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Two Years...

I told some people I would update soon so I guess that’s what I am doing right now.  Some people use Xanga as a way to give a day-to-day, play-by-play commentary on their lives.  I just don’t do that…  I just prefer telling someone in phone or in person.  So if you want to know what is going on in my life go to my dorm (if you go to ISU and don’t mind walking in to my pigsty) or CALL ME!  I know that 95% of you have cell phones and the other 5% have friends that do. 

But since I’m procrastinating, I’ll write what I have been doing since the end of last year…

This summer I did…

Chapter Focus Week (CFW) Wow that was pretty amazing!  I loved just having a whole week to focus on God. It is so beautiful at Cedar everyone is a good photographer there. My track (Loving God’s Story) was great I learned just so much.  I came to appreciate the Bible a lot more as a whole.  It was also cool seeing some UIUCers (Naomi, Nic, and Paul).

VBS “Welcome to a work in progress you’ve entered the CONTRUSTRUCTION ZONE!” (The sound my group had to sing) I had a cute bunch of kiddies.  They cried quite a bit, and sometimes I felt like a mommy picking them up and letting them cry on my shoulder.   I felt bad for Tersy because she had to deal with a rough bunch of kids.  (For all the people who think I would be a great kindergarten teacher, Tersy’s kids are the exact reason I would never be one.)

WCAC Retreat I had lots of good bonding time with Alice.  Good prayer and reminiscing of LIFE.  I also had a nutty group of suite neighbors (KT, Tersy, and Sammi).  They took my camera ransom and took a lot of insane pictures.   Good times.  I led the Junior High Girl’s small group.  A great group, a little ADDish, but a great group.

Help Alice Co-lead a small group.  We read Give it all the Him by Max Lucado.  We didn’t meet as much as Alice and I would’ve liked, but it was great just the same.

See the Lion King Musical.  It was AMAZING.  Everyone knows the Lion King story, so I would’ve never expected the Lion King Musical to be as good as it was.   The music, actors, costumes, and stage were just magnificent.  I would probably buy that soundtrack if it wasn’t so gosh darn expensive.

Went to six flags. I had tons of fun despite of the extremely long lines.  I won a long blue snake (course I was only playing ONE other person but hey winning is still winning)  Me and Jessica felt icky after that whole day, but meh who wants to remember that!

COD classes (Psychology 220 and Math 224).  I am not sure I will ever take two summer school classes in a summer again, but least I learned my lesson now.  I did good in psychology and EXTREMELY bad in Math. I’m not transferring that grade to ISU…

WCAC Camping Trip.  College boys VS College girls! That water war was insane but unforgettable memory.  Way too many laughs and good times.  I also led a sweet group of girlies in my small group.  After Eric spoke, Becky now I know why you love U2 so much! 

This year so far I’ve…

Been procrastinating badly extremely badly.  I am not sure what exactly is wrong with me.  I’ve been lacking all motivation to do all schoolwork.  I’ll flunk something and I still will have no motivation to do any better.  Failure used to push me harder, but now I don’t know anymore.  Now I’ll sit on my computer or in my bed doing nothing until the wee hours of the morning. The point of paying thousands of dollars to go to college is to learn, not waste my time away. I want to change but I do not know what to do.  Please pray for me.

Manny and Julia’s Wedding. I’ve never been to a wedding reception and that was a lot of fun.  It was so beautiful and I’ve never seen Manny smile that much!

Fall Retreat.  I thought it was cool that we had it with other ministries on campus. I got ton of fun pictures and got to talk one-on-one to a bunch of new people.  I also played carpet ball for like the second time in my life! I really didn’t want to leave so quickly.  The weekend was not long enough.

Met new people got closer to old people.  It seems all I do this is year is hangout and meet new people.  However this is good because my friendships are getting deeper. Its becoming A LOT more than “hey, what’s up” friends.   I haven’t gone to UIUC nearly as much as last year.  I think it is a good idea if I focus on one school rather than jump between the two.  This isn’t to say, however, I am not going to visit UIUC!  I would miss my friends (I obviously don’t go there for the crappy dorm food).

Random Wal-Mart Runs.  All I can say is…who knew Wal-Mart could be so fun? 

Random food runs at Denny’s, Steak and Shake, and etcetera.  I look on my Debit Card bill and everything is like Denny’s, Steak and Shake, Noodles and Company, Dairy Queen, Culvers, and did I mention Steak and Shake? It seems like all I do now is eat!  I know there is the freshman fifteen but it looks like I will invent the sophomore seventy (okay more like sophmore seventeen)!

