What I did on my Blog Vacation

I figured it has been several days since I have last posted. A lot has happened in those days so I figured I would write this blog as if it was an assigned paper in fifth grade. I will be doing my presentation on Monday if you want to see the live version.

Well on the first day of my blog vacation the snow that had fallen the day before was perfect packing snow so Tania and I went out to make a snow bunny. He was real cute then we decided to move our snowmen from the previous day so they could all hang out together by the side of the road. Here are our snowmen the biggest on is Bunny, the medium sized one is Frosty, and the littlest one is Alien baby.
Then over the next week we had our going away/Christmas party and we said goodbye to each other. I got a whole bunch of polar bear stuff. Tania made me a quilt and on the squares she ironed on pictures she had taken when she went to the Detroit zoo way long ago. It is super cute. Jen made me a shawl that is so super soft and prity, and I got a polar bear stuffed animal. Tarra made me some beautiful Christmas ornaments. Jenny gave me a polar bear fleece blanket and a framed picture of us from pub crawl along with a Sudoku book of puzzles. And Molly gave me a pink thong with a cute Victoria Secret bag.

I then took the last of my finals. It was really kind of pathetic because as I was sitting in the test I started thinking this is my last final ever! I almost started to cry, but then I pulled myself together so I could finish the test without totally breaking down. Then I said goodbye to all my friends at school and got a bit teary eyed. Then I went home and finished loading my car and said goodbye to Jen and Tania. That made me really cry. So after I was balling I got in my car and drove home. The entire drive home (4 hours) I cried. I don't know why really because I hate school and I kicked and and screamed when it was time to go to grad. school and I always hated being there so it was stupid for me to cry all the way home. But then I realized that I was crying more because I was finally done with school, and after 6 years of college the hardest part was done. I was also crying because I made some real close friends while I was at school. I have had close friends through out my life, but these girls I got along with in a wired way. It is hard to explain the type of friendship I have made with these girls but I hope that I can keep these friends.

So then the Christmas holiday started for me. I had Christmas with my mother, then step-dad, then my father, then BJ's family, then we drove to Michigan and had the last Christmas with my family in Michigan. I got theater tickets from my mother, a wireless mouse for my laptop from Brian, some puzzles and clinic materials from my father and Kelly, luggage from BJ's family, a Vikings football jersey from BJ and some mind teaser puzzles from the dirty Santa in Michigan. This Christmas was just as stressful as all the other Christmas' before and it seemed different because I didn't get to spend my three days with Katie in Michigan.

While in Michigan I went ice skating and didn't even fall!!! It was real cool! Then we went to the U of M basketball game. They one as they have for the past three years that we have been going to the games. Brett is so funny when we go to these games. He gets so excited and so worked up it just makes me laugh. Him and one of my cousins decided to sneak down and sit in the student section. It was funny. Then they decided to stay late and watch the U of M football game on the big screen. Then they came home at half time and watched the rest of the game on Granddad's new TV. IT was a close game with an awesome ending play that was so close to scoring and winning but granted, they lost. It was sad. Maybe next year.

While I was in Michigan, BJ was home sicker than a dog. Apparently one of the people who came over for Christmas brought the flu virus with them. Everyone but four people came down with the flu. It was bad. I thankfully was one of the ones who did not come down with the flu.

Tonight we are off to a wedding for a high school friend and tomorrow we will be going out some where for the new year. However, the plans keep changing so I don't really know where we will be going or how we will be spending our new year. Lots will be happening this next year so the beginning will determine how much fun this next year will be.

Thanks for listening to me ramble. Let me know how you spent your vacation!

Fun in the Snow

It's snowing here again today. I love when it snows and I don't have to go anywhere. Well today I officially got the full $20.00 out of my boots. After I got home from school I took a quick cat nap, then Tania came down and we sat here for awhile watching it snow. After a few min. We decided we should go out and play in the snow. So I borrowed a pair of snow pants from Tania and we went outside to have fun. Over a few hours we each made three snow angles, and together made two little snow men. The snow man were little because the snow wasn't packing all that well and we had to scoop it into a pile and pack the pile then we added sticks and stuff for the extra bits. I will go take a picture of it tomorrow if the remaining snow does not burry them. We were supposed to get about 6-8 inches of snow today and an extra 3 inches over night so it will be deep by the morning. It was fun to be a kid again! And I mean we went all out, crawling, rolling, and jumping in the snow. Many of the other tenants in the apartment thought we were little kids playing but then they realized it was me and Tania and they laughed at us.

