Merry Christmas to All and to All....

Well I think its time Pav signs off for a couple of days - with the holidays and work (everyone and their mother is trying to get a sugury in before the end of the year)has been very busy. Grandpa is in town, as well as the older brother, and of course Catherine. After I get off work this afternoon I will head home to spend the next two nights with the family ... this weekend Catherine, Mandy, Goose, and I will head to the beach and see the Goodson Family and have some fun times at beach. Then its back home until New Years Eve and I am headed with some girlfriends to Charleston to ring in 2009!


With this being said blog friends - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

FIVE

FIVE IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS UNTIL SEE THIS FACE AND LET ME TELL Y'ALL I CANNOT WAIT I'M SO EXCITED!

Self Knowing Spiritual Self-Improver

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a Self-Knowing Spiritual Self-Improver

Graduation!

My roomie Daniel graduated today! Whoot whoot! So as for mere two weeks all roomies will be out of school ...until January 6th rolls around I'm headed back for round two. However - CONGRATULATIONS DANIEL - SO PROUD OF YOU! :)

Sugar Me Gently Yet Again

Okay so update on Mary Sue - she is running as Robert the mechanic put it "Like she is fresh off the lot" - however it cost me $500.00 to obtain this "fresh off the lot" vehicle. Um can we say super de duper...but I must say Mary Sue has been so good to me over the past couple of years and I hope this continues because we have two years left together and home girl needs to get my behind to Durham and back everyday for nursing school. Breaking down in Durham is never an option for me.
So on a positive note - not only is the car fixed but the gas mileage should improve lots. Yeah!

Ahh crap - okay I promise I will actually get to the smiling part mentioned in my earlier post but I need to get ready for Bunco...

Sugar Me Gently

Umm...

So my car has broken down (bless Mary Sue) ...should have heeded the warning signs when she started bucking. However Robert my awesome mechanic says its most likely spark plugs and she just needs a tune up and she is not going to die - not yet anyways.

In the process of me getting ready this morning I was ironing my clothes like a good girl and my iron fell on my wrist. Can we say AWESOME to second degree burns on my wrist. Sweetness. Thankfully I work at a hospital and their are plenty of doctors and nurses for me to show my injury too. Anyone want to play doctor? hehe just kidding!


However this is okay - why?! Because when life hands you lemons you make lemonade and for some reason I still have a skip in my step ... hmm I wonder why? Well this evening I will sit down explain to y'all why this could be. Well maybe tomorrow - I have Bunco this evening to attend too....

After Work Happenings...

When I got off of work this afternoon I went and ran a few errands around town. One of my errands brought me here:

The Library! Now let me tell y'all I really cannot remember the last time I checked out a book. It has been awhile...I have this thing about buying books. Every time I go to Costco or Target I buy a book. However - I think my budget could handle me not buying a new book...hence the trip to the library. Allison recommended the following book because I our recent adventure planning with Catherine.

Did y'all know you can check out your own books now? That was fantastic. However they did not have the fun due date stamp thing that you use on the back. I mean come on that's the best part!

On the way home I decided to picked up some dinner for the me and the roomie (see below and be jealous)

Oh yes - a delicious pepperoni and mushroom pizza from Amedeos (with a side of Ranch). I hardly ever eat/touch pizza these days BUT some times you have to give in succumb to the cravings and today was one of those days. :)

Oh Lucy Tree

I'm sitting here on the couch watching Home Alone (best Christmas movie from when we were kids - hands down) and Lucy keeps walking over to the Christmas tree and putting her face in it. Its the funniest thing. She just sticks her whole face in the tree - stands there for like 20 seconds - walks away and plops herself in front of the fire...gets up and does it again. Its not like she is trying to mess with the ornaments or eat the branches ... perhaps she enjoys the smell of the evergreens.

I love dogs.

