Happy Mother's Day from the 4Pack

I'm reposting this since I'm too busy studying to write a new blog until Wednesday....This was from the 4Pack to our mothers. It's on our blog. So Mother's Day is extended on here one more day for you mom (even though you already read it)...

The 4pack just wanted to say HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to our mothers. 

Thank you for putting up with us! We would also like to thank you for funding our wild shannagins over the past two years. Thanks for allowing us to make memories and to go see one another. We wouldn't be the 4pack without any of you!

Thank you for:

Having us and putting up with us long enough to get here:

Thanks for letting JB staff Crestridge and for letting Tori staff Crestridge...and for letting Meghan move to Bama!

Thanks for letting us live together, because even though God had other plans and it was a short time- He used this to bind our hearts together...so thanks for 106:

and thanks for Al and Allie Elephant/Tootsie Roll and Todie Tide ;)

Thanks for this trip:

and this trip:

and this trip:

and this trip:

Thanks for all our road trips to see each other and other related stuff:

Thanks for housing us on these trips:

Also, thank you for feeding us on these trips- 

Thank you for letting us meet:

him:

and him:

and him:

and them:

and her:

and letting us have the opportunity to give them this:

Thanks for letting us play Poker and Quelf until wee hours when we're together:

even though the laughter probably means a little less sleep for you.

Thanks for this premiere:

and this premiere:

and this premiere:

and all the other premieres...and the ones to come

and for letting us play with drumsticks around yall:

Thank you for being legit and not being this:

Finally:

Thank you for putting up with us when we're a little crazy:

or a lot crazy:

especially then...because you dont just get 2 times the crazy...

you get 4 times the crazy...

and while you get 4times the crazy with the 4pack you also get 4times the love!

WE LOVE YOU!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO THE 4PACK MOTHERS!!

4> the 4Pack

Happy Mother's Day!

I'm interrupting my massive 6-day study session to bring you this Mother's Day message:

I am in the midst of a major study week for ONE, that's right just ONE final. The rest are either a little project or simple test....I just have one massive one on Wednesday. However I wanted to take a break from studying to write a little post about my mom....cause well let's face it, she's the best.

Mom is a native Texan. She was born and raised in Texas and is proud of it. We get that from her. However, she loves Alabama too. Mom was a stay at home mom throughout our childhood. This is something that we not only loved then, we appreciate now. It's not that we could just afford for her to stay at home- she just did. She gave up some luxuries so that she could be at home with us. When we were in high school, and running around with busy schedules, she started working at a "local upscale gift shop" here in town. 

Mom was never one we feared going to for advice. In fact, our closest friends often go to her for advice and wisdom. This is because she doesn't beat around the bush or avoid topics. She isn't the type to avoid a topic like sex. Therefore, we didn't just have a mom telling us: don't do that, do this. Mom told us why purity is important and that sex has it's place. She was also never a mom who ignored the things we did. She was very much a part of our lives, and was never scared to be the disciplinarian instead of the friend. My siblings and I, though we were not always grateful then, are incredibly grateful for this now. 

The Vickster has become more of a friend to us as we've become "adults." I mean, she's legit awesome. How many mom's do you know of that can go to a midnight premiere of Harry Potter and/or Twilight and be totally cool and not embarrassing? Let me tell you not many. Usually mom's who go to premiere events- or events like this- are either totally oblivious and there for the child (and bravo to you too) or either totally inappropriate and or drunk (twimoms). There is a reason she's the alpha of the 4pack after all.

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MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT:

I made these for her...there's a previous post about them. She got them last weekend in Nashville.

Alpha "a" cause she's the alpha of the 4pack because Meghan, Tori, JB and I love her

A tile I painted her...a little thanks for giving us Nashville.

The silhouette is the skyline of Nashville in instruments...the four pics represent our 4 favorite places.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM!!! Thanks for being awesome!

I was looking through my external hard drive and found a video of Tori and Joy Beth. This is on their first road trip of the summer. I am sad that I missed it but glad they filmed some fun stuff. This is just one of several hilarious videos they came back with.
I love these guys and I miss Joy Beth VERY much! (another plus about Nashville: it's closer to JB than ttown is!)

Being Home...weird

We got to come home today. So many things feel weird and out of place since being back.

It's weird seeing life go on, and talking to people who know little or nothing about what happened the past two days in Nashville. I understand it; it's just weird. I cannot express how much I hate that I had to leave and that I can't be up there doing something. 

It's weird how connected you feel to people when you go through something like this. There's that feeling of "if you weren't there you have no idea." (which really you dont- cause you weren't there so that's kinda a 'duh' one ;) ) There's also the "I survived the flood of 2010" bond you have with anyone you meet up there. 

It's weird how people all of a sudden stop caring about stupid stuff and care about each other. The only thing you see and hear about are people risking their lives to help others, and people wanting to do more. I heard about a man who broke into his neighbor's house, while it was flooding, in order to store all his clothes, instruments, and anything that he could upstairs because his neighbor, a musician, was out of town. There was also a school that is taking a few days- at least- to volunteer because "why have school when our classmates' lives have just been ruined." Also you have the ones who made it out ok but just want to help. One of my friends who lives up there said he couldn't wait to leave work today and go volunteer.

It's weird that I suddenly feel bad for taking a long shower or not drinking my entire Mountain Dew or bottled water. 

Finally, it's weird how little coverage I've heard of down here. Most people know hardly anything, if anything at all, about how bad it is. So in order to give you a glimpse....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCGz1vSh_M