My Sister My Hero

Last weekend I was in Chicago. I went to see my little sister graduate from the Navy's Bootcamp. I can't think of a better reason to travel. I wish I could truly express how incredibly proud of her I am. In a span of 9 weeks they transformed her into an amazing young woman.
Growing up she always admired and looked up to me. Now the tables have turned. I truly admire the courage and bravery she shows every day. I was happy to see that the government noticed as well. She, and everyone else graduating that day, had received a patch of bravery and honor because they enlisted during a time of war.
I was so amazed at the change in her. She was quiet, respectful, disciplined, focused, honorable, mature, and committed. I hope as I continue to grow and mature that I can someday be like her. She truly is my hero. I am so incredibly proud to call her my sister. I know she will succeed, because that is what she does. She has already begun to excell and I know it will only get better.
It would be wrong of me to miss this oppertunity to say thank you to everyone else who serves this great nation in the bravest of ways, by serving in one of the branch's of our military. Thank you for what you do to protect my freedoms, and to ensure that everyone else who deserves the same freedoms, has a chance to experience them. At my sisters graduation the speaker said, "you are now members of the strongest, most feared navy in the world. Every other navy dreams and aspires to be you". That gave me goosebumps. I am sure it is the same for every other branch of our military. So continue to live and fight with the pride and courage that is rightfully yours. And thank you for all you do.
Here are a few pictures of my sister I took that weekend in Chicago.

America's Pastime? What Were They Thinking?

Ok, so we've probably all heard it said that baseball is way more fun in person, when you're actually at the game. A couple of weeks ago (I know, it still takes me weeks to post, but I am getting better!) Amanda and I went to a Drillers game in Tulsa with a bunch of the college students and we found that really, its not any more fun to actually be there. Take a look at this picture and tell me what you think.














The rest of the game looked just like this, except for a bunch more 0's. The Drillers finally scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to win. I don't know about you, but I just didn't enjoy the 3 hours spent in the heat and humidity. Three minutes of action crammed into three hours.
In baseballs defense, it was only a Drillers game, a minor league team. Maybe a MLB game would be more fun, but I kind of doubt it.
Now I know I've been kind of negative, and hard on baseball, I got to hang out with some of my friends from OWU which was fun. The thing that made setting through the game bearable was the sweet fireworks display that they had after the game. If it hadn't been for that, most of us would have left after the 4th or 5th inning! Here are a couple of pictures of the people and the fireworks that made the baseball game worth going to, and maybe that's why people enjoy it. They enjoy the atmosphere and the people. In the end, it was an alright trip, we did go to starbuck after wards. However, I'm still not convinced that baseball is a real sport!