so my thanksgiving break was wonderful, i worked until thursday then had the weekend off to spend with my family and charley, he came to me and we had a great time...it was also very nice to have all of my sisters in the house at once-we had a great time when we werent fighting ;) especially friday...now i am back in the 'real' world, two more weeks of classes and still working...i am just ready for my next holiday week...christmas, i am off for an entire week...it is going to be absolutely wonderful, i am going to decatur and i am so excited!!! this time of the year i actually am missing the craziness that is real exam week and a sudden increase in working, it makes it feel like christmas, here, yes i will have an exam week, but work will stay the same, hopefully i can decorate the house to compensate for my usual christmas routine, but i do think that it will be nice to be home for christmas...i love the holidays!!!

wouldn't it be nice....

You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

my new pet

okay, okay, i am sorry i havent written in forever, but i have been so busy....life here is crazy busy, but i know that i am doing it to myself, and for a good reason...i am trying to get back to birmingham...i have been working one-two doubles each week to save money to move back....lets see what else...hmmm...i took my pcat, and it went okay i guess, i will probably find out later this week or next week what my score is, so keep your fingers crossed...i have been going to birmingham alot lately b/c charles has been so busy with all of his many commitments, including opera, which was this weekend, as many of you know, and i just want to take a second and praise what a wonderful job everyone did, watching everyone up there have fun made me miss performing so much, i wanted nothing else but to be up there with everyone else...but my charley, he was amazing, he is growing so much as a musician that everytime i hear him i am just taken back by his talent and dedication, it is a wonderful thing to watch, and i know he is just going to get better and better, charles you make me so proud....so the opera, that consumed a bunch of our time this weekend, but we also got to hang out with some friends, see my beautiful sister at her formal (i will post a picture on my other blog later), and i had the chance to meet with the dean of admissions to samford's pharmacy school, which went very well, and i left with a very positive feeling...i am so ready to be back in 'real' school, and evern more to be back in birmingham, i have just recently been trying to get a job back at uab at the beginning of next year so that i can move back then, i hate being away from 'my' home, my friends, and birmingham, i miss singing in a group, and enjoying my life, that is all i want back...just to wake up each day and smile...so please everyone if you can, shout out a little prayer that something opens up, i have decided that once i can get a job, i will be back....now i need to go clean the house, and then go to work...nine days until i see charley, he is coming her for thanksgiving, i am so excited!!!!!!!!!

can you do it???

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Bert You scored 79% Organization, 51% abstract, and 54% extroverted!

This test measured 3 variables. First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean. Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type. Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself. You are very organized, both concrete and abstract, and both introverted and extroverted. Here is why are you Bert. You are both very organized. You almost always know where your belongings are and you prefer things neat. You may even enjoy cleaning and find it therapeutic. Bert is a big neat freak and gets quite annoyed when Ernie makes a big mess. You both are sometimes concrete and sometimes abstract thinkers. Bert is probably a bit more concrete in his bottlecap collecting addiction and his love of the weather. He does show his abstract side when he sings and performs his "Doin' The Pidgeon" song. You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren't afraid to explore your dreams and desires... within limits of course. You are both somewhat introverted. Bert is probably more introverted, because he spends most of his time either with Ernie or alone. Still he has no problem being around other people in his role as chairman of "The National Association of 'W' Lovers." Like Bert, you probably like to have some time to yourself, but you do appreciate spending time with your friends, and you aren't scared of social situations. The other possible characters are Oscar the Grouch Big Bird Snuffleupagus Ernie Elmo Kermit the Frog Grover Cookie Monster Guy Smiley The Count If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback! Also if you want to tell me your favorite Sesame Street character, I can total them up and post them here. Perhaps your choice will win!

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 96% on Organization You scored higher than 53% on concrete-abstra You scored higher than 33% on intro-extrovert

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study, work, work, study, b-ham, work....so that is pretty much everything that i have been doing this past week or so, i have been trying to study every spare moment that i have had (with the exception of this past weekend) i have also been working alot, some doubles and on my off day, yet it is amazing that it still feels as if i have no money whatsoever...this weekend i went to b-ham, it was a great weekend, amanda had a band contest so charles and i went and watched her march, it was fun...then sunday, went and saw concert choir sing at cantebury methodist, this was my first time to not be performing, and it was rather hard, it really made me realize how much i miss singing, and how much i miss my friends, i dont like being away at all and i wish i had a chance to get to know some of the new people, it is just really weird, being on the outside of it all... anyway enough whinning, right now i am sitting at home with becca and amanda watching cinderella, my wonderful charles got it for me this weekend, i love disney movies, do you ever wish you could be in a disney movie, everything always ends up working out, and everyone lives happily ever after, i would give anything to know that my life would end like a disney movie, riding off into the sunset with my prince charming......

