:D Awesome, awesome, awesome.

OH! And...

Click Here for an awesome article by the same guy. :)

Oh, how I love being busy!

Since I've come home, I've had tons of free time on my hands. I've kinda been getting a little stir crazy because I had NOTHING to do. Okay, I had stuff to do, it was just stuff I didn't WANT to do, so I didn't.. And last semester I took a couple classes, but nothing too extensive and they definitely didn't keep me very busy.. I also worked in my dad's Chiropractic office one morning a week. TOTALLY boring. Most definitely not what I wanted to continue doing for the rest of the school year.
So, I got a job working at a P.I. firm, doing admin work. It's completely different from Chiropractic admin work. Much more interesting, and I LOVE it. I ride the bus to and from work, which is a HUGE step for me. I was spoiled and positive I would NEVER ride the bus, EVER. And now I ride it three to four days a week. It's very liberating. I'm going to buy myself a laptop in the next couple of weeks (about 4-6), and I'm taking an online writing course this semester. After I buy my laptop, I'm going to start saving for a car. Very exciting.. It's a wonderful feeling, being busy & self reliant. I love it more than I care to admit. :)

BabyBabyBaby.

This is Bruin Jayson Elrey. He was born on October 9th, 2009. I can't get enough of him and I love him to death. He is the sweetest baby boy.. I love to make him smile. He will be three months old on Saturday. He's a great addition to the Elrey family. Bill is an AWESOME dad and Cortney is a sweet, sweet momma. They make an adorable little family and I can't wait for their next baby. I will try to post some pictures of his blessing day soon.. But for now I just wanted to share him with you. :))

Graduation/Grad. Party/Canoeing Pics..... Finally.

I'm FINALLY posting pics of Graduation and my party and stuff.. They're ALL on Facebook, so heres a few of my favorites....


My sister, Affee, Me and my mom after the Ceremony.. :)


Me and Aaron, Amy and G.


Adorable and G. They're GOING to get married. I know it. ;)


Coco! Justin and Sarah's dog.. She's awesome!!



Baseball seemed to be the theme of my Grad party.. I thought that was kind of interesting.. :)


Amy, at bat. [;


We went canoeing on some lake.. I forgot what it's called. but it was REALLY fun!!


we went to 111 Chophouse in Worcester, Ma with one of my dad's old Mission Companions.. This is me trying my first Oyster. They're disgusting.



I had SO much fun in Massachusetts. I'm so glad I went. I loved it and everyone I met and got to know even better. I'm so blessed to have been able to experience it.

Vaccinations.

I have never had a shot in my entire 18 years of life. The only time I was ever poked by a needle was the one time I gave blood. That means I'm an un-immunized member of society. Usually, when I tell people that I wasn't vaccinated as a child they say "Oh! Stay away from me! I'm going to get a disease from you!" and that makes me laugh. Because, honestly, if the vaccines really work then I should pose no threat whatsoever to someone who was vaccinated as a child. I must say, that as an unvaccinated person, I haven't been sick much of my life. Yeah, sometimes I get the common cold or a flu virus, I've had the chicken pox and a small case of the shingles and once I got the Mumps... But I got over it and really, other than that, not a thing. No measles or polio, diphtheria or yellow fever. Really. I've been fine. And I'm most positively not dead.

I recently read an article on Immunizations in Motherhood magazine, they don't have it online so I can't post the link, but it was an excellent article that represented both sides of the debate fairly equally and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested (My mom got it at Sunflower Market). I don't understand why some people out there make such a big deal about the importance of pumping their hours old babies full of viruses and chemicals they probably do not need. One of the major things I don't get is why they give a baby a Hepatitis B shot. Why on earth would a baby have Hep B?! An STD! Really?! And another thing.. Most of the actual vaccines they give you, the disease they treat or prevent or whatever has died out in the U.S. If it has died out in the U.S. and you aren't going to a country that it hasn't died out in, why put the harmful virus/chemicals in you're/you're child's body? There's really no point.

The media has said that the link between vaccines and Autism has been disproved, but it hasn't. The number of children diagnosed with autism is about 1 in every 150. A new case is diagnosed every twenty (that's 20) minutes. 67 a day. That is a lot of kids. I'm not saying it's proven that there is a link between autism and vaccines.. I'm just saying its not disproven. There's still that risk of changing a child's life for the worse by vaccinating them. I don't think I want to take that risk.

Anyways.. This is the longest blog of my life. If you can't tell, I'm rather passionate about this. Hahaha Thanks for reading... It's probably really disjointed and kinda rambles on and on.. But whatever. :) <33

Beef Stew.

Sorry for not posting anything for so long!! I've been home for a month and a half. On Monday I have orientation at Pima Community College, then I just have to meet with my Counselor to register for classes. I'm so excited. School starts on August 26th! :))

Cinco.....

I'll be HOME in FIVE DAYS! I mean, seriously, time has FLOWN by!! It still is flying. Today only flew by mostly because I accidentally woke up at one in the afternoon... But still. Five days and I'll be back in Tucson, where I belong for the next year or so. Wow. It's pretty ridiculous. I'm so excited. I'm quite sad though. I'm already missing some people. It is most definitely a bitter sweet occasion. On sunday, I may or may not cry a little bit.