July mid-month wrap-up

July has been a great month so far, well....minus having summer school.  However, I did get some students to switch clinic shifts with me during the 4th of July week so that I could make it to Ohio to spend some much needed vacay time with my boy and his family.  We went to a amusement park, rode go carts, climbed rock walls, went in bumper cars, played laser tag, and much more!  It was a ton of fun, and I never thought I would like all of those things so much!

His family also has three birthdays that they celebrate around the 4th, and now our anniversary.  They got us a cute little cake with our wedding colors on it!  It was sooooo good.  I'm still craving it.

Mike also took me on a mini-second honeymoon to Bar Harbor...............
Road.  Haha!  He found a Bar Harbor Road near us, and took me there to celebrate our "second honeymoon".  That boy is so sweet I can hardly stand it. 

In prep for the Color Run, we needed to get Mike out and running during our little vacay.  The easiest 3 miles in my life turned into the most painful because I tripped over something and scraped up my knees pretty bad.  They were bandaged for a while due to bleeding, but now they have bruised over.  It's almost three weeks later and they are still sore.  Just my luck!

Ever since that little vacation we've been back here at home relaxing.  I've been studying late for exams (hence the gigantic coffee that I was drinking at 9pm), we went to a Coldplay concert (my dream come true, it was AMAZING!!!!!!), and I got a haircut!  First one in a very long time. 

 Hope all is well with you!

xoxo

June

June, oh June.  

It was probably the hottest month I've ever experienced here on the east coast.  It consisted of me running a lot, mixed with sweating even more, mixed with rehydrating less than necessary.  I was basically dehydrated the entire month.  Hah, it's funny now, but it wasn't then.  I woke up thirsty, spent the day thirsty, and went to sleep thirsty.  No matter how much water I drank, I could just never catch up!  I lost 3-4 lbs each run on average, and that's just because even if I woke up at the crack of dawn to run, it was still 92 degrees with 100% humidity.  I learned to go on a run, and immediately jump into the pool when I got home.  That was fun.  Cooled me off quick, and sometimes I would even get some swimming in for extra exercise.

It's still hot, but I'm learning to drink eight glasses of water a day.  Dehydration headaches are not fun!  

One good thing about all of the running is that the runs have gotten longer and smoother.  My speed is increasing tremendously, and it's just because of the mileage I'm getting in each week.  So far it's between 30-40 miles per week. The scenery around here is pretty breathtaking as well.  I've taken a couple pictures of my running path that I've included in the wrap-up collage. 

Chia, remember that? Well, I've been eating it and/or drinking it consistently since I started using it.  I really notice a difference in my energy level, and it is suuuuppppeerrr good in my oatmeal. 

Between studying and studying I realized I needed some kind of artistic outlet, so I decided my nails would be it.  I did an ombre glitter polish.  Turned out pretty fancy, but was a super pain to remove.  Anything for beauty, am I right? *cue cheesy smile now*

Summer school is rough.  It's even rougher because it's mandatory and you have to actively participate.  I've been stabbed in the eye, poked with a metal thing, and had a needle stuck into my tear duct while releasing saline through my nose into my mouth.  It tasted wonderful....not.  I'm pretty much over summer school right now, but I'm still truckin' along.  The only good thing about going to school in the summer is 1.) the drive (yes I know I shouldn't be taking pictures while driving), and 2.) seeing the little baby ducklings in our pond!  I love them soooo much.

A new fro-yo place opened up nearby.  Anyone who knows me knows that when I moved out here, I fell in love with frozen yogurt.  The fact is, I love fro-yo, but I hate the pricing.  You think $0.25 per oz is cheap, until you end up spending $11.00 on a bowl once you weigh it.  Whoops...haven't been back since.  It's probably a good thing.

I got Mike tickets for the Childish Gambino concert, and of course it basically tornadoed on our walk to the outdoor concert.  We were huddled under a flimsy umbrella for about 10 minutes in hurricane force winds, rain, and lightning.  It was just like in the movies, except way less glamorous.  I bet you can't guess what we did when we found out the concert was cancelled!!!  Obviously got fro-yo. *it wasn't from the same $11 place*

I tend to really get some great pictures of the surrounding area on my phone while I run.
The baby geese are one of the most amazing things I've seen on my runs.  I've been running past them for months now, and they are not babies anymore!  It was so cool to see them grow, and they are now ready to fly away.
I also live by a castle, so one day the clouds were aligned, and I got this perfect shot.
Oh, and obligatory Tip Tip when I get home.  See!  It's so hot even she has to cool off on the tile!

