day 21: picture of yourself

So.... I like taking pictures ha! This is a collection of pics from 2005 when I graduated to this spring (2011)! Enjoy - I sure had fun looking back through all of them!

2005 - about to go to a play at the BLT

2006 - right after I had gotten engaged!

2007 - at my wedding to Jason Michael!

2008 - at our honeymoon in Paris! oooh la la!

2008 - in Boston, MA inside a church :)

2009 - with the cards I won playing Apples to Apples with sweet friends!

2009 - at Comic Con for the first time!2009 - in New York City trying to figure out how this line is art at MOMA

2009: excited about my Hungry Caterpillar book for Christmas!

2010: at the top of a slope in Beaver Creek, CO ... you can see Jason in my sunglasses!2010 - in New Orleans goofing around for Nancy's Birthday!2010 - in EPCOT posing hehe :)

2011 - enjoying a walk around Ole Miss when we got 10 inches of snow!

2011 - cheesing for Jason on his b-day and supporting my Rebs!

day 20: nicknames

so i've never had one official nickname. i have lots of different ones and none of them are consistent and some aren't even used anymore.

here are some of them throughout the years...
blondie - official nickname from my father from the moment i finally had hair instead of peach fuzz until now
eugenia - occasional nickname from my father... it's complicated
daneeka - what people called me when they wanted to aggravate me :-P
darnika - friends from youth group thought this was humorous
"d" - i only had one childhood friend call me this and he never called me anything else
dannie - my baby sister calls me this to this day
dan dan - my sisters-in-love decided on calling me this and it's stuck. alot of people now use this nickname, which i like
dan - when someone doesn't feel like saying another "dan" ... i'm called this alot too

and my husband calls me a plethora of sickeningly sweet nicknames like baby girl, sweetheart, pookie, baby, blah blah blah he loves me :)

day 19: something you miss

i miss waking up early on the weekend to go down to my grandparents house to tend the garden.
i miss childlike imagination - playing with toys and having imaginary friends.
i miss dating my husband like when we were in high school... so much mystery, not being able to spend the night together, having to wait and be pursued... so sweet!
i miss living in the country... walking around outside however i want :) quiet, animals roaming around, birds singing louder... peaceful.
i miss forensics speech and debate... being a part of a team, a family of friends.
i miss my great grandma.... who always had a sweet smile, never judged a soul, and made the best cowboy cookies ever.
i miss shopping for school supplies... the smell of brand new pencils and paper... labeling everything with your name... the first day of school.
i miss four wheeler riding with my dad.
i miss helping my paw paw with the chicken houses.
i miss going to the creek and discovering the woods on foot on my own.
i miss having my best friends Kayla and Suzanne to spend the night - baking and watching movies... oh and talking until we can't keep our eyes open anymore.
i miss being a kid... not understanding the intricacies of family and relationships which can sometimes lead to pain and heartache... being innocent and pure... carefree and without anxiety.

most of all...
i miss my mom. i miss the person she used to be. i miss the woman that raised me and became my best friend. i miss talking to her and shopping with her and laughing with her. i miss her more than i miss anything else.
i am grateful for who God has made her to be now, but still miss the mom i knew.

remembering the sweet memories,
danica layne

day 18: something you regret

i really just don't like that word! i am just of the mind set that everything happens for a reason and i would not be who i am today if it wasn't for the moments, experiences, mistakes, etc that i have encountered.

so i'm just a sore sport on this blog day... cause i don't regret!

i love my life! i love who God has made me to be and how he is constantly working on me! in fact, one of my favorite songs goes along with my ideals, so i'll just share that with you!

"Change in the Making"
by: Addison Road

There's a better version of me
That I can't quite see
But things are gonna change
Right now I'm a total mess and
Right now I'm completely incomplete
But things are gonna change
'Cause you're not through with me yet

This is a redemption's story
With every step that I'm taking
Every day, you're chipping away
What I don't need
This is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
And every day I'm closer to who I'm meant to be
I'm a change in the making

Wish I could live more patiently
Wish I could give a little more of me
Without stopping to think twice
Wish I had faith like a little child
Wish I could walk a single mile
Without tripping on my own feet

I'm living a redemption's story
With every step that I'm taking
Every day, you're chipping away
What I don't need
This is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
And every day I'm closer to who I'm meant to be
I'm a change in the making

From the dawn of history
You make new and you redeem
From a broken world to a broken heart
You finish what you start in everything
Like a river rolls into the sea
We're not who we're going to be
But things are going to change

I'm living a redemption's story
With every step that I'm taking
Every day, you're chipping away
What I don't need
This is me under construction
This is my pride being broken
And every day I'm closer to who I'm meant to be
I'm a change in the making

I'm a change in the making
I'm not who I'm going to be
I'm moving closer to your glory


under construction as i blog,
danica layne :)

day 17: something you're looking forward to

hmmm...

Going to San Diego, CA in July for Comic Con!!!

This will be our second time to go and this year we plan on dressing up... If you wanna put your two cents in about who we should impersonate, feel free to do so! We are still planning :)
I love going to this convention so much because it makes Jason so happy!!! I also don't mind seeing celebrities and watching exclusive previews!

Also, I am looking forward to being a teacher next year!!! I will be teaching Pre-K at Regents Classical Christian School in Oxford. I absolutely love the school and the staff and the kids and their mission and everything about it. I cannot wait to finally have my very OWN ROOM and teach.

Lastly... I am ready for fall - Ole Miss Football and cooler temps!!! It'll be here before I know it :)