Guess what I've got....

Pictures of me and Brian. Yup! Be jealous. Ha ha.

Last night we went to see a rock band, Local H at the Conservatory in OKC. This was my first real rock concert. Let me just say this, I am totally not a rocker chick.
1. The Conservatory does not have air conditioning. Seriously. Add on the fact that it was 91 degrees outside yesterday. Yes, it was HOT and miserable.
2. The band were screamers. And by that I mean, you don't understand a word and it's all screaming. Yea, definitely not my thing.
3. Moshing. Headbanging. Again, not my thing.

But I went and I survived. Remember the scene from "The Break Up" with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan in the kitchen? It's not about you liking the ballet. It's about the person you love liking the ballet. That's how I felt about the rock concert. It's not about me liking the concert, it's about spending time with the person I like who enjoys the rock concert.

Anyway....on with the pictures...

This was after the concert in his truck. Yes, he is wearing a Local H shirt. He's so stinkin cute.
Again, after the concert which is why I look like I'm all hot and sweaty.
Last one, but probably my favorite.

ooohhh baby

Ooohhh Indy, you've still got it baby. *wink*


Brian and I went and saw Indiana Jones this afternoon and all I can say is "oooohhhh baby". I'm in love. Seriously. Maybe it's because I'm a history major and the things he talks about are things I've read about. Maybe it's because of all of the great scenes. Or, maybe it's that little cutie Shia LaBeouf. Either way, It's official, I'm an Indiana Jones girl.

The date with Brian was wonderful (like all of our dates are!) He's the sweetest boy ever. He met me up at school today and I got to show him off to my girls in class. ooh la la!! Then I helped him practice for his practical exam which is this Friday. He intubated a few dummies and strted a few IV's. He's going to do so good on it! I have a quiz tomorrow and my first test coming up. I'm hoping to rock it! :-) With some studying, I should be good.

Alright, I'm exhausted. Off to bed!

Smooches!

A little something special...

My sweet friend Valerie is getting married tomorrow to her sweetie pie, Brian. I known Valerie my entire life - her mom and my mom went to elementary school together and have been BFF's for a looong time. I thought I'd make her something extra special - I hope she loves it as much as I do.

Congratulations Valerie and Brian!

I survived my first week of EMT school. It is wonderful. I love it. My instructor is a lady named Sherri. She is a paramedic with Brian. There are 16 people in my class, 12 boys and 4 girls. The 4 of us girls stick together and we keep the boys in line. We even have a hot Australian guy in class too.

I take vitals like crazy now. Blood pressure, lung sounds, heart rate, pulse, skin color, AVPU scale, etc. It's funny because we've all gotten VERY personal with eachother already. Ha ha. Brian warned me of this. The guys fart like it's no big deal and us girls just look at eachother and say, "You gross boys!".

Speaking of Brian....he is so sweet. On Wednesday he was waiting for me outside of my classroom at the end of the day. Totally surprised me! He left today for Hawaii for his sister's wedding. I made him a little "Brian Fun Pack" with some magazines, Indiana Jones playing cards, Laffy Taffy, Trail Mix, gum, etc. He called me today when he made it to LA and again when he got to Hawaii. We're going to see one of his favorite bands next Friday. I'm excited. He's pretty awesome. I think I might do my clincals with him. He keeps asking me to do rotations with him. We'll see. I know he'd teach me a lot. On Tuesday evening I went to the station where he was working and he taught me some stuff for class. We played with the LifePack and I did an EKG on him.

Hope you have a great Memorial Day!

XOXO

Today I start EMT school. SO excited about that.

I'm going to see Brian tonight at the station. He leaves for Hawaii on Thursday. I'm bringing him cookies and a little "Brian Fun Pack" for his trip. He's going to be so surprised.

More later.

Your heart is all I need...

I'm listening to "Don't Leave Home" by Dido. Great song. Download it and listen.

Work was long last night. We were SO busy. One of the docs taught me how to take a person's blood pressure, so I spent the rest of the night running around taking blood pressures. I'm a blood pressure taking machine. Ha ha.

