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Name: Maria
Birthday: 7/18/1982
Gender: Female


Interests: Jesus Christ, Talking w/friends, Reading, Taking pics, Sleeping, Movies, Late night rendezvous, Oreos, Road trips, Dancing, & Slim Jims.
Expertise: A little bit of everything. ;)
Occupation: Administrative
Industry: Education/Research


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Member Since: 5/2/2005

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Saturday, November 12, 2005

it took me 23 years to reach the pacific ocean...here i am on venice beach.

it's been a crazy travel season...from flat tires to $8 bagels and funky hotels...i've had fun.

so much going on also...sa and i took this 4 day vaca to california. my fave season of all times (fall) has passed and i'm grateful that i was able to enjoy it in beautiful granville. my parents are in college and i'll watch them walk in may. one of my closest high school friends is now the 1st to be pregnant (& married) out of our crew. i saw the end of my life when lightning struck right above my head last week. i'm waiting to get robbed since our apartment doors are older than my 80 yr.old landlord. i'm going to mexico next summer on a missions trip, so i'm brushing up on my spanish.

it's hard to post to this anymore, since facebook rules the world....and yet i don't keep up w/that either.

i'm very excited about thanksgiving and christmas!

side note---> my hair is back to it's orignial color.

today's faith---> one of god's greatest gifts: parents after your teen years are over.

desire of the moment---> to understand my humanity...thanks jason.


Friday, September 30, 2005

i get paid to be outside of my office in the sunshine, driving my car, singing at the top of my lungs to bon jovi, convincing teens that my alma matter is all that, making friends, seeing my colleagues at college fairs, crashing high school lunch hours, eating at fancy restaurants, by myself, like a lady, reading my book, relaxing in my whirpool suite hotel, waking up on my own schedule, working out to feel good, praying to God to keep me safe, smiling on my face....and having someone else FOOT THE BILL & PAYING FOR IT ALL!

tell me why this isn't a great job? it's full time, and yes it's possible for it to be a REAL job and have this much fun. i admit to stressin a little when i know i have to travel....but why sit at home and have nothing to do???

i'm home maybe 7 days in october...which starts tomorrow!

sonfest this year...2 very sweet couples and a few good bands

went home for my high school homecoming...i really do miss my roots. yeah, i was in the band, i was a cheerleader, i was homecoming queen! i miss football!

kelly's gettting married tomorrow....we had a night of bacheloretteness...

i spent time w/my vandalia teens on sunday...we played sardines after our service, including pastor mike!

i travel to xenia tonight for a 5th quarter event and then i'm bringing old boy back home to mt. vernon w/me! sunday i start a two week travel run.

side note---> facebook is OK

today's faith---> God still does miracles! don't let Him be limited by your prayer habits.

desire of the moment---> to be lana in smallville...rescue me clark!!!


Thursday, September 15, 2005

 THINGS THAT MOST ANNOY ME  

* GIRL DRIVERS

* KIDS THAT TICKLE ME TO TRY & GET MY ATTENTION

* DRIVING BEHIND PEOPLE WHO GO 53 MPH

* ADULTS WHO TALK TO ME LIKE THEY TALK TO THEIR KIDS

* PEOPLE WHO DON'T CLEAN OUT THE FRONT SEAT OF THEIR CAR WHEN YOU RIDE WITH THEM

* MUSCLE TWITCHES

* PEOPLE WHO CAN'T EVER MAKE A DECISION ABOUT ANYTHING

* PEOPLE WHO INSIST THEY KNOW ME BETTER THAN I DO

* EVENT PARKING

* WHEN PEOPLE POP THEIR KNUCKLES

* PEOPLE WHO USE XANGA TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE &  NEVER ADD PROPS OR NEVER REALLY TALK TO ME IN PERSON

* BROKEN PROMISES

* MARSHALL'S LAW

 ok, i feel better now...it was just one of those days....like does anyone else have things that annoy them and need to just get them off your mind, or am i totally alone???


Thursday, September 01, 2005

i'm glad you're back students! it's gonna be an awesome year!

i had fun w/our student workers during training week....we went to magic mountain and i drove the mini bus...watch out....

for some reason it was entertaining for the girls to hit their golf balls in the water & we had to go after them....

queens of the mountain...

we won a my little pony for the office....

we had a grill out on davis beach in apple valley...

this year's looking awesome for the mvnu counselors...

sage and i took sa out for her b-day to cirque du soleil...unreal experience...

now for something a little more serious....

God has shown me how selfish i can be....nick and i had a 4 day weekend planned, because we haven't been able to see each other lately and i needed a break from the office. i took 2 days off of work for it. last night he decided to go to new orleans instead w/a few guys from the church to deliver drinking water to a crowd that had no water or food. it's at least a 14 hour drive one way.

nick felt led to help people who have less than we do. i would've done the same. this is one of the reasons i enjoy him.

putting that aside, i was upset that our weekend plans were no longer. i had been looking forward to it for awhile....enough said. i was then mad at myself for even thinking about ruined weekend plans w/my boyfriend when there are people out there who don't really have a weekend to look forward to at all. what's so hard about my situation? nothing. we can reschedule. even tho things usually don't go the way i want them to (which happens a lot) i have to learn to deal w/that and realize how many blessings i have and how much i need to help others.

i wish i could've gone w/them...but i didn't have enough time to get down there and meet them for the drive. so here i am at work.

why do things go wrong in my eyes? it doesn't matter. i praise God who knows better than i do. He had another agenda, and in all of my time spent on organizing my life and events, may i remember that things are bound to change and i must go w/the flow.

side note---> take your time.

today's faith---> pray. pray for opened eyes to the hurt & for those helping them right now.

desire of the moment---> not to be here.


Monday, August 22, 2005

patiently waiting....

...to calm down after i somehow deleted 100 pics off my computer w/o saving them! they included nick's graduation, my  best friend's wedding, general assembly, and a few other things.  i wanted to cry.

...for nick to safely return to ohio tomorrow night, so i can hopefully see him wednesday or thursday.

...for my ears to stop ringing after sarah, chris, & i went to a backstreet boys concert!!!!  

we were like, why are we here?????

then once it started, we were just as loud as the 10 year olds around us!

thought that the west chester boys might be interested in this....

a bunch of us went down to see a free concert & signing of bethany dillon in dublin. she's so adorable, very talented and very friendly. we had her sign a copy of her new cd & take pics w/us

even tho she closed her eyes in this pic...i have another one!

students are starting to trickle back in!!! yay for hanging out w/the soccer team over the last few evenings....shout out to my buddy dennie!!!!

side note---> my legs broke out in hives this weekend for no reason, but they're gone now.

today's faith---> he was wounded for our transgressions (open sores for our sins) and bruised for our iniquities (hidden pain for our intentions)

desire of the moment---> for my hair not to be orange on the top. ah!



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