DT: A text to KD

Hey love! Ah I miss you so much it's like kind of unbearable at the moment. All I feel like doing is just sulking on my bed. I keep watching our video over and over again. Gosh... Does that seem like forever ago or what?! I know it feels like forever for me and it's only been like two weeks! Haha I'm obsessed. I just miss being around you in general. You never fail to put me in a great mood when you're around. Like you say, it feels like nothing could ever go wrong. I can't wait til I see you again. I can't wait until I don't have to wait. I wish you were just here. Come live in my closet? I wish you were around all the time. I guess that's life though. I don't always get it my way. Haha this is when my bratty side kicks in. Ya know, when I get everything I want hehe. I got you didn't I? Yay for me. Diane-1 Kevin-0. I win! Jk not really that scoring was rigged. I admit it. Talk to you soon! I love yoooou<333

DT: I love you...

thank you for everything, thank you for dealing with my moody butt<33

KD: Sweeeeet 16! Hehe

Hehe I promised you I remembered! I just get lost track of the days cause I was looking forward to Friday to come already! Well I hope I still go <3 come watch my baby play tennis (: and see her own the other chicks :D so this is like our first month we've been together well I mean like we've only been together for a week officially but yeah xD haha I'm dumb. Why are you such a great girlfriend taking care of me when I'm down telling me things that make me so much better (: I was so down yesterday you dot understand but guess what babe your the one that motivates me everyday you keep me up when I'm down. You say the right things so you don't have to worry about not saying the right stuff cause you always do :D haha we've been through so much and I'm actually so happy to call you my girlfriend finally (: I just love  hearing the ring of it , it's great(: hehe.  And I like it when people are like who's your girlfriend oh she's pretty (; im like oh shucks thanks. But all in all it was nice spending yet another amazing month with you and there are many more to come (: haha I like how we say 16 like we don't say the months like happy ____ ! Hehe I was thinking sweet 16! 16 months doesn't really sound a lot until you say it's 1 year and 4 months haha :P I like how we stay up late just like old times (: just everythings great! And I love being with you so much! I hope your having a great day! And I'll be home in no time :D love you <3 and sorry and thank you again for last night (: bye love (:

KD: need to get back on my blogging grind for you !

Haaaay there love :D I'm sorry I failed at staying up again... Haha I was probably very siqhayfaibskd last night talking about random stuff huh ): I'm sorry I don't know what's up with me. :P but I really was like wanting to just hold your hand and go to sleep (x gaaah did you even get to hear my crappy crappy story I even sat up just to tell you but somehow just ended up falling sleep. Man I must've been tired well I was I didn't get to nap ): why can't I just write good blogs like you? But hehe you are right babe we are like way more attached with each other its cute <3 I really really miss being with you. It hasn't even been a week yet.. Obsessed much ?! But Khloe and your scent just helps it a little a have a really really bad feeling well not bad but embarrassing feeling about last night since you wanted to remind you about it xD and omg it is so embarrassing that you were looking at y old pictures and thinking they were cute ewwwh babe come onnnn even I'm embarrassed right now just thinking about it horrid images! But I was really tan back than I miss being tan I'm so pale now. Woot Friday is coming an hopefully next Friday I get my car back so I can go visit you :D oh yeah see babe 3 weeks in a row that's what's up! (: I really wanna live with you like have an apartment with you is that weird just so I can see you everyday like you know wake up to you sleep with you etc etc I hope you don't get tired of me though ): that be sad. well here's your blog baby<3 I love you hope your having an awesome day (: 

DT: I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home, tell the world that I'm comin' home...

-sigh- Where to even begin? I guess this is the time when I should pull an epic blog out of my butt hole. You know... one of those really memorably blogs that I'm actually proud of. I feel like if I start getting really into this, that you're going to call me during it and I'm going to get distracted because I'm going to really want to talk to you. K, I'm lame. I have no life, all I do is sit and wait for you to come home!

