((I CAN'T WAIT)).

:D Annual Meeting!

We're leaving tomorrow.!! :)

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And,

I

Can't

Wait. :)

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Janel & Tamara are coming up to stay for a while afterwards :)

it's gonna be so fun :) I'm not packed yet, but i'm pretty sure i know what i'm gonna wear. :)

Anyway. That's all for now :)

With love:I'm outa here.

xoxox

*mandi

I love.

Heyy everyone.
Happy Monday!
This is the first monday that hasn't sucked since.....
Forever. I think.
Except my birthday this year. :)
I can't wait to be done with school for the summer. It's gonna be soo amazing.
I decided i'm fed up with drama. It's so overrated. Sure, i'll watch a t.v. show of movie with tons of drama just dripping from it, but if any drama overflows into my life, it's really not that fun to watch.
Just saying.
Avoid drama if at all possible!
Oh boy. I'm looking at the calendar. Our next three weekends are full... Aaaaaaaaand Janel & tammi are coming up after annual meeting!
one word: Epic.
Life is s l o w w w w wwww.
Something should happen. But something good. Not something drama related, cause i've got plenty of that, thanks :)

Anyhoo. On to original post idea::
I love.
I love life.
I love Jesus.
I love my family.
I love my friends.
I love smiles.
I love laughs.
I love hugs.
I love summer.
I love music.
I love being random.
I love my nieces. <3
I love rain.
I love chirping birds.
I love getting mail.
I love comments. (hint hint ;)
I love people.
I love talking to myself.
I love singing.
I love drawing.
I love reading.
I love writing.
I love being sarcastic.
I love hot tubs.
I love sunshine.
I love daydreaming.
I love you.
I love.

Thass all for now!
With love, I'm outa here. <3
*mandi.ann*

Bad.Day.

Today was really bad. It started bad. And kinda got worse. I won't elaborate on that::You don't want to know!
Ugh i hate those days when you just want to go back to bed and start over. Maybe tomorrow will be better. I get to see some of my awesome Michigan girls. They are definitely the best. They are always there to rant to and to lean on. I dunno what i'd do without them. Seriously, even though lately i've been finding out who my real friends are, they're always here, and i really appreciate every single one of them!
I am really counting my blessings for my friends in Michigan. I miss Indiana, but i love living here and i wouldn't trade it for any state! :)
Anyway. I'm so ready for the weekend. Maybe that'd make me a happier camper. Because right now i'm acting like one that got rained on while she was trying to set up her tent, and a bear ate all her food.
Anyway, i'm listening to music, which makes me a little happier. Thank you, Michael Buble for making me dance in my desk chair. :)
I did not get on here to complain about my far from perfect life, but just because writing makes me feel better. :) <--See? He's smiling.
So, this post shall surely bore you. Buut, it made me feel better. Once again, i hope tomorrow's better, and i hope everyone else had a fantastic day! :)
That's all. With love, I'm outa here.
*mandi.ann*

Pictures!

I finally got pictures taken! Thanks to my wonderful sister, Dot! :) I'm pretty excited with how they turned out.. These were my four favorites:)
All edited and complete.!
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Tell me what you think!

With love. I'm outa here. <3

*mandi.ann*

Loving Life.

Ahhh.. Spring. :)

First of all: Happy Mother's Day to my amazing mom, who has been there for me for everything. To wipe away my tears, pick me up when i fall, laugh with me, love me, cherish me, I praise God that i am blessed with such an amazing mother. <3

Today was so amazing. Sunshine and the lake with friends. I am so incredibly blessed with my life. Church today was awesome, and walking to the breakwall with some of my favorite girls just made the day better. And then a fun laughter filled evening with my family.! :)

I got sunburnt.

Again.

For the second time in two weeks :)

Ahhhhh, spring is great! Where it's not too hot, but not too cold.

Although we're kinda getting rained out! It's supposed to rain all next week. :/

Anyway, that's enough for now.

