that girl jenn

love like winter

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:28:53 GMT

"i'd hug you until my muscles couldn't hold you anymore" ranard miller.
it's been a month and a day.

sweet summer

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:04:34 GMT

Fall Semester Courses:
Merchandising 1135
Microeconomics 2113

English 1100
Psychology 1000
Math 1065

Thank goodness I didn't have to take a math placement test because I scored high enough on the SATs. No Chemistry for me either. Although, the Spanish Placement test was rather wonderful. I am placed into the highest level and upon passing, I also get all of the credits for the previous courses, which takes care of my general electives.
Amen to that.
Freshamn orientation was a lot of fun...and I mean A LOT.
I can't wait until school starts.
Coach Catania gave me summer workout clothes and new shoes. It felt like Christmas.
I miss my older sister.
Quilting time with Heather Fox soon! :)
New York this weekend.
I shouldn't be doing this, I have so much left to do tonight.
Being too busy is such a drag.

Love.

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:07:12 GMT

HELLO!

It is so good to finally be able to write to you. We came to Nairobi this weekend to celebrate the 4th at the American Embassy, meet current serving volunteers, and, most importantly, to find out where we would be stationed for the next two years. Thus far, we have been trained in Kitui, a city about 3 hours from Nairobi. My family in Kitui is incredible. I am living with a mother, father, three brothers, grandmother, and several extended familiy members. As you well know, familial ties in Africa are very strong, so my cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. all live in my vicinity. It is a rural community, so I have learned a little bit of everything from milking cows and slaughtering chickens to water purification and crop rotation. We walk a lot, but we also eat a lot. It has been such an adventure.

I jsut found out today that at the conclusion of training, I will be stationed 40 minutes north of Nairobi...such a fantastic location. I will have to learn three languages (primarily Kiswahili, but two other local tribal languages). I will be working for the Ministry of Health. Within that realm, I will be dealing with NGOs, CBOs, faith-based organizations, schools, youth groups, etc. on such topics as HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, STIs, water-borned diseases, malaria, etc. I am so blessed and so happy to be here. Many things have been frustrating, but adjustment is forthcoming.

I have thought of you all everyday and cant wait to hear about what has been going on in the states. Lord knows I miss you very much.

Jenn, thank you for your letter. It really brought a ray of sunshine to my day. And I will be writing back to you very soon. It is like a stampede when mail comes because people are starved for contact with home. I have not been so pressed as I know you are all very busy, but a letter is undoubtedly an unexpected and very welcomed surprise.

Jess, I cannot wait to hear your account of prom (I heard you were too stunning for words!), graduation and the post-grad itinerary. Let me know what is goiing on when you get the chance.

Jenn and Jess, Let me please say that I am so proud of everything you have done thus far and the beautiful, young ladies you have become. It is an honor to call you sister and a pleasure to call you friend. You will undoubtedly make mistakes in the coming months and years (as we all will), but remember what is most important and everything else will fall into place.

Marty and Jess, I hope your honeymoon was fantastic. Please let me know what you did-not everything:)- but maybe some places you visited and any humorous stories. I would love to hear how married life is treating the both of you.

Mommy and Papa...can you believe your daughter is representing the government?!? Who would have thought that I would have been squatting over holes in the ground, dodging cockroaches the size of small children (an exaggeration just for you!). There are bats in my room at night, which I love because they eat the mosquitoes. I have accidentally stepped on lizards and frogs when climbing out of bed in the morning. When I say that something is "close" now, it means it is within 1 hour of walking distance. I have to learn one language for the family I live with and another for the classroom. My legs are now a completely different shade than my arms and face because you can never expose your legs, at least in rural areas. I have seen more stars in the sky than I knew existed. And I am miss you so much.

I would really love to hear what everyone has been up to, so please do not hesitate to write to me via letter or email.

i will be in touch soon

All my love,
Lisa

vitamin c

Wed, 31 May 2006 22:36:42 GMT

"and I have met a very special woman that I know I like a lot, but will take things very slow, but she will know how I feel before she goes off to ECU (East Carolina University if you didn't know)"
omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg!
happy birthday heather marie fox!
:)
prom is friday.
i am number one in the district for the mile and the half mile and 2nd in the region for the mile and third in the region for the half mile.
states on saturday.
sports banquet on wednesday.
senior slide show and picnic next friday as well as the last day for seniors.
amen.
thank goodness the summer is here.
life is so sweet.

