CANCUN!!

We had a great time in cancun. robby, who is super super white, didn't believe me when i told him to put on sunscreen and got bright pink, and we layed out, the family scuba dived ( i made snorkel as the spanish instructor said), and ate way way too much. my dad of course worked...he never leaves his computer. i told him is was against the rules but he said he was thoroughly enjoying himself. my mom made friends with one of the old waiters and he built her this pretty glued piece together shells, which my dad than kneeled down in the sand to get this pic. we went to cozamel one day so that they could dive, and we had to take a ferry over, which i threw up on it was so bad, but cozamel was cool. and than we went and saw the mayan ruins. also very cool. it was hot and sunny, and seriously humid.














Yes, the mound under the blankets was me...it was like 5am!

after finals party!

Well after a very hard semester, my classmates and I had a great party where we drank and let loose!

finals

Sorry team, I have been a bit busy and have not been a great blogger... these are pics of the last few days of 2 weeks serious studying. It is really sad when kelly and I got kicked out of our study room (was too late) and the only place to sit and study besides the floor was the sauna in the women's locker room. I liked it. it was warm. than we took a couple of wierd pics since we had been studing too long and were going a little crazy. speaking about going crazy the pic of the air freshener... so there is this air freshener right outside our study room that went up about halfway through the semester and every time it goes off it (timed at every 15min) sounds just like a soda bottle opening. well the first time we heard it, we thought some guy was outside our room being very quiet and drinking a coke. but than it went off 15min later, and we thought, wow he is thirsty, and than the next 15min, we got creeped out thinking there was some guy outside listening to us. than we got up and investigated, and found the air freshener...but horray this semester is over. it has gone by so unbelievably fast! I don't know where the time went!

Horse races

So my friends Kelly and Carey(classmates) and I went to the horseraces this Friday. I tried betting based on the name of the horse, but alas I came out negative $5. I like the horse races because you can bet as little as you want. That way I got to bet a lot, but still didn't win...Hmm, I should have had vonnie with me and than maybe my luck might have been better!

Visiting Carmen (and fairclough)

I love this little girl! I drove down to San Diego to visit Fairclough and her adorable little girl carmen. It was so nice to see them and I can't wait to see everyone at Thanksgiving! It was totally worth the 3 1/2 hour drive through traffic! I love how this baby just chills. You can just set her up on the couch, cross her legs, whatever, she is just happy to be there.

The Getty Center

This is one of my new favorite places to study. Today sunny and I went to the getty center to study. It was sunny and about 78 degrees. It overlooks the Santa Monica area and since today was clear enough, we could even see the ocean. And than when we needed a break, we walked around the gardens and checked out van gogh and monet and all sorts of other paintings, sculptures, ect.

Copying Sarah Jones

So as to copy sarah jones....
One year ago...
I was living in Seattle. I had just finished my travel assignment as a nurse and was trying to decide where to live, seattle or slc, and where to work. I had just interviewed at the university of washington medical center and found my huge apartment (all 502 square feet!) that was in sarah's apartment building. The idea of school had not even crossed my mind yet (that didn't happen for another month). Crazy how fast everything changes, and how fast time goes by! It doesn't feel like a whole year ago.
One week ago...
I had an anatomy test this past week, so I was studying like crazy. The days kind of blur together so I can't really remember exactly which day it was, but it doesn't matter. Oh ya, now I remember, I studied the brachial plexus. (just a bunch of nerves in the neck/shoulder). And I went to costco.
Yesterday...
During the day I studied fire safety in the OR (did you know that people's breathing tubes really do catch on fire!) and pre-anesthestic assessments. very exciting, but I have to say, the fire thing freaks me out! Than to celebrate being half way done with this semester, we decided to go out to a club and experience real LA. Let me start by saying it was fun and I am glad I went. One of my friends knows a guy who owns (works?) at a club called sugar (which is actually the bar that was built for the movie knocked up) and got our name on a list. We got free glasses of champagne and got in for free so that was cool. I have never seen so many beautiful people. everyone looked the same though. All the girls probably weigh 100-110 lbs, wearing little bitty dresses that barely covered their ass and I have never seen so many fake boobs. they even had a go go dancer. oh ya and since it is LA there was some tv crew, I think for next season of real world. We left at 1230, and I have a feeling that the party was just getting started, but it was way past my usual bedtime of 930-10 pm. What can I say, I am a wild and crazy girl!

my poor wrist

So I was walking along today at school and wearing my favorite shoes that the heel is very worn down. If I don't pay attention to the way I walk, they can be very slippery. To make it worse, they had just hosed down the sidewalk, and needless to say I fell! All of my weight went on my wrist, and I don't know if you can tell, but there is a huge bruise! At first I was worried that I had broken some vasculature because I could see venous blood popping up under my skin. But don't worry it stopped and just left a huge black and blue bruise! Luckily no one was around...

