**Part 3**
- I am writing Random Thoughtz because I am too tired to write a real entry!
- Why are people from NC generally awesomely nice?
- I do not enjoy washing walls. Or ceilings. Ask me to plunge a toilet instead.
- Remember that one time I had surgery on my foot and posted pictures on my blog? Gross!
- I have a theory that my fish, Cup, enjoys making his tank grimy for me and that he taunts me while doing it. Punk!
- When (if) I get married, I do NOT want games played at any/all showers thrown. I. Hate. Games.
- Except for Apples to Apples
- I do NOT post 4 times a day to my blog, contrary to STEPHANIE'S beliefs!
- I miss people at ISU and want to see them!
- The phrase "Bunion Funion" cracked some people up, which in turn cracked me up
- I want a dog
- I watched a show called "Cup Cake Wars" for an hour with my mom tonight. What the heck? There is such a show? Yes, I was addicted
- I ate a huge bowl of Mac n Cheese at 11pm. My dad said the following to me:
Dad: When you wake up at midnight with a stomach ache, don't wake me up and be loud. They say do not eat after 11pm. And look what you are doing.
Me: But I'm STARVING and haven't eaten dinner yet!
D: That is not my problem.
M: What if I go like this 'Daaaaaaaad my tummmmmmmmmmy hurts' and knock on your door?
D: Then I will get up and rub your face in poop. Like a dog.
^^^^ That is true love in my family folks!
It is wayyyyyy too late and I'm wayyyyyy to tired to be posting! More later! :)
June 14, 2010
June 3, 2010
Bunion Funion
There's not really a purpose for that title. It sort of just came to me! And when it did, it made me laugh as I said it out loud. Try it!
Bunion Funion.
Yeah, it sounds dumb! But it's a source of amusement for me!
Ok, where was this going? Ah yes! The bunion! It isn't actually "fun-ion!"
As you may recall, I graduated ISU on May 8th, and it was quite exciting! But something a little less exciting, yet necessary, was surgery on my foot. As I talked about here, I went to the doctor to get a bump on my foot checked out because it was extremely painful. It turned out to be a bunion. Be sure to read up on that post if you don't know what one is!
It is NOT an oozey thing that old ladies have. Actually, cute 20-somethings get them too!
Back to the surgery. It was scheduled for May 11th. Gross! 3 days after graduation. I tried to live up my 1 day of summer, but let's face it... there wasn't much to do with everyone else in school or crappy weather! But couldn't put it off... it needed to be done!
The slicing-Amy's-foot party was scheduled for 11am, so we had to check in by 10am. Which means I had to stop eating by midnight and stop drinking by 4am. Umm, that's a LONG time for Amy to not eat! I stayed up til 4am so I would sleep all the way until we needed to leave instead of being awake and cranky. (Did that really work? I'm not sure, ask my mom!)
Checked in, got changed, and was given an IV.... and THEN was told that my doctor was 2 patients behind. At this point it was 11am, and I was pretty hungry. Ok, so I have to wait. Awesome. I HATE WAITING. They brought my mom back and we pretty much sat... in silence. I was grumpy that the doctor was so late, I was hungry, and IVs make me have to pee. THREE HOURS LATER, we are told that he is finally ready for me. Finally!!!
They asked me if I needed anything, and after going to the bathroom as I sucked down an IV bag, I answered, "A rack of ribs." People laughed, "Haha that Amy is a funny one!"
Yeah, no. I was serious. By 2pm, I was beyond hungry, I was becoming cannibalistic.
After being told that I was ready to go and wasn't going to be under general anesthesia, I was ready. Here we go, essentially ruining any type of summer by breaking a few bones in my foot! Yay, let's do this.
When I woke up an hour later, the first thing I told the nurse was, "Please tell the anesthesiologist that I feel great and I love her." Ooops, I get really affectionate after surgery. After my first one, I remember calling for the male nurse, Pat over and over again. And no, he wasn't young and cute, he was like 60.
I was wheeled to post-surgery recovery and I got some instructions from the nurses. I felt great, honestly! Usually I am very sick from anesthesia, but not this time. Oh, and still hungry... did I mention that? Mom took me home and went to fill my pain meds and pick up dinner. Wanna guess what she got?
A rack of ribs from Portillos!
Well, she bought 2 racks thinking the three of us (with my dad) would share. Again... yeah, no. I showed no mercy as I polished off a rack of ribs, coleslaw, breadsticks, and a glass of water. Suggestion, don't deprive me of food for that long. Yum yum, thanks mom!!!
Want to see what my foot looked like? Hmm, well I am warning you RIGHT NOW that it's not pretty, but it's interesting to see what was done! I even painted my nails to make it less horrifying! :) Here we go!
