back by popular demand...

and by popular demand...i am pretty sure i mean, one person. regardless, here i am. so, my computer completely crashed and burned a week ago and i have been playing phone tag with the guy from dell to get it fixed...stupid dell. bottom line is that it still isnt working and i borrowed alyssa's computer while she is honeymooning it in costa rica and i am on the internet at work right now. i love to beat the system...you wont get me down dell!!

thanksgiving was pretty uneventful, i had to work the day before, the day of, and the day after. the families up at work were really sweet in sharing their meals with us and it was a good day and fairly slow. the weather turned super cold that day too it actually seemed like it was a holiday. unfortunately, the weather has stayed really cold and i am ready for it to warm up again...i hate going outside in the mornings to walk lexi.

and speaking of cold weather, that brings me to my next topic...my heat in my house. it is so amazing and so nice and toasty warm to the point where sometimes i even get to hot and i sleep in a tank top and underwear most of the time...well, of course it gets freezing cold this weekend and rainy and yucky and decides to stop working. saturday night my heat just went out. miserable. it was 61 degrees in my house at one point. luckily i had space heaters from when i lived in philly so i put one facing my bed upstairs and one facing my dog downstairs. it was bearable, but not at all comfortable.

so...the weekend that my heat went out was also the weekend i had a houseguest. of course. hahaha. this past weekend was alyssa's wedding and so andy came to visit me and go to the wedding with me...super fun. he had to drive through crappy rain and sit in traffic, but he made it! we had a great time and ate awesome food and had free drinks and even danced a little bit. excellent wedding all around...then we went back to my house...my freezing house, and hung out and then he had to get up and drive home sunday morning cause of some stupid school meeting. being a graduating senior is tough.

sunday was the perfect day off - i cant remember the last sunday i had off so i was able to just lay around and nap and hang out on my couch watching football...it was amazing. i had the best time and the weather was gross and cold and rainy again so it was the perfect day to stay inside. i really dont think i did one single productive thing all day.

and now here i am in the middle of another busy week...computer still isnt fixed, but my heat is...i guess i am more appreciative of that anyway. i have 2 tests this week and a speech due...and by this week, i mean they are all due tomorrow. oops. i just remembered. and i am registering for classes for next semester. crazy.

tomorrow is a big day...2 weeks until my birthday, 3 weeks until i go home...and of course...the dallas/green bay game tomorrow night. HUGE game. i cant wait to watch it - i actually have the day off so it is gonna be pretty exciting!! go cowboys!!

new bed!!

well, it finally happened. i bought my new bed. after talking about it non-stop for a month now, i finally went out and bought a nice new bed. i am so ridiculously excited about it. unfortunately it just means that now i have no excuse for not cleaning my room. thats okay though, i am spending the day cleaning up around my apartment and its gonna look awesome by the end of the day. i am convinced. i have already cleaned my kitchen...thats something.

so last night, work was so slow on our unit. we only had 10 kids on the whole floor and so i got floated down to the ER to help out with the craziness that was going on down there. at first i thought this sounded promising and kind of interesting, but alas, i was wrong. i got stuck in triage which basically means snotty noses and vomiting kids. super great. i took so many rectal temperatures last night, it was unreal. it was the longest 4 hours and i was so happy when it was over. triage is definitely not for me. i could probably do the cool part of the ER, the trauma part, but not the triage.

i had a huge headache so i got home and took a vicodin and went to sleep on my new bed. slept like a dream until 10am this morning. i have the day off - which is rare and amazing - and i am planning on sitting on this couch as long as possible. the cowboys play the redskins today and we all know how that is going to end. i havent been able to watch football in about 5 sundays. and i am gong to get queso and clean and just relax...thats what days off are all about.

remember when...

i apparently still suck at blogging?? i go really strong for like 2 weeks and then its all over. its not like i am doing anything that great at the end of my day where i cant write, its just moreso i am distracted by whatever is on my tivo and i forget to do it. lazy me.

so...i went to philly. loved it. i am glad i live in the south where it is nice and toasty warm most of the time cause walking around philly, i couldnt feel my toes most of the time...but, i missed the walking around part. i love that about philadelphia. i love being in a city and people on the street and taking cabs and walking everywhere and tall buildings. i love austin too, but i definitely missed that aspect. i saw everyone i loved in philly...that number is very small these days, but it was worth the trip and i was sad to leave. happy to be home, but sad to go.