Memorial Day wrap-up

This memorial day we took a little trip to Chaddsford Winery with some friends, and it was fabulous!  Those who know me, know that I can't really stomach wine.  However, everyone wanted to do the wine tasting, so I caved.  It actually helped me realize I can't stand red wine (I think it tastes like cheese, and smells like it!).  It also proved to me that I do like some wines.  More specifically, if it has a ton of sugar in it, I'll drink it.  My favorites were the sangria slushies because it was a crazy hot day, and they were like a little slice of cold, sugar heaven for me.  There was barbeque food and a cute little band there as well.  Really great place too.  The actual wine was made in a super old country barn.  The area around the winery and the drive there reminded me of Wisconsin.  Including the little antique mall next door!

We also found time to play some board games that we got as wedding gifts.  It was all fun until Lily jumped on the board and ruined it. Guess that's what we get for trying to play on the floor!

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day, and remembered why we get one!

-xoxo

Christmas spirit

It's Christmas time, and normally I would have already decorated a Christmas tree during Thanksgiving, but because of school/exams/winter break, I haven't done it, and won't.  So, to add some Christmas charm to our apartment (and procrastinate a little bit longer), we put up some Christmas lights last night.  It adds just the perfect amount of Christmas spirit to tide me over until December 25th.  Enjoy!

xoxo

Open minds

"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open."  

Here's some inspiration.  I feel that it's appropriate for the current political climate in our country right now. If only everyone could understand this.  

{Drawing by Carly Hougen}

The Kitty and the Wardrobe?

Yesterday I hear a funny noise coming from the dresser while studying.  Go to investigate, and I find........!

Lily was in the dresser. 

xoxo

Happy Holi-dazzze

What a daze it has been.  I've been so busy lately, and I'm very sorry for ignoring my blog family.  I have had exam after exam, and practical after practical.  Good thing is, I've done well on all of the above.  Now I can take a short break before I start the last of my finals.  And what am I doing during that break?, well, writing to you all of course!

I've made a photo mash up of all of the things I've done in these busy weeks.  And after looking it through, I definitely don't look like I've been too busy...hah.  I guess it is possible to have a life while trying to become a doctor.

In order of appearance:
Lily helping me study.  Thanksgiving #1, Pilgrims and Indians.  Medieval Times.  Thanksgiving #2.

Thanksgiving was definitely a week of thanks.  Two dinners = lots of good food!  Plus at Thanksgiving #2, we sang karaoke and danced for almost four whole hours!  Who says turkey makes you tired?  The kitties even got turkey for Thanksgiving.  We are insane. 

Hope everyone had a good holiday, and I can't wait for Christmas!  I'm going to NYC Saturday.  I just know that will get me in the holiday spirit! :)

xoxo

The Sounds ♫ ♪

This last week, Hubs and I went to a concert.  It wasn't just any concert though, it was The Sounds!  They have been my favorite band since forever ago, and they never get old.  I could listen to their CD in my car for hours on end, and I would never get sick of it...in fact, I have done just that.  I never got tired of it!  When I found out they were coming here, I freaked out, and made sure we bought tickets the second we could.  The opening acts were Kids at the Bar (DJ's), The Limousines, and Natalia Kills.  It was at this cute little venue that was recently redone, and it was so chill.  It was refreshing to go to a smaller venue for once, there were probably 200 people there max.  It was also refreshing that the food wasn't $500 for a hot dog.  I got a pretzel for a buck! 

Overall, great concert and great night.

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween blog family!  Sorry I have been MIA lately.  Been very busy with school.  Passing practicals and taking exams.  I've finally gotten a bit of a break, so I figured I could update you all with our Halloween!  Remember when I said I would never buy any stupid cat thing again...I lied.

Hubs went as Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho", I was Max from "Where The Wild Things Are", Tip was a tiger, and Lil' was a pumpkin.

Enjoy Halloween!  Don't forget to x-ray your candy!  

P.S. Phillip, father-in-law, coolest dude on Earth, and best winter driver, can you pick us up from the airport? Pweety pweese?

xoxo

sun-DAY at the museum.

This past weekend I went to the art museum with some friends.  You might be wondering why we went on the first Sunday of the month, well the first Sunday of every month is free, cha-ching!  Surprisingly this was the first time I've actually entered the building.  I've run up the steps before and posed a thousand times by Rocky, obviously.  I think posing by the Rockster is required once you enter the city. 

