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holly

love like there's no tomorrow...

About Me

me in a box; i think we should mass produce me! not sure what store would be about selling hollys, but i'm sure a deal could be worked out... working in development and fundraising at a local non-profit tv and radio station. i have an amazing family and some friends who may as well be family! i love being with my teens at OC3!! my journaling habit borders on obsession. chilling and playing video games, camping/backpacking, concerts, drinking coffee, hanging out on my blades and trail riding are just a few of my favorite things!

My Interests

..reading, journaling, writing, jesus, tunes, coffee, friends, video games, concerts, blading, softball, volleyball, my niece and nephew, my teens at OC3, trail riding.

I'd like to meet:

all the vendors and consultants i work with on a daily basis thru email and on the phone--the list is getting shorter though!!!!! donald miller, roald dahl, c. s. lewis.

Music:

..gretchen, EOWYN, barlow girl, P.O.D., jess strantz, rebecca st. james, seventh day slumber, project 86, day of fire, pillar, thousand foot krutch, wavorly, flatfoot 56, plumb, chris tomlin, demon hunter, kids in the way, jonah33, hillsong united, natalie grant, kutless, sanctus real, david crowder band, skillet, daughtry, FIREFLIGHT, smalltown poets, stellar kart, anberlin, hawk nelson, the fray, falling up, exit east, toby mac, tourniquet, flyleaf, superchic[k] and family force 5; the list grows on a very regular basis!

Movies:

..mona lisa smile, girl interrupted, sisterhood of the traveling pants, chronicles of narnia, dead poet's society, documentaries (the stuff morgan spurlock has been doing has captured my interest)

Television:

..fox news, american idol, biggest loser, gilmore girls and ugly betty

Books:

..rob bell, donald miller, anne lamott, roald dahl, c. s. lewis, e. e. cummings, dr. seuss, fundraising and development stuff, anything else that randomly catches my attention

Heroes:

..i look up to and respect a lot of people and here are a few: my mom, talitha, mr. pribble, christy (pyle) parent, people who are passionate about their relationship with Christ and showing love to the world & jesus christ...he gave HIS LIFE for me. really, he's my life, not just my hero.

My Blog

a random thought....

that i would love some feedback on!i was chatting at a co-worker today and he mentioned, YET AGAIN, that he thinks i'm high-strung!and so i ask this question of those of you who know me and have spent...
Posted by holly on Fri, 23 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

warning: may cause excessive speed!

the new fireflight album needs a disclaimer on it!! i was driving home from my small group tonite, rocking out to an amazing new album--UNBREAKABLE by FIREFLIGHT--that just came out yesterday and got...
Posted by holly on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:23:00 PST

sunny skies!

just got back from vaca tonite; and as always my time i VA was amazing! there is never a dull moment when i'm there. besides getting to spend tons of time with 2 of my best friends and their kids, ran...
Posted by holly on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST

stop minding your own business!

i had a thought-provoking encounter on saturday.  i was sitting at my favorite coffee shop, tunes jammed into my ears, drinking a caramel macchiato and reading "searching for God knows ...
Posted by holly on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:11:00 PST

naps are for old people--and maybe little ones!

so i'm chilling at my parent's house this christmas afternoon. and people are napping and SNORING, so i'd thought that there was no better time to write a quick one as i listen to some of the new tun...
Posted by holly on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:43:00 PST

stir crazy...

i love snow, but when it entails things being cancelled, it loses its FUN! and today was one of those days. no church this morning, so i figured if that was the case, i probably should just stay at ...
Posted by holly on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:36:00 PST

who knew?

i had the weirdest conversation with 3 of my co-workers at lunch this afternoon.  we were talking about decorating for Christmas and they couldn't believe that i had put up a Christmas tree. but ...
Posted by holly on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:39:00 PST

i love the holidays!

so the holiday season is officially ON!! friday, sheri and i went shopping at midnite--we had to let her in on the action since she had to work the next day. then i went home and took a 2-hour nap. go...
Posted by holly on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:19:00 PST

its in the air!!

the holidays are in the air!! if you can't feel it--you haven't been out at all in the past 2 weeks. it's hard to explain, but it's there. and i felt it hard-core this morning while running some erran...
Posted by holly on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:48:00 PST

limit 3...

i have a ritual at the grocery store when it comes to buying bananasbeing a single, non-roommate attached person, fresh fruits and veggies tend to go bad quickly, so i ONLY buy 3 very green...
Posted by holly on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:28:00 PST