Welcome Back to Morganfield...

Alright Guys... here I am. Graduation and a few of the summers weddings have come and gone... here I am back in good ole Union County Kentucky. Is there anything more country and small town about Morganfield? I thought I would let you in on a few things that help you know that you are in a small town... feel very fortunate if you are still in Campbellsville and think that is small town!

1.) I was almost late for work yesterday because I was stuck behind not one but TWO tractors on the main highway in town!
2.) Everyone knows everyone... and their business!
3.) Also, I got behind a car shortly after the tractors who decided to STOP at a green light... and NO ONE even honked at this guy!
4.) You can't avoid "townies"... you know those people who graduated with you but all they have done since then was well... stick around here and have BABIES!
5.) Those babies are now at the daycare I work at... weird to see people my age and slightly older coming to pick up their toddlers!

I'm sure there will be more to come soon! But for now I must get finished getting ready and head to work! Kids are in need of care! Love you guys! Hope to see you all soon!

Summer Wedding Madness is ALMOST HERE...

So, I say I'm bad at this but then it just ends up that these pile up and I write several at a time... Anyway, So the end of school is coming as I said earlier... which then means the summer of weddings is almost here... If you look at my schedule for the next few months you will see one wedding right after another leading up to I guess the Grand Finale... MY OWN!!! (OCT 11, 2008) YIKES!!! Anyway... so the last time I was home at spring break I decided to take a picture of my closet door and the fact that it was covered with bridesmaid dress (two of which were mine for my friend Emily's wedding and for my sister Kayla's wedding).... needless to say as I was going to sleep at night it was a little overwhelming to see the dresses hanging there ready to be worn!

More Engagement Pics...

So I have a spring addition to the engagement pics... This is just one of my favorites.... THANKS ANDREA!!!
For more pics you can visit... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35411&l=88527&id=500267325

What's a Girl to do???

So I'm horrible at trying to get this thing up to date with my life... perhaps when school ends I will find the time to do this consistently. Anyway... so graduation is quickly approaching (9 days actually)... and I find myself getting slightly uneasy about what is to come. No not the up coming marriage or summer job opportunity... or even the fact that I don't know what kind of job I will have after I get married... none of that worries me at all. However, I have grow to absolutely love my church family here in Campbellsville at the Vineyard... and slowly it is beginning to completely break my heart at the thought of being away from this church for months. My weekends this summer are filled with weddings and showers... there is just no possible way that I can make the 3 hour drive every weekend... especially not with gas prices the way they are. So now I find myself crying out to God to show me what to do... I love the people at home but the church... well I'll just say I'm not getting fed the proper food there! This isn't a time for bashing my home church... no not at all... I just strongly feel like I need something more... so what's a girl to do??? I could visit different churches but that would just seem weird in my town, there's not much there. But then I thought... there is this one church... Grace Fellowship, I always thought they were a little crazy in high school but perhaps it was because I didn't know any better... or rather I didn't know what I was missing. So I messaged my friend Tiffany (long time friend and neighbor who attends this church)... and she begins to describe in a simple message how that church works... and I must say it sounds very similar to the Vineyard... not to mention she said that they would love to have me if I wanted to visit to try it out! So now I'm torn... I continue to pray... I need something new, something that will feed me for the months that I will be at home... but I don't want my family to think I hate going to church with them... no that's not it... I'm just hungry for more of God! Does anyone understand? What's this girl to do?

Should I Pinch Them???

So... as you all know today was St. Patrick's Day! I held a hall activity, coloring contest, to give the girls something fun and different to do. The prize was a itunes gift card... in my mind I thought now who wouldn't want an itunes gift card? However, sadly I was disappointed at the poor turn out of yet another hall activity. I mean come on, we try nearly everything to get these girls involved and nothing seems to draw them in... what on earth do they like to do with their time???

Anyway... I say all of this to simply say... we normally pinch people for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day... should these girls be pinched for not celebrating in the fun by competing in this fun little contest??? Oh well... the day is done and project over... perhaps next time will draw a bigger crowd.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all!!!

Wow... not so good at this...

So... it takes me forever to come up with something to write on here or to at least take the time to post it. I really don't have much to say, except the only thing that I have really done since my last post is try to finish up senior year and played in the snow a bit. A couple weekends ago Garrett and I did get our friend Andrea together and got the first addition to our engagement pictures taken... which is exciting. We both love the snow so we couldn't resist the opportunity to take some pics in the snow, however there will be more to come once it gets warmer out! I have attached just a few of the pics... however if you would like to see more simply go here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31318&l=8581c&id=500267325

The wedding is still months away though... I guess plans are coming together slowly but surely. I have other things that come before then such as graduation, a friends wedding, and also my sisters wedding... preparing for all of those consumes more thoughts than one might think. Though nothing can really take away the excitement of my own wedding it still just seems so far away...

Thoughts of early years... ahh...

So long ago... before there was Garrett Gilkey... there was this man... this wonderful, amazing, God-fearing man that I liked to call Granddaddy. He was my favorite person in the world, especially as I child... he would sing to me and I knew without a doubt that he loved me. He past away when I was in high school and I can truly say that my life has not been the same since... I go through days still where I think about him and think about how he didn't get to see the important days in my life... high school graduation, my upcoming college graduation, my upcoming wedding, and someday the birth of children (someday far far away)... Anyway, these thoughts do make me sad... but memories of him make me extremely happy. Today I thought of him and the song that he sang to me all the time... "You are my Sunshine." I looked for it frantically trying to find just the right copy on itunes so I could listen to it whenever I needed it... what I found were two good versions one by Sara Gazarek and the other by Sara Hickman... you should check them out sometime... and check out the lyrics too...

"You are my Sunshine" (lyrics)
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my arms,
but when I woke dear, I was mistaken,
and I hung my head and cried.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy when skies are gray
you'll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don't take my sunshine away.

I'll always love you and make you happy
if you will only say the same
but if you leave me to love another
you'll regret it all some day

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy, when skies are gray,
you'll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don't take my sunshine away.

You told me once dear you really loved me
that no one else could come between
but now you've left me and love another
you have shattered all my dreams.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy, when skies are gray,
you'll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don't take my sunshine away.