I'm so tired! I went in to work yesterday at 10 and worked till 5. I had an hour to get home and eat before going to school. I was tired by the time I got to class, then my teacher was like "do we want to do skills, or more lecture?"
I liked the idea of lecture because I was tired and didn't feel ready to go over patient assessments. We ended up doing skills anyway. Let me tell you, assessments are tough when you are just starting them.
I don't really have much more to say. Other than, I haven't started working in the coffee bar yet, I am just working the register and doing other random stuff.
I miss my mom and dad and puppy. I hope they are doing ok. Can't wait to see them in Dec.

As I was at school practicing things like: strapping people to spine boards, loading them in and out of an ambulance on a gurnee, inserting OPAs into dummy's while administering air, and practicing CPR with a partner, it seems everyone else in the world was watching the Bears & Packers games. I was loving school tonight at school! SOO Much fun!

never under-estimate the power of a yellow dress

SO here is an update. I know I have been a bit vague the last few days but now I have more time and possibly desire to fill you in. On wed I had my interview at Hastings Books. There were 3 of us girls being interviewed. It was alot of fun. We laughed and joked, and it honestly didn't feel like an interview. After the interview the other two left and I was browsing through the books, when one of the managers found me and started asking more questions. He told me that I had really stood out to him and the other manager (Kristy) and he pretty much told me I had gotten the barista position. He said he would probably be calling in the next few days to get me in for my drug test. Then he left and came back a few minutes later to ask me a few more questions and ultimately asked me if I would be wiling to take a drug test today. I had nothing to hide so yeah I said I would. I signed a few papers and they sent me off to pee in a cup. I had to have brenda pick me up and take me because the road the place was on has a speed limit of like 55 and Baby doesn't like going over 50mph. SO As I am sitting outside waiting for Brenda this girl at the table next to me starts talking to me. Then brenda and I headed to the primary health clinic. I got there, filled out the random paperwork and waited for my name to get called. Last thing I expected was to have my name called by a guy with an African accent. When he called my name I thought he was talking to someone else. I went back and he gave me my cup and walked me through the whole "you have to fill it above this line, and keep it below this line. The closer you can get it to this line the better." I had chugged down 2 mugs of tea before leaving for the interview so at this point I was ready to go. I was like "It's my time to shine!"
I found out the African guy was from Kenya. We got to talking and It turns out he went to the same school my dad and mom went to in the town I was born in. He almost sent me out of there with someone elses papers, luckily I caught it so we I could get my papers. He starting joking that at this rate I will be there when my results are ready. HA!
SO then after that the day got less exciting.


Yesterday Pete and I hung out. Pretty much we biked around and he filled out job apps to every place we went by. We stopped and got frozen yogurt and it made me miss Han and Amber really bad. I think that may be one of the first times I have ever had frozen yogurt without them. Then we went next store to the Five Guys so Pete could fill out an app. THen we decided to eat while we were there taking in the glorious greasy aroma. When I got to the register to order the two guys there remembered me by name. I was like "OMGSH HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!"
I couldn't believe they remembered me from the interview. While we were there I saw like 3 ppl come in and drop off apps or pick some up. None of them got an on the spot interview. I love those guys there, they are so much fun. Part of me wants to work there just to hang out with them. ha
I think I will settle with having lunch there once a week or something.
After stopping at a few more places I headed home. It took forever for me to bike home. SO many roads had bike lanes that disappeared, or sidewalks that just ended abruptly into a dirt pit. I was so tired by the time I got home.

As far as today goes I haven't been doing much too interesting. Brenda's mom came home today. It is good that she is back.
I called Hastings to make sure they got my drug screen results, esp after the mix up with the papers and what not. She officially offered me the barista job at $8 an hour. Super exciting! I go sign all my papers today at 1:30.
Then I go up to my room to check my email. (I am trying to coordinate a way to get a ride to the mission medics camping trip this weekend.)
Turns out the Kenya guy found me on facebook and sent me a message. (insert jaw-drop here) haha
SO I now have a barista job, Friends at Five Guys, and a camping trip this weekend. I would say my cup is half full!
I say BRING IT ON!!

