Welcome

So I finally just went ahead and did it! I have been thinking about starting a blog for a while, a place were I can express some of my thoughts in writing! As well as sharing my amazing and spectacular friends and some of our silliness. Lots of things are very important to me but high up there is my faith, my family, my friends, my education, and ending up doing something in the medical field.
      So my faith, well not many people have heard of Orthodox Chritianity and if they have they carry a lot of misconceptions. This saddens me because the orthodoxy is so rich and beautiful! I am no expert but I will try to answer a few things that people often ask when I tell them I am an Orthodox Christian. Probably the number one question is are you Greek Orthodox or Russian Orthodox? People think that these are two separate churches, but they are not we all beleive the same things, because of the distance they have both developed traditions that are different from each other. I like to think about it like a board game where every family has there own house rules but the families are still playing the same game, but with additions that make it more fun! And the traditions that have been developed are truly beautiful and add much to the experience of being an Orthodox Christian. Another question I get asked a lot is are you that different from the Catholic's and the answer is...  well there just isn't a yes or no answer it can be said sort of like this: we are similar but we do have some different beliefs and some that are the same and we both have an individual identity.
     My large argumentative crazy family is so much fun! But man can they drive me crazy! My littlest brother (Badness) can be sweet cuddly and hysterical! He is the best to have inside jokes with and he can make you laugh when you really need it! Sister the younger drives me insane like no other person ever! She is the drama queen and the tomboy of the family! Brother Bean is the sweetest of us all as long as he has had enough sleep! He is also very creative with Legos forever building new spaceships and hovercraft! Brother the Shark is very funny! His best jokes are when he didn't mean to be funny! He loves hanging out with his friends and the fact that he completely lost his voice this weekend when he was with them all weekend says a lot about him. Engineer sister is the oldest and also my twin, we have a kind of deal I keep our room cleanish and she fixes thing when they brake and always tells me where the tools are if I need them, okay we have a much deeper relationship than that but it is hard describe! Some days I forget she is my sister and she really is just my best friend, and other days there isn't anybody I would rather see less and she shares a room with me :P we often get asked do you like being twins and we say we don't know anything else so we don't know! I do know that she can always tell when I am upset, when she isn't there I look for her and start talking to her and then remember she is elsewhere, she knows all my secrets, my worries, my ambitions, and we can say anything to each other! She is my best friend and I love her! 
     How have I gotten this far in my post and not mentioned that my mom homeschools all 6 of us! I really don't know how she does it! She has a full time job teaching us and still has time to be our mom! She also teaches a great books lit class a logic class and a shakespeare class! Every summer she directs a full shakespeare play starring the homeschool teenagers! It is one of the best weeks off the year! My brothers still say "best mom/dad ever" before bed and   it's so true it makes me smile when ever they say it! My dad manages two  stores, he is a very easy going person but sometimes he gets very firm with his  employes and they always seem surprised! He and I always laugh about that, how do they think he can live with six kids?
     I have the best friend group ever and I am actually friends with everyone of them which is really amazing they aren't just people I hang out with. They make me laugh and cry and love them more all the time! We love to dance, ballroom  and free style, arguing over pointless things, some of us love Dr Who, others  just say "RUN" when ever it comes up ;) oh and laughing, we love laughing! 
     Getting a good education is very important to me because of where I want to be when I am an adult with a job and just because I really love learning! Some subjects are harder for me to enjoy because they challenge me more but once I "get" the idea or problem it makes me SO excited and proud of myself. I want to be a medical professional when I "grow up" because I enjoy being able to help people, taking care of them, and I find the sciences very interesting! 
     So this is me! It took along time for me to write but I am happy that I did! I hope that this is something I continue to do. And congrats if you made it all the way through that! Now you really know me even if you thought you did before!