Anywho, Sunday was the first real fall day here on the East, and I was not prepared at all.  I decided I was from Wisconsin, so I was tough enough to not wear a jacket (mistake).  Thankfully the museum had wonderful climate control.  We saw Renoir, Picasso, Eakins, Monet, and Van Gogh, just to name a few of the big dogs.  It was pretty chill, and we very much needed relaxation. 

We ended the trip with brunch at this lovely little place called Sabrina's.  One word: Stuffed french toast.  It was basically two huge pieces of french toast with cheesecake in the middle.  Mmmmm....delectable.  I still feel full.  Overall, a good Sunday with the girls!  Here are some photographs of the day.  Enjoy!
 

1. Art Museum pillars 2. First Fall Sunrise. 3. Fountain 4. Eakin's Gross Clinic painting 5.  Us planking on the art museum statues 6. Art museum 7. The four of us.

kitty meow meows.

So today I made a few purchases from the sale rack at Urban Outfitters.  I got a new lomography camera (can't wait to use it by the way), a couple belts, shoes, and some extras from their apartment section. {Read: It might sound like I spent a fortune, but I'm always one for a deal, and they had a killer sale on their already sale items.  Yippee!}  Let me just say right now, that I cannot wait to use the camera.  However, I'm still trying to find a store that has 120 film and can process 120 film.  (If you have suggestions, please let me know!) You will be the first to see the pictures when I can actually figure out the logistics of getting them developed!

And now onto those "extras".  Oh wait, side note: Remember when I took pictures of everything Hubs (Chef) cooked?  Well, he has continued cooking, but I haven't continued taking pictures.  Why?  Mostly because he cooks a lot, and I'm usually so starved from being at school for 12 hours, that I just stuff my face the instant I walk through the door.  So, don't fret, he's still a master chef, and his food is still amazing.  I'm just slack-a-lackin'....;) 

Okay, for real now, about those "extras".  I got a super deal on three books.  Two were cookbooks for Hubs, one about food trucks (love them), and the other about fearless baking (I supposed I can try and conquer this one).  The third was....wellll...I'll just show you the picture.

 Yes, I bought a cat coffee table book.  And here's another purchase.  Mind you, each of these was $2.50.  I told you this sale was goooood.  


The second purchase has infinitely improved my key situation.  Take a look.

 

On top of the "I thought it was a cat sweater", and these new purchases, I think I'm really starting to embrace this cat parent persona.  That just sounds weird.  After today, I made a decision that these will be the last of my cat inspired purchases.  Unless an amazing sale comes along again. 

Popped!

Hubs and I went to the Popped! Music Festival last night.  It was amazing and entertaining!  There were over 30 bands.  It was originally scheduled to be outside, but the rain ruined that, so they moved it inside to a university's major event center.  It definitely had less of a festival feel, but what can you do when the original location gets flooded?  Since the tickets were all the same, you could pick where you sat, so Hubs and I got there when some of the lesser known bands were playing (READ: not very many people were there yet) and we ended up getting amazing seats.  We didn't really want to mess around with sitting/standing on the floor/pit, so we figured the upper level seating was the way to go.  Our seats were perfect.  No one in front of us because we got the lowest upper level row, and no one to the side because we were next to the aisle.  It was also a super view of the stage!  Much better than what you could see on the floor, and we were a lot closer to the stage than most on the floor as well.  And since we got there earlier, we listened to some amazing bands/artists that we would have never heard otherwise!

Here's a wrap-up:

The Budos Band: which described themselves as "Staten Island instrumental afro-soul".  These guys were amazing.  Music I would have never chosen to listen to on my own, but now I want to buy all of their albums.

Charles Bradley: He was a throw back to the 70's that's for sure, but he was so fun to watch and listen to.  He can dance like no other, and his outfit was to die for!  He was introduced as the "screaming eagle of soul" and he was just that..(no seriously, he screamed/sang (in tune) and made wing arm movements).  Super funkadelic.

Titus Andronicus: This band was a very punk-influenced band.  Their lead singer was hilarious!  He kept making us laugh.  Good show.

Rakim: He was an amazing rapper, and I think he should have gone after Kreayshawn because he is definitely a bigger name.  Simple set up, just to show off his skills.  I really enjoyed him.  I'm glad they had rap at this festival.  It was welcomed :)

Kreayshawn:  She was okay.  Honestly, she just sounded like any girl rapping.  I don't think she should be as famous as she is for crappy rap.  She also wasn't very fun to watch. All she did was walk back and forth on the stage.

