Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Fall Festival





There was a festival a couple of weeks ago at the ski resort we have (rolling hills, not mountains) they advertised you could ride the chair lift and see all the falls colors. It was a bust,and the leaves were all gone from the trees there so I just drove around. PA is pretty in the fall

Monday, October 25, 2010

Happy birthday Smitty!!




We had a little get together with some of our erie friends to celebrate smitty's birthday. He had a lot of help with the candles and cupcakes.

Friday, October 1, 2010

My day off

This is for the family- this is a view from the top of our street of the lake
random cars
two- headed dinosaur?
rocket
station wagon and a cement truck bumble bee
I think it was a gas drum
welcoming committee, I love his mustache
my future house
the only good fall tree I found


I started a new job two weeks ago so my leisure time is getting much smaller. I decided today go go on a drive and take some pictures of the fall leaves and check out Frank's Farmers market. I got to the market, they have a small bakery inside with Raspberry chocolate chip cookies. I took a detour to my future house and then was literally detoured by a closed road and that is when I found it- the sculpture garden. Some man has made these beauties and they live in his front yard. I love fall

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Smitty's rant

By no means am I one for politics. However, I have my opinions on certain matters. Such as idiots who think their religion gives them the right to belittle others for the beliefs or teachings they receive. I'm talking about the idiot who wants to burn the Qu'ran, idiots who think that by him burning the Qu'ran they need to lash out at unrelated individuals because they think they have defamed their beliefs, idiots who defend either side, and just idiots in general I guess (I realize their are a lot of "they" and "theirs" in that sentence so good luck keeping it straight, but it's my rant).

1st idiot - What does burning the Qu'ran do? How does that "show them"? Honestly, what in your brain makes you think that by burning a book (one with a large # of people that are willing to kill for its teaching) would be a good idea and good for our troops that are in the most hostile areas of this world? By the way our troops are in a place where they will kill them simply for not believing in this book....you're an idiot.

2nd idiots - He's not burning your copy! Honestly, he cannot burn your beliefs. If burning a book means you lose some of your ability to believe in God then check your faith. If my Book of Mormon were stolen and burned (the very same one that has all of my notes from my mission and that I still use to study) I would still have the same conviction and faith in God. Sure I would be sad that my book was gone, but I am positive that I would not seek blood of the person responsible and more importantly I would not get extra pissed at someone that nothing to do with crap head's indescretion. Seriously, believe in your beliefs but don't let others affect how you believe. Another annoying aspect to this group and it fits 1st idiot as well, why is your pride so big that you find yourself important enough to act this way? I have not read (I don't plan to either) the Qu'ran, but I am sure it doesn't teach killing those that hurt your pride is of God. I realize that I could be wrong on that.

3rd idiots - This is the group (I am mainly talking about 1 individual but he has followers) that bothers me the most. Don't defend someone that is in the wrong just because another has wronged the first group. Tell them both they are being stupid! Don't pander to the 2nd idiots just because you know that the followers of the 1st idiot won't actually do anything. If you have to speak out about it (which I don't think you even need to do that) then tell them both off! That would still be PC but at least you would be right. Think about it. Why does 1st idiot feel the need for his stupidity? Why does the 2nd idiot feel his need? They both feel justified. However, both of their justification is completely erroneous.

point #4 - so to sum up "O be wise; what can I say more?" (Jacob 6:12) or in my own words "don't be an idiot."

Monday, August 16, 2010

Trek



this is proof that Smitty dances



Its been almost a month since we went on trek, so I thought we would post a couple of photos. we had miserable rainy weather and storms but we had a really great group. The quietest group in the bunch- all the other youth would stay up to talk, sing and play games but our group was in bed by 1030 every night. We were confused on why we were called to serve on trek because we both teach in primary but Smitty was just called to serve in the stake young mens presidency so we know that this was his opportunity to meet all youth at once.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

proud big sis


We have had a lot going on over the last couple of weeks but I keep forgetting to get pictures so in the mean time I get to brag. My brother just got his orders for pilot training in Columbus, Mississippi. Yeah Dane!!