..christmas.. a little late ha ha

Ha ha just CAN'T get over Christmas I just miss it too much.. ha ha just kidding. BUT I will finally take the time to post my presents that I dearly SLAVED my life away on ;)

Better late then never right? ha ha

 That was a scrapbook I put together for Braelynn :)

 Made this for my Grandma Seedall, just a collage of poict

 This for Kenzi-Lou :)

 Grandma Dianne!

 Lisa :)

 Angelicious

 Ellllllllllllllie!

 Juuurica!

Gavin Andrew

 Kenny !

 MOM

 DADDY

 And after one HUGE mess, and lots of time..

I ended up with a trunk full of gifts, and tons of smiling faces which I couldn't have been more greatful for!

Where are you Christmas?

HOLIDAYS COME BACK, PLEASE! 

Oh how I miss you! I love Christmas..not because I get spoiled or because I get to be off of school and get a short break from work.. I love it because I get to spend time with the people that bring joy to my life and make new memories that I won't forget

I had so much fun during Christmas. Spent most of the time with Gavin's family which never brings a dull moment! There such a fun family. I spent the 2 nights before Christmas getting all my gifts for everyone ready, because I am a procrastinator and wait til the very last minute so that "I have something to do when I am bored" Yea get real Kourt. Wrapping and packing my stuff.. not so fun at ALL. I had to go to walmart for wrapping paper and a few last minute gifts, which was a MAD HOUSE. Reminder for next year, do not attempt going to that store during the holidays.. what should have took 15 minutes, rounded out to be 20 times that..yuck
Christmas eve I worked til 4, helping out the estimated 17 TOTAL customers all day (which is very slow for those of you that don't know) so my day was spent complaining to everyone, and anyone who would talk to me about how BORED I was, calling  my boss every hour BEGGING to leave, and counting down the seconds til I could leave.. I swear the day couldn't have gone by any slower, I probably called Gavin 45 times just to say hey, I am so bored what are you doing. "Working Kourt" oh okay i guess ill let you go i love you bye.. ten minutes later heyy babe what are you doing .. im really bored STILL ha ha finally on about the 27th call he finally said OH MY HECK Kourt I gotta go really I am feeding cows, so i gave up ha ha and started to call anyone i could think of that would talk to me, but then i realized i had nothing to say, so I began shopping online ha ha, best thing to do at work, if i was rich! I find myself always just adding things to my shopping cart, but never getting to buy it all.. such a let down ha ha FINALLY the clock hit 4 and i was out of there, car ready to go, trunk full of gifts for everyone, literally.

 Kept myself REAL busy!

I drove my happy self to good ol' Acequia, and had an awesome dinner of prime rib and crab, Smith family tradition.. and oh my was it good. ha ha my fav part of course being the butter that i got to dip my crab as well as everything else on my plate in ha ha don't worry I payed for it later when my tummy was not so happy with me

Christmas day I woke up at my parents house to Jake at 5:30 in the morning (might i add) saying...

SISSY SANTA CAME GET UP!!

me of course being the sweet sweet sister i am got up and played with his toys that santa had got him..

 Even though he didn't play very nicely..

*****

ha ha everyone else in that house being lazy and sleeping til 9 and going back to bed right after they opened there presents, (nick and rj ha ha) it is so fun having little kids around to bring back the magic of Christmas. 

 Rj really needs to shave his mullet ha ha

 Apparently Nick wasn't feeling "fly" as he would say.. wouldn't take one picture with me ha

Every since my parents got divorced, my dad has put up his own Christmas tree every year with his own stuff... all the hallmark baseball ornaments, with a hat on top, mits throughout and bats on the bottom, so creative

 

Jake wrote a note to santa and left him cookies and milk, as well as oatmeal for the reindeer! 

*****

This year I just kinda asked my family for money and an I pod touch from Gavin which I defiantly got spoiled with all of the above! We opened gifts and after all that we had worked up an appetite so Angie made us a gourmet  breakfast of...

 Carls Jr. ha ha, as you can see Nick doing what he does best :)

*****

I went over to my grandmas after that, where my mom and Kennedy were! I gave them all there gifts and I opened mine from them.

