It's a small world...

Hey Everyone!!
I'm using the Alice in Wonderland computers at Disney Quest. Well this trip has been interesting so far. I was exhausted the first day. I think I like traveling with my family a little better. It's so crazy trying to keep everyone happy in the park!! AAHHH! With everyone being tired, tension is extremely high. Don't get me wrong, this is an AWESOME trip so far, but we are constantly on the go. We have been leaving at 7:15 every morning and getting back to the resort at midnight. I'm trying to take tons of pics(I have some great ones). I'm ready to come home, but still excited to go to MGM and Animal Kingdom. We are also going to go to the huge New Year's Eve celebration. Please pray for me and that I'll get some rest(haha). I'll see everyone later!! Happy New Year! (sorry for the randomness) : )

Merry Christmas!!

Hello from the House of Sawyer! Hope ya'll are enjoying this festive holiday! I'm having a great time! We ate a big dinner and I'm full!! We just got finished doing a Napolean Dynamite workout. 'Twas fun!

Yesterday, Carrie, Beth, Mrs. Sawyer, and I went to Creative Fringe and we each made a pair of earings. Then we went to an authentic THAI restaurant. YUM! I had the best Sa-Tay(chicken on a stick) and peanut sauce! It was incredible. We also went downtown Holland and roamed around Roxie's Vintage. What a great shop! The Christmas Eve service was very interesting. I liked that they played a scene from Peanuts, too. They opened with Christmastime(one of my favorite songs from MWS). I was also informed that one of the Sawyer Christmas traditions is to watch Scrooge. Although I am very partial to A Muppet Christmas Carol, this was an awesome version of the Charles Dickens classic.

Today I woke up bright and early when Mr. Sawyer came in at 7 a.m., but I just fell back asleep. When Carrie and I woke up again, I could hear Ben and Mr. Sawyer and the festive music downstairs. I got some very creative presents from the family and some surprise gifts from my mom!

Overall, it was a great weekend! I had such an awesome time getting to know the Sawyers more. It was nice to see how some other people celebrate Christmas. So...tomorrow the band and I are off to sunny Florida!! Yeah, it's in the 70's!! It's a 26 hour bus ride, so I'm sure I'll get some much needed sleep and get some homework done...I hope! See everyone when I get back! Have a great break and God Bless!!

Let It Snow...

This post has a little bit of everything, which can only mean one thing...RANDOM!!! But, hey, everyone needs to have a post like this once in a while(or all the time, whatever). This is what has been floating around in my mind since my last post...

Narnia! AWESOME!! This is by far, the BEST movie I have seen in a while(yes, even better than my beloved Jane Austen :). While I was watching it, I kept remembering certain parts from the book that I read a while back, but the movie impacted me in an incredible way. The symbolism throughout the movie was spectacular! Aslan was perfect. In all of his scenes, I could see him as Lord and the role he played throughout the story. During the death scene, I felt as if I was watching the Passion again. Because I am a visual person, that scene was a very intense moment. I was at the point of tears because I felt as if I was there, I was person in the crowd, mocking this majestic Lion, but at the same time thinking Wow. God is amazing. He(Aslan/Christ) sacrificed himself for that one boy who made a poor decision, just so he could belong to a strong army, the followers of Aslan. I also love the scene where Peter is attacked by the witch's dog and Aslan stands there and let's Peter face the battle himself. He's not alone because Aslan is there, but Peter is learning to face his fears. That hit me hard too because I have had similar experiences these past couple of years. God is there, but he hides himself in a way and allows me to face my battles and rely on Him even more for guidance. I have so many more things to say about the movie, but I almost have to watch it a couple more times to let everything really sink in.

I'm really enjoying helping out in Mr. C's room. It's just on mondays and Fridays for a hour each day, but I already feel comfortable in the classroom. Mr. C even invited me to the annual Christmas party at his house. The kids are your normal fifth graders...some think they know everything and others are cery insecure. I've been really thinking about what I want to study. I think at this point I'm really considering Elem. Ed. I love younger kids(I would probably teach 4th or 5th grade). I love being able to help them at a crucial learning age and doing projects and fun activities and being able to use my creative side. I'm really excited to have the opportunity to work with these kids.

Anyway...my week is going really well so far. I feel on top all my work and studying for my tests at the end of the week. Mr. Maynard was in a crazy mood today too, which made me happy. Band was really fun today! Band Concert Thursday! Sleigh Bells is the finale.

I love snow!! I'm really starting to get into the Christmas spirit. My favorite Christmas CD's are John Tesh, Avalon, and MWS's Christmastime. I really need to finish all my shopping soon though. It's going to be a crazy Christmas! I still don't know when I'm having our family Christmas. Christmas with the Sawyers this year though! I'm REALLY excited!

To conclude, here's some fun winter pics. Jonathan and I decided to have some fun in the snow:


my snow angel


Jonathan after rolling down our hill