special shout out to my little sister and school president Brooklyn who just got a letter in the mail telling her that she is in the final running to go to the Nation student Leadership convention. What a champ. She is so stinkin cute

I somehow missed a bunch of my inked lyfe posts. SO glad I randomly found them. What a great time!
hehe

Tomorrow I am calling my boss at the gym and telling her that I need to quit or at least take time off. It is way too much. Wish me luck. My friend Chantel who I work with there was super supportive when I told her last night. Made me feel much better about it.
just thought I would tell you that the countdown is at 10 days.

eating and downloading some tunes

Im on lunch right now. I was supposed to work 4 hours but had to pick up my managers shift because she has some sort of sinus infection so now it's 8 hours. Poor thing. This is how I get my calories. A $1 bagel and a cup of something. I made our team Jacob drink today with a shot of espresso. Pretty much it is a cafe au lait with a flavor shot and and espresso shot. That is really all I have to say.

I punched this Idaho winter in the throat!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I drove Baby to work. I worked noon to 6:15. It was fantastic.
Since it was Black Friday we had two Barista's working each shift. First it was Rae (my manager) and I. Super fun...then Niki came in. We got so hyper. It was the best time. We were laughing so hard I had super squinty eyes and was tearing up and Niki's stomach was starting to hurt. It was great!
That is really my full story.
HOORAY!!!!

Worked from open till close today. Wow how lame my life sounds. I promise it isn't. I enjoy it. I just work alot. Less than two weeks till I get a vacation. It couldn't come sooner. :]

It's about that time of year again

Time to bust out the Mandolin and start practicing up so that I can play Christmas songs. Sad my parents wont be able to hear my play Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel. They really liked that one on the Mandolin. :]
Maybe I will record a video of it.

My body is starting to adjust to the cold weather. I can't even belive it.
I also have most of my Christmas shopping either done, or gifts planned out. Something about this nasty weather makes me want to shop. Oh btw I didn't buy the shoes thought I really want them. Maybe another time I will find some like it and be able to buy them.

I work all day tomorrow. 9 hours at the cafe. My manager said I can take school in and study though, so it should be all good.
OH yeah, and it is 2 weeks till I see my lovely family. I miss them dearly. Can't wait to see those babies. There is a little boy at the gym who looks like Josiah and it takes everything in me not to run over and squeez him every 2 minutes. He is so cute. HOORAY!!!!!!!

Came This blog. Not going to lie to you. The nine pic in this post( http://jenniphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/post-much.html) made me tear up. How cute.

Look what I got in the mail today!!! HOORAY!!

It is my motorcycle completion card. I can go get my motorcycle license now!


I am an Idaho Star! TAKE THAT!!

A friend who you can laught with is a great gift!

sitting at starbucks skyping with Ania! :]

told Brenda today that I want to die laughing....she told me that I may die that way in the end. Laughing makes me happy, or being happy makes me laugh, not sure which is the main culprit. It is one of those which came first the Chicken or the Egg thing. Which came first the happy or the laugh????


Time off is good for the soul, and so are vanilla lattes. I learned that I can't go to Hastings to study because I get distracted by my co-workers. Starbucks I can do though, and Starbucks is closer.


Is it a terrible idea to buy these shoes???



I am just in love with them.

There is just something about art. Something about making things with your hands. It awakens a part of your soul that often times lays dormant. It makes you feel that you are a bit closer to the way God intended things to be. But isn't it just a piece of His character coming out in us? Is He not the master creator?

I'm a little pissed off right now. Good news is that I have the day off. Bad news is that there is snow on the ground. ( I really really don't like snow)
Brenda is off to see the Dr. about her neck. Hopefully they tell her she can go back to work. I was supposed to go with her, but she left without me and didn't tell me. I am worried about her driving in the snowy conditions considering her neck is not 100% still.

Alright!

Dear diary;
I closed at work last night so I didn't get home till almost midnight. I also cannot sleep right after getting home so I didn't go to bed till about 3 am.
Today I slept till noon! It was the best thing!!!!!
I woke up and chatted with Ania for a little while. Then Chantel (A fellow gymnastic coach at Gem State) called me and said that some of her classes were canceled, SOOOO we met up and went shopping. When I got to Burlington Coat Factory some guy in the parking lot tried to sell us a 3,000 dollar stereo system for 400 dollars. Too bad I'm not in to that. We shopped and had a marvelous time. Then she had to get to work for her night classes so we went our separate ways. I went to USBank with my Lord of the Rings box full of tips hoping that they would trade me for bigger bills. I have saved all my tips since I started my barista job. These tips are my Christmas shopping money now. :]
They cashed in my bills but told me I have to roll all the change.

