Upcoming wedding

The wedding is a little more than 3 weeks away and I won't lie, I'm kind of freaking out inside. All I can think about are the projects I have yet to do. Thank goodness Heather took care of the flower balls for me! At least the RSVPs are coming in smoothly and we haven't had too many NO's. I started working on the seating chart. Bought everything for the out of town bags, just have to put them together. Need to purchase bubbles for our exit. The list goes on, but you get it! I work well under pressure, so hope that pays off!
At least I'm not still blogging about school pressures! Well, for the time being..I just got a GRE prep book. I'll save that to read after the honeymoon!

An apple a day...

I eat a lot of fruit lately. I love oranges, apples, peaches, grapes, etc. I finally get the correct amount of fruits and vegetables that my body needs. Up until now, my snacks included mostly carbs..now I grab an apple or an orange. It's made a huge difference in my health. Maybe my body is exactly where it was meant to be now that I make healthier choices. I feel good! I'm never going back to my old habits.

I can see the light!

I'm finishing a paper for my management class and I'm very distractible at the moment, as you can tell. I've been sitting here all morning, a girl needs a break every now and then! I finish this session next week, then it's on to next semester (only one class!) which requires 120 hours of clinical in the hospital. I'm excited.. May 2nd I can celebrate being done!! At least until after the wedding. :)

STRESS!

Oh my, as predicted, this has turned out to be the most stressful semester yet. Between working full-time, 7 hours of clinical a week, and doing school work at home, do you think I have time for any "me" time? Hell no! After I finish my current project (the one that I woke at 7am for this morning), my ass is gettin to the gym! I haven't gone since last Sunday. My management class is severly suffering, I'm two weeks behind in my reading. I just need a C to pass that class and I'll be happy, that's how desperate I am. To top it off, I'm leaving Feb. 17th for Texas and I'll have a four hour layover in Dallas, the thought still stresses me out. I won't want to do school work with Patrick as a distraction! :) I'll do it, I always do..somehow... wish me luck! xoxo

Kyle Fleischmann

I was watching America's Most Wanted last night (somehow I fit in TV every now and then :) and I saw a second airing of the missing Charlotte man, 25 year old Kyle Fleischmann. His story saddened me, he was last seen leaving a bar in downtown Charlotte, NC at 220am on the evening of November 8, 2007. It is obvious he was intoxicated, as he left his jacket and never closed out his tab. His friends left the bar earlier but he wanted to stay and chat with some girls, so his friends left him behind with no way of getting home (he took a cab downdown). He made one call right before leaving the bar at 220 to his sister, who missed the call. Video surveillance caught him walking out of the bar at 220 and walking down to a pizza joint. One of the employees later came forward that he remembers Kyle coming in and ordering pizza, went to the bathroom, came back and picked up his pizza. Then the store got busy and he never saw Kyle after that. At 328, he called his best friend with whom he'd been with that night and left his car at his house, but his friend was already asleep and missed the call. One minute later he called his roommate, who didn't pick up either. No messages were left. His cell phone activity ended at 4am and Kyle hasn't been heard from or seen since that night. Mass searches were conducted by his friends and family but it wasn't a priority for the police because he is a grown man.

His story catches my eye because I remember many nights being in downtown Gainesville after the bars closed (granted, not by myself, ever!) I called Patrick last night and made him promise me that he would always stay safe and never wander around by himself after a night out drinking at the bars. He quickly told me that he would never and never has done that. It's just so scary to me to think about the world we live in. Kyle obviously needed a ride home and met up with the wrong person that night. Think about it, its 330am, no businesses are open, he may not have known a cab company's number off hand. He may have tried to walk home!

His family has created the Kyle Fleischmann Foundation at http://www.helpfindkyle.com/ and they're focused on raising awareness for other people about safety and preventing this from happening to anyone else. My heart goes out to them, I can't imagine what it's like to not know what happened after those phone calls were made. And can you imagine how those individuals feel now? Not one had their cell phone within ear shot. And how many times has one of your friends wanted to stay at the bar after you leave and you say to yourself, "he'll be alright, he's a big boy."

Juggling

I think my life is in fast forward mode. Most of the time I'm stressed because of it. But tonight I realize that school is flying by! I'll be done before I know it and that brings me great joy and pride. I have to stay focused and keep my eye on the prize! Off to write my Health Education paper....