It's up to you.

Since the first day of school, we have been told over and over that the theft of our laptops (and therefore patient information) is a serious security issue. We were given the laptop locks that lock it down to a desk and were strongly encouraged to use them. Apparently there has been a recent surge in laptop theft because we walked in to this on Monday:

It immediately made me crack up, slightly brightening my morning. I would like you to notice the zip-ties added this morning... it seems that laptops are not the only hot item on the black market. I must say, I would have loved making this poster an artpiece on my wall...

Just Not Enough

In the last few weeks, we've been getting tons of e-mails about the availability of the H1N1 and seasonal flue vaccines. At first it looked like they weren't going to get any seasonal vaccines in... but then they were...then it was going to be a limited supply... then everyone who wanted one would be able to get one. Today was the big day- oh boy. I don't know if you know, but I have a little thing about needles. It's not that I'm necessarily afraid, but I just don't do well with them. Sure, I will be giving injections all day every day, but I'm not receiving them. Thankfully, my friend, Lauren, skipped class with me to beat the lunch traffic. We went at 10:00 am, and as we were going in they were announcing that they weren't sure if they had enough for everyone and that we were going to have to wait at least 30 mins. What?!? Didn't the e-mail just say there were enough for everyone??? Someone wayyyy underestimated! We decided to take our chances and entered the school's auditorium. The line snaked all the way around the room and doubled back on itself. After a few minutes in line, we realized they were no longer allowing anyone else to even come in line, which was not a good sign. Our biggest fear was that we would get all the way to the front and they'd tell us they were out. We had skipped Pathology, after all. 45 minutes later, we got close enough to see the nurses. Just a little closer... closer... they started to count people off right as we were getting to the front b/c they didn't have enough for everyone in line, but we made that cut. Closer... closer... and this is what I saw:
The person receiving the wrath of the nurse jumped so high, I thought she might fall out of her chair. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but it really was awful to watch. All I was thinking was, "please God, don't let me get that nurse!!" And what happened?!? Yes, I got that nurse. I decided to tell her I wasn't good with needles and to go gentle on me. The worst part is when they start rubbing your skin with the alcohol. My tummy gets all in knots and I hate the anticipation. And those horrible words, "just a little stick..." BAM!! Boy was I surprised!! It was the best shot I've ever gotten! I know, anticlimatic... sorry. But it really was a relief!!

The people behind me, however, were not so lucky. Lauren and I were literally the last 2 people to get our flu shots. There were a lot of unhappy campers behind us!

The moral of the story is UTHSCSA failed us once again... and sometimes nurses aren't as bad as they look... and sometimes skipping class is good!

Almost Done

My dad and I worked on the concrete countertops again when I went home a couple of weeks ago. All he has to do is buff the breakfast bar and install it, and they will be totally done! Last week he got all the tiling done and installed lights under the cabinets, and I have to say, it looks fabulous!! He did such an amazing job! After 4 years of living there, they finally have a good looking, wall paper & laminate-free kitchen!

FYI

FYI for unnamed persons to whom I am close (and others who worry about their kids).... it is not a "true" fever until 101 degrees. Don't freak out until then. :O)

One More Thing....

Just wanted to let everyone know... T-minus 30 days until "New Moon" comes out. Don't hate.

Oh... My....Goodness.

I just can't even begin to explain how crazy and undesirable my life is right now. I will attempt to catch up on about a month's worth of life, and I gotta tell ya, it's not that exciting- sorry!

I think first of all, this picture can just sum up how I feel. Especially in the morning....

It's frightening, isn't it? That's me saying, "why the heck am I doing this?!?!" mixed in with a little bit of "please shoot me now" and a little bit of ".........................." cuz my brain is fried. The most excitement we've had the last few weeks has been the Longhorn's (ugly) victory over OU- Hook 'em!! Other than that, not much else. Jordan has been such a good sport about the whole not seeing his wife thing, finding comfort in XBox.

I think he and I both can say,

I am quite sick of it. A few updates: the test that I asked everyone to pray for... let's just say I survived. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for 18 of my fellow students, but I shared my (elated to have it) C with 46 of my other classmates. For those of you not doing the math, that means that over half of our class got a C or lower. Our professor accused of us "cramming" and that some of our answers were "humerous" to grade. What a confident booster, eh? The be honest, I've never been so happy about a C in my life, so it's all good. There have been many, many other tests that have been so-so and good and some not-so-good.

