Life's Moments

Denise even made a very cute card!!! I am sooo surprised! Thank you again Denise! I love my gift! It was perfect!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Tonight was my last night to work at Sylvan. I am almost relieved in a way. It was becoming a hassle to leave the hospital a little early, to scurry over to Sylvan to work for 3 hours! PLUS I wasn't real crazy about the hours...I had to be there until 7:30. And let me tell ya, on the days that I went to Sylvan straight from the hospital it was hard. By the time I got home, I was ready for bed. I would eat dinner and go to bed most of the time. It just became a little too much for me to handle. I found that I was getting a tad stressed and had a feeling of being overwhelmed. Especially when I had classes, was working at the hospital AND at Sylvan. Next semester I think I will be a little calmer, a bit more organized and be a little happier. I am glad that it is done with. I must admit, it was nice working there, I was there 4 months and brought in a little extra cash for my savings. It really wasn't a bad experience or anything. Just a little too much on my plate. Have you ever worked 2 jobs before????
WHEW......

I am very EXCITED for Christmas... only a few more days!!!!!

So I am going to go get ready for bed...I'm tired and I have to get up at 5:30!

I am still waiting to get my Bloggers Secret Santa gift...

Everyday I come home and look around to see if it has arrived...

Maybe today........

I can't wait to get home from work to see!

Saturday night when I left Bobby's house, it was snowing. A couple inches, nothing too bad...

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Saturday morning I went over to the Feister's and Lisa and I made TONS of cookies. We made sugar cookies, snowball cookies, chocolate fudge and a pastry type desert with raspberry filling.


Baking cookies was an all day task!!!


We had fun doing it though. And when the day was done, we had cookies all over the counter top.

Let's just say that this week has been pretty busy, I watched Reyna on Monday, Worked at the hospital on Tuesday, Wednesday, today and I am working there tomorrow as well. Tonight I worked at Sylvan.

Tomorrow after work, I am babysitting.

Saturday I am making my Grandma's YUMMY Christmas cookies! A

Sunday I am relaxing ALL DAY LONG!!!

So between doing all of that I have been making "mini" stops to finish up my Christmas shopping. I still have a few things I need to pick up and get wrapped, then I am finished.

Well I am gonna go get a few things done, then I am off to bed, really early!!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Today I started to look at other colleges and I applied to 3.

We shall see what happens next.

Reyna and I spent the afternoon together. What a doll!! She was in a great mood today and she took an awesome afternoon nap. She always wakes up happy. She starts to cry, and then right when you wake through the door, she is all smiles!

This week I am working at the hospital, making Christmas cookie dough for Saturday, Finishing my Christmas shopping, finishing my computer class, babysitting the Phelps on Friday and whatever else come my way I will tackle!

Does everyone have their shopping done?!?!?!?

Bobby -

Thank you for being the man that you are, someone that is always there, always listening, always caring and always trying to make things better.
You take me for who I am without judgement and without question.
No matter how much of a pain in the ass I can be, you still love me!
You have this way of calming down, making me feeling better and you love in a way, that I have never been loved.
You are wonderful to me and I am very lucky and thankful to have you in my life!

I love you Bobby.

All my heart,
Emilie

I came home from work today, and the mail was on the table.

A letter from JCC.
Hmmm.....

I start to think "Could this be a letter about the nursing program? Its got to be!" I almost start to get that nervous/excited feeling.

I went upstairs.

Opened the envelope.

Dear Emilie,
Thank you for your recent application to the JCC Nursing Program. Unfortunately, we could not accept you in the program....

Blah, Blah, Blah............................
"WhAt!?!?!??!?!?!"

My first thought was SHIT, thats a bunch of bull. I have the grades for the program....I did realize that I am ONE credit away from the requirement, which is 50. One freaking credit!!!

So all night I have been bummed. I cried.... a couple of different time. I guess its just the feeling of not being good enough and the feeling of rejection.

Okay, so there are a million colleges out there, and I can't even get in to the stupid community college nursing program. Is it really gonna be any easier at a university or a different college??? I find it really hard to believe that I am going to get it anywhere else if I can't even get into the nursing program at JCC.

So tonight I am just kinda sitting around feeling sorry for myself. Im sure I'll be over it tomorrow, but tonight I am bummed.

