Happy Birthday Virginia. May all your days be happy.

I just took the last Saturday exam that I will ever have to take? isn't that crazy? it seems surreal.

After my test, I came home and completely vegged out and watched Jeremy play on the computer. I did burn my wrist pretty bad too on the oven. I was reaching in to get a casserole dish, and it like completely peeled the skin off when I touched the inside of the top part. sorta like a really bad sun burn that was peeling, and someone came and dragged their finger across. nasty stuff. now it just looks like a welt was some crusty skin on it.

I'm going to sleep really late tomorrow, then I guess I will try and be productive and spend the rest of the day on Therapeutics. I only need a 79.5% to get an A in the class, so that shouldn't be too much trouble.

I so wanted to go back to bed this morning. I got up to study at 5, then I curled back into bed with Jeremy at 6:45ish. it was so warm and cozy and Jeremy curled up next to me and held me even though I'm sure that my feet were only a few degrees above freezing.

I went and got Spauldings and brought them back to him before I headed off to my test so that he could have them when he woke up.

We got our girlscout cookies today and I used my burnt wrist as an excuse to eat a ridulous amount of them.

I like Jeremy alot.

howdy all.

Blocks weekend has been busy getting into the swing of things. One of my elective which the majority of the class is in had a test today, but it was a tad confusing the last couple of hours because everyone was trying to figure out if it were cancelled or not due to the weather. the University of Kentucky let classes out at 2 and sent all the employees home, and the professor finally broke down and said the test was cancelled, then immediately sent out another email saying that if students wanted to, we could stay and take the test at 3 as planned. So, I ended up doing that. I am currently waiting for an email from Dr. Jones to see if my early morning OSCE for tomorrow is cancelled or not. I hope it is, because I am super tired right now for some reason, and the idea of getting up super early to study for it makes my whole body tired.

I am over my cold finally, although now Jeremy has a cough. I've strongly reminded him to keep his diseased toothbrush away from my nice new one that was replaced yesterday. I don't want to get sick again because that really sucked.

You know, dirty old men who looked at porn in the library are nothing but dirty old men. give me a break. this occurs almost every single time that I go to the big library on campus. Give me a break you old perverts. At least keep it at home and not in public areas.

OSCE tomorrow, business on Saturday, and Therapeutics on Monday. and then after that, I will only have 6 more tests I think in my entire pharmacy career. isn't that crazy?

I have had the most wonderful day. Ask me why? I have no idea. I just find myself smiling and just feeling good. Things keep going smoothly. The sun is shining brilliantly. Coming home traffic stayed out of my way. Life is good. The feeling may not last, but I'm grateful for however long it does. Hope for days like today makes the other kind bearable. I wish everyone a wonderful day. The only thing that would make today better was knowing others had a great day also.

I guess I don't have faith in UK student health or what, but I don't like going there. I don't think the PA that I always end up seeing knows what she is doing. I've gone and asked for an epi pen prescription the last time I had that really bad allergic reaction and my throat shut up, and she wouldn't write me one and just gave me a presciption for Zyrtec (which is retarded). And then she couldn't recommended me to a specialist, even though she told me I needed to go to one. And last year when I was peeing every hour on the hour, she wasn't going to write me another prescription for another antibiotic when the Bactrim failed until I really pushed the issue.

And I will always get the same PA because they try to do the continual care thing over there.

The pharmacist at work is married to a doctor, and she fills stuff for herself all the time. I wish I could fill myself an omperazole with a $5 copay instead of having to pay 20 bucks for Prilosec OTC. I'm pretty sure I have an ulcer. I have this nagging pain in my stomach that hurts really bad pretty much all the time, and it gets worse when I take excedrin or ibuprofen or if I drink something acidic (like ginger ale). But, if I went to see that PA chick, I'm sure she would tell me to take tums and get over it. Which I can't because I know if I take in even 500 mg of calcium, my pipes get all plugged up and I won't be able to poop for days. so, I'll go back into the PA and she'll say increase your fiber intake... which means I won't be able to poop AND Jeremy will disown me for all my stinky gas.

So there I'll be, doubled over in pain from my ulcer, constipation, and bloatedness. My stomach may explode from seeing that PA, so i just won't bother.