 

 Us girls and our beautiful grandma!

 Shes not my baby sis anymore :(

 SPOILED, I know :)

 My mother likes to go overboard... and wrap ALL my stocking stuff too.. shes cRazY..

I love my moms presents there the best. She always gets something that I ask for and always throws in little stuff that no one would think of, but always come in handy.  Like ink cartridges for my printer which are super expensive, but I never would have thought of asking for.. DVD player blow dryer, just things that can always come in handy someday! Shes awesome.

*****

I took Braelynn and her family (my adopted family) there gifts, and gave them all a good laugh of course, ha ha they always love when I come over because I am such a spaz and say the darnedest things.

 My adopted mother Chimene 

MY mom and dad! (not Braes ha ha)

 

Typical Kourt and Brae moment, me being right, like ALWAYS, and her arguing.

 But after its all said and done.. were pretty much sisters and couldn't live without each other!

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I went and had lunch at my Aunts and made Gavin come along with me, since he never has met my mom or anyone in her family for that matter. They always make fun of me and tell me that I made him up and he isnt a real person but I sure proved them wrong.

 Me and my beautiful cousin, Ash, and sissy Kennedy!

Couldn't live without this boy :) FINALLY got a picture.. pretty sure he was saying "im so mad right now, you set this one up ha ha not fair"

We went back out to Gavs after that and just hung out with his family the rest of the night which was fun! I love playing with his little nieces and nephews and making fun of prego Jerica falling on the ice, ha hahahah (love you jer)

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Monday: Me Kennedy and Gavin attempted to go snowmobiling, key word, ATTEMPTED. Dorko didn't check the weather ahead of time and well, once we got up there, got unloaded and headed to the top of the hill, we had to come back down, load up and go back home cuz the snow was too miserable. The whole way up he just kept saying your so lucky to go with me, i am KNOWN in this town for snowmobiling blah blahh BLAH the whole way down he just kept saying, why does it have to be like this i just wanted to have a fun day why does it have to snow. hahah welcome Idaho babe that's what happens.

 

He loves taking pictures :)

TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME NOW.. no i am playing with your brother MOVE!We love each other :) cant you tell.

 After begging FIFTY times I finally got him to take a picture.. and this is what he pulls ha ha typical Gavin for ya!

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I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas and it went by WAY to fast! I am so spoiled in every single way! I have the most amazing people in my life and am so so blessed! Thank you! Love you all, xoxoxo!


*I'll post pictures of the presents I slaved away on later.. I just figured I would get this posted before I got busy and it got TOO outdated!

Ho-ho-ho! k that sounds bad, ha FA-LA-LA!

Hey stranger! Alright, alright. I know I am not the best at keeping up with this whole blog thing, but hey at least that means I am staying busy and I have a life, right? Wellllllllll, I don't really know if you can classify it as a "life." My days weeks consist of school, school school, work work WORK, WORK, school. I guess that's what life as a "grown-up" turns into though huh. Not so much fun, that's for sure.

Well lets see, nothing is really new here.  Except its almost CHRISTMAS, definitely my favorite time of the year. I love all the lights, the hot chocolate, the happiness, the snow (except when I am driving), and the time spent with family.  Even though the customers here at work become super rude, and freak out because we have no "holiday" deals going on.  I guess that's what I get for working with the cheap trashy customers of Pocatello, that reek of nasty smoke and come in all sorts of cracked out I swear! Ha but once I get that pay check it reminds me, hey Kourt, those nasty people aren't so bad after all!

I have kept myself super busy getting everyones Christmas presents together too. I had so many people to get gifts for, and I made everyone's to, so there extra special! I will post pictures of the stuff I made, but not til after Christmas of course, because I don't want people getting a sneak peak of there gifts :)

I spent the last weekend at my mom's and it was so much fun. I forgot how much I missed my mama, and sissy! There the best.  My mom came and picked me up because she didn't want me driving on "bad roads" but I should have known that what she considered bad roads to be are my road for what I like to call, preparing for the INDY 500's. Ha I have a speeding problem for those of you that don't know, and two weekends ago on my way to the traditional Schow family Christmas party, I took my speeding a little to far, and ended up with a nice $150 dollar speeding ticket :( not so fun haha I ALMOST talked my way of it too, just like I have done the past 26 times I have gotten pulled over, but this time I wasn't as lucky.  It was on the interstate and I was going 102 ha I know, crazy that my piece of crap car can even go that fast, which I tried explaining to the cop, but he wasn't convinced..

