Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thirty flirty and thriving! :)
I never got a chance to wish Alan a happy birthday on my "birthday blog" so here it goes! Alan, i hope you had a wonderful day! I love and miss you very much! I cannot believe you are 30! What a great age to be! You have so much to be thankful for! You are a wonderful father and husband and a great friend to so many people. I love you and am so grateful you are my brother. Make this year a good one and live it up in your 30's!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friends
It must be Saturday night around midnight because I have time to blog...:) Anyway I just wanted to say a little something today about friends. As I was reviewing my day tonight, I realized I had a good day with good friends. Three VERY different but very good friends. One I just met this semester, who feels like I have known forever, one who I have had for over 7 years and one who everyday touches base with me to keep that friendship even though she lives so far away. I realized that I love each of these people for different reasons and I am so grateful for true friends. There is no better feeling than walking next to one of your closest friends who you see once every 9 months on a Saturday night through a crowded mall saying nothing yet at the same time LOVING the time you get to be together. It feels as though you've never been apart and nothing in life has changed. You laugh about the same old stories, reminisce about old boys, roommates, etc and get to still talk about life today and you both understand the other person perfectly. It was a good night! And then you come home and call your other friend and remember that you love her for how she loves you. No one else can appreciate her honesty like you do and vice versa. And I do, because she is my friend. Someone who loves me despite my craziness, someone who laughs with me, someone who listens and someone who understands just what I am thinking. I love her. I love my friends. New and old. They are great. And I am grateful for them and what makes them who they are. I appreciate them and miss them when they are away. I hope to see and laugh with you again soon, all of you, but especially the 3 today. You made my day and I love you!
Honest post
A few of my fellow blog followers...yes I saw few because I believe that is all there is, have brought to my attention that all I blog about is birthdays...so I guess its time to update on what's really going on in my life. But really where do I begin? Is there anything blog worthy? What defines blog worthy? I don't have adorable children, I'm not achieving some magnificent goal, no dating news, so what do I possibly write about that is worth reading? I guess I love to read about peoples daily lives, so I guess I'll start there.
Lately I have been focusing 100% on my education. I am 27 and still working on finishing my prerequisites for dental hygiene. Yes it has taken me longer than the average student but in my defense I have accomplished a lot in between semesters which I am very proud of. Many who know me have encouraged me to stop going to school and just work and focus on my life in other areas, and I just can't help but ignore that. This has been a dream of mine since I was little and although I have been derailed a few times, I keep coming back. This is something that although I struggle with, being a 27 year old undergrad student among many 19 year olds, I want it and I want to finish it!!!! It feels good!
School is hard for me. I am and have never been a scholar student. I enjoy being social during class more than I enjoy taking notes. And it definitely shows sometimes on my test scores, however I keep at it. This semester in particular has been difficult! I am tackling my first couple really demanding classes. And I have felt the pressure to do well. Not only from myself, but daily in my interactions with other students in the class. It is a very competitive class. Everyone is striving for a good grade because many of us are also competing to get into the various health field programs. So daily I run into the question...."what did you get on the test?" This is a question I DREAD! I am an awful test taker. I get flustered, distracted and I freeze when I take tests. I don't know why, I just do! I always have! I can know the information backwards and forward and I still do awful! So you can imagine why I hate the question. I just wish we didn't have to judge our progress by test scores. Today was another day of tests. I received my lab midterm test score back yesterday afternoon and was again asked how I did. I didn't do as well as I thought or hoped (by the way) and really didn't want to share my score. Then today I had another test...yep same class...and was not feeling ready to take it. I dread Monday! We don't get our scores back until then and I know someone's going to ask....and I think this time I'm going to say...."I'd rather not share that with you," I mean it's my score why does everyone have to know right? Does that sound awful! I just wish there were moments that my failures or accomplishments didn't have to be compared to others. I have enough of that in my life already.
Anyway, I write this because this is the true me! This is what I have been going through everyday since the 1st day this semester. It's been challenging in more ways than just educationally. I have grown, I have stretched, I have struggled, I have succeeded, I have cried, I have laughed and I have appreciated it all. It has been hard, but good for me. I have noticed that I have become better, stronger, and more me than I have seen in a long time. This is a challenge I chose and it has taught me a lot. Definitely more than I was expecting when I signed up this semester. I didn't once think I would have a whole new group of friends or be studying everyday for hours, or feeling guilty when I took 2 hours to blog, watch tv, sit, or go to Target. My life has changed. For the better, but it has changed.
I have to admit, I miss those moments where I had nothing to do, although they were lonely and a little depressing, they were quiet and relaxing too :). I am ready for this semester to be over. I hope and pray that all the hard work is worth it and that somehow in the end I will see the reward. I need it! I need it to keep going next semester. I know it's just school, but right now school is my life and every success in school means a lot. So there it is. My life today. Tomorrow may be a little different, but really right now this is my life....school, tests, competition, stress, school, tests, competition, stress, school, tests, competition, stress, and then sometimes I rebel and I sleep or watch Oprah because it feels good.
