God Bless America

Words of Gratitude fill my heart right now. I just got out of my English class (you know, the one with Brother Hunt, here and here). Today we were discussing how in communities of homogeneous deomographics, there tends to be very little critical thought, because everybody generally thinks the same way. My professor then goes on to say how in Rexburg a bus load of children started to holler and shout "Assassinate Obama" after his election {see article here}.

I don't care what political side you are on, threatening to assassinate the President is a threat to democracy itself. Because the people cast their thoughts onto a ballot, and elected Barack Obama to guide and represent our country for four years. If you were to kill the president, you are telling the people who voted for him that you disagree with them, and the president. Find another way to get your opinion heard. If it were "Assassinate Bush" I would feel the same way. Our class discussion kept going.

My teacher then said that He knew, and His wife knew that He was supposed to be here at BYU-Idaho teaching the students critical thinking. And he knew this through his patriarchal blessing and prayer.

At this point in time, I was all tears, being held together by my sheer modesty to NOT cry in class.

You see, I have been feeling this class has been teaching more than how to write papers and be professional in writing.

Especially today that was brought to my attention.

I am in this class to become a better person, and to really find out what I believe in life, and what to do with the thoughts that I have. It's teaching me to analyze and to project my thoughts that were thoroughly edited into words.

How grateful I am to be living in a country where I can choose who leads me.

How grateful I am to be at a University that teaches me to be a better citizen and person.

Happy Birthday to My amphibian friend!

HAPPY BIRHTDAY to MICHAL! Welcome to twenty-hood! (sometimes I still dread that I'm 20, but I hear that they are the best years of your life!)

You may wonder about the title: It's because Turtles are my FAVORITE animal when we met hers were frogs. So therefore, amphibians.

Michal: molly, do you like turds?

Molly: HAHAHAHAHAHA, what?

Michal: Well, you have a lot of turtle's on your shelf, but I meant to say Turtle, not Turd

Molly: Am I stinging off tune?

..The many adventures of trying to make Michal burp and then hearing her gurgle..

Michal, I love you and hope you have a great day!

Oddities on Campus

I saw a girl wearing one of these on campus today in the library. Its not like she was doing anything unusual--she didn't have a camera crew around her, and nobody was really talking to her, or giving her instructions. As I walked by her, I noticed that she was just causally checking her email and I thought, "Drat, I forgot my mask today too! We could have checked our email espionage style!"

What's in a name?

Really, what is in a name? Everything. It like the title of an essay. So, please don't name your DOG Molly. You're dog is not a person and therefore doesn't deserve a human name. Especially mine.

Get creative, or don't get creative. Call your dog woofy, spot, or even fido. Why not something un-human?

Technical

I need some help trying to find out how to make my blog wider--does anyone know how? I hate how it seems to be all cramped in in the middle. Anywho,
I had a Fantastic weekend {with many highs and lows!} and I got the major stress out of the way. Mid-terms are done, and I am finally happy with school.
It really was a fantastic weekend. I got a job, I got a car {sort of}, and I am done with mid terms, and I also decided what I am going to do with my education and school! {new idea that I have? yes. } I couldn't be more happy with my life right now. I feel so put together!

High Maintenance?

Early this semester Brother Hunt asked us to put unique things about us on a card with our name, and then hand the card into him. I told him these three things:

1. I have about 32 pairs of shoes

2. I have around 46 pairs of earrings

3. I have jumped off a thirty foot waterfall

So he read those things aloud to the class so they could get to know me better, and then added after unique thing #3,

"so you jumped off a waterfall wearing only earrings and shoes."

and the whole class erupted, can't deny, it was funny.

Then he proceeded to nickname me high maintenance Molly

and my excuse is that I just like to present myself well and that I like being taken care of. Which we all do.

Arizona

Arizona was warm. and a very nice 5 day weekend, that was much needed, now I am taking a break from my mid-term homework and giving you the deets of my visit.

Me and tracie waiting in the airport with our boon--the flight was delayed like 4 hours

me and tracie in a certain ex-presidential candidates ex-front yard. (I guess I should clarify--those couches aren't normally in his front yard, but were put there by someone I know!)

his name rhymes with Lawn McTain.

and of course I got to see nica and hang out with her, and we dipped stawberries and sugar cookies (fyi-not the best combo sugar cookies + chocolate = yuckie tummy)

me and Tracie just happened to make it to the temple-I hadn't been there since I was barely a beehive, and it was really cool to see it again!

wish me luck on my mid terms!