A New Beginning

Wow. It took me a while to actually get this post up. I have spent all week thinking about Obama and what he will do as our countries 44th president. But before I talk about Obama, can I just say that the performance for My Country Tis of Thee wasn't the best I have ever heard. However, follow that with a performance by Yo Yo Mah and I was in heaven.

 While away at school I saw people who believed the most absurd things. One friend firmly believes that Obama wishes to make the United States a more communist country. "He wants to get a nationa

l police force." Some people even believed that he should not be president because of the color of his skin. I would be lying if I said that I didn't have my doubts about Obama, but he was elected by the people so shouldn't the people give him a chance. We are told t

o not judge others, yet people judge Obama before he has done anything. 

I will give Obama the chance he deserves. And may our country protect him, and may he lift up our falling economy. Good luck Obama. My prayers our with you President Obama.

GO CARDINALS

After years of heartbreak and cheering for a team that no one said could ever win, a day of celebrating was in order. After last weeks game against Carolina I couldn't believe that the Cardinals were going to the championship game. Last night cheers could be heard from our home as the Cardinals scored over 30 points against a team that had the 3rd best defense in the NFL and moved on to the Super Bowl. Go Cardinals, my dad and I will be cheering for you in two weeks.

Will it ever be enough?

Driving long distances has never been something I have found enjoyable. Being a person who was cursed with car sickness, I will usually try and find a cheap flight to my destination, than be tortured by the  inability to do anything in a car. After having forced myself to sleep on more than one instance of the car drive, and braving a blizzard we finally arrived at our destination. Good, sunny Arizona. Upon seeing the faces of smiling cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents the ten hours in a car was well worth it in my eyes. 

I inhaled Mangos stuffed enchiladas, and after receiving my burger from In'n'Out I was in absolute heaven. I was spending time with my cousins who even 

though almost every single one I "chill" with is either in Elementary school or Junior High I couldn't have been happier. I got slobber monsters from Zach, hugs from old friends, and remarks about how glad a certain young boy was that I didn't spend forever in front of a mirror in the morning. 

The family gathered together and laughed with each other while playing the Wii fit. Everyone played, whether it was the young kids, the parents, or the grandparents, the cheers and laughter could be heard. Names were chanted to convince aunts, uncles, and grandparents to get up and show us what they got. 

Monday evening was an absolute treat. Spent with both Free families we ate food, played games, and of course watched Avatar. I can't tell you how excited I was to finally be able to talk about avatar and not receive weird looks. I guess it is 

a little bit weird that a girl who loves action films, fantasy novels, and tv shows with guns, things blowing up, a doctor who could care less what people think of him, would be so passionate about a kids animated tv series. Nevertheless I show my love for Avatar proudly. To be able to go up to a friend and touch her forehead and say "stole your bending" was like Christmas all over again.And having people around me actually knowing what I was talking about and people who knew who Katara, Aang, Sokka, and Toph is something I think I will never take for granted ever again. And seeing Twilight for the who knows what time with two very close friends was a treat. Lifting a friend out of boredum was a pleasure. 

The time however just wasn't enough. The morning of departure was a bleak one indeed. Cousins were sad and clinging onto each other and promising to visit soon. Let me just say that even two weeks more would not have been enough. I would still have felt like I had only been there for a day and would still wish for the opportunity to see them all again.