Mint Tea

city living

2009-10-27T18:22:00.001-07:00

I am so bored....What I want to know is what do people truly do living in the city...this is all new to me and am not sure how a normal american citizen keeps themselves entertained. Yeah of course there are the usual methods such as jogging, taking the dog for a walk, mowing the lawn, or trimming the trees, doing laundry, or cleaning the kitchen. But how long can these really last? and how can you do the same routine? nothing new and exciting to look out on everyday, no surprises when you go outside, you dont relize that the fields need to be swapped, you dont go to the barn to find new life born the night before, you dont walk outside to find something that needs your attention, something that will distract you for the time being or soemthing that you can give your full attention to. wow anyway, props for all of you who have found things to do in the city but i have not. props to all of you. im telling the truth. Unless you have stuff to do like im not surprised about obesity in america, all people can do is sit, watch the tv that is given to them and eat. seriosuly thats is it! think about wheneveryone had land, everyone had responsiblities think about when you did have to walk a mile to your barn or walk the fence line, think about everyone living life like that or not driving to the store in 5 seconds and not having to walk at all then going home and eating. People had to walk or ride or travel for long periods of time to even get to a store or a post office! now we walk outside and there is a post office, the mail comes to us, food comes to us, theres nothing. props to those who live in the city and dont go crazy.

new post

2009-10-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

not quite sure if anyone is even following my blog anymore...maybe gram and gramp :) lol but I just found Mary Beth YAY!! :D inspired to make a post today! today was the day of birthdays and surprises! first a surprise birthday party and then a visit to my favorite farm shady oaks where to my surprise I get to breed the girls with an amazing ram!!! then off to ANOTHER birthday tonight which was really fun and good! happy birthday vin!

sad day

2009-06-23T23:42:00.000-07:00

SAD DAY! I have barely kept up on this sorry everyone...I am a bit inspired tonight to relinquish my blog writing.
late tonight gramps and I stayed up chatting online later than usual inspring me to check out everyones blogs, new posts, and pictures.
Which also reminded me as of gramps weigh in day, the 19th for people who keep up on his blog, I am officially 18 in 1 month on that day which means less than a month today...I know surprise surprise everyone..
hmm which brings me to another conversation which mel and I had while vacationing in lovely Maui. " so what can you do when you are 18?" we pondered and pondered and came up with quite a few..I will ad on to them as well, well when you are 18 you can...get tattos and piercings, lottery tickets, go to a real jail, VOTE, order stuff from info-merrcials, buy a house, get married, hmm well since it is so late, my memory has probably failed me on quite a few things, if you can think of anything else though..let me know so I can do whatever it is when I am 18.

I have moved on from the excitment of graduating high school and am so glad that everyone came to visit and support! that was fantastic and I am so thankful for it, I just hope everyone had a good time.

Now that I have moved on from the dreary days at the place they call "high school" I have moved onto higher thinking such as...when shall I begin "job searching" hmm maybe tommorow or the next day, while keeping up with my drama of Jon and Kate Plus 8 I have little time to consider this option soooo I have decided that maybe just maybe a TLC representative will come knocking at my door and I too shall live the life of a reality TV star...but that soon fades away and I get over the fact that it may not happen today or the next day.

For now I am busy catching up on chores around the farm and packing up my room to move to Albany in August. It has been quite the deed but it is enjoyable rummaging through all of my "stuff" Zachary Cain has been great! we are so excited that we can both call ourselves college students now even though as quite a few of you know, for some reason I am stuck in 2005. haha things that happened YEARS ago I clame happened just a couple of years ago, I suppose time really does fly when you are having fun.

Zach will be joining Oregon State University's Air Force ROTC program, which I cannot explain too well but just this...you pick a major of their choice, they pay for your school, you work really hard, you get good health benifits in the long run and you get paid so much every month and it takes up a lot of years and you go into it with high hopes of becoming a major officer and pilot. and that is the extint that I know of the ROTC program. BUT he wants to do it so I support him just as he supports me in my pursuit to become a Vetrinarian. sounds exciting huh? VERY!! my college thinks that my major is still in Speech communications though which I will have to change very soon before it becomes communicating with sick animals or something, which wouldnt turn out quite well...

ok 12:09 time to get ready for bed...I think I should work a grave yard shift when I get a job since I thrive at night, getting as much work done as I possibly can.

anyway more tomorrow hopefully.

