Monday, July 30, 2007
surprise!
joey bought me season 2 of the cosby show, my all-time favorite tv show. i'm so excited! thank you, little brother! i love you!
amazing spanish speaking skills
yesterday, most of my family went out to eat after church at los panchitos. it was yummy! while we were eating our food, one of of the managers/owners/whatever came over to check on us. my aunt and dad were speaking to her in spanish, and i guess seth felt left out because he blurted, "nacho libre!"
poor baby. that's the exent of his spanish speaking skills. i wish mine were that great.
here is the incredibly cute seth praying for our meal. check out kelli and cheli not praying!
some of the family. we love our mexican food!
that's me about to chow down on my beef quesadillas. gosh, it was good :)
Sunday, July 29, 2007
okay, okay
for all you blog addicts, i'm sorry it's been so long since i've updated. and technically, this isn't an update. it's just something new for my mom to read until i have time to post everything that has gone on in the past couple of days. apparently i'm not updating quick enough for her. there will be pictures, promise! have a super sunday...
Thursday, July 26, 2007
i'm scared
i'm scared.
i have to go to wal-mart to get a few things, and i'm scared out of my mind.
you see, a couple of weeks ago, i went to wal-mart with 6 things on my shopping list. when i got ready to check out, i couldn't even go through the "20 items or less" lane.
now i have to go back, and i have limited funds.
pray for me.
i have to go to wal-mart to get a few things, and i'm scared out of my mind.
you see, a couple of weeks ago, i went to wal-mart with 6 things on my shopping list. when i got ready to check out, i couldn't even go through the "20 items or less" lane.
now i have to go back, and i have limited funds.
pray for me.
i love this game
i love sports. i played volleyball and basketball in jr. high and high school. not necessarily because i was good, but because i went to a small private school and everybody got a chance to play.but my favorite sport of all time is basketball. i love everything about it. basketball is one area that always tested my testimony as a christian. i'm not even kidding you. every game that i played in high school was a lesson in holding my temper. don't ask me how that turned out. it's not a nice story. i'm just so passionate about basketball. there's something about the game that makes me feel alive, even if i'm sitting on the couch eating a bag of m&ms and drinking a dr. pepper.
i will watch a basketball game in any context. every time i watch a game, i can still hear my coach yelling at us, telling us our plays and giving us pointers as we ran up and down the court. i keep thinking that one of these days i'm gonna get back in shape and play every day. but please, let's not get carried away here.
so i was thrilled when ryan started playing on a select basketball team. i love watching those boys play every thursday night. i have a feeling i'm a little bit too animated for some of those mothers, though.
a couple of weeks ago, i went to watch ryan play. he was guarding this short little boy who also happened to be pretty fast. so when he picked up his dribble, i yelled out to ryan, "smother him, ryan! smother him!"
the little boy's mom didn't like that. i didn't actually look at her, but i could see her glaring at me from the corner of my eye.
apparently she doesn't know that i was only yelling that ryan should smother him since the little boy had picked up his dribble. if ryan was all over him, then he had a bigger chance of stealing the ball.
besides, it wasn't like i told ryan to hurt the poor kid. all i yelled was "smother him!"
sheesh.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
i was just thinking
"i was just thinking" is a little column that i put in my newsletter every month. it's mostly things that God has been teaching me recently. i decided to put this one on here just because, well, just because. i'm a girl; i don't have to have a reason :) i added a little more to this one because i don't have any space restrictions.
for those of you who get my newsletter (oooh, i sound official!), then this is a repeat. sorry.
if you’ve ever seen the movie Facing the Giants, you know that it’s a movie that tells of God’s faithfulness and willingness to reward those who praise Him in easy and difficult times. it’s predictable and the acting is not superb, but the message is powerful. my favorite scene is not the end where you see how God has blessed grant taylor, his wife, and his football team. it’s not the scene where he goes out into the field and tells God that win or lose, his team will praise Him. my favorite scene is the one in which the football player, brock, does the death crawl (yeah, it’s as bad as it sounds). he goes the length of the football field, from end zone to end zone, with a 160-lb. football player on his back and blindfolded. he didn’t think he could do the death crawl for 30 yards. but the whole time, his coach, grant taylor, was right by him, encouraging him. when brock couldn’t go any farther, his coach told him, “just 30 more steps; just 20 more steps; just 10 more steps…” until brock finally collapsed. when he took the blindfold off, he was in the end zone. how did he get there? it came from the constant presence, encouragement and guidance of his coach.
when i watched this movie for the first time, everything was going great. i couldn't figure out why i love that scene so much because my life was just peachy. but while the scene was playing out, tears were rolling down my cheeks. less than two weeks after that, things started changing. it started out with one thing that just completely blindsided me. the next month it was something new. the next month, the same thing. i have to be completely honest and say that my initial reaction to all of this was not good at all. i was angry, hurt, upset, confused, and did i mention angry? oh, i was livid at some of the things going on. it was like i had completely forgotten that i had a heavenly father who was waiting for me to take all of this to Him. such lovely character traits, yes?
but God has a way of making you deal with your own stuff even when you don't want to. in that time, three amazing friends asked if they could pray for me. without knowing any details, they took my requests to God. there is nothing so humbling as having your own friends pray out loud for you. my family, with all their crazy, loud, and uniquely hernandez ways, helped me without even knowing it. there finally came a point where i surrendered everything to God. and wow, He has blessed me in spite of my relunctance to go to Him in the first place. and even though i don't have all the answers now, God has given me a peace because i have chosen to trust in Him at all times. looking back at the past few months, i see God's faithfulness all over the place.
