All dressed up for St. Patrick's Day!
See her pretty green tummy! (artwork of Holly V. Green)
For her Easter pictures, take a look here!
And yes, I did give my consent to this...sort of... :o)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Happy Birthday Jubilee!
Yes, I love my cat, and yes, I am dedicating a blog post to her! Happy 13th Birthday kitty!
All dressed up for St. Patrick's Day!
See her pretty green tummy! (artwork of Holly V. Green)
For her Easter pictures, take a look here!
And yes, I did give my consent to this...sort of... :o)
All dressed up for St. Patrick's Day!
See her pretty green tummy! (artwork of Holly V. Green)
For her Easter pictures, take a look here!
And yes, I did give my consent to this...sort of... :o)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Grandpa Jerry's 80th birthday party!
Grandpa getting teary about his present- a book of pictures of all the buildings he's designed! (he's an architect!)
Me and little cousin Clara (who lost her front tooth during the party!)
Me and my Ian baby! He's getting so big! And having more adventures! Just look at those battle scars from running and playing!
Then, off to take cousin Jessica to the Strip for her first time ever! (she's 17, I think she's old enough... :o)
Gotta get the world's largest virgin strawberry daiquiri! In an Eiffel Tower cup!
Me with an Ent! And yes, he does talk!
Jessica with a raining tree- if you look closely, there's water falling from the branches- so pretty!
Me and little cousin Clara (who lost her front tooth during the party!)
Me and my Ian baby! He's getting so big! And having more adventures! Just look at those battle scars from running and playing!
Then, off to take cousin Jessica to the Strip for her first time ever! (she's 17, I think she's old enough... :o)
Gotta get the world's largest virgin strawberry daiquiri! In an Eiffel Tower cup!
Me with an Ent! And yes, he does talk!
Jessica with a raining tree- if you look closely, there's water falling from the branches- so pretty!
Monday, October 5, 2009
This is hard...
Dear Clinical Supervisor,
I'm not so sure I'm cut out to work with geriatric population. Sure, I tell you everyday that I love working at the facility, and for the most part, I am telling the truth. I love my co-workers and the residents. I love the area of speech-language pathology that we work with. But you see, my first client at the facility died yesterday. You know, the one who I called my Italian boyfriend (even though he's married :o), the one who told me I was prettier than Audrey Hepburn, the one who lit up when he recognized my face (although he rarely remembered my name). Him.
I know that it's not my fault that he died. But it still hurts that I couldn't help him get better. I mean, that's what we do. We help people get better. But he didn't.
He died because of a lot of complications, but a big factor was the fact that he wasn't eating. Remember how you had me sit with him and help him eat. Because that's what we do as Speech-language pathologists. We work with the dietitians and nurses to help people eat safely and effectively (at least that's what they tell us in my dysphagia class...) And I tried! I really did. He eat wonderfully the first day. But he wouldn't eat the second day. Or the next. And then he went on hospice care. I don't know much about the medical field, but I do know what hospice means. It means you're not going to get better. And he didn't.
You don't know much about me, but I am very religious in my faith. I do believe in a heaven, that life goes on after this one. I do have faith that there is a just and loving God who will make sure this sweet man goes where he should, that he learns about God's plan for him.
But it's hard for now.
It's hard to realize that no matter what you do, no matter what you learn in school, some people just won't get better. Not all my clients will die when they don't get better. Some will just have difficulty communicating their whole lives. Some will not realize a need to communicate, but their families will have to live with that hard reality. There will be other heartbreaks and tears over those clients who I just won't be able to help get better.
I guess it's important for me to learn that now. But for now, just know that this is hard for me. Really hard.
