I need to get out of this wrenched city ASAP or I am going to go insane. Oh my dear goodness, I don't think anyone can comprehend the excitement I have to finally get out of Atlanta. It seems time has come to a halt and is dragging on and on.
I mostly just can't wait to see him again....hehehehe...call me crazy!
Please don't be offended by this:
I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts!
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.I have the right 'NOT' to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling; it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.
I think the police should have every right to shoot you if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the above lines.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don't hate the rich; I don't pity the poor
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say 'NO!'
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa ; so how can they be 'African-Americans'? Besides, Africa&n bsp;is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.
This last week has been so CRAZY. I have been busy with multiple things after work, and it really has me stressed. I finally finished classes, so that's one thing off my to do list, but now I just have to get ready for Idaho, Christmas, and the Ward Christmas Party I am in charge of this weekend. But tonight I managed to find a little time to do a quick update.
Well many of you know about Ryan by now (the guy I met on the cruise). Well I've been talking to him every day since then. It's been wonderful to have someone to talk to and it'll be fun to have someone to see when I get out to Utah in 16 days, can you believe that, 16 days and I'll be outta here. Well just a little bit about Ryan: he's going to be going to school in Ceder City this next semester, then he's going to go to the East coast to do some selling this summer. So Uncle Darrin and Aunt Jen, and Grandma Buttle, you could possibly be expecting to see me down on your side of town more often this year, as I plan on seeing him often. He's a scuba diver, and a snowboarder! How perfect is that! He's getting his Business Finance Degree, then wanting to go to Chiropractic school after that.
Well, like I said don't have a lot of time, I've got a bed time to make!
Katie, as in my Sister-in-law put this up on her wall and I thought it was cute, so I stole it from her:
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars...I was scared to death of bears that night
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower...recently on the Cruise with Ryan!
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain..."R" mountain in Rexburg...never again
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm...they're the best in Idaho!
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch...making jewelry, does that count?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty...many many years ago!
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping...one time at girls camp
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse...I think so, earlier this year
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset...many times
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise...duh
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person...twice
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community...high school road trip with my friend Sarah!
36. Taught yourself a new language...in the process of learning Spanish ( haven't made it very far)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing...at the YMCA, does that count? But me and Ryan have plans to go Rock Climbing this spring down in St. George
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke...never again though
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt...ya, sat around and waited I think half and hour for it to erupt, but I did see it, and that's what matters!
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight...Spring Break Crab Hunting Baby!
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling...oh have I!
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud...on a rainy night, so fun!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie/commercial
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen...MUST Ministries count?
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar...is that squid? If so, yes.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone...left arm when I was 5
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle...thanks to my Dad
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper...several years ago we had a TV crew come to our house and do a report on Kyle or something, the got a picture of us kids jumping on the trampoline.
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous...Met Elder Perry two weeks ago!
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one...unfortunately too many loved ones.
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone...heck yes
99. Been stung by a bee
This Thanksgiving I am especially grateful for two things. One, is the gospel. I am so grateful for it in my life and the knowledge it gives me. Over the past year and a half I have lost my Grandpa, Great Grandma, and my friend Rachael, all people I miss and love dearly. I am so grateful to know that this mortal life is not then end. I don't know what I would do without this gospel in my life, it is because of the gospel and the knowledge I have that has helped me get through so many hard times in my life.
Second, I am grateful for memories. There have been so many wonderful memories made with my family growing up as a child, and so many memories I have from BYU-I. I just wish I could remember everything!!! But unfortunately memories fade through out time.
Well as many of you know, I got to spend this last week with my ENTIRE family and Grandma in the Caribbean, and I enjoyed every second of it!!!
Saturday: We boarded the ship and left port at 5pm
Sunday: Was a day at sea
Monday: Missed our Port and Turks and Kaicos because of bad weather, so it was another day at sea.
Tuesday:Spent the day in San Juan touring the old forts there
Wednesday: Went Scuba Diving in St. Thomas
Thursday: Day at Sea
Friday: Had a fun day on Holland America's private Island Half Moon Cay, it's part of the Bahamas, spent the day swimming in crystal clear water looking for sand dollars and sea shells, played some basketball and beach volleyball!
Saturday: Arrived back in Fort Lauderdale and arrived home in Atlanta at 10pm
Oh what a wonderful week it was! Here are some pictures, I don't have too many, my Mom has more, so be checking her blog out for more updates.
First Formal Night
Bugs!
Getting ready for some Name that Tune with DJ Glen
We visited some old Spanish forts in San Juan
Pool Games, Me and Ryan's team won!! ...of course
Kyle and Casey's team lost
Ryan, Kyle and Casey participated in the sexy leg contest, Ryan's friend won.
There they are sturtin' their stuff
Ryan, Kyle and Casey
Me and Ryan's Team...who won! Got free drinks too! (smoothies)
There goes Kyle
and here I go
This was our Synchronized swimming routine that we came up with in 2 mins.
On our way to Half Moon Cay
Here are our 2 hundred and 80 some odd dam dollars! 
San Juan
San Juan
Bugs and Grandpa
Bugs and Grandma
Second Formal Night was on Thanksgiving, Ryan joined us for dinner
Bugs likes to clap, she's really good at it, and it's so cute.
Ummm...just a random picture of me and Katie
There she is clapping again
Me and Ryan on Half Moon Cay in line for lunch
And me and Momma
Great-Grandma and Bugs
I wish I could stay here for ever!!!
I had never played beach volleyball till last week, and it was so much fun!
Ya that's right, we're hott
I am pretty sure there's a lot more than 9 plates there...
Between Casey and Dad they ordered 7 deserts in one night
Baked Alaska, it was really good 
So Ryan ordered a Salad, and this is what he got, a half of a tomato with stuff growing out of it...
Me and Ryan matched, and totally didn't plan it
These are the T-Shirts and Sweat Shirts we got with our dam dollars...
Isn't she so cute
So the last night me Ryan and Casey went out to the front of the boat at like 12am, and we were in the middle of the caribbean, it was pitch black, and I have never seen so many stars in my entire life, it was increadible. And to top that off we saw a dozen or more shooting stars, either shoting stars happen more often than we think, or it was just a really good night to see them. 
Sean getting some sweet shot with his sweet camera
This is a freakin' cool bridge
Pray for me, for my life depends on this bridge
How cool is this
We were trying to find the bridge and ended up under it, how did that happen? We then had to retrace our steps.
Sean caught me playing with a stick
Can you believe this is about 15 mins from down town ATL (that means Atlanta for all my uninformed Idaho friends) 
Just chillin'
I thought this was a pretty cool picture
There's a whole lake too, now you know why I love Atlanta so much! You get a little of everything
Thinking...again...lol
What does this remind you of???
Chillin' again
Picture perfect
