False statements for a supposive candidate that wants put "the country first."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

I love how John McCain says one thing and then we find out later that what he told us is completely false. This is just one of many videos that prove this notion. We need a president that is going to be honest to the American people. So when considering who to vote for, choose the candidate the will actually talk the talk and walk the walk for our country. You all know who to vote for come November 4th.

My first climbing trip!

So what do you do when work feels like it is suffocating all of your energy and all of you? Easy, you take a sick day and go on a rock climbing trip in Idaho. That is the perfect way to start breathing and get energy back. Well, that is excatly what I did. I went climbing at City of Rocks which is pretty much like an amusement park for rock climbers. It is like going to Disney land, there are so many rocks, so many routes and so many interesting people. I will post photos in the next couple of days. I am to lazy to go get my camera right now. This place is so gorgeous. Lots of great hiking and mountain biking as well as climbing. I feel like a "real" climber now because I got so much better and I did a lot more climbing. I completed my first ever crack climb this past weekend and I am learning how to lead climb. During our second day, it hailed while my sister's boyfriend was on route. The hail looked like golf balls. So half of our day was spent sitting in the van waiting for the weather to clear up. While we were waiting, we watched the Bee movie because we took a mini van that had a DVD player in it. I thought of you Sarah Lake while watching the movie because we went to see that movie together over Thanksgiving. Good times, I miss you! When the weather did clear it was about 4:30 so we didn't have a ton of time to climb, but we did get a few routes in. This trip was so refreshing for me. It helped to relieve all of my stresses and it made me just enjoy being outside in this magical place climbing 200 million year old rocks. It helped me to realize what being young and having fun is all about. I am so happy that I decided that I "sick" last Friday and go on this roller coaster ride. Okay, so it wasn't literally a roller coaster but I am trying to stay with the amusement park theme. I am also so happy that I found a store which sold ROGUE beer because I have missed it terribly. I have missed my Mocha Porters and that crisp taste that still makes my mouth water.

Well, I am super tired and am feeling my upper eyelids touch my lower ones, so that is my cue to say goodbye for today and goodnight.

Peace, love and pancakes:
Jenna

P.S. Don't forget to watch the Presidential Debates this Friday, if you are worried about our economy or your future career than you should watch them.

P.S.S. Start dreaming of excellent snow falling on mountains all over the West.

A bit of an update!

I went to the AST Dew Tour today which was awesome. I went to the Skate Vert Finals featuring Bucky Lasek; the overall Dew Tour Leader and one of skateboarding legends. He ended up falling on the final third run but all in all the day was pretty fun. I saw a skater almost land a 900 he had one landed foot on the board and the other foot could not hold on which was unfortunate because it would have been the first time that he landed it. I didn't realize how big skateboarding is in Brazil, four of the twelve competitors were from Brazil.

I bought my season ski pass last Thursday and I cannot wait for snowboard season here! I will be a kid in a candy shop once the snow starts falling and the powder is flowing down the mountains. I also just transferred money to buy my mountain bike so come next week I will have my very first, and very own mountain bike in which I can start riding. Once I get my bike, I am going to post some pictures of it on facebook and here. I have found some friends to start riding with so thats good considering I have never really mountain biked before.

What else is new, I am going to be an assistant swim coach for a high school in SLC. I miss working with kids so that shall be fun and earning a few extra dollars will also be nice. That starts up in November and I am looking forward to it. Work is going really well. It is a great learning environment and I am taking on a lot of different responsibilities.

I am still meeting new people and having fun! The weather here is still sunny and beautiful.

Till next time peace
Jenna

Embraces new life journeys....

My sister started her first few days of her "new life." Okay so maybe it is not her new life, but she is starting the path to become a doctor at The University of Utah. I am excited for her to embrace new challenges, knowledges and a new field that is her calling in life. I went to a BBQ with her for all Utah Medical Students and it made me realize how amazing the journey is towards her new life. She is like a baby taking its first steps, she is taking her first steps towards her ultimate career aspiration. Friday is her white coat ceremony in which the Medical School physically welcomes the first years into the start of their new journeys. I personally am excited to watch and embrace her new journey.
I guess I am on a new journey as well ever since I moved here. My journey took a slightly different direction with myself deciding to take a few more classes at the community college. Classes that would not only help to further my education, but also classes that would help me with my future career. While I am still deciding if working in the Sports Industry is my life calling I am taking classes that would be beneficial in all careers. I am taking a web site design class, Principles of Interviewing, and CPR and First Aid. After being at Oregon State the past four years and then transitioning to a community college has been an interesting switch of pace. I am really enjoying the small class sizes at the community college level. Being a student at this level you really get to engage not only with your professor, but with other classmates on a more intimate level. There are more opportunities for extra help outside of the classroom and the professors are more willing to sit down and talk your future plans. I have come to like the way most of my professors handle class. Most of them don't believe in midterms or finals and they like you to get more of a hands on learning style than a lecture style of learning. It is so nice to take classes that I want to take versus classes that I need to take.
I am working on embracing my new life journey. I am working on bettering myself and learning to be happy on a consistent base. I am challenging myself mentally, physically and emotionally. My two areas in which I am working to improve upon are being more patient with everything that I do and I am trying to give straight, to the point answers.


Till next time...Smile, be safe and have fun everyday!

A month in....

It is August 4, 2008 and I am about to finish my first month living and working in Utah. My job has really taken off and I am starting to feel important, needed and appreciated more and more everyday. I am doing a lot of marketing, promotions and writing. I am now the Promotions and Marketing Intern for Pepsi and this internship is allowing me to see what corporate America is all about. I must say that we as a nation rely on corporations so much and I never realized how much until getting involved in this internship. Pepsi helps to control some of the things we as an athletic department get to do and do not get to do. If they don't give us money, we are not doing it.
My personal life is starting to take off as well. I am meeting lots of people through my ultimate frisbee group. From this group, I have people to rock climb every Wednesday night with to go along with my ultimate frisbee.
Last weekend, we went to a cabin in Ogden Utah, and I had such a blast. This cabin was on five acerages of land, and it has a spring fed pool that has a temperature of 60 degrees all year round. I love non-chlorinated pools. Right near the cabin, is this huge resovir that you can go cliff jumping off of or just swim around in. The resovir was so clean and clear, it was like looking through a clean glass cup. I also experienced my first Salt Lake Saturday market which borught in all the local and organic food from all over Utah. It was a bit pricy however, very delicious.
What else, Oh I met this awesome guy who is probably one of the sexist men that I have ever met. He is nice and really into being outside just like myself. He is half Colombian and half Austrian and a tad bit younger than me. We have been hanging out a bit and hopefully that will contiinue!

Have fun, be safe and smile!