i think i probably havent blogged this week because it has officially been crappy. it was just one horrible thing after another this week...lots of financial things coming my way, electricity being turned off, people at work annoying me, school stuff...just lots going on. its okay, its friday now and that means the week is over and i am looking forward to many things next week so i know i am going to have better days and be in a much better mood.

i bought my new bed finally!!!! so excited...tomorrow night will be my first night to sleep on it cause i am babysitting overnight tonight. i cannot wait...the only downside is that means i actually have to start cleaning up my apartment and organizing my room again. ugh...what a project that is going to be. i have the day off on sunday so that is my goal for the day, but unfortunately, i think it is going to be a more than a one day ordeal. thats really too bad for myself. oh well, its gonna be worth it.

anyway, this entry wasnt all that great, maybe i will get back in the groove of things and be more regular again, but dont hold your breath. i am done with my laundry and therefore headed to bed, i have a 7 year old waking me up bright and early in the morning...greeeeeat.

another long day...

i worked 12 hours again, but it went by so dang fast!! we were crazy busy at work...kicking people out of rooms so we could admit other kids, it was nuts. i actually like when we are busy because it goes by so fast. i didnt sit down all day and then all of the sudden, it was 11:20 and i was like, whoa, i need to leave. i seriously couldnt pick and place any better patients on our floor right now. literally every single one of my favorites are there - veronica, caitlyn, perla, kathy, and camryn. its amazing. i had the best time getting to hang out with all of them yesterday and talking and laughing...these are amazing girls. what a great job i have.

then i got home and studied cause i have a stupid test again today. seriously, is it normal to have a test like every other day?? how is that possible?? i am so over school. i cant believe that there is only like 6 weeks left though. that is insane. this semester has just flown by. hopefully they will all continue to do so...

i slept awesome - we got a cold front last night so i turned the heat up before i went to bed and i woke up all toasty warm and happy. this time change thing is still messing me up though because i keep trying to wake up at like 8 or 9am. now that is just silly, i like to stay in bed till 10 when i can. which is most mornings. i was freezing when i walked lexi though...i am glad, i love cold weather. it makes me happy. not cold weather like 10 degrees, just this cold weather...50 degrees.

blueberry muffins for breakfast - amazing. and now i have to go to class. blah. i am so tired and so not in the mood to sit in class, but i want to get all my tests back from last week and see how i did. my professor in my first class is just so annoying...the only reason i go to his class is because he takes attendance and adds points to your grade for perfect attendance. i guess that makes it worth it - at some point anyway. then i am going to my second class which is even worse then the first. so boring. then off to work again.

only 2 more days of work and then i get on a plane on thursday (after class of course) and i am headed back to philly...yea!! i cant wait to go back, i need a vacation, i need to see people, i need to sleep in, i need to not work...its gonna be great. a much needed break from responsibilities.

12 hours later...

and i am home from work. what a long day!! i worked 12 hour shifts all summer long and i forgot how long they really are. i am not sure how i did it for 3 months...regardless, i had to work 12 hours again today. it seemed like it was going to be a long day when i looked at the clock around 1:30, but it actually ended up going by pretty quickly and it was over faster than i realized. the sad thing is that i have to get up tomorrow morning, well, in about 9 hours to be exact...and do it all over again. 2 days in a row of this 12 hour business!?? big mistake katelynn.

anyway, the extra hour of sleep was extremely helpful, especially considering i stayed up till after 2am for some reason. therefore, i ended up in bed around 1:45am. i got up around 10 and just couldnt get moving. had every intention of showering before work, but i came downstairs and sat on the couch and looked up and it was 40 minutes later and i had to get dressed and leave. oops. guess that means i HAVE to shower before work tomorrow.

i had the best patients at work today...caitlin is back for a minor pain thing and a short stay (phew), but i love her and she is in my top favorites so i was glad to go sit in her room and play with her for a while. her hair is growing back and she looks so cute. i love that she remembers things about me and we both still had our friendship bracelets on...yea!! and then there was kathy. she is a 21 year old who just relapsed for the 3rd time. her story is encouraging and heartbreaking all at the same time. she is adorable and so fun. i met her a few days ago when she came in and all the nurses on our floor love her because they have known her since she was 15. and now i love her too. i laid in her bed for about an hour today and we read magazines and she told me the story of how she met her husband - she got married 3 months ago. she is amazing and such a fighter and she blessed me today in a million different ways. and her dad went out and got us mexican food and we had lunch together!! yea!! i cant wait to go in her room and lay in bed and watch 'fight club' with her tomorrow...

