Autumn McGuffey

 I am a Junior in college and am studying to become a nurse. I love sports, and the outdoors. I have found a new adrenaline rush recently..skydiving and I would do it more if it didn’t cost a fortune. I have an amazing younger brother Dalton, and two parents Robin and Dana. This past summer I was an aupair in London and it was a great opportunity, and experience. I was able to be apart of a church there that feels very strongly about missions and charity work for the community and world.

I have never been on a missions trip before, so I am very excited to be apart of this yet nervous to raise all the money. I found God the summer going into seventh grade my parents sent me to Pine Brook, a Christian camp. I was really into sports growing up. My family went to church, I wouldn’t say regularly but often. I had been baptized but I myself would not look forward to those Sunday mornings when I wasn’t able to watch cartoons and lounge around. So off to Pine Brook I went at the age of 12…under the assumption it was a SPORTS camp haha. It didn’t take long to figure out not only did Pine Brook involve a lot of sports but God, ones walk and salvation. I remember sitting in my bunk bed writing a letter to my parents. The first line was something like THIS IS NOT A SPORTS CAMP..IT IS A CHRISTIAN CAMP. I was very interested in participating in the triathlon and the sports that happened during the day but the first night or two I wasn’t that interested in the singing, church, prayer and learning scripture part or the camp. As the week progressed God worked in my heart. Towards the end of the week we were in our cabin and we had just finished devotions after evening chapel and Amy my counselor told us that if any of us that were not saved and would like to accept God into our lives that we could talk to her. I talked to her. We went outside and sat on a rock..it was getting dark but the evening was perfect; we prayed together and I accepted God into my life, and he has been apart of my life ever since. I have been saved since I was 12 but I would say that in the last year or so I have felt more growth than ever before.

Favorites and Random facts about me (took this from facebook haha)

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– Age- 20

– Annoyance: drama
– Animal: Dogs
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– Beer: none

– Birthday: July 3
– Best Friend: Steph
– Best feeling in the world: Being on fire with God
– Best weather: summer or if I am skiing
– Been in Love: yes, once
– Been on stage: I avoid that at all cost
– Believe in Magic: yeah haha
– Believe in Santa: sure…everyone’s got parents
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– Candy: Reese’s
– Color: depends

– Chocolate/Vanilla: milk chocolate

– Chinese/Mexican: Chinese
– Cake or pie: Pie especially my grams
– Continent/Country to visit: All of them, I love to see and experience new cultures

– Cheese: Love all kinds
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– Day or Night: both are nice just not really early clinical days
– Dance in the rain: have to 🙂
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– Eggs: yes, my family has chickens haha

– Eyes: mine are blue
– Ever failed a class?: nope, I hope to keep it that way

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– Full name: Autumn Marie McGuffey
– First thoughts waking up: Where is the snooze or if i get to sleep in thank you for this day which is always a better thought

– Food: Ice cream!!!

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– Greatest Fear: SNAKES
– Goals: live life to the fullest and be happy
– Gum: orbit
– Get along with your parents: yes but we have our days
– Good luck charm: I don’t have one but my mom always give me her “lucky nut” and a small cross when I have an exam or something nerve racking to do
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– Hair Color: brown

– Height: 5′ 3″ and 3/4″ my license says 5′ 4″
– Happy: yes 🙂
– Holiday: Christmas or Thanksgiving love the food and family 🙂
– How do you want to die: I rather not think of that since I am 20 but fast. 

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– Ice Cream:  ben and jerrys Phish food but I LOVE IT ALL
– Instrument: I can’t play any 🙁 but I enjoy the guitar and piano a lot

J
– Jewelry: my earrings but I don’t wear a lot of jewelry

– Job: I take care of a 93 year old a few days a week

K
– Kids: someday maybe
– Kickboxing or karate: kickboxing
– Keep a journal: someday, its a journal for “thoughts and prayers”
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– Longest Car Ride: my family went around the country for a summer so that was a very long but beautiful ride
– Love: someday
– Letter: what?
– Laughed so hard you cried: that’s what life’s about, wish it happened everyday!

M
– Milk flavor: chocolate
– Movies: I can’t choose one but I like chick flicks, action and comedy’s. Anything that I don’t’ have to think too hard, because movies should be relaxing

– Motion sickness: nope

– McD’s or BK: I can’t tell them apart
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– Number of Siblings: one brother
– Number of Piercings: 6

– Number: 3 or 38(it was my old jersey number)
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– One wish: that i could have 10 more wishes haha but one wish would be happiness
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– Perfect Pizza: Antonio’s in Amherst it is called honey mustard chicken (sounds gross but it is great)
– Pepsi/Coke: Coke but I don’t drink soda much

Q
– Quail: what? they do taste good

R
– Reason to cry: saying goodbye, movies and getting hurt
– Reality T.V.: Hills, its addicting

– Radio Station: I scan the stations a lot but 101.3

– Roll your tongue in a circle: yup

– Ring size: no clue

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– Song: too many to pick just one
– Shoe size: 7 or 7.5
– Salad Dressing: balsamic vinegaret
– Sushi: amazing
– Skipped school: before I was in the nursing program I skipped often
– Slept outside: yes

– Shower daily: usually

– Sing well: no! not musical unfortunately

– Sing In the shower: if there is a radio, yes
– Swear: no

– Strawberries/Blueberries: They are grown locally and are both delicious

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– Time for bed: whenever…usually 10:30

– Thunderstorms: awesome

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– Unpredictable: probably not

V
– Vacation spot: anywhere is wonderful!

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– Weakness: food
– Worst feeling: being hurt
– Wanted to be a model: when I was like in 3rd grade haha
– Where do we go when we die: I will go to heaven 🙂
– Worst Weather: snowstorms when you have to drive, because my street doesn’t get plowed much

X
– X-Rays: a few not as many as my brother
– Ex’s: 3

Y
– Year it is now: the last week of 2008
– Yellow: what? the sun looks yellow and yellow flowers are good

Z
– Zoo animal: monkey’s and pandas

LAST PERSON WHO…
2. You went to the mall with: my mom Christmas shopping
3. You went to dinner with: Sarah and Nicole from church

4. You talked to on the phone: my mom
5. Made you laugh: a movie
6. Hugged you: my gram
7. Said they loved you: family member
8. Held your hand: been a while
10. You cried over: a boy