Your graduate student,
Audrei
(like Audrey Hepburn)
I'm not so sure I'm cut out to work with geriatric population. Sure, I tell you everyday that I love working at the facility, and for the most part, I am telling the truth. I love my co-workers and the residents. I love the area of speech-language pathology that we work with. But you see, my first client at the facility died yesterday. You know, the one who I called my Italian boyfriend (even though he's married :o), the one who told me I was prettier than Audrey Hepburn, the one who lit up when he recognized my face (although he rarely remembered my name). Him.
I know that it's not my fault that he died. But it still hurts that I couldn't help him get better. I mean, that's what we do. We help people get better. But he didn't.
He died because of a lot of complications, but a big factor was the fact that he wasn't eating. Remember how you had me sit with him and help him eat. Because that's what we do as Speech-language pathologists. We work with the dietitians and nurses to help people eat safely and effectively (at least that's what they tell us in my dysphagia class...) And I tried! I really did. He eat wonderfully the first day. But he wouldn't eat the second day. Or the next. And then he went on hospice care. I don't know much about the medical field, but I do know what hospice means. It means you're not going to get better. And he didn't.
You don't know much about me, but I am very religious in my faith. I do believe in a heaven, that life goes on after this one. I do have faith that there is a just and loving God who will make sure this sweet man goes where he should, that he learns about God's plan for him.
But it's hard for now.
It's hard to realize that no matter what you do, no matter what you learn in school, some people just won't get better. Not all my clients will die when they don't get better. Some will just have difficulty communicating their whole lives. Some will not realize a need to communicate, but their families will have to live with that hard reality. There will be other heartbreaks and tears over those clients who I just won't be able to help get better.
I guess it's important for me to learn that now. But for now, just know that this is hard for me. Really hard.
Your graduate student,
Audrei
(like Audrey Hepburn)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
The People!
Here are some pictures of the wonderful people I saw on my trip...yes, I do realize that it's been over a month since my trip... it was just THAT amazing that I'm still putting up pictures! :o)
My mom and me... yes, that is a horse drawn carriage! :o)
David and me! Matchy- matchy in red after Mary Poppins.
Savannah, Marissa, Ribeka and me during the ultimate girl vacation!
Jennifer, Nicolas, and Ryan! Yay for cousin and her adorable family!
My mom and me... yes, that is a horse drawn carriage! :o)
David and me! Matchy- matchy in red after Mary Poppins.
Savannah, Marissa, Ribeka and me during the ultimate girl vacation!
Jennifer, Nicolas, and Ryan! Yay for cousin and her adorable family!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
A new hobby...
While on a 3 hour boat tour around Manhattan, I discovered a love of taking artsy pictures! I blame it mostly on all the bridges we saw during the tour- I got tired of taking pictures of bridges the same way each time. :o)
Building near where the World Trade Center towers stood. I think it might be part of the new World Trade center...
Some building near Central Park- I forgot which one the tour guide (in our horse drawn carriage!) told us...
The Empire State Building! The perfect meeting place...
And the bridges!
When going back and looking at my photos, I seem to have a theme of try to make things look big! I do believe it is due to me being so short- I guess it's my way of portraying the world the way I see it at 5' 2". :o)
And this is a picture I wish I got a more artsy angle of- it's just so cool!
Building near where the World Trade Center towers stood. I think it might be part of the new World Trade center...
Some building near Central Park- I forgot which one the tour guide (in our horse drawn carriage!) told us...
The Empire State Building! The perfect meeting place...
And the bridges!
When going back and looking at my photos, I seem to have a theme of try to make things look big! I do believe it is due to me being so short- I guess it's my way of portraying the world the way I see it at 5' 2". :o)
And this is a picture I wish I got a more artsy angle of- it's just so cool!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Remembering...
Some pictures from my trip to New York City.
The wreckage.
A pensive place.
Some pictures of 9/11 posted near the wreckage. This one is hard to look at for me...
It's good to remember that painful day, so that we will never forget the cost of freedom.
The wreckage.
A pensive place.
Some pictures of 9/11 posted near the wreckage. This one is hard to look at for me...
