49 questions, anyone? :)

*note: completed on friday, not posted til monday.
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1. High heels or boots?  Boots.  I trip enough without three inches shoved under my feet :P
2. What time did you get up this morning?  4:47. To study for an Honors Algebra II test.  Blahhhkk.
3. What was the last movie you saw at the theater? Monte Carlo..dang, that was ages ago!!
4. What is your maiden name? Um, I'm single? *bites lip*
5. What is your favorite T.V. Show?  It changes a lot, but right now, it's Highway to Heaven.
6. What do you usually have for breakfast?  Rice Crispies or Honey Nut Cheerios.
7. What is your middle name?  Sorry, that's personal ;)
8. What food do you dislike?  Anything fishy.  The smell makes me hurl (literally...)
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?  I have 3 :) Five Score and Seven Years Ago by Relient K and Leaving Eden by Brandon Heath and 116 Clique Compilation.
10. What characteristic do you despise?  Two-facedness.
11. Favorite clothing? Sweatpants that are ten sizes too big...which I'm wearing right now :)
12. Anywhere in the world on vacation?  Japan..we've been over this! ;)
13. Are you an organized person?  The clothes on my bedroom floor say it all.
14. Where would you retire to?  Somewhere out in the country where everything's peaceful and I can feel God all around me.
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday?  Last year when I went to see Stellar Kart :D
16. What are you going to do when you finish this? Post it..? Haha!
17. Furthest place you have ever been to? Gulf Shores, AL.
18. Person you wish you could meet? Jesus of course!!!!
19. When is your birthday?  October 30th.  Little over a month away :)
20. Are you a morning person or a night person?  Kinda both.  I like to stay up late but I can be alright in the morning.
21. What is your shoe size? 7-7 1/2, depending.
22. Do you own any animals? Not as of now, but we're in the process of putting up a fence so we can get a dog :)
23. Any news you'd like to share? I'm going to see Lecrae in concert pretty soon!!!! PUMPED!!!!! :D
24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?  A vet.  I loved puppies..still do, actually :)
25. What is your favorite flower?  Lilies.  They smell the best :)
26. What day on the calendar are you looking forward to? October 1st...fall break!
27. If you were a crayon, what would you be? Electric green -- bright and noticeable.
28. How is the weather right now?  Rainy.  And I'm loving it.
29. Last person you spoke to on the phone? That would be my mom, tehe.
30. Favorite drink?  Lemonade or Sprite.  And hot green tea on occasion..
31. Favorite Restaurant?  Does Coldstone count as a restaurant..? :)
32. Hair color? Brown with lots of blonde highlights (real ones, just for the record ;) )
33. What was your favorite toy as a child? My stuffed golden lab Princess.  I took her everyyyywhere.
34. Spring, summer, fall, or winter? Fall, summer, spring, then winter. Can't choose just one!
35. Chocolate or vanilla?  Depending on what it is.  Vanilla milkshake, chocolate brownie...etc, etc.
36. Coffee or tea? Tea.  Hands down.
37. Wish you were still young?  Sometimes, but I know God has a plan for me here and now, too.
38. Do you want to get married? Yes..*blushes*
39. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday. I'm a crier :')
40. What is under you bed? No monsters ;) Just a Nike box full of letters and my diary and last year's yearbook.
41. What did you do last night? Homework. Thrilling, I know :P
42. What are you afraid of? Being rejected.
43. Salty or sweet? Sweet most definitely.
44. Best quality you have? My smile... and my inclusiveness. I hate to see people being left out.
45. How many years at your current job? Don't have one yet... but I babysit every now and again.
46. Favorite day of the week? Wednesday.  I love Wednesdays.
47. Favorite movie? Finding Nemo, Tangled, The Perfect Man.
48. Have you ever had a crush on anyone? *sheepish grin* yes, and he just said hello to me this morning in the hallway :)
49. Do you like finding all this stuff out about your friends? Offff course! Which is why all of you should do this tag.  So I can see the details of you.

Currently listening to:

I'm Not Who I Was by Brandon Heath on Pandora :)

You're the song when my heart is singin'...

"... it's Your love.  You're the eyes to the blind man, You're the feet to the lame man walkin'.  It's the sound of the people singin' it's Your love!" -Brandon Heath

Isn't being close to God the most magical feeling ever?  I've been so excited just for life lately.  It's like something clicked.  Mainly because of these verses (kudos to Bro. Jason, my pastor).

And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust him. May your roots grow down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love; and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God's children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it...  [Ephesians 3:17-19]

That's crazy love.  Crazy.  GOD, Who is perfection in every way, loves ME, the klutzy, silly, lyric-quoting girl that I am.  He loves that I love Relient K and rainstorms.  I screw up on a daily basis, and yet, He loves me just as much as He did the day before.

The same goes for you.  Whether you play guitar or catch softballs.  Listen to Beethoven or Lecrae. Blonde hair, brown hair, red hair, black hair, blue hair.  Converse and blue jeans or a pleated skirt with an Oxford. And everything in-between.  He looks at you as a whole, good and bad alike, and thinks, "Wow. Bleah's vintage looks are so unique.  I love that about her."  and "Katie's Beatles-obsession is just great. Gotta love my Katie."  Even "Kathryn's laughing again.  Isn't she beautiful?"  Kind of leaves me in awe.

Recently, His love has looked like this to me:

- giving a speech and not freaking out for once in my life
- finding a letter in the mailbox from my best friend Kathryn
- realizing my 16th birthday is only one month away (give or take a few days)
- dunking Oreos in milk and watching Route 66 every afternoon
- 'the best thing' coming on my Pandora and jamming out to it in English class
- having a heart-to-heart with Callie, a close friend in my youth group
- my crush waving at me with the goofiest, most fantastical grin on his face

God's giving me a little insight about the little things -- and I'm running with it.  Seriously, the little things are everything.  They're Him giving us a glimpse of hope right when we need it.  And I'm loving it.

What does His love look like to you lately?

once upon a saturday, i met my soul mate.

Once upon a time there was a girl named Anna who was in love with a voice.  Though she had heard it on the radio and had been sung to sleep by it on her iPod, she hadn't realized how amazing the guy behind the voice was.  Until Saturday.

Well, that 'amazing guy behind the voice' is Brandon Heath.  Now I could go on and on about how nice, cute, and talented he is.  But that's not why I love him.. not really.  No, I love Brandon because he seriously wants God's eyes.  He wants to see beyond the superficial stuff.  He wants to see the people inside.  He wants to share the grace that he was given.  That's why I love Brandon.

He sang all of his radio hits -- I'm Not Who I Was, Give Me Your Eyes, Wait and See, Love Never Fails, Your Love, and The Light In Me -- + more, all perfectly.

Ya know how concerts can be a total let down sometimes?  How the artist sounds one way on the CD you've obsessed over forever, and then you see them live and they...well...aren't so great?  Brandon wasn't anything like that -- he sounds exactly like he does on K-Love.  On my CDs.  I mean, a recording can't do this guy justice!

And like I said, he wants God's eyes.  I got to meet him afterward, and he was so... genuine.  There was an way-out-the-door-line of people waiting to meet him, and he was still trying to get to know everyone. When I had him sign my poster he was like, "Hey, nice to meet you.  What's your name?"  How awesome is that?  The poor guy has fans everywhere and at least two hours worth of signatures and photos, and he still took the time to write 'Anna' on my poster.  Not sure why, but that really stood out to me.

He likes country music and wears converse.  And He loves God.  So yeah.  We're soul mates.  The musical kind♥