diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index c3b74a861..291246750 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     if current_user
       @groups = current_user.groups 
       @friends = current_user.friends
-      @latest_status_message = StatusMessage.newest_for(current_user.person)
       @group = params[:group] ? current_user.group_by_id(params[:group]) : current_user.groups.first 
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
index f941389a5..9b363032e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @status_messages = StatusMessage.paginate :page => params[:page], :order => 'created_at DESC'
-    
-
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html 
     end
-
   end
   
   def create
diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 0f40d6d9b..e872bc30c 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ class Group
 
   key :person_ids, Array
   key :request_ids, Array
+  key :my_post_ids, Array
 
   many :people, :in => :person_ids, :class_name => 'Person'
   many :requests, :in => :request_ids, :class_name => 'Request'
+  many :my_posts, :in => :my_post_ids, :class_name => 'Post'
 
   belongs_to :user, :class_name => 'User'
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 12067eee7..8cca14abe 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class User
   ######## Posting ########
   def post(class_name, options = {})
     options[:person] = self.person
+
+    group = options[:group]
+    options.delete(:group)
+
     model_class = class_name.to_s.camelize.constantize
     post = model_class.instantiate(options)
     post.creator_signature = post.sign_with_key(encryption_key)
@@ -51,6 +55,11 @@ class User
 
     self.raw_visible_posts << post
     self.save
+    
+    if group
+      group.my_posts << post
+      group.save
+    end
 
     post
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 1d0f400d5..896d12962 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ describe Group do
       group.people.include?(@friend_2).should be true 
       group.people.size.should == 2
     end
-
   end
   
   describe 'querying' do
@@ -52,4 +51,17 @@ describe Group do
       @group.people.size.should == 1
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'posting' do
+    
+    it 'should add post to group via post method' do
+      @group = @user.group(:name => 'losers', :people => [@friend])
+
+      status_message = @user.post( :status_message, :message => "hey", :group => @group )
+      
+      @group.reload
+      @group.my_posts.include?(status_message).should be true
+    end
+
+  end
 end