as drucker & I say..

hearing a favorite band of yours on the radio is like losing your baby to the rest of the world... :( sigh..

a girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Last night I had Thai food for the first time. I had heard about this place in hillcrest called Amarin Thai that was supposed to be really good. The restaurant was really cute, but the food was alright.. we got the Pad Thai which was yummyyy.. then we got this thing called "mambo mambo chicken" cause these people next to us were raving about it. SO GROSS! Tasted like I was eating deodorant. How I know what deoderant would taste like I dont know. And for some reasons I couldn't understand that it was disgusting so i'd keep giving it another try. Thinking that maybe itd be better, but nope. It just got worse and worse. I'd try the place again, maybe, but not for awhile and no mambo mambo chicken. But our silverware came in sleeping bags so that made up for it..

sleeping bags..


lots and lots of water after mambo chicken

As we were leaving there was a homeless couple on the street so we gave them our leftovers and they couldn't have been more happy. They were travelers so they never really stay in the same spot for too long, usually hop trains to get from one destination to another. The guy was saying hes been homeless since he was 14. He said he ran away because he was tired of being hit. If you're ever eating downtown and have leftovers, give it to someone living on the streets.

Has anyone ever seen the giant kaleidoscope by seaport village??? ahhh I cant believe I've never seen this before!! Its the best..turn the big knobs and create your own masterpiece..

inside


Then they have all these earths set up around balboa soo...

too corny but I had to put it up..

pushing it over

nose picking

NOOGIE! such a jerk..

about to hit a homerun

imitation

the giant tree in balboa..

And that sums up my thursday night
XO: JENNiFER

the day I lost my voice

You see love is a drink
That goes straight to my head
And time is a lover
And I'm caught in her stead
And the sentiment there follows me
Straight to my bed through the night
I've got my life in a suitcase
And ready to run run run away
I've got no time
'cause I'm always trying to run run run away
'cause everyday it feels like it's only a game
I've got my life in a suitcase, a suitcase, a suitcase..
///COPELAND

pretty sweet dance moves

Id like to thank this person for making my morning..



some parts id like to highlight:
hands down, the first 30 seconds are epic
0:46 0:52 1:23!! 2:21 2:30 2:37

I'm gonna have to borrow some of these dance moves

Malawi

Last night my church had a Children of the Nations event. They brought a few of the children from Malawi to share how child sponsorship has impacted their lives. It truly is amazing to hear them speak and see how God has brought such joy to their lives. One boy talked about how his parents died when he was 8 years old and he was forced to take care of himself and his 2 younger siblings. Can you even imagine?? I babysit 8 year olds and try to imagine them having to take care of themselves as well as 2 younger siblings after just having lost their parents and cant. I work with middle school kids and am not even sure if some of them are capable of doing that. One girl talked about how happy she is to be able to share a bed with her sister. She had been so use to sleeping on the floor that having a bed was such a blessing. We tend to forget all of the blessings that we have in our lives. Instead, we get frustrated when a classroom or work areas AC breaks down, when our computer crashes or if someone ate the last of your lucky charms. Even with all the 'bad luck' that this world has thrown at them, they still smile. They were singing a few songs and you can just see the passion and joy pouring out of them. You don't see much of that passion here. After hearing these children speak, It really makes you reconsider what is truly important in life. I feel that people try to block what is going on outside of "their bubble" in the rest of the world because it isn't effecting their life. My goal is to take a short internship this summer to Malawi.



XO: JENNiFER

amazing grace

They sang this tonight at church. Every time I hear this song I get the chills, so beautiful & powerful..

love is never having to say youre sorry

You know that point in your life where everything starts making sense? All those tiny pieces that were scattered randomly begin to come together to form one big, beautiful portrait? You begin to realize why you had to go through certain things in your life because they were all part of the bigger picture. I cant honestly say that my 'big picture' is put together right now, but each day it gets a little more clear in my eyes. Rather than thinking of all the things I should have done, wish I could be doing and hating the things I have to do I'm embracing it all. No need to worry about the future when the present is so wonderful as is. I'm sure none of this makes sense because I cant exactly put it into words but I've hit a point in my life where I'm happy with the path that I am on that is taking me to my future. Life is a beautiful thing, cherish every moment of it :)

It's so crazy to think that in just a few days we will be electing someone new to run our country. As much as I do hate politics, I feel that if you are capable of reading a newspaper or turning on CNN then you should have some knowledge as to what is going on in the world. I can honestly say that I don't like either candidate. I really have tried and just find small things that I despise about each candidate. I feel that John McCain does not have enough charisma and that Barak Obama doesn't have the experience. I feel John McCain will just force us deeper into the war and that Barack Obama will try solving each problem and not accomplish enough. I imagine Obama like spreading peanut butter on a piece of bread. The more you spread it, the thinner the peanut butter will get and soon the impact of the peanut butter isn't enough to make a significant difference. I hope I'm wrong, and soon enough we will see what the future holds for America...!

Time to work on some homework
XO: JENNiFER

bringing it back a few years with this song..