Therapeutic Dominos

Every time I make it home I try to visit my grandparents

they live about an hour from my home so it is 

pretty convenient. On my most recent trip they introduced

me to their latest hobby. They have started visiting a local

senior citizen center and the friends they have made there 

play Mexican Train . This is a version of Dominos. We

spent hours playing this game and enjoying each others

company.

This is good for them because my granddad was 

diagnosed with an idiopathic lung disorder. 

He has to have oxygen at all times and gets tired 

more easily then he used to. He has been part

 of a research study  and taking new medications

 however, he has recently gotten more 

sick and has been referred to Duke University Hospital.

Here he will be evaluated for a lung transplant. They are 

both anxious about the evaluation process and are in 

need of prayer during this challenging time!

Scoliosis

While cleaning out my desk during my down time before

starting the summer semester I came across an old

x-ray taken during 9th grade. I cheered and competed in 

gymnastics throughout my childhood. During those years

I often experienced severe back pain and fatigue. 

During a routine school exam I was told I had Scoliosis

this was in 5th grade. The pain didn't start until I was

older as the pain continued I saw doctors and was referred 

to a specialist in Birmingham. I was fitted for a back brace

and wore it most nights. It was uncomfortable, but I didn't 

have to wear it very long. 

Scoloiosis is the curving of the spine away from the midline.

It is more common in girls and worsens during growth spurts.

Today the pain is gone but I am self conscious about my 

shoulders which are not as uneven as the photo above but

there is a visible difference. The cause of this abnormality

is unknown but my brother has a much milder form as well.

Summer

So far I have very much enjoyed my summer vacation.

I have not done much to speak of mostly stayed by the

pool and played with my pup Molly. Brad was home 

for the first weekend, but he had to go back to T-town

for a  May class. And only a few of my friends are coming

home for the summer.

Yesterday when I woke up I went outside to feed Molly

breakfast and let her roam a little while.  I noticed

a baby snake in our pool! Yuck! My heart rate hit the 

roof and I didn't know what to do. I went in the garage 

and found some of my brother's old work boots and 

then grabbed a hoe.

 I was so nervous. I watched it for a

moment before taking my first attempt at killing the horrible 

thing. Yes, I know some snakes are not poisonous but I 

can't tell the difference and I'd rather not have any around.

I missed the first time and ran in the other direction. It must have

been a funny sight now that I think about it. The whole time I 

was praying out loud. Ha! The snake swam away but then came

back to the steps. The second time was a success and I got rid 

of the thing as soon as I calmed down. Meanwhile Molly was

uninterested in the fact that my life was in danger!! She was

running through the sprinklers and trying to get a baseball from 

off the garage shelf. Talk about a guard dog.

Friday

Friday fun day i finished my third pharmacology
 assignment this morning got a shower and watched
Hoda and Kathie lee. Great start to the day!! Then
 I went to Books a Million and searched for an NCLEX
 book to practice on some test taking skills.

 Apparently no one out of 112 nursing students
 answered any of the 4 select all that apply questions
 on our last OB test. Bummer. There were like 12 so I
couldn't pick one and because they are $50 a book 

i decided to do a little more research before I bought
 one. Then I stopped by the cook book section and was
 in food heaven for like 10 min and then made myself leave the
 store before I bought a cook book. Like there is time to play
with food right now... I can't wait to be out of school.

Yes I know stop wishing your life away. 

After Books and I went to Publix.

 I usually go to Walmart on Lakeshore but not anymore
 I am proud to say I am a new convert. Sabrina has
 been trying to get me to shop at Publix since last summer
 and I was uncertain but they are so friendly, there prices are
 about the same, and they have a much better selection of produce then
 Walmart. I got some yummy foods and have been reading
for OB ever since.

Valentines day was so great we had a Pharm test on
 Wednesday. After the test Brad and I went out to eat .
We ate at The Melting Pot.Oh man! Okay so it was
 way more expensive then food should be, but every bite was
 so delicious! It's hard to explain but its 

a fondue place and  there is a burner built into the table

and they bring out bite size portions of every course. Then we 

put the food on the skewers and it cooked while we talked.

