Laser Tag

We played all night laser tag last night.

It was so fun! I am exhausted and so sore, but it was worth it!

I really love playing laser tag. Usually I fall asleep during the rounds in between, but this time I didn't! I was pretty proud of myself. :) Also, no caffeine, no junk food, nothing. I definitely ate fruit, trail mix, pretzels, and drank a ton of water. Haha.

My legs hate me now.

[So does my back. ]

Adventures!

I always have so much fun with my friends. :)

Today, Courtney, Tynj'a, Annelise, and I set up the trampoline at the Lofgran's. I definitely wish I'd taken a picture of us moving the frame. Tynj'a was almost up off the ground holding on to it!! Yes, we had to tip it to get it right-side-up. Haha.

Then we reverted back to elementary school after it was all together.

We had a good ol' fashioned butt war. :)

End.

Land of the Free, Home of the...Socialsts?

Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
Here's the deal: I'm pretty certain the founding fathers did not intend for this country to go so far downhill. In talking with my friend Wendel on Friday, he said something that really hit me: It doesn't matter who we vote for anymore, no one has our intentions in mind! It's all, "How can I boost my campaign; how can I help other countries; how can I make my paycheck and Congress' paychecks bigger?" He said that we aren't really even Americans anymore! We've mortgaged our country out to other countries -- mainly China; we might as well call ourselves Chinese!

What is this administration doing for US?? NOTHING! Yes, John McCain would not have been much better, but I voted, so I have the right to complain about this crap that Obama's pulling. Health care for all. Yes, I like that idea; however, making it a law that we have to have health insurance is going a little far. On top of that, I'm paying for health insurance for people who are in this country ILLEGALLY!!!! That's what really gets me going. Why the heck should I pay for their insurance when they could file the paperwork to get a green card and become legal citizens.

Not only that, I just flat out don't like him. I don't care what people say. I heard something so true in class today. Two of my classmates were talking in the hallway about all of this. One of them says,
"Hey, what would have happened in Obama was white?"
"John McCain would have won the election."
That is so true.

Oh, I also found the coolest song to describe how I feel. "Uprising" by Muse.

"Rise up and take the power back, it's time the fat cats had a heart attack. You know that their time is coming to an end; it's time to unify and watch our flag ascend! They will not force us; they will stop degrading us; they will not control us. We will be victorious!"

You know, this country was fought for. People died escaping a country they hated. It sucks that we have to have someone controlling out economy. How BIG of our president to decrease Congress' paychecks so that some of them make "only" a million or so. I'm so tired of our country being called a democracy when it isn't. I'm not blaming the downfall of our country -- the recent presidents of the past have had their hand in it, too, but he's the one that's ruining my future with my husband, and the future for our children.


Lame.

My Favorite Sound?

Do you really not know? :) Tyler's voice. Now keep with me here, okay? It's going somewhere.




I got to talk to him yesterday! It was probably the best conversation I have ever had in my entire life. We covered so many things that we've both been thinking about, and it felt like I had a huge weight be lifted. :) We laughed SO MUCH!! I haven't laughed that much in such a long time. I wanted to never get off the phone with him! It is wonderful to me how much he has grown. He genuinely loves the people of Rosamond. Especially Tony and Louise! They mean a lot to him.

He's still his same dorky self, though, and I love it!! We reverted back to some of our silliness for a little bit there. He said, "I love you every hour of every day." We went backward from there until I hit the nanosecond. I, in my ignorance, challenged him to beat that. Well today in an email, I got this: "I love you every picosecond of every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year! Ha! :D I found out what is smaller than a nanosecond and its a picosecond :D I win!" He really makes me so happy!

Anyway, I really just wanted to express how happy I am with him! I can't wait to marry him and spend all eternity with him. :) He's an amazing person. My Heavenly Father blessed me by placing Tyler in my life.

Wonderful Things About Spring

Tyler calls home on Sunday! :D

Flowers are blooming.

Midterms are happening!

It's warming up! (finally)

Supposedly it will rain less.

Popsicles!

I can drive with my windows rolled down. :)

annnnnnnnnnddddddd.......

Hannah's home!!! :D

Whaaaaat??

Rain slash snow in May??

Really, Washington???

Let's Get Ethical!

Every time I hear the word ethical, I think if that episode of The Office when Holly and Michael give the ethics seminar. Haha.

Let's get ethical, though.

On Thursday, I had a referral appointment with an orthopedic specialist at Children's. I was alright with going, because my awesome doctor, Wally, referred me to him Sweet. Whenever I get anxious, I read my scriptures to calm down. I was really freaking out about this appointment, because I've been told all the time that there's nothing that particular doctor can do for me, so they'll pass me off to their colleague. Augh! Alright so back to my story. I was anxious about this appointment, so I took my mini quad with me. I was in the waiting room reading my scriptures when the physician walked in. He said, "Wow, that's a good book!" and I smiled and said yes it was. He started talking to the girl that was job-shadowing him about what the appointment was about. He asked if I was Mormon, to which I replied yes.

Ethically crossing the line #1: "Mormons are polygamists, and the ones that aren't practicing polygamy sympathize with the ones that still are."

I turned to his nurse and shook my head to explain that, no, we are NOT practicing polygamy. I explained to the physician that that is not us, and if there are people calling themselves Mormons practicing that, they're from the RLDS church. He tried to start arguing with me on this, so I just shrugged my shoulders, looked at his nurse, and shook my head again.

He continued looking at my images on the computer, commenting here and there that I have a lot of them. I told him I know I do, but that's because I feel like I've been living at the hospital for a year! His nurse jumped in, trying to save the conversation, and said that I'm probably getting married next year. He asked if he was on a mission for our church, and I said, "Yeah. He's serving in the San Fernando valley in California."

Ethically crossing the line #2: "Were you born in the church, too?" "Yes, I was. I've been a member my whole life." "Double poison."

He continued about the church and their missionaries.

Ethically crossing the line #3: "Did you know that the church doesn't have missionaries in Israel because they believe that they are the lost 12th tribe? They won't ever send missionaries over there."

By this time I was resigned to what he was saying, because he wasn't diagnosing me, he wasn't talking to me -- he was talking to the chick job-shadowing him. He wasn't addressing the pressure that makes it feel like my spine is going to snap. He said that the problem isn't mechanical, and that there isn't anything he can do. He gave me three options, and I chose the TENS unit.

On his way out, he said this:

Ethically crossing the line #4: "In the beginning, they didn’t have their heads on right. They were getting kicked out of every state, and they started that massacre."

Oh man. I was ticked. I'd started crying because I was so mad at him for not taking enough time to help me, and for doing nothing but crossing ethical boundaries (and breaking the law, I found out later that day). Needless to say I talked with my mom about all that happened, and she called the Children's administration board, and it's going on his record.

I have a follow-up with him in three months. Fat. Chance.