I am still the Brittny you all know, so please don’t hate me for what is to follow.

I will probably never bring this issue up on my blog again, unless it deals with a neutral issue. So, please, no backlash in the comment board. Feel free to email me with it, but lets keep things nice on the nest.

Okay, I’m blabbering and confusing myself. On with the show…

I still have a lot going on in my head today, and the fact that OU lost makes matters worse.

Will stayed late at work to watch the game. He just called and you would have thought his dog had just died. It’s amazing how something like OU losing would normaly have me depressed (yes, we are crazy, extreme and hardcore fans), yet with the things I’ve been watching on the news it is far from secondary.

I really believe Will is depressed though. I think stuff like this is so different for the male gene. It is beyond bad enough that we are not there, sitting in our seats cheering on the team for their first game, but they lost. OU doesn’t lose. Ever (okay, they have lost twice in the last 2 seasons, but you know what I mean). I think we were both in disbelief. Poor guy. That is one of those things that truly gets him through the days here- being able to look forward to football. I hope that in light of the things going on in the south he will realize how many many more things we have to get us through the day that we daily take for granted.

Okay, enough about that.

Today was our day off for Labor Day. I was so excited to have the entire day with Will before my puppy dog days are over and I have to start work. however, our day came to a screeching halt at 9:00 this morning when his boss called him and told him that he should come in. I wish I could go on a 30 minute tangent about this issue. Not only would it have me feeling much better, but it also may leave you needing to check your pants because of the laughter that would have ensued. so much for thatl. It sucks to wonder who may read this blog, and the fact that the first 90 days leaves all new employees under greater scrutiny doesn’t help.

Anyway, that news left Will in a bad mood and me even madder. We tried to make light of the few hours he had before having to go in, so we decided to do our favorite weekend hobby: eat.

We went around 11:30, a time when you are literally the only people sitting in a place that fits 300. However, we forgot that not only was it an American holiday, but also a Muslim holiday. So it was crazy busy.

I love quiet lunches.

The rest of the afternoon was spent watching the news and wanting to throw a brick at the tv. I know this is the nest and the focus of blogs are newlywed stuff, but being someone highly interested in politics I can’t just sit back and shut up. I will try my hardest just to write and not let my personal political leanings get in the way- okay that sounds funny because everything I’m about to say has to do with them. I guess what I mean is that I am not going to let my other political viewpoints get in the way, and hopefully after you finish you will not be able to know my party choice, because it really doesn’t matter. I’m sorry. Rambling again.

I have been so frustrated at the selfishness of people. There are citizens seriously needing help, yet people want to focus on the political implications of the whole issue. Yes- I’m not totally blonde. I know this disaster comes with political issues- but that’s not what I’m trying to say. I just want to yell. Okay! I know you hate Bush! About 85% of the world does. Just pipe down for 2 weeks and let things settle down! There are far more important things than pointing fingers right now. I promise, there will be PLENTY of time to make your Bush Admin. stabs, but now is so far from the time. I have been sick at how people want to polarize everything, shadowing the fact that there are still thousands of people stranded in NO by doing whole news stories with the sole focus on “who is responsible.” Yes, the way things were handeled were shocking and should have been handeled better (that is an understatement), but sadly we can’t change the way things happened and the horrible way things have been played out. It is now time to get over pointing fingers, bashing people, and talking politics during these first few weeks. We Americans need to be better than that. Where is our unity? Can we not put down our right wing vs. left wing politics just for a few days? There will be plenty of time to bash the admin. (as well as the LA gov’t) and what he didn’t do and what he should have done… after we get these poor people out of the hell they have been experiencing. It is time to look at the voices of those suffering. Those hurting. Those who have been wiped out entirely. We need to come together and do all we can. How selfish is it for us-sitting in our comfy houses with plenty to eat and drink with our family- to make this about “us” and what we think and Bush this and Bush that. It is about the thousands needing help. We have to put away “our” (I’m not talking specifically to the nest - just people in general) political mindsets and focus on uniting and being brothers and sisters to those who have needs most of us will thankfully ever know.

Wow. I feel lots better. I probably need another forum to yell my frustrations out. The Nest isn’t quite the right place. I’m sure you are all nodding you head. However, as American married couples on our own in the real world for the first time, I think we can all easily put ourselves in the shoes of those affected and think about, “what if that had been us?”

Thankgoodness this is a holiday weekend and most of you will be out with your family and off of the nest! I needed to sneak in a “loud Brittny” post.

I promise I’m not turning this into a crazy political yelly blog. I’ll be back to normal tomorrow.

My prayers are constantly with the Gulf States.

Wow, OU’s loss just doesn’t seem near as important now…