a couple of weeks ago, i watched facing the giants again with my family, and when that scene came up, i had chills all over me. i finally figured out why. it's a beautiful picture of what God is doing when we struggle under the weight of our problems. God is not silent. He is not far off. He is right beside us, cheering us on, encouraging us, believing and knowing that we will get through it, but only with His help. i feel like i can relate to that scene right now. i don’t know the end of my own story. i don’t know how God will bless me. but i cling to the promise that He made in Joshua 1:9 - “...for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” i believe Romans 8:28, where it says that all things work together for those who love God. i feel God’s presence even when nothing else seems real.
i pray the same for you. i ask God that He make His presence known in your life, more than ever before.
i was just thinking...
for those of you who get my newsletter (oooh, i sound official!), then this is a repeat. sorry.
if you’ve ever seen the movie Facing the Giants, you know that it’s a movie that tells of God’s faithfulness and willingness to reward those who praise Him in easy and difficult times. it’s predictable and the acting is not superb, but the message is powerful. my favorite scene is not the end where you see how God has blessed grant taylor, his wife, and his football team. it’s not the scene where he goes out into the field and tells God that win or lose, his team will praise Him. my favorite scene is the one in which the football player, brock, does the death crawl (yeah, it’s as bad as it sounds). he goes the length of the football field, from end zone to end zone, with a 160-lb. football player on his back and blindfolded. he didn’t think he could do the death crawl for 30 yards. but the whole time, his coach, grant taylor, was right by him, encouraging him. when brock couldn’t go any farther, his coach told him, “just 30 more steps; just 20 more steps; just 10 more steps…” until brock finally collapsed. when he took the blindfold off, he was in the end zone. how did he get there? it came from the constant presence, encouragement and guidance of his coach.
when i watched this movie for the first time, everything was going great. i couldn't figure out why i love that scene so much because my life was just peachy. but while the scene was playing out, tears were rolling down my cheeks. less than two weeks after that, things started changing. it started out with one thing that just completely blindsided me. the next month it was something new. the next month, the same thing. i have to be completely honest and say that my initial reaction to all of this was not good at all. i was angry, hurt, upset, confused, and did i mention angry? oh, i was livid at some of the things going on. it was like i had completely forgotten that i had a heavenly father who was waiting for me to take all of this to Him. such lovely character traits, yes?
but God has a way of making you deal with your own stuff even when you don't want to. in that time, three amazing friends asked if they could pray for me. without knowing any details, they took my requests to God. there is nothing so humbling as having your own friends pray out loud for you. my family, with all their crazy, loud, and uniquely hernandez ways, helped me without even knowing it. there finally came a point where i surrendered everything to God. and wow, He has blessed me in spite of my relunctance to go to Him in the first place. and even though i don't have all the answers now, God has given me a peace because i have chosen to trust in Him at all times. looking back at the past few months, i see God's faithfulness all over the place.
a couple of weeks ago, i watched facing the giants again with my family, and when that scene came up, i had chills all over me. i finally figured out why. it's a beautiful picture of what God is doing when we struggle under the weight of our problems. God is not silent. He is not far off. He is right beside us, cheering us on, encouraging us, believing and knowing that we will get through it, but only with His help. i feel like i can relate to that scene right now. i don’t know the end of my own story. i don’t know how God will bless me. but i cling to the promise that He made in Joshua 1:9 - “...for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” i believe Romans 8:28, where it says that all things work together for those who love God. i feel God’s presence even when nothing else seems real.
i pray the same for you. i ask God that He make His presence known in your life, more than ever before.
i was just thinking...
Monday, July 23, 2007
um...
it's 3:00 and i've already checked blogs 4 times today.
this is my 5th.
i need professional help.
this is my 5th.
i need professional help.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
the hernandez family goes on vacation
i guess i forgot to tell you i'm in dallas for the weekend.
silly me.
i came with my family for a mini (and i do mean mini) vacation. the six of us haven't traveled together in a long time. i was ready to pull my hair out in ballinger.
we went to six flags in arlington, thanks to my dad's students (they got us season passes...God bless them). it was fun, except for one thing.
now i like to think of myself as a fairly smart person. i know not to run with scissors in my hand. i don't pick up hitchhikers. i don't spit in the wind.
all that went down the drain today. when we left san angelo, i knew we were gonna go to six flags. it was kinda the whole point of this trip. but i forgot to bring a ponytail holder for my hair. and i didn't realize it until we were already in the park. we walked around for hours in the hot sun and i was sweating profusely (nice image, i know). having my hair up would have made a really big difference in how hot i was. but i'm stupid.
the rest of the day went much better. we came back to my aunt and uncle's house, where they made us dinner (great potato salad, tia y!). it was gooooood. then we went to mardel, a christian bookstore that also has educational supplies. going to mardel always depresses me because i end up wanting to buy everything in the store. but i did buy a soundtrack to sing at church. wanna hear something funny? my dad bought a book called the blogging church. :)
after mardel was the mall. i got some way cute jewelry at charlotte russe. i finally got more earrings, daddy!
kelli is currently arguing with my aunt about something you really don't want to know about.
kelli just asked her how to use the washing machine.
yikes.
silly me.
i came with my family for a mini (and i do mean mini) vacation. the six of us haven't traveled together in a long time. i was ready to pull my hair out in ballinger.
we went to six flags in arlington, thanks to my dad's students (they got us season passes...God bless them). it was fun, except for one thing.
