Top Ten List for 2009

Okay, so I sat down to write out a top ten list for 2009, but it became a top 12 list. Apparently I had a great year! After the top one, the list is in no particular order. Anyway, enjoy.

1. Paw Paw became a Christian. We’ve been praying for Gerald Beecham to accept Christ for years, and it took him getting sick and dying for that to happen. Nobody can deny that my Pawpaw is stubborn. I’ll have to tell more stories about him later. Anyway, it was a miracle and an answer to prayers.
   
2. My one year anniversary with Beau. I didn’t get to go to Italy when I toured around Europe—anybody remember that earthquake? I’m not complaining, I am extremely blessed to have seen as much of this world as I have, but Beau knows of my desire to visit Italy one day. That’s why on our one year anniversary, Beau surprised me by cleaning out his guest bedroom and turning it into an Italian restaurant. He had fixed pasta, gotten us wine (neither of us are wine drinkers, so that mostly just sat there), lit candles, and had Dean Martin music playing. It was the most romantic night of my life.
   
3. Dancing with my daddy at my Aunt Libby’s wedding. My dad’s a great dancer. I’m not, but that doesn’t really matter when family’s around. It was a lot of fun to see all of my family so happy.
   
4. Glamis Castle, Scotland. It’s the most beautiful castle in the world, and I’ve seen a lot of castles. It was magical, not just because of it’s beauty, but because of the fact that Beau was with me. In all honesty, it was hard not to just put down “Scotland” as one of my top ten, but I was trying to go easy on the London stuff. I might make a top ten London list later.
   
5. Holland Tulip festival. Just watch the Katherine Harrell show and you’ll understand that the Netherlands are beautiful during Spring. There were rows upon rows of multicolored tulips.
   
6. Planning the movie with James at the Purple Onion. It was a great revelation when we realized what we were capable of. I’m still not sure we know what we’ve gotten ourselves into, but it will be fun.
   
7. Charlie at Samford. I was having a particularly bad day at school, so my mom brought Charlie, her new Yorki-Miniature Poodle mix puppy, Charlie, all the way from Talladega to see me. I introduced Charlie to Victoria, Shannon, and many of my other friends. They loved him. Who wouldn’t?
   
8. Shannon’s discovery of our arch nemesis, Scarvelli, at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece. If you haven’t watched the show, you really should. I’ll put videos up soon.
   
9. Halloween. Beau and I dressed as Rogue and Gambit. Then we went to watch Mother Pandora play at the Red Shed. It was so much fun, and since I had spent the entire semester getting into shape to wear my skin-tight spandex Rogue costume, I looked hot.
   
10. St. Louis City Museum. My road trip with Katherine and Victoria to visit Shannon at her home in St. Louis is something else I could spend my entire list talking about, but the St. Louis City Museum is like Chuckie Cheese’s (though I’ve actually never been to Chuckie Cheeses’s) for adults. Therefore, the city museum gets ranked.
    
11. Sips and Strokes with Beau’s mom. We painted Edward, and though I’m not a huge Robert Pattinson fan (I might be the only woman in America to think that he’s too skinny and has a crooked face, but this might be because my boyfriend is too hot to compare to), I really enjoyed spending time with Mrs. Becky. I’m really blessed when it comes to the future inlaws.
    
12. Me and Shannon embarrassing Alan in Spain. We had really missed his sunshine while touring Europe, so Shannon and I decided to show our feelings my clinging to his legs and making otter noises in the middle of a busy sidewalk in Madrid.