I do have a little something to show for my 9 weeks of being a DSII... we have finally gotten to some relatively interesting stages in our labs. In Complete Dentures, we have finally formed what at least looks something like a mouth. It still remains my least favorite class, and I will never make another pair of dentures in my life. We started off with all this stuff:

And ended up with this. Beautiful, right? I'm pretty sure they will anhialate it tomorrow in lab.

One of my favorite classes however, is Fixed Prosthedontics, aka Crowns and Bridges. We have been working all semester to make our first gold crown, and I have to say I'm actually pretty proud of it. At least it's shiny and pretty!

When I'm not listening in class, I usually surf the net a little bit. I love looking at all these random blogs of women who have the most amazing decorating skills. They are so crafty and I wish I could be. I found this one lady who makes these fabric leaves, and I thought they were a cute, easy idea for all of you sewers out there.

And on to some more random news- Paisley is back! Yay! She has been at her NaeNae and Grandpa's for 6 long weeks. It is so nice to have her back home! When my dad came here to bring her back (and work) we went and saw "The Invention of Lying." All I can say is don't. It looks funny, but it's not and it's sacreligious. Big Time. One of the main story lines is that the main character lies and makes up heaven to make his mom feel better about dying. Which then progressing into him lying about "the man in the sky" and many other things, so I just wouldn't recommend it to fellow Christians. It made me sad that a movie had such a blatant attack on our beliefs! We did, however, buy "The Proposal," which is one of my new favorites. Anything else? Hmm... yes! Drumroll please...

We're moving!!!

We've decided to move into a townhome off of 410 and Evers Rd, which is super nice and has a backyard for the lil one. We'll probably be moving in January, but if we're lucky, over Christmas break. So now I will at least have a creative outlet to decorate again. I love and miss Hobby Lobby!

Sorry for such a long post! I don't have a lot of time to write/upload pics/etc., so I have to do it all at once. I'll try to do better. Thank you everyone for your love, prayers, and support! And sorry for my continued absence from life...

Help

Today is going to be a rough day, and I (along with my poor classmates) are in need of some serious prayer. We have a Pathology test at 1:00pm that covers 75 diseases. Yes, you read that correctly, 75. If you want to know anything about heart diseases, vascular diseases, genetic disorders, or anything affecting the blood, please just let me know.

Birthday Boy

Yesterday was Jordan's 25th birthday- - 2 -5-!! That's a quarter of a century! I can't believe how old we are getting.

It feels like yesterday that we just met as young pups,

and now look at us- 5 1/2 years later!

[Oh to be young again... oh well.]

We didn't get to do anything too exciting because I had a test today, but we did go to Cheesecake Factory- yum! Also, I have to say, I gave him the best present EVER! If you don't know Jordan, then I will let you in on a secret... he LOVES (and I mean loves) University of Texas football. I'm not sure where the obsession comes from (yes, I know his dad went there, but my dad went to the University of Memphis and I don't bleed blue) but it there. To give you an idea, I used to be an Aggie fan, but after a few fights, I gave up on that cause and converted. Now I love UT also, and we kind of have an affiliation now that I'm at dental school within the UT system. Anyways... I spent a week trying to figure out the best seats available, trying to convince myself they were worth the money (it is his 25th, that's a big deal!), and all the while, trying to be sneaky.

I think it paid off:

He was so excited!! So now we are headed off to Austin on Nov. 21 for the UT vs Kansas game... sitting super far away... but who cares?!

I just found this picture and it made me laugh. I don't care what anyone says, I love George W. I was proud to have him as our president and proud that he claims himself a Texan. Apparently he is also a UT fan... catch the longhorns sign by his side!!

Just for Laughs

Here are a few Halloween costumes I came across on-line. They are either really cute, stupid, or just horribly done. Either way, they make me smile!

This poor little girl changed her mind at the last minute.

This is my old roommate (she's the head) ... it makes me laugh- good idea guys...

This is probably my favorite costume I've ever seen. It is so clever!

You know I love dogs. And McDonalds. And especially dogs McDonalds costumes!

Poor baby.

So cute! It even has a shower head!

If you don't think this is funny, you are weird.

I almost made Paisley a lobster this year and me be a fisherman... so this one just cracks me up. Which one is worse? A dog or a baby being your catch of the day?