St. Louis Trip

Chase and I went to St. Louis for the Cardinals Reds series on the 4th of July- 6th. It was awesome and a lot of fun. We drove up on Monday the 4th and got there just in time to get checked in and make our way over to the ballpark. Our hotel is at the Arch and park and only like 4 blocks from the stadium, perfect location. We had tickets to the Budweiser Suite and it was amazing. (First off we had 4 tickets and Chase sold two of them to a scalper for $100) The box was amazing full of memorabilia and Bud stuff, plus free beer and food all night! Not to mention the best seats and A/C. We had a great time. Chase wants to be buried in the stadium under the Anheuser Busch tile floor now, lol. We won the game 1-0. After the game we went to the Arch to wait for their fireworks. While we were waiting we saw the end of the Montgomery Gentry concert and then we only watched half of the fireworks bc the sucked. After we decided to leave the fireworks we headed to a restaurant in the hotel next to our hotel and it was pretty darn good. The next day we slept in late-ish and got up to walk to the Schlafly Taproom for lunch and then go to the Cardinals Team Store at the stadium. We walked like 16 blocks to the Taproom and they were closed! Chase was so mad. We then headed back to the stadium area and grabbed some lunch at a random place it wasnt great but whatever. We then got to the Team Store and Chase got two shirts for his birthday and I got one. When we left the Team Store we talked to the scalper and got first row tickets! We paid $140 but really it was only $40 since we had got the $100 for the previous days free tickets we had. We went back to the hotel to cool down and then headed down to the second game. This time we were in the first row halfway between home and first base, right at the edge of the dugout. Our seats were right behind the expensive Cardinal Club seats. It was awesome I got a ton of pictures. We started off winning and kept it that way, we won 8-1. It was Chase's Birthday of course so we went to the hotel and ate at the bar. We had some good food and a few drinks. The bartender was really nice but gave me drinks much too strong, I only had two but I was drunk. Luckily, I didnt get sick but I passed out real quick. Day three we had planned to go to the St. Louis Zoo since it was close and free and then try to go to Schlafly again for lunch. We went to the Zoo and turns out its insane there. Parking was crazy we just happened into a decent spot on the road, then we went in and the ma was a complete POS. It did not help at all the entire place was like walking in circles and backtracking to to make sure you saw all the animals and it was always like well which way are we supposed to go now. Plus it was extremely crowded which wouldnt have been such a big problem if people would have payed attention to their children. We had a ton of kids running into us. I was so annoyed, who takes there young children to a crowded place and doesnt watch them at all! It was fun and we were glad we went but we were also glad to leave. We then drove to the Taproom which was open this day and had some lunch. It was good and we got a discount because we sell their beer in the restaurant here in Louisville, how sweet is that? We went back to the hotel got changed and Chase went to trade our 4 party porch tickets to the scalper for two other tickets. He came back with tickets 11th row back at 1st base, seats 1 and 2! Being on the end of the row was excellent, more space and we could get up and down as much as we wanted without bothering anyone. This was Pujols first game back so I got a few good pictures of him. The game started off terrible, we were down by 8 in like no time! But then we started to come back and we did! It was tied 8-8 at the bottom of the 9th so we went into extra innings. No one scored until the bottom of the 13th and we lost by 1. So sad, but at least we won the series and gained the game on the Reds. The only negative thing that happened was that Chase's uncle Francis has been very sick and was dying in Florida the whole time. (His family was already there) His mom started asking him on his birthday to come down to Florida asap. Wednesday morning they decided he would fly out from St. Louis Thursday morning. The game was very late on Wednesday and when we got back to the hotel we had to shower and pack up. We didnt get in bed until 1am and had to be up at 5am. Chase drove us to the airport and I left him there and drove the 4 and 1/2 -5 hours drive home alone. It wasnt the end of the world I made it. We found out Thursday morning his uncle had passed away late Wednesday night. Chase had to stay in Florida until Sunday and he flew home. Saturday they had a big memorial party for his uncle and his entire family was there and they had a great time considering the circumstances. I really wish I could have been there with him.

