Thank you Lord for allowing Auburn to win today!!!! Because if they had not, I probably would have had to scrape Charles off of the concrete sidewalk outside of my apartment window.

WAR EAGLE!!!!

AMEN.

6 days and counting...

sounds exciting, right? Six days until what you may ask. My first physiology test!!! I am trying to be a good little pharmacy student and start studying this weekend. I finished ch. 5 and now only have ch. 6 and ch. 8 left. I really like the way that my tablet pc (Moses) is allowing me to compile my notes all in one place. He also came with a program OneNote that is awesome at making a sort of 'study guide,' and I am actually enjoying putting it all together. This makes me a complete loser, I know. I really should get back to work, so that tomorrow I can watch all the great football on tv, but I have developed a slight headache (cephalalgia) from the studying that I have done. So this blog was meant only as a break, not at all as procrastination. (Yeah right!) Okay, okay back to studying. Have a great weekend!!!

Oh, update:
My surgery went well. But I didn't get to keep my stone; it was sent off to pathology, which is kinda scary sounding. I went to class Tuesday morning against Charles' wishes and was able to slightly pay attention. I am off the pain meds and have a follow up appointment next week.

Manning vs. Manning

Okay, I know that I should be studying right now (and I am reading physiology during commercial breaks), but I also know the importance of watching history on television. Yes, Manning vs. Manning, the first game ever in the history of NFL for two quarterback brothers to start against each other. And this game also hits home because of Charles' and my unwavering faithfulness to our two brothers. Charles, a devout Peyton fan, and myself, obviously in love with Eli Manning (after all ,we did go to college together), are trying to control our intense rivalry on my couch. It is going to be a great game, but now I must go because Eli, my love, is about to start. Go Giants!!!

week two, rocky one

I finished this week on a not so wonderful note. For those of you who I talk to regularly, you know that I am currently a medical marvel. Well, kinda. I have a lovely salivary stone in my sublingual gland, which in it self is not that uncommon. But I was informed yesterday that I have an abnormally large salivary stone that is unusually far forward in my salivary duct. Fun yes, I can hardly contain myself. And so today, at my third doctors visit in two days, I was informed that I would be having surgery on Monday to extract my little friend. Yes, the doctor said Monday. So I am currently thrilled to pieces at the thought of spending what will be the second day of my third week of pharmacy school, drugged up, in class. Yes I know that this is minor surgery, but the wonderful doctor will still be slicing open the floor of my mouth to remove a 1.5cm by .5cm (roughly) calcified stone out of mouth. Needless to say I will probably be on some form of pain killer Tuesday morning at 8am when I am in class. Because, yes, I am not letting my little friend make me miss a night of studying and a day of class, not much could do that. So to you all, chew your food carefully and thank God for you active flow of spit. Later.

Thermostat or thermometer?

Which are you? Today in church this analogy was presented and I really liked it. How do you respond when things get 'hot' or times get bad. Do you simply reflect the conditions around you, by acting like a thermometer, or do you respond internally to the conditions and adapt? This really struck home with me as I start my next week of pharmacy school. Last week was overwhelming, and I am pretty sure that this one is going to be the same (especially since my calendar is more full than the previous week). So how will I respond to the challenge of studying, attending meetings, rehearsals, and finding down time? Will I simply get more stressed as each task is added to my schedule and end up reflecting my hectic schedule like a thermometer, or will I adapt and be proactive like a thermostat, prioritzing and asking for help from others and God, knowing that if I stress it will only make things worse? I hope I can be like the thermostat. That is my goal for this week. I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day off, please remember us poor Samford students stuck in class.

Ahhh...I love Fridays!!!

Today I got out of class at 11 am, which was wonderful, and that is how all Fridays will be!!! As I was leaving the beautiful campus of Samfrod today I thought to myself, "I have completed my first week of pharmacy school. Now, just 143 weeks left (roughly)." Don't get me wrong, I am not starting to count down the weeks yet. But it is exciting to know that I have finally started on the journey that I have wanted to start for so long. So my first week, a recap: Pharmacy school is exhausting, well at least this week was. It is going to be a lot of work (I already knew this, it was just reinforced this week). I enjoy class!!! Yes, it is a lot of information and work, but I know that I can do it.
Tonight I finished scanning in my other 1100+ page book (yea!!!), and then Charles and I spent the evening running errands (aka. shopping). Now we are sitting, watching TV, and thanking God that I am allowed a study free night. I figured I'll start back up t/m, but tonight.....REST.
I hope that everyone else's school has started well, and that it continues to go well. And if you feel discouraged during the week, just remembering one thing should lift your spirits....FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!!!!
So everyone enjoy your weekend, watch some football, and try not to study too much! (that last one was for me).

WAR EAGLE

GO BLAZERS

and above all

HOTTY TODDY