Carpe Diem

Beautiful

2005-07-15T14:04:00.000-07:00

All the time. . . BEAUTIFUL. . .beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!

Your shoes are beautiful, your pants are beautiful, and your FACE is beautiful!

. . . Ocifer. . . you are beautiful. . .

you or me or one of us

2005-07-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

I don't want to hear your mouth. . . I just want the boo's
You stick with the chicken and I'll stick with the boo's

Today the skies are green and the grass is blue. . .

I'm writing here instead of you

Can you guess who?

P.S. Because I luf you!

P.S.S. You can delete this ;)

I Wish..........

2005-06-04T19:05:00.000-07:00

I wish I could Fly... it would be soooo amazing, to go wherever you want to and to see EVERYTHING. I love to fly, I only have done it three times, but the times that I have done it, it was AMAZING.

I wish I could be the fastest runner in the world!!!!, I think it would be awsome to be able to run as far as you want to and to be the Fastest runner of all time!!!

I wish I had a car!!!!, not just any car, but a Toyota Tundra, with a roll bar and huge wheels and it has to be navy blue, with a big Sister of a United States Marine sticker on the back. Yep that is like MY kinda car.

I wish for alot of things, but the only thing I know is that the Lord has Blessed me Greatly, I have a AWSOME family, GREAT Friends, and of course a Lord who loves me NO matter what. As long as we keep going to the Lord he will fullfill our whishes and dreams, becuase He is the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and he knows who I'am and He has the BEST in store for my life, He is the only One I live for, I have a addience of One.

written by a PROUD MARINE SISTER!!!!!

Changes

2005-05-31T16:15:00.000-07:00

Chris is offically going to be leaving on the 16th of this month. Things keep changing, and I thank the Lord that we will have a few extra weeks with Chris. At first Chris was leaving on June 1st and going to North Carolina for 2 months, but now he will be going to 29 Plams, in the desert for 4 months. The Lord has really belssed us becuase now we can go and see Chris on some weekends possibly. I thank you for your prayers and support. It will be hard for me when Chris leaves, but knowing that I have such Great friends, I know that I will be able to get through it.
Written by a PROUD Marine Sister!

The MANY wonders of Summer!!!!!

2005-05-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

I LOVE SUMMER!!!

Well we just got back from Disenyland, it was VERY hot, I almost melted!. I decided that I LOVE summer, Number one......

#1. NO SCHOOL!!!!!!

#2. I love being in the sun and getting a VERY dark tan!!!

#3. I LOVE our Pool!!!, it is the greatest thing on the planet.

And I just plain love it, although this summer might be a little bit harder for me, just becuase of Chris leaving, but I still want to have lots of pool parties and friends over, even though I WILL miss Chris Dearly!!! I will be writing him EVERY SINGLE DAY and tell him ALL that I did, but hey, this post is not supposed to be about saddness, this is a FUN, SUMMER post!!!!!. So what do you love best about summer???

written by a PROUD MARINE SISTER

United States Marine Corps!!!!

2005-05-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

Most of you already know this, but I'am just going to post it just so if you have any questions, you can ask............

On May 6th, 10:02am, Major Hudson called us and informed my mother that he needed Chris to call him (becuase Chris was riding along with my dad in a ambulance), So my mom called Chris and told him to call Major Hudson back, not long after my mom hung up did Chris call and tell us that he would be going to North Carolina for two months of training, then to Iraq for 6-10 months.
Chris got back on Sunday from a weekend in Reno ( where he is stationed), and told us that he will not be going to NC, but he will be training in Camp Pendleton CA, for two months, and he would be in Iraq for 9 months and 1 month of Debreifing in Camp Pendleton. We feel very blessed that Chris doesn't have to go to North Carolina, but we are still very upset about the dangers he will be facing in Iraq.
Your prayers would be VERY much appreciated.
Love Always,
PROUD Lil' sis of a U.S. Marine:)

Disneyland

2005-05-17T13:40:00.000-07:00

I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!!!!,
I will try to get back to posting all you people, I will do my best!!!!!!. Hope to see you here ALOT MORE!!!!
~Cali Girl
~Max
~Lissa

SORRY

2005-05-03T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hey you all, I'm going to stop posting for a while, until I can get some things straight. If I have offended anyone in anyway, I'am truly sorry, but for now I just need to take it easy.
Sincerly,
Alyssa and all the other nicknames I have!!!

conversation

2005-05-01T18:01:00.000-07:00

One fine day, not so long ago, Alyssa was over at Brooke's house, we see here a conversation that accured between them:

B: So Lisa, how are you doing?
A: My shin hurts, I have a swollen finger and I am getting sick! How do you think I am doing?
B: Well, uh...
A: Besides that I'm mad because ben and james tell me I should take it easy...but I don't want to.
B: Well, uh...
A: AND I luv you.
B: Well, uh....
A: Well, uh, what?
B: I think you look nice
A: I don't care what you think...I'm out of shape and I'm fat!
B: ALYSSA! I don't want to hear such things. Always tell the truth, as my grandmother used to say....
A: You better shut it before I make you shut it.
B: Alyssa, lets change the subject (maybe we could talk about something true). Okay, so...Lisa, people just don't understand the way we work together.
A: Heck...yes.
B: Wait...heck yes as in they don't understand or heck yes they do?
A: Brooke you are so stupid, simple minded and have no ability whatsoever to do anything good. In fact I don't know why I know you.
B: Well, I try.
A: TRYING IS NOT ENOUGH...YOU MUST SUCEED!!!!
B: sorry alyssa, I'll try harder...
A: WHAT DID I JUST SAY? YOU MUST SUCEED!
B: okay. keep it simple.