I regret all the times that I wasn't thankful for always having someone be there for me. Someone who was there for the fun conversations along with the conversations where I was just being a little girl about about everything. You've been through it all. The phone conversations where I laugh for like 5 minutes and, of course, the conversation where I just cried for an hour or so. Gosh, I'm one bipolar girl huh? I'm just full of emotions, but somehow you're still able to deal with it with a good attitude. I know I get you mad, frustrated, sad, and just very bleh. But, I just want you to know that I really appreciate everything you do for me. Don't worry, I'm not going to be ungrateful for all the kind things you do for me. You were there for me when I treated you like you were nothing. I treated you so badly and you still loved me nonetheless. I feel like it's unconditional. It's just something that I've never gotten to experience before. I never really felt like someone liked me, as a person, so much that they would do anything for me just to make me happy. But, then you came along. You kind of changed my life a little in your own little way. You made my days better. You were the person I could tell all my problems to and trust with all my secrets. You were the one there for me when I felt like I had no one. You're there for me even though I am a little betch fetch.

I still remember the days when I just thought you were the biggest jerk ever. I was just like "wow how is this guy going to tell me he likes me." I probably made you feel terrible huh? But, yet deep down inside I just couldn't fully let go. I said I didn't like you anymore, but there was always a part of me that just couldn't let go of everything no matter how hard I tried. You always won me back over. How? I don't know. I guess it's just your genuineness, even though the situation wasn't good, it still like you had genuine intentions and you weren't trying to hurt me. I guess I was the one convincing myself that you were just playing me. I convinced myself that you were a bad person. But, deep down I really knew you weren't. I always knew you were a good person, but it was just so hard to rationalize with myself what you were doing. I wasn't able to comprehend your actions and why you do/did the things you did. So, I just blamed you for everything. I put blame on your for putting me in those kind of situations. I expected you to fix everything. I could've just fixed it myself though. I could've just removed myself from the situation and everything would've been good. I tried so many times to do that, but I just kept crushing and liking you again. Oh darn you and that darn personality! Let's just say it was very hard to unlike you. I was mad at you, but I should've listened better and tried to understand better. I should have sympathized instead of blamed. I'm sorry for making you feel like a bad person. I'm sorry for all the bad moments and all the arguments that I used to pick just because. I guess I used to pick those little fights because I got to actually feel like I meant something to you. I was worth fighting for. Hehe, that's stupid huh? Sorry, I'm a girl. I cannot control myself. Yeaaaaahhhh, that's my great excuse.

BUT YEAH. OKAY BYE.

DT: Video1

DT: photos [03/17/11]

KD: WELCOME HOME! :D

Woot woot you come home today! So I try to make it kinda creative how I did the voicemail on the first day up were gone than long text than now blog! Yay so excited feels like so long since I've talk to you </3 ): but guess what love I get like almost the whole week off next week (; you know what that means more time to spend with you! Ugh I have this story to tell you about work later. & about Andrew too. I know it's kinda dumb to talk to him but yeah this might of been it like he doesnt even talk to me anymore LOL. you know it's hard to sleep without you >.> I just watch movies at night than listen to one of your voicemails than sleep. :p I'm lame I know I know. But guess what tomorrows spring break! Ohemgeeeee but you have a dentist appointment tomorrow :P doesn't really change anything but yeah xD well I hope you tell me a long story today! (: can't wait. Welcome back love <3

DT: .........

