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About Me

Recently I was asked to rank, in order of importance, the things in my life...Of utmost importance to me is my relationship with God. I don't always live accordingly but this is my deepest desire...to have an intimate and daily walk with Christ. Second on my list is my husband, Jaye. He is truly the man of my dreams and I can think of nothing I love more than being his wife! Third would be my family. They moved back to So Cal over the summer and having them close again has been so wonderful! I adore my parents and am so thankful for them. My little brother is getting so big and I am so proud of him! Friends are next on my list. Although my close friends are few, I like it this way. I have 4 or 5 best friends and I love any time I get to spend with them. I've enjoyed making new friends recently though through small group and school. The fifth thing on my list would be work/school. I don't know which to put first. I work at a great and growing church with amazing families and kids! I love my job and am blessed to be working there. Grad school started in September and I love it! I am getting my Masters as a Child Life Specialist and as I begin this journey of classes and products I am constantly reminded of how perfect this field is for me! So there you go...that's a bit about me and what I value.
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My Interests

My favorite interest is my incredibly wonderful husband, Jaye! Outside of him, I have taken up stamping and grad school. I enjoy shopping way too much (ask my husband) and I love spending time with friends and family!

I am in love with Guatemala! It's my most favorite place in the world! I've been 6 times now! This summer I took a team from our church down there. Here are some pics! Gosh I love that place!
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I'd like to meet:

Mother Teresa...what an incredible woman!
Here's some fun pics from our wedding:
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Music:

As much as I love music, I am learning to like silence equally. At the top of my music choices right now are:

Movies:

I like a little bit of everything when it comes to movies. Some favorites though are: Coyote Ugly, Stepmom, Runaway Bride, Cars, The Little Mermaid, Robots, and Elizabethtown.

Television:

Don't watch a ton of TV, but on our DVR each week are: Grey's Anatomy and House.

Books:

Not so much into reading at the moment. The only reading I've done lately is textbooks! Gotta love being back in school!

Heroes:

I'm pretty darn proud of my parents! My parents to me, are HUGE heroes of faith. All my life they have followed God's call on their lives...even when they don't know where that call may take them. I am so proud to be their daughter!

My Blog

Tests are stupid!

I should so be studying for my final right now! The final is tomorrow morning at 9am and all I've done is look over the study-guide and type up 2/3 of the answers. I think tests are stupid!! If you as...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:10:00 PST

I'm toast!

Okay, so the craziness of this week has officially caught up with me and I am spent! Between sleepless nights and nights of interupted sleep, I think I am sleep deprived. I thought I was doing pretty ...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:31:00 PST

Hanging out at the hospital!

Lord you are good and your mercy endureth forever!So far this week is a bit of a blur. Woke up Sunday morning as usual, worked at/went to church for all 3 services and then we made our way to our 20:2...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:25:00 PST

Finally Mrs. Howard!

Okay, so after my angry post this morning we made our way to the LA County registrar's office. We met up with my Dad there because the lady I had talked to this morning said he'd need to come down in ...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:36:00 PST

Will I ever be officially married?!

LA County is officially the dumbest place ever when it comes to their registrars office! It's been over 6 months since I got married and I still have no marriage license. They sent a revision to us in...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:30:00 PST

Thankful!

This Thanksgiving I am especially thankful for my husband, Jaye and the past 6 months of wonderful! I am thankful for a place to live, for a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, a best friend who I get...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:32:00 PST

Christmas JOY!

When I was little, Christmas meant family! Up until I was about 5 or 6 we'd always spend Christmas eve with my Mom's family up in LA, drive home late that night, spend Christmas morning at our house-j...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:29:00 PST

Rule of Life...

My mentor has this idea she read about the "rule of life"...basically you create your rule of life as a list of what's important to you. My ideal list and my actual list are nowhere close...My ideal o...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:39:00 PST

Grad School...

Well, I am offiicially a student again! I had a great 4 years off and now here I go again! I'm going to go to Loma Linda and study Child Life and I'm super excited! I think I'll really enjoy school th...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:04:00 PST

Guatemala

Got back from Guatemala on Sunday and it was very evident that we were supposed to be there! We had an amazing team and God was so clearly at work in each person throughout the week! Our team split up...
Posted by Carissa Joy on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:58:00 PST