Unfortunately with age I don't always get wiser

My birthday is coming up April 26th. It is hard to believe that I will be 23 years old! It seems so old, but at the same time so young.
I will be going up to Chicago to visit my cousins this coming weekend ( I wanted to spend my birthday with people who love me, know me and who I haven't seen in a while) and I'm going to see the Body Worlds exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. I have heard so much about it I wanted to see it before it left. Since getting into massage therapy I have been more fascinated about how God designed our bodies. It is so awesome! I boggles my mind sometimes! I can't wait to go! :-)
For my birthday my husband was so smart and got me a fabulous Palm Pilot. I had forgotten a couple of appointments so in his wisdom he set me up. What a great man! That thing has been a life saver. But as with anything else, it's only good if you use it. I made the same mistake as before and didn't use ONLY ONE calendar and I managed to double-book myself. Great, now what? Well......thank goodness for grace, I managed to move things around so now I have some breathing space between appointments. If I had SOLEY used the wonderful gift I wouldn't have double-booked myself and would have been a much less stressed girl. Well I have learned my lesson: only use my palm pilot for scheduling!
With that note, I better call to confirm my appointments tomorrow!

I passed!

Well everyone, I passed my finals! I'm glad that is over, although it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I only have 10 more hours of injury massage to do and I will be FINISHED and on my way to licensure. I'm hoping to get that wrapped up the beginning of May.
After finals I went home to Missouri and visited with Mom and Dad, Amy and the kids and my in-laws. Amy, the kids and I met on Wednesday in Springfield, IL and visited Rebecca, Sarah, Grandma and Grandpa and Alice and Brian and their kids. It was a nice trip! The whole time! My one big day with my side of the family I ended up catching a few more winks during the day than I had planned......2 hours more....oops, but I guess I needed it! It was fun to stay up late talking with Amy in bed. It was like we were young girls again. I remember how all of us girls would stay up late talking in bed. Everyone used to joke that I had a button on the back of my head that as soon as I laid down to go to sleep it would cause my mouth to open and volumes of words to flow forth.....in my defense, it's just that when I actually quiet down for bed, I can think and remember all the things I wanted to say earlier but forgot....LOL
I spoke with a therapist in a town nearby and I have a job lined up. We just have a few more details to finish before I begin but it is a great start for me. Plus, I will be assisting at my school for the morning beginning class once a week! I am REALLY excited! It is so cool how God brought it all about. He still works out every detail of our lives!

My finals are Monday and Tuesday. Surprisingly, I'm quite calm. This is crazy since last week I was a nervous wreck. You'd think I'd get more nervous the closer it is to the deadline. I guess I'm at the point that whatever happens, happens. Just relax, pray and enjoy the ride.

I am looking forward to going back home for a few days after the final. I so need a break. All of my days have been jumbled together and moving in fast forward but I feel like I'm in slow motion. I barely have time to breathe. Hopefully that'll change. But it's up to me. I have to make the time to relax, just like I have to make the time to eat, sleep, have my quiet time and exercise. It's tougher than I'd like to admit, but I can do it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, even if its just sitting down for a few minutes and doing nothing.

My friend Katie comes home on Tuesday. I can't wait to see her. She was one of the first girls I met when we moved here and a real blessing. It'll be nice to hang out with her again. She was in California for the birth of her baby girl Helena. Her hubby Tony is with Jason in Iraq. I've only seen pictures of Helena but I know that pictures don't do people justice. I just better be careful to not let my biological clock go haywire. I already want to be a Mom. But, nows not the time obviously. Anyways, it'll be nice to have a baby around. I miss playing with my nieces and nephew. Kids are great!

Well, now is the time that I need to make for exercising. I told Jason I'd do it today and the day is quickly becoming nil and void, so I better scoot.

I'll join the crowd

Well, it seems that almost everyone I know has a blog, so why not me?
My life is crazy right now and I'm in a transition time that I'm a little aprehensive about, not really knowing what will happen next. Part of that is due to being a military wife. With the army it's all about "hurry up and wait", "be ready to go at a moments notice" and overall BE FLEXIBLE. One day Jason is coming home in August, the next he might get extended. Hopefully we'll know soon. Although being an army wife is tough at times, holding down the fort at home, it also is a great growing experience. It honestly is really neat to see how God is drawing us closer together even though we're seperated by an ocean. I'm finding out new things about myself and Jason that I'm not sure I would have learned otherwise. It's bittersweet. To get the character, you have to go through the refining process. And boy, am I in that process now! But God's grace is sufficient, right?
I am staying very busy while Jason is gone finishing up my hours for massage therapy school. HOPEFULLY I'll be done the beginning of May and on my way to being liscensed. Woo-hoo!!!!! I am so excited! I have found my calling! I love doing massage therapy, I finally found something that I'm really good at and I enjoy doing. It is so cool how God's timing worked it all out perfectly too: I'd be able to do what I wanted in becoming a massage therapist without having to take away from family time, plus it gives me something to keep myself busy with while he's gone. Not just something to keep me busy, but something I'm excited about! I can't wait to see what it is like to do it for a living! I'm both excited and nervous! I've never done anything like this, it's all new. Where do I begin? :-)
Well, it's getting late and my brain is slowly turning into a fog so I better hop off before I drive you wonderful friends and family away with this lengthy blog. You know how sometimes I can ramble.
I'm going to try to keep it updated so be sure to check back periodically, but you know me.....I'll do my best.