My Dad

My Dad relunctently agreed to allowing me to transform his skin. So bottle in hand, I gooped green stuff all over his face in hopes of bringing renewal...When all was washed away I asked my Dad how his skin felt, to which he informed me, "My pores are singing..."

Random Tidbits...

Yesterday I sat by a man with overalls and a long ponytail who was reading theology books in Starbucks...

Did you know that Kroger has an amazing plethora of cookies.....

I went through three nails and discovered some dry wall tonight....

I renamed candy: Little Lauras

A Chapter Ends...

Emily Cavanaugh is no more...Really, I'm quite saddened because I had just mastered being able to pronounce and spell "Cavanaugh" and not just mutter "Cavanau..." Pictured is the last picture taken of us as single women (compliments of Coffey) last Friday morning. Saturday afternoon, Emily wrapped her arms around me outside the chapel and whispered in my ear, "I love you." The tears came then, & I stood in a corner and viewed my best friend in the arms of her husband while smiling for a photographer. I was telling Emily the day before, I feel like we are adults now- You are going to be a wife, something in our lives has come to an end. My Emmy is now what I like to affectionately call "Mrs. O'atmeal."

Will you say "I Do?"

We have deemed this hall the place to live in Mullins. Becky just got engaged this week making a grand total of seven engagements on this dorm hall! (Have we set a new record?) We calculated (this was a hall event) that there are seventeen girls living on our hall, and that out of these females, twelve are either wearing a ring or dating....We live surrounded by brides to be.

Mohler Moments

"He is trying to be the next host of Reading Rainbow."

"I'm beginning to despise Target....M, that's all I want."

That machine wouldn't eat my card...45 tries and a discussion of church.

Mystery Ants

I have discovered that there are some "new friends" that have moved into my dorm room--The Ant Family. Little indeed, yet oh so mischievous. Occasionally I see them, but rarely do I get to enjoy this privilege. These wee things only make their appearance when there is food sitting by my window. Example: The other night I was making a baked potato. I had not seen my ant family in quite some time and thought to my joy that they had moved on to adopt a new roomate. My potato was cooking in the microwave and I set some cheese, sourcream, and butter on the window sill next to me. Since my attention was completely focused on caring for my cooking potato, imagine my suprise when I turned and found 5 little ants surrounding my cheese and forming a little line around the sour cream. I quickly removed the items from their pesky selves, turned to replace them in the fridge, and when I returned my attention back to the window sill sat in amazement at the disappearance of the ants. There was not a trace of an insect. They vanished in literally 6 seconds. I have yet to see my little ant family since that night, which often makes me ponder where they live, and what food they are investing their lives in, in my dorm room....

No Emily

Emily has returned to her homestead in Ohio....And suddenly I was well aware of her absence. No Emily to eat a meal with me, no Emily to run to the Neighborhood Wal-Mart with me, no neighbor...No Emily to chase down the hall way, no Emily to scare in the middle of the night with a blanket over my head...No Emily. It is like a tiny glimpse of life to be in 11 days.
Tis a sad thought, but I have found contentment. Lord of the Rings has been a steady companion throughout my day, and yay, my night. (For those of you really spiritual people, I took that subject a whole different direction when I did not say Jesus, but LOTR...) Now I sit and eat my meal whilst watching The Fellowship with the cast commentary as my company.

Webster's Dictionary According to Cavanaugh & Duncan

A Gimp

Definition in Emily's words: "A person who can't do anything."

Lauren's definition based on Emily's choice of wording: "A munchkin with no arms or legs who is mute and deaf and kinda just bobs around somewhere, like a potato."

Lauren's Childhood

Just ask Emily about my beloved Machete...

A Thought

Taken from a study on Psalm 139
“You formed my inward parts…” Don’t you think that as God formed your little heart that a smile crept over His face? He knew that that heart belonged to Him. As He formed your lungs, He already knew precisely how many breaths you would ever take. I wonder if as He formed your little toes He held on to you for just a minute longer knowing some of the pain you would walk through in this life. As He formed your ribs, did His thoughts turn to the one that He would one day bring to your side? When He fashioned your hands, I wonder if He thought of all the “cups of cold water” you would give. And when He finished did He put His cheek against yours and whisper to your heart to hold on, stay pure, to stay close to His heart….And then He “...covered me in my mother’s womb.” He entrusted the parents to raise His princess...

What Is Love?

Emily demonstrates the definition of love when she....

Offers to make me coffee
Listens to me complain about sickness & everything else in this world & doesn't mind listening
Walks with me to the library & the mail room
Makes sure I have everything I need
Eats meals with me

Thank you.