AFTER
I've been a blonde all my life but I finally decided to try something new. I've never had the guts to do something this drastic but I am loving it! I'm still getting used to it every time I look in the mirror but I think the color is beautiful!
There has been a big change in my life but I'm going to make you wait until tomorrow to find out what it is - no I'm not pregnant so don't even think it!
Check out his two teeth!
Our hotel was located right in the French Quarter so we were close to all the action. We walked around Bourbon Street and that will be the last time I need to do that. :)
The next day we took a trolley ride through the Garden District. We got to see all the beautiful mansions and some pretty amazing architecture.
That night my office threw a pep rally at the team hotel. I was working so uncle James took care of Gavin.
The next morning we ate breakfast at a cute little cafe where we were scolded by a New Orleans local for not trying some authentic Louisiana cuisine. I'm sorry but catfish and oysters does not sound appealing for breakfast; we all stuck to scrambled eggs.
Here we are at the tailgate where we got to say 'hi' to Elise. They kept her very busy on the trip so unfortunately we didn't get to spend a lot of time with her but she had so much fun!
Finally we are at the Superdome! This facility was amazing. I loved being in an indoor stadium and I wish we had that here.
Gavin was an absolute angel during the game. He slept during the first quarter and then he was perfect the rest of the game, which was so surprising because it was way past his bedtime. He must have known how awesome it was to be there!
This season has been so amazing and very unexpected. We have been with our Utes every step of the way and it has been such a blast. I love that this game will be talked about for years to come and it is a great step to changing the very flawed BCS system. This team is definitely national champions in our eyes!!!!
Playing the bells on Christmas Eve. - This has been a tradition in my family since I was little. Even though the songs don't sound that great we have lots of fun!
Gavin loved opening all his gifts; he received lots of fun stuff! He was such a good boy all day long; I think he knew it was Christmas. :)
I hope everyone had an awesome holiday and continues to have a fantastic New Year! We leave for New Orleans on Wednesday and can't wait to cheer on our Utes on Friday!!!!!!!! I hope you will all be wearing RED on Friday!!
GO UTES!!!!!
If you have never heard of the show Whale Wars, take a look at the link above or this video below:
I think the clip is pretty compelling and I think that anyone who is passionate enough to volunteer their time in a potentially dangerous situation, without much, if any, preparation is probably much braver than I.
That's where my praise will end.
I'm obviously not passionate enough about the environment or as incensed by whaling to the same degree as the people on this show, but I think that most of them had no idea what they were getting themselves in to. The captain of the ship, and ex-Green Peace member/co-founder named Paul Walker (I think) is fanatical. He cares more about the lives of whales than he does the lives and safety of his crew members and without a doubt more than the lives of the whalers themselves. He expects his crew to be willing to sacrifice everything, including their lives to contaminate already harvested whale meat that is supposed being used for research. Whether or not that's true is very debatable. Even if it's not, is it worth endangering people to save whales?!
I'm sure a lot of people would answer yes to the previous question, but I am not one of them. I don't see a lot of arguments that could convince me otherwise.
On the episode I saw this week, Captain Paul Walker off-handedly accuses his crew of sabotaging their mission. This line infuriated me! They are volunteers with little to no experience at sea, in the Arctic ocean, operating foreign machinery, and being assigned to tasks in which few of them have any knowledge, let alone expertise. Yet he holds them responsible for not doing things properly. He did not take the time to train or teach them how not to die in freezing waters or how to properly handle the equipment. It would be like getting mad at a 16-year-old for not driving well or breaking traffic rules without taking the time to teach him or let him practice.
In my opinion his fanaticism stands in the way of his good judgment. I applaud his efforts to stop what he considers illegal whaling but I think the way he approaches his mission is irresponsible.
With that said, by all means watch the show and make your opinions. I watched it On Demand on Comcast (free). For me, it might be the new show that I love to hate.
