Meme, a.k.a. grandma)

All his photo albums from his house were displayed

Me & my cousin Natalie. She is an actress, & gorgeous :)

uncle ray

Me & Uncle Ray

A shirt that Ray did for a friend in high school. His friend brought it with him to the funeral

I found this in the back of one of albums that were there. I thought of it as his last joke. Funny how that man can still make me laugh after he's gone haha

I love my family, I loved/ love my uncle ray.

What a great day we had celebrating his life, & how sad we all are he is gone.

R.I.P. Uncle Ray

George Raymond Green

January 14 1945 - September 9 2010

you are missed more then you could imagine

Happy Father's Day

To my mom.

She played both roles.

Grandparents House

I'm visiting my grandparents this week.

The picture above is of Sweet Pea and Joe.

My grandparents babies.

And in the honor of visiting my grandparents I'd like to mention how much I adore these people, and where they are from.

Well really, were I am from.

Last night I went outside and the Oklahoma night sky was lit up with stars, like only it can do.

The lightening bugs were dancing, breeze blowing, humidity down.

I could have slept outside.

Today I was in the car for three and a half hours..

Why? Because we had to go to town.

haha

Yes,

my family is that kind of country

You have my heart

Today I just feel the need to pray for the men and women who are fighting for our freedom,

and there families who sometimes don't even know where they are, how they are, or if they are even alive.

I never really thought much about these people

- even though I come from a long line of military men - until my friend joined.

Now it just seems so scary to me.

Not all of us support the war, but I'm pretty sure we can all support the men and women that sign over there lives for us.

And if you are in the military, I'm giving you a hug in my mind right now :)

ah man.

:( our Internet is out at our house.

I miss blogging.

BUT I'M HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.

Currently with Chelsea,

about to have dinner with her (my adopted) family.

details later... hopefully

Everything is changing, nothing stays the same.

Yesterday something horrible happened...

two bad things happened.

But I mostly want to talk about the first one.

I was so sad, at first.

I talked to my best friends..

I went from balling my eyes out to being happier than I've been in a long time...

you wanna know why?

because I sincerely believe that everything happens for a reason.

I sincerely believe if things are truly meant to happen then they will..

and if not, no matter how horrible you may feel now

Something better WILL come along.

pain isn't forever.

And sometimes everything has to change in order for you to be truly happy.

and I know in the end I will be.

I just pray about it and let it go....

and as for the second thing....

two people I dearly love who are like second parents to me are moving away.

its quite sad really.

I'm waiting for it to really hit me.

Nathan Alexander White

I'm so proud of my Nathan!

He graduated yesterday.

He's only sixteen.

He is brilliant.

He also was his student body president.

Next stop,

president of the united states

I got super tired during the ceremony

Me and John's favorite part was the old fashion Dr. Peppers :)

CONGRATULATIONS NATHAN!

I LOVE YOU