Baseball....whats the point?

These past two days I have been in a baseball craze! This weekend the Red Sox and Yankees have been playing at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. I have put off doing reading for classes, and working on my 20 page paper due next week...and all of this for a BASEBALL TEAM? And my question is: is it worth it?

I mean don't get me wrong I LOVE and I mean LOVE the BoSox, and today is the day of my man Josh Beckett as pitcher. But I mean I love baseball, but has it ever loved me back? (As is asked in the ever popular Red Sox movie fever pitch).

But it makes you wonder what matters in life? I mean is it work, school, sports, or any other activities? How do we know?

I guess I may find the answer to this question in slipping end term grades due to baseball, but what are your views? Is loving something and enjoying it make it that important?

Strange facts

- Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.

- The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons).

- Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food FROM freezing.

- Strong negative emotions lead to damage of immune system.

- On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year

- The diamond is the only gem composed of a single element.

- A plane uses less fuel the higher it flies.

- Lightning bolts are only about two inches wide.

- The average pencil will draw a line 35 miles long.

- Hippos can run faster than humans.

- It is illegal, in some states, to dance to the Star Spangles Banner.

- With enough training an elephant can throw a baseball faster than a human.

- 19 states celebrate "National Admit You're Happy Day.

- US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.

- The "57″ on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.

- Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.

- The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

- The ZIP in "ZIP code" means Zoning Improvement Plan.

- The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.

- The numbers "172″ can be found on the back of the US 5 dollar bill,in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

- The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before it.

- It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

- The sound you here when you put a seashell next to your ear is not the ocean,but blood flowing through your head.

- You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

- If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feettwo inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.

- Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".

- You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

- The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs melted into it.

- Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e. "You've got Mail!").He is heard about 27 million times a day.

- Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

- One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the '30s lobbied against hemp farmers(they saw it as competition).

- If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have producedenough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

- If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

- A jellyfish is 95% water.

- If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple.

- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube..

- Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol.

- Only female mosquitoes bite.

- Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

- In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.

- One billion seconds is about 32 years.

- Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.

- The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.

- The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat.

- The reason why bubbles are round is because this is the most efficient shape that the soap film can take for the amount of air trapped inside.

- Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

- If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has allfour legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

- If you were to spell out numbers, the letter A wouldnt show up untill u spell up to the number 1000!

- Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!

- The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.

- 142857 is a cyclic number, the numbers of which always appear in thesame order but rotated around when multiplied by any number from 1 to 6. 142857 x 2 = 285714 ,142857 x3 = 428571 ,142857 x 4 = 571428, 142857 x5 = 714285 ,142857 x 6 = 857142

- Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.

- Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

- the movie Halloween took place in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois but almostall the cars in the film had California license plates.

- If you multiply 526,315,789,473,684,210 with any number you willalways find the original number in the result!

Just for kicks

So far who did you talk to the most today? Hannah and Matt

What is the best name for a butler? Jeeves

What is the thing you are picked on most about? My height and tounge chewing (honestly I cant help it!)

What was your last weird encounter? Walking out of the shower with a towel on at the same time Bethany was walking into the house...it caught us both off guard

Whats the weirdest story about your scars? Falling off a jungle gym in 1st grade...but I guess that is not weird

Do you remember the part from Bambi when Bambi learns to say bear? haha yes <3

What color is your toothbrush? Purple and Silver

What is your middle name spelled backwards? htur

Can you eat well with chopsticks? Nope

What creeps you out? Driving in the snow

Have you ever felt an earthquake? No

What do you do with the hot grease when youre done cooking bacon? Haha...I dont know if I have every personaly cooked bacon

What color are your socks today? White

What is your favorite name that starts with the letter G? Grace

Who do you blame for your mood today? Good I was busy, but I enjoyed the day

What is the closest object to your left foot? the ground

Who is your favorite Golden Girl? I have no clue

What is the longest amount of hours you have slept in a row? 14 when i came back from Tanzania

What story do you tell most often? Car accident

What are the posters on your walls? None

What do you think people think of you? Dont know and I dont care

Do you think this year will be better than the last? yes

Who is the most recent person on your incoming call list and how do you feel about them? it was Matthew I love him <3

Do you know who Salad Fingers is? No

What is the stupidest thing you have ever done? I dont know

What is your favorite commercial of the moment?the tide to go pen commercials where the stain talks...haha

What does it take to make you cry? Not much most of the time

What are you looking forward to? Graduation

Have you ever cried because you thought you were ugly? No

What do you like to do when you are alone? Think

Who are your 2 favorite characters on Full House? Uncle Jesse and Kimmy

What is missing from your life? Right now a job

When was the last time you slept with a stuffed animal? Last night (dont judge me!)

