So, it's been a while

1. What did you do in 2007 that you've never done before?

I saw several live births, I performed CPR on a real person and I was the maid of honor in my sister's wedding

2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions and will you make more for next year?

I don't remember what my resolution for last year was but I know I didn't keep it. I might try to make more this year. probably not though.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

no, but Molly's getting close

4. Did anyone close to you die?

no

5. What countries did you visit?

sadly, none

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Feb 2007, God did something amazing in my heart

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

passing two more semesters of nursing school and getting a real job.

9. What was your biggest failure?

there are no failures, just opportunities for improvement

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

all is well

11. What was the best thing you bought?

iPod adaptor

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Lucinda, one of the most amazing women I know

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

no one comes to mind

14. What did you get really, really excited about?

umm, hanging out with the DeMasies always gets me excited

15. Where did most of your money go?

wal-mart

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?

hmm...

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder?

well, I think it's about the same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

I wish I would have spent more time in prayer and I wish I could have read more

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

seeing others faults rather than my own

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I spent it with the fam

21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?

with my girlfriends.

22. What was your favorite TV program?

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

hate is a strong word

24. What was the best book you read?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (not the best quality but the most entertaining.)

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

The Last 5 Years (thank you Bri!)

26. What did you want and got?

passing grades in all my classes

27. What was your favorite film of this year?

Stardust, Hairspray, Atonement (that's actually more than 1)

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I shopped in Fville. I turned 21

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasureably more satisfying?

If I would have enjoyed God more

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

I just buy whatever I think looks cute

31. What kept you sane?

Is it bad to put alone time/vegging

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

hmm, I didn't really follow any one person

33. Which political issue stirred you the most?

I don't really get into politics. I should try harder next year.

34. Who did you miss?

Abby and Lacey

35. Who was the best new person you met?

Rebekah F (pretty much all my nursing buds)

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007?

Less of me is more of Him

Currently Listening Andrea Bocelli - Amore By Andrea Bocelli see related

I'm trying to stay up 'til midnight so I can enjoy my last few hours as a teenager.  I've been alive for two decades. God has been good and unchanging. And I hope I continue changing more into His likeness.

Random Quote of the Day:

"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be
only the beginning." ~George Baker

Currently Reading The Client By John Grisham see related

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Some overdue pictures of my trip. I have more pictures on my facebook, but I found this nifty little slideshow thing on Mandy's xanga so I thought I'd give it a try. Hope everyone is doing well and I haven't forgotten about you all!

Random Quote of the Day:

Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat.~ Caroline Schoeder

Currently Listening Mrs. Henderson Presents All the Things You Are- Will Young see related

Me+Grape soda=trouble

We played nursing jepordy. It was pretty fun. "Stool for 500, please" and "What is a Harris Flush enema." yep, good times.

NYC 2 days. It's going to be amazing. I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to make room for all my clothes and shoes.

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Currently Reading Fundamentals of Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry see related

I've been stressed. I've thought about dropping out of school. But I really want to graduate, so I'm just going to push myself through this. (It's only going to be by God's grace if I get through these next three years.)

So, I'm trying to find humor in things. And two funny things did happen today. In clinical, I was trying to take this lady's blood pressure and she pinched me! she asked if if hurt and I said yes because she pinched really hard and she said "good. I just wanted to hurt you." (?!) Then I was trying to help her take her jacket off and she told me to back off; two seconds later she asked why I wasn't helping her. When I finally got away, she told me I had better watch out (really want to ask what she wanted me to watch out for). Actually that wasn't super funny because she kind of hurt my feelings. But it's funny now that I look back. We always like to compare nursing stories and see who can top the last one.  I'm pretty proud of this one (I even have a bruise to show for it!)

The other funny thing: my mother bought me a smiley face cookie (we've both been having a rough couple days). She said it would make me happy. I asked if she had bought herself one. She was like "yep, 12."

On a serious note, I was walking through the nursing home last week and I was thinking that I never want to get to the point that many of the residents there are (don't know who or where they are).  Then I thought, they probably thought the same thing when they were visiting their grandparents. It's easy to forget that older people are people too.

Random Quote of the Day:

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." ~Friedrich Nietzsche