1. Earth Day Tree: So I was super excited about getting my free tree from Lowe's for Earth Day! I came home and planted it in a cute little pot and sat it on my desk to watch it grow over the next months...so exciting! Until I googled the kind of tree it was and discovered that it would eventually grow into what appears to be more of a bush. It was a pine "tree," so I was really hoping to have this cute little Christmas-tree looking thing, but apparently I'm out of luck. I got a bush. It's not so exciting anymore. But even worse (and this vouches for my lack of a green thumb), I realized that now I have 3 trees in my apartment...NONE of which are actually trees. I have my Earth Day tree/bush thing if it survives longer than a month; I have my bamboo "tree," but bamboo is technically a grass; and I have my beachy Christmas tree from Melanie and her momma (which I absolutely LOVE)...does it count if it's a fake tree decorated with seashells?
2. Easter: I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! It was really a nice opportunity to reflect on how blessed I truly am-I can't even begin to put that into words. However...I kinda caught myself getting a little homesick. Ryan had to work, so I was left to my own devices and started thinking about how I missed dying Easter eggs with my little sister and having dinner with my family, I missed brunch with Ryan's family, and I really missed our church, pastor, and great friends that we haven't seen in so long. Made me a little teary eyed! But it only reinforced how much Ryan and I both want to move back when school wraps up.
3. On that note...what did I get myself into!? I'm not sure if this is normal for this area and/or this time of year, but there have been some crazy goings-on around here. First, the island keeps losing power because there is salt on the power lines? You'd think someone may have planned a round-about for that seeing as it's a friggin island in a body of salt water! Second, I get an email one day that I didn't have class that says something about the water cooling system being down? So, does that mean we don't have cold water in the water fountains? Whatever cold water this was, it was important to enact a state of emergency and cancel classes after noon that day. Ryan said it had something to do with the AC and no cold water=no AC on a day we were setting record high temps...no bueno. Third, Texas City (i.e. that city between me and school) is apparently not doing so well. I was discussing this with a classmate while we sat in a Starbucks in Texas City studying...something to do with a plant or refinery losing power and lots of bad stuff being leaked into the air? So much "bad stuff" that it exceeded any readings on the EPA instrument. My asthma really appreciates it, thanks guys! We got an email about a "shelter in-place" warning, but I didn't know what that means! To me, that says that you set up a shelter somewhere for the workers at the plant/refinery affected by said "bad stuff." So ya, no power (oddly, the Starbucks did have power though...) and bad stuff in the air. Next time, I need an email that says, "Lauren: Stay home and stay inside otherwise you won't be able to breathe. Thanks, the management."
4. Frolicking on the beach: The last time I went down to the beach in Galveston and actually played must have been when I was in junior high. Seeing as I'm now working on my Master's degree...that was some time ago! Well I caught a break from school on a day that Ryan had off work, so we headed down to the beach to play. It's kinda sad-I've lived here since August, and this was the first time we made it down to the beach to actually enjoy living on/near the island. I guess that's what PA school will do to ya!
5. A few of my favorite things...today in Great Syndromes, we combined a few of my favorite things. I can only imagine my mom's and Ryan's faces when they read this :) Research and current evidence+medicine+arguing/debating! Oh, it was fun! I didn't really want to do it at first, but when we started discussing the topic and throwing out what the evidence suggested, I really kinda enjoyed it. Even if I didn't actually agree with the side I was forced to argue for.
6. Congrats are in order: One of the many things I'm thankful for right now is for the fact that Ryan loves his current job-it doesn't hurt that this is seriously his calling in life! He's doing so well, he's learning, and he's really enjoying it all. Congrats are in order because he recently was in competition against the other assistant pro's in the area and he won the competition. Not only did he win, he pretty much blew the other guys out of the water. He's had a rough few years in the job department, so I'm so happy to see him doing so well at something he loves to do. Great job, babe! I'm so proud of you! Oh ya-his prize for winning? A new iPad which he has been wanting basically since they came out. He's like a kid in a candy store now...
All right, I think that's all my ADD brain can think of for now :) I'm sure I'll remember something else come about 2 AM...
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