Hey, so, it's been a while. I hope you, my loyal few readers, are doing well. I have been rather ill for the last few days, but I am on the downhill side of my sickness; I haven't had a fever today! Awesome blossom. Anyway, a lot has happened since I last blogged, so I'll catch you up to speed then give some words of wisdom before peacing out for a bit.

I'm sure you were waiting anxiously to hear the results of Phi Lamb / Lambda Chi's Spring Sing performance... We did great, worked our tails off, wore a RIDICULOUS (-Amanda-) amount of makeup and hairspray (some in the eyes, sorry!) and...got 7th. Which clearly isn't last, and for most of us really not knowing what we were getting ourselves into, I don't think that's too bad. Phi Lambs - if we get the chance to do it next year, more girls better try out! It was an awesome experience and it was great getting to know the Lambda Chi's!

Also last week was AMPLIFY!! It was absolutely incredible. Shane and Shane even sang Christmas music! The BYX had their Island Party that day as well, and it was great to see God moving on campus. Pray for Phi Lamb and BYX, that Jesus will shine through us!

I had a lunch interview at Riverwind Casino last week! I will be interning once again at Riverwind beginning in May, and I am very excited about it! Although I'm not sure exactly what I will be doing yet, however, I am certain it will be awesome! I already like the people and the environment from previous years' experience, and I am glad to have the opportunity to go back.

Most of you know that I applied for an week-long internship at CMA Fest. I got an email yesterday saying I didn't get it, unfortunately. I was really bummed at first - anyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE music. Getting to report at CMA Fest and work with the best in the music industry would have been a dream come true. I know that God has a reason for keeping me... Romans 8:28 comes to mind. I don't like that I'm not going to Nashville, but I know that God has a plan and purpose in mind. So, thanks mom for reminding me that there is a reason for this. :)

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is Saturday, keep up with it on Twitter by searching #ocmm or by following @OKCMarathon. I'm not running the 5K this year like I hoped to, but my family will be walking it & I hope to be volunteering! NewsOK wrote a story about why my family walks - we do so in memory of my cousin, Blake. The story is incredible, check it out here. 

Thanks for keeping up with my life! Have a super weekend! 

Shae Suzanne

Music for the week: Clear the Stage, Ross King

...are three of my favorite things. Feel free to buy me a diet coke, add me to your BBM contacts and compliment my nail color. I also enjoy acoustic guitars, Twitter, OSU and shoes... and that part of this blog post is now over.

It's been a crazy week since I last posted! Last Friday, I finally got to go play dress up with my little cousin Kiera. Every time I've talked to my grandma, she has told me Kiera asks when I can come over and play dress up with costume jewelry... She even made grandma call me one day so she could ask me to come home! If I wasn't two hours away, I would have been there in a heartbeat. So, I decided to surprise little miss KFL and show up at grandma's Friday. She was really excited to see me...until the sleepiness sat in! Anyway, we had fun for a few hours at least & I always enjoy getting to play with her.

Later that night was Brittany's birthday party downtown! We had so much fun at dinner and posing for silly pictures, and the girls who actually stayed awake for the midnight movie said it was good! Happy (late!) birthday Brittany!

Saturday I got my nails done (Shae Pink, of course) and went to get garden stuff with mom. I tried to convince her to buy me a bunny but they were out :( She wouldn't go for the turkey either.

Easter was wonderful - I was glad to get to spend it at my home church. My pastor said something along the lines of God has a plan in everything he does, good or bad, even if we don't know what it is or understand why it happens. That part of his message really stuck out to me. It's was nice to be reminded of - I understand it but I don't always remember.

This week has been full of spring sing, class, work, PT and writing papers! I also have a doctor's appoint tomorrow morning to find out MRI results...pray they'll decide what to do about my knee!

Don't forget - Spring Sing is Saturday! After Mom's Day activities, bring your mom to GIA at 5:30 to see all the hard work we've put in! 

-Shae Suzanne

Music for the Week: Danger Zone (Who doesn't love some Top Gun!?) and Footloose! Thanks goes to my brother Kaden - his favorite songs have been rocking my playlist all week.

So, there are only 5 people in my class today, including my professor. My suggestion was bonus points then leave. His suggestion was for him to give us quiz answers for next week. I'll take that. Anyway...

I went to the Taylor Swift/Kellie Pickler/Gloriana show last night! I loved it...thanks for the ticket Katie! Gloriana was an incredible opener and I can't wait until they headline their own tour. Kellie Pickler has one of the strongest voices I have heard and I loved listening to her...and her shoes were fabulous! Taylor Swift put on an awesome show, however...standing and listening to people scream for ten minutes between every song got old pretty fast, and I think she might have forgotten some words words during Today Was a Fairytale...something like "sajdklandskafndskja PRIN-CESS" came out of her mouth. But her set was good and I had a great time!

Also yesterday, I had MRI #2 on my knee. MRI #1 was 4 days after the accident and a bad experience because the MRI lady smashed my knee onto the table (ouch!). This time was a horrible experience! They were doing an arthogram, so they get me on an x-ray table and started poking me with needles. OK, actually they took two x-rays before the poking started. Then the doctor came in and poked me FIVE times...trying to find a good spot to put the lidocaine! Note: sticking a needle inside the place where a knee exploded isn't a good idea. Neither is touching it just to see what it feels like. Then came the dye, which apparently wasn't going in because of what the doctor thinks might be scar tissue. She decided to wiggle the needle around MORE inside my knee. I was NOT a happy camper by the time all the poking was done. My knee was full of dye (fluid), swollen and hurting. At least by the time I got to the actual MRI the lady didn't smash my knee into the table again. I go back next Friday to find out what (and if) they found.

As for my arm, I got a new accessory for it yesterday. I got a bone growth stimulator, which looks like a giant watch...or a mini robot. It doesn't hurt, thankfully, and is portable, so I don't have to just sit around while wearing it.

Everything accident related yesterday kind of put me in a grouchy mood. The tightness and pain of my knee reminded me of how it felt in the weeks after the accident. It hadn't been as swollen as it was in probably three months. I couldn't walk and I thought I was going to have to drive my mom's car again instead of my beautiful mustang Gerard. I was so upset about what was going on, so confused as to why the accident happened, and so irritated with the pain! I lost focus of the faithfulness of God. I forgot how far I've come. I quit thinking how blessed I am just to be alive. I stopped asking God to use this to reach people. I pretty much gave up. Thankfully, that only lasted for a few hours, but just going back to where I was after the accident wasn't a good thing. I realized yesterday that things aren't always on an smooth road. We are going to hit potholes. We aren't perfect people and this certainly isn't a perfect world. Philippians 3:14 came to mind: "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" (NIV). I lost sight of all the greatness going on right now for just a small amount of time. Don't let yourself do that, press on.

BTW, my sorority retreat was last weekend. It was awesome. I'll reflect on it later :)

-Shae Suzanne


Music for the week: Pressing On, Reliant K