It's been s while...

Hello friends!!

I've been slacking a bit, but it's not entirely my fault. I swear. My wonderful MacBook took a poop back in January, so I've been using my iPad for everything. Unfortunately, i haven't found a blogger app for the iPad that allows me to upload photos and do other fun stuff. So, I haven't blogged. Lame, but true.

I jut finished another unit of PA school!! It was our endocrine and OB/GYN unit. Lots of baby stuff and thyroid stuff. Very interesting, but I'll tell you honestly. I've never seen anything more disturbing than live, vaginal childbirth. Ugh. One the other hand, I don't think anything has made me smile quite like an ultrasound of a 20 week fetus. Absolutely heartwarming. She had the hiccups and you could see her wiggle with each hiccup. It was absolutely thrilling. Almost makes my biological clock start ticking a little louder. And then I remember the video of childbirth and i gag a little bit!

Anyway. It was another long unit and I'm glad it's over. Just one more unit to complete before the year of rotations begins. Right now we're doing seminar week where we get to learn all kinds of cool hands-on stuff. On Friday we learned knot tying, suturing (on pigs feet!), how to start an IV, IM/SubQ injections, NG/OG tubes, and catheters. There's a ton more we'll be learning throughout this week. :)

Next Sunday I'll be boarding a plane to Miami to hang out with my family. I can't wait to see them. I plan to just hang out with them and spend lots of time in my parents' backyard soaking up some sunshine. Can't freaking wait.

I hope everyone is good. :) Till next time!

Home, sweet home!!

Yay! for loooooong weekends. Arielle and I rode the train home last night and it was pretty interesting. Lots of crazies on a completely packed ride. We used the time to work on school stuff... are you at all surprised by this?!?! :)

Arielle and I on the Hogwarts Express to Effingham - home of the...?!?!?!

I slept in with my boys this morning and it was GLORIOUS! I've got some work to do this weekend, but I'm definitely looking forward to doing some normal people stuff like watching Eclipse (I can't wait to see it!), hitting the pool, and enjoying some BBQs. Very excited.

Oh, and I forgot to tell you all the GREAT news: I had midterms this Monday. I found out Thursday that I passed all of my exams!!! :) WOOOHOOOO. It was totally intense and I'm so glad they went well. Unit one finals are in just 4 weeks. Crazy.

Anyway, I'm off to enjoy all of this sunshine. Have a GREAT day and a FANTASTIC July 4th!!!

Mothers Day

Living in Illinois since May 28, 2006 means that I've been apart from my mom for the last 4 Mothers Days. I think of her every day, but this holiday makes it especially hard. We talk on the phone every day. Sometimes multiple times each day! :) It makes me realize how lost I would truly be if she weren't around. (These thoughts make my stomach hurt...) I am incredibly blessed to have such a giving, loving woman to guide me through life's challenges. Thank you, mama.

While mom was relaxing back home with dad in the pool yesterday, Justin, Jill, and I were having a yummy Mothers Day brunch at Richard's Farm in Casey. The place is an cute restaurant that was once an old barn. Behind it is a cute garden that you can walk through to see the beautiful spring flowers in bloom.

Upon arriving home, I spent the next few hours lying out on a lounge chair & basking in the sun with my four-legged son, Lucien. I swear, he loves to be in the sunshine just as much as I do! All in all, it was a nice, relaxing day. There's nothing better than lying in the sun with a good book (I'm re-reading Charlaine Harris' Dead And Gone, so I can pick up the next one in the series, Dead in the Family).