Makeover

I knew when I created this blog it was not a good thing. Yet I did it anyway. With the help of AC (I am a moron when it comes to templates and backgrounds and such), last night was spent making my blog look awesome...which it totally does btw...instead of going to sleep. Oh well. Life's short, blog first.

Actually, as I type this post I am procrastinating from doing an assignment that I could totally have complete by tonight if I would just pull myself together.

So this weekend was CAH RAE ZEE fun! There was a reunion of sorts. Okay, it was definitely a reunion because EVERYONE was in Stark! Sixteen girls packed out the back corner of The Hat...or whatever its new name is...and gave Luciando a night to remember. JK. I just wanted a reason to type Luciando. It's even better when you say it. State coulda, shoulda, woulda beat Florida...that's all that needs to be said. And that I am proud of us and how we held the magnificent Tim Tebow whom I wasn't all that impressed with on the field...but I still love him. (Sorry Amy, he's mine.) Dancing at the game with Emily and the random dude beside us was a good time. Listening to Emily entertain a room full of us after the game was an even better time. I stayed up past my bedtime, but it was worth the headache I had at work today. I was sad when everyone had to leave. :(

For your entertainment, I am attaching a video. My older brother, John, asked me this weekend if I had seen this commercial. I had not. He said, "Well, it's this pothole, and it reminds me of you because I think you could have done the voice." In my head I'm thinking what the heck does a pothole sound like that it would remind him of me so much?? WATCH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjMUfIKktWU

I do believe I say "K. Bye" a good bit. Gah, I hope I'm not that country. If I am, I am sorry you have to listen to me and thank you for being my friend.

Alright, I am being a flapper girl for Halloween. Just thought you would want to know. 7 days of food service at Baptist left. Glee is not new this week which makes me very sad. If you don't watch that show...where the heck have you been?? And now I am seriously going to do my homework. Maybe later.

Love and miss.

Studying Issues

I am suppose to be making out a study guide for my midterm Tuesday night, but I am finding it very difficult. I haven't actually studied since...hmm...April?? Done lots of homework and spent many hours on assignments but no studying. After this form of procrastination that I fondly call my blog it's back to the drawing board. (I'm not entirely sure if that's relevant here.)

Things that have happened recently:

Walked in on a patient who was buck naked on the bedside toilet (he said come in!).

Tried to teach carb counting to an 80 year old lady during outpatient counseling...it didn't go very well.

Had my shoulders unwillingly rubbed by a male nurse on the 5th floor - he is married. Yuck. I avoided him after that.

Went home for the one time this semester.

Was frustrated with the Bulldogs.

Made it through the 3 weeks of clinical at Baptist in Columbus.

Got a good evaluation for clinical.

Celebrated Butler's birthday.

Worked out...oh...maybe 3 times in three weeks.

It's gotten cold. I had to turn the heat on today. I, unlike many people, do not like when this happens. Being from the coast, I tend not to accept cold weather until it's absolutely necessary. That is why I still wore shorts to class yesterday morning. Then I surprised myself today by switching out warm and cold weather clothes in my closet. My reasoning was that I will not feel like doing this in the next 3 weeks, so I had to do it today. Monday I start the food service part of the rotation in Columbus. Tuesday morning I will be in Columbus at 5am, then take my midterm Tuesday night from 6-9, and be there at 5:30am Wednesday morning. Please pray for brain cells. I don't mind being tired, I would just prefer not failing the midterm due to exhaustion. You can do anything for 3 weeks. Right??

Today, I was sitting upstairs in Barnes attempting this study guide thingy, and I hear the guy behind me whistle down at someone/something. So I look down and there is a chocolate lab walking around Barnes!! He had on a collar but didn't appear to be with someone. He was super friendly and well-behaved. I'm pretty sure he just walked in the automatic doors. This made my day. A worker put him back outside, and when I left in my car I saw him running along with this guy on a bike (he was very friendly. the dog, not the guy on the bike.) who did not appear to be the owner. I should have just taken him home with me. We already know he can handle being an inside dog. Dang it, why didn't I?

