Hey Ya'll..

I am now off my soapbox and am not in the mood to whine anymore:)

I have been keeping busy with life and lots of photography jobs and assignments:) That's been fun, especially at Laura's play! That is neat to watch, let me tell you!

Just wanted to let everyone know, I hope you all are all well and God is blessing you!

Be praying for my dog! He got hit earlier...He seems ok, but we are still not in the clear yet..I am not handling it to well and am just feeling a little down!

But God is good right?

CYa soon!

Jess

Why do I want to get married?

I am so sick of this question being asked in a way that slights my lifelong dream. I feel the institution of marriage is a God given institution that should be looked upon as a gift to His children. On that note, here’s my thoughts on the matter!!!

Why Do I want to get married?

Here are my reasons…Selfish and Selfless alike!

1. To begin a family, and try out all those things I feel would make a good family that I have learned over the years.

2. To have someone to pour myself into. I want his dreams to be mine and ours.

3. To make a little army for the Lord.

4. To be able to show all those young people looking at me that the Cinderella story can come true if you stay faithful to the Lords ways. And to try to be the example that so many are failing in. I want to have young people look at my life and love story and have hope that they to will be able to stay in the Lord and still be satisfied in whatever phase of life God has them in at the time. Be it singleness, or marriage.

5. To be able to look at someone and say I waited and mean it!!!

6. To be able to run a house LIKE I WOULD LIKE! My Mom is ready for laundry to be done the way she would like it

7. To have a little one in my arms, and when someone compliments me on “ my “ baby, it ACTUALLY WOULD BE

8. To have more hearts turned towards the Lord and thereby more missionaries in a sadly needing world.( as in my children and theirs! )

9. To love someone like I have never loved before. To want to be with them and strengthen them. To encourage them in whatever they choose to accomplish. To be the backbone and stand back fully pleased when they alone get the credit!

10. To be recognized as “mrs. Soandso”:P

11. To be able to look at someone and say my career is my hubby!

12. To know what it’s like to be loved for who I am. To know that someone noticed me dancing in the rain. To know what I am thinking and share in my joke. To be protective of me and cherish me…and bring me a flower once in a while:P To sing along to the same song. To hold his hand and know it means forever.

13. To have another victim for my camera:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

These may be extremely silly reasons to all of you, but tonight, I decided I just didn’t care! I wanted to see some of this on paper. There are a ton more reasons I suppose, but these were the ones on the top. !!!

In the bible, marriage is looked upon as a good thing. Whosoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing…It wasn’t good for Adam to be alone… So why is it so looked down upon now? Why is it normal for someone to be looked upon as coocoo if that’s their life long dream?

I have to laugh when I have people ask me what I had wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted three things!!

1. To be a wife and mother

2. To be a nurse of sorts

3. To be a cashier

(What can I say, I like to play with money…I still love cash registers…I think they are the coolest invention..They hold as much fascination for me as a cemetery!!! )

So far, I have accomplished only one…The cashier…And it is really only for a week once a year, and I don’t even have the register!!! But I know that if God gives me the green light, the others will eventually come to pass.

Why on here do I put my thoughts, I am sure several of you are wondering..Well, I enjoy getting others opinions, and generally when i write something, you all tell me what you think regardless if I want to hear it or not:) I welcome thoughts:)

And why tonight? Well, as I was finishing up assisting a photographer tonight, he made the comment that he wanted me to help with a wedding, and get more experience in that area. I told him I would rather be in it After he gave me that pathetic look that I get ALOT:) it just kinda got my to thinking:) And I am sure that the comments about Bryce and Heather ( YEAH:):):):) SO excited for you both!!! )being so young, didn't help my state of mind!

So, there it is in black and white what exactly I think about the whole deal. If you really read all this, all to you!:) That proves you love me a little, to think I wrote something worth reading:P

To all insane people that read my stuff, a fond farewell:)

Yours truly,

 Jess

( P.S...Just to aviod questioning of any kind...I am not looking for someone...That's in the Lord's hands...But I feel it's wrong how people are slighting marriage when so short a time ago it was considered ludacrist if you didn't marry and now it's looked down upon! I will now retire off my soapbox! )

Hey to the world again! Jess is still alive:)

Last night I went to Lauras dress rehearsal and what fun:) Here's some pics of one of my bestest buddies in all get out:) Isn't She gorgeous?:) I love that dress on her:) Like you all wanted to know that:P

 

Then after I left there, (way to early) I went to a scrapbooking party with my other bestest buddies! What fun! I got nothing at all accomplished, but I gained a few pounds:) Does that count?;)

( More scrapbooking ones to come!!! Ran out of time:):):):) )

Cya'll soon!

