Just a thought...

At the current moment I am super frustrated with politics. Not necessarily what is happening in Washington or what the President is or is not doing. Rather, I am frustrated with uneducated people making accusations that quite frankly do not make sense. I am guessing these people are the people that sit at home and listen to FOX news all day long, with the ideas of Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, and Sean Hannity seeping into their poor little brains. I do not care that you are super conservative. I do care that before you join all of these ridiculous facebook groups asking for Obama to die or saying congress doesn't deserve a raise (which is particularly funny to me, seeing as the majority of money a congressmen or senator makes really doesn't come from the paycheck they get from the government (have you ever heard of lobbyists people?) plus, wouldn't you want to vote a pay raise for yourself if the opportunity arose? and since minimum wage has gone up the cost of living has gone up). And most of all, why does it matter that the President smokes? Or that so and so drinks? They are normal people. You cannot expect politicians to be perfect. So stop asking me to join this group or that group. Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh. Start educating yourself, try and look at things from both sides of the media. Obviously if you listen solely to conservative media, you are going to have a one sided view on politics. Seriously, find some left wing media. Then make your judgment. In the mean time, keep me out of it. Love, Katie

Update :)

It has been a pretty busy month. With finals quickly approaching, Jacob and I rarely see each other. We have both been so busy with papers, tests, news stories, declaring minors/majors, meetings with department heads, and scholarship apps. It has been ridiculous!! I am so looking forward to this semester being over.
I only have four papers left this semester! It is weird to think I have already written sixteen. Thank goodness its almost done!! The last paper I had to write was actually pretty cool. Our assignment was to "play" and then write a reflection of some sort. So for playing we bought kites!!! So cool! I got a Yo Gabba Gabba kite, and Jacob got an airforce kite. Mine is way cuter. :D I love it!!
Jacob declared his minor last week, and got sixteen extra credits for passing a basic level of Portuguese. It works sorta like an AP class. You pass the test you get college credit, and instead of just getting a P like you would for AP classes, you get the grade you got in the class. So Jacob got 16 credit hours of A's on his transcript. And now, Jacob can graduate a semester early!!! Which means, coming December, Jacob will have a degree! Holy CRAP!! So maybe we won't be stuck in Logan forever.
I, however, still have at least a year left. Grr...Originally, my adviser told me that if I took two four week history classes this summer I could graduate sooner. So I went to register for summer semester, and it turns out the classes aren't being taught at all. So at the end of this semester I will need 45 credits. Which means a year from this December I can graduate. Hopefully, we stick around Utah after Jacob graduates so I can graduate. If not, online school will be the way for me....
I am just thrilled that Jacob can graduate, and start doing something that he loves :)

Epic Easter

This year for Easter we invited my parents, my siblings, and my grandpa to come to our house for Easter dinner. And as my father would say it was epic. Easter for Jacob and Katie began with the traditional dying of the eggs. Last Easter, Jacob didn't go home, so he didn't get an Easter basket. So being the wonderful girlfriend that I was, I made a Jacob a pretty sweet Easter basket. It just so happened to include a Hannah Montana themed egg dying kit. So guess what we did?!?! (Pictures to follow)
On Sunday I made a pretty sweet meal if I do say so myself. It was my first attempt to make a Ham and it turned out nicely. (Which is good seeing as I got stuck with all the leftovers.) A very entertaining game of Apples to Apples followed. I am still not sure that my Grandpa understood what he was doing. It seemed that he would just take the green card whenever he felt like it. And somehow "Lemon Meringue Pie" was the best answer for tired and true. I loved it. And as typically of every game I play with my father, he found a way to cheat. And so naturally he won. Until we realized what he was doing. Pretty sure Logan ended up winning. Lucky duck. I am terrible at Apples to Apples. I suppose no one understands my thought process. So that was Easter...
School is still happening. This time next month I will be getting ready for San Diego and the Price is Right. And if Logan has his way, Universal Studios. We will see. I am really excited for the semester to be over. Mostly so I can prove to myself that I am not an idiot and so I can raise my GPA enough to get into a major. Sheesh. That won't be to much of an issue. If I try really hard (which I probably won't) I still have the chance to get a 4.0 (which won't happen). But its still a nice thought to think that this late in the semester its still a possibility.
Its looking like Jacob will be graduating in December, so who knows where life will take us. Hopefully some place warm that doesn't have an inversion, or snow. He is very much liking the idea of being done with school, and starting a job that he loves. I am very envious of this, and continue to pray that the day I graduate college comes really soon.
The End.