I got the phone call :(

Well I hope everyone had a very nice christmas! I know that I did. It was so much fun going around and visiting with family. I was picking up my room tonight when I got a phone call from Aunt Ang, yes she was scolding me for not having the blog updated. So, I said I would have it updated tonight...knew I had to do it!
Not much is going on. I am working as usually and am on my winter break from school. Finally dwindling down to the last few classes before I am on the waitlist for clinicals. Work is going well. I really enjoy working at RS, but sometimes it is very frustrating with some of the people I work with. I would much rather just work with all guys much less drama that way. Other than that not much else goes on with work and school.
Jared and I are doing great. It seems he makes me smile everyday and we always are having something to talk about. I'm glad Ashley was able to take a picture of him and I even though he looks like he was smoking something, lol. Last monday was my christmas with his family, it was fun. We ate dinner and then went downstairs by the fire to open presents and watch a movie. The family didn't have much money this year, but all the kids went through their own " stuff " in their rooms and each of them put together a gift bag for me. It was by far the best gifts ever. Each of them colored me a picture and made me a card. I recieved a homemade candle from the oldest Alex, Football cards, and a homemade puzzle scott colored for me and from Tori the only girl I recieved a beautiful BIG gold pin with a nice BIG purple gem dangling from it, and a kiss from the youngest Noah. They are such givers. From Jared I recieved a candle warmer that I loved from dutch heritage last year ( I was impressed he remembered ) and an electric blanket...yes folks an electric blanket. He is very practical I suppose lol. It's nice thought def. keeps me warm at night!
Christmas with mom and dad was fun, I got a nice gift from dad and a nice gift from mom...both which are very special to me. This year at grandma babcocks I actually was allowed to take some pictures. It will be nice since grandma never used to let me...and this year she was giving the crooked finger to anyone who was not willingly taking a picture with her. She is doing well, def. gaining some weight which makes me happy. At grandmas I even got a really nice picture of my mom. I will have to upload it sometime. Then at grandm Pughs I got a great picture of her. At first she refused to smile so I had to say something that made her burst into laughter. I simply said " grandma just think of grandpa naked " it worked and I got a great picture.
Anyway I am gonna head to bed soon. I have to work in the morning and I am hopefully seeing jared tomorrow night. I hope that everyone had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! Love you all!

I'm really terrible at this!

So, yes I know it's been awhile. At least I do update every so often. Life with Amber has been interesting. I will not go into all the details, but things are going better. God is good is all I can say. I am really glad I have family to talk to when things have gotten me down. I just had been so sad lately and letting things get in my way...but thanks to friends and mostly family you all helped so much!
I recently have started attending church again. I absolutely LOVE Pastor Trainer. I think God will do great things through him with our church. Church is something I look forward to again. I'm not proud to say that before I never wanted to go, but sadly it was the truth. Our church has definately been growing and it is really exciting :) Starting in September we are going to be having a second service now. It will be at the same time as the first service, but it will be more contemporary.....not sure how much more contemporary one can get lol. I am excited though. The Pastor for the second service is a missionary candidate, so that is pretty interesting. We are currently doing a series called " A walk Across The Room". It's a series on how each individuals personal story always boils down to someone taking a walk across the room to introduce it to you. Well not every story, but most stories. Our Pastor is so into it, and he is genuine you can tell. He is great at keeping ones attention as well. So, if you couldn't tell....I'm excited!
Work is going well....I still like my job. School starts mid september...I no longer have enough classes to be full time...which isn't great b/c that equals no heath insurance...hope I don't get sick! I actually need to stop procrastinating...I haven't even scheduled my classes yet...YIKES. I'm ready to be done and graduated. I just have to keep telling myself I can do it.
In other news, I'm dating Jared. I am not sure how fast word spreads in the family, but him and I have always been friends since we last broke up...I think on both parts we were a lil afraid, bc we became to serious to fast. I like spending time with him, but I like my time apart as well...at least for now. With Josh I was with him every single stinkin second of the day! EW. lol. I totally learned my lesson there. Ok, well I have to get up and go to work in the morning, so I'm gonna get going. As I always say i am going to try and keep up with this...very unlikely but I am going to try. Love you all!