now i like to think of myself as a fairly smart person. i know not to run with scissors in my hand. i don't pick up hitchhikers. i don't spit in the wind.
all that went down the drain today. when we left san angelo, i knew we were gonna go to six flags. it was kinda the whole point of this trip. but i forgot to bring a ponytail holder for my hair. and i didn't realize it until we were already in the park. we walked around for hours in the hot sun and i was sweating profusely (nice image, i know). having my hair up would have made a really big difference in how hot i was. but i'm stupid.
the rest of the day went much better. we came back to my aunt and uncle's house, where they made us dinner (great potato salad, tia y!). it was gooooood. then we went to mardel, a christian bookstore that also has educational supplies. going to mardel always depresses me because i end up wanting to buy everything in the store. but i did buy a soundtrack to sing at church. wanna hear something funny? my dad bought a book called the blogging church. :)
after mardel was the mall. i got some way cute jewelry at charlotte russe. i finally got more earrings, daddy!
kelli is currently arguing with my aunt about something you really don't want to know about.
kelli just asked her how to use the washing machine.
yikes.
Friday, July 20, 2007
oh my word
you won't believe this.
earlier this afternoon i picked joey up from work. while i was waiting for him, another worker walked out and i didn't recognize her!!!
how did this happen?! i'm at chick-fil-a all the time! i mean, how could i have possibly missed this? i should notice when bill (the owner-yes, we're on a first name basis, only he doesn't know it yet) hires someone new.
sheesh.
you know what needs to happen now. i'm gonna have to start going to chick-fil-a more often.
it's a hard job, but somebody's gotta do it.
i'll sacrifice.
earlier this afternoon i picked joey up from work. while i was waiting for him, another worker walked out and i didn't recognize her!!!
how did this happen?! i'm at chick-fil-a all the time! i mean, how could i have possibly missed this? i should notice when bill (the owner-yes, we're on a first name basis, only he doesn't know it yet) hires someone new.
sheesh.
you know what needs to happen now. i'm gonna have to start going to chick-fil-a more often.
it's a hard job, but somebody's gotta do it.
i'll sacrifice.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
see what i mean?
kelli, of course, was not happy that i didn't include a picture of her in my last post.
i refuse to crop myself out of this one.
by the way, this was taken at our brothers' christmas concert. things have changed since then. she has braces and shorter hair now. but she won't leave me alone until a put a another picture of her on here, so here ya go...
i bet you anything she reads this and says, "now i want you to put an updated picture on here."
life with kelli
okay, so many of you know about kelli. if you don't, then just read my posts about roddick, and there you have kelli's personality. someone once told me, "gosh, beth, i don't know how you live with kelli and roddick. i kinda feel sorry for you." i had to keep from laughing out loud because he was dead serious. it really is neat having a sister. my wardrobe has doubled. i have someone to listen to me (when she's not sleeping). but we've definitely had our "moments."
so for your enjoyment, i've decided to let you in on a little bit of life with kelli. this is a conversation we had a few months ago. this is real and by no means out of the ordinary.
and just for the record: kelli, i love you! please don't hurt me!
*in this conversation, we were talking about pictures to put on the internet*
me: "i think i'm gonna crop the one with me and roddick so that there's not so much stuff in the background."
kelli: "hey, you know how to crop?!"
me: "um...yeah"
kelli: "hmm..hey, you know that picture of you and me at the ut football game, the alamo bowl?" (i put that in there in case anyone forgot, or didn't know, that we went to the alamo bowl and saw texas beat iowa. go 'horns!)
me: "yeah, that's a cute picture."
kelli: "well, i want to crop you out of it. can you do it for me?"
me: "ARE YOU NUTS????????"
i think the answer is pretty obvious at this point.
ah, sisterly love...can you feel it?
welcome to my world.
so for your enjoyment, i've decided to let you in on a little bit of life with kelli. this is a conversation we had a few months ago. this is real and by no means out of the ordinary.
and just for the record: kelli, i love you! please don't hurt me!
*in this conversation, we were talking about pictures to put on the internet*
me: "i think i'm gonna crop the one with me and roddick so that there's not so much stuff in the background."
kelli: "hey, you know how to crop?!"
me: "um...yeah"
kelli: "hmm..hey, you know that picture of you and me at the ut football game, the alamo bowl?" (i put that in there in case anyone forgot, or didn't know, that we went to the alamo bowl and saw texas beat iowa. go 'horns!)
me: "yeah, that's a cute picture."
kelli: "well, i want to crop you out of it. can you do it for me?"
me: "ARE YOU NUTS????????"
i think the answer is pretty obvious at this point.
ah, sisterly love...can you feel it?
welcome to my world.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
my "oldies"
i am not old.
i repeat: i am not old.
but courtney sure thinks so. i was at her apartment a few weeks ago looking for something to watch on tv. guess what i found?
the fresh prince of bel-air.
i was thrilled. as i sat there laughing out loud at a hilarious episode (aren't they all hilarious? good stuff...), courtney looked up from her computer and said 7 words that made me feel old.
"so is this from your day?"
my day? my day? MY DAY?
i am not old enough to have "a day." or so i thought.
i was putting old songs on my mp3 player. the songs? "i just called to say i love you"-stevie wonder; "unchained melody"-righteous brothers; "three times a lady"-the commodores
and then, the clincher: "gangster's paradise." it took me back to the days of fifth grade. yes, fifth grade.
i AM old enough to have a day.
this is depressing.
maybe a dr. pepper will make me feel better.
i repeat: i am not old.
but courtney sure thinks so. i was at her apartment a few weeks ago looking for something to watch on tv. guess what i found?
the fresh prince of bel-air.
i was thrilled. as i sat there laughing out loud at a hilarious episode (aren't they all hilarious? good stuff...), courtney looked up from her computer and said 7 words that made me feel old.
