Minnesota

Two weeks ago Mitch and I drove to our new home in Minnesota.

On the way we stopped to see these two in Nebraska. I miss them so much,

I can't wait to be only five hours away from them!

Welcome to Minnesota!

I am not exactly sure what this is, perhaps a water tower?

This is a picture of the city-center. It really is much cooler than it looks. Mitch is still in Minnesota, I miss him so much.

This picture is not from Minnesota...

but I still wanted to post it, because I miss Mitch.

Mitch gave me these flowers when we got engaged. They are beautiful.

Did I mention I miss Mitch?

I

vote..

we as Americans are lucky.

why?

because all races and genders can vote.

tomorrow is primary election day for city council and some smaller mayor races.

you should vote.

that way your voice can be heard.

and even if your candidate doesn't win, you can still voice your opinion, because you voted.

i love America.

i love to vote.

and i love all of you.

goodnight.

love.

sj

slow..slow..slow

today is slow.

why?

probably because i am going to minnesota with mitch today to find our new home.

we are driving.

he starts his new job next week

which means we will be apart.

sad.

we can't leave until 5:00 p.m., which really means 6:00 p.m.

tomorrow i will see the one and only lara, whom i love.

she live in nebraska...

she says there is corn everywhere...

i love corn &

i love lara=

i will probably love nebraska

i am scared to see minnesota.

i have no idea what it is like.

i am sure that it will be glorious.

love.

sj.

The Debate Goes On....

"Yes, American health care is an appallingly patched-together ship, with rotting timbers, water leaking in, mercenaries on board and 15% (47 million) of the passengers thrown over the rails just to keep it afloat. But hundreds of millions of people depend on it. The system provides more than 35 million hospital stays a year, 64 million surgical procedures, 900 million office visits, 3.5 billion prescriptions. It represents a 6th of our economy. There is no dry-docking health care for a few months, or even for an afternoon, while we rebuild it. Grand plans admit no possibility of mistakes or failures, or the chance to learn from them. If we get things wrong, people will die. This doesn't mean that ambitious reform is beyond us. But we have to start with what we have."

-Atul Guwande
"Getting There from Here," The New Yorker