Here Comes Peter Cottontail!

What a great weekend it was at home for Easter! Great to see friends and family for the weekend. I needed a break from school and especially right before finals! Got to see friends, eat food, watched some college softball in mobile,eat food, high school baseball, eat food! We had Easter at the house this year and not everyone in the family was able to come but we made the most of who was there

Race Ready!

This semester for my major I had to take a class called Event Management. We get practical experince by raising sponsorship money or getting donations for the class. This class puts on 3 events: Charity Golf Tournament, Children's Health Field Day, and then the Nick Costes 5k/10k. There are Event Operations committee, Hospitality committee and then awards committee. I was on the Event Ops committee for the race and I was so blessed by the experience. There was 8 of us on our team and I dont say this because it was my committee, but I truly think that we had the best hard working group all together. Most committees had only one or two that would be hard working and ours went over and beyond our committees duties and helped with others. The race number have been down in the past and we wanted to try and revamp it. Well we partnered with a chip timing company in Montgomery and then the National Guard was a main sponsor. They went over and beyond for their part. They sponsored breakfast which was Panera Bread bagels, chicfila biscuits and then water and fruit. Then we did autographed balls by various sport teams at Troy for awards and then footballs signed by Coach Larry Blakney and some by former players who are in the NFL. We had tonsss of door prizses where I think that everyone left with atleast one if not more. There were stressful times but I am glad that I had the experience to put on this event. It has given me practical experience of how they are put on and I can now say that i have put one on. Our committee became close to one another as not many of us even knew the others. I am very thankful for the opportunity and the friendships that I have created!

National Guard title sponsor

Bagels as power food for being up at 3:45am!

Dr.Mathner our event advisor and Danielle my ride or die in the class.

Baseball game after our long adventure. Didn't know each other before the class now and the friendship is one of a kind! 

Starting line!

Blessed Beyond Measure

Well I have made some decisions over the past few months and one is the decision to go to Summer Beach Project with Campus Outreach. From the people who have went before they use two words to describe it: Life Changing. I am super excited for it and have already seen God's faithfulness in the support raising process. The total cost for the summer is $1400. I will be living in a motel with other girls from Troy and Samford from May 28-July 28. We as a room will go out and look for a job, CO has business that in advance say that they will hire the students. So throughout the summer we will minister to our co workers and then also be discipled along the way. We will have rally's through out the week, group dates with different themes, one on ones with other students and just enjoy life in Fort Walton together. I don't think that there is any other way I would want to spend my last summer than with my friends from Troy and new friends I will make. I have received support financially from a few people and just am overwhelmed with the checks that have came in. The letters that people have wrote just make me smile. The faith that some have for me this summer is truly amazing. I know that it is going to be life changing, but along the way it may get tough at sometimes and just knowing that I am going to grow in Christ and with others is going to be great. I am a little anxious about it and what it is gonna be like, but I know that his is where God wants me to be! So if you would please support me in prayer if anything. I am going to try and provide updates on the blog through out the whole project!

Its T time!

Last night Troy baseball traveled to Pensacola Blue Wahoos stadium to take on Alabama. It was a beautiful night and thank goodness our seats were along the third base line and we had the wind blocked some! I arrived in milton around 5 after getting on the road after classes and meeting dad to head towards the stadium. Mom had a softball game at Escambia so it was just a night out for Dad and I. i told dad that he had to stay true to his alma mater and wear Troy things and he did. Troy was named visitors and lead off with the first batter of the game with a home run! But unfortunately Alabama's bats kept them in the game and held off Troy to win 10-5. After the game dad and I were starving to say the least so we went to the awful waffle...aka Waffle House! lol ran into a few friends from high school which was good to see. Finally after getting in bed around 11:30 I attempted to sleep but was worried about not hearing alarm go off, so I finally got up at 4:30 to pack and get on the road for my 8am yoga class! I know but this teacher takes it so serious and would have to make it up so I just had to sacrifice sleep. But before getting on the road, I made a pit stop to pick up some sweet treats for myself and for others to try, Milton Bakery it was! Some have tried the Fudge Fancies and are asking for more already! So a short 12 hour trip home, but was a great time and wouldnt trade a minute of it with dad! So blessed to have such wonderful parents who are great role models!! 

Spring Break!

Well its back to reality after a week off for Spring Break. It was a quick week and the weather was so so. Wish it would have been a little warmer and not so much rain. But its okay I got to enjoy the weather a little everyday.Started it off with the annual McGuires 5k and then watched the niece at her Awana Games. Then sunday went to Dothan for my college roommates wedding. The rest of the week went from golfing. to pedicures, to kayaking for the 1st time to going to many softball and baseball games it was fun. I was ready to be back with my Troy family that is for sure. But not ready for the classes. Have to be up at 4 in the morning to go to Montgomery for clinical. Nothing like starting off your Monday at that time! Well here are some pictures of the past week! Hope that all who is on Spring Break now and the next week enjoy the beautiful weather that they say is coming! 

Yummy in my Tummy!

I have done some more new recipes since I posted the start of them last month. I have tried and pretty much every week done one new recipe to cook!!

this one is honey chicken with fried rice! One of my favorites for sure!

this one is another favorite! Chicken with pasta and asparagus! It was easy and very good!!

teriyaki chicken done in the crockpot to eat on brown rice and veggie stir fry! 

last but not least is chicken and black bean burrito!!

Sometimes cooking is about being creative, experimenting  trying new things and having fun with food! 

Weekend of Blessings

This past weekend was a Dnow weekend in Pensacola and in Milton! I was blessed enough to be asked to be a leader at Olive Baptist church. It was exciting to be with my best friend and to lead some girls that I have known since they were little. They didn't even remember who i was. Cant believe how tall and grown up they are. Not the little kids that I remember. It was a encouraging weekend with over 260 kids and 48 leaders from Troy, University of Alabama  Auburn University, University of West Florida and others.

"Its your breath in our lungs, So we pour out our praise to you only"