Headed home!

So I'm heading home this weekend for my first SHOWER! I'm super duper duper excited. But first let me update you on my week! Overall... it was pretty great!

Monday: I went to practicum. My client was there and I started evaluating them! It was pretty exciting. My client is a little "apathetic" toward their therapy. Basically they don't really care if they are there or not. In other words, my job is hard as HECK! Trying to habilitate someone with no motivation is like asking a mountain very nicely to move. In other words... unless you are God, it's not happening. This became clear when I began asking my client what they wanted to work on and they responded "I don't need to work on anything." Sawwweeeet first day! I guess it's a good thing I was warned. I was not discouraged... just kept on evaluating and found out the deficits they had (which were plenty in number unlike what they though).

Then I went to class and learned about auditory verbal therapy... my favorite. That class is becoming seriously repetitive though. Oh well... the camp at the end of this semester is going to be great! I picked up the kids extra early and then their parents got home extra early! Which meant I got to go home extra early! Whoo hoo! Then Christine and I went to work out!

Tuesday: I got up fairly early and went to work out! Then when I got home I talked to Dana for a little while about wedding stuff! After that I went to make some lunch, turned on the water... and NOTHING came out! WHAT THE HECK! I was disgusting! I had to be at class in an hour! Good thing I have a cousin that lives near by. I ran over and took the world's fastest shower and then hopped in the car to head to class. I went to dysphagia, and then went to get the kids. The rest of the night was pretty boring.

Wednesday: Went to practicum as usual. Finished up my evaluation and started to present my "findings" and plan to my client. Except they would have none of it. My supervisor happened to walk in while this was going on so she sat down for a little chat with us. Basically she TOLD the client what we would be working on and then told them that we would seriously reconsider continuing therapy after this semester. The client was unphased! Ohhh man is my semester going to be hard. Oh well...

I went to class and then picked up the kids. As I was getting ready to leave their house it got pitch black outside. We turned on the tv to hear that a "wall cloud" was moving across dallas with great force. Wonderful! I still needed to get Lucy from Doggy Day Care. So I literally ran out the door into the worst weather I think I've ever driven in. Trees were falling on the road in front of me. It was raining like crazy. And the wind was about keeping me from going straight. I finally got her and got home.... finally!

Thursday: I woke up and it was still raining. Turns out it had rained allll night long! Insane! I went to get my eye brows waxed which turned out to be a very scary trip driving through Highland Park where there was zero power. I finally made it back home to walk through about 6 inches of water to get to the stairs leading up to the door! CRAZY! I hunkered down for a few more hours and then finally the sun came out! I drove over to the country club to work out! Then I went to pick up the kids and such!

So in case you notice the trend... I worked out every day this week except for Wednesday (hello the weather was horrible). That's right I'm kicking my butt into shape! I have to... I have a wedding dress to wear of course! I also joined weight watchers again. This week I lost at least 2lbs (my scale told me different things through out the day). I cannot wait to lose 10 lbs. William promises to give me a prize when I reach my first goal!

Alright I'll let you know how the shower goes!

The Weekend

Let's see... what did I do this weekend? On Saturday morning I went to a "bootcamp" class with my friend Christine at the Village Country Club.  I figured it was going to be hard, but since I've never subjected myself completely by choice to something like this I wasn't sure how much I was really going to struggle with it.  In the beginning I thought I was going to die... I mean several times I felt faint.  We were doing Kettlebell workouts where you basically do lunges, kicking, squatting, and other similar activities while throwing around this 12lbs. weight shaped like a cow bell... wonderful! So that part pretty much kicked my butt.  Especially the part where we had to bob around like we were boxing and kick our feet up high.  Anyways so after this part we went on a run... I was like oh my gosh I'm going to die.  But I started running anyways.  And to my amazement I didn't die! Not even close to dying.  I actually felt a lot better while running.  Which I never thought would happen. Then we did stairs, which I slacked on.  Then arms and abs.  By the end I felt amazing.  Again... amazed at myself!  

After that I sat on the couch for 2 hours... ha.

Then I went to Megan and Taylor's to babysit Colin for a bit.  We went to the pool that evening and had nachos and watched the kids swim!

Sunday I hung out and got some work done and then babysat for Colin again and ate dinner with Megan, Taylor, and Taylor's sister, Morgan!

Overall, good weekend! I missed William (he was at drill all weekend).  I feel like I'm always saying I miss William... but I guess I am. I can't wait until there are no time limits to the amount we get to see each other! 

Hayden the Hero!

