Happy Birthday Ryan!!!

I would like to point out his shoes...pointy and green...

3 years ago today

Ryan and Vanessa, You are still missed.

I can only imagine what it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only imagine what my eyes will see
When your face is before me
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Surrounded by your glory
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus,
Or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence,
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Halelluja,
Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine
I can only imagine
I can only imagine when that day comes
And I find myself standing in the Son
I can only imagine when all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Surrounded by your glory,
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus,
Or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence,
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Halelluja,
Will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, yeah
I can only imagine
I can only imagine, yeah, yeah, yeah

Surrounded by your glory,
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus,
Or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence,
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Halelluja,
Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine, yeah
I can only imagine, yeah, yeah
I can only imagine,
Yeah I can only imagine
I can only imagine,
Ohh yeah I can only imagine
I can only imagine when all I will do is forever,
forever worship you I can only imagine

New Blogger!

I would like to welcome Matt Miller into the blogging world. Click on the link below or on his name in my links to the right side of this window.

Matt's Blog!

f i r s t p l a c e . . . o h y e a h !

...20-pound cat...

Tubby tabby who tried to plunder food reunited with his owner
(1/11/07 - PORTLAND, OR) -

Here, KITTY KITTY KITTY. Goliath, a 20-pound stray whose girth got him stuck in a pet door while trying to plunder some dog food, is back with his owner.
His name isn't really Goliath, but it's close. It's Hercules, says owner Geoff Ernest, who was reunited with his tubby tabby Thursday at the Oregon Humane Society.
Gresham resident Jadwiga Drozdek found the feline stuck in the dog door of her home a few days ago, helped free him and gave him a plate of food on her patio.
Ernest said he had a house-sitter when he went to Seattle for a lung transplant six months ago, and Hercules departed.
While at the Humane Society, Hercules was diagnosed with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, similar to HIV in humans.
The society says cats can live years with the virus and still make good pets, but owners should keep them indoors to keep it from spreading.
Veterinarians say about 40 percent of America's cats are obese, putting them at risk for a variety of diabetes-related disorders.
Hercules, meanwhile, has had his 15 minutes of fame, piling up stacks of hits on You Tube and other Web sites.

Varsity Cheer

Tomorrow we have our first competition of the season, wish us luck!!!
New Boston at 1:00 if anyone is interested. Pictures will be coming in the next few days of it.

Cody hearts clothes

No joke! We get his shirt out and he comes running over to it and shoves his head through the hole. He loves clothes! It must be because when he was a puppy we would put bows in his hair...hmmm could be. And yes he is a boy dog.

my new toy...

snow?!?

I was shocked to wake up to a snow delay this morning. Where was this sudden snowfall on Christmas morning? I'm not complaining... I'll take an extra 2 hours of sleep anyday!

cute story

An Amish boy and his father were visiting a nearby mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny silver walls that moved apart and back together again by themselves.
The lad asked, "What is this, father?" The father (having never seen an elevator) responded, "I have no idea what it is." While the boy and his father were watching wide-eyed, an old lady in a wheelchair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room.
The walls closed and the boy and his father watched as small circles lit up above the walls. The walls opened up again and a beautiful twenty-four-year-old woman stepped out. The father looked at his son anxiously and said, "Go get your mother."

"Trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised."

Hebrews 10: 35 - 36

Next Sunday!!!

Miss Bedford

Miss Bedford: Karie Carter!

Top 4: Stefanie Thomasma, Karie, Cassidy Gorr, and Me

I received the People's Choice Award. How it was selected, was that each contestant had decorated a coffee can where the audience was suppose to drop change/dollar bills into their favorite contestant's coffee can. And then contestant with the most money, won. The money collected went to the People's Choice Award Winner's charity, that they had selected prior to the competition. We ended up raising over $1,000! All of the money is going to Pastor Al's mission trip. (see: Mellinger Missions in my links)

Guest appearance by N*Sync & their new puffy vests!

Stefanie Thomasma

My Parents and Me

Oops

Miss Bedford pictures to come! (sorry I forgot)

oh by the way...

Did I mention that this weekend I'm going to go see Wicked ? ! ? ! ?