Clinic is over

I finished my summer semester last week. This last week I was in the Outpatient Care Center, which is mostly pre-op exams and a few people who have been sent over with everyday exams by their primary care physician, things like hands, feet and spine work. The week went fast, i finished my book I'd been reading there this summer The Snow Fox and I finished Alice in Zombieland. There is quite a bit of down time when you are in the OCC. I am excited that it is finished, I got like 12 or 13 check-offs so it was productive. Plus now in my mind I am truly a second year student! More than half-way done with my program! YAY!
I went with Jeremy to get his new tattoo last night, he got the medalert symbol with the word diabetic below it, except its super badass. It turned out way better than he or I had expected. I went to see the shop and the guy that did it. He also has been doing Chris' sleeve and Laura's portrait of her mom. The guys name is Bob and I think he does excellent work. I am thinking I will go to him for my next couple of tattoos. The only thing is its a little expense at this particular shop, but currently Bob is an apprentice so he is not extremely expensive in comparison.
On Monday Chase and I are going to St. Louis! I am excited we are going to the Cardinals Reds series, for Chase's birthday (which is Tuesday). I saved a little over a hundred to take on the trip, but I got lucky and got a $600 refund from school this week! It makes things a little easier we wont have to worry about spending money now. I think its going to be fun, it will be nice to spend a solid three days with Chase and to be out of town for a bit. There's a chance I will be going to Florida with Chase's family in a couple of weeks, his Uncle Frog is very sick, he has metastasized cancer and his days are unfortunately numbered. I am looking forward to meeting all of his mom's family if I get to go, but we wont know the exact plans for another week or two.

Enjoying not working

Not working is really working out for me, although I do know that it is going to end. Right now its been great. Ive gotten to go spend a few hours with my mom and Sara Hunsucker. I went to lunch and shopping at White House Black Market with JoJo. Ive had a family dinner at JoJo's. I got to go to two Shatterstone shows in three weeks, which means more quality time with my friends. (I even got to drink last night since I rode with Jeremy) I had dinner with Pat this past week and I got to go see him at R Place the Friday before Father's Day. I also got to spend a long day with my brothers, niece and dad on Father's Day. And I have two days planned with my Indiana friends, a lunch date with Leslie in July and a dinner date with Elizabeth (aka Eugene) on July 1st or 2nd, whichever ends up being more convenient. Its awesome. Normally it could take me months to get to do so much with the people in my life but I have gotten all these things done in less than a month!
School is going well. I got like 5 check-offs this week. Things are coming along and falling together. I am feeling good about it all. I only have one week left of summer semester for me because of our trip to St. Louis, which as it gets closer I am getting more and more excited about. We have some awesome free seats for two of the three days and I have already got us a nice hotel room only 4 blocks from the stadium!

Anxiety

So, this past week I started having some serious anxiety problems. I went to the doctor and they gave me some meds and after taking it a couple of times, it had the opposite effect and completely intensified my problem. I ended up having to leave clinic in the middle of the morning because I was starting to have a panic attack for no reason at all. I was very frustrated and embarrassed. My teacher said that I do not have to make up the day, his sister had an anxiety problem for a while and he gets it, which is relieving. I stopped taking the meds and they gave me a different class, its a mood stabilizer but I am scared to take that now. I am hoping that I can shake this on my own. I dont like being drugged and feeling like I am on drugs its horrible. But this uncontrolled anxiety feeling is really not much better. I had an incident at work and I walked out and quit. JoJo said its ok and I am glad. Its a huge relief. I think that it may make a big difference in my stress level. I went and talked to Cheri Beri today for like 5 hours about my life in general and all the things bothering me as well as just some regular everyday things. It was good and I think it will help me to get it all out in the long run. I am working on towards getting better one day at a time. Chase has been very understanding and loving through my extra craziness. I dont know what Id do without him.

First Week Back

This week was successful in a school sense. Also it went a lot faster than I had expected it to. I got 7 check-offs this week! Two on Tuesday and Thursday and three on Wednesday. I am very happy to be off to such a positive and fast start. Its a good sign for the next couple weeks to come. I hope every day goes as fast as they did this week. I was worried that the days would drag on due to the extra couple of hours I had to be there, but luckily that was not the case. I am not sure if the fact I was down in the ER all week a factor, but it might have helped because it does stay busy down there and you get a variety of procedures in a day. I hate routines because all you do all day is stretcher chests which drives me crazy. It gets old after the first two and thats the only thing you really do all day long.
Chase was gone for a few says last week Sunday-Tuesday so on Wednesday we went to Buca di Beppo for dinner and to see "The Hangover 2". It was a nice evening. The food was very good, we had never eaten there together and I'd only been there once before. We talked about how his cousin is selling his 69 Camaro and he was trying to talk me into him buying it, but among other things he doesnt even know how much his cousin really wants for it. Plus I do not see how getting a car helps us do any of the other things we are trying to accomplish right now. He wasnt extremely happy about it, but I told him to at least find out what he really wants for the car before he already has it in his head he can get it. The movie was very funny. It wasnt drop dead hilarious as the first but it wasnt a flop. The movie just wasnt AS funny as the first one, but then again it would be hard to top that, and its definitely worth seeing it.
I am having a problem this week. I have been waking up at 4am and feeling anxious. The feeling I think is what is waking me up and once I am awake I cannot go back to sleep. I just lay there for two hours until its time to get up for clinic. It goes away once I am busy at the hospital but it comes back on the ride home. Yesterday it was extremely bad. I could not even bring myself to go to work. The thought made me want to burst into tears for no reason. I am trying to get into the doctor next week to do something about it. Really I just want to be able to sleep through the night.

