The Real World

at 10/01/08 4:19PM

I am officially part of the real world and have been since the beginning of August. I moved back home to Roswell in June. Now i am a first grade teacher. I love it! What an awesome job! The kids are hilarious, fun, and loving. I get tons of hugs each day, lots of laughs, and fun stories.

Here's to updating once a year....

Love you all!

Hi Meredith! So glad you're doing well. I'm sure you are a super great teacher!

by jenjam at 10/01/08 5:50PM
WOW AN UPDATE!!! i misssssssssssss youuuuuuuuuu

by elgriff at 10/01/08 9:09PM
That's wonderful! I'm teaching too! Isn't it an amazing blessing to share those kids lives?

by ktay at 10/01/08 10:47PM
wow! good to hear from ya

by robbio at 10/02/08 11:36AM
When are you coming to see us?

I am glad you are enjoying your job.

by nornie at 10/02/08 4:27PM
First grade is what I taught! It is fun; I've been out of the loop for a while but if you need any help let me know! :)

by ryanandnancy at 10/05/08 10:53PM
Hiya girlie!!!! Roswell??? How ironic..Ross talked about yesterday that he ALMOST went there this weekend for work! I'll let you know for sure if he ever does! Thank you for your tears, and joy for us!!! Trust me the engagement was seriously like a dream come true and couldn't have been better!!!!!!!!!!!!

by sunnylee at 10/11/08 11:22PM
How funny...we HAD a singing tonight! I miss you Meredith. Like, seriously. Just move out here and be my best friend, okay?

by justjoey at 10/12/08 12:59AM
congrats on teaching first grade, i did love it!! they are precious and so eager to learn, enjoy each day!!!! was so shocked to see your name lit up!!!

by melmibelle at 10/13/08 8:02PM

The Sunshine State!

at 07/21/07 2:06PM

Greetings from sunny FLORIDA!

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind- literally. I came down last week to look for an apartment and check on my job status. At the end of the week I had a job at Disney and an apartment with a friend. GOD IS SO GOOD! It is amazing to see how His plan works out- a lot of times we just have to be patience and wait for His answers.
I had to say goodbye to all my DEAR friends in Bowling Green last weekend. WHOA.... that was so hard. I had always dreaded the day. They have been my family for the past 4 years- that's a long time!

For those of you who don't know, I LOVE DISNEY! I have always dreamed of working at Disney World. Well, I AM DOING IT! DREAMS CAN COME TRUE! haha I start training on Tuesday for the Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom. :)

I did graduate in May with my Elementary Education degree. I had an awesome Student Teaching experience and will one day teach. Right now I am having a little fun..... AT DISNEY!

Pray for me as I start a new life down here. Let me know how I can pray for you.

To God be the glory!

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How are you feeling? I saw your picture on the N. Georgia FC camp, I miss seeing you in real life.

by someday at 01/04/08 12:31PM
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by nornie at 02/13/08 10:07PM
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by nornie at 03/22/08 10:58PM
Loved spending some time with you Sunday. Have a great week.

by nornie at 04/15/08 10:13AM
Party at the Reaves house... Check it out. http://pleonast.com/jacobreaves

by jacobreaves at 04/23/08 5:38PM
HI NICE TO MEET YOU! My name is ellen...ellen smith...ellen smith griffin. I feel like I know you from somewhere. Maybe if we got together I might remember you.

by elgriff at 04/23/08 10:00PM
What size is it? I have heard such great things about the yard sale and many people on my street participate, but this is our first time so it is hard for me to say. However I do not think you would sell it without it being here.

by nornie at 04/24/08 8:03AM
I was wanting to know for us. What style/color is it and how much do you want for it?

by nornie at 04/24/08 2:26PM
Have safe trips. Do you think you will have time for a get-together when you come back to move your stuff? Just let me know. We have company coming in and out, but I would love to have you over with the people from FR COC before you are gone for good. :(

by nornie at 05/15/08 1:38PM
Do you still check this thing?

by jbonner at 05/22/08 6:31PM
I am great! How are you? And your sister, I haven't talked to her in forever! Does she have any contact info?