I came home and showered and did a bit of studying along with figuring out some things with Brenda. We did skills at school tonight. It was alot of fun. We are all getting pretty comfortable around each other and just with the skills in general.
My group started out in the room with a bunch of dummys and other random equipment, that room is to go through things like CPR with and AED, airways stations, Traction splinting and the sort. Then we went to Medical assessments with Scott our teacher. We got done with that and had only trauma assessments left in the next room with Tom.
Super encouraging thing was Scott told us that he thought we were a really bright group and seem to know what is going on so he had us just hangout and either go to the stations room or watch the next group in the med assessment room and he would send the 3rd group to Trauma instead because they needed it more than we did. Made me feel good to know that we are doing well. I still feel like I have no idea what is going on sometimes. My group walked over to Sonic and froze our butts off in the wind waiting for our orders. It was really awesome.

Then Scott and Tom (Tom owns the school) decided that we would have a snow day tomorrow and just say that we went to school. Do you know what that means??? It means I have a day completely off from everything!!!! No work.....no school..... no commitments. Chantel and I are going to get Chinese in the morning-ish and then I think I will take the bus Downtown. Maybe with Pete, maybe by myself. I need to do some Christmas shopping and I know being downtown will make me very happy. Last time I was there it was for clinicals.
I guess it all depends on the weather. HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I earned the right to buy myself those shoes.

Passed my motorcycle skills test in spite of the snow (yes it snowed) and the fact that I had to get up pretty early for a work meeting, and it was FREEZING and I have been sick. It is done and I never have to worry about it again.
I need to just remember that I do best when I can go first. I guess it has always been that way for me. Maybe because I always seem to be the odd one out. I am the youngest, or the oldest or the tallest or whatever the case may be. I just can't allow myself to see others do things and then compare myself to them. Yes, I am talking about life in general.

I work til close tonight. Oh goodness.


18 days till vacation.

A month and 8 days until my EMT final. AHHH!!!!
I do not know if I am ready for that.

To my future husband; when you come home from your full time job, I will not be frustrated with you if you are tired and just want to relax. I understand, it is exhausting.
-Hanna




It is official. I am getting sick. I have gargled with warm salt water and drank orange juice....AND ate chicken noodle soup. Oh LORD give me strength to pass this motorcycle test tomorrow.

Exhausted

That is all. Night!

OH man busy week so far. I'm done with coaching for the week, and have to work all day tomorrow at Hastings and saturday I have a work meeting in the morning, then I go straight to a motorcycle thing, then back to work till close, then I close again Sunday night unless Someone offers to work for me so I can go to a party for Clayton's birthday. Clayton is part of the mission medic program. Should be a good time. Well I am going to go do homework because I have to get it done. :]

Like a BULL!!!

I want to tell you about my night at class, but I am distracted by a library book sitting nearby begging me for attention.

Just a random question ( i need feedback on this and then I wil explain.): You know my personality. Would you describe me as someone who is picky and not only knows what they want but also goes after what I want in a bull like manner????

I promise I will explain once I get feedback. It ties into class tonight.

Im having kind of a tough time. I'm feeling all out of my element. I don't know why (so don't bother asking why) but I just do.
I guess I need to just take some time and be still. I just cannot seem to find comfort anywhere. :[



I Got a possible job house/pet sitting next week. My manager refereed me to these people that she usually house sits for. I'm flattered that I am trust worthy and worth recommending. I don't see why I should not do it. The only thing I am concerned about is getting places. They live in Boise and it might be a bit much for my scooter to go from there to work every day, not to mention coaching. I guess I will have to think about it.


I also just got a library card. Pretty ironic considering I work at a book store. Haha.
I also went to get some gear box oil for my scooter and the manual doesn't specify which sort I need. I baffled the Auto Zone workers and a guy at a motorcycle/scooter place.


