Five Day weekend

Friday was the part of Thanksgiving that I love. For the second year in a row, I did not have to work the Black Friday madness. I did go to Target at around 11 AM and it wasn't so bad. I ended up mainly getting stuff for myself and some stuff for Adam's birthday. Then Adam came down to Bowling Green after he got off work in Bardstown to eat Thanksgiving dinner with my Mom's family. I had a great time socializing with my Granny, aunt, and cousin.
Saturday I followed Adam to Lexington to go to the UK football game. A little before Brownsville on I65 I kept feeling my car doing funny things and then I heard stuff hitting the bottom of my car. so I called Adan and when we pulled off in Brownsville I had a flat tire. So it wasn't a great car week since my fuel pump went out on Monday. At least I wasn't in the middle of the road this time:) My Dad came and put a wheel on from my Mom's old Grand Am so that I could keep going to the game. Then it ended up being a bad Saturday. I lost my favorite Columbia jacket that Adam had bought me in the beginning of October. I feel really bad that I lost it. I had so many layers for the game Saturday night that somehow it slipped out of my arms. I get really sad thinking about it:( And then the Cats lost because their offensive play calling is horrendous (ahem...Joker). But luckily, my sports luck got better with the Awesome Titans win. It sucked that Lexington thought it was more important to carry the stupid Vikings..but I watched the play by play on my phone b/c I'm addicted. I would have gone to watch it at a bar in Lexington, but it was Adam's birthday so we did what he wanted to do. And I'm kind of glad I didn't because I would have been yelling at the TV and embarrassing everyone with me:)
Adam had a great birthday. We slept until about 10:30 and then I went out to his house and we watched Ice Age 3 that I bought him on his Blue Ray player. We watched part of the Browns/Bengals game. I iced his Funfetti birthday cake and decorated it and then made him beef enchilada casserole for his birthday. He also got to play his new PS3 game...the new Call of Duty game. He loves it...so yay! He then rented Star Trek last night..and I actually really liked the movie. Thanks to Jessica for telling me it wasn't too bad and that I would actually like it:)
But now I am home. I start my 7th rotation at the Medical Center tomorrow. I'm nervous again. And I really don't want to work after 5 days off. But I guess I can make it through the final four rotations!

PS

Happy Birthday to my Granny! She is now 87 years young today. Also, in case there was any confusion, I am thankful for everything today b/c I know God has blessed me. Everything I am thankful for today is due to Him. I don't know why I have such blessing b/c I do not deserve them..but I will use them to the fullest!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there!! I have so many things to be thankful for. I am thanksful for my family, my health, my boyfriend, my education, my future career, my friends, living in the United States, football, baseball, basketball, and so many other things.
So my future career is now a bright spot. Last Thursday night I accepted a job offer from Walgreens to come work for them next year in Louisville. So I am guaranteed a job when I graduate in May. I am very, very thankful to Justin and Aaron for telling me about the Walgreens internship 2 summers ago. It has opened so many doors for me and furthered my education. I am really excited. So now is the question of whether I am going to live with Courtney or get my own apartment. I guess time will tell.
My car died in the middle of traffic on Monday night:( I was leaving work and at one of the worst intersections in Bowling Green at 5 PM between the Walgreens and Taco Bell on the bypass in the left turn lane to go to Scottsville Road. My car just wouldn't go when the light turned green and then died. Some nice man came out and pushed my car down the hill so that I could get over and turn the corner to try to pull in to Walgreens and Chase bank. Well, that is uphill, so my car wouldn't go anymore...so him and a cop that happened to be in the Chase parking lot pushed me into the Chase bank lot. My dad was there two minutes later. My poor car had to me towed the next morning, but it back with us. It needed a new fuel pump. But I'm so excited it is fixed. I missed Old Green:(
I am now a bone marrow donor. I was pretty scared at first to do it, because I've heard how much it hurts. But it was my project for Clinic Pharmacy to have a drive for donors. And I decided now matter how sore I got from being a donor, it was well worth it knowing that I could save someone's life. So I swabbed my cheeks for DNA and now I will be on the National Bone Marrow Registry. yay!

I'm a dork

So I am being a huge dork and posting just b/c I'm excited that I mixed chemo today. Yes I did. I like doing the non-traditional stuff in a pharmacy. Donnie has an infusion part of his pharmacy where he makes chemo for some of Graves Gilberts' Bowling Green and Glasgow oncology patients. Today, he showed me how to mix chemo by the USP 797 guidelines. So I watched him and then he said the next time I would do it with him watching. Well his wife got really sick and he had to go home, so I got to make chemo by myself and have the other pharmacist check the final product. I then put it in a pump and then primed the line. I was so proud of myself. Like I said...I am a dork:)
Hilltoppers won tonight! And so did the Cats. UK didn't look that great, but they are growing as a team. But I still don't think they need to be ranked #5 at the beginning of the season. At least let them earn it. I was a little disappointed too that WKU wasn't on tv in Bowling Green. It's pretty sad that Western is in BG and they show the UK game but not the WKU one...how sad. But that's how it's been my whole life which led my parents to teach me to hate UK when I was growing up. But now I've gone there for 4 years and am a Wildcat fan...but an even bigger Hilltopper!
Four more days of the work week...and free lunch tomorrow provided by Becky! And Thanksgiving is going to be at my Uncle Gary's this year...and my Mom is cooking the turkey. So the first time in forever that I've had real turkey on Thanksgiving. Not sure how my grandfather has cooked it before....but it was not edible:(

