ANOTHER YEAR...ANOTHER GOODBYE

As the 2011-2012 school year ended today, OJHS History lost another family member.  Steven and I will be the only ones left to hold down the fort as Lisa departs our little group for Nebraska.  I am so happy she gets to be a mommy and live closer to her family but I am SO sad it means she has to leave us.  I met Lisa in our Utah History class in 2006 at BYU.  We then ended up in 276 together and a European history class after that.  I was excited when she joined Allison and I in the department to make three Jaguars out of Jacklin's 276 class.  Steven might get pretty sick of me this year without Lisa to keep us entertained and on task.  I am starting to notice a pattern here that people in my department don't like to stick around too long...it might be me! 

SPORTS GAMES

Literally, the only information I know about sports (other than BYU) comes from People.com.  If sports players do something to put themselves in the celeb spotlight, then I know about it.  Yep, that is the extent of what I know about sports games.  That being said, my dad took me and Janet to the Jazz game last week.  He said it was a playoff game but that means nothing to me.  I had to ask what "playoffs" mean.  I never remember if it is the beginning of the season or the end of the season.  After I asked that, I was profusely made fun of.  Fine with me.  I use my brain space for religion, history, and celebrities.  NOT sports.

AUBURN FASHION

I witnessed the most unbelievable trend while visiting the Sabey clan in Auburn, Alabama.  The trip down south was wonderful but I see every time I go to the South, it is a different world.  The fashion world at Auburn should be trending on the internet because it is a fascinating, different world.  Mr. and Mrs. Sabey had warned Camille and I about the "running shorts and baggy t-shirts" trend but I didn't really believe it.  Well I spent an entire morning learning to believe it and took these photos as evidence.  I have never seen something like this before: 90% of the female students where the exact same type of Nike running shorts, baggy shirts, and unkempt hair.  Granted, I attended college at Brigham Young University where a lot of the student body looks like they are ready for prom when they attend class but this Auburn look is pretty lazy and shabby for going out in public.  I took over 150 pictures so that I could prove my point to the world so I hope these few give you an idea of just how many girls wear this "outfit."  Weirdest.  Phenomenon.  Ever!

This one is my favorite because it is just a sea of thighs.  Lots and lots of thighs.

FYI: the two people in the background wearing pants are with me - they are not Auburn fashionistas

Yes, we were judged for being in regular clothes.  No joke.

OLD ADVENTURE: NC

My lovely friend, Ashton, put this photo up on her blog the other day and it flooded my memory with good times and southern charm.

Summer of 2005 I took my "college roommate trip" to go visit the lady on the right when Lyndsi, Shanna, and I flew out to visit Ashton in North Carolina.  It was probably one of the best trips of my life.  It was so fun to just travel as friends all while seeing where Ashton grew up.  We played at the beach, visited museums, toured Raleigh, Durham, Elizabeth City, Wake Forest, etc. Plus I was forced to eat Bojangles and such so that was...neat. I also got to go back to the south a year later when Ashton got married and Whitney hosted me at her house.  I am grateful for the amazing friends I made in college!

OBX

Hope Plantation

At the Raleigh Temple

With Whitney at the Lake House

RA-RA-RASPUTIN

I need to clarify some historical misconceptions.  My FAVORITE lesson of every school year is the Russian Revolution and the Romanov family.  Unfortunately, it is a story most people have let Hollywood inform them of, not history books.

This guy:


Did not kill this family:


This girl:

Was not a lost orphaned princess


1. Rasputin was an adviser to the Tzarina, Alexandra, because he was "healing" the Romanov's heir of hemophilia.  He used hypnosis and the newly formed drug Aspirin.


2. Anastasia was murdered along with the rest of her family in Ipatiev House in 1918


3. Anna Anderson was an imposter who lied about being the lost Anastasia - I hate her


4. Rasputin was stabbed, poisoned, shot four times, clubbed and beaten. His actual cause of death of was none of the above, it was drowning after being thrown into a river.


5. The Romanov bodies were found in 1979 but DNA testing was not fully completed until 2008.


It is such an amazing REAL story, I don't know why Hollywood had to go and ruin it with their stupid cartoon of solid lies.