"so is this from your day?"
my day? my day? MY DAY?
i am not old enough to have "a day." or so i thought.
i was putting old songs on my mp3 player. the songs? "i just called to say i love you"-stevie wonder; "unchained melody"-righteous brothers; "three times a lady"-the commodores
and then, the clincher: "gangster's paradise." it took me back to the days of fifth grade. yes, fifth grade.
i AM old enough to have a day.
this is depressing.
maybe a dr. pepper will make me feel better.
and yet another one joins us
ok, blog addicts, i have fresh meat for you: my brother joey has joined the blog world.
now you can read all about the chick-fil-a world. i for one am not complaining :)
if you think i'm crazy, you have no idea what you're in for. but really, can you help yourself from checking yet another blog?
i didn't think so....
now you can read all about the chick-fil-a world. i for one am not complaining :)
if you think i'm crazy, you have no idea what you're in for. but really, can you help yourself from checking yet another blog?
i didn't think so....
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
you go girl...
yesterday my friend, kasey, started a new job. she was working at a local bank but now is working as the intern for the baptist student ministries at asu.we both started out as music majors; i bailed, of course. but because of my job in the music department and my involvement in the choir, i still got to see her. i have loved having kasey as my friend. she's an amazing, godly person and she has helped me so much.
kasey is incredibly gifted as a writer and musician. her music is beautiful, and i recently read something that she wrote that just spoke to my heart.
what's weird is that for the past year or so, our situations have been almost exactly the same. God knew five years ago that i would need kasey as my friend. now i have the benefit of being encouraged by her every week. it's wonderful. her walk with God has blessed me.
this year, she has the opportunity to invest into the lives of others. i'm excited to see how God will use her in the coming months. i'm thankful that other young girls will have the privilege of knowing kasey. i know that she will be a huge blessing to the bsm.
now we have similar jobs. how cool!
kasey,
i'm so proud that you have followed God in this. being in the ministry is hard, but worth every single moment. i look forward to the times that we will get to sit and chat about what God is doing in our ministries! i'm so grateful that God gave me a friend like you. you are going to do a wonderful job this year for the bsm. love ya girlie!
~star
i'm so proud that you have followed God in this. being in the ministry is hard, but worth every single moment. i look forward to the times that we will get to sit and chat about what God is doing in our ministries! i'm so grateful that God gave me a friend like you. you are going to do a wonderful job this year for the bsm. love ya girlie!
~star
Monday, July 16, 2007
this world's going to the dogs...
meet the hernandez family dogs:
you've already met roddick. my mom calls him the hardened criminal because he was quarantined for 10 days for scratching my grandmother. it didn't affect him at all. he's still as hyper and crazy as ever. and he totally has kelli's personality. just great...
next is rhapsody. my mom got her back in may. rhapsody was found living under a cattle guard with her puppies. the puppies were sent to the animal shelter where they were adopted, and a friend told my mom about rhapsody, so my parents took her in. she was abused at some point in her past, so she's very sensitive. ("she has issues," my dad says.) she's so good...until roddick comes over. he's been a bad influence on her. poor mom.
when they're together, roddick and rhapsody do only two things: fight and sleep.
next is trixie. she belongs to my cousin hannah. trixie is the "little miss priss" of the family dogs. she has outfits and matching hair accessories. here, kelli had just put a pair of golf pants on her. she didn't like it.
finally we have roxy (top) and zoe. they're sisters that belong to my tia sandy. they are so stinkin' cute! they are also super hyper. not as much as roddick, but close.
and to think that back in december there were no family dogs to speak of; now we have five! what would do without them?!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
total randomness
apparently randomness runs in the family.today i was eating lunch at el taco tote (good food) in san antonio with some friends and family.
my dad, uncle, brother (ryan), and cousin were all discussing basketball. they were talking about the teams that ryan and my cousin play on, about the games that they've played, so on and so forth...
during a pause in the conversation (about basketball), joey lifts up his cup and says:
"this is 22 ounces."
thank you, joey.
nice to know i'm not the only random one around here.
"here's what's happening--but something else is going on"
this might surprise you, but sometimes i tend to be a little dense.
shocking, i know. if you need some time to deal with this revelation, please take all the time you need.
ready now?
so here's the thing: God has been speaking to me, for quite a while i might add, about worshiping Him no matter what. sermons, a post on kylah's blog, a song, my devotions for like, the past 3 months. all of these have had a common theme.
guess who just got it? yours truly.
to tell you the truth, i got a little scared this morning. i thought, "Lord, is there a difficult situation coming up? is life about to get a whole lot harder? are you teaching me now to praise you in the hard times?"
i don't know what's going to happen next. i don't know what the next phase of my life will look like.
but as i was reading my devotional this morning, i felt as though God was re-teaching me a valuable lesson. i know that God has a plan and that He is always working in our lives. but today, He encouraged me so much.
i read about a man named ron mcmanus, a pastor in north carolina. while he was dealing with a disease, he wrote a devotional titled, "here's what's happening--but something else is going on." for example, joseph's brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. that's what happened. but something else was going on-God was providing a way to save joseph's family, and many more people, from a deadly famine. daniel was thrown into a den of lions. that's what happened. but something else was going on-God used daniel's life to influence the king (and the lions didn't eat daniel...always a good thing). paul and silas were imprisoned for preaching the Word of God. that's what happened. but something else was going on-as a result of God rescuing paul and silas, the jailer and his family gave their lives to the Lord.
