Rachel's Blog
Yes! This is my photo from Sunday night’s graduation! My girlfriend, Lauren, took this photo and sent it to me.
I’m standing with my Study Buddy – I can’t tell you how much she helped me get through all the technical terms we had to learn. I’ll miss her and always be grateful for dozens of nights studying medical manuals.
Tonight is the big night – I graduate from the technical school as a certified (or certifiable! lol) medical assistant. I’m so excited! It’s a real graduation ceremony, with everyone in my class wearing a white gown and that unique mortarboard hat!
I even ironed the gown – something I almost never do anymore. I bought a pretty sleeveless party dress to wear out to the celebration dinner after the ceremony. This is my big night!
Tonight is the big cram session. We have exams coming up and this is the only night I have 4 straight hours to spend on studying. I think I learned most of the important stuff as we went along, but I always get nervous on tests and exams. So I’m reading through all of my notes and using a highlighter to help the information sink in deeper. I hope.
Its been ages since I went to the movies in a real theater. But I really wanted to do something fun and different, and there are bunches of new movies coming out that look really promising. I know that all of them will be out on DVD just in time for Christmas, but I don’t want to wait that long for all of them.
I went with my Study Buddy from school as a treat to say thank you for all her help and moral support during these classes. This past month has been the hardest – its like they are rushing us to get through it all and I’m starting to panic about not only learning the new material but remembering everything else they taught me over the past 2 years.
So we went to the new theaters out in Providence Shopping Center and each ticket was 16. Sixteen Bucks! This is too much! I can buy the DVD for $16 bucks and watch it over and over again as much as I want. The movie theaters have go to charge less money for a ticket if they want me to come back again.
One of my friends called me this morning and said that on her way to work she saw some nut jump off the bridge into the river. I was horrified at the thought that someone would do that and very sympathetic to my friend who witnessed that act of desperation. I told her how sorry I as that she had to see that today, then she laughed and said, “April Fool’s!”
This year I am waging war on dandelions. They are all over my yard and both of my neighbor’s yards. I have tried to pick them before they turn to weed, but they blow into my yard from my neighbor’s yards, so my yard is doomed. I think out of self defense I am going to have to pull them from my neighbor’s yards, too.
My brother is 10 years younger than me and today is his birthday. It is easy to remember his birthday, it is the same date as mine, just a different month, minus 10 years.
So, Happy Birthday, Spencer!
Shopping for dog treats is getting so complicated. I like to buy a little toy or bag or special treats for my dog. The toys never last very long, so if I spend much more than $2 or $3, it is a waste of money. But lately most of the toys seem to be $7, $10 and more. That is crazy for a toy that only lasts 10 or 15 minutes after you get it home!
We worked hard on this snow woman! It took over tow hours of rolling snow and finding her accessories. I love it!