2009

2009-04-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

WOW! 2009 already! yes and it was defiantly time for a new post. Well, since time has flown by and the weather has been so crappy around here I am still stuck in February for some reason haha every time its like "oh its only February" buuuttt it never is, it's already APRIL!!! zachs 19th birthday is right around the corner, next monday! which mean so is mine! my scheduale has been sooo packed lately I can hardly keep things straight! well I will keep up my posts hopefully and keep everyone updated until GRAD!

2008-11-29T11:28:00.000-08:00

Shopping yesterday was totally fantastic ya know? like it was horrible and yet fantastic all at the same time, i just couldnt decide. so many consumers in america, and yet dont we all feel good about ourselves when we buy "stuff" yes we do..90% of it will eventually end up in the garbage. HA

OSU

2008-11-25T17:13:00.000-08:00

OSU tour today...absolutely amazing!!!!!!!! cant wait for everything to get settled in. I have a lot planned out right now just thought id let everyone know! I feel really great about this campus and the atmosphere. It seems just right with everyone walking around in their belt buckels and boots all the way to coach purses and stilletos! hahaha wow it fits perfectly wouldnt you say so?

FFA CREED

2008-11-22T15:07:00.001-08:00

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.
I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.
I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.
I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so - for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.
I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.
The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention.

FFA Creed

2008-11-22T15:06:00.001-08:00

2008-11-18T22:16:00.000-08:00

Anyone else watch Jon and Kate plus eight???? I absolutely LOVE that show i just wanna cry whenever I watch it!!!! its on monday nights at 9 on TLC watch it sometime, the Jon and Kate's relasionship is sooooo amazing!

2008-11-10T15:44:00.000-08:00

Alright then I havent updated my posts in quite a while...buuutttt here I AM!!!! coming to update your lives, well as I have been progressing in my education I am trying to find my profession that I will pursue for the erst of my life and all I can think about is having fun...there is NO WAY i will be sitting behind a computer desk, life is worth WAY more than that and I dont care whether some think that is true or not but I think it is and I know it is! I have considered film making, photography, inspriational speaker, a teacher which would make an impact and even more...I have been having a wonderful senior year and me and zach and just as fantatic as ever! we have been exploring this world together which has been composed of taking out first flight together. Zach flew me in his airplane a few weeks ago and yes he flew, he flew his airplane the whole time...It was amazing

AND NOW

2008-06-10T23:17:00.000-07:00

it is finally summer, thats all i have to say is SUMMER!!!!!!

Finally

2008-06-07T23:31:00.000-07:00

It's alllllll over. wel at least for Zachary he has moved on and never to see high school again! it was overall a good night and had a fun party tonight with ALLL the family! he is so awesome and amazing! i love you zach!! so all of them are gone and all have their lives to get back to other than school so now its summer and we all have to get jobs but before that we all gotta have some FUN!

And so

2008-06-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

AND SO.....the Title of the senior class was passed to US the junior class..every year each class leaves and another comes its all apart of the circle of life and this is how we move on, the seniors, some to be seen often, others not to be seen again. All who cherish this beloved class knows how hard it is to lose them to the real world haha..but as for us the tiny little juniors who are now taking on the huge role of the senior class have once again come to relize how much fun next year is truly gonig to be, many have already come up with our senior prank and right down to the hour of how much fun each class will be together next year. its hard to believe that this will truly be my last summer and that in 2 days I will be taking the dreaded SAT. i remember when Jame took it and I didnt even think I would make it there, even to prom when I saw her pictures but look at me now i'm almost DONE and with all of the excitment and fear our class will soon truly be able to walk down the isle together just as '08 will tommorow night and say goodbye to all that have changed our lives and guided our journey this far..and to question what will come to all of us whether we see those smiling (sometimes grumpy) faces again......

