Still Here

Wow.  So I'm falling behind at this whole blogging thing.  I guess that's what 8hr+ school days will do to a person.  Here's what I've been up to:

1) Clinical shadowing--finally starting to feel good about the medical interview!

2) Birthday--my sisters say I'm getting up there in age... I disagree with them.  I was home for spring break, so my family made me the yummiest Strawberry Poke Cake with whip cream--yum! I was also able to spend time with my grandparents over spring break--so much fun to hang out with them.  Oh, and I went to see the Secret Life of Walter Mitty... go see it if you haven't.  Seriously, it's a feel good and if you don't leave wanting to go backpacking or learn how to longboard, something might be wrong with you ;)

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3) Bumblebee went to prom!  She looked beautiful and had so much fun paintballing on her date!

4) IAPA Conference in Sun Valley.  Nope, didn't get to go snowboarding, but did have lots of adventures running around this little resort town.  And I finally got to meet my Meridian classmates--they're much cooler in person!

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5) General Conference--I love hearing from the prophet and the apostles, their words are always so encouraging and inspirational!  A couple of my favorite talks: "What Are You Thinking?" by Elder Zwick, "Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease" by Elder Bednar, and "Grateful in Any Circumstance" by President Uchtdorf.

6) Volunteering at community events, rollerblading, trips to taco trucks, you know... the usual :)

Well, better get back to studying.

Love,
me.

Friday Jams

On Fridays it's important to have good music to jam to.  I suggest Bastille.  Really loving this song right now:

 



 

Seriously, check them out.  I don't buy music very often, but their album "All This Bad Blood" just might make it to my birthday wish list this year...

 

In other news, I went snowboarding for the first time EVER.  So much fun!  Seriously loved it!  Now I've just got to get through graduate school so I can afford to pick it up as a winter hobby.  Oh, and gotta' get me some core muscles to go along with it, too... I am still sore from all the times I fell and had to get back up!

 

 

And speaking of sore, if you want a good indoor workout, check out the Total Body Workout for Beginners on Blogilates... I didn't realize I had so many muscles in my hips until they were hurting the next day!

 

Lotsa' love,

me.

 



Long Time, No See

Hey.  It's been awhile, huh? Guess finals, Christmas break, and the past month have kept me busier than I thought :)  Good news--I passed all of my first semester classes!  Yay!  And I finally hit my year mark in the state, so now I qualify for in-state tuition (saves me about 7,000... I can appreciate that).

Christmas break was lovely--nice and long (3.5 weeks) and just what I needed to get me through the next semester.  So much fun spending time with family and friends!  Made tamales, got caught up on movies ("Frozen" was so cute!), and spent time babysitting Ellie-bellybutton's cute little boy!  I made beard-beanies for my dad and a couple of my close guy-friends.  Hair bows for my sisters.  Played in the snow.  Went four-wheeling.  So much fun!

Christmas Tamales!

Time spent with Ellen's little man--what a cutie!

(He's going to be a 1st-time brother in June!)

 

Highlights of this month included getting my new glasses (did I mention I'm extremely near-sighted?), going rollerblading at a real-life roller rink, ordering a diagnostic set for looking in ears and eyes, and getting a new muffler on my car (it's so shiny and quiet!)  It's funny the things that make your day when you're a young adult...

 



New glasses!

 

Finally broke down and ordered a diagnostic set--

Welch Allyn, so excited!

 

Anyways, that's what's been up.  Hope you enjoy the song--I've been a little stuck on Bastille lately.

 

Love,

me.