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.

A walk to remember...

Today was amazing.

I notice with everyday that passes, my outlook on things becomes more optimistic. while picknicking in the park with amanda and our dogs today, all i could think about was how blessed my life is.

everything was great. we sat in the grass and ate sammiches, watched the dogs chase funny nothings, fed the ducks, and walked.

Its funny what you think about when you try not to think.

while walking the trail with amanda and the dogs, i couldnt help but thinking of all i have and how appreciative i have been, and should be. I've always been told... "you dont always get what you want..." but for the first time in my life, i was fine with that. i didnt care.

How quickly cares are erased through him.

like i said... its AMAZING.

(photos by Amanda Rhymer)

Could today BE any better?

well, i guess it could, but its pretty hard to beat.

I woke up at my normal time around 8 am today to a text message reading:

"wakey wakey! wanna start the day with starbucks and a chat?"

this message was from amanda my BEST FRIEND, and i thought "WOULD I EVER!"

so without any hesitation, i woke up, showered and i was out the door.

things started out great... but what i noticed most was how happy amanda was today. i didnt ask why, i was just happy to see such a close friend so happy. we drank our coffee (ICED VENTI CARAMEL COFFEE BABY!) in the sun outside and did just that... chatted.

by the time we were done, it was only like nine or nine thirty, so we decided to head to goodwill and do a little discount shopping. (thats my favorite kind!)

both me and amanda had such a good day so far, we decided to head to sunset park and walk for a little bit just for the sake of walking. we bought bread from the 7-11 across the street, and began to feed the ducks. WE WERE ATTACKED! there was a crazy goose that was HUNGRY! he actually chased us for a good 100 yards.

after supressing the gooses hunger, we started to walk...

today was and is an especially awsome day. the sun is out, it is perfect temperature for a day in the park, and my best friend was there to share it with me!

it was while walking quietly with amanda that i noticed all of this is NOT a coincidence, or just a streak of good weather, this day is a gift! everything around me, from the geese to the grass, from the sun to the sand, this is all a gift. a gift given to me by god himself.

then, i started to realize, EVERY DAY is a gift! everyday i am able to wake up is a gift... regardless of what kind of text messages i wake up to, or who is there, or what weather we have.

GOD is good, and he wants to share his good with all of us!

AWSOMELY different...

For those of you who dont know me, my name is Sean Bullington. I live in Las Vegas, and have most of my life. Many people have stood out and continue to stand out in my life. I am blessed by every person I know and most people I meet.

I am a child of GOD.

Recently, I made a very difficult cross country move to Las Vegas in hopes of a better job, a car, and a steady place to live. Things in Florida (where i moved from) were not exactly ideal for a guy like me to begin his adult life. I was addicted to just about anything i could get my hands on, and I knew it. Everyday seemed to be a battle. with every new day brought new challenges like: "how am i going to feed myself?" "will i make it to the food pantry downtown in time to get a couple canned goods? afterall, i dont have a car" and "is it even worth waking up today?" I had a job, and a good one at that, but this wasnt enough for me. i started mindlessly spending every dime i had on drugs and alcahol to a point where i got paid on friday, and my paycheck was gone by saturday morning. I knew i was messing up, but i thought "im young!" and "if my boss doesnt notice, why does it matter?"

soon enough, my life caught up to me. my boss noticed the rediculous way i was beginning to become comfortable with coming to work, and i lost my job. now like most people, i was mad, and in denial that ANY of this was my fault. i started questioning and even cursing jesus. "WHY???" "WHY GOD?"

Shortly after losing my job, i lost the only thing i had left... my home. My world fell apart. All sense of security i once had went flying out the window. i was miserable.

At this time, i was three days away from eviction, and one day away from losing my mind. I knew i had to leave. So, without any time wasted, i made my mind that i would move back to Las Vegas. Doing this, however would prove harder than i once thought. A bus ticket from Port Charlotte, FL to Las Vegas, NV would cost eighty dollars. "EIGHTY DOLLARS??? where am i going to get that kind of money?" (to me, this was a TON of money... basically, that was food, and cigarettes for about two weeks.) i decided i would get out of this town no matter how long i had to save. well, i ended up having to save for 4 months.

So, i bought my ticket. "DEPARTING 2:20 PM 4.4.08 from Port Charlotte, FL ARRIVING 7:30 PM 4.6.08" i remember my ticket as clear as day. afterall, this was my ticket to a new life! or was it?

Eventually, after 2 days of delays, i arrived in las vegas and wasted no time getting my life started. i had an extra eh... i'd say 50 to 75 bucks that i quickly put to use in buying a cheap hotel, and a newspaper... i scanned the paper and found a place to stay where i wouldnt have to pay up-front, and a potential job. things began picking up for me quickly. i worked out a deal to buy a car, and i had a steady job and home. I WAS MISERABLE.

I started to realize that i was getting or already had everything i've ever dreamed of in life, yet somehow this wasnt enough. i was doing all of this on my own. i had no strength, i was open to any and all peer pressure that would come my way. i began to surround myself with the same type of people i had in port charlotte months before. i was in a spiral and it was going DOWN quickly.

I dont know what it was that made me wake up at 7 AM this particular sunday, and i dont know if i ever will, but i woke up empty, and sad. i knew i had to do something. so i got up, got in my car, and headed to an unfamilar place.... CHURCH. the sermon was awsome at Central, but what really spoke to me was when we began worship. i didnt know any of the songs, but somehow i found myself singing.. i closed my eyes and hoped for the best. i began praying. before i could even say lord, he was there. a tingling sensation SHOT through my body and i felt as light as i ever have. for that one moment, that sunday morning, i was CARELESS. I WAS HAPPY! i was one with the lord. i began to cry. i couldnt stop. before i knew it, the service was over, and everyone was leaving. i missed a whole half hour of the service. i had lost myself in jesus' love and have been lost ever since.

Life is looking up for me now. i try each day to never look back, and work for tomorrow. hopefully, as you continue to follow this blog, i can share with you all of the ways jesus is working in, and continually blessing my life.