DIY project

Ok...I'm a terrible blogger.

I've been really into DIY-ing and repurposing lately and here is one of the projects I've done recently! I love having a place to put photos and fun scraps of things. It helps keep my desk de-cluttered and they always brighten my day!

Before:

After:

I looked into buying frames at craft stores, but it was going to cost me at least $80...a little steep for a student budget. So I went to home depot and the nice guys there helped me build frames. Then I bought spray paint, gorilla glue, and new ribbons. In total it cost me about $25 dollars for both of them!

The waiting game...

Don't you think it's ironic that doctor's call the people they see "patients"?

Because I'm in the medical school here, I have the privilege (and responsibility) of having access to all the medical records on file. I've really grown to love sifting through the files of kiddos that I'm going to be observing during therapy and evaluations. I used to think "I really think parents would love being able to see all the stuff in these charts! It's like the Wal-Mart of medical records and results." Not any more.

It has been an entirely different experience reading/stalking my medical record, waiting (somewhat anxiously) for results to come back. I write, hear, say, or read the word "patient" everyday. Today, the irony of the word "patient" hit me. I was pondering on the virtue of patience and reminding myself "be patient!" and my smart-aleck side argued back "I am a patient! and these doctors are taking forever." So to satisfy both my virtue-pondering and smart aleck sides of my personality, I adopted a new little mantra...at least for the next little while: Being a patient takes patience.

Last weekend I got to go to Memphis for a Myofascial Release Therapy conference. I got to stay in this sweet hotel on the 17th floor:

I felt a little bit like Willy Wonka because the elevator walls are made out of glass and it moved so fast.

This is my gorgeous hotel room. I felt vaguely like a rockstar wish such a luxurious place to rest my head!

View from my window...still a bit brown and ugly in Memphis =P

Also as a side note....love love love room service. SO nice!

So it's been a while...

Alright....I'm guilty. I promised many that I would keep this blog up-to-date and I have failed. As much as I would like to share every adventure I've had here with ya'll (a new word in my daily lexicon...), here are some of the highlights!

Moving Day!

Exploring Nashville

Labor Day trip to North Carolina! So fun!

Celebrated my 21st birthday with new found friends

Lots of live music venues!

A newfound love for baking, decorating, and eating cupcakes!

Fall Break camping trip!
Enjoying the spectacular change of the leaves

Haunted houses
Halloween!
Learning that being an adult on my own is hard and scary at times...especially when small fuzzy 8 legged crawlers sneak into your apartment
Sampling from the many delicious restuarants in the area

Movies!

Skating!

Visitng the Gaylord Opryland all decorated for Christmas!

Thanksgiving with my beautiful family and seeing my adorable niece and nephew

My new Mark Mabry painting of Christ - a beautiful reminder of what I believe in every time I walk in my door. (Thanks Mom and Dad! I love it!)

The most amazing family a girl could ask for - celebrating Christmas...missing David, Mel, and the kids tho!

And my latest adventure: day trip to Chattanooga to go the aquarium!

Sting Rays!

What an amazing and blessed my time here in Nashville has been! I have met some truly amazing people who have loved me and taught me some very important lessons. I've grown an increased appreciation for my family and have found what I like to call my Nashville family here in my ward, friends, and colleagues. I've been challenged academically in a whole new way. Most of all, my faith has grown as everything has fallen into place as I create a life here. I couldn't be more grateful for all the blessings and comfort I have received and I'm loving every moment of it!

Crazytown!

My soon-to-be new home! Officially going to Vanderbilt in the Fall!

What a year!

Well so much craziness has happened and I have done so poorly at keeping up my blog! Hopefully I'll be better about it from now on! Here is a quick re-cap of the last 6 months!

I flew a plane!

Graduated from college!

Christmas with the WHOLE family! So fun! :D

Mary Poppins in Denver!

Learned how to snowboard!

Took a daddy/daughter trip to Copper thanks to a friend selling us lift tickets super cheap!

In other news, I also got a new job with a company called ACES doing behavioral therapy with children who have autism. I also got accepted to graduate school at the University of Utah, and Vanderbilt and I'm still trying to decide! Hopefully I'll have a decision to share soon :D

Most Epic Concert

So my latest adventure was a BRAD PAISLEY CONCERT! :) This was the best concert I've ever been to! Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley are so talented!