WOW...ITS BEEN AWHILE!

Hello all!

So it has been almost a year since I have posted a new blog, so I thought what the h eck, why not! Plus I can't sleep and this is the best thing I could think of to try to make me sleepy.

Well my summer has been a pretty boring one. All I do is sleep until 1, get up and lay around the house, go to my sisters softball games(on the weekends), and up until 2 the next morning b/c I sleep all day and I'm not sleepy. Yea I know, lazy! It is soo hard to do anything during the day b/c I can't drive, so I get to sit at home and do nothing. I just really wish that I had a job to pass the time, but it is hard when you can't drive.

So, I am SOO ready for school to start. I am really excited to move out of my house and move on to bigger and better things in my life. I love OCU and the people there are amazing! I feel like GOD has blessed me with a wonderful school and opp. to do what I love to do for the rest of my life....SING!!! School is just going to be amazing and I can't wait to be out on my own to see what I am really made of and what HE has planned for me. (:

So I thought I would post some new and recent pictures of me since the last pictures I posted was almost a year ago. Plus, some of you readers have not seen my senior pictures, so here are some of them. These pictures are just proofs because I have not scanned the real ones on the computer, that is why there is that big circle in the middle of the picture. lol

GO BUCKS!!

For my graduation present from my grandparents, I went on a 5 day cruise to Mexico!(: I went during my spring break and it was AMAZING!!!! Cruises are the best vacation out there and everyone should go on at least before they die. So, here are some pictures of the boat and Mexico. It was my uncle, grandmother, and my mom who went on the trip with me. We drove to New Orleans and stayed the night there before we got to get onto the ship and head to Mexico. We stoped in two places and got off the ship. The first stop was called Progreso(sp?), Mexico. My mom and me signed up to just relax at a private resort there and it beautiful and worth it. You could just lay on the beach and someone would come up to you and ask you if you needed any food or drink. The second stop that we made was in Cozumel, Mexico. There, I got to swim with DOLPHINS!!! That was one AMAZING times and I will never for get that. I never even dreamed that I would get to do that. I never knew how strong and fast there were, and they looked soo happy. It was a lot of fun and I am thankful for that wonderful and amazing gift from my grandparents. I will remember that for the rest of my life.

Thought this flower was pretty.

And another beautiful flower(I edited it)

A beautiful arangement at the hotel we stayed at before we got on the ship.

A closer look.

That was an ice cream cake that I ate by myself at a resturant called Bubba Gumps in New Orleans. That usually feeds four people and I ate it all!(:

A look of inside the ship. The lobby area.

The back of the ship.

Me during the stupid life jacked drill. As you can tell, I didn't want to be there!(:

A beautiful picture of the resort in Progreso(sp?)

Walking on the beach at the resort.


A found a ton of these!

The BEAUTIFUL water.

All that I collected.

The sister ships! Walking back to get on to leave for Cozumel.

A beautiful view from the Dolphin Resort.

The Dolphin Resort.

Getting a kiss!(:

Walking back to the ship to go home!):

So, I have figured out that I am in love with a professional baseball player. His name is Grady Sizemore and he is one GOOD LOOKING man. lol I am kidding about being in love, but he is one of the greatest players out there right now. He is only 25 years old and he is leading the American leauge with 23 home runs. He was in the All Star game last night and was in the Home Run Derby. He is one great player and I am proud to be an Indians fan, even though they have not done so hott this year. I can't wait until July 30th so I can sit and watch him play. (:



Sorry this one has been forever loong, but I thought I would fill everyone in on what has gone on since it has been almost a year. Thanks for reading.

God Bless,
Allison

SOLID ROCK 2007 and Show Choir camp

Hello all!

The 2007 Solid Rock group

YAY...I CAN FINALLY DRIVE!!!(:

(time before a concert)

Whitney Ellis and me on the way to Lexington, KY

A BEAUTIFUL day at the Ohio River.

Some of the group enjoying the warm weather and water!

Whitney and Alex enjoying the view!

One of the CCU student's car we saw after one of our concerts!(:

Andrew King, his g/f Hillary Duff, and me!-lol-

(inside joke!!)

My P.P. (prayer partner) J.D. Hopkins and me

Jake and me--I was his P.P.!!

