My Pet Peeves

Please note that this is a ranting blog and that I am not attacking any one person.

1. I get angry when someone, who did not vote in the last election, complains about the President of the United States. In my personal opinion, if you did not vote at all, you have no right to complain, so stop telling how terrible congress is. Unless you voiced your opinion and exercised your God given right to vote, I will not have any sort of debate with you and you will hear my rant about how much I could care less about your complaints. Either you try your best to fix the country or you sit down and shut up while the rest of us try.

2. I hate it when I am driving and notice I need to change lanes and the person behind sees the exact same need for a lane change and speeds up or waits until the last minute to do so. Is shaving 5 seconds off your tie really going to get you there faster. I intentionally do not let those people in my lane and when they do make an attempt, I become a rude driver and speed up so they think they will get hit. You are not going to be rude and get away with it. I know, I am mean about it but really...are we so desperate to get ahead by five cars?

3. This one is more directed at youtube. I was watching a video and some jerk had the nerve to post (in the comments) profanity about this family and continued to bash on their videos (he is a repeat offender of said action and I had had enough). I stated what I always think when I see haters bashing on people's youtube videos..."you're just jealous that he is so famous on youtube that even your negative comment pays his bills. If you really hate his videos why do you watch every single day? Either enjoy his hard work or shut up and beat it." Again, I know I may have come off as harsh, but seriously, why are you wasting your time watching it and then writing terrible comments if you hate his videos so much? It doesn't make any sense to me.

4. I absolutely can't stand people who complain about their lives when someone who has been through far worse is standing right next to them. I witnessed this once. A former friend of mine would constantly complain about his broken thumb and how life sucked for him because he had no money to go to the hospital when a woman I love and admire just lost her daughter and she was trying to save her marriage and paying two mortgages because she couldn't pay to bring her daughters body back for New Zealand. Seriously, I guarantee someone has it worse than you. Yes, I complain and I know I do, but show some respect when you are around someone whom you know has practically lost everything.

These are just a few but I needed to get this out their.

Monday is Do or Die Day

As many of you know, I work for the Springville High School music department as the colorguard director! Now, as part of my employment there, I assist in generating a budget and finance list to see what I can provide for my students. Due to some recent political upheaval within the Utah WInterguard Circuit, my band director has asked me if I want to stay in the circuit and continue the ever-so-tiring fight with the circuit, or help raise over $2,500 for the kids to go out-of-state and compete. This is a tough call so I asked if I could decide next Monday. There is a fundraiser happening this weekend that the students generally do fairly well in and we are waiting on a grant for new drums and instruments. Everything will be decided officially by Saturday, but since the district office is closed during the weekend, we don't get our final budget report until Monday. So, Monday is a big day to say the least. Monday determine whether we have a choice or not in the matter. I am hoping we have enough funds to stay in the circuit and still travel since the kids will be in the middle of a heat political debate among the circuit board members and directors. Cross your fingers for us!!!

Something's coming...

I am working on a project. Some of my readers will like it and some will just be "meh" about it. When it is ready you will know!

The "Final" Stretch

Today is Friday. Next week is the last full week of the Fall 2011 semester and then I hit finals. All my finals are on the same day...Wednesday. Yup, I will have test from 8am to 8pm, but then I am completely done...finished! Yes! I will be happy to get a long break from school. I a getting to the worn out point. Good thing next week is the "final" stretch (I am so silly). I will be spending most of my break unpacking and working. But it will be nice to finally be unpacked and have my room in order!

Life is not always fair...

I must give a small (or not-so-small) story for everyone of my readers to understand the title of my post. It starts when I was a child, but please note this story is not about me...

I had these two friends. They were brother and sister. He was older than his sister by 15 months. They were very close. I was in between them in age so naturally we all bonded. We all know the story. We were friends!

Now, let us fast forward a bit. I went to high school with both of them! I saw them as they went through those formative years. They struggled a bit in the church, but came back. The sister had met a wonderful man that brought her back. The brother struggle with severe depression but always had his best friend little sister guiding him!

Then something happened to this brother. His depression became so bad, he felt there was only one way out of it. He took his own life. He left a note for his family, but his little sister didn't know about her personal note from her best friend until just before his funeral. He stated to "never feel guilty. You kept me happy longer and I got to share many years with my little sister. But you must live your life as a beautiful married woman and I can't always have you to keep me happy. No, you did nothing wrong..." (taken from the information behind her brother's death). This little sister continually mourned the lose of her best friend. She hang a picture of him over her babies crib to remind her baby that her guardian angel uncle is watching over her.

Now, fast forward to 2011. This little sister is carrying her second baby, being an amazing mommy to her other baby and being adored by a man who couldn't stay long. The man who lifted her when her big brother passed, who was her strength and motivation to raise their daughter correctly. This man passed before seeing the birth of their second baby, another girl he would adore and spoil with his two other girls.

Now, she must be stronger than ever for her precious little one and the up and coming bundle of joy. Life can be unfair to those who don't deserve it. Yet, it seems the strongest among us go through the toughest times.

This is dedicated to that little sister. She has been through more sorrow than anyone should have to endure and more happiness than anyone can imagine.

Love you girl! Let's go play hide and seek at church one more time just to take your mind off of things for a bit!