AH! I'm so hyped!

a year ago on monday

mes1036 turned 1 year!!! whoohoo

At that time I sat down to my computer hoping to finish up a paper, so I started a blog! (I am a professional procrastinator.) My first post was a list of events that were extremely memorable to me of some of the things that happened during 05'. I think that I should continue on in the tradition and list a few things that made 06' awesome...

-Karaoke nights at the Bay
-Pop pong
-Disney's Cars
-Slime-o-thon
-The unforgettable Splashbash ending up with me coming down with food poisoning... ah burritos!
-Senior prank
-Fort Wilderness
-Camp champ
-Bigball
-Newspaper (Music Wars of 06')
-Pumpkin carving
-Drivers license
-First job...
-Pirates of the Caribbean II
-Catchphrase
-Mock Rock

Things to look forward to in 07' :
-Wicked this weekend
-24 starts in just over a week
-Graduation

mi familia

H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! ! !

I will be posting soon, I promise! I've been extremely busy during winter break but my next free chance I'll be posting pictures from Christmas and all that jazz...

a few days late...

Merry Christmas!!!

7 pm TONIGHT!

Don't miss it! Tonight is Bedford's first ever Miss Bedford Competition, and guess who is in it... ME! I'm a little nervous, but that's good, I think that to do well and keep you on your toes a little nerves is good nerves. (I'm just worried about a few of the girls that have never been on stage infront of a large group of people...) The competition consists of formal wear, a dance, business attire, a talent, and for those who make it past the first elimination, a question and answer. Wish me luck! ...And pray that the show runs smoothly and everyone can do their best, thanks!

Christmas!!!

Christmas is coming!!!!

Are you done with your shopping?!?

Grinch v. Scrooge

I need your help... For a newspaper article I am doing the Grinch against Scrooge. If you could leave a comment saying a few characteristic of each, their strengths and weakness. it would be very helpful. Thanks! ~Morgan

Grinch
Characteristics:
A Who
Tag Team Partner: Max
Secret layer: Grinch Cave
Heart seven-times too small

Strengths:
Eats glass
Super strength
Green
Razor-sharp nails
Learned to shave at a young age

Ebenezer Scrooge
Characteristics:
Human
Tag Team Partner: Bob Cratchit
Secret layer: Scrooge's Mansion
"Humbug"

Strengths:
Wealthy beyond imagination
Unlimited income, can buy out his enemies
The Ghost Trio:
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

pictures!

Here are a few pictures from the event. What you can't see from the photos is the lighting effects, which were awesome! Alex you did a great job putting it all on!

N*SYNC, It's Gonna Be Me

Our Mock Rock Champions!

Aly & AJ, Rush

Runner Up

N*SYNC

Our special guest, Aretha Franklin

Martha and the Vendellas, Dancing in the Street

MC for the event... Me!

Ok Go's A Million Ways

...mock rock...

Wow... It went a lot better then I was expecting! I'll post pictures in the next day or so (When I post sometime at my house, I'm at church at the moment).
N*SNYC-I'm so proud of you guys! You all did AWESOME

First service Kids' Street went well. The kids were a little inattentive, but we got them going after a few minutes. I miss Kids' Street, I haven't been as involved with it as I have been in the past because of particular reasons, but I still love all those kids! Caleb is hyped to have the angel Gabriel making a reappearance in the Kids' Street Christmas Program. I've been informed that his tux will be back too. It should be a good show!

Christmas is in 15 days! AH.......

~Mock Rock Tomorrow~

For the first time in Bedford's history we are having a giant lip-syncing contest, aka: Mock Rock! There are 4 groups in it: Ok Go, Martha and the Vendettas (i think), NSYNC, and Ali & AJ. I saw all of the numbers today during rehearsal and I was surprised on how entertaining they really are! I'm excited for our four mini shows tomorrow, don't worry I will post pictures of it! I am the MC of the event, basically the Ryan Seacrest of American Idol. Wish me luck!... Better yet, just pray that the event goes smoothly and the nerves aren't too high.
Thanks!!!

ps. Happy December! Christmas is only 18 days away!!!!