Elf Yourself

Have y'all ever elf yourself before? It is hysterical and this year you can select dances for your elves. I decided to elf the roomies and Lucy.
Here is the link so y'all can watch!
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/zZ9eKRTaLq5lg9Wi

Whoot Whoot Double Fist Pump

Now I know just a mere couple of hours ago I was asking life why sometimes it enjoyed throwing so many curve balls at me .... but blogging friends I'm telling y'all the silver lining is always there. You want to know why calls for my shouts of joy - well let me tell you. And after you read this - yes you are going to say a) she's hormonal b) wow she really is into those little things in life c) maybe she is just plain nuts - i mean she did just blog about prozac like 6 hrs earlier...


Tonight was my last night class! I have been taking night classes since June and tonight was the last one. I am done and now the next step is Nursing School in January. This class has been quite the challenge out any of the one's I have taken previously. It was a religion course and honestly I thought it was going to be a walk in the park and it was so not. However - tonight as I sat in purgatory Matt Damon up and walked in and sat next to me. Now I know bloggers you might say - "What in tarnation is Matt Damon doing in your religion class?!" Okay so maybe it wasnt Matt Damon - but I'm telling y'all it might as well have been his twin. He even talked like him ... I was like "Well hello - I'm...." Needless to say I deemed him my good luck charm of the evening and I do believe his presence next to me help me on the final!

So silver lining number 1 of the evening


On the ride home from bumble bee tuna land (because where Im taking my courses are seriously way way far away) all the songs on the radio were my fav's. I mean this chick was seriously b-bopping the whole 40 mins home this evening. Just one radio station after the next - it was fabulous.

Silver lining number 2


I arrived home to not only find my dear goose so excited and happy to see me - such a plus about having a dog BUT a package sitting on one of our chairs. And what pray tell was in that package? Well the order from JCREW that I placed on Tuesday (and I didnt even ask for speedy super expensive shipping) sitting there holding two fantastic items that I got for a steal (I mean we all know how ridiculous JCREW has gotten in price but after super sale plus 30% off I couldnt say no to these two items).

So hello holiday parties - watch out - because not only are these two items adorable and Im so excited about them - they are in sizes I havent been able to wear ... well we won't discuss how long. Lets just say its been awhile and I didnt get a personal trainer for nothin'.

Okay so my last final note of the evening is that Im sitting here glass of wine and the goose by myside, the Christmas tree lights on, and getting ready to enjoy a brand new Grey's Anatomy.

All smiles my dear bloggers - all smiles.

Life

Oh life - sometimes you give me more then I bargain for but that's okay - you know why? Because I have Prozac - ha ha - I'm just kidding! Its okay because you know when your down things have to go back up and that my friends is why no matter how many little or big twists come up you know that around the corner something wonderful is bound to happen. I can feel it ...something good is going to happen (non Prozac induced). :)

Hope everyone is having a great Thursday.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I heard this song today and for some reason the tears just welled up in my eyes...its the version by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. I don't know why but this song just takes me to a place where the hurt is gone, anything is possible, and my heart and mind are at peace.



Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
that's where you'll find me
Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?

Oh Bless

I am sitting here watching my dear roommate (who is getting ready to graduate in a couple of weeks) work on his graduation announcements. He is such a piece of work - he was so excited when he came home and UPS had dropped off the box with his invitations. Then he opened them up and his smile became a look of distraught as his picked through the box. Holding up return labels, the two different sizes of envelopes, and the announcement he just looked at me and said "What am I suppose to do with this?!" Oh boys.. okay step one - fold the invitation - step two place invitation inside small envelope....
He finishes all that to pull out little red squares of tissue paper and says "What is this for?!" Oh no ... my response "That's suppose to go inside the the small envelope." Whoops - forgot to mention that.

Today I needed to be reminded of these words...

Refuse to fall down.
If you cannot refuse to fall down,
refuse to stay down.
If you cannot refuse to stay down
lift your heart toward heaven
and like a hungry beggar,
ask that it be filled,
and it will be filled.
You may be pushed down.
You may be kept from rising.
But no one can keep you from lifting your heart toward heaven — only you.
It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear.
The one who says nothing good came of this,
is not yet listening.
- clarissa pinkola estés