My parents are going to the beach tomorrow for the week. I'm sure I'm not the only one who is jealous.

Gah, I guess I really do need to study. I'm sure in about 30 minutes I'll begin one of my other forms of procrastination: eating, TV, the internet, mindlessly flipping through my planner, or all of the above.

I will leave you with the always present "love and miss" sign off and the question of what should I be for Halloween?

Love and miss.

Here you go & Why am I doing this?

This post gets two titles because an adoring friend wanted me to update and because I am wondering why I am doing this when I should be in bed. It has indeed been awhile and some funny things have happened along the way. Last Tuesday stands out in my mind. Some, if not most, of you have heard these stories, but for those of you that have not I hope you get some laughs out of this. Tuesday morning was spent with some of the football players again. I love bugging guys while they are in the middle of trying to devour an omelet. These guys really are fun to be around. They pretty much take everything in stride (especially coming from a little white girl), so they just laughed when I called them out on stuff. Like when they say "man, we know all this stuff already" and I say "oh really, is that why you keep losing football games?" One such player did ask me if I was going to call him later that day since we were friends now. I said, "Brandon, I don't call boys." Brandon replies, "Ah man, Mary. Well what your number is then? I'm gonna call you today." Hmmm was he joking? Nope. Did I give him my number? Yep. Has he called? Nope. Did I cry myself to sleep last night? Yep. Just kidding. Telling Anthony Dixon to lay off the alcohol during football season was entertaining. Even I had to laugh at what I was saying as I was saying it...mainly because he was also laughing at me. I also busted it while trying to walk down a wet concrete sidewalk that afternoon (I told you Tuesday was eventful). Sometimes I wish someone was following me around with a video camera. Does that make me conceded? (Is it conceded or conceited? I'm dumb.) Okay, maybe a little. I just like to laugh at all the dumb things I do/say. Is that such a crime?

I was not into Bulldog Bash this year. Sorry all you lovers of having sweaty drunks rub up on you and breathe down your neck. We did however break into a house (we knew the person, no worries). That was quite eventful. Saturday brought the 100th day of rain to Starkville. I rather enjoyed myself the 1st half in the luxury of Jane Gray and Allan's living room. When the rain went away, the mud came out for all to play (in). That reminds me, I need to wash off my Chacos. I don't really want to talk about those inches that took away our chance of victory over the purple-lovers.

Okay, I seriously have to wrap this up. I started at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus today. This is a 6 week rotation. 3 in Clinical, 3 in Food Service. I'm starting in Clinical while Natalie is in FS first. She has to be there at 5am tomorrow. Yuck. That will be me in 3 weeks!!

I hope all my friends know that I love them....I'm not sure why I said that. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

Love and miss.

Focus

Hello friends! I can't even really tell you everything I've been up to lately. I loved my rotation at the hospital in Eupora. Learned a lot. A whole lot. And I got to know the awesome Amy Farnsworth better. Plus. My current rotation (which will remain nameless) is extremely frustrating, so I'm not even going to tell you about it. Let's focus on the good, shall we? Only 5 more days there anyway.

Funny patient story: Go into this lady's room (I can't even remember what's wrong with her, which is probably a good thing. not sure if I would be breaking some form of law if I told you) and she is quite overweight, which we already determined by calculating her BMI from her chart. She hears the word "dietitian" and immediately says, "Don't y'all be putting me on no sugar-free diet!! I won't eat it if it don't have no sugar!! I got to have my sugar!!" (HAHA I am laughing out loud retelling this story.) Then she goes into this story about how some dessert was "slap-yo-mama" good followed by this confession. Amy asked her if her weight was steady at 218 and she said, "Yeah, it is now, but when I got married I weighed 298 but you wouldn't ever known it." (BAHAHA) Okay, here are my thoughts: I'm pretty sure if I weighed nearly 300 pounds you would be able to tell. Too bad she doesn't care that she once weighed 300 pounds. And, congratulations Mississippi. This is why you are the #1 state in obesity.

