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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Update- Life in Pictures

It's SUMMER!! What a happy thing to say!

Sorry that I have been AWOL the last few weeks! After finishing up finals and school, we went to Disney and Universal!! So much fun!

Coming soon... Disney secrets, Julia's birthday, last day of school, Ben and Jessie's wedding, and more!

But for now...

Here come pictures from our trip!

Favorite family picture from the trip (+ Tigger :)

HP World!

Plans for the addition to Magic Kingdom- SO EXCITED!!

Julia and a butterfly in Epcot

Lunch at the Perez's with PaJoe!

It's the Lorax!! - Universal Studios Florida

Dad!

Marie from Aristocats - France in Epcot

Group picture with the super fun Todds (minus Julia our photographer) - HP World in Islands of Adventure

Stormy day in Magic Kingdom

Telephone booth in England, Epcot

Leaving Universal Studios Florida

Mrs. Potts! France, Epcot

HP World! Islands of Adventure

Instead of posting 50000 pictures, I made some collages :) Top left clockwise: Epcot, fam at Epcot, sitting outside of the USA in Epcot, girls with Rabbit and Pooh, our fave ride- SOARIN!, and Lily and butterbeer!

Tink! Magic Kingdom

Cara :)

Waiting for the parade in Universal Studios Florida! (Cara is peeking through my hair??)

Despicable Me!!

Aurora!! France in Epcot

Walking through a 5 min wait for Soarin, Tink, picture on Space Mountain, Mom and the girlies with pumpkin juice and butterbeer, Mickey ice cream bar, and super cute parents!!

Lots of Minnies and Mickeys in Magic Kingdom's Emporium!

it's a small world!!

Eeyore!

Fast Pass is the bomb! The Pooh ride gave us some random tickets to Mickey's Philharmagic... :)

Tigger!

Twinings in England, Epcot!

Encouraging sign at a rest stop in Georgia.... awesomeeee

Pretty sky on the way home

Ian and Larissa

What a beautiful picture of a God-glorifying marriage! (you might want to grab a Kleenex)

From DesiringGod Ministries

A note from John Piper

Three posts by Larissa Murphy

Larissa Murphy (27) is the wife of Ian (27), and they live in western Pennsylvania. Larissa works in marketing at a local bank, and blogs at Pray for Ian. Ian hangs out with his company, Vinegar Hill. The story of their relationship and trials, along with their uncommon union and their reflection of the Savior’s love in their marriage, was told in a recent online documentary.

Murphy's blog

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

One Thousand Gifts:: Take Thirty-Five

1179-1232

1179. my family
1180. late night chats with Julia
1181. two days till SUMMER
1182. an amazing year

1183. excitement for this summer
1184. coaches meeting
1185. lots of fun plans
1186. the three people I will be coaching with

1187. driving with the windows down and the music on
1188. Pandora
1189. iHeart Radio app
1190. warm weather

1191. much-needed catch up time with dear friends
1192. hanging out with Jenny (LOTS of laughter :)
1193. chatting with Laura
1194. hanging out with Abby, Joelle, and Julia

1195. chatting with Anna at school
1196. Chickfila with Riley
1197. surprise party for a fun friend
1198. the amazing friends God has blessed me with

1199. my dear church family
1200. small group
1201. Gospel-Centered Life series
1202. being convicted of sin and finding forgiveness in Jesus

1203. the Gospel is TRUE
1204. Christ-centered preaching and teaching every week at my church (check out our Vimeo and SermonAudio sites)
1205. Jesus has DEFEATED and CONQUERED death and sin
1206. He is coming again!!

1207. Spanish 2 final studying
1208. yummy desserts (to be exact, three courses :)
1209. Ven di sal haz ten ve pon :)
1210. Spanish

1211. Grandview
1212. watching light bulb moments
1213. connections between languages
1214. being able to communicate

1215. lit lab parties
1216. Whitver family
1217. finishing the year at LU well
1218. dual enrolling at LU

1219. Señora
1220. very fun friends
1221. SENIOR TOAST
1222. a beautiful evening

1223. yearbooks
1224. the "nuns" and JB singing "Sisters"
1225. laughing so hard in physics that we cry
1226. my fab teachers

1227. FaceTiming with the Hipps
1228. studying with Joelle
1229. ice cream
1230. hot tea

1231. blessings from the King
1232. life

What are you thankful for?

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Life in Pictures

6 days till SUMMER.

On one hand, I am sooo ready. On the other hand, I feel like time is sand slipping through my hands too quickly. I will miss my Whitver family so much! This week I had my precal and lit finals... Next week is physics and U.S. History! Puedo hacerlos! :)

This past Monday was my last day of LU Spanish- what?! I already miss starting out my M/W/Fs with Señora and class! I have LOVED dual enrolling at Lipscomb!

With the lovely Rennah and Ari at band night!

Some of the junior class!

Senior toast prep

He made this my iTouch's screensaver... haha

Sweet ceces with the sisters!

This was last week... :)

Coming along!

Table decor

You wish your lit teacher was as cool as ours! Sweet ceces outing!

Part 2 of the sisters at sweet ceces outing... :)

I had so much fun blacking out these windows with Joy... is that weird?

I like this picture. It is artsy. :)

Lunch with Mom and Cara at Local Taco! Yumm!

Last vocal music and drama performance

Creeper shot of the algebra 1 class :)

Entrance at senior toast

Lovely!

Super cute baby!!

From Tuesday... :)

Hilton Head SB '12

I just realized I have been really bad about posting pictures... oops... So here they come!!

Oh my goodness. We had SO MUCH FUN at Hilton Head with Ms. Gigi, Mimi, Jenny, Anna, and Elaina Joy!! Here are some pictures :) More coming soon!!