I AM GOING TO BE A PHARMACIST!!!!!!!!!!!

yep, thats right, i know i havent blogged alot this year through my process of applying but the process is over, and i am going to samford!!!!!!!!! i am so pumped....and so now, today what am i going to do to celebrate....PACK, why....I AM MOVING BACK TO BIRMINGHAM T/M!!!!!!!!! its like my life is finally beginning to take shape.....the world is finally a happy place again!!! thank you to everyone for all of your support thoughout all this stuff, i love you all.....i love everyone (especially my family and awesome charley!!!)

well, things are really starting to fall into place, and it is nice, but at the same time i am feeling things that i havent felt since my senior year in hs...you know, when you were a senior and all you wanted to do was get out of your house and be off on your own, well its like that, but a little worse b/c i miss my charley more than anything else ever, this long distance thing is horrible....okay okay, time to be positive, this blog is not going to be depressing....BIG NEWS!!!! i have my interview at samford this thursday!!! yea!!! so i will be in b-ham from thursday to monday!!!! its is going to be awesome, i am so excited...but there are other things that i will be doing besides my interview and spending time with the most amazing man in the world (charles), i will also be looking for a job, why a job you might ask....well thats the bigger news!!!! i am moving back!!! i will be back in b-ham for good in less than one month!!! yes you heard me, i will be back very soon....i already have a cute little apartment (very little) and i will be moving my big stuff in about three weeks with myself to follow shortly after, so by the time UAB has there spring break i will be living in homewood again!!! and can spend all the time with my charley as i want to...i am so excited, now i just have to get into pharmacy school!!!

luckiest girl in the world

i am the luckiest girl in the whole wide world,

few females are as lucky as i....

you may ask why i am so lucky,

the answer is simple...

i am in love with and loved by

A BARITONE!!!!

okay, do i remember how this thing works?

sorry it has been so long since I have posted, but well, honestly, working is taking it out of me…I never realized what working full time actually was…it feels like you are in this cycle that never changes, yah know that movie office space, well that’s kinda what its like…well not really, I do enjoy my job, the people I work with, and feel fulfilled like I do some good…but it is still this cycle, its just really different from being in school…I miss school so much and want to be back…well why don’t I give you an update first…Christmas was wonderful (except for having to work) I got to spend the week before Christmas with Charles and his family (for those of you who don’t know, Charles had surgery over Christmas and I helped nurse him back to help) and since then I have just been working….hmmm lets see, momma and I have started to get on the healthy lifestyle, she has lost 8 pounds and I have lost about 4, we are trying to keep each other motivated, its kinda fun (well except all the salad)…oh yeah, my applications to pharmacy school are in and being reviewed, I hope to hear from Samford soon about an interview, and as soon as I hear something I will let you all know, I am saving like a fool for school (well when I can kick my shopping addiction, which I believe I have) and I just want to be back in Birmingham…I hope all is well there...I will try to post again soon, maybe something exciting will happen in my life worth sharing with the world!!! (check my picture blog, for some up to date photos)…Love you and miss you all!!!

another one? ugh, 23...

my first birthday in the 'real world' and its not cool....i miss the days of parties and candles, this year, the highlight of my birthday is work!!! yeah, im working today, t/m and sunday...i think the worst part is that i wont be able to see charley on my birthday :( but i saw him last weekend, and celebrated then with my parents, it was very nice...so today is just another day, is this what it is like when you grow up, nothing to look forward to, no special days? if so i would like to propose an alternative to growing up, i want to grow down, so that is my plan...this year is the last year that i am going to do the traditional 'birthday'....one year from today we will all get together and celebrate my 22 birthday, i am reversing the process...hope that everyone has a great day!!!!

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!!!