and now i am home, i hung out with lexi for a big and now i am gonna head to bed so i can do it all over again tomorrow. i got a smidgen of homework done at work tonight (maybe if i would quit laying around in patients beds i would get more done), but regardless i have to get the rest of it done tomorrow so i dont have to worry about coming home tomorrow night and doing it. then back into the mix of tons of homework and school for the rest of the week...ugh.

philly on thursday!!!!

another fun weekend in austin!!

so, once again, i had friday and saturday off work - kinda strange. strange and very nice. friday i laid around for most of the day and took naps, but i did manage to run a few important errands and get a couple of things done...so at least i was productive. somewhat. and then friday night was a lingerie shower for a bunch of the girls from work who are getting married in the next few months. i picked up alyssa and we went down to katie's house where the party was being held. we had so much fun. it was a great group of girls and lots of drinks and great food. mainly lots of laughing, and we all know thats my favorite thing to do. we played a hilarious game of pictionary (use your imagination here...bacherlorette/lingerie and pictionary). the girls all got some fun presents and then proceeded to model them for us. over their clothes of course. so it was a really great party and i was glad that i wasnt working and was able to go.

then alyssa, kristen and i went downtown. i was super tired and not feeling all that great so i wasnt really keen on going, but i give into peer pressure easily, so i went. it ended up being really fun actually...we got to dance to hip hop music - clearly i love that, i do it in my own house or car on a daily basis. i just hate dancing at bars cause skeevy guys think that it is an open invitation to come and dance with you...then i awkwardly run away. nice moves. we left semi-early cause i couldnt last till 2am and i came home and watched grey's anatomy and went to sleep.

saturday morning i could not get up for the life of me. i kept trying to wake up and get out of bed and my body just did not want to leave my cozy bed. so i ended up sleeping till 11!! thats crazy. and i got up and walked lexi and then was still so tired, i got all covered up back on the couch and dozed for like another hour. i am lazy! then i made up for the laziness because i had a soccer game to go play. i havent played soccer in so long, but somehow alyssa convinced me that i should join the team she plays on...so i did. at first when i got out there i was super hesitant and not sure about playing, but once i kicked the ball a few times, i ended up having so much fun. we lost 2-1, but i had a great time running around and getting sweaty.

home for a couple of hours and what do i do?? take a nap on the couch!! why all the sleeping?? then it was time for grub club! i havent seen sarah or kat in 3 weeks...that is far too long. sarah did drop by on friday and brought me a milkshake - which was awesome - and we were able to catch up a little, but i hadnt seen the whole group in forever. we all went to kat and TA's house and had an awesome meal. kat did a great job with dinner, i was wanting to eat seconds, but i was so full i couldnt fit any more food in my belly. it was so great to see them and talk and laugh and make fun and see what was going on in everyone's lives. like the fact that kat and TA are buying a house!! crazy!! so much is going on with everyone these days...all growing up and whatnot. so weird...and exciting.

got home and wanted to go to bed early, but somehow it was 2am and i was still awake. luckily we gained an hour so i ended up going to bed around 1:30...which didnt seem that late. hahaha. slept in and just got up and now i am headed to a long day at work. 12 hours. blah. i am a little sad because there are two really great games today that i wanted to watch. the two undefeated teams - indianapolis and new england - are playing and then the sunday night game is dallas versus philadelphia. ugh...work!!! i am going to sneak into an empty room and watch a lot of football today...or take a lot of bathroom breaks or something...

halloween....e

well, to state the obvious, its halloween. and seeing as how i am not a huge fan of halloween, nor do i care to celebrate it by dressing up in a costume - one that is expected to be slutty. so, i worked and came home. but since i was so behind, today is supposed to be about yesterday...a much more fun day and not nearly as exhausting.

yesterday was alyssa's birthday. yea!! i love birthdays...moreso my own, but i love pretty much all of them. so, i met alyssa out to get a pedicure - i was a little hesitant at first due to money issues and really needing to be studying and all of that, but i wanted to go and i wanted to celebrate her and it was amazing. i am was sitting there getting massaged and soaking my feet in a warm tub, drinking my chai tea, and all i could think was...so worth it. plus, i got my toes painted in the color 'belize it or not'. hahahaha. that made me day right there. so pedicures in the morning and then off to class...

class was okay, not a big deal, but i was glad i went because he canceled class on thursday and also gave us our 3rd test - to take home. nice. thats one less thing i have to worry about and now i dont have to go to school at all tomorrow...oh yeah, except to take that test i was supposed to be studying for and that i keep putting off. dang it.

