Listen Up!

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times- but here we go again.

Your- The possessive form of you
If you use incorrect grammar on your facebook status, it makes me question your intelligence.

You're- you are
If you can't use contractions correctly, then you're on my list of people that bother me.

There- in or to that place, at that point, on that matter (take your pick)
You may not write like a competent human yet, but you'll get there.

Their- Possessive form of them
Their constant butchering of the English language never ceases to amaze me.

They're- They are
If they don't get a tutor, they're going to fail English.

Its- possessive form of it
It makes the University of Alabama look bad when its students chalk misspelled words on the quad. (Let us not forget the "choose or loose" campaign of 2008)

It's- It is
I think it's crazy that people who don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" get accepted to college.

If this post makes me sound pretentious or snooty, so be it.

This is late but people asked...

What in the world is the gator chomp?
All I remember is the gator stomp,
when they came to Tuscaloosa that fateful day,
and the Crimson Tide simply washed them away.

It has been five years since the Gators came here.
Who was the better team? I think that is clear.
Not one touch down they scored, and this is really neat,
as we found out last Saturday, history is bound to repeat.

Both teams entered the stadium, very excited and pumped.
The crowed, we went wild, and to our feet we all jumped.
The ball was kicked off and the Gators received,
They drove to the one, "we will score!" they believed

But our defense thought different, and stop them they did
an interception to boot, 'cause we do it up big.
Bama's offense now had their turn on the field
and, despite the gator's defense, refused to yield.

It did not take long to score our first touch down.
Then Ole Saban said, "Welcome back to T-town!"
It seemed we could do no wrong and they could do no right.
It really wasn't even much of a fight***

The rest of the game was similar to the first
Wining was the only thing that would quench the tides thirst.
So win big they did, and all joking aside,
I believe somewhere Tim Tebow cried.

***alternate line:and what a great place, we breed winners here, and win national championships, there is no room for tears

I like

Brightly colored water bottles, movies, big cups of coffee, really thick socks, sunrises, music, the smell of a heater, sweaters, dogs, my dog, smiles, high fives, football, laughing, sleeping bags, the color green, my sign language class, blankets, t-shirts, Sunday lunch, any lunch, poppy seed chicken, cheese, water, City Cafe, obscure movie and/or pop culture references, books, word searches, granola bars, oatmeal, breakfast for dinner, Dad's laugh, Mom's laugh, Mom's laugh making everyone else laugh so hard they can't breathe, sneezing, thunder storms, sweat shirts that are too big, not matching my socks, flip flops, candles that smell like apples, school supplies, clean sheets, random texts messages, praying, watches, tandem bikes, little kid's stories, fall retreat, my birthday, inside jokes, DVR, a freshly vacuumed floor, anything that has anything to do with febreze, claw foot tubs, coffee shops that give you real cups, facebook photo albums, hotel soap, fall leaves, wakeboarding, the lake in general, they way Grandmother and Granddaddy's house smells, comic strips, getting letters, laying on a pile of warm laundry, crayons, carrots, juice, mom's pancakes, swimming, doing flips, diving boards, parody songs, Gerber Daises, sunflowers, ice cream, spring time, post-it notes, pictures, Christmas lights, when there is no traffic, my ipod, sandwiches, clean feet, hiking, talking about absurd things, best friends, Diet Cherry Limeade, happy hour at sonic, exact change, gift cards, funny people, the maintenance guy at our apartment, warm copies, Psych, sleeping on my stomach, hugs, the beach, pasta, my guitar, Applebee's, eating with friends, one on one time, Zaxby's, saying the right thing at the right time, surprising people, Bible study, magnets, new friends, porches(front or back), trees, and pineapple.

Now I'm in a really good mood.

Thanks Coach

"If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards."
~Coach Bryant

Desperately Striving

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14

75. Go white water rafting... Check

Two Thursdays ago I went white water rafting. It was awesome! I was really excited until we got up there and they showed us this safety video that is a little stress inducing. I was pretty nervous walking the boat down to the water and looking at the class 4 rapid right in front of us, but once I got in the boat I was fine. For some reason the nerves just went away. We only went about five miles down the river, but I loved every minute of it. Everyone should go if you get the chance, but be warned, the water is freezing.

67. Tour a Civil War Battle Field With Dad

Well I was in Tennessee for Six weeks and what do I have to show for it? A growing spirit, some great new friends, and another thing crossed off of the list.

Mom and Dad came to visit me while I was working in Harrison, TN. We spent all day one Friday together and it was awesome. We started simple enough with lunch and then we went and toured the Chickamauga Battle field. It was so cool. It combined two of my favorite things. American History and goofing off with my parents. It was HOT that day but we had a lot of fun all the same. I'm not sure what my favorite part was. Either making it to the top of that 80 foot tower with out throwing up or when Dad scared Mom by making ghost noises in a really old cabin.

After we had our battle field tour we went to the Tennessee Aquarium. That was so fun too. they have a new penguin exhibit, but all the penguins were sitting on their eggs so all we saw them do was poop, which was pretty funny now that I think about it. My favorite part of the aquarium would either be the sharks or scaring mom near the sea horses.... Anyone else notice a pattern?

Anyway, I'll be crossing off another Big Ticket item next week, but I guess you will just have to wait and see what it is.
Seeing as the only people who read this are related to me I'll go ahead and tell yall how much I missed everyone and am glad to be back.
Love Yall!