Highlights of the Last Two Weeks

It's been two weeks since my last post and I honestly don't have a reason for why it has been so long.  Sure I am busy with school and work but what blogger isn't busy with life?  I know my life doesn't revolve around blogging, or it shouldn't, but I also want to put in a decent amount of effort into it.  I can't have a "journal" of my life to look back on if I don't post right?

Moving on to the highlights of the last two weeks...

October 29th one of my friends turned 21 so she had a birthday party at a local bar.  Costumes were welcomed so it also doubled as a Halloween party I guess.  I didn't put much effort into dressing up - a plaid shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots so I guess that means I was a cowgirl?  Like I said, not much effort went into that.

I considered going out at all a success in my book.  I haven't discussed this on my blog but since a breakup a year ago I haven't been very social.  It wasn't done purposefully but when you lose touch with those people you hung out with in high school and didn't really care because you had your boyfriend when you lose the boyfriend what are you left with?  Your family and yourself.  I'm definitely working on growing from this experience and breaking out of my shell to make new friends and meet new people.

I considered going out a success because there was only one other time I have gone out since the breakup in October of 2010.  Definitely room for improvement but I have to start some where and it's OK to start small.

The other big highlight to the last two weeks would have to be that Bo, our almost 6 month old puppy, started limping.  Today I took him to the vet and discovered that his elbow joint in his right front leg didn't form properly so his bones are rubbing on each other which is painful, or will be painful.  There is a surgical option but at this time we don't really know much about it because the vet said she would go with the other option for now.  That other option is anti-inflammatory medication and some chews that will help with joint health.  Bo will deal with this for the rest of his life but will be able to live a normal life for the most part.

Going into this I was scared that something would be seriously wrong with Bo and I wasn't sure how I would be able to handle that after going through something similar with Duke roughly 6 months ago.  If you missed what happened with Duke and want the story you can start with this post here, then read this post here, followed by this post, and finally this post.  I can't really go through it again because it makes me teary eyed still.  Duke is always in my heart and he won't be forgotten.

Sorry this post took a turn to the negative side.  Back to the positives, I went out to a party to meet up with friends and Bo while not 100% is going to be OK.

Tomorrow I will be running the same route I ran at the beginning of the semester.  Mission Accomplished! is the post I wrote about the first time I ran this route.  My goal for tomorrow is to beat my previous time of 19:07.  I haven't been "training" to do this but I have been more active that I was before I ran the route at the beginning of the semester so I think I can accomplish my goal.  Wish me luck!

I've got to study for a test for tomorrow night.  My goal is to do do better on this one than I did on the first class for this semester.

Do you ever consider something small as a success simply because it's a step in the right direction?

Are your pets simply pets or are they your fur-babies and are part of the family?

Mr. Potato Head & The Creepy "New White Pages"

This is going to be short and sweet because I have a ton of work I need to get done for school.  I won't bore you with all the boring details but lets just say I have 3 exams and a speech this week.  Boo college :(

Alexis and I have never met but we have so much fun texting each other.  Tuesday night was no exception.  We were both studying and took a little break "together".  Alexis sent me a picture message of her DIY Chia Pet, or Mr. Potato Head, which she said she had just given a hair cut.  We ended up giving the Mr. Potato Head a makeover!  Check it out!  Needless to say this girl is awesome and I am so glad the blogging world gave me the opportunity to "meet" her!

On my day off from work and school, Tuesday, when I should have been working on homework I was checking out Life of bLyss, a blog I found that I really really like.  As I was looking through some of her older posts I came across this one in particular that I wanted to share with my blog readers.  The Creepy "New White Pages" is a post I'm really glad I found!  Please, please go check it out.  Alyssa, Life of bLyss writer, includes directions for how to delete any of your listings.  I deleted at least 6 that were accurate for me, my mom, and my dad.  It seriously creeped me out how much information was out there!

Well I'm off to go work on all my homework.  I may or may not survive this so if you don't hear from me send someone to look for me ;)

Fight Like A Girl

Good afternoon!  I hope you are all doing well.

If you follow me on Twitter you know that I went snowmobiling with my daddy-o for the last time this season.  It turned out to be quite the interesting ride when my dad's snowmobile broke.  While it could still run and move finishing the ride with it would have been a bad idea.  We left his sled in the yard of someone who lives right on the trail.  Don't worry we know the family, but even if we didn't when someone lets the snowmobile trail go right through their yard it is a pretty safe bet that they won't get too excited about a strange snowmobile sitting in their yard.  Daddy-o and I finished our ride by riding double on my brother's snowmobile, which I had been driving.  It was like revisiting the old days because my dad and I used to ride together all the time before I could drive/we had enough snowmobiles for everyone to drive.  Being 20 made things quite a bit different, as in I barely fit on the seat behind my dad.  But we did it, we went to a bar for lunch as planned and then rode together the whole way home.  After getting home we hooked the trailer to our truck and picked up our sled.

