Bobbra Jeen

Even though it's 4 days away, this post has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas. Or maybe it does? A Christmas laugh I suppose...

On Saturday, my family took the traditional holiday trip to the movies. No, my hometown has not yet adopted a grand Continental Cinema 5 or a Rave for that matter, so we did what every other native of these parts does: hopped, skipped, & jumped one town over.

Before the movie started, I visited the ladies' room.

lady in the stall: "Bobbbrraa Jeeeen?" {12 seconds pass} "Bobbbrraa Jeeeen, is 'at choooo?"

me: {realizing she was talking to me} "No mam. This is not Barbara Jean."

lady in the stall: "It ain't chooo Bobbbrraa Jeeen?" {who is this lady?}

me: "No mam. I am NOT Barbara Jean."

lady in the stall: "Sorry, hun. I seen yer cowgirl boots and thought chooo was her."

Gotta love it. She scurried out before I could put a face with the voice. Sure hope she found Barbara Jean.

a random morning post

6am: wide awake with what felt like an elephant crushing my sinuses

6:30am: in CVS buying a Neti Pot


Caution:
-feels rather strange
-you may look ridiculous during the process
-requires some coordination

I must admit I made fun of Kristen for owning one of these, but hey, things change. I give it a 10. This little kettle works.

Currently doing: whatever I want

Finals are over. No more studying until January and I am ecstatic.
And very thankful. God is good.

live from our living room...

It's Saturday night!


Whoever said staying in is lame probably hasn't experienced one of Alley's fires.

meet group 35

Most of my closest friends & family aren't really a part of my daily routine. They know I'm in pharmacy school, but they have no idea what my day really looks like. And I guess I really don't know all the details of theirs. And that's ok. I have no idea what I would do if you told me to create a lesson plan for 7th graders or if you told me I had to plan an event for 150 guests. I'm thankful the Lord has gifted us all differently.

This semester, however, I've had the opportunity to get to know group 35. They get it. They know what it's like to spend countless hours studying and researching and to feel like there's still so much that you don't know. They know what it's like to have a heart rate of > 100 bpm before a test or oral presentation. I mean, at this point, they know how to treat a patient who has osteoarthritis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, community acquired pneumonia, influenza, depression, hyperthyroidism, diabetes (Type 1 & 2), deep vein thrombosis, pain, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, migraines, and otitis media. Whew.

our second home, 3109

Yes, that's our semester in a nutshell--and even though it's been tough, these people have made it so worthwhile. We've learned so much about working together as a team and so much about pharmacy practice in general. It's been a blast, and I'm really going to miss them. If only we could take group finals.....

the morning

I'm an early bird. Never been anything different. Even as a teenager, the sleeping until noon pattern never rubbed off on me. I've always been an old soul, I guess, and I'm ok with that. I enjoy it. The recent time change has been so refreshing. Daylight one hour early just makes me thankful. The morning is still, quiet, beautiful and a constant reminder of God's goodness and faithfulness to me.

21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:21-23

Each week in Bible study with the senior girls, we're assigned a prayer partner to pray for and encourage. Caroline has been such an encouragement to me this week! God often uses little glimpses of himself in others to remind us that He is there. This morning she shared this with me and now I'm sharing it with you in hopes that you will take advantage of the morning.

The morning is the time for meeting with the Lord, for it is then that we are at our best, having a new supply of energy. Blessed is that day that is opened with prayer. Holy is the dawn that finds us on top of the mount with God. -Joseph Parker

a reason to be happy

Pretty soon, I'm headed here. Charleston, SC, to be exact. My last trip was so much fun--maybe it's just because I was in good company, or maybe it's just because it's UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL. My grandparents lived in Charleston back in the 1950's-60's while my grandfather was stationed with the Air Force. My mom was actually born there and below are some legit pictures from my Nana's camera back in the day.




Why am I going to Charleston you might ask?? Well, because this girl is getting married...

Brittany will be a Goepp in just a few short days! Looking forward to the festivities and a WhiteHouse reunion.

BIRMINGHAM (sort of)

Indian giver: n. a person who gives a gift and then takes it back.

In case you were dying to know, our rotation regions were posted on Friday. I frantically checked online, saw that I was assigned to Birmingham (my #1 choice), immediately began high-fiving classmates, sent out mass text messages to my overly anxious friends, and then it happened. We received yet another email shortly after stating that rotation regions were, in fact, NOT final. There was a glitch in the system and some regions were posted while others weren't. Needless to say, I spent much of my weekend in hopes that this whopper of a golden gift, my #1 choice, would still be mine.

Tuesday followed through with the indian giving. HSOP randomly re-assigned our regions and yours truly got assigned TUSCALOOSA. To say that I have pouted the past few days would be an understatement. Pity parties won't even begin to describe. I'm just plain bummed out. My thought process is this: "how could they possibly give my spot to someone else?" as if I'm entitled to Birmingham and Birmingham alone. I've really got to get over myself. The blues are balanced to some extent by the assurance that I will have some (possibly most) of my rotations in Birmingham. We also have 2 weeks to swap regions with any classmate who is willing, so Tuscaloosa is technically not 100% final, but chances are looking mighty slim. Aside from that, I am super excited to become an official Birmingham resident in May! Commuting really can't be that bad..and thank goodness it's not forever.

Although its been a tough pill to swallow, God has been completely faithful to me. My prayers about this situation date waaaayyy back. I begged and pleaded for His guidance in my decision and then for His will to be done. I'd like to think this was just some terrible luck of the draw, but really it's just a culmination of the work of His hands.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? Job 12:9