Have I mentioned that my boyfriend is amazing? Because he is. With how crazy our lives have been lately, Frank and I really hadn't been able to spend good quality time together, which I hate, lol. However, life is crazy, so I just figured life would slow down in a couple of weeks and then we could both just take a breath. Apparently, Frank can read me completely, which is something that very few people can do. I am very good at hiding my emotions, but not from him. He told me last weekend that we were going to spend the whole day Saturday together, whatever I wanted, and put aside all our 'to do' lists. This is EXACTLY what I needed. So we went to a pumpkin patch, watched football :), made dinner together, and carved our pumpkins. It was so fun!
We went to 'Old Baker Farms' in Harpersville for the pumpkin patch! They had a corn maze, cotton picking, hay ride, yummy food and, of course, PUMPKINS! It was so fun, and such a beautiful day! We had a ton of fun finding our way through the maze (maybe with a shortcut or two), and looking for pumpkins.
Frank chose a GREEN pumpkin, because of how extra-creepy it would look once carved, lol. Now, after about a week, its starting to turn orange on parts and looks extra-EXTRA-creepy. I chose the traditional orange pumpkin :)
For dinner, we made baked tilapia, asparagus, new potatoes and garlic toast. It was so yummy! And Frank did most of the baking! He's such a pro!
Our pumpkins turned out so well! I really love the creative face on Franks :) They now sit on Frank's porch for all to see!
So anyway, we had a wonderful weekend. It was very refreshing, and gave us time to slow down and just enjoy each other.
Last week was actually a really slow week for school. Probably the first time we actually have felt like we could catch our breath. Monday, ALL of our classes got canceled! It was so great! And, other than a bonus quiz in Anatomy on Tuesday, the week was pretty stress-free. Bible study was moved to Wednesday, and although very quick, VERY good. The verses we read were 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 which talks about the church as the body of Christ, and how each part works together and cannot do without the other parts. After being in anatomy and the medical field in general, these verses have such a bigger impact than they did when I first read them years ago. We also talked about being lonely away from home. Honestly, I do sometimes get lonely and homesick being so far away from my family and close friends. It was surprising how relieved I was to hear that everyone else felt the same way! I guess its just good to know that I'm not alone in feeling lonely. We also decided to be more diligent in encouraging each other and working to grow closer together to help with being in a new place around new people. And honestly, I am already seeing the group change and grow closer together, even though its only been a few days.
On Thursday night, a bunch of the girls from the program got together to do our own pumpkin dissection! There were a lot of people that came, but only 5 of us decided to carve pumpkins. :) I guess anatomy dissections are enough dissections for some. I am so glad I decided to go! We had such a good time being away from school and just having fun!
After the pumpkin carving, some of us went out to celebrate another girl's birthday at Innisfree Pub. There was karaoke, a band, and dancing! Honestly, I'm not one to go out and party, but Julie convinced me. I'm so glad she did! I had so much fun!
I got some really great action shots of all the action on the dance floor. Make sure you look at my facebook album to see them all!
On Saturday, Frank, his dad, Sean, Abbey and I went to the Auburn vs. LSU game! Although the morning was stressful for me - looking for tickets - we found them and the game was so great! It was Mr. Trivett and Abbey's first game and SUCH a great one to go to. We WON! WAR EAGLE!
The tickets we found (3 together - such a find!) were actually GREAT seats! We were surrounded by LSU fans, but it wasn't so bad, especially because we were winning most of the time. It was COMPLETELY packed, it really was a blessing that we all found tickets. Now Auburn is 8-0! WHOOP! The Aggies also BTHO Kansas, so all in all, an amazing football weekend!
After we got back from the game, Frank and I headed to 'Starz' for some karaoke with some people from school! He is such a wonderful boyfriend, because although he was completely exhausted and really just wanted to go to bed, he willingly came and we had so much fun. Everyone from school has been asking me when they could meet Frank, so I'm glad we found a time when he wasn't working for him to meet some of them. Hopefully everyone else can meet him at the Halloween party! For the party, I'm dressing as a flapper and Frank is going to be one of the Rat Pack - SO FUN! If you haven't already, make sure you watch the video of our rendition of 'Wannabe' by the Spice Girls - we're pretty much amazing :)
All in all the past two weeks have been completely amazing!
Please pray for me over the next week or so. My second anatomy test is the Tuesday after Halloween. For those who don't know, I failed the first anatomy test. Although I studied hard for it, I fell behind with the material and could never quite catch up. I was very disappointed in myself, but I have accepted it, and have worked even harder this time around to stay on top of everything. I've been keeping caught up for the most part, but I really really need a good grade to bring my grade up. I am confident that I can do it, but I still have times when I start to freak out and worry with the "what if?" and self-doubt. To say the least, I probably won't be blogging for awhile because I am going to be in anatomy overdrive.
OH! So I said a few posts ago that I met a PA that works in the trauma surgery/burn center at UAB hospital. I get to shadow her on November 5th! I'm so pumped! I really want to see a PA in the field I believe will be my field of choice and what the job incurs.
Countdown to Thanksgiving/trip back home = 31 days! 1 more MONTH!!
Gig 'Em and War Eagle!
Catie
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