With love. I'm outa here. <3

*mandi.ann*

Blessings.

My mom has a blog, and occasionally she posts small gifts in her life, that you wouldn't usually think about. So i think i'm going to do that :)

sunshine that got me fried.
the look in someone's eyes as they tell you 'thanks' for being their friend.
the overflowing love in my heart when she reaches for my hand and says "Peese Mandi?"
happy giggles when she sees her mama smiling at her from across the room.
sore muscles.
laughing with my family. <3
throwing the football with my girl friends after church.
a beautiful girl bringing me a flower and a hug.
hugs from the people that i love most.
a smile and a wink from my daddy.
baby kittens.
music.

aand yeah. That's all i can think of right now, although there's so much more!
We've been reading the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan {http://crazylovebook.com} for school. It's an amazing book, and i highly recommend reading it.
"God loves you with a crazy love that we as humans can't even understand."
You should definitely read it!:)

I am so ready to go to the beach. This warm/cool weather is just tantalizing! :)
I think i'm going to get my pictures taken next week sometime, and i'd like to get some done at the beach, if the weather's nice! I'll hopefully have them to take to annual meeting -- which, of course, i cannot wait for!
So yes, sorry to bore you with my continual string of words. :/ Although, if you think about it, that's kinda what a blog is for. ;)
I'm running out of things to say, soo,

With love, i'm outa here!
*mandi.ann*

Starting Over

A while ago i deleted my 'Mandy's Life'.
Honestly, it bored me to death, as i'm sure it would bore anyone else, if anyone ever even read it :)

Anyway, life has been ... speeding up a little since i'm getting older. Also, there's less sleep & more drama at this age. I've been working on NOT being a drama queen,, but it kinda comes with the territory. :P
Compared to some of my friends, my life is completely boring and lazy. . But to me, it's a lot more productive than it used to be. -- I'm actually doing stuff! :)
(Don't say it. I know. I'm lame.)

I'm not even sure why i'm starting a blog again. I just love writing, even if i have nothing to write about. aand, i love designing the blog. Ha. Tis fun :)

So, school is NOT over for the summer yet. :( Hopefully soon. Dan got a job, so it's going to be a while yet, because we're only doing snatches here and there. I would love to be done before june. Hopefully much before june. {!!!!}
Other than school, i've been doing lots & lots of laundry -- I took all the family laundry over in return for not doing dishes. Mwahaha. I would much rather wash, dry, fold & put away all the clothes than clean up the kitchen. So yeah, i got the good end of the deal with that one. Given, it has its' frustrating moments, like when i do all the laundry, and find out that my brothers didn't give me their laundry, which is piled on their bedroom floors. Hmm. I've learned to check that.
I've been cooking occasionally. Even though it's not my favorite household chore, i don't mind helping mom out once in a while and making a simple supper.
I'm not really one of those girly-girls that just picks up on sewing, cooking, laundry & cleaning like a perfect little housewife.... I hate sewing, but now that i've done a couple dresses, it's not so bad. Still. I won't just sew for fun. Probably ever. Cleaning, i know how to do that. Pretty simple. :) But that doesn't mean i enjoy it. Speaking of which, i need to clean my room. :P....
I can't wait to be done with school, FOREVER. Four more long years. Unless i'm like Dot was. You know. Overacheiver. Pshh. So not me. :P {She finished when she was 16.}

I'm kinda rambling now, but growing up is overrated. It'd be awesome to be like 5 again when the most frustrating and heartbreaking thing was when someone stole my toy, or when i had to take a nap. :)
I am v e r y blessed though, for sure!
Anywayy. I'd love to say that i'm finishing this blog post to go do something productive and inspiring. But. I'm not. I think i might go fry my brain. I deserve at least that. I went to pick up trash today by the highway for 3 hours. Tomorrow i'll do something productive. :)

With Love. I'm outa here. <3
*mandi.ann*