This whole working full time sure drains the heck out of me. No wonder why my parents, when growing up, would come home and ask for 30 minutes of peace and quiet (which rarely happened). In school I was able to study from 8am-12am (yep I was tired) but I managed, after 8 hours of work I have to come home nap for 20 min, question if I really want to cook because that would be expending far too much energy or just heat up something quick, study, then go to bed. This whole being an adult thing is not fun (and don't get me started on paying bills), kids enjoy your youth there should be NO HURRY to rush into being an adult, trust me. I'm actually questioning finding another degree I can go to school for, you don't have to pay back student loans if you die so my theory is, if I keep going back to school and earning degrees till I'm 80 I will be ok.
So while being harassed for the past month on not updating from every outlet of my life I was told by someone, "you can't think of anything to write, heck I can come up with 8 epic things you can write about." So here it goes, hopefully they are epic, I don't think so.
1) Tailgating: I went back to God's country (Iowa) for the IOWA VS. Northwestern game. I was very excited for this because it was the first and probably only Iowa game I would make this year and for the past ummm 10 years of my life I've managed to go to at least half of Iowa's games. So naturally, being ecstatic to be in God's country and at Kinnick I celebrated. My sister may tell you I celebrated too much, that is up for debate. My parent's friends rented a sweet 'MAN CAVE' RV for the game which included 10 TV's, 3 kegs and a full bar, topped off with food. Who wouldn't celebrate! While tailgating for 11 hours I managed to have a complete college reunion filled with my college roommates and closest friends. That of course led to things getting out of hand. Which ultimately led to me
2) After taking a week to recover from the previous weekend. I went back home to write the biggest check I've ever written (true fact I had to google how to write out the check). Since I'm up here in the frozen tundra not known as God's country as is Iowa without close friends and family I was worried about getting around in winter. I currently had two semi reliable vehicles that could both be put together could possibly make the winter without a concern. However, that could not be done and it was Brian and I's plan from the day we were married that when I was finished with school and had a job we would replace my 18 year old car with something made in the modern era (HA). Brian's car has had major issues over the past year, so I decided to condense vehicles and purchase something that will last me 12 years without major problems, and will get me to work in the coldest of snow days this winter. So I purchased this beauty...and although the salesmen and my family hated me it is a dream.
I've already taken it to the desert! That's a lie.
That day I took my family to every lot in Cedar Rapids and made them sit in every car and after immediately ruling out the options I ended up back at Toyota (to debate with myself for another hour about purchasing this) to finally say YES to the car at approximately 8pm when they closed 3 hours before. However, if anyone knows me I don't jump into things, so 4 weeks of online research, literature research, and test driving I said yes (before the salesman hit his head again against the wall).
3) LOTTERY:
If for a mere second you thought I won the lottery, don't worry in my head I already have. With the powerball blazing hot I decided to drive to small Wisconsin towns and buy lottery tickets (small,random towns always sell winners). I have yet to win, but I've already (hypothetical) spent my money. I will for sure be opening a super target in Milwaukee, followed by a super Hy-Vee (maybe that first), then I will be opening a brewery in West Des Moines at a location I already have picked out (I told you my life is not that exciting that I have time to plan this out). Well the most extravagant thing to come out of my lottery journey was the pumpkin pie blizzard at DQ that I devoured. Winner?!
4) I'm running out of epic things (whoever said 8 grand things happened to me they can't count).
5) Studying. I've done a lot of studying lately. In fact, I wake up, work, nap, eat, study and then just go ahead and repeat 5days a week. However, I finished one class I'm taking this semester yesterday so one down one to go and then I'm really excited to start reading PT journals that have been stacked on my desk. Perhaps, being enrolled in school for the rest of my life isn't a bad idea.
6) Two Friday's ago, I literally started 3 for 3 on patients trying to set me up with their grandson and/or son. It can't be a good sign when your elderly patients try to start up a speed dating session for you on the ward. I'm not sure if it was worse one of them was middle aged (no offense people I'm just half that age) or that one I'm not sure is old enough to drink let alone possibly vote. Since, that didn't end well my first patient after lunch that day (who parks cars at Miller Park for the Brewers) told me had a nice ballplayer he thought I would work well for. YEP, I'm on the top of all PRO athlete's radar, NOT. I gave a chuckle, and said thanks, then went out and asked the nurse for a psych consult (JK).
7) I was able to squeeze in one youth hockey game before my weekends are full and I can't go. :( I've really grown accustomed to the hockey scene and have even thought about marketing a Rosetta Stone edition for Hockey (it has its own language unless you are in the group you wouldn't know). HA. I would lie if I didn't tell you I've thought about hanging out at the local rink as currently my life encompasses hanging out out with mostly people of medicare age.
8) Check off another big ten stadium for this girl. This weekend I met my parents, sister, and a friend from Des Moines at Camp Randal home of the fighting Badgers. It is much nicer to take in the sites and traditions of another school when your team isn't playing them and you feel neutral. I was the lone solider to wear Iowa clothes at the WI game, however, it was quite the conversation starter and by the end of the game my name was "Iowa". I'm pretty sure the "jump around" tradition was developed in a mid November game when it was freezing cold and the students thought if they jumped around they would get warm...because it worked yesterday.
These women clearly were jealous of my Iowa coat and socks!
Hopefully, you can all rest easy and your universe is back in balance now.