Anywho, back to my weekend.  My mom isn't so crazy after all and the roads actually were pretty bad, due to fog we could barely even see the cars in front of us, so it was a good thing my mom drove to get me or I probably would have end up hitting Bambi, when she ran across the interstate, in hopes to find food.

We had a great bonding weekend though.  We went to dinner, and SHOPPING, which hello, is always a pleasure when other people are paying haha I met my sisters boyfriend, whom is a total brat, and I let her know it too.  I hate boys, that think they are hotter then the Sahara desert, and that's exactly how he came across.  He didn't even bother to ask if we needed help carrying in the groceries, which my mother and I (Gavin take notes haha) found VERY impolite. We watched the Christmas movies, even though I was the only one strong enough to stay awake the whole time, while the other two dorks fell asleep and left me all alone singing "where are you Christmas & your a mean one Mr. Grinch" :( haha it was so nice sleeping in MY bed, that I had missed so much.  I snuggled right into those cozy, CLEAN, clean  and I mean CLEAN, (for those of you that know my mother) sheets!

Sunday, we put up my mom's Christmas tree and decorated her house, and I'll tell you that was a task all in itself.  For those of you that know my mother, you know she is a clean maniac, perfectionist, OCD freak! Okay, not a freak, but she just likes stuff neat, and tidy, tip top shape. I love it though, it feels so good coming home to a spotless house.  

Anyways, everything had to be in the perfect place, dusted and cleaned before being able to be seen by the human eye.  I spent a good 10+ minutes on the stair rail, grasping for dear life rearranging things to both our likings.  For those of you that know me, I love to design, pretty sure that is my passion/calling in life. I am very creative, I like things to be different, and I love changing things up.  Complete opposite of my mom, again orderly, mannerly. Finally, she stepped back and let me do what I wanted, and I think, surprisingly she liked what I did with the place!

Next came the tree, my mom let me and Kennedy take charge of it, and oh was that a blast.. we had this brilliant idea to purposely make it ugly so she would freak out and sure enough, that is exactly what she did.  Its always fun to get a rise out of her specially when its two against one. I'm sure I sound like a complete brat but my mom knows I love her! Haha when we finally finished the tree it ended up pretty cool.  My mom hasn't taken the time to branch out into the new millennium and invest in some new tree decorations, so I didn't have as much fun with it as I would have liked... haha love you mom.

My sister also is having me re-decorate her room for her for Christmas and I am sooo excited! I start a dental class this semester, along with 14 other credits including, sociology, statistics, chemistry and the mind rigorous pilates ha heavy load, but I can do it, I always have been one that loves a challenge. I think for some odd reason I like strive to be stressed out, haha or else I am 100% BORED with my life.. geeze I need to stop talking, I just keep making myself sound crazier by the minute ha  but anyways, if I don't like the whole hands in peoples mouths all the time scenario, then I am going to take on a whole new aspect of my college life, and study... interior design! Ha Gavin keeps telling me, "Holy crap Kourt make a decision and go for it stop being so back and forth about things" he is so right. But he should know me better for now, I just kind of go with the flow and make crazy decisions with my life as it goes, but hey look where thats got me to now right :)

Unfortunately, there is no school close to Rupert (aka Gavin haha) soo I will have to move back to Logan and go to Utah State because they have an awesome program there! I don't know what I would do though being so far away from Gavin though.  It would be tough but were strong enough to make it work.  Things are great between us and he makes me so happy! I couldn't ask to be more blessed with such amazing people that surround me :)  

I also really want to do cosmetology, still, so based on how this semester goes, will pave the way for where I end up next year! Plus, the money I save if I move back and go to school at USU will be good. I won't have to pay for food, living, groceries, etc. Things I never even thought about having to pay for once I moved out.  It would be fun to be there for my sister too as she goes through high school and I can be there to keep her on the straight and narrow and avoid making the same mistakes I did at that age! But we will see how this semester goes and where my life takes me! Six months is a long time from now and everyone just tells me I am too smart to not do something that uses my brain, and although I am flattered, I have to do what makes me happy! 