Post-op x-rays. See that screw? That baby is keeping things together now! Compared to the other x-rays, things are getting more straightened out!
6 days after surgery, the doctor took off all the post surgery wrappage and gave me this ace bandage wrap and special shoe. Oh, after he peeled off some super glue and cut off some stitches!
Both feet side to side. Check out that swelling!
I thought all the yellow was iodine and the purple/black was rubbing off from my boot, but no! That is all bruising as the doctor told me!
Even the bottom of my foot was nasty! I found this lovely purple bruise before I showered.
My dad thinks its because I walked on it four days after surgery, but hey... the bruise never actually hurt so it's ok! :)
Bunion Funion.
Yeah, it sounds dumb! But it's a source of amusement for me!
Ok, where was this going? Ah yes! The bunion! It isn't actually "fun-ion!"
As you may recall, I graduated ISU on May 8th, and it was quite exciting! But something a little less exciting, yet necessary, was surgery on my foot. As I talked about here, I went to the doctor to get a bump on my foot checked out because it was extremely painful. It turned out to be a bunion. Be sure to read up on that post if you don't know what one is!
It is NOT an oozey thing that old ladies have. Actually, cute 20-somethings get them too!
Back to the surgery. It was scheduled for May 11th. Gross! 3 days after graduation. I tried to live up my 1 day of summer, but let's face it... there wasn't much to do with everyone else in school or crappy weather! But couldn't put it off... it needed to be done!
The slicing-Amy's-foot party was scheduled for 11am, so we had to check in by 10am. Which means I had to stop eating by midnight and stop drinking by 4am. Umm, that's a LONG time for Amy to not eat! I stayed up til 4am so I would sleep all the way until we needed to leave instead of being awake and cranky. (Did that really work? I'm not sure, ask my mom!)
Checked in, got changed, and was given an IV.... and THEN was told that my doctor was 2 patients behind. At this point it was 11am, and I was pretty hungry. Ok, so I have to wait. Awesome. I HATE WAITING. They brought my mom back and we pretty much sat... in silence. I was grumpy that the doctor was so late, I was hungry, and IVs make me have to pee. THREE HOURS LATER, we are told that he is finally ready for me. Finally!!!
They asked me if I needed anything, and after going to the bathroom as I sucked down an IV bag, I answered, "A rack of ribs." People laughed, "Haha that Amy is a funny one!"
Yeah, no. I was serious. By 2pm, I was beyond hungry, I was becoming cannibalistic.
After being told that I was ready to go and wasn't going to be under general anesthesia, I was ready. Here we go, essentially ruining any type of summer by breaking a few bones in my foot! Yay, let's do this.
When I woke up an hour later, the first thing I told the nurse was, "Please tell the anesthesiologist that I feel great and I love her." Ooops, I get really affectionate after surgery. After my first one, I remember calling for the male nurse, Pat over and over again. And no, he wasn't young and cute, he was like 60.
I was wheeled to post-surgery recovery and I got some instructions from the nurses. I felt great, honestly! Usually I am very sick from anesthesia, but not this time. Oh, and still hungry... did I mention that? Mom took me home and went to fill my pain meds and pick up dinner. Wanna guess what she got?
A rack of ribs from Portillos!
Well, she bought 2 racks thinking the three of us (with my dad) would share. Again... yeah, no. I showed no mercy as I polished off a rack of ribs, coleslaw, breadsticks, and a glass of water. Suggestion, don't deprive me of food for that long. Yum yum, thanks mom!!!
Want to see what my foot looked like? Hmm, well I am warning you RIGHT NOW that it's not pretty, but it's interesting to see what was done! I even painted my nails to make it less horrifying! :) Here we go!
Post-op x-rays. See that screw? That baby is keeping things together now! Compared to the other x-rays, things are getting more straightened out!
6 days after surgery, the doctor took off all the post surgery wrappage and gave me this ace bandage wrap and special shoe. Oh, after he peeled off some super glue and cut off some stitches!
Both feet side to side. Check out that swelling!
I thought all the yellow was iodine and the purple/black was rubbing off from my boot, but no! That is all bruising as the doctor told me!
Even the bottom of my foot was nasty! I found this lovely purple bruise before I showered.My dad thinks its because I walked on it four days after surgery, but hey... the bruise never actually hurt so it's ok! :)
Whew! Gross huh? Well, I didn't ask you to look at those pictures, so no blaming me for posting it! Hahaha, good news, all of that was one week after surgery, so just imagine how things are looking right now! In fact, you don't have to imagine much longer, I'll post it in a bit. And no, the pictures aren't any less gross (come on, when are feet NOT gross?) but the swelling is MUCH better! :) Despite the pain and inconvenience, I am glad I did this with the doctor that I did it with!