what's interesting about ron mcmanus is that he wrote this in the early days of this disease. he didn't know if God would heal him or if he would die. life was uncertain for him. but he knew that no matter what happened, something else was going on. God was working (by the way, God completely healed him).
what a joy and comfort it is to know that no matter what i go through, God is still working in my life. no matter what situation i find myself in, God already knows how it will bless someone else.
the next few months could be great. i will praise Him because He is the giver of all good things.
the next few months could be horrible. i will praise Him because He is sovereign and already knows what the future holds.
as i look back on the past few months, i see God's faithfulness through it all. and He has given me an incredible peace. i wish i could give God a hug.
i guess i'll have to settle for roddick.
shocking, i know. if you need some time to deal with this revelation, please take all the time you need.
ready now?
so here's the thing: God has been speaking to me, for quite a while i might add, about worshiping Him no matter what. sermons, a post on kylah's blog, a song, my devotions for like, the past 3 months. all of these have had a common theme.
guess who just got it? yours truly.
to tell you the truth, i got a little scared this morning. i thought, "Lord, is there a difficult situation coming up? is life about to get a whole lot harder? are you teaching me now to praise you in the hard times?"
i don't know what's going to happen next. i don't know what the next phase of my life will look like.
but as i was reading my devotional this morning, i felt as though God was re-teaching me a valuable lesson. i know that God has a plan and that He is always working in our lives. but today, He encouraged me so much.
i read about a man named ron mcmanus, a pastor in north carolina. while he was dealing with a disease, he wrote a devotional titled, "here's what's happening--but something else is going on." for example, joseph's brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. that's what happened. but something else was going on-God was providing a way to save joseph's family, and many more people, from a deadly famine. daniel was thrown into a den of lions. that's what happened. but something else was going on-God used daniel's life to influence the king (and the lions didn't eat daniel...always a good thing). paul and silas were imprisoned for preaching the Word of God. that's what happened. but something else was going on-as a result of God rescuing paul and silas, the jailer and his family gave their lives to the Lord.
what's interesting about ron mcmanus is that he wrote this in the early days of this disease. he didn't know if God would heal him or if he would die. life was uncertain for him. but he knew that no matter what happened, something else was going on. God was working (by the way, God completely healed him).
what a joy and comfort it is to know that no matter what i go through, God is still working in my life. no matter what situation i find myself in, God already knows how it will bless someone else.
the next few months could be great. i will praise Him because He is the giver of all good things.
the next few months could be horrible. i will praise Him because He is sovereign and already knows what the future holds.
as i look back on the past few months, i see God's faithfulness through it all. and He has given me an incredible peace. i wish i could give God a hug.
i guess i'll have to settle for roddick.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
info for today
i found out some more useful information today.
but first i need to give you some background info on my braces (you're getting excited, aren't you?).
i have a wire, called a 6x6, that sits right above the roof of my mouth (aka hard palate). it's been there since they put my braces on. it annoys me greatly.
anyway, since my teeth have been moving in to close my gaps (hallelujah!), they pushed the 6x6 up until it was rubbing against my hard palate. and it hurt. oh, it hurt so much. it hurt to swallow, which meant that it hurt to eat. and (gasp) it hurt to drink dr. pepper. not that it stopped me from drinking dr. pepper, but it still hurt. if i hadn't had an appointment already scheduled, i would have called right then.
so as i drove to my appointment today, i prayed my little heart out that the orthodontist will take my 6x6 out.
when i got there, i told the nurse about my pain. when she looked inside my mouth, i heard her gasp softly (i guess so i wouldn't hear, but i still heard). then she looked at me and said, "you have a sore...AND it's swollen!"
well, that explains the pain.
she called another nurse over to where i was sitting and showed her my mouth. "look, she has a sore...AND it's swollen!" they started discussing what the orthodontist would do when he sees it.
"do you think he'll take the 6x6 out?"
"no, maybe he'll just bend it so that it's not rubbing up against her sore."
"yeah, i think it has to stay in."
"so what did you tell her to do?"
"i gave her something to numb it so she can eat. and i told her to gargle with salt water." ewwwwwwwwwwww
at this point the other nurse looked at me and said, "yeah, i think salt water is your best bet. it'll get rid of the swelling."
well, thank you. i gathered that from the conversation you had right next to me.
finally, the orthodontist came to see me. before he got a chance to actually look at my mouth, the nurse leaned over and said, "dr. k, look at the roof of her mouth. she has a sore...AND it's swollen!"
at that point, i just wanted to get up from my seat and say "WE GET IT ALREADY! I HAVE A SORE....AND IT'S SWOLLEN!"
but i didn't. i kept my composure.
dr. k took one look at it, sat quietly for a minute, then said, "well, i guess we'll just take it out."
i could have kissed him right then. but again, i kept my composure.
it actually hurt a little when they removed my 6x6 because they had to use a drill (ouch), but it was totally worth it. i don't have anything rubbing against my hard palate anymore. it's great.
so here's your new information (at least new to me) for the day:
you can get a sore on your hard palate...and it could get swollen!
p.s. i'm drinking a dr. pepper right now and it doesn't hurt. glorious.
but first i need to give you some background info on my braces (you're getting excited, aren't you?).