If it was your last day on earth what shoes would you wear? Flip Flops <3

Do you own a Super Nintendo? No

What do you think of Law and Order? I think there are too many of them! But I like them

Can you name all 7 dwarfs? Yeppers sleepy, sneezy, sleepy, grumpy, dopey, doc, bashful

What was the last thing you thought you lost, but ended up finding it? My student ID card

What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping

If you had a ball of clay what would you mold it into? I have no idea

Do you have any famous relatives? Not that I know of

Spring is here...well it was for a day!

As we all know Spring arrived on March 21st, but it was snowing here in good old Western New York, but we have had a warmish day since spring began. I was so excited about the weather my house mate Sheri and I ran outside to enjoy the weather and of course take pictures in the SUN, becasue it had been awhile since it showed it face around Houghton!

I wanted to share some pictures with you so you can also look farward to warm weather 8-)

What do you all do in the warm sunny spring weather?

so today it began

Today in the Houghton College lounge we had senior salute. Where I received graduation information along with my cap and gown, this is scary stuff it means I will be out in the real world soon.

So as it are standing in line to get our names on the right lists, and check the spelling of our names a million different times, the topic comes up...the topic of what we are going to be doing come May. And people are going on and on about how they got a teaching job or how they will be attending grad school, and then it got me. I was asked if I would be going to Africa to work as a missionary among the Maasai which has been my dream for some time now.

I tell them that I can not go to Africa because I have student loans that I need to pay off after college and that the missions agency wont take people with student loans, and then the comments start. First off apparently none of these people have student loans, because they and or their families are rich (sorry but I can not not for my 35,000 dollar a year school out of pocket and still eat!!!) So then I am asked what I am going to be doing.... and I dread my answer but I say it anyways.....

I will be going to live at home and work at GAP again until I can get enough $$ together to get married and pay off some loans so I can go to Africa all while looking for a job with refugees in Boston...and then it comes a girl that I know quite well as she went to Tanzania with me says and I quote..."So do you feel lame and pathetic that you are moving home with your family and working a GAP I mean you did go to college."

UGH I was so mad and I wanted to cry. I thought a lot of people graduated not really knowing what they will be doing. Am I the only one? What are you guys doing, or what did you do after college?

Random things about me

Have you ever been to New York City?
Yes

What are you thinking about right now?
MATT AND JOSH VISITNG NEXT WEEKEND, AND HOW I SHOULD BE DOING WORK

What color is your keyboard?
BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERS

Marriage in your future?
INDEED

How has this past week been for you?
GOOD...BUSY...BUT GOOD

Plans for tomorrow?
COFFEE DATE WITH LAUREN AND GOING TO THE GYM (AS OF RIGHT NOW)

Do you think that the person you like feels the exact same way you do?
YES

Who are you very disappointed in right now?
PEOPLE THAT DO NOT LIVE UP TO WHAT THEY COULD BE

Is there a reason for your MySpace song?
I AHVE 10 SONGS..AND I HAVE THEM BECASUE WELL I LIKE THEM

What song is stuck in your head?NONE, I AM LISTENING TO I-TUNES

Will this weekend be a good one?
WEEKENDS ARE ALWAYS GOOD

Have you ever worn the opposite sex's clothing?
YUP

How long does it take you to shower?
15/20 MINUTES

Is the last person you hugged older than you?
SHE IS OLDER

Has anyone gotten on your nerves lately?
YES

Last night, did you fall asleep smiling..
NO

Are you afraid of change?
DEPENDS

Have you lived in a big city?
NOPE, RAYNHAM, MA BASICALLY ALL MY LIFE HAHA
Does your family own a business?NO

