I don't think I make a very good adult...

You ever have a day or days when nothing seems to work out or crappy things continue to happen... that has pretty much been my monday and the only conclusion i can make is that i don't make a very good adult.... It all started when i decided to be a responsible adult and get my alignment checked on my car... This is important in boston cause during the winter from the snow and ice GIANT potholes are EVERYWHERE. so as i am driving to the tire place i freaking hit a pothole and knew something was wrong... 3 lights came on on the dashboard... it felt like i had no power steering and my car just seemed weird. So i get to the tire store and the verdict was that i would need 1. serpentine belt, 2. AC belt, 3. alternator belt plus all the BOGUS labor charges. a few hundred dollars later and i was on my way.... needless to say when you are in college with no job, and no job in sight for another hmmm 5-6 months... this is about the worst way ever to start a monday... the irony my car's alignment was fine.. that was the cherry on top... On top of that i still am trying to figure out the whole health insurance/hospital bills from a visit to the hospital back in SEPT!!! Can i just say i hate bills... they are no fun and i have decided that insurance bills and car bills are what makes a person an adult... which is why i now know i am a horrible adult :)
The good news of the post is that after a year and a half of endless school work and studying i am finally done with my work in the classroom and tomorrow i start my second clinical rotation at New England Baptist Hospital which i am really excited about because it is the official hospital of the Boston Celtics... lets hope tomorrow's first day goes A LOT better then today... and keep the fingers crossed that one day i will be better at being an adult....

FINALLY an exciting New Years!

Most people have heard me talk about my life list. This is a list of things I want to do in life before I die and over the Christmas break I had the chance to mark 2 of these things off. 1. See San Francisco and 2. See the Golden Gate Bridge. I am not really sure where it started but I LOVE bridges. The Brooklyn bridge is my favorite but the GGB is definitely a close second. One day I will make my way over to the London bridge. I have always wanted to go to San Fran because everyone says it's an amazing city with a European look. I must say I loved the bridge and thought San Fran was great but Boston is still my #1.
The best part of the trip was I met up with Marci in SLC and we met Blair in Cali in Santa Rosa where her sister lives. These friends have become my vacation buddies and we have the best time together. Here are a few pictures from the trip.

Blair and I in front of the bridge. I was like a kid in a candy store the first time we saw the bridge. We had no clue we would see it on our drive but it was the best surprise. The bridge is amazing. I would even go as far as it say it really is a little piece of heaven on earth.

Marci and I doing what we do best; being crazy. I was so happy Marci was able to make the trip. I miss seeing her everyday in Boston and it made for the best new years getting to spend a few days with her... (Marc if things go bad there is always a place for you in So. Cali)

I know I know another picture of the bridge but I really was shocked by how beautiful it is.This was one of the best moments in life. The day was sunny and clear with the best company. It was absolutely perfect!

We Decided to take a drive along the coast because it was such a perfect day. We didn't really have a plan we just started driving. We drove through Pacifica, Half moon bay, and finally to santa cruz. This lighthouse was along the way.

From living in Boston I have fallen in love with the beach, and the 3 of us used to go to the beach almost every weekend in the summer so it was so fun to get to see the west coast beach together.

Blair and I decided to be adventurous and ride the swings in Santa Cruz. It was fun to feel like a kid again and the best part was swinging way out over the beach.

The whole reason we drove to Santa Cruz was to ride the roller coaster on the pier along the ocean. It is one of my most favorite memories of the trip. I feel so lucky to have the chance to get together with Marci and Blair and see the world and enjoy being young. We have such a great time together and there is nothing more fun then going on a trip with close friends.

We spent new years in the big city and it was a blast. It was fun to see the city with everybody out bringing in the new year. We watched fireworks over the ocean on the pier.

