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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:42:03 GMT

Just got back from TeenPACT it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.
I thought that I learned a lot and that I grew a lot. I had been praying for God to give me direction in my life about what he wanted me to do. And I realized that I had been all wrong, I had for so long ignored his voice telling me something that became abundantly clear to me this week. You don't have to be a missionary or a pastor to serve God full time. And that God needs people in every arena. I still don't know what I want to do but I do know that it has something to do with civic involvement, politics, or law. I'll just continue to trust God and seek His will.

Just a little explanation about my last post about my dislike for the Department of Defense, my dad teaches contract pricing for the DoD and hes TDY (temporary duty assignment) out of town a lot. He's been gone almost all this month.

I get my casts off Monday I cannot wait I'm so tired of them. They're practically falling of my feet as it is. One of them is split down the side from walking on it and every time I walk my foot is shoved into the crack so my feet are kind of cut up... Oh well at least my ankles should be fixed now so thats great.

I'm real excited about my missions trip to Peru, I've got my trip totally paid for which is very exciting. God has been taking care of me.

Well I gotta go I'm tired
Amy : )

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:52:37 GMT

I despise the Department of Defense

Monday, April 09, 2007

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:05:53 GMT

When our time is up
When our lives are done
Will we say we've had our fun?

Will we make a mark this time?
Will we always say we tried?

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out.

All the love I've met
I have no regrets
If it all ends now, I'm set

Standing on the rooftops
(Wait until the bombs drop)
This is all we got now
(Scream until your heart stops)
Never gonna regret
(Watching every sunset)
We'll listen to your heartbeat
(All the love that we found)

-lostprophets

Amy's Post-Op Post

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:08:16 GMT

Here is an account of my surgery experience...

We arrive at the hospital about 20 minutes early. I was scheduled to start prep at 11:00 and surgery was to start at 1:00. The lady gives me my bracelet and makes sure that all the information is ok, which it is. They take me and my parents back to my room, I get to meet about 3 nurses, 1 tech, and 1 nurse practitioner in the space of an hour. I answered so many questions about my medical history. I had to list all medicine I had taken in the past seven days... They took my vitals several times. My BP was higher than usual but not bad, oxygen saturation was good. The Phlebotomist came in and drew some blood, didn't really hurt, he gave me some spiderman stickers when he was done. After that they put some topical anesthetic called lodican on my hands where they were gonna put the IV, and they had me drink some tylenol mixed with something they called 'happy juice' basically I got a sweet drug cocktail. The "happy juice" was pretty sweet after I took it I don't remember anything, the only thing I got was when they started to put the IV and when the Anethesiologist told me to use my inhaler. After that I remember waking up in recovery where they pumped me full of morphine and something else. Then they took me back to my room where they gave me vicodine because my ankles still hurt. At that point my mom decided to break the news to me that the surgery had not gone as planned I was supposed to be in walking casts but now I am not because the tedon on my left ankle has actually peeled of the bones and so the surgery was more extensive. So basically I cannot walk at all for at least a week and the doctor said probably in a wheelchair for a month...
the only other thing I've discovered is that vicodin is worthless. I am in so much pain right now it hasn't even really helped. I almost feel like its gotten worse.
Well I gotta go hopefully I'll talk tosome of ya'll later call me if you want I'll be here being bored.

<3 Amy

Debate Tournament

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:00:18 GMT

The debate tournament was this weekend it was fun. I didn't think that my partner and I were doing very well at all the entire tournament. The only round we for sure won was the last round that we won on topicality. We then went into watch the rebuttals of a round which we thought was one of the semi-final rounds.

After another 2 and a half hours of waiting Mrs. Basinger finally announce the teams for the final round. Ben Wynia and Elizabeth Essley (surprise? I didn't think so) The second team was..... Paul Milliman and Amy Williams! Thats right my partner and I were in the final round. It was so incredibly crazy as soon as I heard that we had made it I thought they for sure were joking, then I started hyperventilating, I looked over at my partner and he just had his head down saying no, no, no, no.

