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Amanda

Stattie Hotties!

About Me

I'm famous for saying, "it's either in my trunk or my storage unit." I survived one contract with Holland America Line (ms Statendam) sailing Alaska, the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. I just finished with my second contract on the Maasdam sailing the Caribbean, the New England and eastern Canadian coast, and eventually northern Europe. I got to perform, travel, and get paid to do it. Plus, I got to meet and work with people from all over the world! The more of the world I visit, the more I want to see. I would love to go to Japan more than anything! If you know of any performing jobs there, let me know. I think I'm staying on land for awhile. and no, chip or ray are not my boyfriends.
I love Jesus (the word 'Christian' gets abused way too much). It's not easy, and I fail a lot, but I look forward to the day when I can see the Lord face to face and hear "well done, my good and faithful servant." God's love captured my heart when I least expected it, and when I deserved it the least. If you want to hear the story, just ask. He continues to pursue me with His patient, loving heart even though I don't feel deserving at times. I want to be and do a lot of things. I want to be above reproach. I want to be more patient. I want to love others like God loves me. I want to forgive faster. I want people to see Christ's love through my words and actions. I want to look at people with a purity of heart and not have pre-conceived notions of who they are. Humility is something I'm working on. I want to be more of a servant. I want to do what I love and get paid for it. I never want to feel like I *have* to go to work. I want to *get* to go to work. I want to glorify the Lord with dance. I've gone through a major life change in the past 8 months, so I'm trying to adjust accordingly.
Things I LOVE: Jesus Christ (above all else), Mom and Dad, dancing-ballet tap jazz musical theater hip hop, my friends, my family, the Stattie Hotties, Marissa, Ray, Katie, my two adorable dogs, Disney, TEXAS, Isaiah 61:10, cold water, jogging, staying healthy for the long run, the Texas Longhorns, New Zealand, listening to people sing, skydiving, the color blue, kids, forgiveness, gerber daisies, cowboys, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, LAUGHING, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, my kampers from summers 2003 and 2004, Proverbs 3:5-6, Trapp candles, country music, wakeboarding, snow skiing, grace, jumping rope (yes, I really do), Texas Rangers baseball, my church!, sleeping in, guys that actually dance, Target, Target in Australia, my friends at Edge, Punk'd, almost everything in Austin TX, Matthew 21:22, Kanakuk Kamps (K-2), Joey, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, and Monica...
Things I don't love: LA traffic!!!, rocky nights on the ship, fan kicks, doing ballet in 3-inch heels, eyelash glue, contacts, drama, gossip, clutter, packing, small talk, the Sooners, dishonesty, alarm clocks, getting up early, humidity, stress fractures, rolled ankles, saying goodbye
quick dip off the pier
waterfalls in Dominica
somewhere in france
blue lagoon in reykjavik, iceland
miss maasdam posed for a quick picture!
ray and i jumping
my lil ray
my best friends
my Jacob
yep, I did it...I'm extreme in New Zealand.
Zorbing in Rotorua, NZ
pinch me...Sydney
Mosaic girls
Thanks for everything, Patrick!
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My Interests


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me and Chippy
let's go to country night!
ray and i at the pinnacle grill
playing around in Napier, New Zealand
Christchurch, NZ
a bittersweet day
gotta love UT football games
kampers of cabin 6, 2004...love these girls!
"Fog Watch"...best prank ever pulled on me!
battling evil...
love me some Kelle-Jo

I'd like to meet:

Jesus, to say thank you...Christopher Guest, to see if he's as funny in person as he is in his mocumentaries...The entire cast of Friends...Bebe Neuwirth, to be face to face with a musical theater icon...

Music:

Missy Higgins, Maria Mena, Plain White T's, Moloko, John Mayer, Roisin Murphy, Michael Buble, Rascal Flatts, Pat Green, Keith Urban, Lonestar, Craig Morgan, Matt Wertz, Dave Barnes, Austin Collins, Jeremy Camp, Grits, Shane and Shane, Bethony Dillon, Nicole Nordeman

Movies:

Waiting for Guffman, Mean Girls, Romie and Michelle's High School Reunion, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Elf, Miracle, Super Size Me, The Notebook, Madagascar, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Patch Adams, Mary Poppins, The Lion King...well basically every Disney movie...The Parent Trap, Legally Blonde, Napoleon Dynamite, ANY romantic comedy!

Television:

FRIENDS, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Laguna Beach, So You Think You Can Dance, Punk'd, Oprah, The Cosby Show, Sex and the City (the CW and TBS versions), Who's Line Is It Anyways

Books:

Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge, The Dream Giver, Fast Food Nation, Naked by David Sedaris, Under the Banner of Heaven, My Utmost for His Highest, Bible

Heroes:

Jesus...for obvious reasons. And...people who are tired of mediocre Christianity, and desire to take the high road when our flesh says to take the easy way out. It's a huge inspiration to me b/c I desire to be like this one day.

My Blog

Where the Echoes Stop

Where the Echoes Stop by Erwin Raphael McManus I want to stand where the echoes stop.Far past where sound has abandoned thought.Where silence reigns over redundancy.Where once well said is more than ...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:25:00 PST

Becoming a Woman of Excellence

Becoming A Woman Of ExcellenceA woman of excellenceIs what I long to beFilled with your godly wisdomSo it is part of meA woman of integrityNo matter what I faceStanding up for righteousnessAnd for you...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

You know you're from AUSTIN if...

You never bother looking at the Capital Metro schedule because you know the drivers have never seen it. You know that anyone wearing pants in November is just visiting from Ohio. It takes you 30...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

You know you're from Texas if...

You Know Youre From Texas if& 1. Its illegal to have a tattoo until youre 18, but children of all ages can play with guns 2. You can drive all day and still not leave the state 3. The confeder...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST