Daisy Girl

 

You see this adorable dog right here? Her name is Daisy. I call her Daisy Girl. Although she is the family dog, my mom has full parental claim over this pooch, so she's my 'sister'. She's a Boykin Spaniel. They're known for being duck hunters, but she has to be the worst duck hunter ever. But that's okay. She's so stinking adorable, that we don't even care. Plus, I haven't seen any ducks around our house anyways, so there's really no point in having a duck hunter to protect our house from the wild honking menaces that walk in straight lines. Any animal that walks in a straight line is obviously hiding something. 

 I remember the day we discovered her. It was when I was in high school. My dad was dropping me off at my mom's house after spending dinner with him, and I noticed that we had a dog on our front porch. Now, don't get me wrong. I adore dogs. Dogs are my favorite things, especially when they are in puppy form. But when I saw this little brown-haired beauty, a mixture of shock and excitement crossed my face. Shock, because my parents swore that Justin, our little bunny rabbit, was the one and only animal, and will always be the one and only animal in our household until he was no more. 

I walk in, pointing to the porch. "Uh...mom...there's a dog on our porch." 

She smiled at me, like it was nothing. "Oh, yeah. I know!" And she launched into full story mode.

My step-sister's boyfriend at the time and his friend were driving, when they spoted something. Turns out, this poor little dog was stuck in a storm drain. They rescued her and brought her to us, and my mom fed her. And the next thing we know, we find out who her owner is and we get in touch with him. He basically said she was useless to him, and said that we were more than welcome to keep her.

We gave her a really good rinse-down after I came home, because she was dirty from being in the storm drain. But I could tell that she was not taken care of at all. I wouldn't be surprised if she was abused by her previous owner. Here are my reasons why I thought this:

1. She was very underfed when I first saw her. I could almost see her skeleton through her matted fur. 

2. She was really nervous around my dad, my brother, my step-dad, and any other towering male figure in the beginning. However, she warmed up to me, my mom, and my step-sister instantly. 

3. The way she walked. Her back legs were really messed up. Apparently, she broke them both during childbirth, and she nursed them back to health herself. Now she has arthritis in both of her hind legs. 

4. And finally, the previous owner's attitude towards her. He called her useless. He obviously didn't care about her. 

I am so glad God brought Daisy Girl to our doorstep. She has been a huge blessing, and she is such a sweet, loving dog. She loves car rides, she's the best tap dancer in the world, and she's so loving that she'll pet you while you're petting her (Seriously! I'm not joking!)

She has been a light to this family's life. And when Goldie (my precious dog) passed away last year, Daisy helped soften the blow in her own, adorable way. 

I'm just happy she found a family that cares about her. I love this dog so, so much.

Have an awesome day!

Pictures with a story.

I got my camera in the mail yesterday. It's a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. It came with everything except the battery charger, and I'm going to have to go out and find that myself. 

When I got the little slip of paper in my mailbox that said that I had a package in the mail, I just knew that it was my camera. My heart lept for joy and I showed it off to all of my friends that happened to be in the caf that day. Now I'm taking pictures like a maniac. 

I've realized that I like pictures that tell a story. I'm not a huge "pose-for-the-camera-and-say-cheese" kind of girl. I like capturing the perfect photo of someone when they aren't looking. Not only do I feel like a photo ninja (I couldn't help it! I just think ninjas are awesome,) I feel like I'm capturing the real thing. 

To me, the best pictures ever are the ones with a story attached to it.

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And now, for some self-promotion!

www.flickr.com/megletify

If you want to see every picture I've taken with this camera, then check out my Flickr page. I'm not going to post every single photo I take on Facebook. But every single photo I take (well...the good ones anyway) will go on Flickr! So yeah! 

And you...yeah you! With the face! Have an awesome day!

-Megan

P.S. Beware of the photo ninja. You never know when she's going to attack o.O

Uncertainty

Lately, our theatre department has been going through some serious uncertainty lately. It all started last semester when Shorter released their faith statement. It gained a lot of controversy, and it hit national news. And because of this statement, our fine arts department has taken a huge hit.

In the past week, we've lost over half of the voice and theatre faculty, and over half of the students are leaving. I can count on two hands the students in the theatre department that are definitely staying and are in my year. Six. About half of what our junior class is this year.

No one knows what is going to happen next year. We don't know what the new faculty is going to be like. We don't know what students are coming in next year.

I had a moment where I seriously contemplated leaving Shorter and auditioning at Reindhart. I mean, it seemed fitting. No one knew what was going to happen here. I could probably still graduate next year. My current voice teacher and the head of the theatre department have signed a contract to teach there next year. A bunch of my friends were transferring there. So as far as I was concerned, all signs were pointing towards Reindhart.

Before I jump into any big decisions, I try and pray about it first. See if God is leading me in that direction before I jump into anything and end up making a big mistake.

I was reminded of how much I've learned here. How many wonderful people I've met that are staying at Shorter; one of them being one of my closest friends ever. I was reminded of how much I love this place, and how it was the only school that I applied to when it was time for me to transfer. I wanted to go here so badly. I still want to stay here.

The fact is, there is still more for me to learn here at Shorter. God has some amazing things planned for next year, and He wants me to be a part of it. There's light here, even though it's tough to find.

I just need to focus on enjoying my time in the theatre department while they're still here. And there are things for me to look forward to next year. Getting my braces off being one of them. If we get an entirely new faculty, no one except for the people who are staying are going to know that I had those metal torture devices on my teeth (if you think I'm exaggerating, remember the last time you got your braces adjusted, and then tell me I'm exaggerating.) Don't ask me why that's something to look forward to. It just is.

Also, I talked to Kristina, who is practically my sister, and it looks like we're doing our senior show together. Granted, we may have to triple up, but it's worth it. Guys, you don't know how incredibly excited I am about this unless you know how much I value this girl. She was there for me during the darkest time in my life last year when my dad was in the hospital. Her and Mariel (my other 'sister') let me crash on their futon numerous times last semester when I didn't feel safe in my own dorm room. She's staying at Shorter for another year, and even though we may go our separate ways after we graduate (we're still going to keep in touch, though, I'm sure), I'm going to enjoy one more year with her.

Basically, God gave me Kristina as a reason to stay here, and you know what? It's good enough for me! May not be enough for you, but you'd have to understand how incredibly blessed I am to call her my best friend.

I don't know how I started with the uncertainty of the theatre department to telling you how awesome my best friend is. I'm not ashamed, though. :)

Well, hi there!

I created this blog for the purpose of keeping my family up to date with what's going on in my life. My sweet Aunt Debbie gave me this idea while in Arlington, TX for spring break on a mission trip, and I didn't get a chance to create one until now. So here I am!

This is just a boring, starter, hi-i'm-on-blogger-now, welcome post. Nothing interesting. But there will be more things being posted on here!

Oh, I bought a fancy new SLR camera. It's a Canon Digital Rebel XT (with everything else included that you would ever need), and I got it used on eBay. I have to say, I'm pretty excited to get it in the mail! So expect a lot of pictures as well.

Have a blessed day!

-Megan