Try number two

Try number two…well I bought my PCAT study book today…I decided to get a new one this year, so I broke down and spent the money to buy a Kaplan, and now as I stare at it I am beginning to wonder if I am going to have time to read the entire thing in 3 weeks….i mean, why can’t I just put it under my pillow and learn by diffusion, that would be wonderful…but now I probably need to go to work, so I should stop typing and get dressed…and tonight, after work, I have a date with my study book….goody goody!!!!

another trip home

Well another trip home has come and gone, and I now sit here in my bed at my mom’s house watching the UAB Spring 2005 concert on dvd…technology and the internet are amazing things…I just mailed off some of my high-8 tapes of memorable concerts and trips and three weeks later I have custom dvds…I am so glad I was born when I was…my trip home was nice, way too short but very nice and much needed…Saturday morning I had lunch with “the girls” ya know how people say that you meet you best friends in college, well these girls are mine, my friends that I hope will be my friends until we are old, while we done always talk as often as we would like, when we get together we just fall back into our usual roles of the group...Girls I love you all so much and I thank you all for everything ( I will post pictures on my other blog, the link is to the right)……after that I went back to Charley’s and we watched football, it was so nice to have a relaxing afternoon just curled up on the couch with him watching TV (even if all the games did not make me happy, at least auburn won, War Eagle)…then we had dinner at superior grill with Melanie and Scott, the last time we went we waited 3 hours and never got a table (it was may 5) so this was like a make up dinner…than back to the house (apt) for more football…church this morning was nice, it is amazing how at home I feel at trinity, I miss it there so much more than I ever thought I would, I miss the people, the atmosphere, the feeling I get just being there, it is my church home and one of the highlights of each trip back to Birmingham…after church Scott treated Haley, Mary Beth, Wesley, Charles, and myself to lunch, it a very sweet thing to do, thank you Scott….then only bad part of the trip was, of course, coming back, ya know I thought that it would get easier the more I went and came back to Jackson, but it feels as if it is just getting harder, I am so ready to be back home with my friends and my charley, I just hope I can make it through the time I have until I move back, and the uncertainty when it will happen, for that I am quickly learning how I must depend on another source of strength, Charles and I both must, I find myself very often asking for help to stay strong, and not burst into tears just because I thought about the way my life was or could be…it is definitely a day to day kinda thing, but I am trying to learn…anyway, enough rambling, I need to go to bed, t/m I have class (yea!!!) and then a night of working…back to the real world, but I cant help but think that in 13 days ill be back home…

okay, so my mother was intrigued by the "leader test" so she took it...and after my mother, the republican, all of a sudden i heard a burst of laughter, i look to the computer screen and what do i see but this:

(charles will be so proud)

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

who are you?

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

"Perfection is important"

does anyone else think that this test is accurate?

Okay I know I havent

Okay, I know I haven’t blogged in awhile…but honestly there hasn’t been much to write about…my trip home last weekend was great, while I was very disappointed that I did not get to hear the choir, I did get to spend some much needed time with my charley…I also got to sing at my church on Sunday (which I really miss) and I got to visit with Copeland, Leigh, and their adorable girls…it was a much needed trip…since being home I have gone to work and school, I had my first lab exam in A&P this week and I blew the curve, I used to always curse the people that blew the curves, but it sure does make me feel smart to know that I can do it….I have to work all weekend and ill be off Tuesday, yea!!! And then I will be off next weekend, but it isn’t going to be a good weekend, b/c I am afraid I won’t get to see my charley….so if you see him, tell him to come and visit me b/c I miss him so much, this long distance thing is no fun, and I am already counting down the days until I am back in Birmingham/home…

update...

okay so an update on the last post, my teacher finally emailed me saying the my grade was a little different...i amde a 102!!!!!! yea!!! now i know that this doesnot equal that grade at uab but hey it is still a great grade...i am happy, and what makes me even more happy is that i am going to b-ham this weekend to see everybody, yea!!!!!!!!!! now i need to go and pack...see yal soon...love ya

"is that a two?"

