Oh It's Been So Long!

"help me out, you know you gotta help me out,
oh don't you put me on the back burner..."

Once again, please excuse my tardiness, life's been crazy -- what parts I'm actually living -- and busy as all Hell. I haven't even turned on my comp for a while and while I've wanted to update y'all on what's been going on, I just didn't have the motivation to add THAT to my long list of everythings.

I don't even know when the last time I blogged was, but since then I'm sure I've had da 4th of July... which besides lighting fireworks off with my dad -- sucked. I haven't ever driven so much in one weekend, it's absolutely retarded.

We drove down the 1st... which we stopped in Topeka to get a key to my Dad's house first, had Olive Garden with my Mom and she told me that for the next day she would let me borrow her Honda to drive to the concert instead of driving our air conditioner-less car. It's a 5 speed, which I learned on when I was 8, but I haven't really driven one in a few years... so from Olive Garden she made me drive home... I killed it like 7 times. LOL

We went to Wamego and that night was the bracelet night at the carnival, had a couple panic attacks, had a couple sno cones... realized I'm OVER the carnival.

Next day as we're driving on this part of I-70 that is LITERALLY nothing, we got a flat tire, that pushed us back an hour... finally we got to Topeka and got my step mom's car --- and the entire day that I had the car -- I DIDN'T KILL IT ONCE! No lie... Jenn's there to vouch. ;-)

Warped Tour was pretty sweet, didn't get to spend as much time with Kelly as we had thought, BUT I did get some kick ass PETA stickers, and as of July -- I am Vegan. :-) I have never been so proud of it either. It's amazing. My body feels better than it's ever felt in my whole life.

I had tried to remain Vegetarian since the beginning of this year, but had some "slips". It's an ongoing process... being Vegan is, for me -- believe it or not -- easier than being Vegetarian. I love it. Being Vegan means that I consume no animal products, no red meat, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, cheese -- any dairy... etc... anything that says it's made with it - not going in me.

In the PETA information we picked up at the Warped Tour about being Vegan it said that it was an ongoing process, obviously there are going to be some times when I can't escape having something made with eggs or milk when I'm at a restaurant, but you just have to try your hardest... no like meat and cheese ziti or something.

Jenn and I went to Fazoli's yesterday and I had a salad with italian dressing (can't have the italian dressing at McD, it has anchovies in it. ;-) also obviously no more ranch or ceasar, not that those are good for you anyhow and you can get the Vegan version at Whole Foods or Wild Oats.) so we were at Fazoli's and I had a salad and spaghetti with marinara... not gonna lie, had some shake'em cheese on it, but like it said -- ON GOING PROCESS. ;-)

Every little bit counts.

We got some bumper stickers, like:





Wanna be a Vegetarian or see what it's all about??? Click here to order your FREE Veg starting kit. ;-) I have one, you should too. Just get it and then decide! http://www.goveg.com/order.asp

Here's a few quick facts: http://www.goveg.com/healthConcerns.asp

The consumption of meat, eggs, and dairy products has also been strongly linked
to osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, asthma

Vegetarians and vegans live, on average, six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters.

Quotes from Veg Celebs::

"I think there's something odd about eating another living anything." —Shania
Twain

"Since I've gone vegetarian, my body has never felt better and my taste buds have been opened up to a whole new world. It's one of the most rewarding choices I've ever made and I invite you to join me in living a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle."—Alicia Silverstone

“I try to stick to a vegan diet—heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products.”—Clint Eastwood

“If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. … It‘s staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.”—Sir Paul McCartney

"Every time we sit down to eat, we make a choice. Please choose vegetarianism. Do it for … animals. Do it for the environment, and do it for your health." - Alec Baldwin

:-) Just some little things for you to chew on.

Let's see, what else now... ahh, hell. I think that's enough for now. LOL

I need my Ramsay fix.

xoxox