What a week!!!!

Wow, what a week. Okay, first I had my wisdom teeth taken out on Mon. Yes, all 6 of them. The doctor and nurses where awesome though. They did a really good job and were really nice. (sorry if this post sounds wierd, I'm still on pain medicine.) The week went by really fast. I wasn't in much pain, but that's probably because I slept the first 3 days. I watched movie after movie, but fell asleep during every single one. I never got to see the ending of any of them. The last few days haven't been as nice. I'm still in pain and it's been a week. (personally, I think I may have an infection. whoo hoo. ) On Fri. I went back to "work". I'm temporarily working for a friend of mine. It went quite well except I was in pain ( I couldn't take my medicine because I can't drive when I take it) and I found out that the mom of one of my friends past away Thurs. night. My friend, Chris, came home from work to find his mom dead. He's 17. I'm praying for him now, but I know this has got to be hard. I wish there was something I could do. Hopefully he will still be here. All of his family is in New York. Please keep him in your prayers. Okay, I got to see Pirates of the Carrabean last night! Whooo Hooo! Good movie. It was crazy. It stormed sooo bad during the movie. At the begining the lights kept flickering. We got home late. It was still lightning reall really bad. Yet my crazy family and I went out in the middle of the lighting to check out the damage. One of our trees got struck by lightning. A huge brach from that tree fell across our power lines. We were afraid that it would break. We had to move one of the cars because the lines were over our driveway. If it broke it would have blocked us in. Also, one of our trees fell over halfway, and one tree ( a pine tree) got striped of all its needles. However both trees were dead so it was only a matter of time. The storm lasted all night. Well, my brother is off at camp. He left today. So are a few of my best friends. And anoher is at the beach. I won't get to see her for 2 weeks. When she comes back, I leave for the beach. Yay! Well, I gott go. Need to take my wonderful disgusting medicine! Ya'll be blessed!
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9-11..wow..

wow. I just got back from New York City. I was there with my choir from church. wow. God is so amazing. There is so much I want to write about that trip, but I don't have time. However I do want to write this. On Friday, our last day, we got to visit ground zero and St. Paul's Church. wow. I wanted to see ground zero, but I was blown away. It was interesting to see where the World Trade Centers stood..and fell. There wasn't much. Just a really really big hole in the ground. There were still great steal beams in the bottom. You could see where there was damage still being repaired. Most of New York is loud. Yet, there seemed to be this reverent silence around ground zero. It was really weird. We prayer walked around it. Praying for the families of lost loved ones, the military in Iraq and elsewhere. We prayed for the goverment, for our leaders. It was a humbling experience. What got to me, though, was when we went to the church. It was right across from ground zero. The big trees surrounding it, kept it from being destroyed by falling debris. In the chruch were memorials left over from 9-11. There were leters from kids to the firemen and policemen who gave up their lives to save others. There were still posters of people missing, letters to people who were still missing (most likely dead) There were pictures and memorials that family members had set up for their lost family members and friends. It was.. I can't explain it. Afterwards, the girls ensamble (which I'm in) sang in front of this bell that had been dedicated to the people of 9-11. It stood in front of the church. We sang Pass Me Not and the Star Spangled Banner. It was hard to sing the last one because it reminded me and others that were around us of how proud we were to be living in this country. Seeing the memorials, seeing people in that church lighting a candle for their loved ones, it..hurt me to see others still grieving. I'm glad we went to war. I'm glad we stood up to the terrorist. They need to know that you don't mess with America. I just found out that the FBI, CIA or whoever, just foiled another terrorist attack set for New York. Apparently, the terrorist wanted to put a bomb in the subway system that ran from New York to New Jersey. The wanted it to explode and somehow flood Manhattan. How scary is that. I was just in New York. My choir, we rode that subway system. We spent most of our time in Manhattan. I thank God that he led the people to stop that attack. Hearing this, makes me more grateful for America. That we have the freedom to pray to reach out to the people there. To practice our faith. Wow, what a week. I have so much more to say, yet not enough time. Check out our web site: www.vglive.com It has all our pictures and stuff from that week on it. Be blessed!