Ho Hum

Well today is just another day. I have an exam coming up here at 5, not to thrilled about it...but oh well. It's definately been a rough couple of days. Work is keeping me busy as well as school.
Yesterday I was suppose to babysit Jared's niece and nephews while his sister ( melissa) had a ladies night out and her husband (wes) was working. When I got to their house I noticed that Melissa's van was missing but Jared's mom ( Cindy ) her van was there. So I went inside, and Cindy began to tell me what was going on. Well Melissa's 3 oldest are home schooled and they had their state testing yesterday. Afterwards all the mansfield christian home schoolers went swimming at a pool in Bellville. Melissa asked her mom to go along, because she was taking noah the three year old, and she felt she needed an extra pair of eyes bc so many children were there. They went along their day swimming when Cindy told melissa she saw noah run of towards the slide. Melissa went looking for him, couldn't find him anywhere, from across the pool she saw a small body at the bottom of the pool. She screamed for a woman to get noah. He had went all the way to the bottom and he is three so he couldn't swim back to the top. They got him out and they said he was throwing up a ton of water. Poor guy was frightend so terrible. They kept him over night for observation so he wouldn't dry drown or get pnemonia. I definately can't imagine how Melissa was feeling, my heart almost stopped just hearing the story. Noah is definately a dare devil, so who knows he may be more cautious about things now. I did have fun with the other children though. We took pics, and played outside....you know that making mud pies is like the best thing ever! lol.
Anyway not much else is new, so I probably should stop procrastinating and go study. I will talk to everyone later!

Who knew???

lol, who knew actually waking up early could be soo good. I have been getting up like i said early. However this morning I woke up at 7:45. I do not have to be to work until 10, but I woke up I had 100% whole grain wheat english muffin, grapefruit, so pineapple juice stuff ( not the healthiest) but only a sm. class full and my vitamins! For lunch Ihave yet another veggie sub on wheat, and some fruit. Which this all makes me very happy! I would like to start waking up and going for like just a 20 minute walk....we will see :)
Yesterday I had my first anatomy exam(midterm) yesterday...boy was it hard, but I believe I did well bc i studied my butt off! Ok, well I suppose that will be all for now. I am gonna keep chugging along today. Hope everyone has a good day!

It's been a FABULOUS day!

Yes, today in Ohio was very cold and rainy but it did not stop me from having a wonderful day! I started my day at 8 a.m I was so proud. I was a good girl and went to bed at 11 last night. So this morning I woke up at 7 and was ready to go! I really suprised myself!
Today at school I studied my tooshie off. I have midterms coming up and I am determined to get at least a B if not an A on them. My Anatomy lecture and Anatomy lab is gonna be the hardest. Anatomy exams you have to basically try to learn the models from pictures then ya go in the room at 8 in the morning and dig all the info from your head. There is no help, you don't get multiple choice and no keybank. Lol. I suppose thats a good thing though bc one will not have those in the real world with patients lol. Whew I am so hyper. I have to apologize because I know I have run on sentences all the time. I just get hyper when I am typing and it all just comes outta my head and I don't even really think. That sounds so horrible I know.
In other news, I am part of a business now. Its an at home business where I sell things from the internet. It is alot of fun, and I work with really great people. One of them happens to be aunt angies friend nan. I sell a ton of various things. So if anyone is intrested ask me more about it. It's not just health foods and makeup it goes way beyond that too. So I actually got my starter kit today, plus everything I ordered for myself. I got my makeup and energy drinks...and I got vitamins...so I am going to attempt to take them EVERY day. Well I am tired so I am going to go to bed. I hope all is well in all your lives. Love you all, night!

God Creates Everything Beautiful

Today was a good day. I had the intentions of getting to school early...in fact I started that way, forgot some books and had to turn around...which in turn became procrastination. So I messed around the house here some and got to Mansfield at a decent hour. I did some math ( self-pace math) so i can come and go as I please. I was so sick of being indoors I left and went to kingwood to study. It was so gorgeous there! The beautiful flowers...can't wait to go take some pictures!
I had my anatomy class today, I really dispise that class! She is ridiculous, we spent an entire hour of her babbling to other students about absolutely nothing.So I came home. I actually really enjoy my anatomy lab...its fun. I am currently determining if I am going to get my STNA this summer or not. It is 500 dollars and I just don't know if i am ready to get it or not. I am afraid my manager won't be happy about it because I would have to leave work at 5 and he is really picky about ppl leaving early even if it is for school.
Well I know that this wasn't the most exciting post, but I seriously am trying to do better, so this is what you will get lol. I hope everyone has a great night/day depending on when this gets read. I am actually gonna go to bed early for once. Goodnight all!

