Weekend Update!!

Okie dokie....

Friday: After I got off work on Friday, I went to a CONCERT. Im sure you would love to know who I saw, right? Well let me tell you. I saw....drum roll please....Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw!! TADA!! It was a wonderful concert and let me tell you ladies, Tim McGraw looks real nice in Wranglers and a black shirt. Umm hmmm. Haha. Ok, so several of you probably dont know who Lady A is. Lady A has been one of my new favorites for about a year and I have really wanted to see them for a while. But I have this really phenominal best friend, Urna. She bought me tickets for Christmas!! I was so excited I couldnt stand myself. Wahoo!! Let me tell you about our lovely adventure to Rupp Arena(in Lexington, this is where the concert was).

Urna and I got to Lexington with no problem....well a little misguided direction but we figured it out. Ok, so we were trying to find a place to park. I decided to be smart and go up to the 4th level of the parking structure and back into a spot. That way when we left we could just pull out and not have to wait for someone to let us out. This was my brilliant mastermind plan. Sounded good at the time. (we will get back to this in a bit).

So we get to our seats and we are in what would be general admission seats at a basketball game. So its bleacher seating. So people are leaning against our seats so we tell them just to sit there until people come to claim the seat we are in. So eventually we end having to claim our seats. After Lady A's performance. I ask the guy in front of me what kind of camera he has because he was able to zoom in on their faces. I was so impressed and as we were talking the girl two rows in front of me turns arounds and yells "GET YOUR FOOT OUT OF MY BUTT!" Then the conversation proceeds G is for the poor guy in front of me . C is for crazy girl two rows in front of me

C: GET YOUR FOOT OUT OF MY BUTT
G: You dont have to yell. You could just ask me.
C: I DID!!
G: No you didnt.
(At this point the crazy girls mom and dad both yell in a round)
C: I DID 3 Times!
C Mom: SHE DID 3 TIMES
C Dad: YES SHE DID 3 TIMES!!
G: Im sorry I didnt hear.
C: She cusses at the guy....
C DAD: YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

Well everyone gets quiet. Yall know me, I dont do well in quiet so I bust out laughing. I laugh really hard. Haha. I know I shouldnt have but then I told the guy in front of me he could lay on me if he needed too. Then the guy beside me says....Makes you want to sit Indian style doesnt it? Haha. Oh my. It was so tense and awkward. Then the rest of the night everyone was making fun of the Crazy family.

Ok so 2nd fun event of the night....

After the concert, Anna and I get out to our car. Well my thinking process, didnt work out so well. We went to the 4th level because we thought it would make it easier, but we didnt think that all the cars on levels 1,2, and 3 had to get out too. Dumb. I know. Haha. Im going to try and explain this next situation and I hope it makes sense. Im sorry if it doesnt, but it was just as awkward and tense as the previous incident. After we had been sitting and waiting to get out for about 45 minutes, this explorer beside me backs up and does a 1600 point turn to get turned around and facing forward to try and inch his way out. After waiting for about 10 more minutes, the passenger gets out and waves to the car in line. He pats the hood of the car and then just stands there. Yes. He stands there and physically blocks the car so that his friend can pull out. Well the car being block gets mad(and rightfully so in my opinion) starts honking. Well then the guy flips her off. Then he lets 2 other cars go cause she was honking. It was so bad. Then the girl in the car starts cussin him out. Then he starts cussin her back. So then he gets in the car and the other car trys to cut him off so he throws his car door open and blocks her again! What a jerk. That's all I can say.

After we finally got out of the parking structure,we got lost, I fell asleep at the wheel for like 10 seconds and then Anna yelled at me. Haha. It was a scary long trip but I wouldnt have changed it for the world!

Saturday: Anna and I were bums. We watched the UT game(AND WHY YES WE DID BEAT UK!) then we went to play with my nephews. They are by far the most precious kids in the whole world. Haha. I adore them. They are 3 of the 4 boys that will ever have me wrapped completely around their finger. The 4th is a little boy at my church. Haha.

Sunday: We went to church, then to the nursing home. Puertos for lunch. Church again. Chase's house. Now study time.

Ok. I think that got everything. If I forgot something I will let you know ASAP. Haha.

PS-I dont do this often, but I am going to request prayers. I am struggling with several different things in my life right now. Prayers would be loads of help. Thank you so much

Love you all!
God Bless

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Things I love Thursday

Ok so I have some VERY VERY talented friends. I have this friend and I call her my CFF and she knows who she is. She is an incredibly artist but wont give me her work so I cant feature her tonight as well.