Well there's my life in a nutshell for now!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Don't Worry I'm Still Alive

Long time no talk huh! Well I have been BUSY BUSY BUSY! With school and now I got a job, haha i love it life really couldnt be better.. :) I have the most amazing people surrounding me lately and its such a blessing.
Yea, about my job.. ha so they decided to hire me at Syringa.. and its the easiest job ever.  It reminds me of the show.. the office hahahah its just so laid back and the people there are awesome.  The customers though, not so awesome.  On a day to day basis, it consists of
-crack heads
-stoners with passwords on there accounts like "420, marijuana etc"
-teenagers
-old old people who ask questions like "what if i sign a contract.. and die before its up"
- and just plain FREAKS!
I get a kick out of it though, and hear life stories every day! Haha the best part of all is the pay checks, you make a base pay + commision, so it equals out to be pretty darn good :)
I also am workin saturdays at bent bean ha i jsut cant get away from that place, i figured if im going to be goin home every weekend i might as well be makin some money so that is what i do :)
Lets see, thats about all that is new in my life.... halloween just passed and well mine was filled with work, and drivin in a tractor with my favorite person ever! Even though i was a complete brat alllll weekend cuz it was almost time for the special time of month haha.. i shoulda been slapped but Gavin being the stud he is just bit his toungue ha hes awesome!
See like I said AWESOME people all around me
School wise:
I got another 100% on my paper on "How to make a girl fall in love" hahah i will post it, its pretty cute :)
I just finished another one to on how TERRIBLE I feel plastic surgery is!
Ill post them, so everyone can steal them (Laci) and turn them in as there own work ;)
hahah shes funny and i hope she reads this :)

The Ultimate Guide to Making a Girl Fall in Love

                Why won’t he be nice? What’s wrong with me? Why doesn’t he do this? Why doesn’t he do that? Many of you have probably heard these questions numerous times before in your life, coming from a girl’s mouth. But what about the boys? Why won’t she talk to me? Why doesn’t she kiss me? Why does she like him more than me? How many of you have ever found yourself pondering the thought of, girls only go for the jerks that treat them like dirt? Or simply asking yourself how do I make her fall in love? Well gentlemen, I’m about to give you a simplified step-by-step guide as to how to make a normal girl fall in love.             For many of you, getting the girl of your dreams is much like getting the car of your dreams. Unlike the car, which you can bargain for, there is no bargaining here. Getting the girl of your dreams to fall in love with you takes time and effort, and of course a little bit of TLC (tender, love, and care). But you’re in love with the girl, so you’re going to do whatever it takes, right? Your feelings need to be communicated not only by words of the mouth, but also by actions straight from the heart.
           The first step in this head-over-heels phase for any man is to make a good impression. When meeting a girl for the first time, don’t be like those “average Joes” out there! Be unique. Do something to grab her attention, something that will make her never forget you. Don’t tell her about your last run-in with the cops, or the last party you went to when all the hottest girls were all over you. Girls don’t care about that kind of stuff. You see, what a girl finds attractive in a man is determination and kindness. She wants someone she can trust and someone that makes her laugh. Not someone that is in and out of jail or messing around at parties. She wants a man of good habits. She does not want you to be like any other loser.
            Be sure to watch your language. Vulgar language gives the impression that you are immature, uncultured and cheap. Which sorry guys, no lady in her right mind is attracted to. She wants someone that she can go out in public with, and not be embarrassed when every other word out of his mouth is, “Oh %*@* I $*#*@$& forgot my %^**#**! wallet….AGAIN babe.. $@*# I’m sorry.” She wants someone that people are going to look up to and be envious that they didn’t get to him before she did. She wants someone that is going to be her best friend day in and day out.
           Which brings me to my second step, befriending and understanding the girl you are out to get is the next important thing. You need to let your girl fall for you gradually. Do not push her into a relationship. Become her friend first. You need to understand her as a woman, and as a woman she needs to be loved and adored, and needs to be needed. This will move you closer to the girl and it will help you figure out what she’s into-what she likes and dislikes and what her style is. True love is built upon friendships. She needs someone that’s going to be there for her through thick and thin, and a shoulder to lean on. Be helpful and supportive of her one hundred percent and she will do the same for you. Once she knows she has found a friend to open up to, share her feelings with and get advice on the do’s and don’ts of life, she will know you’re the one.
           Third, you need to make her feel special. Let her know everyday how much she means to you and how happy you are to have her in your life. Make her smile constantly and make sure she is always happy. Do not bring her down and degrade her, instead build her up and feed her compliments. Let her know that she is the most beautiful girl you have ever met. Show appreciation because after all, she is the girl you love. In your day to day talks, share your dreams and aspects of life with her. Let her know she is all that you can think about. She is the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning and the last thing at night.
               Fourth, make sure you are creative and constructive so that you can keep her interest. Take her out on crazy, fun dates making sure you try new things and live life to its absolute fullest potential. Instead of going to dinner and the latest movie, take her out fishing. Pack a picnic for the two of you and stay out all night. Automatically she will love the new experience and the thoughtfulness you put into the evening.