All of this because I spent 20 dollars I didn't have on a yellow dress tha ti wore to an interview. ;)

I went into Five Guys today with Pete so he could fill out an app. The guys there working totally remembered my name. haha
They were like wait don't tell me your name..it's Hanna.
I freaked out and was like "OMGSH how do you know that!"
haha
I think I may be stopping in there more often, I'm not sure if I will be mentioning that I got another job. ha

Simon and Garfunkel: You will always be one of my favorites! You truly are the best. Even though I am discovering the Beauty of Angus and Julia Stone, you still make me want to love every ounce of life. :]

Tonight I got to class and my teacher was all like "change of plans, no skills tonight. We are going to do lecture about patient assessments." Talk about a long night.
I have a job interview tomorrow at Hastings Books. Wish me luck. I applied for a coffee barista position. :]

today has been a good day.

So here is a lo down on the rest of my day.
On my way home from my interview I stopped off at a gas station to fill up my scooter and put air in the tires.
I noticed Baby driving rough and I noticed the air pressure seemed a bit low.
So I pulled up to the air thing, got my change out to fill the air thing, before putting money in I thought I would use what air was left in the hose, Turns out it was enough to fill my front tire. SO I didn't have to pay for air. Then I went to fill up the gas tank.
$2.70 something later I had a full tank. (<< one of the amazing reasons to own a scooter) Then I came home and finished my EMT reading. I didn't have a car tonight so I had to take Baby to school. IT only takes like 10 min for me to drive to my school. So I left at 4:40 or so and got to school quite a bit before 5. I had to be there at 5 to do my Health Care Provider CPR. This is usually supposed to take 2 hours to complete. 45 minutes after getting to school, I was done with my CPR including the written test. (which I got 100% on btw) I told the instructor that I knew all the stuff before, and he asked me if I was sure I didn't have my health care CPR and I told him I didn't. I couldn't believe that I remembered all the stuff. The rate numbers and ratio numbers and all the steps. Then class started. I seriously love my class. It is so fun. My teacher is hilarious. It is so fun to hear him explain things. Today he brought in a gournee and some stretchers for us to play with. Then he showed us how to use the suction device, as well as inserting an OPA (Oralpharyngeal airway) and a NPA (Nasopharyngeal airway).


Super cool stuff.






























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Class got out a bit after 10. Luckly I had randomly brought a hoodie along with the jacket that I keep in my scooter for when I am driving. I wore both on the way home, and even with the hoodie and jacket I started shivering half way home. So tomorrow I am wearing the warmest sweater I can find and I'm bringing gloves. :]

Tomorrow we get to do skills. So we get to practice loading people in and out of the ambulance and putting them on dif spine boards and such. As well as inserting OPAs and NPAs.
I am so excited.



I am starting to feel more at home. Hopefully I don't have trouble sleeping tonight.

Im not going to lie to you, I have had a hard time sleeping the last few weeks. Saturday night was the first night that I remember sleeping well. I went to be at 9 something last night cause I was exhausted and irritated, I only slept for an hour before I was awake and could sleep no more. SO I got up and spent the next 3 hours or so reading on the couch. Because of my problem sleeping last night, I didn't get up until 11:30 or so. Once I was up and showered I ate some breakfast. Went out and checked baby's oil so I could leave. AS soon as I opened the garage door Ziggy and Booboo came out of no where and booked it out of the garage and down the street. I came the closest I have in months to running in order to catch those dogs. I still can't figure out how to run. I don't remember how, and I am a bit scared that my leg will give out if I try.
After capturing and returning the dogs I took off on Baby. I stopped at a number of places to see if they were hiring. No such luck. Everywhere was excepting apps but not necessarily hiring. I was about to give up, but I figured I should stop into one last place. "Five Guys" restaurant. Pretty much it is a greasy grill where the servers where paper hats and there are giant boxes of opened peanuts in the middle of the room. I asked if they were hiring and a guy there came up and starting asking me all sorts of questions. He seemed interested. So he gave me an app and said that he would prob have someone give me a quick interview once I am done. So I filled it out and the guy went to get one of his managers. THe manager and I started talking and he asked me the typical questions then he started asking me to rate my multitasking abilities on a rate of 1 to 10. My first question was is 10 good or bad? ha
Then I told him its pretty good cause I was a gymnastics coach. Then he asks me about my work ethic. Again it is pretty good, I told him I have had teachers and bosses tell me in the past it was good. Then he asked me "If you could be any superhero who would it be?"
I asked if I could pick a power instead. He said I could. I ended up going with being Storm cause she is awesome.
I asked him what he would pick, big shocker here, he picked Superman. haha
The manager I was talking to then said I would probably be getting another phone call for another interview. I told him, I have a completely empty schedule so I would be happy to come in and work 3 hours if that is all he needed. SO we will see.

