I now own a video camera!

Yep. I finally bought a digital video camera Saturday night. I've been eyeing it for a while so when I noticed it was on sale, I bought it with my income tax refund money. It's pretty sweet. :)

I've been playing around with it some, but haven't had too much time to do a lot of exploring with it. After the next couple of weeks of school are over, I hope to get out and do more with it.

I have discovered, however, that my outgoing younger brother is a budding movie star and producer all in one six-year-old package. ;) If my camera is out, he is in front of it. And if I'm recording him, and he knows it, he will not hesitate to say, "Hey, Sissy, film this. Now film me. Now film this." I have some funny videos of him--some where he knows the camera is on and some where he doesn't--that I will try to post to YouTube in the near future. When I do I will also post an entry on the blog.

My sister also enjoys the spotlight. She loves drama and acting, so she's not one to run away from my camera either. I filmed a hilarious video of her lip-synching to a Relient K song and totally dramatizing it. I plan to post that one as well.

Owning a video camera is going to be fun and I can't wait to see what memories I'm able to capture and preserve on film.

Lady Vols make it to eight

The Lady Vols won their second consecutive national championship last night in a decisive 64-48 win against Stanford, bringing them to a grand total of eight national titles. Go Vols!

I am so proud of my team! They played a great game last night and have had an awesome season. There is no doubt in my mind that they've earned their back-to-back titles.

While most of the attention given to the team seems to center around team superstar Candace Parker, the entire team has played well all season to get them to where they are. And that's not to make it sound like Parker hogs all the attention--I think she does a great job of working with her team and not drawing all the attention to herself. Someone with her skills and the long list of accolades she possesses just naturally attracts more attention. But I think one of the key factors to the Lady Vols continued success is that they work together well as a team. Pat Summitt doesn't just coach a few players, she builds and guides a team and does a darn good job of it.

So congratulations, Lady Vols!

Also, congratulations to the five graduating seniors. In addition to winning a second national championship title,. they all had a great day in the WNBA draft today. Candace Parker (first pick in the first round) and Shannon Bobbitt (first pick in the second round) will play together for the Los Angeles Sparks, Alexis Hornbuckle (fourth pick in the first round) went with the Detroit Shock, Nicky Anosike (second pick in the second round) signed on with the Minnesota Lynx and Alberta Auguste (seventh pick in the third round) will join the New York Liberty. I wish them all good luck as they embark on their professional careers. They will definitely leave behind quite a legacy.

Give me, O Lord, a thankful heart

That has been the cry of heart lately. Help me to be more thankful, Lord.

I'm not nearly thankful enough. When I stop to think about it, I am so blessed it's ridiculous. So why is my heart not overflowing with thanksgiving all the time (as it should be)? Why have I caught myself whining more than giving thanks lately?

I am thankful that God has been opening my eyes to my lack of thanksgiving. I'm starting to really hear what I'm saying when I'm whining or complaining--and I don't like it at all.

Instead of being thankful that I am able to go to school--and even able to do it at very little monetary cost with no loans of any kind--I've found myself whining about wanting to be finished, how much I don't want to do my assignments or UT's policies. Instead of being thankful that I have a well-paying job (for a college student) with a flexible schedule, good atmosphere, and a good boss who thinks highly of me-- I whine about the things that don't go right at work. I've whined about the weather, fatigue, etc.

So I'm asking God to help me be more thankful, a prayer he seems all to ready to answer. And he is. Also as my friends, if you notice me whining, don't be afraid to bring it to my attention and gently tell me to stop. I won't mind.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5

Spring fever in full force

Well, it's that time of year. Spring is finally here! But this year, along with the joyous excitement of spring, I just realized I am suffering from an acute case of spring fever. I think it's been years since I've had it this bad (one of the reasons why I haven't blogged in a while--just too darn restless). As I was staring blankly at my computer screen a few minutes ago, the thought finally occurred to me that maybe the restlessness I've been fighting since spring break has a name: spring fever. So being in a bored state of mind, I decided to Google "spring fever" and see what I could find. I found an interesting definition of the malady on Answers.com. It describes me to a T right now, with the exception of the laziness. I'm still getting things done, I'm just really restless and not quite as productive as I usually am. So maybe that makes me a little lazy, but at least I'm not skipping class, ignoring assignments or calling in to work.

I guess I'll just have to keep persevering through the next few weeks and fight my way through this. Summer will be here before I know it...