My friends are the BEST!!!

Well, today I finally got my Birthday present from Melissa - the one she's been tormenting me about for the past 2 months.... Now, not only was this from Melissa, it was a team effort on the part of Leann, Rhonda, Julie, and Elaina as well. Man,those girls can DANCE!!! It was a MOVIE (not a lame slideshow like some people -me - do....)!!! Accurately titled "U Can't Touch This" with a super skinny pic of me on the front (Melissa's vision), it was a tribute to Dr. Pepper - my love of it - set to M.C. Hammer with the plot inspired by true events in my life. O.R.C. people would remember it... All preceding the finale with.... JEREMY CAMP ....

TALKING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy Moly!!! Just for those of you that dont know - well if you read my blog you know about waiting to get Jeremy camp pictures and Melissa's envy over the whole thing.... Just scroll down if you don't believe me.... Anyway, after I'd had my awesome photo session with him that night I went out to the car with Julie (co-conspirator) and Glenda and the whole time I kept saying, "I need to go back in! Leann and Melissa are in line and I don't think they have a camera!!! I need to get their picture!!" and Julie was like, "They're fine! Don't go in there and then us have to come get you! Don't worry about them...." And then 30 minutes later I was REALLY feeling guilty and I told them, "I'm going in! They need someone to take their picture and it needs to be me, I have a camera.... It's not fair that I got one and they didn't.. they NEED me!" Now about this time I was GENUINELY feeling unselfish and totally thinking of others (not something I do very often). But Julie was all like, "NO! They can take care of themselves." I think she even said that she thought Melissa had a camera, but for some reason I wasn't convinced... I can't remember what all her reasons were for me not going in but she kept coming up with them. So, I caved in and obeyed Julie, leaving my poor friends to fend for themselves. Little did I know that when they finally emerged from the VERY END of the line, they'd been recording a message from Jeremy for me!!! They sacrificed their picture time for ME!!!! What PRECIOUS DEAR ONES they are!!! But God took care of the whole picture thing - they did make it onto Jeremy Camps blog in a picture. Still not the picture they could've had, but I know God will reward them for loving their neighbor as themselves. Just more jewels sprinkled into the Princesses crowns. Why, I even bet Julie got jewels in her crown for her evasive excuses for me NOT to help my friends!!! I just love Julie. Her heart is hard for me, you know...

AND, I KNOW Rhonda and Elaina got extra jewels in the crowns for all that dancing..... Probably Elaina got more jewels than anyone because I KNOW she wouldn't have danced for ANYONE but me!!!!!! You know how Rhonda loves to dance anyway, I'm surprised she didn't do her high-kick in the video. And then, Melissa was SO energetic with her dancing... I did mention that our church might be in need of a cheerleading squad with the talent God's given us. (Well not me, you won't see me dancing in that video...) And, Leann deserves an OSCAR for her portrayal of me!!! Let's not forget to thank Phil and Shawn for their awesome camera work. I LOVE it LOVE it LOVE it LOVE it LOVE it!!!!

I LOVE IT!!! If I can find a way to put that video on my blog, I will do it!!! Rhonda is with me on putting it on youtube... I still think that Dr. Pepper would be very interested in a copy!

It's awesome!! May it go on the record that my friends love me enough to be CREATIVE!!!!!!!!! (That is mainly for Andy - who will probably never read this...) He should've figured that out when Melissa asked for his pants....