Reality Show Rewind

Jess, Christy and I typically watch America's Next Top Model together every Wednesday. Last night, Jessica went home and watched it before Christy and I had a chance to. I received a text from Jess that read: Oh my. Did you watch top model! My heart got anxious because last week another one of our favorites, Clark, was kicked off. Poor thing. So Christy and I were watching and my dear Lauren Brie (personal favorite) produced a not-as-amazing-as-usual photo and unfortunately got kicked out. I thought it unfair because there was definately a photo that was worse than hers, but it was Tyra's favorite. Lame.

America's Next Top Model is no longer on the show. LB is going to go places, with or without Tyra.



















"This very well may be the best photo in Model history," Tyra Banks.




















So I might be obsessed with this show...i don't know. haha

A Break from Harry Potter

I was running the other day. I was beautiful outside and I didn’t feel like going back home yet. I stopped in at Barnes and Noble Bookstore without a credit card. I looked around at the bestsellers section and then at the new in paperback books. I saw a few titles that I recognized and even a few that I had read. I also looked at the journals and wanted to buy all of the pretty ones, happens to be a weakness of mine. Then I moseyed upstairs and checked out the Christian living and Christian inspiration section. I got the giggles just looking at the book titles. What Would Jesus Eat?, hmm, good question. Well considering that He was Jewish… Or what about Live in the Moment, can we really learn that, or better yet experience that by reading a book?

I recently read the book The Shack by William Young. I had no expectations before reading the book. I personally liked the book for the most part. The author did a fantastic job of conveying emotion in the relationship between the main character and God. I would recommend the book, but I would also remind anyone who has already read to is going to read the book that the author wrote a fiction book. Yes, the author does convey his views of God, but that is what it is, opinion. It is a fiction book and should be read that way. It also needs to be read with an open mind. I think that if the book was read only to dissect it, the overall story and feeling of the book would be missed, which I think is the whole reason the author wrote the book…reminding us that emotions are a part of our relationship with God.

The Shack was a break from reading the Harry Potter series. I have read the first two books and am planning to keep reading the series. I am not a fanatic…yet. They are good though. I don’t have the third book yet so today I started reading True Believer by Nicholas Sparks. I do enjoy his writing and the movies. I saw Nights in Rodanthe this weekend. Good but not as good I was hoping for. Not the A Walk to Remember or The Notebook caliber. It is written more to an older age group than the other two.

My New Place

I’m baaack. I am at a completely different PLACE in my life since we last chatted.

P is for priorities. Every time life changes on me, which I feel happens a lot, I have to reevaluate my priorities or maybe direction is more the word I am looking for but it does not start with a P. Where is my life headed? Am I scared to continue to pursue my dreams now that they are within my grasp and just take a lot of work instead of dreaming and planning? I would have to say that at the beginning of this life change I was scared, but now I am loving being busy and working toward something that is what I always wanted.

L is for location. I am currently living in Kansas City. It is a lot different from Lawrence and the college-town thing, but I like this too. I live blocks from the plaza and blocks from Westport…beautiful. I go on runs down by the river one day and then straight through the plaza the next. I walk down to Latteland for coffee more than is healthy for my body or my bank account. Until now, it has only been a dream to live downtown. I love the city: always have and I think I always will.

A is for academics. I am currently going to KU School of Nursing which is in the top 5 greatest things that have ever done. It is a lot of work, but I am finally getting to learn about what I have been waiting for. I have completed my first clinical which was at a nursing home. I will start my second rotation next Friday in community health. I have already learned so much in the last 6 weeks. Not so much information, well yeah information too, but mostly just learning to think like a nurse.

C is for courting. Haha, gosh I hate that term…dating, but again does not start with a C. I am not doing so well on this acronym. Anyway, yes I am dating someone. And it is wonderful. Ask me about it sometime.

E is for environment. My living situation is amazing. I am living with two of my best friends, Christy and Jessica. We live in a condo in a cute neighborhood. I am always excited to come home to be here and share life with my friends. I actually live in the dining room. It is really cute believe it or not. We hung up some red curtains and vola! a room. I have posted a few pictures.

I am loving my new PLACE. That is it. I love it all.
















Cute little dining room.
















Cute little nursing school students.