On my way....

Yet another cake...

2009-11-22T16:51:00.000-08:00

This is best cake by far! It also took the longest but my nephew loved it!

Another cake

2009-11-11T20:33:00.000-08:00

Made this cake for my Dad, he's loves the beatles!

Special Cakes to date...

2009-10-18T01:05:00.000-07:00

Over the last few months I have had the oppertunity to bake a few cakes so I decided to be a little more creative than I have in past. Most of the cakes turned out good.

This is my first and only cake using fondant and it was alright. The fam that out it was cool.

Liberty's 7th birthday party, she loves horses.

Libby's 2nd bday cake

This one didn't quite turn out how I wanted, it's suppose to be a dolphin. I'll do better next time.

Aspen's 8th bday Kitty cake, tried to make him look like her kitty at home and I kind of succeeded. I actually had fun with one, it took 3 hours!

PA school interview!!!

2009-09-26T01:01:00.000-07:00

So, this is actually my third year applying to PA school and while that is a little depressing I am very excited because I just invited in interview in Orlando!!! Guess I might be moving back to Florida!

Check out my cake!

2009-09-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

This is my first attempt at an animal cake. It's for Liberty's party tomorrow, she loves horses.

long weekend

2009-09-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

For some reason I thought it was a good idea to take Friday, the 4th, off and make my 3 day weekend a 4 day weekend. I thought I would make some plans, take a trip maybe... Nope didn't do that but even with my 'no plans long weekend' I have still done quite a bit. I've make 9 jars of freezer jam from blackberries I picked myself, attended 2 BBQ's, watched the beaver game, made a blackberry crisp, finish shopping for niece's school supplies, piss my brother off and saw a friend I hadn't seen in a year. So, I also did a lot of sitting around but this quite a lot considering I had no plans and no work this weekend.

Annie Bear

2009-09-05T00:58:00.000-07:00

This my little Annalise, well not so little anymore. She turned 3 this summer, I got her the dress she is wearing for her birthday. Isn't just a doll? She was only 13 months when I became her nanny. Miss that kid.

a little discouraged...

2009-09-02T21:19:00.000-07:00

i kind of stopped blogging because i didn't think anyone read it but i decided to give it another try. i just saw a friends picture on facebook and she just finished her first year of PA school and she got her white coat. So when i saw the picture of her in the coat i was excited for her but really sad for myself. Getting into PA school is hard and frustrating and i want to give up. Unfortunately that isn't an option because as frustrated and discouraged as i am i hate where i am in life more. i have a mediocre job, i live my parents where i sleep in a bunk bed and i have a degree that is no good. PA school is my only hope but it's not exciting as it once was........ I really want to start my pracitce before i'm 40!

suck

2009-04-04T17:43:00.000-07:00

Well, didn't get into Western University in Pomona, CA. Still on the waiting list for Barry in St. Pete, Florida. Should probably get started on next years application.

Wait List!

2009-03-22T19:09:00.000-07:00

Well, got a letter from Barry University in St. Pete, Florida and I got on the wait list for their PA program. I'm pretty stoked. Now I am just waiting to see if someone drops out!

Interview #2

2009-03-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

The interview at Western went well. I really like the school and my grandparents offered to let me stay with them. I hope I get in!

Off to California

2009-03-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

Got another PA school interview request, so I am headed to Pomona, CA to interview at Western University of Health Sciences. I'm excited!! Hope I get in!

Florida Trip

2009-03-06T21:54:00.000-08:00

Well I went to Florida for an interview and
got to visit some friends while was there.

Karissa and Asher

Asher's bath time

Asher and I became best buds

Terrence and Caleb

Ashlie and Chloe

Me and Thomas(one of kids I used to nanny for)

Matthew and Annie (2 more of my kiddos)

Me, Matthew, Alex and Annie at the Mall

Matthew showing me his power ranger moves

Annie just being cute

I had such a good time. It was so nice to see everyone
I almost didn't come back. I really hope I get into
school in St. Pete just so I can move back!

Well the interview is over

2009-02-27T19:36:00.000-08:00

Had the interview for PA school today and well it was not my best work. I felt confident going into the interview. Oh and lucky me I got to be interviewed by the DIRECTOR of the program and another professor. So, the director tried to suggest that I didn't know what a PA is!!! I was like I have spent over a $1000 trying to get into PA school and it's not because I don't know what a PA does!!! Okay so I didn't actually say that but I thought it. The whole thing wasn't a bust though, they seemed impressed by my military record and my experience as a medical assistant and I did get them to laugh, kinda.

Well, can't do anything now but hope for the best! Cross your fingers!

Back to Florida.......Maybe

2009-02-04T22:36:00.000-08:00

I got an email from Barry University last night inviting me for an interview!!!

So, anyway this like a huge deal, even if I don't get in. I applied to PA school last year did not get accepted, didn't get any interviews. I thought I would apply again this year and so I applied to 5 schools and got 3 rejection letters pretty quick so this interview request is pretty exciting!!! Oh and I get to go to Florida and see all my friends.

Christmas with my niece and nephew...

2009-01-04T21:09:00.000-08:00

My niece and nephew came to visit for Christmas and so in preperation we made a snowman for each of them.

Creek and Aspen as snowmen

Creek put the angel on top of the tree.

