Babble; concerto II

FINALLY! I get to work on my mexi-tan.
our family joke is that our missing link in my father's line is straight to Mexico..why else would my daddy be so dark and my grandma's name Juanita?
(that is beside the fact that the MIA baby daddy is in my grandpa's line....)

So I was thinking...
In sunday school we were studying King Hezikiah, and we talked a little about King Josiah. That guy was one of the few righteous Kings we find in the Old Testament, like one of eight. pretty pathetic. Anywho, I thought it was cool how this one verse in Kings says how Josiah was such a righteous leader, that there was none like unto him before or after him. Then I thought of our great Book Of Mormon hero, Captain Moroni. They both were awesome guys. and what i think it all boiled down to, what made them such righteous guys is that they were like D&C 4 says...."serve God with all your heart, might, mind and strength." As Im prepping for the mission field, that is my goal. To have my heart, mind and strength, MY ALL in service of God.
PS. The stay in California is to be lengthened. Possible weekend campout to Redwoods NP or Lassen SHP. Further information will be provided anon.

Babble; movement one

This past friday I drove to Yuba City California. my proudest achievement would be that the GPS said it would take 10 hrs 45 mins, and I did it in nine. And, I totally did not even need that thing until I hit the city.
Ya'll thought I was funny, but you'll be rolling on the floor if you came on the ride with us. It turns out Kebra, Megan and I are even more hilarious after midnight.


casino outside of wendover!

Our favorite stopping point was the lovely town of Loveland, Lockland...what was it? oh yeash....Lovelock.
When a town is advertised for on the highway local listings board for the last 80 miles, you'd expect it would be something, something slightly sprawling. Nope, not in Nevada. Three gas stations to choose from, a nice expensive Chevron (we utilized the toilet there, were I somehow managaged to pee on the floor....story later. the next station was sooo old school. check out these pumps.

So I didnt want to go inside and have to converse with the creepy guy at the counter at two in the morning, and I already missed sideswiping the drunk guy standing in the road (Kebra: Was he laying in the street?!") since the world didn't have the beauty of a credit card swipe in 1950. So, we went to PJ's gas station. we'll just say we didn't stick around for the social and cultural promises this town had to offer.



(megan pointed out the moon here, how awesome is that?!)

We made it to Donner's pass around five in the morning. Here is some pictures of the pre-sun showing sunrise. Great way to start the day in good ole California!

prelude to the babblings

I, Kristin Smith, hereby declare my first utterance.
Anything I find hilarious, clever, meaningful, thought-provoking, or sticks
to the sides of my brain cavity wall, shall be shared in this micro-chiasm of words.
Whatever I think, realize, or wonder about myself or the world will be notated.


And thus begins the mad ramblings of a post-teen nutjob.