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DT: lovelovelove

Day 1: Aug. 6, 2010  When I first got to MO I was so nervous to see you! I remember I tried to avoid your quan because you might have been there. I was all walking around being all like, "Where's Arlington's...." Then, I found my quan then I look across the "street" thing and I was like "Oh my gaaaahh... it's right there!" SO I like walked quickly to Monica's RV and then we just sat in there and chitchatted for awhile. We went to our quan to get something I think and while we were walking back she just all screamed like "duck! come here!" and I was all "aaah okkkkk?!!" Then you came outta nowhere. Well, we have great hiding skills. We're so smooth. But, dang you must have thought I was a weirdo huh? Haha, well you know what?! I don't cuuuurrrr. Then, we met up with you guys right in front of your parent's tent and you gave me a good, good hug. I was like "aaahh this is not happening ^^ " But, it was happening and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't know if I should give An a hug or not lol so I just opted to not give him one so I wouldn't be like weird or anything like that. So, we walked to your real tent to charge my phone. Monica and I started sitting on the floor and outta nowhere you said we couldn't and you like commanded us to sit on this airy mattress that you brought out. Lol, I remember I sat on there and it was so unstable, so when you sat on there too all the air like almost pushed me off. Haha, that would've been bad. We started comparing silly band bracelets. Oh... I was so nervous to be around you. You don't even know. That's why I avoided you at first when I got to the site. But, you're cute and friendly so it's all good hehe. Monica and I left and then we went back to her RV and did some stuff and I don't even remember what happened really. But, I came back to get my phone and you were like gambling or something and I just left and you said you would hang out with me soon and I was just all "okay then..." You eventually came to the RV though you walked there with An, but then he left and it was just you. You opened the door and one of the little kids fell out! I was like WHAT THE HECK!!!?!!!! You jerk! Haha, but it's all good because you caught her. It would've been really bad if you didn't like no joke. You came and sat and I was so nervous again! I like couldn't even hold eye contact with you lol that's how bad it was. It was super not cute. I just remember I was all "maybe he'll hold my hand." Yeah... in my dreams! Madly rejected haha so yeah. We talked and we both kept fidgeting with our phones and everything. Good stuff, good stuff. Church came and you came to sit with Monica and I. Monica left and you asked me if you could use my chapstick I was like "okay." you used it and finished and you just stuck it in your pocket! Lol, what the heck! Monica came back. Then, Vi and Paula came outta nowhere and they sat with us too. Hehe, you had to sit next to Paula ya loser face! How'd you like thaaaaaat!? Church was over and you had to go back to your quan and help out with the rush after each mass. Then Monica and I went to go get food and go to her RV. You texted me and told me to come watch the show with you and I was like "sure." I soooo could NOT find you. So, I ended up like standing against a wall all by myself. I felt like a prostitute and all awkward like. It was not a good situation. I didn't like you. But, I was like whatever you have to come eventually.... so, you did. Then, we began walking around and we ended up going to your family's truck to get my journal and things. I remember you left me there sitting awkwardly in a chair next to where everyone sleeps and I was like "sigh...ok...just ditch me here/:" BUT IT'S COOLLLLLLLLLL. You came back with my keychain, bracelet, and journal. I was so happy. You left to go get dial soap and I went back to Monica's. You finally got back and it was time for me to leave, so I brought you your bag of stuff and I received a biiiiiiiig ol' hug and I went on my way.