Well we didn't win the final round. I don't think anyone was surprised about that but I was excited because it was my first time ever being the final round. I was real happy even though we lost because I'm a sophomore so I have several years to get better!!!!

-Amy

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:14:30 GMT

Hey guys!!!!!

I hope you all are doing well... I know I am I'm super excited because as of tomorrow I am done with Sinclair until the fall, I'm also done with writing until the fall, and as of this weekend the debate season is half over.

Anywho... A week from today (wednesday) I have surgery. I'm really excited to get it over with. I hope that I heal quickly and can get the casts of soon because I want to be able to get my license.

Speaking of which I am now completly finished with drivers ed now I just have to finish up the hours driving with my dad and go take the test. I'll probably get my license in the beginning/middle of May if everything goes the way its supposed too.

WELL, I have to go finish studying for finals and getting ready for the debate tournament this weekend.

<3Amy

Friday, March 02, 2007

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:52:37 GMT

Hey ya'll!! I'm so excited because I woke up this morning and it almost looked like spring. Just not quite!

Well I'm super excited because as of this coming Thursday I am done at Sinclair until the fall. YAY! Spring quarter is going to be really easy academically because I don't have anything really hard to do.

I got my hair cut yesterday... I was real upset, I got these kind of choppy layers put in but the lady cut my hair like 2 inches shorter on one side than on the other... So I was real upset after I got home and actually looked at it. So I've got to like play around with it and try and figure out some way to put it. Oh well life goes on.

Youth Sunday is this Sunday pretty exciting! And then the week after youth choir starts. Its going to be crazy when youth choir starts I like litereally will not be home between Sunday morning and Sunday night.

I better go I have a doctors appointment to go to, because I'm sick again... bleh

<3 ya'll

Amy

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:19:53 GMT

Happy Late Valentines day!!!! I hope that you all had a great one.

Happy Birthday to Christa!!! My sisters birthday was February 19th it was cool, we went out to eat and then went to the mall.

Happy Birthday to Andrew and Kaylin!!! (some of the best kids ever) Andrew's birthday was the 20th hes now 4 and Kaylins is the 22nd and she will be 7. I went to Andrews party last night it was fun, and Kaylins is Sunday at the Y we'll be swimming how fun!

I go driving with my driving instructor today for the first time... Oh drivers ed how I wish you were done. I only have 1 more actual class to go to YAY! After today I'll have 4 drives.

I finally know for sure when my surgery is it is March 15th

-Amy

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:57:50 GMT

True Love Waits service was tonight. Everyone did a great job! I got my true love waits ring, I like it a lot.

I'm tired. This week is going to be another long one. Basically its gonna be like that until the end of the quarter oh well its only like 4 more weeks!!!

It's cold out... But its so pretty I love snow. I haven't gone sledding yet I hope that me and some of my friends can go soon.

So Beauty and the Geek is almost done... I know its so lame but I absolutely love that show... Some of the peopel change so much its like crazy.

You know one of the things Ive been learning lately? Is that you decide who you want to be... Decide what type of person you want to be and then be that. Thats really all there is to it.

-Amy

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:20:17 GMT

The debate tournament finished yesterday!! I was so tired! I had a blast though I was reallly excited to see a bunch of people that I hadn't seen in forever. Everyone did really well. My partner and I went 4-3 I think, I'm not sure though he has the ballots and I only counted really quick so I may be wrong. I was surprised because I did not really look over anything before the tournament! I'm thinking about doing a speech at the next tournament. A girl in my club wants to do a Humorous Duo Interp with me so I'm thinking about that. Church is in about an hour so I need to go get ready! Have a great day!

It is official that I will be having surgery the end of this month or the beginning of March. I will be getting two casts and Im taking a poll on cast colors! Which color/colors should I get?

-Amy