its great to see a new year, let's all rejoice!
well hello everyone and happy new year!
its great to be able to see the year 2006! praise the Lord for this glorious moment!
ok well classes started back today and i can honestly say im excited. i had a wonderful break and now i think
im ready to start class with an open mind and a yearn to learn! hehe..(note this jubilation could change next week)
so lets see i guess i can give you a run down of a my break..lets see..i went to memphis with my family. we went to national civil rights museum, where they have martin luther kings room enclosed in glass and left as it was the day he was assasinated. its a very moving experience for those who haven't been. i suggest everyone go at least once in there life. that was my second time and it was just as moving as the first. we went to this place called "tater reds lucky mojos and voodoo healings". its a gift shop on beale street and it had the coolest things! i bought a doors poster from one of their concerts for $5! we then went to another gift shop where i bought mark and myself a t-shirt. we all had dinner at this place called "the blues cafe". the food was really good. that night we went back to the hotel and everyone split up and did their own thing. on the way back(christmas eve) i came down with a virus. i had been up since 6:00am throwing up and feeling incredibly dizzy! it was by far the longest ride back to bham! my mom was driving,since my dad couldn't make the trip, and we were trailing my uncle who had to pull over frequently for me to throw up! we finally made it back, and i went straight to bed, achey, nauseated, and feverish. i had to miss christmas dinner with my family b/c i wasn't any better. by the next day i was feeling more like my self and by tuesday i was completely healed.
when i was finally able to stand up on my own two feet, i was knocked back down when i found out my grandfather passed away that evening. for those of you who don't know, my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer about 2 maybe 3 weeks ago. instead of having surgery to remove the cancerous tumor on his lungs, he opted to have chemotherapy apparently the cancer spread to his spine and he was not able to walk.my mom and my dad, and my uncle and aunt, went to see him christmas day. i wasn't able to go b/c as i mentioned i was sick. my mom said that they sang some hyms and prayed and fellowshiped and she said that he seemed to be at ease. the day after christmas he took at turn for the worst, according to my dad, and by tuesday evening he passed. i really believe he was ready to go and im glad he is now at peace. i was upset at first, but then i praised God for relieving him of pain. we had his funeral on new years eve. the funeral was held in Gasden(where he lived) but he was buried in his hometown of Society Hill, AL. (Tuskegee for those who don't know small towns) this was a 3 hour trip and the person driving our family car definitely made it interesting. lets just say i was happy when we finally made it back that night in Gasden in one piece!
other than those things i really didn't do too much. i went running at the park with my mom, watched movies, oh and i saw katia and jp for 2.5 seonds on yesterday! it was really good to see them. they seemed to be doing great! anywho im all out of things to say, i hope everyone has an enjoyable first day of school! =)