I have to have a certain # of hours to complete my contract with Central State. I have never been shown this contract, but apparently I am working under it. So, I have to force myself to stay and work when I could think of so many other better things to do with my time. I love seeing patients, but the other crap I have to do is pretty annoying. I have been watching the clock since about 10AM for 4:30 to get here. I have 1.5 hours left...
Heading to the fish fry tonight and can't wait to EAT! Fish sandwiches and macaroni & cheese make my heart sing during Lent.
I would feel bad for blogging on the clock, but I am locked out of my shared office so that people can gossip/chat without a student around. My stuff I was working on is in there, so basically that = I can chill? Anyways, now that match is over I am SO into wedding stuff. I have ordered some decorations and accessories + working on invitations & bridesmaid gifts. Also, yesterday I booked our honeymoon in ......KEY WEST!
This is one of the pools at out place >>
We are staying at Southernmost on the Beach...still gotta book flights & a car to drive from Fort Lauderdale, but I am PUMPED! Eric & I have a lot of fun when it's just us and we love to try new things, so I can't wait to explore Key West and do stuff (snorkel, see tortugas, eat alot!?)
Next weekend is my 1st bridal shower (for family) and I am excited about that too. Gives me a reason to get my hair done (which I have been putting off) and maybe buy a new shirt? haha I'll take any reason I can get!
Ok, so sorry for that cliff hanger and then no news...I matched!
Friday morning I woke up early so I went to the tanning bed and picked myself up some Panera. On the way home I got a text from a friend saying that she had gotten her match news...!!! I got home and told Eric (who was upstairs) that I was going to check my email...nothing was there yet. I wasn't supposed to hear til 10AM and it was only like 8:25, so I wasn't surprised. I decided to check out Facebook for a minute. I looked back at 8:30 and noticed that I had a new email. AHHHH I said APPIC Match Result!!! I hollared up at Eric "I got an email!!. E- "OK...and??" me- "Should I open it?" hahaha He knows I am crazy. I opened it and it said ST. LOUIS VA MEDICAL CENTER!!! My #1 pick!! I ran upstairs and Eric met me at the top...I say "Do you wanna know what it said?" I told him and we literally jumped around for a minute. I was so excited and called my baby sister. She was supposed to have come over to wait with me, but we got the news early. She was asleep and tried to be excited, but wanted to go back to sleep. I continued calling and texting family and friends. Then I realized about 2 hours later that I forgot to call my Nanny (grandma)...She said she was so worried :( But she was so happy to hear that I got my #1 pick! YES!!!
I'm sitting up awake while Eric sleeps. He's had a long day so I told him to knock out, but I'm still wide awake. Match day is today...but its only 12:30AM and I find out around 10AM lol. Tonight after class I got sushi & tried to chill out. My muscles have been really tense, so I've been trying to "breathe" out my tension...that's my health psych coming out. I've decided tomorrow won't make me or break me. It won't compare to the best or worst days of my life & its not life or death. My heart will go on...thanks Celine. Anyways the countdown is down to mere hours...updates to follow. Life just keeps on getting more interesting.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while (to my 3 readers). I have been not so busy, but busy at the same time. I have a lot of major life things happening
1. Selling my house (it's been shown 4 times this week!)
2. Planning my wedding...and impending marriage :)
3. Contemplating where I'll be living next year.
4. Taking my last semester of classes EVER!
5. Trying to work on my dissertation.
AND
6. WAITING, next Friday is match day... & I'm vewy vewy newvous.
My life is going to change a lot soon & I hope I'm ready. Breathe in breathe out. No stress. Only happy thoughts.
Back from Tuscaloosa, which means my interview travels are over. My dad drove the 6.5 hours with me. We stopped in Birmingham at an art museum. It was awesome...dad got too close to one of the pieces & an alarm went off. True Glenn style. A security guard came & made him back away from the very old Japanese furniture. We stayed at the Howard Johnson...we may have been the only people there. And I kinda think the hotel clerk was a zombie. His eyes were super open all the time & he worked all hours. We had dinner at Depalmas Italian. We drove past the University of Alabama campus. It was very southern looking. Every frat house had big white columns and there were big trees everywhere. Sooooo, then we went back to the hotel. Dad watched E! And Grey's with me. Fast forward past interviews. We stopped by the Mercedes museum on the way outta Tuscaloosa. I went to the wrong place twice before actually finding it. We then stopped at Full Moon BBQ for dinner. I tried to get dad to moon me next to the sign, but he didn't want to get arrested. I'm glad he didn't do it too. We drove all the way home & then at about Etown, I see blue lights. I said, "is that for me??" Yes, it was. I got a ticket for speeding, but the cop reduced it to only 10 over :) now I'm at my sisters tryin to nurse her back to health. She had surgery on her foot (had to put in a cadavar bone & some other crazy stuff) and is in a LOT of pain.
That title is stolen from a Spongebob episode...which of course I have seen since its one of Eric's fav shows.
Yup. Moving on, after Indy I had a the weekend & one day of work at CSH before hopping on that plane to Cleveland...really Chicago-Midway & then Cleveland. I made observations about flying/myself.
1. I liked flying!
2. Security makes me feel like by contact solution might really be a bomb & I don't even know it.
3. I like chill time in between flights to eat, get mocha frappes from McD, call my peeps, & people watch.
4. Some people carry their children in luggage style thingys...& the kids don't look amused.
I didn't take this one, I stole from google images...
update: I did take this picture! >>
5. I made a friend on the Cleveland to Chicago flight home...I felt the urge to get his email so I could know what happens to my new friend (he was interviewing for stuff too), but I held back.
6. Said new friend from California answered a lifelong question of mine. What do you think of when you hear Kentucky? His answer, "sorry, but redneck." I tried to educate him on other Ky things, but he already knew about them...this shows the overwhelming power of our redneck stereotype!
C'mon people, put some shoes on & ditch the overalls :)
7. I really like the window seat.
8. I'm not scared of flying.
9. I love getting free peanuts & drinks.
10. I love being picked up at the airport by my boo thang & knowing, this is home.