BUT I do have a friend named Emily P. who is just as talented and some of you know who that is. Let me tell you about EP. She is one of the smartest wittiest girls I know. I am so glad I am privileged to call her a friend. Not only is she a Godly Christian, she is incredibly down to Earth. We have lots and lots in common, and she is one of the few girls I know that watches Chuck. She is an amazing person and incredibly beautiful on the inside and out. If that wasnt enough to make you want to be her best friend, here is another interesting fact about EP. She is an AMAZING artist. She designed my tattoo (which I will be getting very soon :) She doodles and I have lots of her doodling. Here are some of my favorites

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My Weekend combined with Winterfest: Part 2

Okie dokie this is the part where I do my regular part:

Saturday:

Because I am a big kid and am a chaperon now, I woke up at the crack of dawn to help cook breakfast, then got ready and went to G-burg to go to Winterfest. This year was so much better than last year. I love the singing I think it is hands-down the most uplifiting part of the weekend. After first session, a group of us went and hung out in Gatlinburg. We rode one of those ski-lifts to the top, which is on my bucket list so I was really excited. After our break we went back for evening session and it was loads of fun. Then we went back to the cabin and hung out. Colton, a boy in our youth group, decided to get re-baptized!! That was so neat!!

Sunday: We went back to Alvaton, took a 30 minute nap. Went to Church. After Church Christine, Kanin-our new friend- and me went to Toots and had a lot of fun.

It was a really good weekend. I had 9 hours of sleep over the past 48 hours so this isnt very detailed. Also I am working clinicals now so I have to be up at 4:30 and I have been going since 4:30 today so its my bedtime :)

PS: Quick Not Me Monday Note

No, I did not go to Kroger tonight so I could get a movie at Red Box. No, I did not decide I need a jacket so I did NOT open my truck and lay my keys in so I could put on my jacket. NO I did NOT shut my trunk and then immediately realize I locked my keys in my trunk. No, my phone did not decide to go to low battery as I was calling my mom for help. No, my mom was NOT in Glasgow and No my dad was NOT teaching a class. No, I did not have to call the person I was suppose to be hanging out with to come pick me up. No, I did not bust out laughing at my situation in the parking lot, where people could stop and stare. No, because this would be silly of my to do :)

Love yall! God Bless

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My Weekend combined with Winterfest: Part 1

So I love to read Not Me Mondays, but I am no good at writing them so I am going to tell you about my weekend *well my Friday night* using Not Me and then the rest of the weekend normally.

Friday: No, I did not get 5 hours of sleep and work all day, then drive to Gatlinburg. That would be silly of me. No, Christine and I did NOT leave almost an hour after we were suppose to. No, we did NOT get McDonalds before we left Bowling Green and then stop half way there and get McDonalds again. No, Christine did NOT eat a 10 piece nugget then one of my hamburgers, then at the second which she definitely did NOT suggest get 3 double cheese burgers. And no she definitely did NOT eat all 3 before I even got halfway through my nuggets. (No, I did NOT just call her out on that....love me?) The whole way there Christine was NOT saying that something bad was going to happen. When my GPS, Nancy, told us to turn onto a shady looking road in the dark Christine did NOT say, "Well, Nancy hasnt lead us astray this far. Just turn." No, We really didn't almost drive backwards off a cliff. No, we did NOT follow the gps to Mt Death Trap. No, the road did not suddenly stop and turn into a drop off. We did NOT try to turn around, and back off a bigger drop off. (AKA The side of a cliff). We did NOT try to drive forward to turn around, and No the drive way was NOT steep and NO it was NOT icy. Because that couldnt have made bad things worse. NO the tires did not start spinnin. No I did not slip backwards more. No I did not almost cry. No it was NOT the scariest moment of my life. No, my breaks werent smoking, and no our phones didnt loose service at the most inconvient time. No, I didnt start shaking and could NOT stop until 4 hours later. No that is not what happened Friday night. :(

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Things I love Thursday

Ta da!! Things I love Thursday!!

There are a lot of things I love....I really wanted to blog about my friend Emily BUT currently my bestest friend in the whole world(aka my iphone) is broken so I cant upload my pictures. So Ill have to blog about her when my phone is better and no longer sick :(

Ok so the 2nd thing I was going to blog about it my church. I go to Alvaton Church of Christ.
When I was in 5th grade my parents made the best decision of my life. My Papa decided to take a job at Alvaton. At the time I hated it. I hated the school. I hated the fact that I had to leave my friends. I hated the move. I hated everything. Even though then I thought my world was going to end, I grew to realize my world was just beginning. The school that I hated, became one where I made friends....friends that have been there for me and hold a place near and dear to my heart. My old friends kept in touch. The move led me to two really cool houses.

