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mandepande
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Birthday: 9/4/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: scrapbooking, reading, writing, baby-sitting, music...
Expertise: KIDS
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
6/16/2003
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| I know that it's been a long time, but I don't even know who reads this anymore. Oh well, sometimes it's more for me than anything else. Things are good. This is my fourth week of summer break, and I am really enjoying it. It hasn't been much of a break, though, as I baby sat three-four days during the week the first two weeks and am currently doing daycamp two days a week. But I really enjoy those things, and I like the extra money.  I really love summer break because it gives me time to do all of the things that I want to do, but can't usually do. Plus, I really like that I can enjoy the nice weather rather than be cooped up in the classroom all day. This week, my mom, my sister, my two nieces, and I went to the zoo. It was so much fun. I love seeing the zoo through their eyes, they were so excited. Brad and I have a lot of fun things planned for the summer (as much as we can fit in with his rotation schedule). We're hoping to take advantage of this time as much as possible. Anyway, I know it's not much of an update, but that's what I have for now. Maybe I'll write more later. Maybe not.
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| My heart is breaking right now.
Tuesday morning I found out that the four-year-old daughter of one of the women I teach with was diagnosed with leukemia. She will have to receive treatments for at least two and a half years. Why? It just doesn't make sense.
Last night I found out that my FAVORITE singer (Steven Curtis Chapman)'s five-year-old daughter, Maria, was hit by a car (driven by her brother) and died.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200805211957/TUNEIN/80521174
Why? It just doesn't make any sense.
I'm not going to ask why bad things happen to good people because I know that it doesn't
matter if you're good or bad, but it all just makes me so sad. It breaks my heart,and I
can't imagine the pain that either family is going through. It definitely makes me
appreciate more what I have and it reminds me to pray for those that are hurting. Will
you join me in praying?
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| I am really enjoying Brad's summer break. He gets two weeks off before he starts his internship, and then he has to work through the summer so we're trying to get all of our fun in in the next two weeks. Today we went to Great America. Tomorrow we are going to see Steven Curtis Chapman. Saturday we're going to Grand Rapids. I'm especially excited about that because it has been a LONG time since I was there last. Who knows what we have planned next week?
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| I think it's time for an update. Married life is great. Brad and I are in a routine now. Next week we're both on spring break so we're going on a little vacation. Tuesday morning we're leaving for Louisville, KY, then Wednesday we're heading down to Mammoth Caves, KY. Thursday we're going to Nashville, TN, then we will head home on Friday. We are so excited! This is our first vacation since we got married (the honeymoon doesn't count). The weather is supposed to be upper 50's and 60's at all of the places that we're going. I am really looking forward to warmer weather! Nothing else is really going on, I just thought I should update.
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| I know it's been a while. That's because life has been very crazy busy. Married life is good. I love living with my best friend. We've pretty much got our routine down. So far we share the "duties" pretty equally. The apartment looks nice. We finally got a couch on Wednesday, so now we can sit together and watch movies, rather than on our separate lawn chairs.
Valentine's Day was nice. Brad made me breakfast (a regular occurance, really) and I took the train Downtown after school. We went ice skating at Millennium Park and had heart-shaped pizza from Giordano's. It wasn't anything bit, but we both really enjoyed ourselves.
Sometimes I find it hard to believe how much has changed in a year. This time a year ago my aunt was in serious condition, we didn't think she was going to make it and my sister was being treated for cancer. I lived in New Mexico and was student teaching. Now, health-wise everyone is fine. My sister has been cancer-free for almost nine months. You would never even know that my aunt was so sick. I live in Manhattan. In an apartment. With a boy. My husband, nonetheless! It's all so crazy to think about. But through it all, God has been so faithful. I have been so blessed and I have so much to be thankful for. 2007 was a very trying year for me, but by God's grace I made it through. And I'm a stronger person because of everything that happened. I have learned to lean on God a little more and to trust him with all areas of my life. I like the person that I have become, and I am eager to see how God continues to work in my life to mold me and change me to be the person that he wants me to be.
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