Good news is that I am feeling so much better today. Bad news is that I had to miss school last night because I was really sick. I hope I won't be lost tonight. I think I am going to take a nap before school. I have been up since 5:10am. HOORAY!!!!!!!!

What do you think? Honestly?????? Don't mind me being in the pic. It is late and I am tired. I just have no way to crop myself out of it.

IM PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

If you know nothing else about you, you should know that I LOVE Lord of The Rings, and really the brilliance of Tolkien in general. I was super excited when I found some dvd collector boxes at Ross the other day for a great price I will honest that I got them mostly for the figures inside and not so much for the dvd's because I already have all the extended dvd's. I am going to give the dvd's to Jessica so we all win. I just need to find two copies of the Fellowship of the Ring so that Ania and Jessica can have the full set. Really though, look at how awesome these are. :]
I forgot thought about my no buying bulky things while I am here because moving them is going to be a pain potentially.







I cut one of my fingers trying to get this one out of the box. I was a bit surprised to hear myself saying "come on already (as I try to pull and wiggle it out of the box) I just want you out so I can hold you already." HAHA
Not only am I talking to myself but I am being all creepy about wanting to hold it. It has a power over me. hahaha

I'm just pretty excited about this, and I am a fan of looking at it is all.

< 3

I'm so proud of my momma. I don't know if you have been keeping up with her blog, (which really I am posting. I am relaying her emails onto it :] )
But she is so cute. She is hanging out with European women and taking belly dancing classes, and just being cute. LOVEEE!!!!!!!

***she looks stinking adorable here***
(In case you didn't know, my parents are living in Dubai now)




I can't wait to squeeze her, and my daddy and my babies in 25 freaking days!!!!!!!!!!!
YAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy freaking tips. I made over 9 dollars in tips tonight. That is a record for me. :]

Brenda is home from surgery. There was a complication on her neck surgery...they had to amputate.............NOT!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Oh man it has been a long night.
She is still kickin' an has a huge well site of incision on her neck. Like 3 or 4 inches maybe. Her neck is really swollen too, but she said the pain is gone. SO all in all the surgery = success.
HUZZAH!!!!


I really need to get started on Christmas shopping. Oh and I need to show you some pics of the awesome LOTR stuff I got. I am super excited about it.

I also got to Skype with Jessica today for a few minutes. It made me so very happy. In case you were wondering I did LOVE IT!
hahaha

Got my hands alittle greasy

I just changed the oil in baby! May not seem like much, but I am so proud of myself that I thought I would tell you.
My dad made it seem so easy when he did it. I made quite a mess about it. I spilt a bunch of oil and had it all over my hands, but I got it done.
I think tomorrow I am going to drive Baby to Gary and Elen's and have Gary help me with the gear oil.
All I can say is"dear Lord, bring me a man who is good with engines. Someone like my grandpas (not their age of course) but brilliant like them. O yeah and make them fierce good looking. :D"

Clinicals= finished

I just got home from doing my clinicals at the Idaho VA.
I have done alot of tough things in the last 2 months; I said goodbye to my closest friends, to my family, started EMT school, moved in with a stranger, started working two jobs ( one about full time the other part time), and as hard as it is to believe these clinicals were
probably the hardest. First I was given really terrible directions by which I was supposed to find the place. They told me to take roads that werent posted, then told me to follow a certain road as it curved slightly left; the road actually curved right. They used North, East, South, West references and my car doesn't have a compass in it. I was soooo frustrated. I finally just parked somewhere and was going to ask the first person I found where to go. I luckily stumbled into the right building and just had to walk down the hall. A lady in the hall found me and asked if I was from Guardian, and she got me started.


It was kind of ridiculous though how shaky I was at first. I had this tote full overflowing with my blood pressure cuff, a thermometer, a pulse oximeter which reads how much of the blood's hemoglobin is bound with a gas and also takes a pulse, my stethoscope, plus I had a clipboard I was carrying around too. Super awkward. When I was putting the blood pressure cuff on the first two times I was all over the place. I am surprised I was able to even get a blood pressure on these men and women because I had to take it through a long sleeved shirt or sweat shirt.
I picked up speed though and got all of it done in way less than 2 hours.