after class i drove back over to 'shady grove' to meet up with alyssa and paul and katie for a birthday lunch. it was so much fun. the weather was so perfect so we ate outside and it was great. i was super late to work because it was such a great time. i made her wear a birthday crown and sash and everything. i am glad i was around to be able to celebrate and hopefully make her day special and memorable.

then work, per usual. it was a slow night so i was able to get a little homework done and that was nice since i didnt do any all day.

a quick rundown of today...got up and studied, went straight to school and took my test - got a pretty good grade on it so i was satisfied. now i only have one more, i must get up and take that one tomorrow morning. i actually must get up and study tomorrow morning and then go take the test. blah. after my test, i went to target to get some halloween socks to wear to work tonight. i came home and made halloween funfetti cupcakes to bring to work - amazing. i could seriously eat so many of those things.

work was crazy tonight. abnormally busy and everyone was running around and being grouchy and it wasnt really all that fun to be honest. it wasnt horrible, but i got a headache and there was just so much going on with new admits and phones ringing and it was chaos.

tomorrow holds the test and if i have time, i need to run a birthday errand and then i have work...then 2 days off!! well, not counting the certification class at 8am on friday morning. ugh. i am gonna try and go to sleep now so i can get up early and study...hopefully i can block out the noisy and drunk halloweeners outside my house...

my weekend....

wow...so apparently i was way too busy this past weekend to even blog so i need to play some catch up. it was a great weekend and i havent had days off work in so long that i was glad i chose to stay around austin and have fun.

friday...no work. i got so much done around town and around my house -dishes, errands, napping. the napping is clearly very important. it was so nice to just be able to relax and not have any obligations. and then friday night i had plans to go out with alyssa. so, out we go. we started out getting dinner at 'manuel's' downtown - awesome. i have never been there, but i have passed by it a million times and dang...it was so good. then we walked around and ended up at a place called 'betsy's bar'. i am not huge into the bar scene, but any bar that has super mario brothers and an atari, definitely okay by me. we hung out there for a while and just at on the couch and chatted and laughed. then, because we are old, we got tired and went home around 1:30. a great night all around.

saturday i woke up and did laundry right away...i knew if i didnt get it out of the way, i would have put it off all day and then had dirty scrubs all week. i went and got chuy's queso for lunch...perfection per usual. i did some more running around and getting things done - had to go to target and walmart...although now i cant even remember what i needed. then we had plans to go to rebecca's halloween party. alyssa and i had every intention of dressing up, but the night didnt go quite according to plan and we had some slight drama and hang ups which made us late to the party and therefore, we went in our regular clothes. and that was more than okay with me because i hate dressing up in costumes. although we did manage to put on some hats when we got there, just to get into the spirit of things. it was a fun time and we wished we could have stayed later, but both alyssa and i had to get up and work on sunday. boo.

so that was it for all the fun stuff...actually work on sunday was pretty good - we didnt have very many kids on the floor at all so it was a slow day which is rare and a nice thing to have every now and then.

the weather here is amazing right now...every time i go outside, i think about how much i love it and how great it is. i love fall. its cold enough for a hoodie in the morning and then by lunch, its perfect outside.

i have so much homework and school stuff going on this week, it is unreal. i have 3 tests and i havent managed to be all that responsible in studying for them and taking them in a timely fashion, so that means i have to get up tomorrow morning and go and take a test because the deadline for it is tomorrow. then i have a test with a deadline on thursday and i am pretty sure that i wont be studying for it tomorrow so i will be having to take that one on thursday. my classes got canceled for thursday though so i can just study and go up to campus and take the test and be done. phew.

i will have to write about today...tomorrow...and then get back on track. dang, this whole blogging nightly thing is pretty tricky. it was an awesome idea at first though...then i get home and get sucked into whatever programs i tivoed for the night and it becomes a lost cause.

done and done!!

my 11 days in a row working stint has officially come to an end! thank goodness! i am freaking exhausted. and yet, here i am awake at 2am. i was falling asleep at work, but now that i am home, eating chicken noodle soup and watching greys anatomy magically kept me awake for hours.

so...today. couldnt sleep in for some reason, but dont you worry, i laid in bed far longer than i needed to just because i could. it has gotten so chilly in the mornings that taking lexi out wakes me right up...i actually have to put on a sweatshirt to leave. class was boring per usual, but thats okay, i dont have to go back until tuesday. i need to get some serious studying done over the next few days and hopefully after next week i can relax a little bit as far as school goes.

