Second post...

Sorry but its been a long time since i have blogged so i decided to do 2 post tonight... this one is just of pictures of what has been going on in life.

Hung out in St. George for Marci's wedding. It was fabulous. I have to say a little more about this picture and give a shout out to Marci. I met Marci at utah state and I will go as far as to say it was fate. Marci is one of the greatest people i know. She can do anything and is a friend for life. i am so excited for her and her husband adam and their new adventures. My life is better and happier because she is my friend. She truly is one in a million and one of the the greatest people I know. Marci i love ya to death.. congrats again on getting married. It gives me hope it can happen for me one day too :)

Went to Palmyra and visited the Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith farm

My parents came to boston for my graduation. We had a blast. I owe so much to them, I think they will be grateful to get my off the Swensen Payroll :)

All my friends from my program.. I could have never done it without them

Went to the city of Brotherly love and met Rocky... One of the highlights of my life

My dear friend Whitney came to visit and I had a blast showing her around the city and helping her become a sox fan

Traveled down to Fort Meyer Fl to catch some Redsox spring training.

I love the beach. I went to the beach in Florida and a few times in Boston before i left just to get my fill until i move.

Spring finally came to Boston after the longest coldest winter of my life.

LIFE as it is today

Its saturday night around 9 pm and i am back in idaho after a week long road trip which included a baseball game at Wrigley field and Coors field, visits with old friends, and a wedding of one of my dearest friends. Its no wonder i have lots of mixed emotions tonight. A week ago tomorrow i packed up my car and moved from boston mass. Boston has been my home for the past 2 years and it has been some of the best 2 years of my life. i have fallen in love with the city and met some of the greatest people. I still can't believe 2 years ago i wasn't sure what i wanted out of life and wasn't too happy with where i was so after spending the summer in san diego i ventured off to meet one of my dearest friends marci in boston to complete a physical therapist assistant program. I owe many thanks to marci. she has always been a very good friend to me and I love her so much! Its funny the feelings we have when an era comes to an end and there is a new adventure on the horizon. its exciting but scary. In some ways i couldn't wait to move and then as i drove out of town i couldn't help but feel sad too and now sitting in my favorite spot on our couch downstairs i can't help but think how i have changed and how my life has changed from living in boston. Its all very exciting and yet i feel a little melancholy. The plan is to study for my board exams and move to sunny San Diego the middle of August, i am lucky because my closest friend from boston is making the move with me which makes it a little less scary and a lot more exciting. I know i will love the next chapter in life and i know i learned the lessons i needed to the past few years. I guess the good news is I am excited to see what is around the corner and until i make the turn to hang out with my family for a few months in Twin

Things i will miss the most from boston
1. The boston red sox

2. The charles river
3. The most amazing food on the planet
4. The city at night

5. East coast beaches
6. The chaotic driving
7. My classmates
8. The boston celtics
9. The Harbor
10. Last but not least all the amazing people i met

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.