I thought of a perk of my current rotation: I get to see a lot of athletes throughout the day. I mean, a bunch. Yesterday we counseled some of the football players at 7 in the morning while they ate their breakfasts. Can I just say that I really wish I was a football player? I mean, they get to eat alllllll day loooooong. Whatever they want pretty much. Dream. Terrell Johnson cussed out a fly that was obviously bugging him while I told him about carbs. I met Barry Stewart today. He's been sick. Sad. And Riley Benock is crutching around on crutches (isn't that what you do on those things?) FYI. Oh, and the guys on the tennis team are still hot. Just saying.

I am struggling loving people that bug me. On the other hand, I was thankful this week for Luke 6:16...the last four words. "who became a traitor." This detail was needed for God's perfect plan to unfold. For that I cannot be grateful enough. And I was encouraged with Luke 9:10. One word: withdrew. We all need to find shelter in Jesus and rest in Him. Just like the 12 did.

Got to go to the Union to promote something. Don't you love harassing people with information they don't want to receive?? That's what I thought. I am having serious friends withdrawals. Good thing Supper Club starts tomorrow night. :)

Love and miss.

Bambi is no good

Who wants to hear what I've been up to the past week?!?! Not everyone all at once.

We finished up with the Extension Services rotation Thursday. Got good evaluations. You can stop worrying. Friday, Erin and I traveled the awesome road to Memphis and had din with Emily Orr Vanderpool. Weird. The name, not the dinner. Saturday was just like Christmas morning!! It was the Mr.'s birthday so the three of us made the biggest breakfast in the history of the world. Then two, yes two, hours later Emily and I met with some awesome friends (Anna, John, Erin, Lori, Greg, and Greg's new roommate. His name is Peter.) to eat some Memphis pizza. I'm glad I'm a big girl so I can enjoy such luxuries as eating humongous meals every couple of hours. Sidenote: I'm eating one of those little Laughing Cow cheese things and I'm pretty sure I just consumed some of the aluminum foil. Mmmm. End sidenote. We had a little reunion that night for the b-day. It was great seeing lots of friends whom you never see all in the same room. Pretty exciting. And Windham got a puppy boxer. Martin was very popular with the ladies. Have you ever not gone to church because you couldn't find it?? Me either. Until Sunday morning. Emily and I drove around for 30 minutes trying to find the church where Erin, Lori, and Greg went to and couldn't. That's Memphis for you. So we went home and watched two episodes of Mad Men. Hmmmm Sort of the exact opposite of going to church.

The hospital in Eupora is awesome!! It's Wednesday afternoon at 3:41 and I am not still at work as I normally would be. Until 4. We got to leave at 2 today!! Woo hoo!! (Dang it, I just ate all the Wheat Thins.) So yesterday morning Natalie and I get on 82 to head to Eupora. She is driving, we're behind this 18 wheeler (which make me even more nervous as of 7/30/09) and she is waiting on this Jag to pass so she can get over into the left lane. Once she does, the Jag and the 18 wheeler both break hard, Natalie does too, and this rather large deer goes sprinting across the road. I turn around as she keeps driving to see if Bambi makes it across the other side of the road and she disappears. Yes, my friends, this deer was taken out of this world by a dump truck. Neither of them ever saw it coming. Thank you guardian angels. We made it to work without any more excitement.

I am pumped about this weekend. I don't have class Friday morning. Anna is coming. First football game. And we get Labor Day off! No, we weren't suppose to. We get 2 weeks at Christmas and that is our only holiday. Officially. So we hope and pray that our preceptor gives us the holiday off. I will be hoping and praying this again at Thanksgiving.

I'm enjoying these weeks that are more laid back because they won't all be like this. Off to continue enjoying a long afternoon not at work!