Phew…I think I’m done!
Okay don’t expect an update for at least a few months.
You want to know more? ASK ME!

Updating Xanga again?  What is wrong with me lately?  Soon I will be those crazy bean people who update everyday and pour out their lives on Xanga (I hope not though)!  My grades are looking pretty crappy at this point. Although this situation is 100% my fault for wasting a semester doing nothing.  I don’t like at all how I start my homework until its very late or errr early…  It is soo frustrating.  I’ve lost all motivation to work.  I don’t know why. Next semester I’m taking easy classes so it should be a good ol’ GPA booster. But better news…

Yeah yeah too many people know already and I’ve told the story sooooo many times…so I’ll make it official.  I went on a "blind" (it was supposed be but we already chatted on aim so I was sure he wasn’t a werido or anything! hehe) date with David last Saturday. He's really sweet, a shopoholic and loves God.  He picked me up at seven and there was there was an orange daisy on the seat (soo sweet I know)!  We ate dinner and did a bunch of randomness until around 11 so-ishness (including wal-mart, ghetto bowling and borders)…Then we went steak and shake and just chatted and played cellie games until 2 am!!!!! o.O  All sillyness, but all very very very fun!  We talked about it and we want to make sure things will work...so we are staying friends...for now...

*Pray and wait*

~lids

HEY PEOPLE WHO READ MY XANGA!!!

(I only got xanga to Eprop/Comment but by popular request i will update, but dont expect to me to update until next year!!!  I only blog in my AIM profile.  So if you have some demented, desperate, horribly, sick, urge to see whats going on in the mind of liddy look there!)

It has been EXACTLY one year and one month since i have updated this darn thing and i guess maybe i should finally update!

2004...what a crazy, insane, totally fun, and unforgettable year!

My friends...

HOW THE HECK DID YOU STAND ME FOR THIS LONG!!! My goodness...i guess you guys really like me! haha wuv all you guys...

Central buddies- IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS...OH MY GOSH!! I seriously can't believe we can be good buddies for soo long!

Northies- I only met you guys Senior year so it hasn't been too long...but it felt much longer! Yay for all the parties, the hanging out, the dances and the great memories...

wcac yg- thanks for a great kick butt 2004!! all those coffee houses thehe way too much fun.... the retreat, camping trip ,  and LIFE!   They taught us sooo much!!!  LIFE really put cetain things into perspective.
RANDOM MEMORIES: Retreat- chicken pot pie, falling asleep at all the WRONG times (hehe even been fell asleep in the morning once),  Camping trip- flour fight, getting very very lost while hiking, great campfires, and great worship.  LIFE – Two words...THE SWIFT.  (People are getting over them, but it was a great obsession while it lasted. :)  )  And oh my goodness Francis was awesome!! I still haven't forgotten all he to say... Lemonade and chocolate milk (sin and good) both taste good...but mixed together they are gross..
I seriously love you guys soo much! God bless you all!

GS- FLORIDA ROCKED!!! Let's do it agaiN!! Even our meetings our fun cause we get soo (tehehe) off topic!  We are just crazy, Scifi, fantasy, book lovers and i think THATS AWESOME!

Online buddies-You guys are the many random people that i never actually SEEN, but are friend's friends so i just talk to you guys online. What would i do without guys to keep me entertained at 4 am!?!?! THANKS FOR PRETENDING TO LISTEN TO ME!! :O)

SHOUT OUTS...
(its completely random and its whoever i think of!!)

Cait Sullivan-We should really do that VH thing...but...erm...I'M BUSY...YOU'RE BUSY...:sigh: lets  try not to get kicked out of VH?  Ah...those good memories of Florida...Remember your disgruntled pic...    i wont show it to anyone besides our good ol' troop. I PROMISE!

Court- its been great this year seeing you change ,specially your sense of style (i remember the days i told YOU to wear something slightly more girly and now im the grundgy one!), and grow up...wow has it been nearly 8 years when i looked down the lunch table and said "I KNOW YOU!" I really LOVED that i practically lived at your house over winter break (hehe it was fun).  Thanks for the rides last year (waking up those few minutes late was just great!) Creative writing is like one of the BEST CLASSES EVER!!!!!  The memories of...swedish fishes, the quickthinks, that kick butt feildtrip (most teachers dont ask their students "let's go to wisconson for a feildtrip"), guessing mr. hayward's hair color, and just being the best class ever !!!I don't know when I will actually finish that page in your yearbook...it will get done someday...*tosses your yearbook out of my 16th floor*  oppsies it somehow DISSAPEARED! i guess i dont have to do it!! haha just kidding it will get done..