Foster The People:  These guys are super famous for their song "Pumped Up Kicks" that is all over the radio these days, but I linked a newer song by them which is just starting to hit the airwaves on the east coast.  Love it.  These guys put on a show.  They were so entertaining.  I would pay a lot to see them live again.  Awesome band, and the talent shows on stage and live.  They have talent.

Girl Talk: Ohhhh Girl Talk.  I LOVE HIM.  I have been a fan ever since Hubs showed me his music over three years ago, and it's actually most of what I run to.  Girl Talk's a one man show, and his real name is Gregg Gillis.  He samples and mixes music, so his show is basically him on top of his table, mixing and sampling on his laptop while dancing around like a crazy person.  Super high energy + super fun to dance to + super talented guy = best performance of the night...by far. 

Pretty Lights:  This is also a one man show, with a laptop.  I personally think Girl Talk is miles above this guy, but he was good, he just didn't mix on stage (didn't really show what talent he had).  The music is a bit more mellow than Girl Talk, but it was a nice end to the night.  Huge light/stage set up.

Here's some photos of the event to end this seriously long blog post.  I have to study!! 

cat stroller.

Yes folks, you read that right!  They now have cat strollers.  Like baby strollers....but for cats.  And yes, they are just as ridiculous amazing as they sound!

I'm assuming their commercial goes something like this "Do you love taking your cat for walks on a leash (even though they aren't dogs), but your cat only walks ten steps and then stops moving, never to move again (and then you drag them all the way home)? Never fear!  Cat Stroller is here!"

This ones called the "Kittywalk Royale". Oooo, Fancy!

Now if they only had one for runners....  Oh wait...They do.  I'm sold.

Special thanks to Amber for showing me the best invention since cat butt covers. 

Photos courtesy of

{Just Pet Strollers}

{Rear Gear}

Catch up

That's right! Two more weeks of school, well mostly finals, until I'm done with my first year of optometry school. I have two finals this week, and three next. It went incredibly fast, and I can't wait to be back home.

Since I've gotten my new phone, I realized I've taken way too many pictures. Some are great, others are....well, not so great, but I figured since I've taken so many, I could at least post some so you guys can see what I've been up to lately. {Hint: mostly studying, but procrastination can produce some wonderful photo sessions}



Our friends from Wisconsin came during their spring break in March. We took them all over the city. Here's just a picture of the Liberty Bell because it's stereotypical Philadelphia. I also found out Pennsylvania is spelled wrong on the bell. "Pensylvania." The story is that they hadn't decided on the official spelling of the state when they were making the bell, so the maker's (Pass and Stow) decided to pick one. They chose wrong. It's like the blu-ray HD-DVD debate of the 1700's.

We also did the famous "Geno's vs. Pat's" cheese steak contest. It wasn't really a contest because the winner didn't win anything...but I think the winner was Jim's (who ironically wasn't even part of the contest). We ate at Jim's the day before. I still prefer Jim's over Pat's or Geno's.

In early March two friends from school and I went to the Vision Expo in NYC. Here's just a picture of part of the amazing Marchon exhibit. The trip was topped off by my friends winning an iPad and iPod. I didn't win anything. I got a hot dog in consolation.





The boy and I have slowly been trying to get the cats closer to each other. Here's just one of our ideas to make them best friends forever.


*Also, we know Lily has an eating problem...she got through her entire bowl by the time Tip had barely started hers.*










Here's our most recent attempt. You can tell they really love each other.













Tipsy also has a new thing that she does. She sleeps, and then randomly out of nowhere she meows super loud and wakes herself up. She's probably dreaming, but the boy and I think she has a slight form of Asperger Syndrome. If you spent any time around her, you'd think so too.





Remember when I went snowboarding in the Pokono's mountains? Well when the boy and I drove to Ohio for Easter with his family, we drove through the Pokono's Mountain range. Breathtaking, wouldn't you say...?

Just for the record, I'm now calling the bluffs at home, mountains. Yes folks, I live next to mountains. I've already referred to Grandads bluff as Grandads mountain. It went over well.


I've also gotten better at cooking, and I know it might not seem like much, but I'm pretty darn proud of those grill marks on my grilled turkey and cheese. I didn't even use a George Foreman....Yeah. Skill.

Storm that scared me during our trip home from Ohio. Yeah..I'm 24 and still afraid of tornadoes.















