A beautiful birthday

I had a Beautiful Birthday! My pops and moms called and that totally made my day, cloud nine had nothing on me. My BFF called at midnight on Friday to say happy birthday, aww. Trust me he's a sleepy head so that was the crux. I got calls and text messages from friends. Now I am overly simple and don't care for presents or cards on my birthday. All I care is for my family and friends to remember and call or text. Simplicity does it. Simple ways make the greatest impact in my life.

I'm graetful to God for getting me by a whole year and to the start of a new one. I praise and worship Him for His renewed mercies, sufficient grace and steadfast love in my life. I thank and bless Him for my family and friends. My heart's desire is to become better person in all areas of my life with each new day. To live by example.

I went out to dinner and the movies saturday night. Watched -Good Year- not all props but a good movie to watch all the same. This was random b/c all I'd planned on was sleeping. I was in a bad mood when i first woke up. But later on i cheered up, thanks to the BFF :) I got home at about 10pm and put in an early night.

Sunday night my friend had a birthday dinner for me at her place. It was awesome. The thoughfulness. The love. The beautiful presents and touching messages on those cards.Ahh.I appreciated it all. It blew me away. I love your kindness and big-heartedness. My cake was utterly beautiful. The presents and cards brilliant! I had a great time!

Let's all have a beautiful week!!!

A few of the things that make me tick

1. My family
2. My close of friends
3. My bestfriend
4. The power of prayer
5. The assurance that God is real and will always be there
6. Typing up the reference page of the many school papers i am always doing.ugh.
7. Being content
8. Tall drinks
9. Good food
10. Good clothes
11. Good shoes
12. Pretty purses and bags
13. Quality time spent alone. My moments of solitude.
14. Talking to him
15. Long peaceful walks
16. Doing 'write-ups' on my diary
17. My yoda
18. Helping others. A candle lighting another candle loses nothing.
19. Checking the last thing on my to-do-list
20. The depth of poems
21. How i relate to some songs
22. Good music
23. Reading a good book
24. Clean laundry
25. Sweet dreams
26. The magnitude and impact of the small things in life
27. Simplicity
28. Pure, real love
29. A good laugh. Giggles.
30. Him
31. The power of prayer
32. Having a good time
33. Watching stars on a dark, silent night
34. Getting driven around. I love how fast the road moves below. How the other cars pass almost unnoticably. The silence. The lights.
35. E-mails and calls from old friends
36. Silence
37. A good night's sleep
38. How he and I connect

My birthday is fast-approaching. This coming saturday i turn 22y.o. Darn it! I'm growing old LOL. I have no plans. I am looking forward to spending some good time alone. I'd love to have my cellphone off on that day but i can't b/c my wonderful moms, my family, Him(because he'll want to bug and drive me crazy all day), and my friends will be calling hopefully. I don't want surprises. I dislike those.I'd love to sleep all day. I'll let you know how it goes...

Have a beautiful week everyone!

100 things about me

1. I love doing memes
2. i talk to myself
3. then answer myself
4. when am bored i make-up people and have conversations
5. i laugh out loud when i remember something funny
6. i love laughing
7. i love having my space
8. i love walking home after darkness settles in
9. i like having my feet up
10. i try to say a prayer everyday
11. i used to go to church each sunday but i stopped
12. i don't think going to church is the crux
13. i mean i'd love to go to church each sunday but can't right now
14. however i still maintain a personal relationship w/God which is all that counts to me
15. i make my own cds
16. i love pop music
17. am no saint
18. but i try to be a better person everyday
19. right now am pretty sure am not been better than yesterday
20. b/c am doing this at work
21. i easily get bored
22. i love staying in bed
23. there's just something about been under the covers
24. i obssess about scrubbing my face
25. i cannot sleep without pillows, at least 2
26. am a bad sleeper
27. i attest to 's/he that kneels most stands best' from personal experience
28. i love reading novels
29. i easily cry
30. my cellphone is what keeps most of my relationships or friendships alive
31. my hair used to be long, i wonder what happened to it
32. i dislike dressing up to go places
33. i look forward to going home for only one reason-solitude-
34. i hole-up in my room, i love it in there
35. i have 12 charm bracelets, they are so beautiful
36. i hardly remember my dreams
37. am not even sure if i dream in color or not
38. i have an ivory bracelet
39. a friend i made gave it to me 3years ago
40. i have alot of clothes i don't wear
41. i don't like going to people's houses
42. i don't like it when people don't keep their word
43. I got myself a new bible this year
44. books are my greatest wealth
45. sometime back i made sure i took some amount from each paycheck to buy a book
46. I try to do my morning devotion every day
47. i have alot of fears
48. now i believe love is all the good things
49. i love my first name, i really love it
50. i have alot of akas
51. i really dislike the way one of my profs pronounces it, it drives me crazy, i really try hard to not block my ears b/c i dislike it each time she says it, grrrh
52. I don't hate, I dislike
53. I know for a fact that God is real
54. i dislike confrontations
55. i obssess over calories
56. some days am really good others am not
57. i love candles
58. i keep my room neat
59. i hardly leave the house before making my bed
60. i get homesick spells
61. sometimes i forget how far i am from my real home
62. until something jolts me back to reality
63. and when it sinks i fight not to cry
64. most people are kind to me
65. i try to be nice to everyone
66. am simple
67. i love been comfortable
68. i wish i could wear my tees, jeans and tennis shoes anywhere
69. am glad am not in a dress-up career
70. i got a turqoise ring for my 21st birthday but i lost it, i can't find it. I have looked everywhere. I can't help wishing that's its just misplaced. It's been MIA since Jan.
71. I wanted to get a tatoo of a guardian angel on my left shoulder blade for my 22nd birthday
72. but i won't. i changed my mind. i was going to get it for the wrong reasons. don't ask what.
73. a lot of good things have happened this year, so far, am graetful to God.
74. though most times things are pretty thick/hard somehow in the end they always work out
75. i heard a lovely song about hope on my friend's car. i have to get it.
76. I love been different.
77. am very antiphotogenic and i don't even try to make it better
78. i love tees with messages on them like "i am with stupid" "i am a virgin (this shirt is very old)"
79. I love taking long walks
80. i enjoy my own company
81. simply, i am a loner
82. i love who i am
83. i nest more than i dream although most times am in bed
84. i love sunsets
85. i hope to do a euro-trip, i won't let anything stop me unless am helping people
86. i'd love to learn how to drive a motorbike then own one
87. i believe i can do anything i put my heart to
88. i don't care about riches. i want just enough for my family and i and to reach out to others who need help.
89. I have a soft spot for orphans. i'd love to start an orphanage after i graduate
90. I hope and pray to God i'll keep all lessons i've learnt all my life
91. i want to live a legacy
92. not as a hero, but just an everyday woman, who does her job the very best she can
93. i'd love to write a book about my life
94. am a light-sleeper
95. i cover my head when i sleep. if i don't i won't sleep.
96. I miss my highschool friends
97. most of my good friends are boys
98. I miss writing letters
99. i dislike an alarm clocks sound most
100. I find memories in the smallest of things