It's good to remember that painful day, so that we will never forget the cost of freedom.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Why I love working with kids!
Word Definitions by Children
1. Misfortunes: "When someone tells you a fortune and it's not true."
2. Cowardice: "A cowardice is a person that is a fool, or a 'scared-cat,' preferably a female."
3. Envy: "Poison plant that makes you itch."
4. Burden: "A strange looking bird."
5. Gratitude: "Gratitude is like a force of pull created by gravity."
6. Expectation: "Expectation is to expectigate something like your room."
7. Idleness: "Idleness is when someone looks up to you."
8. Humility: "Humility is the moisture in the air and the sky."
SO cute!
1. Misfortunes: "When someone tells you a fortune and it's not true."
2. Cowardice: "A cowardice is a person that is a fool, or a 'scared-cat,' preferably a female."
3. Envy: "Poison plant that makes you itch."
4. Burden: "A strange looking bird."
5. Gratitude: "Gratitude is like a force of pull created by gravity."
6. Expectation: "Expectation is to expectigate something like your room."
7. Idleness: "Idleness is when someone looks up to you."
8. Humility: "Humility is the moisture in the air and the sky."
SO cute!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Alamo!
So, I'm catching up on my blogging by posting all the fabulous photos of what I've been doing in the land of Austin. The next series of posts will be dedicated to my fabulous now-departed roommate Holly...no, she's not dead...she just graduated :o) We had a "bucket list" of things to do before she left. Oh! I forgot! Going to Johnny Carino's (where Megan's bridal shower was) was on the list too, although it had a very different title... :o) And now, to the Alamo! (Reader's advisory: Texas may be made fun of during this post...)
Check out my cowgirl hat! I'm totally Texan! (although I bought it in Mexico...)
(I didn't know anything could be bigger than Texas...is that possible?)
Water feature!
Reenactment of "The Alamo". We were trying to "remember the Alamo" :o) I represent Davy Crockett and Holly is Santa Anna.
Katie was Sam Houston and Megan (who was sadly MIA that day) represented the Mexican Army. Yep, the whole army. She's that awesome! :o) Yay for non-Texans celebrating Texan heritage! And yes, those are water guns (it was perfect in the Texas heat!)
Check out my cowgirl hat! I'm totally Texan! (although I bought it in Mexico...)
(I didn't know anything could be bigger than Texas...is that possible?)
Water feature!
Reenactment of "The Alamo". We were trying to "remember the Alamo" :o) I represent Davy Crockett and Holly is Santa Anna.
Katie was Sam Houston and Megan (who was sadly MIA that day) represented the Mexican Army. Yep, the whole army. She's that awesome! :o) Yay for non-Texans celebrating Texan heritage! And yes, those are water guns (it was perfect in the Texas heat!)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Marie's Bridal Shower
These are some fun photos from my Marie's bridal shower!
The beautiful and delicious food! My amazing Mommy helped make it!
All of the girls!
Oh, how I miss my Marie! Come back home to the States soon! (p.s. Matt's invited too! :o)
The beautiful and delicious food! My amazing Mommy helped make it!
All of the girls!
Oh, how I miss my Marie! Come back home to the States soon! (p.s. Matt's invited too! :o)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Megan's Bridal Party!
Here are some photos from Megan's fabulous bridal shower! I figured it was about time to post these photos since she's been married for a couple of months now... :o)
Megan enjoying her yummy, free dessert! Which was definitely tasted by everyone at the table...Just one of the many free things we got as a part of our meal! (Hey, driving that far was worth it for our great server! :o)
Holly's and my gift to Megan! I mean, you just can't go wrong with an electric knife... :o)
Megan enjoying her yummy, free dessert! Which was definitely tasted by everyone at the table...Just one of the many free things we got as a part of our meal! (Hey, driving that far was worth it for our great server! :o)
Holly's and my gift to Megan! I mean, you just can't go wrong with an electric knife... :o)
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