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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:09:51 GMT

Life is so great... but this thing sucks!!

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:45:57 GMT

R.I.P

Nick Gentry!!

1987-2006

We LOVE You and miss you already!!

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:49:51 GMT

WOW!! Haven't written in this thing in forever... Just got back from muddin' again. GREAT TIMES GREAT TIMES!! Anyway. I'm leaving to go snowboarding and skiing now so y'all leave me some love. I'll miss you guys!! <3 Boo

P.S. I'll have pictures later!!

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:35:11 GMT

R.I.P

Tyler Smith!!

Monday, January 23, 2006

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:22:30 GMT

LAME!!!

Friday, December 23, 2005

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:04:15 GMT

Hey!! This stuff is getting old on updating... I spend most if not all my time on Myspace so add me if you're not my friend already!! My site is Myspace.com/Becca_Boo_XO

Love you guys!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!! Hope all is well!! Remember... Jesus IS the reason for the season!! <3

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:24:51 GMT

Hi Y'all!! What's up? I'm sitting over at my cousin's house... doing nothing now. We got everything moved out of the old house and into the new one. It's AWESOME!! I have my own room there... FINALLY!! I don't have to share with John anymore. HEHE!! :) Oh well. I'm excited for them. Anyway... Tom and I are about to go get something to eat!! So yeah, I'll update update later... Oh, I'm having a party sometime soon. Everyone's invited. Give me a call or just leave me a message. Love y'all!! XOXO

<3 Boo

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:24:05 GMT

Hey Guys!! It's been a while so I figured I would update. How's life for everyone. Mine's not too bad. Haven't done much but hang out with my girlies... although I did see an old friend last night. It was the BEST!! (He's the BEST!! lOl.) I love it when I know someone's always gonna be there. It's great!! So yeah, after school I came home and hung out, then I went and picked up Celeste up from her house, came back here. Allie came over and we were just chillin' down stairs, then I had to take the '72 pickup over to the churhc and get my truck from my mom... MAN THAT WAS A TRIP to remember. When we got to the church my friend met us up there so we came back to my house and we all chilled here until Celeste and Allie left. After that My friend and I went to Bonz then came back here and hung out with my daddy. SO yeah, that's almost all of what happened yesterday... lOl!! Anyway. Leave me lots of messages!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!! XOXO <3

Monday, November 21, 2005

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:50:05 GMT

OMG!! TONY WON!!! HAHA... LOSERS!!!

^ That's my MAN!! That's right... stay away!

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Tony Stewart was smooth and steady for an entire race. An entire season. An entire championship run.

Stewart cruised to his second NASCAR championship in four years Sunday, capping an uncharacteristically calm season for the former Bad Boy. He won races, kept his temper in check and avoided every major incident long enough to cement himself as one of the greatest drivers of his time.

Inside the Numbers

Multiple Cup championships

Rank	Driver	No.
1.	Dale Earnhardt	7
	Richard Petty	7
3.	Jeff Gordon	4
4.	David Pearson	3
	Lee Petty	3
	Darrell Waltrip	3
	Cale Yarborough	3
8.	Buck Baker	2
	Tim Flock	2
	Ned Jarrett	2
	Terry Labonte	2
	Tony Stewart	2
	Herb Thomas	2
	Joe Weatherly	2

Needing only to run a clean race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he hovered just outside the top 10 and away from any potential danger. He ended up 15th, winning the title by 35 points over Greg Biffle, who won the Ford 400 for the second consecutive year by besting teammate Mark Martin in a door-to-door finish.

Stewart became just the 14th driver in NASCAR history with more than one championship and joined four-time winner Jeff Gordon as the only active full-time drivers with multiple titles.

"Once you win more than one, it definitely puts you into an elite group and you are going to be looked upon different," Gordon said. "You win one, you are looked at differently. Win two and it takes you to another level."

Gordon, who failed to qualify for the Chase for the championship, rallied during the final 10 races and finished the year 11th in points. That was good for a $1 million prize and a trip to the series' banquet in New York.

For Stewart, it was the perfect finale to what's been a perfect season both on and off the track.

He had a tortured run to the title in 2002, punching a photographer the lowest point of a rollercoaster season pocked by bad behavior and blowups. So he'll treasure this title, a gift to the team that stuck with him through thick and thin.

After an emotional embrace with crew chief Greg Zipadelli -- interrupted by chants of "Climb the fence!" from his fans -- he dedicated the win to his Joe Gibbs Racing crew members, who showered him in Coke from the risers above.

"I put the team through a lot of hell ever since I've been with them but they never gave up on me," Stewart said. "Zippy didn't want to win it the way we did in 2002. It was nice to do it and do it right."

The championship was the third for Gibbs, now coach of the Washington Redskins, and first for his son, J.D., who took over the leadership role when his father went to the NFL.

"Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate," Joe Gibbs said over a telephone line while Stewart accepted the Nextel Cup trophy, "and I'm picking up the tab!"

"You're darn right you're picking up the tab!" replied Stewart, who won at least $5.8 million with the title.

Indeed, Gibbs was instrumental in getting Stewart to finally settle down.

One day during the offseason, he ordered the driver into the race shop for a heart-to-heart talk with his team. He wanted the crew to open their hearts and make Stewart see just how difficult he made their jobs.

When the meeting was over, Stewart was a changed man.

