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Conservatives, take a breath... it's really not the end of the world

I was not able to watch the inauguration this morning seeing as I was in class. However, I have been reading posts on it and an interesting article in our school newspaper. Get this: there's a kid here on campus that, after the outcome of Nov. 4th reached his ears, he logged onto Facebook and deleted friends who had status' supporting Barack Obama, and said in an interview with the paper that he "does not regret it." Please. If your friendships are based on things as constantly shifting as politics, your "friends" are probably relieved you deleted them!

It is important to remember that it is not the president who makes laws. The president really only has as much power as we give him. It is Congress we have to keep and eye on and appeal to. It is Congress that drafts, redrafts, and votes on our laws. Of course, we focus on the president because it's much easier (and usually more interesting) to adore/blame/generally obsess over one polititian than it is a whole flock of them.

Try also to remember that we have not, as a country, sold our soul to the devil, nor have we set ourselves up to become the Great Abomination. A country based on democracy is only as good as it's people. Although I did not vote for Obama, I think he will make as good a president as any other candidate, if not better. It's past the time of campaigning for our favorites. Now is the time to come together to support our country and try not to let the man leading it get killed.

Great Potential...Oh! There it goes!

Tuesdays and Thursdays I have decided are both my favorite and my least favorite days of the week this semester. I only have one class and it's at 8 a.m. to 9:30. That is awesome. I love that part of it. It leaves me an entire day to get homework done for my Wednesday and Friday classes, of which there are many. I also have plenty of time to get some work hours in without feeling overwhelmed like I would if I were trying to squeeze in a few hours at the end of a full day of classes. Best of all, it gives me plenty of time to catch up on sleep.

Now here's the problem: my mentor teacher, whom I TA for, hasn't gone far enough in the semester for me to have any papers to grade, grades to enter, or students to counsel with papers on. So, no work there right now. I'm also in charge of the scholastic book orders that the teachers teaching Young Adult and Children's lit. classes use, but right now they have their fliers and students are just entering online orders. Really no work there right now. The accreditation binders I'm in charge of aren't due until April, so naturally they've taken a back burner in the teachers' minds. Again, no work. And I've done some Russian, but I can only do that for so long before my mind kind of starts to shut down.

So, this week's anticipated glorious Tuesday and Thursday have both been extremely dull as I sit on campus, usually in Rigby Hall where I work, chatting it up with the secretaries doing absolutely nothing but entertaining them - which is fun 'cause they are hilarious - and eating my lunches over long, drawn out periods of time as I wait for Mike to be ready to go to the gym and then home.

Next time I think I'll just head home and call the walk my exercise. It is nearly a mile and at a brisk pace with my backpack on, I'm sure I'm putting in more physical work than most people do running a marathon.

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Time for a Change

I have had the same hair cut for about 2 1/2 or 3 years - something like that. I like to change it up once in a while, but I just couldn't decide how to do it without going really short - an idea that didn't really thrill Mike; or getting bangs - an idea that didn't really thrill either of us. Mike had seen pictures from my "bangs" days, and lets be real: I just don't work bangs really well. But, I had seen some bangs that I loved in a movie we watched recently, and on other stars, and figured, hey, if they can do it, so can I.

Frankly I don't think the picture does the cut justice. I really like it (the cut that is), but I think the picture is a little weird - my expression probably; and the bangs are a little more separated here than they are usually. Anyway, here's the look!

Christmas 2008

This year we had Christmas in Arizona with my side of the family. We figured this could be our last chance for a while due to our fuzzy future. Since we graduate this year, we have absolutely no idea where we will be the next five or so years. We have aspirations to move back east, but have also toyed with visiting Saipan for a few months or living in Salt Lake after we graduate. Lots of possibilities! Anyways, we had a great time in Arizona. Thanks again family for partying with us while we were there. These pictures are all from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 

  

Our Niece Lexi acting goofy, Christmas Eve. 

So this is a funny story. We decided to go Christmas Caroling to some of my parent's neighbors. We had this pineapple we wanted to give away to someone, the question is, will anyone open up their door and accept the fruit? We went to four different doors, I think two weren't home, but the other two blatantly rejected us! I'm not just talking about neglecting the sound of Christmas Carolers on your doorstep, I'm talking about coming to the door and seeing us through the window and closing the blinds, turning off the lights, and leaving us hanging! Yes, this truly happened. We had a good laugh. We just wanted to give someone this blasted pineapple!

Kylie and Lexi were pretty scared of this illuminated bear. I think they are paranoid of bears because everyone reminds them that there are wild bears up at my parent's cabin. 

Mallory, Tiff holding Said, and Shannon, having a good laugh caroling.

Sam, a little unsure about the illuminated bear.

Sadie playing with toys at my parent's house. I used to play with those very toys!

Mal playing piano with Sadie. 

Christmas morning and matching pajamas. 

Christmas morning. 

Mal explaining something. 

Mike & nieces and nephews

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