My one magical power would be...

In 1 1/2 weeks David will be home for a week. That is going to be really really nice. I have a few hours of work to do on the house and then the major room will be all remodeled.
I had to take Nessa to the vet last Friday so the vet could check her for ear mites. Annie's cats had them so they figured they better check her out too. She had a couple so they did the treatment, checked her for heartworm, and gave her a preventative heartworm tx. She weighs 22 pounds. She has grown a lot since we got her in December. She is such a good girl at the vet, so I gave her a treat when we left. I spoil that dog too much.
To all of those that suffered throught the devastating effects of hurricane Katrina, my thoughts are with you.
I wish I could see into a guys thoughts. I always wonder what David is thinking about or what he thinks of different things. So if I could have one magical power I think it would be to read his mind.
I think after I finally get out of work I am going to check and see if the movie, "The Wedding Date", is at Hollywood Video yet. It is always out when I go there. I want to see that movie and a couple other ones that are in theatres. I just don't have the money to be going to the movie theatre though. I want to save up some money for when David is home.
I wish Dr. Sobus would finish up with her last patient so I could go home. She ran behind all day today.
No, time doesn't stand still. Yes, you will wish you could have that moment again. So: speak kindly, act wisely, take pictures, and keep the memories close to your heart.

Loving my boyfriend

I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND!!! He suprised me with a visit home at 6am Saturday morning. He called my cell and asked me if I wanted to come outside and do PT. I was shocked and very happy. Nessa was so excited to see him she peed on the pillow. We layed around, drove around, and ate the weekend away. I was just happy to be near him. I kept smelling and kissing him. It was great to wake up next to him on Sunday morning. He is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Now, for him to see that I am the one for him. He left Sunday afternoon around 4pm to head back to Texas. I still can't believe he came all that way just to see me. I could go on and on but I will let it rest...at least for a little bit.
I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It doesn't feel more than a few months ago that I started working at Altru and bought my house. It feels like I've had Nessa forever though. Funny how that is.
If you want to make a difference in the world...adopt an animal from the humane center and give it all the love in the world. Your love gives that animal the best life it could ever have. I believe that animals know more than we give them credit for. I look into Nessa's eyes sometimes and I can almost hear her saying "thank you" with the look that she gives me it makes my heart melt.

Gas price making me sick.

Patient's families are starting to really get to me! I don't know if I can take another phone call from some nagging mother!
I am very happy today is Friday. I am going to go home and clean my house, walk my dog, workout, and just enjoy the weekend.
I will be getting another roommate today. Jennifer will be moving into the 2nd bedroom and Annie is moving to the basement.
David will be home in, hopefully, 21 days. I have a couple suprises for him. I hope the week that he is home is just perfect. I hope everything goes as planned and runs smoothly. I am hoping for some alone time. I have to remember though that it is his vacation and I can't control it. I just want him home!!!
Summer is almost over and I have pretty much wasted all the nice weather on doing nothing. I did take a couple road trips but that was it.
The price of gas is atrocious! I can't believe that it is $2.599 a gallon! How are people supposed to afford to go to work or do anything that consists of driving somewhere? It makes my stomach hurt just thinking about the fact that I have to put gas in my car tonight.
Nessa is getting very territorial I am going to have to work on that with her. She will bark and bark at people on our street, but the second we leave our yard she loves strangers. She is a very strange dog.
Pictures of our childhood are pictures of our purity and true love of life. Take a picture from your childhood, frame it, and put it somewhere you will see it every day.

Need a vacation!

As hunger pains make their way into my stomach all I can think of is that David will be home in about 1 month. I haven't seen him since June 26th and before that it was May 28th. It is getting a little easier to be away from him. I still hate every second I am away with him but I can get through each day a little easier.
I painted the hallway and entry over last weekend. Now all I have left is the TV room and kitchen and some touch ups here and there. Hopefully the house will be looking nice for David's homecoming.
David and I are talking about marriage more and more. I am not getting excited...Well not yet anyways.
This weekend, I think on Sunday, Annie and I are going to Fargo to hang out. It will be the first time I ever drove around Fargo...I know I can handle it. I've handled Oklahoma City, Memphis, and St. Paul/Minneapolis. So Fargo is nothing.
I am getting very burnt out at work, I think I really need a vacation. I just don't want to waste my PTO. Now I know why no one has lasted in this position very long. It is hard to leave all the daily stresses at work when you go home for the evening.
It is raining out and it's only 59 degrees outside. Where the hell is my summer!? I do not even want to think about winter coming. I still hate snow, it could be 115 outside and I would still rather have that than snow.
I have been watching "Miami Ink" and I would like to get a tattoo but I have no idea what off. It has to be special and mean something to me. Maybe I should wait until after I have a kid and get their name or something done on me. I also want to get my belly button redone, but I should also wait until I've had a baby so I don't have to take it out again.
I am finally noticing some difference in my body from working out 4 days a week. Now that I can see results it's not as hard to make myself go.
"...I've never seen a hearse with a luggage rack..." Material things stay here when we go, the important things are the things we can take with us when we leave this world.

Spleen issues

I am starving! I eat way too much but food tastes really good.
My gramma was put in the hospital on Sunday evening for a grade 3 tear in her spleen. She doesn't know how it happened but she is doing pretty good. I think she will live forever. Due to her being in the hospital my mom, Myra, Wanda, and Ronnie are all down here.
Over the weekend I went to Hannah and RaeAnna's birthday party. It was nice to play with them and see Terrina and Steph and Sheena. I was thrown in the wading pool by Andy (Terrina's boyfriend). I got soaked so I had to wear Sheena's old clothes. I was shocked I actually fit in to her old clothing. Sheena and Hannah decided to come spend a week at my house. Sheena and I talked the whole way to Grand Forks. It was nice to have a good conversation with her. I can't believe how much she is showing! Her belly is really cute. I wish I had a baby. Oh well I am sure I will soon enough.
I went to see a "couselor" today because I was started on Lexapro and my doctor thought I should go see one. I did alot of talking and kind of know where I need to go and things. She told me to read a book and maybe see her back sometime. I think after I read the book and try a couple of things she mentioned then I will make an appointment to see her again.
David and I are finally talking more seriously about marriage. It makes me happy to just think about it. I just wish we had a date.
David and I had a little argument the other night but we talked through it. Now that he has a cell phone our communication is much nicer.
I had my yearly review yesterday and I have the second half of it on the 12th of August. I better get a raise. I think if it sounds like I am not getting one then I will need to demand a raise. I can hear David's voice in my head telling me I am just saying that and I won't actually do that. I think I will because I really need the money.
I haven't actually worked in so long I don't know if I am going to know how to when I need to.
Mmmm, I just spotted a pizza delivery man I think I should go jump him.
Act like a child tonight and you will discover pure happiness.