Inside the Chase

Final point standings

Rank	Driver	Pts.	Behind
1.	T. Stewart	6,533	--
2.	G. Biffle	6,498	-35
3.	C. Edwards	6,498	-35
4.	M. Martin	6,428	-105
5.	J. Johnson	6,406	-127
6.	R. Newman	6,359	-174
7.	M. Kenseth	6,352	-181
8.	R. Wallace	6,140	-393
9.	J. Mayfield	6,073	-460
10.	Ku. Busch	5,974	-559

He moved back to Indiana into his childhood home, surrounding himself with family and old friends who had a calming effect on his frequent mood swings. It showed in his personality and in his performance, especially during the summer when he turned it up a notch to become the hottest driver in NASCAR.

Reeling off a string of five victories in seven races, nothing could beat Stewart, not even his old nemesis -- Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The track had tormented him his entire career, denying him time after time in both stock and Indy cars.

But not even Indy could derail Stewart this season. He finally scored a win at the Brickyard in August.

"To win at home in the Brickyard was a race of a lifetime," he said.

For the first time all season it pushed Stewart into the points lead, where he would stay for 13 of the final 14 weeks. He was on top at the start of the 10-race Chase for the championship and fell off the leaderboard just once, when he dropped to fifth after Round 2.

Stewart raced his way back on top a week later and never looked back, notching six top 10 finishes during the Chase. By the time he got to Sunday's finale, he needed only to finish ninth or better to clinch the title.

Only Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Biffle had a chance to beat him, and Johnson saw his hopes squashed 126 laps into the race when an apparent leak in his right rear tire finally gave out. The tire exploded and sent him smashing into the wall.

A two-time runner up for the title the past two seasons, Johnson desperately wanted to avoid falling short yet again. But as the cars raced around him as he stood dejected in the garage, Johnson would have traded anything to be back out there with a shot at second. Instead, he dropped all the way back to fifth in a frustrating end to his season.

"I look back at the season and we did everything we could," he said. "So I'm disappointed. I lived my whole life for this ... I'll be back next year."

With Johnson out, Stewart only needed to keep an eye on Edwards and Biffle. It wasn't difficult -- both of them were running at the front of the pack, far ahead of Stewart.

But as long as he didn't make a colossal mistake, the title was his to lose. So he watched as the Roush Racing teammates battled for the win, focusing only on keeping his Chevrolet off the wall and on the lead lap.

He succeeded, and some 45 minutes after crossing the finish line, he was cleared to climb the fence for one final celebration.

Timeline

• Feb. 20 -- Stewart led a race-high 107 laps in the season-opening Daytona 500 and appeared to be the driver to beat, but faded late to a seventh-place finish. He was baited by rival crew chief Chad Knaus after the race, but in the first sign of a calmer Stewart, walked away.

• April 23 -- Finishes a season-worst 33rd at Phoenix to drop to 14th in the points standings, the lowest Stewart would fall all season.

• June 26 -- Scored his first victory of the season on the road course in Sonoma, Calif.

• July 2 -- In his most dominating performance of the year, Stewart led all but nine laps at Daytona to score his second consecutive win. He started from the pole and lost the lead only after pit stops, breaking the record of 142 laps led set by Cale Yarborough in 1968. He also began his post-race celebration of climbing the fence after this win.

• July 17 -- Stewart cemented himself as the hottest driver in NASCAR by winning at New Hampshire, his third victory in four races. He was dominant again, leading a race-high 232 laps.

• Aug. 7 -- In a career-defining moment, Stewart overcame his demons at his beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway and finally won a race there, moving into first in the standings and becoming the driver to beat.

• Aug. 14 -- Proving to be unbeatable on road courses, Stewart won for the fifth time in seven races with his victory at Watkins Glen. He led 83 of the 92 laps.

• Sept. 18 -- Stewart began the Chase for the championship with a second-place finish at New Hampshire.

• Sept. 25 -- A miserable 18th-place finish at Dover dropped Stewart off the leaderboard for the first time in eight weeks. He fell to fifth in the standings, but recovered a week later with a strong run at Talladega to move back to first place.

• Oct. 15 -- Stewart had his worst finish of the Chase when he was one of the numerous drivers to suffer a tire problem at Charlotte. His exploded while he was leading the race, causing him to crash and finish 25th. He maintained his lead in the standings, but fretted that the result might cost him in the race for the title.

• Nov. 20 -- Stewart finished 15th in the Ford 400, wrapping up his second championship in four years.

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 23:41:15 GMT

GOSH, I LOVE PRESTON MURRAY CLOUD!! <-That's the ring I got last night from my LOVE!! (Friday Night 11/4/05) (Preston... for the dumb asses!! :) I tried taking a picture with it on, but it didn't really look right... HAHA! It was AWESOME though!! It was Jeremy, Celeste, Allie, Taylor, Preston, and myself... and we went to Olive Garden and he gave it to me after dinner. It was GREAT! I think Celeste was more excited then I was. lOl! Anyway. Preston said he's got to go back to the mall Tuesday and pick some more stuff up... and I think I know what one of them is. (Something I picked out a few weeks ago.) Here's a hint as to what it looks like...

Nice isn't it?! I like it anyway. (So who cares what y'all think.) Well, I'm going to go play some poker now!! (My brother-Steve and Will are staying here tonight then heading out in the morning to go to Arizona for their race.)

XOXO <3