Day 2: Aug. 7, 2010 I got to the site and went to go pray and right when I was done I was getting ready to go wake you up so you could come play with me! You texted me back super fast though so you already woke yourself up. I went to go find you and you were brushing your teeth. Haha, I remember you were all brushing your teeth at that water thang and I stood like super far away because I didn't want you to feel awkward. Someone called you and you were all just standing there talking on your phone. Then, you finished and you came and gave me a hug:) I was like "ohhh yessssss" hehe. We started walking around and you were going to go to Wal-Mart I think, but I couldn't go so you didn't go either and I was so happy! We walked around the whole site place trying to find somewhere to just sit and play, but everywhere was full! And there were those Free Hugs people and I gave that dude a hug. Lol, jealous?! So then we started walking around some more and we found Peter! Ooooo you were so mad at him... you were all just yelling at him and I started to walk like 10 paces behind you guys. I was so scared I was about to just walk off by myself. I was like, "Maybe I shouldn't be here right now... but where do I go!?" So you finished that and I was just all scared and sad and you brought me to your restaurant. We sat down and you left me again with all your friends. Lol not cool man. I was so like "uhhh... awkward." And as Andrew said I did not have a happy camper face on. Oopsie to that if I was all like ;[ But you finally came back after what seemed like a century! Haha, you sat down started eating and then you held my hand. oh my gaaaaaaaaah XD! Good stuff... forreaaall... BUT WHAT A DANG TEASE! It was for like .2 seconds then it just ended, outta nowhere, over. I was kinda sad. Haha, but you gave me butterflies. My oh my... You finished eating and we left. We went to go sit inside your parent's tent and I was just all worried about whether they would come back or not. You said they never do so I shouldn't worry at all. Then BAM your dad comes in then your mom comes in! And you all secretly escaped and you waved me to leave too hahaha that was so scary! It was funny though. So, we sad outside of the tent for awhile then ended up going back to yours. We came there and you were playing 13 with your family and they all made you kneel and stuff lol. Uh you tried to get me to play and I was like like "no... ya'll would own me and I would be on my knees forever." Haha, ahh why do I suck at card games? Somehow though 13 turned into poker and like everyone just came. We were sitting there in a little circle and you held my hand again. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. -Sigh, good stuff good stuff. Then you brought water to your dad and I tagged along because I didn't want to be left alone. We were walking and you walked behind me and put your arms around me and i was like DEAD. You gave water to your dad got a belt and we went back. Then back to what was going on. Then, I left to go to Monica. You walked me there and you gave me a hug and kissed me on the cheek and left. I was like awwww. Monica popped out of nowhere and she was just giving me this mushy gushy face lol how embarasssssinnngggg! I hung out with her for a bit then went back to hangout with you. You were with An and Tho. We sat there and we were just holding hands. It was so relaxing. I remember I went to go zip up your tent and you were like "what the heck babe! you weren't supposed to be the one to do that!" haha and i like stupidly said "uhh do you want me to go unzip it?" how dumb can i get? You were so obsessed with my acrylic fingernails! Haha, no joke yo. You kept rubbing it and playing with it. You were amused. I guess you just have a thing for it huh? Church came and then everything kind of went downhill. You ditched your family to come sit with me and I ditched you to go sit with Vi. Gosh. I'm a jerk. After mass, I was planning to walk to you and I just saw you storm off. I tried to go after you but you just walk too fast and somehow disappeared. I kept texting you and you were nowhere to be found. -sigh. It was really sad actually. I felt like such a jerk. It's a poopoo kind of feeling.. I got alligator for you because we were planning to go eat some but never had the opportunity to so I got you some. You finally texted back and we were going to go to Calvary Hills. We met you at your tent and you put your tarp thing up and walked out into the street and just started walking off. I followed you obediently. I was frightened and sad. I kept asking if you were okay but you always and yeah I'm fine. So we took a wrong turn and then I got a text that said I had to go home. We were just there by the tree being all sad saying goodbye hugging and all that good stuff. You turned to start walking back and I followed you then you just turned around and kissing me. It was just so sudden. Out of nowhere... I was shocked. But, it was a good first kiss and I don't regret it at all. You walked off and I couldn't help but start smiling apparently haha. Gosh such a good feeling afterwards. Then we hugged for the last time said our goodbyes and left. It was really sad. The only thing I could think of was when I will get to see you again because I definitely don't think I can wait another year! I also couldn't help but think about the kiss. Haha, on my way home I was just like "hmm... can I do it all over again....?" I couldn't stop thinking about for like ever. I'm creeeeeeepy:)

Day 3: Aug 20, 2010 (wrong date?) You were on your way back to Texas after going to Kansas to visit family. I remember the night before you were like super wasteeeddddd or was that the night before that night? Ah, idk but yeah. I was like scared for you. I didn't want you to like hurt yourself hehe. BUT, I'm so happy that you take so much effort to come see me even if it was only for around thirty minutes it was the best thirty minutes I've ever had in a long, long time. I remember you came and you went to go say hello to my parents and we were walking to my room. You took a detour though and you went to the restroom. I was sitting in my room just thinking about whether or not I managed to make my restroom like decent or not! I didn't want my underwear and bras like laying on the ground all grossly ya know? Or like a nasty looking toilet or toothpasty sink. EEK! I was like so distraught over it. But, you said it was all good and that was a really big relief. So, then came the scary part which was that you were going to kiss me eventually. I just knew it! I was so, so nervous! I didn't want to me a messer upper or a bad kisser. Gosh, I remember back in those days I was just so worried in what you would think and I was still caught up in making a good impression that I like ruined it by being worried! Gosh, how embarrassing huh? So, you started laying on my bed and I was just sitting up their near my pillows and you grabbed for my hand. I was just like aw I've missed this so much and it hasn't even been that long. I looked at the clock and so much time had already passed and it feels like we barely did anything! I was in such disbelief. I didn't want it to end. Then, we were playing like so strange version of mercy or whatever. Yeah.... I'm a weakling. You win ): Imma loser haha. OH EM GEE THEN YOU KISSED ME! I was like AHHH!!!!!!!! I was freaking out inside and it turned into a really poopy kiss because I was freaking out on the inside. Gosh, I can't believe I was so like scared about that now. Goodness, I am a freak. How do you stand it? It came time for you to go though. It was really sad. We got off the bed and hugged for a super long time behind my door. Gosh I remember I kept losing my balance and I started to like lean on you for balance and I was like "oh no! I don't want you to topple over or something" Haha even though that would be kinda cute (; Then you popped the question "so babe are you going to kiss me now?" and my wonderful response was "nooo...." then you took your hand lifted my chin up and just planted one on me hehe. It's okay. I enjoyed it. :) Then, you had to leave. Our hug only lasted a few seconds longer then I walked you to the door and you walked away hopped in your car and made your way back to Texas. How devastating... That just always has to be the worse I swear /:

