Back in the Nati! :) :(

Well It's all really bitter sweet! I was ready to come back because i missed friends here, but at the same time, I knew i was going and I do already miss home...I just have to not think about it so much. Thats the ticket... I will say the transition was much much easier this time around. It makes it a whole lot better when you get to see a familiar face when you move back in who will give ya a good hug!

But before I tell you about my adventures of the drive down here...I'll fill you in on my last week...and it just wouldn't be the same with out them...yes i have documented proof of most of my last weeks events!

Squeezed in a coffee with good friend Josie on Tuesday I believe it was although I could be mistaken i'm not really sure but we got to have coffee it's a world record for us getting together twice in one summer...We grew up together...Love this girl to death...She moved to Washington State this summer!

On Thursday I had coffee with Beth...good friend and Mentor always so good to talk to her, such an encouragement! After coffee with Beth on Thursday i ran into these boys who were waiting for Kate to get her first clue on her fun scavenger hunt!Kate doesn't like suprises so I traveled with her on her scavenger hunt this is steve reading her an oh so interesting poem outside of fiesta Mexicana!!!I had to quick rush back to caribou to get my car and travel to Cannon falls to have dinner at the McDonalds with this lovely lady Miss. Kristinwho is getting married in under 50 days!!! I hadn't seen her in over a year!!!! She is like an older sister to me!!!! Love you!!!!

On Friday I went to Gold Rush in Oronoco with the Family where i purchased a pyrex mixing bowel in a cool blue color i got it for 8 dollars....which is a steel b/c later that day we saw the same bowl for 30$ I love it i am starting a collection for my house someday...it's the kind of mixing bowls my mom uses!! I love them!!!!

Friday NIght i went out to dinner with Brianna we ate at West fire it was yummy. AFter we were done eating we went and did a little shopping and then...

I went to go say goodbye to miss jackie and she was not home :( tear....so WE called her and left special treats on her camera for her to remember me by...Jackie if you have not yet checked your camera you may want to do so...I hope you enjoy the video...you can use it to remember me by!!!!Then i went home where these good lookin boys were waiting to say good bye...they are just too sweet...i'm not sure if they really came to say bye to me but either way it was fun getting to know them this summer...I have a whole lot of little brothers and sisters now thats for sure...and i LOVE it!

But to my adventure moving back down here....

I left early saturday morning I believe I left the house at 7:15 and was well on the highway by 7:30 had to stop for gas...I had my coffee in hand and was on my way to Milwaukee...why you ask well I was seeing a new friend...his name is Shawn...we met on eharmony and I meet him for the first time a week ago....we spent the day together a week ago as well as two days ago...So i got a tour of milwaukee some good coffee, visited Irish fest had some irish beer watched a movie, and went to dinner at a fun little Italian place. then we went back to his place and hung out for a little bit then I had to go it was already 8:30 by the time we got to his place so i didn't actually leave milwaukee until 9:30. But the sweetheart he went and got my car for me it was freezing all day long and rainy. But then I was on my way....NOt really sure when i'll see him again...but i'll keep you posted ...or you could just call me! ( i like it when people call)

Driving though was the worst it was dark...and raining like crazy which sucked! And i got lost twice but thank goodness for daddy's who are map savy and computer savy and he finds me and then tells me if i'm going the right way!!!! I got to my Aunt Amy's house around 12 and went straight to bed. But was woken up by well just about the sweetest puppy ever....She is 12 weeks old and a yorkie poodle mix...she just snuggled right up with me! It was just too cute!!! I got up and had coffee with my aunt amy did a little catching up but not a ton cause she had to get going to church...I just lounged around a little bit then started getting ready and left the house by 10:30 I think it was...and was on my way to the Nati

But before I could leave I had to take some pictures with the just way toooo cute Dixie!!!!!!

I got to Cincy around 5 thats 5 cincy time so it was 4 by where most of you are from!!!! but i leisurly unpacked all my stuff...got it into the house didn't really un pack a little but not a lot...then I laid down for a little bit and my good friend Luke came over to see me.... we hung out at my place for a little bit then went for some Cincinnati Chilli at Skyline and ate it at his place while he had is Fantasy football draft and I watched Napolean Dynamite...then we chilled on his patio which is right next a little creek/pond thingy...very nice!!! then he brought me home and we hung out for a little bit longer then it was time for bed...