SO yeah that is my story for you. Of course I had to text Pete and Brenda right away to tell them I got an interview on the spot. ha

sometimes we need to be reminded

You turned water into wine - how extraordinary
Gave sight to the blind - and still I carry
My own load when you told me
To take your yoke ‘cause yours is easy

And I don't wanna box you in
You've been doing big things since the world began
Sometimes I just don't wanna believe
That you're big enough - but you're big enough yeah!

I don't wanna box you in
You've been doing big things since the world began
Sometimes I just don't understand that you're big enough
But you're big enough Jesus

You turned darkness into light - keep my lamp burning
And you are my everything
There's no denying, your love is so amazing
And even though my problems seem typical
Nothing for you is ever too difficult
You never have reservations - love without limitations

And I don't wanna box you in
You've been doing big things since the world began
Sometimes I just don't wanna believe
That you're big enough - but you're big enough yeah!

Oh, no matter how I try to get around it - I'm reminded
Wherever I go I'm totally surrounded
It's all about you - I can never doubt you
Even if I wanted to…

And I don't wanna box you in
You've been doing big things since the world began
Sometimes I just don't wanna believe
That you're big enough - but you're big enough yeah!

Big Enough -Ayiesha Woods

Guilty Pleasure= The Wedding date.
I love this movie, but I am a little bit ashamed to admit it. hehe

Just thought I would share these pics from friday. I took Ziggy for a walk after running around pretending to look for work.











We walked to the park and I was planning on reading. Once we got there Ziggy wouldn't chill and she pooed there in the park. I had to find a chip bag to pick up the mess. EWWW

Once we made it to our front lawn Ziggy Laid down on the grass and snuggled in. It was so cute.











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SO then yesterday I got up late as usual and spent my day doing much of nothing. I did some homework and made some pasta for lunch. Then I fell asleep on the couch. I was jolted awake by my phone going off in my pocket.
It was a text from Pete. (He is in the Missions Medic Program, and I met him the day I got there)
We were just chatting and we realized that we were much closer than we thought. We thought we lived really far away, but when we got to talking about it we realized that we live like 5 min from each other.
So we met up at starbucks and had coffee and hung out. It was good to have company finally.



My plan as of last night was to go to the Meridian Vineyard this morning with Brenda. Last night when I got back I found out that Brenda was going to be at the hospital today so I wouldn't have a car or Brenda to go with. SO Pete said that I could prob get a ride to the Boise vineyard with his ride. I took a drive out to find the meridian vineyard in hopes that I would find it close enough that I could bike there this morning. I found it, but it is not that close.ha
SO I told Pete I would go to them. I texted him this morning at like 8:30 to see what was going on. I didn't get a text back so I assumed he was sleeping. I woke up with Brenda yelling at me asking if I was going to church because my ride was here. I don't think I have even gotten dressed so fast.
Now I am vegging out and watching The Wedding Date. After that I have a bunch of EMT reading to do.

SO pretty much the only thing I did on that list was call starbucks. haha
I stopped off at Moxie Java and they aren't really hiring.
Oh I dropped off an app at Hobby Lobby

Agenda for today:
-Call starbucks and check on my app.
-GO to Tully's coffee and apply
-Go to Moxie Java and apply
-Apply anywhere else I can find
-find the library
-sign up for a library card
-I'll let you know from there

All dressed up with nowhere to go

Pretty much describes today. I wore my new yellow dress today and found that the gladiator sandals I bought with my dad when he was here are a perfect match for the dress. I wish I had done much more worth talking about. ha
I went for a bike ride. Then took "Baby" out and about to learn some of the other streets in the area. I stopped off at an athletic center to see if they were hiring and they said only personal trainers. I'm not sure how qualified I am for that. It started getting busy so I went home, because my scooter isn't tagged and I don't even have a license to drive it at this point. ha
I tried calling on my starbucks app but the manager wasn't in yet again today, so tomorrow I will call. I filled out an online app for Hastings Books' barista position. I'm not gonna lie I don't remember the last time I had this much free time to sit around. I have played like 20 inline games of scrabble. This is ridic. I would go out and try to meet people, but the area I live in isn't so helpful for that. All that is around me is businesses.
Brenda's mom went to rehab today. I guess she is walking a bit with a bunch of help. Brenda said that her mom isn't quite the same mentally though anymore. Brenda doesn't seem to think her mom will last much longer. :[
It's kind of a crazy time for me to have arrived here.