I would say the number 1 reason I could never live in SF is also one of the things that made marci and blair laugh the hardest on the trip and that is the fact that their parking meters are almost as tall as I am. It was hilarious we were walking down a street chatting when they looked over and saw the meter was as tall as I was. They made me take this picture while people starred at us and they couldn't stop laughing. I must admit I had a laugh inside thinking man I really am short hahah

GINO+CELTICS=my love for Boston

Ok so right now in Boston it is FREEZING and i mean FREEZING. So in order to keep my love alive for the city of boston i have to fill my time with all the great things of boston including the Celtics or the C's. My family has always been a big basketball family so it is no surprise i love this team and love going to the garden to watch them. Well part of the C's tradition is they always show a clip from the TV show American Band Stand called Gino! It is hilarious because the entire crowd goes nuts. Its one of the only times you will see adult men standing up and dancing. It is hilarious. Here is a news clip explaining more and hearing a player talk about it. (Marci because you won't be able to catch a game this year, this clip is for you)

ANGELS?

So thanks to facebook and the ability for people to post a status i was able to find this song that was sung last night at the AMA's it is the song Angel but this version is sung by Pink and Sarah McLachlan anyway the song got me thinking... What are my thoughts on Angels.. Its a pretty cool thing to think about... And i have concluded that they do exist and i am happy they do. I think angels can be a spiritual being that protect us or give us comfort when we need it but I think they can also come in the form of a friend or a family memeber. It always seems like when those rough days show up that a friend will step up and help carry some of the weight, or that a family member will give us a call and just chat when we need it. I know this has been true in my life. Yesterday was one of those days that started out really great but by the end could not end fast enough and i was grateful for the angels i have in my life including friends and my newphews and niece. So to go along with this post i have attached the song Angels... I hope you enjoy

Laughing

So right now i am just in the middle of working on a take home quiz for my neuromuscular class and me being the procrastinator that i am i decided to check out a few of my favorite blogs and see if there were any new entries (this has a point) which of course led me to my friend Kate's blog. i can usually depend on her to have a funny blog post. While reading her blog i started reading some old post to my roommate mollie and we were both cracking up and this got me thinking how much i LOVE to laugh.
Laughter: laugter is the name we gave to the responce your body gives to something you may find funny or humorous. Examples are a giggle, a chuckle, a snicker, etc.
I don't think there is anything better then having a great laugh. It can be from a classic Will Ferrell moment which is why i added the link to one of my most favorite Will moments...


I love hanging out with friends and laughing till it hurts. I've decided that laughing is a fix all to everything... well mostly everything...
one of my favorite parts from a movie is on mary poppins when they float up to the ceiling and are singing i love to laugh. my favorite line is when they say,
"the more i laugh the more i'm a merrier me." If you are not sure what i am talking about please click on the link below and watch!


Sometimes i think we get bogged down in life and forget how important it is to laugh.But as i was laughing at these blog posts it also made me think of the past few days and the laughing i have done. the other night i was running into my friends room and totally slipped on the wood floor and crashed into the door i sat there and we laughed and laughed it was hilarious and my mom was in town this last weekend and we laughed while we road the subway and while walked around downtown and then we saw Hairspray on broadway in NY and we laughed the entire time.


Just remember American researchers have found that 10-15 minutes of genuine giggling can burn off the number of calories found in a medium square of chocolate.

REDSOX NATION

Last night I had the chance to attend my first MLB playoff game in Fenway Park and let me tell you it did not disappoint. If you want to read all about the game click on this link: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081007&content_id=
3600062&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos
The game was full of thrills and cheers but thankfully no tears! To sum the game up we were tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the ninth there was 2 outs with a runner on second base when Jed Lowrie got a base hit to score Jason Bay.Fenway park went crazy !!!! People were giving High fives, and hugging and cheering it was awesome.We now get to play the Devil Rays for a chance to get back to the World Series! The best part is the opportunity to go to the game came as the biggest surprise. Let me just say this... The song by Alabama "I believe there are angels among us" is totally true. Blair thank you thank you thank you for loving the Redsox and for getting me to this game!!! I had the best time and will NEVER forget it... Living in Boston is a dream come true and being apart of Redsox nation is the best feeling in the world.

(some of the relief pitchers headed out to celebrate with the bullpen cop billy Dunn... look further down the blog to meet billy.)

Celebrating the big win!!!! the players go crazy its awesome to see!!! The best part of seeing this team win is watching them celebrate with the fans.

