PROVO!!!

We went to the BYU bookstore and bought a TON of candy! It was so fun and we felt so sick! And our masterpiece we brought to Alyssa's! :)

Being lactose intolerant sucks!!! That ice cream looked so good!

Dinner with Jake and Alyssa!! I felt bad though because she had to cook all dairy free. Mandy and I cooked them a goooood dessert :) :) brownikies!

We had dinner at Megan and Carleys! Then we danced and Meg showed us how to freak in a club...lol. Seriously. She's crazy, but so fun!

Provo, Utah!

Beautiful Brigham Young University

We hiked up to this castle in provo to take pictures of the beautiful Brigham Young University! It was so pretty up there! Mandy is so photogenic I freakin hate it! LOL!

I love belmont...well mainly Mandy's window view! It looks like I'm in another country. It's so weird!...Just buildings one on top of the other :) It feels like a true vacation! :)

The first night in provo I saw Alex for the first time in 2 years! Mandy, Alex, and I went out to dinner, and then hung out for a few hours. It was fun :)

1:55 am...so it's basically still Thursday to me!

I was really sad the whole day because I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to watch Grey's Anatomy because of my pharmacology test. I finished my test at 7:53 and RAN home just in time for it to start!! It was an amazing episode!!

I'm driving to Provo tomorrow to see Mandy! I'm REALLY excited to get out of here! Richfield, UT is a great place to live during the week...but weekends really SUCK!! Anyways...hopefully I can drive safely. I'm exhausted :(

I need to sleep!

This morning I was going to the library and walked passed a girl who smiled, and said, "Nice shirt!" In an abnormally loud voice I smiled and said "Thanks!"....ohhhh about 10 seconds later I realized that we had the same shirt on...and it was too late, she was already down the hall. Hahaha that's what I get for only getting 3 hours of sleep last night ;) I sorta kinda finished my NF essay this morning at 8:58am...but it is going to need some serious editing!

Today will be a HUGE cram study session for my Pharmachology test tomorrow afternoon! Then I have a nursing fundamentals test on Friday. Gah it never ends!!!! But the weekend is coming!

Also, Biggest Loser was good last night! Rocco Dispirito was a guest chef and taught the families how to cook. The grey team was eliminated...I didn't watch the whole show, but I knew that I didn't want the yellow team to go home!

----Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Premier tomorrow night! ----

QUOTE OF THE DAY!

I saw this in the library today when I was typing my heart assessment paper...

"Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles...it empties today of its strength."

Soooo true :) I have an overwhelming amount of homework and studying to do tonight. Perfect quote!

Scentsy!

Scentsy candles are AMAZING!! I bought one today! They are wickless candles that smell SO good! It took me a few days just to make up my mind on the one I wanted! I can't wait for it to come! I spend my money on the most random crap ever, but this purchase will be worth it! I want to get a snowman one someday! They would be really good gifts to give people because they're safe and smell amazing!

School is crazy hard. After this week of hell I get to p-a-r-t-y in provo! And there is 3 more days until GREYS ANATOMY!! woooo!!!

My Dad!

My dad drove down from Provo to come visit me! Sacrament meeting was hilarious because my dad kept whispering to me. He leaned over and said, "Jessica a boy is starring at you. I think he has the hots for you." Seriously...who says that?! He said that 2x...loudly! Then he leaned over and said that some boy looked like David Archuleta from the back. It was an interesting meeting :)

Then I wrote more of my paper while he looked for songs for me to buy him on itunes. My topic is Necrotizing Fasciitis. It is the coolest disease EVER!!! I want to post my paper after I finish it, but that is just wayyy too nerdy! ;)
I go to provo on Friday to visit M-A-N-D-Y!!! yay yay yay!!! I can't wait!! I love provo!

Oh...and GREY'S ANATOMY premiers this THURSDAY!!!!! OH MY GOSH I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Saturday

This weekend I have an incredible amount of homework and studying to do. I'm going to the library for a few hours to look up information about necrotizing fasciitis, and start a 5 page paper about it...then I'm studying for another med/surg test. This is absolutely crazy. If I can make it through the next 6 days I deserve an award. I have an increased respect for people in the medical field. School kicks everyone in the butt...but without it, your title (MD, BSN, DSS) after graduation isn't as big of a deal. Enjoy the journey right?.....

A lesson from Hercules

I have often dreamed of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday I can go the distance
I will find my way if I can be strong
I know every mile will be worth my while
When I go the distance I'll be right where i belong

Down an unknown road to embrace my fate
Though that road may wander It will lead me to you
And a thousand years would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime but somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track no I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope but I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance and my journey is Complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star I will go the distance
I will search the world I will face its harms
I don't care how far I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome waiting in you arms

I will search the world I will face it's harm
Till I find my hero's welcome waiting in your arms

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Author unknown