Oh and by the way....*HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY! I love you and admire you. I appreciate something you said a few months back "anything works when you stick to it." (you were talking about diets :) but I've tried to apply it elsewhere, I think of it often) I hope you had a great day! * Sorry I know what you are thinking....but I couldn't pass up mentioning his birthday!
Lately I have been focusing 100% on my education. I am 27 and still working on finishing my prerequisites for dental hygiene. Yes it has taken me longer than the average student but in my defense I have accomplished a lot in between semesters which I am very proud of. Many who know me have encouraged me to stop going to school and just work and focus on my life in other areas, and I just can't help but ignore that. This has been a dream of mine since I was little and although I have been derailed a few times, I keep coming back. This is something that although I struggle with, being a 27 year old undergrad student among many 19 year olds, I want it and I want to finish it!!!! It feels good!
School is hard for me. I am and have never been a scholar student. I enjoy being social during class more than I enjoy taking notes. And it definitely shows sometimes on my test scores, however I keep at it. This semester in particular has been difficult! I am tackling my first couple really demanding classes. And I have felt the pressure to do well. Not only from myself, but daily in my interactions with other students in the class. It is a very competitive class. Everyone is striving for a good grade because many of us are also competing to get into the various health field programs. So daily I run into the question...."what did you get on the test?" This is a question I DREAD! I am an awful test taker. I get flustered, distracted and I freeze when I take tests. I don't know why, I just do! I always have! I can know the information backwards and forward and I still do awful! So you can imagine why I hate the question. I just wish we didn't have to judge our progress by test scores. Today was another day of tests. I received my lab midterm test score back yesterday afternoon and was again asked how I did. I didn't do as well as I thought or hoped (by the way) and really didn't want to share my score. Then today I had another test...yep same class...and was not feeling ready to take it. I dread Monday! We don't get our scores back until then and I know someone's going to ask....and I think this time I'm going to say...."I'd rather not share that with you," I mean it's my score why does everyone have to know right? Does that sound awful! I just wish there were moments that my failures or accomplishments didn't have to be compared to others. I have enough of that in my life already.
Anyway, I write this because this is the true me! This is what I have been going through everyday since the 1st day this semester. It's been challenging in more ways than just educationally. I have grown, I have stretched, I have struggled, I have succeeded, I have cried, I have laughed and I have appreciated it all. It has been hard, but good for me. I have noticed that I have become better, stronger, and more me than I have seen in a long time. This is a challenge I chose and it has taught me a lot. Definitely more than I was expecting when I signed up this semester. I didn't once think I would have a whole new group of friends or be studying everyday for hours, or feeling guilty when I took 2 hours to blog, watch tv, sit, or go to Target. My life has changed. For the better, but it has changed.
I have to admit, I miss those moments where I had nothing to do, although they were lonely and a little depressing, they were quiet and relaxing too :). I am ready for this semester to be over. I hope and pray that all the hard work is worth it and that somehow in the end I will see the reward. I need it! I need it to keep going next semester. I know it's just school, but right now school is my life and every success in school means a lot. So there it is. My life today. Tomorrow may be a little different, but really right now this is my life....school, tests, competition, stress, school, tests, competition, stress, school, tests, competition, stress, and then sometimes I rebel and I sleep or watch Oprah because it feels good.
Oh and by the way....*HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY! I love you and admire you. I appreciate something you said a few months back "anything works when you stick to it." (you were talking about diets :) but I've tried to apply it elsewhere, I think of it often) I hope you had a great day! * Sorry I know what you are thinking....but I couldn't pass up mentioning his birthday!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Happy Birthday Elke!
Elke, I wish I was there to take you out today! Happy birthday! You are one of my favorite people and I love that you are a part of our family! I am so glad that you are my sister and I cannot imagine life without you! Thanks for being such a great friend to me as well. You are a wonderful mother, wife, sister and friend! I hope that you get spoiled this week. Enjoy your big day.....Happy birthday Elke!!!! Love you!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Looks who birthday it is!!!!!
Kendra, the baby of the Ek family!!! Kendra, you are getting so big! I remember the day you were born, I cannot believe that you are the beautiful girl you are and how old you are! I miss you and love you! I hope you have a wonderful birthday! Love, Nat
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Emily Millard
Happy Birthday Em!!! Today Emily turns 14!!!! I cannot believe that she is old enough to "love" boys and go to stake dances! I had the chance to hang out with her yesterday and grab lunch at Kneaders and today we had a fun bday party at her house with the fam! Emily is awesome! I love this girl! She is one after my own heart! She loves to organize, rearrange, clean, etc. However she is WAY cooler than her aunt nat in many ways. She has incredible style, she's hilarious, has the most beautiful face and has a heart of gold and would do ANYTHING for anyone! She is always helping her mom around the house, sticking up for her friends and those who aren't necessarily the "coolest kids in jr. high. She gets straight A's and rocks it in all her activities and classes at school. She's the one you want in your group for a group project in class :) Seriously Emily is a wonerful niece. And I know her family loves and appreciates her so much as a sister and daughter. Em, you add so much to our family and we wouldn't want it any other way. I love spending time with you and enjoy your fun, spunky, upbeat, friendly, loving personality.....plus you are gorgeous! I hope you have a way happy birthday! XOXOX! Love, Aunt Nat
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