then onto my last day of work...well, okay, not really last day, buy i get 2 whole days off! hahaha. i got there and had a hard time getting motivated to do any actual work. i just wanted to chat with alyssa and dance with susan and eat candy. thats no good. i ended up getting floated to a different unit halfway through my shift at 7...i was bummed about it at first because i love my floor so much, but it actually turned out okay because i was able to get my homework done...one less thing to have to do next week. today we had a hard day at work. one of our little ones went to get a kidney transplant and she was too sick to receive the transplant, so they had to send her back to us. essentially she checked back into the hospital and onto our unit to die. everyone was very upset tonight and i know its gonna be a hard few days at work waiting it out...she is only 19 months old. i cant really think about it because it kind of ruins my day. like i said, its gonna make for an awful week and a hard time waiting around.

anyway, onto happier news...i have the whole day tomorrow off and i am planning on getting things done, but also being semi-lazy. i want to sleep in forever and i need to clean my car out and take it and wash it. for some odd reason i told alyssa i would meet her to do the 3 mile run around town lake...already regretting that. then i want to be lazy and maybe nap...hahaha. then we are gonna go out tomorrow night. yea! i am really looking forward to a night out in austin...this weekend is gonna be so great!!

boo who??

look at how cute my little owl is!!! his name is 'boo who' which totally just cracks me up. my friend rebecca bought him for me as a little halloween presents and brought him to work for me. everyone was super jealous and i was super in love with my little guy. it was a great way to make me smile and make the day so great.

i woke up today and was able to lounge around for a bit and watch a little tv which was nice. today i had plans with my friend alyssa and i was really looking forward to it. she is getting married at the end of november and so i met up with her at the bridal shop where her dress is from to see what it looked liked and then we were going to go to lunch. her dress was amazing. everyone i know is getting married!! then we went and grabbed lunch and just talked and talked and i loved it. i am glad to have a new friend, i think she is amazing. then unfortunately i had to go to work...

so i went into work early for a meeting with my educator and to do some unit orientation thing which was just kind of silly, but i just do what they tell me to. then i worked for the next 8 hours and it was a pretty good night. kinda crazy at first, but then it slowed down and got much better towards the end of my shift. i am so tired from all of this working, but i am almost done...only one more day to go and then i get a couple of days off. thank goodness! i definitely deserve one.

i have tests to study for and laundry to get done...i decided not to go home for the weekend and just to stay here and go out in austin on friday night and take a couple of days for myself and clean my car and wash it and run errands and just relax. i cant wait for friday....

bittersweet....

in the words of my old boss, i am happy as a clam right now. what a great day!! i will start from the beginning...

i slept with my heat on last night for the first time and it was great because i woke up so toasty warm and happy. i stayed up super late last night getting homework done after work so i didnt even get in bed till almost 4am!! i got up around 10 and then had to rush through and do even more homework and practice my speech that i had to give today.

i rush off to class and of course my professor decides that i should go first in giving the speeches. oh well, thats fine, i went, it went just fine and now i am done. that means for the next week of classes i can just sit there and stare at other people while they give their speeches. nice. and we got out super early today so i was able to come home and eat lunch before my next class. went back to school and got my review for the test that i have to take on thursday. blah.

then onto work!! the best part of the day! it was a little crazy when i first got there, but everyone i loved was working today and that always makes me happy. ran around for the first couple of hours and then ended up going to an open house thing down in the PT area of the hospital. and by open house, i really mean, me and alyssa and merrill playing on the playground outside! it was hilarious...we were spinning around and checking out all the fun things...we originally went for the free snacks, but had way more fun than we thought we would. you might think this was the best part of work, but alas...it was not!!

so we get back up to the unit and we find out that one of our favorites, and longest staying patients, is getting discharged. i love this girl...i love her family, i love her sisters, i love everything about her. veronica has been in the hospital since the day i started working there...we pretty much checked in on the same day...2 months ago. and today she got to go home. we had made a tutu for her because she loves when we go in her room and dance and be silly and she put it on and we all danced around and celebrated and it was amazing. it was definitely bittersweet though. walking her to the car and actually saying goodbye was hard. you want them to be well enough to go home, but you love them and miss them and dont want them to leave. she was crying and it made me cry as soon as she hugged me. she has really touched my heart, her whole family has. the great news is that now she can just come back and see us as a visitor rather than a patient...we already made her promise to come show us her halloween costume next week!

