The Bachelorette versus Iowa

As we all know, Chris went home on the Bachelorette.

Chris, our beloved Iowa boy with a heart of gold.

Obviously, it shows Andi wasn't good enough for our precious boy.

That's fine...kkkk byeeeee, Andi.

Of course, Chris is the campaign header for the bachelor.

I don't really agree with that because I think he's too innocent, and a girl might like him for a while, but the girls on the Bachelor aren't always the classiest... I'm really picky about who deserves this handsome creature. 

One thing that Chris' elimination really taught me (from Twitter) is that this country has no idea what Iowa is like at all. From the way we dress to live to anything, people are clueless. 

Here are some of the misconceptions the country is potentially thinking right now:

1. They think the typical female wears plaid and cowboy boots.

This is not true, not true at all. And the cowboy boots I can think of girls wearing are strictly reserved for scooping poo, square toed, and not the cute little things people think of. I secretly hate when girls wear cowboy boots to places like the fair, rodeos, country concerts...etc. I get it, it's "cute", but it's just strange to me. Sidetrack, but no. We wear regular clothes, and reserve our flannels for our waists or fall days.

What we are not:

If any of my friends starting dressing like this, I'd be honestly concerned. 

2. Iowa is an island in the Arctic Ocean.

Throughout the whole show, the big question was, "Yeah, but can you live in Iowa?" Andi is/was (was fired/quit her job) a lawyer, and yes, people in Iowa still do get divorced, murdered, etc. We need lawyers sometimes around here. Also, just people acted flabbergasted. "In Iowa?" 

No, she couldn't do that. 

Fun fact: Iowa is actually one of the 48 continental states. Very close to cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and the very home to Des Moines. One of the best growing cities in the country. 

3. We are all farmers like Chris.

Not everyone in Iowa is a farmer/grew up on a farm. None of my friends grew up on a farm. So, yeah I don't know what else to say about that one. We are more knowledgeable about the agriculture industry, but that's not a bad thing. All the benefits of living on a farm without having to scoop poop and sell poor animals to be slaughtered. 

4. We're not smart.

People made it sound like Iowans are a little dumb, pitiful. Iowa is actually an extremely intelligent state. Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the country. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills is obviously developed in Iowa. We're pretty intelligent. We're pretty street smart too, because we're independent and stuff. 

5. There is nothing to do in Iowa.

I'll admit, Iowa isn't the state with the most attractions. But that doesn't mean we don't have things to do. We still have ways to be entertained, and we don't run through corn fields all day. Also, we can party in barns with real life pigs. Iowa teaches you to be creative and enjoy the little things. We don't need crazy places every day to be happy. 

6. Iowa is just a state.

Iowa is a way of life. I feel so much pride to be from Iowa. It's one of the greatest, friendliest states out there. Iowans spread joy far and wide in this country. It's an absolutely beautiful state in it's own right: the simplistic backbone of our country. Without Iowa, how would the world eat? Iowa does so much for this country, and we're just a really undermined state. We probably all know each other somehow. My mom knows a lady whose grandma lived next to Chris' great grandma. Pretty wild. If people came to Iowa, how could you not love it? So charming and sweet, just like the people who live in it. 

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Short post, but I was honestly shocked to see what people thought of Iowa! People are so ignorant to what they don't know. 

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What's the Difference Between CA Chrome and Miss #2?

Alanna Hill, 19, Eagle Grove, IOWA!

Oh sorry, I was practicing my Miss USA introduction.

Considering I'm writing this watching Miss USA 2014...wouldn't miss it.

This post was originally inspired by another high stakes event but it can also go with this.

It was originally about my precious California Chrome in the Belmont Stakes...

team California Chrome all the way.

But it's all about moving on in life.

We all know that Chrome didn't get his triple crown.

and we all know only one of these 51 women will be Miss USA.

So trivia question...What's the difference between California Chrome and the girl who gets first runner up in this pageant?

A: California Chrome is going to move on with his life, while Miss #2 is going to spend the rest of her life wondering, "what if?" 

California Chrome don't care that he got fifth in the Belmont Stakes when people bet 4/5 that he would win. Yeah, that horse does not give two fashizzles. 

He did not wake up this morning and kick himself.

He moved on with his life, did his horse stuff, and lived life.

And that's what he's going to do for the rest of his life.

CA Chrome doesn't realize the stakes of races, therefore he doesn't care.

It's just something he does.

The man of the hour.

Humans on the other hand...

we always think about the ifs.

And it's hard to move past.