Kaidi- my wittle fob that became asain hottie...:sigh: first time you talked to me all you was nod and say yes...WOW now you are at NU! We have gone though a lot and done so much... thanks for introducing me to the the Northies and all your rides to parties and such.  (Even though i felt like i was going to die in that old green ford or yours! i didn't think it was even possible for a car to stall THAT much! Oh well i guess we survived...)  this didn't happen in the last year but i totally remember the day you brought luce to my house and she saw Jerry! HAHA!  I love your family and your house! You mom's a great cook and you mooch of my junk food!  College is making us see each other less but we can still hang out in breaks in stuff...  KD you are a my NU hottie! ROCK ON KD ROCK ON!

Shelly- You will forever be the crazy lunch colander girl...I WILL NEVER forget it! (I can't believe you even THOUGHT about going back after we are OUT of high school and getting another good ol' lunch calendar...)  i still can't believe you are TOP FIVE...ahh the crazyness... Shelly you say and do so many "interesting" things (well...intrusting to say the least). For example...i remember when i first met you asked if bunnies laid eggs.  OR You point to north and call it central OR (i know this didn't happen in 2004 but its soo sad its notewrothy...) You come to my house to pick up a jacket and leave without it!! OR Spin in around and twist your ankle (well i guess i could've done that too but thats besides the point) SHELLS YOU ARE MY "SPECIAL" GURL AND I WUV YA! (:sigh: i still can't believe WashU wanted you! j/k j/k)

Angie-I remember sometime senior year we( me, court and sandy) wanted to go each out a chili's before school cause it was a final day and we didn't need to go to lunch. You INSISTED you had to study and couldn't go! (this was after Court tried to reason with you too).  Also Shelly for some dumb reason follows you like a baby duck does her mama duckie said she couldn't go either!  You never stop studying do you!!!!! TEACH ME TO STUDY TOO!!  You should learn to slack a lil too...life is funner that way (yes i DID say funner...so what!)

 Tash- i dont see you too much since you became too cool for high school and graduated early haha...i still always wuv you dont worry! (oh yeah i still have your JJHS yearbook!  I'll remember to give sometime!)

jesska- hey i remember when i first met you, you were wearing that black anime shirt! thehe its been a while since then....i found pics of you and Dave DDRing soph. year...now you can kick my butt!!!  Do you like your froggie?   It can be a  like a chair at your new apartment.  I'll come visit your apartment when I'm at UIUC.  Even though i practically go there every other week i really have NEVER seen you!  Let's try to meet sometime...somehow....

dave g- ANSWER YOUR PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D00d…. Good luck at NY and all it has to offer! It was very fun having you in Bio, contemporary fiction (I never did write a single essay better than you! Maybe one but I was only like 1% better or something…), and weighted essay writing. Thanks for 2 years wroth or rides and tons of crazy memories)

Kit- Kitman wut up!  This is totally a random memory but i remember when you wore natalia's black trenchcoat jacket! (It didn't even go up to your knees!)  I still can picture that in my head.  Too bad i didn't have a picture of it. Have fun at SIUE but don't get too drunk!!

carl- dj carlos wut is up! Haha 

TOMASS- spanish rocked!!!  Remember the piñata last day for class?  Thank you for the nicknames lidiamos and lidiassmos…(I will treasure those nicknames deep in my heart) hahaha

Chris- Thank You for prom (pretty and so amazing!) and spring (kindergarten made tickets and upside down tulip remember? haha).    Thanks for great memories!

KOLAR - what up you crazy girl!!! I still cant believe you were jer’s FMP leader!  I think is hilarious you are referred to the crazy blonde haired gurl!  Congrats on your awesome at UIUC!  I will try to visit as much as possible!