i have a wire, called a 6x6, that sits right above the roof of my mouth (aka hard palate). it's been there since they put my braces on. it annoys me greatly.
anyway, since my teeth have been moving in to close my gaps (hallelujah!), they pushed the 6x6 up until it was rubbing against my hard palate. and it hurt. oh, it hurt so much. it hurt to swallow, which meant that it hurt to eat. and (gasp) it hurt to drink dr. pepper. not that it stopped me from drinking dr. pepper, but it still hurt. if i hadn't had an appointment already scheduled, i would have called right then.
so as i drove to my appointment today, i prayed my little heart out that the orthodontist will take my 6x6 out.
when i got there, i told the nurse about my pain. when she looked inside my mouth, i heard her gasp softly (i guess so i wouldn't hear, but i still heard). then she looked at me and said, "you have a sore...AND it's swollen!"
well, that explains the pain.
she called another nurse over to where i was sitting and showed her my mouth. "look, she has a sore...AND it's swollen!" they started discussing what the orthodontist would do when he sees it.
"do you think he'll take the 6x6 out?"
"no, maybe he'll just bend it so that it's not rubbing up against her sore."
"yeah, i think it has to stay in."
"so what did you tell her to do?"
"i gave her something to numb it so she can eat. and i told her to gargle with salt water." ewwwwwwwwwwww
at this point the other nurse looked at me and said, "yeah, i think salt water is your best bet. it'll get rid of the swelling."
well, thank you. i gathered that from the conversation you had right next to me.
finally, the orthodontist came to see me. before he got a chance to actually look at my mouth, the nurse leaned over and said, "dr. k, look at the roof of her mouth. she has a sore...AND it's swollen!"
at that point, i just wanted to get up from my seat and say "WE GET IT ALREADY! I HAVE A SORE....AND IT'S SWOLLEN!"
but i didn't. i kept my composure.
dr. k took one look at it, sat quietly for a minute, then said, "well, i guess we'll just take it out."
i could have kissed him right then. but again, i kept my composure.
it actually hurt a little when they removed my 6x6 because they had to use a drill (ouch), but it was totally worth it. i don't have anything rubbing against my hard palate anymore. it's great.
so here's your new information (at least new to me) for the day:
you can get a sore on your hard palate...and it could get swollen!
p.s. i'm drinking a dr. pepper right now and it doesn't hurt. glorious.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
weird?
i did something last night that i've been wanting to do for a long time.
i sat in a hot tub with some friends. it was fun. i loved it.
i told one of my friends on the way over there that something weird had been happening lately.
this past semester, i kept seeing flower delivery vans EVERYWHERE. and it depressed me because i love to get flowers. love it love it love it. if a guy sends me flowers, i just melt (which, looking back, was probably my problem). i can't help it. i'd take flowers over chocolate any day. if you give me flowers and dr. pepper, i'm yours.
anyway, i was really wanting flowers from someone. it didn't even have to be a cute guy. i just wanted flowers! so in the middle of all this wanting, a friend of mine shows up to small group with flowers in her hand. she said to me, "i just wanted to get you something since you open your home to us every week."
they were gorgeous. i cried.
then a few weeks ago, i was thinking that i really, really wanted to sit in a hot tub. it's one of my favorite pastimes, next to reading and sleeping (and shopping, when i have the money).
then yesterday my friend calls and says, "we're gonna go sit in the hot tub tonight; do you wanna come?"
is the pope catholic? are west texas summers hot? am i addicted to dr. pepper and chick-fil-a?
yes, i would love to come.
so as i'm explaining all of this to my friend, i realize that everything big that has happened to me, i've pretty much had a feeling that it would happen. there are only two times that i was caught completely off guard.
this has been going on for a while. i'm not telling you about all the other stuff because that's just too personal. let's just say that this has become pretty consistent. it's almost as if i start thinking about something, it happens (not always a good thing, by the way).
i wanted flowers; i got 'em.
i wanted to sit in a hot tub with friends; i did it.
i want a million dollars...
i sat in a hot tub with some friends. it was fun. i loved it.
i told one of my friends on the way over there that something weird had been happening lately.
this past semester, i kept seeing flower delivery vans EVERYWHERE. and it depressed me because i love to get flowers. love it love it love it. if a guy sends me flowers, i just melt (which, looking back, was probably my problem). i can't help it. i'd take flowers over chocolate any day. if you give me flowers and dr. pepper, i'm yours.
anyway, i was really wanting flowers from someone. it didn't even have to be a cute guy. i just wanted flowers! so in the middle of all this wanting, a friend of mine shows up to small group with flowers in her hand. she said to me, "i just wanted to get you something since you open your home to us every week."
they were gorgeous. i cried.
then a few weeks ago, i was thinking that i really, really wanted to sit in a hot tub. it's one of my favorite pastimes, next to reading and sleeping (and shopping, when i have the money).
then yesterday my friend calls and says, "we're gonna go sit in the hot tub tonight; do you wanna come?"
is the pope catholic? are west texas summers hot? am i addicted to dr. pepper and chick-fil-a?
yes, i would love to come.
so as i'm explaining all of this to my friend, i realize that everything big that has happened to me, i've pretty much had a feeling that it would happen. there are only two times that i was caught completely off guard.
this has been going on for a while. i'm not telling you about all the other stuff because that's just too personal. let's just say that this has become pretty consistent. it's almost as if i start thinking about something, it happens (not always a good thing, by the way).
i wanted flowers; i got 'em.
i wanted to sit in a hot tub with friends; i did it.
i want a million dollars...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
some really, really helpful information...or not
today, i decided to count all the hernandez's in the san angelo phone book. i'm not really quite sure why i decided to do that. i just did. i tend to be random like that (kind of like this post).
so, for your information, there are 179 hernandez's that have their number listed.
now if you are ever on jeopardy or some random guy stops you on the street and says that he will give you a million dollars if you tell him how many hernandez's are listed in the san angelo phone book, you can calmly reply, "179."
and then you can split the money with me since i provided you with that tibit of information out of the goodness of my heart.