Any words of wisdom out there????

I just got home from my last final for this semester!!!!

WHOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!

Can't you tell I am excited!!!!

So from now until January 7th, I am going to read all the books that I have been wanting to, work at the hospital, finish up working at Sylvan and enjoy myself!!!!

I have pictures to post of Reyna from Monday, I am going to wait until tonight!

Stay Tuned!

Two more to go.

I had my first final exam for this semester this morning. It went well. I am just kinda dreading the other 2 I have. One tonight and another tomorrow morning. BUT I will be very happy when they are all over with. I hate final exams, but then again, who doesn't?

In a little while I am going to head over to Leslie's to watch Reyna for the day. I wonder what we will do today.....???
I am going to be taking my camera, so I can post a couple pictures. She is getting big...almost 1!!!! (That's a crazy thought!!! )

So on January 19th I am turning 21, anybody have some recommendations for where I should go and what I should do??? I'm starting to think about it more and more!

I have had a couple people ask me what I would like for Christmas. I read on Leslie's blog how she listed 7 things she could like. So I thought I would go for it.


1. I really want an iPod Nano (Blue). Now that I am going to the gym, I don't have anything to listen to! Having music that I actually like will help make my gym experience soo much more enjoyable!

2. Grey's Anatomy Season 3. Its me favorite show, I own season 1 and 2 and now I need season 3 to make it complete!

3.Revlon Perfect Touch Lighted Oval Mirror. Something to help me pluck my darn eyebrows! Whenever I go over to Bobby's parents house, I always go and use Lisa's vanity mirror. It helps sooo much! Its a lot better then just a plain ol' mirror.

4. The Fray cd. Love their music!

5. A manicure/pedicure. I have never had one, and everyone talks about how wonderful they are...so one day I would like to find out what all the fuss is about!!!

6. Scrapbooking stuff. I really enjoy putting pages together, to capture the memory. (ha!) But sometimes I get bored with the same ol' stuff I have...so some new and interesting papers, and embellishments would be wonderful!

7. Lastly the greatest gift to me is being able to spend the entire day with all my family and people that I love. Having that day, where I dont have to worry about anything and nothing is really "planned" is so great! I think that is the greatest gift alone!

I can't believe its December already!!!!!!!!

I can remember when I was little how slowly the months passed, and how slow the days went by and now I am almost 21, and the days fly by and the months come and go in the blink of an eye.

What changes??
Probably my perspective on the day and the month. When you're a kid, you have no action list of what needs to be done, or places that you need to go in that day. All you care about is what will be for lunch and dinner, and what your day at school will be like and if you can have a friend spend the night.

Being a "grown up" is a lot different then what you think it will be growing up. I remember looking at someone that was older, in their twenties and thinking, "Wow, I can't wait to be just like them!" Well, here I am approaching 21 and I feel like there are cousins, nieces and other little kids that are thinking the same thing I once did. Its kinda weird!

Anyway....
I am very much looking forward to this month! I love December! Something about the holidays and everyone being so nice (most the time) and all the festivities that come during the month.

On Saturday, Bobby and I went to Somerset Collection, in Troy. WOW. That was my first time going to that HUGE mall and I was a bit overwhelmed. For anyone who has not been to this mall, its 3 stories and has just about EVERY store you could ever imagine. ( Hence why I was overwhelmed!) It has a sky walk and tons of escalators. Not knowing where the stores were that I wanted to go to was challenging. I think just because the place is soo big.

And the people.... Lets just say the people that are at this mall are from all walks of life. If anything the experience was just so we could go and people watch. Like Leslie told me....some of the outfits people there wear look strange and odd but they paid a ton of money for that one outfit. I came to the conclusion that they people there were to say it nicely, all about themselves....

Bobby and I played a couple little games while we were there. We realized that people were not moving out of the way at all for us, that we were moving out of the way for anyone that came near to us. So we started to not move to see if the other people there were kind enough to move so they wouldn't bump into us...lets just say that game didn't last long. Another game we played was "Counting all the Northface." There were tons of people with the brand Northface on. It was amazing! ha!

So lets just say, after we left Somerset, we went to another mall that was a little more low key. I did get a few gifts for a couple people. I was pleased to at least get a couple things for Christmas!

