The end of a practicum!

So, today is my last day at CSH. My boss isn't here, so it kinda feels weird that it be my last day...but weird in a GREAT way! I am so ready to be done with this practicum! Things I have learned: ther are many kinds of hallucinations/delusions, psychotic people aren't always scary, it's best to make friends with the people who will help you out if you were to get attacked (nurses and MHTs), karaoke in an inpatient hospital is AWESOME, talking about being suicidal and homicidal doesn'thave to be awkward. I can't believe that from now on I will get paid for the work I do. I don't know what St. Louis has in store for me (haven't heard what my rotations will be yet), but I am SO excited to get into the field I want to be in (health psychology). I have missed doing therapy this year (inpatient psych is a lot different). I have missed supervision. I hope I will have at least one supervisor next year that I can look to like a mentor! Now checklist to get on before I start workin in St. Louis (August 27th):
1. DISSERTATION - collect data, enter data, analyze data >>then once thats done WRITE!!!
2. PACK
3. SELL HOUSE
4. VACATION in Gulf Shores with the Weiter fam
5. Spend mucho mucho QUALITY TIME with family and friends
6. DOG - We really want a Schnauzer mix :) - taking name suggestions...maybe that has Lou in it since we'll be moving from Louisville to St. Louis

7. Enjoy NOT working full time for the last time in probably forever :)

Quotes to remember

Don't believe everything you think.

Apartment/House hunting

I am perpetually searching Craigslist these days to find the perfect place to live for a year. My requirements/wants: Able to get a dog, Under $800/month, some sort of parking, No using laundromat and preferably having washer/dryer in unit. I think I want to be in the Tower Grove neighborhood. I wish I could just pick one and be done, but so many places are wanting move-ins like tomorrow, so I am thinking I will have to wait until close to July to get people to talk to me about August move-in date. My main stresses right now are selling my house and getting dissertation shiz done by the time I move...We'll see if that happens :) fingers crossed!

Still High on Life

Well hello again blog. I am still riding the wave of marriage high. I can't even begin to encompass how awesome honeymooning in Key West was. Wild chickens runnin the streets. My confusion about the thing that hold luggage in hotel rooms( I thought it was for a baby carrier). An old man singing about how he and I were meant to be together. Relaxin in a hammock with Eric after every meal. Rentin bikes to explore the island....and finally SNORKELING in the ocean. We saw a sea turtle! Like up close and personal. Then we kayaked and picked up other sea creatures. and THEN we chilled on a sand bar in the middle of the ocean and drank Corona. OH! And we may or may not be in a Ford commercial...if include standing on the side of the road watching filming being an "extra" I am lovin life right now. Even though I am back at CSH...counting down the days!

Sea Turtle - I was about 1 foot away from one just like this ^^^

Horseshoe crab - I held this ^^

Sea cucumber - I held this too ^^

Spotted Sea Hare - ^^ I touched this slug type thing and it sprayed stuff that smelled like lavender...for real

Patricia Ann Weiter

That is my new name. I want to write this post to remember all the fun happenings yesterday. I couldn't sleep Friday night and was out of Advil PM so I was only sleeping from 2 - 5:45. I was wide awake so I got up and got to packing for the honeymoon...majorly procrastinating. I walked to the gym to do some last minute things and then got ready to go to German Paristown Neighborhood Association to get prettied up. My friend Melissa was doing my hair & makeup and rode with Lori Kirk and I. As I walked into GPNA I dropped my plastic case full of my makeup and spilled coffee all the way down my white button up shirt. Smooth move. We spent the morning fixing hair & makeup and wrapping my maids dresses. I couldn't have done this all together had it not been for my awesome friends Lauren, Melissa, and Brittany. They were awesome! My mom & Nanny arrived and I stressed we would not have time to fix my bouquet & get ready for pictures, but it all worked out. I got my sticky bra on and got in my dress. I read a card that Eric wrote to me...he said "see you at the altar, I'll be the one staring" and I laughed and held back tears. Savannah (my 9 year old niece) said "just eat a banana!" To keep me from crying. She's a mess. We took some pictures and then I hid out in the bathroom of the church so people wouldn't get a sneak peek. Lily told me my hair looked likea rose :) As I waited with the wedding party, I got excited & nervous....what if I trip or say the vows wrong? I peaked through the crack in the door and saw Eric just before Chelsey and Nichole opened them up. My dad was all choked up. I held back tears again. Then even our deacon teared up. Eric looked awesome in his tux and he says he got light headed when he saw me. Eric and I held hands but then he was sweaty so we took a break from that...his godfather Tony and my godmother Sheree read and Tim did an awesome gospel & homily. I know Eric's uncle Tommy liked the part about a bride being simple minded to fall for this guy. We got through the vows and didn't mess up. We exited the church and had a moment alone before pictures. The groomsmen picked me up for a pic but my bare feet were out and I laughed the whole time. We went to some train tracks down the road to take more pics and found a used syringe on the tracks...thats safe. Fun cab ride & entrance to the reception. They announced us as the "cougar & her cub" Mr & Mrs Eric & Patti Weiter! :) I robbed the cradle. Thats all for now. I'll try to write up more memories later so I don't forget any details. Right now, were hanging in the St. Louis airport ready to fly to Fort Lauderdale and then drive to Key West for a week of relaxation!

wedding day!

today is the day. i could not sleep worth a damn. prob gonna be on about four hours. im too excited and had to get up so i packed for key west finally. cant wait to see eric and talk to him. this whole cant see him before and he cant see you is bs. lol ready to get all my girls together but its only seven am so we got a couple hours. next post ill be a married lady. so ready. no more planning, just enjoying it all.

Am i getting married? I'm getting married!!

this week has been cray. all the way. i have  been crafting fans for our cake backdrop and getting all kinds of other details finished up...buying desserts, figuring our rehearsal and wedding day schedules, getting drilled with a thousand questions from everyone...the most annoying being, are you nervous yet?  really? thats not what to say...how bout excited? but most people who ask if im nervous dont really know me very well and i wouldnt want to tell them if i was. blah. im am really pumped for key west. for reals. eric has been awesome this week helping with everything and i cant wait til we can relax all week and chill with no shiz to do. cant believe i will be a married woman in less than seventy two hours. that ish cray. im gettin old. friends getting preg on purpose and i am getting wedded? im slap happy. by the way there has been no capitalization or correct punctuation in this because i am typi ng from my phone and for some reason it wouldnt let me. i will add pics at some point to this to add drama and intrigue. insert smiley here.