[Stars spell out your name like in a science fiction drama]

Nothing super exciting happened today, I went to school and listened to a presentation about the future of nursing, watched an old 80's video about patient/client boundaries and then we took our leadership test which I did well on. I ate lunch with V and K, stopped by Ulta to check out the nail polish and came home.

Once I got home my mom let me know that my dad was starting his IVIG treatments tomorrow. We had to straighten the house and vacuum and mop all the floors because the dogs tracked in mud. That was a chore! Mom and I worked together though and got it done. I finally cleaned out the front room and put a bunch of stuff in the garage. My shoulders and ankles hurt now though :(

Dad will be home for 9 days straight due to the treatment, weekends and the Thanksgiving holiday. Dad overload? I hope not. I really hope he tolerates the treatment well.

Tonight we watched some TV and I gave Pepper a bath to get the mud out of his hair. He was not happy about that, poor baby. He got his teeth cleaned last week and they did an awesome job. He's not as growly and his breath smells way better. Maybe those two teeth he had pulled had been hurting him.

Tomorrow I have my second therapy session, I hope it goes well.

[There is thunder in our hearts, baby.]

I had big plans today to clean the front room but that didn't happen cuz I stayed up all night watching OTH with my dad (he couldn't sleep). When I woke up this morning C was online and I ended up playing RuneScape for a couple hours with him. I doubled my magic level and almost died trying to prove that I could kill dragons too. I did kill the dragons, I almost died because I got poisoned by some creature in the dungeon when I was on my way out, lol. 

I went to the doctor this afternoon to get some more samples of the new med. It's been like 10 days and I don't really feel any different. The samples should last me a month, hopefully I will know if it works by then. I should be able to tell if its working right? I wonder why it takes so long... I mean I know it has to build up in your system, but why can't they make something that works faster?

I took pics today after it rained of the dogs, the bees on the lemon tree, rain soaked leaves and the sky. I really love the sky, That sounds so random but it's beautiful, night or day. Clouds and stars, rainbows and moonbows. It's amazing. I'd love to one day be able to take photos of the night sky, like really awesome photos.

I saw a shooting star last night, it was pretty cool. I was taking out the trash and happened to look up and see it. I never see one when I want to see one or am looking for one, weird how that works. I looked up shooting stars on space.com and found out that they aren't even stars, its debris and like space grit, meteoroids really. I think shooting star or falling star sounds so much better than meteoroid.

I studied for my leadership exit exam tomorrow and took a practice test which I did well on. It's mostly delegation and prioritization. I have some NCLEX preparation tests to take this week. I don't have to take them (as I was informed yesterday) but I am going to take them anyway because I want to be a part of my class and I want to get all the prep I can. We took a NCLEX predictor test Monday to see how well we might do on the test. I have a 93% chance of passing if I took it now. That's pretty good, if only I had the clinical part down :( Oh well, I have another year to figure that part out. 

I painted my nails after my practice test with OPI Teenage Dream, I like it, it's really glittery but kinda thick. I had Orly's Shine On Crazy Diamond on last week. I love the holographic glitters, they're all rainbow-y and happy.

After my nail polish dried I watched 2 episodes of OTH and was going to watch another but decided to use the time to post. I need to get back into the habit of taking the last 30 mins or so before bed to get things out of my head. I can only tell C so much in my good night emails, lol. I know he doesn't care about nail polish :D

random jumble

I spent today with my brother and 14 year old niece (I*) at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH). It was for a follow up appointment cuz I* is having some girly issues and my brother felt weird going without a female (his wife had to work). Four hours and a nutritionist later we get to go home. She's underweight for her height and needs to eat more. Wish I had that problem! Spending the day with her was interesting, most of the time was enjoyable, but there were a few times when I wanted to smack her, lol. I don't know how my brother stays sane with a teenager and a 6 year old around. Further proof that I am not ready for kids, LMAO!

I watched Game of Thrones this season and really enjoyed it. I have the audio books but they are like 40 hours long and the guy kinda bores me. I would rather read than listen right now since I'm not doing anything else, lol. I recently found out that my iPod touch has a Kindle app and was way too excited about it. Unfortunately, my library doesn't support Kindle and the ebooks I want to read (GoT and some others) have like 98 people waiting... WTF?

Father's day was awesome, Mandy and I collaborated on a menu and I made a copy cat version of Carrabba's Chicken Bryan , Trottole pasta and grilled asparagus. It was just like the restaurant but better cuz I did it myself! Mandy grilled and I did the inside cooking and baked a sugar free pineapple upside down cake and a peach upside down cake. Yum!

C and I are still doing well, we are playing a game online together and using FaceTime daily. I absolutely love FaceTime. It's way better than Skype, Oovoo or Yahoo video messaging. As much as I bitched about Apple in the past, I love my iPod touch, it is my entertainment HQ- music, internet, movies, TV, photo album, camera and now books! I am so getting an iPhone when I can afford one. /apple testimonial.

