Sunday, July 01, 2007
Our Final, somewhat belated, BLOG
I’m [Chauntay] in trouble. I was supposed to post this blog on Friday, our official last day of the month, but since the new bloggers don’t start until Monday (and today is Sunday) we will hope I don’t get punished! Ha I would like to thank everyone for reading our blogs (sometimes long, that’s my fault). Surprisingly I believe that Alicia and I have added yet another dimension to our friendship. It’s funny how you share memories in such a different way. I have loved writing with her and have appreciated her friendship. Her opinion on it all is much better than I could ever write, and so well said. I love you Alicia and for all of our “fan’s” (what if we had funs!!?? Haha) I hope to get to see you at Congress!
-Chauntay
I [Alicia] want to say thanks for reading and allowing Chauntay and I to share our month and thoughts. To recap I started June by house/dog sitting for my boss, then egg rolls, then Father's Day weekend in St. Louis with my parents, then state finals for Bible quizzing and I'm ending up the month back at my boss' to house/dog sit for the weekend. Life gets busy and it is up to each of us to make it interesting and to make a difference.
Tips to help make life interesting:
Be involved in something bigger than yourself (that may go largely unnoticed except for the one person that you make all the difference for), enjoy your family, travel, meet new people, cultivate friendships - even when the person is different from you, don't be scared of what you don't know, find the humor hiding in most every situation.
Friends
Let me say that the rule is your best/closest friends are those you've known since childhood, those that have weathered the tough times or the teenage years with you, and that the older you get the harder it is to trust someone and have strong friendships with someone new. I've been friends with Chauntay for over two years but at some point in the past year we crossed the line over to close friends that you can trust. I may be older than her (what's age?) and I may see things different at times, but it's never too late to find a close friend that helps make life fun and interesting. So, while signing off of the blog, let me say thanks, Chauntay, for becoming the close friend that you are, that has a gift for finding the hidden humor in everything (a lessor known, but still spiritual gift, in my opinion). Thanks for the fun times in the past and those that will come in the future. Storms will come, but strong friendships make the difference in how you come out of the storms. I'm prepared to be there through the storms for you because I know you're there for me. Those are nice friends to have.
-Alicia
**PS For those of you who like to be "in the know" here is a little sneak peak of what's going on in July:
-Our July "Month" bloggers will be Steve & Kristen Hoover of Wife Swap fame.
-90&9'll be hosting 2 group blogs in July on 2 specific themes about Apostolic love.
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail me!
-Chauntay
I [Alicia] want to say thanks for reading and allowing Chauntay and I to share our month and thoughts. To recap I started June by house/dog sitting for my boss, then egg rolls, then Father's Day weekend in St. Louis with my parents, then state finals for Bible quizzing and I'm ending up the month back at my boss' to house/dog sit for the weekend. Life gets busy and it is up to each of us to make it interesting and to make a difference.
Tips to help make life interesting:
Be involved in something bigger than yourself (that may go largely unnoticed except for the one person that you make all the difference for), enjoy your family, travel, meet new people, cultivate friendships - even when the person is different from you, don't be scared of what you don't know, find the humor hiding in most every situation.
Friends
Let me say that the rule is your best/closest friends are those you've known since childhood, those that have weathered the tough times or the teenage years with you, and that the older you get the harder it is to trust someone and have strong friendships with someone new. I've been friends with Chauntay for over two years but at some point in the past year we crossed the line over to close friends that you can trust. I may be older than her (what's age?) and I may see things different at times, but it's never too late to find a close friend that helps make life fun and interesting. So, while signing off of the blog, let me say thanks, Chauntay, for becoming the close friend that you are, that has a gift for finding the hidden humor in everything (a lessor known, but still spiritual gift, in my opinion). Thanks for the fun times in the past and those that will come in the future. Storms will come, but strong friendships make the difference in how you come out of the storms. I'm prepared to be there through the storms for you because I know you're there for me. Those are nice friends to have.
-Alicia
**PS For those of you who like to be "in the know" here is a little sneak peak of what's going on in July:
-Our July "Month" bloggers will be Steve & Kristen Hoover of Wife Swap fame.
-90&9'll be hosting 2 group blogs in July on 2 specific themes about Apostolic love.
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail me!
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