This am i slept till around 8 then was in and out for about 2 hours so 10 i finally decided i should at least think about getting up...I haven't been sleeping well so i don't feel guilty at all!!!! But i lounged for a little big watched a little Ellen...and cereal with no milk for breakfast!!!! and then started unpacking and getting all my stuff organized... was done with that by about 12 so i got ready and proceeded to go run errands I had to go to the post office and Gap to get hours again...I don't like that i have to be available so much scares me that i'll get to many hours so we'll see i'll just start asking off weekends if i have to!!!! That will stop that business!!!! Daddy said i only have to work 8-12 hours so that makes me happy!!!!!

After Gap I am no at panera using their interent and got myself a little lunch and am freezing my butt off!!! But after i finishe up here i'll got to Wal*mart and get stuff i need food and what have you then home to get ready for the first day of school!!!! (Thats tomorrow!)

Well hopefully I haven't bored you too horibbly but hopefully I will do a better job of keeping this updated...I am so far liking it again....especially with the automatic save every like 10 seconds it seems!!!!!

Shalom!!!!!

I Promised

But first things first lets just hope this whole thing doesn't go down the crapper after I have put long and laberous hours into it to make it just perfect for your viewing pleasure all though I'm almost positive that you have all been at least somewhat involved in my life in someway so you know a little of what is going on!!!!!

Is that sad that b/c I have not blogged in so long that I do not even know where to begin!?....random thought and excited moment coming your way....Blog now automatically saves my drafts so I will not loose everything i'm a liking this!!!!!! Okay so things that are significant in my life generally have pictures so lets start with those and that will point out the highlights of my summer!!!!

Okay so we sent my little sister to prom numbr one....I got to do her make up!!!!

Brianna and i had our wonderful first friend date of the summer in which i took her ona beautiful walk around silver lake and we played with the geese....it's sad to say that brianna had never actually walked all the way around the lake so she has no accomplished that task!

Danae and I had a caribou dat at 9:45 at night not pictured is Jaden!

Sent the little sister to prom number two i got to do her hair for this one!!!! This was the icing on the cake for my hair doing abilities i just about rocked the socks of this one folks!!!! The picture doesn't do it justice!!!!!And then she gradumated!!!! WE are all so very proud...also as you'll soon see this was the last week of me having long hair!!!!!I went to the cities and visited some awesome girls! cool picture that we took while chilling in the park!!!!!We roughed it at White water state park me and these two beautiful girls!! WE were not attacked we sent up the tent in the rain, with out a hammer for the stakes we forgot pillows and ketchup but hey we had a blast!I WEnt to church camp and was a counselor for year number 4 well three i guess if you count the year i missed but what a joy it has been to watch these girls grow in their faith and just grow up!!! I love them all dearly oh and the best part about camp this year....My little sister got to come!!!!! It was so much fun having her there!!!! I got her to myself well kind of for a whole entire week!!! It was sooooo much fun....maybe next year we'll even get to be in the same cabin ;)This cool guy was there too!!!! His name is Aaron Shust!! He has been the worship leader at camp for about 5 years now and he is just absolutly amazing!!!!!!Then I got go to the cities with my best friend, and we visited our best cousin and friend megan for dinner after we did some hardcore shopping!!! Brianna almost made it through the day!!!!! haha!! LOv eyou babe!!!! But it was just soo much fun we will have to do it another day and well Tom Tom he was a lovely assest to although he is not pictured he liked to tell us to " turn left and then turn left"This summer i found a new love that is named rockstar he is saved for special occasions such as long drives to the cities or when i will have to be energetic at camp but he is a wonderful little fruit juice with an extra jolt of energy and he's tasty too!!!!

A lovely lunch date with my best friend!!!!My sister got a new computer from Winona where she is going to school and well we never saw her again she took it every where she went even the bathroom yes she is siting in the bathroom with her computer!!!!Me and my little sister visiting my brother in the hospital after his jaw surgery!!! He did not want to be in the picture...

WEll folks besides all these exciting photos I have spent my summer working about 50 hours a week at Gap and I also did homecare for a wonderful young girl whom I love dearly and just a joy to take care of!!!! WEll hopefully my love for blogging will return and i will give you the run down of my last week of rochester soon it should be exciting hope you weren't to bored out of your mind!!!! Be sure to say good bye!!! I leave early this saturday morning b/c i have a friend I have to visit in Milwaulkee we'll blog about that later...gotta keep ya guessing ya know!!!

I didn't die

Hey just to let you know I am working up to the biggest and best blog you have ever seen in your life so get ready to wet your pants b/c it's coming and it's big...it'll just take a little bit longer!!!!!

