Day 20: A Hobby Of Yours

Hobbies:
         Sleeping
         Music
         Writing
         Drawing
         Reading
         Tv watching
         Phone usage
         Hanging out with Re re's
         and Applying for Jobs that I never seem to get! :)

I think that completes my life fairly clearly.  In a perfect world I'd get to do all the other activities and more through hobby number one.

Day 19: A Talent Of Yours

Talent? Talent? I wouldn't say that I'm very talented at much of anything. Writing tends to come easy to me, but I'm not sure if that's necessarily a talent because I don't believe I'm very good at it. I enjoy art and expressing myself in different ways, but again, my art pieces are never a Michaelangelo, or a Donatello.

I have a talent of drinking obsessive amounts of coffee and listening to music that hardly anyone appreciates. (:
Also an amazing talent at annoying people, especially when I'm hyper, mostly my Momma. I take pride in that.

Day 18: A Time When You Felt Passionate And Alive

Well, my memory is totally sucking right now. I can't really come up with any time besides one. I'm not sure if it's even a good memory. I guess I'll just put it anyways.

Soooooo, times with a certain someone would always make me happy. When we were just beginning to get to know each other and I would be spending time with him, I always felt, I guess, "Passionate and Alive" because I never knew what was going to happen or what was going to be said. He always knew what to say, guess it was a learned trait for him.

Day 17: An Art Piece

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

I love this painting. It has a lot of meaning within it, no matter what your prospective maybe. It's overused and seen everywhere, but nevertheless it's still one of my favorite art pieces out there. (: 

On a side note, I like Vincent Van Gogh. He was known for being a mental case, and rumored to be on absinthe while painting. I think his life was interesting, and he had an odd view of what was appropriate gifting. (If you don't get it, you should look it up, it's worth it.)

Day 16: A Song That Makes You Cry

Song that makes me cry? Well, I'm a big baby when it comes to emotional songs, or just songs that remind me of stuff. I'ma lyrics person, so the words in songs tend to carry a heavy meaning, and I tend to find commonalities between the song and my own life. Or the song is just a touchy topic that upsets me, such as, child abuse, sex trafficking, or losing someone.

Concrete Angel by Martina McBride
Stay by Sugarland
You Were Mine by Dixie Chicks
Dear John by Taylor Swift
Oceans by Mae
... ect.

Day 15: A Person You Admire

A person I admire. I admire several people, because they have characteristics or qualities that are admirable. I admire most of my friends for these reasons. In order to keep them from getting big heads I shall call them, Friend 1, Friend 2, and Friend 3.

Friend 1, has the admirable quality of understanding and empathy. She's genuine and real, and people can tell that she's got a tender heart and truly believes in what she is telling you.

Friend 2, is a handful (: She's an energetic ball that bounces from moment to moment. Every thought seems to be a positive one even when times seem like they should surely suck.

Friend 3, is wise. (most days) She's full of informative knowledge that can help in the given situation and always seems to know just what to say to make things a little better, with some evidence to back most of it up.

Each one of them has there traits that I admire and I'm glad they stick around.

Day 14: A Vacation You Would Like To Take

A vacation I would like to take is a series of places. I have been dreaming about the day I can visit Ireland for years. It's so beautiful there, the scenery is amazing, and that's where my ancestors originated. It would be a dream to actually go there in person and see everything.
Another place that I've been eager to see is the deserts of Egypt. To go inside an ancient tomb would be pretty awesome and I hope that one day I'll be able to say I've been in one.
Although these are two places that I've been dreaming of seeing, more than anything, I'd just want to visit Hawaii. Not because I love the island or because I wanna be a tourist, but because I wanna see my brother.
I haven't seen him in seven years.

Day 13: A Guilty Pleasure

A guilty pleasure? Well, one guilty pleasure of mine is debating. I love debate, and arguing my point across even when it doesn't matter. It can be something as simple as whether Chick-fil-a beats McDonalds or something as boring as politics. I just like manipulating the minds of people and making them think in a different way. It's an interesting thing to do. Try it sometime. You learn a bit more about people. (:

Day 12: A Song You Want Played At Your Wedding

Hmmmph, I've been dreading to answer this one. I suck when it comes to all this wedding planning stuff and I'm sure no matter what I pick it's going to sound lame. One song that I really love is My Wish by Rascal Flatts. I'm not sure how it fits the wedding song theme. It is a song that I'd think of for someone that I would love. It has a lot of meaning and is a sweet song.