Gosh..the weekends go by way, way too fast. It seems like moments ago that I got off of work on Friday. But oh well...I guess I'll go to work later anyway. Saturday, Dad and I finally went to AT&T to officially get me transferred to their Family Plan so I only have to pay $10 for my line instead of $39.99. So when I get out of school I will only have to pay my Dad $55 a month instead of the $100 it is currently due to my iPhone and text messages. But it only took Dad two months to officially get it transferred since he didn't really care about the money. Whatever...I'm all about saving money these days:) We then watched UK football. They looked like a whole new team the second half...but still not that great. But it is definite that injured or not Mike Hartline should not be the quarterback. Newton looks ok once he's settled in...but he's still young. That position is going to be a predicament come next season.
Adam got into town around 7:00. I only got to hang out with him for four hours before he went to bed. But it was great that I actually got to see him. I woke up early with him yesterday to see him off to work. I am counting down the hours of work until next weekend so I can see him again...and of course play Bunco with the girls:)
Titans won again yesterday. They are looking like the old team from last year. I love them so much. I told you earlier that they are going to win the rest of the games this season. I have a feeling. And as much as I love Kerry Collins, Vince is looking pretty good. Maybe a year and a half off of the field made him grow up a little bit. And I've loved Chris Johnson ever since he stepped on the field. Love, love , LOVE him!
Well starting another week at Clinic. This month is flying by. I'm going to be sad when it is over...but I will be another rotation closer to graduation!!

2 weeks down

I can not believe that I am halfway done with my rotation at Clinic. This week just seemed to fly by. Donnie wasn't there for half the week, and I really missed him. He is so much more hilarious the second time around. And I really love Jennifer and Kelly...the best techs around! My project is to set up/advertise a bone marrow donor screening. I just have to recruit people to swab their cheeks to send in their bone marrow results to the national database to be registered in case someone matches them that needs bone marrow. I think it is a great project, and I am excited about it.
Adam is coming to visit me tomorrow!! I am excited. I wish that I could spend everyday with him. But I'm a very lucky girl that he loves me enough to just come into town to pretty much hang out with me for 5 or 6 hours. He will get here around 6 tomorrow night and then has to leave around 7:15 Sunday morning to get back to Bardstown for work. At least I am making him chicken tortilla soup...and surprising him with banana nut bread. He loves me:)
I had dinner the other night with Rita. It was great to catch up. I miss Rita. I wish that I could still work with her every day. I think she would make a great senior technician. Maybe I will recruit her into the pharmacy field:)
My weekends are filling up already for the next couple of months. Next weekend is Bunco and working. Then Thanksgiving/Adam's birthday. Then Grand Ole Opry and Marcy's Christmas dinner. And January brings New Years and the Cabin trip. Oh me oh my!

Gym

I wanted to find a gym in Bowling Green without paying an arm and a leg...and I did. I went yesterday and got a membership at Parks and Rec. I can use their gym an unlimited amount of times in a month for $13. That includes the cardio room which has bicycles, ellipticals, steppers, and treadmills (which is all I want). And apparently I get half off other stuff if I wanted to do that. But I was excited. So I went out last night and exercised. I liked the atmosphere and I got to use the locker room. I didn't go tonight b/c I was a slacker...but I'm glad I have an indoor place to work out that is not cold...or dark like outdoors.
Adam is coming on Saturday! I'm excited. I've missed him so much this week. 2 1/2 more days!

Home

Don't get me wrong, I love being at home with my parents. But I am missing the creature comforts of living by myself in Lexington. Like I LOVE my bathroom in Lexington that I don't have to share with anyone. My shower is much more spacious and has the curved shower curtain rod so that the liner doesn't stick to you while you're in the shower. I also miss looking forward to seeing Adam after work everyday. Mom gets so discouraged b/c I go to my room at home to watch TV and end up falling asleep. At home I have DVR so I don't have to sit down and watch something when it comes on...and I have several shows that come on at the same time. Mom and Dad flip back and forth between shows and it drives me insane...which is the reason why I go to my room to watch tv. But I end up falling asleep and Mom gets angry. So I'm going to combat that problem tonight by going shopping...and hopefully I will see Rita at the mall and set up a dinner date:) Adam said that he may come and see me Saturday night after he gets off of work in Bardstown. I hope so...I'm already excited:)
Today Coach Elson got fired from WKU. It has been a long time coming. Most people know that the WKU program is pathetic. I do admit that he is pretty good looking...and I used to love to see him run while I was at WKU...but that won't do anything for your coaching abilities. He's one of those guys like Steve Small that probably should have stayed out of the spotlight and only as an assistant...but I digress.
Today at work went by really slowly. I just wasn't in a pharmacy mood today. And sometimes the pharmacy is so unorganized I just want to scream. I like order. And Donnie wasn't there today:( But I do like Lindsey so I'm glad she was there. yay!