Wow!

Okay so attempt two! I was more than 2/3 done with the longest blog of my life! Wasting time at Panera not doing my studying! and i just lost it all! So sad for you! I will try again later this week maybe but now i really have to study! Sorry!

Not gonna lie a little pissed. had tons of pictures and they all went well who knows! We'll try again though...Gosh i miss hello!

I'm Alive and Well!

Seeing as how i was at panera for the whole afternoon doing homework or well trying to when not being distracted by myself and others i decided to treat myself to a highspeed internet blog. (so you can stop complaining about my inability to update!) with this highspeed internet i've also included some pictures!

My life as of late has consisted of school, work, and a new found social life which i am enjoying greatly! Although i am also sad b/c my one good girlfriend in the area decided to up and move back to Mn but while she was here i was lucky enough to meet some great guys who are proving to be pretty good friends, when they aren't trying to be jerks to prove to me that i really shouldn't be hangning out with them...they are silly...b/c it was once said my mom was the only one who can be a bad influence on me!

I only have 5 weeks of school left and one week of finals so that is exciting i'm very much looking forward to the end of this year and being able to just enjoy life and not worry about school! and getting to come home for awhile...although my disdain for cincinnati is becoming less.

Ahh well i've sure i've bored you enough check out the pictures below!

front to back: Luke, me, Odin the huge dog

is a mastif and is not full growen! and ryan
My friend Lindsay who left me to go back to MN
Picture of the massive ice storm we had back in February!

I can take artsy photographs its true!
Kiss Kiss I love you

Good bye until next time!

Remember your Mom Loves you!

Yes i have returned to blogger land.... I know you can hardly contain yourself! It's been well over 2 months now and i figured i owed it to the faithful few to update my blog! Not to mention it's valentines day...and i am reminded for the 21 year that my mom loves me! Because "i'm her sweetie" hehe! Thanks mom and dad for my treat!
I am back in Cincinnati incase you hadn't noticed which i hope you did b/c i'm sure your heart is just aching for me to return to my home land of MN. And i will in just 2.5 short months approximately!
My reason for blogging is to inform you that this is the third snow day her in cincinatti in two weeks, now thats just for my school, there has not been a day in the last two weeks where something has not been cancelled or delayed i'm sure. Also b/c of this i now am enjoying a 3 day weekend mid week. YOu see i don't have class on tuesday or thursday so yesterdays snow day did not affect me i still had to go to work...although i did not have to have a patient assignment today however i woke up at 5 to discover clinical/school had been cancelled folks this is the second week and i want to pass meds to people and give shots and if i have to learn how to catheterize patients..this i do not want to do i think i will work at mayo so i don't have to right brie it's all about the cath team! But anyways it's a snow day so i thought i could invest in some slow computer time to update my blog!
Nothing new has really happened as of late i shovel snow, i shine brass, i go to school, i go to work occasionally when i get hours, i crochet, and knit, i play tetris, do homework, i go to my new church which i really like the pastor is really good and i never look at the clock, and worship is really good too! Not to mention there is a young adults groups which i get to on occasion it's the night before clinical so sometimes i don't get to go. I've also met some great friends there one of which is from MN she actually went to Northwestern college which was down the street from bethel and is from Austin which is near rochester funny that we meet in Cincy but hey it's all good!
Well thats all folks i wish i could post pictures or something but that would take another 2 months so i'll just leave you with this! and Remember: "your MOM LOVES YOU!"

HOME!

So I figured now that I've been home for a little over two weeks I had better give an update even though, the people who read this are those I have seen and therefore have most likely been apart of my activities! Firstly Lets start with my exciting first night home...
I was greeted by the ladies of ladies night including Miss Brianna Hemmer....oh dang it thats Mrs. Brianna Lewis now! It's a new thing for me! We immediatly left to go get me some dinner then to brie's cozy home to watch ER whooT!
The next couple of days i just hung out, accidently over-slept on my first day back to work...oops!
On Monday thats the first monday i was here not today i took my baby sister to her first college visit, What an HOnor! She wants to go where I went I want her to go there but shhhhh dont' tell her i said so she will love college no matter where she goes! But i have to tell you the cutest thing ever on the way there she said to me "I want to go there because I want to have friends like yours!" When we got home we hung out and watched good ol' Bobby's World, and then headed over to see my parents ringing the bell at sam's, I failed i dropped the bell i guess i'm not qualified for the job! Then it was off to Brie's house for movie night just the girls and below i've included some pictures of this joyful night for your viewing pleasure and i have no idea why they are side by side.!