This is the trail I run now. It's pretty gorgeous, and it reminds me of home. It's normally a great running trail, however, this morning there were two people that were...eh hem...having relations in the middle of the trail. Seriously. It was probably the fastest I've ever done a 180 in my life.

Boston

Well hello again! It's been a very long time since I've been able to blog. Life got pretty busy. Three exams in two weeks meant that studying was the only thing I was doing. The boy guesses that I probably studied 60 hours per week. Icky.

I had a neuro exam, cardio exam, and clinical skills exam. Did great on them all! Now I've got the same sort of schedule again, except it's three exams in three weeks. Hopefully that makes all the difference! Neuro, respiratory/renal, and optics. After that we have four weeks without an exam. Good news except we also need to study for finals because we have five exams in three days or something crazy like that.

Anyways! What's happened in the time since we met last? A lot I must say. Here we go.

My spring break is currently in session. It started March 4th. On Friday, the boy and I decided to take a trip to Boston to see our friend, we'll call him Harvard. (It was technically Cambridge, Mass because Harvard goes to..you guessed it! Harvard Law). See, NYC is a great quick weekend trip. Two hours and you're there. Boston....not so much. It's definitely within driving distance (especially since before it would be a plane ticket plus rental car away), but trusty google maps told us the total trip time would be six hours. I thought, "Google maps is always a little slow, it'll probably be 5.5 hours at the most."

Driving there was fun. The boy has never seen NYC, and we drove right past it. He got a great look at it, and I think he was a little taken aback at how he was actually seeing NYC. We actually got to cross over from Jersey into NYC using the George Washington Bridge as well! Something I've always wanted to see.
GW Bridge.

The rest of the drive consisted of me craning my neck to see the ocean for pretty much the entirety of the trip. I've never actually touched an ocean yet in my life (saw a few flying to China), so it was going to be an amazing experience when I did. I got excited a couple of times, but all of my "Oh my gosh! THERE'S THE OCEAN!"'s turned out to be bays or lakes. I could always eventually see to the other side. Once I saw on the GPS that we were getting further away from the ocean, I gave up.

The next exciting (not really) moment was when we passed into the "Boston area". See, we went through four metropolitan areas. Philly, NYC, Hartford/New Haven, CT, and Boston. I never really thought about it, but now when I do, we could have never avoided rush hour leaving at or before noon in Philly, so I should have expected it, but I didn't. We were enjoying the lovely Bostonian forests when we notice a bit more traffic. That bit turns into a TON, and this is what we're stuck looking at for eight miles {Read: ONE AND A HALF HOURS} Yes, it took us one and a half hours to go 8 miles, well 7.8 but who's counting now? This is what we got to look at for that amount of time.
We finally made it to Harvard's house after driving for 7.5 or 8 hours. We decided to relax there for the night (after eating some amazing thai food) because we knew we were going to have a big day walking around Boston the next day.

We started the day walking around Harvard Law and Harvard Yard. Pretty normal campus, except they have tours going around at all hours.


After Harvard showed us around his stomping grounds we rode the train into Boston. We followed the freedom trail around for most of the day. Here are some pictures of historical stuff.

Sam Adams Grave. Second Photo: This was the church all the Declaration signers attended.


Good shot of the boys in the church. Second Photo: Boy is obviously the best photographer seeing as he completely misses the statue, but gets most of the cement in this one.


This is the outside of the church we were in.

George Washington on his pony.

We got home on Sunday. It was a great trip. Can't wait to go back when it's not so cold/windy.

Other things that are going on. Rita's opened up again. Rita's is this amazing slushie/frozen yogurt shop that mixes it all together into goodness. It's weird in Philly though because they don't call it slushie, they call it "water ice". In a Philly accent it sounds more like, wooaauuter ice. It's annoying.

I also finished a painting over spring break for my friend. It let me tap back into my creative side for a moment which was nice and relaxing.

School starts again next week. Our friends from my undergrad are coming to Philly tomorrow! I cannot wait to see them. They are staying for a week (while being in D.C. for some of that week as well). That should be fun.

The girls are getting along just fine. They actually sleep on the same bed now, and the hissing has stopped. I knew they would love each other eventually!

I'll leave you with a shot of our new bed. If you look closely you will catch Lily trying to steal Tipsy's food.

The day the lights went out

This past Sunday I decided to hit the gym with the roomie for our long run of the week. We are training for a 10 mile run, (even though we missed the deadline). But that's besides the point. Nearing the end of our workout, I receive a call from the boy. "Power went out again." (Again meaning, twice in the same week.) In the last week our complex has experienced three fire alarms and two power outages.