So SOLID ROCK 2007 was AMAZING!! I had a lot of fun and I learned SOO much! I made a lot of new and great friends I will keep in my life forever! I have a lot of awesome memories with these people and I have never met soo many teens soo fired up for GOD!! I remember one of the guys named Matt say that he thought he was the only JESUS FREAK, loving music kid when he was at his school...until he came to SOLID ROCK. Then he met 50 JESUS FREAK, loving music kids! -lol- I think that "quote" is soo AWESOME and soo true! I have never met soo many kids my age loving music as much as I do. Staying at CCU was ok...but tour was the best. The host families I stayed with were awesome as well and they made me feel right at home. One of the host families husbands asked me and some other girls that were there if we felt like rocks star since we sang at a different place everywhere and were getting to stay with different people every night..and not to mention people cheering for us and what we do. I kinda agreed with him but I told him that I felt right at home b/c of show choir! Performing for that week was soo awesome and rewarding. I got to met some awesome people and hopefully changed some people on the way! So SOLID ROCK 2007 changed my life and my view on some things and I thank GOD for letting me have that chance to share my music and how much I love GOD with other people just like me!!

Miranda and me before we went on a double date.

A.J. and me at Mrs. M's

YUM...GOTTA LOVE MT. DEW!!(:

The whole group before we went to Dave and Busters!

A.J., me, and Christ at a pool party after camp on Monday!

So Show Choir camp was really hard and tiring this year. I don't know why that is b/c last year wasn't this bad. I just think it is b/c I danced my butt of this year and I know what every dance move is and I know how to do it right! -lol- The cool thing is...the dances that Andy taught us are AWESOME and a lot of fun to dance. Our first song is SOO different than anything anyone in the Show Choir world has seen. Everyone's mouths will hit the floor when they see us this year..plus you can hear us this year!!(: -lol- I think having 44 this year is a HUGE help. It was SOO awesome to hear all these complements from Andy(which doesn't happen hardly at all) and from other past members saying that we are the group from my freshman year. That is a HUGE complement b/c that year was when the group won everything and every comp.!! I was soo happy to hear that..plus Andy told Mr. Farrell that people at the camp show will be FLOORED when they see us...and they were! We are AWESOME this year and I can't wait for comp. and to learn the rest of our show!!! When I get the scedual(sp?) for comp. and concerts...I will post them on here!!

Well...I know that I havn't blogged hardly at all...but I think you all see that I have been REALLY busy!!

Thanks for reading and GOD BLESS!!!

Allison

Indians game with friends

Hello all!

Yesterday me and a couple of friends drove to Cleveland to watch an Indians game. It was a lot of fun and I cant wait to do it again in Aug. when the Indians play the Yankees!! So..Liz Dean, Dave Pick, and I left my house at 2:30 and ended up being an hour early for the game. Which, that wasn't a bad thing because it took us awhile to find a parking spot. I never knew how SCARY Cleveland was till you are there without your parents and being 18! -lol- So we payed for our tickets and headed in the park. We got to watch batting practice and see all the players up close. It was pretty cool to because our seats were 20 rows up from the field...which that is pretty close!

The game was great! The Indians won 5-2 against the A's and Sibathia(sp?) pitched a GREAT game! Travis Hafner hit a homerun last night and that helped boost up the Tribes confidence! So after the game, Liz, Dave, and me headed for McDonalds and eat something really quick before heading home. We got home about 12:30 and I was kinda happy to be home because I was SOO tired and my leg hurt from my surgery!

All in all, I had a lot of fun and it was GREAT to be with some friends that I havnt seen since school let out! I took some pics and ill put them on here later!

GOD BLESS!
Allison

Life is AMAZING

Hello all!

Church camp at JCreek=AMAZING!!

I learned SOO much about GOD and me. It was a GREAT experience and I have taken a lot home with me. Everything was AMAZING!! The preacher(Brent)....the messages he gave....my team builder Tracy....my BIBLE study leader Lindsey...my GREAT friends I made....and the memories! I cant wait till next year and I feel like there are BIGGER plans for JCreek and myself. The best thing that I brought back from camp was God's calling for me. I know now for sure it is ministry through vocal music. I mean...I thought about it a lot awhile back and really nothing happend, so I just stoped. But b/c of JCreek, God has given me the signs....if you want to call it that....to go into ministry and to share God's word through singing. It was just AMAZING how it happend and I will tell you all about it when I get back home.

So Show Choir is pretty much in full swing right now. When I was at church camp, everyone had a camp out and a car wash. I think God has a lot in store for us this year and I am SOO excited!!

So i found this pic on Courtney's myspace and I thought it was pretty funny! It was on the Seniors last day of school! Man...I am going to miss these guys SOO much and all of the memories that was made w/all of these guys...but this year....b/c I am going to be a Senior...it's going to be AMAZING!!!!!!

Well, that is all I have for now. Sorry it has been SOO long since I have blogged, but I have been ONE BUSY GIRL!! -lol-

I love you all and GOD BLESS!!!