okay so you are wondering what the above quote is from, well it is what i said to my A&P teacher today when i got my first test score back...our first test was monday and i felt so good about it, there was like one or two questions out of 110 that i questioned myself about...so today i stood in line with the class and when it was my turn i said "charest" and my teacher pointed to my grade in the grade book and i clearly saw the second number a 9, but the first number was fuzzy, not written to well, so i asked my teacher "is that a two?" to which she replied "yes"...translation i made a 29 on my test, out of 100....my response was quick b/c i knew something had happened, i asked her if i could talk to her after class...so many of you that have read my blog or know me think that the usual delia would be kicking in at this point in the story, getting all worked up and crying, stressing out...but no, i know exactly what had happened, and it was confirmed by my teacher when i talked with her after class...she graded my scantron #1 as scantron #2, and vice versa...so now i have been checking my email like a crazy person to find out my grade, b/c well i havent changed that much...now, off to bed, i get to sleep late t/m, yea!!!!!!!

it's here, it's here...my diploma, i am so excited, it was taking so long i was actually beginning to wonder if i really graduated, but yes i did...it is so pretty and i am so proud of it...now it needs one of those awesome frames with the school matting, oh i am so excited...today is the first day of my first weekend of working, funfun, i will work tonight, saturday night, and sunday night, then ill be off monday, which is when i have my A&P test, busy busy...now i need to get ready for work...IT'S A GREAT DAY!!!

a daily blogger?

Hello, I apologize for the sporadic nature that I have been exhibiting on my blog…I am slowly falling into my schedule here in Jackson, and things have pretty much gotten back to normal here for me and my family (we should continue to pray for and help all of the people on the coast that have lost everything and been displaced far away from their home)…I started back to school yesterday and my sisters’ first day back was today, so I am sitting in my room right now trying to reorganize the mess that has become my desk and life, trying to get caught up and have some stuff on paper, don’t ask me why, but when I blog I feel like things are a little more stable and organized (must be another one of my anal hang-ups)…today is my day off, so I am going to get everything in place, start to clean my house, and then go to Starkville (my best friend is having a baby shower tonight)…lets see, now let me catch yall up on everything…living at home is not bad, everyone said it would be horrible, but it is actually kinda relaxing and refreshing (well when the sisters are being nice and cooperative), the girls have adjusted well, they still hiss when they see the other cats but I am getting used to it (it does feel like a jungle at times)…school is going fine, nothing too hard, I have my first test on Monday, I’ll let you know how it goes, the only thing I really don’t like about school is the drive (josh I don’t know how you drove an hour everyday, just three days a week is a pain in the…well you know) as for my voice lessons, I have only had one so far, number 2 is t/m (which reminds me I need to practice…ill put that on the list too)…work is actually not that bad, I really enjoy knowing that my mommy is up stairs during part of my shift, and the people that I work with are really a lot of fun, I am trying to catch on fast to all the differences b/t UAB and Baptist, there are a lot (especially in the IV area), I just want the people there to think of me as a good tech and an asset to the department, gosh I am such a dork…hmmm what else, Oh I am beginning to travel on a familiar road again, the pharmacy school road (maybe my blog follower from last year will take an interest again this year) I am going to do many things different this time around, I am going to apply to a lot of school, while my top choice is Samford ( I miss b-ham), I am going to apply at Ole Miss, Mercer, and probably a few others it all depends on what strikes my fancy…I do believe that all of the above may just catch everyone up with my life here in Jackson, I am going to try to become a daily blogger, I have always wanted to, maybe I can do it, check back to see….oh yeah and I plan on being in b-ham next weekend (so I can see my charley sing) so hopefully ill see all of my b-ham friends then, I miss you all, a lot…but for now I am going to start the process of organization, I love it (I am such a loser)…love yall’

the quiz

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Delia
2. dee dee
3. pudn’

THREE SCREENAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. dmcrx82
2.drmajordeya
3.deya92698 (don’t ask)

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. determined
2. organized
3. usually on time if not early

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1.over the past years I have become a little anal in my efforts to organize
2.i tend on the whiny side some
3. I worry too much, about everything

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1.french canadian
2.indian
3.mississippi (?)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. clowns
2. spiders
3. my little sister’s room

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. talking to my charley
2. a diet mountain dew
3. yoga (at least I am trying that one)

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. pink terry cloth pants
2. charley’s decatur baseball sweatshirt (my favorite)
3. a green and yellow striped night gown (I am cute, let me tell you)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1.caedmons call
2.john mayer
3.philip copeland