Now, I don't mean to quote fairy tales here, but come on...hasn't anyone heard of 'The Boy who cried Wolf'? I think it's safe to say that if there were ever a real emergency here, 98.76% of the occupants would sit inside and keep going about their business. Of course during the first thousand fire alarms, the boy and I freaked out like the world's ending, and took them very seriously every time. This, of course, included getting shredded to bits by Lily cat, shoving her in her kennel, and trudging down nine floors of stairs. Just to get downstairs and realize it was fake, or in a different wing, or a burnt pie, or anything that is the smallest thing ever to set off a fire alarm. I can now see why our neighbors just peek their heads out, check the corridor for smoke, and once they see nothing, they close it and try to drown out the sound of the alarm. Which, by the way, sounds like a semi-truck mixed with the loudest, shrillest beeping you've ever heard.

Back on track. After boy informs me of the situation, I think, 'Great. Three o' clock on Superbowl Sunday. Superbowl starts in 2.5 hours. The Superbowl, mind you, that the Green Bay Packers are going to be a part of, and being from Wisconsin, it was required to watch. No power. Boy won't be happy.' I just hoped that by the time we get home, it's fixed.

Nope. We walk into our lobby only to realize the elevators don't work, and there are people stuck inside. Glad we weren't part of that mess. We walk across the entry way to the stairs, and this is when I regretted running that extra half mile. Nine floors up, and we are almost hyperventilating and pretty sure we are going to die. We made mental notes to run the stairs more often as cross-training. We make it into our apartment, and realize our water isn't working that well. I thought it was the worst thing ever, and boy had to help me put it in perspective. At least it wasn't a zombie apocalypse. I find a way to sponge bathe in the shower, and I decided it was time to study with the guys upstairs, three floors.

I walk out of our apartment, study gear in hand, and this is when I realized I am still afraid of the dark.
That's a dark tunnel of doom right there. And this was the corridor I had to traverse to get to the stairs.
Now if that doesn't scream horror movie, I don't know what does. I felt like I had just entered into a scene from Left 4 Dead.

I get brave enough to walk up the stairs. There was zero light, and I was using my tiny little blackberry screen to guide me. I was waiting for the zombie to magically appear, but it didn't happen. I finally make it to their floor, and walk down their hallway. Somehow I ended up behind someone with a flashlight, so he guided me halfway, until we split paths. Their hallway was completely dark, and silent, so I tried to get to their room as soon as humanly possible. And then, it happened...

Something grabbed my ankles and grunted. I was pretty sure I had just met my zombie. Turns out, it was just the guys I was going to study with.

I'm planning my revenge as we speak.

Tasty sparkle

The other day the boy and I went to Bredenbeck's Bakery in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. This is my favorite bakery in Philly so far. They are very reasonably priced, and they have the best cupcakes. We got two chocolate cupcakes, a vanilla creme cupcake, mocha cupcake, canoli, and Mr. snowman cupcake. They also make amazing pound cake. Incredible.
Mr. Snowman was my favorite. Not only was he cute, but he was covered in icing and frosting. And his head was a gigantic dollop of buttercream frosting. yum. I love sugar. As you know, so I figured this would be the perfect dessert. However, all of the sugar was bit much. I couldn't finish his hat because it was too sweet. Who would've thought.

Speaking of sugar. We had a full health work up done in our organ lab today, and I don't have diabetes. Shocking, I know. I actually had no idea I needed to fast until about 10am, and by then I was starving (Cheerios for breakfast, makes for a bad fasting day). Another classmate enlightened me, and once I knew I couldn't eat until after our lab (Read: 5pm), the only thing I could focus on was eating.

By the time I got my blood taken, my blood glucose levels were at a hypoglycemic level. Oh, good.

Our lab doctor asked me if I had eaten. .....No...you told me to fast. Nevertheless, I lasted until I made it home. I have decided to try and cut down on the sweets. I'll keep you updated as to how successful this actually is. A few other interesting morsels from the lab: I have bradycardia (which I've known about for a long time, and it's because I run so much....{flex} strong heart), and I have super low LDL and super high HDL. Yay for health.

I also got a super amazing, incredible, awesome email the other day. It was regarding something I entered into a contest for, and somehow, I won! It involves the wedding, and it's pretty much my new favorite thing. I took a picture of a part of it. This accounts for the sparkle in the title.
Exam on Monday means I should probably stop being distracted by sparkly things.