DT: busy bee

Hey busy little boy! I bet you're dead tired from staying up super late yesterday huh? Now, you're all like at work dying probably. Pooor Kevin</3 It's okay because by the time you're reading this you'll probably be all comfy in your nice little bed. I love you! Sorry that I was becoming dead tired yesterday and couldn't stay up and continue playing games with you ahah. I enjoy beating you at everything(; Jk, jk you're actually getting pretty good at pool haha i'm intimidated! You're probably going to own me one day and I'll never see it coming. DUUUUDE they discon. my fave concealer): I am so devastated... you have no idea I'm like sulking about it. Lol, hopefully they'll have it on like eBay or summin so I will temporarily not have to be sad. I have no life. I have a confession.................................. okay i don't really wanna tell you anymore. It's embarrassing. There's nothing much to write about. I'm glad everything is going swell. I'm glad it's almost spring break. I'm reaaally glad that I get to see you soon because it's already felt way too long. I'm sad that I won't get to spend MO with you again. I'm super sad about it actually. I was devastated when my mom told me.. it wasn't even funny :/ Gosh, things just can't go my way huh? I'm sorry. I will make it all up to you one day</3 don't hate me for being far, far away....

2. Describe the results of the slaughter of the buffalo on the lives of the Plains Indians. How did they react and with what effect?
For the Plains Indians tribes, it affected their whole scheme of life, and understanding of their Universe. And they saw that their life was being taken away from them. Plains Indians began to realize that they were going to have to do something and to fight for their lands, in a way to fight for the buffalo. They're defending their lands. I mean anyone would defend their lands, their homelands.
5. Why were cattlemen so violently opposed to the arrival of farmers and sheep herders on the open range? Explain.
The cattlemen were so violently opposed to the arrival of the sheep herders on the open range because the sheep would grazed the grass and the roots and contributed to overgrazed, depleted ranges and they would also be taking up the land and water of the cattlemen.


6. Describe the role railroads played in attracting settlers to the West and establishing patterns of settlement.
        
The railroads help transport the settlers from the east faster, safer, and also help with all the equipment they had would have to carry in there cars/wagons. Once other settlers saw how easy it was to settle in the west they would travel in bunches and would start establishing towns and settlements.

7. Why was the Homestead Act of 1862 passed and what were its provisions? Did the majority of settlers who moved west to the Great Plains acquire land under the provisions of the Homestead Act? Why or why not?

The Homestead Act was passed to help get people to come to the west to get what was cheap land that came at 25 cents per acre. Its provisions were to help shape up the united states in the west and have people settle and farm there. Yes, the majority of the settles were there to acquire land from the homestead act because they wanted to start fresh brand new life and have bigger land and opportunity than they would have had in east.

8. What led to the ride of agribusiness in California and with what results?
Reforms saw in the Dawes Severalty Act the ultimate solution to the "Indian problem." Could it be said htat the measure fulfilled expectations? Explain.

 10. How did the dime novel westerns and Wild West shows of the second half of the 19th century portray life in the West and with what results?
   It showed that the westerners were starting to pick up and starting to become more civilized which influenced more people from the east to start to come and start a new life in the east which help have more people support the north.

KD: yaaaaaay Blog!

I really miss being in Oklahoma cause that's when I feel like nothings wrong and it's like perfect and here it's like school work my parents on me all the time and I keep thinking about and I'm like -.-" ugh I really wish I was just there with babe ): cause I just enjoy being with you and yeah(: spring break is like a week and a half awayy. I keep thinking about ! It's like always on my minnd oh my.. Gaaaawsh. Yeah weeee my girlfraaaan<3 (x so you should get your letter tomorrow .. Yeah it like sucks -.-" so please don't kill me okay?  I tried I tried. I want an iPhone4 now! Haha sorry if I was hideous yesterday it was like last min thing but thanks for like webcamming with me Though(: well I can't wait for your next blog! I like reading your stuff <3 kaaay bye time to talk to you on the phone (: