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Holly

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction. -General Douglas MacArthur

About Me

My name is Holly:)

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
A. A. Milne

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You Are a Cappuccino
You're fun, outgoing, and you love to try anything new.
However, you tend to have strong opinions on what you like.
You are a total girly girly at heart - and prefer your coffee with good conversation.
What Kind of Coffee Are You?

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My Interests

Hollyhocks:

I'm in Chicago A LOT! I love the city;)

I love kites and can't wait for spring!

I accepted Christ at 5 years old, and He is the Lord of my life:

The place I can't wait to visit:

Best food EVER (Fettuccini Alfredo):

One of the most incredible people in history:

My favorite flower:

My favorite instrument:

Country I lived in for almost 5 years:

My weakness:

My kitty, Mao Thai:)

My favorite actress:

My favorite actor:

The most beautiful woman ever!

My fave time of year:

I cannot leave the house without:

I'm studying history in college and I LOVE studying:

This woman should never be President:

The best fiction book(s) ever:

Where "Frazier" comes from! I'm Scottish:)

My mom's grandfather came to Illinois from Czech. back in the 1800s. Go Czech Republic!

This is the symbol for the Chinook Native American Tribe. My great-great grandmother was a Chinook.

On my mom's side, we're related to John Wilkes Booth (the man who killed Abe Lincoln):

I'm also related to Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury (my dad's grandmother's side):

My birthstone:

Hollyberries:

Hurray for:

I don't drink a lot, but when I do, this is my drink of choice:

I adore this man:

I'm addicted to coffee:

Um, skinny girls? Curves are back;)

A lot of people think I look like Rose McGowan?:

I have a secret crush on Hawkeye from MASH

I am a hopeless romantic!!!

I DISLIKE:
The smell of lavender:

Mushrooms:

Most of these people:

Spiders:

I'd like to meet:

Jesus (and I will!), The apostle Paul, President Bush, President Polk, Ghandi, Hillary Clinton (only in the BOXING RING, though......) and sooooo many others.

Here's a boy I'm glad I met!

Chris and I:)

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Music:

Acceptance
Ataris
Copeland
Counting Crows
Dave Barnes
Dashboard
Foo Fighters
Jimmy Eat World
Kayla Bailey
Kelly Clarkson
Rocky Votolato
Run Kid Run
Third Eye Blind
Matt Wertz
And sooooo many others....

Music? Well, I sing a little bit...

You know, I get by I guess...

Movies:

Gladiator
The Last Samurai
V for Vendetta
Happy Feet
Stalag 13
DaVinci Code
Underworld
How Green was my Valley
Braveheart
Little Women
Eragon
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
Night at the Museum
*most war movies and epics*

Television:

What Not to Wear
Traveling Europe
International Profile
MASH
Hogans Heroes
House

Books:

The Bible
Saving Islam from Extremists
Coming Apart, Coming Together
Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry
Redeemed
A Grief Observed
Captivating
Our Jealous God
The Purpose Driven Life
Count of Monte Cristo
Little Women
Pride and Prejudice
And, of course, best military book EVER:

Heroes:

Jesus
My parents
President Bush
The US military
The persecuted church around the world
Early leaders:
1. Luther
2. Calvin
3. Wesley
Those who fought, bled, and died for freedom
*International Justice Mission*
*Mother Theresa*

These colors don't run, baby!

My Blog

Another crazy week??

So Chris and I decided to redecorate his room. Yesterday we went looking with his parents for curtains, etc, and we had NO luck. We figured late last night to, instead of putting a curtain covering h...
Posted by Holly on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:41:00 PST

Survey;)

50 Facts About You1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?Not yet 2. ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?Fa sho3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?Actually, my boss just gave me an ice scraper for my car from National City...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:58:00 PST

How Beautiful.

Tonight as I was driving home from Chris's house (as much as I hate leaving), I turned off Hotter Than June (great band!!) to sing a few songs I'll be singing for a wedding in May. (I love to sing in ...
Posted by Holly on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:02:00 PST

Great is Thy faithfulness.

Being a Christian for 16 (almost 17) years now, doesn't make me a spiritual giant. It does however, allow for a long timeline of 1. my stupidity, 2. my unfaithfulness to God, 3. my sin that keeps comi...
Posted by Holly on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST

My soap box.

My dad used to tell me stories about he and his buddies in Bible college: They would get together on Fridays and watch sermons of famous preachers on tv. They would debate with eachother, throw popcor...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:19:00 PST

I love....

I love the fact that tomorrow night after work, Chris and I are driving to south side of Chicago to see the closest friends I have in the world. I love when people misinterpret scripture AND what I wr...
Posted by Holly on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:53:00 PST

Oppression: the East and West throw it down.

Pornography vs veils. MTV vs government controlled propaganda. Sex trafficking vs honor killings. Abortion rights vs honor killings. Prostitution vs female genital mutilation (FGM) Who has the right t...
Posted by Holly on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:38:00 PST

Myspace and globalization.

The English don't even drink tea anymore. I'm not kidding. They really don't. Starbucks has invaded the UK by storm, and lets just say the phrase "once you go black, you can never go back" is undeniab...
Posted by Holly on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:58:00 PST

OOps, did my blog offend someone?

Holly Date: Oct 18, 2006 9:45 AM Subject Oops, did my blog OFFEND someone? Body: My comment on North Korea....I'm sorry if I'm against communism, closed media, "political" (i.e. concentratio...
Posted by Holly on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:48:00 PST

Today.

Today I realized a few things, and I will share them with you now:) I realized that Christians need to have a place in government and in politics, absolutely. But that our focus needs to be Christ and...
Posted by Holly on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:41:00 PST