lucy in the sky with diamonds.

i've really been wanting to get a little frenchie like this one lately. i would name her lucy.


is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?

news in numbers.

summer is flying by, don't you agree? it's been quite a while since my last update, so i'll fill you in on what's been going on in my life.

8 days ago i found out that i passed my comprehensive exam for grad school. woo-hoo! what a relief!

2 days ago i accepted a job at a hospital in Amarillo. in about a month i'll be calling Texas home (at least for a little while)! i'm very excited about the job, not as excited about the location, but it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. i forsee many road trips to see my Oklahoma friends in the future!

1 week from now i'll be completely finished with my last rotation and national SLP exam and therefore, completely finished with grad school. unbelieveable!

seriously, where has the time gone?!

paris, je t'aime.

here's one thing you MUST know about my trip to Europe: i fell in love with Paris and French culture in every single way. i honestly don't think there is a more perfect place in this world. the mix of fashion, architecture, art, weather and food in Paris is phenomenal.

since i can't hop on a plane back to Paris anytime soon, i'll have to settle for reading, watching and listening to everything French.

if i could just live in the world of this commercial, i would be in heaven. i need to find a way to make it happen.

words and water.

found this on brooke fraser's blog...what an incredible and creative way to share this message!

Solidarités International: Water talks from La Boite Concept on Vimeo.

also, please check out Mocha Club or Charity: Water, two amazing organizations that provide clean drinking water for people in developing nations.

hospital, hospital, hospital.

i made it back from Europe (reluctantly) and this week i was thrown into my last clinical rotation, spending 8-10 hours at OU Med nearly every day. on top of that, i still have to study for two comprehensive exams that i will take before i finish my graduate school career. needless to say i'm ready for this summer to be over! even though it's going to be a crazy couple of months, i am looking forward to getting further into this rotation. tomorrow we get to watch a laryngectomy! i'm pretty excited.

p.s. maybe sometime soon when i don't have hospital/comps on my mind, i'll fill you in on my European adventure! it was a-maz-ing.

truer words were never spoken.

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."
-John Burroughs

anticipation.

i'm so very close to departing on a two-week vacation to...

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absolutely cannot wait!