Pray for me:)

Jess

Today was Co-op day for the Graves family!

Here are just a few things to document this important day in our lives:)

The not so helpful helper:) I was having fun with Dad's computer;)

The amazing sky before it rained!

piles:)

And what we did in the meantime....:) Woohoo...

I was laughing so hard, I didn't do to good as a reporter:)

Cya'll soon:)

Jess

 

 

 

SOOOOO, I woke up at 9ish ( GASP*) ....I weasel my way into going to breakfast....( lunch....)

Below are the fruits of my camera....the background is Tampa, Florida...We are on Bayshore:)

Then , also totally unplanned, I got a phone call from

And she actually wanted to spend time with me...Still trying to figure that one out

And so , after spending more money at Bath and Body ( YAH! ) We hit Starbucks...I love sitting there, but no longer like their coffee...Been toooo long since I had a good cup and they aren't the greatest on their stands:) So ya, I am mostly boycotting Starbucks:) ( ALSO GASP* )

But we had fun while it lasted!:)

For some reason, it won't let me load more pics on here....Maybe I am at my quota

But there are a ton more on the photo blogs.....Have fun looking and leave me messages! I love comments! Lots of them....:)

Jess

Do you ever have those times when you feel a  little lost? Like as in you know what you are doing in life, what you want to achieve, and yet still feel lost? What causes this? Can it be discontentment when you feel totally content and happy where you are? There are times, when talking to people I wonder that, because I realize once again that I am not the only one who feels that way!

Totally different change of subject:)

I had oodles of fun with Adrian tonight/yesterday...:) And there are a few pics on here, even if they don't make it to the main page till a little later:)..They are taking a while to upload:)

There are also a few from earlier when we were at a restaraunt here in Tampa...:)

So much for the diet thought...I am a bloated whale:):):):0:P:P:P:P:P:P

Muchos Lovos...

Me

ME///////With the Imfamous Text queen:)

( BTW A....They are all on that website I gave you.....www.picasaweb.google.com/countrylass

Cya later:)

Hey Ya'll...I am back:) I know you all missed me terribly!

Here are my charges from last week...At least a few of them:)

 

And here are a few more! This was an amazing conferance I would encourage any christian to go to!!! Lots of likeminded people! Very encouraging!

My dream home:) I don't know what it was but I loved this house...Wish I could've seen to whole floor plan:)

RG's normal position..In hand something about confederates:)

Then of course all my nature shots...mostly from the gorgeous Pohaton Plantation we stayed at:)

I loved this place...They had Diet coke:)

 

My boyfriend missed me while I was gone!!! I was greeted with "Jeekekeka!!!!:)"

( Love the hand <3 )

My Prize picture if I do say so myself!

( My companion during our trip..One of many, but definatly a favorite:) )

me......Obviously...:)

You guys can kill me later if it takes FOREVER to load:)

XOXOXOXOX...

Your VERY TIRED FRIEND!

Jess

Hey Ya'll!:)

Hope alls well with everyone! I am missing all my buddies!

It has been going really well! I have been driving a ton, which I always love, and watching little guys! They are sweet so it hasn't been toooooo hard:)

We are here in the beautiful Williamsburg area and I finally got to see some of the old part of town yesterday! It was around William and Mary college! It was completely stunning! Some of the houses in the area are just amazing! The only other time I have been thru Virginia, it was all interestate, so this was a VERY pleasant surprise!

Please let me know If any of you are in the area:) We'll be here for another little bit:)

In Him,

Jess

PS....I was with RG and lots of CD's for most of the trip up! While certain family members might kill me  later, I had a blast! All the Miller boys are fun!:) They pick on me, but they are fun!

Cya

My new favorite Bumper sticker;)

( If you can't see it , it says, Liberals! I want you! To move to canada!:)

Cioa;)

 

Btw, I got to go to Lauras play practice last night and take pictures:) It was fun, but I figured she would want to put the pics up first!

Cya

Random thoughts from me

Singing in the car is AWESOME  ( like I would know:P )

Honey mustard and onion pretzels pieces are yummy

I like to sew, cause I can create something beautiful out of nothing!

I am stressed beyond all reason, but it's all cool!

I hate my room being dirty, and can basically handle anything life throws at me but that;)

I love to drive...a car, people crazy, all of the above;)

And this, here, is the cutest little kid ever!!!!

Unspoken prayer request*****

Love ya'll and missing yous....I am going to try to take a computer with me, so hopefully I will be able to keep up:)

I am leaving friday! Pray I actually pack before i go;) I am gonng forget SOOOOO many things, but hey, tis life:)

I love being optimistic! And I abhore pessimists! I live with a TON of them;)

I am done complaining:)

Cya peeps:)

FLyboys is a SWEET movie;)