Tiredness!!!!

2005-04-30T15:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it's what, 3:22pm on Saturday right, and Saturday is the day you get to sleep in and not have to worry about doing school and getting up on time, so I went over to a friends house and spent the night and we were up until 2:30 and we slept outside and so it was FREZZING, and so we woke up at 5:30 and got more blankets then went back to bed and woke up at 7:59. So that was fun, especailly since I've been waking up at like 6:45 every morning to go running, 2.2 miles, so I'am REALLY TIRED. I want to go to bed, but I can't, I have to go running:( You may be asking me why I have to go running, and the answer will be.........
"Becuase I'am fat."

Hey Guy's...........

2005-04-30T10:47:00.000-07:00

Do you think I'am Stupid???????
It's a simple yes or no question!?!?!?!

SORRY!!

2005-04-28T15:53:00.000-07:00

Hey guy's, i changed my settings, you can post now!!!

Disneyland

2005-04-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

Today feel's like a day that we are supposed to be down in Disenyland, I don't know why. I geuss it's because last time we went it was POURING rain and I got DRENCHED. So I really want to go to Disenyland right now, I know it sounds rather strange, but I like it there becuase it is sooooo relaxing (if you're not running around with the kids) and makes me feel like a little kid again, going there brings back SOOOOOO MANY memories, of goin with friends and just our family. So I just have to say I LOVE DISNEYLAND.
Hey Brooke, remeber when we watched those people dance!!!!!

2005-04-27T10:38:00.000-07:00

WE'RE Friends!!! And Whitney is not really that short!!!

Swimming

2005-04-26T17:25:00.000-07:00

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO READ BEN'S SWIMMING PROBLEMS ON HIS WEB PAGE:
I Alyssa S. pushed Ben F. in the pool on Sunday April 24th, 2005 at around 7:30 in the afternoon. I'm sorry for what I did, I didn't know Benny couldn't swim, I'm gulity of attempted murder. I'M SORRY. LOL!!!! I must confess it was funny though after it was all done.

My Dreams

2005-04-26T16:13:00.000-07:00

Does the Lord want me to give up on all my dreams becuase he has a better plan for my life, or do you think He put my dreams there for a reason?

I Wonder?

2005-04-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

James 4:7-10
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up."
James 4:7-10
This verse makes me think of all the people who don't know Christ, and how hard it is to come to Him, growing up in a Christian home it is diffrent, you are just brought into the word. But I also think that we as belivers should take this verse in context and when we stumble we should look to the Cross and look through Scripture (as like this verse) and let the Holy Spirit bring us to repentance. So this is starting to not make any sence what-so-ever, so what do you guy's think of this verse????

Roses!!!!

2005-04-26T11:59:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Roses, especially Yellow roses. Somebody told me that like Yellow roses means Friendship and of course Red roses means Love, I just love the way they look and they was they smell. The one thing I HATE about roses is the thorns, but I mean who like them. What color roses do you all like????
There James, was that Random enough for you???

I not very good at this........

2005-04-25T16:36:00.000-07:00

So I'm not very good at this whole Bolg thing, so hang in there. I was sooooooo excited to put those pictures up.
So this post is about music.....
What do you prefer????

2005-04-25T15:06:00.000-07:00

Baby sister Suzie!!!!!

2005-04-25T15:02:00.000-07:00

Christmas without Chris!! but everyone else is there(besides mom and dad!)

2005-04-25T14:54:00.000-07:00

Chris on our deck the day before he left for SOI(School of Infintry) Camp Pendleton, CA. for

2005-04-25T14:48:00.000-07:00

Me and Chris again, right after his Graduation from Marine Corps Boot Camp, MCRD, San Diego CA!!!!!!

2005-04-25T14:31:00.000-07:00

Me and Chris

California Girl

2005-04-25T11:52:00.000-07:00

Who likes tall, Blonde hair, Blue eyed girls from California that are Christians??? Because that is what I'am, so you better be carefull what you say!!!!!

2005-04-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. - President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Part of The Marine Corps Hymn

2005-04-23T15:58:00.000-07:00

If the Army and the Navy
Ever looked on heavens scenes
They will find the streets are guarded
By UNITED STATES MARINES.