so i just got home and i am in the best mood because of today. the weather is awesome outside, its in the 40s and that makes me so happy. i am looking forward to having a 3 day weekend this weekend, still debating going home or not...i want to see katherine and carly and hang out in wfalls with my mom and dad as well, but the idea of staying in austin and being lazy and getting to go out with alyssa and just hang out sounds super appealing...

what to do, what to do...

back to normal...

or at least what is normal for me...hahaha. i woke up feeling like a champ this morning. well, not so much like a champ, but definitely so much better than yesterday. i ate chicken noodle soup and i didnt throw up - therefore, game on!! i slept amazing, watched a little football and then it was back to work...

i wasnt really in the mood to work today, but it actually flew by. i was a little scatterbrained for some reason, but luckily, everything moves a little slower on sundays. i got there just as the cowboys game was starting which is always hard for me because i just want to watch the game...thats not too much to ask is it?? luckily i have my fellow fan and friend texting me updates throughout the game so i dont feel like i am missing out on too much. and even better, we won this week!! the loss was not a fun thing to experience last week.

so yeah, work...busy, good..interesting... got home and am avoiding all of the homework that is staring at me from my coffee table. its gonna be a long and busy week and i am not all that excited about it to be honest.

i need to see my best friends this week - i have had a few good voicemail conversations with them the past few days, but thats it...and thats not enough!! sarah's fiance is doing sweet things for her, kat is stressed out, stacy thinks we arent friends anymore...this is no good. i have fun plans to go to lunch with alyssa from work on wednesday and then she wants go out on friday night which actually sounds like a great time. i was supposed to go home this weekend, but i think a night out in austin with new people might be just what i need...i can always drive home on saturday...

sicky...

i feel horrible! hence the no blog last night. i had to leave work early last night because i felt so cruddy. i didnt feel great all day yesterday and then around 8:30 last night at work, i just started feeling horrible and like i was gonna throw up. i didnt even think i could stand up so i ended up going and laying down in one of the empty rooms. i just laid there and wished i could go home and more importantly, wished i wasnt sick. i ended up having a moment where i felt decent so i got up and left work early and drove home.

i got home and proceeded to just lay on my couch all night. i was dozing in and out of sleep, but i just kept wanting to throw up so i couldnt ever actually fall asleep. needless to say, i finally started throwing up around 3am and it was miserable. its been a long day, no fun at all. i hate being sick and more than anything, i hate throwing up. rebecca came and saved me and brought me some gatorade and sprite to help settle my stomach and prevent dehydration. although i am still pretty dehydrated..i can tell.

so, a day full of sleeping and half watching tv and i still dont feel a whole lot better. i had to call in sick to work tonight - which i hate. i am not sure i can go to work tomorrow if i wake up feeling this way. i hate that for myself. i would so much rather be working than sitting on my couch wishing i was dying.

i have a huge headache and i am starving, but too nervous to eat. so, its gonna be a long night - i slept all day so i am sure sleeping tonight is gonna be a challenge. looks like its gonna be me and julia roberts and richard gere tonight...pretty woman, never gets old.

what a day....

i am normally not a grouchy person, but today was just one of those days. it actually ended on a really good note and a hilarious phone conversation, but the whole day was just one thing after another. i had horrible dreams last night - super realistic ones that i couldnt get out of my head. i was almost relieved to get out of bed this morning.

i really really didnt want to go to class today, but i did cause i am paying for it and i like getting good grades. i really felt like it was a waste of my time today, but thats fine, i survived. then onto the mall to try and get my little girl, perla, a present. i couldnt find exactly what i was looking for which was super frustrating so i got nothing. then i was stuck in traffic and sweating and late getting to work. blah.

got to work and was already a bit grumpy and then just had one thing after another happen to make the day seem crazy and busy and long. i got to hang out with a few of my favorites which always brings a smile to my face and i am going to introduce a couple of them to each other tomorrow and i really think they will get along. i did get to act stupid and do silly dances with one of my favorite nurses, susan. we are a ridiculous pair together. the night wasnt all bad, it was just little things that would get me frustrated and i was kind of short fused. thats okay, i made it through and am about to go to bed.

i did find out that i have to work straight through until next thursday though!! ugh!! i specifically asked off for sunday so i could get a break since i have already worked everyday this week, but apparently no one else could work on sunday. oh well. then i have a three day weekend next weekend and i think i am gonna go see my parents and hang out with a few fun people back home. i am really gonna need a weekend of rest and relaxation after 11 straight days of working.

tomorrow brings babysitting in the morning - really wish i hadnt agreed to that - and then of course, straight on to work. at least its friday...

putting it in perspective (of a 15 year old)...

