A few things bothering me.

1. This stupid teen pregnancy pact in Mass. First off if it's true that they did make a pact, I fear for the future of this country. Why out of all the reasons of having a child would you pick, "so we can raise them together"?? That's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. Secondly, it's really pissing me off that everyone is blaming movies for this. They are saying Juno and Knocked Up "glamorized" pregnancy. I'm not sure about Knocked Up. I've only seen it once and I really don't remember it that well. I do know that Juno did not glamorize it. It shows a teen who goes through a tough, difficult decision. It drives me crazy when something bad happens and everyone is so quick to blame music, games, and movies. What happened to personal responsibility? Why can't a parent just admit that maybe they were too busy or not caring enough to notice that their teen is building bombs, buying guns, doing drugs or sneaking out to have sex? I know teens lie and say they are doing one thing when they are really doing another. All it takes is an active interest in your kid's life. Just talk to them. Find out what's going on in their life. If they seem like they have problems and they won't talk to you, take them to someone they will talk to. I'm so tired of parents placing blame on everything else when really they should be looking at themselves. I know I'm not a parent and I know that I really have zero experience on the subject. But I do observe a lot.
Anyway, as far as this pregnancy pact thing goes, I think that maybe abstinence is not the right way to go when teaching kids about sex. I understand why people want it taught, I really do. I know if I had a kid it would kill me to know that she was having sex. But I am also understanding in the fact that it happens. Teens are hormone filled creatures and that's what they wanna do. I get that. So given that, why not teach SAFE sex and give the kids some options. You don't have to hand out condoms and birth control pills at school but any kid should have access to that information if they need/want it. Again, I'm not a parent so maybe I'm wrong and who knows, maybe when I have a kid my views will change. But it seems to me this whole "don't have sex" thing just isn't working. I mean 17 girls in 1 school? That just seems like a high number. I remember a girl or 3 at my high school being pregnant, but 17?? That's just insane. I'm done with this one. It makes my brain hurt...

2. Oil prices. Now I'm not knowledgeable at all on this subject so forgive me but it's still driving me crazy. I don't understand why oil prices are going up. Well, I think it's pure greed but I'm sure there is some more to it than that. It amazes me that even when oil prices fall, gas prices will still go up. That one blows my mind too. I fear for the economy because of this. I've never taken and Econ class so I don't understand most of it. What I really don't get is the whole "speculation" thing. Who are these speculators and why are they doing this?? I hear on NPR that oil prices go up because of the "speculators". Ok that's fine so why don't they just stop!! I don't like having to pay 50 bucks to fill up Loretta. It's just not right. I live on my own so I don't have to worry about supporting anyone but me. I feel so sorry for families right now. I can't imagine the pinch it's caused some people. I know it's not been fun for me. I think between the gas prices and the food prices, our country is in for a bad next few years. I have a feeling that gas prices aren't really going to fall much. I'm sure it will fall maybe 10 cents or so, but I think we are going to be in the upper 3 dollar range from here on out. We have a much too greedy government/big business to drop it any lower than that. Now again, I don't know the first thing about all of this oil crap but I'm a firm believer that greed is behind it. That and those damn "speculators".

That's it for now. Sorry for it being so long, but it's just all been on my mind and I needed to get it out.

Short, but to the point.

I really really really miss Dottie.

5 Weird things about me!

1. The obvious - No cheese. Now people, I do try. I'll try all kinds. I even did it for Keith's friend this past weekend so he would try some calamari. I'm not sure what kind it was. Were were at Olive Garden and it was white and grated on top of their food. I'm guessing it was Parmesan-doesn't matter. The point is that I didn't like it. It was gross and smelled like dirty feet. I do like smoked gouda. Not boat loads of it, but I can eat a piece or two here and there.

2. Feet. I really hate feet. I don't know what it is about them but they just really freak me out. I don't like for people to touch me with their feet at all and I really don't like for people to touch mine unless it's for a pedicure. I don't care how pretty you think your feet are, they aren't. Sorry, that's just how I feel. Nothing personal, it's just one of those things.

3. I've never been on an airplane before. I'm not really scared to fly, I've just never been presented the chance. I really enjoy traveling by car on back roads. I think I would really miss that if I were to fly. I'm sure someday I will travel by plane.