(above)Us Being cute! (above) Us being our silly selves!
(left) we show off our glorious double chins!

(below)We really did watch the end of the movie like this "the family stone" I highly recommend it!

During the week I worked twice and hung out with the family mostly making cookies with mom and just chilling, oh yea i babysat twice too! ON friday I headed for the cities to visit my friends at Bethel and attend the christmas banquet. It was tons of fun! (fyi if this is underlined i don't know why)

Above are roommates fall and spring!

Showing off our shows mostly mine! heheh! I love it, my feet never hurt once now my gut thats another story my dress was tight incase you couldn't tell oh yea and the hook broke before the dance so my dress was a piece of work during the dance!

Spring roommates....Love them!

This week I looke forward to wrapping up my christmas shopping, working, and hanging out with friends and family!

Merry Christmas and to all a good night!

Welcome to the 2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends!

I can do this Christmas stuff for me can't start till after thanksgiving so i had this ready to go so here it is!

You know the drill.Read mine first then copy and paste and send your answers back to me and your friends, it's fun.....Do it, Don't be a scrooge!!!

p.s. Jackie this is for you!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog...you can get Hot Chocolate any time of the year

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? whats the point if you don't wrap them?

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? My mom likes white white white! I love colored lights on the tree and then white outside near the house and color away!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? I don't have a house but when i do you bet i will!

5. When do you put your decorations up? as long as its after thanksgiving dinner!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? hmmm turnovers christams morning!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:Opening stockings on mom and dads bed! we barely fit they better get a bigger bed!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was little my mom didn't like being told there was a santa therefore i knew when i was in kindergarten if not sooner, i told the neighbor kids and got in trouble!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yup the ones from Nate and danae and sometimes pj pants from mom and dad!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? with lots of different ornaments!

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? If it's gonna be cold there had better be snow!

12. Can you ice skate? Yuppers, no tripple sow cows or nothing but i can go around in circles and when i'm brave i go backwards!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My American girl dolls, or crimp and curl

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Sweet baby Jesus!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Clotchkie...thats not spelt right but it's a really good cookie! I also really like almond glaze sugar cookies!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Opening stockings on mom and dads bed!

17. What tops your tree? I think it changes we have had an Angel, a Star, and even a bow one year!

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? I think i like both equally!~

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night

20. Candy Canes. Yuck or Yum? I like them but sometimes they are messy!

Blog time! Brianna inspired me even though her blog didn't count because it was barely a sentance!
So here are some randoms from my life for the last month or so...
I am staying at a friends house this weekend...meaning fast internet...which i absolutly LOVE!
I have gone home to mn and gotten to see friends from Bethel,
my bestest friend got married to a wondeful man,
and i got to hang out with my familia!
I can't wait for thanksgiving so i can see my family again,
and then after that it's only 1.5 weeks and i will be home for a month approximately!
I raked leaves for 3 hours today
I trick -or- treated for real like i rang doorbells and got candy!
I got to eat at culver's tonight, it was like i was home again hehe
I got to have starbucks...love my coffee
I started running again which is a good thing
Work stinks
I am enjoying clinicals
I caught the boquet at my friends wedding, yet have seen noaction on the dating front!
I met a new friend, kind of at the wedding...Briannas cousin she's cool!
See pictures below!

Brianna looking B-E-A-U-tiful in her wedding gown!The wedding party, so we weren't all looking oops!

Hugs at the reception aren't we cute!Hugs at the reception aren't we cute!Kissy Face!

My new friend megan!

FAST INTERNET

So i told you i would post again when i got fast internet and here it is! And below are pictures of my dwellings! Also if you have not taken the quiz you should there is a general trend you should follow if you want to do well i'll let you figure that out! I must have been tierd to b/c looking it over there are several spelling and grammer mistakes like there are in all my blogs and it kills my mother but not much i do bugs her anymore so i gotta do something right? well you should take the quiz and i must say mom, i told you all the answers and you still only got 90 right you've known me for how long...i want to be a MOM when i grow up! I already am going to be a nurse and we all know i gots lots of growing up to do! Can i put someone on my log if i have not met them yet?

WEll catch ya on the flip side!
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The house! 

Thats my end of the house it holds the bathroom, office and my bedroom! 

i don't use this room i walk through it!