179 hernandez's. and that's only the head of the household. that's a lot of mexicans.
i'm sure you'll sleep well tonight.
so, for your information, there are 179 hernandez's that have their number listed.
now if you are ever on jeopardy or some random guy stops you on the street and says that he will give you a million dollars if you tell him how many hernandez's are listed in the san angelo phone book, you can calmly reply, "179."
and then you can split the money with me since i provided you with that tibit of information out of the goodness of my heart.
179 hernandez's. and that's only the head of the household. that's a lot of mexicans.
i'm sure you'll sleep well tonight.
Monday, July 9, 2007
hallelujah
the dreaded math classes are over. i was taking my last math class online, and i took the final today. yay!!!!
it wasn't a huge, overly stressful class. it's just there were some days that i didn't even have a chance to log into the class until 11 p.m. and i was always paranoid that i would forget to log in (thanks to court for continually reminding me to log in-"bethany, have you logged into your class today?").
so it's over. it's finally over. now all i have left is student teaching, and after that, GRADUATION (also referred to as the day i thought would never come...at least i think that's what my parents have been calling it). this has been a long time coming, but i know that God has been with me every step of the way.
in a few months it will be time to celebrate BIG time. but for now i'll take chick-fil-a to commemorate the end of math.
actually, i'll take chick-fil-a anytime...
it wasn't a huge, overly stressful class. it's just there were some days that i didn't even have a chance to log into the class until 11 p.m. and i was always paranoid that i would forget to log in (thanks to court for continually reminding me to log in-"bethany, have you logged into your class today?").
so it's over. it's finally over. now all i have left is student teaching, and after that, GRADUATION (also referred to as the day i thought would never come...at least i think that's what my parents have been calling it). this has been a long time coming, but i know that God has been with me every step of the way.
in a few months it will be time to celebrate BIG time. but for now i'll take chick-fil-a to commemorate the end of math.
actually, i'll take chick-fil-a anytime...
Sunday, July 8, 2007
on a lighter note...
check out my name tag...it's like they know me!
sorry it's blurry.
princess bethany...it has a nice ring to it, don't you think?!
for my uncle osiel
is it possible to miss someone you hardly remember?as some of you know, my uncle osiel died when i was five. he was only 32. i know that the loss wasn't near as big for me as it was for my dad, aunts/uncles, and my grandparents. and i haven't felt a fraction of the pain of his widowed wife and two children, one of whom he never got the chance to meet.
but i still miss him.
he was a band director, and he loved his job. and i can totally see that. he and my dad went through college together as music majors. in fact, from what i can tell, he was probably a band nerd!
three years ago when i started working in the art & music department at asu, my mom reminded me that she and my dad had similar jobs while they were in college. and when i started working band camp, my parents told me that my uncle did the same thing at asu-even not going to church the sunday before band camp started because of registration.
so even though i don't work at that job anymore, i helped out today with registration. and i thought about my uncle the whole time.
i thought about the times that he went in early, probably to set up equipment for the bands. i thought about him running around campus, getting things that different directors needed. i thought about the sunday mayhem of getting jr. high and high school kids registered. i thought of the long days and nights that he spent in the carr building, helping band camp run smoothly.
i sit here and wonder if people appreciated my uncle, because i know that he did everything he could to help out, and he was a hard worker. but he never needed any recognition. he was just happy doing his job, passing on his love for music to a whole new generation.
i love to hear stories of his teaching days. some are funny. many more are inspirational. i hope that someday i can be the kind of teacher that he was and that my dad is today.
and as i sit here, all i can think about is that i miss him so very much.
to tell you the truth, every time i think about it, i'm tempted to be frustrated, even a little bit angry that he died so young. the loss was enormous.
but on the heels of those emotions comes the knowledge that God has a plan-He is sovereign. and joy wells up in my heart as i think about the fact that i WILL see him again. it makes me even more thankful for the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for us.
so now i miss my uncle. but i'm waiting...patiently waiting until i can see him again.
i love you, uncle osiel.
Friday, July 6, 2007
this is why i love my boss, pt. 2
i woke up this morning to this voicemail from lennon (my boss):
"bethany, this is your boss. if you are in the office, leave now. i don't want you working on fridays."
yes, boss.
i haven't quite told told him that i was sleeping when he called, not working.
ignorance is bliss, right?
and for the record, i was sleeping because i'm sick (please refer to "dang it" below). no, i don't really feel better. and no, dad, a dr. pepper didn't help. what a shock. but i can always try again.
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again...
"bethany, this is your boss. if you are in the office, leave now. i don't want you working on fridays."
yes, boss.
i haven't quite told told him that i was sleeping when he called, not working.
ignorance is bliss, right?
and for the record, i was sleeping because i'm sick (please refer to "dang it" below). no, i don't really feel better. and no, dad, a dr. pepper didn't help. what a shock. but i can always try again.
