school is here

Wow my last post was a month ago...sorry... life happens.

School started and it took off from there!

life events since: Olympics party, severely sprained ankle, cut down to part-time at work, friend hang out time, floods, a wedding, but mostly clinical time and class time take a lot of energy and time.

I just forget that being a true student really required alot mentally and emotionally and it can be physically demanding with the schedule. (maybe that is just my schedule right now) The balance of working days and nights is exhausting. Where is the balance? I try to remain positive and think...it is only a year left!

Congrats Kristin and Matt (now newlyweds)!!

The Denver Adventure...

So on a last free summer week-end I made a little road trip to Denver...here are some pics...

on the road for eights hours......but headed toward the beautiful mountains kept me going......

Emily at her favorite local Mexican resturante..... I loved the Coke in a bottle...it is so from Mexico......

hiking in the Red Rocks....

out to eat on Mead Street.....

Sunday was a long and hot day but amazing. We joined more than 50,000 music fans at the Mile High Musical Festival in 100 degree heat....in this picture John Mayer was singing behind us....

John looking good on the large screen.....we were a few people back....

...taking time to realize that Coby Caillat was performing...

....Martin Sexton gave a great performace.....

a close up look at Dave Matthews..................

my actual view between people's heads...........

a look a the Dave Matthews Band live.........what a great show.....



Emily Gingerich, Bethany (Blough) Simpson and baby boy to be, and Me
It was awesome to catch up with my great friend Emily and get a peek into her life in Denver. Thanks to Em and her roommates Andrea and Kelli for letting me crash at their house for the week-end. It was a perfect week-end!!!

The here and now

I love the blue hymnal. I didn't realize how much I missed it until I attend First Mennonite in Denver this morning! Ahhh to be amongst the Mennonites again. I met several people from college that are now in Denver so that was a bonus. I heart the Mennonite game!

So I have been updating you on Thailand but much other stuff is going on in my life. Some highlights include and are not limited to....softball games and championship winners....pool time at Holly's....bonding over Chinese/Japanese and I Survived a Japanese Game Show...Worlds of Fun (need I say more!)....

this post is for the here and now.... here I am in Denver. On a little get away week-end to visit Emily (my long lost college roomie!) What a great time so far and I am blessed to have another day or two to go! Saturday we got it started right with crafts (making a pinata for a housemate's birthday party) then eating true Mexican at a local joint, Mead St., 16th Street Mall, FREE cotton candy, FREE popcorn, Dark Knight. That was all packed in to Saturday.

Sunday was reserved for the Mile High Music Festival. AWESOME!! It was reported that there were more than 40,000 people there and it seemed like more..5 stages and tons of amazing artists. The highlights included John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Brett Dennen, Martin Sexton, Rodrigo & Gabriela, Clobie Caillat, and Flobots. Just to name a few. The pictures are on my camera but I do have the proof and some are pretty sweet if I do say so myself!

Right now the here and now is a pretty sweet gig!

Thailand pictures cont.

a look at the islands and our snorkeling day!

Ronald McDonald in Bangkok!

some sights around the national palace

Summer Time

Why does summer go by so fast? Can't we just strech it out a little longer...especially this one! I start clinicals Aug 4 and I am oober anxious.

As Anne of Green Gables reminds me....the sun will continue to rise and set whether I fail at geometry (school/clinicals) or not. Enough of school... I am still in summer and must live each day to the fullest!

THAILAND!

Wow! What an adventure. I was there one short week in June but what an amazing time. Photos can tell it better so I will get them posted!

a look at our bungaloo on Ko Lanta! so beautiful and inexpensive!!!

Our pool and beach at the resort!! AMAZING!!!

riding on the island on a tuk tuk!

elephant trekking and hiking to a waterfall was just awesome!

I thought the next day couldn't get better but we went snorkeling on several different islands! Life got so much better!! ahhh!

We haven't even made it to off the islands to Bangkok for the rest of our trip of shopping in the markets and Thai massages and food food food!!!! maybe I'll post those later....

GC Friends

Blast from the past. I live on campus in group houseing for my senior year. East Hall was one of my college highlights. 6 girls upstairs and 6 guys in the basement...equals adventure and good times.

This past Saturday my friend Alyssa stopped by to visit! (She lived in East Hall as well.) We had lunch and great conversations. She is now a nurse in Chicago. Anyways I love catching up with old friends so I thought I would share my joy.

I probably wont post for a while. I leave tomorrow for Thailand. Pray for safe travels and good health!

catch-up

So here it goes...

I passed my two grad classes this past semester. Only three clinicals to go and a lot more stress... Woot! Didn't do to shabby on the grade portion too but who looks at that? I just hope to remember all the information for clinicals and the real world. It is impossible to know everything but being in the medical profession you are expected to. How is that fair?

I am done with summer pre-session! I waited my whole grad school for that class. We learned suturing and casting! I think suturing will be come my new favorite past time. It is an art, like crossstich. Ha. The cast saw is loud and frightening but now I am at least experienced before I cut yours off some day. (Some day I will learn how to up load pictures from my phone and show you my sweet hot pink leg cast I recieved that day!)

My brother is now married. CRAZY! Amy is now my new sister and we are blessed to have her join our family. The wedding was beautiful. I will attempt to upload pictures!

Liam Jeremy is the second newest addition to the family (before Amy). Kellie and Jeremy had a beautiful baby boy on May 20th. I love his name and I love him!

I got to visit Lindsay and Adam in Kansas City after the craziness of finals. I was honored to meet the newest addition to their family...Katelyn Rae....so precious! I had to include her little Zoolander pose!

I purchased a new cell phone but it is so much more than that! It is a Palm Treo and I am super excited about it! If only I new how to use it. This will come with practice I am sure and I plan to read the entire manual.

Wednesday I leave for my trip of a life time. I am going to Thailand for a vacation...more on that another day!