Day at the Beach

"How many are your works, O Lord!



In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures




There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-living things both large and small.



There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.


Psalm 104:24-26



Yesterday, we were able to go to the beach for the first time this year! It was an absolutly beautiful day! We came back with pretty bad sunburns, but it was a fun day to enjoy God's beautiful creation!

and my own creation, even though it is much simpler than the marvelous earth God created :)

Weekend

This weekend I had the opprotunity to stay the Shingle Creek Rosen Resort for free!! A friend's dad was able to get us a room with some of his connections at work! We got to stay in the most beautiful room I have seen, swim in 3 big pools, and get all the food we wanted :)The View from our balcony

We spent most of our time in the pool swimming and playing games! Even when it got a little colder at night we were still able to swim because the pool was heated!

Our room had 2 bedrooms and a big living room in between! It was like nothing I've ever seen! I am so thankful I was able to stay in such a nice place for the weekend!

Jaimie with the birds :)

Briya, Kayla, Jaimie and I

40 dumb things about me!

FIRST NAME? Kori

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name is Jane, and that is my mom's name, so I guess I was named after her
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Somedays.. I can live with it

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? I'm not a big fan of lunch meat, I'd rather have peanut butter and jelly but if I had to choose I guess I'd say turkey

KIDS? someday!!

WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Well if I wasn't myself then there would be no me to be friends with!

DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes, but I don't write in it very much

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Me??? NNNEEVVVERRRR!

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep!

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I might think about if for a split second then realize that I'm however far above the ground and I
would be jumping off a cliff and going down at an incredibly fast speed face first torward the ground.. so not... not happening

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Cheerios I guess... I don't eat cereal that much

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? not usually

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? no I'm not very strong

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? moose tracks!

SHOE SIZE? 8 1/2-9

RED OR PINK? red

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my 'moments' :) I'm not blonde so I just call them moments

WHO DO YOU MISS MOST? Katie and Kelley and that really cool family from Nebraska! aka. The Wissmanns :)

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm not wearing any shoes, and I'm wearing blue jeans

LAST THING YOU ATE? fruit--Strawberries, pineapple and watermelon! yumm my favorites!

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? my brother outside playing basketball

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? If I ever become a crayon I'll let you know what color I am

FAVORITE SMELL? candles! I love candles!!!!

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Mommy

THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Smile, sweet spirit

FAVORITE DRINK? milk or water

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? College Volleyball and basketball

HAIR COLOR? Dark Brown

EYE COLOR? dark green-- most of the time they look army green

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nope!

FAVORITE FOOD? You can never go wrong with Chocolate!

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings!

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? a really pink one!

HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs

WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? "Sophie's Heart" by Lori Wick and "Captivating" by John and Stasi Eldredge... Someone told
my mom about it and she hasn't gotten the chance to start it yet, so I 'borrowed' it for the time being! :)

THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Phoenix, Arizona for a basketball tournament!

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can roll my tounge... that's about it haha

WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? November 18th in Orlando, Fl 18 years ago!

DO YOU WANT ANYONE ELSE TO ANSWER THESE DUMB QUESTIONS? Sure! why not

God made you and everything…FOR HIS GLORY!



Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21

Well......

I haven't blogged in over a week, but I do have a pretty good excuse! :) The Wissmann family has been here with us in Florida for the past week or so. I've really enjoyed all the time I've gotten to spend with them. Seeing how they live in Nebraska, I don't get to see them very often so it is always a treat to spend time with them. The days flew by too quickly. They left this morning to start making their way back home to Nebraska... (I miss you guys!!!)

Our last night together :(


Alaythia and I

Thanks for the pictures, Rachel!

In other news.... I recieved my acceptance letter in the mail today from University of Nebraska-Lincoln AND Concordia! :) I receieved a e-mail a few days ago letting me know I was accepted to Concordia, but it was still fun to get the letter in the mail. I didn't know I had gotten into UNL until I opened the letter. Now that I offically have the option of going to school out in Nebraska, I have alot of praying to do! :) Please keep my college decsions in your prayers!

Back to Back!

What a day! We won 75 to 46 and we got to keep our title as the 2A State Champions. Woohoo!! Back to Back! We had a great time, and I am going to miss my team so much! They are like family and I love them so much!


Seniors with the trophy


2007 Class 2A State Champions

You want to hear a little interesting fact? We won the class 2A championship, but we beat the 1A champion, the 3A champion,and the 6A Champion! We beat a team in the 4A finals but they lost. We did lose to the 5A champion, Winter Haven, by 3 points!!! We thought that was kind of cool! :)



Mommy and Daddy and I

State Championship tomorrow!

In Christ alone I place my trust And find my glory in the power of the cross In every victory Let it be said of me My source of strength My source of hope
Is Christ alone

12 o'clock tomorrow at the Lakeland Center vs. North Florida Christian!
Wish us luck!

Pictures from State

We Won today 65 to 30 so that means we're going to the State Championship Game!!!! :)
I've taken about 100 pictures and videos in the 1 day that we were gone, so I'll just tell you about it through pictures! We had so much fun in just 1 night, seriously I could post about 20 pictures that all have funny stories behind them, but I'll spare you and only post a few:)



Wednesday when we got to school the halls had been decorated with streamers and pictures and posters! They've never done that before so it was really neat.