June 2, 2010
Summer to Do List!
Oh don't worry, I am aware that I am partially crippled, but I still have some stuff I want to do this summer! Especially since this will be a short one for me, let's go baby!
- Go to a Cubs game!
- Go to any zoo!
- Go to the Chicago Botanic Gardens!
- Spend a day in Chi-town
- Bonfire!!
- See lots of fireworks
- See a movie!
- Learn to play poker
- Get past "beginner" on guitar hero
- Make a small college scrapbook
- Go to the BEACH!
- Go shopping and buy a ridiculous outfit
- Go to a concert!
- Go to Six Flags for a day
- Ride on the back of a motorcycle
- Plant a field of cucumbers
Oh baby! It's the end of May and I have lots I want to do!! Want to help? Hit me up :D I'm betting my bum foot won't be a factor for much longer!
- Go to a Cubs game!
- Go to any zoo!
- Go to the Chicago Botanic Gardens!
- Spend a day in Chi-town
- Bonfire!!
- See lots of fireworks
- See a movie!
- Learn to play poker
- Get past "beginner" on guitar hero
- Make a small college scrapbook
- Go to the BEACH!
- Go shopping and buy a ridiculous outfit
- Go to a concert!
- Go to Six Flags for a day
- Ride on the back of a motorcycle
- Plant a field of cucumbers
Oh baby! It's the end of May and I have lots I want to do!! Want to help? Hit me up :D I'm betting my bum foot won't be a factor for much longer!
June 1, 2010
June 1st - New Years Resolutions!
I have definitely slacked off when it's been updating time! Since the last time I updated, graduation and surgery was getting in the way! BUT, it's time for me to be on time... here we go! Reminder of the resolutions:
- Be more on time: I am not ALWAYS late or INCREDIBLY late, but I need to work on it in general. I'm known for breezing in just a few minutes late :\
- Shrug it off: As EVERYONE knows, I worry about everything-all the time-all day. I plan on letting the small things go. It'll help me so much to not worry so much!
- Swear less: I don't cuss like a sailor, but I do need to work on my language a little!
- Say no: I'm not sure how successful this one will be, but sometimes I get so stressed out because I cannot learn how to say no to people. This is my attempt to look out for myself a little more!
- Be more on time: Remember that one time that Stephanie was celebrating Stephanie's birthday and she said, "Let's meet at 5pm" and I text her at 7pm saying I'll be ready soon? Yeah ok, that was partially a miscommunication, but I'm not doing so great! Once summer started, I forgot about these, so I need to get back into the game!
- Shrug it off: I can actually thank my dear roommate for this progress! Some random drama has followed me home, and I was really stressing out about it! I texted her randomly one night (I'm talking 2am) and she talked (typed?) me through the situation and stuck with me the next day, too. Her help that night has gotten me to shrug off randomly bothering things! Thanks Shannon :)
- Swear less: If I were to say that I was improving, my mom would comment and say, "No even close!" It's true, my language was pretty strong near the end of the year. For some reason I resort to that when I'm stressed or frustrated! Not too lady-like though.
- Say no: Well currently, I have about zero obligations so it's been easy to say no! Not sure if this is an appropriate time to say I'm doing better, but I will anyway since I sort of failed on the first three this past month!
May 31, 2010
Mother's Day Pictures
Mother's Day happened to be the day after graduation, so everyone headed over to my grandmother's house after being together at ISU for the weekend. Sadly my cousin Annmarie and Doug couldn't join us since they had finals coming up! But, unlike Easter, the group was a bit bigger! We had the two youngin cousins along with Megan, Tommy, and me!
We took some time before dinner to take pictures outside in the sun since it was way toooo chilly the day before!
With my diploma cover... cant wait to get my actual diploma!
My baby cousins! Jack even wanted to dress up with me!
My other baby cousins! Megan will be a Redbird next year! :)
My godparents! Uncle Matt is a Redbird, too!
My Aunt Jean and Uncle Brian!
Grandma and grandpa! :)
Oh yeah! Who can forget my parents! The two that supported me emotionally,
spiritually, and of course financially for the past four years!
We took some time before dinner to take pictures outside in the sun since it was way toooo chilly the day before!
With my diploma cover... cant wait to get my actual diploma!
My baby cousins! Jack even wanted to dress up with me!
My other baby cousins! Megan will be a Redbird next year! :)
My godparents! Uncle Matt is a Redbird, too!
