Quick Trip Home

Last weekend I made a quick trip home because I hadn't been home for five weeks and I was really missing my family and boyfriend.  It was a quick trip, but it was just what I needed to to get pumped for the next several weeks of exams. 

I cruised home Friday afternoon and spent Friday evening after dinner with my boyfriend as he packed to head off to college because his classes started Monday.  I spent Saturday with my family taking some pictures, going to a car show with my dad's jeep, playing with the horses, and making homemade pizza.  It was a great weekend at home!

Taking these pictures was something my dad had been wanting to do.  I say his idea was a good one!  I mean look at them--they look great and so do Erin and I!  I have a feeling these pictures will be making more appearances...perhaps around Christmas time on a card?  Now, I have to share this because this is always how it goes.  Erin and I we just going to wear black t-shirts, but it was cold outside.  When we met in the hallway after getting ready we were wearing these matching flannel shirts.  Kind of funny, but we often wear similar or matching clothes without out planning to.  Turned out nice, though, for the pictures if I do say so myself. 

Also, the Hay King is something our farm is quite proud of.  We won this recognition at the Grant County Fair back in August.  We won this competition for making great hay.  We are pretty happy about it!  We've won twice now in the last four years!

So the weekend at home was just what I needed.  I survived my two exams this past week and am ready to take on one exam per week until Thanksgiving break comes around.  Happy Fall!

I Want A Pet

So I really, really, really want a pet of some sort.  However, it is not going to happen because I don't want to clean up after one and I don't want to pay the fee for having one at my apartment.  The fee would be for a cat or dog.

My three pet choices are a cat, dog, and tarantula.  There are pros and cons to each of these critters.

Cat 
Cons:  smelly litter box, hair, claws, meowing, pouncing in the night
Pros:  a friend, cuddly, cute, entertaining, sleeps a lot

Dog
Cons:  too big for apartment, may bark at night, my be mean to other dogs, needs walks
Pros:  would get me to go on walks, could be a protector, a friend, eat leftovers, lick the dishes, play with

Tarantula
Cons:  a spider, creepy, needs a warm environment and I don't want a high electricity bill, can hold
Pros:  small, inexpensive to feed, doesn't need walks, would be quiet

So obviously there are goods and bads to my pet choices.  Even if I could have a pet, I would have a hard time choosing which one to get.  I would also like to have my horse here at school but she is isn't allowed at the apartment complex and she would miss her horse friends at home.  So for now I will keep dreaming and loving all my friends' pets here at school.

It's Been Ten Years Since 9/11

It is hard to believe it has been ten years since that awful day.  I remember it all very clearly.  I was a fifth grader.  Every time I think about 9/11 I get chills.  I've been watching news videos today and I get chills listening to the stories of those who lost a loved one and those who survived.  Every time I see the towers fall it's like it's happening all over again.  At every event since that day, I have gotten teary during the playing or singing of the National Anthem.

As an eighth grader, my family made a trip to New York and we went to ground zero.  Three years later debris was stilling being cleaned up, surrounding buildings were still in disrepair, and people were leaving memorabilia on the fence around the site.  It was a sad site to see.  There were people crying and embracing one another.  I know that there were people crying and hugging each other today at ground zero.  September 11, 2001 affected America greatly, and I am certain that there will be people visiting the site  every day who will cry. 

I found the image above earlier today and thought it was a good symbol for representing the attacks of 9/11.  I know this isn't my best post, but it is still hard to put words to what happened ten years ago because it is still so shocking that people would do such a thing. 

I am very proud to be an American and am thankful for those who defend the United States of America!