We got John's last test back .... and he practically Aced it!
The average for the class on the test was an 81, and John got a 99! (He totally broke the curve). He made the highest grade in the class!
He actually missed three points ... but actually was given two extra points because some of his answers were so good!
He is thrilled, and I am so stinkin' proud of him!!
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Decisions, decisions ...
John's taking his test right now; he said that he felt ready for it. I hope that he does well!
After the test, a bunch of his classmates are going to a Korean BBQ Restaurant (John says that it's not really BBQ) to eat and do karaoke. John really wants to go, while I'm a bit more ... ambivalent.
First, by the end of the week I'm tired. I want to go home and get into some comfortable clothes and relax! Going out with a bunch of people I hardly know isn't very relaxing. Of course, then the arguement is that I won't get to know them if I stay home.
Another thing is the karaoke - I've never been before, but I know what it is, and I'm not sure I'd like it. Not sure why - but I get way too uptight about music. I don't know most of the music, and it really bothers me when music isn't sung properly. I looked up a list of the top 500 karaoke songs ... and I barely knew 7 of them well enough to be able to sing them. John and I were looking at some last night, and let's just say I didn't react well when John started singing horribly on purpose. I don't know why it grates so badly, but it drives me up a wall!
On top of that is the whole social anxiety deal - I've been prepping myself to go to Western Day on Saturday. That's an annual event that our church puts on. We went last year, and I had the worst attack of anxiety yet - it took everything in me to not collapse in tears when we arrived. I spent the entire time sitting quietly in a corner while John played flag football with the men. It wasn't fun.
I know I *ought* to go to both... karaoke tonight and western day tomorrow. I honestly don't want to go to either. But I promised John I'd go to at least one of them with him. I don't know what I'll do.
John will want to get out of the house and have fun this weekend; he always does after a test! So, we'll see what happens!
Happy Friday!
After the test, a bunch of his classmates are going to a Korean BBQ Restaurant (John says that it's not really BBQ) to eat and do karaoke. John really wants to go, while I'm a bit more ... ambivalent.
First, by the end of the week I'm tired. I want to go home and get into some comfortable clothes and relax! Going out with a bunch of people I hardly know isn't very relaxing. Of course, then the arguement is that I won't get to know them if I stay home.
Another thing is the karaoke - I've never been before, but I know what it is, and I'm not sure I'd like it. Not sure why - but I get way too uptight about music. I don't know most of the music, and it really bothers me when music isn't sung properly. I looked up a list of the top 500 karaoke songs ... and I barely knew 7 of them well enough to be able to sing them. John and I were looking at some last night, and let's just say I didn't react well when John started singing horribly on purpose. I don't know why it grates so badly, but it drives me up a wall!
On top of that is the whole social anxiety deal - I've been prepping myself to go to Western Day on Saturday. That's an annual event that our church puts on. We went last year, and I had the worst attack of anxiety yet - it took everything in me to not collapse in tears when we arrived. I spent the entire time sitting quietly in a corner while John played flag football with the men. It wasn't fun.
I know I *ought* to go to both... karaoke tonight and western day tomorrow. I honestly don't want to go to either. But I promised John I'd go to at least one of them with him. I don't know what I'll do.
John will want to get out of the house and have fun this weekend; he always does after a test! So, we'll see what happens!
Happy Friday!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Studying and Texting ... with the hint of baking yet to come
Yesterday was John's last day in the lab. He starts his new lab on Monday.
Hopefully this new lab will be better than his old one. He's still planning on going into his first lab, but he'd at least like a good lab rotation!
Meanwhile, he's been studying almost non-stop for his tests! He had a test on Monday, and then has another one tomorrow. I am so proud of him the way he's handling all of this. The first few tests he took were hard for him - not necessarily because of the material (although that also is insanely difficult), but because it brought back flashes of medical school. After his first test, we went to the park and walked for about four miles just to get away from everything so he could recover.
After Monday's test? He felt great! No test anxiety whatsoever! I think he's finally put medical school behind him!
He's still enthusiastic about studying - probably because he can actually see the results of his studying while talking to classmates and taking tests. It's gotten to the point when I have to call him to come home at night - he's so wrapped up in studying that he loses track of time!
