Slacking

I know I've been a terrible blogger. I'm not really sure what I've been doing that has kept me from jotting a quick note. Since the last time I blogged, I have been to Arizona for Capernaum camp, finished a year at AGFIS and still going strong, and I've been taking more pictures.

Here's a picture from my friend Ashlee's wedding. I really liked the color of these flowers.

I liked how this turned out from the Springfield Cardinals game. I love Friday night fireworks!!

This is a picture from Capernaum camp in Arizona. It's my friend Robert with his toys. The weather was amazing and it was one of the best weeks of my life!

I thought this was neat even though it's a little blurry. It's my friend Charlotte with her neighbor's dog, Harley.


This picture is from a wedding I shot with my good friends Zach and Sarah Henderson. They are amazing photographers in the KC Area. Check out some of their work here. I had a great time seeing how they do what they do and had the chance to get some great shots!

I am taking my cousin's senior pictures and I'll probably add a few more later. Here's one of Betsy that might possibly be my favorite! She's so beautiful and so photogenic!


Hope you enjoy the pictures...sorry for such a delay in posting!!!

On My Mind

A John Mayer song has been on my mind lately. I'll post the lyrics. It's called "Love Song for No One." I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, but I really have been tired of being single lately. I know that there are others who are feeling the same out there. I also know that God has someone in particular picked out for me. I just pray that He brings him to me soon or helps me get through this.

Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
On old love
Or lack thereof
After all the crushes are faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
I'm jaded
I hate it

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
Get here

Searching all my days just to find you
I'm not sure who I'm looking for
I'll know it
When I see you
Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
A love song for no one

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here

I could have met you in a sandbox
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
Could I have missed my chance
And watched you walk away?
Oh no way

I could have met you in a sandbox
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
Could I have missed my chance
And watched you walk away?

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
I'm so tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here oh yeah

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
I'm so tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here

You'll be so good
You'll be so good for me

Do you remember the 21st night of September?

When I cannot think of things to write about, I decide to post pictures. So here are a couple of pictures I've taken and then edited. There are more on my Flickr - Click Here


This is my roommate and her boyfriend...I added texture to the picture in Photoshop. If you click on the picture so it becomes larger you can really see the texture.



This is my friend Sarah, who is now married to my friend Zach. She's beautiful!

Here is Hammons Field in Springfield. I thought allowing the color to show only where the letters were would be neat.

Let me know what you think!

Coffee

I love coffee. I just thought I'd share. This is one of my favorite things to drink....a caramel latte!



Also, I have been uploading pictures onto Flickr...here's the web address to check them out - www.flickr.com/photos/lizkat/

Bean-ie Baby!

I apologize for the delay in updating! I've been slacking.

Let's see what's been going on...I found out that I did not get accepted into the graduate program at MU. I was pretty devastated when I read the letter, but after I let it soak in I have been able to understand that God has better plans for me. Maybe right now I am not supposed to go or maybe He has a completely different plan for me. I've been trying to figure out what is the next step. Should I apply again? Should I take some graphic design classes and GRE again? Or should I just not apply again at all?

It is a good thing that I have a good job right now.

What else has been going on you may wonder? Well, my friend Jenny and I went to St. Louis/Chicago/Indiana last week. We took the MegaBus from St. Louis to Chicago and then a train from there to South Bend, IN for our friend Amy's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding! It was great to see how focused on God Adam and Amy are and how that is what they wanted to convey through their wedding. They used a couple of Dave Barnes songs during the ceremony and for the unity candle had a friend sing "Center" by Charlie Hall. I love the words to that song.

I thought I would add a few pictures from the wedding and in Chicago. The first one is a slice of Chicago-style pizza at Giordano's! Delicious!


This is Chloe. Amy's neice and flowergirl at the wedding. She was so cute!


Here are Jen and I with Amy...Beautiful girls!! I love them so much! Jen and I are in black dresses because we were part of the "Women of Grace" and "Men of Honor" that sat on the stage during the ceremony. It was neat!


I thought I'd add this picture too... This is Kristin, Amy, Jessica and Amber - they met at missionary training before they all went to Europe. (Amber, if you're reading this, I will send you more pictures, but I thought if you wanted to you could save this one!)


We had a few hours to spend in Chicago before our return bus on Sunday. We, of course, went to The Bean!! This thing is so neat!


Finally, I got a bit artsy on this one...I think it turned out pretty sweet!

Tiny Dancer

My 23rd birthday has come and gone. It does make me a bit sad the one day a year all about me is over. That sentence makes me sound self-centered, but it's true. Each person's birthday is their special day. The day of their first breath and glimpse of the world. Don't hear me wrong, it was a great day. I bought myself Starbucks, a friend at work took me to Ocean Zen for lunch and my old roommate, Kristen, and her husband, Chris, took me to dinner at Zio's. I guess I am just sad that it is over and I have to wait another year for it to come again.

I feel sick...awful, awful sick...

I'm sick. If you've been around me in the last few days you would be able to know that I am not feeling well. I haven't been able to talk very well because if feels as if my throat is closing in on itself. When I woke up this morning, my throat hurt...more than it has ever hurt before. It kind of freaked me out. By the time I got to work I could barely speak above a whisper. This is not good when your job relies on answering a phone. Thankfully another girl could answer calls for me. I called the doctor, but my doctor is not in the office today so I will have to see her tomorrow. My voice is still very hoarse and scratchy, but it does feel a little better...I might be imagining it or the Advil might be kicking in.

I don't think there is anything new going on with me. I work and do Younglife...and I hang out with friends when possible. I do have a birthday coming up in a week. It doesn't really seem like a big deal. 23 is just another number, I guess.

I must get back to work now...