Trying To See The Good

I have been trying to see the good in the midst of this horrible cold. I finally went to the doctor yesterday and I have strep throat and a sinus infection. Yuck! But I am thankful for...

- antibotics
- a very knowledgeable NP who I saw yesterday
- Kleenex with lotion :)
- my brother who always ask me if I need anything, and if I say yes he gets it right then
- a fireplace that seems to be the only thing to keep me warm
- a comfy couch
- a Christmas tree that lights up the living room at night, so pretty!
- the fact that this to will pass, it could be lots worse, people are laying in a hospital bed this Christmas - I'm at home, some are fighting cancer while I'm fighting a cold - the 2 don't even begin to compare and yet, I'm the one complaining
- that my momma and daddy take care of me, thank the Lord for parents
- that I got this cold after exams, I can't imagine having this during exams!
- my tervis tumbler that keeps my water cold all night long. hah!

Anyway, I'm trying to see the good and not focus on the bad, because I realize just how many people have it so much worse than me. I just hope no one I have been around gets this stuff! Especially during Christmas.

Tenth Avenue North

They are otherwise known as my new obsession. on the real. haha! No really though, I love them and I will probably go buy there CDs after Christmas. They are that good and if this means anything, I haven't bought a CD in oh I'd say about 3 to 4 years. Yeah, listen to them!

Tons of Fun and Happiness

...all in one post!

To start with exams are over. Praise Jesus from above, literally. I don't know how I made it out alive and thank God for friends. Sarah and Lauren and Casey (the one day she was there) kept me sane and laughing. And thanks to Lauren for listening to me cry over a B and my momma's "kind" words of advice. :) Not really! But I will choose to forget that and move onto bigger and better things. I got 2 B's and 3 A's. woo hoo! I think Sarah's family thought I was crazy when I found out I got an A in Psychology. But it needed a little celebration. Lauren did too! Go us! I also beasted my statistics exam, I got a 93 on it and an A in the class.

All that to say, I get moved up to the next GPA bracket, when applying to nursing school. I did it, something I didn't think was possible. I guess that shows me I need to relax and know everything will work out, but that's kinda hard to do at times. I guess I really need to work on trusting the Lord with every little piece of my life, even grades. Such a simple verse but so so true, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understands, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 Such a simple, well-known, overlooked verse, but so meaningful and straight forward. A lot of times I think we as humans can know a verse word for word and say it over and over again but not truly believe it and live it out. I know I find myself doing this all the time. I can recite many, many verses and know what they mean but not use them to my good. This is a verse that I know and know and know but don't really believe it. I need to slow down a little and just be! In stressful, in the not-so-stressful times. I need to just sit down, breathe, think, read, and soak it up, and then the hardest part trust and believe.

I really don't know if this has made any type of sense at all, but it has to me. Ha! Any way I want to work on not just knowing but living. Sometimes we can learn from the simplest verses, the simplest people, and in the most stressful times.

Okay, next.... after exams, Lauren and I went to Charlotte/Monroe to stay with Sarah and her family for a few nights. It was a blast! We went shopping, eating, sight seeing, pretty-house looking. Oh, I love those two girls. I have so much fun with them whether we are laying around the house or out and about. We went to the fancy schmancy mall in Charlotte, Southpark, oh baby if only I had a little bit of money. I saw and wanted, thank the Lord I ended up leaving my debt card back home, at least I hope, I haven't looked for it yet, but it's not in my wallet. So I hope it's in my car. :) We also went to the Billy Graham Library and spent some time walking through the house he grew up in, it was so pretty inside. And homey! Then they had a live nativity scene, with a real camel and donkeys and sheep. It was beautiful! After that we finally went into the actual "library." We learned about his life, his crusades, his family, etc. I learned so much and I wish everyone could just get up and go. It was fun and free!

I had a blast hanging out with Sarah's family and getting to know Will and Mrs. Pam and Mr. Steve and little better and then meeting Memom and Kate. Kate is a hoot! Oh, let me tell you that child is a perform and kept me entertained the whole weekend. Love her! And the rest of them too of course! Will is a polite, sweet boy and you can really tell he has a heart for God! And I thank Sarah's parents for having me this weekend and letting me stay at there house. It was fun! Now a few pictures that I am definitely stealing off Sarah's facebook cause that's how I roll, considering my camera will not hold a charge for longer than 5 minutes. :)

finals

all i have to say is... it's the morning of my last one!! whoop whoop!! it's almost christmas break! and it can't come fast enough! PTL!! i may be going to monroe today to stay with sarah but it depends on the roads and snow! :)

Christmas Tree at Home

We decorated our tree at home 2 days after Thanksgiving. So it has been up for a while but I'm just not getting around to posting pictures. I got Momma to finally buy new "stuff" for the tree this year instead of have a mumble jumble, sentimental tree. PTL! I love me a "themed" tree. :) I guess maybe it's different when you have children and have collected random ornaments over the years?

Anyway pictures, the tree is red, gold, and crystal.

This is a close view of the top. It was only the 2nd bow I have ever tied. I'm proud of myself. Ha!
The entire tree. Taken with my point and shoot opposed to daddy's fancy camera. Blah!
My favorite ornament on the whole tree. The crystal ball. :) MaSue (Momma's momma) gave my mom and uncle each a Waterford crystal ornament every year up until she passed away and I love those ornament's they are so different and pretty. This was the ornament for 2000. They are very special ornaments and I hope to one day hang them on my tree. See I am a little, teeny tiny bit sentimental. :)

New Member of the Family

We got a new puppy today.... YAYAYAYAY!!!!

His name is Farley and he is a lab mix, 6 months old, and super sweet.

We call him Far and Bubba and Farley. I love him!

What a sweet pup. : )

....Lauren I will take super good care of him this weekend.... ;)

life is crazy at the moment

I have been crazyy busy since my last post. I had a great thanksgiving, and hope you did too. The one person who reads this. Hey Lauren! :) I ate way too much, shopped way too much, and slept not enough. Thanksgiving went by in the blink of an eye. But don't breaks always go by way too fast?

I did meet H and it went good. He was sweet and polite and all things good but we just didn't click. After Friday night things just kinda got "forced/weird?" I really don't know. haha. So yeah..

I got back to school only to be greeted by a lab practical on the nervous system. What fun. I definitely busted my tail for 2 straight days cramming for that thing and I'm proud to say that I got a 95 on the practical and a A in the class. Whoop Whoop! PS- so did Lauren. Go us! I'm proud!

So, yes, I'm back in school full swing. Exams and tests galore coming up! I can't wait until December 17th. That will be the best day of the semester, the last day of the semester! I only have 3 more school days and 5 exams standing in my way. I'm planning on blowing them out of the water and doing really really really good on them. But to do that I have to study study study and study some more. UGH!

All that to say I probably won't post until December 17th or after. :) School comes first. My momma taught me well I must say. But expect a post on the apartment Christmas tree (it's a little ghetto looking), my house Christmas decorations, Sarah's birthday adventures, and probably my grades if I did alright come the end.