Bahaha look at Ziggy!!

updates from the land of potatoes:

I'm sitting on the couch eating a choco taco and watching The Devil Wears Prada.
I just got back from my job interview at Dick's Sporting Goods. I have no idea how it went, to be honest. I'm hoping for the best. When I got out of my interview I got sucked in by the Maurice's which was conveniently placed right there. See the shirt I am wearing in the pic ^^ well I bought that, along with a super cute yellow belted dress!! SOOOO cute! I have a serious problem with that store, so much cute stuff.
I took Baby and he did a good job getting me there and back. He seemed a bit stressed when I tried taking him above 50mph. I was so proud that I took Baby out to get ice cream after. SO I got a choco taco and some other random Oreo thing. Now Baby gets to take a break. Once I got home I called a bunch of places which I had taken applications in to last week. Most of them were going through applications and said it would be a week or so before I would hear anything.

So here I sit for now. Maybe I will sketch a bit. I spent yesterday dong some sketching.





It didn't take me all day to do that. I did some other stuff too. I vacuumed, worked out a little, and playing Chess against the Computer.



I have finished my first week of school and I'm pretty sure I love it.
My teacher is a paramedic/ firefighter who spent a number of years in the navy as a core-man. So take all of the characteristics typically associated with all of those occupations and combine it into one person. That is my teacher. He is fun though. If he were any different I would be sleeping through the class. There are mostly guys in the class with a few girls. It is still in that awkward stage where no one talks before or after class. That won't last though.

Wipeout!!

HA!!!!!!! Poor Siah!!!!!
so glad I captured this!

I need more yarn to crochette yoga socks for Jessica

This random guy stopped by the other day and asked to aerate to our lawn here. He wanted to poke a bunch of hole in the dirt and leave what was in the holes around the lawn looking like little dog poopies. But BEHOLD WHAT WE WOKE UP TO THE NEXT MORNING!






AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE POTATOES!!!
Stupid Idaho Soil, it forces you to be a Potatoe farmer if you want to be or not.
Never let a company with the name "jack's magic beans aerating" touch your lawn!

updates from the land of potatoes:

Friday afternoon I was with Elen driving to Art in The Park and I was telling her about how I needed to find work, and that I had filled out so many applications. (I filled out two just in the time I was with her)
I now can fill out an app in about 10 minutes, because I have all the numbers and information memorized. What is my old bosses number you may ask? Well I can tell you. What is the YMCA's address? oh that one is easy!! Challenge me!!!!!!!!! Sorry I am getting carried away!

Any ways... So I told Elen about all the apps I filled out, and she said "What I told my son when he was looking for a job is that you have to fill out 100 applications to get 10 interviews to get 1 job."
I don't like the idea of filling out 100 apps. So a night or two ago I wrote out all the places I had filled out apps for and I could remember 10 (though it's likely I filled out more).
Then today I was showering and well talking to God about how I need favor for a job, and that as long as He gives me one, I am cool with waiting on His timing. (A team girl at the Y made fun of me for singing in the shower, so I'm doing that less) While all this was going on in the shower (sounds scandalous!)I got a call from Dick's Sporting Goods, asking me about when I could do an interview!! I now have an interview wed at 1.
Ummmm HUZZAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Please be praying for me, that God grant me favor, and this job.


So there you have it... stalk worthy info for those that read my blog.

I'll have to come back to this...

A friend of mine is doing this thing this year where she is trying 18 new things.
I didn't intend to do this, but I was thinking about what my list would look like this year if I were putting together a list of new things i have done this year. Instead of starting it at my birthday I am going to look back to the beginning of 2010.

1. Went on a missions trip.
2.learned a new instrument (violin)
3.tried Thai food and Puerto Rican food for the first time
4. Moved across country by myself
5.gave a prophetic word to a total un expecting stranger
6.prayed for someone on the verge of dying and saw them recover.
7.drove a scooter
8.Had my legs waxed
9.Hand rolled a cigarette (not for myself mind you)

the problem with being a dreamer..