I am going to Hong Kong in December. I am excited but scared. C says there is a lot of walking and everything is small, which makes sense since Asian people are smaller. I am thinking it will be like Tokyo though and I didn't have any problems there, of course that was 10 years ago and I was more physically fit and about 75# lighter.

I need to continue walking. I took a walk yesterday as part of my daily challenge and walked today when we went to TCH, I just need to keep it up. I have been in the pool about 4 times a week walking/floating/swimming. I want to start doing water aerobics I just need to find or make up a routine.

I've rediscovered my love for Noxzema! I used to use it as a kid/teen and for some reason stopped using it. I bought some recently for a sunburn and started using it on my face too. I'd forgotten that tingly, cool feeling and the smell. :) Now, if only I could find the Freeman Wild Cherry conditioner I used to buy in high school I'd be even happier! It smelled divine!

That's about all for now :)

May The Fourth Be With You

Happy Star Wars Day!!

Update much? LOL.

We had our ATI proctored test today, kind of an exit exam but not for a grade. It had a lot of questions about pedi head injuries and pedi med-surg that we did not go over in class. Boo. I'm sure there will be questions like that on the NCLEX though so I downloaded the app for my iPod so I can practice. 

My final isn't til 5/17 so I'm out of school for about 2 weeks. I'm going to try to study a little bit every day instead of waiting till the weekend before the test and cramming.

After school, I came home and set up my Wii. It was birthday present from my awesome boyfriend. I got tired of waiting on Dad to help me and did it myself; I didn't have any problems except that it's in black and white... something to do with the HDTV. Nintendo suggests buying a special cord (of course) but another source said to switch ports so I'm going to try that first. I messed around with it making a Mii and tried out some of the games. I had so much fun bowling and playing baseball! I tried playing Super Mario Brothers but failed miserably, lol. I never was good at it.

After dinner, I got Dad and Mandy to play the Wii with me. We all bowled then Mandy and I played baseball. I'm not great at bowling, both Dad and Mandy beat me. I kicked butt at baseball though! Woohoo! I was the home run queen!! It was a lot more physical than I thought it would be. I like that we were having fun and moving around. We all need to be more active. After we got tired of playing baseball, Mandy and I (with a little help from mom and dad) made our mii family. We had an awesome time and I think we did a really good job! 

I eventually need to get 2 more wiimotes and 1-3 more nunchucks for boxing so we can all play at the same time. 

[Every sky was your own kind of blue]

Today was freaking busy! I studied and had lunch with the girls. I sweat my butt off on the way home, showered and chilled for an hour or so and then dad and I went grocery shopping. 2 hours and damn near $300 later, we got home, tired and sore. Grocery shopping for 2 weeks is hard work! 

I need to study tonight but I am not motivated. 

Tomorrow I am taking my car to get checked out and going with mom to get some stuff at Sam's. Then I have to find a daycare to observe, I have to turn in the form Tuesday and have procrastinated all month. I hope I don't have any problems... I need to write up my child interviews and the daycare observation this week cuz I have to start on a major project next week and have an Adoption seminar for school Friday. I need to go through a bunch of clothes to either trash, donate or keep sometime this week too.

I've also been planning my birthday, I think we're going to go to sing karaoke at this place in Houston if they have room. I emailed the place about reservations and am waiting to hear back. I am a little nervous about this but I gotta face my fear sometime!

[Say goodbye to my heart tonight]

I need to be asleep right now but I just can't quite make it to bed. There are so many other things I could be doing (like not studying).

Yesterday, my car a/c stopped working. I just had the compressor changed out for a different problem a month or two ago, I'm hoping that there is a warranty or something that will cover this. I'm assuming that they put in new freon... I don't know what else it could be. I was not a happy camper yesterday after I spent time putting on makeup and doing my hair only to have it ruined by sweat and wind.

Last night was my classmate N's birthday, we went out to a pub with a handful of other friends from school and had an awesome time. I got home late and slept in til 11.

Today, I studied for a bit then helped dad shave Kody and Pepper. Mandy came over and her and mom made pecan pancakes with strawberries, yum! I meant to study this evening but I was tired. I ended up watching Vampire Diaries, Castle and Bones with the fam. I'm SO happy my shows are back on!

I finally got to talk to C this morning, yay! He had a busy day yesterday and is still looking for a flat so he hasn't been around much :( I hope he gets settled soon. It's only been like 10 days since he left but it feels like it's been so much longer! I think the longest we have spent apart is 2 weeks; when he was at chess camp last summer. It sucked then and it sucks now. I'm trying not to be all emo about it but sometimes I can't help it. I am glad that I have awesome friends (and fam) who are there for me. <3

What Scent Yankee Candle Are You?

You Are Autumn Leaves

You are even-tempered and good-natured. You've chosen to minimize drama in your life. You are patient and empathetic. You have a lot of sympathy in your heart. You're always willing to do a favor for someone you care about. Your generosity knows no bounds. You are a great listener and a great friend. People are lucky to have you in their lives.

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