Weekend..

This weekend has been a busy one.. On Saturday all the interns and supervisors went to a place called Adventure Crossing. There is a program we help out with called "Healthy Grandparenting" which is a support group for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. All of the kids were invited to come to Adventure Crossing on Saturday for a fun day of riding go-carts, rollercoasters, other rides, laser tag, putt putt, and tons of arcade games!

Since I couldnt take picture of the kids, I found this on google :)

 Afterwards, all the interns went out to get some food and enjoy each other! This is Carrie and Tricia.

 Me and Stephanie.

 Care Bear.

 We tried about 10x to get a picture with all of us in it.. This is the best we could do! haha I think we were all beginning to cry we were laughing so hard! After we ate, we all rented the movie "We Bought a Zoo".

 After church on Sunday, Carrie and I decided to lay out and study for our certification exam.

This is the life.

Words cannot describe how much I am going to miss these interns. I have had such an emotional year. I am drained physically and mentally. I do not think anyone understands what I'm going through, except for these girls.. because we are all in the same situation. It was nice to actually have a weekend to where we could all hang out and enjoy each others company without completely stressing out. This is our LAST week together!

Random Post...

This past week has been crazy! I wish I could have taken pictures of everything that happened. The best thing about the week was I finished my last big assignment for the internship!! I cant believe that this is my last week!!!

 Chanel is distractable with my spinning globe! :)

 Chanelly watching me do my homework.

 Her new toys.

 I had a sweet patient make me a rose out of duct tupe!

I also had another patient draw me a picture of a pirate!

My fridge is decked out in art that the patients have done for me.. Its crazy how a piece of artwork from them can make my entire day.

I am loving this rotation that I am on now. It is on the general ped's floor. I love getting to spend quality time with the patient and their family members. I have seen how Child Life makes such a difference in their hospital stay when you are able to spend a good amount of time with them. I have also learned about many diagnoses. I have learned how to provide preparation and distraction for new procedures that I have not seen before. This week is going to be bittersweet. Where did the past 9 months go??

Things that are on my mind....

I cant believe I will be finished with my internship next week.
I am still in awe that God blessed me with this awesome experience.
I have no clue where I am going to end up working.
I am dreading packing up my apartment.
Leaving Augusta is going to be bittersweet.
I have had a very emotional past few weeks.
I need girlfriends, but I have a hard time trusting girls
I have learned alot about myself lately---the good. the bad. the ugly.
I am ready to be independent.. just not pay my own bills
I want NEED to go to the beach.
I have a heavy heart.
I pray every day that I will touch someones life.
It is going to be hard saying goodbye to the other interns.
I want to find a church that I really like.
I need to do some retail therapy.
I do not like hypocrites.
I want to take art lessons.
I cannot wait to see my cat, Paris.
Anthony really does make me happy.
I am still figuring out who I am.
The Bible says not to judge others.
My dog is giving my arm a bath while I write this.
I cannot wait to lay out at Mimis pool.
I try to make other people happy, not myself.
I am going to miss getting two massages a week when I move back to Albany.
I need someone to teach me how to make my hair look pretty.
I take my certification exam in exactly one month... yikes!
I hope my brother and I will always be close.
Be careful with your words and actions, you never know how they will affect someone.
I am blessed.
I have no clue what my future holds, but bring it on...

Missing My Sue-ma Today....

Yesterday morning I woke up thinking about my Sue-Ma. I was trying to find a notebook to take to church with me, and I came across an old journal of mine. The first page I turned to was about my Sue-ma. I thought that was crazy since I had already been thinking about her.. I wanted to post some of my entries, I believe they could bring back some sweet memories to my family..

