yes.i.am.thankful.thank.you

Well it seems weird that I haven't blogged in a month. Oh how I miss thee Blog World!! Life has been insanely beautifully crazy. I am happy to be back. For however long that is seeing that finals are next week. AHA! Crazy! Anyways I decided not to do a thankful countdown like a I usually do every year for the month of November. Well this weekend made me beyond thankful for everything I have. I have told this story so many times I am tired of telling it. (trust me I will still have to tell a billion people). ANYWAYS!! I was in a car accident on Saturday. Nothing too too major but I will say it opened my eyes. We were hit on the drivers side but head on from the truck. Our drivers window shattered as you can see in the photo. But we are all okay. The driver suffered some head trauma but is doing well.

The point of me talking about this so openly here is that I am thankful for my life right now. I am thankful for my amazing family, friends and boyfriend. Thankful God has given me another day with them.This thanksgiving I have soo much to be thankful for and I give God the glory that this crash wasn't the end for me :)

after the crash. i am aware that i look half dead but who cares..???

the car

Yesterday my sweet boy and I celebrated two and half years together. Time goes by way to fast when you love someone!

Mammoth Pics

you know..captain ron :)

me and my brother brandon

tatts we picked up at the local taco bell

mmm mammoth!

it was a long drive

the bus ride

my boy :)

rainbow falls...stunning.

rainbow falls behind us. that was a nice long hike

such a dear friend

wouldn't be me and evan without this pic

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the campsite loved us!! we had personal bathrooms

the goose of protection

tentmates

:) guy at the gas station

SOUND OF MUSIC!!!!!!!!!

so weird

I just realized I don't blog as much as I used to and that makes me really sad. I love blogging. But life takes over and you all know what happens after that!

God Redeems. Amen

Ahh wow. I haven't blogged in sooo long. I was studying and had to take a break to write. I got the urge (which I haven't had in awhile) and I got the idea of what to write. Anyways if you have been a long time follower of my blog or even a close friend of mine you know that I have suffered through a lot. You also know what emotional roller coaster the month of October can be for me. If you don't know what in the world I am talking about you can read here. Well it's shocking to say but this month (all three days of it) haven't actually been that bad. But the  funny thing is how I miss her three times more then I did when she passed three years ago. My point? God is good! He is still in control. He is still reigning. God is healing me. I am further in the process then I thought! Oh praise God! As you know I walked away from the Lord soon after all of this. Well about a month ago I was approached about being involved with a girls beauty conference at church. I agreed and assumed it would be me just serving food and dealing with registration. I really wanted to serve God that way. It turns out I am doing a cardboard testimony and helping with a workshop on eating disorders. OH wow!! We see Gods redemption in a beautiful way. As if that wasn't enough of a blessing, the conference falls on the weekend of the anniversary of her passing. Wow. What a better way to spend that weekend then honoring God with His truth that has become my life?
-Ariana

my apologies

i have been ima I know. but thats what happens when you go to college and get a life! =p