Some reflections...and finally...a new post

at 09/26/08 10:25PM
Things I've learned recently:

- I really like making money

- A bad patient can ruin a whole day, but I have control over that

- If I don't complain to others, others won't complain to me

-I love living in a house

-I love that Nathan has to be the one who cleans off the driveway and scrape windows in the winter b/c we moved somewhere cold

- I love the colors, smells and tastes of fall...which makes the end of summer not seem so bad

- I need a lot more sleep than I used to and I still have just as hard of a time waking up as I did in college

- I miss the devos at Fort Desoto and FC on Saturday nights

- I miss my friends in Florida

-I love my friends in Indiana

- I think I'm ready to start having children but the thought of it scares the living daylights out of me...how can you possibly be ready?

- I'm sad that I have to take all the fun money I make and invest it so I can actually use it again 40 years from now

- I wish I would have traveled more when I was younger and had fewer obligations

- But most of all, life is good...and I really can't complain.
  • blackaby
    To your baby makin comment, you won't ever be ready, but don't let that stop you. You can never be FULLY ready to have kids, no matter how much you plan or how much money you make. It's always a learning experience. But it's a great one! One that is not describable until you
    by blackaby at 10/24/08 9:46AM
  • blackaby
    have done it. Good to see you a while ago, I was tired so I wasn't very talkative. Sorry about that! ; )
    by blackaby at 10/24/08 9:46AM
  • imhotep
    Ahh...yeah....kids.....about that.....I'm not ready either. Haha, had you going didn't I?
    by imhotep at 11/14/08 2:24PM

One of my nightmares finally comes true

at 03/16/08 8:41PM
We went to Atlanta with Nathan's family this weekend for the SEC basketball tournament. We were having a good time...MS State was about 2 minutes into overtime when I saw and heard the worst things in my life...

*The scoreboard and the scaffolding were bobbing up and down and swaying everywhere.
*The entire GA Dome started shaking.
*People started screaming and exiting in mass panic.
*The roof of the GA Dome was rippling and falling out all over the floor.
*I heard what sounded like a train running right into the building.
*I saw parts of the walls and ceilings start ripping away.

At first I thought the GA Dome was being bombed. Nathan thought Jesus was coming back. But then we all realized what happened... a TORNADO.

The National Weather service had only issued the warning 8 minutes before it touched down. No one had any idea that we were even having bad weather.

They wouldn't let us leave the dome until they found out that there had been a water main busted almost 2 hours after the tornado.

As we walked back to our hotel, there was glass and water everywhere. The CNN building, where we had eaten dinner before the game, was completely shattered...as well as all the windows to the Omni hotel next door. TOTAL DEVASTATION.

They moved the games to the GA Tech arena and wouldn't let anyone but family and media go, so people started leaving downtown Atlanta in droves.

It was absolutely crazy.

Thank goodness next years tournament is in Tampa.
  • karate7
    That is so crazy! I can't believe you were there when that happened! I'm so glad that you were all okay!
    by karate7 at 03/18/08 10:35PM
  • wilbur
    That is pretty crazy. Glad ya'll were okay!
    by wilbur at 04/09/08 11:29AM
  • tickets
    my uncle was there when that happened...
    by tickets at 06/28/08 11:13PM
  • wannabeapig
    cool you were there I was watching.
    by wannabeapig at 09/23/08 3:49AM

Been a long time...

at 10/04/07 6:29PM
For anyone who still reads my pleonast blog and hasn't given up on me....

This has been a major time of change. I got my physical therapist license and have been busy working ever since. I'm hoping to get a lymphatic specialist certification next year.
My husband Nathan changed jobs. He was working for Norfolk Southern Railroad (due to a lack of xray jobs in Fort Wayne), but got a new job as an xray tech in the cardiac cath lab in Kokomo, IN.
SO, we moved to Kokomo at the end of July and into our new house! We have an awesome 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath house, about 2000 sq ft and a big backyard.
We celebrated our one year anniversary in August by taking a little 3 day cruise to the Bahamas. We got some snorkeling and sun bathing in and just missed the hurricane.
We are finally getting to do quite a bit of traveling and looking forward to the holidays to spend some time with Nathan's family.
Anyway, that's the craziness in a nutshell!
  • flix
    Wow, congrats, you moved, and didn't move closer to me. Glad to "hear" things are well with the two of you, doesn't seem like it has been over a year.
    by flix at 10/05/07 6:13PM
  • hastings
    whats going on koren. It sounds like things are going good. take care.
    by hastings at 10/24/07 9:03PM
  • prissypants
    pst..long time..remember me, ashley robertson? looks like life is going grand
    by prissypants at 02/16/08 4:39PM

My prediction for the American Idol top 12

at 02/27/07 10:12PM
Guys: Blake, Chris R, Chris S, Sundance, AJ, Phil

Girls: Lakisha, Melinda, Stephanie, Sabrina, Jordin, Gina

My early prediction to win: Lakisha...her story is inspiring and her voice is awesome...she only has to make a "Mandisa mistake" to lose
  • herelizard
    Voted off 3-1: Alaina, Leslie, AJ and Nick... I am really hoping Sanjaya is going to get kicked off before the top 12
    by herelizard at 03/01/07 10:09PM
  • wilbur
    Sanjaya will win it all. Haha
    by wilbur at 04/07/07 11:09PM

D-Day

at 11/16/06 7:39AM
Today is November 16th, 2006.

At 10:30 will begin the moment of truth.

I am taking my PT Board exam today.

It's 5 1/2 hours of excrutiating torture.

If you have a few minutes to send some extra prayers on my behalf this morning for calmness and clarity of thought, I sure would appreciate it.
  • cmvermont
    good luck
    by cmvermont at 11/16/06 10:49PM
  • fliegendenfisch
    i just saw this..i hop eyou did well! did you see i'm moving to utah!!!
    by fliegendenfisch at 11/19/06 7:25AM
  • fliegendenfisch
    once we get to utah and find out my schedule we will start planning. i'll writ eyou a real e-mail tomorrow--i have ot go to class now. send me a good e-mail address for you
    by fliegendenfisch at 11/20/06 9:34AM
  • mjintexas
    ha! Koren! I arrived here from Sheila's blog... this is Miriam formerly Holladay. We lived on the same floor in Sutton. :)
    by mjintexas at 11/25/06 1:39AM
  • fliegendenfisch
    he isn't there anymore-got reassigned as a cop...i would defiantely recommend it for him. if he has any questions about jobs tell him to contact me (give him my gidget address)...i would be happy to give him some answers to concerns and questions :0)
    by fliegendenfisch at 11/29/06 8:47AM
  • fliegendenfisch
    PS--have you ever heard of Joshua Payne?? I just heard a song of his online..if you don't look him up- i thought it was josh groban!
    by fliegendenfisch at 11/29/06 8:48AM
  • fliegendenfisch
    hey stranger --- what's new?
    by fliegendenfisch at 02/14/07 12:50PM