What's coming

     Since we have come home from our Christmas break in Utah, Blake and i have been dealing with the mundane world that is education. Blake continues to study and pass his test on the first try. He is also going to the pharmacy once every other week and always comes home reaffirmed that he is studying the right field for him. He always impresses me with the information he continue to accumulate in that head of his.
      I on the other hand just finished yet another quarter of school and wonder if i am really getting any information into long term storage. Blake would argue that my gpa of 3.97(stupid -A) would say other wise. to that i say "easy professors and i know how to jump threw the hoops." Well ready or not come May we will see what information i really do have as i do my lecture concert and take my exit exam for graduation.With any luck i will be graduated and done with my formal education come June 12th.

What's next you ask?

    Blake starts his rotations in May. We were lucky enough to get most of his rotations in the area so that we do not have to move or be separated for 6 week periods.YEAH! Then on February 2nd Blake starts his second to last rotation in Cedar City Utah!!! This gets three exclamations for we are so excited to move back to Southern Utah. even if it is only for three months, which is his last two rotations. His last rotation is his study rotation.

Where do we go after that?

    Well we don't know yet Blake starts putting applications for jobs and Residencies in August, and then we well see what comes.

What will i be doing after i graduate and Blake is on rotations?

    I will be at home taking care of myself and getting ready for our little addition to the family that is due the end of October. I am Pregnant and we really excited(if not worried and a little scared some days). I have great Doctors that have been taking good care of me. I had an ultra sound at 6 weeks which they said it was only one baby this time, which made me really happy. Not because we would not be happy with twins but because there tend to be less complications with one baby then with multiples. I really just need this to go well. Right now they have me on what seems like way to much medication but alas...I tell Blake i am trying to grow him his own pharmacy.

Overall we feel very blessed for the blessings we have received and the opportunities we see on the horizon.

Jamie

P.S. Blake thinks it is a girl, he will talk boy names but any time he refers to the baby it is always her or she.

Snowing at 160 ft

This is the view from our back porch at 8:30 this morning February 24th. When i woke up i wondered if I went to bed in Portland and Woke up in Cedar City, like magic. 

The meaning behind your blog.

Day 2:
"Where your heart is" 
Definitions for the word HEART

1. Anatomy

a. The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system.

b. A similarly functioning structure in invertebrates.

2. The area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body; the breast.

a. The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities.

b. The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart.

c. The seat of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart could devise.

3.

a. Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.

b. One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.

4.

a. Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.

b. Love; affection: The child won my heart.

5.

a. Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.

b. The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.

6. A person esteemed or admired as lovable, loyal, or courageous: a dear heart.

7.

a. The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. 

b. The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.

8. The most important or essential part: get to the heart of the matter.

9. A conventional two-lobed representation of the heart, usually colored red or pink.

10. Games

a. A playing card with this figure.

b. A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.

So Where is my Heart?

My heart is located under my rib cage, to the left of the sternum and between the lungs. My heart is an amazing organ. Shaped like an upside-down pear, this fist-sized powerhouse pumps five or six quarts of blood each minute to all parts of my body. (we hope)

While Blake may find that sort of information more enjoyable. I will be (try to be) posting things on this blog that is more on the emotional and characteristic side of the definition HEART. and where is that heart? it is in the places that we go the people that we love and the things that we do to make life worth living. 

Enjoy more ramblings tomorrow

Jamie

15 interesting facts about you

Day 1:
I guess we will see if it is possible to come up with 15 interesting about oneself.

