Yes, finally, Tracie has returned!!!!! I serioulsy haven't been on here since my last post. How sad is that? So lots of updates for everyone. Here goes!

Ok, so I am back at school! It is my senior year, so needless to say I am very excited and very nervous all at the same time. I can't belive how fast the time has flown. And of course to add to the pain I am taking an overload of credits. Yes, I am ding dong lol. Here are my c.l.a.s.s.e.s: business writing, counseling for individuals, human services, Spanish, professional ethics, and of all things, a c.l.a.s.s about Bob Dylan. I am a little overwhelmed by Spanish, due to the fact that I don't know any, but I am sure it will get better. I am hoping that my grades are just as good, if not better, than last semester! Keep your fingers crossed!!

Another update. Ok, so the Olympics were amazing. I think we all know that. I am just super excited about Michael Phelps, because he is actually from Baltimore (where I am) and he won all of those medals! And, come on, he is just a little cutie pants! And rock on with the Nastia Lukin and Shawn Johnson. They are insanely great at what they do. That's all I really think I need to say. We all watched the Olympics and I know everyone sat in awe at what we saw this year!

Ok, so what else. I am still single. Yup. There is this really, really, really, really, crazy hot guy in my human services c.l.a.s.s though. He kinda looks like Chris Daughtry. Hot, right!?! To quote Forest Gump, "That's all I got to say about that."

Ok, one more update that I am sure is on everyone's mind. FALL PREMIERES!!!!! I am insanely excited about shows returning and the new ones that look awesome. The new one I am excited about is 90210! I grew up watching the original so I totally need to see if this new one is as great as the original. I was watching a show and they were talking about it and they even said they have some big shoes to fill, because Beverly Hills, 90210 defined a generation. And it is true! No one will ever forget the characters and the stories from that show! I am also very interested in the new FX show Sons of Anarchy. It comes on next Wednesday at 10p. I don't really know a whole lot about it, but just watching the previews has sucked me in. Speaking of sucking, I hope it doesn't. Lol! I can't wait for my shows to come back either. Prison Break, NCIS, CSI, CSI:NY, Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, Pushing Daisies, Cold Case, and Desperate Houswives. Just think, only a month to go until they come back!

Well folks, I think that is enough reading for you today. I am really going to try and get on more. Hopefully at least once a week. So you all have a great day and I will talk to you all soon!

Much Love! ~*~ Tracie ~*~

Hello everyone! Ok, so I know it has been a long time since my last blog. And sadly, I cant really talk right now, because I have history in a few minutes. I just wanted to let you all know that I am still around. I plan on writing a longer blog later. It has just been crazy hectic with getting ready for finals. AHHH! FINALS!! I will definitely need prayers for them lol. Ok, well I have to be scooting off of here, so I will talk to you soon!

Much Love!

Tracie

Hey y'all! Ok, so first order of business....I am still here! I have been absolutely crazy at school, so I haven't had time for anything. But hopefully I will be able to get on here more. Second. For the Seniors in my sorority, we are making albums with our pictures and contact info and notes and stuff like that. I want to put inspirational quotes on each of their pages. I have picked out 10 quotes to use since their are 10 Seniors. I am thinking about putting one quote on each of the Seniors' pages. Does that sound like a good idea? Here are the quotes that I picked. Let me know if they are good quotes that I should use.

* "Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star."

* "Remember today, for it is the beginning of always. Today marks the start of a brave new future filled with all your dreams can hold. Think truly to the future and make those dreams come true."

* "Laugh often, dream big, reach for the stars!"

* "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."

* "To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs."

* "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail."

* "Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable."

* "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

* "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."

* "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

So let me know what you think of these and if you have any suggestions of a quote I should use please let me know. Thank you and have a great night!

Much Love, Tracie

Hey y'all. Ok so as the title suggests, this is a little religious tangent that I felt like going on. I am a Christian, and there is a new song out on country radio that angers me. It is by Brooks and Dunn and I absolutely love them, but I really don't like this song. It is called "God Must be Busy." Pretty much the song states that God must be too busy to listen to our prayers and that is why everything in the world is a mess. I totally disagree with this. I think God hears our prayers and He does what he can. I mean He is not going to make everything better all at once. Here on Earth we have to work at what we want changed and try to make it better. One day everything will be perfect, but right now...no. I like to think of Garth Brook's song "Unanswered Prayers." "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." Just because He isn't answering all of our prayers right now doesn't mean He doesn't listen. So I would have to say the message in this song is wrong. That God is not busy and He does hear our prayers.

I guess you just have to be your own judge on this matter, but you know where I stand. Here are the lyrics for you read:

Brooks and Dunn - "God Must be Busy"

That anchor man
says the fight began
somewhere in the Middle East.
The world prays for peace.
There's a single mom
just got laid off when she lost a job
to some foreign hands
in some faraway land.
Last night in Oklahoma
some twister took thirteen
and they're praying that they find
the missing three.
God must be busy.

That highway sign
went from slow ahead
to traffic's dead.
Thought it couldn't get worse
than that Amber Alert.
They say she's 4,
Colorado plates, headed out-of-state
in a Chevy van.
It's hard to understand.
You can see it in the faces
of all those highway strangers,
they're praying that God
keeps that girl from danger.
God must be busy.

And I know in the big picture
I'm just a speck of sand
and God's got better things to do
than look out for one man.
I know he's heard my prayers
cause he hears everything,
he just ain't answered back
or he'd bring you back to me.
God must be busy.

That evening news,
Ain't much changed
pretty much the same
since I left home.
Yeah that war's still on.
They found that little girl.
She was soaking wet,
half scared to death
on the side of some road.
Them prayers work, you know.
And the Bloods and Cripps are at it,
and theres a killer drought down south,
and old folks can't afford the drugs
they can't live with out.
God must be busy.

And I know in the big picture
I'm just a speck of sand
and God's got better things to do
than look out for one man.
I know he's heard my prayers
cause he hears everything,
he just ain't answered back
or he'd bring you back to me.
God must be busy.

That anchorman,
says the fightings worse,
cities burn in the Middle East.
world prays for peace.

Now that you have read the lyrics, you can let me know where you stand. I think this would make a great discussion. Have a great night and I will talk to you soon!

Much Love! *Tracie*

Yay!! I am finally up a new level on here. I was stuck at level 10 for sooooo long, but finally I have done enough to get moved up. Hopefully I can keep on truckin! Well, that was really all I had to say lol. I just wanted to rejoice about my new level lol. And I also wanted to say that I won't be very active on here this week. I have midterms this week. Then I get to go on spring break! WOOHOO!!! So I will try to stop by when I can, but I may not have too much action for about a week or two. But I hope y'all are doing well and I will talk to you soon!

Much Love!

*~*Tracie*~*