Went to Mexico for Three Weeks:
-Improved My Spanish
-Learned the Mexican Hat Dance
-Made Friends with a Lesbian
-Went To Take Clothes To the Poor and Saw Dire Poverty
-Got Felt Up By A Dirty Old Man
-Had A Great, Life-Changing Experience With People I Will Never Forget
-Got In Shape and Lost Weight


Things Are Okay Right Now:
-Am Taking A Semester Off
-Am Working At the Dance Studio and Taking Tap, Jazz, and Ballet Classes
--Got A New Leotard and Tights for Ballet Yesterday
-Got Hired At the Youth Shelter As A Childcare Worker
--Started Training Last Week
--Am Really Psyched Because I've Wanted To Work There Since I Was 18
-My Car is Mostly Fixed
--Seth is Driving My Car While I Drive Steve's Car
---We Have A Greater Degree of Independence From Each Other That Is Refreshing Because This Is the 1st Time In Our Relationship That We Have Both Had Transportation At the Same Time...
-Am Eating Really Healthy Food Most of the Time
--Am Trying To Use My Influence To Educate Our Dancers About Nutrition (Cheetos, Sodas, and Taco Casa DO NOT Constitute Food Groups...)
-My House Is A Shit Hole, But Is Getting Better -- And At Least I Have One...

Hurricane Katrina Was A Bummer
-Am Planning On Going Down To Help With The Rebuilding Efforts Soon
-Went to Falls Creek to Help Get Ready for 3,000 Evacuees
-My Aunt and Uncle Are Okay
-Cry Every Day When I Read the Newspaper or Watch the News
-Want To Do More
-Wish I Could Go Down and Teach Children and/or Build Houses Right Now

My Sister Had Breast-Reduction Surgery On Tuesday. She's Doing Well. :)

Amy and Brian Are Showing Animals At the County Fair This Weekend.

My Mom and Dad Are Moving Onto Some Really Nice Land and Will Finally Build Themselves A Nice House.

Grandma Sherry Has Osteoperosis. I Am Sad And Worried.

Alycia Is Really Nice To Be Around Lately And Seems Happy.

Seth Has Been Doing Henna Tatooing At Fairs Lately And It Make Him Happy.

Things Are Good.
I Am Blessed.

-B