Not so Happy, Happy

Well, it's amazing how much things can change in a day. I was having a great day and then I got a phone call from my Mom. She shared with me that she has breast cancer. I guess it's just one of those things that you never thought would happen.

I cried a bit last night on the phone with her and then a little after when I told my boyfriend what was going on. I just wanted to be with her and hug her. So, I bought a pretty expensive plane ticket, called my job to get off of work on Monday and I'm going to see her. It's going to be a short little trip, but it will be good for me and I hope that I can help my mom and step dad out.

It's made me think about my own health and how much I don't want to have to have so many health problems and what I need to do to stay healthy.

These blog entries have been pretty helpful to me the last couple days...I think I'll continue.

Happy!! Happy!! Joy!! Joy!!

I love my life. I love Ryan. I love my family and friends. I love where I am living and I am so excited about what the future has to hold. I am so close to being done with undergrad and I am pretty sure of what I am going to do with the rest of my life. I have decided to go to grad school and learn about speech pathology. I have done some research and talked to many people about it. It is a career where there is a high demand of people and I can pick where I want to work. I thought that I might want to teach, but I really want a more professional job. I know that it's a bit superficial, but I want to be able to dress professionally and have an office, you know do that sort of thing.

The speech pathologist thing also attracts me because of some of my own personal experience. I wanted to be in physical/occupational therapy, but there was just a little too much hard science involved. This is very close to the practive of those medicines. Also, I have talked to some people about their own experiences with SP's and they are all very positive and helpful. It saved these people from a lifetime of embarrassment and self consciousness.

I'm really excited. Anyways...School starts next week and I really want to go snowboarding before that. I hope that I will be able to get up there. It's such a great release for me. I am really energetic right now and being on the computer isn't really helping release that. I think I'll go to the gym...

Coming down from the top of Mammoth Mountain.

This is what I wish I was doing right at this minute. The city is about to swallow me up and eat me alive. Please send a huge snow storm to the local mountains of Southern California.

Doctor/Nurse Bar Hop

This is a bit of an old photo, but I'm trying a new program out so it's just there now.

It was a fun night of riding along the South Bay beaches drunk on my strand cruiser dressed as a nurse with about 75 others. Can't wait for summer time again.

First Ever!

Well...This is my first "blog"...my first entry. I guess I am doing this mainly to procrastinate from all of the papers that I have to write in preperation for finals week. Only 2 more weeks of school. Another semester to a close. I keep slowly eeking closer and closer to my BA. I can't wait to graduate. Eleven more classes to take. Three more semesters. I think that my brain is already on winter break. I just wish there was snow for me to board on. I better get back to my work so I'm not up all night. Take Care.