           Also, be sure never to fail to call your girl up, especially when she least expects it! If you know she is having a hard day at work, unexpectedly call her on her lunch break. Let her vent to you about how her roommate took all the hot water this morning and used the last of the coffee creamer (even though chances are you couldn’t care less). She will love the thought of you caring and fall deeper and deeper into your love spell.
         Along with unexpected phone calls, comes another step in this process. Girls love surprises. It keeps them on their toes. Make sure to kiss her when she least expects it. For example on your first date, do not make a move. Simply drop her off, give her a quick hug, or even a hand shake. The suspense will kill her! You will leave her wondering why you did not try to get “into her pants” like every other “douche bag” she has been with. Your respect as a gentleman will be earned on how patient you are with her when it comes to such matters as self control with kissing and, well, other things.


            Be sure to remember, that patience is the key to your woman’s heart. Be like the hunter, watching his target day after day, inspecting it, but not taking a shot. Exercising a tremendous amount of self-discipline, until one day he strikes and lands himself a nice trophy prize that no one else got to call their own. The patience and self control which you practice will make you seem much more attractive, as well, as charming, qualifying you as the missing piece to her heart.
               Finally, after you have made it crystal clear that you want her, but just cannot have her yet. You increase your game (meaning making yourself a higher demand). It is not really fair for the girl to be playing hard to get all the time, so take a turn at it yourself! Make her realize that she cannot stand to be without you. By this time, she will be so in love with you that she will be the one giving you her everlasting devotion, loyalty and unconditional love. This is exactly what you wanted, right? After which, prove to her one last time that you will always do your best to make her happy, be there for her and make her feel loved.


             Now that all of you brain-dead men out there know the top-secret steps to making a girl fall in love, do you feel like you deserve a slap in the face? See, it wasn’t so hard after all. Now go out and try these tips and tricks for yourself! They will work on any female, I promise. Any normal female, that is!


haa 100%
and here is my newest..

Flesh Wounds

Not everyone is blessed with an hourglass figure, flawless skin, a perfect nose, full lips, or voluptuous breasts. Every year we hear about the millions of men, women, and teenagers that venture out to enhance, minimize, nip, and tuck all sorts of different parts of their bodies. From face lifts and tummy tucks, breast enhancements and liposuction, to laser hair removal and Botox injections, there is a procedure that can just about repair, remove, lift, and smooth every inch of the human body. Societies worldwide have become obsessed with beauty and perfection. Of course, physical imperfections are not considered a detriment to everyone that possesses them. However, for some, they can shape poor self-image and influence low confidence levels. So how does a person weigh the pros and cons of cosmetic surgery and make a balanced decision about beauty and long-term well-being? The pros and cons of cosmetic surgery both have valid arguments and a worldwide audience of men, women, and teenagers, but I assert cosmetic surgery is a terrible option.


