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Why is it so hard to have patience with some patients….

I am sitting here, not wanting to do anything…It has been a long day.  I managed to get yelled at, cursed at, and “verbally abused” today over something that was pretty much out of my control.  Some people are just hard to appease…..  I really hate that for them.  I, as well as another very sweet girl I work with, bent over backwards for this person, and they still are so unhappy with life, that they don’t see the good in anything.  Unfortunately, this is the 3rd time I have been yelled at and cursed at by this very same person.  Like I said before, some people are just never happy.  One kinda funny part of this story….I thought we were finished talking, goodbyes were said, and I began to hang up the phone….  but wait….  he/she is still talking, not to me, but to his/her husband/wife(not talking- rather – yelling) about how incompetent we are and how “the girls in that _________ office are just ___________(not very smart – aka “donkeys”)”.   I pray for this person – that he/she would find happiness, and possibly that God would save his/her soul and change his/her attitude about life.  Could you please pray for him/her as well??  thanks..

So, I had an MRI today….  Some of you may be saying… What??!!?!?!  In?!?!?  The??!?!?!  World?!?!?  Well, it’s nothing serious…hopefully.  I have been having rather severe headaches, so I went to the doctor and she immediately said I needed an MRI.  I have been dealing with doubts about having the test done, because I don’t have ANY other symptoms of the dreaded worst case scenario -brain tumor.  However, as I sat at work today contemplating whether or not I should cancel the appointment (and getting a semi-2nd opinion from the doc I work for), a girl I work with told me about a friend of hers(who is my age).  She has surgery today to remove a tumor from her abdomen.  It was ovarian cancer.  She had no symptoms.  The mass just protruded when she laid down on her back.  I asked for a clear sign that I should have it done – and I felt that that was it.  It scared me to death, quite honestly.  So, I had the MRI – it was a quite crazy experience.  Luckily, it was an open machine, so I didn’t have to worry about being claustrophobic(my main anxiety about the whole process).  It was loud.  I had to stay very still.  I think my thigh and calf muscles got a good workout because I was so tense the whole time.  But after 30 minutes, it was over.  That’s that.  I lived through it, and I will have results on Monday, probably.  

Brandon is taking his last final for the semester as I type.  I know he will do good.  He’s the smartest man I know.  :)  We are so excited about this semester ending, it has been so crazy busy!  Only one semester left!!!  Yay!!  We are excited about that too!  

Well, I must go prepare dinner for my “very intelligent handsome amazing husband.”  I will keep you all posted about the results of my MRI!  

This last weekend went off without a hitch – except that it was really really really cold and raining a little.  We always have such a good time with friends, and this was no exception!!  Luckily, we didn’t head downtown until around 6:30, so we didn’t have to wait for the fireworks for a terribly long time (Ricky and Ashley may not agree with this, but at least we didn’t get there at 9am – right?!!?)  Riding our bikes was probably the best decision we made, it was so easy to get out of there at the end of the night – and it even helped us warm up a little bit!  

The Girlies!!

Me and my hottie hubsy!

We had such a good time!!!  AH!  

I hope you all have a good week…

Yes, they were VERY good winners, but I have to say that we were pretty sore losers….  That pretty much sums up the rest of our night.  

What do we have to look forward to this weekend??  

1 – A lovely reunion with the Gipson’s from Missouri!!!  <clap>

2 – An amazing fireworks show downtown in honor of the Kentucky Derby Festival!  <yell>

3 – Cookout with our friends preceding the aforementioned fireworks display <hip hip>

4 – Riding bikes downtown so we don’t have to get stuck in traffic afterwards <hooray>

5 - Rain, 50 degree weather…  <”boo hiss”>

All in all, I think it will be pretty fun regardless of if it rains…  

….to say…..

We had another very relaxing weekend.  Brandon was sick all weekend, so he spent a lot of time in bed.  Poor guy hasn’t been sick in so long, he didn’t really know what to do with himself!  Also, for those of you that haven’t seen him in a while, his hair was getting really really long.  It was nice for a while, but was beginning to get annoying….SO….he cut it off!!  It looks really good now, it’s like my “old” husband is back – the way I met him and married him…  I know, cheezy, but I love it!  

Mom and Dad G. had spend a few days in Cinci, so on their way back home on Sunday, they met us at one of our favorite restaurants, California Pizza Kitchen, to have lunch.  It was a very nice, but short, visit!  We just hung around our house for the rest of the day until around 6:30 – when I went to babysit 7, yes 7, kids!  Me and another friend from church went to this family’s house and she brought her 2 kids along.  So all in all, there were 7 kids, ranging from around 1 year to 10 years old.  Luckily, all the kids are super sweet, and they were willing to help us out a little.  It has been awhile since I have babysat, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it.  I have always told myself that I LOVE kids, but the more I am around them, the more I realized how awkward I am with them.  However, yesterday, I had a blast!!  So, I am beginning to think that I am warming up to them again!  That’s good, I guess.  :)  (no kids in the near future, so don’t get any ideas).  

Well, the week has just begun, but it has begun well.  I had a good, relaxing day at work and now we are about to watch the Tigers beat the Jayhawks!  In fact, I fixed Jayhawk stew for dinner and it was delicious!!  We have some Kansas fans coming over to watch the game with us – the evening may end with a good brawl!  just kidding…it will be fun!  

GO TIGERS!!!!!!

So, another week has passed and here I sit, trying to think of something to post.  Hmmm….  I had one of those weeks at work where everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, goes wrong.  I had a brain lapse and forgot some important things to take to our new 3rd office, leaving another employee up to bringing it to me.  I got some “semi-bad” reviews from patients at our new 3rd office (this is something I am rather upset about, and by upset I mean mad).  I also got tagged in the nose with a thick plastic “card” type thing that left 2 red scratches that can’t even be hid by cover up.  All in all, it was a bad week….  I am so glad it is over – surely it will go up from here.  This weekend has be WONDERFUL though.  We spent some time with some friends, ate at our new favorite restaurant(Come Back Inn), I spent about 2 hours in bed after church on Sunday watching a movie(28 Days- good movie by the way), and we ended the day with ice cream cones from Bruster’s.  I couldn’t have asked for more this weekend.  

Well, here I go again!  Another attempt at connection with friends and family across the country via cyberspace!  I’m not so sure I will be good at it, yet again, but I thought I would try.  I find myself looking at random blogs and becoming jealous because I am not able to express myself as well as those people.  As a matter of fact, I am not good at even logging in to post pictures, as most of you already know!  I ask you to bear with me as I try to keep up with this site.   Brandon and I spent most of the morning cleaning out closets and our basement.  You see, we moved in August and I think we were so ready to just “live” here that we crammed boxes in closets.  Well, it finally got to me, so I had to do something about it!  I started in Brandon’s office……..hmm…I completely gutted the closet then realized that I didn’t have anywhere to put the stuff I took out because our basement was not straightened up either!  I was rather frustrated….However, I went downstairs and straightened the basement while Brandon sorted through the stuff I had pulled out of the closet.  How sweet!  :)  We also put B’s fire pit (that I got him for Christmas) together and put it outside.  We are so ready for spring so we can use it!!   I am feeling very excited about this blog! Probably because it looks so cute!  I hope I don’t let you down! We love you all!!