My Wish lyrics
Songwriters: Steele, Jeffrey; Robson, Steve;
I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow
And each road leads you where you want to go
And if you're faced with the choice and you have to choose
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you

And if one door opens to another door closed
I hope you keep on walkin' ?til you find the window
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile
But more than anything, more than anything

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish

I hope you never look back but you never forget
All the ones who love you and the place you left
I hope you always forgive and you never regret
And you help somebody every chance you get

Oh, you'd find God's grace in every mistake
And always give more than you take
But more than anything, yeah more than anything

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish, yeah yeah

My wish for you
Is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

And while you're out there gettin' where you're gettin' to
I hope you know somebody loves you
And wants the same things too
Yeah, this is my wish
(My wish for you)

This is my wish
(My wish for you)
I hope you know somebody loves you
(My wish for you)
May all your dreams stay big
(My wish for you)

Day 11: A Photo Of You Taken Recently

So, a photo of me taken recently. I figured this one is okay, it's pretty extremely recent. I'm the one in the middle, that doesn't look like a retard :)
It's okay, (she has issues).

Day 10: A Photo Of You Taken Over Ten Years Ago

I don't remember where this picture is taken, or why it was taken, but it's always been one of my favorites. 

This is me after a basketball awards ceremony, with my older brother Thomas. I think I'm probably around eight or nine. 

Day 9: A Photo You Took

This is Sara. 

She's a goat :) 

Day 8: A Thank You Letter To Someone Who Has Changed Your Life

So, I'm suppose to write a thank you letter, and ironically I have one on my computer that I haven't gotten around to sending in the mail. She's an important friend, and she did change my life. Here it is.

Hey Cocoberry (:

Well I can’t sleep and I thought I’d write you a lil sum’n sum’n. I MISS YOU!! You crazy woman. Get your butt back down here already. That’s a direct order. So I’m going to list all the things that I miss about you / doing with you.

Okay, 1.) I miss thinking how dumb you are after you say something really weird (that’s often btw)
  2.) I miss all the times you’d pop up at my house.
3.) I miss fighting with you on your couch and you mom asking us how old we are.
4.) I miss all the sleepovers at your house for like … how many months? Haha
5.) I miss the memories of us and JC and the time we all got in trouble about that.
6.) I miss the midnight conversations about random things.
7.) I miss hanging out with you for like a whole day for no reason.
8.) I miss the sleepovers at other people’s houses.
9.) I miss the time we hugged each other hysterically because of a cockroach.
10.) I miss all the holidays we shared with Juju.

So yeah,
In other words. I miss youuuuuuuuu! I just want you to know that I DO appreciate your friendship, even though at times I might have acted as if I didn’t. I’m sorry about this summer and I wish I could change a lot. I know I could try to justify it as, “I was going through a lot” but I won’t dismiss the fact that I said things I didn’t mean. I value your friendship and I hope that we will be friends for along time to come. I trust you with a lot in my life, and you know that that doesn’t happen with me very often.

Bianca, I know you are going to have an impact on many people with in your lifespan and I pray that every one you meet sees the way God’s spirit beams through you. You have a gift of excitement and an easy smile that is seen by many. You may not be blessed with the right words to say in every given situation but the people that you are listening to know that you are doing just that. You listen like a true friend and are consistent enough to show God’s love. You are a very unique and special girl who has be given many qualities that can be used in the world to show God’s beauty and I know that you will be used in every way imaginable to do just that.

I thank you for your friendship, and all the times you’ve helped me out by just being there. I’ve known you for going on six years. Given I haven’t “known” you for that long, I have known of you and have seen you change. I’m thankful for you introducing me to this church. I don’t really know why I started going, besides the fact that you told me about it, but I do know that this is where I am suppose to be. If it had not been for you telling me about the church, I would have been that much more lost after coming back from Tyler. I can’t describe to you the pain that was felt after that experience, but I know that I was taken out of that deep depression and placed within the lives of all the people I now care about because of you.
God’s pretty crazy when you think about it like that. It’s pretty amazing how He works when you aren’t aware of it.