by jbonner at 05/24/08 8:06PM
Does she not have a new number?

by jbonner at 05/31/08 10:22AM
Are you going to be in town June 14th and if so is that a good day for a get-together from Church? Post or give me a buzz. I hope you have had a good break. We miss you.

by nornie at 06/03/08 3:21PM
I am pretty sure the 20th or the 21st will work and we would love for your parents to come also. I will call in the next couple of days.

by nornie at 06/08/08 4:02PM
We leave the 25th.

by nornie at 06/08/08 4:03PM
Hey girl. I hope you made it home safe. It was great having you and your parents tonight. You know I am sad for me, but excited for you. I wish only the best for you. Good luck in all you do and never lower your standards. Let me know if you need anything. Our door is always open for a visit.

by nornie at 06/20/08 10:46PM
Congrats!! You know you are going to have a little Aaron blushes when he says "Miss Smith..."
") Have a great year. Keep me up to date.

by nornie at 07/10/08 9:50PM
I saw a ton of teaching goodies at the dollar spot at Target. Check it out.

by nornie at 07/16/08 11:40AM
Congrats on your first day. I hope you have a great year. I am sure Bonnie told you that the Reels are moving to TX :(. Come and see us soon. Enjoy!

by nornie at 08/12/08 1:01PM
Today is Christopher Mongeon's Birthday!

by kailua at 09/11/08 11:40AM

Forgive me!

at 01/31/07 10:27PM

I am so terrible at updating on here.....
Let me quickly catch you up on my life:

Studying abroad in Italy was AMAZING!
I have been healthy for 6 months now- PRAISE GOD!
My sister graduated and left me in BG :(
I have am amazing family!
God is SO good!
I am student teaching in 5th grade right now... 3 more weeks there before I move to 1st grade!
I GRADUATE IN MAY!

I am contemplating where to move in May...any ideas??
I love the South, but would like to explore elsewhere for a year. Thinking TEXAS but my sister wants California (but it is SO far from our fam) Still praying about it. Let me know who needs teachers!

Love to you all!

May we all strive to be the Christians we need to be- giving glory to our LORD in everything we do!

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a pig just flew by my window. so i checked here and you had updated!

by justjoey at 02/01/07 6:23PM
plus...california just called your name, so come here.

by justjoey at 02/01/07 6:23PM
AMEN TO THAT! we are SO blessed!

by elgriff at 02/02/07 12:48PM
i had to have SOMEONE comment on my blog...so i enlisted alter ego to get'r'dun. i'm now country.

by justjoey at 02/02/07 9:11PM
healthy for 6 months? rock on sister

by krazykrizn at 02/02/07 9:35PM
well hello...nice to hear from you. We are all doing great. In case you haven't heard, we do have the best baby on the planet and if you don't believe me, then just ask Burt. :)

by wife_of_burt at 02/02/07 9:51PM
it's good to hear that you've been healthy for 6 months, hopefully you'll keep that streak going. Umm yeah, I agree with someone a few comments up...regarding moving to Texas. What's your draw there?

by wife_of_burt at 02/02/07 9:54PM
anyway, just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in there. Hey since I don't know when I'm ever gonna see you again, you should check out www.1000voices.org/addison there you will find pictures of Addison, well we may be in a few of them also. Then you can see the whole family you know since we haven't seen you since our addition. I always try to email Christin when I update the website, so maybe you've seen it before, but if not, I hope you enjoy it. Man, we miss you, do you think you'll ever make it back to Jamaica or was it too hard with your health "issues"? You could also come and visit us in Florida anytime you want.

by wife_of_burt at 02/02/07 10:00PM
well hello beautiful! glad to hear the healthiness is in your corner. I'm sure you're absolutely terrific with the 5th graders. As far as moving, I would recommend Alabama but I'm not a big fan of the school systems, at least the ones in Birmingham/Hoover weren't exactly my cup of tea. As far as med school goes, well it's pretty much swallowed up everything. But there are a few moments to breathe and talk to wonderful people such as yourself.