Meanwhile ... I got a new phone! One that finally has texting, so that John and I can keep in touch during the day. I also have a few friends who all they do is text, so it will be nice to get back in touch with them!
I volunteered to make poundcakes for the GSO for a Bake Sale fundraiser they're doing end of November/early December. That, plus the fact that I'm going to make poundcakes for all my co-workers and friends at church for Christmas ... I'm going to be busy baking! Last year I found a relatively easy pound cake recipe that is utterly divine, or so everyone who has had it tells me. Everyone who tasted it said that it was the best pound cake they'd ever had - one of my coworkers even started crying and said it was exactly like the poundcake her grandmother made when she was a little girl.
So ... my tradition (started last year!) is to make a poundcake for Christmas for gifts. It's easy - people seem to like it - and is relatively inexpensive (although with the cost of butter and eggs ...).
I expect that by the time Christmas actually rolls around, I'm going to be so sick of poundcake!
Hopefully this new lab will be better than his old one. He's still planning on going into his first lab, but he'd at least like a good lab rotation!
Meanwhile, he's been studying almost non-stop for his tests! He had a test on Monday, and then has another one tomorrow. I am so proud of him the way he's handling all of this. The first few tests he took were hard for him - not necessarily because of the material (although that also is insanely difficult), but because it brought back flashes of medical school. After his first test, we went to the park and walked for about four miles just to get away from everything so he could recover.
After Monday's test? He felt great! No test anxiety whatsoever! I think he's finally put medical school behind him!
He's still enthusiastic about studying - probably because he can actually see the results of his studying while talking to classmates and taking tests. It's gotten to the point when I have to call him to come home at night - he's so wrapped up in studying that he loses track of time!
Meanwhile ... I got a new phone! One that finally has texting, so that John and I can keep in touch during the day. I also have a few friends who all they do is text, so it will be nice to get back in touch with them!
I volunteered to make poundcakes for the GSO for a Bake Sale fundraiser they're doing end of November/early December. That, plus the fact that I'm going to make poundcakes for all my co-workers and friends at church for Christmas ... I'm going to be busy baking! Last year I found a relatively easy pound cake recipe that is utterly divine, or so everyone who has had it tells me. Everyone who tasted it said that it was the best pound cake they'd ever had - one of my coworkers even started crying and said it was exactly like the poundcake her grandmother made when she was a little girl.
So ... my tradition (started last year!) is to make a poundcake for Christmas for gifts. It's easy - people seem to like it - and is relatively inexpensive (although with the cost of butter and eggs ...).
I expect that by the time Christmas actually rolls around, I'm going to be so sick of poundcake!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Epic long post detailing the best weekend ever!
What is it, Monday already?
So, this weekend was probably one of the best weekends we've had in a long time! For me, it kinda started on Thursday.
For some reason known only to her, Honey decided to stay up all night on Wednesday barking. John slept through it, thankfully, but she kept me up far too late. So ... I called in to work the next morning and took Thursday off. I spent the morning in my pajamas and did laundry and finished sewing Honey a pillow for her bed. (Why? I don't know. She certainly didn't deserve it after keeping me up all night! Still, it's soooo nice to have one more project checked off the list!)
I'll post pictures soon - Right now is an overall summary of the weekend.
So ... Friday came, and John had another test. I went back to work, and spent the entire day working on a project that I've only just now mostly finished. I made enough project on Friday to be almost giddy by the time 5 pm came around. John was pleased with how his test went, and did not want to have a quiet evening at home. So, we decided on a fun evening out.
First we drove over to Fred's to pick up some cheap pillows. Pillow stuffing is expensive, but we bought four good-sized pillows at Fred's for $10. Perfect for ripping apart and re-using the stuffing in a dog bed.
After that we made our way over to Chick-fil-A for dinner, and went to the movies! We hadn't been to see a movie in months and months - I think the last one we saw was "Up" ... or maybe "Star Trek". Whichever one came out more recently. (Edit: Apparently they both came out in 2009.)
Even though I would have happily seen "Hotel Transylvania", John talked me into seeing the new movie "Argo". Neither one of us knew much about it, but we'd seen the advertisement on tv about it, and read a few reviews about how good it was supposed to be.