Little Doggie Update

Last Friday I had to take the little doggie to the pound. I just could not keep her any longer I was getting attached and I dont have the time for her. When I left her there I told them the entire story and I even cried a little. Then Saturday the owner messaged me on facebook. Finally. Of course I didnt get this until Sunday morning and the pound was closed. I sent the owner a message telling him whats going on and how to contact Metro Animal Services. This morning I called the pound to give them his information so they could call him and the lady said that Susie Q had already been transferred to the Boston Terrier Rescue. So, if nothing else that is good because even if the owner cannot reclaim her she will be safe for the rest of her life at the rescue! Happy Ending to a crazy crazy story!
Nothing else exciting really happened this weekend. This week I am going to try to make the most of because its my last one before I go back to clinic for the summer semester. Next Tuesday its back to getting up at 630am! Ugh! Gotta do it for the education though!

Long Time No Post = I Fail at This

Well, I am going to try to get a quick synopsis of what has gone on since my last post. Then, again, I am going to try to keep up with this on a weekly basis at least. Hopefully.
As for school, things went great. I got moved to Jewish Downtown and stayed very busy. I have gotten more confidence and many more comps this past semester. As for grades, at times things were hard but I prevailed. In the end I got 3 A's and one B! Honestly, I should have gotten all A's but that skull work test really was a doozie for me. We go back for summer semester in less than two weeks. Starting May 31st - July 7th we have clinic from 730am until 4pm Monday thru Thursday. I am going to go back to working my normal school schedule of Thursday pm, Friday pm and Saturday double. I am hoping I can handle all that. But its just for a few weeks and I wont have any tests to worry about.
As for work, I dont particularily want to comment on it. Its the same really. Frustrating. We have some new people and some of them are good and some are crap. The normal is going on there. The only good thing is I am making good money right now.
The major news has been weddings. Matt and Kristin just got married last weekend, Colby and Belle get married two weeks from Saturday. Rob and Cameron are engaged and they want me to be a bridesmaid next St. Patrick's Day in Flordia (and no the day was not intentional). Adam and Jenna just got engaged a couple of weeks ago and are having an engagement party this weekend in Ohio. Jim and Morgan just celebrated there 1 year anniversary. They also welcomed the birth of there baby boy Barrett last month, he is adorable and I cant wait to meet him. So, needless to say somethings in the water around here. Now let's just see when I get to go. At the wedding everyone was like you are next.... Guess thats up for debate.
As for things with Chase, they are great. As you may have devised from the Jim and Morgan 1 year, its been a year since we went on vacation together. Which is good, sure could use another one though. We went to see a mortgage lady and turns out I have like the best credit EVER. Chase needed to fix a few things but we can probably afford a house at around 105K. So, currently we are thinking Lyndon for our first smaller home, and then once I have a real job making real money we are going to upgrade to Oldham County, definitely before we have school aged children, but thats a while away. He asked me what shape of diamond I want and we talk some about wedding type things. Things are moving along and seem to be falling in place just slowly but thats not bad as long as they keep progressing. Nothing negative to say about this subject really.
My dilemma at the moment is I found this little dog. She is an old Boston Terrier, I found her last Friday on Frey's Hill Road in the middle of the road between Tom Sawyer Park and Indian Springs Subdivision. I took her home and the next day starting checking the paper everyday. I got ahold of the homeowners assocaition of the neighborhood but no response from anyone about losing her. I put an ad on craigslist and checked the lost pets there. Finally, Chase mentioned she might have a microchip. So, we took her to the vet and she does! But we call the number and its not the same person, they changed thier number but not for the microchip. So we go to the address, here we find out 6 months ago they moved to Washington state. I found them on facebook and sent a message asking if she got out and has been lost a long time or if he gave them to someone and I can return her. No responce yet. She is older and needs lots of attention. Honestly I think she has been on the road alone for 6 months and its amazing how far from her home she traveled. I have been keeping her in the pin oustide but she does not like it. I cannot keep her, I dont have the time to devote to a new dog, especially an older one who is attention hungry when I am about to be spending all my time at school and work. I hate to take her to the pound but I am running out of options. Humane wont take her and if they do they will do the same thing as the pound because she is older and isnt adoptable. I called a Boston Terrier rescue place, but they wont return my calls. Ive done so much and all I want is the best for this little dog and I cant give it to her. Turn out her name is Susie Q, I hate to see her go but she hates it outside in the cage. I dont know what to do anymore.
Thats all for now. Ill try to keep up better in the future. I know I say that but I mean it...