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~Janell~

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About Me

I am 25 years old, and I have been living in the Austin/Round Rock area for a little over 3 years now. I grew up in Highlands (Baytown area, east of Houston), went to college at Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, spent a fabulous semester in Lake Tahoe, and I've been hanging out in the ATX ever since.I am a social worker at a home for kids, and I LOVE my job! I'll never be rich and famous, but it is the most rewarding thing I could do with my life. I feel so blessed to get to do what I do and live the life I do, and I know that it is all the Lord. There is nothing good in me except for Him....I love to smile and make other people smile. I love a good movie, being outside, and a good baseball game (well any baseball game, really).If you want to know more about me, just ask.Great skit from Winterfest '06 This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

I am kind of a sports fanatic, and I'm not just saying that to look cool. I really like sports, especially baseball....more specifically the Houston Astros. I grew up watching them, and I pretty much follow their every move during the season (and most of the off-season actually), even though I can't see them in person as much as I used to when I lived in Houston. I have gotten really into minor league baseball though, since the Astros' Triple-A club (Round Rock Express) is right down the street from me. You can find me at the Dell Diamond most nights when they are in town. I also love to sing and play the piano and the drums, and pretty much anything dealing with music. I lead worship on Sunday nights at the place where I work, and I love every minute of it.

I'd like to meet:

Famous People I'd like to meet: Craig Biggio - Mr. 3000!!!, Jeff Bagwell (and as you can see from my pictures, that dream is now a reality) :-) , Curt Schilling, Julia Roberts........People in general I'd like to meet: People that like to have fun, friends from high school or college or wherever that I would love to catch up with, Astros baseball fans, people that want to know more about the Lord, whoever...I love meeting new friends and catching up with old ones! Send me a message anytime and I would love to talk to you!

Music:

I love all music, but I mostly listen to Christian, country, or whatever's on the radio. Some of my favorite bands/artists are Chris Tomlin, Building 429, Shane & Shane, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Echoing Angels, Mandisa, The Afters, Downhere, Needtobreathe, Relient K, Leeland, old school Mariah Carey, the Wicked soundtrack (my favorite musical ever!!), the Hairspray soundtrack, Daughtry, Maroon 5, Rascal Flatts, Clay Walker, George Strait, and pretty much any old school country artist.

Movies:

Juno, Remember the Titans, Simon Birch, Happy Gilmore, Office Space, Hairspray, She's the Man, School of Rock, We are Marshall, most scary movies

Television:

Astros games, Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, ESPN, Dancing with the Stars, My Boys, Amazing Race, Survivor, Big Brother, So You Think You Can Dance....yes I'm lame, I know

Books:

The Bible, anything by Karen Kingsbury, Terri Blackstock, Francine Rivers, or Janet Evanovich. I am also a pretty big fan of "The Total Money Makeover" and anything else Dave Ramsey writes.

Heroes:

Jesus, my parents, the kids that I work with, Craig Biggio

My Blog

Big Brother 9 Blog

Ok, I realize that by posting this, I am completely and totally admitting that I am a very lame individual.  But, Will and I thought it would be fun anyway.  When we were watching Big Brothe...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:27:00 PST

Mike Coolbaugh tribute

My heart is so sad today... My day began as it typically does&dragging myself out of bed (after hitting the snooze alarm several times), taking a shower, getting a bowl of cereal, and taking it to my...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:51:00 PST

IT DOESN"T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!!!

This was perhaps the greatest Astros game I have ever watched...I am so excited for my parents that they got to be there for it, and SO jealous that I couldn't be!! For those of you who are not keepin...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:17:00 PST

Rogers Clemens 2057

Ok this is a really funny video about Roger Clemens.  You should watch it!!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5k47JkZq9g  ...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:36:00 PST

SERIOUSLY

Well, I took like a three hour nap today, which I never do, and now I can't sleep, so I thought I would take some time to throw out some theories on why I feel that the Astros are really sucking ...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Sun, 27 May 2007 11:31:00 PST

Why Roger Clemens is a LIAR

Ok, so Roger Clemens just made millions of moron Yankee fans happy, but I think he is an idiot, and here's why: Believe it or not, I don't really care one way or the other if he plays for Houston.&nbs...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Sun, 06 May 2007 01:59:00 PST

Another year, another Opening Day...

Opening Day....no two words stir up more excitement in a baseball fan's heart (well, with the exception of maybe World Series ).  This is a day I look forward to every year, and this year was no ...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

Living on Mission

Well, it has been a long time since I've written in here, so I thought I would add something.  Lately, I've been thinking a lot about how my faith relates to my everyday life, and how it sh...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:17:00 PST

What a night to be living in Austin...

Wow, probably the best game I have ever seen.  It is crazy here downtown - all I hear out my window is screaming and honking!  I am never going to get any sleep tonight.  :-)  Yeah...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:00:00 PST

:-(

Well, Brandon Backe pitched a heck of a game...too bad we couldn't pull it off. I am going home tomorrow since I already have the time off.  I am thinking of driving to Minute Maid Park and then...
Posted by ~Janell~ on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:14:00 PST