~Is it eva going to get here?!?!?~

Thanksgiving break is not getting here fast enough. I'm so ready to get home and see my loving family and friends. Is it a shame that I terribly miss them and I just was at home last weekend? Tuesday, November 25, 2008 is right around the corner and it feels as though its a year away. I can already taste my grandma's sweet potato pie and double chocolate cake, my aunt Dorothy's famous sweet ham, my mom's delicious dressing, my aunt Gloria's perfect cornbread with aunt Linda's tasty greens, and everything else that is going to be on the menu. I also can't wait to see all of my beautiful family members from all around the world. I can't wait to see my older family members tearing up the dance floor. I can't wait to see all of the youngsters running around enjoying each others company. I can't wait to hear all of the stories about what my grandmother and her siblings use to do when they were my age. I can't wait to get so full that I feel like I'm about to bust. I can't wait to see my mommy! Its just all going to be a time to remember. I just can't wait for it all to happen. Hopefully I can still concentrate on my work because just because I'm going on break doesn't mean that when I come back those exams are going to be waiting on me. I'm just praying that I can handle it all and I know the Lord will bring me through it... He always does.

A Stunt Not Intended for Humans

I have always been a person who loves to do a little bit of everything. I love to skate, sing, dance, act a fool, and basically anything there is to do in the little town that I grew up in. But there is one thing that I just can't do... bungee jump. It just seems like a sport you should do only if you are ready to die! But for some strange reason my friends are just hung up on the idea of trying to convince me to go do this crazy stunt when they have failed to do the stunt themselves. I feel if God wanted us to jump off of a bridge on a single piece of rope and not hit the ground and die... he wouldn't have created gravity! I probably wouldn't be so afraid to do it if I hadn't seen a video of this man who jumped off the edge of a cliff and his face was introduced to the ground because his rope was just a little bit to long. Or if I hadn't seen a video of another man who was introduced to the same ground because his rope BROKE! I think the only way I could ever do it is if I was knocked out cold and they pushed me over the edge. And then again, if they pushed me over the edge, it might just be time for me to find some new friends! I can't honestly say that I would never do it because maybe one day I just might get the guts to actually do it. Well I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the future has in store.

~YES WE CAN!!~

OH MY GOD!!!! He won!!!! I am so glad that this HUGE change has happened in my lifetime. Barack Obama is my president! I just love how those words roll off the tongue! Say it with me now, "Barack Obama is MY president! I was just so totally overwhelmed with joy at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2008! I honestly think I my heart stopped beating for a couple of seconds! My heart just couldn't believe what my ears were hearing! There is a BLACK man moving into the white house! I hope that people really give him a chance to make the changes that I KNOW he's going to do! I say this because of a lot of people think that he will get assassinated before he even has a chance to do anything. He will be in my prayers every night. I hope that through this huge change some people realize that change can sometimes be good... and this is one of those times! I remember, when I was younger, my mom use to always tell me whenever I felt sad, "Don't be sad. Your going to be the first black president one day." I brought this to her attention Tuesday night she said, "If anybody deserved to win the title before me, Obama DEFINITELY was the person." And I couldn't agree with her more. So for anyone out there that has the slightest bit of doubt, I just want to tell you, YES WE CAN!!!!