Tonight has been great! I have done nothing! I worked today at the hospital, came home. Took a nap for about an hour and a half. Work up, ate dinner and now I am just relaxing. I decided not to go out or do anything tonight.
This week has just been so busy that I just want to stay home and relax. Let me tell ya, it has been soooooooooo nice!!!

Tomorrow I am driving to Detroit. Bobby and I are going to go Christmas shopping .... It should be fun. I LOVE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! Something about the mall being all decorated, Santa being there, and shopping for people you love. Im kinda excited to go. Maybe Bobby will even get his picture taken with Santa and Me!!!

As for Sunday I am going to be glued to my books. All my finals for this semester are on Monday and Tuesday. BUT I have been really good and I have been studying all week for finals...well the last few weeks really.

Do you have anything going on this weekend???

I have decided that after Christmas I am no longer going to be working at Sylvan Learning Center (SLC). Its just been too much and I have been feeling over whelmed lately. The classes that I am taking next semester won't really allow me work there anymore. Plus the hours are different (3-7:30) and I just feel like I can't get anything done, either before I go in because I have class until noon. I come home, eat lunch and get ready for work then leave. And when I get out at 7:30 I don't feel like doing anything except eating dinner because I'm starving and then getting things done for school.

Its not that its a bad place to work. The job itself is not hard its just kinda boring and let me tell ya, those 4 hours that I am there, just drag. So I told my boss that I would stay until Christmas unless she found someone before that to replace me.

Right now I work there on Tuesday and Thursdays and every other Saturday. The problem is that I work at the hospital on Thursday so I have to rush from the hospital to SLC and it is just not worth it. I have to pretty much haul ass to get there and I hate that! So only a few more weeks, then I will be done. I honestly hope that they find someone to replace me soon, so I dont even have to worry about it anymore. Because let me tell ya, I have been worrying about it....

I think I will be much happier next semester. I am going to be able to work better hours at the hospital. Here what Winter semester is looking like so far:

Monday :
Work at the hospital 7-3:30.
Class from 7-9

Tuesday:
Hospital 7- 3:30

Wednesday:
Hospital 7-3:30
Class 6-9

Thursday:
Class 9-3

Friday:
Class 9-11:30
Watch Reyna 12-5

I think that sounds pretty darn good!
So I am very excited for next semester to start!

That was the sound I heard today.

I had a dentist appointment. I hate the dentist, I have horror stories from a few years back, which I will not even start to go into. The point is, I am very fearful of the dentist. I always have been.

So have you ever been getting your teeth cleaned and the hygienist just keeps poking around, and then starts to polish you teeth and then asks questions that require more then a yes or no answer??? That really bothers me!

HELLO, you hands are in my mouth, you are cleaning my teeth, how do you expect me to answer such a question! I swear, next time I am taking something to listen to, maybe then she won't ask so many questions.

For example:
" How is school going? Aren't you about done?"
"What do you think of this weather we are having?"
" Do you have any questions or problems concerning your teeth?" ( This is a good question, but not with your fingers in my mouth!)

Sooo I have to go back.
Yah that's right, I am starting to get a cavity. :( Way in the back on a molar that has a deeper groove then the rest of my teeth. BUmmer!! ):

I am happy that it was caught early, but I hate the thought of having to go back so soon!
Every 6 months is good with me! I can handle that.

Sooo I go back on December 10th. I'll let you know how it goes!

Sooo I haven't been posting lately. I just have not felt like it. It seems like too much work to get online, and think of something "meaningful" to type/talk about. So this weekend...I dont even know where to begin... I work at the hospital on Friday and then Jeanette and I went to a hockey game in Troy to watch Bobby play. Sorry, no pictures. I totally forgot. Saturday I worked at sylvan in the morning and then hung out with Bobby and his family and relaxed. On Sunday Lisa made a big Mexican dinner which consisted of Mole, Beans and Sopa. It was soo good, thanks again Lisa!
Today, I had class, went over to Leslie and Jade's and watch Reyna while Leslie went to work. Reyna was very happy today....giggly, smiley, and just lots of fun. I took a couple pictures on Leslie's camera and she put them on her blog, so check them out! Afterwards, I went to another class...yay! And now I am getting ready to get out all my books out to study for a test I have tomorrow.