my siblings are my world

Tue, 23 May 2006 01:15:31 GMT

jessica ciely and my brother are married. rome for them next week.
prom next week.
my sister left for the peace corp today. that's the next 27 months of an incredible amount of firsts that she'll miss. i'm hysterical. but i am so grateful for my friends. thanks lesile and jessica long.
i am number one in the district for the mile and the half mile. double time.
katie lee and jessica long voted for me for most athletic. yay for yearbook superlatives.
i am so jealous of sarah dickens and her madison square madonna tickets.
hanging out with dee edwards on friday.
i miss heather fox.
and ranard and i are...
i really miss my sister.

check it out

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:43:42 GMT

EAST CAROLINA CLASS OF 2010
(running cross-country and track on scholarship)
TJ visited practice
Dee's text messages of love
6 days until bestfriend is here for the rest of the summer
amen to that
Dogwood Classic at UVA tomorrow
silent hill with ranard?
TINA TIME

and for all of my friends that I left in massachusetts, guess where my parents will be moving back to. and guess where i will visit for half of my breaks (the other half will be in the beach and running in a meet)
i hope that you figured it out.
:)
love as always.

happy birthday to my best friend!

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:57:59 GMT

eric paul is still so hot.
and i'm such a dork.
prom is worth being excited over.
along with the three nights spent in sandbridge to top the whole night off.
and east carolina offered me a full ride after he heard about vcu offering me a scholarship.
and andre boone turned out not to be so bad afterall. i feel bad for holding a grudge.
the big one nine for my bestest is today.
i am back to illegal downloading of music.
it's an addiction.
dejanee time this weekend.
kwame?
i still dislike lamont...
it's weird with dylan and i.
i am going with jessica long to see will sing tomorrow night. will is so much fun.
prom dress shopping with tara and jeannie perhaps.

the excitement of it all.
minus the ap tests.

march 9- jessie gunter, i hope that you had an amazing birthday! i love you girl.

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:08:58 GMT

the vcu coach and the gmu coach want me to run for them! i feel so loved...
i am running in the nike nationals tomorrow.
my two favorite relatives are in town.
and emily is going to be here when i get back for her spring break.
it's a coincidence that the coach told me that i can't spend thurs. through sat. at albright all of a sudden. although, i was really excited about being in philly for saint patrick's day.
three cheers for spending a hell of a lot of time with my best friend.
1 month of dating dylan!
LOVE.

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:21:48 GMT

The girls 1,000 run this year has to be the deepest it has ever been, with nineteen girls under 3:05 and nine girls under 3:03 entering the meet. Great Bridge junior Kristine Tobin is the top seed with her 2:56.30 capping off an impressive distance triple at the Eastern Region meet two weeks ago. Freshman Andrea Oaxaca of Yorktown is the number two seed after easily putting away a very good field to win the Northern Region race a week ago in 2:57.21 and should have an advantage over some of the other runners again, in this being her only race of the meet.

I am one of the nine.
I think I am going to be sick.

yikes

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:38:48 GMT

i got into albright.
states for track is at gmu next saturday- of course the week alan decides to come to the beach.
hot tub with dylan on friday.
and i miss my best friend.

beeeeeeee mine

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:46:12 GMT

i bought him a little bumblebee and a message in a bottle. i also baked him my favorite cake, which has an inside joke attached to it.
what an exciting valentine's day!
tomorrow we are going out directly afterschool to a little place that he likes to eat at.
it's so crazy how things happen...
dylan graves is love.

we rock the party that rocks the party.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:51:43 GMT

VIRGINIA TECH
INVITATIONAL!

work it.

for edison's birthday, i am making up a rap to "shoop"

i got accepted to catholic university, even though i haven't applied yet. the track coach called me yesterday because i had submitted an athletic recruiting form.

i can't wait to see emily and edison.

happy birthday jeannie!

boys boys boys

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:01:15 GMT

so this is what it feels like to be distressed.

on a happier note, i am seven seconds away from breaking the school record for the mile and i qualified for regionals for it with a time of 5:33.
who is putting steroids in my water? please confess now.

Happy Birthday Sarah Dickens!

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:02:21 GMT

So um.
I ran a personal best in the 1000 m by 20 seconds.
And I placed in second place only a second behind the first place girl.
And I qualified for States.
And I broke Kathleen Brasington's school record by six seconds.
I am so happy.
I want to burst.
P.S. Thanks for the never-ending support system we have Dylan.
Thanks for everyone who came out-it helped so much!!!
SOMUCHLOVE

just a moment

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:40:34 GMT

So I now have a dress for the military ball. It's periwinkle and full of delight.
I talked to Edison Preston McDaniels for a good three hours. We won't be able to hang out on Thursday, so I'll have to wait until the Virginia Tech Invitational to see him. I am kind of sad about it.
I haven't heard from Emily, I think something is wrong. I miss her already!
I asked Rocket what he wants to do when we hang out, he said make out. I even gave him the movie or dinner ideas. So much for that.
Home track meet on Wednesday starting at three. You should go. Support is so helpful and exciting.
PROMPROMPROM
VALENTINESVALENTINESVALENTINES
CRUSHONLAMONTHENRY
and I have to wake up early to finish my homework.

