top 8 videos of 2009

(Amanda's) Top 8 videos of 2009

(heavily sprinkled with Julian Smith videos!)

Norn Iron Trolls

Britain's Got Talent

Steve Harvey's Introduction of Jesus

Wedding Entrance Dance

25 Things I hate about Facebook

Hillbilly Ninja

iPhone 3GS

Stand By Me

(i couldn't embed this video)

ENJOY

my top ten moments of 2009

My top ten moments of 2009

1 graduating

(photo by Cindy Brown)

2 being commissioned in June

3 my vacation with my friends to Asheville

(which included riding a horse!!)

4. My time with my girls in January

5. The trip to Glission with my youth.

6. The professor party

7. Karen and Andy's wedding

8. Opening of the South Campus

9. Salem Campmeeting

10. IRELAND

(with Elizabeth Lobello!)

Trust

I realized this past week how important trust is. To give trust and to earn it.

All because I got my hair cut.

I went in to see Christine about a year ago at Ambrosia Salon.

I found her on naturallycurly.com

I was looking for a major change in my hairstyle. I wanted my hair to be cut short.

I didn't know anything about her except that she was recommended by several people.

So I went and told her about my hair and that I wanted a short, but cute cut.

I had to put my complete trust in her! Me - who likes to be in control, had to let her do her job.

I had to give trust...

But the other side of that is that Christine did a fantastic job. She did my hair the way I asked her to - and completely earned the trust I gave her.

Christine and I go back and forth - I come in to get my hair cut because I trust what she' s done in the past. She continues to cut my hair fantastically and therefore earns my trust.

Isn't that how trust seems to work? You give trust and if the person is trustworthy - they give you a reason to trust them. You give trust until that trust is broken.

You earn trust - by being trustworthy... by giving people a reason to trust you

So there's my thoughts on trust.

this week i learned

what I've learned in the past few weeks

* European fashion is amazing - i want to have that type of fashion sense

* i am not a fan of long plane rides

* jet lag is not fun to play with

* You win some ... you lose some. I'm still a Gator fan!

* My youth crack me up check out this joke they made up on their own:

Where do you put a fish whose in the army? A: In a tank!

* Christmas is a busy season - I'm not a fan of busyness

*I love the Big Bang Theory

* I thrive on a schedule - and mine is a little messed up

* I also love painting my nails during the Christmas season :o)