Are you in a good mood right now?
NOT REALLTY, I HAVE A HEADACHE

Are you on medication for anything?
YES

Who woke you up?
MY ALARM

Do you miss someone?
ALWAYS

How's your hair today?
PULLED BACK

What time did you wake up this morning?
8:30

Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
GAP

What did you do last night?
HOMEWORK....ITS MAINLY MY LIFE

What's on your wish list for your birthday?
A PUPPY

Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
BOTH

Do you firmly believe that everything happens for a reason?
YES 100%

Do you think people talk about you?
DONT KNOW AND I TRY NOT TO CARE

Where will you be in an hour?
READING

Do you think someone has feelings for you?
YEPPERS

Do you have a best friend to lean on?
YES

Name something you CANNOT wait for?
GRADUATION
How did you last fall asleep other than your bed?
WHAT?CLOSED MY EYES...HAHA

If someone liked you right now, would you want them to tell you?
I WOULDNT CARE

Do you enjoy late night phone conversations?
NO

What's the last thing you drank?
WATER

If the year consisted of only one season, which would you choose?
SUMMER

Who's the last guy you talked to on the phone?MY DAD

Are you bipolar?
HAHA I CAN BE

Are you open about your feelings or closed off?
DEPENDS

Do you currently want to egg someones house?
HAHAHAHAHAHA NO I'M ALL SET

Do you have older or younger siblings?
NADA

Do you think a lot of people think bad things about you?
HOPE NOT

Is your bestfriend in love?
NO

What would it take for you to be completely miserable right now?
I DONT GRADYATE

At this moment in time, do you wish you could trade places with someone?
AT TIMES...YES

Do horror movies these days scare you?
NO

What is the best thing that's happened in the past week?
THIS WEEK? NOTHING REALLY

Is there an A in your name?
YUP (elizAbeth)

What time did you go to sleep last night?
10

What's the weather like outside?
SUNNY AND ABOUT 40

Are you taller than 5'6"?
HAHAHAHA...NO

Do you know anyone else with your name?
YES

If you had a child, would you rather have a girl or a boy?
EITHER

If your friends warn you about someone, do you listen?
DEPENDS

Do you know anyone with cancer?
YES

What happened at 9:00 am today?
I WAS GETTING READY FOR AEROBICS CLASS

Do you care if people hate you for no reason?
NO

Last song you listened to?
GREEN LIGHT

simple life?

This weekend it has been back to the "simple life" for me!

The internet in my house in New York broke. Now I know what people are thinking...you don't need the internet to get by in life and for many years people lived without computers let alone the internet.

But I have noticed how much I use the internet just to communicate with people in my everyday life. I e-mail my parents, Matthew, and friends who are evem at Houghton to set up meetings, and ask questions for classes. Also a lot of people at Houghton do not have cell phones so I cant call them up to talk or ask a quick question! It has been aggrivating to say the least.

Although the internet is used for a social purpose, I also need to internet to get by as a college student in the 21st century. I need to go on cnn.com to look up information on the current war in the Gaza Strip for my Islamics class, or print out articles from Christanitytoday.com for my contemporary church and missions class. So to get on the internet for the next few days at best or weeks as worst, I need to walk to the Campus Center which is usualy about a 5 minute walk but is about a 10-15 minute walk from my house when it is snowing hard and about 3 degrees out and -15 with the wind chill!!!!




I feel that this may turn out to be a positive thing in my life becasue I will admit I am a bit addicted to facebook and myspace and going on every second that I do not want to be reading or doing other work. I think I will notice that my life will be made more difficult but I am remembering abck to Tanzania and that I survived without the internet (except about one every few weeks) and I can do it again. I will suck it up and walk to the campus center....but I WILL NOT ENJOY IT!

...sometimes the simple things mean the most...

While I was home in MA for Christmas, Matt and I took Eli (some friends of ours 2 1/2 year old son) to La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, to look at the Christmas lights.

It was nice to see his excitement as we drove up to the entrance and he began to see all the lights from his car seat. As we got out of the car his first words were not about the lights or the music, but they in fact were..."smells like poop." And the reason why this is so adorable and funny was because it did in fact smell like poop!

As we walked around he was telling us he heard bells, but then we arrived at a statue of Mary and Joesph and a donkey. And this is when the simple fun of a child made me smile :)

This is when we was looking up at Mary and talking to her.

Then he decided that he wanted a turn on the donkey so he began to tell her to GET OFF!

Seeing the smile on his face made me realize that its not always the huge experiences of life that are the most enjoyable or meaningful, but that we need to be like children to notice the beauty of life at times.

...and I need to add these lat two pictures because they are so doah darn cute!