By this time the people who owned the house were home and their son came out to visit.  Come to find out his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer the week before.  It was rather eerie because my family had just found out the day before (Thursday) that my grandma (dad's mom) was diagnosed with breast cancer as well.  More specifically, my grandma has two different types of breast cancer, one in each breast.  This brings to the title of my blog.  Fight Like A Girl is a song by Bomshel that was released in early 2009 that I love.  One part of the song really touches me now that my grandma has been diagnosed with cancer.  "Ten years of climbin' that ladder Oh, but money and power don't matter When the doctor said "the cancer spread" She holds on tight to her husband and babies And says "this is just another test God gave me.  And I know just how to handle this" I'll hold my head high I'll never let this define The light in my eyes Love myself, give it Hell I’ll take on this world Yes, I'll stand and be strong No, I'll never give up I will conquer with love And I'll fight like Like a girl!" If I remember correctly this coming Monday my grandma will find out how they will be treating her cancer.  Because of the two different types it makes treating it a bit difficult and this week has been about running more tests.  It is definitely a scary thing to know that someone in my family has cancer.

Here is the song, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96r2046qjE

Bomshel has many good songs.  In particular I also like "19 and Crazy", "Just Fine", "Arizona", and "Just This Way".  I of course think you should check them out!  www.bomshel.com

Onto a lighter note now...

My parents and I went out for dinner at Phil's Round 2 with two other couples and our neighbor.  One couple left shortly after dinner because they had brought their young daughter with them and she was ready to go home.  The rest of us stayed at the bar having a good time.  My parents and I were home by 12:40am while the other couple didn't get home until 2am, and they had a 35 minute drive!  There was talk about doing it again at a different location.  I had fun even if I was the youngest in the group so I will definitely be going again.

Unfortunately I woke up at 9am on Saturday feeling crummy.  My nose was stuffed up and my head hurt.  I don't know if it is possible for your ears to be "stuffed up" but that's what it felt like.  Instead of doing homework, which wouldn't you know it desperately needed to be done, I ended up barely moving from the couch that day and the next.  I ended up feeling pretty crummy until last night (Wednesday).  I hate colds, they make doing not so fun things like homework very difficult to do.  I somehow managed to get things done on time even if  it was at the very last-minute.

Tuesday I took a final exam for my marketing class.  I am now holding my breath waiting for the grade.  Send positive vibes my way!

On an awesome note I met with my adviser at school this morning and right before leaving I found out that as long as there are no major glitches I will be graduating in three semesters!! YAYAY! :-D I am excited...but at the same time it makes me a little nervous.  My mom does not want me working at my current place of employment as a long-term career so graduating means I would soon be starting a job search.  And another thing to be nervous excited about would be the apartment search.  Being done with college and having a full-time job would mean it is time for me to spread my wings and fly out of the nest.  While that will be exciting, definitely exciting, it makes me nervous.  To be honest I didn't think I would be moving out into an apartment alone.  Prior to the breakup I went through in October I thought whenever I moved out it would be with the guy.  But enough about the past, I just have to look to the future and deal with things as they come.

It is now time to put my brain to work.  While I am technically on spring break (since Wednesday at 12am) I have assignments that will be due after break and two upcoming exams that I need to prepare for so I want to get a jump on working on that stuff instead of putting it off to the last-minute.  While I did really well on my first exam in my organizational behavior class I wouldn't mind doing better.  And I didn't do as well as I would have liked on my first exam in history of rock and roll so I definitely want to and need to do better.

Now that I am recovered from my cold I will get back to blogging on a regular basis, no worries! ;)

Questions for you...

Do you have a song that always seems to bring your emotions out, possibly making you cry, whenever you listen to it?

"Fight Like A Girl" is definitely that song for me.  Depending on the mood I'm already in it is possible that tears will come to my eyes.  But on the other hand it also makes me feel tough, especially the line "kick a$$ and take names".

How do you study if you're currently in college, or if you've graduated how did you study?

I have honestly never been one to study.  I have tried but it usually is just reading over notes and trying to memorize as much as I can.  I could use your help people!

Until next time...