I'm still excited about school... but CRAZY!!!

Oh to think back to my last post when I was so excited to start school... how I was looking foward to studying and what not... I'M CRAZY!! I know everyone here at least feels the way I do that for some reason you just feel sooooo busy... and you think that maybe next week won't be as bad... but wait it is just as busy. I am glad I just read my last post because I want to go back to being as excited to get my backpack ready for class as I was so many weeks ago... and now I will be.

HA... and our toilet broke again... like a pipe broke under the floor and they had to rip up the tile and fix it... so our whole bathroom was broken for about a week, but now its fixed. And because its fixed we now have hot water and lots of water pressure!! YAHOO!!

Have a good week and tell someone you love them today... haha... its like one of those cheessy made for TV movies... :)

  • rebecca
    i love you, but only if!! you come visit me soon.
    by rebecca at 10/11/06 9:57AM
  • hannahrunswithendurance
    i love you, and i talked to you on the phone yesterday. it's cool when the college person on the phone with you is somebody you know. :)
    by hannahrunswithendurance at 10/11/06 3:34PM
  • emailc
    u have a lot of "toilet problems"
    by emailc at 10/11/06 4:37PM
  • sweetmelissa
    I got your message the other day. Good to hear your voice again!
    by sweetmelissa at 10/12/06 12:50PM
  • minnesotajones
    TARA! Thanks f or this weekend, it was a ton of fun! haha I didn't even know that your toilet was broken before--I'm glad it was fixed. Have a great fall break! : )
    by minnesotajones at 10/17/06 7:24PM
  • yakattack
    i love you and should talk to you...btw, where are you going to school next year?
    by yakattack at 10/24/06 11:51AM
  • heather
    Happy Halloween!!
    by heather at 10/31/06 1:35PM
  • kimarie
    Hey I love you!
    by kimarie at 11/21/06 2:07AM
  • emailc
    Happy Thanksgiving!!
    by emailc at 11/22/06 6:31PM
  • imelgringo
    hola
    by imelgringo at 11/30/06 12:30AM
  • heather
    MERRY CHRISTMS!!! see ya tonight!
    by heather at 12/25/06 11:05AM
  • emmy
    hey tara! i miss you and everybody there!! hopefully i can see you in the summer or someting! tell everybody hi love you! ~Emmy
    by emmy at 02/17/07 12:54PM
  • chelly
    hey how is Florida? i so wanna be where u and brian are, by the way how has he been behaving? lol
    by chelly at 03/01/07 5:36PM
  • nanna
    hello! This is Hannah W. from St. Louis!! I didn't know you were on here!
    by nanna at 05/29/07 8:16AM
  • krimble09
    hey... its Lauren Kemble...nice roomin with you at the Ohio camp...!
    by krimble09 at 06/17/07 9:36PM
  • xxbriarrosexx
    hey tara...i met you at camp [candle making]
    by xxbriarrosexx at 06/20/07 10:07AM
  • cherri
    wow... 2006... you really need to update :)
    by cherri at 07/07/07 4:24PM
  • rootbeer
    hi tara!!!!i'm sstill excited about high school muicalhow about you oh i almost for got i'm maddie from mo camp and bye the way thanks for telling me to try whipped cream and animal crackersit is and was good bye
    by rootbeer at 07/26/07 4:00PM
  • rootbeer
    oh bye the way you need to update!!!!!!!!!
    by rootbeer at 07/26/07 4:04PM

man... never have i loved school this much!!

So I don't ever remember being as excited to start school as I was last night... and this morning... and right now!! Today is (was for me... I'm done and its 12:45 :) ) the first day of classes!! Last night in the basement (of Sutton cause that’s where i live) we basement girls were all thrilled to get our backpacks ready to start classes today! I woke up and got Starbucks with Sarah B. and Ledford and it was great times. Both my classes were great and Chapel was wonderful!!!!!! Boy oh boy I feel like a nerd for liking school so much right now. I have 5 classes (and soccer) that equal to 16 hours and am only in 2 class rooms all semester... exciting!

On a very happy note... OUR TOILET IS FIXED!! YAHOO!!

