I just saw on Fox news this statement:
"When will dems realize we have to stop spending?"
My response would be this:
"When will the GOP realize they alone do not represent the people of this nation. When will they begin compromising?"
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
It's My Blog and I'll Write Politically Charged Statements if I want to!
So basically I will write them here because I am too chicken to write them on facebook. I have a lot of very conservative friends and it is just not worth alienating them to post my true feelings and thoughts on facebook. I respect their views and I love them as people. I will therefore confine my political and social commentary to my own blog where they can choose to read it or not.
Let me just say that I am so frustrated with the Republican Congress! They continue to attempt to blame President Obama for being unyielding when it is they who will not budge! He has already committed what is akin to political suicide in his party by agreeing to huge spending cuts in entitlement programs. No democrat in their right mind would do that. He is definitely compromising with the republicans by agreeing to those giant cuts. It is THEY who will not budge on the fact that revenue needs to be increased. The fastest way to pay down the debts and balance the budget is to combine the republican desire to cut entitlement spending AND the democratic desire to increase taxes. I could just strangle Representative Bohner. He is incompetent and rude. I would never vote for him. Thank goodness he is not from my state. I would be ashamed.
I have no use for Tea Party activists. No one needs extremism. They are fracturing the republican party and if they think they can take an election I think they have another thing coming. There are too many moderate people left in this country and their right wing extremism is almost akin to those of the libertarian. They might as well join ranks. They are as bad for our country in their way as left wing extremists are. Extremism is not the answer and never has been.
AND I think President Obama is doing a fine job as president. He is better than Bush at any rate. What did Bush do? The national debt sky rocketed under his term. The recession started when HE was president. And he got us into huge wars with no end in sight. I am sorry but I cannot be convinced that Bush was a good president. He was a decent man but not a decent president. Sure Obama is not perfect. I 100% disagree with his overhaul of healthcare and I think it needs to be repealed. But overall I think he is trying to do right by the country and trying to be a strong leader and take us in a positive direction. Unless the republicans can come up with someone amazing, I am planning on voting for Obama again.
I'll admit. I voted for McCain in the last general election. And I TOTALLY regretted it! I am SO glad Obama won anyway. I think he is doing a good job given the fact that he came into the presidency at an extremely difficult time.
I know a lot of members of my church think that Mitt Romney could solve many of our problems and how great it would be for a member of the church to be in the presidency. But being a member of the church does not make your political views right and it does not automatically mean you will make a great president. So if Romney sweeps the republican nomination and it ends up being between Romney and Obama, all I am saying is that Romney will have to be pretty darn convincing because I already have a high opinion of Obama and I agree with where he is taking us.
There. I said it all. And it feels good. Because you know what? Since this is my blog I did not have to argue with anyone! I could just say what I wanted to say even though it might be FULL of logical fallacies. I love that. And if anyone leaves a comment I moderate them so if I don't like it I don't have to post it. But feel free to comment!
And if you disagree with any or all of what I have said, good for you! We are all entitled to our opinions and I hope we can still be friends! Just know that in company I will never talk about it because I simply have too much love and respect for my friends to want to argue and fight about it. So there you go.
Let me just say that I am so frustrated with the Republican Congress! They continue to attempt to blame President Obama for being unyielding when it is they who will not budge! He has already committed what is akin to political suicide in his party by agreeing to huge spending cuts in entitlement programs. No democrat in their right mind would do that. He is definitely compromising with the republicans by agreeing to those giant cuts. It is THEY who will not budge on the fact that revenue needs to be increased. The fastest way to pay down the debts and balance the budget is to combine the republican desire to cut entitlement spending AND the democratic desire to increase taxes. I could just strangle Representative Bohner. He is incompetent and rude. I would never vote for him. Thank goodness he is not from my state. I would be ashamed.
I have no use for Tea Party activists. No one needs extremism. They are fracturing the republican party and if they think they can take an election I think they have another thing coming. There are too many moderate people left in this country and their right wing extremism is almost akin to those of the libertarian. They might as well join ranks. They are as bad for our country in their way as left wing extremists are. Extremism is not the answer and never has been.
AND I think President Obama is doing a fine job as president. He is better than Bush at any rate. What did Bush do? The national debt sky rocketed under his term. The recession started when HE was president. And he got us into huge wars with no end in sight. I am sorry but I cannot be convinced that Bush was a good president. He was a decent man but not a decent president. Sure Obama is not perfect. I 100% disagree with his overhaul of healthcare and I think it needs to be repealed. But overall I think he is trying to do right by the country and trying to be a strong leader and take us in a positive direction. Unless the republicans can come up with someone amazing, I am planning on voting for Obama again.
I'll admit. I voted for McCain in the last general election. And I TOTALLY regretted it! I am SO glad Obama won anyway. I think he is doing a good job given the fact that he came into the presidency at an extremely difficult time.