"Today at church was Byne's 100th anniversary. Mimi has been helping to set it up since this Summer. Our family and other "big" families had to make videos telling our memories at Byne. Sue-ma hasnt been doing too good, but I was really hoping that she would make it to church this Sunday, everyone told me not to get my hopes up. I sat in the risers with my family and looked to Sue-ma's "spot" in church and there she was sitting in her wheelchair with a royal blue dress on and red lipstick. I couldnt help but to smile. I went down to tell her hello. She didnt recognize me until I told her who I was. I told her she looked so pretty and told her i was so excited that she came to church. She told me she wouldnt have missed it for anything. The preacher did a special recognition for her as being "the oldest member". Everyone stood up and clapped for her. That was so emotional. Me, mama, and daddy all started tearing up to the point where tears started flowing down our faces. We all knew that this would be the last time Sue-ma would be in this church.... maybe even the last time we would see her. The last time I talked to her, she told me she was hanging out to this day and then wanted to go be with the Lord. I dont know why the Lord wanted to bless me by giving me the opportunity to have such great memories with my 101 year old great grandma, but I am truly privileged to have such a wonderful lady in my life."

Miss you Sue-ma!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMY!

Yesterday was a very special day! It was my Grammy's birthday!!!

I hope you had a great birthday Grammy! I wish I were there for your birthday dinner at my house today!!
Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for me. I am so thankful to be able to call you my Grammy!

I look forward to moving back in a few weeks. Hopefully we can see each other alot more than we do now!! LOVE YOU!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hospital Tour

One thing that I love about our internship, is that we get the opportunity to go to different hospitals to see how they utilize Child Life. Today all the interns drove 2 1/2 hours to Charlotte, NC to go to Presbyterian Hospital.

This hospital was gorgeous!!! We all learned so much from it. I cannot wait to be finished in a few weeks so I can find a job. I seriously picked the most amazing field to work in!!!
After the tour, we all went to Panera Bread to eat lunch before heading home. This is Carrie, Stephanie, and Tricia.

Tricia, Me, and Laura Merriem

I cannot believe this was our road trip together. In a few weeks we will all be flying to Washington, DC to take our certification exam!!

Heading home!

THIS is why I love Carrie!!

Girls,

I had a blast with yall!! I cannot believe we only have 3 weeks left together!! We can do this!!!! Thank yall for keeping me smiling :) I love you all!

Easter!

HAPPY EASTER Y'ALL!!!!

The Easter Bunny showed up at our house.
We went to church for Easter Sunday. I tried to sneak a picture of Poppy playing his drums.

This is one of my best friends, John Mark.

Chanel and her bunny ears.

Me and Brittany and our little girls dressed up.

the family.

Daddys side of the family.

another picture.

me and my brother.

Andrew and his two girls.

Andrew and Brittany

cousins & brittany

Me and Aunt Sue

Me and my little cousin.

I hate I didnt get any picture with Mimi, Poppy, and Nanny. I didnt realize it until I just uploaded them! I was in such a rush to head back to Augusta, so I guess I did not even think about it! It was nice to have both sides of the family together for this special holiday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!!!

"Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?" Luke 24:5

Spring Break

This past week was my spring break! Since I am doing an unpaid internship, I did not have money to go on a cool vacation, so Albany is where I spent my spring break.

My dad wrote this in lipstick on my bathroom mirror.

My mom and me, Fowler and her mom, and Lauren and her mom all went to Buffalo Wild Wings to eat one night.

We played with Sparklers. Buddy was scared to death.

Chanel did not know what to think.

best friends.

Nanny and I were making funny faces, but she made me laugh in the middle of the picture.

Me, Mimi, and Mama went to go see "October Baby". It is a must-see for everyone! But take lots of tissues... you WILL cry.

My cousin, me, and Grammy all went to Sunset Grill to eat and then walked around the mall.

My ONLY girl cousin..

I was able to spend alot of time with Anthony!

I got to play with Chanel.

I went to the Clay Spot.. I cant wait to see what this looks like once it is fired.

I spent most of my spring break by the pool reading.

all the dogs at the pool.

I got my hair dyed BLONDE! Mandy is BACK!

Anthony bought me a cute bathing suit from the Clothes Basket.

I was able to spend time with Abbey, a friend from highschool.

I LOVE this girl.

Saturday night we had a family cookout. This is Andrew and his girlfriend.

Me and Anthony.

Me and Brittany.

Me and Mama

Me and Andrew

After dinner, we went to Freeze and got us some frozen yogurt!!

All in all it was a pretty good weekend. However, I am glad to be back in Augusta. I am so excited about these last few weeks at the hospital. This internship has FLOWN by. It is crazy that I am going to be in the "real world" soon. I cannot wait to see all the kiddos at the hospital tomorrow!!!