Wear deodorant and smile lots this weekend!!
  • alibelly
    Tara, you are just too cute. I love that you are so excited....That's the way I get as well, although I have a feeling that I won't be quite as excited for classes this year! I hope that you are doing just wonderful, and good luck with soccer!
    by alibelly at 08/24/06 3:59PM
  • emailc
    lol
    by emailc at 08/24/06 5:09PM
  • walrus_luver
    hey tara!!! i miss you...im going to try and come down there sometime this year..well love ya girl
    by walrus_luver at 08/24/06 10:05PM
  • bg
    im glad you are so excited! have fun this year, I know you will!
    by bg at 08/25/06 12:53AM
  • rebecca
    oh sutton basememnt toilets. oh tara powers face.
    by rebecca at 08/25/06 10:59AM
  • rebecca
    those two things are in no way similar!!
    by rebecca at 08/25/06 11:00AM
  • degrado
    Yay for the toilet being fixed! Good basement times... :)
    by degrado at 08/25/06 1:26PM
  • siedenstud
    we need to hang out. now. cut class. welcome to moe's.
    by siedenstud at 08/26/06 1:49PM
  • andrew87
    I'll smile a lot this weekend BECAUSE I'm wearing deoderant!
    by andrew87 at 08/26/06 3:32PM
  • anniekittysinger
    yo dance party in my room hinley 122 the first friday of sept .
    by anniekittysinger at 08/26/06 4:08PM
  • kimarie
    Hey, wut up Tara P?
    by kimarie at 09/02/06 1:52AM
  • sweetmelissa
    Hope you're having a great time! Miss ya! Tell all my gals Hey for me!!
    by sweetmelissa at 09/03/06 10:07AM
  • heather
    I heard about your accident! I hope you're ok!
    by heather at 09/22/06 11:28PM
  • imelgringo
    yay happy toilets!
    by imelgringo at 09/23/06 11:26AM
  • emailc
    hi this is emalie from camp! dio u rememder me?
    by emailc at 09/23/06 8:04PM
  • emailc
    great!
    by emailc at 09/25/06 5:43PM
  • emailc
    hi
    by emailc at 09/28/06 7:00PM
  • corbinoo
    man you crack me up...thanks for thwe phone calls...even tho you are made to do it....
    by corbinoo at 10/03/06 5:41PM

so I guess I should update

Well... I have been home for about 2 days... and I like it here!! Except that I came home from camps that were not ACed to a house whose AC just died. Its been out since Sunday night... 30 minutes b4 I got home and we are getting a new one right now. So I kinda melting now as I blog cause our upstairs is like an oven...

Anways... I had a great summer!!! It was better than GROOD!! All the camps were great and the campers there so much fun!! I have to thank God becaue my group was so wonderful... I feel so blessed because we all got along so well and now I'm so close to everyone of them!!

