Hey Hey Peoples

Well it's been pretty much forever and a day since I last posted but I've just lost track of all these blogs plus the actual reality of school and friends. I've kept up with Facebook and MySpace pretty well, and recently a new one called Tagged which is alright..Guess Xanga just got shelved

Anyways, lately I've been just having fun with friends and what not. Schools out and I'm starting to look at college classes for the fall *whimpers*. Parties and the still current activity of dog training are two of my hobbies at present. Recently the Mullens had a fantastic fling which included soccer, volleyball, and frisbee. I managed to bruise myself up pretty good in one of the games therefor counting myself our of any other games played for the rest of the evening, so much fun. All in all though the party was a great success and everyone had a blast.

Dog training is at it's best stressful, registration dates have been moved up and I'm rushing around trying to find all my papers and shots records. Our drill is now meeting twice a week now and out groups getting better with each practice, the theme this year is BeachBoys. The other two drills are doing Pirates of the Caribbean (Traditional Drill) and Hamster Dance (Younger Freestyle Drill). Everyones getting tense but keeping eachothers spirits high with insults and constant shouting . I'm looking forward to our state show since it will most likely be my last and I'm up for a grand finish.

Dad's been keeping me busy with driving instructions as well, I'm learning to love the brakes. I'm currently working on highway stress and turning fast and purposefully in town..I'm going to be grey by the time I'm twenty-five I just know it!

Well, I'm still trying to put some organizition into the house..I shall try to update more and make a point to check everyone else news and sites. Love to all and God Bless,

Katy

          Hey this isn't Katy it's that darn hacker who has a bad habit of signing in on this account

I thought I'd use up some of Katy's photo space to upload photos. There are *alot* of these from the debate tournament we just went to.

The following are from the third day of the tournament when lucky Katy and Alex got to wear casual wear.

Here is Amanda, (yeah you clueless people... that's me. ) Beautiful Katy and her gorgeous debate partner Alex

^Notice poor me was still having to wear debate clothes.

Here's a few from the first day when we went to the State Capitol and then a dance

And finally what you were waiting for!

Alex Hamilton and Katy Spellmann!

Lawyers Extraordinary!

Oops. Not the professional picture I was looking for... hold on.

Ugh.... still not what I was looking for. Darn... Hold it! Really... I've almost got it!

Ah... here it is!

I thought this was the cutest picture.

I hate it when girls can look cute while laughing... perhaps it's because I can't.

Here's one in the car, on the way there. Yep. You're seeing correctly. Alex has rollers in her hair. They're the new "in" thing.

The following are from Sunday morning.

To Good To Pass Up!

Rules of Texas :

1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

2. Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road." I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.

3. They are cattle & oil wells. That's what they smell like to you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-20 and I-10 go east and west, I-35 goes north and south. Pick one.

4. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $250,000 cotton strippers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

7. Yeah, we eat catfish & crawfish. You really want sushi & caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.

8. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

9. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu. Order steak. Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.

10. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and Picante Sauce!! Oh, yeah....We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat...IT AIN'T REAL CHILI!! Chili was born and bred in San Antonio .and real chili never met a bean!

11. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards -- it spooks the fish.

12. Colleges? Try Texas Tech, Texas A&M or University of Texas . They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups when they come for the holidays.

13. Always remember what our great governor Sam Houston once said:

" Texas can make it without the United States , but the United States can't make it without Texas !"

Texas is the greatest state ever!!

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."

No I'm not going to write about what going on in my life or post some funny survey about who knows what.

No I'm here to day to recognize, apologize to, and lift up a certain person who has played a major role in my life, and who has recently been shoved out of it through my actions.

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I am here today to tell you about a very special person in my life. This person has been there for me over the past 3-4 years and has always stuck by me, had pillow talks with me, cried over silly stuff, had wild adventures, and no matter what was always there.

Recently she and I have had a rough road and we have grown apart because of mistakes I made...I originally wanted to say that we had both made mistakes and caused the problems. I let things come between us that shover her to the side. I allowed her to take the weight  things we were suppose to be in together, I was suppose to do my part and be her partner. I failed. Plain and Simple, Black and White. Instead of being there for her and letting her know I appreciated her I was sarcastic about her work and said negative things about something she loved. Week by week, unknowingly, I was shoving her into my only little box and seeing what I wanted to. Only allowing what I wanted to happen be right. I can see now what I have done..I pray that God is only good enough to shove me to my knees when I get stupid enough to think I can take someone so special for granted.

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

So what I want to say to her today is so simple and yet seem to be so hard to say..I spent a good 20 minutes talking to her and going on and on about why we were fighting and having issues..I said I was wrong but I also said she had caused strife as well. What I want to say now is that I have no reason to say that..I wanted to justify myself and believe that I had a reason to say/do all those things. But what I say now is what I should have said then and is what I need to say now.

"I'm Sorry".

I'm sorry that I hurt you
there's something I must live with everyday
and all the pain I put you through 
I wish I could take it all away
and be the one who catches all your tears
that I why I need you to hear

I can never replace who she has become to me and I realize now that "friendship is like good health, you never know how important it is till it's gone". I pray that through actions in the future and a resolve to stick by those I care about even when I don't like it and it's not what I want to happen. I want to tell her that she is the most amazing person-friend-sister-Pink-Muffers-Icey ever and that I will never replace her in my heart. Even if things never mend, I will never let go of the good times, for those are the times that count in our lives. We must learn from out mistakes, but me must appreciate the good things in life as well.

I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You

I appreciate everything you have done. I cannot promise pink roses and sparkles ahead..I cannot promise I'll never make mistakes like this again..But I can promise to never let them come between us like this again. I will never let my wants and desires come before what your needs in our friendship. And if that means missing the biggest party of the year to study for a debate tournament..Then I will never let that commitment become a weapon to lash out with to prove that all bad things that happen are your fault. That when something is hard or distasteful it's because you made me do it. I could do no more evil toward you then to let the one I call "Best Friend" be the one I blame for all the bad things that happen between us.

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I love your personality, I love your humor, I love your style, and I love your spiffy language! We may grow
separately, we already have. But I wish for us to grow together. Thank you for everything you have ever done. You  are truly irreplaceable.

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

To My Best Friend ~ Amanda  

Today Is The Day...