Allison

Needed Prayer

Hello all!

So I need a lot of prayer for Jason Deskins and his brother! On Friday night, Jason and his brother were in the car together driving around. They had to be going REALLY fast because they hit a ditch and flipped the car from end to end 7 times! Jason had to be lifeflighted(sp?) to OSU. He broke his neck and it is going to be 3-4 months till he recovers! We still don't know who was driving, but I am pretty sure that I will find out soon! He is missing out on a lot and NOW, he can't get into the Navy!): Jason's brother is in real bad condition as well! He didn't get hurt in the reck, that we know of. But on Monday, Jason got a call at show choir practice saying that his brother got arrested for drugs in his car and they have to send him some place for rehab! Jason was my date for prom and when he got the call, he sacrificed not going to prom to pay for his brother to go and to be with him because he said that he loved his brother a lot and that they are really close! My parents and I think that his brother was driving and he was high, but we are not for sure. That is just what we think because that doesn't make since that a sobber person would of been going that fast to flip the car from end to end 7 times! This all just doesn't make since to me! Oh well, I will probably find out more on Monday at school during 10th period and I will update when I find out!

We all just need your prayers because of this tragic accedent that happend because the show choir needs him, since Cabaret is coming up in 3 weeks!

Thank you for all your prayers!

GOD Bless,
Allison

Today was hard!

Hello all!

Let me tell you all, today was VERY hard to get up at 6! I wasn't use to getting up that early because all of Spring Break, I slept till after 12! I know, I know, LAZY! -lol- Well, that is what I do. I sleep late on the weekends because I have nothing better to do.(:

School was school today!): I just relized that I have 2 projects due by Wed. because I am going out of town Wed. evening for Pigeon Forge, Tenn. for my sister's softball tourny. Along with that, I have to retake a Chem test tomorrow because my score wasn't very good and it was just a LOOONG day! I felt horrible all day because I got in bed late last night and I just didn't feel like going back! Plus, it was a Monday and to top it all off, a Monday after Spring Break! -lol- Then, my choir director yelled at me and the rest of the Sop. 1 section today for "talking", which wasn't the case today, and not knowing where he was at! Heck, I was following along and I was STILL lost! -lol- I guess I just wasn't all there today, but I mean, who would?

So, after school, I came home and ate 2 hotpockets and some ice cream and hit the couch for a nap before a 3 hour Show Choir practice. So I slept from 4:20-5:30. It felt really good and it was MUCH needed sleep. After I woke up, I had to rush out the door to get to the school to get ready to learn some new chorography for our Cabaret Show. Mr. Farrell(director) told us that we only have 4 weeks to learn our whole show. We are all a little freaked out and scared that we wont get it done in time. Other than that, practice went ok and it was pretty fun. Our new dance we learned for Magic Crapet Ride by Steppenwolf is really cool and A.J.(dance caption) is doing a GREAT job at making up the dances and teaching us.

Well, that is all I have for the night. I need to get in bed so I can wake up early AGAIN for school in the morning!):

GOD Bless,
Allison

Easter Sunday!

Hello all!

So today is EASTER!!(: What a great day it was! Getting to Church before the sun came up and singing to GOD, to glorify HIS name!(:

Church was AWESOME today! Sun rise service and regular service as well. Stan did a wonderful job and his messages were great both services! I had a solo today in regular service and it was a blessing for me. I am so happy that GOD made me feel at ease so I could go up there and sing for HIM. I think it is so awesome that when you pray to GOD to put you at ease or help you, he does, as long as it is for HIM.

After Church, my mother and I went to Wal-mart to get some food to fix Easter dinner. As well as getting food, we ran into the Easter Bunny!(: The Easter Bunny gave my sisters and I some small gifts as well. Then we came home and as soon as I entered the house, I ran to the couch to take a nap. When I woke up at about 7, I smelt the WONDERFUL smell of mashed potato's, ham, stuffing, green beans, and cookies!(: That has to be the BEST thing to wake up to.

To top Easter off, I just found out that Kimmy Slark, a friend I met through Miss. Steph Lindeman, is ENGAGED!!!(: I am SO happy for her and it has to be the cutest thing to get engaged on Easter!(:

GOD works in WONDERFUL ways and I can't thank HIM enough for everything he has given me and done for me! Also, I am SO thankful for everything HE has done in everyone else's lives.

That's all for now. So sorry it is so late, but this is the only time I got to do this. Hope everyone had a GREAT Easter!(: GOD IS SO GOOD!

GOD Bless,
Allison