My Aunt Jean and Uncle Brian!
Grandma and grandpa! :)
Oh yeah! Who can forget my parents! The two that supported me emotionally,spiritually, and of course financially for the past four years!
Luckily the weather was much better and we had most of the family together for Mother's Day! We have about a million family parties/get togethers this summer, so this was really the start of a busy summer! Every weekend between now and July is jam packed... I'm excited!
May 27, 2010
Post Graduation
After graduation, I had wanted to take at ton of pictures all over the quad and around ISU... except it was about FREEZING... so we had to skip all the photo ops. Good thing Mother's Day was the next day so we could get plenty of pictures with family! Here are a few we did get!
Doug and I snuck off to take a few pictures in front of the greenhouse I worked at!
Then off in front of one of my favorite trees!
Doug is one artsy fellow!
Gazing off at the quad for the last time!
Doug and I snuck off to take a few pictures in front of the greenhouse I worked at!
Then off in front of one of my favorite trees!
Doug is one artsy fellow!
Gazing off at the quad for the last time!After we snuck in a few pictures, we met up with my parents and grandparents at a restaurant in town. Since Shannon's graduation was late in the evening, we did separate meals but still went to each other's ceremonies. It was a little funny, her family was leaving the restaurant as mine was arriving! This place is one of my favorite Italian places in town, so it was VERY yummy!
My grandparents gave me a beautiful Precious Moments statue for graduation!
My parents gave me a digital picture frame! I have always wanted one!!!!
My family also had flowers delivered to the restaurant. So beautiful!
My grandparents gave me a beautiful Precious Moments statue for graduation!
My parents gave me a digital picture frame! I have always wanted one!!!!
My family also had flowers delivered to the restaurant. So beautiful!Dinner and quick pictures were definitely a fun way to wrap up graduating! I had a good time with family, and it sure was hard to believe that was my last ISU event ever!!!
May 26, 2010
Pomp and Circumstance
Oh yeah, I graduated!
On May 8th, 2010 I walked up to the stage and received the honor of graduating with a Bachelors of Science - Agribusiness: Horticulture, and a minor in Business Administration.
Whew!
It was a pretty much a blurry/amazing day. Let's start from the beginning!
I started going to ISU on August 17th, 2006 and moved into Walker Hall with my high school friend/roommate, Shannon....
Ok, that is sort of far back, huh? Let's go ahead and get to the actual DAY of graduation and getting ready to move out.
My parents and grandparents drove down to Normal on Friday afternoon. Shannon and I woke up early to finish packing and cleaning. The plan was to move all of our stuff out Friday night, but still sleep in the residence hall Friday night to Saturday. Shannon's dad came around the same time to do the same for her. Within an hour, our room was cleaned out except for bedding, graduation clothes, and the TV so we could watch our last favorite TV show together. Talk about a crazy looking room! But here are a few pictures with how it looked before we got it cleared out.
Mass craziness on my side of the room!
Shannon clearing out her closet and packing up boxes!
On May 8th, 2010 I walked up to the stage and received the honor of graduating with a Bachelors of Science - Agribusiness: Horticulture, and a minor in Business Administration.
Whew!
It was a pretty much a blurry/amazing day. Let's start from the beginning!
I started going to ISU on August 17th, 2006 and moved into Walker Hall with my high school friend/roommate, Shannon....
Ok, that is sort of far back, huh? Let's go ahead and get to the actual DAY of graduation and getting ready to move out.
My parents and grandparents drove down to Normal on Friday afternoon. Shannon and I woke up early to finish packing and cleaning. The plan was to move all of our stuff out Friday night, but still sleep in the residence hall Friday night to Saturday. Shannon's dad came around the same time to do the same for her. Within an hour, our room was cleaned out except for bedding, graduation clothes, and the TV so we could watch our last favorite TV show together. Talk about a crazy looking room! But here are a few pictures with how it looked before we got it cleared out.
Mass craziness on my side of the room!
Shannon clearing out her closet and packing up boxes!Friday night we had dinner with my grandparents, parents, Shannon's dad, and her grandma. It was quite the crowd! After dinner, Shannon and I decided to be the ones to go pick up my brother from the U of I train station. We had a fun ride, bonding, and talking about it being the end of the end. Oh, and we may have gotten a liiiiittlleeee lost trying to find the train station... hehe oops! The three of us drove back to Normal and had some fun telling stories and catching up. Shannon, Doug, and I usually have a lot of fun together, so it was great!
We dropped Doug off at the hotel with my parents and Shannon and I headed back to our room. But we just couldn't end our night quite that way! We decided to pick up a few of our good friends and go on a legendary "Shannon and Amy Graveyard Drive." We had told them a bit about it and they didn't believe how fun it is.
