tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170277532011-04-21T14:51:58.740-04:00Jeremiah 29 ~ 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12875879365071462523noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17027753.post-1152128078102034142006-07-05T15:10:00.000-04:002006-07-22T12:25:31.633-04:00

After we got our hair done, we went with Melissa to the MAC counter at the mall so that she could get her make-up done! You can't see it very well but Melissa's jacket says "Soon to be Mrs. Muscat". Gettin' her eyes done!"The Blushing Bride""Oooh I like it!"

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Jo (the salon owner) did Melissa's hair and she did a fabulous job, Melissa looked absolutly gorgeous! Here's pics of the progress...she has a lot of hair!!

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Bright and early Saturday morning all of the girls in the wedding party went to the salon that Melissa works at, to get our hair done. Jo, (the owner of the salon) decided to close the salon early so that all the girls that work there could make it to the wedding. The ladies at the salon did a fabulous job on our hair, and they were so sweet about everything!

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So since the rehearsal was on Thursday and the wedding wasn't until Saturday, all of the girls decided that we would meet at Johnny Carrinos for dinner on Friday night. We decided to wear our shirts that Trisha had made for us so that we could get as much use as possible from them. Here are some pics from Melissa's last night as a single gal!!Melissa & KateTrisha & JoyDaynah & BrookeJoy &

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~The Girls~Daynah, Becky, Trisha, & Katie ~The Guys~Jimmy, Greg, Bob, & Jacob~Practicing the walk back up the aisle~~Jacob, Bob, Vince, Bradley, Jimmy, & Greg~ ~Rachel, Joy, Daynah, Katie, Melissa, Trisha, & Becky~

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6 April, 2006 ~ Rehearsal for Vince & Melissa's WeddingMelissa & Rod ~ practicing 'the big walk' down the aisle.Pastor explains what will happen for the actual ceremony. "What? You mean, I can't wear this for the wedding?"Congratulations Vince & Melissa!!

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So now that you have read my previous post on our road trip , you are probably wondering where we went (as if you don't already know!!). Well I will tell you anyhow, we went down to Jacksonville, North Carolina to see my brother Jackie come home from Iraq. Jackie was stationed in Al Ramadi, Iraq for a little over 6 months. He was scheduled to come home the first week of March. So, Dad, Sher, & I

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So, we took a little road trip down to North Carolina...ok so it wasn't exactly a little road trip. Before we left I told Kim how when we take road trips and its Sher's turn to drive, my dad always says, "Now Joy, make sure that you are talking to your sister and you keep her awake." Well it used to be that when I would try to do that, I would ask Sher all kinds of questions like "So, did you

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Ok blog-stalkers, I know that I haven't posted in a while. I want you to know that it's not because I don't love you all and want you to be a part of my life but...........I have been super busy, no really, I have!!! A lot has happened since I last posted......a road trip, a homecoming, another road trip=), wedding preperations (NO, not my wedding), weekend babysitting, new furniture, & a new

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I HAD to add this video to my blog...it is too funny!!! Guys, thanks for looking out for us crazy girls! Make sure that your volume is turned up on this one!

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My brother Jackie (who is currently in Iraq) recently sent some things home to his wife, and in those things was this picture. It was taken in Jackie's Hummer right before he left for a jump (military slang for a convoy mission). Please continue to pray for his safety while he is over there. He is supposed to be home in about 5 weeks!!! Yeah!!! You can read posts straight from Iraq at

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I got this quote from a friend and I loved it. I just wanted to share this with you all! The Ministry is....Giving when you feel like keeping,Praying for others when you need to be prayed for,Feeding others when your own soul is hungry,Living truth before others even when you can't see results,Hurting with others even when your own hurt can't be spoken,Keeping your word when it's not convenient,

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Melissa & I met about 15 years ago (WOW, don't I feel old)!!! We became great friends very quickly! Melissa was the first friend who's house I spent the night at. We spent every single day together one summer. We wanted to be sisters, so we somehow got our fingers to bleed so that we could be blood sisters. HAHA!! She was the one who taught Jackie and I to play 'Pretty, Pretty Princess' (yes,

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Ok Blogstalkers, so I updated a whole bunch...hopefully this keeps you happy for at least a few days!! I will try to update more regularly from now on. Now I'm not saying that this will be updated daily, but hopefully more regularly. Sorry for the wait my blogstalker peeps!!! Thanks for waiting patiently!!

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Luuuuuucy...you've got some s'plainin' to do!!!!!!! Ok, so every year Jackson-Dawson has a Halloween party for all the families of our employees. Well as the person planning the party and as one of the receptionists, I decided to dress up as none other than Lucille Ball!! One of my favorite shows of all time is 'I Love Lucy', so hey...why not!! I tried to get one of the other receptionists to be

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10 November, 2005, today is the 230th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Today is the day the Marines around the world celebrate the founding of the Corps. These Marines are retired, active duty, & reservists. They are spread across the world in homes, military bases, hospitals, embassys, and even our White House. They are young and old, men & women, fathers & mothers, brothers & sisters

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Here is a letter that my brother Jackie sent to us from Iraq. He is currently serving in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He drives a Hummer in a General's protection detail. He loves his job and is proud to serve. I am extremely proud of Jackie, he IS my hero! He is oversees right now fighting for our freedom. The freedoms that we take for granted. When was the last time you went up to a service

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So this is my little shout out to all my blogstalker peeps!! (You know who you are! Cough, Julie, Cough-cough, Kim, Cough, Sher and who knows who else!!!!) :-) I am finally updating my blog...so stop pestering me!! Just Kidding! I will do my best to do a real post sometime this week! Thanks for caring enough (or just being nosy enough) to keep up on my VERY eventful life!! Just kidding! I love

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This past June, the Elwart's were able to come together to surprise Dad for Father's Day. The plan was for everyone to come to church on the Sunday morning for Father's Day. As kids, Dad always used to ask for us to sit with him in church on Father's Day as his present, so we thought that this would be a fun surprise for him, since we haven't done anything like that in a very long time. And,

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Last summer the Lord gave me the opportunity to work at a Christian camp. My sister Sher & my best friend Sarah also got to go. Sarah & I worked as counselors and Sher was able to work as kitchen help. The camp is located in south Texas, right on the border of Mexico. We stayed down there for almost 8 weeks and we learned a lot and made a bunch of great friends! One thing that the Lord really

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Well I finally got a blog...I know, I know, I'm such a follower! I waited till everyone got one and decided why not!! Well actually the one of the reasons that I got this is because, I have family and friends all over the country now. I wanted a way to keep everyone informed on my VERY eventful life, (ok, well my semi-eventful life, no comments from the peanut gallery please), and also to keep in

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