I don't think I have ever been more excited to start school than I am right now!!!! I really can't wait... I'm home for 2 weeks then its a 15 hour drive to school early to start soccer on the 14th. HAHA... me playing soccer... the only other time I did it was this same time last year for FC... speaking of soccer I better go run... like really I am out of shape!!!
  • the_helmet
    i wish i was goin to fc this year :(
    by the_helmet at 08/01/06 5:18PM
  • ledhead
    School, don't remind me bro!
    by ledhead at 08/01/06 6:23PM
  • ctaly22
    you were an awesome camp friend. long live the kool-aid mustache
    by ctaly22 at 08/01/06 11:37PM
  • mowgli87
    i am gonna try and play soccer too
    by mowgli87 at 08/02/06 12:00AM
  • mowgli87
    i have to run for the next two weeks
    by mowgli87 at 08/02/06 12:01AM
  • lydia
    no AC? yikes! i love you. i haven't had a phone all weekend and i can't remember anyone's phone numbers. agh!
    by lydia at 08/02/06 12:38AM
  • cheerio_luv_94
    hi tara it's bethany from camp
    by cheerio_luv_94 at 08/02/06 12:33PM
  • anniekittysinger
    see you at fc
    by anniekittysinger at 08/02/06 1:24PM
  • wigglewerm13
    there is this person #1 who loves this person #2...b/c person #2 is so stinkin awesome and knew just what to say when person #1 needed someone...i love you tara!!!see you in a couple of weeks:)
    by wigglewerm13 at 08/02/06 5:47PM
  • sweetmelissa
    Hey sweet cheeks! Glad your summer was great. I always knew you'd make a perfect camp friend!
    by sweetmelissa at 08/03/06 1:15AM
  • lilbain
    Tara....I miss you dearly and i just heard about your former roommate!!! What do you think about that!?
    by lilbain at 08/03/06 10:31AM
  • emailc
    have a good time!
    by emailc at 08/03/06 11:05AM
  • ashleyann
    I'm so glad you had such a good time as a camp friend! I'm glad another Casper girl went on to be a camp friend!
    by ashleyann at 08/03/06 5:00PM
  • littlebit
    Tara... don't know if you'll remember me - Alicia from Ohio camp 98'... me and your brother hung out - I'd love to get in touch with him - last time I heard from him was when he sent me a sweet card and gift for my wedding. Sounds like you're doing good! Hope to hear back from you soon.
    by littlebit at 08/05/06 7:03PM
  • corbinoo
    awh your so cute..i miss you so much..thanks fro the call the otehr night...or mornign i guess i should say..i was not in talkting terms...sorry..but it really did mean alot tara...love you lots...im so glad we got to be ni the same cabina nd get to knwo each other better and spend time together...you are turuly amazing...love long time tara!!!
    by corbinoo at 08/06/06 8:42PM
  • my_little_pony
    I wish I was going back to FC so I could see you!
    by my_little_pony at 08/08/06 5:15PM
  • rebecca
    it's your turn to come surprise me in BG!
    by rebecca at 08/21/06 2:11PM
  • bg
    hey I didn't know you were on here!
    by bg at 08/24/06 10:20AM
  • bg
    this is brittany guyer
    by bg at 08/24/06 10:21AM

ha I surprized her... kinda...

so I might be crazy for driving almost 5 1/2 hours to see her... but you would have to if she jumped out of her bed (without pants on) and gave to the biggest hug... and kept petting you to make sure that it wasn't a dream and that you were really there. Its my first time in AR and first at the Norman's house... thats right I'm at BELLA'S house!!! I got here at about 2:15 am and after following my mapquest directions I got here and just walked in since good'old said the door would be opened for him. I was greeted my her little 13 year old bro and he thought I was like a robber so he had an arrow in his hands. He pointed me to her room and it was SOOOOO GROOOOD to see her!! We talked until real late and then tried to go to sleep but talked some more!! And then Bella fell asleep so I read my book and chatted with Mrs. Norman while she drank her coffee b4 work. Then I was awake to great papa Norman. So it has been a real good day and I'll be real sad to go home tomorrow... but at least I got to see my Bella once this summer!! Did I mention that I'm crazy... mostly because I love her so much that I would be crazy!! She is pretty awesome... and my best friend!!

Thank you so much Bella and Sarah for being there for me as I burned my cares away... thanks for letting me know it will be ok... cause with buddies like you it will!!

