eating cake before dinner is so necessary.

hey old friend:)

Jul 2nd

one really fun thing about the dominican trip was getting to...

Jul 1st

a typical chat with bear (summarized)

(reblogged from sisterface).
me: i just wanted to call and see if you heard that michael jackson died while you were in the DR.
chels: yeah we heard. mom says she thinks he's innocent. like, he was just a kid himself. he just liked being around other kids. and he was a prodigy.
me: it was basically arrested development.
chels: we were just watching a special on him. he was so cute when he was little.
shan: well, i was really just calling to make sure you knew so i'll talk to you later.
chels: bye.

Jul 1st

“I am still confident of this: I will see the...”
— psalm 27:13-14

Jul 1st

gpoyw. this is my baby, genesis. she’s haitian and...

Jul 1st

it is good to be home.

mom: we never want to put off a judgmental attitude to people who drink alcohol.
dad: i LOVE people who drink alcohol!

Jul 1st

ash! you look so gorgeous and tan. and i would love it if...

Jun 30th

joliebelle: gaviota: 236 . (via Sabino .)

Jun 30th

thank god for the internet.

seriously, because how else would i be able to keep in touch with a church that is on top of a...

Jun 30th

Catharsis

andyriesmeyer: a: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through...

Jun 30th

it is becoming REAL.

Jun 30th

i can't doooo it!

it’s too hard to catch up after missing a week of tumblr. sorry for all the posts i...

Jun 30th

(via willmccloud)

Jun 30th

aklsdfj!LASkd i’m SO EXCITED OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH! ...

Jun 30th

this is awesome ape! ALSO WHY ARENT YOU AT MY HOUSE!?! I...

Jun 30th

wow great outfit for hitch hiking! aprillynne: i practiced...

Jun 22nd

“God, I’m asking for two things before I die;...”
— prov 30:7-9

Jun 21st

love this! mialegria: Free is good A guerrilla marketing...

Jun 21st

skyping with world race friends. HAR HAR HAR!

Jun 21st

dejé el corazón en américa latina.

and now, i get to go back and find it again. i’m leaving tonight to go to the dominican...

Jun 21st

response to the neighbors playing celine dion my heart will...

Jun 21st

i drew harry on the driveway.

Jun 21st

also!

for toledo friends: laura elliott had baby sarah today (!!!!!!!) at 4:49 (i guess this was yesterday...

Jun 20th

“was i out of line? did i say something way too honest that...”
— taylor swift, forever and...

Jun 20th

junky car club

Jun 19th

i woke up this morning and like, had to start listening to the garden state soundtrack. it was so...

Jun 19th

i love this. aprillynne: round 2 of...

Jun 19th

sixseveneighttriplenineeightthreeonetwooo...

shanna and i called soulja boy tell em and i accidentally bought a ringtone. and also he texted me...

Jun 19th

“adventures aren’t specific to location. they’re not specific...”
— we’ve got more new stuff up...

Jun 18th

the best thing about my day is probably that i’m...

Jun 18th

dear laura, i’m really really really ready for you to...

Jun 18th

(via shannadipaolo)

Jun 18th

coffee and pages

yep. jschlosser: When I finish reading one book, I finish all the others in quick succession....

Jun 18th

eva says she can’t believe i had a mullet. hahaha

Jun 17th

“i so long for brighter, more brilliant tomorrows…yet...”
— ann kiemel

Jun 17th

a few things:

i’m having random body aches. could these be growing pains?  my mom created this mix of...

Jun 17th

“Recently somebody handed me a Bible in which I submitted...”
— Donald Miller (via hope4u)

Jun 17th

Watch

i’m really obsessed with this. like…it’s so mesmerizing. maybe it’s because...

Jun 17th

this is so funny.

Jun 17th

sigh how i want dreads. kind of. daybis: seko: dreads ...

Jun 17th

Listen

i haven’t listened to this yet but i want to in a little bit. so i’m reblogging to...

Jun 17th

this as classic grandma right here.

Jun 16th

wigday tuesday. bahaha made that one up. eva goes,...

Jun 16th

“dear God, thank you for mommy for teaching me how to sautee.”
— kira. if she’s a chef...

Jun 16th

dear melissa, even though i hate dressing up and “looking professional” (i’m not...

Jun 16th

lovely. drewbergen: via jblyth.com

Jun 16th

Watch

thedailywhat: Lights Out: Chuck Berry: “Johnny?” John Lennon: “Yes?” Chuck Berry: “Let’s be...

Jun 16th

“when will you be around until if you think you might want to...”
— what? i...

Jun 16th

Kira sauteeing mushrooms and onions:)

Jun 16th

so true. shawnbaldwin: Regina Spektor - she could sing the...

Jun 15th

dear weekend,

i went to heart this post but then i couldn’t do it. so i reblog and say: soon in hiltie. the...

Jun 15th

yeah yeah babyyy

Jun 15th

how you make perfect weekend?

1 tour of a printing press 1 dance party at czar bar 1 trip to city museum in st louis 18 buffalo...

Jun 14th

that really is like the ultimate sacrifice. ...

Jun 13th

Listen

hey remember that time we listened to john for pretty much half of the drive home from nashville? or...

Jun 13th

dang i’m gonna be in the dominican republic, but i...

Jun 12th

i confess that sometimes i hug people not because i think...

Jun 12th

we will be reunited today!

Jun 11th

dear tums, am i becoming immune to you? is that possible?...

Jun 11th

i'd go the whole wide world just to...

i just watched stranger than fiction again with kay. and it’s such a good movie. before...

Jun 11th

she just wanted to give my glasses a try.

Jun 11th

helping Kira write secret notes.