This is Billy Dunn he is the cop that watches over the pitchers in the bullpen and he is pretty much a icon and celebrity at fenway park. he is at every game and has even had newspaper articles written about him. He is a homicide police officer during the day in one of the scary parts of boston. We met him last week at one of the games and then when Blair and i were leaving we saw him standing there again and he remembered us so we had to get another picture with him. He is one of the best traditions at fenway so needless to say i had to give a big thumbs up!

Everything I have been doing since my last blog post on jul 30

I didn't realize today when I decided to update the blog that its Sept 30th and my last blog post was on Jul 30th needless to say a lot has happened since then. I am way too behind to write everything that has happened in life so instead i am just going to add pictures with captions. this way i can be caught up and hopefully stay on top of the blog a little better. From these pictures you can see life has been treating me really great. I think my parents are concerned i may either flunk out of school or run out of money. to be honest at this point either could happen... jokes

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This last week I had the chance to hang out at Fenway Park for 5 redsox games and i will just go ahead and say it was the best week of my life. The sox won all the games i went to, we clinched a spot in the playoffs and thanks to my friend blair i had the best seats in the house. My old roommate marci also flew into town to enjoy all the games and it was really great hanging out with her. I now understand why Fenway is America's most beloved ballpark. i honestly think it kicks disneyworlds butt for happiest place on earth.
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On sept 20th i turned 25 and i couldn't think of a better way to turn a quarter of a century then by hanging out in NYC. The best part of the day was when my friend Blair got tickets to see Mary Poppins on broadway for my bday. it was the best present ever and the most amazing show. I grew up watching Mary Poppins and have a place in my heart for her and everything she represents. I also had the best seats of my life right by the stage. The whole show was fabulous including my favorite song, "Feed The Birds". It really was a magical show. Blair thank you!
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I think i have blogged about this before but a long time ago i made a list of things i wanted to do in my life like buy something on rodeo drive, go to greece, bungy jump, stuff like that. Well another thing on my list was walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I have no idea why i always wanted to do this because until i took this picture i had never even been to the bridge, but i must say it did not disappoint and was probably one of the coolest things i have ever done. The bridge is amazing and i got to check another thing off. Everyone needs to walk across this bridge at some point in life.
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Like i said before a few days ago was my birthday and while in NY i went to the most amazing place for brunch called Normas. It was fantastic. The food was amazing and the atmosphere like nothing i have ever done before. I felt like one of the characters from the TV show Gossip Girl. it was the best way to start out my 25th year!
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A few weekends ago a few friends and i decided to go on a road trip to see Niagara falls on the Canadian side and to check out the baseball hall of fame in cooperstown NY. Well i made it to niagara and had the best time. The falls are amazing!!! and the boat ride on the maid of the mist is probably one of the greatest highlights of my life. The bad news... before the weekend was over i was in the ER with a kidney stone... Let me just say this... if a kidney stone is anything like having a baby... i will definitely be getting the drugs. Not to mention cooperstown will have to wait for another weekend.
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A month ago i was able to go with some girlfriends to Costa Rica for a few days. It was awesome! This country is amazing and really i could do a whole blog post just on this trip but since i am sticking to captions only here is the explanation for the picture. I am in Monteverde, right in the middle of a HUGE rainforest going on ziplines that got up to speeds of 50 mph. It was the best thrill of my life and the most beautiful place. Not only that but i also scored a boyfriend while i was there. his name is alma and i think we really would have lasted if he had facebook... but that is a whole story by itself.
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These are the girls i went to CR with. This whole trip started on whim with my chatting with my friend blair before i knew it we had booked plane tickets to CR and recruited a few friends to come along. in this picture we are in a town called Tamarindo it is a beach town. We stayed in THE most amazing villa that was right by the beach. I could go on and on but i won't. all i will say is how grateful i am for good friends in life and how blessed i am to be able to experience sooo many good things in life. Boston has been the best experience and as i started my last year of school this month i've had a few moments where i have just sat back and thought how did i get sooo lucky to have this life. I am grateful everyday