I start EMT class in 2 days. I am SO excited. I'm going to try to do my ride alongs with Brian. (he's the new guy, kinda). He is so excited about teaching me stuff. So cute.

It's been gorgeous here lately. Nice warm days. I layed out for a while today, gotta start working on that tan.

welcome home

It's finally inside. This is my new desk that I got from Corrine (aka, Sassy). I had some time today and I spent the day cleaning up my room. This is the "nook". My banner says, "create". I have a bulletin board thatis going to go on the wall to the right, but I haven't hung it up yet. The desk is black with some blue paint underneath. I love the chippy look it has. It's a lot smaller than my previous desk, but I like that I don't have the extra room to have it full of crap. Don't you just love it?

I found the photo for the new banner somewhere on flickr. If it's yours, email me and I'll give you credit.

XOXO!

Is it a keeper?

Well, what do you think of the new layout? Not sure if I love it yet or not. We'll see. I'm in the mood for some CHANGE!

Oh Happy Day!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

My parents left last week to go on a cruise for 10 days! They got home today around 4:00 and I am so glad to see them. You don't realize how much they do until they're gone and you have to do everything for yourself.

Emptying the dishwasher.
Finding my keys when I lose them.
Putting my flip flops in my room when I leave them around.
Folding my blanket when I leave it on the couch.
Making a fantastic dinner every night.
Laughing.
Sharing jokes.

Mom, I missed you and I'm so glad you're home. Happy Mother's Day!

I love you.

Not your friend....

Hola mi amigas! Hope you had a splendid Cinco de Mayo yesterday. After my first final yesterday morning I met my great friend Jeromee for lunch at Tarahumara's for some yummy mexican food. Mmm, sour cream chicken enchiladas, double rice no beans.....perfect. Ironically, they also had drink specials, 2 tecates with lime and a margarita later I stumbled out of the restaurant and made it back to campus in time to take....ANOTHER FINAL. Not smart, Holly. Never in my life have I ever shown p to class with a buzz/mildly intoxicated. Well, there's a first time for everything right? I swear, that final was the longest one I had ever taken. 2 long essays (I filled 7 pages in my blue book) and it took me an hour and a half, plus on top of that I was the first person done in a class of 65 people. What was I thinking??!?! Moral of the story: during finals week, margaritas and tecates are NOT your friend....especially right before a test.

Dead Week

Do they call it Dead Week becuase it's supposed to kill you? I hope not. The week before finals is called "Dead Week". It's supposed to be a time of little to no homework for students since we have finals looming over our heads....like a grey storm cloud on a sunny day.

But this week is anything but dead if you ask me. Had to lead a discussion over a book for my history class on Monday, quizzes, and my huge gigantic paper due on Friday. Dead? Pshhh, please.

So, in honor of this years' dead week, I'm living out loud...well sort of. I'm a jeans and tee shirt girl. But not this week. I'm dressing up and looking nice every day. Yes, you should be proud. My nails are usually painted with the french manicure polish, pink nail beds and white tips, but not this week. They are bubblegum pink. I need something to keep me upbeat, cheery and something that screams, summer is almost here!!! Then, after finals week, I'll go back to my plain french manicure polish. But this week, I just need some spunk, some motivation if you will.
Becuase to be honest, next week during finals, I'll be crawling out of bed and shuffling straight to class. So, get ready for sleepless nights, lots of caffeine, sharpened pencils, and all the glory that comes with being in college during finals week.

one man's junk...

Hi there. Hope you're having a great weekend. Jason and I work up early yesterday morning and hit a few garage sales and estate sales.

Isn't this silver server cute? I love the detailing on the rim. I bought the blue flower pin too. Gotta have a little bling!

Found these packs of note cards for 50 cents. Pretty, huh?

Buttons! Jason found this velvet box full of buttons for me! Price....$2.00!!!
Vintage alpahbet flash cards. I can't wait to play with these!

Finally, this is the desk I got from Corrine. I have it in the garage right now, I need to clean off my current desk before I bring this one in. Isn't is adorable? I fell in love with it. It's got this blue chippy paint underneath the black which looks really awesome. I'm especially fond of the crystal drawer pulls.