Jun 11th

Watch

how many of you can say that someone wrote a song for you? WELL I CAN. it’s the toms song. to...

Jun 10th

twinnerz photo shoot!

Jun 10th

another gpoyw. why not? this one is the gpoyw, “the...

Jun 10th

so the thing about summer without a job or any real...

Jun 10th

reblog if you hate tumblarity!

jenniferanne: capelesscrusader: samkampa: perfectionistkill: beccalader: (via...

Jun 10th

somewhat creepy? yet fascinating. (via beigethreads)

Jun 10th

yess. such a dilemma. i like to drink a lot of water but i...

Jun 10th

hey world, are you ready for me? adamichael: ...

Jun 10th

we love this little guy.

Jun 9th

Watch

YOU WANTED CAKE, YOU GOT CAKE. NOW EAT IT!

Jun 9th

“the lord just beckoned you to come on fbook chat. i prayed...”
— laura. hahaha

Jun 9th

fbook chat from zambia to ME

laur: i hope they are bffs and we raise our children together. hahahhahahah
me: he's kinda dumb too so PERFECT hahahhaha. we love dummies
laur: the cutie little dumbiessss
me: we can send our children to a good school so they turn out smart
laur: oh totally
me: april goes "maybe they'll get your smart genes and his loving the lord genes"
laur: yeah despite our husband's bad genes. hahah i love that we both just said genes simultaneously

Jun 9th

see?

april: can you imagine 11 months without a love interest?
me: NO.
april: WELL YOU BETTER.

Jun 9th

“we should probably send out copies of “i kissed dating...”
— april. hahah these are the...

Jun 9th

after hearing the mick boogie/terry urban song “viva la milli” i can’t listen to...

Jun 9th

dear ashley i drink out of this mug daily. and i love you....

Jun 8th

PWETTTTY. thanks brit.

Jun 8th

I SPY TWO WORLD RACERS!!!  hope4u: Roommate night - buying...

Jun 8th

i've had the FUNNEST DAY OF MY LIFE...

and it’s only 10:46am. wowzers. if you like it then you should have put a ring on it! SLASH i...

Jun 8th

I hate 8am class.

aw you ARE nice. that’s why i misshyyouu. alton said he saw you guys at bunker the other...

Jun 8th

HEY LAURA I MISS YOU ITS SO DUMB!

Jun 7th

well, that’s brave. i miss toledo coffee shops. read:...

Jun 7th

i was watching wall-e last night and i realized that the song “la vie en rose” is ruined...

Jun 7th

hahahahaha wearekatiekindler: come up with something better...

Jun 7th

“did you steal my taylor swift cd? it’s missing and...”
— april. hahahahha

Jun 6th

“Despite all the junk I deal with everyday, I still have Mr....”
— nie nie. she is one of my...

Jun 6th

“there’s a cowboy in front of us, there’s no...”
— dad.

Jun 6th

thedailywhat: Erin Hanson: “Dilemma” [more.]

Jun 6th

Listen

like most girls, i love audrey hepburn and breakfast at tiffany’s. unlike most girls, i have...

Jun 6th

at training camp we danced to this song and it was super...

Jun 6th

Listen

i can only think of when marissa dies when i hear this song. SAD. copycats: Hallelujah by Imogen...

Jun 6th

soo i don’t know which is weirder. that facebook is...

Jun 5th

tomorrow i will have a good day.

i will become immune to yellow fever. and i will go rollerblade on the trail by my house. and i will...

Jun 5th

“There are some seasons we force upon ourselves at the wrong...”
— Jimmy McCarty. AMEN BROTHER.

Jun 5th

most hilarious little kids ever.

Jun 5th

eating cake before dinner is so necessary!

Jun 4th

“i LOVE ramens! they’re actually my favorite food. i...”
— kira. my 5-year-old sister.

Jun 4th

go go goodyear!

Jun 4th

not reality.

i had a dream that i was in costa rica visiting my host family. it felt so real. i was happy to be...

Jun 4th

dumb.

i’m eating ritz crackers and i accidentally inhaled some cracker dust down my trachea and i...

Jun 4th

“what can I do for You? what can I bring to You? what kind...”
— jenn johnson.

Jun 3rd

woahh ;) my blog is the first one on the world race website...

Jun 3rd

“For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy...”
— Psalm 31:3 (King James...

Jun 3rd

haha, i mean, reblogging for jolie and hope. ...

Jun 3rd

jojobee3: love ittt.

Jun 3rd

i'm wide awake. it's morning.

i’m going for a walk.

Jun 3rd

“shoot the vortex strikes again. its not even our fault!”
— chels. i love our lives. &...

Jun 3rd

“black bean singing in the dead of night.”
— chels & i laughed more on...

Jun 3rd

“i posted an ad on craigslist asking for a ride from cbus to...”
— hope. loool.

Jun 3rd

the world race is making me love stuff like this. so...

Jun 2nd

this picture really makes me laugh.

Jun 2nd

this is how i feel right now.

Jun 2nd

confession:

i am absolutely obsessed with taylor swift. i can’t believe she finally caught me.

Jun 2nd

lyricalgraphics: Still Fighting It - Ben Folds

Jun 2nd

“i fall asleep with my friends around me, only place i know i...”
— jimmy eat world

Jun 1st

Watch

DUH. the next one will be in toledo. for jolie’s wedding weekend extravaganza. see you then....

Jun 1st

everyone say hi to my new family.

Jun 1st

all is full of love.

last night was incredibly fun and joy-filled. it was hope’s birthday party. tiffany and ives...

Jun 1st

Listen

i’m feeling this right now. willmccloud: Delicate (Live) - Damien Rice

Jun 1st