This and That

So I have two days off of work after a crazy weekend :) Unfortunately, Thanksgiving is my holiday to work so I won't be able to spend it with my family. However, I have so much to be thankful for including the fact that I have a job. My goal is to make tomorrow as pleasant as possible for my patients. I'm sure they hate the fact that they are spending the holiday on the hospital.

So Kristen came home yesterday. We watched So You Think You Can Dance. I'm not that impressed with this season to be honest. Got up this morning, did some TurboKick, picked up my dress from the tailor for Amanda's wedding, discovered the necklace I needed for the dress is missing, did the dreaded pre-Thanksgiving Day chores, and went shopping with Kristen. Not too exciting. Oh yeah, and worked on my paper...ugh.

Things that I like about this week:
I tried a Mocha Frappe from McDonald's and it tastes wonderful! Paul had me try it and it is just as good as Starbucks, if not better.
I got two days in a row off work to get things done.
I started my Christmas shopping.
Amanda's wedding is Friday and I am so EXCITED for her!
Zach is coming down for the weekend :)
The Christmas season is about to officially begin.
I saw New Moon with some girls from Bible Study :)
Had a sort-of argument with Zach that ended up turning into a really good conversation about a lot of things we needed to talk about.

Bittersweet

I had another wonderful weekend with Zach. He actually suprised me Thursday morning by calling me and telling me to look downstairs where he left a beautiful bouquet of roses on the front porch. He was supposed to come down Friday night, but came a day early totally suprising me :) I love the time I get to spend with him, though it always goes by too quickly. All to soon, we're saying goodbye yet again. I am ready for the time when I don't have to stand on the sidewalk waving goodbye as I watch the man I love drive away. Lately, I'm missing him all the time. Not just in waves, knowing that I'll see him again in a few weeks. But it's a constant feeling, a feeling that a part of me is truly missing. I'm so happy to have him in my life, even if this period in our relationship isn't so fun right now. Kinda bittersweet, I guess. I know I'll probably look back and smile at the way I got so excited to see him and the anticipation of spending the weekend with him. He understands me in a way no one else could. And the fact that he still loves me when sometimes I act completely crazy...yes, I can be completely irrational and emotional sometimes, hard to believe, I know! ;)

Things I am happy about:
I have started the final paper in one of my classes.
I have the next three days off to get homework, Christmas shopping, and other errands done.
Zach is going to be inducted in the Men's GVSU Waterpolo Hall of Fame! (I am so proud of you!)
I love my Maybelline lip gloss that's not all goopy like most are.
I have Bible study with the girls tonight. Makes me look foward to Wednesdays.
I bought the Winter candle from White Barn...thanks to Mrs. Heathman who got me ADDICTED
to this one. I think I have her to blame for the Pumpkin Spice one too! lol
I got to see my sister last week.

Things I am bummed about:
I haven't seen Vanessa in far too long! I need my bestie!
I have to write a final paper! lol
Not getting to see Zach this weekend.

The Plague

So I had to work the weekend while feeling absolutely terrible! Twelve hours on your feet is pretty tough thing to handle when you just feel like curling up into a ball and sleeping. I tried wearing a mask for most of Saturday but then on Sunday it just too difficult to breathe with a mask on too. So I wheeled my COW (Computer On Wheels) around with my own bottle of hand sanitizer and then preceded to disinfect every surface I touched. I felt pretty silly...but o well, better safe than sorry in spreading the "plague". Thankfully, my coworkers are wonderful and made the day a lot better :) So I came home, my wonderful mom made me some chicken noodle soup, and then proceded to sleep, and sleep, and sleep. I feel much better now:)

Things I like about today:
Vick's Puffs are the best invention for sickies like me! I will never go back to regular Kleenex
again!
I got to sleep in. (Probably way later than I should have)
I got an A- on my first graduate school paper.
I finished my sepsis module in under 3 hours.
I got to talk to Zach for the first time in three days.
I lit my candle and began the Christmas season by updating my Christmas playlist...i MUST get
the new Chris Tomlin Christmas CD!