Yay for 17! I had a blast last night with everyone =)
For the first 20 minutes or so it was Brett and all us girls =) Ha, what a guy!
Irina's nose made it into this one...
eh
trying to play cards with this many people = almost impossible!
Evan = woah! Clara = nervous Hannah = cute!
Mom and Dad! I love them =)
they were both wishing everyone would be quiet!
yay Kristin!
we decided to play
psychiatrist and I was it first... they decided that every time Brett moved the person that sat in his seat would be the liar of the group. It took me FOREVER to figure it out...
People kept saying... she'll get it this time! We just have to move one more time. RIght. I still couldn't figure it out!
By this point I felt really dumb. REALLY dumb.
So finally everyone was like, "now watch
Brett and then watch who takes his seat!" And I finally got it... =)
Catherine - "duh guys!"
Brett
embarrassed ;) i said we should name my gift bag (it looked like a poodle) and I named it Brent... LONG story. but i guess Brett thought it had something to do with him =)
Then we played again and this time Garrett and Brett were it.
the cripple
trust me. it only LOOKS like
I'm thinking. but apparently, i don't think.
the classic
Brett look...
These pictures were taken by basically everyone except me... =)
Thank-you everyone!!! I had a blast last night and I hope ya'll did too. Each one of you means so much to me. fun to look back and see who's still here after all the years and who I just got to know this past year, either way you guys are such a blessing and I can see God working in each of your lives. I look forward to another year of getting to know you guys even more and seeing what God has planned. I could go one forever! Oh, I love you guys! Thanks so much for the long talks, laughs, e-mails, and fun times we've shared.
To each his own....
Hannah, you are such a dear! I loved watching Godspell rehearsals with you, we had lots of laughs! Thanks for being there for me when I was having a hard time with life... and for always offering Godly and wise advice. I love our "interesting" conversations, skipping around the auditorium with you during Godspell, ha, its all good!
Sophia! Wow, crazy past two years girl. This past youth retreat was so much fun! Ministry night was so affecting and I'm glad I got to spend it with you and Irina. We've had a lot of growing experiences this past year, some hard... some sad... but mostly we just laugh =) Thanks for making fun of me, haha! It helps me get over my pride... but your face is scarier.
Brett, 3 years of math! It's so crazy! I've really enjoyed getting to know you these past 3 years, you are definitely one of the friends thats stuck with me through thick and thin. I love our crazy conversations on the way home from math. Thanks for never being afraid to bring an observation to me or to confront me, I appreciate that so much!
Catherine, my twin, my love. You are amazing! I have SO many memories with you... playing orphanage in your backyard, swimming, putting on a play in our basement, our conversation topics ;) The list goes on and on! I'm excited to start having accountability meetings with you and Krissy and spending some quality girl time!
Kristin, I want to thank you for always being there and ready to talk. Even when we were younger you and i always had very deep conversations and i always walked away having benefitted from your wisdom! I especially appreciate our most recent long conversation we had, just hearing you speak gently and ask questions helped me to realize the sin in my own heart. I can't wait to start getting together with you again!
Irina, it feels like I've known you forever! I'll always remember our late night conversations and our photoshoots. I have the pictures to prove it! We've both gone through really similar things this year and it's been a blessing to have someone to walk through some of the tough situations. Thanks for helping me laugh at myself and giving me someone to laugh at =D
Diana, my little girl =) You are such a sweetheart and I love having you as my adopted daughter! I loved running around with you at Godspell, you guys were so cute with your crazy hair and matching uniforms. What a servant you are! Stay happy girl, just hang with me and your auntie Clara.
Garrett, I've really only known you for a few months but it's already been so much fun! I really enjoy talking with you and I respect you a lot, thanks for helping me to transition onto the admin! I've learned a lot from just talking with you. I really appreciate how you always point me back to God when I have a question. I can't wait to see what this year being on the admin will bring!
Evan, we must have the craziest times ever. I don't even remember how we met! But it's all been fun. Caregroup, 10:31 meetings, sledding... and of course playing Sorry at your house! Thank you so much for being faithful to bring me encouragement, even when I was really upset, you took the time to share something that really helped me.
Josh and Kelley, my second family! I love you guys and Keara SO much. When you first moved in it didn't take long before I felt like I could talk to you about anything. Thank you for always giving wise counsel and always being willing to talk. I love getting pedicures with Kelley and sledding with Josh... and Keara's just cute! You all really are like family and I hope it always stays that way!
To my family: I LOVE each and everyone of you so much! Thanks for putting up with all my quirks and stupidities, there have been many! God could not have given me a better family and I feel like the luckiest girl on earth. Trips to Starbucks, school days, long talks, laughter, shopping, game nights... I could never thank each of you enough for everything! I'll always need you guys no matter what season of life I'm in, always!
I love you guys! I can be weird at sometimes I know but so can you, HA! Thank you for your godly examples, I don't know where I'd be without each and every one of you.
i didn't edit this one as much as Kristen did so its a little different...