This makes me SAD :(

2005-04-23T15:56:00.000-07:00

Don't worry about me, Momma. I'll be OK.
-From the last letter of an Iwo Jima-bound Marine

Another quote!!!!

2005-04-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

"Some people wonder all their lives if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
-Ronald Reagan

Quote!!!

2005-04-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

"There are no great men.
Just great challenges which ordinary men, out of necessity, are forced by circumstances to meet.
-Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey
- from the book Flags of our Fathers

Running !

2005-04-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

Running,!!!!!!!!!
Whenever I hear that I just want to go running. I want to run in a field Full of daises. I want to run in the rain and jump in ALL the mud puddles. I want to be able to run and not stop. I want to run with a Marine Drill Instructor!. I know that sound crazy, but I really do! There are a lot of things I want, but then I realize all that I have,
GREAT Friends, a variety too!
AMSOME Family, a brother what endured the thoughset military training in the World.
And most important, a God who LOVES me no matter what.!!!!!
That is what life is all about.

Prayer

2005-04-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hey you guy's,
I have a Prayer request, some of Chris' friends in SOI, Camp Pendleton, don't know the Lord and they are going to Iraq in a couple months, the Lord has just layed it on my heart to pray for them, especially Smythe, the one who called at like 1:30 in the morning!, because we will meet him April 30th and I think it would be a great opertunity. So if you want to or are lead to, that is my prayer request. I love you ALL. Thanks for being there!!! Can't wait to see some of you Saturday.

A poem I wrote for Chris

2005-04-04T16:06:00.000-07:00

My Brother, A United States Marine

Leaving Chris standing there was the hardest thing we had to do,

Especially when your a sister of "One of the Few."

The many nights sitting on my bed dreaming of the day,

When my big brother would be home to stay.

Remebering all the things we did together,

All the "good times" we shared,

The way Chris stood up for me, the way he cared.

We wrote Chris alot, at least one a day,

Until he was home, home with us to stay.

Then finally it was over after 3 months of waiting,

And all that time steven was Praying,

For Chris to be safe and come home soon,

Especially while he was doing the Crucible with his platton.

On that early morning we got up to leave,

As we were driving I just couldn't belive.

I would see my big brother again,

But not for long, because he had to report at Camp Pendleton.

We got to the hotel and went to bed,

I woke up at six and had a short shower,

I couldn't wait to see Chris in one hour.

We got on the bus and rode to the base,

All of us couldn't wait to see his face.

As they all ran up, lean and looking mean,

I finally saw my big brother, A United States Marine.

We only had ten days with him before he had to leave,

The days went by so fast, we all couldn't belive.

Now's he here he's home to stay,

But he will always do things the Marine Corps way.

I will always remeber Chris' Graduation day,

Very close to my heart it will stay.

The day my brother became a United States Marine.

By Alyssa,

Sister of a U.S. Marine

2005-03-24T21:05:00.000-08:00

Dedication to the Corps your country your life
With ambition and goals to last and survive.
Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful it's true you belong
But these past few months have lasted so long.
This decision was your choiceYou choose to fight for the freedom of your country and CorpsHonorably wearing the mark of a Marine
So bright it shines for all to see
.It's your life choices you make on your own.
Soon you will be in a land far from home.
I will pray you are safe and happy throughout the night
And hope when the war is over you will sleep tight.
I wish you the best in life because it's what you truly deserve.
You are a United States soldier, so willing to serve.

~ Maria ~

My goal!!!!

2005-03-24T16:50:00.000-08:00

Okay, so my goal is to be able to run 7 miles, before Christmas. What do you all think, do you think I can??????? Comments would be gladly excepted!!!!!

Friends

2005-03-23T17:08:00.000-08:00

So all you people that are reading this blog are my Friends(i think you still are, I'm not too sure about Brooke) and so you know all (well mabey not all, Brooke does) about me and I know a pretty good ammount about you( a little bit too much about Brooke!!!!) and so what would you say to me if I said that I'am going to drop out of school and move to Ireland??? Your thoughts are very interesting to me, and hey if you give a good answer, you can come and visit me!!!!!!! I'am trying to Bribe you, Is it working????

Hey,

2005-03-23T17:02:00.000-08:00

Well,
Chris is home and he is just the same ol' Chris. He takes long showers and eats alot(even though we don't have very much food). So thank you for your prayers and support over the last 5 months that he has been gone, I know it really didn't seem that I was having a hard time with it, but I really was. I just couldn't get used to the change, I thought about it all the time. But now that we are all back together, it's so exciting to be wondering what we will be doing the rest of the year. So thanks again.
Love you all,
Proud Sister if a U.S. Marine

...... well

2005-03-22T10:16:00.000-08:00

He's not coming home just yet, but we are hoping tommrow we will be going up there to get him. So I Can't wait to see my big Bro.

CHRIS is coming home...........

2005-03-22T10:12:00.000-08:00

1st Post

2005-03-20T18:02:00.000-08:00

Brooke is Cool!