The Strangers

2008-06-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

SOOOOOOO.........me and zach and sarah and trevor, as well as corin and cody all went to go see the new scary movie box office hit..the strangers. well at first i was totally freaked out, i mean before the movie had even started so when we got around to it actually starting i can only imagine the look on my face, even though they were only talking at this point in the movie. Well come to find out i wasnt the one that was scared after all and to tell ya the truth it really didnt freak me out but ZACH omg i dont mean to rag on him but he would get scared and jump so loud that i couldnt help but jump myself! so he was the one that was scared all the while scaring me while he jumped and we screamed. it was a fun night though! and when we got home at around 1:00 one of those pesky sheep had gotten out and was standing in the middle of the driveway, of course..........so that means that zach and I were running around in the PITCH black chasing this BLACK sheep after watching a terrifying movie. so thats my night now today i have SAT class and FFA banquet so many abrheviations.

just live

2008-05-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

well......just got home from the farewell senior dance, which was pretty fun but could have been better, just a dance ya know? well we all go through our order, were on top of the world then were on the bottom, then we slowly climb back up to the top to cherish your pride and then eventually we fall or slowly slide down the steep hill again........now this cycle could be in any part of your daily life....to your life period......all of our life were climbing this huge hill to get to the last day, we climb a hill for school, relasionships, days, projects, almost everything...how many things can you think of?? once again i fear that graduation has not hit me yet buuuuuut i think that night...i may be a wreck but still not sure feeling pretty good about it so far. sooo anyways so anyways

grad

2008-05-29T22:20:00.000-07:00

Well it has come time again to ponder upon our great works of grades....as the end of the school year sneaks up on u s once again we begin to wonder...where is all of this time going? where did it go? and what will we do with the rest of it? how much longer do i have to make these choices? and then its.....what choices? graduation is only 8 days away now...including weekends and everyone is getting their happy face on (at least the seniors) and what i have relized is that us juniors are getting a reality check, unlike the small measly freshman and sophmores. but it is the juniors that take the beating of our time in high school........yes i keep telling everyone that will be us picking up our very own caps and gowns to wear on that day so close yet so far away

SO

2008-04-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

So, i was thinking of something important to write about, oh well i'll just have to improvise...ya know i really like the MASTER CARD commercials they are just so funny and cool..next subject

I just love my friends sometimes, lol i had a big golf jacket on cause i was cold today in mechanics and just for fun i was like does this make me look fat?? to like all my guy friends since the class in 97% boys haha, so gladly they all replied in the nicest way possible and it made me laugh..funny so whats your favorite commercials?

2008-04-20T23:05:00.001-07:00

The way I do it, it's get with it or get over it...shawna and i created this thinking of how to view others....we also must judge other by their intentions and not their actions, as we judge ourselves by our in tentions and other by their actions...im still trying to figure that one out but so far its working out

market lamb

2008-04-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

So, I got my market lamb yesterday and he is a HUGE monster...i have refrained from naming him so that no attachment is but that seemed to fail as well as he has 4 different names.....Monster, Simon, Killer, and zachs fav. Chewy! hahaha so at fair the maximum weight is 185 and at this time he already weighs 95 pounds, which only means that he will be gaining even more weight between now and then...hes on a grass hay only diet right now with twice a day exercise! I will have a picture of him up soon enough..stay tuned

Teachers

2008-04-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

Teachers....so I walk in to talk to the "meanest" history teacher about how i had missed 3 days last week on account of golf 2 days and FFA 1 day. And he wouldnt even let me talk and say why i was gone, he completly made the assumption that i faked sick and skipped his class...thats what he said "because of your failure to show up to class when i had seen you earlier in the day frustrates me that you would get sick and skip my class" those are pretty much his exact words, and as I am trying to explain of why i was gone friday he mumbles over my muttering and completely ignores the fact of why i was in there to even tell him why i was gone.....so that made me mad for like the rest of the day....so after school today im off to golf for another tournament 2mroow at noon....talk again soon

the name

2008-04-07T23:15:00.000-07:00

so everyone, i hope that we keep this blog thing up....because i think its an awesome idea!!!! so Mint Tea the name of my bloggy so i was drinking mint tea and i wanted something artistic so i thought this was a good idea!!! yep it is, ive been up late studying and writing a history paper! blah bad bad bad so hope everyones doing good lets keep this up ok??