Weekend

So as I mentioned in my last blog I was going to Minnesota with Tania. We had a great time, we didn't even get lost!! Well as long as you consider getting the right directions to the wrong hotel not getting lost. But it was all good when we made fools of ourselves at the wrong hotel. Then we went to The Mall of America. We ate dinner then ran around and shopped like mad. I got BJ more Christmas gifts and Tania got a bunch of shopping done too. We spent about 90 minutes in the Build A Bear Workshop and it was soooooo hard for me ton to buy anything. I love that store. Then we had just missed the bus back to the hotel so we had to wait another hour so we went to Victoria's and I bought one of their new seamless bras. It has to be my favorite.

Oh yeah and Friday night! Yeah it really wasn't as much fun as our other pub crawls, probably because it felt like nobody showed up. Normally we would have like 30 people going out but we had maybe like 15 and it was just boring and cold. Perkins afterward was fun though! Thanks for driving us Rusty!

Okay so back to Saturday. So BJ's brother and sister-in-law and kids were also going to The Mall of America that weekend because its tradition to have the kids go see Santa and Camp Snoopy. So I called BJ to see if they were at the mall the same time we were and found out that we were actually staying in the same hotel. WEIRD! So once I found that out I had to stop by and say hi. Come to find out, they were staying like 6 doors down from us. REAL WEIRD!

Well I got my first clinic grade for the term and my supervisor gave me an A-. This is awesome because she was the one who put me on the remediation plan last term, so this was great. I got up enough courage and asked her to write a letter of recommendation for me and she said yes, so that's cool too. Now it's off to study so I don't fail my finals and have to stay an extra semester, because that would suck really bad.

What an Emotional Week

A ton of stuff has happened since Monday.
- completed 2 Progress Reports
- Almost done with another Progress Report
- Billing forms are done
- Hours are split up
- Got assignments back 29/30
- Did a presentation
- Found out there was a complication with my externship
- 5 seconds later found out the complication was fixed
- Was told I have met my standards for my remediation plan. That means I can move home for real for the first time in 6 years.
- Started packing to go home.
- Get more and more excited about being less than an hour away from BJ for more than 3 weeks.
- Watched a cleft palate surgery that made me want to cry.
- Said goodbye to one of my favorite clients.
- Can't figure out what to wear for Pub Crawl tomorrow.
- Getting ready for drunken fun on Friday.
And I think that is it. So in a nut shell that is what is happening in my life. Saturday, I am going to Minnesota with Tania and I might start looking at dresses for my bridesmaids.

Monday, Monday

Well, Tania and I kicked butt today in our presentation. We got a 59/60 for the project WAHOO. The test I took was a different story. I think I did okay because of the amount I studied for it, however, I hate leaving tests when I'm not quite sure about the score.

Now I am sitting at home trying to find out when this Christmas present will be arriving. It makes me frustrated, because I ordered this item and didn't realize it was on back order. GRRRR. They don't have an idea of when it will be shipped and I know i could send someone back home to go find this gift. I just want to talk to a real live person, maybe I am just old fashion but I hate dealing with automated things. Plus I am on hold to talk to a representative about the back order to see if it will even get here in time for Christmas, but every 5 seconds it comes on telling me all about if I want a conformation for a recent order press "one". I JUST WANT TO TALK TO A REAL LIVE PERSON!!!!!!

I am going to scream. Seriously, Its getting a little annoying. I might just cancel the order and get someone to buy it for me at home.

snow, Snow, SNOW!!

Yes, it is snowing again in the city of Stevens Point. Funny thing though, all the weather services keep calling the snow, snow flurries. I am sorry snow flurries means that there is just a few flakes of snow every once in a while, not snowing so much the roads are bad and the ground is covered. So due to the snow I wore my awesome boots to school today, and yes, I forgot my real shoes at home. Bummer, good thing the boots kind of match my outfit. My client canceled today because they have to drive an hour both ways and they didn't want to risk their life. I have been wanting them to cancel since the beginning of the semester. Today, however, I was already dressed and ready to go when they called plus I have some adult screenings I have to do and I had to work at 7:45 so I couldn't go crawl back in bed and sleep an extra hour or so. Life is a bummer yes I know. Oh well it's all because of Snow, Snow, Snow!

After I finish all my homework this weekend I am renting two movies, maybe even buying them I'm not sure yet, White Christmas (because it's just not a Christmas season without singing the Sister song, even though my sister isn't here to sing it with me), and Christmas Vacation (because it just isn't Christmas without a fat guy wrapped in chains in his pajamas).

Everyone have a happy first of December and for all of you whose rent is due, don't forget to pay it!