What A beautiful day

...and I have to be stuck inside radioshack :( it's so miserable somedays. Lately since I have class Monday-Wednesday I have to work Thursday-Sunday so I can get some hours. My Saturdays are always busy too! I have an 8 a.m Saturday lab that goes until 11:10 and then work at 12...oh why do I torture myself lol. Soon enough it will be over. I am definately hoping for like a rotation schedule at work here in the summer so I can enjoy a weekend occasionally. It would be nice that way i can clean/wash my car like I've been longing to do for awhile....and I so wanna plant flowers and mulch! Yippee! I do it every year for mom ( of course w/ the help of Josh) however he is not in the picture and most def. will not be this year. I can do it all on my own :) Of course unless I have any takers who would like to help or sit on the porch watch and keep me company :) Ok Folks, I suppose I should go...I am currently listening to K-Love while mama is getting ready for church and then it is my turn to get ready...so talk to everyone later!

thankful for...

Well, I am on day 2 of my migraine. They are definately not fun! I wanted to at least get on here to say what I am thankful for, even when I don't feel the best to type much more. So today I am thankful for: the beautiful weather, movies that make me smile and happy inside, and cleaning!

Ok...so It's been awhile, but not as long as it used to be!

Hi everyone! Hopefully all is well :) I am so glad that i see my family is posting more often. Now, we just need to get Aunt Robin back in the loop of things! lol. So lets see whats new in my life...not much. School is still school. It's definately rough, but I'm not ready to give up I am going to work hard and succeed.

I have met a couple cool friends here recently and they are a great influence for me. I was told one day that I am always kinda negative towards myself. Now that I look back on it I kinda am lol. Well my friend Donna ( she is older a mother of 6 ) gave me a paper that read 1.) I am beautiful 2.) I am smart and 3.) I rock. She suggested that I say those three things out loud everyday. At that point I simply thought she was a little looney, but it actually works. I was fearful that it would make me sound concieded which i typically am not, but it doesn't. That phrase actually give me quite a bit of confidence and seems to start my day off with a smile. So, my creativity got the best of me, and I put myself to work. I took a picture that i do not like of myself and edited it...I put my saying on there. That way even when i think I look terrible...I'm not. It may sound crazy, but it works for me and you should try it to!

Work has been so slow lately...expecially becauswe I work weekends mostly bc of my school schedule, and they have been nice, so we have been incredibly slow...booo. Today was intresting though. A gentleman that we have had some problems with before came in with a bag, through it at a lady I work with and said " this product is a piece of crap and I want you to replace it RIGHT NOW!" He had quite the temper (which we alread knew ) and was threating Renee quite a bit. Poor Renee tried to explain we didn't have the product in stock and he was threatening her if she did not get it. Needless to say my manager Kevin came out and said if this gentleman did not leave he was going to call the police. The guy tested Kevin, bc kevin turned to call the police, and the guy turned and started to walk out the door. Kevin followed him and told him that he better not EVER talk to his girls that way again. lol. I must tell you though this is the same guy who called me at work on a sunday about 7 different times. He told me straight forward he had drank to much and he couldnt' drive and needed my help on changing his greeting for his voicemail. He called 7 different times bc i obviously was having a difficult time explaining how to do this on a phone I didn't know about, bc he didn't even know his model! It boils down to he was threatening to drive drunk to the store so we could help him because he wanted ppl to know he wasn't answering numbers he did not know because his brother was trying to kill him! Anybody else think this guy has some issues? lol.

Ok, well this is quite long...I know I am babbling. However I kind of want to follow in Ashley's footsteps and say what I am grateful for... because those things need to be shared and they bring a smile to my face! So I will list them here right now. Goodnight!

I am grateful for: K-Love, Friends, Family

Yes...I know I am a long lost relative!

Hello all! Life has definately been a lil crazy. I just got my wisdom tooth cut out on friday...so I was really sore for awhile this weekend...geez I still am lol. Anyway, today I start my new quarter for North Central. I am very glad that I decided to turn to Nursing, it is alot of fun and I completely enjoy it. I must say, even though I have been really busy, I do love you all. I say that, because only family has my blog. Other than school and work, not to much is new. If you have any questions go ahead and ask. I am going to try really hard to keep up wtih the blogs. i really do miss my family. Ash, I will try to post some pics of our house soon....other than that...I dont' think we want to see pics of me haha. Hope everyone has a fantastic week!