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. love soon (john mayer)
2. angel (jewel)
3. if I can help somebody (sniff, sniff)

YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. paying off some debt/save money
2. start pharmacy school
3. have no regrets

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (besides love):
1. humor
2. a best friend
3. a strong foundation built on faith in God

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: (can you spot the lie?)
1. it is my day off!!!
2. I actually am enjoying living at home
3. I don’t miss charley…

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. a healthy physical appearance
2. an ora of confidence
3. eyes (and by eyes I mean butt)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. shopping
2. watching a movie with my charley
3. coloring in my anatomy coloring book (I am so cool)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. see my charley
2. snap my fingers and my house to be clean
3. take a shower

THREE CAREERS YOU WANT:
1. professional singer in whatever choir that dr. copeland is directing
2. pharmacist
3. pharmacist (not pharmacy technician)

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Greece
2. Tahiti
3. England

THREE KIDS NAMES:
1. Charles Farley Henry Jr
2. Madison Charest Henry (girl)
3. i stop at two kids...no more

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. graduate pharmacy school
2. live in another country
3. have a family

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR ELSE:
1. amanda
2. rebecca
3. virginia

reality check

first off i am okay, thank you to all the people that have asked, all of my family here in central and north mississippi are okay, not to sure about the family and friends on the coast (but i think most of them evacuated)...as for life here, it had been crazy since sunday...we woke up early monday morning and my sisters came to my nana's and momma and i went to work, i ended up staying at work until 10 that night helping out and working, it was a scary site to see the weather, we lost all power and were down to our last generator at the hospital, the water was also off, to conserve our power they also turned off the air condition at the hospital, it was a long day/night, momma and i thought we were going to have to stay the night but at the last minute we found out that the roads were passible enough to go home...with my sisters still at my nana's, momma and i went home at about 1030 monday night, our house favored very well compared to alot of houses in the neighborhood, we lost one tree and a big section of our backyard fence is gone, but we still had no power, my dad lost two trees at his house, and one tree fell on his car...today is the first day i have had access to the internet to talk to everyone b/c my phone has not really worked...it is thursday, and while my nana has power, our house is still without, i have been working everyday, trying to help at the hospital that is still under a boil water notice, we are still staying with my nana hoping that we will soon regain our power (they are sayin git could be weeks for some areas here)...we are all out of school until after labor day but even when classes resume i dont know if i will be able to go unless the gas crisis is resolved, if you have watched the news you may have seen the people waiting for gas in long lines and that is just how it is, i havent heard of anyone getting gas in less than 2 hours, and with the long lines, the few stations that have power are having to close fast, i have always been the person who thought that these thing would never happen where i was so to be going through it is very scary at times and it has really helped me see what is important, family... things have been crazy, but as put out as my family and i are we are counting our blessings, we faired so well compared to the rest of mississippi...thank you again for your concern and prayers, just please keep praying for eveyone...

current mood: tired, but not depressed, an improvement

finally my first 'real' week is done, and i am tired...but despite my fatigue i think ill be okay, as long as i dont have anymore days like yesterday, which i am sure i will...i am coming to figure out that i will have good days and bad days, today was a good day-yesterday was a bad day, which explains my depressive, whiny blog...but on to better things...i had my first voice lesson with my new teacher, i think that she is going to be good for me, she for her doctorate from indiana, her first comments were things that i know are my weaknesses, which is good, i am excited about fixing my tecchnique...tonight the hospital lost power, and it got a little crazy, but it was nice b/c baptist crazy=uab normal so i felt kinda at home, i am getting used to everything there and i think i am doing a pretty good job so far....hmmmm, what else.....oh i started a new blog of pictures...on this blog i will post pictures and small explainations for them, hopefully all my friends at home (b-ham) can keep up with me here and how i am doing in my new life, hopefully they wont all be of charles and myself (well hopefully for yall sake) anyway, check it out...now off to bed, t/m i get to sleep yet, yea!!!!!!!!

current mood: depressed

I want to be home.  I do not, necessarily, like my new life. I thought that when I moved home things would be easier, my life would be slower.  But it is very much the opposite. It is just like before, one thing after the other, not being able to catch a breath…but its worse b/c I don’t have my charley or my friends (nothing against my family)…I just want to be home, and I cant help but wonder if I even made the right choice by moving away…