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again...
dang it
yesterday i went to wal-mart with kelli and was looking at the vitamins (don't ask me why). i came across the vitamin c tablets, the ones that help with your immune system. and i thought to myself, "i don't need these vitamins. i hardly ever get sick."
i woke up sick this morning.
dang it.
i woke up sick this morning.
dang it.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
it's a sad, sad day
i helped my friend courtney pick out two goldfish last week. they died yesterday. i'm sad.
maybe a dr. pepper will help me feel better...
one more thing...anyone wanna buy me a dr. pepper? :)
maybe a dr. pepper will help me feel better...
one more thing...anyone wanna buy me a dr. pepper? :)
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
wow
the past few weeks i have been thinking about what great friends i have. i mean, seriously, they're great. and i especially love the friends that i have from ch. 1. where else are you gonna find a group of young adults whose biggest desire is to please Jesus? these christians are sold-out for God, and every single one of them has helped me in my own relationship with Christ.
last night just blew me away. there are a good number of my friends who have felt God calling them into the ministry. so lennon gave two of them an opportunity to preach at ch. 1. last night. the result? a message which gave us just a glimpse of how God will use them in the days/months/years to come.
i'm still wondering how on earth i managed to contain myself during the whole thing. i am beyond proud of them. here are two guys who could literally do anything they put their minds to. the talents that God has given them are incredible. and they recognize that their talents come from God and so they have given themselves to Him. wow.
last night just blew me away. there are a good number of my friends who have felt God calling them into the ministry. so lennon gave two of them an opportunity to preach at ch. 1. last night. the result? a message which gave us just a glimpse of how God will use them in the days/months/years to come.
i'm still wondering how on earth i managed to contain myself during the whole thing. i am beyond proud of them. here are two guys who could literally do anything they put their minds to. the talents that God has given them are incredible. and they recognize that their talents come from God and so they have given themselves to Him. wow.
men of God preaching the Word
Monday, July 2, 2007
making history
i'm gonna let in you in on a little secret: i hate sandwiches. well, not hate. just dislike intensely.
ok, it's not like a deep, dark secret. in fact, my mom has known about this for years.
anyway, as i was saying, sandwiches are not my thing. i ate them for lunch all through my school years. and by school years i mean 1st-12th grade. yeah. so naturally, i try not to eat sandwiches when i don't have to. i've pretty much become a spoiled brat about it. sometimes i will just skip entire meals if my only other option is eating a sandwich. it drives my mom crazy. she gets so frustrated with me. poor mom.
unfortunately, these days it's either eat a sandwich or starve for a few days straight. and i'm not quite willing to quit eating altogether. so today i decided to pack my lunch and eat it while i was working. guess what i packed? that's right: a sandwich.
i, bethany hernandez, had a sandwich for lunch.
somebody please revive my mom.
ok, it's not like a deep, dark secret. in fact, my mom has known about this for years.
anyway, as i was saying, sandwiches are not my thing. i ate them for lunch all through my school years. and by school years i mean 1st-12th grade. yeah. so naturally, i try not to eat sandwiches when i don't have to. i've pretty much become a spoiled brat about it. sometimes i will just skip entire meals if my only other option is eating a sandwich. it drives my mom crazy. she gets so frustrated with me. poor mom.
unfortunately, these days it's either eat a sandwich or starve for a few days straight. and i'm not quite willing to quit eating altogether. so today i decided to pack my lunch and eat it while i was working. guess what i packed? that's right: a sandwich.
i, bethany hernandez, had a sandwich for lunch.
somebody please revive my mom.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
my fabulous earrings and other good things about today
i love sundays. i love my church family and look forward to seeing them. and sundays are always good. but today was a great day. and it was a great day for many reasons. i'm just gonna list them for you:
1. we had a chi alpha service at our church today. the ch. 1 praise team led the worship and lennon (my boss and college pastor) spoke. it was wonderful. one of my friends came up to me at the end with a huge smile on her face and said, "was that a great service or what?!" um yeah, it was a great service. and so much more.
2. today i got to see some friends who used to live here but now live out of town. they're in town visiting friends (like us, duh). kelli and i used to babysit their little girls. they're not so little anymore. i'm getting old. but it was good to see them, and i'm glad they're here for the rest of the week. i hope we get to visit more.
3. lunch at pacos. 'nough said.
4. i bought 3 pairs of earrings. they are fabulous!!!!! i can't wait to get paid so i can go buy some more. daddy, can i have some money?
seriously, my earrings are so lovely. but now i really don't have any money. oh well, i can skip a couple of meals. it's not a big deal - I HAVE FABULOUS EARRINGS!
(in case you haven't noticed, i love earrings...and apparently the word fabulous)
1. we had a chi alpha service at our church today. the ch. 1 praise team led the worship and lennon (my boss and college pastor) spoke. it was wonderful. one of my friends came up to me at the end with a huge smile on her face and said, "was that a great service or what?!" um yeah, it was a great service. and so much more.
2. today i got to see some friends who used to live here but now live out of town. they're in town visiting friends (like us, duh). kelli and i used to babysit their little girls. they're not so little anymore. i'm getting old. but it was good to see them, and i'm glad they're here for the rest of the week. i hope we get to visit more.
3. lunch at pacos. 'nough said.
4. i bought 3 pairs of earrings. they are fabulous!!!!! i can't wait to get paid so i can go buy some more. daddy, can i have some money?
seriously, my earrings are so lovely. but now i really don't have any money. oh well, i can skip a couple of meals. it's not a big deal - I HAVE FABULOUS EARRINGS!
(in case you haven't noticed, i love earrings...and apparently the word fabulous)
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