So the last day of School was on Friday! I still have to go to work tomorrow but I am so excited to not have students (even though I kind of miss them already but that is another blog post all together!) I was even more excited for the weekend that the awesomeness that it intelled! I love love my Family! I really think they are the funniest people in the world! (How could a girl get so lucky!) So I was just a part of the family this weekend! On Friday we went to my Aunt Mellonee's (which is also my Uncle Daren's but I have never called it that)! But the excitement really started on Saturday!
See look how happy I am!
Anyone how knows me knows there is a large part of my that missed its calling in the 1960s! It is that part of me that loves protesting! I am love Protesting! Why many of you many of you may be wondering! Well let me tell you! I love that it is part of the our government! I know History I know that the United States is not perfect! I also know that built in to the government is ways for people to express their opinions even if they are not popular! I love this! I also love the hope that protesters have! They think that their actions can change the world! That even if one person listen to their protest then at least they made that difference! I like to see the government working in a peaceful way! I really just like it! Another plus is protesters are the best people watching you will ever do!
So why was I protesting on the Saturday of a holiday weekend! We were protesting for truth in labeling on food packages! We were protesting against GMOs and Monsanto the best company that produces GMOs! To be honest I don't know a ton about this cause but I know enough that it is a good cause! Monsanto is the same company that produced Agent Orange for the Vietnam War! I know enough about that to be leery of their history! GMOs are genetically modified organisms, the best example is corn! They made it so that they corn has a pesticide in the corn so that when the bugs eat it they die (it splits the bugs guts open) but the pesticide is still in the corn when we eat it (see Mellonee I do listen to you)! This may be the cause of many things an example is stomach problems in humans. If you want to know more I will direct you to Mellonee and Tara they know the most!
This is the MC she had a potty mouth but she believed in her cause!
Tara Mellonee and I super excited to be protesting!
Some of the Protesters at the side of us!
The signs were funny! Here are a few of the favorites that I can remember:
No more GMOs says this Homo
Genetically modify this you dirty carpetbagger!
The evil empire (with a picture of Darth Vader)
Grow food not laws
The most moving were the signs the children had:
A little girl dressed up as a princess that said "Don't give me poisoned apples"
A little girl wearing a sign that said "I am not an experiment"
A picture of about half the protesters with the capital behind them!
Finally the March! It was a lot of fun! We joined in some of the chants, not all but a few! We walked down to third street and then took Trax to Sandy where Tara left her car!
The protesters on their ride home!
A little collage! It was super fun!
What is this a picture of? It is one of the funnest nights I have ever had with these people! Why are we all on our phones/computers? Because we are attacking my Dad's/Brad's/Lexis' facebook walls! Fell free to look at them if you want a good laugh! They might not make sense but to us the do!
Today was a beautiful day! This is a picture of my Uncle Daren! I really like him, as a matter of fact he is probably my favorite uncle! What is he doing! Just sitting there looking at the mountains all by himself!
I am truly greatfull for all of the people that made this weekend rock! Love you all!
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