Week 6!

It's been another week at Life! A lot didn't happen during the week until this weekend!

 

All week I've been studying for ANOTHER test that I had!! I feel like that's all I do!! I was starting to get apprehensive that I wasn't going to do well on my test. I'm trying to do my best at school, and I want to do well so that me coming here isn't a mistake. After a very encouraging phone call with Michael, he reminded me that if I didn't do well on my test, he and my family and friends would still be proud of me. AAAANNNNNDDDD, I got an A! Yay!! I know Michael kept reminding me that I was studying my butt off and that there was no way I wasn't going to do well, but I was really nervous! I'm glad all of my hard work paid off!!

 

That just means that I get to start studying for my next test which is on Wednesday!! Hah, oh well, that's my life now!

 

After my test and extreme lack of sleep, I just wanted to something for me that was fun. So I've been thinking of chopping my hair off, and I decided to do it. I heard about a salon called Headrush from school and that it was cheap so I decided to go there. The owner, Abid, cut my hair and he was very nice and was telling me about Atlanta and where to go for different things. My hair needed to be cut and have a conditioning treatment, and now I'm glad that it looks great and it's healthy!! So here is my new hair!!

 

 

Yay! So excited about my new hair!

 

After getting my hair done, I came home to a care package from my wonderful Aunt Tracy!! She sent me so much stuff and I am so grateful! Always makes me feel great to get something from someone I love. I'm excited to start listening to all of the books she sent me on a jump drive from Audible.com!

 

Since I've been so homesick, I talked to my mom and we came up with some things to do keep me busy so I don't feel so lonely all the time. The reason my homesickness is so bad is because my Friday class is over now, so now I only have class Tuesday-Thursday this quarter and I have A LOT of free time to myself. This helps me study more, but it also makes me notice how alone I am! I looked up the quilt shop by my house and they have a few quilting classes on the weekends, normally Fridays and Saturdays so I have something else to keep me busy! They also have some easy quick quilt kits so that will help me pass some time!! So thanks mom for all of the great ideas!!

 

On Friday, I went to Dr. Caroline's office and she adjusted me and it was awesome! She told me that Dr. Kevin (he was in town for a seminar I went to today) and her husband (David) were going to play tennis together that night and her, and a bunch of other students were going to watch them play. I told her that I would come because I had no plans for the night, so why not?

 

I got a text later that night about where to go to meet for dinner before hand. I got to the restaurant and met Christy, Cliff, and Randi Jo there. Unfortunately Atlanta traffic is HORRIBLE, and everyone else was stuck in traffic, so we ended up deciding to go to a restaurant close to the gym where Dr. Kevin and David were playing tennis. We all got in Randi Jo's car so we wouldn't get lost. On our way there, (should be a 15 min drive...w/traffic almost 40 min....) I asked them what they were doing on December 7th. They said they had nothing going on, so we are running a 5K together! I've been getting emails from Run or Dye ever since I did the Run or Dye 5K, and I noticed that there is a Run or Dye run on December 7th in Atlanta! So we are going to do a team run, and a bunch of other students are going to join our team! I'm excited because it gives me something to train for (another thing to keep me occupied) even if it is really soon!

 

Then on our long ride in traffic, we started talking about Thanksgiving and our plans for going home. We all fly out of Atlanta on the same day, they just leave 2 hours before me. So, since I'm driving to the airport 5 hours early after my class, they're going to ride with me to the airport! Then I'll have someone to hang out with at the airport until their flight leaves. Awesome, because I just figured I was going to be SO bored alone! Speaking of home, 11 days until I come home!! I'm so excited!

 

We finally got to the restaurant and didn't have much time until we were supposed to watch them play tennis, so we quick grabbed dinner and went to the gym. We watched them play tennis for 2 hours and then when we left it was 11pm! Dr. Kevin and David were hungry so then we went to Marietta Diner for dinner for them and dessert for the rest of us! Got home at midnight and I was not looking forward to getting up for a seminar in the morning!

 

The seminar though, was AMAZING. Dr. Kevin and Dr. Ed are so inspirational when they talk about chiropractic. They talked about things that hold you back and things that can only move you forward.

 

The most important thing I got out of the seminar was this: I didn't realize that driving to Georgia and moving to the other side of the country was a big deal. Obviously I knew that driving far away from my family was a major decision, but I didn't realize that it said something about me as a person. I didn't know that it was a brave or courageous thing. I just didn't understand that. At this seminar, we had to talk to people in the room that we had never met and tell them all these wonderful things about themselves. Some of the people I did actually know, and they kept telling me that they were amazed at how I came here by myself to become a chiropractor, and that I inspire them to know that anyone can do this, even if you're all alone in a big city. So it was really cool to hear what other people who barely knew me thought of me!

 

Here is a picture from the seminar of us telling other people how they are great!

 

 

Tomorrow I'm meeting with my Psychology group to work on a presentation that we have the day after Thanksgiving break so we can get it done and not have to worry about it on break! Then, it's back to studying for the next test and getting ready to come home for Thanksgiving!! I can't wait!!