I haven't been working out lately. I really need to. I am going to get back in the habit tomorrow. After work at Sylvan I am gonna go to the gym! Planet fitness got some new equipment, so Im kinda excited to go and give it a try. That sounds funny, but I mean it. haha.

Well this post is very random, but I wanted to at least post something!

Here in Michigan, its cold, rainy, cloudy and windy!
YUCK!
I hate days like this. All I want to do is lay around and get nothing done! Its now 11:30, I just started to get ready for the day. How sad. I have showered, dressed and that's about it.
I really need to do laundry, study, type some papers, and clean. I am just having a hard time getting motivated. Wish me luck!

More to come later.

• Today Lisa, Jeanette, and I drove to Wayne State to Visit Bobby. We got there, roamed around campus and then got some dinner. It was very nice to see Bobby in the middle of the week. Something rare.
• Tomorrow I am spending the day doing homework. . . .I know, very exciting. I have to finish a Law and Ethics paper, Due Monday. Start to write a paper for my imaging class which is due on December 3rd. I also have to study for 2 tests, and get some typing done for my computer class...BUSY! At 7:30 I am meeting a girl I work with, Kate at Applebee's for dinner.
• Friday I am working at the hospital and then Jeanette and I are driving to Troy to watch Bobby play hockey at 9 p.m.

I bite my nails either when I get bored or nervous.


A lot of times I find that I will bite them in class when I get bored or if I have test.
Its like an addiction. Sad I know!

I have been trying really hard to stop. And I haven't bitten my nails it a couple weeks now!

Im kinda proud of myself. Now, to everyone out there, you are probably thinking "Whats the big deal?" Well Its a kind of accomplishment!

I just thought I would share that with you tonight!!!

• Teething babies...never take naps!!!
• If you are going to mail something through the U.S. Postal Service, mail it really early! I mean weeks early!
• Waiting until the last minute to get something done, makes life hard. Don't procrastinate.
• Michigan weather...today its 60, tomorrow its 30 and snowing.

Me, Kelly, and Robin...Girls night out!

Uncle Bobby with Reyna.

My Cookie Factory!

Pretty Flowers I took over to Mrs. C's.

I promise to post pictures soon!
Im sooo tired, I am ready to go to bed.
I have been busy this weekend. Bobby's parents came home and his Aunt is here for the week.
Plus I have been writing a paper that is due Monday and lots of other homework and stuff like that.
I haven't forgotten! Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post something decent!

I have picturs from this week...but I can't load them on the computer I am using...

SO I will be posting some pictures Sunday.

...Just something to look forward to....

What a busy week! I am sooo happy that tomorrow I can just lay back and relax.
I really do have a busy week...
and sometimes I am glad to be busy...if I wasn't busy...I don't know what I would do ...I would have soo much free time.
Between Class, Work, homework, trying to stay fit, hanging out with friends, being with Bobby...there is just not enough time.

But anyway...

Tonight has been low key. I am tired! I woke up the last 2 days at 5am (I worked at the hospital.) Normally I would get up later, but because Im house sitting, I wanted to give myself time to get their dog Champ out and everything. I hate to be rushed in the morning.

Nothing really big planned this weekend. Bobby's parents come home tomorrow, with Aunt Jeanette! I am very excited to see her! Bobby will be home too! And I have to study, and get some papers done...yay!

But otherwise I am just planning on taking it easy!
Maybe I'll even watch a little football!

Got anything good planned for your weekend?

Getting ready to watch Grey's!!!
I love that its back on! I totally look forward to Thursday night!

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve....

the holiday's are coming!
Are you ready?
Im not!
Seriously, the holiday's are right around the corner.
Its always SO busy. I wish that they were a little more relaxed.
I love getting together with family and friends, all the people I love.
But between my family and Bobby's...things get crazy!

So far for Thanksgiving... Bobby and I are going to go for appetizers at my cousin's house (80 miles away...) and then we are going to come back to Bobby's to have dinner with his family.
It may not sound busy, but It is! We leave, drive 80 some miles, visit with my family, have appetizers, get in the car, drive 80 some miles back, to have dinner with Bobby's family. But in the end its all worth it!
Sometime I wish we could have one HUGH thanksgiving meal altogether! But it really doesn't work that way, does it?
What do you do for thanksgiving? Do you have to split the day between families?

