I have something to say. I know I haven't posted on my site for a while, but I am going to take this opportunity to use xanga as a way for me to say how I feel about this war with Iraq.

I know a lot of people feel that we shouldn't be going to war and that President Bush is totally wrong for involving the US in this whole "mess", but I strongly disagree. First of all, my best friend in the whole world is in the army.  I don't want to see him go to war. I don't want to find out 6 months from now that he died defending his country, but that's exactly why he's there- to defend his country. When people sign up for the armed forces, they know that there is a good chance that they will have to defend their country if called upon to do so. That's their job. Even though I love Dustin to death, I know that this war is why he's in the army. He's doing exactly what he was trained to do and the same goes for the rest of the men and women in the armed forces.

The best thing I can do for my friend in the army is pray for him and send him all of my best thoughts. I personally do think that we need to be in this war. I think that President Bush is a great president and I think that he's doing a great job in office. Someone has to stop them, and it should have been done a long time ago. I say we rally behind out president instead of standing against him. Since 9/11 we've been doing nothing but preaching about how united we are as a nation now, so I think it's time to put that united-ness into action. Stand with your president- not against him. Support and rally behind your troops- don't not wish them well because you don't agree with why they're there in the first place. The point is- we are there, fighting in Iraq, right now. As a country, we need to forget about our differences of opinions and rally behind our troops. Support our troops. Help them do their jobs better by letting them know that we've got their backs, no matter what we may think about this war.

My best friend is going to war next week. He needs my thoughts and my prayers, not my negative attitude. The same goes for the rest of the troops. God bless them in their fight, and God bless America in our unrest.

Did you guys miss me??!! Sorry I've been gone for so long. I've just been really busy with work and then starting school and moving and all...but hopefully I'll be able to write more now that things are falling into place.

Everything is going ok. I haven't been working as much as I would like to be, but I have to be happy with what I'm getting in comparison to what others are getting right now. I also started my Intro to Music class at CSUS. It's easy, but boring. All we do all class is listen to music...(you think that sounds easy, but you come and listen to the music that he plays for us sometime...you'll know what I mean) My love life sucks like always, but that's to be expected. I haven't met any new guys and I think that's my problem. My social life, however, is going up. I've gone out every night this week and managed to have a somewhat good time :) Living with two extremely active girls leaves no time for just sitting around the house like I used to. I like keeping busy though...and I like living here with my roomates. It's not much different than living at home, except I am in control of what I do instead of having to explain my actions all the time. It's refreshing!

Well I guess that's it for now. Talk to you guys later!

So my initiation into my sorority was this past Friday...I am so happy that this past 6 weeks has come to an end. Last week ("Hell Week") was totally packed with all kinds of things to do and I must have had to change clothes in my car at least once or twice everyday. It was awful...I have come to learn that I hate changing clothes in my car. I think my car has now officially seen me naked more times than any guy ever has. That's bad...

I am now officially a "sister" of Delta Phi Gamma. It doesn't seem much different than being a pledge, except now they can't make me do anymore embarassing things and I am allowed to wear my greek letters. It is quite an honor to be allowed to wear your letters, I have realized. It's like a symbol of all of the hard work that I've done over the past month and a half. I still don't feel quite like I am an equal just because I'm a new member, but I'm glad that I get to wear my letters...that was my goal when this whole pledge thing started- to earn my greek letters. And now I have. What an accomplishment. It may not seem like a lot, but anyone who has ever pledged and then joined a sorority knows what I'm talking about. It's a "feel good" moment during the initiation ceremony.

Borders opens this weekend in Turlock. I'm a little nervous, but it'll be ok. Our GM is pretty cool. He asked everyone which days of the week they would like to have off, how many hours they wanna work, and then what kinds of shifts they want. In a way, we all kinda got to make our own schedules. And then he bought us all taco truck for dinner! It's pretty cool working there. I just wanna get the opening out of the way and then see how things go from there. Wish me luck this weekend!