And on Tuesday I got to see he FRIENDS and that was so awesome!! Only like 12 days till I leave with my "friends" ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... SUMMER!!
  • kaylamarie
    sooo we are def in the same room at kamp kennessee its gonna be soo SWEEEEET!!!
    by kaylamarie at 06/19/06 1:29AM
  • siedenstud
    oh tara, my tara, let me count the ways in which I love thee: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...(3 weeks later)...999,999,997 999,999,998 999,999,999 1,000,000,000. whew i'm exhausted, and i'm not even half done!!! i love you! hope you are having fun!
    by siedenstud at 06/22/06 6:38PM
  • vetter
    i know you won't read this for a pretty good while... it was good seeing you today and hanging out with you selling shirts at good ol' kamp kennessee. i'll try to keep working on our friend.
    by vetter at 06/25/06 10:31PM
  • sportsfan
    hey Tara, this is Jason Reynolds from MN camp. You stayed at my mom and dad's house after camp. I just wanted to say hi and say thank you for coming to camp. Is that Jady guy bugging you again with that "awful death music"?
    by sportsfan at 06/26/06 10:00PM
  • kaylamarie
    so yes i love you!! And i cant wait till FC just six more weeks!! ahhhhh!!
    by kaylamarie at 07/01/06 3:50PM
  • the_helmet
    hey this is Rob Reeves! i just wanted to say that i had a blast at kamp and a large part was b/c of the friends!! thanks for all the fun :)
    by the_helmet at 07/02/06 1:14PM
  • rebecca
    HEY. what is your email address and mailing address? email them to me pleeeeease!!!!!! rebecca.dawn@gmail.com
    by rebecca at 07/11/06 4:11PM
  • emilyk
    so i'm in the library and i just heard this girl go, "where's tara?" and i think that my heart did a little flip flop, because i guess that i thought you were in this very library...stink! you're not...
    by emilyk at 07/12/06 2:45PM
  • emilyk
    AND when you get back from MO camp fill me in on every detail...i wanted to be there a whole lot. i love you!
    by emilyk at 07/12/06 2:46PM
  • rebecca
    ψΒΓ
    by rebecca at 07/13/06 8:25PM
  • sweetmelissa
    Hey there, my beautiful girl! How's youre camp tour? I know you're doing well! Love and miss you!
    by sweetmelissa at 07/13/06 8:33PM
  • jg17
    hey this is Jared Gentry from MN and MO camp. camp was awsome.
    by jg17 at 07/16/06 2:53PM
  • minnesotajones
    TARA! It's Amanda, I miss you!!! I hope you have an amazing time at Chicagoland...
    by minnesotajones at 07/19/06 4:39PM
  • emailc
    TARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it's emalie!!!!!hi
    by emailc at 07/20/06 3:14PM
  • emailc
    i have a great uncle Norman
    by emailc at 07/20/06 3:18PM
  • dazzlin_em
    TARA! I had so much fun on the tube with you! I love you!
    by dazzlin_em at 07/20/06 7:12PM
  • ledhead
    Hey Tara. It's Jeremiah. Remember? From camp. MO camp. MN camp. Ring a bell? Maby? Maby not? Maby so?
    by ledhead at 07/25/06 8:29PM
  • arkansas_cinderella
    Hey Tara! I met you at the Sister Hazel concert!! how are things?
    by arkansas_cinderella at 07/30/06 2:19PM
  • kimarie
    TARA POWERS!!!! I'm gonna see you in like 12 days!
    by kimarie at 07/31/06 10:27PM

Abby is her name...

So being at home is good... The summer is going by slowly but at least I get to talk on the phone to all my long distant friends... Bella we will get through the summer... even when we can't talk every night...

So being at my home congregation is different now... I guess I just notice more things maybe because I have grown up some... hummm... who would have thought that would have happened after the first year away...

Well the thing I love most is the little kids!! Maybe because there isn't too many "teens" my age so I hang out with the 8 and under crew after services. The two girls I baby-sit are so much fun and I love taking my Friday nights to watch them... I sometimes ask their parents to go out so I can hang with them!! Well Abby the youngest one, age 5, sits with me a lot during church... its just so cute cause she tries to be just like me... crossing her legs the same way, taking off her sweater if I have mine off, looking through my bag and using my lotion... But the thing I love most is when she sings!!!!! It has to be the cutest thing in the world. She has no clue what she is singing half the time (like "when the roll is called up yonder"... I didn’t know what the work yonder meant until I was like 12) She will be coloring and then when the chorus starts she just sings along off key and with her whole heart and it makes me smile and make me sing with my heart even more!!!

So if you have the chance sit next to a little one at church... it’s a real blessing!!!
  • lizbiz
    I know what you mean, theres these two little kids who sit in front of us who sing so loud. Its so cute! And these this little kid who always shouts amen really loud!
    by lizbiz at 05/18/06 7:49PM
  • molly24
    I'm so excited to see you real soon!
    by molly24 at 05/19/06 12:40AM
  • coolcatliz
    i wove you tons:)
    by coolcatliz at 05/20/06 2:28AM
  • steroid_steve
    I thought that the same song meant something about a thunderstorm.
    by steroid_steve at 05/20/06 4:21PM
  • grady
    You didn't know what yonder ment until you were twelee? What part of the country did you grow up in?
    by grady at 05/21/06 4:32PM
  • emilyk
    i love you a whole, whole lot. thanks for calling the other night..sorry i didnt hear it ring. maybe, if im lucky, well talk very very soon:)
    by emilyk at 05/22/06 10:07PM