All afternoon, I spent my time making cookies.
I took pictures, But I can't load them on the computer where Im staying.
I will post pictures later on, and you will see how many cookies I made!
You will be amazed!

Its cold outside! There was snow this morning. But now its rainy. YUCK! And its windy. Very windy. Winter is coming.. . . . . I don't really mind the snow. I just do not like the transition from summer to winter. The weather is always so crappy!

I am sooooo tired today! I am ready for bed.

I think I am going to hit the hay soon. Its been a busy day.
I had class, walked Champ, took flowers to Mrs. C. for Rocky and Lisa, went to work, came home and made dinner...ate, did the dishes, and now I am pooped!

Tomorrow I am going to relax . . . ALL DAY! What a treat!

I am house sitting for Bobby's parents ...I think I mentioned that in a previous post..???

Well anyway I am still here. .. . .just in case you were wondering.

The first night was kinda rough. Their cat Lucy, woke me up a ton! She was sleeping on the bed, and then I swear just got a burst of energy and started to walk all over my head and just would not leave me alone. I ended up booting her out of the room and closing the door.

Other then that...things are going well.
Champ misses his Mama and Dad. (Just in case they are reading! :) )

Day 2, so far, so good.

What a relaxing day.

I helped Bobby with Laundry.

Watched Football.

Took a nap.

Went for a walk.

Made dinner.

Relaxed!

Now I am going to study.

This week I am staying over at Bobby's parents house while they are in Florida.

Its just me, Champ (dog) and Lucy (cat) all week.

We'll see how the first night goes.

So I have been working out and toning up.
I can see a difference. My jeans are pretty loose. I mean, if I didn't wear a belt, I would have a hard time keeping them up.
That's another thing...my belt is just about too big. It is on the tightest notch!!!
I'm gonna have to get a new belt!
The other day I was so proud of myself, I ran a mile in 8:30.
That was the first time I had EVER done that! I was pumped.
I wanted to do it again! Ha!
So I am gonna keep up with working out, I can defiantly see that results!!

So I worked today..well most of the week, between Sylvan and the Hospital.

So tonight, I am going out to have some fun!

My new friend Kelly and I met in a couple of our Medical Assistanting classes. Well we have been working out together and studying together and we've hung out a time or two. Well we're going up to Lansing tonight with her cousin Robin and another girl from our class, Maria.
It should be fun.

Im not sure what were going to be doing. but I guess it really doesn't matter!

Today's Topic: Babies Trick-or-treating.
Since Wednesday was Halloween, and all, I started thinking about how many babies I saw out and about. There were quite a few...

I don't have any kids, so maybe I am way off when I say : Why the hell do people take little babies door to door on Halloween??? Mommy and Daddy want some candy, that is the answer I have come up with.

A few ladies and I at work were talking about this, its one thing to dress up a baby and go to Grandma's house. Its another to walk around a neighborhood, going door to door saying trick-or-treat, for a baby.

For example:
I think what Leslie and Jade did was perfectly fine. They dressed Reyna up, took her to both grandparent's houses, and to a couple close family friends houses. They didn't walk her all around the block collecting candy. She can't even eat it anyway! Yah, they got a few goodies, but it wasn't an entire pillowcase full.

I asked my mom what she did when I was a baby. Her reply was that I didn't go until I was in preschool . I personally think that is an appropriate time to start the trick-or-treating tradition.

If you are one of those parents that took your baby house to house, thats cool, do what you want. I'm not trying to knock you down, just stating my opinion.

How old were you when you started to participate in trick-or-treating?

What age is the right age?

If you have kids, when did they start?

Any feeling about parents that take their babies trick-or-treating door to door?

Im gonna give it a try.

November is National Blog Posting Month after all...

So you hopefully will be seeing a post everyday!

Then ofcourse we went outside and took some pictures. I am sure Leslie will post more on her blog. I dont know why I didn't take more...Oh well.

Reyna with her Aunt Emilie!

:)

Happy Halloween!

