Calm Before the Storm:

This is gonna be a quick late night post before I head off to catch my plane. A week of vacation in the Carribean is just what the doctor ordered for this exhausted doctor. If I hadn't planned this over a year ago, I probably wouldn't have gone...but I'm excited about the chance to take a break from all the frantic changes. We spent the day yesterday watching Cory get his master's degree from UNCG (and Becky...congrats!) and today I attended my hooding ceremony at Wait Chapel of Wake Forest. Mom made a whirlwind trip into town to attend, celebrate mother's day, and help me pack. Cory is in charge of keeping my apartment lived in and the cats entertained this week...it will be funny to hear how that goes when I return. I'll check in once I return. I should have some good stories from graduation, the trip, and the last minute packing.

LET US PRAY! :)

As I mentally prepare for going back into the workforce, I thought I would take a second to share this bit of wisdom about the times at which we should take a moment out of day and spent it before the Lord:

HOW TO TELL IF YOU NEED TO PRAY AT WORK

- When a co-worker comes in a little too happy singing "good morning" to everyone and you think, "Somebody needs to slap the s#@! out of her"...You need to pray at work.

-When someone comes in and announces, "office meeting in 5 minutes," and you think, "what the f*&% do they want now?"..... You need to pray at work.

-When your computer is mysteriously turned off and you want to say,"which one of you sons of b*&^%$# turned off my computer?"..... You need to pray at work.

-When you and a co-worker are discussing something, and Sarah comes in with her opinion and you want to throw a stapler at her ....... You need to pray at work.

-When you hear a co-worker call your name and the first thing that crosses your mind is, "what the h*&^ does she want now?" and you try to hide underneath your desk........ You need to pray at work.

-When you are asked to stay late and help do someone else's work and the first thing that pops in your head is, "both of y'all can kiss my a@@!!". .... You need to pray at work.

-When you're in the elevator and it stops to pick up someone who stood for five minutes waiting for the darn thing only to go DOWN one floor,and you say "that lazy b*&%$#"....... You need to pray at work.

-When you take some vacation time and come back to find a mountain of paperwork sitting on your desk because no one else would do it and you think, "sorry a## M#$^%F&#s"....... You need to pray at work.

-If you have ever thought about poisoning, choking, punching, slapping or flattening someone's tires that you work with...... You need to pray at work.

-If you avoid saying more than hello or how are you doing to someone because you know it's going to lead to their life story .......You need to pray at work.

-If you know all the words that have been bleeped out....You need to pray at work!

LET US ALL BOW OUR HEADS

Keeping the Family Proud!

I just had to put this up...my brother sent me a picture of my 11 yr old nephew Nate at a Civil War Reenactment...wearing his Virginia Tech jacket. How better to pay tribute to our heritage than to be at a Civil War Reenactment representing the best university in these 50 states (a university mostly made up of highly educated rednecks...my favorite combination!). Plus...my nephew is just a good lookin' kid to start off with. :)

A Monkey for Amy:

Ok...I realize that most of you are wondering WTF mate...



but every now and then I have to send a special message to those special people who are unfortunately far away from me. My former roomie Amy is now at Vanderbilt in Nashville with her hubby, but when we lived together one of our favorite commercials was the the Sprint "Monkey with a Cold" add. We are both HUGE suckers for animals and at one time had 4 cats in our house...along with a puppy someone dropped at our door. (Despite our being "cat ladies" the fellas still dig us...whew! :) ) So what could be cuter to two girls who melt at the thought of something furry than a monkey in pajamas and a thermometer in his mouth! So short story long...Amy, I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you today and wanted to put a smile on your face.

Congrats Erin: You Survived Falling Out of a Plane!

I like the daring sport here and there...but my fierce fear of heights leaves me with absolutely no desire to skydive.
However, I do enjoy living through the adventures of my friends. Erin (a fellow Hokie and a fellow InterVarsity member) went skydiving last weekend in Atlanta and I am proud to anounce she still has all of her major organs and no broken bones. Very cool pics, Erin!! I would say invite me along next time...but how bout you just send me the pictures again. :)

To Bring a Smile to Your Face:

This little saying was posted on the outside of one of the labs at work, and even after I read it 1,000 times it still resulted in me giggling to myself every time I saw it. I hope this brings a smile to your face today. (Allyson, I hope you're still smiling!)

Some people are like slinkies.

They're not really good for anything...but they do make you smile when you push them down the stairs.