Jamie:

1. Loves to play card and board games with friends and family
2. Knows how to play pinochle
3. Grew up in Utah but I have never been Skiing
4. Enjoys camping
5. Will Graduate with a Master Degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Percussion
6. Started piano when I was 5
7. Started violin when I was 11
8. Started Percussion when I was 20
9. Had Surfing lessons in Hawaii
10.Enjoys Cooking and worked as a pasta chef one summer
11.Has a Shoe fetish
12.Organizes closet according to color
13.My favorite season is Fall
14.I do not enjoy Christmas music
15.I earned my photography license in high school but never used or updated it so digital is a little beyond me

Blake:

1.Enjoys the morning hours
2.Speaks three languages
3.Is Blind as a Bat
4.Owns 7 guns
5.Going to Graduate with a Doctorate in Pharmacy May 2012
6.Enjoys fishing even Ice fishing
7. Has a 1857 Penny
8.Misses Hunting with his Dad, brothers and Grandpa
9.Has spent 14 days in the hospital for lungs and broken arm
10.Got arrested in a foreign country
11.Owns a 1950 Chevy Car
12.Christmas is the favorite Holiday
13.Am Vice President of Pharmacy 2nd year student body
14.Teach 5 year olds at church
15.Makes bread on a regular basis

a Blogging Challenge

I took this idea from my cousin's blog and I thought December was a good month to try it out. i will post Day 1 when i get home from YWIE later to night.

A blogging challenge to make history...

Or just to be read by the 3 people that actually look at this little blog of mine.

Day 01 - A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Day 02 - The meaning behind your Blog name

Day 03 - A picture of you and your friends

Day 04 - A habit that you wish you didn't have

Day 05 - A picture of somewhere you’ve been to

Day 06 - Favorite super hero and why

Day 07 - A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 08 - Short term goals for this month and why

Day 09 - Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad

Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12 - How you found out about blogs and why you made one

Day 13 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Day 14 - A picture of you and your family

Day 15 - Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

Day 16 - Another picture of yourself

Day 17 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18 - Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19 - Nicknames you have; why do you have them

Day 20 - Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future

Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22 - What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23 - Something you crave for a lot

Day 24 - A letter to your parents

Day 25 - What I would find in your bag

Day 26 - What you think about your friends

Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28 - A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30 - Who are you?

One Year

         One year ago we found out I was pregnant with twins. we then found out that one of the twins was died and the other was not going to live. One year ago today we gave them back to our Heavenly Father. We miss you and think of you often.

It's already May

I thought I would make an update. It is the middle of May already, time has flown by since Jamie and I moved to Hillsboro, OR. I successfully completed my first year of pharmacy school this past week and passed my end of year exam over the entire school year. There were 120 questions, and I had to get at least 90% to pass. I was a little overwhelmed with it, but thankfully it turned out alright afterall with a 96.37%.

Jamie has about 3 weeks of school remaining until she is done for the year. After that we are going back to Utah for a few weeks to visit family and friends. I look forward to going to Utah. It is going to be a lot of fun for both of us. We plan on hanging out with family, going fishing, shopping, four-wheeling, and possibly spending time at the cabin. I wish we could go tomorrow, but it will be good when we get there.

Also we had friends from Cedar City move to Portland last night. Jamie and I helped them unpack their Budget truck, crazy! It was like deja vu but only a year ago when we were doing the same thing. I am happy they are here maybe we will get to hang out with them once in a while. We are having a little BBQ tonight at Root Bridge Park with some friends to celebrate completing a year of pharmacy school. So I look forward to that.

I was elected as Vice President of my pharmacy class for next year. I actually didn't think I would get voted in; however, Jamie said if I ran for office they would vote me in-she was right! I look forward to being involved in student government and attending student senate meetings at Pacific University School of Pharmacy. I believe this will be a great opportunity and experience for me to further develop leadership and professionalism skills. I have learned an incredible amount this past year, and gratefully passed all my exams the first time, my low for the year is 93.6%. I am amazed oh it has worked out so far. I definately have worked hard, and have seen the Lord's hand in my life. I have learned if you work hard, put your trust in the Lord and do all you can, he will bless you. As he blesses us, that is our reward. We are indebted to him and always will be. I am grateful to be attending graduate school in beautiful Oregon.