Thanksgiving Break

I have just come back to Johnson City from home in Nashville about 8 hours ago.  I'm so glad that I got to spend time at home.  I wish that I could go visit more often, but with school and work, it's a little difficult.  Anyway, to tell you about my break!

Ryan and I went home on Tuesday after I got out of my Physics test (the one thing that kept me in Johnson City for an extra day).  It was pretty late when we arrived in Nashville since we didn't leave here until about 7 (Eastern Time).  I couldn't tell you much about the traffic because I slept the entire way!  When I got home Mom and I talked for hours.  I don't think we even went to bed until 1:30 the next morning.  It was nice to catch up.

Wednesday, Christie flew in from Tampa that morning.  Daddy was off of work in the morning, so the entire family just hung around the house.  Dad went to work around 2 for his 16,18? hour shift!  Then us girls went to get our hair cut we went to eat at Toyama.  (Yay sushi!)  Again it was another late night.

Thanksgiving was great, as usual.  We had a little later of a Thanksgiving because Dad didn't get home until 8:30 that morning.  While he slept, Mom, Christie, and I cooked just about all of Thanksgiving dinner.  I cooked the Pumpkin cheesecake, jello pretzel thing, banana pudding (Mom's famous, secret recipe), deviled eggs and the potatoe casserole.  Mom claims I made a giant mess, but it was not too bad, nothing that a dog couldn't just eat off of the floor. ;)  (I'm trying, Daddy, to help you with you case for a dog!)  We ate Thanksgiving dinner around 1 at Grandmama's house.  It was very yummy.  I, again, ate WAAAAYYY too much and wore the wrong pants ;).  We then just hung around Grandmama's house until about dinner time.  We then packed up and went home to fix a plate (not me!) and watched Up.  Christie had wanted to see it since she got home, so we decided to do that.  It look amazing on Mom and Dad's high def. TV (Sony of course!).  It was a great story.  I will probably get it on Blu Ray sometime after Ryan sees it.  Then, after several late nights and a long day we went to bed.

Christie had a fairly early flight back to Tampa because she had to work on Black Friday, so we woke up early.   Luckily, Mom didn't want to go busting down the doors to the stores that morning!  We did shop all day (I know me shopping on Black Friday!  I swore I would never.).  We got a lot of things for Christmas.  I think we are pretty much done.  I still have a couple of things, but I will probably have to wait until payday.  :) 

Today was basically a traveling day.  As soon as we got back to Johnson City, we unpacked the car and I got ready for work.  This week has been a long, but great one.  It really did go by too quickly. 

Let's see, if I write what I am going to post about next time, I'm more likely to post...for next time:
-Christmas decorations
-Christmas shopping??
-Fabulous Christmas decorations at the Carnegie
-Induction? 
-whatever else comes to mind

Goodnight!

Wow. Twice in one week!

I know. I just blogged yesterday, but I'm in the mood to write and I have some time.  I've been at home all day because I have been feeling a little under the weather with a low-grade fever.  I'm hoping it will go away soon since I have to work tomorrow morning.  Ryan has been taking care of me for the past few days.  Anway, I'm sitting here curled up in my heavy blanket with Butch, who is sound asleep with his head resting on the arm of the couch.  I got online to get some inspiration.  I have a memoir due next week, but I have had very little inspiration, so I decided to look over some of my blogs and some of my mom's blogs hoping that maybe something will spark my eye.  It's always been pretty easy to write a blog, which in reality are just short memoirs.  The hard part about this particular assignment is that we have to incorporate various quotes that have caught our eye in our reading assignments.  Most of the quotes that I have picked are due to some bitter senitments that I feel are not worthy of writing a memoir over, but I won't elaborate on it.  Either way, writers' block sucks. 

So some other things that have been happening in life that may not be as big as in my last post.  Well, life has currently been filled with school and work.  If I'm not at school, then I'm at work.  If I'm at neither, then I'm probably torturing myself be sitting through meetings in which I have no speaking rights, watching TV that I have recorded because I'm too busy to watch the show live, or sleeping.  Lately at work they have been decorating for Christmas.  There are currently, since I've been in the hotel, 6 Christmas trees set up, and I have heard that there will be more!  I've never seen the Carnegie during Chistmas time, but I'm sure it will be beautiful.  Many of you might be asking yourself, isn't Jillian the one who can't stand to see anything Christmas before Thanksgiving?  Well, yes, that hasn't changed, but in this case I have no control.  :)  Besides, I'm ready for a little cheer in my life.  Who knows, when I gain a little strength maybe I'll start decorating the house for Christmas. 

For family that I haven't talked to recently, I turned in my medical school application.  After some long, tedious hours I have turned it in.  I'm waiting now.  I don't really know what is worse: filling out the application or waiting for a reply and hoping not to get that dreaded rejection letter.  Unfortunately, I have had a little bit of a pessimistic outlook on life recently.  I'm hoping for things to look up.  In the mean time, I am currently working on my application to osteopathic medical schools, thinking about a masters program that ETSU offers, TFA, and a potential job opportunity with PSP.  Who knows what is to come.