update on life:

It's been pretty busy around here lately. My college classes will be coming to an end in the next few weeks. I'll be taking non-verbal communication and sociology next semester. Should be interesting. High school is still high school... drama filled, not much you can do about that. But next Friday we are having our fist ever Mock Rock. It is one giant lip-syncing contest and I am MCing it. It should be good for a few laughs. A group of boys from Crossroads have entered it. I've seen their act, they're good! Eventhough they do do those N*SYNC move a little too well... jk, you all look awesome!
Competitive cheer season started a few weeks ago. I'll be posting pics and competition dates. This year we're hosting a competition at the high school on Jan 27, EVERYONE should come out! Don't worry, I'll keep reminding you.
Christmas is less than a month away... I can't believe it, time flies. I'm off to practice! Have a good evening everyone!

isn't he cute...

pumpkins!

Pictures from awhile ago, I just didn't get to posting them...

Mine and Matt's pumpkin is on the far right... Yes, it is the pumpkin eating a pumpkin...

Eventhough we lost, we still got Earl...

it'll be here before you know it

I can't wait for Chirstmas time! The music, the lights, the smell of Christmas... I love it all!

Who will win? I can't wait!

ironic

Taken from Earl's blog...

So if there are 0 people with my name in the US with my name, does that include me or not?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 0 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

There are 59,994 people in the U.S. with the first name Morgan.
Statistically the 697th most popular first name. (tied with 12 other first names)
55 percent of people with the first name Morgan are female.

There are 870 people in the U.S. with the last name Sopko.
Statistically the 30847th most popular last name. (tied with 1665 other last names)

new game...

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/292/a/1/Linerider.swf

Released today!

Football season is over...

Last night we had our football season cheer banquet. Good people, good food, good times... Our senior cake was the best one yet! And yes that is a picture of me eating my face. Competitive tryouts are Monday, I can't wait for this season! Hopefully we can make it this year to States! This year we are hosting a meet at the high school, in late January I think. I am excited for it! We haven't had one at our school since I've been in the high school. I'll post about when it comes up so you all can come out to support!

Yep, I'm related to them...

You'll never guess what these dresses were made out of...

The first picture won a $500 prize for the best dress made out of toilet paper. The next two pictures are of the second place winner. She received a $200 prize, (I think her dress should of won!) The rest of the dresses shown came in honorable mention, but they are still amazing! Toilet paper?!? Who would of ever thought?
click here for the website

'because we already don't have enough fried foods...'

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters Life!) - A new fast food is making its debut at U.S. fairs this fall -- fried Coke.
Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe -- a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, and some strawberries.
Balls of the batter are then deep-fried, ending up like ping-pong ball sized doughnuts which are then served in a cup, topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry on the top.
"It tastes great," said Sue Gooding, a spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas where Gonzales' fried Coke made its debut this fall. "It was a huge success."

click for the rest

It's that time already?!?

Snowflakes? Frost?? Ice on my windshield?!? Fall is my favorite season and I think it got chipped this year. The only good thing about it getting cold outside is that it means Christmas is coming. We still have 60 days until Christmas, so I think that the cold weather should hold off for at least another 40 days...

*sidenote* Bring on Christmas music!!!

a 7x9 inch opening

A toddler gets stuck in a toy machine

When the 3-year-old Austin, Minn. boy crawled through the discharge chute of a Toy Chest claw machine at a Godfather's Pizza here, he ended up on the other side of the glass surrounded by stuffed animals. Rescuers had to pry the door open to get Devin out, though the boy was in no hurry to leave. "When we got it open, he didn't want to come out," Fire Chief Dan Wilson said Tuesday. "One of my firefighters had to reach inside and get him. He was happy in there."

click here for the rest of the article

It's finally here!!!!

http://www.24trailer.com/

after 3 pm

Chef makes wedding gown with cream puffs

Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod in Aug. 27, 2006. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds (9 kilograms), took the 28-year-old baker two months to make. (AP Photo)

UZHHOROD, Ukraine Oct 12, 2006 (AP)— Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs. But even his fiancee was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.