I know a lot of members of my church think that Mitt Romney could solve many of our problems and how great it would be for a member of the church to be in the presidency. But being a member of the church does not make your political views right and it does not automatically mean you will make a great president. So if Romney sweeps the republican nomination and it ends up being between Romney and Obama, all I am saying is that Romney will have to be pretty darn convincing because I already have a high opinion of Obama and I agree with where he is taking us.
There. I said it all. And it feels good. Because you know what? Since this is my blog I did not have to argue with anyone! I could just say what I wanted to say even though it might be FULL of logical fallacies. I love that. And if anyone leaves a comment I moderate them so if I don't like it I don't have to post it. But feel free to comment!
And if you disagree with any or all of what I have said, good for you! We are all entitled to our opinions and I hope we can still be friends! Just know that in company I will never talk about it because I simply have too much love and respect for my friends to want to argue and fight about it. So there you go.
Two Weeks
I am in another waiting period. I took all my medicines and all my shots and now I am waiting for two weeks to see if it all worked and whether or not I am pregnant. I really hope it works this time. I think I say that every time. I know for sure I ovulated. Now I am just hoping everything else works out just right too. I love the hopeful feeling I have during the first two weeks of my cycle. I do not love the anxiety of waiting during the second two weeks. I am still going to try and stay hopeful and imagine that it worked and that I am pregnant. If I am I will probably weep with happiness. If I am not then I will cry and feel angry and frustrated and then start everything all over again. So here's to hoping.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
That Feeling
Do you know one of the things I love best about my husband? Somehow he has managed to keep me so in love with him that I still get that feeling when I see him or a picture of him. You know. That feeling. The one where your heart jumps a little bit and you get butterflies in your stomach. I don't have that feeling every minute of every day. That is something I love too. The love I have with him is deep, peaceful, and abiding. But I love that I still get that excited, butterfly feeling when I see him or a picture of him sometimes. He is both the man I met and fell in love with while also being so much more. I love him more than I can say. I am so grateful that he chose me to be his wife.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Ice Cream!
So Mark and I got this stellar ice cream recipe from his sister when we went to Florida last weekend. It is especially amazing because you do not need an ice cream maker for this recipe! It is fabulous. You melt some chocolate with sweetened condensed milk and a little vanilla and salt and then fold it into whipped up heavy whipping cream. The texture is like a premium ice cream. It is very rich and smooth and awesome tasting. And it doesn't require an ice cream maker!!!
The best part of the whole experience today was walking the 3 mile round trip to the grocery store in the unseasonably cool and comfortable weather. We held hands and talked about all sorts of things like politics and how we want to raise our children someday. We bought the ingredients, walked home, and made the ice cream.
After that we went to see Harry Potter 7.2 and it was AWESOME. We ate dinner with some friends at 5 guys then hopped over to the movie. When the awesomeness that was HP 7.2 was over we came home and enjoyed our fine ice cream before Mark when to the ED to shadow a doctor there. What a great day this has been.
Watching HP 7.2 was a little emotional. I started reading HP when I was 13 years old. This whole saga has been with me for the last 11 years. And it is over. But not really. Because the books are immortalized in print and the movies in film. It was bittersweet and I am so glad I got to be in the Potter generation and grow up with Harry Potter.
Life has been good to me. Mark Bailey. Harry Potter. Chocolate Ice Cream. Can it get any better?
The best part of the whole experience today was walking the 3 mile round trip to the grocery store in the unseasonably cool and comfortable weather. We held hands and talked about all sorts of things like politics and how we want to raise our children someday. We bought the ingredients, walked home, and made the ice cream.
After that we went to see Harry Potter 7.2 and it was AWESOME. We ate dinner with some friends at 5 guys then hopped over to the movie. When the awesomeness that was HP 7.2 was over we came home and enjoyed our fine ice cream before Mark when to the ED to shadow a doctor there. What a great day this has been.
Watching HP 7.2 was a little emotional. I started reading HP when I was 13 years old. This whole saga has been with me for the last 11 years. And it is over. But not really. Because the books are immortalized in print and the movies in film. It was bittersweet and I am so glad I got to be in the Potter generation and grow up with Harry Potter.
Life has been good to me. Mark Bailey. Harry Potter. Chocolate Ice Cream. Can it get any better?
My First Taste
So Mark is doing this summer research project for the Emergency Medicine Department. He got a grant for it so we had a little extra money to vacation with this summer. It has been wonderful. His working hours have been minimal and that little bit of extra cash helped us repair our car and go on some sweet mini-vacations this summer. Part of the program is that he is required to shadow (follow around and observe) his faculty adviser. His adviser is a little difficult to get a hold of and work with but they finally set up a time. He was supposed to go in on Thursday at midnight and shadow until 8:00 AM. I was nervous and anxious and a little sad. For the first time in medical school Mark was going to be away from me in the night.