every little thing i do, you're on my mind

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:18:33 GMT

jennifer71005 (9:00:11 PM): so you dont have any crushes?
jennifer71005 (9:00:18 PM): not even...whats that boys name....
jennifer71005 (9:00:36 PM): that katie lee invited to your birthday
jennifer71005 (9:01:11 PM): ummmmm. okay nevermind. dont remember...chad?
jennifer71005 (9:01:13 PM): maybe.
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:16 PM): yeah
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:17 PM): chad
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:20 PM): i dont like him anymore
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:32 PM): he's hott and funny and i would love to make out with him
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:38 PM): but i think hes kinda boring and weird
Nov25AnGeL (9:01:40 PM): lol
jennifer71005 (9:02:03 PM): hahaha

-AND SO THE PROM PLANS BEGIN...
i want to go with lamont; i really like him... but i'll probably end up going with kwame just because he's a great dancer and a lot of fun.
which, i still need a dress.
-the virginia tech invitational is the 27th and the 28th- they are having it afterall!
the reasons why this invitational beasts all others:
number one: the banked track.
number two: it's overnight. seriously.
number three: dancing, of course.
number four: meet 24358475345 people.
number five: how can you not enjoy hanging out at vt?
number six: the college kids visit. one of which....EDISON!!! amen.
number seven: the most attractive and physically fit males attend this...affair.
lovelovelovelovelove!
-um. word on the street that the rave is this weekend?

do the tara, do the jennwhite, do the marty, do the katie, do the jlo, do the lesile

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 07:18:59 GMT

happy new years everyone.
danced for five hours before the ball dropped with the 13 girls and 17 guys.
that was "five hours of heat."

and now im really tired.

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:04:40 GMT

i had THE best christmas.

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:08:37 GMT

fashion show tryouts and first track meet against tallwood

and i said...

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:33:18 GMT

it was fun riding around with tim the other night.
we were lost in norfolk for about a fourty minutes.
it was our first time that we ever had reflected back on prom and the first time i ever talked to him about other guys,(well besides amir, will, and justin.)
he's a really good person and a great listener.
there needs to be more people like tim.

haha. and so i decided to leave rocket a picture comment on his myspace the other day. and i have this thing where i call boys by their last name, and i accidentally called rocket by the wrong last name! it wasn't embarrassing because i just don't get embarrassed that easily, but i feel really bad for calling him by the wrong name. that's terrible. i called him by kwame's last name because i was talking to him on the phone... i think i'll just start being normal and call everyone by their first name. oops.

my older sister took me to the mall today and told me to get anything i wanted...
i left the mall empty handed.

new york next week.
thank goodness.

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:52:51 GMT

an old lady came up to me today when i was working out at the rec and told me how pretty she thought i was.
little did she know how easily she became my new best friend.

i miss emily and alan and the goodl old edison.
and i have this feeling that edison and emily are going to get back together. neither of them think so, but i am the one who set them up in the first place.
i do what i want.
-jennwhite

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:17:55 GMT

brought alan home for breakfast with my family after our run.
i am so happy.
i can wait until christmas.
i dont want emily or alan to go back to school.
katie lee is pretty much amazing and we got most of the coaches' gift stuff completed for the sports banquet on thursday. which, i need to get an outfit.

this smile of mine could quite possibly last a whole month.

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:04:24 GMT

i won the dance-off.
and i sang "happy birthday mr president" by m. monroe to jessica long.
or rather seduced her...
and i choreographed a dance to "like a virgin" for her.
haha. happy "exuberantly exotic" eighteenth j lo!
and i recruited mis amigas to try out with me for the fashion show.
last night i pretty much spilled my life story to rocket. i dont know why i told him so much. he has this remarkable way of making me feel like he's really trutworthy
shopping for military ball dress tomorrow.
alan ince plus jenn white tomorrow morning.
do a little dance.

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:37:38 GMT

so the kellam fashion show was pretty much the example of what not to do for fashion show.
but i loved EJ's band.
and i met Matt.
and Alex is a passenger driver.
and Dejanee always has the best car mixes.

today was the first day of winter track.
it was so nice seeing the guys out there.
i missed them.
i cannot wait until the virginia tech invitational.

im hung up on you

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:06:03 GMT

there once were two guys that wanted to boyfriend this girl.
but she had her eyes set on someone else.

happy birthday tara!
i had fun at the DECA meeting. im officially secretary. yay. kellam fashion show with dejanee tomorrow- im so glad she is back from ny.
friends forever.

please let emily find a ride here.