exhausted. thats how i feel today. i woke up this morning feeling pretty crappy...almost to the point of wanting to call in sick to work. i just was headachey and tired and it was bad. i came downstairs and let lexi out and then ended up dozing on the couch for about an hour. then tried to run a few errands before going into work.

work was nuts!!! when i get there, i found out that our entire computer system was down. down!?? at dell childrens medical center?? how does that happen?? it was so crazy because we dont do anything on paper anymore. all of our charts and orders are in the computer...so basically it was just all of us standing around trying to figure out how to function without computers. it was stressful and busy and honestly, not all that fun for the first 5 hours of work. luckily the computers got up and running again and all was right with the world. work was still super busy and i was running around the entire time, i dont think i sat down once...except maybe to go to the bathroom.

the best part of the night was right before i left, i went to go say goodbye to perla and let her know that i would see her tomorrow and i ended up sitting on her bed and talking to her for about 45 minutes. i am constantly humbled and blessed in my job and listening to a 15 year old battling cancer really puts so many things in perspective. her outlook on life is amazing and encouraging. she deals with things any 15 year old does - girl drama at high school and gaining weight and myspace - but here she is in front of me, no hair, throwing up from chemo and stuck in a hospital bed. and yet she is happy. all the time. she is so mature and takes nothing for granted. her perspective on life is one that i want to gain. i am jealous of her maturity and outlook and i hoping by being in her presence, it rubs off a little bit on me.

a trip to whataburger and i am home. i am happy to be putting my feet up, they actually hurt today. today was the first day i havent gone for a run in the 3 weeks since i started...dang. i just felt so horrible when i woke up. that means i definitely need to get to sleep so i can get up and run for sure before class tomorrow...another long day...

tuesdays no longer mean tacos...

but i still like them nonetheless. today was another good day...its so weird to have so many in a row. hahahaha. did the usual morning routine. the weather was awesome today, i dont think it went above 70 all day and it was kind of overcast. i loved it. it just looked like winter outside, i am very much ready for cooler weather. moreso the clothes that come along with cooler weather...

class today was so boring i was staring at the clock the entire time. i was dying to just get up and walk out, but i never have the guts for that sort of thing. i always think it is so rude when people do that. so i waited it out and was just so relieved when it was over. and in my next class we got a bit of good news with our test being postponed for a week. thank goodness...that means this week, as far as school goes, wont be insane. phew. one less thing to stress about. i mean, i still have tons of homework, but no tests.

then straight to work...i love work. it was a good day. one of my favorites, perla, was in to get her round of chemo. i love her. she is a 15 year old with a teenager's attitude towards cancer and its so refreshing and funny and just great to be around. i sat in her room and hung out so many times today just because i like talking to her so much. she asked if i was gonna be there all week and could she be my patient all week - its those little things like that that makes you get up and go back to work the next day. of course i will sit on her bed every day this week...i wouldnt trade that for anything. work went by super fast and we were busy without being crazy.

and now i am home again...and having a great night. i do hate leaving my house at 11:30 in the morning and not getting home till almost midnight. thats kinda sad. moreso for my poor lexi...although she is passed out on the couch next to me right now, so clearly so is not too bothered by it. i am wide awake and being entertained at the moment and i know i should go to bed, but its just so nice to relax on the couch...even if it is at 2am.

tomorrow brings a high of 92 - well all knew this fall weather wouldnt last, but it also is wednesday and that means halfway through the week. no school, just relaxing and doing whatever i want until work starts...nice.

home is where my bank account goes to...

today was a great great day!! i slept awesome last night, no lexi barking and waking me up before i was ready. i got up and ran, it was hard today and i hated it more than usual, but i made it. then i had some queso for lunch - perfection. then i had to go to a workshop type of thing at work, i was actually not happy about going at all, but ended up only taking 45 minutes and i am glad that i went so i look like a good employee. then...onto IKEA!!

i love IKEA. so much. i went and just had time to wander around and go up and down every aisle. thats the way you should always shop at IKEA. i really wanted to get a new rug and a floor lamp for my living room. i am just trying to buy little things slowly to complete my apartment and it is coming along quite nicely. i found a great rug and a floor lamp, as well as a few other little things...a throw for the couch and a plant for the table in the kitchen, and placemats. i was so excited about all of my purchases, i came home and immediately fixed up my apartment and then proceeded to clean the whole downstairs and then just stare at it and think about how great it looked.