**Ok, let's pause here. I'm sure there are a few people who think we are creepy and crazy. We know. But we accidentally drove into a graveyard last fall and we go back when we're bored and need a good scare. This cemetery is the Bloomington historical center and many of the headstones are people who have buildings at ISU named after them. We don't get out of the car or do anything weird. Just be scared and have fun**
We ended up driving around our cemetery for over an hour, had a few good screams, and convinced Angel and Amelia that we aren't totally crazy. It was so fun to laugh, scream, and share one of our favorite random things to do with two people who will be at ISU next year. I wonder if they will ever go back...?
Well, that little field trip got Shannon and I home around 12:30am. We showered, painted nails, watched some TV, and got all jittery. It was our last night! Unbelievable!!!!! Early Saturday morning, Shannon's dad brings us breakfast (how awesome!!) and we got ready for graduation. She left with her family to go back to the hotel and hang out before her ceremony at 7pm.
My ceremony was at 12:30pm. My family met me at my residence hall, moved the rest of my stuff out, and I checked Shannon and I out... for good and for ever. To not cry, I focused on the rest of the afternoon!
We drove over to the arena, where my college was graduating. I studied in the College of Applied Sciences and Technology and we are the 2nd biggest college! I went to check in and my family went for seats. For over an hour, I waited with people from my department and college for the ceremony to start. Talk about nerve wracking... and warm!! Before long, we were asked to line up and get ready to march in.
Something awesome with being an agriculture major - we were first. :) So I was near the front of the ceremony and had a pretty good seat! Want to see some pictures? There's quite a few of them!
Me! Sitting down after marching in. I could see my dad, brother, and Shannon from my seat!
Walking up to the stage!
That's me, shaking the department chair's hand!
After getting my diploma cover, the VP of Student Affairs pulled me aside and gave me a big hug. It was amazing and touching and it made me cry!!! I was the only one in the ceremony!
That's me shaking the hand of the president of the university! (Guy in red!)
We dropped Doug off at the hotel with my parents and Shannon and I headed back to our room. But we just couldn't end our night quite that way! We decided to pick up a few of our good friends and go on a legendary "Shannon and Amy Graveyard Drive." We had told them a bit about it and they didn't believe how fun it is.
**Ok, let's pause here. I'm sure there are a few people who think we are creepy and crazy. We know. But we accidentally drove into a graveyard last fall and we go back when we're bored and need a good scare. This cemetery is the Bloomington historical center and many of the headstones are people who have buildings at ISU named after them. We don't get out of the car or do anything weird. Just be scared and have fun**
We ended up driving around our cemetery for over an hour, had a few good screams, and convinced Angel and Amelia that we aren't totally crazy. It was so fun to laugh, scream, and share one of our favorite random things to do with two people who will be at ISU next year. I wonder if they will ever go back...?
Well, that little field trip got Shannon and I home around 12:30am. We showered, painted nails, watched some TV, and got all jittery. It was our last night! Unbelievable!!!!! Early Saturday morning, Shannon's dad brings us breakfast (how awesome!!) and we got ready for graduation. She left with her family to go back to the hotel and hang out before her ceremony at 7pm.
My ceremony was at 12:30pm. My family met me at my residence hall, moved the rest of my stuff out, and I checked Shannon and I out... for good and for ever. To not cry, I focused on the rest of the afternoon!
We drove over to the arena, where my college was graduating. I studied in the College of Applied Sciences and Technology and we are the 2nd biggest college! I went to check in and my family went for seats. For over an hour, I waited with people from my department and college for the ceremony to start. Talk about nerve wracking... and warm!! Before long, we were asked to line up and get ready to march in.
Something awesome with being an agriculture major - we were first. :) So I was near the front of the ceremony and had a pretty good seat! Want to see some pictures? There's quite a few of them!
Marching into the arena, can you see me??
Me! Sitting down after marching in. I could see my dad, brother, and Shannon from my seat!
Walking up to the stage!
That's me, shaking the department chair's hand!
After getting my diploma cover, the VP of Student Affairs pulled me aside and gave me a big hug. It was amazing and touching and it made me cry!!! I was the only one in the ceremony!
That's me shaking the hand of the president of the university! (Guy in red!)I did it! I got up to the stage, shook appropriate hands, and sat down without falling!!! Haha, or more importantly, I did it - I graduated from four years of college at ISU. What a great four years!!! Since this post is meaty, I will post pictures from dinner and with family later! I am so excited!!!!!
Now, to find a job.... ;-)
Now, to find a job.... ;-)
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