Happy Birthday, Mom!!

My Mom turned 55 today:) I'm sure she's glad I'm posting that on the internet...but it's not like many people read this anyway:) I don't know how I forgot to mention my vacation in March b/c I'm SO excited about it...but somehow over the Christmas holiday I forgot to mention that we booked a cruise on Dec 23rd. A few of my friends and I took off the whole month of March because we wanted to do some sort of Spring Break. So the first week of March, Jimmy, Katie, Ashley, Doug, and me are going to go on a cruise to Belize City, Costa Maya, and Cozumel on a Royal Carribean cruise ship...I think Adventure of the Seas. I am so excited. I've only been on Carnival Cruises and I've heard that Royal Carribean cruises are so much nicer. We are going to be gone for 6 days. I am very sad that Adam doesn't get to go b/c he doesn't get any vacation time his first year. But I am glad that I can enjoy this cruise and then sit at home the rest of the month and watch March Madness. What a great month to take off!
Mom, Dad, and I are all going to a dinner and movie for her birthday. I'm excited to see Blind Side because I heard it was really good. I want to see the Chipmunk Squeakquel too...but I think me and Adam are going to go see that. Mom said she didn't want any cake for her birthday...so I went around that and got her some tea cookies from Riley's Bakery and a scoop of her favorite ice cream from Baskin Robbins:) Ps...I can't wait until the GiGi's Cupcakes opens up here. My friend, Tiffany, went to the one in Louisville and says they are the most amazing cupcakes. I looked online and they look delicious...and the one in Bowling Green is coming soon...I think it will be somewhere on Campbell Lane...so look for it!
I have finished my 7th rotation. I really liked the Medical Center. The rotation wasn't too tough and all the people were SO super nice. Melinda even tried to get me to come back there...but I like retail so much better...and I already have a job:) Love, love, love that I only have 3 more rotations. I can do it...almost there!!

Happy Bowl Game Day!

I love football. I think college football is the best since the players play with such heart. I never thought that I would like UK sports when I moved up here a little under 4 years ago...but I love them. WKU is still #1 in my heart though:) But I'm excited to watch the game tonight on TV with my parents (who also have decided to like UK since I got into Pharmacy school in 2006)...haha
So I went up to Lexington yesterday to visit Adam and do our Christmas exchange. I thought I'd be extra nice, so I stopped in Bardstown at his Walgreens on the way up there and brought him a Wendy's Spicy Chicken sandwich. When he got off work, he came to visit me and then we went to see one of his high school friends in from DC. It was good getting to see one of his friends that he has known since high school...especially since I dont' keep in touch with many of my high school friends, sadly. We exchanged presents last night. I got my Sperry's that I wanted with the plaid on the side and a Brooks and Dunn #1 and then Some CD. He liked most of his stuff...especially the Kentucky Derby book I got him. He left for work this morning, so I went back to my apartment and cleaned and got some stuff ready for me to go back on Thursday. I'm ready to go back to Lexington. I just feel more like I belong there. So I'm not sure how I'm going to feel about the move to Louisville this next year....
Lots of changes next year. I plan on starting to pay off my loans as soon as I start working. I'm also looking to get an SUV...probably either a Toyota or Nissan. But I'm not sure yet. I really want an SUV, but I might just get a new car. I guess I'll know once I test drive and such. I can't wait to have a paycheck. I've been living off of pennies for years. It sure is nice to have a boyfriend who won't let me pay for anything until I get a job...even though I really like to buy him stuff:)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone!! I love this time of year. I really appreciate being able to hang out with my family and catch up. I was very fortunate to have the rotation/preceptor I have this month. Melinda let me off the Wed-Sun of Christmas break and the Wed-Sun surrounding New Years. So I'm really excited. Last night we went to Martha's to celebrate with my Granny and Mom's side of the family. It was great catching up with Jessica and watching Noah and Cole get so excited about Santa. Jessica made this awesome chocolate chip cheese ball...and I ate WAY too much of it. But I'm going to steal that recipe for parties or anything that I need to bring something. I am so blessed to have a family that is so healthy. This morning I enjoyed Christmas at home with my family. No matter how old I get I love the time spent around the Christmas tree with my parents and brother opening gifts. I love to see people's reaction to things I buy them. That is my favorite part. I do miss not seeing Adam though. He is with his family in Cleveland. I wish he celebrated Christmas a little closer to Bowling Green...or even Kentucky:) But I will get to see him tomorrow in between his days to work. I can't wait to see him.
I got lots of fun Santa gifts:) I got the new Miranda Lambert and Kris Allen CD's. I got series DVDs of The Mentalists and Brothers & Sisters. I got some new khaki pants and sweaters, new cookware that is nice and non-stick with glass lids. I am SO SO excited about that. I like getting stuff that I normally wouldn't buy for myself, but I am so thankful for the life that God has given me. I am thankful for the knowledge and learning capability he has given me, the opportunities and education I have had, and my new career. I am thankful for the famiy that raised me. I am also thankful for the person that I know was made for me in every way. I am very blessed. Merry Christmas!

Big Weekend

I finished my first week at the Med Center. I feel a little more competent right now, and all of the staff are really nice. I can at least fill my downtime in by pulling some patient meds. I went to two meetings each on Wednesday and Thursday. I also have a subject for my patient presentation and a drug inquiry on a drug not used very often. So I'm glad that I'm finally getting some stuff of subtance for my portfolio.
Yesterday after work I went up to see Adam in Lexington. It is just so hard to be apart from him. So I wasn't sure when I would get to see him if I didn't go this weekend, so I really enjoyed watching a movie and cooking dinner with him last night. I came back this afternoon when he was on his way to Bardstown for work. I hope that we will see each other more often than this next year when he is in Lexington/Bardstown and I am in Louisville. At least they are only 30-45 minutes away from each other...and not 2 hours.
Tomorrow I am going to Nashville with Matt, Sarah, and Alicia. We're all meeting tomorrow at the mall and going to get to Nashville in time to see the UK/UNC game. And then we're going to piddle around Nashville until time for the Opry. And then I'm excited about the Titans game. I hope they can pull out a win over the Colts. I get way too passionate about sports. Oh well. I'll just die a few years younger due to the stress:)

Rotation #7

So I started my seventh rotation today. It is crazy to believe that I only have 3 more rotations after this one. How crazy!! Anyway, I believe that this rotation is going to be okay. Today I didn't really do much b/c I just tagged along with the techs. I did go on runs with a couple of the techs and saw them restock the Pyxus machines. I got to see a lot of the Medical Center that I never knew where it was. My favorite part was getting to see the babies. We went into the nursery to refill their medicine and there were so many newborns in there. It was great. And then we went to Labor and Delivery to deliver their meds and two new babies were born right around the same time and I could hear them crying. It was so sweet:) I also saw surgery pre-op and recovery, radiology, endoscopy, ER, cath lab, and the ICU, and CCU. So many places.
I'm excited about my schedule. She is giving me every Friday off. Tomorrow and Thursday I am going to meetings/lectures with her and the techs. Then I am "observing" for the next couple of weeks in different areas of the hospital and then working a couple of days in the IV room. So I'm excited. It's probably going to be a very short month that is going to lead up to the very long month of UK surgery. I am also excited about Christmas. We are only supposed to get off Christmas Day and one other day in December. But she is giving me Wed-Fri off for Christmas and I think New Year's Eve. So excited. This Thursday night I am going to see Adam since I will be going to Nashville this weekend with some of my friends to go to the Opry and to just hang out. So excited with all the December events. I feel loved:)