by megforu at 02/04/07 3:55PM
go to south dakota, just to prove it's really there! :)

by commonsense1991 at 02/05/07 7:22AM
yes, very healthy thanks!! Hope all is well with you!

by krazykrizn at 02/05/07 3:04PM
HEY MERIDETH. Good to hear from ya. my PH7204041671 and anyone is welcome.

by jacobreaves at 02/15/07 5:42PM
Um, I think that you should move back here. You can live with me cause I am going to buy a house in August! Yay! I miss your face! I hope that you are doing well. Muah!

by shannon at 02/19/07 1:35PM
I love you!

by shannon at 03/06/07 4:15PM
i'm so glad you were at brentwood this morning...that totally made my day :) hope you made it back to bg okay! see you soon!

by isaacgholman at 03/18/07 3:47PM
hola!

by ashli at 04/24/07 11:27PM
Party at my parents house in north GA. I will be there. You should come and your welcome to bring friends. June 29th-1st. Tell ur sister too

by jacobreaves at 06/06/07 3:12PM
Hello fellow CHRISTIANS just wanted to remind you of the REAVES BASH!!! coming in 9days. Its a weekend party from the 29th at noon or so through Sunday the 1st. Its come and go as you please. Women and Men are encouraged to stay and spend the night/s. I, Jacob will be supervising that!!!(jk) My parents will be there. Looking for anyone in the ages of 20-30ish Married or Not. There will be fun and games and singing and food and probably a trip to the Amacalola falls in North GA. Our Address for Mapquest is 4845 Wright bridge rd, Cumming, GA 30040. Bring Friends cause its a big deal probably 50-100 people from FL,Western K, Auburn and others! Let me know how many your bringing! Questions Call Jacob 7204041671 Bring your sleeping bags. u might get a couch, bed or floor. I think I'm sleepin in the bathtub

by jacobreaves at 06/20/07 12:40PM
Meredith Smith?? its Tessa

by mountain_view_chik at 06/25/07 12:37PM

ALMOST SUMMER!

at 04/26/06 9:27AM

Hello to all! I know I NEVER update this- SORRY! But I do like to see how y'all are doing. I am two weeks away from completing my HARDEST semester! WOOHOO! I have one more semester of classes, then I student teach. YAY! It's so hard to believe how fast everything has gone by.
Update on me:
School has taken over my life!
I am studying abroad in Italy for 5 weeks this summer!
Will be in BG for the rest of the summer for summer school...

I love you all!
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift"
:)

i cant even believe my eyes :) i just love ya mer :)

by elgriff at 04/26/06 11:02AM
yeah for Italy! Miss you bunches.

by megforu at 04/26/06 11:26AM
Oh, I want to study abroad in Italy! Where are you going? I've actually looked for jobs on GoAbroad.com. You must keep us posted!!

by sellerofpurple at 04/26/06 2:25PM
AMEN!!! thanks mer :)

by elgriff at 04/26/06 2:39PM
ahh I love you too! I've stayed healthy. Have fun in Italy! I start my teaching program in June!

by krazykrizn at 04/26/06 3:14PM
I REMEMBER! ur awesome

by commonsense1991 at 04/26/06 3:17PM
same to you meredith! thanks so much for the prayers and thoughts.

by justjoey at 04/26/06 8:59PM
and i love u and i miss u, and u beter come visit SOON

by commonsense1991 at 04/26/06 9:09PM
Was looking forward to you being here...

by fcurtis at 04/26/06 9:55PM
aw have fun in ITALY! It is SO beautiful there! I would love to do that!

by britt22 at 04/27/06 12:08AM
good luck, meredith! you can do it! have fun in italy :)

by isaacgholman at 04/27/06 1:38PM
you are great

by wannabeapig at 04/28/06 12:28AM
girl, I'd love to see your face. I'm getting ready for all the Jamaica stuff and it always causes me to miss you and your sister!

by megforu at 04/29/06 9:43PM
Florence for 3 weeks...LUCKY!! How do you do it?!

