time for a happy post!

my week has gotten substantially better!
hooray
i've really gotten into pictures lately. i found a new website called picnik.com and you can edit pictures on there for free. they offer a few extra things for 25.95 a month. but the basic (free) stuff is more than enough. not only can you heighten the quality of the picture but you can do cool effects, add text, draw on it and whiten teeth. pretty cool. here's one that i did.so a lot of people here at school are giving things up for lent. i thought that was pretty cool. my family has done it for a long time but i didn't do it last year. this year i am. john and megan gave up meat. daniel gave up food runs. disch and vern gave up dessert. anyways i have a habit of wanting new things. it doesn't matter if it's a whole new outfit or just something little and cute from the antique store. it takes up a lot of my money. so for my forty days i'm giving up spending money on things i don't need. i'll ONLY be spending money on things i absolutely need like toiletries and stuff. unfortunately i will have to make one exception, johns 21st birthday is next week and i can't not get him something (he's never had a real party or a really good birthday present) but it's not even for me. it's already been tough. no happy hour runs to sonic, no new knick knacks from salvation army, no fast food and no shopping for something for me in mexico. it's all worth though and it teaches me a great lesson.

well i'm off to enjoy this spring weather. who knows how long it'll stay.