Weekend in Lex

I had a great weekend in Lexington. Friday we went out to eat for Adam's Dad's birthday and then went home to watch the UK basketball scrimmage. I think that the UK team under Coach Cal will definitely be better than the one under Billy G, but you can tell by the exhibition games that they have a lot to work on. I'm also pulling for WKU Basketball. I love watching Hilltopper basketball...however, their football is just plain embarrassing. I remember loving going to football games when I was in undergrad b/c you knew they had a chance to win. Now, every Saturday I check the scoreboard just to see how bad Western got beat. How sad.
Speaking of football, UK looked horrible on Saturday. Me, Katie, and Jimmy left during the 3rd quarter b/c they should have been blowing EKU out of the water, but they looked horrible and it was boring. I then met Adam at Keeneland where him, Jeff, and Paul were betting on Breeder's Cup. Mom thinks that it is such an awful idea that we didn't spend every waking minute together while I was in Lexington. She just doesn't understand that people don't date the same as her and Dad did in the 1970s. If that was the case, me and Adam would have been married for almost 2 years already...geez. Plus I got bored at Keeneland and went home to watch some DVR and to catch up with Adam later even though Adam wanted me to hang out more. So maybe I should not tell her as much...geez. But we did go to Campus Pub to watch the Titans today. I'm so excited they won. I love the Titans. I predict they are going to win every game from here on out and go to the playoffs:)

Back at Clinic

I can't believe that I almost done with my first week at Clinic. I am really feeling at home at the pharmacy since I did my EPPE there. Everyone is the same except for one tech, but I get along with her great. Since Graves-Gilbert has grown so much by adding new physicians and a sports medicine department, the pharmacy is much busier. Donnie said they normally do around 200-250 prescriptions a day. But I feel like I know a whole lot more than I did 2 1/2 years ago. I feel more comfortable counseling on drugs and knowing brand/generics. I know this is what I want to do with the rest of my life.
Adam is doing really well with his job. Yesterday was a rough day b/c he was super busy at his Bardstown store and his senior tech was out sick. So I'm hoping tomorrow will go much better. But otherwise I think he is doing a great job and really enjoying what he is doing. So I think he's glad that he chose Walgreens even though he always made fun of me for talking about what a great retail pharmacy it was:)
I am going up to Lexington for the weekend tomorrow as soon as I get off of work. Today was Adam's Dad's birthday, so we're all going out to eat tomorrow night for his birthday. I'm not really sure who all "all" includes, but I'm sure it will be fun. Adam is going to Keeneland on Saturday to watch live simulcasting of the Breeder's Cup, and I am going to go to the football game. Hopefully I can find some friends to go with..:)
My uncle is in the hospital recovering from his double knee replacement. He had surgery yesterday morning but is doing really well. Apparently the nurses said he was "unruly" in the recovery room because his morphine was not working well enough...so they switched him to Dilaudid (which is about 4x stronger than morphine) and he was much happier. Mom and I went to see him yesterday and he was looking okay. But I went in to see him on my lunch break today and he was looking much better. He has gotten up and walked a few steps, so hopefully he will by moved to SKY Rehab either Saturday or Sunday.

Home again

So I came home today for two months to complete two more of my ten rotations. Tomorrow I start at Clinic Pharmacy in Graves Gilbert Clinic. I like being at home with my parents. I do miss 1. Adam 2. my friends 3. my own bathroom 4. my DVR 5. my month off...but I am grateful to hang out with my parents. I will also be closer to my other family members that I do not get to see as often when I live in Lexington.
I am excited to start at Clinic tomorrow. I worked at this same pharmacy for my EPPE 2 1/2 years ago, so I know most of the people and what to expect. And at least this time I know more drugs and how pharmacies operate so I won't be as overwhelmed:)
Yesterday, Adam and I drove to Columbus for his cousin's wedding. It was neat since it was on Halloween because the reception was a costume party. I went as a giant pinata. And I would randomly hand out candy. A lot of people asked me how I did my costume so I took that as a compliment. Since Adam had to work today he drove home last night. We didn't get back to Versailles until about 2 AM...so it was a pretty long drive. But I did sleep for about 40 miles. But he slept some on the way up there when I drove so we're even. I am really going to miss him. It's going to be weird since I'm used to seeing him everyday..and now he has a job so I'll only be able to talk to him while he's at work or before and after work...which is not conducive to my schedule. My goal for the next couple of months is to lose weight. My biggest struggle at home is going to be exercise. Mom and I usually walk together when I'm at home, but I don't get off until 5 so it will be a struggle for daylight...and I hate cold weather. So I am thinking about seeing if one of the gyms here in BG will let me get a membership for just 2 months...or I might suck it up and do step aerobics at home. But I will lose weight! I'm feeling fat after my month off...too much baking in my free time:)