To begin, when considering the pros of cosmetic enhancements, there are many benefits to plastic surgery. Clearly, the most obvious benefit is improved appearance. Plastic surgery can reduce signs of aging, thereby enhancing the individual’s natural beauty, leading to a more vibrant, youthful appearance. It can also correct imperfections and defects. Richard B. Aronsohn asserts, “Plastic surgery can repair damage to a person caused by trauma, illness, infection, developmental abnormality or heredity” (23). Since the desirable result of cosmetic surgery is a more attractive appearance, successful surgeries can have a strong positive effect on an individual’s psychological health.


As such, another major benefit of cosmetic surgery is improved self confidence and better body image. Ali Nedeem states, “Being beautiful elevates self esteem and self confidence which makes others feel more comfortable in the presence of others” (12). Appearance and body image go hand-in-hand. As a person makes positive cosmetic changes in her physical appearance, she begins to experience a more positive body image. While a cosmetic surgery patient may have been told in the past that he is handsome and strong, these compliments are now more believable to him after surgery. Feelings of well-being and psychological health are increased.


Furthermore, although many people may have made interior changes to their minds and hearts, they may not feel the same positive changes on the outside of their bodies. Nadeem also states:


Cosmetic surgery can also help bring closure to a past that may not have always been kind to the way you look. Stress, poor dietary choices or smoking may have contributed to you looking older than your years. If you have done the inner work of making lasting lifestyle changes, a bit of cosmetic surgery can help your outside image line up with the new inner you. (115)


In truth, cosmetic surgery provides a way to improve one’s appearance, self confidence, and body image while connecting the inner psyche to the outer body.


Although there are benefits to cosmetic surgery, there are also major disadvantages to cosmetic enhancements. First, cosmetic surgery is an expensive endeavor, not often covered by health insurance, which can present a financial burden for many patients. Kurt Wagner states, “Many single procedures come with price tags well into the thousands of dollars” (67). In truth, many cosmetic surgery patients don’t always go in for just a single procedure. Some find themselves desiring multiple procedures which will easily leave them with a medical bill that far exceeds the average American’s yearly income.


A second disadvantage of plastic surgery is that when a person receives cosmetic enhancements, there is no absolute guarantee that she will receive the results that she truly desires. For example, we all have seen women and men with skin stretched too tight from the all-too-frequent facelift, which creates a distorted unnatural look. As such, the results of the frequent facelifts being worse than not having the cosmetic procedures at all. In addition to this, a person going in with high hopes of looking younger might want to reconsider. The fact that men and women think cosmetic surgery makes them look “younger” and that it slows down the aging process is ridiculous. In truth, Maxwell Maltz asserts that, “Plastic surgery actually speeds up the aging process.”


A third disadvantage of cosmetic enhancements is the required recuperation time after plastic surgery. Granted, depending on the procedure, the pain level and recovery time vary. Kurt Wagner states, “Some surgeries can range from day to day while others can take from weeks to months for complete healing” (45). Surgeons must cut, bend, stretch, chisel, poke, and otherwise forcefully manipulate structures of the body into the desired shape to make a surgery a success. As Maxwell Maltz writes in his book, Adventures in Staying Young, “This war against the body causes stress on the body resulting in pain and discomfort, bruising, swelling, and stiffness” (107).


Furthermore, many procedures have the potential for serious complications that may even be permanent, leading to increased recovery periods and patients taking time away from normal activities following surgery. In truth, for the sake of beauty, this means taking time from school or work and avoiding favorite activities such as sports and spending time with children.


