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Busy Bee

February 25, 2008

Since I wrote last I: Hosted a Pampered Chef party and scored over $200 of free products Went to the doctor and got a physical, a blood test, a TB skin test, and a tetanus booster (I’ve pretty much conquered my fear of needles) Visited 4 possible ceremony/reception venues and ruled out 3 of them Tried on some wedding dresses and decided that I definitely need to tone up my arms Finished the book The Friday Night Knitting Club – it was alright Watched the Academy Awards on fast forward and stayed up too late doing so Now I need to get myself to bed ASAP…another 12-hour shift coming up!

New Addition

February 21, 2008

David and I aren’t married yet, but our little family already includes two dogs, Eddy and Cleo. We just expanded it a little further: Meet Mary, our sponsored child from Uganda. She is three years old. I am so excited about this. I have wanted to sponsor a child through Compassion for so long, because my parents did it while I was growing up and I really believe in their program. I hope that Mary will grow up knowing a better life. I love her already!

fishing trip

January 14, 2008

Ever since Boyfriend David got his fishing boat (which he shares with his brother and dad) and they started taking trips down to the coast with it, I have dropped hints, asked, and finally begged for him to take me out in it. Fishing is a huge part of his life, and I want to be involved in it. Well, yesterday he got a trailer hitch installed on his truck, which would enable him to pull the boat himself, and today after church we headed down together. Here we’re putting the boat in the water. I backed the truck and trailer up while David unhooked the boat and drove it off: Here is David baiting my hook. I didn’t want…
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This Is Life As A Girl

September 17, 2007

I had a fairly busy and stressful week last week, and one of the main reasons was because I had my first test of the semester this morning in pediatric nursing, which is supposed to be one of the hardest classes we take. I spent a lot of time preparing for the test last week, along with various other commitments that I have going on in my life including, but not limited to: my boyfriend, work, book club, church, running, and Bible study. So last night, after another long day of meetings and studying, I settled into bed with Cleo lying beside me at my feet. Two nights ago my roommate told me that she left Cleo out of her…
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Another Example Of How Coffee Runs The World

August 17, 2007

On Fridays at work there aren’t many people in the office, and so today I was asked to cover the phones as the regular receptionist would be out. I used to answer the phones at my old office no problem, but I knew that clinic inside and out. After working at my current job for almost a year I still know little about bankruptcy and who handles what in the office. So answering the phones makes me nervous. The first 30 minutes this morning were OK, but then the flood of calls came as it always does. In between them all I also had a coworker, Betty, trying to explain to me how to handle payments received. She was my…
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