Our overgrown Charlie Brown Tree. We went out in the woods and the kids picked it out and help cut it down and everything.

Christmas Eve, aren't they cute!

The real Creek. (4)

Aspen (7)

It was really fun having them.
Hope you had a good Christmas!

My heart...

2008-11-19T22:47:00.000-08:00

Well, it's fine. Basically I have these 'skipped' heart beats but they are not really skipped it just feels that way and everyone has them at some point but I just have a whole lot more on a daily basis. Not sure what normal is but I had like 4300 the day I was wearing the heart monitor, which lefts marks for like 4 days after I took it off!
So, now I just have to stop drinking caffeine and start exercising more or I could just take some pills but I am trying to be a grown up about it and just stop drinking caffeine. I think I am in for two weeks of solid headaches. Suck.

Gettin' My Ticker Checked

2008-11-09T00:27:00.000-08:00

On Monday I am going to the doctor to get my heart checked. I'm pretty sure I have an irregular heartbeat. The heart below shows how a normal heart is suppose to beat. Mine doesn't always do that. Some it forgets to beat. So it should be fine, I might just need to take some medication from now on and stop drinking caffine but that's all.

And this is what a real heart looks like. Cool, huh?

Back in the Good Old Days

2008-11-09T00:11:00.000-08:00

I wanted to post something so I thought I would put up some old photos. They aren't the best quality but they are still a little fun.

This is me as a baby, maybe like 10 or 11 months. Yea, I was a little chubby baby. One of those bottom teeth got yanked out by a boat via my mother a couple of months after this photo was taken. I know I was a little accident prone. I also lost some with teeth with the help of the train at Avery Park.
Okay so here we have me, on the left, Bethany (Lindell) Hara right and next to her is Nathan whom I haven't seen in like 20 years. Beth had cut her own bangs a little before this picture.

Me and Beth again with her little brother David at the Oregon Coast. I'm sure it was a lot colder than it looks.

And the final picture, I think that I am like 6 here. I don't remember this picture being taken but I know it's at my Grandma's house because she still has that couch.

Fun Pics!

2008-10-28T22:42:00.000-07:00

The following are just some crazy pictures from the last couple of weeks. I don't know what else to say.

My nephew was a little serious with this water gun.
Okay so I got this wig in Italy during Carnivale and the kids love to play with it.

Even my brother had a good time with it.

And my nephew too, with a baby doll.

And this is Libby holding Betty--yes that's a real tarantula.

She's my dad's but you can hold her if you want.

the story of my job

2008-10-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

Okay, so on Sept 30th I interviewed for this job and then a couple days later I had a second interview, they both went well. So a few days after that I called to check on the job and was told that they were just about to call me to offer me the job so I said great when do I start, note it's still only like Oct. 4th. At this point I was told okay so human resources has to do some paper work and then you can start. The next orientation is the Monday, Oct. 13 you should be about to start then. So up to this point I had been doing swimming lessons so I let the pool know I would be starting my job and I quit babysitting too. Then I waited for the phone call to tell me that I could start working and it never came. So I called again and was told HR still had to do my paperwork so almost a months after my interview I started working this past Thursday.

2008-10-05T20:13:00.000-07:00

So, a few weeks ago my cousins' kids were over at the house and Eli, he's 2, attempted to ride this little bike with a helmet that was...a little too big. Needless to say he didn't make it out of the drive way.

2008-09-28T21:38:00.001-07:00

I am not usually very political but I wanted to show my support. To be honest though, if I had it my way I would just make Sarah Palin President!

bad news

2008-09-22T01:34:00.000-07:00

Just found out a friend of mine was killed by a roadside IED, improvised explosive device, in Iraq. It sucks. I was beginning to think that things in the middle east were getting better, I was wrong.

8 years later..

2008-09-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I made it to Oregon. I can't believe it's been eight years since I left home. I mean I've visited of course but it's been exactly eight since I left home to join the army. I'm even staying in my old room which looks very different that it did when I left. I currently have hello kitty curtains courtesy of my niece. Not sure what I'm going to do now that I'm here....

Leaving Florida...

2008-08-23T18:42:00.001-07:00

Only a few days before I leave for Oregon and I think it has finally hit me that I'm really leaving. I leave Tuesday and I'm driving all the way there! Yea, should be fun. I'm so sad to leave though. Actually, I am not sorry to leave this weather behind--it's way too hot here. I can't wait to where a hoodie outside and not just in the movie theater because of the air conditioning. I can't wait to see snow again, well not much but some. Oh and no more hurricanes!!! I'm not sorry to leave Disney either, never cared much. Rollercoaster make me sick.

Dr. Felten, my advisor and friend and her daughter, Sarah.

What's happening.........

2008-08-04T12:56:00.000-07:00

I graduated!!

Yep, just graduated college. Kinda took forever, okay it was only 4 years. Now that I have a degree I can't find a good job and definitely not one where I get to use my degree but I guess that's normal

I'm about to move back home to Corvallis, OR until I get in to physician's assistant school. Didn't get in this year but I'm determined to apply until they accept me! Yes, I am moving back in with my parents (gulp). Haven't lived with them since I left home at 18 so it might actually be fun... or something.

Not sure where I am going to get job. Maybe I'll do substitute teaching, who knows? Anyone hiring?