It. Was. Amazing. For the first time in my life I went to a movie where people actually applauded when it was over. I will say that it's rated "R" for a reason - it's not a movie for kids. But it's rated that way primarily for language and some violence - no gore or sex. The acting was very well done, and the editing kept things interesting. Definitely an amazing thriller, and worth the price of the tickets!
After the movie, we went to Target and bought a new tablecloth for the Dining Room (is it sad that that makes me super excited?) and then went to Cold Stone and got ice cream before heading home.
Saturday, we slept in, and then headed out for brunch at a new local restaurant. It's only about two blocks from our house, and they opened close to three months ago. John ordered their Shrimp & Grits, while I ordered a salad - not a very good "brunch" dish, but it was what I was feeling like. The food was perfect - John's grits definitely tasted home-made, not processed; while my salad was the freshest I've had in forever. John told me yesterday that that's his new favorite restaurant!
Since the weather was positively perfect (70-75 degrees F), we decided to spend the day working outside. The flower bed in teh front of the house needed some love, and since neither one of us had any experience whatsoever with gardening, we decided to visit a few gardening shops and get some advice.
The first place we went had only herbs, veggies, and mums, and the workers there were distinctly unhelpful. The second place ended up being a planter store, not a gardening store at all! We finally gave up on the local business aspect and just went to Lowes. After all, we only had the one day to get the flower bed taken care of! We couldn't spend it all visiting shops!
After about an hour wandering the Lowes garden session, and a (very) brief consultation with one of the workers there, we bought some flowers, plants, garden soil, and tools, and headed home. We started working in the 11x4 flower bed about 2:30 pm - and finished about 5:30 pm. Not bad! I then trimmed some bushes while John mowed the grass. We were going to clean the house later that evening, but by the time 7:30 came around we were so sore we could hardly move! I think we were in bed by 8:30 pm!
I have pictures of the gardening project too - that'll receive it's own post soon!
We spent Sunday recovering from Saturday - we didn't think we'd worked that hard, but both John and I are still so sore we can hardly move! Still, we went to both the morning and the evening service at church, and after church last night went over to a building/business dedication. The man that John has worked with for the past 2 years before he started school in August wanted to dedicate his building to the Lord, so most of the church went over there after the evening service to fellowship, eat, and pray. It was fun - and we didn't get home until about 10:30 pm.
John's Bible study is at our house tonight - so we ended up frantically cleaning house until about 11:30 pm last night to make it presentable. It still needs a little bit of work, but hopefully John can do some of that while I cook dinner.
And now ... life back to normal! Only with a really cute front flower bed! Yay!!
So, this weekend was probably one of the best weekends we've had in a long time! For me, it kinda started on Thursday.
For some reason known only to her, Honey decided to stay up all night on Wednesday barking. John slept through it, thankfully, but she kept me up far too late. So ... I called in to work the next morning and took Thursday off. I spent the morning in my pajamas and did laundry and finished sewing Honey a pillow for her bed. (Why? I don't know. She certainly didn't deserve it after keeping me up all night! Still, it's soooo nice to have one more project checked off the list!)
I'll post pictures soon - Right now is an overall summary of the weekend.
So ... Friday came, and John had another test. I went back to work, and spent the entire day working on a project that I've only just now mostly finished. I made enough project on Friday to be almost giddy by the time 5 pm came around. John was pleased with how his test went, and did not want to have a quiet evening at home. So, we decided on a fun evening out.
First we drove over to Fred's to pick up some cheap pillows. Pillow stuffing is expensive, but we bought four good-sized pillows at Fred's for $10. Perfect for ripping apart and re-using the stuffing in a dog bed.
After that we made our way over to Chick-fil-A for dinner, and went to the movies! We hadn't been to see a movie in months and months - I think the last one we saw was "Up" ... or maybe "Star Trek". Whichever one came out more recently. (Edit: Apparently they both came out in 2009.)
Even though I would have happily seen "Hotel Transylvania", John talked me into seeing the new movie "Argo". Neither one of us knew much about it, but we'd seen the advertisement on tv about it, and read a few reviews about how good it was supposed to be.