Its hard to believe that today is Halloween.
It feels like a normal day.
I can remember when I was a little kid, how exciting Halloween was; parties at school, costumes, candy. Every year I would be impatiently waiting for Dad to get home from work and eat dinner so we could go to Brooklyn and do some trick-or-treating. And every year by the time he got home, I was in my costume, fed, and ready to go...this routine happened for a long time but once I was a little older I learned to pace myself because we wouldn't leave right when Dad walked in the door.

I Kinda miss that. . . . .

Nothing really big planned for today. Sometimes I just think that I am so boring. Ha!
I am going to work on homework, stop at Target, go to work at Sylvan.

Speaking of Sylvan Learning Center... How stupid is it that they are open on Halloween night?!?!
Seriously, kids don't want to be tutored on Halloween. They want to go home and get ready to go trick-or-treating. I think that the first 2 early hours (3:30 and 4:30) are going to be kinda busy, but I know for a fact that we only have one, that's right ONE student coming at 5:30 and then five students at 6:30. They should have just closed for Halloween. Because honestly who the hell really wants to be their anyway... a lot of the teachers are parents...don't you think they want to be home with their kids too? Oh well, its not really my call. I'll be there no matter what.

What are some of your memories from Halloween when you were growing up?
What kind of traditions do you have now?

The weekends go by sooo quickly. I just can't keep up anymore. Weekends aren't the only thing that fly by...I can hardly believe that its almost NOVEMBER! This year has been crazy and its hard to grasp the idea sometimes that the holidays are coming. Where does the time go?

A re-cap of my weekend...

Friday night my friend Lindsey and I went to the Haunted Cider Mill in Homer. OH MY GOD was that freaky! I about peed my pants! No joke! My heart was POUNDING so hard... this place was huge!!! We paid 20 bucks, waited in line for 30 minutes but it was worth it... They had some really cool scenes starting from the basement, going up three floors.

On Saturday I worked at Sylvan, then went to Detroit and hung out with Bobby for a while. We had dinner with his parents and then just hung out and watched football and a movie. It was great to see him. Can't wait till next weekend when I can see him again!

Today I have been super lazy. I slept in, I watched tv, took a nap, studied, went to dinner with my parents and I have just been hanging out. Nothing too exciting today.

Hope you had a good weekend.

I have to go prepare for another week.

Lindsey tagged me... so here it goes.

The Rules:
A. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
B. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog, for these rules.

1. I am a morning person. Most of the time. Well, after I get out of my bed I am a morning person. I just like the thought of a new day, and a fresh start.

2. I don't drink a lot of coffee, I am more of a tea person.

3. I used to be the biggest Hanson fan. I am mean serious. I had Hanson posters all of my walls...you couldn't even see the paint on my walls...and I have a lot of wall space. (not such a big Hanson fan anymore...just so you know! )

4. I am a people pleaser. I am always worrying about what people think of me and if they like me. I just want to be accepted and love. Just like everybody else on earth.

5. I bite my nails when I get nervous/board. I am really trying to quit ...

6. I need to get motivated...I have been a big procrastinator lately... someone please motivate me!!! haha.

Now I am tagging :

Nicole
Denise
Kim B.
Heather
Katie H.
Kristin

• I need to get moving today. I woke up at 11...well actually it was 11:33. Hmmm I am running on super slow today.
• I HAVE to go to the school and work on my keyboarding class. Im never gonna get done! HaHa! Its a move at your own pace class...well guess what... I am defiantly moving at my own pace.
• I have to work today at SLC at 3.
• Its cold outside...I need to go shopping to get a few things to wear this winter...I am down to some slim pickings.
• I wonder if Bobby and I are going to carve pumpkins this year....
• Christmas is coming... I need to start thinking about what I am going to get everyone, some people are really hard to shop for...
• I need to walk Cooper before I leave today.

Totally random....I know.

Spicy was 'fixed' and de-clawed on Thursday last week.

She came home Friday.

Spicy had to go back Saturday because she had taken her own sutures out!

So the vet sewed her back up and then glued the incision.



WELL...



Tonight her incision is open again...

She licked off the glue and took out all but ONE suture. Plus she keeps licking her front paws. And will not leave them alone!

So I put the cone collar on her, and she is not a happy kitty...



POOR KITTY!!!