by sellerofpurple at 04/30/06 9:05PM
I miss you a million bazillion. have a blast in Italy!!!

by sarahmonkey at 05/15/06 7:41PM
my mer.....i wish u would stop running to far off places without me!!!

by elgriff at 05/15/06 10:43PM
thanks mer! you have been so sweet the past few days...or since i've known you!

by justjoey at 07/18/06 3:23PM
excuse me...I didn't know you were on here until right now (07/24/06) and let me tell I'm sad. I haven't seen you since you came to AU for the Western game last fall. Come back and see me! :)

by rica5219 at 07/24/06 11:51AM
HEY! are you back from Italy yet? Man, that's so crazy that you went there! Call me sometime so you can tell me how it was! I miss you! I'm so proud of how far you have come and how hard you've worked, it's really encouraging to me :)

by stephieweffs at 07/27/06 6:17PM
well, see..umm, i got another NEW teacher..wow, but i promise no more new ones..but we both thought i was ready for the recital yet, we thought i should wait till i felt completely confident in my song..and this lady has been there for several years and she knows a LOT of stuff, so i'm really excited about it again..:) so i have no recital..but i better see u for the high school musical thing!

by commonsense1991 at 01/15/07 5:36PM

09/30/05 11:43PM

I am alive and well. Very, VERY busy. Been out of town like EVERY weekend.... and lots to do during the week.

The Lord is wonderful.
He SHOWERS me with INCREDIBLE blessings.
He answers my prayers!
I want to go to HEAVEN.

I LOVE YOU ALL- even if we don't get to chat often. :)

PRAY! It works WONDERS!

Lord give me the courage to STAY with YOU in my HEAD, and my HEART where YOU have me - - until YOU bring me out!

Let's all strive to be/do better tomorrow than we did today!

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what time you guys think you'll get into ATL on 1000Voices weekend? I'm trying to see what time I should leave work on that Friday.

by megforu at 10/13/05 3:11PM
o i know..it's k...my friend burned me the cd..it's wonderful! me and another girl are seeking "For Good" for the talent show!

by commonsense1991 at 10/14/05 9:08PM
wow! that is soo awesome! o ya..read ur email..hahaha

by commonsense1991 at 10/15/05 7:14AM
i'm glad you and jennifer came over last night!!! it was alot of fun...sorry you are allergic to my dog.

by elgriff at 10/15/05 10:46AM
LOVE U MORE!

by elgriff at 10/24/05 1:36AM
nah, we're cool. I can't hate you, that's highly impossible. And i know what it's like to have things come up...so please don't worry about it.

by megforu at 10/24/05 8:08AM
but somehow I've got to see my Smith girls soon, very very soon.

by megforu at 10/25/05 7:59AM
no worries....i'll miss ya, as I was looking forward to seeing you guys....

by jblanknc at 10/25/05 1:35PM
I luf you!

by krazykrizn at 11/02/05 7:29PM
Donna?

by elgriff at 11/04/05 11:25AM
sup dude girl homze

by wannabeapig at 11/15/05 2:07AM
merry christmas, meredith :) hope to see you soon!

by isaacgholman at 12/25/05 3:48PM
Heeeeeey Meredith! I hope you had a great Christmas - mine was awesome. I got to see Ben so obviously it couldn't have been better.

by emmali at 12/25/05 10:46PM
i'm trying my hardest!!! I PROMISE!

by elgriff at 12/25/05 11:42PM
and happy hanukkuh to you too my jewish friend! i still have those somewhere.

by justjoey at 12/26/05 11:08AM
hello my AIDS friend! I miss you. Hopefully I can visit this semester...but don't get your hopes up too high!I wanna come....but.....money and time is in short supply!

by krazykrizn at 12/28/05 10:40PM
look at me...on pleonast... ;)

by lesliemaxwell at 01/26/06 1:26PM
bracket time

by byron_is_dumb at 03/07/06 3:37PM
i know u look at this....hehe...i love u

by elgriff at 04/05/06 11:14PM

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The Real World

The Sunshine State!

Forgive me!

ALMOST SUMMER!

09/30/05 11:43PM

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