Month of Madness and Birthday's

Title says it all! :) As of right now I am currently...like as of this very minute....sipping ice cold (with ice) diet Pepsi from a coffee mug...AND I am drinking it like I would coffee. Strange I KNOW! I just can't help it....I was born this way (Hahaha...Alaina). Senior, senior, senior! Hehehe! I LOVE the Love of my LIFE...and my life too...J-E-S-U-S...and NO, Marissa, that is NOT with a Spanish accent! :) My life is going awesome right now. Just a few months ago I just wanted to fall over and die because I thought it would never get better.....but now it's better and I don't know how it could ever get any better than this! Just something about my God....we fall down and with His GIGANTICLLY HUGE STRONG hand He pulls and back up and sits us on His knee and gives us back our Princess Tiara...that is for all the dramatic girls out there. :) And speaking of Jesus....He blessed me almost 18 years ago with this BIG BEAR....My Daddy! :) Yes, he is a bear. He is BIG, VERRRRY protective and a hug-able teddy bear. :) I love, love, LOVE to hear my Dad pray! His voice is so loud it sometimes feels like he is shaking the house....okay, maybe I am exaggerating but it sure feels like it sometimes! :) He definitely isn't afraid to cry...matter of fact I think when I get married he will cry more than I will. :) When I was a little younger I did this VERY bad deed.....I cheated on my Math test. LOL! I know...y'all thought I was a perfect angel but every once in a while (maybe like once a month???) I would let my horns show through my halo. :) I disliked Math so very much...and I still dislike it! :) And one day at school I thought I would copy my answers off the student sitting in front of me...just because he was sitting at the perfect angle and I could see everyone of his answers...and I was too lazy to figure it out on my own. Ha! I didn't know at the time but he was bad at Math too! LOL! Well, of course my teacher went to grading our papers...then I seen her leave the classroom...then.....I got called out of the class....THEN I got taken to the principle....THEN I had to skip recess....THEN I got like 10...TEN...demerits....THEN MY DAD came.....THEN I WAS SCARED!!!!!!! I wanted to run and hide SOOOOO bad!!!!! The whole ride home my dad was quite as a mouse (I know he is mad when he is quite) and when we got home my dad told me to go to the kitchen and get a knife (i know...scary!) I was crying so hard! He then told me to sit down on the couch next to me, then he started telling me how bad it was to cheat....Bible verses were spewing out of his mouth. :) Then he said...I will never forget his words... he said, "What you did today broke my heart and Jesus' heart too. So I want you to take this knife and cut out my heart". I then broke completely down and starting crying so hard and i was screaming "NO, Daddy!!!! PLEASE NO!!!!", and I looked up and my dad was crying too, and I looked over and my mom was walking out of the room crying. He kept saying, "Go ahead. Cut my heart out." It was like all of the sudden my heart stopped...I knew I would NEVER ever cheat again. I finally learned what it felt like to hurt someone very deeply. And that day I learned SO MUCH! Of course I told him that there was no way I could cut his heart out and I also told him to ground me, spank me, beat me, ground me...I think I might have even told him that he could give me up for adoption {lol} but I would never cut his heart out! And I had cried so much I had one of those pounding headaches....like with every breath and heartbeat it hurt and pounded. :) And then when I got off of my suspension I had to clean the blackboards and go without recess for a few days but the lesson I learned was very well worth being in that much trouble! :) ANd in case you were wondering...NO I have not cheated since then! :) There have been a few other times in my life where I did wrong, slipped and made big mistakes, but yet he still loved me...along with my mom. :) And the reason for this big, long, crazy post is because this Friday is my dad's birthday. And, I just wanted to tell him {and all 2 of y'all} that I love and appreciate him so very much! Without him I wouldn't be here {for really! :)}. I love you, Dad!!!! I hope you have a awesome birthday and I hope you like your gift I got you!!!! :) Oh and PS....I can hear you in the living room right now. :) Well, dear folks.......I think it's time I bid you farewell. Goooooooooooood Nighttttt, Everryyyybodyyy! :) A Dad is a person who is loving and kind,And often he knows what you have on your mind.He's someone who listens,suggests, and defends.A dad can be one of your very best friends!He's proud of your triumphs,but when things go wrong,A dad can be patient,helpful and strongIn all that you do,a dad's love plays a part.There's always a place for himdeep in your heart.And each year that passes,you're even more glad,More grateful and proud,just to call him your dad!Thank you, Dad...for listening and caring,for giving and sharing,but, especially, for just being you!