Tonight I went to Megan and Taylor's for dinner.  I got off work rather early and was looking forward to seeing them.  So I collected Lucy and headed over. It was bath time... typical.  When Colin got out I gave him his bottle since I hadn't seen him in a few weeks.  When I was done giving him his bottle he went to sleep.  So I put him in bed like a good cousin.  While I was feeding Colin there had been a lot of racket outside in the living room... also typical.  But when I came out of Colin's room is was entirely quiet.... NOT TYPICAL!!  So I start looking, in the bathroom (nope), in the other bathroom (nope), Hayden's room (nope), backyard (nope), and the front yard (nope).  So... I'm like okay... two cars in the garage... where are they?

Then I see the neighbors.  They are like "do you see the house behind Megan and Taylor's, it's on fire".  I'm like "huh? fire? where?" So I walk to the back gate and sure enough there is smoke pouring out of the house.  I conclude that Megan and Taylor and Hayden must have gone to check it out.  

When Megan, Taylor and Hayden walk back into the house.  Megan is like... "HAYDEN IS A HERO."  I look over at Hayden who is in full firefighter gear by the way and say "What did he do?" Apparently Hayden had gone and put on his firefighting gear and told his mom to come outside and help him fight the fire.  Well since Hayden is Hayden and has QUITE an active imagination, Megan didn't believe him.  She thought that he was kidding.  So after more annoying squeals from Hayden she walked outside with him.  And wouldn't you know it there was a fire! Taylor hopped on his bike and rode over to the house and called the fire department.  Megan and Hayden followed close behind (don't forget Hayden is in full fire fighter garb... he has on the pants, the jacket, the hat and don't forget... the boots).  Well when they got there the firefighters were busy trying to get in the house.  Once the fire was safely put out they came to see who was responsible for saving the house.  Hayden obviously stood out from the crowd.  The firefighters proclaimed him the hero.  They also let him wear a real hat and spray the hose! One neighbor even asked if she could take a picture of him! 

I guess from now on we will have to listen to him when he says there is a fire. Tomorrow he plans on putting a sign on the people's door that says "Hayden saved your house." I'll let you know how it goes!

I've Got Attitude!

So today is 175 days from our wedding.  It is so close... but so far at the same time.  It is so much closer than the 727 days of engagement that we will have endured when we finally get married.  But yet as I watch all the people get married in may, june, july and august I can't help but be extremely jealous that I still have 5 months to go.  

This week was my first real week of practicum and school for the summer.  I already had my first test (which kicked my butt) and I interacted with my first adult client on Wednesday.  My specific client didn't show up, but I helped a fellow clinician diagnose her client.  I am very excited about Monday though.  My client is a very young adult (read same age as me) with a Traumatic Brain Injury.  Now at first I was very weary about this client.  My supervisor preceded telling me who my client was by saying "Now Peyton we are all going to support you.  Don't worry we will get you through the semester with [client].  You see, [client] has a little attitude."  After she said this, two of my friends erupted in laughter... and you can bet I knew why.  I let off a huge sigh of relief and replied, "We will be great for each other then, because I do too."  Later my friends confirmed that they were thinking how perfect it was that I got that client.  Both of my friends are quiet, sweet individuals and I am definitely neither of those things.  Not to say I can't be a nice person... but let's face it, I do NOT put up with other people's crap! And quiet... HA! I'm the girl that spoke up so much in class that all my professors new my name the first week of school.  I even had one professor deny me the opportunity to answer questions aloud until several other people had attempted.  So anyways, back to my client.  Now I'm ready... I've got my game face on and when they show up on Monday I'm determined to preform a successful assessment and get some real work done this semester.  This client has been known to sort of attitude their way out of things.  Well... not with me!

This weekend, William has a training operation with the National Guard. He's going to be at some base in Texas, but right now I can't remember the name... oh well. I've got some homework to get done, but other than that I'm going to work out, and hang out with megan, taylor and the kids. This time next week I'll be on my way to Houston for my first shower which I am extremely excited about! I really cannot wait! It's going to be so fun to see all my friends together again... maybe for the last time until my wedding and even then I don't know if everyone will make it!

Alright, Lucy (the dog in the picture below) keeps biting my hand... I take it she wants to go outside! Have a nice Friday folks!

Jonna and Bryan's wedding!

This weekend was Jonna and Bryan's Wedding! It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed getting to be there with her as she makes a big step in the direction of her future.  

William and I also had an unusually good time together this weekend.  No petty arguing and no wedding planning!  It's so good after a stressful week to be able to see each other and joke around and have fun.  I love seeing him smile!

Here are some pictures from the weekend!