What if... my senior track season hadn't been such a shiz show. 

What if...I hadn't dated such a douche fly.

What if...I hadn't been called 1st runner up but Miss USA.

Miss #2 will wake up tomorrow and wonder:

Was my makeup good enough?

Did I lose enough weight?

Were my boobs perky enough?

Was my dress the most bomb diggity?

Did I have flyaways?

etc..

We dwell so much on what isn't changeable. It's hard to let go of something you really ponder on. 

But what good does it do?

Just poisons our spirit and present. 

We can't go back, so why is our mind back there?

It sucks of course that whatever that didn't go right didn't go right.

But it ain't changing so let's just move on.

Take a breathe. Say goodbye to it.

We just gotta be like CA Chrome and keep doing our horse things. 

Life is moving too fast to be ripped backwards.

Just live each day like it's the best days, frands. 

My girl, Bunny. "Sassy, Sassy Sassy, So Sassy, Sassy Sassy."

Let's see...this blog post seems kind of short.

Maybe slightly random, but I am distracted.

Miss Iowa made it to the Top 20.

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Whew, that's all. Love you all. 

Identicals: Cats and Bad Boys

So this blog post came out of my little noggin.

I don't really know if any other person on this earth would be odd enough to concoct this theory besides myself.

And the name of the game is:

how cats and bad boys are almost the same thing.

The two are very similar and we chase them for the same reasons.

Now...hang with me, folks. It's actually probably the newest scientific discovery. 

It'll be in list format, so if you don't dig that, byeee. 

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1. Both are very mysterious.

Bad boys: mysterious because they don't give you any hint at their thoughts.

Cats:mysterious because... what the heck are they doing ever.

2. Neither really wants to take pictures with you.

Bad boys: don't want to take a picture with you because their other girlfriends would see it.

Cats: just uncooperative jerks.

3. If it's a bad boy or a cat, either way, it ain't listening to you.

Bad boys: "do what they want."

Cats: also do what they want...I've had my cat for 7 years now and she still acts like she doesn't know her name. 

4. No matter how much you shower them with love, it's definitely not going to make them love you.

Bad boys: you can give them all the love and affection you want, but that does not mean he will ever want to marry you.

Cats: cats will only want to give you affection when you're really not feeling it. They have a sensor, they know. When you want to snuggle, they just run, scratch, bite. 

5. They might secretly enjoy the gifts you give them, but they'll never let you know.

Bad boy: a bad boy might be using you, so you should not be showering them with your gift giving abilities. 

Cat: Forget the gift...just give them the packaging.

6. They ignore you.

Bad boys: They will ignore your calls, texts, snapchats, Facebook messages, etc. without the bat of an eye.

Cats: As said earlier, they'll ignore their name. Ignore no. Ignore stop. Ignore ignore ignore. I guess the difference is that cats just do it straight to your face.

 

7. But you are absolutely expected to be there for them whenever they deem it.

Bad boys: Yes, they can do whatever they want. No, you may not. Bad boys have a way of controlling of your mind and actions.

Cats: When you want love, forget about it. When they want food, they won't let you forget about it.

8. You can't help but wanting them to love you.

Bad boys: It's the thrill of the chase. I don't know why as humans we do that to ourselves. We want what we can't have. Because a bad boy does not want what we want. But there's always the "what if." Yeah, that's not ever going to happen.

Cats: Again, the thrill of the chase. Maybe just maybe someday they'll do exactly what you want. But once again, not going to happen.

(this gif has absolutely nothing to do with anything...i just die every time I watch it.)

9. They might do one cute thing every six months, but that one cute thing makes everything worth it, right?

Bad boys: they brought you flowers they found in the garbage behind their drug house...that's so cute.

Cats: so stupid, they don't realize they did anything. And what they did probably wasn't all that cute, but of course it was!

10. They'll miss you when you're gone.

Bad boys: when they're 80 and alone, they'll realize you were the bomb diggity. "Baby, I was wrong."

Cats: even if they don't show it, cats miss you a ton when you leave them. Whether a day or months, they love you.

In the end, which is superior, a cat or a bad boy?

The cat for sure. Bad boys are just troubled souls afraid to grow up, afraid to commit. 

Cats are just innocent little critters. Also fuzzy and soft. 

So I mean...boys just started off with the shorter stick, but didn't make up for it.

Remember: 

Sorry, this was so heavily cat picture based. But I mean...I love the felines.

Thank you so much for reading!

Remember to send me ideas, thoughts, opinions, etc! An open book.

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