Taking vitals on 10 people is not hard at all. It only took a few minutes with each patient.
It was more emotionally hard. I had to fight back tears a few times.
These poor men and woman just sit around all day. Some of them are so out of it they don't talk they just zone out and then fall asleep before waking up and repeating the cycle.
I took vitals on some people who were so out of it that they didn't really even move or acknowledge that I was there.
There were some very nice men who would talk to me, but yet barely moved in their bed.
It was just sad to see. I can't really explain why, but it was.
I guess just seeing these people that were pretty much staying in a place to be monitored until they die. SO sad..
One of the men was super cute though and told me about his family and how all his brothers were in the forces too. He pointed out the picture of his family hanging on the wall. I told him that I was from a navy family myself.
It was just a tough place. I don't know how the people working there keep so cheerful.

I am glad I am done with clinicals though I will tell you that.
Once I got home my stomach started killing me. I was wishing that everything in my GI track would just get out by whatever mean necessary. I slept it off though and feel fine now. I think it was due to drinking coffee on an empty tummy. Not a good idea. I did tip my barista though, which is a great thing to do.


Well I am going to go exchange that skirt and then get ready for work.

Clinicals tomorrow morning. I work 6 to close also. BRING it on!!
I also bought some super cute new clothes today for such great prices.
I'm really excited about it! I have to go exchange a skirt I bought though because it is a bit too small.

Things I learned today;

*When you are tired shopping can be either a terrible time or a fantastic time. Today I had a fantastic time! :]
*A dirty Chai tea latte will always brighten your mood.
*The only thing worse than parking at Walmart is trying to get out of that same walmart parking spot.
*I am slightly ashamed to admit how much I enjoy shopping.
* All the vitals that I took at the free clinic don't count toward my school clinicals. :[
*When I am over tired I tend to get over stimulated.
*liquid eyeliner is fantastic, I don't know that I will ever go back to the pencil kind
*If I can't seem to find something, it is probably under my bed.


I know there was more, but that is all for now.
Good night (or good morning to my parents. LOVE YOU!)

Can't really figure out how I am still functioning. I just had to cancel my clinicals that I had scheduled for tomorrow because there is no way I am getting up at 7am tomorrow to do clinicals. Sorry. I only need 3 more sets of vitals and I don't think it is worth losing sleep to get 3 sets. I will have put in about 33 hours at Hasting alone by sat, and like 7 or so at the gym. That is full time by Ill standards.
It was cute this morning, I had to open the cafe and this guy came in, he had come in a number of times before when I was opening and he would get a coffee refill. THe last few times I opened he didn't come in though, but today he did, and he was all like "Im so happy to see you here." Then he was asking me about why I hadn't been there in the mornings, and that he was going to try and come in in the future even though he will no longer be working in the immediate area. It made me feel so good to know that people look forward to seeing me there and having me pour them coffee.


















I think I will finish watching Funny Girl before bed.
28 more days.

30 days!!!!!!!!!
HOORAY!!!!!!!
I have a brilliant project planned for when I am home. I can't wait! Ill share later............. Like when it is done.

Just took a nap and had a dream about my dog! *crying*
Miss that pup so much, her and her snuggly, wrinkly self.

Dear H; You are now my new home.
Next weeks schedule 29 hours @ H.
Looks like I will also be working Thanksgiving. I volunteered for the shift though. I will be paid time and a half so it is all worth it to me.

I think I decided that i need to move abroad and learn another language. I am thinking about where to go and how ti make it happen.

I think Blue Sky Bagels is going to make me a poor woman.

Just got back from working a shift I picked up for someone, then I sat around for a few hours and talked to the barista who came in after me. We were talking about art and looking through art magazines and critiquing the art in it, it was fun stuff. I am now watching Funny Girl. Thinking about sketching a giraffe for one of my co-workers. (the one mentioned above)
Not only was today rainy, but it was also daddy daughter coffee date day.
Can't wait to see my family!!!
I am working over 40 hours this week. I am actually ok with that. :]
I am happy with my work.
I also bought this super sweet design magazine. It is all stuff that people did on the computer. It is so good. When I have more time I will try to find some of their stuff online and post pics here. I bought the magazine with the intent to take an exacto blade to some of the pieces and frame them to decorate my room. Beats paying who knows how much for art at other places.
:]

Hope you are having a great day!!!

I cannot wait to see my babies in a month!!!!!! I need to go buy them some little presents. I miss their faces so much!!!!
I bet Isaiah is HUGE!!!
Can't wait to squeez my little big sister and my parents!
YAY!!!!!!!!