TGIF!!

Finally Friday! Yay! This week flew by!

I babysat for a nurse I work with yesterday. She has 3 kids ALL under the age of five. Yea...what the hell was I thinking? Obviously I wasn't! The 8 month old cried non-stop the entire time. So basically next time I say that I want 3 kids, slap me. No really, slap me. Do it!

School was good today. My spanish teacher's wife finally had her baby. So...now we're waiting to see what they named him. One of the grad students said they named him something weird.

Date tonight with Jason! I think we might watch movies and then in the morning we're going antiquing and hitting some estate sales. How did I get lucky enough to find a guy who likes o go antiquing?! Seriously! Lucky me!

Better go get ready!

Made My Day

My day started off kinda of crappy. No particular reason for it just a blah day....misting rain, cool, humid, clammy Tuesday morning.

As I was driving to school I got the sweetest text message from Corrine. (aka Sassy). She is seriously a day brightener! Corrine, thanks for your thoughtful message, it totally made my day!

04.21.2008

A few things I'm loving right now....

Pink Nude nail polish.
Working on the ambulance.
School is almost done.
My new desk from Corrine.
Country Home magazine.
Raspberry Lime Sublime smoothie from Jamba Juice.
Tea Cafe.
Reading my EMT books for class.
Warm sunny days.
Wishing I had time to create.
Procrastinating writing a paper.
SO excited about starting my work in Emergency Medical Services.
Love mango bubble bath.
Tired of dating the wrong guys.
BLT sandwiches.

Unit 20...

I was on the ambulance again yesterday. I was with Gary and Randy from Westside Station. Those guys are seriously the best. Gary is one of the funniest people I know, seriously. We had a few calls yesterday. We even invented a "curtain of silence". Gary is encouraging me to go all the way and get my Paramedic (2 years of school) so "I can take you under my wing and show you the ropes of this place". We'll see. I seriously love it though.

Both Gary and Randy have been paramedics for a while, (Randy 17 years and Gary 8) so they have been really awesome about answering questions and showing me things like how to load the stretcher in the ambulance, taking blood pressure, how the lights and sirens work (my favorite part!!), and lots of other things.

Whew! So much to do now. I have to read 2 books this week, start on my final paper, Spanish test on Tuesday, etc.

My friend Valerie is getting married in a month and we're going to her bridal shower this afternoon. I can't wait to see her. It's been a while, that's for sure!

More later!

Meet your newest EMT

I got accepted into the EMT program! Woot woot! Pretty soon, I'll be cruising around town in one of these big things. Pretty sweet, huh? (Of course, mine won't say FDNY) I start the program on May 13th.

Big news...

Blogger won't let me upload pictures....but stay tuned for some exciting news!

Yummy Sunday Treat!

Tried something a bit different, how do Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Cookies sound? Amazing, huh?



Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coffee and cinnamon add pizzazz to old-fashioned chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 tablespoon coffee flavored liqueur (can be substituted for milk)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 (1-ounce) square semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled
2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla
2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 (12oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Heat oven to 375. Dissolve granules in coffee liqueur (or milk) in a small bowl. Combine brown sugar, butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until well mixed. Add coffee mixture, cooled melted chocolate, eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips by hand. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

Number Of Servings:5 doz.

Preparation Time:30 min

Saturday Pictures

It's Saturday! So, in honor of this glorious day I decided to upload some pictures.

See that? Look closer? Yup! No more nail biting! Arent' they fabulous? Yea, I'm quite proud...
P.S. - How about that pretty ring? It was my spring break present to myself. It's an aqua stone (my birthstone) surrounded by diamonds. So pretty.
My next great find is courtesy of my mom. She found that funky candle holder at a garage sale. Isn't it fab? I'm loving it, for sure!
My table in my room. Isn't that blue shutter great? I found it one say when Corrine and I went shopping at Rink Gallery. The apothecary jar is one of my favs and the glass balls have H's and W's on them. Perfect, don't you think?