i think its really unfair that not all of us are married to photographers. or have time to make our pictures really exciting. might i just say that i am annoyed!

sunburns

sometimes i figure because im tan, that i dont need sun screen. however, yesterday i was proved very wrong.  i laid out at my friend Kyle's pool. i love just floating in pools to get tan. it's way less annoying, because you 're actually in the water as apposed to being dry and hot so it doesn't really seem like your trying to get tan. the only thing wrong in laying out and chatting is that i sometimes forget to put sunscreen on.  

i kept asking kyle if i was getting sun burnt , but i just kept hearing no, your tan. i just kept saying, yeah but my stomach and back havent seen the sun for a very long time.  needless to say, I AM SO SUNBURNT! i would put a picture up showing the damage, but im pretty sure no one wants to see a lovely picture of my butt. ok so maybe a few of you ... ha ha. but i wont.

this world has nothing for me...

for the past two months i have been praying about a certain circumstance. It has been challenging no doubt to continue to trust in the Lord but it has also been such a blessing to draw nearer to the Lord and wait on Him in this time. At that moment in time i only was really seeking Him for this one thing i speak of. Well, as of late, apparently God thought He would stretch me as far as humanly possible in this one thing( although huge). it was then God started dropping things into my lap, and attached to these things comes deadlines that need to be met. 1: in praying for the Lord to finish the work he said he would complete almost 1 year and 4 months ago. 2: praying on what the Lord's will is in leading worship for Calvary Chapel san Juan and whether i am in it. 3: my friend's brother kevin just died a couple nights ago from a heart attack. he was 16. please pray for the family! 4: a door has been opened to finally pursue what i have loved to do my whole life (for a living), Make-up. but i wont be able to start till january( which is perfect timing in my opinion). and i just found out that someone dear to my heart has cancer. there is so much to pray for.  the saddest part of it all though, is talking to some one about it who doesn't know God. I get the " that sucks" or the " you'll be in my thoughts" and every time i hear this reply i think to myself, " is that it? that's all you have to say?" there is absolutely no hope attached to it. and i think, " what good is it to think about someone? what does that do? NOTHING! but attach that with prayer and there is a whole different story. Thank God i have a hope. His name is Jesus!

caiden keats

i wanted to up load this amazingly adorable video of caiden but it is taking to long and i dont have alot of times on my hands. so if you get the chance i encourage you to stop by cryn's blog. i have a link to her on my site. check it out. it takes some time to load but it is well worth it!

chocolate chip cookies it is

today was a spectacularly fun day with the Lord.   - this is my excited face

      today i made cookies for a friend from work. it 's his last day with us and i thought i would do something nice for him. Good bye john!                                                                                                      

         on another note, look at this huge spider that has taken up residence in my backyard.

new church, new friends, new life!

                                  the church getting ready for the baptism
                                               the crew that got baptized
                                             new life!
                                                sea slug causes commotion 

As of late God has blessed me with the opportunity to become the new worship leader at Calvary Chapel San Juan Capistrano. However, i am still praying for God's guidance and direction on it. For now i am leading there but not as a permanent fixture. i would appreciate your prayers as i seek to follow God's plan.

then alex happened.

Yesterday was by far one of the weirdest days i have had in quite some time. i decided to go bra shopping before Brian's study. with only thirty minutes before church, i grabbed as many bras as i could to try on at lightning speed. i had a plan. i had a goal. then Alex happened. 

as i was shopping, a ridiculously gorgeous woman came up to me and asked me if i needed help. "No", i said, "i'm really pressed for time. i just want to get in and out" Alex, being the sly woman that she is said, " what size are you?" i told her, " well, i'm in between sizes right now, because i  have just lost some weight." she gave me a good look and told me what size i was. she told me she would measure me if i wanted as well, so i let her. i thought she would just put the dumb measuring tape around my bust line and that would be it. NOPE! i have never been so wrong in my life. 

Alex got maggie and i a dressing room and urged maggie to go in with me. Apparently she wanted to have a party in my dressing room. Ive known maggie for 20 years so i thought it would be ok for her to be invited to the party in my dressing room. anyways... alex brought me some bras in my "size" to try on. i was almost done trying one on when i heard a knock on my door. " allison, this is alex. can i come in?" ...... "Can she come in? can she come in? im naked!" i said to maggie. so i grabbed my shirt as fast as possible and said yes. alex walks in and takes a look at me and says, "yes, this is definitely your size" she then leaves to go get more for me to try on and as soon as she does so maggie and i start busting up. i almost peed. alex comes back to the dressing room and decides she wants to help me put my bras on. i was so uncomfortable but she was giving great advice and teaching me about how they are suppose to fit etc... 

i was thrown into the thick of things. i had to become comfortable with my body and fast. not only was i naked in a dressing room with myself dealing with how i felt about my body but maggie was there sharing the nightmare along with the stranger who got to know me more than any other person probably ever should with the exception of my husband. sorry babe!