The Grammy's

Oh dear, I have caught a fever... the Bieber Fever! He and Jaden Smith were adorable!!! I'm going to see his movie, Never Say Never, and I'm not ashamed. :) Really, the whole show has been great! Are you watching?

Like usual, I'm going to share my red carpet favorites: (Selena Gomez and Nicole Kidman)


My favorite moment of the whole show has to be Katy Perry on the red carpet with her grandma. It was so adorable. They were both wearing Versace, and her grandma was walking with a jewel covered cane. If I ever had the chance to walk on a red carpet, I'd take my grandma too!


Oh, and Eminem won best Rap album. Holla!!! :)

Eat, Pray, Love

A very lovely friend of mine let me borrow this book when I was in desperate need of reading the words within it. Likewise, she came into my life when I was in desperate need of a friend exactly like her. She is one of the most warm, brilliant, and affectionate women I have ever met. I was so happy to meet her and my best friends in medical school to celebrate her birthday last night. It was a ball, like always!

Happy Birthday Nicole! I love you so dearly and am incredibly blessed by your friendship.



Below I’m sharing some of my favorite lines from the book, which is written by Elizabeth Gilbert by the way.

"I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water."

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master..."

"L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle." = The love that moves the sun and the other stars.

Melts my heart

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

There are days when the words of this prayer help me so much. Today is one of them!

There's nothing funnier than a fart.

I went dancing last night for my girl-friend, Christina's birthday, and I had the funniest dance ever with some random guy! (Well, his name was Bobby.) Bless his heart, he was a little awkward to begin with... but after he introduced himself and asked for a dance, I accepted. I could tell he was really nervous- so nervous that he practically crapped in his pants, because all of a sudden I couldn't breath. I was gagging. The smell of rotten eggs was so overwhelming! I know he could see it on my face because he said, "Wow. I'm sorry. That really stinks." And then he plugged his nose! I was laughing so hard! (Luckily, he laughed too.)

I'm sorry, but there is NOTHING funnier than a fart!!!!!!!


Happy Birthday Christina!!! :)

Thundersnow

I've never experienced a storm like this one! Last night there was heavy snow, extremely strong winds, AND thunder and lightening! I woke up this morning and the news is reporting 19.5" of snow in Chicago, but the drifts around my apartment are 3-4 feet! It's still snowing, still blowing, and I'm not going anywhere! :)

Elle hates all the snow. I don't blame her. It's so much deeper than she is tall! When I opened my door this morning she saw the big drift , turned her back, and ran to hide in my room! LOL. Stinker.

Abby is a little unsure what to think, but I put on my snow clothes, wrapped her up in her winter coat, and we went out to play! (Mind you we couldn't get off my porch. We were literally playing in the snow right beside my front door.)


We are truly snowed in! What an experience- I'll never forget this!

Snow Day

There is a blizzard in Chicago!! The National Weather Service calls it a "life threatening" storm saying "strong wings and blinding snow will make travel nearly impossible". Weather.com suggests "this may be the biggest snowstorm the city has seen". And we just got a snow day in medical school- seriously, that's unheard of! I have absolutely no desire to drive in it, but it' s actually really pretty looking out my window with Abby and Elle cuddled next to me. :)

I think I'll enjoy this snow while I'm stuck in it. Maybe tomorrow I'll go sledding or roll around in the two feet of snow we are expected to get with the dogs, and I'll even make a snow angel. Here is a picture of Abby playing the snow when we lived in Indy. Darling, isn't she?

I may be stuck in the cold, but I'm dreaming of warm weather, sunshine, pina coladas, and the ocean. Why?? Because I'm going to Los Cabos, Mexico for spring break!!! I'm so totally thrilled. My Grandma Willie and I will be staying here:

And we will be relaxing in this pool:

And this is the sunset in Cabo:

Yayyy!! I mean really, I don't think I could dream of a better spring break! Well, unless I could bring the dogs with me...

This is a silly picture I took of us with Photo Booth since we are snowed in today. Abby looks weird. Haha :)

Stay safe out there everyone!!