Alvaton is by far the most special and loving place on Earth. They are truly people of God. They are not only my friends, but they are my mentors who give me advise. As I have grown up and moved, I have been to different churches over the past few years and even though they were each special in their on way: not a one can hold a candle to the way Alvaton makes me feel. Alvaton is home. It is the thing I look forward to every week. Its my pick-me-up. Its my love. Over the years, I have laughed there, I have grown there, I have cried there, I have loved there, and I have been loved there. I am loved, and my brothers and sisters in Christ make sure I know that. I can go there and know that I am accepted and loved for who I am.

Not only are they always there for me, they share my loved for God. They worship my Savior with me. The help lead me to Christ and aid me in my spiritual walk. They challenge me. I would not be who I am today without them. We are not perfect, but if you can show me a family that is, I will be incredibly impressed. I didnt say find me a perfect church, find me a perfect family. Yes, Alvaton is a church, but more-so Alvaton is a family. They are my family.

If you had asked me if I liked Alvaton 9 years ago, I would have hands down said no. If you asked me today if I liked Alvaton: My answer would be, No I dont like Alvaton.... I love Alvaton. I without a doubt love Alvaton with my whole heart.

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My Valentine's Weekend!!

Hello One and All!!
For the record, I just want to say I hate(with a passion)Valentine's day. It's nothing personal. I just feel like it a commerical holiday. I am sure there is a wonderful beautiful story of the origins of V-day, but it wont change my mind. In high school up a group of friends of mine, including Christine, made I Hate Valentine's Day tshirts. I have wore that tshirt ever year since we made them. And that was my sophomore year of high school. BUT I do have to say that I had a wonderful weekend. And I just cant wait to tell you about it.

Friday:
After I got off work at my big kid job, I went to church. You see I was volunteered, by my lovely mother, to be in charge of child care for church. The church had a couple's dinner for valentine's day and child care was provided. I was in charge of care for 22 kids ranging in age from 4 months to 3rd grade. Well, needless I say, it was a large age gap. Haha. We ended up doing centers and I rotated rooms every 30 minutes. I had some wonderful help from my friends. I wouldnt have been able to done it without them. After that adventure, the teens and my helpers and I decided to go bowling. We went to Southern Lanes, and they were full. SO we went to Crescent Bowling, and they were full as well. So, what does a bunch of youth group kids do when they can't go bowling? They go back to the church building! Haha. We played cards, basketball, and hide-and-go seek in the dark until 2 am. I would just like to point out, you know you are a good kid when you are hanging out with your youth group at the church building until 2am on a Friday night playing hide-and-go seek. Haha. My friends Emily and Bethany spent the night. (Im going to blog about Emily here soon....get excited)

Saturday:
We woke up(way earlier than I wanted to mind you) and took Emily to her car. I came back home Bethany and I hung out for a while and talked, then we went to Shoney's for brunch, ran a few errands, and then came home. When I got home, Ainsley(who is Elisa Beth's daughter) was spending the day with my mom. Ainsley and I hung out for a little bit and then my 3 precious nephews came up for a little bit. I played with them for a while but then I went to Nashville. I am a season ticket holder at TPAC. My friend Anna and I have tickets together, but she was sick :( But Emily went in her place so I didnt have to go by myself. We went to see Drowsy Chaperon which I had never heard of before, but let me tell you, I adored it. I loved it. I laughed until I cried. It was amazing.

Sunday:
I went to church. I am going to blog about my church later, but let me tell you. I love my church so much. After church I went to eat with my parents for Valentine's day at a Mexican Restaurant in Scottsville. Then I met up with my friend Jessica(who is Bethany's sister). We went to the rodeo. It was my first time ever going to the rodeo and I loved it!! After the rodeo we went to Walmart to kill time before church. Sunday night, we went to church and after church a group of us went bowling. It was a lot of fun. I came in 2nd to last both times, but nevertheless it was loads of fun.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!
God Bless and Love you!

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Wordless Wednesday: Some of my last pictures at Disney.

Christine, Amy, and Sonja came to visit me my last week at Disney. :)

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Nursing is scary(and disgusting) business.

