Arizona... Family, Friends, and FUN!!!!

So i know it's been a while since I said "pics and anther post about our vacation soon!" so here it is...

Me and my best friend Amanda left vegas on friday the 13th (scary, huh?) to go pick up my little brother for his spring break. I have been promising James a trip here to see me since i got to vegas, and i figured, i have a car, and the money to do it, why not spring break? maybe a bad idea???

We arrived (after a rediculously horrible 6 am drive) in Mesa, AZ on friday morning... Naturally, Amanda and I were way tired, so we went to sleep... we woke up at like 2 pm and it was time to start our vacation. that day was great. after waking up, Amanda, Me, Mom, James, and Hannah (sheryl, my mom's roommate's daughter) went to cici's pizza (for my friends in foreign countries, this is a VERY inexpensive pizza buffet and arcade) i gave the kids each 5 bucks, and we were off...

after the excitement of the day before, we woke up the next day and decided to hit up the hot tub!!! real vacation style, huh?

the hot tub was great especially since it was followed by the idea of the drive in movies!! when was the last time you went to a drive in??? so i jumped on the oppertunity.

i took james back to vegas, we went to adventuredome, he spent time with family, and he had a blast... i have to apoligize for the lack of pictures toward the end of the trip... my personal photgrapher (amanda) didnt come with us on the way back because i visited with my dad's side of the family! It's like the lord is answering my prayers in reuniting me with my fathers side of the family, and i thank him daily...

i ended up spendingg ALOT more than i thought, but i think it was well worth it for james to have such a great spring break.

hope you enjoyed this post!

overall, this trip reminded me of the show "the simple life" haha

Amanda says "HI!

AIR-izona!

so i came to arizona to pick up james (my little brother) to bring him back to vegas for his spring break. i was accompanied by amanda (my best friend) on the trip and i noticed how messed up vegas air is... i can finally breathe! wow what a difference.

so we leave here in about an hour or two... yes im writing this at 5 in the morning!!!

and i cant wait to get home to share james' spring break with him! WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BLAST!

also, i will put pics of our trip so far up when i get home...

so this morning...

i woke up with my homework stuck to my face...

yes, i passed out in the wonderful world of english 101.


but im awake now... giving it another go...

MY LIFE IS CHANGING!

ugh.

alot of things have been on my mind lately.
i love my friends and i love my life as it is, but i feel that god is telling me that it is time to go. i've decided to move to california mid to late june. i will be living in a nice apartment in carlsbad ca. im not alone in this move. waiting for me there is one of my good high school friends ashley who i will be rooming with. i have been contemplating this move for a while now, and everytime i think about it, i get butterflies. until a really good friend gave me some really good advice.

i was talking with this person about my fears of leaving all that i have and know when he spoke thes wise words...

"remember sean, moving can be scary, but you have to look at it this way... you are not leaving everything you know, you still have all that with you, jesus just gets to show you NEW things in the process. and as far as homesickness, and the rest, those are completely normal feelings and im always here for you."

so, while driving today at work, i started to see that i believe in God, but am i really putting my FAITH in him? am i really turning my life over and giving him FULL control? i was sitting at a stoplight when i just decided to give in... give in to him. i know what i want to do, but now i know that im going to accept what God has for me. FAITH. its in your hands now, God.

i have to remember HE DIED FOR ME... so the least i can do is LIVE FOR HIM.

"prayer is key, faith unlocks the door." unknown author.

so my teacher is alive!

my teacher is ok! he was diagnosed with exhaustion and dehydration... not a good mix... but he IS ok!

as for me, im good... i invited a friend from work to church, and she came! she had alot of fun and asked me to come next sunday!

other than that, im excited to see james (my little brother) when i pick him up in arizona on march 16th so he can spend his spring break in vegas with me! i will be bringing him back on the 20th but the next month (april) i am planning to have a couple friends from work follow me to get james, and possibly my mom, to go camping! we'll be camping at the cholla campground that sits right on the tonto basin!

im excited about the next two months!

butterflies in my stomach, and a HEART ATTACK?

WOW!

i make pizza's everyday at work... i just dont have to present how to do them.

Background: i got an assignment for speech 2 weeks ago and i was assigned to do a demonstration speech. a demonstration speech is how to do or make anything put into a speech made for a general audience. i decided to go with the first idea that popped into my head... how to make a pizza... A SINCH! i make them everyday! so i made a quick outline and i was ready... 2 weeks before it was due...

2 weeks past and it was time.

SO TONIGHT>>> it was time to do my speech. i was sooo nervous sooooo nervous sooooooo nervous. but. i waited my turn, got up there and shined! i was great! there was a bit of a problem with the dough sticking to the wax paper, but the teacher was very understanding. and i was funny, i was professional, and i shined. since i had breezed through the speech, i didnt consider my outline. i got my grade... a b+. now thats good, but i was expecting an a. of course i was, but my speech was really really good!!! so i sat down... my butterflies hushed themselves and we were on with another speech. heres some pictures from the speech...

AFTER CLASS: i was on my way out of the room and for some reason i was the last person left in the classroom... as i came into the hallway, TRUE STORY: i see my teacher stumbling from the bathroom holding his heart, and collapse. WHAT IS GOING ON??? i rush over to help him, ask him questions to keep him conscious, and by this time there are 4-6 other people standing around. he asks me to call his wife... i had someone call 911 while i tried to understand the numbers he was mumbling slowly to me. and his wife didnt answer. the ambulance arrives, and a number of things could have happened to him, had this been 5 heck even 2 minutes later. and im so glad i was there. the paramedics said it was most likely a HEART ATTACK!

tell me im worthy of the ground you walked on

worthy...

worthy...

worthy...

are we?

when we try our best to follow our father God, we fail. it is inevitable. we are not worthy, but we are accepted, and forgiven.

i've known god has been there my whole life, but i've never really seen the power of god for myself until recently. and i've realized IM NOT WORTHY. but im thankful! im so thankful that my God can accept me, flaws and all, for who i am... my unworthy self. he is an UNDERSTANDING God. he wants us to fail every now and then, for it is through our mistakes we learn to be better.

i've made PLENTY of mistakes, and im just SO thankful i wasnt given up on.

thats the thing, he doesnt give up... even in our darkest hour, he is there, and it is THEN when our faith is tested most.

stay strong faithful one. oh believer, stay strong.