The problem with being a dreamer is that at points in your life you can't tell if you are dreaming or not. When you don't know if you are dreaming or awake you have no idea how much effort you should really put into something. I can't believe where i am right now. I am sitting on a couch in a living room of a person that I have known for only a little over a week. I walk outside and see mountains. I have a scooter parked in the garage, and I am reading text books on being an EMT. WHAT!!???!?!?!
Can't even believe this.
But not all dreams are good. There is bad in the good.
I was out at starbucks this morning and then went to Hobby Lobby when Brenda called me asking if I was home. Her mom pushed her EMS button so the ambulance was on its way to the house. I ruched home to find the ambulance and a fire engine here. THey were all in the garage and Jean (brenda's mom) was on the floor of the garage. Poor woman!
They took her away to the ER for x-rays. She fractured and dis-placed her hip. I feel bad that I wasn't here. Not that I could have done anything but still.
Reminded me that I can't wait to be an EMT.

Hooray for life!

First Mission medics meeting tonight. Success! Bring it on life!
Text books are now here for EMT Basic. Have to read the first 4 chapters by monday night.
104 pages in 3 days....Totally do-able. Maybe it is good that I don't have a job just yet so that I can get settled in to my school schedule. I only have class 2 nights a week though (Monday and Tues). Looks like I will be helping out with the Mission Medics OEC track on Thursday nights. This means I will prob have my class mates practice splinting my limbs and strapping me to backboards and the such. Hopefully they won't be practicing IVs on me.
Tomorrow I am going out with Elen. May have a possible coaching job. God is really looking out for me. :]

Having a good hair day so far.

good morning. Well technically it is 12:04 here, thus making it 1:04 back home.
I can't seem to get enough sleep these days, I think I know why though, but that doesnt matter.

I'm enjoying some English Breakfast Tea and watching youtube videos of the Weepies. Ok so lame story, the Weepies are playing a show here in Boise later next month and I went to buy tickets only to find out that the show is at a 21 over venue. LAMEFEST!!!!
Check out this cute video though. Super cute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4sa2HoXpsE&a=GxdCwVVULXccU0QlE-LyJcRyzoFd2vyX&list=ML&playnext=1


Well that is all I really have to say.

What a long day

Forgive the sloppy order of my pics. Im just feeling too lazy to care.

ok so I finally have time to update all my blogstalkers ion what is going on.
I have spent the last few weeks packing my room up, it all had to be packed. I got up at 3 am today and was at the airport with my parents and Jess by 4:30. our flight left at 6 and we were in Boise at 10:11 (11:11 Illinois time).
I got a text from someone named Elen telling me that she was picking us up. I found her thanks to the giant sign she was holding with my name on it! I have always hoped and dreamed for my own giant name sign. Hahaha
We got my 5 bags of luggage (all of them surprisingly wieghed less than 50 lb) then we headed out to get food. I rode with Elen and my parents and Jess took the rental car to the Hotel to check in.
It has been a really busy day. We then unloaded our luggage and headed off to Cobby's to get subs. Driving through downtown Boise I was getting so excited, I LOVED it right away!!!
We then went to Elen's house to look up directions to Guardian College and Brenda's house A.K.A. My new home! :]
then my parents and Jess and I headed to Brenda's. I love love love love my new home. They have 2 cute little pups and my room is perfect and the house is perfect and life is perfect.
My scooter was there in the garage. We are assembling it tomorrow. I mostly needed to stop by Brenda's to pick up my proof of health insurance that had been mailed there. Then We were off to get a checking account and drop off my applications for Guardian college. It was great to have all my paperwork filled out and handed in finally. The college shares a parking lot with a Sonic and we found ourselves there right in the middle of Happy Hour!
We were so tired by this point. We went back to the hotel and slept for a while before heading back downtown to meet with Elen and her husband and Pete for "First Thursday".
Now let me explain first thursday to you. imagine you are in Wheaton, but the downtown is like 4 times larger and in the distance you can see the mountains cradling you in. You go into the downtown which is super clean and nicely kept, then imagine you are walking down the streets and live music is flooding into your ears. All sorts of music, a blue grass trio, a Lady singing jazz, a guy with an amazing voice singing and playing a guitar outside of a pub, a man playing the saxophone along with an acoustic guitarist accompanying him, a . Music everywhere. Then as you walk you are surrounded with people riding cute bicycles and scooters, all dressed in laid back "Anthropology" apparel. There are art galleries open all over, a coffee shop/cafe on every corner sometimes even 2 on a block and people just sitting out enjoying life. I really can't even do this place justice. But I feel I should warn you in all fairness that I may not want to come back.


We then went back to the hotel and swam a bit. Its def bad time now. I am so excited to sleep in tomorrow.

I am truly ecstatic. I will take pics of my new home and pups tomorrow and maybe some of my scooter being assembled. :]
I am just feeling uber blessed and don't even know how I could be more blessed.