Dont get me wrong, I am so excited about becoming a Nurse. I am over-filled with joy that I get to care for people for a living. However, when I care for someone, it means their life is in my hands! Do you know how scary that is? If you are a mom or soon-to-be mom, then you do. If I pull the iv too soon, or read the wrong chart, or misread the blood pressure....I could kill someone. Thats scary stuff. Nursing isnt very clean. End of story. Haha. Ill leave all that out, but lets just say today we did full baths. Haha. Ok, so I am nervous and excited. I realize that as a Nurse, I get to have an impact on each and every person I come in contact with. We all have this opportunity, but I get to have it while caring for someone. I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have this opportunity in my life. I wanted to share something that our instructor shared with us today:

You are what people see when they arrive here.
Yours are the eyes they look into when they’re frightened and lonely.
Yours are the voices people hear when they ride the elevators and when they try to sleep and when they try to forget their problems. You are what they hear on their way to appointments that could affect their destinies and what they hear after they leave those appointments.
Yours are the comments people hear when I think they can’t.
Yours is the intelligence and caring that people hope they’ll find here. If you’re noisy, so is the medical center. If you’re rude, so is the medical center. And if you’re wonderful – so is the medical center.

No visitors, no patients can ever know the real you, the you that you know is there — unless you let them see it. All they can know is what they see and hear and experience.

Now someone please try and tell me that isnt powerful and intimidating all at the same time. Do any of you have good or bad experiences with Nurses? Id like to know.

Love yall. God Bless.

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Chuck

Ok. I know Im suppose to do a "Not Me Monday" but that's just not for me. INSTEAD.... I want to introduce you to the man I am going to marry(He just doesnt know it yet....might need to work on that). This is Zachary Levi. Not only is he precious, but he's a Christian too. I think that is so impressive. Here's an article on him. Ok that's my spill. Ps if you look him, check out his smirk. Gets me everytime. Haha.


http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/tv/features/19756-the-life-and-faith-of-zac-levi


PS I want poll question: Who is your celebrity crush?

God Bless! Love yall.

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Mommy Wow....Im a Big Kid Now.

Orientation. Direct Deposit. Benefits. Life Insurance. Health Insurance. Vision and Dental Insurance. Deductible. FSA. Medication Therapy Management Service. Shift Differential. Paid Time Off. What do these words have in common? They are all for a big kid job! Guess what? I heard all of these words and hundreds more that I have never heard before today. Whoa. Talk about having a headache. Haha. But guess what? I like it.

For those of you who dont know, I started my first real Big Kid Job. Yes, I am growing up. Its scary. I dont like it, but I like it. I like being in a job where I have to have a photo id to get into certain parts of the building. I like sitting through orientation for 5 hours and then working on computer classes for 4. I like being confused. You know why I like it? I like it cause I feel like I am doing something with my life and I am sooooo excited about it. I like taking the initiative and picking my own insurance plan and filling out paperwork. Its really scary, but I like it. (Did I mention I like it? Ok. Just checking).

It's like going on a roller coaster. You know when you are sitting at the dock and you scared, and then you start to move. The climb up takes five hundred years, but then you drop and you scream and you love it. As soon as you stop, you want to do it all over again. Thats the way I felt about today, and I have a feeling Im going to want to stay on this roller coaster. I know I will have to do the icky nasty stuff that no one else wants to do, but Im ok with that. I realize that I am the low man on the totem pole, but at least Im on the totem pole right? Right.

One of the highlights of my day was going to the Scrub shop. I tried on Scrubs(and even if I didnt buy a pair yet) I came out cheesin it. I couldnt stop smiling. I was so happy about being in them. The other highligh of my day was getting my ID for the Medical Center. Its the little things in life, but thats what life is made of.

I have to go because I have orientation again tomorrow :) (Im excited!!) And I have 6 chapters to read for my class and I have homework. By the way, not only and I working full time, I am going to school full time as well. Wish me luck. Pray for me. Im going to need it.

PS Before I go I have to tell you this. Today the Chaplin came in to talk to us about the Ethics Committee, and the whole time he was talking I was trying to figure out how I knew him. The first thing he said was
"Today you are going to witness two miracles. 1. You are going to hear a Southern Baptist Preacher keep his lesson under 30 minutes and 2. Im not going to ask for benevolence." Haha I laughed real hard. But the more he talked, I realized I had to know him. I thought maybe I had met him through Dad(my Daddy is a preacher). The whole 30 minutes he talked, I kept trying to figure it out. When he was leaving, he said something about reffing on the weekends! I know he was now. He had reffed my basketball league and umpired for my softball league growing up. He gave me a Technical one time in basketball. Haha. How funny is that? Ok. I have to go. For real. I love you all. God Bless.

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