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As we draw closer to another year's end, I like to reflect on the year that has passed.  It was a year filled with highs and lows.  The highs were expectional and the lows was expectionally bad.  It has been a year where I have met some of the best people I know and dug a little deeper and found out more about myself.  I love growing each year and finding out who I am underneath it all the layers.  Somethings, it's amazing the things that change and shape you as a human.  I am grateful for every experience, good or bad, this year has brought.  Every memory, scar, break in my heart is a reminder of the person I was and what it takes to be the person I am becoming. 2011 Recap Janurary Joined a gym Started going to Central Baptist Church Feburary Dyed my hair red Saw Blake Shelton with Allison and Mandy.  Ate at Skinny J's before and experienced the BEST fried pickles in Jonesboro. Started attending Bobby Cole's Singles Lifegroup Saw Andy ...

If you have clicked on this link thinking that you may get something cynical, sarcastic or witty, I'm sorry. That's not the mood I'm in tonight.  I know most of you are pretty used to the cynical Megan.  The Megan that has been burned by love and has a witty comment to say about it.  I know that I have been lacking in the blog department since Shannon and I got back together, and I apologize.  If you ask any of my closest friends they will tell you I'm just as cynical and sarcastic as I was before, I just tone it down in public now. Tonight, I am having trouble falling asleep.  The good thing about having a laptop now is I can pick it up while I'm laying here restless and being typing.  As I sit here in my bed, I have a million things running through my mind.  Mainly, I am thinking how blessed I am. Some of you may know I have recently lost someone very dear to me, a precious 11 year old named MacKenzie.  This is been the strangest couple of d...

I know it's hard to believe that I can be serious for a minute, but I'm going to try. I know things are hard to explain to people and somethings don't require explanations, but I wanted to set some things straight.  When I was a girl, 8 or 9, I don't remember, I prayed a prayer in a bathroom at a sleepover.  I went forward in church the next Sunday at church and was baptized a few weeks later. I went to church, did what I was supposed to do.  I was sure that was enough.  Until I was a teenager.  I was at church camp and felt a tug.  Thinking it was just emotions I ignored it.  Then when the speaker said "No Change No Jesus", something hit me.  I was still living like nothing happened.  I prayed another prayer and went on with life.  My pastor told me for years that I needed to be baptized again, but I didn't see the point in it. Fast Forward: 10 years later. God had been laying it on my heart that I needed to be baptized again....

So since I'm no longer "single and fabulous" I decided to show you guys I can still be fun. I think I mentioned in my last post that I am addicted to Pinterest .  One thing I love about the website is the fact that it makes me want to make things.  My favorite thing to make is Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies.  They are so easy and very yummy.  They are the right "chewyness" for me and it's almost like having a cookie in a cookie.  The recipe came from Lovin' From The Oven and is fairly simple. Here's what you need: 1 stick softened butter 6 Tablespoons sugar 6 Tablespoons brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ¼ cup flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 11 broken pieces Oreo Cookies 1 cup chocolate chips Here's What You Do 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter, and sugars until well combined. Add egg and vanilla until mixed well. 2. Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl, stir to combine. Slowly add dry...

Sorry for my lack of posting, I could blame it on being super busy (which I am).  But, I guess the reason I took a hiatus was for lack of cynicism.  My first post were based solely around my sarcastic and cynical ways.  I guess part of the reason I am not so cynical these days has to do with the guy in that picture over there.  He's pretty swell.  That picture was taken at Lambert's on a recent trip to St. Louis (on Labor Day weekend).  He keeps my pretty happy (Shannon not Lambert) these days. I have picked up an addiction to Pinterest (www.pinterest.com), don't say I didn't warn you, it's highly addictive.  One thing I have picked up from Pinterest is the urge to be crafty and the urge to bake.  I have painted 2 canvases and baked several things.  My favorite is Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies.  They are super easy and super tasty.  I'll post the recipe one day. Shannon and I at Parker Homestead Recently, school has been keeping ...

Work Update School started Monday and I have a great class.  I have 16, 6 girls and 10 boys.  They are smart, funny, and make my job pretty easy.  Although today, after one got in trouble, he told me he was not coming back to school until I was nice and give him a prize.   I just told him I'd see him later. Life Update So we spent this weekend without air.  I wouldn't recommend it.  I now have great motivation to life my life right, I can't handle 86 degrees, I need to avoid Hell. Baby Showers I went to a baby shower yesterday for a friend from the day care I worked out.  It was one of the least annoying baby showers I've been to.  We played a game, they melted candy bars unto diapers.  You had to guess what candy bar was in there.  I got all of them right but one.  I don't know if I should be happy I won or disturbed that I knew all the candy bars.  Secret Admires So, I have been dating someone.  Someone th...

I'm not feeling witty or cynical today.  I thought I would make some suggestions of things I think you should like.   I love Genva watches.  You can't be them.  They are comfortable, cute, and you can get them to match anything.  I like the silicone watches a lot, like the ones pictures, but I also have on metal one that is great too.  They come in all kinds of colors.  They have normal and funky.  I have a black one with all different color flowers on the face, super cute.  I believe it's my favorite one.  I think you should go buy a watch or two.  You can find them at Halmark . My Nook Color is the best thing I have purchased in a long time.  I have always enjoyed reading, but I never read much.  I bought my Nook three weeks ago today and I am now reading my 5th book.  I love reading in bed, it makes me sleepy.  My least favorite part about reading in bed is when I'm done and I have to get up and turn off m...