My Whole World

I know I am incredibly behind on blogging.

I just cant seem to find any time these days to sit down and post!

So for now you will probably just get post full of pictures simply bc I dont have time to sit down and put my brain to work and write stuff. lol

I have been so blessed to be able to work with these two girls as Yearbook Editors with me.

(At a recent yearbook conference we went to with our adviser Mrs Springer)

Fishing with Kyle. :)

My Senior parking spot

Me and my friends at the Apopka ESPN2 game

I love my little twin Abbey! :)

Again I love my editors! They are the best! :)

(Taken at the NHS induction)

Precious Memories

This one is for my Grandpa who I love so very much! :)

My life for the past 17 years has been filled with countless memories at my Grandpa's house sharing laughter and love. I have always looked forward to the Sunday afternoons at Grandpa and Grandma's house every week.

One of my earliest memories of Grandpa would be those infamous rides with him on the lawnmower with me wearing nothing but a diaper and a smile on my face. These memories range from my joyful lawnmower rides with him in years past to our current weekly Sunday visits down to the lake to visit the horses.

My Grandpa is my hero and I know that no matter what kind of day I have had he can always put a smile on my face. Grandpa is a man of wisdom and honor. I believe that as a young person I have a lot I could learn from my Grandpa.

As a child my Grandpa was never sure that there would be food on the table each meal for him and his siblings. Because of his early childhood he now feels very blessed with the things he has today. After watching my Grandpa, I have learned to appreciate the things that the Lord blesses me and my family with.

In recent years my Grandpa has gotten older and along with getting older comes health problems. He has fallen several times and his balance is off. We have worried about him hurting himself out in the nursery. Despite the fact that my Grandpa’s health has declined in recent years he has still kept his steadfast work ethic. My Grandpa has always had a love for working and being outside. He is not content until the job is finished. If there were more people in this country like my Grandpa this world would be a lot better of a place

Even while laying in his hospital bed a few weeks ago Grandpa found a way to cheer us up and make us laugh. His fun loving spirit during this stressful time encourages me to look for the best in each situation I encounter in life.

On a daily basis he puts others before himself. He is always interested in what is going on in my life and willing to help with whatever project I have going on. My Grandpa’s compassion for others inspires me every day to be like him.

I believe I can learn a lot by watching those who have had more experience than me.

Happy Birthday!

Well this seems to just be the week for birthdays! lol. Kyle's on Tuesday then my best friends birthday was on Tuesday and now today is Forrest birthday!

(Forrest at Bubba's Gump, he told Britt that he was just trying to fit the part of Forrest)

But this post is for my favorite (and only haha) brother-in-law, Forrest Sumner!!! :D

Happy Birthday Bro! I love you so much! You have been such an awesome bro-in-law and friend to me! I have been so blessed to have someone like you as a brother-in-law!!!

You crack me up with your dancing in the car and the little random things you do! Little did I know when I met you that you were this crazy! hahah. There are only a few "privileged" people that see this side of you :P

I love you Forrista!

xoxo,

Your Shish

Oh by the way to my blog readers I am going to try and post again in the next week or so and post my "This I Believe" essay I wrote for English class that I chose to write about my Grandpa. And also I will post about my first day of work at SWI, which is tomorrow!! :D

Reality is kicking in!

I will not mention any names but it has been brought to my attention numerous times

by a dear sister of my mine that I love oh so much,

*cough* Brittany Nicole Sumner *cough*

that I haven't posted every day like I said I would.

I know I know! I have failed miserably at my daily post in my 75 days of Summer series.

I'm sorry! Things have just gotten so busy here and once Harmony Highlands passed,

I wanted to be able to sit and write all about it but I kept putting it off till eventually more and more things were happening that is was way too much to even begin to try and post about! haha.

But with summer coming to an end very shortly I have a very harsh and sudden reality check that

yes indeed I am a senior and right now I am experiencing my last summer of true freedom. :(

I have very mixed emotions about my senior year.

I am so excited about all the fun senior events that are going to happen and the football games and pep rallys and senior bonfire.

But I also am not looking forward to walking across that stage and getting my diploma and posing for that cheesy picture with the principal and then stepping out into the real world.