 So neat. And so tasty!

Happy Valentines Day

I can see the light

I am so relieved to report that i have only 

3 assignments left in the semester. Yes that is 

right the 1st semester if this program is almost over.

Can you see my enthusiasm. Thanksgiving was good

I got to see some family i hadn't seen in a long time.

Also we got new phones because alltel is now part

of AT&T so i have been using the camera on my phone 

more often then my camera. I have an addiction to 

Facebook i think i should probably take some time 

away from it over the break. I got up at 5:30 to 

finish an assignment then i drifted to Facebook 

and look where i ended up i should be back in bed 

but now oatmeal is calling my name.

Have a good day here are some random pictures

from my cell phone.



I probably qualify as a Southern Living stalker by now.



Cute cousin came to my grandmothers to visit!



Initially Yours and Kids Corner talk about retail therapy.

Cant wait for the end of the semester Christmas
cards will be made...

Sounds like a Winner

Okay so this movie has got to be good i can't

 wait to see it especially after Sex and the City 2

 just didn't live up to the first

one's standards. I want to try and read the

 book before i see the movie it will be close but i

 think im gonna make it!!Can't Wait.

Inspiration

So i got back around 8 pm last night and i was 

content with the fact that my roommate and not other 

random people were in my room. So it was very peaceful

unloading my clothes and putting up grocerys. My 

Dad had grown a huge watermelon that he let me bring

back to school with me so i opened the refrigerator to 

find some room for it and there were pizza boxes

everywhere. I opened them to see if any boxes

could be combined to make more room and when i 

did every piece of pizza had been bitten off of an there were

like 4 pieces in each box. What the heck?! 

I thought girls were the tidy ones and the boys were

slobs. Well i never saw my roommate the rest of the night and

went to bed around ten. I thought to myself i bet ill hear from her 

sometime tonight...sure enough at 2 am her and two other

people came in from some club. I guess she never made it to 

class this morning.

Anyway i say all of that to say i have been looking for some fun 

and cheap decor to put in the common room when Kimi

moves out on the 5th. I went to Walmart and i am really 

needing some good prices but i didn't see anything there.

Here are some dream room ideas.

We have a square table like this in our common room

but i really like the patterned curtains maybe i can find a bargain 

Love the patterned chair and that the pillows on the sofa aren't to matchy matchy 

with everything else in the room

What do you use to decorate a kitchen i am low on space but it is so plain

The similarity here is that the room is very multi functional

there is a sofa a chair a media table a coffee table and a dinner

table with four chairs

Simple color palate i may actually be able to do this art.

Excuse Me While I Dream

I am currently sitting in my 8X10 dorm

room dreaming of living in rooms as

beautiful as these one day .....

Hey a girl can dream right

Random Favorites

Brads Mexico Trip

Juice and Trey Disney Trip

Borrowed From Blogs

 Dorm Room

Beautiful Distractions

This weekend has flown by i have really tried to be 

productive i really really have. Honest. But the 

fact that it is now officially May and i know how

little i have left of spring semester i seem to be getting

distracted by the smallest things.... TV (which i 

usually don't have time to watch or any want to),

Making breakfast with my brother (and cutting 

myself with a really sharp knife), Looking at 

new summer trends on J Crew it is so sad how short

my attention span can get. I have two tests this week and two

next week then i work a full week and then its off to the 

Grand Canyon!

I found out my roommates name and that i will be on 

the first floor I'm excited about that except that i was looking

forward to what little extra exercise i could have gotten 

from walking up several flights of stairs to get to my room 

every night. Also i finally got my "Be Hot" vitamins today i am 

super pumped but I'm not going to start taking them until after 

the GC trip because other than running i probably won't be 

getting much exercise. 

Brandon went to this spectacular wedding this weekend 

i absolutely cannot wait until my friends start getting married

i know they will have the best weddings ever. But until then 

Say Yes to the Dress will have to suffice. 

No pictures from this weekend so here are some borrowed images:

Random Bliss