4. I never got a set of my incisor teeth in. I think I had them as a baby, but never got them as an adult thus causing the gaps in my teeth. Even more odd, My aunt Melanie, and Cousin Maggie were the same way. Bobby also, but he was only missing one.

5. I have an abnormal love of VH1's countdowns. I don't know why. I've seen them all like a brazillion times but still I watch them like it's the first time. I watch the top 100 songs of the 80's, 90's and I totally get sucked into the I love the 80's and 90's. I'll even watch the stupid top 100 hair bands and all that crap. I don't know what it is about their count downs but god do I love them. Do they make a support group for that???

Friends

Sometimes I sit and think about the friends I have. I have a lot of different ones and I am so grateful. I have people that I talk to online daily, but I don't see often. I have people that talk to not so often, but I know that no matter what, I count on them. Then I have the people that I talk to constantly and I know they to will be there for me no matter what.
I think sometimes we take our friends for granted. Sometimes we think that it's our place to make their lives better or make decisions for them. It's not. All we can do as friends is sit back, listen and be a backbone for them. I like to look at a friendship as extended family. I would like to think that I can call any of my friends at any given time and say "hey, I'm in a bind" or "hey, I'm upset, I need you right now" and they are they for me. I would also like to think that they could do the same for me. Just like family would.
I also like to think that any secrets you have between you and your friends you should take to your grave. You should never ever tell secrets that are in trusted to you. You should never ever sleep with you girlfriend's bf or ex bf for that matter. Again, you just need to treat them like family.
I have a lot of guy friends too. I am not trying to leave you all out. I just don't myself sleeping with your ex's or currents. :) I do still stand by the being there for you and the keeping secrets part. I don't know, I guess the whole point in this blog is that I promise to each of you that I will try to be a better friend. I do try to there for you all whenever you need an ear. I would like to think that I have always been there. I will do my best to always be there for you in the future. I love each of you so very much. I haven't known you all for too long, but I do know that I care for you all like family. I promise to you that whatever you tell me, I will hold it near and dear to me and not share with anyone if you tell me not to. I promise that if you ever need anything, I will do all I can to help you with it.

To my girlfriends

This is to my girlfriends, a thanks for being my friend.

To Dottie: Thanks for talking to me daily and making me laugh non stop and everything. I 1 less than3 you honey. You have such a lovely spirit that I just can't get enough of.

To Steph: Yep, you really are my wife. We have so much fun when we are together. I know that no matter what sort of mood we are in, we can always have fun. I love you and I treasure the times we've spent together. I can't thank you enough for coming out with me Sat. to the ball. I couldn't have asked for a better date. :)

To Anna Marie: You have shown me what a perfect mother is. I hope that someday if/when I decide to make that step, I can be half the mother you are. Sophie is such an amazing little girl and it's all because of the love you and Roy show her. Dottie said it best in her blog. The two of you take the time to be parents, and it shows. You rock!

To Anne: I love emailing you dailing and chit chatting about life. Talking about my new house (yay!), your trip to Colorado, and of course, boys. ;) I love you.

To Leigh: I love laughing with you and the lunches we USE to have. Did you see what I did there?? I'm trying to make you realize we haven't done it in a while. ;) I love the way that we would have like 15 conversations in our half hour to 45 min. lunches. You always crack me up!

I was thinking about how each and everyone of you are so wonder and mean the world to me. I don't know what I would do without you all.

The house

I got the house!!! I'm so amazingly excited I can't stand it! I close at the end of this month. I have been on cloud 9 since yesterday!

To all the women out there

This is just a little note to all the women out there. I know it's starting to get nice outside and the urge to wear flip flops and sandals is hitting hard. Please, for the love of toast, make your feet pretty. I know we are coming out of winter and most of us don't have out "summer feet" yet. But if you don't, spare us all and don't wear flip flops. I bring this up only because I was in class the other day and a girl came in wearing flip flops. And I probably wouldn't have even noticed but she had a tattoo that cover almost the entire top portion of her foot-so I looked. There they were, all cracked, dried and unpainted. Her feet were gross. Ladies, people look at your feet in flip flops. Please keep them pretty. :)