As it turned out, his faculty adviser had to switch shifts with a colleague at the very last minute. Literally. He e-mailed Mark saying he would be there at 12:04 AM. That would be about 10 minutes after I dropped Mark off at the ED. I was really happy when Mark called me to turn right back around and pick him up. However, I knew it was just being postponed.
And now he is gone.
He left at midnight and will be in the ED all night long. I have a feeling I will be experiencing a lot of these sorts of strange hours and lonely nights. I am a little sad. I will miss the regularity that a traditional school schedule brings. I am jealous of the time he will have to spend with patients, learning how to be a doctor and then actually being a doctor. I know he won't always have these crazy hours. In fact, this isn't even the real deal! He is just shadowing tonight. But I feel like I am getting my very first taste and it is a little bitter.
I feel confident that I will be able to handle this bitter medicine in large doses during some of his rotations and then especially during his residency. We have a wonderful relationship and I am a strong, independent woman. I actually like my alone time, but I know I will get way more of it than I want or need. But I can do this. I am just a little sad and lonely tonight.
As it turned out, his faculty adviser had to switch shifts with a colleague at the very last minute. Literally. He e-mailed Mark saying he would be there at 12:04 AM. That would be about 10 minutes after I dropped Mark off at the ED. I was really happy when Mark called me to turn right back around and pick him up. However, I knew it was just being postponed.
And now he is gone.
He left at midnight and will be in the ED all night long. I have a feeling I will be experiencing a lot of these sorts of strange hours and lonely nights. I am a little sad. I will miss the regularity that a traditional school schedule brings. I am jealous of the time he will have to spend with patients, learning how to be a doctor and then actually being a doctor. I know he won't always have these crazy hours. In fact, this isn't even the real deal! He is just shadowing tonight. But I feel like I am getting my very first taste and it is a little bitter.
I feel confident that I will be able to handle this bitter medicine in large doses during some of his rotations and then especially during his residency. We have a wonderful relationship and I am a strong, independent woman. I actually like my alone time, but I know I will get way more of it than I want or need. But I can do this. I am just a little sad and lonely tonight.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The Grief Cycle
You know, the hardest part about this whole thing is having to go through the grief cycle. Every. Single. Month. The stability is
Friday, July 8, 2011
Not Yet
The two week waiting period is over. And the result is... not pregnant. I am pretty disappointed. I cried my tears this morning. There is a part of me that thinks: "Well, if THAT didn't work, what will? We tried everything and made sure to do it all right. Why didn't it work?!" But it just didn't. I guess now is not the time.
Sometimes I have a hard time having faith and believing in the Lord's timing. In my lack of faith I wonder, "I am just one person and this is just a little thing. Does he even really care?" I think it is hard to have faith sometimes because I know so many people who do not have to wait at all. They say "We want a baby in this month." They stop their version of birth control and it happens for them immediately. Does God have a hand in that? Why do THEY get to choose? Why don't I get to choose? It just does not seem fair. I know fair is not the same. I don't need to be preached to about that. I preach it often enough to my students. But it is hard to watch.
Needless to say this experience does not leave me with strengthened faith. If anything it probably did the opposite. And I am having strange pains in my lower abdomen so I am afraid I might have some cysts on my ovaries. I might just have to take a break for the next cycle, either forced because of the cysts or because I just might choose it for my own mental health.
To those of you who have had us in your prayers, thank you. I guess I would ask for you to pray maybe not that we'll have a baby, but that my faith will be restored. Maybe when the disappointment is less severe I will be able to be hopeful for the next time. But at least we know. And the waiting is over and that is a positive feeling. Waiting is the worst. But we'll have to do it a little longer.
Sometimes I have a hard time having faith and believing in the Lord's timing. In my lack of faith I wonder, "I am just one person and this is just a little thing. Does he even really care?" I think it is hard to have faith sometimes because I know so many people who do not have to wait at all. They say "We want a baby in this month." They stop their version of birth control and it happens for them immediately. Does God have a hand in that? Why do THEY get to choose? Why don't I get to choose? It just does not seem fair. I know fair is not the same. I don't need to be preached to about that. I preach it often enough to my students. But it is hard to watch.
Needless to say this experience does not leave me with strengthened faith. If anything it probably did the opposite. And I am having strange pains in my lower abdomen so I am afraid I might have some cysts on my ovaries. I might just have to take a break for the next cycle, either forced because of the cysts or because I just might choose it for my own mental health.
