HERE IS A KICKER!

So today in World Civ, we watched a new broadcast that is produced by young adults for young adults. Its called Channel One and is put for everyone to see on the Internet and there was a story on today about how there is a petition going around trying to get the legal drinking age down to 18. The scary part is that the website posted a poll and asked whether or not it should be changed to 18, stay at 21 or to some other age. Here are the horrifying results:

18 - 64%

21 - 17%

Other - 19%

I know that most every person that voted was under the age of 19, but this is still shocking. I just hope that the people who do make the decision see how much chaos they will be creating if they lower the age. 

In class I brought up some really good points for discussion - naturally - and they were all taken very well:

1. A humans brain does not fully develop till age 21 so this would be crippling the youth willingly. Its almost like the tobacco dilemma except when a drunk 18 year old is put behind the wheel it could have exceptionally more damage on the community. Which brings me to number 

2. This would make the drunk driving statistics sky rocket (in my educated estimated opinion). Its like giving a 2 year old a loaded gun! Adding to the fact that these legal adults have only had at most 2 years of driving experience. Then to the already 300,000* young adults dying every year because of car accidents. 

3. Now that we are very close to becoming adults, I think that we need to look at things as adults. So I thought even if my generation is older than 21 if this change does occur, we would have to think about our children facing this problem. There are seniors that have turned 18 already at my school and for them to be drunk at school while driving to lunch is absolutely unacceptable. And how would they regulate the 18-year-olds at school? By breathalyzer tests before they walk in the school doors? I dont think so.

4. Some people did bring up the point of how 17 year olds can go off to war and kill people before they are legally an adult so they can enjoy a drink. I believe that you can go and defend your country at any age - no matter what you do from enrolling to posting a flag in your yard - and that is what enrolling in the army is: PROTECTING YOUR CONTRY, not just killing people and not just holding a gun and looking pretty;)

Back to the point. I really hope and pray that this law isnt passed. It would be absolutely catastrophic. 

Last Minute Thoughts:

1. No matter who you are, no one sings well with an iPod attached to their ears.

2. Its true what they say, High School never ends.

3. Carrots are good.

4. Al Gore is bad.

5. And always be yourself, unless you suck.

Love YA!!!!

*Drive Right Tenth Edition, Page 10

A Long Awaited Event Showing!

On August something or other Smouse had her Quinceanera! It was a great event and those who went had a really good time! So without further a due, Natasha Smouse's Quinceanera:

Enjoy!

The Train was very pretty:)
She was definitely the center of attention!
Hahha I love her expression!
She got lots of stuff that had some symbolisim, I cant remember any of it.

Marco had some problems with the earrings:)

Harrison had the necklace.
Her mom had the ring and bracellets
Her dad had the shoes too.

She got to dance with all of the people:)
Marco is just being Marco:)
Doesnt he look smug?! Gosh he is annoying sometimes.
AWWW!!! CUTE!

Hahaha;)

Anna and David, the ultimate cute couple!
Erica finally has someone her height!
My boys:)
I think that this is one of the prettiest pictures of Erica. She looks stunning!
Cute Anna!

He does look rather good looking in a suit though.
Mason:)
Erica and Smouse!
Blake being a freak like also.
Hahahaha Harrison jumped off this and it was so funny!
Here are our other friends that I cant remember their names.
Fuzzy and out of focus I know!
Cute:)
The Girls
Just funny all around!
We were toasting Smouse:-)
And introducing! ONE OF THE FUNNIEST MEN I KNOW! Marco Smouse! He is one of the best people too:)
CUTE!

I think someone spiked the drinks....
Hhaha Harrison totally acted like he passed out and man its funny:)
Its weird because it looks like these girls are his brides at a polygamist wedding and he is the groom.... :)

Another funny funny funny HILARIOUS man!
Hahha this is funny just because I know Erica will get mad at me for putting this one up:)
Dancing... or what he does to music.
The boys swinging on the swing set


Funny;)
Seth being Seth
I think he looks a little too happy to have those in his hands.
The girls!

And there it its. Hope you had fun looking at these pictures!

:Update On My Life:

So I haven't written in a while and so here is just a simple update:) 

School is going really good! I am doing well in my classes and I am doing well making friends too! It shows me that when a door closes God opens a window. Especially today when my friends left me and went and got lunch off campus - just a disclosure, these people aren't mean, they also left two other people, Kate and Dan, because they wanted to get lunch really soon. Oh and most of it is my fault because they were banging on the windows and calling my name and I didn't see them. So it was mostly my fault. So anyways, I went back into the school and was walking around and the first person I saw was my really good friend Alayna. She went to Mueller when I did and she just wanted to catch up with me. It was really good to get to talk to her again. But then after that I was talking to the other friends that I usually go to lunch with and I had no hard feelings; its just so chaotic at that school its hard to navigate and do anything. 

Anyways, so that's my day. Oh and another thing about me; When I first go to school - it doesn't matter where I go, whether its a familiar school or not - I have a hard time adjusting. It takes about 2 or 3 weeks to completely get comfortable. Now that I am at that stage, I am having tons more fun. I haven't really showed anyone my personality because I haven't worried about that. My biggest question of the day is who I'm going to lunch with. Now that I have that set up, I am really going to let myself shine:) Its hard for me to be myself when I don't feel comfortable, and I really have to say that in the public school system, comfortable isn't a word in that vocabulary. 

Last Minute Thoughts:

1. Once again, waking up so early, you don't care about what you look like is a bad thing. 

2. Music is my refuge.

3. MY PRINTER WORKS NOW!!!!!!! (Its kinda a big deal in our house! We haven't had one in like a year!)