Addie and Alex

Addie is one of my sorority sisters. Her and her boyfriend Alex asked me to take some pictures of them earlier this week. Alex is only in town for a week [it was his birthday]; he leaves Friday for Iraq. He serves our country in the USMC. Not only are they both amazing people, the love you see in their pictures isn't staged. I think they're beautiful.

Cook it

Today on campus, everyone is a buzz! Sadly, it's not very exciting to me [because I'm not any kind of American Idol watcher], but David Cook has finally come to his alma mater, UCM. An interesting fact--Cook was a Phi Sigma Kappa, and his brother is here and a phi sig as well. The concert was tonight at 7:30 PM. There were some crazies that had a tent set up about 24 hours in advance to be the first in the door. [This is nuts cause Hendricks Hall is really not that large... you'll be able to see wherever you end up!] Tickets were up for grabs--kind of. Students got first stab at all tickets except you had to fill out a bunch of forms, have a copy of your license, and then you got a ticket if you were chosen from the drawing. This was obviously too much work--proven to me by the e-mail I recieved yesterday saying they still had 30 tickets for sale. I only wish I would've bought my $15 ticket, because people have been selling theirs for at least $100 a piece! [oh hinsight]

Consiquently, there is not very much parking left here in the Burg. :P

Formal Oh Nine

 

Last night was my second AGD formal.  :)  Michael Huskey accompanied me for the second year, and it was even better this year than last!  Afterward Sam, Dan, Mike and I hung out in my room, ordered pizza, and watched some Juno.  Everyone looked beautiful; I think it was a success!  <3

The Faith House?

Unbeknownst to me, apparently Tony Dungy was offered a place on Obama's newly created White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Am I the only person that remembers that there is supposed to be a seperation of church and state? Cause this seems to be crossing the line a bit.

The phrase "separation of church and state" is derived from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to a group identifying themselves as the Danbury Baptists. In that letter, referencing the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Jefferson writes:

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State"

First Amendment to the United States Constitution --

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Justice David Souter, writing for the majority [of the sumpreme court], concluded that "government should not prefer one religion to another, or religion to irreligion"

A-Town Gas

So, apparently the Herald Bulletin posts the gas prices in Anderson, IN on Fridays?

Photoshop my Life Away

^the internet steals all the good stuff when it makes it 72dpi :(

Ugh! I've been photoshopping ALL night! I am personally responsible for my wonderful friend Christopher's senior photos (which were taken in August/January/March). Unfortuately his parents only want one 8x10? I have no clue. Anyway, I got some good shots of him. Here's one for your viewing pleasure!

SILVER

So apparently my sorority is now offering badges in silver and white gold! I want one a whole lot now! rawr. This badge has a Tiffany Pearl in the middle. In 10K white gold it is on sale for $126 and in sterling silver it is now on sale for $94.50. I want one!! :)