alas, i had to stop staring and actually get some things done. i went to dinner and hung out and then began to do homework...blah. i am almost done with all the homework that i have to get done for the week, but mainly i need to finish something for my 12:00 class tomorrow. i am just not motivated at all.

the fun part of the week is over, tomorrow starts class and work again. i work everyday this week...all the way until saturday. i am guessing not a whole lot of interesting things are gonna happen the rest of the week, but thats okay...my apartment looks awesome!!

happy anniversary!!

so today marks the 1 year anniversary of kathryn and TA. its crazy to think that their wedding was a whole year ago. so much has happened this past year. their wedding weekend brings back a lot of memories for me - some i wish to not revisit and others i love.

onto today's activities....slept in - lovely, although i didnt get to sleep as late as i would have liked because my dog has this new thing of barking or whining in the morning around 9am when she thinks she is bored in her crate and ready to be awake. i, on the other hand, was not ready to get up so i just proceeded to yell at her from upstairs and tried to block out the barking. awesome. then i went for a run, but i just wasnt in the mood for it today...it wasnt very effective. oh well.

next on the agenda was getting a few things done before the cowboys game started....so i ran to walgreens to pick up an anniversary card for kat and TA and to get children's benadryl because i think lexi is allergic to something...she is always scratching and nothing the vet suggested is working thus far in curing it. and then i ran and picked up some queso to-go so i could enjoy it while i was sitting on my couch watching football.

so, i was completely wrong about the cowboys game being on sunday night...it was actually a 3 o'clock game. that worked out just fine for me because i had dinner plans... so, the game begins and we just completely suck from the start. we had a horrible first quarter, but managed to make a comeback in the second quarter and went into the half only down by a little bit. onto the third quarter, great plays and we are ahead of the patriots...yea!! then it was just all downhill from there. a horrible fourth quarter and we ended up losing the game by a few touchdowns. dang it. oh well, it was still a good game to watch and for the most part, i was impressed with the way they played against such a great team.

dinner time!! tonight's 'grub club' meeting was a special anniversary dinner for the ateeks. sarah really outdid herself with an awesome meal and we had such a fun time. kat and TA had just flown back in from being in san diego for the weekend...celebrating. we all got to catch up and laugh and spend a little bit of time together. we also had a fancy dessert - bananas foster...yum!!!

now i am home and relaxing and about to start on some homework that i have due on tuesday...blah. overall it was a great sunday, relaxing...somewhat productive and lots of laughing with my best friends. not bad...

starting over...

so, i used to blog...back in the old days, and now i decided that i should do it again. sometimes it is a healthy release, plus it would be nice to look back over my day and see the good things and see what i actually spent all those hours doing.

essentially i am always working or studying or going to school or trying to sleep, so this could get semi-boring, but thats okay...there could be interesting things sprinkled in.

so...today, i woke up and went for a morning run. this is my new thing, going for a run. its still growing on me, but it is getting much easier - i will admit that. doesnt mean i really like it, but i dont hate it as much as i used to. i came back and showered and was relaxing on my couch when sarah called to go veil shopping. so i met her at target where we proceeded to buy things i am sure neither one of us needed, definitely not veils... we actually managed to get out without doing too much damage. then onto 'la madeline's' for lunch. yum!! i love that french dip sandwich. then we headed over to david's bridal to look at veils, but neither one of us seemed to know what we were doing. it was a pretty unsuccessful excursion. we decided to reconvene on monday and go look at her dress so we have a better idea of what kind of veil to get.

next, home for a quick relaxation moment and a cat nap on the couch and then off to work. normally working on a saturday would slightly annoy me, but i love my job so much that i actually dont mind going in. i was there and the night was going by pretty quickly, not crazy busy, but busy enough to keep things interesting. then my favorite patient came in...caitlyn. she is an adorable 13 year old with leukemia and the best attitude i have ever seen. she should write a book someday or be a speaker of some sort. she is just amazing. i met her a few weeks ago when she was in for low platelets, and she was in tonight for a fever. luckily the fever went away really fast so she was only in tonight for about 3 hours. just enough time for hanging out and catching up and eating happy meals together. she gave me a friendship bracelet and it was so cute...that is what makes working on a saturday completely worthwhile.

then i got home around midnight and i just sank into my couch, happy to be home...happy to see my dog and happy because i have nothing to do for the next 2 days. no work, no school, nothing!! well, some homework, but that can wait until monday...hahahaha.

anyway, off to bed for now...looking forward to tomorrow and football...mainly sunday night football, the cowboys game against the patriots. two undefeated teams and john madden's commentary...what more could you ask for in a football game??