The dress made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing 20 pounds took the 28-year-old baker two months to make, and by the end of the wedding reception, bride Viktoriya said she didn't want to take it off.

Click here for the rest of the article

updates...

Sorry for the slacking in posting. A setting on my computer has been changed and it wont let me get to my blog, and i'm not sure what I changed on it yet. Updates will be coming soon! (Either from my current location on the church computers or at school.)

Count Downs

~95 Days until 24 premiers
~75 Days until Christmas
~63 Days until Kids' Street's Christmas Program
~43 Days until Thanksgiving
~20 Days until Halloween

Fall

I love the Fall season. The leaves change colors, the crisp air, and the pumpkins... (Yes pumpkins, I want to carve one!) This picture is of my neighbors tree and my dog Cody. Yes, he is a DOG not a abnormally large rabbit.

unexpected generosity

Sunday after church a group of us decided to head out to good-ol-Uncle John’s Pancake House. This was my first experience there (I had been told that I was missing out and haven’t lived till I went) and I must say that it exceeded my expectations of it.

After our table’s food had arrived, our waitress brought out three extra plates of Uncle John’s Potatoes. We were a little lost, none of us had ordered them, but the waitress said that her manager told her to bring these out to our table…free food... can’t complain! (If you go there get the potatoes, they are a heart attack on a plate…but SO good!) We finish up our meal, get the bills, and head up to the register to pay. The cashier told the first person in line, from our table, that were good our table has been covered. WHAT?!?

She went on to say that her head manager came up to her and said that he was going to pay for all of our meals. We asked her if she could get the manager so we could thank him but he had just stepped out to do a few errands. I thought it was just so cool that someone we do this for a group of high/college kids and we have no idea why he did pay for our meal. We stopped next door to get a Thank You card so it would be there when he came back.

i like it...

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Philippians 4:6

Fellow bloggers

due to their lack of updating a few people are at risk of being taking off of my link list. Beware those who don't update, the time is coming to a end soon.

On a happier note: Check out Ashley's or Andy's blog! They have lacked in updating lately, but they are trying to make up for it! Comments with a few encouraging words from fellow bloggers maybe all they need to keep updating. Keep on updating people!

a favorite...

One of my new favorite shows! It's on Tuesday nights, 8-9:30. Any fans out there?

This week Vivica Fox got voted off, I think that she was one of their stronger dancers this season. Sara Evens, I love your country music, but I think it is time that you exit the dance floor. Then we have Jerry Springer. He is making a great effort and he made it as far as he said that he wanted to go on the show. He wanted to learn the waltz for his daughters wedding and that was last weeks dance, he did what he came to do, now he has been asking to be voted off! (He says he's in too much pain from the dances, understandable) I think that we all should respect that and let him leave. Plus, we'll be keeping the better dancers.

Mario Lopez is my favorite celeb dancer! He's from the show Saved By the Bell, (Slater). So far in the competition, I think he has proved himself as the best natural dancer on the show. Joey Lawrence comes to a close second.

a letter

Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores?

Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.

"Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.

We received the following reply from the local TARGET management:
"Veterans do not meet our area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social action groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education."

So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in general, do not meet their donation criteria, then something is reall y wrong at this TARGET store. We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, just a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.

As a follow-up, I E-mailed the TARGET U.S. Corporate Headquarters and their response was the same. That's their national policy.

Then I looked into the company further. They will not allow the Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores. And during the recent Iraq deployment, they would not allow families of employees who were called up for active duty to continue their insurance coverage while they were on military service. Then as I dig further,

TARGET is a French-owned corporation.

Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot support American Veterans, then why should my family and I support their stores by spending our hard earned American dollars! And, have their profits sent to France .

Without the American Vets, where would France be today?

"They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks"

Sincerely,
Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veterans

Pic of the Day from Sierra

I want to give a shout out to my friend Serria! She just got back from a trip to NYC, check out her blog for pics!

This one's for the girls...

Last Friday we had our last home football game, surprisingly we won! I'm glad the boys were able to finish with a win. It was Senior Night, always a bonus when you win. I think that we still have 3 more football games left in our season, so if you missed them, check BedfordSports.com and come on out!

Seniors 07'