I’m glad we are friends (: I love the cd. Btw, I’m currently listening to it as I type this to you. I love every song and they all mean so much. I hope you’re doing good in school up there and know that where ever you end up in life God will guide you to the right path.


I love you,
Tiffany K. Allen

Day 7: Five Things You Couldn’t Possibly Live Without

1.) God
2.) Friends
3.) Family
4.) Music
5.) Hair Straightener

God, because I wouldn’t be alive if He didn’t want me to be. Friends because I rely on them everyday. Family, because they birthed me and brought me up the way I am. Music because it’s a refuge to the junk that goes on everyday. Lastly, a hair straightener  because if you know me AT ALL you know that I can’t leave the house without straightening it.

Day 6: A Moment You Wish You Could Relive

Hmm, this one is a toughy. I’m not really sure what moment I’d go back to. There’s many occasions that I wish I could go back to, but I’m not for certain on exactly which one I’d return to. I’d love to go back in time to when Tristin was still around, go back to when my grandpa was still alive and try to build a better relationship there, get to know Deb before she passed. I’d love to correct all the stupid mistakes and dumb things I’ve said, those stupid fights with parents that don’t even make sense. However, those are all things that I’d like to change. I guess a moment that I’d like to relive would be when me, Thomas, and Tristin were little and would ride bikes up and down our street. We’d race to see how fast we could get up to. I always fell behind the boys. Did everything to fit in with them. I’d like to relive the sleepovers in Tristin’s room, the times he told me to shut up because he was praying (: Going to their football and baseball games. I’d like to relive the horseback riding in Hawaii when I was thirteen. The scenery was amazing. There’s too many times to return to, to list them all.

Day 5: A Favorite Quote

Quotes. I love quotes. Here’s a few.


All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence 


“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
Ashley Smith


"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't." 
— John Piper


“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”
Romans 5:3-5


“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”
Matthew 6:34

Day 4: A Favorite Television Program

I don’t really watch much tv, and when I do it’s skimming through channels. I do happen to love the tv series Bones. It’s about a forensic anthropologist who solves cold cases in a lab and tests her limits by also going out to the crime scenes. Usually you wouldn’t find a forensic anthropologist treading around the city with a cop buddy solving crime on the streets. I aspire to be a forensic anthropologist and think that it’s a fantastic field to go into being that you’re actually solving crimes that have happened who knows how long ago. Solving things based on the fundamentals of human life remains, such as human bones, is just astonishing to me.

Day 3: A Favorite Book

Now this is tricky, I love books. My favorite author is Phillipa Gregory. I’ll pretty much love any of her works just for the simple fact that she bases most of her work off of actual historical events and she’s pretty good and making sure that it does in fact line up with historical markers. She’s a very intelligent woman, and she researches her material thoroughly before writing. Her Wideacre Trilogy, and her works written on the Tudor era are all great novels.

Besides Gregory’s work, I’ll pretty much read anything relating to history or inspirational novels. Stuff that makes you think is always on my top list.

Day 2: A Favorite Movie

Ahhh,  a favorite movie. I think I’m going to have to go with the Princess Diaries, just because it is probably one of the few movies I can watch over and over and not get tired of it. I’m not really that much of a movie person but if I am watching one, it’s probably a comedy, or a chick flick. Pretty lame huh?

Day 1: A Favorite Song

Favorite song, this is always a challenge because I'm a lyrics person, and the songs I get attached to always have meanings that stand out to me. The song that means the most to me right now is called, The Ocean by Mae


. The lyrics always catch me with the phrase,

"Oh, the night becomes the space 
That's somewhere in between
What I feel and what I'm told
Sitting on the shoreline 
Trying to figure it out. figure it out...
To find out the meaning 
And reach it somehow."

Because this is often how I feel about life, and all it's misunderstandings, and what I'm suppose to do with it. Give a listen.