Sunny Days

Even though I am one to love the winter, I have been obsessed with this weather. I wish it would stay like this year round and the water would just be warm enough to swim in. Yesterday, Maggie and I played tennis for an hour and a half because it was so pretty outside. To say the right side of my body is sore would be an understatement.

I decided about a week ago to go home for spring break instead of going to the beach. I really need to go home and do some shadowing before nursing school starts and since I will be so busy the month of May, spring break is really my last chance. I'm not too upset about missing out on the beach since I will be going to Cancun in May for a week.

I am going to Oxford next weekend for Groundhog Day and I'm so beyond excited to be going! Ready to see all my Ole Miss friends and it's a change from Starkville and Jackson. Plus all this pretty weather puts me in the mood for a spring party!

I had a picture from Groundhog Day last year but I can't find it now :( .... and let's just say it's a miracle no one came out of it last year with pneumonia.

ONLY 56 more days till I'm FINALLY 21... sheesh.

xoxo

It's Been a Long While

It has been so long since I have updated my blog! I've been extra busy the past two weeks but since I'm supposed to be studying for a test I figured this would be the best time to update.

Last weekend my grandfather Papaw passed away. I grew up with three grandfathers because Papaw was my Dad's step dad. For the longest time (until an age where I should have known better) I thought it was normal to have 3 grandfathers. I thought everyone did, and I never questioned why my Mom would only have one Dad. I love Papaw just like he was blood and have some amazing memories growing up playing at my grandparents house.

Rest In Peace

I was so surprised to find out I was accepted to UMC nursing school so soon. To say I was stressed out while at work yesterday would be an understatement, and then to find out about that I was shocked. Probably the last thing I was expecting but it made my day so much better!

This week consists of two tests, a date party tomorrow, and the Mardi Gras Ball on the coast to see my friend be the Queen. There are definitely not enough days in the weekend... My p90x has been off and on the past 2 weeks with everything I have going on and the last minute funeral. Hope to get back on track everyday next week. Here's to hoping for the best!

xoxo

Slightly Crazy Phobia

Almost complete with my first week of p90x. Tonight I'm doing Kenpo and tomorrow is stretch. I like everything so far except the Yoga X. I'm already not the biggest yoga fan because it's so slow and just muscle control but it's an hour and a half long. That's a long time doing something I don't really care for. Maybe I'll learn to love it?

I'm so ready for spring break to get here!! Even though we are going back to Destin for the third year in a row I have high expectations. This year we got our own house across the street on scenic 98. It has it's own pool and everything. Can't believe I've already been in school a month.. the time goes by fast but days go by slow it feels like.

part of the spring break '11 group

Found out in my abnormal psychology class that I have "blood injection phobia". Yes and I'm going to nursing school hahaha. It's a biological based phobia that runs mostly in families (my dad has it) and it is different from other phobias because normally when you are "afraid" your heart rate speeds up and your sympathetic nervous system kicks in. With blood injection phobia (sometimes) the sight of blood causes your heart rate to drop so low that you feint (or get pretty close). Turns out the reason this happens is because throughout time and "survival of the fittest" if you were in war and injured, if your heart rate slowed, the slowing of the heart would slow blood loss, so you live longer. Kinda cool my body does it to protect me (even though I don't need protecting in most all situations). But with most any phobia it can be cured by being around it enough so I'll be visiting my mother in her work to watch some surgeries. Even though it's embarrassing it's still kinda cool that my body will do crazy things to keep me alive. 

Just to clarify, blood is not something that "scares" me. I just sometimes have a reaction that I can't control (yet). And I'm not afraid of needles (3 allergy shots a week). Just as a point of clarification.

xoxo