Its official

It is official, jack loves me!

The best mother ever!

Yep, the best mother ever award goes to my mother martha. She came into LA for the weekend and took me shopping, out to dinner, and we even went and saw the broadway show Wicked. I have never seen Wicked before, and it was great! We decided to go last minute and somehow got 8th row tickets in the middle of the theater. It might even be my new favorite! All in all, a nice break and a fun weekend!

pure luck

I am not sure how I could have possibly done this, and I really don't want to brag, but I am absolutely shocked at my test scores. For my pharmacology test I decided I would be satisfied with a C, and happy with a B, so imagine my complete shock when it came back with a 96%. I am pretty sure my jaw dropped. I checked my name twice, and almost gave it back to make sure it had been graded correctly. Somehow, I got the high. I am thanking my lucky stars because it is never going to happen again! Than later today I got my physiology test back today, and somehow scored a 92%. umm, can I say pure luck?!

P.S. I would love to post other exciting subjects, but unfortunately I have nothing but anesthesiology to talk about... so sorry team!

The end to a hard week

Finally, an end to a long and hard week! I had my first two graduate school tests, got a nasty cold and lost my voice, and broke it off with Jon. Good times! The first test was on physiology and the second in pharmacology. I have never studied so much on a continous basis. My day starts at 530 am so I can beat traffic and study, go to class, come home, and of course study. When I am not studying, I think about how I should be studying, and unfortunately it only gets worse from here! But at least this week is done and over with and now I have a whole weekend to study!

Out of the Cave!

Horray!! We are out of the cave (1st apartment). That apartment sucked. It was dark and dreary and in this big cement complex with crazy neighbors shouting and their baby crying. The whole place was sterile, and might I mention the mold we found growing on the walls? Oh, and the best part we could have kept living there for just a mere $2600/month. wow, what a steal... I lived out of a box for a month, had no bed, and my bedroom didn't even have a light. So I was very excited when sunny and I moved to this new place in Redondo Beach. I don't know if the pics show, but there are windows everywhere with a ton of natural light and it has a nice breeze that flows throughout the apartment. It is in a great neighborhood with a baseball field across the street, some hot firefighters in the station across the street, and we can just leave our front door open. plus is is only $1500/month. Needless to say, everyone, including Jack, loves the new place!





my other bedroom. We spend a lot of time at these desks...


My bedroom with an actual real bed! No more airmattress for me!

L.A. County Fair - Cotton Candy

Gotta Love LA!

LA County Fair

These are the amazing people I have decided to surround myself with. I am already ditzy enough, so I hope it doesn't rub off on me!

My new best friend

This is my new best friend Jack. He is sunny's dog but since I have had nothing to do this week, Jack and I have spent a lot of time together. We have been on walks along the beach, visited the dog park, and explored around my neighborhood. I love having an animal to come home to. He is always so happy to see me!

The girls go to Vegas!

For Martha (my mom), we decided to take her to Las Vegas as an all girls trip. It was supposed to be a surprise until Robby asked her if she was excited for vegas. whoops... anyways it was great trip, even mimi was able to make it. although I have to say, I could never live there. sorry manda, but I don't know how you do it! I liked it for the first two days and by sunday I was seriously vegased out. I don't care if I never see another slot machine again. We ate way too much food, saw Mamma Mia, and did some shopping. Now that I am a stuggling student, I wasn't able to buy much, but it was still good window shopping and someday...at least sarah made $50!

cheeziest smile ever

What is your cheeziest smile? well we tried ours, and I think Nicks is the best yet, although I would like to point out sarah's neck tendons protruding out! We even got mimi, the best aunt ever, to give it her best.