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Monday, October 31, 2011

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries- DIVORCE

Let me clarify- I am writing about this because I am DISGUSTED- not because I am interested. This post is going to be a bit of a rant, so I apologize early!

DISCLAIMER: I do watch the Kardashian's on a weekly basis, as a loyal fan; I find their lives fascinating, but I DO NOT what-so-ever admire them or look up to them... I just wanted to get that out there!

It has been released today, that Kim Kardashian and husband Kris Humphries have filed for a divorce after 3 SHORT months of marriage.

This irritates me for 2 MAJOR reasons, which you will read below:

1. Money, MONEY, Money!---The wedding has been surrounded in money from the HIDEOUS and over sized $2 million engagement ring, the $50,000 his-and-her Vegas bachelor/ette party, the overpriced shower, the expensive engagement party, rehearsal dinner and the $10 MILLION dollar wedding!!!!! Plus they are rumored to have received a whopping $1.5 million dollar check for selling their wedding pictures to the smut magazines!

Dont get me wrong, every girl should have the wedding of her dreams, but come'on folks- there's a limit here and this Kardashian-Humphries wedding went WAY WAY WAY beyond that limit!

Arent weddings supposed to be about first and foremost, the joining of two lives into one! It's all about the bride and the groom, love and celebrating that love with their loved ones!

It's not about money and how much we can put into throwing an extravaganza!

This wedding was a complete and udder waste of money! Isnt our country in a recession? Arent major corporations filing for bankruptcy? Arent people loosing thier homes, cars, jobs and more due to financial strain?... YES YES YES! and here you have the Kardashian's who have made their fame and fortune- by acting crude and inappropriate, like imbeciles- on TV making millions of dollars, to never life a finger or put in a 9-5 day of hard work! I'm sorry but I work for my money, I put in my time sitting at a desk- doing WORK! Not "playing" on TV. There are thousands of American's out there whom are either 1. Willing, able and looking for work  and 2. Working their butts off just to try to keep milk and bread on the tables!

To see a wedding which in the end when all is said and done, cost $15 MILLION dollars upward wasted and over in 3 months is horrible, shameful, and a disgrace. Ms Kim Kardashian ex Humpries should be ashamed of herself for this! What a childish, selfish and self absorbed brat she is! Isn't there something ELSE that she could have done with that money? Like built a new homeless shelter, donate to struggling families, donate to the working class, hospitals, fire departments, police departments- ANYBODY other than thrown out the window into a wedding that she couldn't even make the marriage last a year?! UGH DISGUSTING!!!!

2. Weddings aren't just for the party they are there to celebrate LOVE, UNITY and MARRIAGE!!!!!! This whole situation made it very apparent that Ms. Kardashian/Humphries was in it just for the big princess wedding. If she were in if for the marriage, she would have realized that her and Kris were a BAD pair- which was obvious multiple times throughout the latest season of Keeping up with the Kardashians. There were so many times on the show that as a viewer looking from the outside in, you just knew that things were wrong. There were so many signs that things were wrong, the biggest sign- if your family whom you are the closest with do not like you boyfriend/fiance, then maybe they know something more than you do. If you FIGHT (everybody fights in the weeks leading up to a wedding) and argue constantly- up until the night of you rehearsal dinner- then you are in TROUBLE! If you say, "I hate him" at your rehearsal dinner, about your husband to be, then you are in TROUBLE! 

I dont know it yet, but I ASSUME that weddings are pretty stressful and I'm sure that the weeks and days leading up to the big day have to be among the most stressful...I'm sure its natural to be nervous, to argue and to just be scared- but to be mad at each other the way that Kim and Kris were the days before their wedding= BAD NEWS!!!

Then we have the issue of Ms. Kardashian NOT wanting to change her last name and Kris 1. not knowing about this and 2. not agreeing with this.... UMMMMMM isnt this something that you two should discuss before your wedding is like 2 days away?! Isnt marriage supposed to be the merging of 2 lives into 1. I know that the one thing that I look forward to when getting married would have to be taking the last name of my husband. THATS MARRIAGE! You start a new life together, you become one, a family, a unity- you take on the last name!