It. Was. Amazing. For the first time in my life I went to a movie where people actually applauded when it was over. I will say that it's rated "R" for a reason - it's not a movie for kids. But it's rated that way primarily for language and some violence - no gore or sex. The acting was very well done, and the editing kept things interesting. Definitely an amazing thriller, and worth the price of the tickets!
After the movie, we went to Target and bought a new tablecloth for the Dining Room (is it sad that that makes me super excited?) and then went to Cold Stone and got ice cream before heading home.
Saturday, we slept in, and then headed out for brunch at a new local restaurant. It's only about two blocks from our house, and they opened close to three months ago. John ordered their Shrimp & Grits, while I ordered a salad - not a very good "brunch" dish, but it was what I was feeling like. The food was perfect - John's grits definitely tasted home-made, not processed; while my salad was the freshest I've had in forever. John told me yesterday that that's his new favorite restaurant!
Since the weather was positively perfect (70-75 degrees F), we decided to spend the day working outside. The flower bed in teh front of the house needed some love, and since neither one of us had any experience whatsoever with gardening, we decided to visit a few gardening shops and get some advice.
The first place we went had only herbs, veggies, and mums, and the workers there were distinctly unhelpful. The second place ended up being a planter store, not a gardening store at all! We finally gave up on the local business aspect and just went to Lowes. After all, we only had the one day to get the flower bed taken care of! We couldn't spend it all visiting shops!
After about an hour wandering the Lowes garden session, and a (very) brief consultation with one of the workers there, we bought some flowers, plants, garden soil, and tools, and headed home. We started working in the 11x4 flower bed about 2:30 pm - and finished about 5:30 pm. Not bad! I then trimmed some bushes while John mowed the grass. We were going to clean the house later that evening, but by the time 7:30 came around we were so sore we could hardly move! I think we were in bed by 8:30 pm!
I have pictures of the gardening project too - that'll receive it's own post soon!
We spent Sunday recovering from Saturday - we didn't think we'd worked that hard, but both John and I are still so sore we can hardly move! Still, we went to both the morning and the evening service at church, and after church last night went over to a building/business dedication. The man that John has worked with for the past 2 years before he started school in August wanted to dedicate his building to the Lord, so most of the church went over there after the evening service to fellowship, eat, and pray. It was fun - and we didn't get home until about 10:30 pm.
John's Bible study is at our house tonight - so we ended up frantically cleaning house until about 11:30 pm last night to make it presentable. It still needs a little bit of work, but hopefully John can do some of that while I cook dinner.
And now ... life back to normal! Only with a really cute front flower bed! Yay!!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Cooler Weather and Test Days
One test down ... one to go!
John seemed exceptionally pleased with how the test went. He could hardly keep the grin off his face when I saw him after the test. Although that could be because I was offering him some of the cookies that I made this weekend. Gingerbread Orange Cookies.
I meant to make them for his classmates, but John and I ate so many this weekend that we didn't have enough for his classmates this morning! So, I brought them into work for my co-workers ... and all the cookies were gone by 10:30. And I'm still having people poking their heads in my office asking if there are any more cookies left.
I think I may make another batch. And now not just because I have to take pictures!
We've been leaving the bathroom window open at night the past week or so - it's an easy way to cool the house down and air out the house. But last night we had the first cold front of the season come through, and we woke up this morning shivering! I'm totally loving the cooler weather! I've made chili that is currently home cooking in the crock pot - Yum!!
Perhaps I'll be able to talk John into lighting the fire sometime this week!
John seemed exceptionally pleased with how the test went. He could hardly keep the grin off his face when I saw him after the test. Although that could be because I was offering him some of the cookies that I made this weekend. Gingerbread Orange Cookies.
I meant to make them for his classmates, but John and I ate so many this weekend that we didn't have enough for his classmates this morning! So, I brought them into work for my co-workers ... and all the cookies were gone by 10:30. And I'm still having people poking their heads in my office asking if there are any more cookies left.
I think I may make another batch. And now not just because I have to take pictures!
We've been leaving the bathroom window open at night the past week or so - it's an easy way to cool the house down and air out the house. But last night we had the first cold front of the season come through, and we woke up this morning shivering! I'm totally loving the cooler weather! I've made chili that is currently home cooking in the crock pot - Yum!!
Perhaps I'll be able to talk John into lighting the fire sometime this week!
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