I've always looked forward to graduating with great anticipation as I grew up watching my sister and 2 of my cousins walk across the same stage that I would walk across one day.

But I got to tell ya now that its here I'm kinda scared!

It all kinda hit me recently when I was talking to my best friend about senior year and everything. She got talking about college and all the stuff she had to do in order to get into the college she wanted to, SMU in Dallas, Texas. I suddenly realized holy crapp in a very short time we are graduating and life isnt going to be all about friday night football games! Things are going to change completely. & my best friend who I have always been able to rely on for the past two years isnt going to be just a 15 minute drive away if I need to her to make those awesome break up cookies she makes! :P All the sudden I just broke down in tears thinking about everything changing and not being able to see my close friends every day!

I realize this is all part of growing up but gosh darn it why does it all have to happen so fast?

So I guess all this to say yeah although I love to say "Gosh I cant wait to be done with high school and out of the drama!" (which I'm sure all of you have heard me say on numerous occasions haha) I really am going to miss high school so much and the people that I have grown to know and love the past 4 years. So with that being said I havent forgotten about you dear bloggers! Although senior year is going to be crazy hectic I will try my best to post as much as possible!

But my advice to you if you really want to be in the "IN" crowd get a facebook! haha *Cough* Brittany! *Cough* hahah Love you B!

I will leave you with a very short recap of my summer with a picture from each event. :)

Love yall!

Dollar Movies with Abby and Jeffrey :)

Me and Abby got a little dirty while we were laying sod.

Yearbook Palooza.

Me and Christy had so much fun at that convention!

Little Union July Meeting.

I tell you what I love this group of people dearly. I feel so close to them and I know that no matter what I truly can depend on them to be there for me!

Harmony Highlands.

(I have sooo many more pictures of this week so if you want to see them or any of my other summer pictures look on facebook and if you dont have one let me know and i will send you the link to look at them)

FCA Leadership Beach Trip

Coastal Georgia Fellowship Meeting.
Me and Caroline shared an adjoining room with her parents and had an absolute blast. This is us being lazy and creative eating breakfast in bed and watching Julie&Julia. :)

Babysitting the kiddos and making forts and watching movies.

Me and Abby's crazy hair sleepovers. :)

Surprising Abby and picking her up at the airport after she was in Michigan for 3 weeks.

Day 9: 75 Days of Summer

Harmony Highlands is the best week out of the whole entire year!

Sunday is the day I will be seeing all the awesome people I have missed oh so much in the past year at Harmony Highlands!!

I have finally finished packing for Harmony Highlands!

I'm just a tad bit excited about HH! I mean come on who wouldnt be??

So needless to say I wont be posting blogs daily next week due to me spending the most awesome week of the whole year with the most awesome people in the whole entire universe!! (:

(If ya cant tell I'm just a little excited!!)

Day 8: 75 days of Summer

I spent the morning packing stuff for 'Bama with Mom. We also finished my gator blanket that momma has been working on and then I went to an FCA end of the year party with Aaron. We had alot of fun! Me and Aaron played pool and that was very interesting! haha I had never played pool before so he had to teach me how to play and we will just say it was my first time and leave it at that! hahaha. :P Then I came home and packed some more! haha. (:

Day 7: 75 Days of Summer!

Today I went over to Abby and Jeffrey's house to hang out for a little bit. They are leaving to go up to Michigan tomorrow morning and Jeffrey will only be gone for a week but Abby will be up there for 3 weeks so we wanted to hang out just one more time before she left! (As if we arent always with each other! hahah) We just chilled and I helped her finish packing her stuff and helped Aaron pack up his stuff! haha. I discovered that it is very interesting and entertaining to help a 7 year old boy pack! haha NOTHING matches and he wants to wear pants when it's so hott outside! (: I love that boy!

After I left their house I came back home and did some more packing for 'Bama and helped Momma finish up the Gator blanket she is making me for next week! (: Tonight I just got back from going to church with Aaron. It was really great! Mrs KC talked about how we need to "strip" everything away that is keeping us from building up a strong relationship with God. (:

Only 2 more days till I leave for Alabama!! I'm pretty excited! ;)