Sorry for the long rant, but this Kardashian situation just really pisses me off! It's not right! I seriously hope that she goes to bed thinking about the horrible choices that she's made. I think she's and idiot and hopefully the rest of the world will too....

You can bet that when I get married someday, its going to be for the RIGHT reasons, wedding or no wedding, I just want a day with my family to celebrate the unity and the sacrament of our MARRIAGE! No matter what life throws at us, we're going to work on things. I'm not a quitter, marriage is the long haul and I'm ready to take it on head first!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Life Aint Always Beautiful, but It's a Beautiful Ride!


The Gate to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway- a memorial to Dan Wheldon has been created by fans.

Sunday, during a race in Las Vegas the race world lost a great driver. 33 year old Dan Wheldon died in the 11th lap of the race in a horriable multi car accident. This was the first during race death that we've seen in a long time in the racing world. The last Indy Racing League (IRL) death was back in 2003- and that happend during practice laps. To see a race like this is devistating and theres something inside of every race fan that knew the outcome wasnt going to be good...

The one thing that always surprises me is that when you see those cars racing- you forget that there is a person in there. It isnt until you're watching live at a race and you see the little helmet sticking out of the top of that car and you realize-there is a person in there!- you realize at a race how fast those cars really do spin around those track and you gain a whole new appreciation for what those drives do! We all know that every time they get into those cars, there's a risk of a fatal crash; but it hasnt happend in so long that it seems like it slipped out minds that something like this could REALLY happen! Dan Wheldon was the champion in this year's Indy 500, racing without a team, he was a real miracle winner this year at the Indy. This picture of Dan, his wife and his beautiful babies was taken at the end of the race- it brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. What a beautiful, young family- he was taken too soon :(

Dan Wheldon, his wife, and their two young sons- Indy 500 2011





Dan Wheldon after winning the Indianapolid 500 in May, 2011
Dan Wheldon and his team at the 2011 Indy 500- where he was the campion!
Rest in Peace Dan- GodSpeed! We will surley miss you! Life ain't always beautiful, but its a beautiful Ride! What a ride you've had!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Medieval Time with Aunt Cindy and Sue



As an employee at Medieval Times (MT) we get some really nice perks- FREE tickets! When we're hired, on our birthday's and at Christmas (and we get a whole year to use them). Since I was JUST at a show back in June when I got hired and I was getting 4 tickets again for my birthday in September, and 4 again in December; I decided to use my tickets as a gift for my aunt Cindy and her roommate Sue.

My aunt and Sue both have mental disabilities. Both Sue and my aunt are under the care of a great non-for profit here in the Chicago area, called the Little City Foundation. They live independentally together in an apartment facility that has been arranged by Little City. We've tried to give my aunt the most "normal" life that she can have. She live independently, works a full time job, travels, and lives day to day like you and I do. I knew that the oportunity for Sue and my aunt to attend Medieval Times was a rare one- so we wanted to make sure that this was the best experience we could give them!

My mom came to work to pick me up. Before she got to the castle- there was the most beautiful RAINBOW that I've ever seen out my window! I have a beautiful view! The sky on that day was so dark and cloudy and the rainbow was so strong! It was amazing!


The whole drive over to the castle (20 min or so) the girls in the backseat couldnt stop talking about Medieval Times, the horses, and what color knight we would have. They were so excited!

Here are some pictures of us arriving at the castle! (notice Sue's horse shirt) she wore that special for the night- she LOVES horses!


We arranged to have both my Aunt and Sue knighted during the knighting cermonies at the castle. Luckily and thankfully- I work at the right place and with wonderful people and they arranged the knighting ceremonies free of charge for us!

Here are the pictues of Aunt Cindy being Knighted! (she was so surprised!)



Here is Sue being Knighted! Look at her face!

Both the girls got a copy of the photo of them being knighted and a special announcement was made for them during the show!

We made a stop at the gift shop so the girls could get some MT goodies! Aunt Cindy loves unicorns-and Sue love horses! Here they are with their gifts!




We sat in the yellow section!


Yay for the Yellow Knight- WE WON!


Cindy and Sue with the Yellow Knight- Robert! (they thought he was sooo handsome!)