always an adventure.

Last weekend Meag and her boyfriend, Jim, came down to see me! we had so much fun. Friday night we went to a bar to see a band (a few Dr's from the hospital are in a band), mingled with the coworkers and had some fun. Saturday though, we headed down to Alexandria for the day - where we found a St. Patty's Day parade. Which turned out to be, surprisingly, entertaining. and actually, we ended up finding some pretty cool shops and antique shops (we both agreed my dad would like Alexandria for this reason) that kept us entertained after the parade ended. Then we headed to the National Harbor, a new tourist attraction on the Potomac. It was ok, kind of had the feel of Inner Harbor in Baltimore, but at a much smaller scale. But it kept us busy & it was a beautiful day. Felt like spring, and then reality that it was only March set in. haha And saturday night we headed to Clarendon to see another band play. Lots of fun. It's too bad Meag doesnt live down here, It'd be soo much fun. Course, I'm probably staying out of trouble and actually studying in her absence haha But her visits are much appreciated and needed.

I've been looking at everyone's spring break trip pictures and remembering that just last year Meag and I drove to GA to see my dad. We were talking about just picking up and doing it again, but alas, we couldnt because i had class on monday. I miss road trips and hope to just pick up one weekend and drive somewhere. anywhere! we'll see. at this point, my road trips include, altoona & beaver falls. how exciting. . .

anyway - its off to class !

enjoy <3

Happy as the sun :)

Its been so long since i've written. shame on me. but i have been really busy. i feel like such an old person, i go to bed at 9 (if not before) and i wake up everyday at 5am. what a life. but its going really well. i really am enjoying all that i am learning. and being busy all day makes the weeks go by fast. to think, i am done in august. that's only 5 months away! i cant wait. although, there is a lot to be thinking about before august comes around.. like where i'm going to work? minor detail. i guess, since its march, its a little premature to be applying and thinking too seriously about it, but its coming up very quickly. in may - i'll be graduating, and then again the end of august. sometime soon i also need to be signing up to take the registry exam that i need to pass in order to be certified in my profession. not looking forward to the pressure of the test, but hoping i can pass it the first time! ;)


this semester has really put into perspective the importance of several things: exercise, eating right, and actually taking the medication Dr's prescribe you. sooo many people could prevent being in the cath lab if they would do these three things, sadly though, no one wants to do what their told. and who really wants to eat food thats good for them? i'll admit, my eating habits havent changed, but i've started to think about it while i'm eating, which is a start... so we'll see where that takes me here in the next few months.

March is a busy month for company - everyone has decided to come and visit this month, which is fabulous - but i dont have a free weekend until ... april sometime?? Geneva is on spring break this weekend.. and i am not :( no trip to Georgia this year, but meag is still coming down this weekend to hang out - if i didnt have classes on monday - we could have done it, but for some reason they didnt give us a break. oh well. some other time.

last weekend brandon and i went for a walk at a state park called mcconnel's mill, my favorite place ever.. just wanted to share a picture we took while walking around:) it was beautiful.. but very icy.. we both fell a few times.. haha