In modern society today, we all strive for perfection. But what exactly is perfection? Some say that flawless skin, rounder behinds, and fuller breasts are the answer. Others seek flatter derrieres, smaller waists, and rounder noses. So what is perfection? In truth, this is why so many people today, make the decision to get plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is ridiculous. Before a person goes in for plastic surgery does he ask himself, “Do I really need cosmetic enhancements?” Some people want surgery for a few wrinkles that are barely noticeable to anyone but themselves. In truth, anyone tempted to reshape her face, body, and mind by means of a knife needs serious help and therapy. Although we all strive to look perfect, we are made the way we are for a reason. It disgusts me to think that people are so lazy that they can’t simply exercise if they want to shed a few pounds. Instead Americans today take shortcuts in life. We believe in the “get quick” schemes that cosmetic procedures offer.


Furthermore, I am astounded at just how many people go into cosmetic surgeries without the guarantee that they will get the “ideal” look they are striving for. So many complications can occur in these procedures and a person could end up looking worse following surgery. In fact, many people ask the wrong questions when they go in for a procedure. They ask their surgeon, “What can be done? What can I hope for?” The real question that should be asked is, realistically, “What will be done?” So many people, who are seeking cosmetic work, believe that just because it is done every day, that there is no risk of damage or no threat of death. People need to make sure that they know the real risks of cosmetic enhancements. Plastic surgeons are not miracle workers, they are humans. They are physicians who have had extensive training in delicate repair of the skin, but no one can break the integrity of normal skin without leaving a mark. I believe that people should have confidence in themselves, despite any “perceived” cosmetic physical imperfections. People should love themselves, for who they are, not for what they look like. People need to remember that the fantasy of their life might be magically transformed by cosmetic surgery, but the fact is, it is nothing more than a quick-fix fantasy.


In conclusion, every year we hear about the millions of men, women, and teenagers that venture out to enhance, minimize, nip, and tuck all sorts of different parts of their bodies. Societies worldwide have become obsessed with beauty and perfection. When considering the pros and cons of cosmetic surgery both have valid arguments. Plastic surgery can positively affect a person’s appearance, self confidence, and body image. However, the disadvantages are that cosmetic enhancements are expensive, have no guarantee as to the final results, can have lengthy recuperation times, and can result in serious complications. In truth, the argument for or against plastic surgery comes down to one simple fact. Cosmetic surgery benefits people in the sense that following surgery they may experience the results they wished to have received, but in the end the risks are too high and the “beauty” is simply artificial.

Fun with Jerica! Haha

WELL.....

I am pretty boring, and nothing really excited has happened.. BUT me and Jerica did have a great girls weekend! Hahah I'm a brat though, and it was kinda all about me (sorry I feel bad Jer) but.. next time will be all about her!! We did my nails, and died my hair... and did my toes... haha dang sounds even worse when you type it out and read it over and over! ha but she did an awesome job.

They look like shattered glass

SEE how cute huh?
We went for the Halloween sprit if you couldn't tell!

I attempted to do her nails, and I must say that doing nails is WAY harder than it looks. No joke hahah i hope she likes the chunky uneven look ;)

We took this Myers-Briggs test in my career class, and I am thinking that Dental Hygeine just is not for me! It says I need to do something like being an executive director or attorney, which sounds cool, but like tons of work! And you can't really have families with those kind of jobs... so I am STILL on the job hunt, with an UNDECLARED major..  awesome.

OHOHOH, I know what I failed to mention.. you see I got this cat.. well to be exact RESCUED the poor thing from my grandmas :( it was on its last limb and I had to save it.  So I took it under my wing, cleaned its nasty eyes, fed it from a dropper and EVERYTHING, it was my baby. I even took the initiative to buy it a coller! I loved him, Chon-Cho.. Ha don't ask Gavin named him. Well anyways I was planning on stashing him away in my dorm (bad idea come to find out you get a 500 dollar fine and kicked out if you have pets like that and they find out) anywho, the poor thing died right before I came home on Monday morning :( Dont fret, me and brae gave him a proper burial.. in her backyard at 5:30 in the morning, pouring rain, it was very sentimental! hahah i was real sad, then I walk in my dorm and... MY FISH WERE DEAD.  Just sitting there in this murky water floating, reeking up the whole place... guess i just cant hack animals? or they hate me! hahah

RIP haa