“The Tragedy of life isn’t death, but what we let die inside of us while we live…” -Robin. S. Sharma

Kasa No Hone (the Umbrella's Bones)

Karakasa no hone wa
Bara bara
Kamya yaburete mo
Take ni sotaru
En ja mo
Mis're nasaru na
Nambo watashi ga
Yaburete mo
Us'te shon shon

Translation:
The ribs of the umbrella
Have fallen apart;
The paper is also torn,
But with bamboo
Tied together.
Do not throw it away.
Though I
Also am torn,
Don't desert me.

U.A.E.

btw if you are curious about how my parents are doing in Dubai check out my mom's blog. She doesn't actually post them on here, I do. They are emails that I copy to the blog. But please do give it a read and follow it if you would like.

http://mylifeindoilies.blogspot.com/


^^^^the link^^^^

THis energy drink stuff makes me feel so sick...but then I get so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I just don't dilute it enough.


I spent most of the day sleeping. I think I am coming down with something so I am trying to sleep it off now while I have some time.

Well Im off to work 6-12.

BYE!!!!!

I have some thoughts, but don't feel like extensively blogging them. Sorry.

Coached tonight- it went surprisingly well. One of the other coached that I have been shadowing the last few weeks asked me to go to her girls night out tomorrow but she didn't realize I was not 21 and they are going out. :/
I have to close at the cafe anyhow. Super flattering though.

Got a hair cut- my ends were so damaged. Now my hair is super smooth and nice.
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm thinking I will finish the Cecelia Ahern's book tonight. :]
It is sooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it sad that when my grandma asks me what I want for Christmas I can't think of anything. You would think that working in an entertainment store would give me a bunch of ideas. It hasn't.
I though about it all morning.....and I came up with the only gift I can thin kof at this point; A GIANT mug.
I had one before moving here but I left it and it was starting to chip anyway. It was my favorite though. It was big and blue and had snowmen on it. I carried it with me even in the summer. You would see me at church emptying the coffee airpots into it. :]
I love giant mugs. They are full of so much potential. You can drink stuff out of them, or eat out of them, or plant flowers in them, or store stuff in them.....ok I know I am stretching it a bit but I DO WHAT I WANNA.
Time to nap before going to coach. I will post once I get home maybe. I am so tired now, I had to open the cafe this morning. Its these 5am mornings that makes me wish I was a morning person.

HOORAY!!

Went to the Boise Vineyard free clinic today and started clinicals. Super fun. Seriously it was. The drive was a bit cold because the sun was still coming up over the mountains, but all in all it was a good time.
I got vitals on 7 people (I will admit not all of them were patients, but they were of varied ages and such.).
It was so fun. I may try to volunteer more often. I have to go back at some point soon and finish up with my last 3.
I really liked interacting with the people and just talking to them for those few minutes. YAY!
I remember a year or so ago I was beginning to truly hate people in general, but now I am being reminded of why I was that 4 year old who went door to door asking people to be my friends. People make me happy is why. I like being able to help them and laugh with them.


This one RN who I worked with was cute. She reminded me of my Grandma Carole.
She was a little quiet at first but then she warmed up to me and was so cute. SHe knew I needed vitals on more than the 3 patients I saw so she went around the clinic getting the other nurses and people working to let me take their vitals along with hers. Super cute!
YAY!
Now I'm so tired and I think I am going to nap before going to coach. 36 hours of work + school and clinicals= BRING IT ON!!!!

wow

Holy cow I have grown up alot in the past few months. Or did I just have to finally start being responsible? I like it. :]
It makes me happy.

BTW... Jesus is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!



OH! Brenda was telling me that some of her co-workers gave their paid vacation days and gave them to her while she is not working. How much of a blessing. And Brenda thinks God doesn't do miracles here in the states. Silly girl. You are just asking for God to show off.

Intubated my first patient today. A.k.a. a dummy. Intubating is not something that an EMT Basic actually does in the field. It is a paramedic skill but my teacher thought we should learn to do it anyways.
It is super nerve racking even on a dummy.
tomorrow we get to practice delivering little plastic babies.
also just booked my tickets to the midwest. Can not wait to see my family. I am flying into Chi and then heading up to Wis.



HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!