Auburn, here I come!

Northern Ireland was absolutely amazing. Everything I could have possibly hoped for! The kids in the morning were so sweet and cooperative! The DIY projects in the afternoon were also a blast! We painted a mural in the nursery of Lisnabreen Pres. At night, our youth meetings were much different from last time, but in a good way!  At first, I was sad to be at a different church, but by the end of the week I had realized Kilcooley was exactly where God wanted me! Coming home was very hard! Especially going back to work!  But now,  I am three days away from moving into my dorm in Auburn and I don't think I've ever been so excited and nervous at the same time! Rush is this week, and I am looking forward to getting it over with! It is going to be a super busy, hot, chaotic week, I'm sure!  I'll post again when it's over with information on how it went and if I joined a sorority or not! Which, hopefully I did!!

Abby

Last stop-Northern Ireland

My last trip before going off to college this Summer is my mission trip to Northern Ireland!  I never anticipated being so nervous to go back!! I'm also slighty apathetic.  I've been in college mode for at least the last 5 months, and it's very difficult to transition from that into having the desire to share the gospel.  I know that God will work in my heart so that everything will work out for his glory, I've just been struggling with that all Summer and praying that the apathy will go away!  I've been working a lot the past couple of weeks, which has made it very difficult to get everything packed for Northern Ireland! (I still haven't started packing! Yikes!)  I looked forward to this summer throughout all of my high school years, but now that I've endured most of it, I can say- "WOW.. that was stressful!"  I never knew I would be so busy preparing for college and trying to get sorority stuff together! Don't doubt though, that I have loved every minute of it! (Well, almost!) Anyway, it would probably be in my best interest to stop typing and to start packing!  I'll update again Post-Northern Ireland!!
Abby

FOOD- Oreo Brownies

Ok so, I kind of just made this one up!! But it ended up being pretty tasty!!
What I used:
10 mashed up oreos laid across the bottom of the brownie pan, then I poured the Ghiradelli brownie mixture on top! I baked it according the directions on the box!
Icing:
For the icing, I used some butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar to make a pretty basic cream cheese icing! Then, I added in 4 crushed oreos!
After I finished, I cooled the brownies so that the icing could spread on top! You want the icing to be either room temperature, or a little bit warm so that it will spread easily!! Finally! When you're finished, stick it in the refrigerator so you can enjoy it for the rest of the week!!

FOOD-Blueberry Peach Cobbler!

Recipe:

1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
3/4 cup blueberries
1/2 cup sliced peaches

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Melt butter and pour into a 2.5 or 3 quart casserole baking. Mix sugar, flour and milk.

Pour mixture over butter, but do not mix. Evenly sprinkle fruit on top, but do not mix.

Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

Ok y'all, so this is the EASIEST cobbler recipe ever!! It's pretty tasty too!! I added some ice cream scoops to the top of mine for a delicious dessert!

June flew by

 The lake with by sweet best friends!!

 Destin with Julianne and her AMAZING family!! I love every one of them

Everyone from first week!! A great group!!
I cannot believe it is ALREADY July!! Time has really flown by this summer, but so far, it has been absolutely great!  I went to the beach with the seniors in my youth group, then went to Destin with my best friend, then I went to Breakaway for the very last time, and ever since then, I've been spending time with friends and working!  I have already attended Camp War Eagle and met some new people and got my schedule!!  Now I'm almost ready for college to start!! I want to start making this a food blog as well, so the next time I make something, I'll post a picture and the recipe!! Well, that's all for now!! Coming up soon is Northern Ireland!! July 16th-23rd. I'm so excited to go back and even more excited to see what God has in store for Lisnabreen church as well as our youth group!! I'll try to keep you updated!

Post-Graduation

 Before Graduation

My medal

 Throwing our caps in the air!

 My best friend and future roommate!

Jordan and Me

So Graduation was fun and exciting! So here are some pictures to share!

On Friday, after graduation, I went to the lake with Alley, Cameron, and Amia.  It was a blast! Sunday, I am leaving for the beach on our First Week trip which will be a lot of fun with all of the Seniors from our youth group!  From the beach with the youth group, Julianne and I are going to the beach with her family, so I will be spending a lot of time at the beach!! I'm looking forward to all of it! I'll take pictures and have a great time!
Thank you Mom and Dad for giving me such great opportunities to enjoy my last few months before college!  You two are the best and I love you so much!

*Abby

Graduation

Tomorrow is my high school Graduation.  As many of you know, it is a very bittersweet thing, but I am really looking forward to the next chapter in my life! I can't wait to see what God has in store for me this summer as well as next year!  I will post a few pictures soon of my Graduation!

*Abby