To those of you who have had us in your prayers, thank you. I guess I would ask for you to pray maybe not that we'll have a baby, but that my faith will be restored. Maybe when the disappointment is less severe I will be able to be hopeful for the next time. But at least we know. And the waiting is over and that is a positive feeling. Waiting is the worst. But we'll have to do it a little longer.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
The Best Summer Ever
I am having the best summer of my life. Here are the things I have done:
1. Hiked at Hanging Rock
2. Visited a roller coaster theme park, Carowinds and ate lunch at Chick-fil-A.
3. Went on a temple trip with the traditional IHOP lunch afterward
4. Went on a Spontaneous Car Ride that ended in chocolate truffles and sour cherry candies
5. Walked around Wake Forest
6. Visited Duke University (SO awesome looking!)
7. Visited my first pawn shop with Mark and bought 4 movies for $5.
8. Ordered Pizza just because we wanted to
9. Had an awesome shake from Cook Out Grill just because we felt like it
10. Made homemade freezer jam that ROCKS
11. Watched "Say Yes to the Dress" and "Hoarders" every day
12. Read "My Antonia" by Willa Cather
13. Made some awesome chicken recipe that is now a family favorite
Isn't that awesome? And here are the things that we are planning still to do this summer:
1. Going to the Epcot Center at Disney World!
2. Going to visit the Tharps and the fabulous Floridian beaches (possible snorkling!)
3. Camping and Canoeing at Hanging Rock
4. Creating awesome 4th of July Food
5. Watching Harry Potter 7 pt. 2!
6. Go-karting
7. Celebrating Mark's Birthday!
8. Going to the zoo at Asheboro
9. Visiting Charleston (maybe... we might be too tired! or out of vacation money!)
Doesn't that sound awesome? I am seriously having the best summer of my life. I am so relaxed and peaceful and it feels great. We are getting some much needed repairs done on our house and hopefully we'll get one more done before we leave. I am roasting as I write this because our AC unit broke. I actually called about the unit this last week because I felt like it wasn't working as it should. The guy said nothing was wrong. Well. At least I have the consolation of being right. There definitely was something wrong because now it is broken. So I am annoyed and hot, but still having the summer of my life.
On a more serious note Mark and I are trying to start our family and I am having some serious fertility treatments done this summer. I am thankful that we are doing all sorts of fun things to keep my mind off of it all. We sure hope that these treatments result in a successful pregnancy but we also have faith in the Lord's timing and know that all things will work together for our good.
And one final thing. I would like to announce that there have been NO cockroaches yet this year. Hooray! After the war I waged last summer I am thankful to not have seen any of my creepy little enemies hanging around. Hopefully they will stay away!
Happy Summer!
1. Hiked at Hanging Rock
2. Visited a roller coaster theme park, Carowinds and ate lunch at Chick-fil-A.
3. Went on a temple trip with the traditional IHOP lunch afterward
4. Went on a Spontaneous Car Ride that ended in chocolate truffles and sour cherry candies
5. Walked around Wake Forest
6. Visited Duke University (SO awesome looking!)
7. Visited my first pawn shop with Mark and bought 4 movies for $5.
8. Ordered Pizza just because we wanted to
9. Had an awesome shake from Cook Out Grill just because we felt like it
10. Made homemade freezer jam that ROCKS
11. Watched "Say Yes to the Dress" and "Hoarders" every day
12. Read "My Antonia" by Willa Cather
13. Made some awesome chicken recipe that is now a family favorite
Isn't that awesome? And here are the things that we are planning still to do this summer:
1. Going to the Epcot Center at Disney World!
2. Going to visit the Tharps and the fabulous Floridian beaches (possible snorkling!)
3. Camping and Canoeing at Hanging Rock
4. Creating awesome 4th of July Food
5. Watching Harry Potter 7 pt. 2!
6. Go-karting
7. Celebrating Mark's Birthday!
8. Going to the zoo at Asheboro
9. Visiting Charleston (maybe... we might be too tired! or out of vacation money!)
Doesn't that sound awesome? I am seriously having the best summer of my life. I am so relaxed and peaceful and it feels great. We are getting some much needed repairs done on our house and hopefully we'll get one more done before we leave. I am roasting as I write this because our AC unit broke. I actually called about the unit this last week because I felt like it wasn't working as it should. The guy said nothing was wrong. Well. At least I have the consolation of being right. There definitely was something wrong because now it is broken. So I am annoyed and hot, but still having the summer of my life.
On a more serious note Mark and I are trying to start our family and I am having some serious fertility treatments done this summer. I am thankful that we are doing all sorts of fun things to keep my mind off of it all. We sure hope that these treatments result in a successful pregnancy but we also have faith in the Lord's timing and know that all things will work together for our good.
And one final thing. I would like to announce that there have been NO cockroaches yet this year. Hooray! After the war I waged last summer I am thankful to not have seen any of my creepy little enemies hanging around. Hopefully they will stay away!
Happy Summer!
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