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Name: Lacy
Birthday: 3/11/1987
Gender: Female
Interests: Well, well, well... I am interested in art and design, seeing as it's my major... I enjoy music--I play piano, sing and love to listen to music but won't say I love music of all sorts because that is a flat out lie. I am a Gilmore Girls and O.C. addict and watch them religiously but other than that I don't watch a lot of TV. And I am probably just saying that to justify my obsessions. I enjoy shopping, decorating, made beds, bubble baths, hot tea, and girlfriends. A definate interest and focal point of my life would be my faith, which has been growing and changing everyday at an alarming rate recently. But I suppose that is what life is about--changing, growing, and in the words of Donald Miller, the "journey".
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
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AIM:  lacyeclark@mac.com
MSN: lacyeclark@hotmail.com
Member Since:
9/18/2004
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| so i bought tickets for ingram hill on april 18th today. i am treating abby for her birthday becasue she's out of money (it probably all went to the alcohol...), and i am super excited!
...sleep between us in the bed...
this week has been wonderful. yesterday's weather was so perfect. i was even outside long enough to get a sunburn! classes are going great--i'm ahead in all of them and i am even getting the good old a pluses, so not so bad i guess. this weekend holds opportunity because i don't really have homework...
hmmm... i am not really in the mood to think of much else to say...
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| i like green.
i like things that are green--green in the spring. i love how bright things get--the bright grass against the bright blue sky--if only the quad were sprinkled with sheep it would be perfection. i arrived back to nashville on my birthday to find the city in bloom. thus, i stole a lot of flowers around campus and they are now in my room. the weather is perfect now--perfect for my new dressy shorts and button up dress that i bought in chicago.
so, as said before, my birthday was saturday. it was my first birthday that i have spent without my family. on that day the only think i recieved was a $20 gift card in the mail--and that seemed like enough. it helped me realize that i don't need things for my birthday, i just need to be surrounded by people i love to make it wonderful. the day was spend in abby's car for 8 hours and the evening on the quad. a highlight was dancing to disney mania at a rest stop where we made many people's day, i believe, based on the reaction of the people around us... the truck drivers, the old ladies... and we have now affectionately named this tradition "shoop shoop" and will be practiced on family vacations to come.
what really made my birthday was beth moore that morning. a great way to start the day and a new year in my life... the focus was fulfilling our purpose in our generation, not in a "purpose driven life" way... a bit more applicable, i think... here are some great things i learned:
trust that if God ever says "no," there is a GREATER "yes"
don't only ask God to open doors--ask Him to close them as well
i should not find validation in others--i should only find it in God--caring more about what others think when i know what God thinks is chosing others over God. WOW. big one
so i continue on this journey with arms wide open. that is the stage i feel i am in--a great season of growth--and it is great. i stand here with arms wide open. what better time to grow than in spring...
ahhh.... i am in love.
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| i guess this is overdue.
today was very lax and very very nice. i wasn't quite feeling up to par so i skipped running and my chapter meeting and opted for some project runway, a nap, a 2 hour rent documentary, a bath, some reading (the da vinci code--$1,000,000 to jazz), and then i watched how to lose a guy in 10 days that i stole from jen and she has just now found out by reading this. jen, i also took must love dogs. so thanks.
last week i saw anberlin in concert along with emery and hawthorne heights. anberlin was excellent, naturally. and i was being showered with blessings because the night before they were sick but they said they could simply not pass up a show in nashville. next up, rocket summer, march 14.
speaking of blessings, i found $30 in my purse today. abby swears that it is hers but i know she just wants to steal it away and squander it on coffee. it is not hers. it is mine. what excitment! on a more serious note about blessings, randy spoke today about worrying and i found that i ask myself the same questions that he said we shouldn't ask because they bring worry, i.e. "what can i do to fix this?" or "what can i do to control this?". but my worry box has been serving me well over the past semester. it is amazing to get past worries and run towards faith and trust. faith and trust. faith and trust. ah, so comforting. if i could only have it every moment...
this week should be pretty nice... schedule is stacked as usual but not in a stressful way. as my feet move now i am anxious to run tomorrow because i haven't the past two days. it is like a drug. but i suppose a good one. actually, i believe the technical term is endorphins--thanks to elle woods--"exercise produces endorphins and endorphins make you happy..." yes.
bachelor season finale tomorrow. i can't believe at 10 pm tomorrow i will now the fate of my neighbor dr. travis stork (because this didn't actually happen 4 months ago)... okay, so i admit that i have become a bit more of a tv junkie this semester (ps i'm running out of tapes to tape things). but, i will never become addicted to shows like next, date my mom, and parental control... and room raders. they... they make me gag.
spring break next week... the semester will be over before i know it. the break will be great and will be spent with dear abby and jen and joined at times by the rooms,rachel, and jen's new bf, tom... haha... rest and relaxation and art galleries and beth moore. oh, yes, i forgot to say we are going to chicago... where it will be 30 degrees. which will be a blessing, right? because at least it's not 20 degrees.
oh, the optimist. | | |
| i just saw the bachelor. actually i like to call him travis. yep. be jealous. or simply run down belmont blvd...
what a day what a day. | | |
| i recieved two valentine packages in the mail today.
i love valentine's day.
valentine's day is up there with christmas and halloween for me. maybe it's because i'm a visual person and the colors and decorations are so stimulating. maybe it's because i really like candy (just ask my dentist). or perhaps it is because i am a giver, and it is a great opportunity to give. whatever the case may be, i have never been one to be upset about not having a significant other on valentine's day. for the past two years i have had one and that was nice, but just because i am without this year doesn't mean i dread the day. i look forward to it. i don't think hallmark is exploiting us--one, because hallmark is from missouri and missourians just don't do such things, and two, because boy do they think of lovely things to say that i just can't get out. they are more of an aid, really. valentine's is just another special day, like a birthday, and i will always celebrate with joy. to me it's more than romance--it's about friends and family. my family, for instance, has always given valentine's gifts. maybe that's why i feel this way.
so how will i spend tomorrow? you will most definitely see me wearing red or pink. it is possible that you will receive a treat from me in your mailbox. i will decide on the font i "love" in typography (it's an assignment), i will watch a gilmore girls valentine's special, eat my red pink and white m&ms, and perhaps even watch elizabethtown or something of that nature, while being surrounded by friends--nay, family, the entire time--half of who are bitter about this holiday and half who will be celebrating it for its assumed reasons. hopefully i can turn the bitter's frowns upside down...
and here is the truth, fyi:
There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised. The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
♥ ps--i am actually listening to michael buble "with love" put out by none other than hallmark. boy do they do valentine's day well.  | | |
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