I hate wasting time, but I do it so well!

I need to be studying but this weekend cannot go by without a new blog!

I mentioned way back that I have a pretty awesome boyfriend...well, I do.  I have kind of had this mild obsession with Miss Piggy and Kermit for most of my life.  I had a Kermit plush who was begging for his partner, so in high school Anthony gave me the most perfect Miss Piggy for Christmas to complete the pair.  At that point he was not my boyfriend (why not? I know!) but luckily we changed that.  So, in my mind I have always kind of thought of me and my boy as  Miss Piggy and Kermie.  Don't ask me why, there are a few reasons, but we don't actually fit the bill (he isn't green, he hates frogs, and I'm...well I'm pretty much Miss Piggy, only not quite as loud).  So anyway, the point to this story is that a few weeks ago while perusing through Bed, Bath, and Beyond we stumbled upon the cutest Tervis tumblers I have ever seen! You guessed it, Kermit and Miss Piggy (actually, they had the whole Muppet crew)!  I wanted them so badly but couldn't bring myself to splurge that much on cups.  Anthony convinced me that he wouldn't forget by Christmas. 

So this week I got strep throat.  Kind of awful, but I caught it quick and as far as being sick goes I guess it came at an okay time.  I was able to skip class on Tuesday night and clinic (Sorry Jen, you were a trooper...thanks so much!) on Wednesday without really missing THAT much, which is saying a lot for Grad school. By yesterday I was feeling much better, went to class, took an oral exam, did some clinic paperwork, and packed up and headed north for a relaxing evening of Grey's Anatomy and Chinese take out with the boyfriend in Cinci.  When I got here he had a surprise for me:

 

Aren't they adorable?!?  I love them so much (so much that I washed out Miss Piggy and used her last night!)!  He had strep a few weeks ago and feels guilty that I got it (although, I don't really think he gave it to me) so he got me a little gift.  Only catch is I have to give them back if I give him the strep back! (hah, just kidding...I think!) Now, it's time to fill up Piggy (preferably with something caffeinated) and get to studying some voice pathologies!

Happy Weekend! :)

Weekend is over slump.

It's official: I am in "the weekend is over slump" tonight.  It hits about 7 on Sunday night, especially on weekends when I have company.  The parents and the puppy are gone, the boyfriend is gone, and I am left to prepare for the week ahead, i.e. dreading the next two 11-12 hour days and everything else until Thursday.  I changed into PJs the second Anthony was out of the driveway, and that pretty much sums up my mood.  But having my parents here this weekend is also a reminder that someone is missing: my wonderful Saster, Beth.

Love her!

My sister is a wonderful friend. She is a great listener, she'll tell you exactly what she thinks, and she is hilarious.  She is currently working on her Ph.D. at the University of Florida approx. 11 hours and 57 minutes, 710 miles, away from me.  I see her at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and usually twice for a few weeks in the summer, which for me (and her, I know) is NOT enough.  I'm really proud of her for continuing her education and enduring what has been necessary for her to do get what she wants in life, but Im tired of her being so far away.  She has two years of funding left from UF to finish her dissertation and she is definitely a procrastinator (which is totally not my style...at least not to her degree, but I have always tried to be understanding of this fact). But this is me calling her out. Saster, if you are reading this by chance, do what you have to do and COME HOME. By home I mean within an easy drive of ME.  And by easy drive I'd say, lets keep it under 5 hours.  So I have made this rough approximation of the areas that I would prefer you choose to live:

So, I know that's pretty bossy of me and I know that it isn't THAT easy, but just tell me you'll try :p
Can't wait til Turkey Day, I miss you mucho!

I personally believe we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. ~Jane Wagner

I will be the first to tell you that my second worst personality flaw (the first being wayyy too judgmental) is complaining.  I am most definitely a complainer.  It's bad because in reality I am a happy person and life for me is pretty much great, but there is always something bothering me.  My current complaints include:

• it is slightly too cold in my house but too hot to sit in front of the space heater (believe me, I've tried)
• it is gross outside -- summer seemed to disappear the instant the calendar changed to Labor day and that makes me sad.  
• UK library does not have the issues of Aphasiology available that I need to get articles to read and plan therapy for next week and they are nowhere to be found for free out in the rest of the world wide web.
• I need new clothing for school which means shopping (and yes, I can even turn my favorite past time into a complaint) but the lack of income presents and problem there AND the reason I need new clothing is because I have "outgrown," shall we say, my older clothing.  *I seemed to have gained the senior 16 instead of the freshman 15 -- but at least I didn't gain both! See, I can look on the bright side :p

I probably wouldn't have to work real hard to make a huge list above (like...I forgot the laundry and dishes I need to do and the 100 pgs I need to read before Monday, and the meeting I have at 8:15 on FRIDAY) but you obviously get the point.  I like to complain.

School seems to be the biggest source of my complaining these days. And one day I will be finished. Which is a nice thought until I realize that work will just take its place.  The truth is, I have come to terms with my complaining, I just hope that it doesn't put people off or give people the wrong idea about me.  Life will never be perfect but you can't have ideal with out "deal" and that's what I do,  I-deal (hah, you see what I did there?). But sometimes the way I deal involves some complaining along the way. 

 I could go on about how I am going to try to look on the bright side at all times, to realize that there are so many people out there that have it much worse than I do (which, don't worry, I already realize that), to be positive, and to stop my silly complaining. But we all know that isn't going to happen, complaining is my therapy and as long and no one takes me too seriously I'm just gonna keep on.

Just keep swiming!

This blog is inspired by Dory, the crazy blue fish with short-term memory loss. Sometimes I feel like I can really relate to her :)

I am trying not to freak out, but I am sort of failing at that.  I have been in school a total of 5 days and clinic hasn't even started but there is so much that I need to be doing (excluding writing this blog, of course).  Soooo much reading, a larynx to make, quizzes to take, therapy to plan for, more reading to do, and still trying to leave time for a little bit of fun, oh and going to the gym (the likelihood of that happening is really starting to decrease).  

So, since I am already sinking the only thing I can do is (you guessed it...) just keep swimming! By the end of this semester I will only have one more semester of classes left before rotations start and formal schooling will be over!  It's a scary thought but the scarier school gets the more I enjoy thinking about it.

That's all for now, I'm thinking I need to look into competitive swimming lessons.