Long Lines

Okay, yes it's 4:19 AM. I am not sure exactly how I end up being awake at times such as these? Maybe I'm meant to be a night shift nurse? ;)

Anyways.
This week has been off the chain! Yeah, I am trying to bring that phrase back. So far, no progress. People usually just look at me weird and ask what that is supposed to mean. Or they laugh at me. So, in case you were wondering, it means that it was really good.

Anyways.
So, I really had a great week. My last exam is on the 9th of December, which I am SO excited about. On black Friday, me and my sisters went to Toys R Us to get some stuff for Colton. The line was beyond ridiculous! It went all the way around Toys R Us, then stretched all the way to Petsmart, then turned and went through the parking lot again towards Airline, and then a little ways back again. Talk about craziness. But, it was actually less crazy than I expected. Certainly no rioting or trampling of individuals. Toys R Us kept it pretty tame. Now I wouldn't touch Wal Mart with a 10 foot pole on black Friday. I personally think it is kind of overrated to go right at opening time. Luke is going to Iraq for a year, (and is leaving tomorrow for training so I am staying home from church to see him go), and he wanted to buy two laptops so he can skype with us. The thing is, he wanted the ones Best Buy had on sale, but he didn't want to spend one of his last evenings home waiting in a line for 10 hours. So, he was just like, forget it. Well, my uncle was at the store on Black Friday in the evening, and he called my dad. Apparently they still had plenty of the laptops available! So, he was able to get the laptops. Short story is don't wait in long lines. Plus Luke found out that the laptops were at that same price online on Thanksgiving day until they sold out. So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

The 1 Sad thing about my Life.

So guess what?
Remember those assignments? Done.
What about the debate? Done.
ATI test? Level 3
Pharm test? 96%
My God? Yeah He's good.
The exams coming up? A work in progress!

So that sums up a bunch of the things I was stressed about.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I have SO much to be thankful about it makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time...
I am thankful for of course God and his goodness, my family, & my friends first of all. God is just so good that I can't even describe Him other than to say he is good. My family is just amazing. They are always here and love me even when I am unlovable. My friends are off the chain. Seriously.
Like, on face book, I will always see people posting statuses like, "I love getting stabbed in the back by my friends", "Some people just aren't who they seem", "I need some new friends".
And so and so on.
But I must say, all of my friends are the nicest people ever! They are sweet, funny, gorgeous, never mean to anybody, patient, and the list goes on and on. I am blessed with such amazing friends, it truly blows my mind. It is unfathomable that I have been given not only an amazing family but amazing friends.
Other things I am thankful for are the leaders in my life. And they know who they are.
And this is a little silly but I am very thankful for my animals. When I am sad, they are the perfect little buddies to just hold and cry. They don't ask any questions, they just look up at you with those big sad eyes and cuddle up. And it makes me all better!

Plus I am so lucky to be born in America.. and not only America, but in Louisiana! Am I the most blessed person on the face of the Earth? I would not doubt it! And it even gets better...
I have an education, and I am in higher education to get a degree in an awesome job that I am going to love!

I am blessed with great health. I rarely get sick and when I do it's never too bad. Never even had allergies, eyeglasses, braces, or other minor things like that.
I was able to work through high school plus get a scholarship for college so now I have the huge blessing of not having to work while in college while still being independent, (besides still living with the parents).
I have so many little material comforts: a bed, food whenever I want it, clothes, perfume, makeup, straightener, bathtub, blowdryer, soap, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, a car, music, tennis rackets, purses, a piano, a trumpet, a wii, and so many other things it would be ridiculous to name them all.

While I am writing this I am in disbelief that I have ever complained about anything in my life.


Seriously the only ONE sad thing about my life is that I have more than 99.9% of the world's population. From the important nonmaterial to the unimportant material things, I have anything a person could ask for. I am so blessed, and it would be a shame for me to ever forget to count my blessings and not be extremely grateful for what I have. I know many of these things will not last. People die, pets die even sooner, things break, friends move away and get distant, but the one thing that I need the most is a relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ, and that is all that is important in this life. I encourage you to look at your life and see what you have. You could have everything but if you don't value the Lord, then the things you rely on could be gone tomorrow and you will have nothing left. But if you have God, you have the peaceful reassurance that His will can support you through anything.

God Bless
Happy Thanksgiving!

Had a lazy lazy long weekend. It was super fun while it lasted, but I already feel stressed about the paperwork, clinical, and test and assignments this week. Not to mention my first ever ATI test next week that I haven't gotten to study for that great. Plus next week is my debate plus and the week of Thanksgiving is my last pharmacology test! And all the assignments in between. But I know my God is faithful and stronger than any of this silly stuff, so I will keep it going! Hope this semester ends well and I may not post again until Thanksgiving or December 9th, my last exam day. :) Love always

Oh, Happy Day

School is finally starting to wind down a bit. I haven't had clinical the past two weeks, which I think has really let me breathe for a minute. Only one is left, in this coming week. After that, I have my ATI test and then I am finished with that class except for a little project that I can finish over Thanksgiving break!

I am so excited to almost be done this semester. As stressful as it is, I feel like I am really learning a lot and that I will be able to use it for God.

Although I should have been studying all of today, Natalie and Jessica wanted me to go to the state fair with them and Colton. I wanted to say no at first, just because I knew I should be studying, but sometimes I know I just need to forget about school for a bit and spend time with my family. And it turns out it was a blast! I only rode two rides just because I don't have a job and I shouldn't be spending every last dollar I have, but they were really fun. The first one was okay, it was basically this thing I got in and it spun really fast and pinned me to the wall. It was called the Starship. The second one was really fun. It was basically this huge arm that spun around and went really high. I got a lot of 'air time'... you know that feeling when you're thrown out of your seat and the only thing holding you in is the buckles? I LOVE that feeling. In fact, one day I want to go to Cedar Point Amusement park where they have crazy rollercoasters supposedly. I will seriously ride anything. (Except those wooden ships, those are boring and people throw up on them and I do not want to get thrown up on!)

Well, since I did all of that today, I think I should go study now! :)