WIWY-WOW its been years!! You are officially the first person i started those hour-long phone conversations with! It was horrible when you moved to dumb ol' acton soph year!  We still call each other practically everday..( I think if we can call each other like everday people who are going out have no excuse not to!   I know that’s random but oh well…)  I think it ROCKS that you are a uiuc and I can visit you once a month or so.  Remember that bus driver the time i visited for yellowcard?? YOU DUMB DUMB GIRL I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT!  Learn to be more...secretive...don’t fling illegal things in peoples faces…Wiwy...remember...PO-YA-TERS????? (it still remains a option to me!!!)  Talk to you when you get back from HK.

sandy- HEY HEY Sandra luwhoo!  I know we aren't talking at much this year but sometimes im busy and you always do homework!!  (hehe) Well... i didn't forget all the times we had going with you to get sr piccies, Spanish class and all those long phone conversations that were supposed to me helping you with math but didn’t always stay that way (I get off topic don’t I?)  I tired you see you over break but that didn’t happen… L We NEED to meet up over summer okay???

tiff-We weren't ever in classes but going out to lunch senior year made up for it! I remember how you ate cheetoes with chopsticks!! Speaking of snacks....Krunchers (I think that’s how you spell it) mmmmmmmmmmm…it was fun introducing Nicole to them!  I love how you tell me of all you work drama. It makes me laugh. “cool” underwear! hahah!!! That was awesome!  I hope you like your bubble bath…don’t stress out soo much and take a bath!!!!

Nicole-  I’m sorry for using all your gas…I’ll pay you…Let’s say all those good times a Jewel was paying you back!  Haha just kidding!  I’ll buy you a cute present someday or ill buy a cute guy instead.  

Nasti- i just wanted to say...teddy grams... (WTFmate there nottin but lil legs in here, and “My first book”) LOL!

alice-I love how we got close last year through LIFE, retreat, and espcially camping trip.  I will never forget praying with you in the tent...it was...AWESOME!  Our late night or should i say early morning calls are always a lot of fun.  (although we should cut down on those this semester! I'm not telling the time of these convestaions condering the public nature of xanga how last time your mom read and entry or something like that) i wuv monkey...hope you love the pink blanket half as much as i love monkey...

James- thanks for all the parties and opening up your home to all of us. i wont ever forget Sasauge Fest! that was great!

jason - for all the times i went over to your house and hung out!  Thanks

Dev- lots of "interesting" things happened at you house to say the least... Thank you for letting me chill in your dorm everytime i'm at "sub PAR at best"! 

Newell- that thanksgiving gathering ROCKED! THANK YOU!

Jane, kt, bea, sammi, tersy - you guys are my jr high gurls and will ALWAYS be! i cannot believe you guys are ALL (Jane was already in high school last year) high schoolers now! 

Rach and Becks - you are the guys are the downright, DY-NO-MITE, dancing, duo! It was crazy fun having you guys as LIFE roomies. You guys always make me laugh (especially last coffeehouse)! Have a great senior year!  Rach Good luch at UIUC!

Laur- Thanks for being a great roomie!  (I was expecting worse and imagining a potsmoking, drinking, sex-loving roomie)  Despite the fact sometimes your TV obsessions can drive me crazy at times you have given me a great semester. (I got nice speakers and a subwoffy to drown you out now! Haha!) Lets get out of our dorm semester…maybe…..hehe….

Tersy- Hey you're here TWICE!  Sweet eh?  DO YOU MISS YOUR BIG SISTA?????  I wuv your letter!  I will write you in-between my job, being in honors and school…(somehow…) oy oy

Jer-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMERRRRRRRRR SLIPPERS!!!!!! DOH!
 
jesus- I was thinking wow it was would be stupid to give You a shout out... but hey why not! You are a friend that i Love so so so so much.  You have changed my life. I LOVE you and NEED you!  I don't call on You enough...please teach me to call on YOU more..

Mommy/Daddie- I love you guys! You guys wont ever read xanga but I was on a roll so why not!  Thank you for all your 18 years of support! Meowmie and Baubu I wuv you!

If you want you can comment on a nice 2004 memory.  If you can't think of one thats totally okay...i forget peoples names like

crazy! WHY CANT PEOPLE JUST WEAR NAMETAGS!!

oh yea if you want me to add you just IM me...im serious i tried to do this quick and keep it short so i mighta missed ya (not on purpose though!)

hmm...ill end in a quote..

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont matter, and those who matter don't mind

yay for dr. suess

~liddy, lid, lid-ya, lid- jah,  liddie, lidders, lids, lidgurl, liddybug,  shing shing, da (big in chinese) mei,  little one, smurf