Anyway, I think that is all for now.  Sorry for kinda the gloomy, boring post.  I'm just bored.  If anyone has some ideas on what I should write about for my memoir, just leave a comment!  ;)

Catch Up

Ok.  So I'm still a slacker.  Oh well, at least I will be able to elaborate on just about everything that I listed in a previous post, so bear with me. :)

1) Posts about Fall Break
     Fall Break was fantastic.  I was able to get off work for a few days and go to Gatlinburg with Mom, Dad, Christie, Alex, and Ryan.  We had sooo much fun.  The cabin was wonderful.  The weather was pretty nice.  We did the usual and walked about the Gatlinburg strip.  We also went to a gun range to practice some shooting.  My favorite part of the whole break, other than getting to spend time with family and friends, was the food!  I missed Daddy's Filipino food and Ryan's grilling and Mom's desserts!  Hopefully we will get to get away again soon.

2) Posts about the fabulous new friends I have made in the past few months
     These friends would have to be from POLO.  I have made several amazing friends over the past few months.  This past Preview, I have gotten closer with several of the older leaders.  Even though I missed my co-leader, Shawn, very much, we still had a great Preview.  It's been great.  Since I went inactive from PSP, I have been able to spend more time doing things with POLO.  On Thursday, we have our Thanksgiving dinner, so maybe I will be able to put up some pictures from that!

3) Posts about Grey's Anatomy and Private Practive
     There's not much to say about it.  The Writers' blog has been less than, how do I say it nicely, entertaining this year.  Grey's Anatomy has been better the last couple of episodes, but the first few of the season were rough.  I have really enjoyed Private Practice though.  It's more like the original Grey's in terms of plot.  Remember it comes on tomorrow!!!

4) Posts about Halloween parties
     Ryan and I had a Halloween party on the night of Halloween.  We had a great turn out.  We had a lot of fun chatting, watching scary (and one not so scary) movies, and eating food.  We had some great decorations.  We had so much fun that we hope to host another party around Christmas time (hint, hint: Ugly Sweater/Secret Santa Christmas Party.  This idea came from some of my POLO friends last year.)

5) Posts, hopefully, about some amazing day trips
     Unfortunately, I have not been able to get away long enough to do some day trips.  Maybe sometime soon.  :(

6) Posts about my first true experience camping
     Again, no time.

7) Posts about the brilliant colors that the leaves display
     This year, the leaves changed after fall break.  It was pretty.  I think the leaves and the colors were prettier in previous years, but they were still nice!  Since Ryan and I live where there are lots of trees, there are leaves all around the house.  Many of them are bright yellow.  They are huge!  I haven't taken any pictures, but I know there are several on Facebook.  :)

8) Posts, well maybe just a mentioning, about a special license I'm about to receive!
     Well, I haven't had the money to do that yet.  :(

9) Posts about family updates!
     Mom is doing well.  She has been very busy working on the new catalog for her job.  Dad is doing well also.  He seems to be staying busy too.  You should look at Mom's blog to see what they have been up to.  They have had great fun with the fall leaves.  Christie is doing well.  I am sooo excited to get to see her in about a week.  She turns 20 on Saturday!  This makes me feel old.  Well, I have felt old since the beginning of the semester, but we won't go into that. ;)

10) Posts about Butch updates!
     Butch has been doing well.  He has loved all of the extra company that we have had over at the house.  A couple of weeks ago we had a little incident with our neighbor's son's pitbull.  When Ryan was walking Butch one morning, he saw the pitbull.  Well, Butch thinks he's a very larger Rotweiler, which obviously he's not, and decided to jump up to play with the pit bull.  Well, the playing lead to a bite that left a gash on Butch's should.  It looked more gruesome that it actually was, but we took him to the vet anyway.  With a little pain medicine and some anitbotics, he is healing well.  :)

11) Updates on how school is going
     School is almost done!  ;)  I have gotten to that stage where I am ready for new classes.  I have enjoyed these and I'm ready for new ones.  Next semester I will be taking Vertebrate Embryology, Animal Physiology, Philosophy of Art, and Writing/Literature/Technology.  I'm really looking forward to it.

12) Posts about Homecoming
     I had a lot of fun for Homecoming.  I participated with two groups.  The first event that I participated in was co-ed flag football with PSP.  It was so much fun, even though we were badly beaten.  The next event that I got to participate in was dodgeball with POLO.  It was so much fun.  We made it to the third round!  The last event was Homecoming King and QUeen campaigning for POLO.  Johnny, our POLO representative got Homecoming Prince!

13) Posts about anything! (I'm ending on this number because it is my favorite number! I know I'm weird, but if you would like to put it this way, it's Halloween season!)
     Well, I am officially caught up for now.  These are going to be a hectic few days.  I have to write a memoir, a video summary, and a manuscript for Cell Bio due next week.  I have a test next week too.  Hopefully, nothing else will come up soon.  Well, next time...maybe if I write a list then maybe I'll stick to the blogging...Thanksgiving dinner x3 (POLO, PSP if I decide to go, and the real one at home), trip back home, work, and the Ugly Sweater party!

Until then!