DONE!

Are you absolutely in love with the new freedom you have just recently obtained? Ahhhhh, a sigh of relief is the best thing after the finals are done and locked away into the teachers’ vaults.  I have three weeks left of freedom till the next semester starts. Luckily, I am a Senior taking Freshman classes! Woo! This past weekend I got to celebrate my 21st birthday. While I am not a huge fan of drinking (because I would rather study and go to work…) I did have some fun with parents, husband, and some good friends trying out some new drinks. We got to celebrate my birthday and the end of finals for the group! Here are those promised pictures:

Dennys

Coors Tour

The Tavern

Do I look like I get more and more exhausted as the day goes on? Sure do! We headed to Dennys in the morning for a free grand slam breakfast for my birthday with the parents. Then we headed to Coors for free beer. In the middle somewhere we had some wine. Then we finally ended the day going to The Tavern with my coworkers to celebrate. By that time that the day was done, I was one tired woman. Overall, it was nice to unwind and have a lot of fun!

So what’s next on my to-do list? I get to go to Minnesota this summer. Then comes a grand wine tour of Colorado and also thrown into the mix is some rafting and hot springs, with hiking and rock climbing. Fun right? I think so. All of this is accomplished while taking classes and going to work. Impressive, I know. Life is only accomplished for me by taking online courses. I’m not too sure how else to do it. My online experience has been fun and exciting. It has not been without homework, but that’s what school is all about. It has been about self-discipline and a good sense of goal orientation to accomplish every course with the best possible grade.  I look forward to balancing my extremely busy schedule this summer with online courses. Nobody really wants to take courses in the summer, but they also want to finish school earlier. I find that these courses are the compromise to that problem. I get to finish earlier than most people in my class, about a year earlier, and I get to spend my summer the way I want to.

So that’s about it folks! Tis my post of the week. I had a great birthday. My finals went well aaannnnddd…..

Here comes SUMMER!!!

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What is Going On?!

I know you were waiting on your tippy toes to hear about my surgery! *cough* It went well. I am all done with all the cancer stuff and I got my homework done on that day as well! So whoop!!! By-the-way. Watch out! At the hospital I went to, my fiancee and I were stopped by a security guard and directed us to a nurse who was checking everyone for symptoms of the swine flue. Anyone under the age of 18 were NOT allowed into the hospital. Keep that in mind if you are headed there at some time.

What’s going on with the weather? Snow? Rain? Freezing cold? Winter weather watch? UGH! It was 60 degrees today! It’s supposed to be 60 again in the weekend!!! This has to be the most drastic winter we have had here in Denver. I have academic advising at the school tomorrow. I’m not too sure I want to drive early in the morning with the snow. Bummer.

I have a few tips for everyone who wants to stay healthy. The news channel was just talking about the flu…again. It never ends, I know. But did you know these tips? To help you stay healthy try this out:

1. Get your rest- more than 7 and a half hours. It boosts your immune system
2. Go for a walk. There is that myth that you try to “sweat out the cold.” Hard exercise actually decreases your immune system, while a walk is just right!
3. Low Fat Foods!!! Easier to digest and your body can use more of the nutrients. Fat decreases the immune system.
4. Have a cup of tea per day
5. Laugh. Yup. Laugh early and a lot!! Laughing releases special chemicals and endorphins into your system which actually helps boost your immune system. It’s the best medicine for you! Watch a comedy!

Of course, as always the typical things… When you wash your hands scrub well and say your ABCs. Clean the surfaces of your home that you touch often. I just did a biology lab that tested certain areas that I touched a lot. The biggest spot which grew the most mold in the test vial was actually this button that I touch in order to open the trash can. The second biggest place was the door handle. Phew! Lots of bacteria grew in my sterile environment.

Also, if you don’t know this already…keep your shoes OFF when you walk in your home!!! Your shoes are filthy! Tons of bacteria and gross stuff is on the bottoms of your shoes and it gets stuck into your carpet. Also, try not to shake hands with a lot of people. Sometimes hard to do, but try to keep touching or coming very close to others at a minimum.

Otherwise than that, not much else to keep you up to date on. Surgery went well, school is going pretty well…I can’t wait till it’s over with…and I’m trying to stay away from all the sick people.

Talk to you later!

p.s.- an average college student touches their face on average 47 times in a 3 hour period. Stop that students!

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