This was my favorite poster :)

It says 'Lakeland' but the E and the A kind of starting to fall off.


We left school at 12:30 and got on the bus to go down to Lakeland. We practiced at Lakeland Christian and then went out to eat at Carrabba's. (Thanks to our gracious booster club!)



This is one of those funny stories (which probably won't be near as funny to you:) but... Our Athletic director ordered us Calamari for an appatizer because most of us had never tried it and he said that we had to try it. Well when it came out some of them still had the little 'tentacles' and you could see them through the fried outside. So BB refused to try it and so Tierra stuck it in front of her face and so I took a picture! (it was kind of planned) :)


Coming back from dinner Alexa decided to try and be funny. So she layed under the seats and slid under to the big group in the back and kept tickling BB's leg with a piece of paper. All of a sudden BB stands up and says 'There are bugs in here!' All of us up in the front of the bus knew what Alexa was doing so we just laughed, but they never saw her. So she moved on to another girl and when she felt it she said 'Yeah B! There are bugs in here! I can feel them on my legs!' We all just laughed when they finally saw that it was Alexa! :)


Taylor finally figured it out!!!


This morning we got up and went to breakfast before we headed to the Lakeland Center.




T and I walking back to the locker room before the game! I was kind of excited and cut half of her off... Oopps!!!

Krystal and I--She's going to Duke! :) :) :)



We had 5 buses of students from the high school come to the game and there were also alot of students from middle school and lower school, too that rode with their parents. Plus there were family members, friends, and just people who wanted to come and watch us! I think this year was the most people we've ever had come! It was great!

During the game before ours some of our fans came to say hi to us!

I took this during the game before ours! There were more people than this during our game!
After the game there was a press conference that Krystal, Lex, Erin, and I had to go too. That was fun, I'd never been to one before and it was really fun!

Krystal, Me, Erin and Lex waiting outside until the other team was done.

Well that's all I have for now, but STAYED TUNED because I'll be posting more after Saturday!
Saturday's game is at 12 against North Florida Christian, who we played last year in the final.
We are going back up to Lakeland tomorrow for Erin's shooting competetion. She was 4 for 5 today in the game, and she hit all 4 of her 3's all in a row in the 1st 4 minutes!

Adios!

We are leaving for Lakeland today at 12:30. I can't wait for our game tomorrow! It is the best feeling to run out from behind the curtain and see almost our whole school with signs and t-shirts for us. I love it!


(Our biggest fans--Our Boys basketball team)



Friday Erin will be shooting in the State 3 point competition, I think she is going win it! :) Go Erin!

Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.
~Corrie ten Boom

Back to Lakeland!!! :)

We Won! :) Last night we beat Community school 53 to 26 in the Regional Final. Which means... WE'RE GOING BACK TO LAKELAND!!!!! :)

It is a tradition to cut down the net after a victory in the region final game. We had to wait until all the community school people were out of the gym to start cutting it down. Players, managers, our trainer, and the coaches all get to cut a piece of the net off to keep.


Apparently, it takes alot of concentration :)


Mommy got to cut off a piece, too!


Audrey with all of us Seniors!



We will be playing Thursday morning at 11:30 at the Lakeland Center against Ponce de Leon. Also, Erin Knight qualified for the state 3-point competition, which is on Friday afternoon.

Regional Championship

This season is coming to an end! Wow it's gone so fast! There are 3 games left, but we are only guaranteed 1. Tonight we play for the Regional final at home vs The Community School of Naples. It should be a pretty good game. We played them 2 years ago in the regional final and only won by 3! If we win tonight we will be headed back to State! :) It will also be the Seniors last home game. This is the last night I'll ever play a game on my home floor again, so hopefully we can go out with a win!





"During the season, your team should be led with exuberance and excitement. You should live the journey. You should live it right. You should live it together. You should live it shared. You should try to make one another better. You should get on one another if somebody’s not doing their part. You should hug one another when they are. You should be disappointed in a loss and exhilarated in a win. It’s all about the journey."
Coach K--Duke University Men's Basketball Coach

Mommy!! :)

Happy Birthday Mommy!!!! You are the best mom anyone could ever ask for! Thank you for everything that you do for our family! I Love you!!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!!! We Love you! :) Thank you for all That you do!!!

Picnic in the Park! :)

Every couple months the mom's of the senior class put together a senior luncheon for us! They decorate a room with a theme and make lots of yummy food for us! Today the theme was Picnic in the Park! We eat together and have lots of fun playing games and taking pictures! Our time together is getting shorter and shorter each day. Excatly 4 months from today is the day we graduate :( It is going by so fast...




My Friend Allison and I

The Senior Girls :)

All of the crazy Boys in my class!!! :)

Class of '07!!!

It's Great to be a FLORIDA GATOR! :)

No one even expected the Gators win, let alone win 41-14! What a great day for the Gator Football team! The University of Florida became the first school in NCAA history to win 2 National Titles in 2 different sports in the same year. (Men's Basketball) Go Gators!!!



Yay Butchie #16 and Michael #58!!!!!!






...and when it was all over Mommy was happy because her Gators won :)

Gator Bait!

Who's going to win the BCS National Championship tomorrow night?!



You know it's going to be the Gators!!!!!!!!!! Ohio State is Gator Bait!!! :)