Go to the doctor. It sounds like you need antibotics and you need a doctor for that. Drink plenty of fluids and rest. I will pray for you. You get better. OKAY?

apparently yesterday was the quiet before the storm. i;m very sick. i stayed at school until noon, but then I skipped my last two classes because I felt like poopy. and now I feel even more like poopy. and it seems like every body part if failing. my throat hurts, my stomach hurts ( think I may have overdone it with the NSAIDS trying to get rid of my headache), my lower back hurts, my nose is leaking and congested at the same time, my cheek where I bit it earlier this week is getting seriously infected, and I'm shaking.

Jeremy got me dinner last night, and was really sweet about trying to make me feel better. I'm glad that we got Thai Smile on Wednesday night for Valentine's day, because last night I would not have enjoyed it at all.

Happy Valentine's Day!! I forgot to send the cards I got. Maybe I'll remember them next year. But to all my family, LOVE today and always.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECCA!!!

And happy 9 weeks and 2 days confinement, little baby in her belly:) I think about you all the time, and hope that everything is going as it should.

blah. I dislike sucky group members. they make me one tired puppy. Pretty productive weekend... sorta

I love you mom

that is all.

Well, our events for the day have gone of tracks. We were planning on going to the bank to move some stuff around, but Jeremy got the inside scoop from his Aunt last night that there is nothing to move around to. His Aunt and Uncle and REALLY frugal, even though I think they poop money. They both had government jobs, and never had kids, and were REALLY frugal, and when they bought their current house 10 years ago, they paid cash for it. it was $250,000. And they are the Aunt and Uncle that gave us $25 bucks for our wedding. Anyways, apparently, his aunt Ramona has called EVERY SINGLE bank in the surrounding area and the best interest rate you can get for a CD is 3.4%. If you deposit a $100,000. and we have one less zero to deal with, so I think we are just going to keep it in the investor's account.

So, instead of the bank, we will be going to olive garden for a very early dinner, then compUSA to see if they've actually put anything on sale. Raising your prices 30% before the holidays and then putting everything 30% off in a closeout sale equates to the same prices you had a year ago. I know it's business, but shady stuff like that bothers me. Like when a name brand drug goes generic, and the big drug company comes out with the exact same product except with a big CR (controlled release) on the end of it and an additional $150+ price tag on it. And then only difference is you can take it once a day instead of twice a day, which the patient has been doing for the past decade just fine. It hurts me because doctors do this all the time, and they aren't stupid, they know what they are doing. it's not a superior drug, it doesn't improve compliance, it just makes old folks who have to pay a percentage of the cost suffer, makes our nation's health care costs even more ridiculous, and makes the drug reps feel all warm and fuzzy after dropping off free lunch to the entire office staff and an all expense paid trip for the doctor and his wife to Hawaii for an "educational" seminar.

I came home just now to find Jeremy on his hands and knees cleaning up shattered glass. apparently, the dogs were super excited when he got home, and Maybe ran into the TV stand's glass door. Maybe is ok, she just hit it with her rump, and it bounced really hard on it's hinges and then broke. So, now, sadly, we must dust the electronics more often then our current schedule of never because everything is quite visible.

Tonight is taco rice and vegetarian beans and Lost. Tomorrow is working all day once I get out of class and I think Jeremy is going to go over to his Aunt Ramona's house to drop off some pictures.

Saturday we are going to the bank to see about possible CD/ investment options, then we are going in to Jeremy's work so I can study and Jeremy can catch up on his meeting packets for next week. There are still two more weeks until blocks and it seems like FOREVER for some reason.

Mardi Gras

In the past we've never done anything to commemorate Mardi Gras in any manner until yesterday. I saw in the paper that Ramsey's, which is one of our favorite restaurants, was havinga Mardi Gras special, so we went out to eat there. I must say I was very impressed by the decorations and atmosphere alone as they really sent all out. Evidently, a lot of other people had the same idea we had because the joint was packed. For $12 I got a nice bowl of red beans and rice with andouille sausage, a cup of chicken seafood gumbo and big pan of boiled crawfish with corn on the cob and boiled potatoes. It was a lot of food, and definitely required an effort on my part to finish everything. The only downside to dinner was caused by 3 patrons standing by the bar that kept getting in my personal space. It's not cool to turn around and be nose to butt with someone. I think the servers were irritated also since these rude jerks were blocking the path to their server station.

I am very worried, but I can't tell you why because it's a secret.

I am also very nervous, but I can't tell you why because it's a secret.

I hope that every thing works out. we can just wait and see for both of them.

Today was a very sad day for many people. death is such a very difficult thing.

We'll be heading to Ashland tomorrow for the visitation. He passed away at 1:30 am on Thursday.