Starting a new week....

So, it's the begging of a new week. I think this is going to be a much better one than the last week. Little Patriots is this weekend, I am very excited about it this year. I am a leader for the Georgia team. I'm excited about having two days off from being "mom." I had piano lessons this morning. I am sooo glad that my Sonatina Program is finally over! 14 songs was alot to memorize and have ready for a judge. I am now working on a piece from Pride and Prejudice, and also a classical piece, "Solfiggeto" (if I spelled it right). I guess I need to start working on a Senior recital now. I will think about that at a later date... Since I completed and passed the Sonatina auditions, I am now an international member of the NPPA/NCSM/PHW!! Whew, that really took alot of endurance, hard work, and determination but I am glad that I did the SP! I have a soccer tournament this weekend as well. I have practice tonight and Thursday. I have to say that my team is doing pretty good. We got to play in the rain, and mud :], Thursday - oh what fun! I got rather muddy, but it was a lot of fun! I went looking for a dress for MGAOT (When I WAS going to do the pageant anyways). I found some dresses that I really liked. I like this one most out all the ones I tried on:

Maybe I can use it in Miss GA Teen USA 2008 Pageant in November. I liked this one b/c it's different than all the other ones out there... =)

(HAHA....Ok, and this one: well, I have a funny story about it - thus the face! It's an amazing dress, but I couldn't get into it....mwhahaha, oh goodness!! I'll post the story later)

Saturday ...

So, I am feeling pretty upset and I'm not sure what God's plan is, but I like the following and know I'm in his hands....

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous??
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." – Marianne Williamson 1994



Express your own worth and don't be like anyone else. You don't need exceptional knowledge or lofty philosophical concepts - just demand the right to be you. And express how blessed you are by living your life to the fullest, respecting others, and loving yourself. ~SLR

Ok, I love pictures....